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Nice solid reviews!! SKOL...

My wife and I are fairly new to bourbon. Our current favorite is either Elijah Craig Barrel Proof or Eagle Rare. What would you guys (or anyone in the comments) recommend “newer” bourbon drinkers to try?

9:44 would rather drink the heart realease over no46 any day of the week

I like that not only did you give us your opinion of why you disliked the bottle featured, but you also gave a better recommendation..

You guys are paying too much for that Bulleit Barrel Strength - widely available at $50 here in Utah. I can’t speak to batch 08, but batch 07 is terrific. 6 of us blinded Rare Breed, Smoke Wagon UCUF, Belle Meade Reserve and the underdog Bulleit won unanimously.

I do not agree with you guys on the New Riff 8 years, but then again this is just "opinions" so we agree to disagree. I find the New Riff 8 a good one and one of my go-to.

I'm not sure how Bulliet BS is overrated, it's not really highly rated anywhere outside of some dumb Uproxx articles. Most people think of Bulleit as a well liquor perfect for cocktails, and the BS fits that need for a higher proof mixer. As far as Holladay is concerned. This is the biggest OVERHYPED distillery of the year. Simple, lacking depth and complexity, overly sweet, and basic are the notes on every one of their releases. If you want to drink the OG bazooka bubble gum in wax wrappers, that's Holladay for you.

I enjoyed both makers heart release and lost recipe. I got to try them at a bottle share first and then picked them up.

Woooof! Not finding the love with New Riff.

Heart Release is great sorry guys

Nice to see a YTer have opinions that are not total matches to what everyone else is saying. I'm amazed how often I don't agree with most YTers on their opinions and when so many say the same thing about a bottle, you have to wonder if they really have an honest opinion or are they just trying to gain viewers by agreeing with others that have a great reputation for their knowledge of whiskey. Also, its all opinion. We all have a difference in tasting. To disagree with someone else's opinion and say they are wrong is just nonsensical.

I swear when I was about to click this and hovered my mouse over, I saw a Frank August bottle, yet it's not in the review. Don't know where it comes from, but man do they seem to push it hard in Florida 😄 I have been given THREE bottles of it from staff/friends in the last 2 months as gifts, and ummm... not a fan at all.

The Lost Monarch is a fantastic bottle for quality, flavor and price. New Sub!

I can see how the knob creek bottle can throw some off at first, but if you keep sipping and add a bit of water you can definitely get most of those flavor profiles.

Basically most michters lol

looks better than any of the crap they put on stream or TV

Nice video guys, keep ‘em coming.

Can’t agree about the Heart Release. I really enjoyed it

I’m not a fan of most MM but that Heart Release is delicious. Chocolate, sweat oak and baking spices. You guys barely touched your bottle. Time for a revisit. Can’t always make a final judgment call on a first crack.

It also bothers me that Stapelton doesn't drink and he's hocking a whiskey saying it's so great.

Angels Finished Rye is hands down my favorite rye at the moment.

It's rare whisky reviewers actually give there full take and then another recommendation. Fully appreciate thst

April release of the Heart Release is fantastic. Not sure which one you have (could be June) but April is the top five price/bottle this year. Definitely didn't get any type of sour note. I also think the Knob Creek BouRye is amazing. Again, especially at the price point.

There's NO WAY that Knob Creek is one of the worst of the year. The mouthfeel alone made it worth the price.

Evan Williams BiB wins most blind tastes, against HH or EHT BiB.

Angel Envy Rye finished in Rum cask sux,taste like maple syrup. Crap total crap.

What month is your Heart release? Look on the side label. Betting it's April, like mine. Friends are June and theirs are delicious. Mine (April) is not. The last get together we had some great bottles out. New Riff 8 stole the show. It was unanimous. You can't compare wheated to it as the wheated is softer. You have to go past the BiB, which I didn't know the 8 was. NR has a standard BiB. I go for the SiB's including th vet pick. MM46 CS is hit or miss depending on my palate that day. You have to appreciate it for what it is, else it can be offputting. BT dummies are the ones who fell for the non-BT Traveler. The rest of us did not. I have all 3 of the HH GTGs. I like the rye. The wheated (red label) is the best tasting of the 3. Pikesville is among my fav ryes. It's Maryland style (high corn), just like Rare Breed and RR ryes. I think WT101 is straight rye and it goes down fast.

Napa Valley Distillery's distillery was closed due to a fire that ravaged that facility. It's too bad; it's a great visit and they are very nice people.

I love wheaters but I struggle with the Makers Mark brand in general, didn’t like the regular cask strength nor the heart release, I’ll have to try the 46 cask strength… best thing I’ve had from Makers is Prudent Pappy (2:1 CS Makers : Larceny) I’d recommend the New Riff Malted Rye but I also has a strange hit or miss experience when it came to their Single Barrel Rye, it was night and day

This is A+ content 👏👏 a masterclass in UA-cam production. Love the bourbon hunt. Cheers from Sacramento 🥃

I agree with everything except the New Riff 8 year. It's delicious and the only issue I had with it is that I wish it was cask strength. It isn't BiB, so it would have been so much better at full proof. And you guys could literally put everything from Angel's Envy on the do not buy list. It tastes like they age everything in a used plastic garbage can.

Whiskey enthusiasts...are FULL OF SHIT! lol the Traveller is a great drink...sois BT...you can have both lol. Stop letting these dorks influence your tastes and whiskey collection! Jack Daniels J and B Traveller Jim Beam All good drinks.

I thankfully don’t get the bitter notes on the Heart Release. I’m usually a $40-50 bottle kind of guy, so i splurged a bit on buying the heart. Way more heat than I am used to as well, so maybe that masks it.. but overall I like it. I get a LOT of the chocolate on the finish and find that I taste it most if I get the whiskey under my tongue? Weird I guess. Anyway, it was unsurprising to see AETO on the list. I feel that has made every worst of 2024 list I’ve seen thus far. I still want to try it though

The heart release is a banger… WTF… unreal!!

I usually don't agree with these lists, but you guys get an 8 out of 10. Good job and I appreciate that you offered an alternative to the bottle.

Agree! Grain to glass series was especially disappointing.. $40 whiskey marked up in a nice bottle

I passed on all these. Thanks for confirming my suspicions. Great video guys. Best you’ve done yet.

Absolutely love this hunt because I’m in both of these stores usually once or twice per week!

I agree 100%!!!

Bought my first FA from Total Wine for 60ish a few years ago. The bottle got me so it was tater buy. The bottle reminded of Frankenstein's head lol. Once I cracked it open and I instantly became a fan. TW then went dry and couldn't find them. They came back last year at a higher price point of 80ish, but recently has gone back down to 70ish. Still a little high IMO. I got lucky recently when Costco had them for 40. Bought 2. Always enjoy a pour of Frank especially at the right price.

Steph's Gents Cut underwhelms and not worth the price point. Mixer.

100% agree. Bought the KC BouRye, WC Toasted Rye & Bulleit Barrel Strength and AE Triple Oak, all very disappointing. Need to try Redwood Lost Horizon. Love Smoke Wagon & their Single Barrels are terrific. Haven't tried my MM ❤ release yet. MM 46 Cask Strength is great.

Gold bar whiskey is a mixer at best. No complexity, lacks flavor, but an ez sipper for whiskey noobs.

My biggest disappointment this year was Russel's Reserve 15 year. I heard all of the hype, so I sprung for a bar pour while on vacation. Unfortunately, it was like peanut brittle with waaaayyyy too many peanuts. Like almost all peanuts, massively out-of-balance. I had the Russel's Reserve 13 year a week later, and that was very enjoyable.

Sagamore double oaked rye

New Riff Malted Rye! You definitely should try their malted Rye.

Agreed on the Traveler. I don't mind it, but it's best as a mixer for me. I have, however, found it's a great way to introduce people to whiskey precisely because it's relatively mild, and the Stapleton tie-in makes it of interest.

You cheated because after tax it's over!

I was completely disappointed with a new riff store pick, tasted like ethanol and that is about it. Likely the single barrel was purchased without being tasted because it was a left over Barrel pick.

I have a New Riff Single Barrel that is down right delicious. I’m gonna have to get a bottle of the 8 year BIB and put them in a head to head. I have the April release of Makers Heart and I also really enjoy that. The others I have not had. Was planning on getting the KC but may be at the bottom of the list now. Great video!