Which Bourbon Is The BEST Of The WORST?
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 19 พ.ค. 2024
- This Monday we have a face-off to see who claims the crown for best of the worst bourbons!
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“Bison fed grass milk” 😂
"Brownie water". Trentons nose is that of a bloodhound.
Once he said that, I opened the comments, and this was the first comment 😂
Lol!!!!
The editing on this video was much better than recent ones!! Loved the little previews of the bottles. You need to keep doing those!
Whoa! I don't think I've ever seen Kurt turn around and spit out a sip before! 😲😂
I don't mean to get all Oprah, but the best part for me was when Kurt told Trenton "anytime spent with you is a good time for me". Golden.
Baby Hudson brought tears to my eyes from laughing so hard.
Yeah. I remember when I first tried it back in 2011... Ooo a craft, top shelf bourbon, expensive (to me back then). 😂😂😂😂 Oh no this is hot garbage.
Now I wanna go out and buy a bottle just to check it out and get all gnarly.
I laughed so hard at the Hudson Baby reaction. Had to rewind the video several times. Comedic bourbon gold!
"Wait until that hits the back of your throat" --- "That's what she said" - Michael Scott
SLB Classics
0:01 cinematography on point
0:26 fun double blind week!
1:00 Kurt is rightfully afraid of Trenton’s ideas
2:02 the boys only speak their personal opinions
2:24 Trenton is growing, not aging the bourbon in weird places
3:11 Trenton’s disappearance is quickly covered up by new editing
3:41 MVP sister Raquel
4:18 the lecroix perfume in the mouth
4:48 Trenton’s shnoz isn’t a fan
5:02 Kurt agrees with a crazy Trenton note
6:34 second sip for science!
7:03 well now we know how Trenton is crazy, just in different ways
7:41 I personally smell things but Kurt has to do some unfortunate taste testing (obvious reasons)
7:49 Trenton trying to pass off story time
8:11 extra moldy/dirty lol
8:29 Everyone needs a Raquel to keep the fridge straight
9:00 Trenton candy note: wood sour patch kid
9:33 so much for science
9:42 ticonderoga pencils that’s a deep cut
10:32 Trenton is always right ;)
10:44 Trenton nosing note: goblin
11:25 Trenton searches through his aroma kit
12:15 what?!?!!? A spit out??? First ever? Also, great guess
13:25 Raquel asking the real questions, lol
14:14 Glen’s a super fragile even for the amateurs
14:43 oh no! Do they know what they have done?
16:44 it’s all about the personal palette
17:00 nice Harry sticker!
17:44 not up my “creek” opportunity missed
18:41 people keep fooling SLB into buying more of the pot still
19:07 story time with Trenton
20:23 Kurt gets a bit sappy
20:29 Kurt is a classy lady
21:10 nice sign off and nod
this is why I've accumulated 110 bottles ... I keep going "Hey, I've never tried that one" and after you do that enough times over enough years, you've got a collection of meh bottles that you don't really want to finish off. If they were cheap enough, I'd probably just dump them, but too many were over forty bucks and my cheap self won't dump them............ 🙄
You have the makings of one hell of a bad infinity bottle.....good luck.
Ginger ale helps the rotgut go down.
Find a friend who only drinks, whiskey, sours, or other mixers and slowly gift them to that person
@@dsharton that's the plan, though it will probably take about five years at best lol
@DaveNorton-yi5ix
Ha, Same! 😮
0:10 "Today is not going to be fun."
IDK, I thought it was pretty fun
Fun indeed!
Great show as always guys! I really like how you are showing an enlarged photo or image of the bottles. Really helps us identify clearly which bottle or brand you are talking about.
Hudson has rebranded their line of products. I like the old labels better, but the booze in the bottle is all that really matters. I've tried the rye from the old label (Manhattan Rye) and the new label (Do The Rye Thing), and they tasted similar to me. It's a rather aromatic and floral rye that might not be to everybody's taste, but I like it. As is indicated by the old name, it works well in a Manhattan. I haven't tried the bourbon, but I hear that it has changed a bit since the rebrand. I sometimes like weird and funky stuff, so I would like to give it a try. The new bourbon is called Bright Lights, Big Bourbon. They also have a few other ryes and bourbons in their line-up, including a 7-year four grain bourbon that looks interesting.
Incidentally, I also like Willett pot still bourbon. It has just enough funk to make it interesting for me, and I like it when bourbon goes off the beaten path stylistically.
Please don’t add those to your infinity bottle!
+1. I had a SiB Garrison that I did not like, and it definitely did not get added to my infinity bottle.
Great video, guys! Cheers!
I often laugh at different times during your videos. The moment that Kurt sipped the Baby Hudson made me laugh so hard I rolled with mine own laughter! Great video gentleman.
Victoria Day Long Weekend here in Canada! Looking forward to watching this morning!
You should made the usual elevator music all off key like The Shining for this one.
Love the B roll! Great job!
Entertaining video guys! I feel bad bringing this up because it's my local distillery, but i have spit out Detroit City Butchers Cut before (the standard 2 year old release). It just wasn't for me. Now, I have had this as a single barrel at cask strength, and it was excellent and nothing like the standard release. However, the distillery is completely grain to glass right in the middle of Detroit and they just released a 6 year old bourbon this past Friday. But yeah, the 2 year old bourbon was a miss for me.
Great video! I used to drink Willet and am still not someone who dislikes it but after a year with you guys there are lots of better options at or below their price point.
I have only spit out alcohol 2x once was a heavily peated Scotch and the other time was on a wine tour in Napa Valley. Spitting out good wine was so strange to me it took them a while to convince me to do it.
Great video!
The Hudson distillery is so close to where I live. Nice place, beautiful area...I wish I could say the same for their whiskey.
Yeah, have yet to have a NY whiskey that I really like.
That was fun. 🤣 I really like the addition of the graphics. Too bad the pot still is so bad, the bottle is so cool.
Check out Olde Raleigh, the honey bourbon isn’t bad for the price. Same with the stogie batch. The bottle is half the price. lol. ✌️
this was fun and hilarious
I really like the pot still and some of the other willett offerings, but I'll admit that the pot still is an acquired taste
That was fun for us viewers for sure!
“This smells like a goblin” 😂😂
kurt calling a bourbon for once killed me lmao, he knew immediately what that was. that one deff left a bad taste in his mouth more than once
Finishing off the leftovers and not letting them go bad in the fridge... EXACTLY!!. DONT LET YOUR MONEY GO TO WASTE!
Suppose they should suck it up and drink the Hudson so as not to let it go to waste. 🤣🤣🤣
I have that baby hudson bottle but it's not opened yet. Maybe it just remains unopened at this point.... lol
I agree with Hudson Baby Bourbon. I had a bottle of that and was really disappointed. But I disagree with the Willet Pot Still I do enjoy that. This is what makes the bourbon world great. Great show today.
Thanks for taking one for the team.
I realize how focused these responses are to the current video, but here is a question anyway..
1) Widow Jane-Have had Decadence and loved it. Opinions about others like the 10 year.
2) RD1-Thinking about visiting. Any opinions about them?
Thanks for any responses.
Have received two bottles of Willet as gifts...a 750 (finished it off across 2 years...batch 21C68) and a 1.75 L (haven't opened it yet...batch 21A22). The 21C68 was not the worse whiskey I have had...and made a decent Old Fashioned. It did get better after I aged the second half of the bottle in one of those aging barrels (after a Buffalo Trace and Wild Turkey 101 Bourbon / Rye mixture...which is amazing by the way). Will open up the 21A22 later this month.
From the sounds of it, there isn't much hope for Hudson or David E....maybe they would get better aged?
Thanks for the laughs and honest opinions as always! Cheers! 🥃
I actually want to try some of these. I maybe have only explored things that I’ve had recommended, but I have yet to try a bourbon that I actively didn’t like and I’d like to know what that’s like 🤣
You guys are always humorous, but I have never laughed out loud until now.
Baijiu Chinese sorghum distillate is the only drink I can remember spitting out. Some co-workers from China knew I like bourbon and gave me this as a present. I hope they meant well, otherwise I have to assume they didn’t like working with me.
I googled it and it is frequently used for celebrations and ceremonies. When Nixon went to China, Alexander Haig told him to only put it to his lips and not really drink it. Haig said the taste was like gargling razor blades.
I kinda like the Willet Pot still. I did have some from a friends bottle that I hated, but I’ve had 2 bottles that were decent. Second bottle was a gift, not saying I would buy it again due to the price. Much better options out there at $50 plus
I’m here for the faces they make!
Love the bottle b-roll
I have to go find a bottle of baby Hudson.
Can you do a video on your bunkered bottles? Would love to see what you guys are storing away for years later; bonus points if you show your storage setup for the bottles!
You guys had way too much fun and giggles for drinking below bottom shelf "bourbons". 🤣
Mine would be Deringer Bourbon. I know you've done a show on it, but I received it as a gift and had to try it. Could not even finish the glass.
I had Hudson baby bourbon a LONG time ago! I am pretty sure it was later on in the night after 3 or 4 other pours I remember one of those being a bookers. I don't recall Hudson baby bourbon being that bad! I know it was not my favorite but it may have got lucky being after bookers and a few other pours hahahaha
When you accidentally smell brownie water lol
The one I would have spit out was Hudson Manhattan Rye, but I was in a bar at the time, so I had to surreptitiously dribble it back into the glass... The worst that actually said bourbon on the label was Cleveland Underground Black Cherry Wood Bourbon - I was at home for that one, so it went down the sink plug-hole!
This was great.. Quick story,, When I use to live in St Louis, my brother and I were at a bar in south city about 8 years back and the bartender recommended baby Hudson to me and the story was cool so I went for it.. Man it is underwhelming and had more prominent nasty notes, couldn't believe it..
I wanna see more of this.
We celebrated our 17th wedding anniversary last night and had a pour of Old Forester 1920 at our favorite restaurant. My hubby didn't like it at all and I drank his..lol I didn't love it but I did finish the glass. Glad I had not bought it before. Yes, everyone's pallet is different.
That’s one of the better ones
1920 is one of my main stays. Always available and better than 95% of the stuff I've had and a very fair price
Its complex and subtley very good. But with the proof point its not the easiest drinking pour. I like it a lot but put my seatbelts on before drinking it.
Need a Worst Rye segment too. Then maybe I wouldn't have bought this bottle of Giant 110 proof rye.😵💫
My wife bought the willet pot still. The batch we have smells like brown sugar glaze on a bbq. Light Carmel taste but not too grain forward. It was more of a one note taste but not bad. Maybe we got a good batch.
I remember having Willet and liking it. I bought a bottle, and it was a chore to finish it. It seemed so unbalanced and some of the characteristics seemed to overpower other notes. The other one's I haven't had, and I've only seen Hudson Whiskey.
Cape Fear Distillery Frying Pan Shoals Bourbon. Tried it because it was local and it was terrible. Can’t believe it had made 7 previous batches.
Interesting vid. Enjoyed the concept because knowing what not to pick can be as import knowing what you like. Quick question, noticed on the last few episodes that there is an aggressive background music. Has that always been there? Not sure if that is added in post, or if it is background in the room. I found it distracting
It’s always been there but volume has definitely been higher on last couple. Probably just needs to dial back a notch or two
@@Kcsportsfan42 I never noticed, but figured it was a possibility. Thanks for the reply!
I have never tried any of these I am glad to say. If I have the chance to try the Willet Pot Still I would like to sample it because I do have some friends who enjoy it very much.
Pot Still getting some best of the worst love!!!! Great episode, now we all know what not to drink!!!
Not one I had to spit out but when I first started hunting allocations I found a 1792 single barrel and it was one of the most exciting days for me. When home opened it up and almost spit it out it was so cherry medicine in a way I couldn’t even explain. Everyone else seems to like the single barrels so maybe mine is just the worst of the worst? Not sure but I don’t want to buy another to find out lol
Maybe funniest video ever!
How about an episode highlighting your favorite tasting notes and the bourbons that best represent those notes!
Dead Guy Whiskey from Rogue Spirits. Bought a bottle early in my whiskey journey. Tasted like watered down honey with a bunch of black pepper. Thought it was my beginner palate...but tried it a year or so later and couldn't get past the first sip. Sorry to say it was a drain pour.
I would like to know the distiller who tastes these and says’we nailed it”
RIP Gable Erenzo Co-founder of Tuthilltown Spirits. Damn nice guy (Hudson Baby Bourbon)
😂 never seen Kurt spit out a pour before. I almost bought that Hudson Baby Bourbon a few years ago but I think you guys scared me off it.
Worst I’ve ever had to my memory was balcones pot still. Sour old coffee was all I got out of it just miserable. So maybe pot still is just trade term for “bad product”
I had a bottle of the Hudson after going to their distillery a few years ago. I gave it away. Just couldn’t drink it.
I got a bottle of Hudson Baby a few years back. It was too much cinnamon and drank like it was 140 proof. Got rid of it by using it for cocktails. Too expensive to be just a cocktail pour.
If/when you do this again you have to add Stilhouse. It comes in a can that looks like turpentine, and for good reason. I couldn't resist picking it up because it was odd and cheap. A buddy and I tried it and we now refer to it as S#!thouse 😂
Castle and Key Bourbon batch 1 was the worst I’ve had in the last two years.
I was there this weekend and it was solely to see the facility. I didn’t even finish what I had in the tasting.
Only whiskey I actually couldn’t drink was Pure Kentucky XO (which funny enough I think is also Willet?); everything else I’ve had was at worst swallowable but that stuff gave me the same reaction as the Baby Bourbon in this video!
Nice touches with the editing and B roll!
I think I caught lightning in a bottle with my WPS because I don’t get any of the bad notes others do. We have blinded it many times against other lower proof shelf offerings and it’s never been last.
Yeah, I’ve had a couple bottles and it’s actually pretty decent stuff
First bottle went down the drain... Second bottle went down the drain but gave the wife the bottle for her bath salts lol
only bottles i think ive spit out are old dusties that went bad, and maybe willet pot still lol
Fun video! So do they use water from The Hudson River to create Baby Hudson? Never tried any I’d these and probably never will. I’m 18 months and 180 bottles into my journey and the only pour I couldn’t swallow a third sip was The Traveler! Cheers
I hope yall drain poured these and not include them into the infinity bottle!!
Great video! Editing was great! I think that the music was a little loud. I had to replay a little to figure out what y'all were saying. Just my opinion. love the jaz tho!
Hey where’s that milk blind?? I don’t see it over on the SLB tries channel and would love to watch that!
Being from PA I learned one thing. Never but PA,MD, or NY Bourbon. Just don't. HOWEVER, I will say DEFFINITLY buy PA,MD, and NY RYE Whiskey. There are several really good bottles. Sagamore(MD), Stoll&Wolfe (PA), and McKensie (NY). All have great Rye Whiskey.
I wouldn’t buy the willet pit still just based on the price but we have it on the back bar at the restaurant I work at and it’s pretty decent in my book, just underwhelming. Haven’t gotten a tire not or rancid food note on it but I definitely can pick those up in other whiskeys. Maybe they vary from batch to batch?
Well damn I’m glad I’ve not tried the willet pot still yet. I admit even the term “pot still” does not sound great
i love how C and D were so bad that they made A and B taste way better lmfao
Ngl, you guys are the funniest when tasting whiskeys you do not like, LOL.
Cleveland Distillery is probably the worst I've had. Feel bad though, because I enjoy Willet Pot Still 😅
I bought a bottle of Single-Barrel Garrison 94 proof. I tried 4 times to like it, but just never could. To me, it tasted like hot wood.
We are having the Pappy lottery in Idaho this week. Wish me luck!
OK, we bought an Isaac Bowman port fetish and to say it taste like drinking. A perfume bottle would be about the best description I could give to that you guys should try to give that one a shot and see if you can tolerate it
Wow, it's a shame to see how poorly the baby bourbon was. It had a bottle ten years ago and I remember enjoying it. I bought a Willet pot still at the same time and was not in my wheel house then. Thanks guys!
McFarlane's Reserve from TW&More. Thought i would try to find a diamond in the rough. Turned to be a turd in the toilet. Had one pour and forced it down put it on the top of my fridge in the garage and there it sits collecting dust and cobwebs. Maybe i can use it to barter for something useful when the apocalypse comes...😂
I'm going to review that one in the next week or two. It won't be favorable.
I have baby hudson, Matchstick, Black Button 4grain, and Three Crosses American whiskey on my list of 4 worst I unfortunately bought...
The worst bottle I’ve ever had is Castle & Key’s Batch 1. That thing caused me to gag.
Was that the bourbon? I have an unopened bottle; I think it got good reviews and really went up in secondary price. We had batch 2 and thought it was pretty decent.
@@jeffnuzz yeah. I can’t stand it.
I quite like Willet Pot.
The worst things I've ever had:
Tullamore DEW
Dewar's white label
New Mexico Blue corn whisky
Longhorn Texas Corn Whiskey
Balcones 100 Proof Rye
Garrison Brothers Boot Flask
Canadian Mist
Black Velvet Canadian whisky
These things were all *AWFUL.*
12:25 Kurt might not be having fun, but we sure are. 🤣
See if you can get your hands on Mad River. It’s by far worse than anything you have on the bar. I would give you some samples but I think I drain poured it.
The worst one I've ever tried is Howler Head. The banana flavoring was so strong I ended up pouring 90% of the 750ml down the drain. I even tried mixing 3 shots of chocolate liquor with 1 shot of Howler Head was the banana flavoring made it undrinkable. I have also tried Willet Pot Still and couldn't stand it either.
The worst one I’ve tried is the Few BIB. Bought it when I was visiting Chicago and the bottle is sort of cool.
Ancient Age for sure. Nasty AF!
Hudson should put "smells like a goblin" on the bottle.
I hate my bottle of Hudson baby with a passion….did they use unfiltered river water?
Probably from the Flint River
Worst bourbon I've ever tried was Balcones Pot Still Bourbon. Regretfully took a second sip and dumped the rest of the glass.
I've tried a couple of the Hudson products and they are bad!! Nothing good about them at all! I see them on the shelves at the local Kroger's and Giant Eagle with more dust that a forest shack has!! Great review overall gentlemen!