Top 5 Double Oaked Bourbons
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 1 ก.พ. 2024
- In this video I will put together a flight of my top 5 double oaked bourbons. Taste them blind and let you know what bottle I like the best. The bottle I like most will move on to the next round and go up against the previous winners.
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I was ready to pass you off as yet another middle aged man trying for whiskeytube, but you labeling each glass for the audience shows a commitment to the audience I'm not used to seeing in this platform and subject. You got a new subscriber. Let's see where this journey goes.
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I’ve really enjoyed this channel a lot. The sip it or skip it episodes are great if you haven’t watched those yet.
Thank you for clearly identifying your water. :) Great review, I love Woodford double oak.
The water took a distant 6th place in this lineup. It came across thin and flavorless. Cheers!
Put your leftover whiskey into an infinity bottle!
I will start doing that. Cheers!
I've always preferred Woodford DO over the 1910. But I tell ya, I was blessed to find a Peerless Single Barrel DO store pick that is flat out amazing!! Its the best DO bourbon I've ever tasted! I tried to go back and grab a back up and they were sold out...lesson learned. Great video bud!!
Thanks. Bummer about only getting the one bottle. I will now be on the lookout for single barrel store pick of the peerless. Cheers!
I never seen a peerless DO store pick, or single barrel. Ive seen one peerless single barrel, but i think it was the rye. I have a regular release peerless DO i just recently got, its absolutely amazing. My fav DO by far. I dont get the same funk he gets in his, at all. Just a nice rich sweet oak, borderline too much oak, but not. Not a tannic oak either, a really sweet oak. Sweeter than the woodford DO. Total wine has a brand exclusive for them, bondstone. They have a triple oak. Its their double oak, then they put toasted oak staves. Its 100 prf instead of 90 prf like the DO. It actually gets great reviews, which is unusual for a TW exclusive. Even total wine's store picks ive never really impressed with. Like they dont have anyone sample the barrels and just say hey, send us a barrel, and the distillery sends them the reject barrels no one else picks and too off profile for their batched or their own SiB releases. And total wine doesnt care because they dont have to spend $/resources sending someone to pick a barrel, and they know it will eventually sell anyways.
I'm not a fan of the Woodford at all but I love the 1910. I'll need to find some Peerless to try. Thanks for this vid!
Some people have suggested looking for Peerless or picks over the standard release. Going forward that's what I'm going to do. Cheers!
Dang!!! My horse in this came in 4th. Ugh. Was hoping it would do better. The winner was shocking to me but I’m kind of happy as it is readily available in most areas. Thanks again for this helpful and honest flight.
Great video Peter! I’ve been on the fence on which double oak to add to my collection. All are available in my area so I’m leaning towards the Woodford and 1910. Keep up the good work I’m really enjoying your videos.
Cheers and Aloha🥃
Thanks. I appreciate the support and feedback. I'm happy that I can provide some guidance in some way. Cheers and Aloha
Glad that the winner is the only one I can get in Mexico 😀. Regards my friend!
Nice! I hope it's not too expensive. Cheers!
@@whiskeyisajourney it is around 61 usd per the current exchange rate, so not that bad😃. Best wishes my friend!
With the help of a few friends, we tried to recreate this scenario with a couple changes - Jefferson's Twin Oak and Wilderness Trail BiB instead of your Four Gate and Peerless.
My primary conclusion was that your first and second choices were the sweetest of the bunch, which I know is inline with your preferences in bourbon. 🥃
Sounds like a fun night! It's nice to have some helpful friends. How did the Jefferson's do in the flight?
@@whiskeyisajourney The Jefferson's was as sweet as your top two choices but with a dry and earthy oakiness that wasn't as well integrated into the whiskey (if that makes any sense). I never would have realized this just having it on its own.
1) WR 2) OF 3) Jefferson's 4) WT BiB 5) EC Toasted
Lol. Thanks for the "Water" label!
I do what I can to help out my community. 🤣🤣
It didn't rank.
But yeah, your #1 and 2,I can actually get up here. And I am in board with your notes. OF and WR almost always impress. Unfortunately, for yours truly, that train has sailed .... I didn't have either on hand, so I sipped a Wellers Antique.
When I started a year ago 1910 and Woodford dbl oak were two of my favorite pours. Then the EC toasted was better to me. After about three months I started shying away from them and enjoying things like the 1920 and other higher proof pours. I really like my 2XO Phoenix and for a rye I go with Sagamore dbl oak! Cheers
Sagamore dbl oak was my rye whiskey of the year for 2023. Even though I prefer higher proof pours myself the WWDO still has nice deep rich flavor that holds up against some of the big boys
Couple of thoughts. 1) It's called double oake(d) not double charred. So toasted certainly qualifies as a second oak. That being said, it was no surprise it stood out from the others and ended in 5th. How would it do in a blind of toasted offerings? Hmm 2) I like spice more than sweet, although both are required for balance. My balanced is probably somewhat different than yours. 3) On any given day, depending on mood, what I've eaten, what else I've had to drink either the OF or WRDO could have come out on top for me. Cheers. 🥃😎
Peter, great lineup and tasting notes. LOL on labeling the H2O, can always use a good laugh. CHEERS!
Glade you enjoyed it. Cheers!
When I did my double oaked blind tournament, I also included toasted whiskeys. I think they are close enough to compare lol. Maybe pour the left over whiskey into an infinity blend like SLB does. I just had some of my infinity blend last night and it was shockingly good. I think I'm going to include it in my best whiskey of 2023 blind tournament, really mess with everyone lol
A few people said the exact same thing about starting an infinity bottle. I'll start doing that.
I am reminded of a quote I repeated recently: Comparison is the thief of Joy.
So true. Cheers!
Yes! As a psychologist I say this often to patients! Cheers!
I assumed the EC Toasted would be last but I was surprised the Woodford Reserve DO made it to first. I've heard a lot of criticism on both. I love OF 1920 but for some reason there's little availability for most of the OF offerings in my area. Thanks again for a great blind review. The end result of most of your videos, yeah saving me money lol!
I am happy that the affordable bottles took the top 2 spots.
I don’t have any Four Gate, but have and enjoy the other four.
They were all enjoyable. We will see how it stacks up against the others in the finals. Cheers!
I've been enjoying the Woodford Reserve Double Oaked . . . for the price it's had to beat. Dump them? Pour them together and make a note of what they are and when you're feeling daring, drink it later '-).
Definitely toying with the idea of some type of infinity bottle with all the video pours I don't finish.
Woodford DO is my go to right now.
It's a god one to go to. I have really learned to appreciate it over the past year.
Hi Peter! Terrific lineup of Bourbon and I have really enjoyed your lineup here! Interesting add ins! Love your ideas here! Very much! I always get a great appreciation for differences in spirits when watching your fabulous videos! You teach very well! Hey I had a lovely peated scotch last night and I was toasting a lovely soul who passed away a week ago, I’m sad, and I thought of your mom and toasted her. Be good to yourself over the weekend. Grief hurts. Much care Peter.
Thank you. As always I appreciate the support. My sister will be joining me on at least 5 of my videos in February (shot and edited already). It was a nice distraction and we had a lot of fun. Cheers!
@@whiskeyisajourney That's a lovely distraction! Awesome! 🙂
The woodford do is great! I'm trying to get a double double woodford to try. May as well be hunting pappys it seems. Cheers!
I've never had the double double oak. Sounds like it would be too oaked. Good luck finding it. Cheers!
Solid review! Interesting that your #1 and #2 are both very widely available and the most affordable of the bunch. That said I have 4 out of the 5 bottles. Four Gate is out of my price range. I would say that the OF and WRDO are both bangers in my book. The hype of the EC Toasted just doesn't transfer through to the glass IMO. I would most likely mirror your choice of 1 and 2. I could go so far as making the 1910 my #1 but they are both solid. My 3 would probably be Peerless, but honestly I just cracked it about two weeks ago and haven't jumped into it with both feet. My initial notes were definitely oak, hot, and dry. 4 would be the EC Toasted. I can't comment on the 4G. Cheers!
I am happy with the ranking and I am very happy that the top 2 turned out to be "affordable".
I can't speak for the Four Gate, since I don't have that bottle, but second your thoughts on the other bottles, particularly the Elijah Craig. I also highly recommend the 2XO American Oak. Along with the Woodford and the 1910 the 2XO comprise my top three "double oaked" bourbons. Cheers!
Oh man! I totally spaced the 2XO. I have all their bottles. I could have put one of them in the blind to take the place of the Elijah Craig.
Another overwhelming 1st place vote for the Woodford Reserve, and a solid #2 on the podium for the 1910..!!! 🥃
A solid contender in this lineup would have been the Jefferson's Twin Oak. On par with the Old Forester.
I'll take a look at the Jefferson's. That's something that has never been on my radar.
I'm pretty sure the secondary barrel for the 1910 is also heavily charred and toasted.
Whatever it is, it's good.
@@whiskeyisajourney I believe the 1910 comes from the fire that happened at the Old Forester warehouse in 1910. They had a bunch of barrels that were burned. The whiskey turned out to be pretty good, though. So the 1910 recreates that by using heavily charred and toasted barrels.
I think fourgate would have done better if the other glasses were closer in proof. It was 30 + proof higher that at least 3 of them making it feel spicy and over powering. The peerless was kind of in the middle and agree it has a distinct funky taste. I will say that woodford is always a great drinker i often start my night with a glass of woodford before moving up in proof.
I had a feeling that the FG would be an outlier in this lineup, but I had to put it in because it's good.
Woodford is now on my list so is the Old Forester funny about EC I've tried most of them and the only EC I like is there Rye.
Woodford is the was to do. Let me know what you think of it.
The only one of those I haven't had is the Kelvin Sixty. I think I would have rated it pretty similalrly though.
The FG on its own is amazing. It did not fit into this lineup, but I needed to put it in just in case.
The on,y one I have had is the Elijah Craig toasted. It is a skip for me.
A lot of people don't like this bottle. I'm not against it that much, but I don't reach for it very much.
These must be older batches. I get absolutely no banana in my 1910, no funk in my peerless DO. The peerless DO is super sweet and super oaky, but a sweet oak not a tannic oak. For me anyways. Woodford DO hits me differently depending on my mood. Sometimes its more desserty and sometimes a little more spicy. Neither one of them are drying for me. Id say peerless is my #1, then W DO and 1910 can flip flop for me depending on my mood, what ive had before it, etc. The EC toasted i havent had all that much. Ive tried 2 batches once each and they vary between batches. Never had the FG K60. Never actually had any FG. They just arent anywhere around here in MA. Not even on the secondary or in raffles, they just dont exist here. I have always wanted to try the k 60 though. Good job w the vid btw.
Thanks! Nice lineup for yourself. FG was not in my area until about 6 months ago. Hopefully it will show up soon in yours. Big downside is It's very expensive and I wish it was not. What can you do? Cheers!
@@whiskeyisajourneyya the price is a big down side. Especially when theres so many bottles $50-150 that are just so damn good. I got ORVW 10 & 12 Lot B for $160 each. EH Taylor SiB for $75, the BP for $90. Couple staggs for $55-60. And so many more in the $100-150 range. Bunch of rare characters and found norths, bunch of barrell crafts bourbons and finished private releases. Idk if you get Ry3, but he puts out some damn good juice as well. I just started collecting just about a year-13months ago and already have 160-180 bottles lol. All but 2 open, and thats because my brother has the same ones and i tried his before i opened mine. Ones a weller full proof store pick, but the two other WFP picks i have are amazing. And ECBP c923. I know everyone raves about it, but ecbp's just arent my jam. Thought c923 would be, but its just not. its for sure better than the others, but just not one my profile. I have one ecbp store pick thats off profile and insanely good. Nothing like the ecbp releases. Doesnt have the nutty funk that kills ecbp for me. Other than those 2, every single bottle in my collection is open and i drink. I cant stand when ppl have these big collections and only drinks like 5 or 6 bottles. Wtf is the point in having them if you arent going to drink them and share them with friends and family
@@jacksmith2315 everything is open in my collection as well with the exception of bottles I'm donating to Stuff and Whiskey yearly charity giveaway. I'm not a collector I'm a drinker. Cheers!
Why did I get pepper in 1910? I had it for the first time last weekend. Personally I thought 1920 was sweeter. I will have to go back and try them again!
Hard to say why. Palates change from day to day. It will be interesting to see if you still get pepper when you try it again. Let me know how it goes.
Ok, so I went and checked your back videos. Interesting that your top DO bottle is one you originally said was a "Skip it" bottle. What changed? Your palette? Your criteria? Or is it still a "skip it" even as the best of DO?
A few things happened. I had a taste of a store pick that was much better than the standard release. My palate has changed a little, but the biggest thing that happened was a buddy of mine passed away shortly after the video and his go to whiskey was Woodford reserve and the emotion of it all changed my mind about it. So now I have a new found emotional connection to the brand. I posted another video with Woodford Reserve talking about it.
Hi Peter, really enjoying the channel. Your thumbnail for this video says "Bouble Oaked" . Where can I get some of those :). I have all those except for the Peerless and the Four Gate. Can't get those in Ontario. I enjoy the ones I have though. Thanks again.
Thanks for letting me know about the thumbnail. I'll get that changed.
Why not make an infinity bottle
I'll start doing that. It's a great idea.