10 Year Bourbon Battle! Eagle Rare, Henry McKenna, Russell's Reserve, Michters
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Great comparison.
Just rewatched! My McKenna has opened up some and gotten better. RR10yr always good! Just picked up a case of Eagle Rare no limit 28.00 each and a case of Blanton’s 50.00 each! Snagged a Stagg 23c yesterday at BevMo for a 72.00! Nice couple of days!!
Shoot I’ll have to rewatch this video, it’s been a long time! That’s the awesome thing about bourbon; palates change and who knows how I’d rank this same list now
Sitting on 22 bottles of ER since I can get all day here at $32 and Russells 10 yr @$33...paid $50 for my McKenna's. Great review it comes down to preference. I will leave the Michters out of the review because of cost. Easy to get all in Florida.
Remember Eagle Rare is basically a single barrel too, just not stated
Henry Mckenna is like 69.99 + taxes. Pretty expensive compared to Eagle rare and Russells' 10
Now how does the Jack Daniel’s 10 year compare
People sleep on the Russell’s often. It is the BEST sub-$35 bottle I can find on the shelf. Great review. Cheers! 🦉🥃
I may love it even more now than I did when I made this video! Such a good bottle that people don’t pay much attention to
@@TheBourbonWrench I did a blind side by side with the Trails End 10 against RR 10. Hadn't had either B4. I picked the Trails End.
Eagle rare is overrated, good job with your rating. Its still good, just not worth hunting or paying premium.
100% agree with your Russell's-ER comparison.
Another good 10yr option is the Rebel 10yr, which is also a single barrel but it’s a wheated Bourbon so it’s an interesting one for the mix. Pricier than the ER/RR10/HM but still much less than the M10
Agreed Russell is best of bunch. But not until a few drinks are out of bottle come back to it week later and is fantastic.
Russell's Reserve 10 year is so solid!! My go to bourbon!! 😄🦃🥃Eagle Rare here in Colorado is so rare only seen one store have it🥃
In Massachusetts, Eagle Rare is pretty widely available, but often runs upwards of $40. But if you shop around, you can find it for $35-ish. I will buy it for $35, but no more.
I am a huge fan of the Russel's single Barrel (and recently he limited 13 year), but have never actually tried the 10 year, since I usually skip over it for the Single Barrel.
I was not impressed with my bottle of Henry McKenna. It was okay, but not what the awards made it out to be. It's also pretty available around me if you go to the right shops. I think a decent portion of my bottle ended up going into my infinity bottle.
Haven't had the Michters for obvious reasons.
Those McKenna bottles vary widely. I’ve had a bottle that was trash, and this bottle is really good. Guess it’s just a gamble!
Screw it!
Hey people!! Keep right on sleeping on that Russells reserve 10 year........... more for me!
Seriously, I bought my first Russells reserve about three years ago. Very very impressed with it. Finish it off and have to say it’s so easy to find more. The other three in your lineup, very solid, eagle rare somewhat more accessible for me here in Michigan, Henry McCanna and Michters are still ghost bottles. Cheers! Great review. BTW......101 is my daily go to
I’m gonna do a video with 101 in it. It’s such a great budget bottle. It should blow a lot of bottles out the water!
I’m 6 months into bourbon and it’s one of my favorite. Just got single barrel today and it’s a slightly better but very similar. Henry McKenna is one of my favorites if not. But it’s a more of a butter scotch profile so hard to compare. Both good depending on what mood ur in
Russell's 10 year is a great wiskey very complex and definalty hits above its proof.
Completely agree, however I've not had the Mckenna. Kept passing on it for no particular reason and now I never see it. I'll grab it next time I trip over it. I've never had a Michter's product I've enjoyed on any level. But that damn Russel's is just delicious.
Agree with you on M10 from 2020 that I had last year. It drank like a background easy sipper. And the trouble with expensive single barrels is they cost too much to roll the dice on again if you didn't like it the first time around. Maybe I had an off barrel but I'm not trying another at that price point.
Exactly! That’s way too much money for be to be gambling if I like it or not! I don’t like to throw away my money!
Trev your reaction to Russell’s 10 was identical to ours here-verbatim. 😂 So stupid good for the money and such a low proof pour. Order here would be Russell’s 10 > HM10 > ER > M10 easy, for many reasons (price, availability, cinnamon presence, and funky twist).
Have a M10 here BTW. We will never purchase another one even if it were half off. Ours is that bad.
I REALLY struggled putting m10 second. I wanted to put it behind the McKenna. There are things I love about it, the price though REALLY hinders it though. Honestly I probably should’ve put it way lower. I guess like I said in the video, I placed them according to “well I already own it, so lemme go on taste alone”. The price just makes me mad, should be half the price if not less
@@TheBourbonWrench oh for sure Trev. Like you said if you’re going on taste and it’s second for you then you gotta stand by that. Felt like you’d rankings were very fair and balanced all around.
Eagle Rare is my favorite 10 year, it just got so much flavors not sure if I’m just lucky and got a great bottle but good review
I’ve had a mixed bag of them! Some of them are pretty bland, I’ve gotten one semi recently that’s amazing!!
Russell's reserve £65 in the uk. Michters is like fancy scotch you are paying for the name.. Rate breed is real deal at £50
New sub my friend, loving this comparison.
Cheers buddy! Glad to have you aboard!
forget Eagle Rare.. it is ALOCATED in VA. Russells 10 is on the shelves all day every day.. well worth the 40$ it is a bit oakey musky though, so if you do not like that.. then there are others like WT Rare Bread or Tin Cup 10.. so many choices. Henry McKenna 10.. only seen it once in five years ... ALLOCATED..Michters 10 ALLOCATED.. never even seen one in ten years.
Life is not worth living unless you have been able to drink the michter's 10 bourbon and rye.
I feel your pain on the availability of Eagle Rare, bought a bottle a few weeks ago at a store in NC for $35. After asking the clerk (a very nice elderly woman) about a some prices on a few items, I was about to leave when she asked "would you be interested in a bottle of Eagle Rare, its the last one we have (which was under the counter). Another store I frequent in SC had 1 bottle of ER priced at $125. I laughed at the clerk after inquiring, and instead bought a handle of WT for $37.
There’s a store in my town that’s a museum. They have Eagle rare for like $80 behind the counter. It’s absurd. Pure robbery.
Great review Trev & totally agree that Russell's 10 is a great bourbon for the price. It is readily available here in Oz and like most of the Wild Turkey products it is normally at a good price. I bought another bottle yesterday along with 101, can never have enough WT!! I have never seen McKenna's here and Michter's 10 is near impossible to find & if you can it is north of $200 crazy!!
I mean honestly you can’t go wrong with any wild Turkey! They are so good for the money!
Availability of all here in West Wisconsin except Michters 10. I chose Henry Mckenna over the rest. I love Russells 10 because it's easier to get but for $5 more I'll take the Henry. Thanks for the review of these beautiful affordable bourbons. Except Michters 10 of course.
Haven’t seen a bottle of eagle rare in months.
Great 10 yr battle, Trev! I’ve only had Eagle Rare and Henry McKenna but maybe it’s time to pick up the Russell’s 10 since I dote on all the RR single barrels I’ve had😁 The Michters 10 I always pass on due to it being $200 ish every time I see it. Cheers buddy!🥃
Always pass on it for that much! The Russell’s is a good pick up, such a solid budget bottle!
Thanks for putting out this video, Trev. I like these comparison videos. Great content. About a year ago Cline asked on a live stream to give him ideas about a video. I suggested this exact flight. I asked him if he could do videos comparing findable shelf bourbon compared to Limited bourbon. Then I said start off with a flight of Russels 10, Eagle Rare, Michters 10, and Henry McKenna and let us know if it's worth the price and time. So again, thank you and cheers. #suggittrev
I’ll more of these as well, I love doing them. Always open to suggestions to comparisons!!
New subscriber here and enjoying catching up on your videos! Grabbed a H Mc for 51.00 and it’s like tasteless fire (waiting for it to open) Eagle Rare 32.00 and I really enjoy it! Russell’s 10 yr 30.00 and it’s one of my favorites!
RR10 is so solid for ~35$. Great pour. Actually haven't tried the McKenna 10 as it's ~100$ around here and not worth that...
$100?! That’s absolutely insane. My first bottle of it cost me $25, then it won the award, and now it’s double the price. It’s good, not $100 good
I have all 4 of these as well, they are all pretty good and your order with pricing in mind is how I also would have it and the 2018 M10. I have an unopened 2019 M10 which is rumored to be older than 10 years so I don't know yet how that would stand up. Price is ridiculous for the M10 but I tatered on that one :)
I really struggled with how I wanted to rank it. It’s good, and I took in account that I already took the bait and own it hahaha. I would say, if you asked me “if you don’t any of these, rank them according to what you’d be willing to buy” the M10 would NOT be in second. It’s good, but I’d much rather it be half the price lol
I love turkey but I don’t buy the Russel 10. Locally store $35 which is almost same price as handle of 101 with more proof. If I go Russel I pony up for a pick single barrel.
Yeah I can see that. I might actually like this better than the 101 though. Maybe I’ve just drank too many 101s that this feels fresh and new hahaha
I’m right there with you. I love turkey but I’ve moved on from the R10.
I keep hearing that Eagle Rare and possible even Buffalo Trace are getting hard to find. I can walk into my local Wal-Mart with $25 and walk out a bottle of Buffalo Trace. Right next door is Sam's Club where I have never failed to find Eagle Rare when I was looking for it. I think that was only $30 but it was a while ago and time may not have done my memory justice.
Lucky you...
What state do u live in? Haha. Chicago land it’s hard for eagle rare. But I can get BT anywhere. I have a local place where I can get Henry McKenna everyday of the week. But for 60 and it’s the only place I know that has it
@Nathan Schraeger I live on Vegas.. Sam's no longer has Eagle Rare on the shelf. I wish I had bought more, or all of it. I can get Henry McKenna for $80 any time I want it that bad - so never.
M10 just seen it here in ca for $500 eagle rare went from $32 to $75 here now crazy Henry McKenna $100 RR10 still around $34 I had a bottle of M10 year’s ago not worth the $125 I paid for it.
$500?? I’d never go back to that store! Hahahah
Yeah Michter's 10 starts at 299 where I am.
That’s entirely too much. I hate to see it!
I completely agree on Eagle Rare. It's good, but I personally wouldn't pay over retail for it. There are plenty of others I like better for a similar price.
Exactly! I like it just fine, but would grab so many bottles over it. Tends to be a trend for me regarding Buffalo trace products
I haven't seen eagle rare or buffalo trace in a store in 4 years. Makes me wonder if I would like it now since I've collected higher proof and bourbon.
It’s fun going back to retry them. Your palate may have changed and you may interpret them differently..for better or for worse!
Michters 10 year is $250 here in so cal! I prefer the McKenna
Russell’s 26 bucks in my neighborhood. Keep it that way.
For the love of all things holy, I sure hope it does!!!
I've only seen Michters 10 twice in a store, around $400. Yeah, no. I'm noticing McKenna is starting to come back down to reality in a few places, still a few holdouts trying to gouge people. I still need me some Russell's, been slacking on that.
Give it a shot! It’s pretty good! I might even like it better than my beloved Turkey 101! The michters for $400 is a 100% pass every single time always
Wooo
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Russell's is too oaky for novices.
M10 Rye is so much better than the M10 Bourbon. And you don’t see a lot of 10 year ryes produced. M10 Rye at $130-$200 is a buy all day long.
I see more of the toasted barrel rye than any of them. Granted, all lottery, but still more than any!
I know dozens of bourbon drinkers and none of them would have Eagle Rare in last place in this contest.
It's the hipe have them do blind tasting. hard to find products, always equals better products in the consumer's mind.
Great job
I passed on the Michters a few times
I think price and availability should weigh more than any other part of a review, I also think transparency has to count also wit that said.... Russels, eagle Rare, HM 10 and Michters
Yeah I really struggled with ranking the m10. Honestly looking at it how you said, it’s definitely last!
I haven’t had Eagle Rare or Micthers 10 yet but if I had to choose between McKenna and Russel, I’m taking McKenna all day. Such a complex and good taste over Russels in my opinion.
But in my area Russel’s is $39.99 and McKenna’s is $69.99. Is McKenna’s really worth almost double the money? I doubt it from what I hear in most corners.
Mitchters is so damn overpriced/overrated
I will stay with the Russell's as the McKenna's is about impossible to get. Went to a store that OHLQ website showed as in stock but as I attempted to buy a bottle...one bottle, the man at the counter said they were sold out. However, while sitting in my car a guy walked out with a box showing Henry McKenna. The OHLQ site still showed a limited availability the following day. Seemed a little crooked as I was only wanting One bottle to try. Crooked shit going on let us the unwashed at least have a shot at trying a bottle.
Contact OHLQ as this should not be happening "OHLQ puts Ohio consumers first. We ensure that liquor prices are fair and consistent across Ohio and competitive with other states"
Nice vid. These are all hitters! M10>ER>McK>RR10 for me. I love RR picks, but the standard 10 yr just doesn’t do it for me as much as the others here.
How much did you pay for your m10 l?
@@TheBourbonWrench Retail is 130, and I put in another 20 on top of that for a charity in order to get the bottle.