Hunt and got: RR15 Hunt and did not get: Disco 12 Grown to love: A Single Barrel Beam (did not think I would like the Nut profile, but love it) Best One: too many to choose, sorry copping out Biggest Disappointment: Love ASMs and was so disappointed in Clermont Steep (drain pour) also Crittenden Toasted Pecan (Hyped, but 😊not for me) Biggest Surprise: Hard Truth Sweet Mash Rye (Had no expectations, but it is great)
Hunted & Got: RR15 / Coy Hill. Hunted & Did Not Get: Booker’s The Reserve. Grown to Love: still a work in progress-Ryes. Best this year: RR15 / runner up: Coy Hill. ( I got a George T Stagg 2024, but have not cracked it open) Biggest let down: Stagg 24A. Biggest surprise: New Riff Malted Rye Sherry Finished-much better than expected. 🥃
Fun episode. My list: Looked and wanted: Russel's 15 and Maker's Mark Cellar Aged; Didn't find: EHT Barrel Proof Rye; Whiskey I've Come to Love: Old Forester Single Barrell Barrel Strength Rye; Best Whiskey this Year: Without a doubt, Russell's 15; Biggest Letdown: Green River Single Barrel; Biggest Surprise: Maker's Mark Lost Recipe.
Great list idea! Looked & wanted: Jack Daniels Coy Hill/ Russell’s 15yr Didn’t get: Murray Hill Club Special Reserve and King of Kentucky ( missed it yesterday by 3 minutes) Grown to love: RY3 Madeira finished Best One: Russell’s 15yr/Coy Hill Disappointment: Calumet 16yr Surprise: Smoke Eye Hill Cask Strength Cheers!
-Biggest score was an OBSK (thanks South Lyndale!) -Still can’t find anything RR higher aged than a 10 -Grown to love anything Woodinville -Best: Maybe a new riff high rye store pick (7/8ths in Bloomington) -Biggest disappointment: anything Sagamore. I just can’t see what the others see. -Biggest surprise: Uncle nearest 100 proofer. Did not think I would enjoy it as much as I do.
Hunting for: coy hill. Building good relationships pays off! Hunting for and didnt get: stagg. So illusive Grown to love: ryes in general. Sagamore 9 is chef's kiss Best one I've had is a four roses barrel strength. Nose was literal cream cheese frosting. So incredible. Biggest disappointment: cedar ridge barrel proof Biggest surprise: bulleit rye 12 year
Hunted and scored. Russell’s 15/ Bookers reserve, Hunted missed MM Cellar aged, grown to love KY spirit CN-F barrel 2279, best whiskey Bookers Infinite (not opened my RR15 yet), biggest let down Elmer T Lee, biggest surprise: Russell’s Reserve 10 Ll/ME.
Totally agree on Elmer T Lee. Sounds like you scored some great bottles! I haven't had a Russell's LL/ME yet, but the the 15 year is a monster! The Little Book Infinite is a great bottle as well. Cheers!
Hunted and got: Discovery 12. Hunted, didn't find: MM Cellar. Best of year: Discovery 12. Grown to love: Bardstown Origin line-up. Letdown: OF 1924. Surprise: WT 70th (I really love the bottle. I'm not mad that you call it a letdown but if you continue this rogue behavior.....). Cheers!
Jack Daniel's Barrel Proof Rye is in my "will never not have a bottle on hand" tier, and if i ever get wind of them increasing the price, I'll have to bunker a dozen of them.
I missed a Russell's drop at the ABC by 45 minutes. I left to go home, and a buddy called me saying that it was at the store that I'd just left. Trash bin palate Ben. 😂
That's a bummer on the Russell's drop! Between the wild turkey and the old forester sb vs batch video, I'm definitely building a trash palate reputation 🤣
Hunted and got : Barrell Amburana Hunted and not found : FEW x Smashing Pumpkins best bourbon of the year : not a bourbon but Scotch, Aberlour A'bunadh The whiskey you've come to love most in 2024 : Maker's Cask Strength Biggest letdown bottle : Not being able to drink since May, Peerless Double Oak as a close 2nd Biggest surprise bottle : Four Roses Small Batch Select, heard a lot of trashing on it, but it's up there with Maker's cask strength in that category too.
Unsubscribe, disappointed by the WT JR70th 😂🤣😂 the first time I tried Russell’s 15 I didn’t know what the hype was about, but I believe it was my palate at the time, went back to it later oh my. Like every whiskey list just depends on the moment. 🥃
A bottle you hunted and actually found: JD Coy Hill and Redwood Empire Haystack Needle A bottle you hunting, but didn't find: JD barrel proof rye (not available in my state) Your best bourbon of the year: Old Soul Tintype II The whiskey you've come to love most in 2024: Redwood Empire Emerald Giant cask strength Biggest letdown bottle: E.H Taylor Single Barrel (Good but not worth hunting) Biggest surprise bottle: ECBP A123 (Wish I got a back up) Best scotch of the year: Ledaig 18
Hunt and got: RR15
Hunt and did not get: Disco 12
Grown to love: A Single Barrel Beam (did not think I would like the Nut profile, but love it)
Best One: too many to choose, sorry copping out
Biggest Disappointment: Love ASMs and was so disappointed in Clermont Steep (drain pour) also Crittenden Toasted Pecan (Hyped, but 😊not for me)
Biggest Surprise: Hard Truth Sweet Mash Rye (Had no expectations, but it is great)
Those 108 proof Jim Beam single barrels are a great value!
Hunted & Got: RR15 / Coy Hill. Hunted & Did Not Get: Booker’s The Reserve. Grown to Love: still a work in progress-Ryes. Best this year: RR15 / runner up: Coy Hill. ( I got a George T Stagg 2024, but have not cracked it open) Biggest let down: Stagg 24A. Biggest surprise: New Riff Malted Rye Sherry Finished-much better than expected. 🥃
Looking for the New Riff Sherry finish! I hear it’s really nice!
I'm surprised to hear the Stagg 24A was a let down. Stagg seems to be pretty solid if you can find it.
@ 24A was off profile to my trash palate. I have gone back to it 3 times. I am not saying it it bad, just not my favorite.
Fun episode. My list: Looked and wanted: Russel's 15 and Maker's Mark Cellar Aged; Didn't find: EHT Barrel Proof Rye; Whiskey I've Come to Love: Old Forester Single Barrell Barrel Strength Rye; Best Whiskey this Year: Without a doubt, Russell's 15; Biggest Letdown: Green River Single Barrel; Biggest Surprise: Maker's Mark Lost Recipe.
Great choices! That lost recipe is a monster!
Great list idea!
Looked & wanted: Jack Daniels Coy Hill/ Russell’s 15yr
Didn’t get: Murray Hill Club Special Reserve and King of Kentucky ( missed it yesterday by 3 minutes)
Grown to love: RY3 Madeira finished
Best One: Russell’s 15yr/Coy Hill
Disappointment: Calumet 16yr
Surprise: Smoke Eye Hill Cask Strength
Cheers!
Smoke Eye hill was a great one!
-Biggest score was an OBSK (thanks South Lyndale!)
-Still can’t find anything RR higher aged than a 10
-Grown to love anything Woodinville
-Best: Maybe a new riff high rye store pick (7/8ths in Bloomington)
-Biggest disappointment: anything Sagamore. I just can’t see what the others see.
-Biggest surprise: Uncle nearest 100 proofer. Did not think I would enjoy it as much as I do.
Great score on the OBSK! I'm glad the Four Roses barrel strength bottles are starting to show up in MN. Cheers!
Hunting for: coy hill. Building good relationships pays off!
Hunting for and didnt get: stagg. So illusive
Grown to love: ryes in general. Sagamore 9 is chef's kiss
Best one I've had is a four roses barrel strength. Nose was literal cream cheese frosting. So incredible.
Biggest disappointment: cedar ridge barrel proof
Biggest surprise: bulleit rye 12 year
Great list! I've been meaning to grab a bulliet 12 year rye. Cheers!
I should correct I hunted for and FOUND coy hill
Hunted and scored. Russell’s 15/ Bookers reserve, Hunted missed MM Cellar aged, grown to love KY spirit CN-F barrel 2279, best whiskey Bookers Infinite (not opened my RR15 yet), biggest let down Elmer T Lee, biggest surprise: Russell’s Reserve 10 Ll/ME.
Totally agree on Elmer T Lee. Sounds like you scored some great bottles! I haven't had a Russell's LL/ME yet, but the the 15 year is a monster! The Little Book Infinite is a great bottle as well. Cheers!
Ben, it's a great way to do this. You got my gears going now. Thanks for the tag on this. Yall will see my list soon. Cheers 🥃
I'll be looking for it!
Hunted and got: Discovery 12. Hunted, didn't find: MM Cellar. Best of year: Discovery 12. Grown to love: Bardstown Origin line-up. Letdown: OF 1924. Surprise: WT 70th (I really love the bottle. I'm not mad that you call it a letdown but if you continue this rogue behavior.....). Cheers!
I'm definitely down a rogue path here🤣
Jack Daniel's Barrel Proof Rye is in my "will never not have a bottle on hand" tier, and if i ever get wind of them increasing the price, I'll have to bunker a dozen of them.
Agreed!
Agreed!
Nice list!
Thanks! Let's see your list!
I missed a Russell's drop at the ABC by 45 minutes. I left to go home, and a buddy called me saying that it was at the store that I'd just left. Trash bin palate Ben. 😂
That's a bummer on the Russell's drop! Between the wild turkey and the old forester sb vs batch video, I'm definitely building a trash palate reputation 🤣
You hunted and actually got Basil Hayden 16?? That's nice.
Well...when you put it like that! 🤣 At least it's not 80 proof like Basil Hayden!
Hunted and got : Barrell Amburana
Hunted and not found : FEW x Smashing Pumpkins
best bourbon of the year : not a bourbon but Scotch, Aberlour A'bunadh
The whiskey you've come to love most in 2024 : Maker's Cask Strength
Biggest letdown bottle : Not being able to drink since May, Peerless Double Oak as a close 2nd
Biggest surprise bottle : Four Roses Small Batch Select, heard a lot of trashing on it, but it's up there with Maker's cask strength in that category too.
Nothing wrong with Maker's cask strength!
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Unsubscribe, disappointed by the WT JR70th 😂🤣😂 the first time I tried Russell’s 15 I didn’t know what the hype was about, but I believe it was my palate at the time, went back to it later oh my. Like every whiskey list just depends on the moment. 🥃
For sure! Thanks for watching, cheers!
How can a bourbon be “great” at $50 and be a disappointment? They’re good imo and a good value for the price. Plus it’s a special one time release.
I really liked it, but didn't think it was worth the price jump over regular 101 or the hype surrounding the bottle.
Cases of WT 70th were available at Costco locally. $39. You lost me when you downvoted it. It’s so much better than regular 101.
That's definitely a more appropriate price for it in my opinion.
A bottle you hunted and actually found: JD Coy Hill and Redwood Empire Haystack Needle
A bottle you hunting, but didn't find: JD barrel proof rye (not available in my state)
Your best bourbon of the year: Old Soul Tintype II
The whiskey you've come to love most in 2024: Redwood Empire Emerald Giant cask strength
Biggest letdown bottle: E.H Taylor Single Barrel (Good but not worth hunting)
Biggest surprise bottle: ECBP A123 (Wish I got a back up)
Best scotch of the year: Ledaig 18
I haven't had Old Soul, but i have a sample on the way from Bourbon School. Looking forward to it!
@@TheBourbonNote Tintype are their higher age LE