I agree. Some of these allocated bottles, I can't get. I have had some great bottles and some not worth the money. I, myself started last year to find the best off the shelf bottles at reasonable costs. As for bad bottles, there are plenty. However Jim Beam white label or even Wild Turkey (80 proof) are not the best for slipping but great for mixing at their price points.
Great idea for a video. Would love to see you do other distilleries such as Heaven Hill, Makers Mark, Four Roses, etc. I have not had to top bottles of any of these, but agree with the best shelfers in all four. I had a sample of the Statesman in a bourbon tasting last month and did not care for it. Tasted like chewing on a piece of banana taffy.
Sadly, I loved Four Roses Small Batch. Last bottle I tried, was so horrible I couldn't believe it. It tasted like ethanol or Chemically. Disappointed was an understatement.
I hear a lot of folks absolutely hate four roses. Don't know if it's something that hits certain people's palates wrong or they have some bad quality control. I think most their stuff is pretty good but a little flat.
I'm all in on the Knob Creek nine-year-old but the Old Forester 1897 bottled in bond is my favorite old Forester product. I'm good with any of the Wild Turkey products except the 81. I've given up on finding Buffalo Trace products in NC. Great analysis!
So I was digging into the SLB video archives recently to decide my next bourbon purchase. Comparing the old vids with current ones, it's nice to have the dynamic duo in front of the camera--a lot more conversational and you guys complement each other well. Kurt was a wealth of info with the old vids but there wasn't really an entertainment factor, and Trent seemed to be a reluctant participant when he first started, but you boys really put together a good show now and look comfortable doing them now. Great job.
SLB Classics 1:25 Trenton gets philosophical 2:50 Trenton apparently keeps none of the good bottles 😅 5:44 Trenton brings up his yard shrooms 🤢🍄 6:35 Agreed on least favorite, only one I have had and have been scared to try another one 8:15 Trenton’s memory is impeccable 9:31 just got my first wild Turkey today (went with rare breed)
Absolutely love what you guys are doing here with your channel. Father/Son duo is awesome. After each video, I want to sit and have a glass of bourbon with my buddies.
Great idea for a video! Respectfully, Jack Daniels single barrel barrel proof is by far the best shelf bottle that brown-forman offers... Also Coy Hill crushes bday bourbon in the allocated category imo.
Bourbon is so crazy to me. For me Benchmark Bonded might just be the best $20 bottle I've ever had. That stuff is sensational and has killed me in blinds before with how good it was. Wild how different everyone's palettes are. For me, my distillery of choice would be Wild Turkey with my favorite being Kentucky Spirit, shelf bottle is 101 > RareBreed and worst is my RR Single Barrel store pick. (But I adore RR10)
My Baker's 7 is 8 years, 10 months, so they're often close in age. I love both Knob Creek and Baker's. I really like the KC12. I've never actually tried the Beam white label. I love the OF 1910 and 1920. I'm clearly a shelf-bottle guy. 😂 And Rare Breed, too. You guys just nailed all my favorite shelf bourbons.
@@Robert.Sheard Not sure if you will find Stagg there...but they usually sell one of the harder to get bottles everyday. And it changes from one day to the next. Went down on a Friday and was able to pick up Weller Reserve...went back on Monday, was hoping for an Eagle Rare, but had to settle for Blanton's. Enjoy your time down that way!!!
@@lfd_eng9219 Well, a miracle happened today. I often troll the Total Wine website and saw Stagg available in store in Lexington, KY. That status is often misleading, but my KY friend raced over there and asked and it really was there. She snagged one for me for $58. I'll collect it when I visit BT next month. Can't believe I fell into one like that.
The distance between Wild Turkey 101 and the 81 is immense. I can't imagine the latter, while I often enjoy the 101--especially mixed. Agree on Rare Breed. My everyday sipper is Knob Creek. I enjoy both the regular (100p) and the single (120p).
Yea I'm a lifelong turkey 101 drinker and I read in a novel that it was considered trash, I never understood that until I discovered that turkey 81 existed. I didn't ever know that was a thing I had it, it's horrible. That must why turkey has a bad reputation and they should maybe discontinue it unless it has some fans out there
Over the 4th of July weekend I bought what is my favorite bottle of bourbon, yet. Clyde May's Special Reserve. 60 bucks here in Michigan. Such a depth of different flavors unlike any of my collection. Review it boys. You have been hugely responsible for my recent interest in Bourbons and I thank you for it. My wife? maybe not as much!
I love the Buffalo Trace products and I love your videos! My daily drinker is Buffalo Trace, and we can get it regularly in Oregon at about $29 for a 1L bottle. We can also find Eagle Rare pretty regularly on the shelves out here too for around $39 for the 750ml bottle. Good luck finding much Weller or Blanton's out here but when you do find it the prices are reasonable as the state of Oregon regulates the retail prices. Keep up the good work!
Would love to see your take on MGP…it’ll be a video in itself with all the potential sourced products you could use. The new “Highest Rye” bourbon has me excited!
@@GeauxRillaI'm suspecting that I've got a sour bottle of Russell's. I'm hesitant to buy another bottle to verify though. McKenna that I've tried is far superior, but then again I'd almost rather a pour of ten high than the bottle of Russell's I own.
Rare breed has got to be my absolute favorite that you can pick up anytime! It simply can't be beat for the quality and proof that you get for the money and availability! Fantastic pour! Great video
The proof, mouth feel and finish on RB is truly unbeatable at it's price point, I just wish it fit my palate better as it's not my favorite flavor profile.
Great choices! I have to say that with Buffalo Trace products, the least favorite was very easy to pick in Benchmark. However, that shelf choice is relatively hard since a majority of BT is allocated. I can’t imagine the amount of time that you guys took in discussing! Truly appreciate your efforts! Thank you for the content!
Great video! Is it possible to increase the depth of field in the camera focus? I like to zoom in to look at the bottle labels and they were more out of focus this time. Thanks!
Have to agree with your shelfers. I haven’t had your top picks, but those would be my shelf picks for most. Would like to see a similar comparison of ryes and wheated bourbons.
I love knob creek 9, wild Turkey rare breed and OF 1920! Can’t find Stagg, but also love Eagle Rare. I rarely pay more than $70 but I can stock my bar with these great bourbons! Your shows are great as always!
If Eagle Rare were more available here in OH, it would be my every-day drinker -- it's such an amazing bottle at the price point. Can't wait for the Buffalo Trace expansion to start yielding results...
@@jackhanson857Sadly the price has continuously gone up. I paid $59 for my last bottle and that's about my limit on one. It's going for 85-100 online secondary which is nuts.
Great video gents! I’d have the similar dilemma choosing between 1910 and 1920-they’re both great, just for different reasons. I’m with Kurt though-1910 edges past 1920, for me. That said, I’m with Trenton when choosing between Eagle Rare and Buffalo Trace. Perhaps I need to let it breathe a little more but the first couple times I had a pour, it had a bitterness I wasn’t fond of, and the BT had all the flavors I liked without the bitterness…could’ve just been a bad day-who knows I recently acquired a bottle of Col Taylor small batch and it’s very tasty, but I *rarely* see it when I’m out and about, so it’s hard for me to like it too much because I know when it’s gone, I may not find another for awhile.
I think they got it right. For me it's not close personally but I can see why people would prefer the sweetness level of a 1910 but 1920 is a higher proof point at basically the same price point more well balanced more versatile etc. I think it's just about the best shelf bourbon you can buy for 55-65 dollars personally.
About the only thing I would change. I would swap E.H. Taylor small batch for the Eagle Rare. Just as easy to get, and a better pour in my opinion. Well worth the extra $10.
Gotta agree with your evaluations . Obviously never had the Wild Turkey "best" bottle and probably never will... As always, a fair and honest review from SLB And if "hands are ever thrown", betting the farm on Kurt!!! Old guys rule!
I have only tried Eagle Rare once and really enjoyed it, but regular Buffalo Trace is just average to me given the difficulty in getting it in some areas. I have a bottle of it but there are a lot of other more readily available bottles out there with the same price point and quality.
In Louisiana up until recently we could get Buffalo Trace for $17 a bottle anywhere, $15 at Costco, it's $22 now. Didn't grow up drinking it I have no fondness for the brand but that value was incredible, I've totally acquired a fondness for its taste.
Here in Alberta, Canada 7 of those 12 bottles are unobtanium, OF 1920 is 80-90, Rare Breed is 75-80. Knob Creek 9 and Wild Turkey 101 are usually 40-45 sometimes under 40. White Label is around 30, cheaper on sale. A few times a year I can find Knob Creek 9 on sale for 35 and Buffalo Trace for 28, usually pick up a couple when the sale hits. Most Bourbons you guys class in the 20-30 dollar range are in the 40-60 range locally. Most prices have increased 10-20% in recent times.
Loved the video though y’all forgot Heaven Hill, would love to see how that would shake out. I personally would’ve gone for Benchmark Fullproof for the BT shelf pick
I love the channel and watch every chance I get. Probably within the first day of posting! If I had one request, it would be the bottle placement when showing your rankings. Please put the #1 bottle or sample A on your right, so we, the audience, can see #1 on our left presenting in numerical order. Right now, we're always seeing #1, or A, on our right.
My pallet is more in line w/Trentons, I've been a rye drinker when your options were very limited. Likewise, when I lived in Louisville I became enamoured w/Beam and Makers. This was when the Bakers/Bookers line was just starting up. So I continue to hold those biases today. I think this is a great idea and I'd like to see Makers in the next batch.
We want to know the lousy ones so we don't waste money on them ! Jim Beam is the best selling bourbon in the world ! That Old Forester 1920 is one of my favorites, great stuff. Cannot argue with alot of the picks. The George T. Stagg is not available where I live. The last bottle i found was $1,500 !! It was next to the Pappy that was 3K. I love the Eagle Rare and Rare Breed, they are 2 of my favorites. Great video guys !
I'm kind of thinking that Longbranch would have been their worst WT product if they had a bottle of it. I'm with you with regards to the 80 proof. It's a great Summer bourbon.
Eh Taylor over Eagle rare....if you consider it a shelf pick? OHLQ had a Russell's barrel proof "store pick", if you want to call it that, and it is excellent
I liked the Wild Turkey Longbranch flavor but there was not enough of the flavor. I'd like to see a Longbranch in a higher proof and then compare them. Great show!! TonyB
BEAM--White label Beam is a GREAT mixer. OLD FORESTER--OF 1910 is a great shelf bottle, the 1920 is awesome, as well. WILD TURKEY--Never had the WT Rare Breed, but the 101 is a great value! BUFFALO TRACE--Eagle Rare is very good, but I want to try the Stagg.
Nice comparison! Could maybe expand it to a part II with the next 4 largest distilleries. I'd particularly be curious about the Heaven Hill family, as many of my favorites come from them. I haven't had any of the top selections from the distilleries you chose, but of them I pretty much agree with what you have except for Old Forester. I do like the Statesman, and all the varieties. Some are better than others so while I can't choose which one would be my least favorite, it's still something I'd drink handily. Jim Beam gives me a special kind of shiver down my back, and not a good one. I had the WORST hangover of my entire life from that stuff. So bad it put me off all bourbon for 15-20 years. Now that I've discovered the pleasures of what a good bourbon is, I still won't drink it!
This was another great video! I agree that the Benchmark Bonded is not good. It's the first Buffalo trace product I've tried, and I'm scared to buy any Benchmark label again. I'm even shying away from Buffalo Trace products when at the store, should I not go off of this first impression of the brand?
The Benchmark thing is interesting because I have seen multiple reviews with all sorts of orders on them. I do not think any other review I have seen had Bonded last.
Is the regular benchmark not worth buying? I live in Arkansas and we have zero buffalo trace products other than regular no 8 benchmark and ancient age. I’ve put off buying it because no one ever talks about it
My favorites from Jim Beam are the Old Grand-Dads, with the 114 costing less than the Knob Creeks. A lot of people like the Wild Turkey 101 or higher priced Rare Breed.
I think my favorite distillery (besides No. 10 which is in Owensboro, my home town) is Heaven Hill. I even tried the J.W. Dant 100 proofer you had on in a video and it's not bad for a low end/mixer. I will always like Maker's and WT, as well. Those are just the basic Kentucky elixirs. But I agree the WT 80 is not great.
I highly recommend you getting your hands on some of the offerings from Balcones. Great stuff with some unique flavour profiles that I think you will both enjoy. Great episode and for me in Australia I can't go past the WT 101 for bang for buck value.
Best comparison I’ve seen in a while. The 3 bottle idea is great! Please continue with these!
Agreed! I'd love to see 4 roses, heaven hill, etc. in the mix as well.
I agree. Some of these allocated bottles, I can't get. I have had some great bottles and some not worth the money. I, myself started last year to find the best off the shelf bottles at reasonable costs. As for bad bottles, there are plenty. However Jim Beam white label or even Wild Turkey (80 proof) are not the best for slipping but great for mixing at their price points.
Eagle Rare is NOT on any shelves. NONE.
I've learned so much from you guys. Thanks for videos.
Would love to continue this series. Michters and heaven hill would be really cool to see as well
Heaven Hill is Old Fitzgerald 17
Great idea for a video. Would love to see you do other distilleries such as Heaven Hill, Makers Mark, Four Roses, etc. I have not had to top bottles of any of these, but agree with the best shelfers in all four. I had a sample of the Statesman in a bourbon tasting last month and did not care for it. Tasted like chewing on a piece of banana taffy.
Sadly, I loved Four Roses Small Batch. Last bottle I tried, was so horrible I couldn't believe it. It tasted like ethanol or Chemically. Disappointed was an understatement.
Agreed. Heaven Hill would be very interesting to see given how many different labels and variations they produce.
Banana taffy would be amazing for me. I gotta buy a bottle of stateman now.
I think that’s the point
I hear a lot of folks absolutely hate four roses. Don't know if it's something that hits certain people's palates wrong or they have some bad quality control. I think most their stuff is pretty good but a little flat.
Hard to go wrong with the Knob Creek 9.
I'm all in on the Knob Creek nine-year-old but the Old Forester 1897 bottled in bond is my favorite old Forester product. I'm good with any of the Wild Turkey products except the 81. I've given up on finding Buffalo Trace products in NC. Great analysis!
In Bourbon Hell in Wake Co. !!!!
So I was digging into the SLB video archives recently to decide my next bourbon purchase. Comparing the old vids with current ones, it's nice to have the dynamic duo in front of the camera--a lot more conversational and you guys complement each other well. Kurt was a wealth of info with the old vids but there wasn't really an entertainment factor, and Trent seemed to be a reluctant participant when he first started, but you boys really put together a good show now and look comfortable doing them now. Great job.
Can't you two point the labels at the camera???
"You've got to be kidding me" I died laughing at this reaction to Trent still on his original Rare Breed bottle 🤣Kurt seemed so insulted
Really like this best / best shelf / worst theme for distilleries. Good Stuff guys!
SLB Classics
1:25 Trenton gets philosophical
2:50 Trenton apparently keeps none of the good bottles 😅
5:44 Trenton brings up his yard shrooms 🤢🍄
6:35 Agreed on least favorite, only one I have had and have been scared to try another one
8:15 Trenton’s memory is impeccable
9:31 just got my first wild Turkey today (went with rare breed)
Great job
Knob creek 9 was my first introduction to bourbon and still my favorite to this day. 🍻
Wild Turkey has settled in as my favorite distillery.
Absolutely love what you guys are doing here with your channel. Father/Son duo is awesome. After each video, I want to sit and have a glass of bourbon with my buddies.
Everyone forgets old crow is JB 0.0
Great idea for a video! Respectfully, Jack Daniels single barrel barrel proof is by far the best shelf bottle that brown-forman offers... Also Coy Hill crushes bday bourbon in the allocated category imo.
Bourbon is so crazy to me. For me Benchmark Bonded might just be the best $20 bottle I've ever had. That stuff is sensational and has killed me in blinds before with how good it was. Wild how different everyone's palettes are.
For me, my distillery of choice would be Wild Turkey with my favorite being Kentucky Spirit, shelf bottle is 101 > RareBreed and worst is my RR Single Barrel store pick. (But I adore RR10)
My Baker's 7 is 8 years, 10 months, so they're often close in age. I love both Knob Creek and Baker's. I really like the KC12. I've never actually tried the Beam white label. I love the OF 1910 and 1920. I'm clearly a shelf-bottle guy. 😂 And Rare Breed, too. You guys just nailed all my favorite shelf bourbons.
I'm visiting BT in August, but I don't expect to find anything interesting available in stock. I would love to find a Stagg some day.
@@Robert.Sheard Not sure if you will find Stagg there...but they usually sell one of the harder to get bottles everyday. And it changes from one day to the next. Went down on a Friday and was able to pick up Weller Reserve...went back on Monday, was hoping for an Eagle Rare, but had to settle for Blanton's. Enjoy your time down that way!!!
@@lfd_eng9219 Well, a miracle happened today. I often troll the Total Wine website and saw Stagg available in store in Lexington, KY. That status is often misleading, but my KY friend raced over there and asked and it really was there. She snagged one for me for $58. I'll collect it when I visit BT next month. Can't believe I fell into one like that.
Out of the WT I have had so far, I like Longbranch and Rare Breed the most.
The distance between Wild Turkey 101 and the 81 is immense. I can't imagine the latter, while I often enjoy the 101--especially mixed. Agree on Rare Breed.
My everyday sipper is Knob Creek. I enjoy both the regular (100p) and the single (120p).
Yea I'm a lifelong turkey 101 drinker and I read in a novel that it was considered trash, I never understood that until I discovered that turkey 81 existed. I didn't ever know that was a thing I had it, it's horrible. That must why turkey has a bad reputation and they should maybe discontinue it unless it has some fans out there
Fantastic picks for the best whiskey. Right there with you! Enjoy!!
Over the 4th of July weekend I bought what is my favorite bottle of bourbon, yet. Clyde May's Special Reserve. 60 bucks here in Michigan. Such a depth of different flavors unlike any of my collection. Review it boys. You have been hugely responsible for my recent interest in Bourbons and I thank you for it. My wife? maybe not as much!
Where did you find the Clyde May's?
I love the Buffalo Trace products and I love your videos! My daily drinker is Buffalo Trace, and we can get it regularly in Oregon at about $29 for a 1L bottle. We can also find Eagle Rare pretty regularly on the shelves out here too for around $39 for the 750ml bottle. Good luck finding much Weller or Blanton's out here but when you do find it the prices are reasonable as the state of Oregon regulates the retail prices.
Keep up the good work!
Great video fellas. For sure more distilleries.
Great video. Agreed with all but never had the Hardins Creek, GT Stagg, or Longbranch. I have had the 2022 WLW and its my favorite! Cheers!
Would love to see your take on MGP…it’ll be a video in itself with all the potential sourced products you could use. The new “Highest Rye” bourbon has me excited!
Great idea! They truly don't get enough credit for the stuff they put out.
Trent looks like the kid in Stuart Little 2 lol
Nobody knows that he played the kid in Stuart little 2 lmao
Please continue this series. Keep the good work up.
Great video. I've tried most of these and I agree, but I love WT 101.
101 is leagues better than the Russell's reserve 10 I have.
@@rewndudedo you prefer McKenna over Russell?
@@GeauxRillaI'm suspecting that I've got a sour bottle of Russell's. I'm hesitant to buy another bottle to verify though. McKenna that I've tried is far superior, but then again I'd almost rather a pour of ten high than the bottle of Russell's I own.
Rare breed has got to be my absolute favorite that you can pick up anytime! It simply can't be beat for the quality and proof that you get for the money and availability! Fantastic pour! Great video
I hope they never raise the price on it. Its my Christmas gift for the distant cousins and we're $50 family not $75 family
The proof, mouth feel and finish on RB is truly unbeatable at it's price point, I just wish it fit my palate better as it's not my favorite flavor profile.
The Jim Beam Devils cut is the worst Jim Beam product I had..lol
Great choices! I have to say that with Buffalo Trace products, the least favorite was very easy to pick in Benchmark. However, that shelf choice is relatively hard since a majority of BT is allocated. I can’t imagine the amount of time that you guys took in discussing! Truly appreciate your efforts! Thank you for the content!
Great video, as always. I completely agree with Knob Creek 9 being here. One of my absolute favorite bourbons, and an amazing value as well.
Great video! Is it possible to increase the depth of field in the camera focus? I like to zoom in to look at the bottle labels and they were more out of focus this time. Thanks!
Great review as always. Personally I would of picked OF 1910 over 1920 though.
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My everyday pour is the Knob Creek 9 year 120 proof. Brilliant for $50.
Gosh I love watching you guys. Great premise for this video - I took copious notes and really appreciate your points of view. Thanks guys!
Agree with your feeling on Old Forester Statesman…. My least favorite of Old Forester line.
Have to agree with your shelfers. I haven’t had your top picks, but those would be my shelf picks for most. Would like to see a similar comparison of ryes and wheated bourbons.
I love knob creek 9, wild Turkey rare breed and OF 1920! Can’t find Stagg, but also love Eagle Rare. I rarely pay more than $70 but I can stock my bar with these great bourbons! Your shows are great as always!
My personal fav from knob creek is the small batch rye, and I do love the old forester 1920.
nice vid! ... Heaven Hill and Four Roses too ... that would be cool. Maybe throw Jack in there too.
Great video as always! Sipping on 1910 and smoking a nice cigar tonight.
Great video idea Kurt. Enjoyed it👍
Excellent episode. Perfect idea and we’ll presented
If Eagle Rare were more available here in OH, it would be my every-day drinker -- it's such an amazing bottle at the price point. Can't wait for the Buffalo Trace expansion to start yielding results...
Wish I could find one at the appropriate Msrp
@@jackhanson857Sadly the price has continuously gone up. I paid $59 for my last bottle and that's about my limit on one. It's going for 85-100 online secondary which is nuts.
Here in South TN, very seldom see Eagle Rare, when I do it's price is around $100
@@jackhanson857 One of the blessings of being in a Control state -- $40, if you can find it.
@phewd I've seen it once in my area and it was $110
Great concept, please do more of these
Great video gents!
I’d have the similar dilemma choosing between 1910 and 1920-they’re both great, just for different reasons. I’m with Kurt though-1910 edges past 1920, for me.
That said, I’m with Trenton when choosing between Eagle Rare and Buffalo Trace. Perhaps I need to let it breathe a little more but the first couple times I had a pour, it had a bitterness I wasn’t fond of, and the BT had all the flavors I liked without the bitterness…could’ve just been a bad day-who knows
I recently acquired a bottle of Col Taylor small batch and it’s very tasty, but I *rarely* see it when I’m out and about, so it’s hard for me to like it too much because I know when it’s gone, I may not find another for awhile.
I think they got it right. For me it's not close personally but I can see why people would prefer the sweetness level of a 1910 but 1920 is a higher proof point at basically the same price point more well balanced more versatile etc. I think it's just about the best shelf bourbon you can buy for 55-65 dollars personally.
Definitely you guys should do a blind with Buffalo Trace and Eagle Rare.
About the only thing I would change. I would swap E.H. Taylor small batch for the Eagle Rare. Just as easy to get, and a better pour in my opinion. Well worth the extra $10.
Agree on pretty much everything. I’d go Weller special reserve over eagle rare personally. Great video!
Gotta agree with your evaluations . Obviously never had the Wild Turkey "best" bottle and probably never will...
As always, a fair and honest review from SLB
And if "hands are ever thrown", betting the farm on Kurt!!!
Old guys rule!
Soooo, I love Benchmark Full Proof but it can run a little hot. I blended 1oz . of Full Proof with 1oz. of Bonded and came up with a nice drink!
Love this video, Keep this series going with more distillery lineups
I have only tried Eagle Rare once and really enjoyed it, but regular Buffalo Trace is just average to me given the difficulty in getting it in some areas. I have a bottle of it but there are a lot of other more readily available bottles out there with the same price point and quality.
In Louisiana up until recently we could get Buffalo Trace for $17 a bottle anywhere, $15 at Costco, it's $22 now. Didn't grow up drinking it I have no fondness for the brand but that value was incredible, I've totally acquired a fondness for its taste.
Great video and topic, enjoy the banter between you, would like to know your thoughts on Michters, thanks.
This would be a great series
Liked this format a lot more. I can’t commit to the longer drawn out videos. There a lot of bang for the buck time wise in this format. Cheers
Here in Alberta, Canada 7 of those 12 bottles are unobtanium, OF 1920 is 80-90, Rare Breed is 75-80. Knob Creek 9 and Wild Turkey 101 are usually 40-45 sometimes under 40. White Label is around 30, cheaper on sale. A few times a year I can find Knob Creek 9 on sale for 35 and Buffalo Trace for 28, usually pick up a couple when the sale hits. Most Bourbons you guys class in the 20-30 dollar range are in the 40-60 range locally. Most prices have increased 10-20% in recent times.
Love the Benchmark Bonded and dislike Rare Breed. The fun of bourbon! Keep up the Fun!
Great video, so how would you rank the expensive ones from the four? How about the shelf choices? Thanks!
Really enjoyed this episode. Would love your take on 4 Roses, Heaven Hill and others.
Great video guys. Very informative
Lately my go to shelf bottle is Knob Creek 9. Just started exploring Buffalo Trace so we’ll see where that goes
Loved the video though y’all forgot Heaven Hill, would love to see how that would shake out. I personally would’ve gone for Benchmark Fullproof for the BT shelf pick
I live in Cincinnati never can find Eagle Rare. But I quit hunting for it. I am a Wild Turkey fan. And love Russell's and 101. LOVE YOUR POD CAST!
make this a series! would love to see it for every distillery
Lucky you two, I had a shot of birthday this weekend. Loved it. Found a bottle the next day for $1500. Left it😢
I love the channel and watch every chance I get. Probably within the first day of posting!
If I had one request, it would be the bottle placement when showing your rankings. Please put the #1 bottle or sample A on your right, so we, the audience, can see #1 on our left presenting in numerical order. Right now, we're always seeing #1, or A, on our right.
My pallet is more in line w/Trentons, I've been a rye drinker when your options were very limited. Likewise, when I lived in Louisville I became enamoured w/Beam and Makers. This was when the Bakers/Bookers line was just starting up. So I continue to hold those biases today. I think this is a great idea and I'd like to see Makers in the next batch.
Love this video! What about a part 2 with Heaven Hill, Maker's Mark and Four Roses? I think many of us would love it :)
great vid, need another couple vids to highlight more distilleries.
Love this keep up the great work!!
I agree with the low end bottles! Eagle Rare is hard to get here in Florida.
I'm newer to bourbon and hear allocated alot, could please explain for a newbie?
Love the videos!
1920 is definitely my favorite from Old Forester but I have yet to get my hands on the Old Forester Barrel Proof.
We want to know the lousy ones so we don't waste money on them ! Jim Beam is the best selling bourbon in the world ! That Old Forester 1920 is one of my favorites, great stuff. Cannot argue with alot of the picks. The George T. Stagg is not available where I live. The last bottle i found was $1,500 !! It was next to the Pappy that was 3K. I love the Eagle Rare and Rare Breed, they are 2 of my favorites. Great video guys !
Loved the video but how do you leave out HH?
A neighbor had the Wild Turkey standard 80° bottle at a BBQ. I found it to be very good for an easy drinking summer bourbon.
I'm kind of thinking that Longbranch would have been their worst WT product if they had a bottle of it. I'm with you with regards to the 80 proof. It's a great Summer bourbon.
I agree the standard is good all around. It's in my daily rotation of all of my regular sippers.
That closing music though. “Ladies and gentlemen…..Mr Burt Bacharach”
Keep it going with other distilleries please. Great video!
Eh Taylor over Eagle rare....if you consider it a shelf pick?
OHLQ had a Russell's barrel proof "store pick", if you want to call it that, and it is excellent
I liked the Wild Turkey Longbranch flavor but there was not enough of the flavor. I'd like to see a Longbranch in a higher proof and then compare them. Great show!! TonyB
Your channel and the Whiskey Cove have cost me the most money in Whiskey! Thank you!
BEAM--White label Beam is a GREAT mixer.
OLD FORESTER--OF 1910 is a great shelf bottle, the 1920 is awesome, as well.
WILD TURKEY--Never had the WT Rare Breed, but the 101 is a great value!
BUFFALO TRACE--Eagle Rare is very good, but I want to try the Stagg.
Could you describe OF 1920?
For Old Forester since I have never tried Birthday I would consider the blue and green label single barrels. They are very good.
Nice comparison! Could maybe expand it to a part II with the next 4 largest distilleries. I'd particularly be curious about the Heaven Hill family, as many of my favorites come from them.
I haven't had any of the top selections from the distilleries you chose, but of them I pretty much agree with what you have except for Old Forester. I do like the Statesman, and all the varieties. Some are better than others so while I can't choose which one would be my least favorite, it's still something I'd drink handily. Jim Beam gives me a special kind of shiver down my back, and not a good one. I had the WORST hangover of my entire life from that stuff. So bad it put me off all bourbon for 15-20 years. Now that I've discovered the pleasures of what a good bourbon is, I still won't drink it!
Love the idea! Still waiting for that Leopold Bro line up! 😅
This was another great video! I agree that the Benchmark Bonded is not good. It's the first Buffalo trace product I've tried, and I'm scared to buy any Benchmark label again. I'm even shying away from Buffalo Trace products when at the store, should I not go off of this first impression of the brand?
Try one of the other ones. The standard Benchmark (No. 8) isn't bad at all, especially for the price. Just picked up a bottle at Meijer's for $10.
The Benchmark thing is interesting because I have seen multiple reviews with all sorts of orders on them. I do not think any other review I have seen had Bonded last.
Great show guys!
Is the regular benchmark not worth buying? I live in Arkansas and we have zero buffalo trace products other than regular no 8 benchmark and ancient age. I’ve put off buying it because no one ever talks about it
Wild Turkey is on my Short list of ones to try.
Have you guys tried Smoke Wagon Bourbon? I just picked up a bottle of the small batch.
My favorites from Jim Beam are the Old Grand-Dads, with the 114 costing less than the Knob Creeks. A lot of people like the Wild Turkey 101 or higher priced Rare Breed.
I think my favorite distillery (besides No. 10 which is in Owensboro, my home town) is Heaven Hill. I even tried the J.W. Dant 100 proofer you had on in a video and it's not bad for a low end/mixer. I will always like Maker's and WT, as well. Those are just the basic Kentucky elixirs. But I agree the WT 80 is not great.
I would love to see your thoughts on Heaven Hill.
I agree that this was a very good set up as a comparison!
I highly recommend you getting your hands on some of the offerings from Balcones. Great stuff with some unique flavour profiles that I think you will both enjoy. Great episode and for me in Australia I can't go past the WT 101 for bang for buck value.
Yes! I think a TX-focused reliever in general would be fun for these gents.
Rare Breed amazing, have not had the pleasure of Eagle Rare yet, hard find here. Love the video.
Great concept 🥃