What a beautiful episode. I'm a retired combat veteran and very sorry to learn of your loss... Thank you for rising from it and creating this channel for us. Subscriber for life now.
We had the privilege of having Freddie lead our tour at the distillery a few years ago. He was so genuine and happy to talk about what he loves, and answer any question that was asked. It was shortly after the documentary came out.
I AM NEW IN THE BOURBON WORLD AND TRYING TO EDUCATE MY SON AND I ABOUT ALL OF ARE GREAT HISTORY. THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR SUCH A GREAT EPISODE. BUT MOST OF ALL THANK YOU FREDDIE/MR JOHNSON FOR TAKING TIME OUT TO SHARE HISTORY FOR THE YOUNGER GENERATION. SIR YOU ARE A GREAT MAN.
I really like Blantons at msrp. Iv only owned one bottle myself but have had a few pours from friends. I wish it wasn’t so overhyped so everyone could get a chance to try it
Need a bottle named after Jimmie Johnson or the Johnson family. Great story. The story that Freddie shares in “Neat” is awesome! Tear jerker for sure. I’ll be sharing some bourbon with my son when he’s home for the holidays. Love Freddie!
Wonderful episode. I have 4 bottles left from my days at Stizel-Weller and I have been afraid to drink them as there are no more. But last Christmas my daughter and her boyfriend came home and I started telling my SW stories and we open a bottle of Old Fitzgerald. I wanted to share something special with them and realize that I should not be saving those bottles but sharing them. You and Mr. Johnson just drove that point home again for me. Thank you and love ya!!
Gotta say, you are the perfect guy to interview Freddie. Def just reminded me again what's important and to pour out those top shelfers to all people! Thx Randy for bringing this real side of life to a world thats most likely finding it tougher and tougher to share due to limited access.
Randy, this is just such a cool interview! What a guy! Congrats on your channel success and it helping to open up great connections like this so that you can share with us. The whisky got it started, but it's so much deeper than whiskey/bourbon! Take that bottle and make a memory, there will always be more whiskey! (sorry for the double comment, but I hadn't finished watching when I made the first one!)
Thank you Randy!!! A lot of times I hold on to bottles cuz I don't know when I'm gonna get another one. It's times to make more memories!!! Cheers Randy!!!
I just published a video about Blanton's & realized I still needed infos (lots of contradictory ones I got while preparing my video so it might be containing mistakes) but i added this great interview/video in the description because I thought it was a great one regarding both this brand's story (not to mention the living legend Freddie...) & yours, and of course the overall message of sharing & caring that your video conveys...Sorry I'm not on Facebook but on varied social medias such as Instagram since last year only, so will miss your podcasts but will discover your channel nevertheless & I'm sure it has other great content...Cheers from Paris, France !
I was able to get a couple bottles of blatons the last few days they are my first ones havnt opened them yet. Thanks RANDY your vids are the best. The message at the end is the best part!!!! Much love folks
I bought a cabinet a couple days ago. I told the guy how I was going to use it. He had quite the Bourbon knowledge. It was an enjoyable interchange. This story was from a few years ago as told by him. He had been invited to a tasting. Upon entering the establishment, he asked where the tasting was. They gave him a ticket, and sent him to the backroom. It was an opportunity to buy whatever you wanted from the table. His ticket was drawn. He got a Pappy since everyone seemed more interested in it. (He had wanted a bottle of Elmer T Lee. They gave him the snob snub.) Immediately he was offered $125 from one guy, and $40 for the empty bottle from another. This is where the secondary markets dirty secret enters. His buddy said to break the bottle or keep it, never sell it. They can fake the tax seal but not the label. They will fill the bottle with something "cheap" and sell it as the Hunt bottle. Loved the story told here in the video. Keep it up Randy.
I give my empties to local artists I know who make things out of them, but if I ever do recycle a rare bottle a deface the label so it can't be used on a fake. I used to break my rare empties, but you can not recycle broken glass. Cheers!
Fun and informative interview! We all have special bottles, but you know when someone like Freddie Johnson has a special bottle, it must be exceptional! Would be interesting to know what it was.
It is a CYPB that was one of the last barrels his father put in warehouse before he retired. He was keeping it to drink with his grandson but decided not to wait...just in case.
@@stephenjohsz6251 It wasn't special because of the brand. It was special because of his Dad's interaction with it. It is part of the family legacy...hence the drive to drink with his grandson.
If you keep looking, and use the techniques we teach on this channel to for relationships with decision makers, you will get one. And when you do open it up and fill it with memories!
@@aaronwilson3948 Some of the stories he told were on private zoom calls. When Rodney and I tried to get him to retell the stories with an audience he declined. So I suspect some of what he told me he considers private, so I will not be telling those stories on camera. I am unsure what you have to do to get Freddie as a guide.
What a treat! I am a newbie to the bourbon world (bought my first bottle in october) but it's amazing to see how (mostly) positive the bourbon world is. Love the quote "there's no such thing as an empty bottle, it's either filled with whiskey or filled with memories". Just scored my first bottle of blanton's a few days ago, it may collect dust for a month or 2, but damn sure it will be cracked with some friends/family and it will create memories.
Great video! I had no idea who Freddie was before our BT tour but figured it out quickly between the amazing tour and the number of random people (not on the tour) wanting to take a picture with him!
@@BourbonRealTalk Freddie is one of the best story tellers. I was at a friend's house tonight celebrating their daughter's high school graduation in Virginia and they randomly pulled out BT Bourbon Creme and Freddie's Root Beer from their recent visit to KY. They never met Freddie but it was great seeing them sharing it with their family on one of most special occasions.
Blantons is a pretty good bottle, and freddie johnson is always a treat. Love his whiskey views and his encouragement to share. I just wish blantons was a shelfer. As a rare bottle i dont feel it stands out, as theres many easier to get and less expensive bottles i prefer, but the problem is the people who freak out on stores about blantons and less the product itself. I say theres always more whiskey to people all the time and some people respond like im an idiot. Its just whiskey man. Treat people well, and the whiskey will return its favor.
Outstanding. Thank you so much for this content. We can never get enough of Freddy Johnson. A treasure to the bourbon community. Thank you for your insight and heading down there for this.
I think he would want you to open it, create memories with it, and keep the empty signed bottle. The signature is special, but it does not change the purpose of the whiskey in the bottle. The only reason to keep it unopened is for it's secondary value, and I don't have to tell you how big of a travesty it would be if you sold that bottle.
@@BourbonRealTalk I understand your point but I’ve had that as part of my collection for years I have a special shelf that has only signed bottles from the head distillers I have plenty of other great bourbons to drink I’ll never sell those bottles, my wife may once I’m dead Take care Bt
@@BourbonRealTalk I feel all signed bottles are special and should be saved Most of my friends only want to enjoy my company and whatever I’m willing to share with them I’ll eventually be in Texas and we’ll have a sit down Keep it up BT
I've only had one bottle so far, but I certainly will pick up more if I encounter them. The one I got I had to trade for so finding them in my area is not easy!
Great episode! Thank you for sharing that interview. Can only imagine all of the other amazing stories Freddie has. Not sure that he can top your quote, but great stories nonetheless. 🤣🥃
@@BourbonRealTalk I did watch the video and I loved it. I’m sorry I didn’t mean any hate towards you guys and the video. It’s a good thing I can’t find it. It means that it’s good.
You could do this with so many brands, it would be a great series, I’d watch all of them.
I try!
What a beautiful episode. I'm a retired combat veteran and very sorry to learn of your loss... Thank you for rising from it and creating this channel for us. Subscriber for life now.
Thank you for your service and your support!
We had the privilege of having Freddie lead our tour at the distillery a few years ago. He was so genuine and happy to talk about what he loves, and answer any question that was asked. It was shortly after the documentary came out.
He is a treasure!
I AM NEW IN THE BOURBON WORLD AND TRYING TO EDUCATE MY SON AND I ABOUT ALL OF ARE GREAT HISTORY. THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR SUCH A GREAT EPISODE. BUT MOST OF ALL THANK YOU FREDDIE/MR JOHNSON FOR TAKING TIME OUT TO SHARE HISTORY FOR THE YOUNGER GENERATION. SIR YOU ARE A GREAT MAN.
Thank you!
I really like Blantons at msrp. Iv only owned one bottle myself but have had a few pours from friends. I wish it wasn’t so overhyped so everyone could get a chance to try it
It's a good bottle to make a memory with. Cheers!
Need a bottle named after Jimmie Johnson or the Johnson family. Great story. The story that Freddie shares in “Neat” is awesome! Tear jerker for sure. I’ll be sharing some bourbon with my son when he’s home for the holidays. Love Freddie!
Glad you enjoyed it. They did create a line of root beer in Freddie's name.
Wonderful episode. I have 4 bottles left from my days at Stizel-Weller and I have been afraid to drink them as there are no more. But last Christmas my daughter and her boyfriend came home and I started telling my SW stories and we open a bottle of Old Fitzgerald. I wanted to share something special with them and realize that I should not be saving those bottles but sharing them. You and Mr. Johnson just drove that point home again for me. Thank you and love ya!!
This warms my heart! Cheers!
Great interview Randy. I have been honored to have done a handful of tours with Freddie. Truly an experience I will always remember.
It is always a memorable experience. Cheers!
Randy what a great show
The education a person gets watching your show is amazing
Thank you for creating this show and wonderful community
Thanks for watching!
Gotta say, you are the perfect guy to interview Freddie. Def just reminded me again what's important and to pour out those top shelfers to all people! Thx Randy for bringing this real side of life to a world thats most likely finding it tougher and tougher to share due to limited access.
Appreciate that! I would guess my message lining up with his is less of a coincidence and more of his influence on me.
Randy, this is just such a cool interview! What a guy! Congrats on your channel success and it helping to open up great connections like this so that you can share with us. The whisky got it started, but it's so much deeper than whiskey/bourbon! Take that bottle and make a memory, there will always be more whiskey! (sorry for the double comment, but I hadn't finished watching when I made the first one!)
Glad you enjoyed it! Thank you for supporting the channe!
Great conversation. Thank you.
Glad you enjoyed it!
Thank you Randy!!!
A lot of times I hold on to bottles cuz I don't know when I'm gonna get another one. It's times to make more memories!!!
Cheers Randy!!!
Right on!
Great stuff Randy! Thanks for being such a pioneer of positivity for all of us! 🥃
Together we will change the world!
Indeed my friend!@@BourbonRealTalk
I just published a video about Blanton's & realized I still needed infos (lots of contradictory ones I got while preparing my video so it might be containing mistakes) but i added this great interview/video in the description because I thought it was a great one regarding both this brand's story (not to mention the living legend Freddie...) & yours, and of course the overall message of sharing & caring that your video conveys...Sorry I'm not on Facebook but on varied social medias such as Instagram since last year only, so will miss your podcasts but will discover your channel nevertheless & I'm sure it has other great content...Cheers from Paris, France !
Thank you for the support! Love to hear from whisky/whiskey lovers who watch in other countries. Cheers!
Freddie is such a wonderful human being, my goodness the whiskey knowledge. I have yet to watch him and not tear up. Thanks for this episode!
I end up tearing up every time I talk to him.
I was able to get a couple bottles of blatons the last few days they are my first ones havnt opened them yet. Thanks RANDY your vids are the best. The message at the end is the best part!!!! Much love folks
Congrats on the finds. Open them and make some memories! Cheers!
Really enjoyed this episode. I the same reaction to “Neat” and “that scene”.
I end up misty eyed every time I see Freddie.
I bought a cabinet a couple days ago. I told the guy how I was going to use it. He had quite the Bourbon knowledge. It was an enjoyable interchange.
This story was from a few years ago as told by him. He had been invited to a tasting. Upon entering the establishment, he asked where the tasting was. They gave him a ticket, and sent him to the backroom. It was an opportunity to buy whatever you wanted from the table. His ticket was drawn. He got a Pappy since everyone seemed more interested in it. (He had wanted a bottle of Elmer T Lee. They gave him the snob snub.) Immediately he was offered $125 from one guy, and $40 for the empty bottle from another. This is where the secondary markets dirty secret enters. His buddy said to break the bottle or keep it, never sell it. They can fake the tax seal but not the label. They will fill the bottle with something "cheap" and sell it as the Hunt bottle.
Loved the story told here in the video. Keep it up Randy.
I give my empties to local artists I know who make things out of them, but if I ever do recycle a rare bottle a deface the label so it can't be used on a fake. I used to break my rare empties, but you can not recycle broken glass. Cheers!
Fun and informative interview! We all have special bottles, but you know when someone like Freddie Johnson has a special bottle, it must be exceptional! Would be interesting to know what it was.
It is a CYPB that was one of the last barrels his father put in warehouse before he retired. He was keeping it to drink with his grandson but decided not to wait...just in case.
@@BourbonRealTalk Cool, thanks for the information! I'm not sure what I had in mind, but I would never have guessed CYPB.
@@stephenjohsz6251 It wasn't special because of the brand. It was special because of his Dad's interaction with it. It is part of the family legacy...hence the drive to drink with his grandson.
Excellent show! We need more of these!
It is hard to get legends...but I am trying!
Thanks Randy ,loss for words ,unexplainable . Much appreciated 👍🥃🇨🇦
Thank you!
What a great story! I love the empty bottle quote. I've never been able to get my hands on a bottle of Blantons but one day I'll grab one
If you keep looking, and use the techniques we teach on this channel to for relationships with decision makers, you will get one. And when you do open it up and fill it with memories!
Go to the distillery they sell it one day a week. Every week. plus the place is amazing to tour
Wonderful episode. A real pleasure to watch!
So glad you enjoyed it!
Love this interview!! I cold watch y’all tell stories all day!
I have had 5 talks with Freddy, and every time he tells me new mind blowing stories!
@@BourbonRealTalk are you going to tell them? How do we get him to give us a tour when we go down there?
@@aaronwilson3948 Some of the stories he told were on private zoom calls. When Rodney and I tried to get him to retell the stories with an audience he declined. So I suspect some of what he told me he considers private, so I will not be telling those stories on camera. I am unsure what you have to do to get Freddie as a guide.
I really wish I would've been able to meet Freddie on our tour. Next time, I hope! Wonderful stories. He seems like the perfect Grampa!
He is!
Best one yet! Congratulations. Keep it up!
Wow, thanks!
Super episode once again. Freddie Johnson is the Whiskey Grandpa we all need!
Agreed!
What a treat! I am a newbie to the bourbon world (bought my first bottle in october) but it's amazing to see how (mostly) positive the bourbon world is. Love the quote "there's no such thing as an empty bottle, it's either filled with whiskey or filled with memories". Just scored my first bottle of blanton's a few days ago, it may collect dust for a month or 2, but damn sure it will be cracked with some friends/family and it will create memories.
Love it!
Great video! I had no idea who Freddie was before our BT tour but figured it out quickly between the amazing tour and the number of random people (not on the tour) wanting to take a picture with him!
He is a treasure!
@@BourbonRealTalk Freddie is one of the best story tellers. I was at a friend's house tonight celebrating their daughter's high school graduation in Virginia and they randomly pulled out BT Bourbon Creme and Freddie's Root Beer from their recent visit to KY. They never met Freddie but it was great seeing them sharing it with their family on one of most special occasions.
Love this episode !! Keep up good work on this awesome channel!! 👍🏻🥃
Thanks! Will do!
Brilliant episode.
Freddie is such a pleasure. I was honored to be able to do the interview.
Blantons is a pretty good bottle, and freddie johnson is always a treat. Love his whiskey views and his encouragement to share. I just wish blantons was a shelfer. As a rare bottle i dont feel it stands out, as theres many easier to get and less expensive bottles i prefer, but the problem is the people who freak out on stores about blantons and less the product itself. I say theres always more whiskey to people all the time and some people respond like im an idiot. Its just whiskey man. Treat people well, and the whiskey will return its favor.
Amen!
Outstanding. Thank you so much for this content. We can never get enough of Freddy Johnson. A treasure to the bourbon community. Thank you for your insight and heading down there for this.
It was a life goal of mine! So glad you enjoyed it!
This has to be one of my favorite episodes ever Randy. Really enjoyed the interview. Thanks for sharing.
Mine too!
I just want you tto say “thanks” Freddy!!!
He is a treasure!
Buffalo trace needs to release a special bottle in this mans honor .
They made the root beer
Buffalo Trace should make a line to honor the Johnson family.
They make Freddie Johnson root beer.
Great video as always!
Glad you enjoyed!
Freddie is the best!
Literally the best!
Wow. That’s all I can say. Great episode
I loved getting to talk with him in person.
Met Elmer at Trace years ago and was lucky enough to have him sign a bottle of Elmer T Lee
I still have it, that’s one you never open
I think he would want you to open it, create memories with it, and keep the empty signed bottle. The signature is special, but it does not change the purpose of the whiskey in the bottle. The only reason to keep it unopened is for it's secondary value, and I don't have to tell you how big of a travesty it would be if you sold that bottle.
@@BourbonRealTalk I understand your point but I’ve had that as part of my collection for years
I have a special shelf that has only signed bottles from the head distillers
I have plenty of other great bourbons to drink
I’ll never sell those bottles, my wife may once I’m dead
Take care
Bt
@@bourbontraveler I only have base level bottles signed so I am not forced to make this decision 😂
@@BourbonRealTalk I feel all signed bottles are special and should be saved
Most of my friends only want to enjoy my company and whatever I’m willing to share with them
I’ll eventually be in Texas and we’ll have a sit down
Keep it up
BT
@@bourbontraveler I am not joking. If you make it to the Dallas area I will have you over. Just hit me up.
i just know one day ol fred will have his own bottle
He has the root beer!
💪 🔥 cheers 🥃 .
Freddie is a national treasure! Have you seen the zoom meeting I did with him? He tells some amazing stories!
“No such thing as an empty bottle…” epic quote!
Thanks. I think I made it up, but who knows...maybe I stole it and don't remember.
I've only had one bottle so far, but I certainly will pick up more if I encounter them. The one I got I had to trade for so finding them in my area is not easy!
You can make the same memory with a different bottle. Cheers!
Great video. Freddie is such an amazing human being.
Couldn't agree more!
This was beautiful
Thank you!
What a great interview and a wonderful look at history! Loved the story of diversity!
Me too! We found the photo be it didn't make it into the final cut.
Great episode! Thank you for sharing that interview. Can only imagine all of the other amazing stories Freddie has. Not sure that he can top your quote, but great stories nonetheless. 🤣🥃
I have personally heard him top my quote on multiple occasions! Thanks for watching!
@@BourbonRealTalk 🤣
Great video
Thanks!
I don’t even care about Blantons anymore. Hoarders and scalpers are everywhere in my area and never let us Muggles get anything good. I’m over it.
This was less about the whiskey and more about the story around connection. Hope you watched it.
@@BourbonRealTalk I did watch the video and I loved it. I’m sorry I didn’t mean any hate towards you guys and the video. It’s a good thing I can’t find it. It means that it’s good.
Wooo
Cheers!
Hey Randell what was the name if the documentary?
Neat: The Story of Bourbon
@@BourbonRealTalk thank you. I watched it last night. I was awesome . I want to visit Kentucky now. Lol