Whiskey Noobs

Why do people add water to whiskey? Do you need to add water to experience whiskey properly? Does a water droplet truly open up a whiskey? These are the burning questions that my guest, Zack, and I s…

What are some of the best whiskey-based mixed drinks that you can make for this coming Halloween, and just fall in general? This episode is dedicated to a few of those drinks. My guest, Bryce, and I …

This very special episode features our FIRST Japanese Whisky to be reviewed on the show - Suntory Whisky Toki! What does Japanese Whisky taste like? Listen to find out! 

Have you ever been at a bar and thought way too hard about how to order your drink? This episode is for you. Listen as I break down most of the ways that you could order whiskey at a bar, and what yo…

Have you ever tried a whiskey that someone else recommended and thought "How could they like this, it's terrible?!". That's because everyone has a different palate for whiskey. In this episode, my gu…

Have you ever wondered why people hold their whiskey glass up to the light and look at it, or why people swirl the whiskey around in the glass? I explain all of that in this episode, with a bonus sto…

The battle of a lifetime: NORMAL whiskey vs. FLAVORED whiskey. What does the spirit gain through the flavoring process? What does it lose? This is the topic of discussion when my guest, Zack, and I c…

In this episode, I test the age old theory that eating food can change the notes and flavors that you get from whiskey. Will it work? Listen to find out!

In this episode, my guest, Bryce, and I review Monkey Shoulder Blended Malt Scotch Whisky. As a bit of an experiment, we try smelling the most prominent flavor notes (an actual orange, ground cinnamo…

In this episode, we start up our very own Whiskey Noobs Infinity Bottle! I explain what an infinity bottle is, and then recap the first 14 episodes of the show as we add the whiskey from each of thes…

In this episode, I go through a full review of Basil Hayden's Rye Whiskey, aged 10 years. If you are considering getting into Rye, this is the episode for you.

In this episode, we talk about Canadian and Japanese whisky. This topic rounds off the types of whiskey that we have been going over the past few months. We go into detail about a few of the things t…

In this episode, my guest, Zack, and I discuss the differences between top and bottom shelf whiskeys. What differences can you expect in flavor notes, nose, and mouth feel by paying more for your whi…

Where did whiskey first start? In this episode, I begin by discussing the first written accounts of whiskey. Then, I talk about Irish Whiskey, and what criteria it has to meet. From Single Pot Still …

In this episode, my guests, Will and Tyler of the Viewer Regression Advised Podcast, review two single malt scotches with me. These whiskies are from different regions of Scotland, giving them very d…

In this episode, I discuss all things scotch whisky. The regions of Scotland, the flavor notes that you can expect from scotch, why it isn't spelled whiskey, and what is necessary to be considered a …