These videos are soooo much better than straight reviews! For future duels - you should keep it blind all the way through. Don't reveal after each set. And for single barrels, choose only shelfer bottles, not special picks.
@@brandon_sprague Gotcha. Just saying that *if* the distillery has a shelf SiB product, like the McKenna, then the shelf SiB product on the other side should be the comparison.
@@netnothing yeah it will depend on what they have on hand at the castle, I think honestly all the Russel’s sib at the castle are picks, so I just grabbed one at random. Same thing happens with batch’s like the BP round, I just grabbed a random ECBP batch could have been a good or bad one it doesn’t matter.
yup, don't let them know anything....they don't know if they are drinking the flagship or the LE and then don't even let them know what distillery the 2 options even are....keep all of it until after you are done.
When I tried my bottle of RR15 I realized I no longer needed to chase any other bottles of whiskey because the 15 Year is the best bottle I've ever tasted.
Should reveal the bottles to the guys at the end. A true distillery blind. Knowing 101 vs EC from the start you a) know the distilleries and b) can prob figure out the remaining bottles fairly easily.
The problem becomes they already know the distillery for the most part off the initial pour being the distillery’s most popular. So it would all be for the theatrics lol
@@brandon_sprague Fair point. Could save that one for last then. There's always options! I just think if it's going to be a 'blind' head to head, then make it truly blind
Great breakdown, guys! 🥃 It’s like choosing between a party and a chill night-both Wild Turkey and Heaven Hill have their own unique vibes! If Shrinktender were mixing it up, he’d probably throw a splash of sass into whichever one wins. Cheers to great bourbon and even better debates!
It devastates me to hear that Pikesville fell off in quality. I remember drinking that during the pandemic and thought it was excellent. Probably a recipe change ruined it for good. Definitely would like to try the Russell’s rye at some point though
I love both. Buffalo Trace gets all the hype, and it is an excellent distillery. But these two are also excellent across the board, and I love how certain releases are special but still accessible with a little hunting (eg Elijah Craig Barrel Proof, etc.).
Brandon, I'm piling on... Don't reveal the bottles till the end, and mix them up a little. They also shouldn't know which distilleries they're comparing!
I find Wild Turkey products to be a little more consistently good, but damn when Heaven Hill has a hitter, it's a hitter. I think you all know what I am talking about. I will just take them both.
There's something oddly satisfying in watching the first comparison as a person who, despite earnestly trying many times, would literally rather drink nothing than WT101.
Damn, I almost thought you guys were gonna have to shut down the channel😂😂😂. I’d say it be OK to change the bottles up in the next distillery battle. Great video as always.
Its funny the bottles that come out duds in blinds. Iirc WT 101, Rare Breed and PH heavy char all performed poorly in the distillery blinds. But I would never scoff at any of them if someone offered me a pour.
It’s interesting to know the notes and tastes you get from different bottles, but it would be more unique if you never know if left is HH or WT. It should always be flipping, so you really don’t know what it is. Anyway, how would you compare a Five Brothers or a Heaven Hill Select Stock with Russels?
@@BourbonJunkiesappreciate the response, If you do another comparison and you need either of those bottles just let me know and I’ll loan you one! Keep up the great work
"...a donut came inside my mouth." "If Jesus was around to drink that...he would've never made water into wine. Ever." --Dan, 2024 😂🤣 Unfortunately, I'm never gonna see Russell's Reserve 15 unless Jesus comes back and follows Dan's suggestion.
"Wow your on f%$&ing drugz" Sean dog. Drinking some knob creek "mob deep" 9 year 120 proof sing barrel pick cuz im too much of a b$@^ to open a bookers right now. I have a few and love em unlike these fine fellas. Ive been watching ya for a few years now and congratulations on the weight loss dan! Lookin good bud
I started my Bourbon journey with Wild Turkey 101, I will NEVER buy it again. Truly horrible for me!!! Old Forester 100 is soooo much better to me for about the same price!
I felt completely validated watching your reactions to Wild Turkey 101. Whiskeytuber’s all love it and I gave my bottle away. I thought I was the messed up one.
These videos are soooo much better than straight reviews! For future duels - you should keep it blind all the way through. Don't reveal after each set. And for single barrels, choose only shelfer bottles, not special picks.
The single barrels are just randomly selected from the ones on the shelf. That being a good bottle was completely pulled at random
@@brandon_sprague Gotcha. Just saying that *if* the distillery has a shelf SiB product, like the McKenna, then the shelf SiB product on the other side should be the comparison.
@@netnothing yeah it will depend on what they have on hand at the castle, I think honestly all the Russel’s sib at the castle are picks, so I just grabbed one at random. Same thing happens with batch’s like the BP round, I just grabbed a random ECBP batch could have been a good or bad one it doesn’t matter.
@@brandon_sprague Thanks for setting all these up!!
yup, don't let them know anything....they don't know if they are drinking the flagship or the LE and then don't even let them know what distillery the 2 options even are....keep all of it until after you are done.
Sean: "This Whiskey is Nice"
Dan: "I'm a horse"
When I tried my bottle of RR15 I realized I no longer needed to chase any other bottles of whiskey because the 15 Year is the best bottle I've ever tasted.
You need more 15’s to hunt
Pikesville is usually a good pour
We need more of these battles
I love WT101, Rare Breed and Russell's 10, Wild Turkey brand for me.
Crazy that their WT101 was no good. Haven't ever experienced that.
Should reveal the bottles to the guys at the end. A true distillery blind. Knowing 101 vs EC from the start you a) know the distilleries and b) can prob figure out the remaining bottles fairly easily.
Agreed that’s a way better format.
Fun video, next time, please don't reveal all the bottles until the very end so that you aren't biased by knowing which distilleries are head to head!
Yeah, came here to say the same. Once you know what you're drinking, all the biases show up and you can start guessing what you're drinking.
Show it on bottom of the screen at edit
The problem becomes they already know the distillery for the most part off the initial pour being the distillery’s most popular. So it would all be for the theatrics lol
And it adds dead time at the end of the video because the viewer already knows the bottle so there’s no reason to keep following along
@@brandon_sprague Fair point. Could save that one for last then. There's always options! I just think if it's going to be a 'blind' head to head, then make it truly blind
Pikesville v Russells SIB rye is the best matchup and perfect for showing 2 different rye profiles.
Between WT or HH, my vote is yes please. You win with either distillery.
Great breakdown, guys! 🥃 It’s like choosing between a party and a chill night-both Wild Turkey and Heaven Hill have their own unique vibes! If Shrinktender were mixing it up, he’d probably throw a splash of sass into whichever one wins. Cheers to great bourbon and even better debates!
Henry McKenna SB has always been a banger so far....Love that stuff
"Are you gonna explain M&Ms to us right now?"
😂😂😂
It devastates me to hear that Pikesville fell off in quality. I remember drinking that during the pandemic and thought it was excellent. Probably a recipe change ruined it for good. Definitely would like to try the Russell’s rye at some point though
I love both. Buffalo Trace gets all the hype, and it is an excellent distillery. But these two are also excellent across the board, and I love how certain releases are special but still accessible with a little hunting (eg Elijah Craig Barrel Proof, etc.).
The donut comment was unhinged and wonderful 😂
Nice day with a Bourbon Junkies video.
Dan's reactions to RR15 were gold! 😂
Sean’s “you’re on f*cking drugs” had me dying 😂
“Are you gonna explain m&m’s to us right now?” 😂
Did you fellas have a warm up whiskey? Unbelievable first scores.
(Still has Sharpie notes from any high proof heaven hill thanks Sean)
11:54 🤣🤣 when it hits, it hits hard
Just so happens to be my two favorites! Thanks guys appreciate you!
He said 😂😂😂 if Jesus was around to taste this he'd of never chose wine 😂😂
A pick of RR sb vs Henry McKenna was just not a fair fight
"Wow, you are on F'n drugs" was the perfect response. Sean, you also could've said it after Dan imagined a donut making magic in his mouth.
Russell’s 15 is outstanding.
Did any body else think of Pam from Archer when she says 'sploosh'?
Brandon, I'm piling on... Don't reveal the bottles till the end, and mix them up a little. They also shouldn't know which distilleries they're comparing!
Russels reserve 15... cant even find it. Apparently a limited run. Lucky you.
Nice battle! I scored a Russell’s Reserve 15yr yesterday at BevMo for 3 bills! Cheers!
Great video, but most bottles are outside most common people's budgets.
Never had the top tiers of either , but I do prefer WT over HH.
All future opinions by the both of you are completely disregarded for what you did to pikesville
I find Wild Turkey products to be a little more consistently good, but damn when Heaven Hill has a hitter, it's a hitter. I think you all know what I am talking about. I will just take them both.
Heaven Hill every day for me compared to Turkey.
Same. Turkey is too "hot" for my palette.
Switch up bottles to get more products in for average instead of the R15 kicking ass
Going to Rishis tomorrow. Hopefully they have some Evernorth left.
Damn - I want a RR15
WT101 v. EC SMB had to of been flipped. Dan explained the way EC SMB would have tasted.
"this is like a donut came in my mouth" Thanks Dan, not sure I'm going to keep looking for a RR15 now...
There's something oddly satisfying in watching the first comparison as a person who, despite earnestly trying many times, would literally rather drink nothing than WT101.
Match ups could have been better......101 va 94 proof......rrsp 12yr 110 proof vs mk 100 proof...
A lot of Ryes smell musty to me. But they all seem to be the best flavors. Idk why
curious what your favorite ecbp was for the year?
I really need to open my RR15. You guys have been making me wanna savor it with how good it is supposedly.
Dude open it what are you waiting for.
@gmaster45612374 was waiting for something good. Like the Lions to win the super bowl or somethin.
Nice review. Wondering why my shelf bottle changed from JJB to EC mid way through the video....
"pretty sure he made it with magic" 😂😂😂
Damn, I almost thought you guys were gonna have to shut down the channel😂😂😂. I’d say it be OK to change the bottles up in the next distillery battle. Great video as always.
Its funny the bottles that come out duds in blinds. Iirc WT 101, Rare Breed and PH heavy char all performed poorly in the distillery blinds. But I would never scoff at any of them if someone offered me a pour.
Nicely done! Damn do I wish I could find AND afford a RR15!!
Are you guys planning to do this as a round robin or bracket?
Who can find Russell's 15? Not in Minnesota.
I think using the same bottle would be alright
Nothing like a good ole DD video! Although nothing like I expected…😅
It’s interesting to know the notes and tastes you get from different bottles, but it would be more unique if you never know if left is HH or WT. It should always be flipping, so you really don’t know what it is. Anyway, how would you compare a Five Brothers or a Heaven Hill Select Stock with Russels?
Who the hell would admit to owning a “GoodTimes” glen? 😂
I've been doubting myself the last couple years, thinking that WT101 has changed. Not that it's bad, just a little different.
How would the Parkers Double Barrel have done against RR15?
Like a donut came inside of my mouth Hahahaha
I think im the only one on earth whos had a poor of RR15 and was like... "Ehh its ok"
Old fitzgerald would have held up pretty well in this blind
Cool video!
Same bottles!
HH17 gives RR15 a run for its money
Why not do an Elijah Craig pick if you're gonna do a Russel's pick
I think y’all should exclude store picks from these, comparing a Russel’s pick to mckenna is wild lol
Pretty sure it was magic
CNF > RR15 fight me about it
I really can’t stand the Russel’s Rye. Not sure why it is so bad. It has almost zero sweetness.
Why would you put RR15 against Parker’s 10? You guys have hated that bottle lately lol, not even a close comparison at all
It's about the best comparison we own. Don't have a HH17 or 18.
@@BourbonJunkiesappreciate the response, If you do another comparison and you need either of those bottles just let me know and I’ll loan you one! Keep up the great work
Is Dan a HH hater?
rr 15 Jesus approved!!
"...a donut came inside my mouth."
"If Jesus was around to drink that...he would've never made water into wine. Ever."
--Dan, 2024 😂🤣
Unfortunately, I'm never gonna see Russell's Reserve 15 unless Jesus comes back and follows Dan's suggestion.
BLIND all the way
I would like to sign up for your classes on religion.
What's wild is Dan was almost a preacher.
"Wow your on f%$&ing drugz" Sean dog. Drinking some knob creek "mob deep" 9 year 120 proof sing barrel pick cuz im too much of a b$@^ to open a bookers right now. I have a few and love em unlike these fine fellas. Ive been watching ya for a few years now and congratulations on the weight loss dan! Lookin good bud
I like wild turkey better. Better whiskey, better company. Remember those heaven hill strikes? Smh
Let’s go 🦃🦃🦃🦃🦃🦃
Before even watching, the answer is Wild Turkey
For these guys? Of course.
Jesus invented bourbon too.
Heresy, WT 101 is king😊
I’d like to see this format but hold the bottle reveals until the end.
Please never mention donuts again.
HH, and it's not even close
I started my Bourbon journey with Wild Turkey 101, I will NEVER buy it again. Truly horrible for me!!! Old Forester 100 is soooo much better to me for about the same price!
Seems like 101 has taken a turn for the worse the last couple years.
I feel like you guys have blinded turkey 101 low every time for the last year or so. Wonder if something changed.
I've seen it blind last or close to on multiple blinds this year from different channels
I’m calling internal sabotage 😳😂
I felt completely validated watching your reactions to Wild Turkey 101. Whiskeytuber’s all love it and I gave my bottle away. I thought I was the messed up one.
Rye is so ass compared to bourbon.
Get rid of the cck and ball bottle behind your head. Judging by the grey hair you are to mature for that.
Rittenhouse is way better than Pikesville
I feel like the first glass was mixed up. The tasting notes don't even match and 101 is way better
We all know deep down heaven hill is the most overrated distillery.
Has to be Buffalo Trace just based on how hard they are to get, even their simpler offerings
You mean underrated
nah ECBP for life!
What kind of dougnut shops are you guys going to?
Dan's reactions to RR15 were gold! 😂
Dan's reactions to RR15 were gold! 😂