So I'm really excited right now.
It is a little bit chilly here in Edinburgh.
It is the fall and I forgot to wear my jacket so another way for me to warm up is to drink
some whisky.
So we're going to go do a cool whiskey tour and I can't wait for it to go down my belly
and warm me up out here.
Great excuse to drink whisky Sam.
Let's go.
So we have arrived at the Scotch Whisky Experience.
Yes, and we are in the Blender's Room and if you look at this table it is all set to
do some blending.
Yes, and sampling.
So before we begin we're going to do a sensory perception test.
And they're going to pass around ten different aromas found in whiskey and we have to try
and identify those.
And this is number nine.
Let's see how well we do.
So none of these things I'm about to mention to you are added to whisky.
But through the process of producing the alcohol you get lots and lots of different aromas
and characteristics that just come naturally from those three basic ingredients.
What do you think that is?
They're all mystery aromas.
It kind of smells like butterscotch smell.
That is very sweet.
It has a nice sweet aroma.
So I came up with medicine, marzipan, sugarcane, candy, books in an attic, butter, peaches,
vinegar, vick's vapor rub and poison.
Those are my ten.
So my score was 2 out of 10.
How did you do?
And I did not beat you.
I only got two out of ten.
What were the two flavors you got correct?
I got marzipan and vinegar.
And for me it was cinnamon and fireplace which was actually smoke.
So it is a bit of a reach for me to even say that I got 20%.
Alright, bro feels.
Alright, we're doing our bromance cheers over here.
Okay.
Okay, so now it is time for the fun part.
What are we doing?
Now here comes the science.
We get to make our own personal blend.
Name of my blend.
Sam 'I' Am Shazzam.
The blender.
Sir Samuel George of Alexander.
The date bottled September 23, 2016 and I'm going with 60% grain and 15% speyside because
that is going to give it a smokey, strong and sophisticated taste much like its creator.
And we hit 100%.
Bottle it.
Time for a taste test.
If we taste it we're not going to have 100 percent anymore.
Oh, I brought mine down to a hundred percent.
Perfect.
He was over.
I was over slightly.
So let's see.
Okay.
Let's try your Sam I Am Shazzam blend.
You know what?
I think it is just about perfect already.
So you have a new career?
Yes, I do.
New career path.
Absolutely.
And this is the final product.
Sam I Am Shazzam coming to stores soon.
So we're going to get the expert to decide who created the best blend.
With a blind test.
Yes.
This one is a little bit.
I think it is little bit confused.
Okay.
This is quite fresh, quite fruity.
Yeah, I'm liking this one.
I think this is the leader at the moment.
Okay, it is quite caramel in that.
I think, I think, I think.
Yep, this is it.
Number two for the win?
And whose was that?
Which one is the worst?
The Bergner Blend!
Oh!
But to be fair you helped me create mine.
You did all of the work.
Hahaha.
And which one is the worst?
The one that definitely is still fighting a little bit and the flavors need to come
together I think is number one.
Yeah, this one.
Dun, dun dun.
Hahahaha.
Oh well, Roberto.
You can't win them all.
So we've sampled whisky, we've created our own blend and now it is time to check out
the world's biggest stash and believe me it is a huge stash.
So this is the world's biggest collection of Scotch Whisky.
And it just keeps going and going and going.
So they have three thousand, three hundred and eighty four bottles in here.
It is a maze of Scotch Whiskey.
So that was a really fun experience.
We drank whiskey, we created our own blends.
We visited the biggest Scotch whisky collection.
What did you think?
Yeah, I mean what more could you do.
What did you think?
I think it was incredible and a really nice way to pass an afternoon.