Do Small Liquor Stores Have Hidden Gems? Bourbon Hunting
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In our experience, small liquor stores always have hidden gems. We've found some dusties and allocated bottles at MSRP or well below the average price. Great video, Hunter! Your videos never disappoint.
I kind of have to agree with you! Thank you for the kind words and watching! 🥃 Cheers!
I heard good things about the calumet 16.
The 1783 Hero edition absolutely delicious. Especially for the price. Great pick!
It really is! Thank you for watching!
@@Bourbon_Hunter you should try to get the 2024 version and do a comparison when it comes out.
Calumet 16 is crazy underated. Where else do you get 16 year kentucky from an actually small batch at 106 proof and available almost everywhere.
My favorite part about it is the true “Small Batch” its less than 20 barrels sometimes which is super unique! I need to grow a pair and buy the 16 at some point
They’re solid, Barton. But I don’t like the pappy rip off label.
I loved mine so much I bought a backup. I love a good aged bourbon with tons of sweet oak, and Calumet 16 checks those boxes for sure.
I've had two different batches, both took some time to open up (a couple months). But once they did they're some of my favorties! The rich oak/mouth feel are tremendous for only 106 proof. $160 is a little steep, I paid $130 for my first bottle and $115 for the second (Costco, wish I had gotten more!)
It's really good. And the age statement is cool, the bottle is beautifully, but paying 150+ for sourced whiskey just bothers me. It's also not the best whiskey I'd ever had. When Jack single barrel is 65+ and gets up to hazmat proof in comparison I can't recommend Calumet 16 at that price. It's good, but is any bottle really worth 150+?
Old Overholt 114 would have been an instant grab for me, good stuff!!
Just went to the liquor library in Myrtle beach off of your video recommendation. And the same guy was in there that you interviewed and we talked bourbon for 20 mins or so. Ended up getting the tumble and dice barrel proof and it’s pretty great. 7 year Barrell proof mgp for 64$ hard to beat. Love the videos man
Happy I could help! 🤙🏼🥃
Great video and love the editing, bro! I’ve got a buddy that swears by Calumet, but I don’t think I’ve ever had it. Cheers 🥃
I need the Jedi to try it so I know!
Go to Bottle's in Beverages on Sullivan's island, solid selection of Bourbon and other cool liquors!!
Also stopped at Tupacz in Georgetown... Great store I learned about from you!!! And I went to the wrong palmetto wine and spirits!!!
I had a partial bottle of a Calumet 16 and it was very good. Traditional bourbon notes but a good balance between oak and sweet.
Those sample packs are great for trying new brands. I usually jump at those when I don't know anything about a brand I want to get into.
Fistful of Bourbon is a good sip for someone just getting into bourbon. For the price it isn't a huge waste and the flavor is very light basic bourbon.
Alot of selection, good review 👍🥃😉
Glad you enjoyed it! Thank you for watching!
Small liquor stores are absolutely worth checking out.
In the last few months I found 3 Stagg/Jrs at $79, 3 ETLs at $129, 5 Michters 10 Ryes at $199 and a bunch of other less allocated but still hard to find or older bottles for great prices. When I found those Staggs, ETLs and M10s I called all of my bourbon friends and ended up grabbing them all and spreading the love.
Geeeeeeesh you’ve gotten lucky!
Some great finds !! Keep up the hunting 🍻🥃
Will do PJ!
Nice finds and cool store!
Thank you for watching! 🤙🏼🥃
FYI....I like your content, also like that you do most of your hunting in SC. I spend a lot of time in Columbia and recently tried the Firefly Live single barrel. Tried my first, went back and bought 6 more bottles for my reserves. 110 and 120 proof. Wow!
Thank you for watching! Happy you enjoy SC Content! Born and Raised!
@@Bourbon_Hunter I have not had much luck in SC. GA and TN are both 10x better for bourbon hunting. Its still fun to stop in all of the small SC stores. Did Florence Chapin and Columbia in the past month. Need to try Myrtle next...probably in the late fall after the tourists die down.
I agree on the OF 100. Opened one up last night and it was really good!
Heckkk yeahhh!!!! 🥃🤙🏼
I got my first Evan Williams Black 7-year a couple days ago in a liquor store in a very small town. I hadn’t seen it yet anywhere else.
Good to know thank you for watching!
I would say yes. Found a JD10 and OF1924 in a visit to a hole in the wall. Decent price as well.
Thats awesome man I love it when you walk in and find good stuff for good prices with good people 🤙🏼🥃
Got my dad Calumet 16 for Christmas, of course I had to try it after I gave it to him, maybe one of my favorite pours I’ve had. Extremely underrated
Heck yeah! Yall making me want to go back and buy it!
Haha the Jim beam black is the same Jim beam black… they just caught on that all us bourbon snobs care about age statements, so they started throwing an age statement on there
Great MTP store. Lots of great bottles there. Might get the Davidson sampler.
I considered it too! I like that brands are putting out samplers now so we can try their products
I've had both the 15 and 16 Calumet. The 15 in my opinion had a medicinal cherry note. The 16 none at all... Tobacco, dark cherry, oak... I've purchased 3 the last 2 years. You gotta try the 16...
Old Overholt 114 is the way to go 🥃. I Love it more than the 10 year!!!! Cheers
More than the 10 year!?!? Thats two people now! Ima go back and get it
@@Bourbon_Hunter it’s only available 1 time a year in some markets!
The Evan Williams American heroes edition for 25 bucks or less is very good for the money. Looking forward to trying the 24 batch. Cheers 🥃
After trying this im even more excited for this 2024 release! Thank you for watching!
I would say you were either at Cat's Eye Distillery in Betterndorf, or Cedar Ridge Distillery where I live in Cedar Rapids or Templeton near Des Moines. All have interesting bourbons and ryes.
That was a really cool store , I'am in south louisiana, we have Liquor stores but every Supermarket, Mom and Pop, and Convience store has liquor in it, I have more luck in Grocery stores that I have relationships with the owner or manager.... Thanks
Thanks for sharing!! Its different up here where only certain shops have a license to sell liquor
Crown Blackberry is really good. I’ve been looking for the Starlight Blackberry in my hometown. Should have one by Tuesday on special order. Heard really good things.
I need to check out these blackberry craze options
The Calumet 16 is fantastic. I let mine breathe for a few weeks tho, some (as did I) found it a bit harsh at opening. Massively underrated is the Calumet Small Batch (Green label) very good. I was not impressed with the 10yr, if you can find a bottle of Calumet 14yr, you should buy it, it has been discontinued. Crown Blackberry is awesome, if you mix with lemonade, mix with fresh squeezed, really brings out the flavor in the Blackberry. Cheers
Cheers! Thank you for the advice! 🥃
i am watching from Ames, IA. Enjoy your channel, I hope I can find your pick from Iowa. I love Charleston, keep trying to convince family to move down there,
I truly appreciate you watching! Can’t wait for you all to have a chance at the barrel pick 🤙🏼🥃
Checked out the store I love it! Gonna got those stickers for the car and a glen soon!
Do it! 🔥🥃 Glens might sell out soon tbh
That HW finished series go for $50 in Massachusetts usually.
Was drinking the 1783 Hero watching this. Excellent bottle for the price!!!
What a coincidence! 🧐🇺🇸
I'm in Iowa and my guess would be Cedar Ridge. It's weird to see a distiller that I've been seeing on the shelves for years and felt was no big deal, now getting some attention from outside the area. I've been wanting to try Rebel 10 but haven't been able to find it. $150 seems like it's pretty steep for that one though.
🤷🏻♂️ Might be making waves
That was my guess as well
I’m heading over her there tomorrow!! Thanks bourbon hunter.
Good luck!
I enjoy rebel 10 for sure
That Yellow Spot is excellent.
Clalumet 16 is fantastic but I saw a Calumet 15 for $110 last week out of state. Blew my mind as never seen so inexpensive. The 16 I bought was $150.
The extra age started out being a 8 year age statement bottle. Nice they brought the age back up some.
Agree with the JDSBBP Rye as drinking it now but that Cooper’s 100 is junk as far as I am concerned. Glad others like it but I can’t stand it.
Damn that Rebel 10 is priced way too high.
Love Woodfords Batch Proof but wish they were $85. They always come in last in blinds.
Finally someone that agrees with me about Coopers Craft 🥃
Cal 16 is a very oak forward bourbon really good though worth the price
Iowa is pretty small when it comes to distilleries. The one that does the most picks is Cedar Ridge. They have decent stuff, and they are the #1 bourbon in their state (they actually beat out Basil Hayden, and Jack Daniels as being the go-to well bourbon). They have a pretty basic rye bourbon, a very young wheated bourbon, and some single malts. Their best bottle's are their maple finished (Sir Maple) and the Double Barreled. Probably unlikely to sell those as single barrels but I highly recommend both. Their Sir Maple is like $30 and is better than Widow Jane Decadence.
The only other option, in my opinion, is Cat's Eye. Cat's Eye is mostly sourced so that would be lower on my list of places to do a pick. Their Nassif Family Reserve is pretty decent but the price per bottle and lack of name recognition makes it hard to move.
There is also Iowa Legendary but their product is pretty unusual and doing that as a barrel pick would be very risky because rye is harder to sell.
Wow! You really know your distilleries. I can promise you the barrel we picked is 🔥🔥🔥 going to do my best to make it affordable too
Calumet 16 is my favorite bottle I’ve owned. Got a backup for half price at an auction. 16 year Barton at a good proof!
Is it really Oak'y or is it pretty leveled out? The 15 I thought was getting close to too much Oak but maybe the 16 is a better balance?
It's a pretty decent bottle. I have a Sam Houston 15 and found that I prefer the Calumet 15 and 16 over it. The higher age statements are very small batches so there are actually a few different batches of the 15 and 16 floating around. Sam Houston is even smaller batches and I don't think they were blended as well.
@@Bourbon_Hunter to me it’s less than the 15. That cherry note sweetens out
Mhmmmm I love a good cherry note. As @apeekintime said I have the Sam Houston 15 and love it so maybe I’ll enjoy the Calumet 16🥃
Occasionally. I went into a random store that had a small selection. Walking out and looked behind the register and snagged a JD10 for $85
I need a JD 10 or 12 soooo bad
Here in Longmont Colorado, the prices on even regular bourbon are astronomical! That Clyde Mays 10 year for $69 you showed, is $199 here. Man oh man, I can't wait to travel so I can escape the stupidity around here. EHT Small batch, ya know, the bottom end....$55 MSRP, $149 here in town. Disgusting.
Cedar Ridge, was there last September 😊💖🐶🐶
Someone is quite smart 👀🥃
I walked into Kramerica Wine and Spirits in Goose Creek and they had some decent allocated bottles, but prices were all over the place. Some bottles were close to MSRP and others were outrageously overpriced. They did have some 1L Buffalo Trace for like $40-$50 and a FP 1792 for $60, but the Eagle Rare and Blanton's were too high.
That store is Pandora’s box
Ive got a Calumet 16 you can try! It's pretty good, a bit oak forward. Bottles in Mt P had the 1.75L 2024 EW 1783 Heroes release for 22.99 if you are looking for it.
Now I have to go buy another bottle… darn
Cedar Ridge is my guess for Iowa stop!
Prices are a little high. New Riff Single Barrel should be $57 and the High West Barbados Rum Barrel should be in the $68-$69. I would assume due to Mt P location things tend to be higher than the surrounding areas like Goose Creek. Great video Hunter!
Thank you! Yeah thats Mount P Inflation right there
Old Overholt is a great Rye which is a good mixer too.
Interesting. Never really made cocktails with Rye
Hope to find the Davidson Reserve and Wilderness Trail sample packs next time I'm in Myrtle
Good luck! Im sure they are making their way around!
We were at New Riff today and the bottle in bond rye was very tasty!
Heck yeah! Ive not had it in a long time! I really like what New Riff is doing! Yall get anything cool?
@@Bourbon_Hunter they have a Silver Grove bourbon and rye, only available there, cask proof at 116, tasty. Liked the fruit and slight cinnamon on the bourbon….the bar, The Aquifer, is beautiful for a flight or cocktail or both!! They said the 8 year will be a regular listed bottle, but none today….it was a little smoother than the bottled in bond….Plus The Party Source liquor store is in the same parking lot….biggest booze store I’ve ever been to….
If you can find it the A. Overholt Monongahela is amazing and supposed to be 40 bucks. I like it more than my 10yr CS
Monogahela? What a freaking name 😂
Don't sleep on that Calumet 16. That bottle is absolutely amazing and I'm surprised it's not allocated. The small batch isn't anywhere near that despite being an 8 and 15 year blend.
I need to just get one I guess! 🥃
Those sample packs are good
Lowkey a great deal
That Clyde Mays black label is a very good bottle
I totally agree! Thank you for watching!
DANG BRO, you look like a young Scott Mitchell 😂
Is that a good thing or a bad thing?
Was in a small town in Idaho recently and found Blantons for 69.95!
Thats a great score! Congrats!
The Calumet 16 is really good. But the prices on that and the 15 are a little high. You can get the 15 at Costco for like 119
Costco is a huge corporation i’d hope they have better prices 😂 I try and support local as much as I can
I’d like to know about Revivals Rye finished in Tawny Port barrels. High Wire is doing great things.
I agree! I really like High Wire hence the photos on my website lol
If you can ever find the jim beam single barrels they are an amazing product for under 30 dollars also
Will do! Thank you for watching!
Small liquor stores and grocery store chains usually do good for me.
I totally agree! Thank you for watching
New Riff rye is amazing.
So they say ive yet to try it
1783 Heroes edition is a great bottle. I think you went to Cedar Ridge Distillery
🤷🏻♂️ idkkkkkkk but I can’t wait for yall to try my first barrel pick
Hey Bourbon Hunter, can you recommend any butterscotch bombs? Dig the videos, keep em coming, cheers !
Frey Ranch sometimes can hit that note especially in their single barrels
do yourself a favor and mix that crown blackberry with some mikes hard lemonade. so good
Double Alcohol double the trouble
For old overholt if you ain’t gonna get/find 10 year 114 is pretty nice $40 is steep tho. Also the A. Overholt is getting solid reviews
Heck yeah! I appreciate you watching!
@@Bourbon_Hunter always
Highly recommend A Overholt if you want to try something new. That 10 year cask strength is going to be hard to find again. Hopefully they start doing more special release. Jim Beam seems to be trying to overhaul the brand.
Maybe make the brand more “premium without the price tag?”
@@Bourbon_Hunter All the bottles you looked at are a great value. And the cask strength 10 year is a good price too considering other similar aged / proof ryes are going for. If that was craft whiskey the price would be way higher.
Interesting, yeah maybe so. Either way thank you for watching! Cheers! 🥃
Russell's 10 is $28 where I live. How do y'all pay $50 and up? But I can't get a bottle of ANY buffalo trace products at all 😂😂....oh and I'll take the Russell's over the BT, although it'd be nice to have both as an option. DANG and Rare breed rye for $70? We pay $43!! JD private select is the same, $49. But our barrel proof is $60 not $70.
BTW... its times for B523 to hit shelves. I live in a big city and A124 sells pretty quick here (but i've seen it sit on shelves for up to week) but when you move a half hour outside the metro area it just SITS on shelf. ECBP A124 has still moves fast but is pretty findable. I think the supply on ECBP A124 is far lower because they knew the sub12 age statement would not be popular and they need to get back to 12+.
Guessing B524 ends up being 12 years and is a bigger batch.
The best A124 HH product was actually the Bernheim BP. I've been lucky enough to find every batch of the Bernheim BP and they keep getting better. I've actually found the Bernheim A124 more often than either batch of 2023. Most stores only get 1-3 bottles when they get it but people still sleep on them.
A124 Bernheim was insanely good, I thought I was slightly disappointed because it was super hot at first but after letting it settle, I couldn't put that bottle down. Only complaint was the cork was a little too fat for the hole and every time I'd open it up, it was just shredding the cork. Never had that problem with anything before. I ended up finishing my A124 off in like a week after I went back to it. (Cinnamon graham cracker)
People do sleep on Bernheim! I agree with you for sure! Thank you for watching 🤙🏼🥃
Calumet 16 is the most slept on 12+ year bottle
Im going to stop sleeping on it now! Thank you for watching!
The Calumet 16 is exceptional 10. Look for rack starting with 4008 or 4009.
They have RACK #’s on there!!! The attention to detail is wild
@@Bourbon_Hunter or maybe they are making them up just to mess with us RB101 has a very good review of the 16 out there.
Fistful of Bourbon is about what you'd expect for a 2 year product. I might pay $10 for it.
Yikes thanks for the heads up
Just scooped one of those Woodford 121.2 batch so good I I couldn't let it pass for the price
Its so darn good how much you scoop it for?
@@Bourbon_Hunter little under 150
@@Bourbon_Hunter also scooped up a knob creek 18yr for 149
Niceeeeeee score on the KC18
Calumet 16 is awesome
So many people are telling me this and now im Feeling dumb. I need to try a sample first
Try the old overholt 114 all day. Stay away from that davidson reserve
I'd have gave that Rebecca Creek 10 yr a try for $70. I've heard the 16 yr is outstanding.
The calumet 16 is the best of their offerings
Thats good to hear! Im
Sure its their most expensive too
I spy an Early Times BiB that you didn't mention. Hard to tell what cap it was though
For the money broken barrel is very good , hersey rye and there 115 is very good .
That old Makers 46 cask would have been a good buy in the first store.
There was an old one? I must have no seen it. What time stamp was it?
@@Bourbon_Hunter3:32
Thank you
YAY!!! A hunter who buys chit !!!
I buy stuff every video brahhhh
@@Bourbon_Hunter YES, unlike many other Ytubers
That red label Clyde Mays is a hitter
Ive had it and I agree! Its slept on!
I’ve enjoyed the Broken Barrel bottles I opened
I might have gotten a bad single barrel from them or something because mine was horrendous. My buddy and I couldn’t believe a store picked it
@@Bourbon_Hunter sometimes you get a bad barrel my friend
Calumet 16 is phenomenal
So ive been told! Better than Sam Houston 15?
@@Bourbon_Hunter I haven’t had that one so I can’t say. Sometimes Costco will have calumet 16 for around $120 though so keep an eye out for that if Costco sells liquor there
We need to hook up for the LSU game in September. Rebel 10 is great but not at that price. $100 is a fair price.
Makes sense. Thank you for watching!
I get knob creek 9yr for 27 flat up here in WA, but almost everything else is about 30-35% more for what you see. Wa taxes suck total ass.
What brand of ginger ale does everyone use for mixing with bourbon? Vernons , Canada Dry , ale 8 1 , Schweppes , Seagrams or 365 by whole foods ?
Candadry Zero Sugar Caffeine Free 😎
They weren't talking about it before they added the 7 year label. Rumor is that black label was a 6 year before they added the age statement.
So people have LITERALLY been sleeping on Jim Beam Black for years?!? Why did no one tell me before the hype train left the station! That would make a great mixer
That's 30 bucks cheaper than I've seen calumet 16 anywhere else. Its better than it has any right to be for the price.
Old Overholt is Willett if I recall, so I’m guessing you’ll like it.
Beam
Not sure who makes it let me look
Jim Beam Product.
Hmmmm, Cats Eye is up that way too…
🤷🏻♂️🤔
picked me up one of the century Vodkas by Harlen Wheatley 100 time distilled, not huge vodka drinker but couldn’t pass it up
Is that the true good stuff? Im not much into Vodka myself
@@Bourbon_Hunter Have not tried it yet waiting to share it with my dad who is a big vodka guy. Only vodka I really like is wheatley so i’m hoping it’s much better
one thing is for sure, if you dont look you will not find it.
Darn right! Thats the best tip for Bourbon Hunters!
At smaller stores I usually find amazing bourbon but it’s usually dusties at full secondary. You shouldn’t have passed on that rebel 10 tho. VERY hard to find. I have an easier time finding pappy than I do rebel 10 in the wild
Wait seriously? I see it about as much as I see laceny BP
The old overholt is pretty good in my opinion and 20 bucks in Ohio
Ohio is the land of mystery that doesnt count 😂🥃 Just kidding cheers!
Cedar ridge?… or Cats Eye Distillery (Obtanium)
Never heard of Cats eye before 🤷🏻♂️
“They don’t miss at heaven hill” may be a bit generous 😂😂
Okay Mellow Corn. But thats about the only one I can think of right now. What do you not like from them?
@@Bourbon_Hunter Evan Williams single barrels are hella overpriced imo
Never cared for Ezra Brooks or Rebel Single barrels either, but that’s just me! Cheers man always love ur content
I hear ya on the Ezra sometimes but the EW Single barrel for $28 bucks is a great bottle so maybe we agree to disagree! Thank you for the kind words 🤙🏼🥃 Cheers!
@@Bourbon_Hunter oh damn here in KY EW single barrel is 50 bucks!! I think that’s where we differ lol. The KY market is kinda messed up lol regular ole Russells single barrels are 85 bucks!
Old Over Holt 114 is excellent. Ha
Some have been saying its better than the Old OverHolt 10 year I am finding that hard to believe. Have you had both?
Get the A. Overholt Monongahela rye.
Thats the second comment with that wild named Rye. I’ll check it out
I've scored 3 bottles of Calumet 16yr for $110. It's a delicious cherry bomb.
Goodness thats a steal!
Let’s gooooo
Yessssirrrrrrr!!! Thank you for watching!
Cedar Ridge.
🤷🏻♂️ A lot of votes for Cedar Ridge 🤔
Old Overholt 114 is a FAR better value than the 10 year, IMO. $40 for the 114 is pretty bad though - that bottle should be closer to $30. The BIB should be closer to $25 (but I'd pass on it if I had the option to buy 114).
I consider Old Overholt 114 like OGD114 - it's extremely good for the price but has sharp edges that need more time to be great. That's why I expected the 10 year to be incredible but was left slightly disappointed. Old Overholt 114 can be sipped neat but is really just an ACE for making strong cocktails. It has a ton of rye whiskey flavor for 114 proof but the flavors are "spikey" and not cohesive.
Oddly enough, the 10 year still had most of those spikes. The 10 year is something I'm glad I own but it pales in comparison to JD SBBP Rye and OF SBBP Rye... and it's more expensive.
Thats interesting to hear you say the 10 year still has sharp edges. Im curious to see if you do a blind what results would be for Old OverHolt Products
Beluga is really really good. rare here.
Apparently so! Ive never heard of it before! Thank you for watching 🥃🔥