- You actually know what we're trying?
- I do, yes.
- Oh, do you? Okay, tell me.
- American whiskey versus Irish whiskey.
- Oh my, you wouldn't lie to me, would you?
- I wouldn't.
(intro music plays)
- Oh yes, this is the video I've been waiting
for my whole life.
(Damon gasps)
- Do we have to figure out which is which?
- That's an interesting dimension.
- Thought we were just going to compare them,
like an arm wrestle between two countries.
- Trying American whiskey versus Irish whiskey.
- Yes. - Wow.
- 'Cause, of course not all American whiskey is bourbon.
But all bourbon is American whiskey.
(Irish music plays)
- This is bourbon.
- Initially, I was going to say this was Irish
but then after smelling this one,
I think this is bourbon.
- It's like there's no whiskey smell off this one,
but the O has,
an alcohol-y smell to it.
- I think X smells a little bit more strong,
a little bit more robust.
- I'm gonna try the bourbon first.
- Okay, I think I'll try the bourbon too.
Wait, you think this one is the bourbon?
- Oh yeah.
(Irish claps)
- Oh Jesus!
- Maybe it is.
- It has that kind of oak-y, sweet.
I was getting a little bit of cinnamon.
- That has a bite to it.
- That is definitely Irish.
It's strong.
- It's strong.
If I'm wrong now, I'm giving all the glory to the bourbon.
- This one doesn't taste like,
not that it doesn't taste anything.
It tastes like whiskey, but it doesn't taste as strong.
It's a bit more burn-y.
- I think O is the bourbon.
And I think X is the Irish whiskey.
- That would be my guess too.
- I think that's the whiskey
and that's the bourbon.
I think the bourbon is the weaker one.
- The X is Irish and the O is American,
because this one was more burn-y.
Unless this was a rye.
- This has all the aromas and flavors I'd expect
out of an American whiskey
so if it was Irish,
I'd have to take a real look at myself.
(Damon sighs)
- We can hold onto our passports.
- But this one is the best.
- No.
(Paddy groans)
- I feel so ashamed.
- I preferred the taste to this one.
- I prefer the American one.
- I think I prefer the American one,
it sounds very unpatriotic.
- Yeah, but there was more going on with it.
- I prefer the Irish whiskey.
- It was smoother.
- Pleasantly shocked when, - Me too.
- He said that I was like, "Oh crap."
- I thought we had that in the bag.
- I was like, "Come on, Ireland."
The Irish one is smooth.
It was too smooth.
- And I will say that X was smooth.
A lot of people have commented before that
I can't say the word smooth,
that I say smooth,
but no, I say smooth.
- Well, I think Irish whiskey is easier on people's palettes
who aren't used to whiskey.
But then I thought I find that like
American bourbon can be stronger and spicier
and like have more of a, I dunno, a burn or something.
But I enjoy it.
(Irish music plays)
(glasses clinking)
- Clink clink.
- Kiss kiss kiss.
- Okay, color-wise, the X is slightly darker.
- O is Irish.
- Which one is Irish? - O.
- Why? - This one has that.
- Oh my God, I love that.
(Darren laughs)
- It's pretty much what I see after a hard night out
the next morning, going into the bowl.
- Here we go.
- Sorry, what was that you just did there?
- Sucked a little bit of air in.
It's difficult to do without actually sucking it
directly back and spitting it all over.
- I think if I try that now
I'll start coughing and spluttering.
- O is a milder taste.
- It's a lot smoother than the first one,
I'll tell you, boy.
(both sucking in air)
- That's definitely spicier.
- X is flashing back to teenage years for me
- Were you a Jack Daniels drinker as a teenager?
- Jim Beam.
- Oh yeah.
- You could really light a match.
Like, just breathe fire all over somebody.
Couldn't you?
- It's not that bad, but the after test still get me.
- You think that's Irish?
- No, this is American.
- Oh yes. That makes sense. - That's Irish.
- I'm gonna go with the X as the bourbon.
- X is the bourbon.
It's just that little bit sharper.
- Bourbon.
- 100%, placing all my money.
- Nice. - Well done.
- We've got two out of two.
- The winner for me is the alcohol
that is the easiest to drink
so if it's this one, this is the winner.
- No. - This is the tastiest one.
- I like the kick,
the kick is a good part of it.
- I like the bourbon more.
- You like bourbon more?
- I like bourbon more.
- I would tend to prefer an Irish whiskey over a bourbon.
But this was almost a little watery.
- A hundred percent.
- Again, the American one. - The American one.
It's just a lot stronger.
And actually when you put them together,
you really notice it.
Like both are beautiful.
Both are stunning.
Irish whiskey is incredible.
Everybody should try it and enjoy it.
But if you really enjoy the types of flavors
that you get from whiskey
and you haven't tried American bourbons
and you've only tried Irish whiskey.
It's gonna blow your mind.
(Irish music plays)
- Once again, a difference in colors.
- The O is the whiskey,
and the X is the bourbon.
Just color alone, they're paler.
And they taste easier to drink.
And less fume-y.
- Not all the time.
- He was right.
They're not always the way we think.
- It tastes Irish, but it tastes so different.
- I think this has been in a funky barrel.
- I'm afraid to even drink this one.
- That one tasted like a bourbon.
That one tasted like the other ones.
- Smells milder than the other American whiskeys.
- Yeah, there's less of that pepper-y
- Less pepper.
It's definitely not a rye. - But much sweeter.
- That's the whiskey.
- That's super mild.
I dunno what that is.
It's kind of smokey as well.
- That's nice.
- It is nice.
It's strong, but not in a nasty way.
- There's no bite.
- Yeah, no bite.
It's just..
- This is the better one,
'Cause see, I like them weaker,
he likes him stronger.
- Yeah, I like them stronger.
(Irish laughs)
- X is American.
- Yeah, and then this one is the Irish one.
- I think O is definitely Irish.
X is definitely a bourbon.
- What? - What?
- I liked the whiskey?
- What? - No.
- I'd say I prefer the Irish on this one.
- I've normally preferred the Irish.
But I think this is a nice hearty.
- Yes. This one would tell you a story.
This one would sing you a song.
- Feel like I prefer this one.
Usually I like American, like bourbons better.
But I think I preferred this one.
- You liked the bourbon
and I liked the whiskey.
- Now, see, now it makes no sense.
We're back to square one again.
- I'm all mixed up now.
I don't know what I like.
I thought I was a bourbon man
but then this whiskey came along
and changed my life.
(Irish music plays)
- Looks wise, they look identical.
- I think X is the bourbon.
And then this is the Irish
but this again smells like,
like nothing.
- Let's get a nose.
- Caramel flavor. - Strong flavor.
- The O is the fumier one.
- But now we can't even use logic to guess.
'Cause we've been proven wrong.
- I'm gonna say O is the Irish.
O is the bourbon.
- No way.
- I think he's trying to trick us.
I think he's given us a bourbon aged in a whiskey barrel
and a whiskey aged in a bourbon barrel.
- That smells light.
So, I'll want to say it's the Irish whiskey
but that's not how the game works anymore.
- Are we in the matrix?
Have you got a spoon I can bend or something?
- Bit of a kick to our ball. - No.
I think that one is the whiskey.
- Oh, I think that's Irish.
- That's Irish.
- Oh, this one is gonna be tough.
Oh, Damon, we could be in trouble here.
- It's tough.
(Paddy screams)
- Oh, that took ages to swallow.
- See, that's what I'm talking about.
When you're drinking a shot,
you want to have something that will make you make noises
that only dolphins can hear.
- Couldn't tell you the brand,
but it's definitely American.
- I don't want get this wrong.
I pride myself on knowing this stuff.
This one there's is just like millimeters between them.
- It's very close.
- For the Americans,
millimeters, that's like fractions of each.
(Damon laughs)
- This is the winner. - This one.
I like this one. - This one is the winner.
- All whiskey is great.
- I mean, yes.
- It takes a lot of time and effort to make whiskey.
- Absolutely.
- No whiskey is inherently bad.
They can be just not as good as the others.
- If you're trying them together straight,
you're also trying them under weird circumstances.
- It feels awful to, like, pit them against each other.
- Yeah, I've never done.
- How dare you, Colin. - It's fun.
- So, we're three for three apparently.
So, if we went for separate ones,
one of us would come up victorious.
- Now, it's the real prisoner dilemma.
- It really is.
- It's your call what you do,
but I did call it first.
- Okay, I'm gonna go,
No, no, no.
I'm gonna go with X as a bourbon.
O is the Irish whiskey.
- Wow. It's exactly what I thought it wasn't.
And then changed my mind when I tried it.
- Peer pressure.
- Wow, I hate to be a traitor to my nation,
but honesty is honesty
and I liked the bourbon.
(Damon sighs)
- I'm so sorry.
- I preferred the Irish.
I think the last two I've preferred the Irish whiskey.
- I preferred the American.
- I think I'll go with X.
- I will go with X, the Irish one this time.
- The bourbon was the perfect alcoholic drink.
- But this still wins over all,
in this round.
- You did save the best for last.
- Yeah. - Definitely.
- I feel like there was a lot of commonalities
across all the Americans and all the Irish ones.
- Oh wow, what a lovely way to wrap it up.
They all had things that made them special and unique.
- I think there was a good selection.
I don't think any country came out ahead of the other.
- You know what, I bet we barely even touched the surface
of whiskey variants.
- I'm gonna say this was the best shoot
I've ever been part of.
- I mean, I had an absolute screen.
And I don't think I could've paired with a better person.
I felt like I was led on a magical mystical journey.
- At first, I enjoyed the game
and then at the end, I guessed wrong.
So, now I think the game is stupid and wrong
and we shouldn't have done it.
- I liked it.
It was very stressful.
I really felt that the fate of entire country was resting
on my shoulders,
but I did it so all's okay.
- I mean, I don't think you could ask for better content.
Irish people deciphering the difference
between American and Irish whiskey,
but like, we have so many whiskey videos.
If you wanna see more,
there's definitely a playlist somewhere.
There's also a button somewhere.
Darren will give you another whiskey fact.
- Come on.
- Whiskey is,
(Ciara claps) spirit.