Subjective tasting is what (for me) makes the bourbon journey so much fun! - Baker 7 drank too hot and sharp for the 1st half of the bottle. Then it turned to a really nice bourbon for me - Eagle Rare: I had 2 pours from my last bottle that were notably bitter on the finish. Wrote in my notebook "don't re-buy". But the other pours were really nice. On the fence re: re-buying - 4 Roses SB Select is one of my favorites, but I've had consecutive pours from the same bottle where 1 is just ok, and the next is literally angels singing and unicorns flying over rainbows. Perfection~ Merry Christmas - keep up the great work
This is some good advice. I bought a laphroaig 10 and for about a month every time I tasted it, it tasted like the smell of an oil burning on a hot engine. But after a while it tasted briny and smokey. Now I love a pour that I couldn’t stand at first. Keep up the great content.
Thanks Robert! We really appreciate the kind words. We're in no way trying to be experts or even to appear like we know what we're talking about, but we definitely hope these blind tastings are entertaining (at worst) and informative (at best). Cheers and thanks for watching!
Had both. I feel both are a bargain for $50-$55. The Knob Creek is way harder to find in my market but Rare Breed is pretty much always there. Therefore the Wild Turkey gets the edge, but both are DELICIOUS. This one was funny when Josh said "watch these be Rare Breed or something"......... damn that was good.
So having both in my collection: -Rare Breed: Not bad, nothing particularly off putting for me, just doesn't come across to me as very complex. Vanilla, pepper, rye spice, maybe some light caramel, oak, and that's basically it for me. I want to get another bottle just to see if mine has gotten better with air vs a fresh crack or if maybe Rare Breed just isn't to my liking. -Knob Creek Single Barrel: Syrupy mouthfeel, caramel, vanilla, cherry, cinnamon and other baking spices, rye spice, oak, personally no bitterness on this one for me, just outstanding Kentucky bourbon. In my "only 5 bottles" lineup, this is my Friday night pour, because it's a great pour to kick off the weekend, it's reasonably priced, and it's readily available in my area. Also I thought ya'll might be interested in knowing that both of these pours apparently have the same mash bill of 75% corn, 13% rye and 12% malted barley.
I love Knob Creek Single Barrel. You're right about keeping a bottle for a while. It was sharp at first, but opened and allowed to breath it loses it's sharpness and really flowers. I've not had a bourbon that needed so long to open before this. Worth the wait
Definitely. We all have those days. Pizza is the best, but we're not always in the mood for it. Same for these two apparently. We're blaming it on our prior mid afternoon nap and half asleep taste buds.
It's definitely important. We've never experienced something that went from great one day to unpalatable the next, but we have seen swings from decent to decadent from the same bottle on different days. It's wild.
I have to admit, I was chuckling throughout your reviews knowing glass 2 was Rare Breed (and knowing how much you love it). But, you are right - sometimes a favorite bourbon just doesn't make the grade. And, good recovery with Erin's final question. You get to live another day.😁
I just blinded this before watching… I actually preferred the KC… I was surprised! Just a more robust caramel flavor I was digging. Both were very close… Always on my shelf!
A surprising reaction from Josh. I have a bottle of both and I find the Knob Creek just a little better. Sure wish I could get your prices though, the Knob Creek costs me $69 (in a state run store). This video was a good one.
I’d like to see these bottles matched blind against the 80 dollar Barrel Bourbons, Wilderness Trail and the like. I’ve heard good things about those bottles but wonder are they really better than these two stars at 50 or my other go to 4Roses single barrel.
I agree- there can be some variation how something strikes you from day to day. One day it may seem middle of the road, another day it may seem great. (I can't tell what watch Josh is wearing today, I don't remember seeing it before. It reminds me of a lot of different things but I can't pin it down.)
Good eagle eyeing Bill. It’s a Monta Skyquest, specifically their first generation limited edition model. They’ll soon be releasing a similar Pepsi bezel/Opalin silver dial combo in their second generation model that’s out now.
Thank you both for doing blind tastings like this as it really highlights just how much preferences shift from day to day. Planning on doing blind tastings with my friends and partner over the holidays just to experience these sorts of reactions! Hope you both have a wonderful holiday and get lots of goodies from the Santa of Spirits!!
I have amd love the Wild Turkey Rare Breed. I have had regular Knob Creek and like it also. Guess I'll need to look for a KC Single Barrel. I'll be a little later because I just picked up a $69 bottle of Eagle Rare
Some days you are just off LOL. You must have been drinking some fancy things lately to dis on either of these bottles. I'll take only these 2 bottles the rest of my life and be happy.
I love both. Really and with the price point I would bring either home every day! Great break down and I appreciate your thoughts, but I do have to have a bottle of not either one, but both! Thanks for sharing your thoughts and Merry Christmas!
I had a pour of Elijah Craig Small Batch last night good solid pour but had a pour last night it was just soooo good and hit the spot 😋🥃 shows proof your palate can change day to day. I know you guys love your Rare Breed 🦃🥃
Great example. If you think about it in terms of food, you may love cheeseburgers, but sometimes nothing but a slice of pizza will hit the spot. Cheers Jared!
Okay, so I am dying to know what bourbon do you two enjoy in the $50.00, price range more than WT Rare Breed. To me it is one of my favorites in that price range, when I can find it. It is getting harder and harder to find in my area!
Rare Breed is the king for us at $60 or less, and it's even been preferable to our palates over some wildly allocated pours like Stagg Jr and George T Stagg. Even your favorites can come across as just okay from time to time though (ie: pizza is amazing, but sometimes it's just not what you're feeling).
The sample jars have numbers on the bottom that correspond to an online key. The randomization at the beginning is just to pick a pair to drink at random.
It doesn’t come across that way to us that we can recall. Dry to our palates is a lot of drying oak on extra aged pours or a thinness on extra young pours, and Rare Breed being a 6-12 year blend is a nice middle ground.
@@stuffandwhiskey great thanks for your reply. So would the dry finish just be considered spice and oak? Learning a lot from your channel and just starting to get into bourbon.
Just wanted you to know went to the store then realized my notes on a previous show -were somewhat incomplete-left came to the house to look again-confused about rare breed -have seen you love it -and not so much at all today-as a new bourbon drinker-should they be more consistent?
I have a request. Can you two please do a review of Jameson Black Barrel. I just picked up a bottle to try and I would love your review of it. Thanks again
We have a sample that we're entering into our Wildcard Wednesday pool. No clue when it'll pop up due to the random nature but we hope it's sooner rather than later. Cheers Curt!
Another great head-to-head guys! Thanks for putting out great content. Just out of curiosity, do you guys ever do any type of “warm up” pour before you do a tasting or a head-to-head? Or do you just go in cold turkey? (Pun intended 😆)
Sometimes we will and sometimes we don't. This is as much a testament as anything to start with a control sip to be sure, as we didn't do one before this filming, and we started recording just after an afternoon nap. We'll blame the results on our half-asleep taste buds. 😂
This is the first time it's let us down blind like this. Usually it's excellent, but palates can vary day to day. Cheers and thanks for watching Sitori!
I know this is old (2022), but I just saw Knob 9 single barrel yesterday and looked for this video to decide if I should buy it. For some reason, this reminded me of this SNL sketch (which is my favorite Heidi Gardner sketch, btw) th-cam.com/video/97Fdk4mjIRI/w-d-xo.html
Before I get into this he said, she said business, I just want to wish You & Your Families near and far (Same with Friends) a Very Merry Christmas!!! Plus, If for some reason I don't see you until then, Have a Joyous and Prosperous New Year!!! Now my Favourite Superior Alien strikes again with "I smell wind" I,...I,....Josh, I don't know if I told you last time on the livestream that I bought a bottle of Wild Turkey Rare Breed for (are you sitting down) $36.00 Canadian, that's $26.40 USD. I may go back for another except my store buddy was telling me that Still Austin "Cask Strength" is going on sale in January, and I really want to try that, off my liking for the Still Austin "The Musician" that I have. I'm looking forward to cracking open the Rare Breed and a Blended Bottling done by Douglas Laing called Big Peat at Christmas 2022!! I had a bottle last year of Douglas Laing's Timorous Beastie which was absolutely lovely so thought I'd try another of their Regional Malts bottlings. So have yourselves a Merry lil' ol' Christmas Erin & Josh, and we shall talk again soon, take good care - Dave.
Us too. As much as we love pizza, sometimes it doesn't hit the spot, and we're guessing that's what happened here. Note to self--need a bit more time after an afternoon nap before we get into whiskey tasting. We're going to blame it on that nap.
Tensing up is the wrong phrase, but I could feel you talking your way into monumental reaction face, then..."Watch these be Rare Breed..." It's not just being blind, but how another pour alters one's palate. Not a Maker's dude, but doesn't the world say that Maker's blinds poorly?
The example we should've used is that you can love pizza all the livelong day, but sometimes nothing other than a cheeseburger will hit the spot. We recorded this shortly after waking up from an afternoon nap and we're going to blame it on our taste buds still being half asleep.
Subjective tasting is what (for me) makes the bourbon journey so much fun!
- Baker 7 drank too hot and sharp for the 1st half of the bottle. Then it turned to a really nice bourbon for me
- Eagle Rare: I had 2 pours from my last bottle that were notably bitter on the finish. Wrote in my notebook "don't re-buy". But the other pours were really nice. On the fence re: re-buying
- 4 Roses SB Select is one of my favorites, but I've had consecutive pours from the same bottle where 1 is just ok, and the next is literally angels singing and unicorns flying over rainbows. Perfection~
Merry Christmas - keep up the great work
The 4 Roses products for me, although n ot bad, just never sang my song. Love my Knob Creeks, especially the Single Barrel Store picks. and KC!2...
So very well said, Joe. Just goes to show you how the same bottle can come across differently on different days. Cheers!
This is some good advice. I bought a laphroaig 10 and for about a month every time I tasted it, it tasted like the smell of an oil burning on a hot engine. But after a while it tasted briny and smokey. Now I love a pour that I couldn’t stand at first. Keep up the great content.
I really love that you guys do these blind tastings. You really put yourself out there. Thank you for all the great content
Thanks Robert! We really appreciate the kind words. We're in no way trying to be experts or even to appear like we know what we're talking about, but we definitely hope these blind tastings are entertaining (at worst) and informative (at best). Cheers and thanks for watching!
Had both. I feel both are a bargain for $50-$55. The Knob Creek is way harder to find in my market but Rare Breed is pretty much always there. Therefore the Wild Turkey gets the edge, but both are DELICIOUS. This one was funny when Josh said "watch these be Rare Breed or something"......... damn that was good.
It's just the opposite in my area, knob creek everywhere, rare breed not so much 🥴
This was fun to watch knowing how much you guys love Rare Breed. And then even say it! Shows taste can change day to day
So having both in my collection:
-Rare Breed: Not bad, nothing particularly off putting for me, just doesn't come across to me as very complex. Vanilla, pepper, rye spice, maybe some light caramel, oak, and that's basically it for me. I want to get another bottle just to see if mine has gotten better with air vs a fresh crack or if maybe Rare Breed just isn't to my liking.
-Knob Creek Single Barrel: Syrupy mouthfeel, caramel, vanilla, cherry, cinnamon and other baking spices, rye spice, oak, personally no bitterness on this one for me, just outstanding Kentucky bourbon. In my "only 5 bottles" lineup, this is my Friday night pour, because it's a great pour to kick off the weekend, it's reasonably priced, and it's readily available in my area.
Also I thought ya'll might be interested in knowing that both of these pours apparently have the same mash bill of 75% corn, 13% rye and 12% malted barley.
I love Knob Creek Single Barrel. You're right about keeping a bottle for a while. It was sharp at first, but opened and allowed to breath it loses it's sharpness and really flowers. I've not had a bourbon that needed so long to open before this. Worth the wait
this is why i ALWAYS go back and try bottles i may not have liked in the past.
Great episode. Shows how great blind testing is and that any given time you can get various flavors from a whiskey.
Blind tastes are good. Double blind are the best. You’re doing it right. 😊
"Cousins" Definitely how I think of The Birds and the The Beams
2 of my favorites! Always love both. Would always take Knob store pick over Rare Breed. Your buds seem off today.
Definitely. We all have those days. Pizza is the best, but we're not always in the mood for it. Same for these two apparently. We're blaming it on our prior mid afternoon nap and half asleep taste buds.
You made it fun and showed how tastings vary day to day. Merry Xmas
Nosing notes from Erin....wind 😆 cheers guy's hope you have a fantastic Christmas and New Year.
Nice video. Our tastes are constantly changing. A few years ago I was done with WT101 ... now, it's my everyday pour. And that will eventually change.
I love both of these, I like Beam and Wild Turkey products, but I find the Knob Creek 9 Single Barrell has move flavor, I will buy them both again.
I was smiling through the whole video. Great bourbons!
You guys say it all the time and this just validates your thoughts yet again. Tasting blind is essential to test yourself. Nice job guys!
It's definitely important. We've never experienced something that went from great one day to unpalatable the next, but we have seen swings from decent to decadent from the same bottle on different days. It's wild.
I have to admit, I was chuckling throughout your reviews knowing glass 2 was Rare Breed (and knowing how much you love it). But, you are right - sometimes a favorite bourbon just doesn't make the grade. And, good recovery with Erin's final question. You get to live another day.😁
I find KC SBS 120 to be a more robust version of Rare Breed. 2 of my favorites. In my state the KC = $65. Rare Breed = $47.
I just blinded this before watching… I actually preferred the KC… I was surprised! Just a more robust caramel flavor I was digging. Both were very close… Always on my shelf!
RARE BREED = KING OF BOURBONS
You'll hear no disagreement from us.
Interesting results. Love the reactions
A surprising reaction from Josh. I have a bottle of both and I find the Knob Creek just a little better. Sure wish I could get your prices though, the Knob Creek costs me $69 (in a state run store). This video was a good one.
It surprised us too. Both classic go-tos for us, but sometimes even your favorites don't hit the spot.
I’d like to see these bottles matched blind against the 80 dollar Barrel Bourbons, Wilderness Trail and the like. I’ve heard good things about those bottles but wonder are they really better than these two stars at 50 or my other go to 4Roses single barrel.
These whiskeys both belong in my bar. Both are really good.
Crazy on the RB! Way to be quick on your feet Josh on Erin's questions!
Two of my favs. Always on the shelf. But, like you proved, everyday brings a different circus for the tastebuds. Well done!
I agree- there can be some variation how something strikes you from day to day. One day it may seem middle of the road, another day it may seem great.
(I can't tell what watch Josh is wearing today, I don't remember seeing it before. It reminds me of a lot of different things but I can't pin it down.)
Good eagle eyeing Bill. It’s a Monta Skyquest, specifically their first generation limited edition model. They’ll soon be releasing a similar Pepsi bezel/Opalin silver dial combo in their second generation model that’s out now.
I’ve had the same exact experience with Woodford double oaked
Josh are you okay? Rare Breed.....is just okay????
Erin you chose the Rare Breed over the Knob Creek, nice
Air/wind? Erin, the word you may be looking for is Petrichor?
Isn't that more earthy? Maybe this is Petrichor Lite. 😂
Thank you both for doing blind tastings like this as it really highlights just how much preferences shift from day to day. Planning on doing blind tastings with my friends and partner over the holidays just to experience these sorts of reactions!
Hope you both have a wonderful holiday and get lots of goodies from the Santa of Spirits!!
Cheers to that and Merry Christmas, Michael!
I have amd love the Wild Turkey Rare Breed. I have had regular Knob Creek and like it also. Guess I'll need to look for a KC Single Barrel. I'll be a little later because I just picked up a $69 bottle of Eagle Rare
Oh No!!! Taking these two bottles back to the store, should have kept that Basil Hayden's limited edition instead!! .... LOL
😂😂
Some days you are just off LOL. You must have been drinking some fancy things lately to dis on either of these bottles. I'll take only these 2 bottles the rest of my life and be happy.
As would we. We're going to blame it on the afternoon nap we took right before this one. Surely our taste buds were still half asleep, right?
Random question… what app do you guys use for budgeting? I cannot remember. What video is that in?
Just found it!! Thanks!
Good sleuth work. EveryDollar is our jam!
Where did you buy your KC Select? The store I get mine from are super candy cherry bombs for a Beam barrel.
There's no shortage of Knob Creek single barrel picks in our market (Nashville, TN). We usually pick up one when we see it on the shelf.
I love both. Really and with the price point I would bring either home every day! Great break down and I appreciate your thoughts, but I do have to have a bottle of not either one, but both! Thanks for sharing your thoughts and Merry Christmas!
Blinds are so interesting...as is how your taste can change on a day.
I had a pour of Elijah Craig Small Batch last night good solid pour but had a pour last night it was just soooo good and hit the spot 😋🥃 shows proof your palate can change day to day. I know you guys love your Rare Breed 🦃🥃
Great example. If you think about it in terms of food, you may love cheeseburgers, but sometimes nothing but a slice of pizza will hit the spot. Cheers Jared!
sometimes we get caught up on name brands
Okay, so I am dying to know what bourbon do you two enjoy in the $50.00, price range more than WT Rare Breed. To me it is one of my favorites in that price range, when I can find it. It is getting harder and harder to find in my area!
Rare Breed is the king for us at $60 or less, and it's even been preferable to our palates over some wildly allocated pours like Stagg Jr and George T Stagg. Even your favorites can come across as just okay from time to time though (ie: pizza is amazing, but sometimes it's just not what you're feeling).
In the beginning you rolled #8 and grabbed the #8 duo, but then at 8:00 you guys read whatever was listed at 18!!!!
The sample jars have numbers on the bottom that correspond to an online key. The randomization at the beginning is just to pick a pair to drink at random.
Cold weather cheers!
love both but the Knobb sb wins every time.
WHISKEY CHEERS 😎
Hello great episode! Just wanted to know if you would consider rare breed a dry bourbon?
It doesn’t come across that way to us that we can recall. Dry to our palates is a lot of drying oak on extra aged pours or a thinness on extra young pours, and Rare Breed being a 6-12 year blend is a nice middle ground.
@@stuffandwhiskey great thanks for your reply. So would the dry finish just be considered spice and oak? Learning a lot from your channel and just starting to get into bourbon.
Just wanted you to know went to the store then realized my notes on a previous show -were somewhat incomplete-left came to the house to look again-confused about rare breed -have seen you love it -and not so much at all today-as a new bourbon drinker-should they be more consistent?
I have a request. Can you two please do a review of Jameson Black Barrel. I just picked up a bottle to try and I would love your review of it. Thanks again
We have a sample that we're entering into our Wildcard Wednesday pool. No clue when it'll pop up due to the random nature but we hope it's sooner rather than later. Cheers Curt!
@@stuffandwhiskey it is only 80 proof, but in my opinion, it has a lot more going for it than the standard green label.
I have to have both
Another great head-to-head guys! Thanks for putting out great content. Just out of curiosity, do you guys ever do any type of “warm up” pour before you do a tasting or a head-to-head? Or do you just go in cold turkey? (Pun intended 😆)
Sometimes we will and sometimes we don't. This is as much a testament as anything to start with a control sip to be sure, as we didn't do one before this filming, and we started recording just after an afternoon nap. We'll blame the results on our half-asleep taste buds. 😂
"Once again", blind tasting tend to burn you once you find out what they are. *shrugs. I will continue to buy and drink both when I can. TY
Same here. Cheers and thanks for watching!
Wow! I wonder if I blind taste Rare Breed if I'll find it to be just okay. Hope not!!
This is the first time it's let us down blind like this. Usually it's excellent, but palates can vary day to day. Cheers and thanks for watching Sitori!
Sounds like glass 1 is Wild Turkey rare breed 🤔
The glasses match the thumbnail and title, Glass 1 being Knob Creek and 2 being Rare Breed.
I know this is old (2022), but I just saw Knob 9 single barrel yesterday and looked for this video to decide if I should buy it. For some reason, this reminded me of this SNL sketch (which is my favorite Heidi Gardner sketch, btw)
th-cam.com/video/97Fdk4mjIRI/w-d-xo.html
The whiskey carries a weight to it, sir. 😂 Awesome skit!
@@stuffandwhiskey excellent! 😃
Before I get into this he said, she said business, I just want to wish You & Your Families near and far (Same with Friends) a Very Merry Christmas!!! Plus, If for some reason I don't see you until then, Have a Joyous and Prosperous New Year!!!
Now my Favourite Superior Alien strikes again with "I smell wind" I,...I,....Josh, I don't know if I told you last time on the livestream that I bought a bottle of Wild Turkey Rare Breed for (are you sitting down) $36.00 Canadian, that's $26.40 USD. I may go back for another except my store buddy was telling me that Still Austin "Cask Strength" is going on sale in January, and I really want to try that, off my liking for the Still Austin "The Musician" that I have. I'm looking forward to cracking open the Rare Breed and a Blended Bottling done by Douglas Laing called Big Peat at Christmas 2022!! I had a bottle last year of Douglas Laing's Timorous Beastie which was absolutely lovely so thought I'd try another of their Regional Malts bottlings. So have yourselves a Merry lil' ol' Christmas Erin & Josh, and we shall talk again soon, take good care - Dave.
Merry Christmas, Dave!
I almost don't know what to say. This made me sad. 😟
Us too. As much as we love pizza, sometimes it doesn't hit the spot, and we're guessing that's what happened here. Note to self--need a bit more time after an afternoon nap before we get into whiskey tasting. We're going to blame it on that nap.
Tensing up is the wrong phrase, but I could feel you talking your way into monumental reaction face, then..."Watch these be Rare Breed..." It's not just being blind, but how another pour alters one's palate. Not a Maker's dude, but doesn't the world say that Maker's blinds poorly?
The example we should've used is that you can love pizza all the livelong day, but sometimes nothing other than a cheeseburger will hit the spot. We recorded this shortly after waking up from an afternoon nap and we're going to blame it on our taste buds still being half asleep.