5 Bourbons and Whiskey you NEED!
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CONTENT:
0:00 Intro
4:10 Daily drinker
6:29 Cheap mixer
8:15 Friday night pour
10:35 Impress your guests
11:36 Special occasion
15:05 Recap & Outro
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"The best way to drink whiskey is the way you prefer it". THANK YOU!
Amen to that!
Drink what you like the way you like it!
Cuz, we're not drinking it for our health... we're drinking it because we like it!
Absolutely!
Dam right..To each his own i say..
I like to take a nice 21yr single malt and pour it in a tall glass of Coca Cola.
I'll add my 5.
Daily drinker - Basil Hayden (old fashioned)
Cheap mixer - Evan Williams 86 (highball)
Friday night - Blade and Bow
Impress guests - Liberty Pole spiced rye
Special occasion - Makers cask. Not because it's expensive or my favorite, but because it comes with a story of the trip my wife and I took to KY. She dipped a bottle herself and we have a pour on our anniversary.
Try Old Forrester and Four Roses. Good bourbon good prices
@Santi Bouphavong oh yea, that small batch four roses is fantastic. I'd take that over basil hayden honestly, but I often share drinks with my wife so that's our compromise. I do like their dark rye quite a bit though.
Kurt (SLB Resident Host), you nailed the Reddit list but they forgot one category. So there are actually 6 types of whiskey you need and here they are:
1. Daily drinker
2. Impress your guests
3. Cheap mixer
4. Something great - your Friday nite pour
5. Saving for a special occasion
6. Bottle to give away as a gift. (I give Buffalo Trace).
I've just discovered this channel and aside from the interplay between Kurt and Trenton, which I love, the fact that Kurt is so plain and distinct in his description of whiskey and bourbon and rye makes this a daily watcher for me.
Been binge watching your whiskey videos recently and I just wanted to say that I really enjoy them a lot and appreciate your mellow and honest style.
But what I really want to high five you for is how you slapped all those whisk(e)y snobs out there with the “the best way to drink whiskey is the way YOU like to drink it”! Couldn’t agree more, and maybe let me add that “the best whiskey is the one YOU enjoy the most”!
Keep it up, Sir!
Prost from Austria 🥃
You are 💯 correct. The bottom line is whiskey is to enjoy and share. Let no one tell you what is best for you!
Couldn't have said it any better. Perfect comment on a great video
Kurt, I have been a subscriber for a few months, what I love about your videos is that you don't talk down to folks! Love the "grounded" attitude! I will keep watching. Going back and looking at some of your older stuff. I just picked up a bottle of Rare Breed Barrel proof. Haven't cracked it yet, but soon! Sorry to say, it is Friday night and my poor....Wild Turkey 101....is that bad? haha!
Not only do I love your show but the background music is fantastic. Keep it coming, I am a novice drinker but it is a delight to learn the ropes from someone who is down to earth and knowledgeable.
Just discovered your channel, and I have to say Im very impressed with how you present the whiskeys and let us know its only YOUR opinion, but describe the products and when you would use them! Well done!
Really love your content. I can appreciate your honesty and straight shooting. So many people lie or exaggerate to make themselves look like aficionados. I have the first 3 bottles you showed in my own collection. I too prefer rare breed over ice but absolutely love it as a daily drinker. I use 114 as a mixer or over ice. It is definitely a little hot but a great value. Cheers!
Appreciate your kind words! I am with you on your choices!
Your best video so far I reckon. A lot of detail in there. And I love your genuine passion, and the way you avoid all the snobbery that you sometimes see when it comes to alcoholic drinks. Fantastic show 👍🥃
Thank you!
Love the content brother. Getting so much knowledge on my favorite bourbons and whiskeys!
I'm enjoying watching and learning from you! I'm in the process of buying some good bourbon choices for my son. He has asked for Blanton's which I'm finding impossible to find, so I've been loving seeing the bourbons you recommend!
Discovered your channel today. I'm now a subscriber. I like your straight forward presentation. I mostly drink neat but at odd occasions I want ice, so I pour whatever I'm drinking over ice. Whatever you want to drink, however you want to drink it, is the right way. We're in full agreement. Fell in love with Irish early last year and am sipping my way through. Keep on doing what you do.
Thanks so much! Def having lots of fun. Love Irish as well!
I LOVE your guys choice of background music! Great channel! Keep it up folks. Cheers from S.C.
Wild Turkey right outta the gate ! I love the rare breed but my daily go to is the 101. It’s the closest thing to actual bourbon that I’ve found in a “store”. 👍
100% agree on the Wild Turkey Rare Breed. I did not think I was a rye fan until I had that. It is is phenomenal.
Very good!
It's amazing how well this list still holds up! Cheers, Kurt!
Thanks for your input on all these whiskeys and such, just getting into this, really enjoy your reviews of the immense amount of product out there!
I appreciate you joining us on the journey!
This is easily my favorite Whiskey channel. Just honest guys who love whiskey. Can't beat it.
Truly appreciate your opinion. You talk the way I talk and your impressions of the bourbon is very close to my experience with them. Although, the real expensive one's will probably not reach my pallet. Thanks again...keep it coming!
Thanks for your support!
Just now finding your channel. Love the passion! Keep up the good clips 👏👏
Thanks so much!
Great choices! My daily drinker is Wild Turkey Rare also.
I love the picks you made. Thanks for the video!
Thanks so much! Appreciate it!
Great list Kurt, I just got my hands on an Elijah Craig toasted barrel, perfect Friday night pour.
No doubt dude! My brother has the toasted barrel but I did not get one yet. Hard to beat the Elijah Craig lineup.
Like them all, I do pour Four Roses Single barrel or Small Batch select as a daily.
Can’t go wrong with that!
That Rare Breed is absolutely fantastic. I drink neat 99% of the time, but that Rare Breed is one of the very few that I actually enjoy over ice. I'm loving your channel man.
Such a great choice! Cheers!
Wild turkey rare breed and old grand dad 114 are 2 of my favorite neat pours
New to your channel - love your reviews and your honesty! Thanks for sharing.
Appreciate that!
Just found your Channel completely awesome, that is one awesome Hobby, you underestimate yourself you are truly full of knowledge keep doing what you're doing
Appreciate that and thank you for joining us!
I have three of the ones you chose and a different Bardstown and Redbreast. Great minds though. Love your choices. I'm thinking that I'm on the right profile track concerning Bourbons and Irish Whiskeys.
Great job. This to me, is what whiskey is all about. Experience and sharing.
Without a doubt! Thank you!
So glad I found this channel! Really have come to love my bourbon/ whiskey over the past few years. I feel your passion & that’s what really makes this so much fun to watch. Can’t wait to try some of your recommendations, probably not the $500 bottle though. A little out of my budget🤷🏻♂️
That’s ok! Hope to help you find the best bottles within your budget!
A few of us can chip in and you can try it out! LoL.
I can't narrow it down to 5. Such a great time to be a bourbon drinker. Definitely Old Grand Dad 114.
Hey there,
I am new to the bourbon club. Just started buy a bunch of bottles. Love wild Turkey. Thanks for sharing. Stay safe and keep your glass full 🥃. Blessings from Gettysburg Pa..
Thank you so much! Appreciate you!
Wild Turkey 101 is my everyday drinker and my cheap mixer, Wild Turkey Rare Breed or Knob Creek 9 is my Friday night pour, Old Fitzgerald BIB Decanter, I have the 9 year but any one you can find 8, 9, 11, 14 or 17 year will impress most guests. Finally, for special occasions I love his pick of Redbreast 27, it is truly a magnificent whiskey and is a great choice to share in a joyous special event.
Thanks for sharing your thoughts!
Evan Williams Bottle in bond is my best daily drinker…its incredible
New subscriber here. I love whiskey especially bourbon. Looking forward to learn from your channel on how to make cocktails.
That’s what it’s all about! Learning! And that goes for me as well! Thanks for taking the journey with us!
Aged in port wine barrels explains a lot about the Red Breast 27. Port is just delicious. Here in Cape May County the Cape May Winery has some of the best Port I've ever tasted, it's just great.
Love all Red Breast offerings same with Bardstown and Elijah. Great content.
Love Irish whiskey in general. I do have a few RB bottles but my recent obsession is blue spot.
I gave a bottle of Rare Breed as a gift....the recipient loved it so much!!! It is a great bourbon!!
What a great gift! Enjoy!
Phenomenal call on the OGD for mixing! Rest of lineup is great as well.
Love using OGD in cocktails!
Rare Breed ❤ So, so good. Solid choice and very affordable.
Awesome presentation 👏🏻
OGD 114 is my go to for mixed drinks.. the higher proof really shines through!
Without a doubt! Ogd 114 is a game changer for bourbon cocktails!
Not gonna lie. I think Evan Williams is the absolute best of the cheapies
Great selection! The Rare Breed is my #1. Neat or over ice. Can’t go wrong!
You absolutely cannot! Great choice!
Wild Turkey 101 is less expensive and my daily ... but I love Rare Breed.
Nothing wrong ever with WT 101!
I see that Solerno bottle, that stuff is amazing.
I so enjoy your videos!!!
Nice line up. My impress bottle is Blanton and special occasion is a rare Japanese Whiskey Kujira 20yr plus another 10yr that I've had it.
Took a screenshot of your Japanese choice. Always out to learn about new Japanese whiskies!
Great picks. Rare breed is my go to daily. The old grandad and Elijah craig bp are both great picks. Haven’t gotten to try the bardstown or the redbreast 27 year but I have the cask strength 12 year as my special occasion bottle good stuff too
Great channel! Glad I found it 🥃
Me to! Thanks for joining us!
I’m excited to find your channel, because I’m a new adventurous women wanting to enjoy bourbon. I haven’t really gone to far deep like I said I’m new. I actually enjoy the Jefferson Ocean Voyage 20&21 haven’t ever had 16/17. I just purchased a original line of Blanton’s, haven’t opened it not sure when and if I will. No time soon, I have some from a friend that I’ll drink off of here and there, but I really do enjoy it. I look forward to watching more of your videos cheers
Thanks so much for joining us! I have heard that other voyages are pretty good and from past comments 21 is the best.
Thanks for chiming in and letting us join you down your whiskey journey!
I really enjoy your videos.
I love seeing someone speak on RB 27, its the most amazing Irish whiskey you could possibly have, its expensive but worth every penny! Great job!
Dude, I have never had anything like it. Very well could be my favorite whiskey in the bar!
@@slbdrinks do you like the 15? I’m wondering if our palette are close.
Hello SLB, lucky you. Every day drinker. I recently purchased some Rare Breed, enjoyed it enough to buy another one, really enjoy the stuff. I drink the juice once every couple days. First bought it because of you.
Glad you liked it!
I like Balvenie port wood 21 year scotch. Port barrels do amazing things to whiskey!
Omg it is delicious!
Some outstanding picks. 👍🥃🥃
Thank you!
Old Grand Dad 114. So underrated! Good call!!
Agreed!
Great video! Just thought I'd share my list!
Everyday- Eagle Rare
Mixer- early times BIB
Friday Night- old forester 1920
Share with friend- knob creek single barrel reserve.
Special occasion - George T Stagg (as you know to dang hard to get to share or drink regularly)
Outstanding list! Thanks for sharing!
great list
Great list. Eagle Rare has become very hard to find, at least where I live. Before that it was my preferred daily. My current list:
Everyday - Knob Creek 9
Mixer - Old Forester Statesman (don't drink many cocktails)
Friday Night - Weller Antique 107
Share With A Friend: Redbreast 21
Special Occasion: Weller 12 Year Old
Great list! Totally agree with the eagle rare and the old forester! 👍🏼👍🏼
I love your channel down to earth my weekly drinker is Rebel 100
Great List!
I sure like your list ol Buddy I'm a wild turkey fan especially the rare breed
Couldn't agree more on the EC Barrel Proof. I have something like 16 releases on hand.
That’s an awesome collection! I got one this year that was just ok. But, some of the past releases are just so great I feel like I am being to judgmental on one that is just good.
The C918 was outstanding! My favorite😃
Is there one that I should stay away from?
@@brmicmatthews8398 I like the C batches the most, but all have been good.
I enjoyed your review. I just happen to have an unopened bottle of Elijah Craig Barrel Proof C919 136.8 Proof that my son picked up for me a while back.
Love your segments and your last name! I'm from Ludington, Michigan! Cheers!
Awesome lol! Visited Ludington only once but had to do it! Beautiful town!
With the Elijah Craig…I prefer the Toasted. It has a nice rich flavor and enough proof to give it some character.
Thanks for the great video. By the way OGD 114 is delicious sipping neat too.
I agree! A fantastic bourbon for the money!
Shhhh….gonna make it shoot up in price! 😅
I'm a heavy drinker throughout the day. I drink makers mark on the rocks. I don't like mixes. I think I'll try wild turkey rare breed.Thanks for your review
Great video! Not sure what Canadian brands you get where you are - but if you can you should try Bearface and Wild North. These are my daily's.
That last bottle Redbreast is good stuff, haven’t had 27 tho, good for you old man!
Appreciate it! Would love for everyone to try it! Truly an amazing whiskey! My man Max! Appreciate ya!
Been watching a few of your videos recently. Enjoyed the $20 per bottle Ryes and Bourbons. Enjoy Wild Turkey 101, which might be my everyday drinker, so when I saw you were a Wild Turkey guy, I paid more attention. But, when you went with Red Breast and said you could not go wrong with Red Breast, then it was time to chime in. I have enjoyed Red Breast for at least 15 years, but had not had one in a long while until this past Friday night. So smooth, but yet so full flavored. Yow! It is good. IMO, single potstill, Irish Whiskey is the stuff.
Irish pot still is the bomb!! Don’t miss Thursdays video! All Irish whiskey!
You are always welcome to chime in!
Solid video. Thanks
What a beautiful bar sir👏
Thank you!
Happy to see the wild turked. Completely underrated. Love the rare breed. I gotta say knobb creek is better them most of these
Enjoy whatever u drink fun review
That’s a fact!
great video. Great pics. Just throwing my two cents in... I would go Buffalo Trace, everyday drinker, Jim beam , for a mixer, Woodford Reserve or Elijah Craig, for the Friday nighter, Barrel Bourbon for impressing the company and special occasion would be Johnny Walker Blue. I know its not a Bourbon but it is smooth as silk and it is priced nice for a special occasion whisky.
That it is! Impressive list!
@@slbdrinks Love your channel! I actually went out and bought a bottle of Marker's 101 after watching it on your channel. Look forward to more videos.
Thanks so much!
New to your channel here since yesterday. Would love to see a video of you maybe touring a distillery on one of your favorites and the process that it goes through.
I liked your picks! I found a bottle of old grand dad 114 in my closet, it was put there after someone brought it to a party and my then roommate who had just got back from rehab had me put all the booze in my closet, somehow it fell down and I didn't know it was there, still sealed! Really nice! My daily drinker is Four roses small batch! But I need a bottle of rare breed again and pretty much all your bottles! Anyway subbed!
Lol great story!! Super happy you decided to join us!
Apparently, you learned nothing from your rehab friend and his good advice. Good luck with your habit. It's a slippery slope with a very hard landing. And it always starts off gradually, as a fun and relaxing way to unwind. Until that desire to "unwind" begins occurring much more frequently and throughout the day.
I love the Knob Creek 9yr as a daily drinker
Excellent choice! Amazing price for a 9 yr bourbon!
I enjoy the complex flavor profile as well.
I don't drink daily but a daily pour has to be a handle. Until recently, it was Evan Williams BiB. $25 or so, delicious and a handle so it will last. Another option if I had to forego EW would be Old Forester 100 Signature but the handle is north of $40.
Going to try the EW bib soon! Can’t go wrong with the OF 100 either!
Wild turkey rare breed is definitely a fine whiskey, I put that in my "splurge" category. Wish I could find the Red Breast 27 to sip.....
You guys prompted me to go buy a bottle of Early Times BiB - Cheers!
Hope you love it!
Daily Drinker: like you said, needs to be in $25 range.
Larceny IMHO is outstanding at just less than that price point.
Old Forester offers a lot of value - but their cheaper offerings are kinda harsh, as is Buffalo Trace - Larceny is way smoother.
On your advice, I'm gonna check out the WT Rare Breed, I bet it's worth $40 easily.
You know, I'm not familiar with any of those you went over, except I've had regular 12-year Red Breast and it WAS outstanding.
Hahahaha, there are no secrets from your wife/cameraman!!
No secrets here my friend lol! Larceny is an excellent choice!
I'm a new subscriber and I have a serious problem with your channel. You are costing me a LOT of money!! On a more serious note, I just found you (and Trevor) a couple days ago and I can't get enough. Based on your great advice I started my Bourbon collection with a bottle of Rare Breed and a wonderful bottle of Woodford Reserve Double Oak. THANKS!!
Perfect! That’s a great start! Welcome!
@@slbdrinks A my apologies for miss-naming Trenton!!
No worries
Great Selection! :)
Thank you!
My daily drinker is Wild Turkey 101, but I have had a lot of luck with finding Weller Antique over the last couple of years so I have enough bottles to work that in on a regular basis.
My friend from North Carolina told me I need to try WT 101... I live in Kentucky and still haven't tried it!
It's his daily drinker as well 👍🏻
@@Gaverny u will not be disappointed!!! With a higher proof, a little age, it has a lot of flavors and will pick you up quickly. My absolute daily deinker
Would love to see you guys do a video of top Virginia Bourbons. Really enjoy your page!
Really great info.!!
Thank you!
Definitely trying the Bardstown. My 5: Redbreast 15, Green Spot, Nikka Coffey, Woodford Reserve, and Buffalo Trace (not a band wagon fan - been one of my two daily drinkers along with Green Spot for nearly a decade). Redbreast 27? Maybe someday.
Loved your picks..coming from a rum guy..lol
Man! We like the exact same stuff! WT RB is in my top 5 dead or alive.
Without question!
OGD 114 is the greatest ole fashion mixer ever!
Can’t argue that one! Excellent choice!
Great video.
My favorite thing about Irish Whiskey is how they use a percentage of unmalted barley. Way back when, i've been told that, british government started taxing whiskies, to cut down on the tax liabilities, irish distillers started putting in a percentage of unmalted barley spirit. Hell of a story. Loving your videos.
I have approximately 15 Irish Whiskeys on hand. My new obsession is Blue Spot. Thank you for your input!
@@slbdrinks Blue Spot is amazing. Have you started on the Waterford Irish Whisky's ...yes, without the "e". They are exceptional.
Really solid lineup. I still have not tried Elijah Craig. I may have to grab myself a bottle this weekend :)
You should!
Good choice with the Red Breast 27. Red Breast 21 changed my definition of good whiskey
Definitely fantastic!
Great list.
Thank you!
Come day go day wishing me heart it was Sunday . Drinking buttermilk all the week whiskey on a Sunday
Whiskey on Sunday! I love that! Buttermilk loo
Amen Brother drink it the way you enjoy it ..... keep the faith
💯 correct! Don’t let anyone tell you different!
Appreciate you