I love that you just rolled with the "lights out" mode; you get what you get and it is what it is. I only wish I had watched this ON Halloween. Perfect video for it. Grabbed a bottle of benchmark FP, poured a very hefty pour, mixed with some coke zero, and walked the neighborhood with family and friends. Love your videos
Recently picked this up while traveling (only SmB is available in my ABC state), was hoping for Top Floor but only found Full Proof. I was thrilled when WTWT said "ethanol forward" since that's all I got from it. And the "knock off luden's cough drop" was spot-on too." Great advice to have this if you have a cold and just want the proof to cut through the congestion... PS - What a trooper just pushing through the spooky darkness to make a whiskey lubetube video!
With this one, the "neck pour" is a real thing. Give it a week, after opening. and I have found it increases it's value even more. It seems to just get better and less jaggy. Cheers!
I was playing the video while in the other room, cleaning the house, and then I heard the shattering of glass. My first thought was, "OH CRAP! WHAT DID I KNOCK OVER!?!?"
This bottle really changed for me after the first couple of pours. When I first opened it the proof was the only thing I got and it was super thin even on the inside of the glass. As it opened up it got much better.
@@kylewipert11 I just dropped mine in a week ago, gonna try the 8+ months and see. Worst case if it doesn't work, just $20 + $4 oak spiral. Also just dropped a spiral in his Prudent Pappy, Prudent WLW, and Prudent Old Fitz blends. Sounds interesting and fun to try at a very low cost and non-allocated bottles.
I have thrown into the bottle one those barrel aged in a bottle wood curly cues to take off the jagged edges and smooth out the juice. After that it’s not have bad to drink now.
I am sipping my 3rd bottle of this full proof. There is something that comes at the nose. Not my first time smelling it. I smell, teriyaki pineapple. Like when you soak a pineapple ring in dark teriyaki sauce and grill it. I have heard others have smelled this to. I don't find it unpleasant. It grows on me
I like this and have been buying it for several months now. A local grocery chain had it mis-marked at 12.99 and so I bought the hell out of it. Sadly, I'm drinking my last super cheap bottle right now. I like it for a daily. At $25 now I'll ease off a little.
A friend provided me a sample of Stagg 23A a couple of months back. I compared this to the Stagg. I was surprised how well it stood up to the Stagg. The finish on this had a strong bitter note on the finish not there on the Stagg. The Stagg was definitely better, but still impressed with this bottle.
I have bought several bottles of full proof because my first bottle smelled/tasted like cream soda or vanilla icing. However, all the other ones I bought were uber harsh.
reminds me of a story about a boy selling clay pots on the side of the road in New Mexico. On one end of the table he had clay pots for $25, on the other end he had the exact same clay pots for $100. When asked about why the same pots were different prices the boy replied “some people want to pay $25….some people want to pay $100” 🤷🏻♂️
Stores in the midwest that sell all the expressions sell Top Floor the most....I really enjoyed the BiB, better than OGD BiB and in the same price range.
I tried the Benchmark low proof and the full proof, and honestly I thought they were both not to bad. The full proof was definitely better and a fine value bourbon for sure.
Man I wish I could find this. I like the 80 proof but I don’t like that it’s 80 proof. I’m Grand Rapids, that is the only option. Thank you for your always stellar content
I'm in the Chicago area and we don't have it either. My wife found me some in West Lafayette, IN last year, and she bought me several bottles. Perhaps northern IN stores have it as well?
I cannot stop laughing...Matt...thank you for this video! Will keep an eye out for a Full Proof...just for higher proof cocktails. Thanks again Matt....be careful with the broken glass!
Drinks a lil hot but not 125 proof hot. I want to mix it with a lower proof sweeter bourbon/whiskey and i bet it will be great. Harder to find here in nc tho
I find Benchmark bonded to be the best of the line up, as it has the proof but it's much more smooth and level headed..the full proof is just a bit too much for this distillate, I think.
I have found there to be quite a bit of variation from bottle to bottle. My first bottle of full proof was great. When I bought 2 more bottles a few months later they were both far worse than the first. That makes me sad.
Hey Matt, I you didn't break all that stuff and the lights didn't go out as a result, do you think it would've got a slightly better score? ... ...I do. I'd give it a 7.2. ...but I understand...
"the flavors on the finish are not necessarily great". I thought this was spot on. I don't think its worth $25. I did not even finish my bottle. I thought the single barrel was the best of the line that I have tried so far.
Great idea killing most of the lights to make it spooky in honor of Halloween. That's the vibe it has. Also if you picked up someone less than beautiful at a club you might want the lights low. I hope this is not foreboding on the bourbon review as in less than you want to be seen with. Ha ha.
Best. Video. Ever. Not even up for debate.
Oh, and we love Benchmark FP, SiB, and Top Floor. BIB ain't bad either.
What these schmucks said. 😅
Deff up there with the Julie wheel of confusion mishap during the rare breed series! No fear Matt! Be bold!
Very creative way of creating a 'dark mode' aesthetic for Halloween.
Very spooky review just in time for Halloween!
I love that you just rolled with the "lights out" mode; you get what you get and it is what it is. I only wish I had watched this ON Halloween. Perfect video for it. Grabbed a bottle of benchmark FP, poured a very hefty pour, mixed with some coke zero, and walked the neighborhood with family and friends. Love your videos
I love you didn't edit that out. Love the video Matt❤. Thanks
The benchmark single barrel is amazing! My go to budget pour. And i would bet it would bling well
Loved the intro! The dark is great
I love how you just rolled with it!
With that eerie lighting you should’ve ended by saying “and they found a hook attached to the car door handle”
Recently picked this up while traveling (only SmB is available in my ABC state), was hoping for Top Floor but only found Full Proof. I was thrilled when WTWT said "ethanol forward" since that's all I got from it. And the "knock off luden's cough drop" was spot-on too." Great advice to have this if you have a cold and just want the proof to cut through the congestion... PS - What a trooper just pushing through the spooky darkness to make a whiskey lubetube video!
With this one, the "neck pour" is a real thing. Give it a week, after opening. and I have found it increases it's value even more. It seems to just get better and less jaggy. Cheers!
Lights off gave a nice Halloween vibe. An artistic error like the mechanical shark in Jaws not working so we only see it for about 20 seconds
The darkness added a nice Halloween vibe to this video.
Evan Williams 1783 American Hero Edition 🤘🥃 🇺🇸
Reaction after the lights go off... instant legend 🤣
This just made my day. I hope no animals were hurt. You are freakin hilarious. Love the content.
Thank you for making that extra effort to create a Halloween video!
I was playing the video while in the other room, cleaning the house, and then I heard the shattering of glass. My first thought was, "OH CRAP! WHAT DID I KNOCK OVER!?!?"
This bottle really changed for me after the first couple of pours. When I first opened it the proof was the only thing I got and it was super thin even on the inside of the glass. As it opened up it got much better.
Their single barrel and bonded are always on my shelf. Love this stuff.
Halloween edition! Cool of you to leave that in, Matt.
I actually hated how sharp it is so I threw a char 3 spiral in there to attempt to cut the harshness and for the most part it has absolutely helped
Drinking Buddy on YT put one in his for 8 months and it beat out a bunch of Stagg's to place 3rd overall in his Stagg blind.
@@dneuens I’ve been doing the same and it hasn’t faired the same for me personally
@@kylewipert11 I just dropped mine in a week ago, gonna try the 8+ months and see. Worst case if it doesn't work, just $20 + $4 oak spiral. Also just dropped a spiral in his Prudent Pappy, Prudent WLW, and Prudent Old Fitz blends. Sounds interesting and fun to try at a very low cost and non-allocated bottles.
I am glad that no whiskey was hurt in the making of this video.
I think the bonded and small batch are the best in this series. For the price though I am not going to complain about any of them.
Love the spooky Halloween lighting
Nice work. Just keep filming!
Very good for bourbon cocktails in need of a robust flavor!
I have thrown into the bottle one those barrel aged in a bottle wood curly cues to take off the jagged edges and smooth out the juice. After that it’s not have bad to drink now.
I am sipping my 3rd bottle of this full proof. There is something that comes at the nose. Not my first time smelling it. I smell, teriyaki pineapple. Like when you soak a pineapple ring in dark teriyaki sauce and grill it. I have heard others have smelled this to. I don't find it unpleasant. It grows on me
ADHD in the dark, nice
ADHD after dark 😂
I had a sip along with you, and you're right, very ethanol forward. When this bottle is killed, not sure it'll be replaced.
This is hilarious, and i hope it makes the video go viral. Also the whisky is not bad at all. top floor is my favorite i think.
Matt, you're too funny 🤣🤣🤣😂😂. Haven't tried it this one but the BiB is solid and was the only Benchmark recommended by Jason from the Mash and Drum.
the one Benchmark you didn't mention is Bonded, that's my personal favorite. Btw love the new dark lighting, unintentionally perfect for Halloween.
The Single Barrel is darn good.
I blend this with some early times bib, bretty good pour 👍
Very spooky dark video. Happy Halloween cheers 🎃 🥃
Pure gold. 😂 Hope the lights are okay!
The bottle actually just hit the power button of the remote. I thought something spilled in my surge protector lol
Interesting for $25 this would be fun. probably right for a good mixer. thanks for a quick dark review. cheers
I am a fan of low priced full proof stuff. I will absolutely be on the lookout for this bottle!
😂😂😂 I haven’t laughed that hard in a while. That was great buddy.
I like this and have been buying it for several months now. A local grocery chain had it mis-marked at 12.99 and so I bought the hell out of it. Sadly, I'm drinking my last super cheap bottle right now. I like it for a daily. At $25 now I'll ease off a little.
A friend provided me a sample of Stagg 23A a couple of months back. I compared this to the Stagg. I was surprised how well it stood up to the Stagg. The finish on this had a strong bitter note on the finish not there on the Stagg. The Stagg was definitely better, but still impressed with this bottle.
Happy Halloween!!!
Great Halloween review, that was very scary👻💯🤭
Subscribe logo timing was perfect.
Fit spooky season nicely! 👻
I have bought several bottles of full proof because my first bottle smelled/tasted like cream soda or vanilla icing. However, all the other ones I bought were uber harsh.
I picked up a bottle and just opened it. Solid for the price
reminds me of a story about a boy selling clay pots on the side of the road in New Mexico. On one end of the table he had clay pots for $25, on the other end he had the exact same clay pots for $100. When asked about why the same pots were different prices the boy replied “some people want to pay $25….some people want to pay $100” 🤷🏻♂️
intro was on point and yes its a good one for the price!
loved the review that was funny
You could say.. It's the Benchmark of Budget Bourbon 🍻
1/2 Benchmark full proof and 1/2 buffalo trace or eagle rare... just turn the volume up on mash bill 1
Stores in the midwest that sell all the expressions sell Top Floor the most....I really enjoyed the BiB, better than OGD BiB and in the same price range.
Oh my God Matt. I am just laughing and laughing. Thanks for a great video!
Mix it with Eagle Rare 1:1 ratio to give eagle rare that proof and finish it lacks while still retaining those 10 year flavor notes.
I love Top Floor! Full proof is solid for Hogh proof Buffalo Trace juice
This was a great spooky Halloween video! Haha!! 😂
It happens man! Owned it well. Made us laugh. Hopefully just cost you a glen, a bandaid, and the time to find the light switch. :)
Obviously it’s a good bourbon to drink in the dark. Cheers Matt and be careful!
hahahahahahahahahahahahahahahaaaaaaa! I needed that early laugh. I had to pause the video for this LMAO I love it!
What a spooky video!
I tried the Benchmark low proof and the full proof, and honestly I thought they were both not to bad. The full proof was definitely better and a fine value bourbon for sure.
Great video! Have only tried the Single Barrel from Benchmark, and it was pretty good 👍🏽
A review by candlelight 👍🏻
WT 101 or Old granddad 114 is where its at
Man I wish I could find this. I like the 80 proof but I don’t like that it’s 80 proof. I’m Grand Rapids, that is the only option. Thank you for your always stellar content
I'm in the Chicago area and we don't have it either. My wife found me some in West Lafayette, IN last year, and she bought me several bottles. Perhaps northern IN stores have it as well?
I love this guy.
‘Nuff said.
Its so good. Legitimately one of the best things bt make imo
You are a damn hoot! 🤣🤣💯🦉🦉
BMFP is pretty good. I really like the bottled in bond
I really enjoy Full Proof and the Single Barrel. You cannot beat the price and it is a good, not great bourbon.
Only $19 where I’m at. And for $19 I’d rate it a 7.5 - I get more of the BT notes on both the nose and palate than Matt.
I've got the Single Barrel and the bottled in bond and they're both fantastic! I need to try this one!
I personally think that the Small Batch is better than the Full Proof as far as flavor and nose goes.
Best intro ever 😂
I would add to coke and see how it goes. Thanks for the review
I cannot stop laughing...Matt...thank you for this video! Will keep an eye out for a Full Proof...just for higher proof cocktails. Thanks again Matt....be careful with the broken glass!
i wish the video just ended right after the drop....would have been epic
A Halloween video! Love it. Hope we get to see the ghost of ADHD future again. 👻
Nailed it!
Drinks a lil hot but not 125 proof hot. I want to mix it with a lower proof sweeter bourbon/whiskey and i bet it will be great. Harder to find here in nc tho
Ironically, the darkness made it look like you were about to tell ghost stories, on Hallows Eve.
Like I said before “Matt you’ve completely lost your mind and I hope you never find it “. Keep being awesome.
I find Benchmark bonded to be the best of the line up, as it has the proof but it's much more smooth and level headed..the full proof is just a bit too much for this distillate, I think.
I have found there to be quite a bit of variation from bottle to bottle. My first bottle of full proof was great. When I bought 2 more bottles a few months later they were both far worse than the first. That makes me sad.
Don't have this near me, but Top Floor is only $14 and it's the best cheap booze around.
Hey Matt, I you didn't break all that stuff and the lights didn't go out as a result, do you think it would've got a slightly better score? ...
...I do. I'd give it a 7.2.
...but I understand...
That is harder to find then buffalo trace here in Arkansas
It's like a ghost story
Hahaha!🤣intro for the ages!
This was a scary one!!
"the flavors on the finish are not necessarily great". I thought this was spot on. I don't think its worth $25. I did not even finish my bottle. I thought the single barrel was the best of the line that I have tried so far.
sometimes i get the idea to try to start my lawn mower up off this stuff.....
0:54 - LMFAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAOOO!!!!
Great idea killing most of the lights to make it spooky in honor of Halloween. That's the vibe it has. Also if you picked up someone less than beautiful at a club you might want the lights low. I hope this is not foreboding on the bourbon review as in less than you want to be seen with. Ha ha.
We need an OGD v Benchmark FP battle
I'm taking OGD 114 over it all day
I can’t like this video enough. 😂😂😂
Cant find Benchmark in my area.
I laughed so hard when I watched this one I woke up up my wife this morning. She was not impressed. 😂😅