Is this $2,500 Pappy Van Winkle bourbon WORTH the money?
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In this video, we're reviewing Pappy Van Winkle's Family Reserve 15 Year Bourbon. We'll cover the history of the bourbon, facts, and review the taste. This bourbon is definitely worth tasting!
If you're looking for a great bourbon to add to your collection, then you need to check out Pappy Van Winkle's Family Reserve 15 Year Bourbon! This bourbon is made from some of the best Kentucky bourbon barrels, and it has a rich, smooth flavor that will captivate your taste buds. Don't miss out on this amazing bourbon!
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00:00 Pappy Van Winkle History
03:14 Pappy Van Winkle 15 Year Facts
03:58 Pappy Van Winkle 15 Year Review
12:51 Pappy Van Winkle 15 Year Brewzle Score
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The answer is nope, pappy is not worth it! I enjoy so many other bourbons more.
Your #2 is Four Roses Single Barrel, which is like $45! I don't care if PVW is liquid gold.....I'd rather buy an ounce of pure gold and still save $500!
Keep the blind system! Really evens out the playing field.
Thank you!
Seems like all he does is change his shirt so you think he's blind tasting. Not fooling me.
@@justinpaul4870 you’ve commented this a couple times, not fooling you but you still watching lol. 🤡
I don't buy any bourbon influencers with their blinds. He likely is pretending that he doesn't know what he is tasting. Peoples egos are too big.
I dont think the systems broken, i dont think we should let the name of the whiskey take away from rating it fairly. Ive never tried it, its most likely an amazing product, but at $2000 and if the oakiness is really as overpowering as you say, then so be it. The scoring system is turning out to be more of a value system, which isnt a bad thing. Ill take the thing that is available and affordable but not as good tasting over something like this that is over priced despite it being a better whiskey.
I agree with this, as is the current system is more of a value rating than purely juice rating. But you have all the inputs needed if you wanted to create a secondary list constructed from an equation which omits value/availability and adds some weight to the other categories.
I've had Pappy 15 at a bar before, and it's not good. The flavor profile is bitter oak and bubblegum. I'd rather be drinking Four Roses Single Barrel.
It can’t even be that good it’s all hype that has it priced at what it is, remember is wasn’t always hard to find a super expensive. A lot of times people tell themselves they love the taste of something or that it’s good even if it’s not.
I bought a Balvenie. 14 year and week of peat. $160 dollars. Very oaky that resolved into a smoky butterscotch finish. Will buy another one when I can justify the cost.
It drinks like a $200 bourbon, which is what I got it for. Delicious
I was lucky enough to meet Julian van Winkle, at the very first whisky live, held in 2001. A decade later I met his son Preston at another whisky live event.
That's awesome
I met the pope and he told me that you're lyin.
@mikeries8549 why would he lie about that?
@@Ryan-re1rswhy don't you have a sense of humor?
@@mikeries8549 Ewe have no clue what someone else's experiences are. Just because your Marxist Democrat friends lie all the time doesn't mean everyone does.
I’m 40 and have never tried whiskey but I really like watching this guy. Gain knowledge by and can understand some lingo now.
Availability score is low because you can't find it commonly at MSRP.
Value, then, could be based purely off MSRP, as secondary market prices are, typically, going to be reflected in whiskeys with low Availability scores.
Just my 2 cents. Loved the review.
Thank you! Those are some good points
Totally agree!
Please consider availability ranking as purchasing on a primary market. Just because you can buy it for $2k on seco dary doesnt make it available. Any bottle could be a 100 on availability if you can purchase it for any prodigious price on secondary with the logic you are using. Love your reviews though!
Old RIp Van Winkle used to cost $14.97 in the late 80's-early 90's at Jackson's in Lafayette, CA. Makes me feel old.
yup crazy
Fun fact: Wright Thompson who wrote the book pappyland mentioned that Julian senior drank pappy on the rocks with a twist of lemon
I think the rating system is pretty good, and, if anything, you could lower the percentage of the availability. Scoring it solely on the whiskey itself (i.e. removing availability score entirely) may have some merit to it, but I don't think it's necessary. I opened up your Barrell Bourbon barrel pick, and it was fantastic! I hope you're able to keep doing barrel picks. That's a really cool thing to do!
Thanks for reviewing. That bottle is my ultimate dream bottle. I have been lucky and tried it and loved it. Even more than the w l weller. Thanks for honest review. Cheers. 🥃
You didn't break it. I think you are about right on the money. HECK, you hit the Pappy 15 from just tasting and nosing it!!! That's amazing. You may be able to compete with Matt from ADHD Whiskey as worlds best whiskey taster! In all seriousness, I think the score was right. Thanks Brewzle that was a fun ride, as I live vicariously through you, because I doubt I will ever want to spend enough to be able to get my own Pappy.
Bro if you think brewzle is on Matt's level you are delirious bud. They're not even same ballpark
my Pappy was 160 OTD. nice review. Friggin nailed it in the blind
I once had a bottle of the PVW 15yo, and quite enjoyed it, but have to note that this was before it all exploded. As it became harder to find and more of a collector bourbon, the cost began to outweigh the actual taste, notably for the 20yo. I cannot under any circumstances justify paying 2 grand for a bottle of bourbon when so much great bourbon is out there at reasoned and reasonable cost. BTW, I am truly impressed you could tell it was a Weller from the get-go!
Crazy, I'm a 39 year old traveling welder from Conway Arkansas. My company is Located in Louisville, just built a 28 k gallons storage tank in Bardstown, the job before Was Danville, Kentucky. All places when you read off the bottle
I've had Pappy and enjoyed it alongside a Weller back in 03 when you could buy them. Good bourbon. Lots of good bourbon on the shelves today.
I agree with your assessment. I like my bottle of Pappy 15.
Your review was spot on in every respect. It is a wonderful whiskey to be sure. One of the best I’ve ever tasted. Is it THAT much better than the other fine whiskeys that I can get for $100-200? Not in my mind, it isn’t. I’m glad I got to taste it. I’d never pay thousands of dollars for my own bottle even if I could find it, which I likely can’t
MSRP is $150 which is what I found mine for. There’s a million places that will sell it online for the price you’re suggesting though.
As a native Louisvillian, I am impressed that you have nailed the native pronunciation of my hometown. I am a new subscriber and have really enjoyed your channel so far. Keep up the great work.
I have no doubt that Pappy Van Winkle 15 is an incredible bourbon, but I could never justify paying $2,000 or more for a bottle when Weller Antique 107 is available for less than $200. Secondary market prices for some bottles are completely crazy, in my opinion. To be honest, I’m perfectly happy with Maker’s Mark No. 46 for $40.
Makers is good enough for me. don't wanna be thought of as uppety.
I can find bottles for a few hundred her but being in Frankfort helps
Same
@@jeffboone7553 Same.
Weller Antique 107 is less than$200? how much do you pay for a Weller 107?
Great video! I really enjoy your scoring system. Why do points have to be in 5 pt increments?
I've only had the white label pappy. It deserves it reputation.
I think a guess after the tasting and before finding out what it is would be fun. The guess wouldn't skew anything because it would be after the tasting.
Don't drink this stuff but love the second-hand experience and your enthusiasm
I was working at Berbiglia Liquors in Kansas City and I had a customer bring in the full line of Pappy and a William Larue Weller and let me try them, he wanted me to take them home and try them overnight but I didn't want the responsibility, so we tasted them at the store, I thought the William Larue Weller was the best, after we tasted them he gave me a new bottle of 20 year old Pappy, he was a great guy, he always brought me sample bottles of hard to get whiskey
I bought a bottle of Laceny. Nothing special but it was a good sipper. Bought a Michers straight Rye and will again. I love the taste of rye whiskey.
I literally do not drink often at ALL. But Im a subscriber. I follow Doug Demuro for the same reason. I'm not really into cars but I subscribed and continually look forward to his content. I feel the same sincerity and authenticity with you and your channel. Keep it up Brewzle!
Tried them all personally thought 23 year was King. But of the other people I did the blind with the 15 was the easily the winner. It was certainly great, my #2 in the blind. What can I say I’m a sucker for Oakiness
Ive only had the 23. Hated it.
Antique 107 is my favorite Weller
That deduction was great. Impressive!
I haven’t had the 15 but I have had the 23 and it was pretty damn good but it also costs a lot more! They are really good but I actually prefer the George T Stagg.
PVW15 is around $1800 now and a damn good pour. But the 12 year Lot B is the sweet spot for Pappy at about half the price. Skip the 20 & 23 year expressions. They don’t live up to the hype nor the price.
And if you like the 12 & 15, give Weller SiB a shot. At $600 for a bottle, it’s a damn fine pour.
Really great video! I enjoyed it a lot
First video of yours I've watched, and I've gotta say as a fan of whiskey and as a math major -- I quite like your grading system!
Thanks!
I'm old enough to have had the pleasure of drinking 3 different bottles of Pappy 15 back when they were $65-$75 a bottle. Although Buffalo Trace is making an excellent version of Pappy, the bottle I had that was 100% Stitzel-Weller juice was absolutely the best. The same goes for Old Weller 107. Around 1978 it was $19/bottle and better than any bourbon I had ever tasted back then and right up there with the Pappy 15 I bought in '97.
Had a chance to try it. Honestly it’s a Wheated whiskey with oak, which if it were another whiskey, most people would despise. The pappy series as a decent value is worth it. But the hype is really a stature. If you purchased a bottle at that 2K markup. Then is a stature thing.
I really like that you sample these blindly. So your reviews are not skewed.
The 15 year was always my favorite shift drink. Before the hype of course.
I agree once you get past 12 years its usually to much oak for me. but I will probably never try pappy due to unrealistic prices
I had the Pappy 12 in Banff a couple weeks ago. I’m a bourbon amateur however leaning more towards bourbon over other whiskeys. Might be some confirmation bias but the Pappy 12 was really the best I’ve had - it was great!
Weller 12? no such thing as pappy 12
@@marcusaho3548nah they make a 12 year.
Available at Baron’s Markets in San Diego area.
Great review never tried it this one but it sounds I wouldn't like the oakiness as well. I just prefer the Four Roses.
Thanks for watching!
I only drink on a Friday and it's Friday night. Don't have a Pappy or a Weller, the only BT wheated I have is a Kosher Wheat so we'll go with that. Cheers.
Fun fact: All Van Winkle starts out as a Weller. Only after the tasting is a barrel christened a Van Winkle if it fits the taste profile.
yes
System seems to be working. You shouldn't let the hype of the product affect you trust in the system. The system is allowing you to fairly judge a bottle and I think the value portion is quite fair.
Si, great content as always!
Great review!
Great video, I wish I could find the 107 grr
I am so ready to try it!!!!
The blind tasting rocked. I see this bottle and my local store behind glass and just giggle and move on. Cheers brother.
Don't know why your videos popped up on my feed but it's extremely interesting.
I never been or drunk whisky before but after seeing a video of the lad in the licor stor/bar that wasn't having a good day that you got him a bottle of Woodford double I have gone and ordered one to try.
Watching your videos has got me wanting to try some whisky.
Don't really drink spirits but looking fwd to trying the woodford and who knows might go on to try more.
Love this channel
Hey brother.. good vid as always.. im also a bourbon nerd so im very familiar with a bunch of whiskeys and some of their stories. I just wanna say good work and cheers to the next big thing.. again!:) i believe we havent really seen the real bourbon boom yet but its getting there. cheers...
I don't even drink but I genuinely enjoy your content.
You're effects on the videos are so amazing. One of my favorites on the whiskey tube
Glad you like them! Alex is the best
I had a whiskey that was priced that much and it was the most amazing thing I have ever tasted
Brewzle is easily tbe best liquor guy on the web. Love this guy
I was gifted a 15 yr Pappy from my daughter and have compared it to Blantons, William Larue Weller, and others in my modest assortment of Bourbons and it’s far and away my favorite, was it worth what she paid for it? NO… but it’s imho a fantastic sipper and if you have the means and it won’t force you to get a second mortgage I highly recommend buying one.
Great review. Would love to try it
You should! Thank you
@@Brewzle some day maybe. Won't be for 2k
I live in Danville Kentucky
I love me some PVW 15, but I loved me some Mister Sam!
Might want to weight availability and value a little less but I’m pretty happy with the system so far. There are bound to be some upsets in the future but that’s ok. You could have two scores as well. One taking into account value and availability and one exempting those values to let the unicorns shine.
I'm going to drop it from the rating/ranking but keep it on the board.
@@Brewzle I like that. It’s important to keep in mind but should not affect the actual score of the whiskey. Also I know you’re mostly a bourbon guy but if you could do some Whistle Pig, Dads Hat, or Wigle Ryes that would be great. Wigle does make bourbons as well.
Great video, I have subscribed to your channel!
I do like the current system more but feel like availability should be its own separate score in the review.
I recently got to try a Pappy flight at a speakeasy in Chicago for a reasonable price. They offered the Old RIP Van Winkle 10-year 107 proof, the Van Winkle 12-year special reserve, and the Pappy Van Winkle 15 family reserve all for $57. The 12 was probably my favorite of the 3 but I can definitely say none of them were worth the $1k-$2300 plus price tag on the bottle. For the price the tasting was worth it to find that information out.
Can you share the place? I'm in chicago and would love to try it
Without knowing for sure, I’d bet it was Violet Hour
The msrp is $150.
In Bawstun it’s wicked wort it!
Highly recommend Pappyland by Wright Thompson. Great memoir about Julian
Thanks! Ill check it out
we get for 43.00 bucks where i work. secondary market price 3000.00.
I finally got a 10 year old Bottle the Papa Van Winkle last year little over $800.00. Living in Kentucky if you can get a bottle when they come out in November around here in Northern Kentucky by Cincinnati your lucky and paying top dollar for a bottle.
$2,500 for a oak dominating flavor whiskey. I can get the exact same experience from a $22.50 bottle of Jim Beam dubble barrel. Less then 100Th the price too!!
Pappy 15 is pretty damn amazing but taste alone I won't bother paying over 300 for it. I highly recommend trying a pour at a bar. If it's too expensive ask for a half pour/ flight.
Almost nine years ago to the day (4/17/2014), I hunted down a pour of Pappy for my 21st birthday. I got one of the middle-aged ones at 10 years, iirc. Cost me $125 for a double in Washington DC. It's absolutely the best bourbon I've ever tried, I get the hype... but I do not get the price tag. I didn't get it then, I don't get it now. I've seen how the price has risen ever more exponentially, as well. There are other bourbons that are damn near as good that can be had for much, much less. Pappy has become a bourbon collector status symbol, which is ironic because if you hear old timers talk about it, they talk of the days when Pappy was the best $75-$150 whiskey money could buy. It used to be top shelf, but not prohibitively expensive. Guess the secret got out.
Lol you're one of those guys
I'm new to this channel and im loving it! But there are some terminologies i don't understand like 100 proof to 90 proof and so forth. What does that mean? And is their other terms i should know when buying drinks?
good system man.
is weller and pappy made in the same place ? i heard they barrel pappy up top and something else below ..idk
You have once again shown that you know your whisky. The blind taste test results were impressive.
Had a pour recently. Can I justify the cost? No..I'm not rich. If I was rich would I buy this bottle on the secondary market? Yes. It really is delicious. I didn't think the oak was overpowering, but it was the finish. Up front was so much dark red fruit and I loved every second of it. It's such a rich, round, stand out whiskey.
Well, I have the resources to snag a bottle or three of this and would not. Someone gifted me a very expensive bottle of Single Malt and it sits in the dark, waiting...
I like whiskey, whiskey, but there are other avenue for my 'bootle.'
I tried the Pappy 10 last week and it was AMAZING. How can one get it under $400? Just can't seem to find the way..
Found your channel a few days ago and like your video's . I live in OK and have two questions, 1. saw your pic on the small distillery in Vian, MS. how and where could I get a few bottles of their bourbon? 2. years ago I purchased 2 bottles of the 15 year old Pappy Van Winkle and 1 bottle of the 23 year old. I still have one bottle of the 15 year old, unopened and in the red sock. Is it really selling to $2k on the second market?
Thumbnail game on point
Love your videos! Very engaging! Btw, just to try to help out, I'll mention that @ 7:52 it sounded like you said "the next *criterium*". Is that what you said? If so, the word is typically "criteria" (in plural form), but the singular form (if you're just referring to 1 specific criteria) is "criteria". Criterium isn't a word. Just trying to help!
Need to get some montane hooch
Great review! Would love to join you on the show. Cheers 🥃🥃
I cant pay what you pay for whiskey, but i do like Matchers whiskey. Have you ever tried it. I do like thier sour mash.
I have a bottle of Weller and it's so hard to get because of resellers it's 27$ in Oregon 😹😹😹 I can't imagine how hard pappy is to get
And that Santa bottle is worth even more than the regular 15🥃 i was lucky enough to be gifted a Santa buddy by a buddy who didn't know what he was buying
Redemption is hard 2 beat imo
Please try the Angels Envy Rye!
Agreed. WLW is the best. Hands down
You should try toki suntory Japanese whiskey
What are a few of the most thick or viscous bourbons a novice like myself might be able to try?
Tried the Pappy 15 and WLW the same day one after another. Both were a huge disappointment. It was like sucking on wood. I would like to try them again just to see if I was off that day. May have been the hype.
That was my feelings when I tried it. It was really really oaky. I tried pappy with a weller birthday and I honestly liked the weller much more. I don’t think I’d pay 2500$ for a bottle tbh
I think you need two scores. The first does not include availability and value. The second number would add those two criteria to the first number either weighting it up or down based on if you can actually find the product and if the price is reasonable. By offering two numbers you can isolate for purely how the whiskey ranks based solely on the content of its character and then weighing that against the reality of whether you can realistically find and/or afford it.
It's an MSRP of $130. It's because supply and demand permits the aftermarket price to hit primary dealer shelf price, if it stays on the shelf long enough for a discussion
I agree with Brett below, the system is what it is. The value and availability hurts the Pappy score, as it should based on your scoring system. I did quick math - If you remove those 2 items the grading for Pappy goes up 4 points and the grading for the next 3 or 4 goes down by a few also. And the oakiness was overpowering and the score suffered just a tad. if you include those criteria then it gives a well rounded score - not a score PURELY based on just taste factors. Can I say I am amazed at your ability to hone in on the bourbon you are blinding. goddam amazing. Was funny to watch you revolve around the Weller at first and then end up guessing Pappy 15
Remember drinking a bottle with friends as an evening when it was maybe 75-120? Good times.