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Enjoyed this series

Turned down a blue label today for a Special Reserve. Going to have to keep my eyes peeled for the wheated version.

Where are you finding all 6 of these bottles in the CSRA??

My favorite mixer for bourbon is apple juice.

I'm kind of odd, but I grew up with some different mixes that I thoroughly enjoyed. I like - Coke & Jefferson's Blend (but also absolutely LOVED it with Ginger Ale) Woodford & Ginger Ale with a splash of Cranberry Juice WT 101 & Ginger Ale or make it as a nice Kentucky Mule Good video, nice stuff guys.

Back when Buffalo trace was a shelf product. I used to do Buffalo trace and cokes all the time. I now use Wild Turkey 101. Bourbon & Cokes have its place for me if you want to drink something cold or something to drink when doing other things. I like to drink good bourbon neat and take it slow, enjoying the nose and the sip. I enjoy Canadian whiskeys mixed with 7up. I have never tried ginger ale with anything. The baby Saz with 7up looks interesting. I will give it a try.

1783 EW hero edition 👍😉🥃🇺🇲Cheers

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CHEERS!!!! I should have brought you back bourbon from the Sazerac House to taste. 🇺🇲🥃⚜️

Very few labels can even get the basics of caramel, vanilla and oak right in a bourbon. Yet they are charging $100 or more for non-age stated, blended and sourced juice. Sometimes you don't even know where the juice was produced but you are paying a price tag like it was coming from a legacy distillery. Sazerac's obsession with limited release products that they know only the richest will be able to afford, while not even being able to get enough of their product out to keep up with demand. They add ridiculous labels like Weller Single Barrel, CYPB and now Millennium, yet they cannot keep Weller special reserve on the damn shelf?! Benchmark, their well/bottom shelf product line, they can't even keep distribution up? Even regular flagship Buffalo Trace can't be kept stocked. I would absolutely love to see higher age statements on bourbon across the board for a couple of reasons. One is that other types of liquor are major values for their age statements. Scotch, Irish whiskey, Cognac and brandy regularly carry big age statements for not a whole lot of cost. Bourbon needs to tap into this value prospect better. Two is that distillers will be able to figure out the sweet spot for aging of their distillate. I mean really dialing in flavor profiles and where to stop before the oak starts to take over too much. Three, long term business outlook. Not just price gouging consumers for the current fiscal quarter. A number of things will come into play in the coming decades. Fresh white oak supply for one. It just seems a little wasteful to me that it always has to be virgin white oak casks. I know many of the barrels will be used for regular whiskey on their second or third fill. But we can't use American ingenuity and create a class of bourbon where previously used barrels come into play? Will it change the flavor profile, yes of course. Will it be more environmentally and financially responsible, yes. People are always resistant to change, however in time if a severe shortage of white oak occurs bourbon will have to change accordingly. I fear bourbon has become an investment and speculation vehicle. It shouldn't be, but it is. Too much big money involved in the secondary market now. Secondary prices will fall and normalize but there are some labels that will remain difficult to find. Any annual limited release is going to maintain a collector market. Pappy Van Winkle? They are ratcheting up their MSRP slowly but surely. I think the 23 Year is currently $450. It was roughly $150 pre-covid. So even if you are lucky enough to score one in a lottery or raffle you are still getting screwed over. The 10 Year Old Rip Van Winkle is $130 now, used to be like $60. Everybody went up in arms when Wild Turkey raised MSRP across the board. Well what can we expect? Distillers and distributors are seeing dollar signs that are not entering their revenue stream and they want to tap into it. The simplest way for them to do that is raise MSRP. Why not? They see people are paying double retail or more to get these bottles. They want a slice of that pie. So flippers and taters have absolutely ruined bourbon for everybody. They don't care about the juice itself, they care that other people want it and that they will pay out the nose for it. Now we all suffer. It's sad. Bourbon has lost its previous value aspect because people say or think a bottle is worthy of more than its MSRP. No, it's worthy of its MSRP and nothing more or less. The truth is the juice for the most part isn't even that good anymore but the prices keep rising. As I said at the top, these places can't even get caramel, vanilla and oak right but they are charging premium prices? Age is going down and flavor is disappearing but the price tag is only going up. This will end badly for the industry.

After pouring juice for over 50yrs i have to pick my poison myself at the distillery, just can't rely on someone else's opinion. High proof, unfiltered juice from Kentucky is my choice. 😉👍🥃

Looks like a fun night

What happened to the shoulder?

Look it up Marianne Literally quit Castle 🏰 and Key. Abandoned them the Literally Run away and Join the Circus 🤡 🎪 with her husband. Failure 🔥

Shouldn’t it be more special for the price. Easy drinker for 150$ Not great And after Marianne Eves utter failure to launch at Castle and Key and Ditching them before even 4 year’s. The Dates don’t match up. Of her still working at Castle and making this too. Something is fishy. I’m not buying it. Fail!

To clarify we meant that white corn is a more intensive and a more expensive process of breaking down than yellow corn. Sorry if our comments portrayed anything different.

Nice Vid! Thanks for the introduction to this line

Good topic. If good price. I always have weller sr EHT sb its a favorite and unlimited stock if I can

This is exactly why I just drink the tried and true brands now. Heaven Hill, Wild Turkey, Old Forester and Jack Daniels products, etc. These days if I'm paying more than $100 for something it better be high age and high proof. My favorite product line of all time is Elijah Craig Barrel Proof, just can't beat the value.

Unfortunately the volume is really low. Any chance you could increase the volume and re-upload?

For those that don't know, what's the difference between Straight Bourbon, Bourbon, and Whiskey?

Thanks for the video, Justin and Charles.

Amazing video, the only bottle I have if these three is the BBE but it sounds like I’m really missing out. Keep up the great content. Enjoyed a glass of BBE while watching the video.

Charles man you know you can’t do round numbers. 9.0 is a rookie score says Dave Portnoy.

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Great Video. New Subscriber. Keep the content coming. BTW I have all 3 bottles; all great selections.

Definitely need to try ec toasted after all this praise

So for the Turkey Heads, go with the more spice batches? 😆

What's with all the pear-shaped Canadian whiskey glasses? If you enjoy high-proof bourbon these glasses are horrible they trap all the alcohol vapor and you get nothing but alcohol on the nose... horrible in my experienced a normal whiskey glass is just perfect

I’d love to join the EH Taylor review. Love the BT mash bill 1.

We need a Turkey barrel pick!

I'm definitely interested in the 2021 review. Would love to try them.

Ok I’ll ask. How long do you recommend allowing a bottle to be open before consuming? I have a bottle that has been open 2 1/2 years. I have put cling wrap around top to try to keep air out. Opinion please.

McKenna hands down. ER is smoother but so is water

Bourbon court suggestion - WT101 vs. Buffalo Trace.

Which one won best whiskey of the year at the SF world sprits competition in a blind?

I think you should provide a rare bottle for any host for your you tube channel :)

Flag for taunting - 15 yards. You’re taunting us with that pre-fire dusty HH.

Good stuff fellas

So Eagle Rare and EHT are from the same mashbill, Buffalo Trace #1, I interpret that to mean the same white dog is being put in barrels. Is the only difference between ER and EHT how/where it is aged and how it is proofed down?

Nice start. Recommend grabbing a cheap solid color window shade to eliminate the distracting reflection.

Miller lite guest appearance?