Love seeing you guys share the bottles, especially at the end with the restaurant owner. You can tell how much he appreciates it, and that’s what it’s all about. Sharing and making memories
Grocery store near me sells Weller 12 year for $45. You have to go to the customer service desk and ask for it and it's not always around but everything they sell is at state minimum and they can obtain about anything you want. Sometimes they can be a gold mine.
Rod & Hammer is my local distillery. Can confirm it's MGP juice. They just barely put in a new still so they can get their production up. Their Cask Strength is more than worth the buy. Their standard offerings, not so much.
Hi TJ, It's a scotch but since you said you would be keeping an eye out for them, you missed a Springbank Local Barley 11 years at 7:24. I doubt the price was fair though... who knows!
Your wife is 100% like mine. I always think way hard on buying it and she is always giving me the "When will you ever see this bottle again speech". I love her and I won the wife lottery lol. That Widow Jane Decadence was a miss. That stuff is so freaking good!
Keep making your videos Sir, hell with the haters it means you're doing something right. I've never drank Bourbon in my life and have been binge watching all of your videos.
Same here i just enjoy watching him haggle and seeing his knowledge in all the different bourbon flavors i end up on his lives when he tires them out and it’s just entertaining
@@justinlindsey9178 I've learned so much about double barrel, store picks and barrel picks, malts etc. One thing I've wondered do you usually put ice in your bourbon (LOL) and do you chill it.
Any of the Mitchell & Son Spot irish whiskeys are solid yellow green or red, they’re usually Allocated at our Governments (BC, Canada) premium spirits release but not necessarily hard to find…but all them I so far have tried are very enjoyable.
Great video, TJ! At some point I highly recommend you try Driftless Glen. I went to a distillery tour in Wisconsin and it was amazing. Great folks over there.
That was also pre label change John J...lots of rumors about what juice was actually in the bottle and whether it's changed but I'd buy several of those being the old label.
Well, San Jose. I use to reside there years ago, in fact I was out there this Feb 1 to Feb 5....Anyway, that is what made it so interesting living there was the great quest for Whiskey, Bourbon, and Rye. My best encounters outside of Bevmo, was the numerous Liquor Stores...I resided on the West Side....but when you looked there was variety and slection...sometimes the price was to gouged.
In my neck of the woods. Sorry to have missed you all. I think the Larceny C923 is better than the ECBP C923. Oh and that Jim Beam Single Barrel is delicious you should have picked it up. Keep up the great content!
Very great to see you visit San Jose, I’m sorry it didn’t turn out better. I am from the San Jose area and most liquor stores are tight with pricing unfortunately. Welcome to California…. Where anything is expensive
San Jose is the land of easy whiskey since the scene is heavily moving into Tequila. All across CA the availability of bourbon/rye is extremely available compared to the rest of the US. I guess the Fireball/Wheatley Vodka sales are still strong so you still get crazy allocations all across the state.
If you ever run across a red breast PX at $150 or less, buy it. It’s Irish whiskey, but it’s absolutely fantastic! I enjoy good Irish whiskeys and that is probably the best one I’ve had. So much so that I bet anyone who doesn’t like Irish whiskeys will also enjoy it. Red breast also has a bourbon barrel aged Irish whiskey…I have a bottle, but haven’t cracked it yet. PX…it’s the real deal…
Brewzle, with as often as you bourbon hunt while flying, you may want to consider a piece of wine luggage. I check mine everywhere I go, and use Vin De Gaurd 8 bottle luggage. It keeps the weight under the checked bag limit, and I’ve checked it over 50 times with zero issues. Just an idea my friend! Keep this content going, love it
That Lost Republic is actually really nice. I was a bar manager up until a couple years ago and I had a rep come in and sample that for me. I've been looking for a bottle of it for myself for a while, but it's only special order for bars and restaurants in my area.
You pointed to the scotch on the top shelf in one of these places and all I see is Scotland. Tax went up years ago and I think what craft distilleries are doing in the US with malted and copper pot stilled whiskies is too compelling comparatively (by price, especially). The other thing is that in Scotland AB Inbev and Diageo own them all except a very few. Those that like Islay scotches should drink Kilchoman - the only craft distillery left in Islay. In the US what comes to mind for me is Defiant (out of North Carolina). If you don't typically like scotch, Defiant is easier on the palette, like a lowland scotch. Balcones (from Tx) is one of my favorites - very very very unique. And there are a couple from ASW in Atlanta that due to value/price, I can't pass up. I basically try to like everything from ASW, but I"m biased, being an Atlantan. Would be curious your opinion on the "Fiddler" line (bourbon wise). You have probably covered it and I just haven't seen it yet. The pecan barrel one to me is pretty good.
Tale of Winter is a 2022 limited edition finished in Marsala casks. Marsala is a Sicilian fortified wine that was originally made to compete with Port when British sailors would come to Sicily as the British at the time loved fortified wines. It never took off and ended up becoming cheep cooking wine.
Living in BC, which is a government controlled system with a secondary private liquor store system, it is wild to see what we have litterally everywhere (Buffalo, Little Book 4, 5, 6, 7 ---- etc)
Cool that you stopped by my city, San Jose. We're not really known for our whiskey, but always have stock of Buffalo Trace and Eagle Rare! Next time you're out here try some local distilleries like 10th Street Distillery.
I think when you tried to get into scotch and see if there was one you like, it was a good variety, But I probably wouldve started you off with some different American Single Malts. They share more similarities with bourbon as typically they are aged in new american oak which results in bigger bolder flavors, rather than delicate complex ones. They tend to be a bit young, but its a fast growing catagory and most that Ive had are delicious
Hey gentlemen… can you two make a video on the small stuff? How to drink bourbon like a boss or just a newbie. What glasses to use Glencarin or a solo cup. How much do you pour? How much to drink in one night/ one sitting. Do you stick with one glass of one kind or taste multiple till you can’t feel your face haha! What is your top daily drinker? How does Brewzle do it? Thanks men. San Angelo Texas here.
Oh Yeah! You definitely linked up with the Best Bourbon Hunter on the West Coast. Looking at his hat he also has a great taste for BBQ Sauces and Seasonings😁
If you like scotch, Glenmorangie makes quality whisky, that doesn't break the bank. Most scotch has exploded in price the past couple of years, atleast here in Europe. So i've been dipping my toes in to bourbon. For some reason the cheap ones are marked up quite a bit. Wild T 101 is 30usd while a Eagle rare is 40, then again a Knob Creek 9 is like 60 usd.
Yea I picked up the high west cabernet, and man am I happy with the decision. The nose is immaculate and the pallet holds up too it very well, but I wouldn’t quite call it immaculate
You’re definitely right that Jack Daniels stuff is extremely available. That said, the SiBBP Rye is oddly scarce in some regions. Including central Tennessee. I live an hour from Lynchburg and I’ve found it twice in a year. Not really your fault that it tastes so good that everyone wants it though lol. Keep making the content. Always entertaining!
Awesome Video! Was one of the better videos in a while! Love to see the camaraderie of the group throughout the video and the special bottle pours at the end!
@Brewzle i was wondering, one of my favorite drinks is 4 roses select and bullet rye. I dont have a bunch of money my budget for a single bottle is 40-50 on high end and i wanted to know if you could suggest a few bourbon in that range
Can't wait to see your Frey Ranch video. I tried it in Veags and brought a bottle home to eastern NC. Of course I really like it and we don't have it here.
Rod & Hammer's....San Luis Obispo California distillery. I bought a bottle of the cask bourbon last year, but yeah maybe a bit young and I am a bourbon rookie.
Nuts to me seeing all those bottles on the shelf. Meanwhile in Ohio I’m still literally 0/10 on any line I’ve waited in trying to get EH Taylor or ER. Been trying for months and still never even seen a bottle in person. Yes, you can get Weller green pretty easy on drop day and an occasional red. Not sure it’s worth the trade off.
Fellow Ohio person here. If you are not far from Kentucky the drive to Buffalo Trace is pretty nice. It is how I managed to get my ER and Taylor. I have also struck out every time in state too.
I live in NE Ohio I have no issues getting either of the wellers and can get Eagle rare with a little effort. Blantons is also pretty easy. EH is the hard one. Only had one chance at that
@@michaelfosnaught2238 same for me, but I'm more NW Ohio, ER, EH, BT, Blanton's and Weller 107 and SR pretty easy to come by if ya just wait a few weeks or sometimes maybe a month. But I always get see new ones before I run out of an open one.
@@scottbartlett2087 Im about central OH. Can only really go to drops on Fridays since I don’t have work. Can get Weller green and occasionally red but never had a chance at anything better. I hate living in a control state.
I have been binging these hunting videos! I know you have hit Orlando before but if you ever make your way to Tampa or St.Pete in Florida would love to show you to a few spots!
It's pretty funny when people increase price above MSRP on the bourbon county stouts. In my area anything from 2022 or older is HEAVILY discounted because the retailers want them off shelf. One of my local gas stations is already marking the 2023 releases down 30-50% just to move them. I walked into one of their locations and the clerk said "take all of them and I'll give you a great price." They were already $6.50 per 2023 barrel aged stout but they had 35 of them on shelf. Probably could have walked out with them all at $5 a piece just so they could clear their shelf space. Most chains know that the bottles are designed to "age" in the glass but they simply don't care. If the item is not moving quickly they will price it to move. Per year they make far less off the Goose Island Stouts than they do off PBR/Coors/Bud Light and they want more shelf space for those high movement items. The smaller specialty stores just want to make margin on their unique products since they don't need as much footage dedicated to their standard and high moving products. Of course, you won't find 2017 bottles in most chains - they would have thrown them into the dumpster by 2020/2021.
Please come do a hunt in southern CA. Where you are is not really CA, that’s the sparse populated area, LA (Los Angeles) is the place to be. Just LA alone has 10x the population of where you are now. That’s a fun hunt, its supply and demand and the thrill of the hunt. Right?
7:23 there is a Springbank Local Barley :O Years of hunting for SB in Sweden not once have I got hold of one of these. Here you could get four times the price for that bottle. Lot's of people would buy that just to sell it or store for the future. Americans are lucky :)
Tj I will always respect and appreciate the effort you do and the knowledge you give, you are the reason I switch from tequila to bourbon, lol but that hater tho he funny ignore all the commotion. And good drinking here from Houston,TX sir,cheers 🍻!!
Don't want to sound like a "fanboy" (cuz I'm more like a "fanoldman) but this was a great video. As my brother would say, "everybody with a garage is making bourbon" these days. I only wish I had to the budget to try some of these picks. If in California, you have to try Dorothy Arzner Rye whiskey which I believe is distilled in California by Francis Coppola. Excellent! Cheers!
Love your videos,I’m a huge makers mark drinker and I wish I could have found a cellar aged for myself.I haven’t given up just yet even though I know hell will probably freeze over.Great finds
I have a local store that marks up bottles to full secondary+. If a tater from Alabama comes in, Stagg is 349. If a local hoarder who already has 14 bottles of every batch made comes in, it's 349. If a local comes in regularly, purchases shelfers, and talks to the owner like a human, Stagg is 100. Lol! I fully support this method.
I have recently started watching this channel and hands down the best one yet!!! I love you guys an all the content also if you haven’t heard or tried creek water you should definitely check it out n try it
I’m from San Luis Obispo where Rod and hammer is based out of, and the sample I had from them was delicious. It was my aunt and uncles bottle, don’t remember the exact bottle it was but it was delicious
Funnily enough last night I was just talking to a friend who works for a friend of Rod & Hammer and one of their Christmas gifts was a barrel pick from Rod & Hammer so its pretty cool seeing you pick one up
Love me some Stagg and especiallly George T Stagg. Just curious where George T ranks on your list and what’s the max you would pay for it. I have gotten 4 bottles in my small Georgia town along with Handy and some pappy 15. Would love to get with you to taste some of these. Just curious where you’d rank them?!
Brother this is my favorite burbon channel on the interwebs. I say with Respect: please exercise and work on your weight so you can be in less pain. I mean this from the bottom of my heart. If you do ever read this. Stay healthy man you have a lot going on. Seriously love your team and your channel. Exercise eat clean so you can continue with this type of content. With all do respect. If this ever gets read.
It's so weird how the west coast has all these Buffalo Trace and Eagle Rare bottles filling up their shelves. in another video it was clear a lot of stores out there had Springbanks all over the place.All of those bottles are hard to find throughout the mid-west.
Ever since I started watching you, I started paying more attention to bourbon, and I went to a store that was charging 800ish for stagg and 200 for antique 107😮😮😮
there are lots of stores out in Roseville of 80 on your way to reno with lots of good buys, some of the local distilleries can be underwhelming like JJ Pfister.
I know this is a shot in the dark but i have a question.. I am interested in a different spirit because i am an avid crown drinker.. I like XO and reserve.. Not crazy about a strong oak taste. Thank you
If you can find a Balvenie 21yr aged PortWood for $230, or under, it is worth it, if you are interested in a Scotch that isn't overly peaty and has some lovely caramel and grape notes. It is my favorite scotch ever made.
Brother this is my favorite burbon channel on the interwebs. I say with Respect: please exercise and work on your weight so you can be in less pain. I mean this from the bottom of my heart. If you do ever read this. Stay healthy man you have a lot going on. Seriously love your team and your channel. Exercise eat clean so you can continue with this type of content. With all do respect. If this ever gets read.
He and his team are awesome. See him change will be motivation to myself, and i hope to those who watch him. I hope he keeps up the great work. I'm sure if he works this hard on his channel he will work just as hard on himself for his family, and us lovers of whiskey. I'm not sure if this is jill his wife but tou guys make a great team.
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Love seeing you guys share the bottles, especially at the end with the restaurant owner. You can tell how much he appreciates it, and that’s what it’s all about. Sharing and making memories
Grocery store near me sells Weller 12 year for $45. You have to go to the customer service desk and ask for it and it's not always around but everything they sell is at state minimum and they can obtain about anything you want. Sometimes they can be a gold mine.
Which grocery store is that sir??
A honey hole 🤫
Well you can retire on deals like that
Please let us know LOL
Rod & Hammer is my local distillery. Can confirm it's MGP juice. They just barely put in a new still so they can get their production up. Their Cask Strength is more than worth the buy. Their standard offerings, not so much.
Hi TJ,
It's a scotch but since you said you would be keeping an eye out for them, you missed a Springbank Local Barley 11 years at 7:24. I doubt the price was fair though... who knows!
Love how good of a sport Ms. Jill is pushing you to buy bottles. Love her "live a little" attitude.
Big fan of that Redwood Empire Grizzly Beast
Your wife is 100% like mine. I always think way hard on buying it and she is always giving me the "When will you ever see this bottle again speech". I love her and I won the wife lottery lol. That Widow Jane Decadence was a miss. That stuff is so freaking good!
I was surprised Widow Jane was not mentioned on his NY video! Such good Whiskey, specially Decadence!
I haven't tried decadence yet. Lucky 13 was delicious.
Keep making your videos Sir, hell with the haters it means you're doing something right. I've never drank Bourbon in my life and have been binge watching all of your videos.
Same here i just enjoy watching him haggle and seeing his knowledge in all the different bourbon flavors i end up on his lives when he tires them out and it’s just entertaining
@@justinlindsey9178 I've learned so much about double barrel, store picks and barrel picks, malts etc. One thing I've wondered do you usually put ice in your bourbon (LOL) and do you chill it.
I love how supportive Jill is. She’s like “you should get it!” and I know that my wife would give me a hard time about buying cheap bourbon lol.
not a drinker but a 80$ bottle is considered cheap for bourbon? Just curious 😅
The 2023 Makers BEP always does amazing in my blinds. I usually don't like staved whiskeys but this one does it for me.
Great stuff as always TJ. Love the Bourbon hunting videos !! Thank you TJ and JIll
I agree. This is by far my favorite channel. You and your wife are amazing and fun to watch. Keep hunting and sharing.
Any of the Mitchell & Son Spot irish whiskeys are solid yellow green or red, they’re usually Allocated at our Governments (BC, Canada) premium spirits release but not necessarily hard to find…but all them I so far have tried are very enjoyable.
Mitchell & Son spot whiskey's are indeed very good.
My family is from Fallon, NV. I used to live about 2 miles from Frey Ranch. The Frey's are good people.
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Great video, TJ! At some point I highly recommend you try Driftless Glen. I went to a distillery tour in Wisconsin and it was amazing. Great folks over there.
It’s cool to see you guys around my neck of the woods, Elk Grove, Reno, etc etc. You boys get around! Glad to see it!
You missed the John J Bowman @ 23:15.
That was also pre label change John J...lots of rumors about what juice was actually in the bottle and whether it's changed but I'd buy several of those being the old label.
Well, San Jose. I use to reside there years ago, in fact I was out there this Feb 1 to Feb 5....Anyway, that is what made it so interesting living there was the great quest for Whiskey, Bourbon, and Rye. My best encounters outside of Bevmo, was the numerous Liquor Stores...I resided on the West Side....but when you looked there was variety and slection...sometimes the price was to gouged.
In my neck of the woods. Sorry to have missed you all. I think the Larceny C923 is better than the ECBP C923. Oh and that Jim Beam Single Barrel is delicious you should have picked it up. Keep up the great content!
Very great to see you visit San Jose, I’m sorry it didn’t turn out better. I am from the San Jose area and most liquor stores are tight with pricing unfortunately. Welcome to California…. Where anything is expensive
San Jose is the land of easy whiskey since the scene is heavily moving into Tequila. All across CA the availability of bourbon/rye is extremely available compared to the rest of the US. I guess the Fireball/Wheatley Vodka sales are still strong so you still get crazy allocations all across the state.
If you ever run across a red breast PX at $150 or less, buy it. It’s Irish whiskey, but it’s absolutely fantastic! I enjoy good Irish whiskeys and that is probably the best one I’ve had. So much so that I bet anyone who doesn’t like Irish whiskeys will also enjoy it. Red breast also has a bourbon barrel aged Irish whiskey…I have a bottle, but haven’t cracked it yet. PX…it’s the real deal…
Redbreast 12 is aged in ex bourbon and ex sherry barrels. Most scotches do the same of ex bourbon and/or sherry.
Brewzle, with as often as you bourbon hunt while flying, you may want to consider a piece of wine luggage. I check mine everywhere I go, and use Vin De Gaurd 8 bottle luggage. It keeps the weight under the checked bag limit, and I’ve checked it over 50 times with zero issues. Just an idea my friend! Keep this content going, love it
You should have grabbed that Pikesville in the grocery store 12:37, 15:25, 16:44. There is only one bottle for a reason 😮
That Lost Republic is actually really nice. I was a bar manager up until a couple years ago and I had a rep come in and sample that for me. I've been looking for a bottle of it for myself for a while, but it's only special order for bars and restaurants in my area.
I agree on the 15. After the Pappy 15 it doesn't get better and I had one bottle that tasted like an ashtray. 15 is my pick for best, too.
You pointed to the scotch on the top shelf in one of these places and all I see is Scotland. Tax went up years ago and I think what craft distilleries are doing in the US with malted and copper pot stilled whiskies is too compelling comparatively (by price, especially). The other thing is that in Scotland AB Inbev and Diageo own them all except a very few. Those that like Islay scotches should drink Kilchoman - the only craft distillery left in Islay. In the US what comes to mind for me is Defiant (out of North Carolina). If you don't typically like scotch, Defiant is easier on the palette, like a lowland scotch. Balcones (from Tx) is one of my favorites - very very very unique. And there are a couple from ASW in Atlanta that due to value/price, I can't pass up. I basically try to like everything from ASW, but I"m biased, being an Atlantan. Would be curious your opinion on the "Fiddler" line (bourbon wise). You have probably covered it and I just haven't seen it yet. The pecan barrel one to me is pretty good.
that raleys in elk grove is literally the grocery store i grew up going to, that exact one! crazy!
Tale of Winter is a 2022 limited edition finished in Marsala casks. Marsala is a Sicilian fortified wine that was originally made to compete with Port when British sailors would come to Sicily as the British at the time loved fortified wines. It never took off and ended up becoming cheep cooking wine.
Living in BC, which is a government controlled system with a secondary private liquor store system, it is wild to see what we have litterally everywhere (Buffalo, Little Book 4, 5, 6, 7 ---- etc)
I live my bourbon hunting life vicariously through you. Lots of fun!
The Japanese whiskey hibiki is amazing!
Totally agree
Also I asked about bottles before and forgot to say... Truckee California is a great place full of great people..glad you like it out there
As a note, the frey ranch uncut rye is only available as barrel picks l, so it's not super common, especially outside of nevada
Rod and Hammers is good. Technically not local but still a great bottle.
Cool that you stopped by my city, San Jose. We're not really known for our whiskey, but always have stock of Buffalo Trace and Eagle Rare! Next time you're out here try some local distilleries like 10th Street Distillery.
Jill rocks for supporting you. My wife enjoys hunting with me and picks a few for herself lol.
I think when you tried to get into scotch and see if there was one you like, it was a good variety, But I probably wouldve started you off with some different American Single Malts. They share more similarities with bourbon as typically they are aged in new american oak which results in bigger bolder flavors, rather than delicate complex ones. They tend to be a bit young, but its a fast growing catagory and most that Ive had are delicious
Hey gentlemen… can you two make a video on the small stuff? How to drink bourbon like a boss or just a newbie. What glasses to use Glencarin or a solo cup. How much do you pour? How much to drink in one night/ one sitting. Do you stick with one glass of one kind or taste multiple till you can’t feel your face haha! What is your top daily drinker? How does Brewzle do it? Thanks men. San Angelo Texas here.
Oh Yeah! You definitely linked up with the Best Bourbon Hunter on the West Coast. Looking at his hat he also has a great taste for BBQ Sauces and Seasonings😁
Best bourbon channel hands down!
EH Taylor has to be my favorite pour right now . Just wish it wasn't so hard to come by .
If you like scotch, Glenmorangie makes quality whisky, that doesn't break the bank. Most scotch has exploded in price the past couple of years, atleast here in Europe. So i've been dipping my toes in to bourbon. For some reason the cheap ones are marked up quite a bit. Wild T 101 is 30usd while a Eagle rare is 40, then again a Knob Creek 9 is like 60 usd.
A darn good start, some good stuff and a great ending with Pappy!
Yea I picked up the high west cabernet, and man am I happy with the decision. The nose is immaculate and the pallet holds up too it very well, but I wouldn’t quite call it immaculate
Try patio 29 it’s made in winners California I believe they grow their own grains and distill it there
Do you mean Winters?
You’re definitely right that Jack Daniels stuff is extremely available. That said, the SiBBP Rye is oddly scarce in some regions. Including central Tennessee. I live an hour from Lynchburg and I’ve found it twice in a year.
Not really your fault that it tastes so good that everyone wants it though lol.
Keep making the content. Always entertaining!
Awesome Video! Was one of the better videos in a while! Love to see the camaraderie of the group throughout the video and the special bottle pours at the end!
Great video looks like there were a couple really nice stores there with good selection and reasonable prices. Can't wait to see the Frey ranch video
The only pace I have seen local stuff is near sonoma area the wine stores some of them have small selection of locally produced whiskey
Can’t recommend rod and hammers, like you said super grain forward. I’ve never had it myself but I’ve heard good things about sanoma distilling.
My favorite content on this channel is the hunt! Keep up the great work
I would recommend trying the world whiskeys!! You may like it or you may hate it, but you have tried it!!
You are my guide to bourbon❤
If you haven't been to Market District in Carmel, IN you should definitely check out their selection. It is quite nice
@Brewzle i was wondering, one of my favorite drinks is 4 roses select and bullet rye. I dont have a bunch of money my budget for a single bottle is 40-50 on high end and i wanted to know if you could suggest a few bourbon in that range
Can't wait to see your Frey Ranch video. I tried it in Veags and brought a bottle home to eastern NC. Of course I really like it and we don't have it here.
Rod & Hammer's....San Luis Obispo California distillery. I bought a bottle of the cask bourbon last year, but yeah maybe a bit young and I am a bourbon rookie.
Nuts to me seeing all those bottles on the shelf. Meanwhile in Ohio I’m still literally 0/10 on any line I’ve waited in trying to get EH Taylor or ER. Been trying for months and still never even seen a bottle in person. Yes, you can get Weller green pretty easy on drop day and an occasional red. Not sure it’s worth the trade off.
Fellow Ohio person here. If you are not far from Kentucky the drive to Buffalo Trace is pretty nice. It is how I managed to get my ER and Taylor. I have also struck out every time in state too.
I live in NE Ohio I have no issues getting either of the wellers and can get Eagle rare with a little effort. Blantons is also pretty easy. EH is the hard one. Only had one chance at that
@@michaelfosnaught2238 same for me, but I'm more NW Ohio, ER, EH, BT, Blanton's and Weller 107 and SR pretty easy to come by if ya just wait a few weeks or sometimes maybe a month. But I always get see new ones before I run out of an open one.
@@scottbartlett2087 Im about central OH. Can only really go to drops on Fridays since I don’t have work. Can get Weller green and occasionally red but never had a chance at anything better. I hate living in a control state.
@@Zach-td5mb control state has its pluses and minuses. I mean other states might have stuff but I refuse to pay secondary on anything.
I have been binging these hunting videos! I know you have hit Orlando before but if you ever make your way to Tampa or St.Pete in Florida would love to show you to a few spots!
My buddy is the one distilling for rod and hammer. Great guys in an amazing town. Great pick up
SLO. I dig the cask strength versions. 👍🏻🥃.
It's pretty funny when people increase price above MSRP on the bourbon county stouts. In my area anything from 2022 or older is HEAVILY discounted because the retailers want them off shelf. One of my local gas stations is already marking the 2023 releases down 30-50% just to move them. I walked into one of their locations and the clerk said "take all of them and I'll give you a great price." They were already $6.50 per 2023 barrel aged stout but they had 35 of them on shelf. Probably could have walked out with them all at $5 a piece just so they could clear their shelf space.
Most chains know that the bottles are designed to "age" in the glass but they simply don't care. If the item is not moving quickly they will price it to move. Per year they make far less off the Goose Island Stouts than they do off PBR/Coors/Bud Light and they want more shelf space for those high movement items. The smaller specialty stores just want to make margin on their unique products since they don't need as much footage dedicated to their standard and high moving products.
Of course, you won't find 2017 bottles in most chains - they would have thrown them into the dumpster by 2020/2021.
Please come do a hunt in southern CA. Where you are is not really CA, that’s the sparse populated area, LA (Los Angeles) is the place to be. Just LA alone has 10x the population of where you are now. That’s a fun hunt, its supply and demand and the thrill of the hunt. Right?
Wild to say San Jose isn’t really Cali
7:23 there is a Springbank Local Barley :O Years of hunting for SB in Sweden not once have I got hold of one of these. Here you could get four times the price for that bottle. Lot's of people would buy that just to sell it or store for the future. Americans are lucky :)
Found some Rebel cask strength the other day and had to pick up a couple. They were store picks.
EH Taylor Single Barrel might be my absolute fav. Top 3 for sho.
Tj I will always respect and appreciate the effort you do and the knowledge you give, you are the reason I switch from tequila to bourbon, lol but that hater tho he funny ignore all the commotion. And good drinking here from Houston,TX sir,cheers 🍻!!
Don't want to sound like a "fanboy" (cuz I'm more like a "fanoldman) but this was a great video. As my brother would say, "everybody with a garage is making bourbon" these days. I only wish I had to the budget to try some of these picks. If in California, you have to try Dorothy Arzner Rye whiskey which I believe is distilled in California by Francis Coppola. Excellent! Cheers!
Rod and hammers is everywhere in California. I have a bottle of the cask strength.
Pretty good.
Love your videos,I’m a huge makers mark drinker and I wish I could have found a cellar aged for myself.I haven’t given up just yet even though I know hell will probably freeze over.Great finds
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I have a local store that marks up bottles to full secondary+. If a tater from Alabama comes in, Stagg is 349. If a local hoarder who already has 14 bottles of every batch made comes in, it's 349. If a local comes in regularly, purchases shelfers, and talks to the owner like a human, Stagg is 100. Lol! I fully support this method.
Great Video
I’m heading to Raley’s in Truckee Ca tomorrow to walk the isle where the good stuff is. Cheers.
The tequila selections in California is amazing. Definitely need to try Cazcanes añejo or extra añejo
Picked up hueling station single barrel from Memphis a 8 year. Its delicious
One of your best videos. Thanks TJ!
I have recently started watching this channel and hands down the best one yet!!! I love you guys an all the content also if you haven’t heard or tried creek water you should definitely check it out n try it
The regular releases from Frey Ranch are better than most whiskeys. I am waiting for the cask strength and barrel picks make it to Florida.
Wow, just a fantastic video and that bottle lineup at the end was stellar
I’m from San Luis Obispo where Rod and hammer is based out of, and the sample I had from them was delicious. It was my aunt and uncles bottle, don’t remember the exact bottle it was but it was delicious
I have a bottle of the high west cask strength but it’s not the wine finished it’s just called cask strength with the blue label
What are the addresses for Raley's in Elk Grove and Reno?
Funnily enough last night I was just talking to a friend who works for a friend of Rod & Hammer and one of their Christmas gifts was a barrel pick from Rod & Hammer so its pretty cool seeing you pick one up
Love me some Stagg and especiallly George T Stagg. Just curious where George T ranks on your list and what’s the max you would pay for it. I have gotten 4 bottles in my small Georgia town along with Handy and some pappy 15. Would love to get with you to taste some of these. Just curious where you’d rank them?!
Brother this is my favorite burbon channel on the interwebs. I say with Respect: please exercise and work on your weight so you can be in less pain. I mean this from the bottom of my heart. If you do ever read this. Stay healthy man you have a lot going on. Seriously love your team and your channel. Exercise eat clean so you can continue with this type of content. With all do respect. If this ever gets read.
It's so weird how the west coast has all these Buffalo Trace and Eagle Rare bottles filling up their shelves. in another video it was clear a lot of stores out there had Springbanks all over the place.All of those bottles are hard to find throughout the mid-west.
Ever since I started watching you, I started paying more attention to bourbon, and I went to a store that was charging 800ish for stagg and 200 for antique 107😮😮😮
Should have picked up that twist top Antique that was on the floor next to the Weller 12
I can’t seem to add a photo I took at rod and hammer but they make their own stuff. It’s good for being young. I believe mine is 117 proof
You missed the Hakushu 12 and the Yamazaki 12. Pricey but great. Please try these and do a review.
I really want to find one of those 100% single grain frey ranch bottles.
You can get that old fitz 10 for 350 secondary. I dont know where owner saw 1200 was ballpark
Yeah, I was surprised as well.
there are lots of stores out in Roseville of 80 on your way to reno with lots of good buys, some of the local distilleries can be underwhelming like JJ Pfister.
I know this is a shot in the dark but i have a question.. I am interested in a different spirit because i am an avid crown drinker.. I like XO and reserve.. Not crazy about a strong oak taste. Thank you
Ive order my first bottle of bottled and bond and i went with jack Daniels bonded
I just picked up some goose island. There is a bunch of them here in my home town and they are $11 a piece
That Yellow Spot is freaking delicious!
Brewzle those yamazakis are GREAT at the 8 minute mark depending on price.
If you can find a Balvenie 21yr aged PortWood for $230, or under, it is worth it, if you are interested in a Scotch that isn't overly peaty and has some lovely caramel and grape notes. It is my favorite scotch ever made.
Brother this is my favorite burbon channel on the interwebs. I say with Respect: please exercise and work on your weight so you can be in less pain. I mean this from the bottom of my heart. If you do ever read this. Stay healthy man you have a lot going on. Seriously love your team and your channel. Exercise eat clean so you can continue with this type of content. With all do respect. If this ever gets read.
I appreciate how you said that with respectfullness .He is definitely working on it. ❤
TJ often talks about how he is on a diet and dropping weight so it is definitely on his radar
He and his team are awesome.
See him change will be motivation to myself, and i hope to those who watch him. I hope he keeps up the great work. I'm sure if he works this hard on his channel he will work just as hard on himself for his family, and us lovers of whiskey. I'm not sure if this is jill his wife but tou guys make a great team.
Yes this is his Jill@@marvin8527
but all that whiskey drinking is just fine for you...