Are These Hard-To-Find Bourbons Overrated? | Elmer T Lee vs Eagle Rare BLIND REVIEW & COMPARISON
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IN THIS WEEK'S VIDEO
GLASS ONE: Elmer T Lee, 90 proof, $43-300+
GLASS TWO: Eagle Rare, 90 proof, $33-100+
00:00 -- Intro
01:21 -- First Impressions
05:46 -- Tasting Scores
07:47 -- Reveal & Reactions
13:39 -- Real World Scores
19:31 -- Bloopers
We entered this matchup into our blind sample pool because they're both sought after bottles from the Buffalo Trace distillery. At suggested retail prices, Elmer T Lee sells for $43 and Eagle Rare sells for $33. Often times Eagle Rare is marked up to $60-100 by price gougers and Elmer T Lee is marked up to $300. We wanted to see if either struck us as anything special when tasted totally double blind.
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Admittedly we had an excessive amount of outtakes, tangents, and hot button topics in the bloopers at the end of this video. We’d apologize, but we’re not sorry. 😂 Be sure to weigh in on some of the discussion points here in the comments.
I always watch the bloopers! One day I'm going to have to keep a bottle of Eagle Rare for myself and give my Dad something else, LOL. I do have a Weller SR I haven't opened, so maybe I'll give him that next time. I finally opened the Henry McKenna and it was much much better than I expected. It was like liquid honey and I really enjoyed it. Did you ever watch the Community clip I posted?
Oh and top 3 Disney:
1) Aladdin
2) Tangled
3) Moana
Absolutely loved them!
I'm with Josh on the top two classic Disney movies. Jungle Book and Robin Hood- can't beat 'em!
Sorry, but the bloopers are the BEST part, so cute……….Love you guys. Can you move next door?
Haha, we appreciate you being a completist, Bruce!
Just got my first bottle of Eagle Rare!
Going to open it for my birthday!
Very solid bourbon I love it 👍🏻🦅🥃
Cheers to you 👍, for wonderful Birthday !
Agree I would always take Eagle Rare over Elmer or Blantons
I've been given weird looks for saying the same thing (substituting Wellers SR or 12 for Elmer), and the contorted faces I've seen in turn would stand up to Ralph Steadman's artwork for Hunter Thompson's books.
Loved the outtakes. You two are the best
Thanks so much LeRone! Cheers and we appreciate you watching!
You guys are Awesome. Thanks for being entertaining and educational.
Thanks Ross! We always try for the latter, but if we can accomplish the former as well then we consider that a big win. Cheers!
Great reviews as always. And the "glooder bombs" were awesome. Would be great to have a dram if you are in Nashville or Louisville. This Canadian is headed to the bourbon trail......gonna glitter done.
Haha! And we are in Nashville (although we always have to preface that with the caveat that our schedule is admittedly a monster to work around right now). If you’re in town, let us know!
Oh wow first time wacthing the bloopers way diferent prespective from ur seriousness 🤙🤙🤙😂😂😂
Haha, yeah we've learned to keep the camera rolling between the usual video stuff. It usually yields at least one or two things worth tucking back there at the end of the video. Cheers and thanks for watching Tech Kickz!
Great review! Couldn't agree more. Also, Erin with the good hair!
Haha, thanks Murray!
I live in Western North Carolina and the last time I looked, Eagle Rare was readily available. I will look at prices the next time I go shopping.
I would bet many are not aware of bloopers. They are awesome. Oh and maybe consider a Harley Josh.
A Forty Eight is on my radar as are a few other bobber-inspired bikes and some scrambler-style bikes too for that matter. Those and cafe racers are what I tend to like most.
This is a perfect example of different days, different results
100%. Exactly why we love having the same product in a few head-to-heads. Things hit way different on different days sometimes.
In Georgia, been finding Eagle Rare for $43 to $65. Elmer T Lee, I haven’t seen. Love the Eagle Rare as a 90 proof sipper.
I watch your videos from beginning to end.. Bloopers are always great ! Humor is a life necessity 🤣..🥃 Cheers
Wise words, Bill. Cheers!
I love Josh's comment about tired of pretending of not liking ER! :) At retail, a 10-year age stated of that quality is really tough to beat! I can't get ETL in my market (have never seen a bottle in the wild) but eager to do this side by side!
Have you seen Tin Cup 10 Year locally Jason? If so, grab one if you haven’t already. It’s the available counterpart to Eagle Rare in our book.
Love Bloopers!!! We choose to do them toward the end because it keeps the focus… Eagle Rare is a great buy, a bit to spicy for me but quality for the price…love ETL, very easy sipper. Hard to find but we will cherish what’s left in the bottle we have! Cheers to you both🥃 Enjoy your alls content!
Thanks Jaime! And yep, we agree, especially the silly off-topic bloopers at the end keeps them from detracting from the video but are still fun to include. Thanks for watching and thanks for being awesome! Cheers!
I have a store pick ER. I sometimes think I am drinking a grape Nehi. It’s really tasty. That and EH Taylor are my favorites.
Bloopers rock. Eagle Rare rocks. This video rocks. 🤘🏻
Haha, thanks Blind Squirrel! Cheers!
I can get Eagle Rare occasionally here for retail and I really love it. Never had Elmer T and probably never will.
Same here. I probably will never get Elmer T Lee because I will never pay $300 for a $30 bottle.
Emergency Room staff call motorcycles, donor-cycles...'nuff said. Keep that pretty noggin' intact 😁👍
Do love the hair, Erin. I'm a huge fan of Eagle Rare, which I purchased after watching your show.
And yes, I can find it in my local grocery store for about £35, in London.
Thanks Liane!
😂😂 The bloopers tho
Just picked up a bottle of Emer T today for $42. First time ever seing it. The store only got 2 bottles of it. Got lucky.
Eagle Rare is our constant favorite, and wins our blinds at this proof point EVERY time, without fail. We got two more bottles (plus Blanton's) on our trip to the BT distillery gift shop. If I can find ETL, at RETAIL, I will buy it without question. Great video, keep up the fantastic work.
Cheers to all that, Timm! Have you tried Tin Cup 10 Year yet? It's given Eagle Rare a run for it's money for our palates.
@@stuffandwhiskey No, I haven't tried Tin Cup 10 year yet. Interesting since I know my local store has it, and its on sale too. Gonna have to pick one up now.
ER10 is the shizzzz 🙌🙌🙌 It’s been all over GA lately and easy enough to find at $35. Hopefully it stays that way 🙏
Here’s to hoping. Cheers Gregory!
If you don’t mind my asking. Are you seeing this in Atlanta, or somewhere else in GA? I have fam in SAV. They love ER
@@robertlee6781 I’m in the Atlanta area. Some stores have that price. Others can be $40-$60.
I'm convinced I have purchased a bad bottle of Eagle Rare 10yr....because I'm definitely not tasting anything sweet lol. It's very harsh and something I almost poured down my sink(but I truly hate wasting money)so I drink from it once every haley's comet passing lol....nice vid keep up the good work.
Definitely sounds like a bad bottle Kenneth, which does happen from time to time.
Interesting! I've never enjoyed ER out of the hundreds of times I've tried it...but found ETL to have a unique flavor profile that was really enjoyable. That's the great thing about whiskey...so many different experiences. Cheers!
Cheers to that CEW!
Dang I’m one of the only a 10% watch till the end guys, come on guys watch the bloopers they are great.
You're the man, Joe! We appreciate you watching. Cheers!
Sounds like you need to put Eagle Rare in with Rare Breed in a blind head to head with as much as you love both - battle of the rare birds.
Gotta go with Aladdin and Lion King as 1 and 1a for Disney movies from back in the day
VERY solid choices!
ER is a great bourbon!
I pay $60 but that's my high limit for Eagle rare. In NY I never see it under $45 and driving around is not worth the $15 in gas.
Would love to see a blind of several 10 yr bourbon
ER is my everyday drinker. I see it at least once a month at my grocery store, Albertson and Wholefoods, for about $32 a bottle,. I get one every time I see it. So I'm pretty stocked up with ER. I've never found a ETL at MSRP, the cheapest I've seen it is $250, max was $350. I'm not spending that much for a bottle where the MSRP is $45. Great review, thank you.
What state are you in, so I can drive down and buy a couple bottles. 😉
It seems like every time you mention Eagle Rare, I go on a hunt for it on my local liquor store's websites. I just found it at a new store I found and they're wanting $70 for it here in MD. Passing on it, for now. LOL
We’re an easy pass at $70. Especially when Tin Cup 10 is $50 and way less hassle.
Love me some Eagle Rare 😋🦅🥃
Enjoyed the video as always. I recently was able to buy a bottle of Eagle Rare after not seeing it for quite some time. It was better than I remembered and extremely reasonable for 10-year-old bourbon. I wish it was more accessible. Elmer T. Lee, on the other hand, I have never seen in my area. By the way, I watch your videos from beginning all the way through the bloopers. I guess I throw off the analytics. If Josh would sing less, more people might watch all the way through. 🤣
Hahahaha, that's a VERY fair point on getting people to end, Mike! 😂 😂
I got 2 unopened bottles of eagle rare. I love it. But it’s so hard to find I do t wanna open them. Paid 60 for both from stores.
Curious what you think of bulliet 10. Always see it never grabbed one
We’re in the same boat actually. We need to fix that and grab a bottle.
I love these videos but all these Buffalo Trace bourbons are out of reach for me because I can’t find them in my area or if I do I would need to take a second mortgage to obtain them and that’s at retail stores.
My wife and I have only been drinking whiskey for about 3 weeks and today I found a 375 ml bottle of Eagle Rare 10 yr for 21 dollars and I grabbed it because I have not seen it anywhere else around us. We tasted it tonight and OMG!! it was awesome and we are still noobs but are starting to really smell and taste stuff cannot wait till we are even better at it. I have a question, people compare Eagle Rare with Russel's reserve 10 yr. Am I right that Russel's is a Wild Turkey distillate and a higher Rye mash than Eagle Rare?
I answered my own question, lol. Wild Turkey is 13% and Eagle Rare is 6% so not a huge difference but due to our noobness we prob notice it more.
You got it! Wild Turkey is a higher rye mashbill than Eagle Rare, but we don’t get too hung up on mashbills. Even folks who have been tasting for years can’t tell the difference between a high rye mashbill vs a wheated mashbill in a blind tasting most of the time. The details on paper are interesting to consider, but can unduly influence you if you’re not careful. That’s why we’re such huge advocates for doing blind tastings to remove any bias from the equation and let you focus in on what you truly prefer (plus they’re a ton of fun). All that said, welcome to the hobby! It’s a wonderful community of people and we appreciate you tuning in!
If you like Eagle Rare, we’d definitely recommend grabbing a Tin Cup 10 Year, Bulleit 10 Year, Russell’s 10 Year, and a bottle or two with a little less age like Evan Williams 1783 and Four Roses Small Batch. Then grab a pack of 2 oz Boston round glass jars from Amazon, sticker the bottom of the jars with what you pour into them, mix them up, and randomly draw a sample to taste blind over the course of a night (or a few nights). Make some notes and then find out what each pour was at the very end. It’s a blast!
Eagle Rare is really good, better than many other BT hype bottles especially the lower proof ones (looking at your Blanton's). I have a place locally that I see ER occasionally at 60 and I just bought my 3rd bottle. I think I'm good with 3 and won't buy a 4th until I finish the first one. I save that and my Blanton's for special occasions, because of how hard they are to get.
You guys totally dissed Lion King (by leaving it out of your top 3)! #NotFeelingTheLoveTonight :)
This comment got diverted to the “held for review” folder for some reason. Lion King is juuuuust outside the Top 3 for us but it is most certainly excellent as is your hashtag usage!
Peter Pan y’all!
WHISKEY CHEERS
Luckily here in Japan ER sits on the shelf in nearly every decent size liquor store you go to. The price does vary from store to store from around $32-$43 at my local go to stores.
That's pretty awesome!
You lucky sumbitch. 😄🥃
Agree with your review on both of these. Hard to beat ER at retail for a 90 proof 10 year bourbon; RR10 is about the only other thing I can think of and it falls short or ER. And to me ETL is very overrated, but probably not as overrated as Weller CYPB or SiB. And my Vespa is a GTS 300 in Impulsive Orange, lol. It's a blast.
Cheers to that ranman and can totally see a Vespa being a blast (not in Nashville traffic though, but still).
@@stuffandwhiskey You might be surprised. It's almost 300 cc and 0-40 I'm faster than most cars; it also has a top speed of about 80, and twist & go makes it easy to ride in traffic. But I prefer suburban and country roads since most car drivers are oblivious to motorcycles and scooters.
I’ve yet to see ER in a store. I just have it at restaurants and friend’s places. Also- 10% club!
We love the 10%! Cheers April!
I am quite shocked how luckluster you found Elmer. It isn't $400 good.... but it is freaking good.
Cheers buddies!
It’s wild for sure. We’ve tried four different bottles and always been drastically underwhelmed. We’ve also given out half a dozen double blind flights with Elmer in them and it never places well. All anecdotal of course but pretty overwhelmingly consistent underperformance. We never see anyone try it double blind and it’s hard not to wonder if it would be as lauded as it is if people tastes it blind before knowing what they’re drinking.
I enjoy both Elmer and Eagle Rare. I have both of these bottles and they are delicious
Jen! Cheers and thanks for watching!
Jungle Book over Robin Hood no contest
Whoa..it's dark smokey mysterious filter night on S&W LOL. Not sure if it's just the dark outfits dark lighting but even your skin tones and shadowing looks bumped. :) Ok onto the content..great as always! Eagle rare for me has been one of my head scratcher bottles. It's just "meh ok" for me. Decent for 40 bucks..no way I can understand the hype and allocation. Sadly the ETL i've never ever seen in the wild.
Funnily enough it tends to fare well for us against other Buffalo Trace products but not so well against other distilleries. We failed to note that amidst all the hubbub and surprise at the results.
Ya, take a drive to california. You can get it at the grocery store. Its an everyday sipper.
That's how it should be. Glad to hear it's out there for some folks!
Never had Elmer T Lee. Both are highly allocated, very hard to find in NC. I do have an unopened Eagle Rare from 2 years ago... Maybe a special occasion. 🥃
A classic head to head, Elmer is a buy at retail but that’s not happening lol Eagle Rare is one to buy if you can find it under $40. Great notes as always and you both look great in black 🙌🥃😊
Thanks Richie! Black is the new black, after all. 😉 Cheers buddy!
$45 for Elmer T Lee? Every time I see it, it is $350. 😢 Cannot go wrong with Eagle Rare, when you can find it.
Beauty and the beast, Aladdin, little mermaid. #90sKid
Elmer all the way regardless
Eagle Rare is one of the best tasting sub $40 bourbons on the market. Having said that, I have a love that relationship with buffalo Trace products. I love their juice in the bottle, but hate the availability problem. They are currently spending millions to ramp up production. Will it be too little too late 10 years from now? 🤔🥃
We wonder the same thing. Here’s to hoping the expansion does fix the problem.
Oh fave disney movies are ratatouille, up, and enchanted. Honorable mentions to fantasia, robin hood and hunchback.
Those are SOLID. Up and Ratatouille especially.
I did pay 60 for my first bottle of ER. I have since seen it for 50. Last year I saw it for 40 but passed because I was focused on another bottle.
ER is one that does great blind and just good when knowing what it is. Not overrated just over hyped for me. Also bloopers are great.
1. The great mouse detective
2. Fox and the hound
3. Lion king/ Bambi
Ooooooh, now there's a list. VERY solid choices!
All-time Disney movies: 1) Mary Poppins 2) Robin Hood 3) The Parent Trap (OG w/ Haley Mills)
Solid lineup!
Only bottle I’ve ever seen was $300
Yikes! The easiest of passes at that price (or even half that).
Do you think Woodford Double Oaked would make a 6.5 on your scale? I only ask because it’s one of my favorites under 100 proof.
It’s popped up against 1910 in a previous video if you check the back catalog. It may have been before we refined the content style a bit but it’s worth watching to see our reactions and scores. 😉 Cheers Dan!
In short? Yes. Both are overrated. For them to not be overrated, they'd have to be readily available everywhere for retail. That they are not is why they are overrated.
ETL did not impress me when I tried it. Haven’t had the chance to try ER yet.
I guess I'm a 10 percenter.
You’re awesome is what you are. Thanks for being the best, Dennis!
Yes and yes. Both are overrated. I’d take a shot at trying to get an ER before ETLee. I tried the ETLee twice and just do not like it.
In UK Eagle Rare is about $41, but I can buy it every day. It is the same as in US, unlike BT which is everywhere in UK, but is reduced to 80 proof!
That’s super interesting on the proof reduction. Thanks for the info and for watching!
I found out the hard way that both the 90 and 80 proof BT are sold in Japan. The 80 proof is terrible compared to the 90 proof, it was shocking the difference between the two bottles.
I'm lucky - with an average price of around $37 my sub $40 bourbon is Wild Turkey Rare Breed. I might try Eagle Rare in a bar but I'm not going to go out of my way to find it. There are simply so many affordable and tasty choices out there that trying to find that FOMO bottle often isn't worth. There are a few I want to taste but I'm not going to spend multiple hours each week driving to liquor stores to find them.
A man after our own hearts. Cheers to all that, Scott!
Talking about VALUE.. under $40, Eagle Rare is a special poor. On the positive side of thing, probably the most findable Buffalo Trace "Special" product. I have found it without even looking for it. Elmer T. ...... never seen it!
Just saw Eagle Rare yesterday for $100. Laughed and walked away.
Yikes, that's pretty brutal. Good call Ramon. Cheers and thanks for watching Ramon!
I’m such an eagle rare fan boy especially since I can still get it for $27.00
Man, it’s a steal at $27. Fantastic pricing!
Hi guys. First, bloopers are great. I love your practical outlook.
My problem is this. The tv series, Justified, featured BT products. The whole line. BTAC, Elmer, Blantons,etc. btw, the show itself was 👍👍. Loved it. But, imo, that show may have helped generate some hype (FUMO). I’m guilty myself of overpaying for Elmer personally. Elmer, Eagle Rare, and Blanton’s, especially had a very high influence on that show. The prices for those bottles now are a waste of money. They’re not that good. Shit really. Spend $60 for a Knob creek Barrel proof. Or $45 for Rare Breed. I’m sorry, talking about Eagle Rare being so good, for the new prices, is just dumb. Here in Michigan, it’s a hundo for a 750 of Eagle Rare. $300 for Brandon’s.
Plz don’t hate on me. But, BT is way over hyped. I appreciate the history. But, their shit isn’t that good.
No hate here. We're pretty much in the same boat with BT products being way overhyped. There are a few we like alright, but by and large they're not really a fit for either of our profiles. And great point on Justified. Boyd was always reaching for Elmer, and Raylan and Art held Blanton's in pretty high regard.
Elmer T Lee was so disappointing to me..got it for retail. I don’t think it’s worth even $30 I would rather have Buffalo Trace for $28
Bloopers are best left in since the video is made longer to add the bloopers at the end. Not a big fan of add-on bloopers. Cheers!
Fair point Paul. We leave some in if they’re part of making points during the video, but do tend to put the extra behind the scenes stuff where we’re not directly addressing the camera at the end. We appreciate you watching and commenting!
@@stuffandwhiskey Thank you. Since you mentioned people don't watch the bloopers, I chimed in with my reasoning. So far, I am enjoying your channel and will continue.
Lady and the Tramp. I'm embarrassed
It's a classic for a reason!
@@stuffandwhiskey it was the very first movie Disney released on VHS. I bought it for my future stepson for Christmas one year. He was 3 or 4. He wore that tape out
Lumier
We couldn’t have thought of that in the moment had our lives depended on it 😂
Completely useless info: posthaste means as quickly as possible. It derives from mail delivery when one would tell a carrier "post, haste"... post this, right away. See what a degree in English is worth? 😂
I'm right with you on Eagle Rare... "I'm tired of pretending I don't love it." I'll buy it when I find it at retail, but I won't buy it on secondary.
This is dangerous information. We're about to be using posthaste everywhere! 😂