The professionalism on display here is staggering. Watched to the end despite it being something I'm unlikely to participate in. Great video. Oooh, and Sara - looking particularly fetching in that t-shirt 😃 thank you!
I went to Woodford Reserve, the place is spectacular! They let me try it before they put it in the barrel, plus I got to taste every different bourbon they make. It was a cool experience.
Woodinville Whiskey last year hosted an event at the distillery where the customer got to sample from three separate barrels and bottle at cask strength their own personal bourbon. It was amazing.
This was such an amazing, informative, and knowledgeable video. Thank you for taking the time to put it together. Makes me want to have a Bourbon, but it is only 1:22 pm here in South Korea ;)
Cardinal_Sins Good Morning!... I’ve been trying to contact the AZ BS for info on your group but I don’t have instagram or facebook. Is there any other way to get more info on your group? Thanks!
thanks for the tips. very helpful if I ever get the chance. maybe I'll be able to convenience my wife that it is Disneyworld for bourbon drinkers. Gotta try. lol. so do they let you take in extra glasses? you mentioned it but never said if you ever took to other tasting. thanks and cheers
very cool video :) i hope one day in my future i would be in the position to do a barrel pick, seems like the ultimate experience for whiskey enthusiasts
WOW! So many questions answered! Wonderful job. It just makes me want to find a way to get involved in a barrel pick! Is there "It's Bourbon Night" exclusive barrel pick in our future? ;)
Great video! Looks like a lot of fun. In the wine cellar of France, after we tasted the wine poured directly from the barrel, anything that we couldn't finish will get poured back straight into the barrel. I was like, "wait, it's got my saliva and all." They couldn't careless. It's nice to know that someone tasted my saliva, and I've tasted someone else's! Would love to try one of these barrel picks one day.
Hey guys great video! I would like to know what camera you use to film with. The color and clarity are awesome and it doesn't hunt focus like DSLRs tend to do.
Great video Chad and Sara. Well done and learned a lot. I never knew the buffalo trace bottle I have with the sticker was a barrel pick. pretty cool stuff.
Great video! I’m a member of a small whiskey club in NE Kansas that can’t run to Kentucky to pick a barrel, so we had Knob Creek send a sample of three barrels to choose from. The sample kit includes the limestone water Beam uses to cut it down to 60% in order to approximate what the battle will taste like. We have a liquor store owner in our club that worked with his distributor to make this happen. We can’t wait for our first bottles this fall of 14 year old Knob Creek! Keep up the great work Chad & Sara!
Yeah, I was wondering if Sara was saying (14:40) that they'll only bottle it at normal proof, or if you could actually buy the barrel and they'll bottle it at barrel proof for you?!
Guys, can you clear up a memory I have? Way too long ago I worked for ATF and did work in distilleries when the Treasury still controlled the facilities (govt locked bonded warehouses). I remember them routinely consolidating barrels. They would pull barrels from the racks and to address the loss due to the angel's share, they would dump a few barrels to a tank then top off the rest of them and then continue aging. It makes sense because it restores the amount of whiskey contact to the barrel. Have you ever witnessed that in your tours or had that process explained by the distillers?
Bill Meck Hey, Bill! No, we haven’t heard of that before but that’s super interesting and we’ll add that one to our list of things to ask when we get in front of distillers and so forth. We would love to know about it!
I know it’s not the same, but for those of us that don’t live next door (i’m jealous), certain distilleries will ship you tasting samples for barrel purchase when you’re not present.
Great vid, guys. I got to go on a pseudo barrel pick at 3 Boys last year, and it is a hoot. The difference between some barrels of the same sauce can be amazing. I'd love to go on a real pick some time. Besides the fact that I love being in rickhouses.
Did a Knob Creek rye barrel pick with the Frankfort Bourbon Society last August. Great opportunity! Hope to do another one again this year. We are able to do one a year as a member in FBS.
Great episode! Hopefully I'll get to try this sometime. One question I thought of while watching is, do you have, for lack of a better term, a control Bourbon before you taste from the barrel to wake up the tastebuds?
the only one i went to was New Riff. it was an incredible experience, my brother invited me because i live like ten minutes from the distillary and the rick house. I live in taylor mill kentucky. even though they are a new operation they are very very professional and Patrick, our guide was really down to earth and treated us right. Tasting for final selection was done in an amazing room with old brick and chandaleers everywhere. it was a great experiece overall... highly reccommended.
I have two barrel pick Knob Creek a Rye @115% and a Bourbon at 120%. I don't know much but that bourbon is HOT but really really vanilla-y. That rye makes an outstanding Old Fashioned. Made the mistake of getting an 86 proof rye from Wild Turkey. Should have held out for the 101 rye. After the KC it just tastes watery. I would have never said that even six months ago lol. Thanks for sharing your experience. The description that my local store that carries these barrel pick was pretty cool but actually seeing it here was even better. Been watching a few of your vids and this one leads me to sub. Thanks again!
Just found this video and really enjoyed the process! You two are great at the details and enjoyed the pros and cons! I’ve only been in the game for about three months now and I’m fortunate to have a local store that has about ten picks on the counter. I picked up the Sagamore Rye, Knob Creek, Woodford dbl oak, and the Elijah Craig! Contemplating on the Jack Daniel’s?
Drinking a bunch of alcohol and driving is "not recommend"? I though it was illegal, good to know it is okay to drive drunk, thanks! They have so much great information here!
I'm starting to wonder if a Master Distiller orders barrels made from wood from different parts of the country to get different flavor profiles? I'm sure a barrel from a wood from NY would taste different from a tree which grew in GA.
Recently went on the tour and tasting at Jack Daniel's in Lynchburg TN. Had a very good experience. They also do barrel picking. Highly recommend their distillery
OMG guys! You need to pour your remainder into a flask... let it be supervised by the head dude in case they say they don't want to allow that... when you get home, that flask will be a blend of the barrels you tried. What could be better? If you say "they don't allow that" well they should! (anything else is a crime against whiskey kind) [second idea is: you're allowed to bring a designated drinker... that person drinks what is left in your glass with no complaints, no whimpering about not getting to sip slowly... and that person I guess just keeps his or her mouth shut... right?] Cheers!
Oh this was a really fun video! I do have a question. How on earth does the distiller narrow down from 5,000 barrels to 450 barrels and then further down from there?? I'm thinking he/she is just nosing and not tasting? Otherwise, that person could die, lol.
Robert Morris Great idea in theory! Unfortunately the distillery's single barrel program determines what barrels you can pick. So for Buffalo Trace, I think you can pick a single barrel of BT, Eagle Rare, Weller Antique, Handcock's Presidential Reserve and Blanton's. I think that's all of them.
@@ItsBourbonNight If y'all were going to do a single barrel. Do something that no one else has picked. Be original. Don't worry about the money. We as a community would all chipped in to help you.
Love this video! Very well done and informative. I am sure this took a long time to put together and I appreciate all of your time that went into making this. Look forward to many more from Chad and Sara. Cheers from Delaware!
This was a GREAT video, really a home run. One thing that you touched but didn't get into was the price of the pick. You said how much it was for the barrel but not the price to pick. Can we get a ball park if there is an admission fee, or are you going on the generosity of whomever is buying the barrel?
alan D For the bar or store, from what I understand, the price is all rolled into the price of the barrel. So there's not an addition fee and then the price of buying the barrel, for example.
Knob Creek single barrel is my absolute favorite bourbon, even more than I've enjoyed pappy, and the most recent George T Stagg. I am very envious that you've been to a barrel pick of Knob Creek. This is most certainly a bucket list thing for me to do. Thank you very much for the great info on this!
Love your guys show I’m the President of a newer club up here in MN called the Minnesota Whisky Fanatics. We’re actually planning our first Barrel pick and this video was a great help. Thank you for being a great source of info.
They kinda do. They give you a bottle of water. We use ours to fill up the glass and then drink the water out of it. Washes it out and keep you hydrated :)
Ok, thanks for this info. Love taking distillery and brewery tours, but not sure why someone would want to do a barrel pick except for the fun of it. Or is that just it?
This one popped up in my feed...not surprisingly as I'm going on my first pick (Knob Creek) in a few weeks (thanks big brother always tracking us). You guys are soooo young here!! Thanks for all the info, was informative and I can't wait to go on my KC pick as they're one of my long time favorites.
The professionalism on display here is staggering. Watched to the end despite it being something I'm unlikely to participate in. Great video. Oooh, and Sara - looking particularly fetching in that t-shirt 😃 thank you!
Aqvavitae Thank you for the kind words, Roy!
creepy
Roy absolutely concur, Sara can be the poster girl for your shirts. Love my shirt from Aquavitae, will need to have a bourbon night sort soon!!
@@donfromcanada4467 dude... she's wearing the OP's brand. Not creepy.
Extremely well done video! I enjoyed seeing how each different distillery helped select that special barrel!
I went to Woodford Reserve, the place is spectacular! They let me try it before they put it in the barrel, plus I got to taste every different bourbon they make. It was a cool experience.
Woodinville Whiskey last year hosted an event at the distillery where the customer got to sample from three separate barrels and bottle at cask strength their own personal bourbon.
It was amazing.
Fantastic video, guys. I've wondered about the barrel pick process for a while now and this was super helpful!
Barrel proof store picks are always awesome.
That was great. Thanks so much. We're going Oct. 20 -24 to tour about. Not buying any barrels but you got me psyched nonetheless.
This was such an amazing, informative, and knowledgeable video. Thank you for taking the time to put it together. Makes me want to have a Bourbon, but it is only 1:22 pm here in South Korea ;)
Thanks a lot guys! Tons of good info and as always very well done. You’re the best!
that wild turkey bloke was sloshed
UKFskateboarding he loves his product!
It was amazing doing a pick with Eddie! Cheers from Arizona Bourbon Society!
Cardinal_Sins Good Morning!... I’ve been trying to contact the AZ BS for info on your group but I don’t have instagram or facebook. Is there any other way to get more info on your group? Thanks!
This is a great informative video. Great job guys.
thanks for the tips. very helpful if I ever get the chance. maybe I'll be able to convenience my wife that it is Disneyworld for bourbon drinkers. Gotta try. lol. so do they let you take in extra glasses? you mentioned it but never said if you ever took to other tasting. thanks and cheers
Awesome info, Heading to Buffalo Trace on Monday and this was very helpful
very cool video :) i hope one day in my future i would be in the position to do a barrel pick, seems like the ultimate experience for whiskey enthusiasts
WOW! So many questions answered! Wonderful job. It just makes me want to find a way to get involved in a barrel pick! Is there "It's Bourbon Night" exclusive barrel pick in our future? ;)
Mitch Maglio We would LOVE that!
I've been a fan for a long time, but this video proves that becoming a Patreon is well over due. Loved the video. Great content and supremely fun!
SheFlungDung Thank you!!
I'd absolutely love to do one! Sounds like such a fun experience!
Great video! Looks like a lot of fun. In the wine cellar of France, after we tasted the wine poured directly from the barrel, anything that we couldn't finish will get poured back straight into the barrel. I was like, "wait, it's got my saliva and all." They couldn't careless. It's nice to know that someone tasted my saliva, and I've tasted someone else's!
Would love to try one of these barrel picks one day.
Seriously your best video
bring a flask and a funnel for when you empty your glass
Sara, i think u are a Pappy 23.. Chad ur a lucky guy sir.
Hey guys great video! I would like to know what camera you use to film with. The color and clarity are awesome and it doesn't hunt focus like DSLRs tend to do.
Steve Cunningham Thanks! We use a Canon 5D mkIII and 6D mkII with a 24-105mm and a 85mm prime.
Nice equipment.
how is BT $25 in Kentucky and my last bottle was $24 in the UK (£18)
Stores have the most say in price, not the distillers.
Who was sent by Daniel and Rex?
Great video Chad and Sara. Well done and learned a lot. I never knew the buffalo trace bottle I have with the sticker was a barrel pick. pretty cool stuff.
Great video! I’m a member of a small whiskey club in NE Kansas that can’t run to Kentucky to pick a barrel, so we had Knob Creek send a sample of three barrels to choose from. The sample kit includes the limestone water Beam uses to cut it down to 60% in order to approximate what the battle will taste like. We have a liquor store owner in our club that worked with his distributor to make this happen. We can’t wait for our first bottles this fall of 14 year old Knob Creek! Keep up the great work Chad & Sara!
Great video. Thanks. Love whiskey and was curious what the hype was on store picks and barrel picks. Also what the difference is. Thanks again!
You’re very welcome!
I would love to go tasting straight from the barrel, Im jealous!
Would really like to try some cask strength Buffalo Trace. Wonder what the ABV is coming out of the barrel.
Yeah, I was wondering if Sara was saying (14:40) that they'll only bottle it at normal proof, or if you could actually buy the barrel and they'll bottle it at barrel proof for you?!
This is just exactly what I wanted to see! Thanks a bunch!
I really haven't heard a con. It sounds like a good time. Would love to do it one day. On my bucket list.
take a flask and pour leftovers in for later #infinityflask
Neat video, barrel picking was not quite what I thought, if I'm ever able I think I'm going Wild Turkey. Or Buffalo Trace. Or...
Guys, can you clear up a memory I have? Way too long ago I worked for ATF and did work in distilleries when the Treasury still controlled the facilities (govt locked bonded warehouses). I remember them routinely consolidating barrels. They would pull barrels from the racks and to address the loss due to the angel's share, they would dump a few barrels to a tank then top off the rest of them and then continue aging. It makes sense because it restores the amount of whiskey contact to the barrel. Have you ever witnessed that in your tours or had that process explained by the distillers?
Bill Meck Hey, Bill! No, we haven’t heard of that before but that’s super interesting and we’ll add that one to our list of things to ask when we get in front of distillers and so forth. We would love to know about it!
Very well done. Congrats
Great job! Thanks Sara. Thanks Chad. :)
I know it’s not the same, but for those of us that don’t live next door (i’m jealous), certain distilleries will ship you tasting samples for barrel purchase when you’re not present.
I want some . . . . . carrot cake bourbon.
Another great video! Entertaining and informative. Keep up the good work. Cheers from Scotland.
Great vid, guys. I got to go on a pseudo barrel pick at 3 Boys last year, and it is a hoot. The difference between some barrels of the same sauce can be amazing. I'd love to go on a real pick some time. Besides the fact that I love being in rickhouses.
Awesome video! Loved ir, many thanks. One question, you also get the barrel you've signed or 'only' the bottles?
I thought you said Barrel Pig!!! 😂😂😂 Whew! I’m very glad I was wrong!
Fantastic video keep it up guys!
How much money is a barrel of bourbon?
Totally depends on the barrel, how much the bottles typically sell for, and how many bottles the barrel yields.
Did a Knob Creek rye barrel pick with the Frankfort Bourbon Society last August. Great opportunity! Hope to do another one again this year. We are able to do one a year as a member in FBS.
Very cool vid you two!
Such a great video! The clowning on Perry was a highlight, lol
He seemed to be included just to seem as doofy as possible, which is very on brand for him (meant in good fun, it's part of his charm).
Great episode! Hopefully I'll get to try this sometime. One question I thought of while watching is, do you have, for lack of a better term, a control Bourbon before you taste from the barrel to wake up the tastebuds?
the only one i went to was New Riff. it was an incredible experience, my brother invited me because i live like ten minutes from the distillary and the rick house. I live in taylor mill kentucky. even though they are a new operation they are very very professional and Patrick, our guide was really down to earth and treated us right. Tasting for final selection was done in an amazing room with old brick and chandaleers everywhere. it was a great experiece overall... highly reccommended.
Very informative! Sounds like a great experience!
just caught this ep and it's so awesome. simple solution to "dumping" whisky...bring some sample bottles!
I have two barrel pick Knob Creek a Rye @115% and a Bourbon at 120%. I don't know much but that bourbon is HOT but really really vanilla-y. That rye makes an outstanding Old Fashioned. Made the mistake of getting an 86 proof rye from Wild Turkey. Should have held out for the 101 rye. After the KC it just tastes watery.
I would have never said that even six months ago lol.
Thanks for sharing your experience. The description that my local store that carries these barrel pick was pretty cool but actually seeing it here was even better.
Been watching a few of your vids and this one leads me to sub.
Thanks again!
Just found this video and really enjoyed the process! You two are great at the details and enjoyed the pros and cons! I’ve only been in the game for about three months now and I’m fortunate to have a local store that has about ten picks on the counter. I picked up the Sagamore Rye, Knob Creek, Woodford dbl oak, and the Elijah Craig! Contemplating on the Jack Daniel’s?
Fantastic. You have been ‘working’ this since 2016. Yum!
GREAT VIDEO!!!
Drinking a bunch of alcohol and driving is "not recommend"? I though it was illegal, good to know it is okay to drive drunk, thanks! They have so much great information here!
Watching this during covid, sharing glasses seems extremely strange
its funny when the video is playing in some parts it looks like Chad has a Bourbon Night Tattoo XD!!!!
Absolutely loved this episode…other channels just focusing on tasting whisky, you too are taking it to other areas, keep at it love it !!
Oh my god! How can you live with all these "downsides"! There is not a single perfect Distillery!
Well done. Extremely thorough.
You and Bruce Green from Rooster Teeth should switch places for a day without telling anyone or making any mention of it
Dawisk I guess I can see that!
I'm starting to wonder if a Master Distiller orders barrels made from wood from different parts of the country to get different flavor profiles? I'm sure a barrel from a wood from NY would taste different from a tree which grew in GA.
That lady 😍
A Glen glass is a excellent tool if you are blending at home! Otherwise it's your decision
Recently went on the tour and tasting at Jack Daniel's in Lynchburg TN. Had a very good experience. They also do barrel picking. Highly recommend their distillery
@smoking joe I agree
Not a fan
OMG guys! You need to pour your remainder into a flask... let it be supervised by the head dude in case they say they don't want to allow that... when you get home, that flask will be a blend of the barrels you tried. What could be better?
If you say "they don't allow that" well they should! (anything else is a crime against whiskey kind)
[second idea is: you're allowed to bring a designated drinker... that person drinks what is left in your glass with no complaints, no whimpering about not getting to sip slowly... and that person I guess just keeps his or her mouth shut... right?]
Cheers!
Yeah, that would be the ultimate option, but most places don't allow you to do that and some even have security cameras now!
Not sure why this came in my my recommendations today but does that thumbnail not say "find someone that looks at you like Sara looks at that barrel"?
This is really cool. Hopefully one day I will find my way into friends that do this stuff.
At Four Roses were you able to try all different recipe combos?
I just bought a barrel of pappy 15. Then I woke up
Buying a single barrel off the shelf is akin to playing the lottery ..once in a while you win
The guy on the right looks like Bruce Greene from funhaus
Jealous you got to meet and hang with Al Young. He is the one bourbon celeb I never got to meet.
This episode was awesome. Well done guys!
I got a barrel select Antique Weller still waiting for a day to open it.
Oh this was a really fun video! I do have a question. How on earth does the distiller narrow down from 5,000 barrels to 450 barrels and then further down from there?? I'm thinking he/she is just nosing and not tasting? Otherwise, that person could die, lol.
PoweredbyPlants Yeah, nosing and also knowing where in the warehouse to check for those cherry barrels.
Okay, that makes sense! I love how much I've learned from you guys!
This might sound insane but what if you could get the money together to get a Pappy Van Winkle 23 Single Barrel. Barrel proof.
Robert Morris Great idea in theory! Unfortunately the distillery's single barrel program determines what barrels you can pick. So for Buffalo Trace, I think you can pick a single barrel of BT, Eagle Rare, Weller Antique, Handcock's Presidential Reserve and Blanton's. I think that's all of them.
@@ItsBourbonNight If y'all were going to do a single barrel. Do something that no one else has picked. Be original. Don't worry about the money. We as a community would all chipped in to help you.
Love this video! Very well done and informative. I am sure this took a long time to put together and I appreciate all of your time that went into making this. Look forward to many more from Chad and Sara.
Cheers from Delaware!
Don McClure Thanks, Don! Cheers from Kentucky!
Awesome
This was a GREAT video, really a home run. One thing that you touched but didn't get into was the price of the pick. You said how much it was for the barrel but not the price to pick. Can we get a ball park if there is an admission fee, or are you going on the generosity of whomever is buying the barrel?
alan D For the bar or store, from what I understand, the price is all rolled into the price of the barrel. So there's not an addition fee and then the price of buying the barrel, for example.
Was reminded by Perry of this video. "Its a lot of interesting stuff" hahahahaha
Love the videos!! Keep up the great work.
You geeeet Luuuunch, goddamn you are off the line
I'm still confused ... is this a business?
Anyone can explain why to buy a barrel?
Did Barton's talk about the collapse and what will become of those barrels?
Kent Buehrer The 1792 pick happened a few weeks before the collapse happened.
Knob Creek single barrel is my absolute favorite bourbon, even more than I've enjoyed pappy, and the most recent George T Stagg. I am very envious that you've been to a barrel pick of Knob Creek. This is most certainly a bucket list thing for me to do. Thank you very much for the great info on this!
Approximate cost for the tour?
Sarah good review fun video
OMG the Thumbnail
Nice seeing the New Riff gear!
Great video. I love bourbon and learned a lot watching this video. Thank you for sharing.
Love your guys show I’m the President of a newer club up here in MN called the Minnesota Whisky Fanatics. We’re actually planning our first Barrel pick and this video was a great help. Thank you for being a great source of info.
Awesome, happy to help! Let us know how your first pick goes!
Sounds like it’s happening in August with new riff so I thought the T-shirt was a funny coincidence but absolutely will let you know.
why don't the distilleries provide water to rinse your glasses with?
They kinda do. They give you a bottle of water. We use ours to fill up the glass and then drink the water out of it. Washes it out and keep you hydrated :)
Ok, thanks for this info. Love taking distillery and brewery tours, but not sure why someone would want to do a barrel pick except for the fun of it. Or is that just it?
Excellent video!
Awesome video guys! You should post a tutorial video on how you made that awesome bourbon bottle light fixture the bg! Would love to make one!
This one popped up in my feed...not surprisingly as I'm going on my first pick (Knob Creek) in a few weeks (thanks big brother always tracking us). You guys are soooo young here!! Thanks for all the info, was informative and I can't wait to go on my KC pick as they're one of my long time favorites.
Thanks! Best of luck in picking your Knob Creek barrel!