My four... Eagle Rare - The first bourbon I ever tried and actually liked years ago. Wild Turkey Rare Breed - The one that really got me into the hobby. Bardstown Bourbon Company Origin Series White Label - The one that I go to more than any other now. Sagamore Double Oaked - The one that made me fall in love with Rye.
JD BP Rye is probably my favorite bottle although I haven't done a blind to really know. Mine is almost 134 proof and it is fantastic. Especially over a few cubes.
Trenton - you’re a wheater fan. The Glenns Creek SWHEAT is killer! My buddy and I stumbled on Glenns Creek during a recent short jaunt on the trail. What an awesome place with great people and so much history. Glad you and Kurt are great fans. Truly is a gem on the trail.
I liked the original Still Austin bourbon quite a bit, so I'd recently picked up a bottle of the cask strength and wow - instantly became one of my all time favorites.
I learned about Glenn’s Creek watching you guys. I got a bottle from a Total Wine in Lexington, Ky and loved it. When they posted about barrel 143 being as close to an OCD Premium without being one, I bought two bottles and my brother bought two. I picked those up at the distillery two weeks ago and absolutely love it. I love the fact that the distillery isn’t all shiny and new. Just a working distillery putting out great bourbon. The Cafe Ole and Swheat was great too. Thanks for putting me on them. PS. She asked how I heard about them and I said, SLB Drinks!
Great video! My four are: Wild Turkey 101 - first bourbon. I've moved on... Stagg - Won the PA lottery to get it at MSRP. Great bottle! Knob Creek 12 year/SB - Can't decide. I'm a Knob Creek guy. Redbreast 12 year Cask Strength - Tastes like Christmas!
You guys got me into Pikesville recently, and it surpassed Sagamore and Hard Truth as my favorite rye. So good! I also got the Westward Cask Strength, but the tobacco note was so strong that i couldn't take it. Have to revisit it later. Great picks!
Thought provoking, thank you for a satisfying quiz. My 4 - EH Taylor aylor single barrel, Old Grandad 114, Henry McKenna 10 year BiB, and Jack Daniels single barrel barrel strength. Wanted to lick Eagle Rare 10 year, but I chose not to allow myself to pick from the same distillery twice.
Have you had the regular blue label Westward? I bought it because it went from 66$ pre-tax to 39$ pre-tax on clearance and I heard so many reviews about the brand, and I'm just not the biggest fan. I'm curious how the cask strength compares.
Loved this video! I have to tell you that I'm a proud Texan and not that long ago bought my first bottle of Still Austin. The one called The Musician, Straight Bourbon Whiskey, I believe. Not cask strength. I couldn't believe how disappointed I was! I did not like it at all! I've only heard great things about their products. I wonder if I got a bad bottle or what?! My go-to's are Early Times, Wild Turkey 101, LOVE Rare Breed and JD Single Barrel Select, and Jim Beam 7.
I’m from western Pa and have been to 49 states. Western South Dakota is one of my favorite trips - if not my favorite. Mount Rushmore, Badlands, Wind Cave and Custer State Park are must see.
Here's mine... and it's been a journey OCD #5 - you guys have me hooked on this. Can't get it here in Louisiana but it's by far my most favorite. Need to make a trip up there so I can have it for my daughters wedding in May '25 Buffalo Trace Woodford Double Oaked Old Forester 1910
Solid picks. Jim beam 7 has to the best budget bourbon I’ve had, closely followed by very old Barton. Rare breed got me into cask strength/bourbon hunting
Love Buc-ee’s. But the best time to visit with no crowd is New Years Eve around 10:30 PM 😊. And I’m VERY new to bourbon and have only had 4. So those would be mine lol Makers Mark 46, Evan Williams 1783, Larceny Small Batch and Wild Turkey 101 🤷♂️
I started my bourbon journey with Buffalo Trace and Elijah Craig Small Batch. Now in a couple years later I am over the 100 bottle mark. My travel journey includes 49 states. Somehow I keep missing North Dakota. Great video.
Great video guys, love that content. The Englishman in Mexico , I just got back from England and let’s say stocked up on whiskeys I can’t get here. I have to recommend a couple, , for you Kurt , Ardnamurchin , it’s a newish distillery, ten years this year. It’s just amazing, natural, non chill filtered, slight peat smoke but flavours abound, please try it if you can it bor expensive either, for Trenton, and you Kurt. bunhabbain 12 year Cask strength, irs a sherry bomb but wow, it’s just so good, both of you would love it, no smoke even for this islay scotch. Honourable mention, Aultmore 12 Foggy Moss, light , fruity and just an easy tasty sipper, I hope you can get some of these , I wish there was an easy way to send some samples , you would enjoy these blind , kilhoman is also a distillery you need to try Kurt, all they do is great , Cheers guys , let me know your thoughts ,
Kurt you and I are close in age. I took my 60th birthday week last month. Visited SD, WY, ID and MT. You have to do Rushmore, Crazy Horse (pay the money to go up top), Devils Tower, Badlands, Yellowstone and Tetons. It was an awesome trip, sights, food and now only AK and HI left and I will have all 50 checked off. 😊
I think the Mount Rushmore of Whiskey should be bottles that are close to the bottom shelf that have stood the test of time. My four: Wild Turkey 101 Old Overholt Rye Maker's Mark Jack Daniel's #7
Wild Turkey Rare Breed, Makers 46, Knob Creek 9, Old Forester 1910. Honorable Mentions Bardstown Bottle in Bond and Buffalo Trace. That Jim Beam 7 is inexpensive and it tastes really good.
1st is bookers because it was one of the first bourbons I’ve ever tried and I wimped out of drinking the whole pour and the story’s got me hooked 2nd is 1792 because it was one of the first bottles that I bought that I really could enjoy 3rd is michters rye because it got me more into rye 4th is early times bottle in bond bc it showed me that all really good bourbon doesn’t have to be expensive alsotaught me what the bottle and bond act was and got me hooked on the history of bourbon
Fantastic choices! And thank you for not adding bottles that are unattainable 😅 For fun, here is mine based on my whiskey journey (bottles that got me hooked and others that are a nice treat to myself): Knob Creek 9 Old Forester 1920 Highland Park 12 Redbreast 12
I’m a big fan of the Balcones Rye which we finally consistently get in NC. I’ve not tried Still Austin products as of yet but will do that after this video
There's no wrong to this, but I would think the "Mount Rushmore" would be those founding libations of your collection. The Maker's and WT Rare breed are great markers in that, along with the Jim Beam, but I can think of WT 101, Michters, old Forester, four roses, etc.
Dave at glens creek is awesome I was there in July. I got to talk with him while doing a tasting. I ended up getting a sweat and a cafe ole , wow so incredible. I would recommend going there anytime there in Kentucky.
I ❤❤❤ Still Austin’s bourbons. (Haven’t tried the ryes). I order them online directly from Still Austin. SA Cask Strength and Blue Note uncut are two of my regular “go to’s.”
Jim Beam Black 8 year. When I learned I like bourbon, back in the 90's and early 2000. went through many, many bottles. Buffalo Trace. In probably, 2008, I figured I should expand my horizons so I went to a local liquor store and not knowing much of anything purchased Buffalo Trace and I expanded from there. WT Rare Breed. Not because Kurt chose it. I have loved this since before I ever watched SLB. I will always have a bottle open on my shelf. And I can find it everywhere. OCD #5. Again, not because Trent picked it. I wrote it on my list before he showed his last bottle. I will say I picked it for many of the same reasons he did. Glenns Creek was the highlight of a bourbon trip earlier this year. Just the drive to the distillery was memorable, along with finding the building and the entrance to the shop. We tried so many things. I bought 3 bottles from Dave Meier after our Visitor Experience that Dave hosted and he signed each bottle for us. Will go back again for sure. If nothing else to get more bourbon because not available in MI.
Great idea and execution of a show. I was inspired to make a list based on what I think the four president's would like (and what might represent them in some way): FAVS INSPIRED BY PRESIDENTS Lincoln - KY 10 Washington - Blanton’s Single Barrel Roosevelt - High West Midwinter Night’s Dram (Rough Rider Bull Moose Rye was a more obvious choice) Jefferson - Four Roses Single Barrel
Such an interesting topic! Do I select things which were influential in my journey? Or things I grew to appreciate as my journey progressed. Maybe it's a combination of both? Glenlivet 12 was the first whiskey I ever had. I still enjoy it, although it hasn't been my favorite single malt in a while. Maker's Mark was the first bourbon I had, for the price it is great. I hold it in high regard. It led me to Woodford Reserve, which I bought on blind faith. I love Macallan 18, but they priced themselves out of my range. Eagle Rare 10 is very good, but I can't always guarantee I can get it. 1. Glenlivet 12 2. Woodford Reserve. 3. Laphroaig 10 4. Glenmorangie Nectar d'or
If the four have to be whiskies that mean something special, as opposed to merely being good or great whiskies, it gets harder for me. But let me try. 🙂 Balcones Texas Pot Still Bourbon - I got my first bottle in December of 2021, just three months after I started drinking whiskey, and with the first sip it instantly became my favorite whisky. It kept that position till this spring, and it didn't lose the number 1 position because I found something better, but because the density of the flavor slipped. But I still really love it, and I'm sad that they've quit making it. Knob Creek Single Barrel Select, Kelly Liquors store pick - the manager of "my" Kelly Liquors store gave me a sample of this a year or so ago, and I knew immediately that if I could find the money I had to have a bottle. I'm now on my third bottle, and if they don't run out first I want to get a fourth. Sagamore Spirit Cask Strength - I'm still slowly experimenting with rye whisky, and various bottles have gotten onto my "standards" list, but this is the most fantastic rye I've ever had. The regular Sagamore Spirit is fine whisky, and made me a rye drinker (though I do prefer bourbon), but the Cask Strength is magnificent. And finally... Abasolo Mexican corn whisky - I recently got four samples, of which this was one. I'd wanted to try Abasolo for a long while, a kind person online said she'd send me a sample - and did, along with the three others. I like the whisky, and within a week had bought my own bottle, but I'll never forget the unexpected kindness that went above and beyond the call.
Just picked up the Jim Beam Black 7 year last week myself. I was pleasantly surprised. Good stuff and cheap. Think I will try it in a blind soon. Just gotta figure out what I should blind it with. PS...OCD #5 and Premium are great!
Finally found Pikesville here in the Dallas area. Had been looking for months. Bought two in case they disappear again (which it looks like they might). Super good and worth the wait.
So, when I think of Mount Rushmore, I think of the foundation of my whiskey experiences...so here would be my four: - Buffalo Trace, my cornerstone entry to my little collection - Rare Breed, my barrel proof that I really enjoyed - Old Forester 100 Rye, while I am newer to Rye, this was my first love...while I have tasted some others recently that I appreciate more, you always remember your first love - Jameson Crested, had a taste of it in Galway and fell in love with it...the fruitiness from the Sherry Cask finish and the viscosity is just amazing. Everyone's palate is different...so too will be everyone's "Mt Rushmore". Cheers!
Can't wait to see this! Visited Mount Rushmore when I was kid....South Dakota isn't that far from Winnipeg, so it makes for a great holiday destination! Cheers gang!
Y’all should blind the westward lineup and rank them. Also, would be cool to do distilleries head to head. Like 3 tiers of woodford vs. 3 tiers of makers! Maybe you’ve done this….but would be a fun one.
I have OCD 5, Wild Turkey Rare Breed, La Crosse Distilling High Hawk and Woodford Double oak on my Mount Rushmore. The first two are fantastic the latter got me into bourbon the whiskey.
Right there with you on Rare breed I like both the bourbon and rye always on my counter. !! I'm looking for the Westward single cask. And the Still Austin. Enjoy!!🥃🥃🥃
I’d need more than 4 heads. Of those I can walk into almost any decent store and buy right now, I’d say Four Roses Single Barrel, JDSBBP, Michter’s Rye, Red Breast 12. If I only had those 4 forever, I’d be happy.
No unicorns on my list: Eagle Rare 10 (90 proof) - Probably the best entry bottle of all bourbon Knob Creek 9 - (100 proof) - My absolute favorite bargain bottle. 9-year, 100 proof in a jug handle Old Forester 1920 (115 proof) - A high proof bottle that would be allocated if people collected bottles based on flavor. Elijah Craig BP Batch Release or EC Store Pick (120+ proof) - All these high aged, barrel proof bottles are pretty fabulous
Still Austin is a part of Total Wine's Spirits Direct program. You can get it all over at Total WIne this also makes it a Total Wine exclusive. I can get it in Jacksonville, FL
Thanks for the recommendations! I added 3 to my list for the next time I am at the store. Would y'all consider doing a top 5 whiskey/bourbon cocktails? I found your hunter cocktail recommendation but would love to hear more!
Stagg - was the first really high proof sip I enjoyed PipeDream - all time favorite daily sipper WR Double Oak - first time I was like ‘oh yah there’s a vanilla flavor here’ OGD BiB - the high rye mash bill that started me like for rye
Now that’s a monument I’d visit! Some excellent selections. Love the Still Austin cask strength pick 👏 I’m hoping they will release a 5yr Blue Corn BiB bourbon like they did with the Red Corn. Nicely done fellas
I'm from Illinois and have seen Still Austin in the area, but have never tried it. For someone who hasn't had it, which bottle would be a good 1st buy?
Only picking from bottles that I've actually purchased at one time or another (I've had the opportunity to try some very, very expensive whiskies that are way out of my budget). Rare Breed 1910 Four Roses Small Batch Select Tomintoul Cigar Malt
Love the videos! I have heard Kurt say in several videos that people get on him for interrupting. Honestly I don’t think you interrupt. To me it seems that Trenton (no offense meant) does not provide natural pause points for you to interject.
SLB Classics 0:09 Trenton is a very shallow human 0:31 very little prep is done by Trenton 1:12 Kurt remembers his schooling! Whew 2:01 casual flex on Trenton being generous and a great hunter 3:32 Trenton goes hog wild and switches it up on us again 4:06 Trenton has people and another great collection 5:01 be still their hearts 5:38 still got to roast the Texans because they have good whiskey now 6:21 Kurt used to struggle with the words 7:32 Trenton hasn’t drank a super peated whiskey? 😮 8:45 lol please no toes in the whiskey 9:37 Trenton wants his favorite whiskeys at any cost 10:18 some bottles are just that good 11:30 future shows incoming! 12:40 the big winner! 12:55 Trenton pretends to not know a word 14:16 another super tasty for both 14:28 gotta save the best for last 14:38 speech time for Kurt? 16:06 the resemblance is uncanny 16:33 a somewhat surprising turn 17:00 Trenton’s blind reviews are not to be taken seriously 17:13 gotta zing Kurt about his WT “love” in blinds 18:07 Kurt realizes Trenton likes to play jokes 18:52 rare breed gives you colds! News flash! 19:03 nice sign off and nod
SLB is on my Mount Rushmore of whiskey tubers
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Brewzle SLB Bourbon junkies and I'm still deciding on the fourth slot
My four...
Eagle Rare - The first bourbon I ever tried and actually liked years ago.
Wild Turkey Rare Breed - The one that really got me into the hobby.
Bardstown Bourbon Company Origin Series White Label - The one that I go to more than any other now.
Sagamore Double Oaked - The one that made me fall in love with Rye.
Boys.....road trip to South Dakota needed ASAP! The Black Hills and Badlands are some of the most stunning areas visually in North America!
I’m a Texan and Love Still Austin ❤
MM46 and Pikesville....those are definitely on my Mt Rushmore list! Great review guys!
I'd probably go:
Knob Creek Single Barrel
Jack Daniel's Barrel Proof Rye
Redbreast Lustau
Bunnahabhain 12
great list
JD BP Rye is probably my favorite bottle although I haven't done a blind to really know. Mine is almost 134 proof and it is fantastic. Especially over a few cubes.
I could live on this list.👍🥃
Still Austin is one of my favorite distilleries too. I'm a sucker for anything Nancy Fraley is involved with, great friggin whiskey.
Trenton - you’re a wheater fan. The Glenns Creek SWHEAT is killer! My buddy and I stumbled on Glenns Creek during a recent short jaunt on the trail. What an awesome place with great people and so much history. Glad you and Kurt are great fans. Truly is a gem on the trail.
I liked the original Still Austin bourbon quite a bit, so I'd recently picked up a bottle of the cask strength and wow - instantly became one of my all time favorites.
I learned about Glenn’s Creek watching you guys. I got a bottle from a Total Wine in Lexington, Ky and loved it. When they posted about barrel 143 being as close to an OCD Premium without being one, I bought two bottles and my brother bought two. I picked those up at the distillery two weeks ago and absolutely love it. I love the fact that the distillery isn’t all shiny and new. Just a working distillery putting out great bourbon. The Cafe Ole and Swheat was great too. Thanks for putting me on them.
PS. She asked how I heard about them and I said, SLB Drinks!
Great video! My four are:
Wild Turkey 101 - first bourbon. I've moved on...
Stagg - Won the PA lottery to get it at MSRP. Great bottle!
Knob Creek 12 year/SB - Can't decide. I'm a Knob Creek guy.
Redbreast 12 year Cask Strength - Tastes like Christmas!
I tried WT Rare Breed based on your recommendation, YEP, fantastic! THANK YOU! I recommend it every chance I get.
You guys got me into Pikesville recently, and it surpassed Sagamore and Hard Truth as my favorite rye. So good!
I also got the Westward Cask Strength, but the tobacco note was so strong that i couldn't take it. Have to revisit it later.
Great picks!
Thought provoking, thank you for a satisfying quiz. My 4 - EH Taylor aylor single barrel, Old Grandad 114, Henry McKenna 10 year BiB, and Jack Daniels single barrel barrel strength. Wanted to lick Eagle Rare 10 year, but I chose not to allow myself to pick from the same distillery twice.
This is crazy lol...I'm literally leaving for South Dakota tomorrow morning to go to Mt. Rushmore and the Black Hills.
Woah that’s insane
Be sure to take the time to tell everyone you happen to see there about the Mt Rushmore of whiskey
Just purchased my first bottle of Wild Turkey Rare breed at duty free. My wife and I Absolutely loved it.
Still Austin is, without question, the best Texas bourbon. The Cask Strength Barrel Select (store pick) is amazing 😎🥃
Great list! Thanks as always
Thanks guys for turning me on to the Westward. I picked one up today and it is delicious!
westward cask str is truly a unique pour i cant get enough of it
Have you had the regular blue label Westward? I bought it because it went from 66$ pre-tax to 39$ pre-tax on clearance and I heard so many reviews about the brand, and I'm just not the biggest fan. I'm curious how the cask strength compares.
@@noworldforericthe cask strength is hersheys milk chocolate for days
Really love your videos guys, keep up the great work!
"I don't get sentimental" he says as he scratches his armpit.
Lol 😂😂😂
Loved this video! I have to tell you that I'm a proud Texan and not that long ago bought my first bottle of Still Austin. The one called The Musician, Straight Bourbon Whiskey, I believe. Not cask strength. I couldn't believe how disappointed I was! I did not like it at all! I've only heard great things about their products. I wonder if I got a bad bottle or what?! My go-to's are Early Times, Wild Turkey 101, LOVE Rare Breed and JD Single Barrel Select, and Jim Beam 7.
I’m from western Pa and have been to 49 states. Western South Dakota is one of my favorite trips - if not my favorite. Mount Rushmore, Badlands, Wind Cave and Custer State Park are must see.
Mine: Four Roses SBBS OBSV - Old Forester SBBS Rye - Weller Antique 107 - Woodford Double Oak
Here's mine... and it's been a journey
OCD #5 - you guys have me hooked on this. Can't get it here in Louisiana but it's by far my most favorite. Need to make a trip up there so I can have it for my daughters wedding in May '25
Buffalo Trace
Woodford Double Oaked
Old Forester 1910
Woodford reserve double oaked is excellent.👍🥃
Solid picks.
Jim beam 7 has to the best budget bourbon I’ve had, closely followed by very old Barton. Rare breed got me into cask strength/bourbon hunting
Bought 2 Pikesville for 36 bucks on clearance. Worth every penny
Love Buc-ee’s. But the best time to visit with no crowd is New Years Eve around 10:30 PM 😊. And I’m VERY new to bourbon and have only had 4. So those would be mine lol Makers Mark 46, Evan Williams 1783, Larceny Small Batch and Wild Turkey 101 🤷♂️
I started my bourbon journey with Buffalo Trace and Elijah Craig Small Batch. Now in a couple years later I am over the 100 bottle mark. My travel journey includes 49 states. Somehow I keep missing North Dakota. Great video.
Great video, as always, guys! Cheers
Great video guys, love that content.
The Englishman in Mexico , I just got back from England and let’s say stocked up on whiskeys I can’t get here.
I have to recommend a couple, , for you Kurt , Ardnamurchin , it’s a newish distillery, ten years this year. It’s just amazing, natural, non chill filtered, slight peat smoke but flavours abound, please try it if you can it bor expensive either, for Trenton, and you Kurt. bunhabbain 12 year Cask strength, irs a sherry bomb but wow, it’s just so good, both of you would love it, no smoke even for this islay scotch.
Honourable mention, Aultmore 12 Foggy Moss, light , fruity and just an easy tasty sipper,
I hope you can get some of these , I wish there was an easy way to send some samples , you would enjoy these blind , kilhoman is also a distillery you need to try Kurt, all they do is great ,
Cheers guys , let me know your thoughts ,
Huge fan of the Still Austin Cask Strength. I picked up a Binny's store pick recently.
That was well done and thank you
Kurt you and I are close in age. I took my 60th birthday week last month. Visited SD, WY, ID and MT. You have to do Rushmore, Crazy Horse (pay the money to go up top), Devils Tower, Badlands, Yellowstone and Tetons. It was an awesome trip, sights, food and now only AK and HI left and I will have all 50 checked off. 😊
I have watched so many of your videos and maybe I missed it but I would love to see a bar tour and see your collection and here you talk about it.
"I'm getting notes of toe jam." Can't wait to hear that in a future video! 😂
I think the Mount Rushmore of Whiskey should be bottles that are close to the bottom shelf that have stood the test of time.
My four:
Wild Turkey 101
Old Overholt Rye
Maker's Mark
Jack Daniel's #7
I was thinking the same exact way.... I chose wild turkey 101, jack daniels, old forester, and old grand dad
Wild Turkey Rare Breed, Makers 46, Knob Creek 9, Old Forester 1910. Honorable Mentions Bardstown Bottle in Bond and Buffalo Trace. That Jim Beam 7 is inexpensive and it tastes really good.
1st is bookers because it was one of the first bourbons I’ve ever tried and I wimped out of drinking the whole pour and the story’s got me hooked
2nd is 1792 because it was one of the first bottles that I bought that I really could enjoy
3rd is michters rye because it got me more into rye
4th is early times bottle in bond bc it showed me that all really good bourbon doesn’t have to be expensive alsotaught me what the bottle and bond act was and got me hooked on the history of bourbon
Fantastic choices! And thank you for not adding bottles that are unattainable 😅
For fun, here is mine based on my whiskey journey (bottles that got me hooked and others that are a nice treat to myself):
Knob Creek 9
Old Forester 1920
Highland Park 12
Redbreast 12
Haven't been drinking bourbon long enough for a Mt. Rushmore, do love the Rare Breed and the Beam 7
I’m a big fan of the Balcones Rye which we finally consistently get in NC. I’ve not tried Still Austin products as of yet but will do that after this video
Here in Austin glad to see StillAustin on your list
There's no wrong to this, but I would think the "Mount Rushmore" would be those founding libations of your collection. The Maker's and WT Rare breed are great markers in that, along with the Jim Beam, but I can think of WT 101, Michters, old Forester, four roses, etc.
Dave at glens creek is awesome I was there in July. I got to talk with him while doing a tasting. I ended up getting a sweat and a cafe ole , wow so incredible. I would recommend going there anytime there in Kentucky.
I ❤❤❤ Still Austin’s bourbons. (Haven’t tried the ryes). I order them online directly from Still Austin. SA Cask Strength and Blue Note uncut are two of my regular “go to’s.”
Jim Beam Black 8 year. When I learned I like bourbon, back in the 90's and early 2000. went through many, many bottles.
Buffalo Trace. In probably, 2008, I figured I should expand my horizons so I went to a local liquor store and not knowing much of anything purchased Buffalo Trace and I expanded from there.
WT Rare Breed. Not because Kurt chose it. I have loved this since before I ever watched SLB. I will always have a bottle open on my shelf. And I can find it everywhere.
OCD #5. Again, not because Trent picked it. I wrote it on my list before he showed his last bottle. I will say I picked it for many of the same reasons he did. Glenns Creek was the highlight of a bourbon trip earlier this year. Just the drive to the distillery was memorable, along with finding the building and the entrance to the shop. We tried so many things. I bought 3 bottles from Dave Meier after our Visitor Experience that Dave hosted and he signed each bottle for us. Will go back again for sure. If nothing else to get more bourbon because not available in MI.
Still Austin, Pikesville, and Wild Turk are my top 3 of that Mt. Rushmore pick for sure.
I’m with you, Kurt. 48 of the 50 for me (Alaska and North Dakota).
If any sampling of Old Forester isn’t on your Mt Rushmore, there is no god 😊😊
Great idea and execution of a show. I was inspired to make a list based on what I think the four president's would like (and what might represent them in some way):
FAVS INSPIRED BY PRESIDENTS
Lincoln - KY 10
Washington - Blanton’s Single Barrel
Roosevelt - High West Midwinter Night’s Dram (Rough Rider Bull Moose Rye was a more obvious choice)
Jefferson - Four Roses Single Barrel
Such an interesting topic! Do I select things which were influential in my journey? Or things I grew to appreciate as my journey progressed. Maybe it's a combination of both? Glenlivet 12 was the first whiskey I ever had. I still enjoy it, although it hasn't been my favorite single malt in a while. Maker's Mark was the first bourbon I had, for the price it is great. I hold it in high regard. It led me to Woodford Reserve, which I bought on blind faith. I love Macallan 18, but they priced themselves out of my range. Eagle Rare 10 is very good, but I can't always guarantee I can get it.
1. Glenlivet 12
2. Woodford Reserve.
3. Laphroaig 10
4. Glenmorangie Nectar d'or
If the four have to be whiskies that mean something special, as opposed to merely being good or great whiskies, it gets harder for me. But let me try. 🙂
Balcones Texas Pot Still Bourbon - I got my first bottle in December of 2021, just three months after I started drinking whiskey, and with the first sip it instantly became my favorite whisky. It kept that position till this spring, and it didn't lose the number 1 position because I found something better, but because the density of the flavor slipped. But I still really love it, and I'm sad that they've quit making it.
Knob Creek Single Barrel Select, Kelly Liquors store pick - the manager of "my" Kelly Liquors store gave me a sample of this a year or so ago, and I knew immediately that if I could find the money I had to have a bottle. I'm now on my third bottle, and if they don't run out first I want to get a fourth.
Sagamore Spirit Cask Strength - I'm still slowly experimenting with rye whisky, and various bottles have gotten onto my "standards" list, but this is the most fantastic rye I've ever had. The regular Sagamore Spirit is fine whisky, and made me a rye drinker (though I do prefer bourbon), but the Cask Strength is magnificent.
And finally...
Abasolo Mexican corn whisky - I recently got four samples, of which this was one. I'd wanted to try Abasolo for a long while, a kind person online said she'd send me a sample - and did, along with the three others. I like the whisky, and within a week had bought my own bottle, but I'll never forget the unexpected kindness that went above and beyond the call.
I’d have to put serious time into thinking about my four. Brutal choices.
Just picked up the Jim Beam Black 7 year last week myself. I was pleasantly surprised. Good stuff and cheap. Think I will try it in a blind soon. Just gotta figure out what I should blind it with.
PS...OCD #5 and Premium are great!
Finally found Pikesville here in the Dallas area. Had been looking for months. Bought two in case they disappear again (which it looks like they might). Super good and worth the wait.
So, when I think of Mount Rushmore, I think of the foundation of my whiskey experiences...so here would be my four:
- Buffalo Trace, my cornerstone entry to my little collection
- Rare Breed, my barrel proof that I really enjoyed
- Old Forester 100 Rye, while I am newer to Rye, this was my first love...while I have tasted some others recently that I appreciate more, you always remember your first love
- Jameson Crested, had a taste of it in Galway and fell in love with it...the fruitiness from the Sherry Cask finish and the viscosity is just amazing.
Everyone's palate is different...so too will be everyone's "Mt Rushmore". Cheers!
Still Austin is fantastic. I especially love the cask strength
Can't wait to see this!
Visited Mount Rushmore when I was kid....South Dakota isn't that far from Winnipeg, so it makes for a great holiday destination!
Cheers gang!
Y’all should blind the westward lineup and rank them.
Also, would be cool to do distilleries head to head. Like 3 tiers of woodford vs. 3 tiers of makers! Maybe you’ve done this….but would be a fun one.
I have OCD 5, Wild Turkey Rare Breed, La Crosse Distilling High Hawk and Woodford Double oak on my Mount Rushmore. The first two are fantastic the latter got me into bourbon the whiskey.
My Mount Rushmores - Old Forester 1920, Old Forester 1910, Woodford reserve Double Oak , and Early Times BiB
BBQ PIT!!! You get it! I'm not a fan of drinking my BBQ ribs. That's what I got when I tried Johnny Walker Blue.
I highly recommend a Black Hills road trip. There's so much more to do there than just Mount Rushmore.
I love the still Austin cask strength! Need to try more of their stuff though
It’s not a roadtrip until you stop at Buckeyes!! It can be a bit overwhelming for first timers! 😂
I have the SA Red and Blue corn and wow, they are really good
South Dakota is a beautiful state I've been to Mount Rushmore once 👍🏻lots of great breweries there too
Right there with you on Rare breed I like both the bourbon and rye always on my counter. !! I'm looking for the Westward single cask. And the Still Austin. Enjoy!!🥃🥃🥃
I’d need more than 4 heads. Of those I can walk into almost any decent store and buy right now, I’d say Four Roses Single Barrel, JDSBBP, Michter’s Rye, Red Breast 12. If I only had those 4 forever, I’d be happy.
No unicorns on my list:
Eagle Rare 10 (90 proof) - Probably the best entry bottle of all bourbon
Knob Creek 9 - (100 proof) - My absolute favorite bargain bottle. 9-year, 100 proof in a jug handle
Old Forester 1920 (115 proof) - A high proof bottle that would be allocated if people collected bottles based on flavor.
Elijah Craig BP Batch Release or EC Store Pick (120+ proof) - All these high aged, barrel proof bottles are pretty fabulous
Still Austin is a part of Total Wine's Spirits Direct program. You can get it all over at Total WIne this also makes it a Total Wine exclusive. I can get it in Jacksonville, FL
Still Austin is one of my favorites. ❤❤
Thanks for the recommendations! I added 3 to my list for the next time I am at the store. Would y'all consider doing a top 5 whiskey/bourbon cocktails? I found your hunter cocktail recommendation but would love to hear more!
Great video guys.
Stagg, JD SiB BP Rye, Red Breast 12 CS, Octomore 13.4 (I only listed stuff I've actually had)
Stagg - was the first really high proof sip I enjoyed
PipeDream - all time favorite daily sipper
WR Double Oak - first time I was like ‘oh yah there’s a vanilla flavor here’
OGD BiB - the high rye mash bill that started me like for rye
Fantastic video!
Great show. It sucks that we can’t put that non-chill filtered Rare Breed on the list. You guys also got me going on the Pikesville a few years ago! 👍
Please try Chattanooga Rye 95 proof. They use a bit of chocolate malt in the mash bill and it's amazing
Haven’t had still Austin ryes yet but love their bourbon. We get it in Florida!
Great video! I also want to let you know I got my Wild Turkey meme ready! 😁
Welp, got 3 of em on my shelf. Just need the Pikesville.
Need to pause the video so I can watch from the porcelain throne room. The only way to watch an slb video.
Now that’s a monument I’d visit! Some excellent selections. Love the Still Austin cask strength pick 👏 I’m hoping they will release a 5yr Blue Corn BiB bourbon like they did with the Red Corn. Nicely done fellas
I'm from Illinois and have seen Still Austin in the area, but have never tried it. For someone who hasn't had it, which bottle would be a good 1st buy?
Mine would be:
Russell's Reserve Barrel Picks
Glendronach 18 Allardice
Longrow Red
New Riff Balboa Rye
Honorable mentions:
Wild Turkey Rare Breed
Elijah Craig Barrel Proof
Ardbeg Uigeadail
Octomore
Glenallachie 15
Still austin cask strength bourbon is one of my favorite bottles.
Trenton, try the Beam BLACK 7. Really nice, budget pour, And 92°.
Only picking from bottles that I've actually purchased at one time or another (I've had the opportunity to try some very, very expensive whiskies that are way out of my budget).
Rare Breed
1910
Four Roses Small Batch Select
Tomintoul Cigar Malt
I’d love to try that westward at some point. Can’t convince myself to spend the money on a new (ish) category, for me
Thought Rare Breed was going to be the first bottle. Still Austin is awesome
But come on guys where is the Irish! Need a Redbreast at least
Love the videos! I have heard Kurt say in several videos that people get on him for interrupting. Honestly I don’t think you interrupt. To me it seems that Trenton (no offense meant) does not provide natural pause points for you to interject.
SLB Classics
0:09 Trenton is a very shallow human
0:31 very little prep is done by Trenton
1:12 Kurt remembers his schooling! Whew
2:01 casual flex on Trenton being generous and a great hunter
3:32 Trenton goes hog wild and switches it up on us again
4:06 Trenton has people and another great collection
5:01 be still their hearts
5:38 still got to roast the Texans because they have good whiskey now
6:21 Kurt used to struggle with the words
7:32 Trenton hasn’t drank a super peated whiskey? 😮
8:45 lol please no toes in the whiskey
9:37 Trenton wants his favorite whiskeys at any cost
10:18 some bottles are just that good
11:30 future shows incoming!
12:40 the big winner!
12:55 Trenton pretends to not know a word
14:16 another super tasty for both
14:28 gotta save the best for last
14:38 speech time for Kurt?
16:06 the resemblance is uncanny
16:33 a somewhat surprising turn
17:00 Trenton’s blind reviews are not to be taken seriously
17:13 gotta zing Kurt about his WT “love” in blinds
18:07 Kurt realizes Trenton likes to play jokes
18:52 rare breed gives you colds! News flash!
19:03 nice sign off and nod
Always gotta have a bottle of rare breed on my shelf!
Still Austin and Milam and Greene are two solid Texas whiskies!
The rare breed and pikesville are very good.
I like OCD and Maker Mark 46.
Mt. Rushmore is not about necessarily the best, but the most iconic and historical. Jack Daniel’s, Macallan 12, Johnny Walker Black and Jamison.
Like Kurt's choices!