Love the information that you included with your list. Knob Creek, OF 1910, and Wild Turkey 101 are some of my daily drinkers. Makers Mark also a great choice. Thanks for this and for the channel content you're putting out. Cheers!
Randy, you do you! No need to offer all of the qualifiers or appease the haters/complainers/whiners/nitpickers. Keep putting out great merch (which I’ll be purchasing some more of thanks to your additions you mentioned in this video) and great content.
Great list! Two of my favorite bourbons are wild turkey rare breed and old forester 1920. There's so much good stuff out there. So drink what you like and be happy 😊 whiskey is all about relaxing and appreciation
Terrific list and I really enjoyed the stories. I remember touring the Jack Daniels distillery about 30 years ago and seeing the safe that he kicked along with accounting ledgers with his handwriting in them.
Great review and list. I am a bourbon neophyte, but have suddenly started watching a number of channels. Your presentation, covering profile, price ranges and the incredible factoids is top notch. I think you just catapulted to the top of my UA-cam follow list. Keep up the great work!
Randy, thanks for dropping so much whiskey knowledge. Love your demeanor, passion and mission, I’m so sorry about the tragic loss of your brother but you are doing such a great thing bringing love to the internet! Respect and I love you too!
Affordable & Available... I appreciate a list like this. I've seen too many "Top" bourbon lists that are full of rare or unaffordable bourbons. I also appreciate the flavors and history of each line.
Wild Turkey 101 in the new bottle is sweeter with the cherry note turned up and the dusty WT note turned down.. it’s better imo than the prior labels offering and still at 20 bucks.. it’s a really great option.
Appreciate the list, my friend. After hunting down hard to get Bourbons for my Son-in-Law, I started picking up a couple for myself. He can't get most of them in his market. I got hooked on the hunt and the taste. Always looking for a good value in my liquor that isn't super hard to find. I was more of a wine guy, but learned to appreciate the value-price ratio in Bourbon, too. Thank you for the list.
I have only ever had one bourbon since I just turned 21 this summer. I got Wild Turkey 81 and have so far tried it neat, in a homemade old-fashioned, and as a whiskey sour. I really like the whiskey sour and am getting used to the taste. I normally am a amber ale or dark beer drinker. I am thinking of trying makers mark when I eventually make it through the Wild Turkey.
That is great! You have your whole life to figure out what you like. No rush and no need to push yourself. Just make sure you are drinking responsibly and it is fun for you. If you have a desire to work your way into neat pours (which is the lowest calorie way to drink), don't be afraid to drink cocktails. Over time mix them a little stronger until you are used to the higher proof. Then switch to water and ice and reduce the water over time. Keep on that path and you will either end up drinking neat, or find a way to drink your whiskey that you enjoy so much you just stop trying to drink it straight. Cheers!
i got so excited when i heard that old grandad bottled in bond!!!! i recently went bourbon shoppin w my friends and i made sure they all got a bottle. great vid!!! 🥃🥃
Thanks for another great video. You're not as funny as all the other channels I watch, as that's not what you're trying to be, but you're buy far and away, the most helpful and informative. I have just about everything on this list, but the 1792, and love it all. I've had the standard 1792 before and didn't think much of it, but have been on the lookout for their other expressions recently.
I try to make it fun, but I create the content that I would have wanted when I was learning, and I am not attracted to the silly stuff. I have enjoyed almost every 1792 BiB and FP I have tried. Cheers!
@@williamgullett8071 The proof of 1792 is 93.7 proof. They didn't add the .7 just to the label. They actually take the time to add the amount of proofing water needed to make the final product 93.7 proof.
And not a single Buffalo trace product was mentioned! Thank God. Glad to see content like this. I never need to hunt rate allocated bottles again as long as I can get my WTRB, OF1920, and JDSBBP
This was the first video of yours that I watched and I love what you’re doing man. Appreciate the love and the time you take to research and deliver great content.
I didn't include Woodford double oaked because it was finished. Not a traditional bourbon flavor, but I agree it is a top affordable product if you are looking for toasted barrel flavors.
Wow I agree with you on all the mentioned bourbons. I love the taste of Old Grand Dad however they leave me a a nasty hangover headache. I don't why but it does. Great video.
@@BourbonRealTalk I knew I left myself open for that one :) My understanding of ethanol production is that it also produces other byproducts. I am saying those byproducts can lead to increase the side effects related to a hangover. Whatever OGD produces just don't agree with me is all I'm saying. I like the stuff but it does not agree with me. Still a good video especially when it agrees with my likings :)
Great video Randy! Hard to argue with your top 10, all great selections. I did notice one big distillery not mentioned, but I think it’s great because it’s “your” list! Happy Holidays!
Great vid sir! Pretty on-par with my top 10 available. Not that it's bad (everyone can like whatever they want!), but I'll always recommend OGD over Basil to anyone starting to get into the game. Basil just does such a good job with marketing!
Brother, can't really argue with any of your picks - this could pretty much be my list! Never much cared for Jack products but will give this one a try.
Let me know what you think. It is banana's foster and peanut brittle for me. The black label isn't designed to attract drinker's like me, but the BP is. Hope you enjoy it.
Really enjoyed this video. It really helped me out as a beginner, and I’ll be able to grab some great bottles. Thank you! I appreciate the research as well.
Thank you so much for the kind words! I'm glad that my video was helpful for you as a beginner. Do you have any particular bourbons that you ended up trying and enjoying from the list?
I’m with you on almost all of these... new to the channel.. really love all the stuff I have seen.. keep coming with the fantastic content. Especially loved the feature with the Nashville 3000 bottle club. Buddy of mine thinks he might have met JB and we may try to do a fundraiser there. Cheers, Andy
Great video! I love seeing content showing available bottles, hopefully more content like this will slow down the craziness happening in the whiskey community!
We did a double blind episode of 3 available vs 3 allocated. The blind tasteres picked the available over the allocated. It should be out in a few weeks.
EH Taylor is impossible to find so it did not qualify for this list. This was the affordable AVAILABLE list. I do enjoy EHT slightly more than MM. Cheers!
The part where people say they taste maple ,cherries, caramel, peanut shells, It’s alcohol and it taste like alcohol! Wine tasters are the same ,they say than can taste a wine and tell you what part of what country it came from! I just do not believe it
@@batboy242 In short, there are compounds that are found in whiskey that give other things their flavor. For example, Isoamyl Acetate give bananas their flavor. That same compound is found in some whiskey. People can develop their senses to be able to recognize that familiar sensory experience. You do not need this skill to to enjoy whiskey. It is fine if you taste it and know if you like it or not, but it is also fine for others to dig deeper if they want to. This will explain it in more detail: ua-cam.com/video/CcO42uwaqB8/v-deo.html
Dude, once again thanks. I was a casual bourbon drinker for many years and am now getting into it a bit more. I have some of the bourbons you recommended and will be trying some of the others. Thanks for that tip on basil hayden/old grandad! Your straightforward clear presentations is great and your comment at the end very touching. Rock on.
@@BourbonRealTalk I really want to enjoy all whiskeys I purchase. Don't know why that bourbon had a negative reaction for both my wife and I. I'm finding that whiskey is an individual experience that has no standard wrong or right answers.
Prices are a bit more expensive where I'm from (Buffalo, NY). The only one I can't find from your list is the Jack Daniel's Barrel Proof--we only seem to have Barrel Select. Oh, and we can forget about the Four Roses Cask Strength--I've only seen two, and they were both $200 each.
Hello there! Thank you for sharing your experience with bourbon prices and availability in Buffalo, NY. It's interesting to hear how prices and availability can differ depending on the location. Have you tried any other bourbons that you would recommend from your area?
Great video! Going to have to do a 5 way blind with a friend who loves Basil Haden. Throw in OGD 114, OGD BiB, the regular 80pr OGD & throw in Old Overholt rye as a sort of "ringer" and see what he ranks them!
Great video and info thanks! I just started getting into bourbon this summer. I have bought a decent amount of these from the list because of you tube videos like yours and others so thanks for putting out the content. I always appreciate the videos that focus on available bourbons. Being in south florida I have yet to find a good local liquor store where I can meet the owner and develop a relationship for allocated bourbon. It's either the big chain places or small stores that just seem to put alcohol on the shelf to make a living but they are not really enthusiasts. My default is just total wine and more and they don't hand out more hard to get stuff (I wish I could get Stagg Jr or EH Taylor to try out). Of the list I have had pretty much everything except EC barrel proof which seems impossible to find. I really love 1920 and JDSBBP (I also really like Rare Breed which I don't think was called out)
I drink 101 and RR and do not usually buy Rare Breed. Love it, but that isn't a line I frequently purchase so I left it off the list. ECBP is widely available in N TX where I am from. Didn't mean to put a hard one on the list. Cheers!
I'd replace Elijah Craig with either Coopers Craft 100 or Early Times Bottled In Bond (hoping now that it's owned by Sazerac they doesn't screw with the recipe and make it extremely allocated) but the rest of this list is spot on.
I have never heard of Coopers Craft so it must not be available everywhere. I was trying to pick whiskeys that have international distribution and are also widely available. I do view ET BiB as a major value, but it goes too far into the nutty flavor for my palate, so I prefer and drink way more EC. Cheers!
@@BourbonRealTalk Coopers Craft is a Brown Foreman product and is fantastic but like you said, I don't believe it's widely distributed. Interesting you get a lot of nuttiness' from ET BiB, I just get a cherry cola bomb. Just goes to show how much taste is subjective. Cheers!
I am a huge fan of Woodinville. We even set up a zoom call with the head distiller to taste through several expression with the members of the Facebook club I cofounded named Someone Say Whiskey. I would not have put a smaller craft distillery on this list because they are not as widely available.
Very nice presentation. However, would be better if you could focus the camera a bit more on bottles and that too a close-up for a while. Afterall the purpose of this video is to show different whiskies.
Great list and I appreciate your tasting notes for all these. It's nice to hear your comparison. I have never gotten the grape drink from Elijah Craig - need to try it again with that in mind. Happy holidays to you and yours!!
Great video again! I love to hear ppls top 10s but most of all I really enjoy the storys of the behind the Bourbon. Had to come and edit because I didn't say I was very surprised about OGD Bonded. A lot more people like than I thought. Really I though I was the only one. Before Four Roses single barrel this my #1 budget and this is before BT.
Excellent list. I have all of these in my bar except the ODG114 ( just haven’t got around to it yet) and the Jack Daniel’s Full Proof because I can’t find it anywhere.
Never ever i would lose my mind on JD barrel proof you know why i had 2 different bottles and they are really great. Don’t sleep on JD barrel proof. Love your line up bourbon real talk 👍🏼
I personally think Maker's Cask Strength gives Weller Antique a run for it's money. And yes yes yes, 1792 always has some sort of banana flavor, whether it be artificial banana, over ripened banana, or bubble gum (which is actually artificial strawberry banana flavoring), always always always with the bananas. Recently had a 1792 single barrel that distinctly DISTINCTLY had a heavy unripenned or green banana flavor, which sounds gross, but was actually pretty pleasant with the vanilla, cinnamon, oak notes floating around behind it...
Fun fact. Banana runts/laffy taffy/"fake banana" is the real banana flavor, and the bananas we eat now are imposters. When Banana's first came into popularity we ate a species of banana called Gros Michel. The "fake banana" flavor we taste in candy was invented when Gros Michel was still the banana people were eating. It went extinct in 1965 and now we eat Cavendish bananas. People who grew up eating Cavendish bananas think banana runts taste like a "fake banana" flavor.
I know it says that on the bottle and the HH website, but that story is must marketing puffery. Many of the origin stories on bourbon bottles are fabricated. Elijah Craig was a real person. He was a baptist minister that did grow corn and make bourbon, but he was not the first to use charred oak barrels for aging. This practice was likely popularized by the Tarascon brothers. Here is a link: twoworldswhiskey.com/bourbons-french-origins/
Great list, although I’d put Woodford high up on MY list. Lol! I also love the way you end the video. People are nasty to one and other on line and it shouldn’t be that way. Always respect others opinions and realize all of us have a right to those opinions. But most importantly when discussing a topic, listen to each other and empathize with them. Again, respect.
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Hi Randy, When watching your videos I feel like I should be paying for a college Bourbon Course at college, great stuff! I noticed no Buffalo Trace!! I get its divisive due to allocation but was curious if it wasn't your taste profile. 1792 is a Sazerac company so maybe not so much. cheers Victor
It was an affordable and AVAILABLE list, so had to cut out BT even though the make the greatest number of brand that I enjoy. Ironically I sometimes get accused of always pushing BT. I didn't realize I left them out until someone pointed it out to me. I literally looked at my whiskey wall and picked the brands, and skipped the ones I loved but thought viewers would not be able to find.
So, more of a scotch drinker here. I actually came into bourbon from Scotch since you can’t have Scotch without old bourbon barrels I thought I should explore it more. What I miss most with bourbon is that smoke I get from Islay. Is there any bourbon that includes some smoke in the tasting?
You would love Ironroot Icarus. It is finished in Islay casks. You could also check out High West campfire and for a really shocking experience Balcones brimstone. The last two are not bourbons. The whiskey I get the most smoke flavor from are the toasted barrel finished, but it adds so much sweet caramelized sugar flavor that it may be off-putting to someone looking for smokey briny. Not sure who else has an Islay cask finish besides Icarus. Try a pour of Woodford double oak and see if the additional smoke hits you right or if it is too sweet.
Oh... and... I think you did a vid on some tips for hard to get stuff... I have been customer at a particular store for some time and brought in holiday gifts of Old Carter to the manager... low and behold landed a Saz 18 and the Parker’s Wheat this week... So thanks for the tip!
I LOVE THESE STORIES! The funny thing is all I did was tell people to form genuine relationship, be nice, and share...and see what happens when we do what we were taught in kindergarten. I love it!
Thank you for watching the video and for your kind words! I'm glad you enjoyed the message at the end. Is there a particular affordable bourbon that you enjoy and would recommend?
@@BourbonRealTalk from what I've had, I'd say Makers Mark is as good as it gets for the price bracket, and Evan Williams offers probably the best value to taste. Need to try Old Granddad, and believe it or not I've never had WT101. Absolute favorite bottle around 30-35 was always Eagle Rare until everyone else found out about it :( haven't been able to buy it in over 2 years. I keep 1 sealed bottle, and I'm down to about 2 pours left of the open one- need to find another bottle to keep in reserve before I pour those last 2 measures!
@@noahpalmieri941 Lots of members in our FB community are keeping a look out for Eagle Rare! We know the struggle. Hope you can find it at a good price point soon. 🥃
1st time viewing, you're like an easy reading book. Enjoyed all the facts and your list. Had to subscribe, looking forward to more great content. Happy new year brother.
Hey Randy! Curious to know your Fav Texas Bourbons/ Whiskies? I'm a fellow Texan down here in SA, been trying to support the local industry. What's caught your attention out here?
For bourbon I love Ironroot Harbinger. One of the only potstill bourbons that sits well with my palate any time. For a more KY style I love Still Austin Musician. For single malt I love Pflugerville, Andolusia, and Balcones. For general I love Ironroot brandy, gulf coast brandy, and Balcones Rumble. Tahwahkaro has some interesting 4 grain. Everyone that is part of the Texas Whiskey Association has at least on expression I enjoy. Hope this helps. Cheers!
@@BourbonRealTalk for someone that doesn't buy you sure do have alot on your shelf in the video, also it is good whiskey and overlooked alot, btw love you.
@@jimbrady7030 I always have a M10 rye and M10 Bourbon, but I would not have put those in an affordable available list. I do not buy a lot of their shelf products, but maybe I should. I enjoy it when I drink it. Thank you for the love back!
I am doing a podcast on this. There are a lot misconception about alcohol and dieting. Case in point there is ZERO sugar in bourbon. People believe that whiskey throughs them out of Ketosis. In fact, all un-adulterated distilled spirits are devoid of all compounds that affect metabolism except ethanol, which your body can not metabolize as fat. It must convert it to ATP to get rid of it, and your body views it as poison. Your body uses ethanol for energy (even brain energy) before food calories. This is why drinking affects your diet because your body stores your food calories as fat while it is processing the ethanol. Beer and wine are full of other compounds that do affect your metabolism. I have helped at least 6 men lose over 30 lbs just by switching them from beer/cider to whiskey. I work out 5 days a week by doing heavy strength training. I am on testosterone replacement therapy (200 mg per week). I try do to 30 min of low impact cardio 5 days a week, but when I am busy (which happens often) this gets skipped. Hope this helps. Not sure when I am doing the episode on this, but I am hoping to dispel some myths and help people achieve their fitness goals while maintaining a quality of life that make the process sustainable. Cheers.
@@BourbonRealTalk wow I had no idea. Thanks for the tip. Looking forward to the video but PLEASE consider doing a workout type video on your heavy strength training session. 💪
First time viewer. Love your channel. Loved the history, and really loved you speech at the end. Will definitely subscribe. I also agreed with your choices. Except jack. I do not care for jack, but personal preference. To each his own. Mark is my best friend. It’s my rheumatize medicine, antidepresssant, mad af keep me from going to prison med🧚. Merry Christmas, God bless your ministry, and Happy New year.
@@BourbonRealTalk no I have not. Honestly, it has been many years since I tried jack. And I have tried gentleman jack😖. It just didn’t bring me joy. Neither has crown, which most of my friends loved.
Well that was a Fantastic Top Ten List! I don't understand the infighting over Tennessee Whiskey vs Bourbon, it's like Ford vs Chevy guys,...it's all whiskey just like they are all internal combustion products. Anyway, thanks for your personal insight Randy, I'll have to look for some of those up here. Canada has limited shelf space for Bourbons it would seem, which makes it fun to try and track down certain bottles and frustrating that we get such a narrow selection. The good news is it is getting better! Seems Covid-19 has helped turn our Nation on to whiskey / whisky from all over not just Canada and Scotland. With luck it won't be too far off that I can go into my local liquor store and pick up a bottle of Old Forester 1920, or Knob Creek Cask Strength, 1792 etc. I hope You and All the Bourbon Real Talk family have a very Merry Christmas!!!
@@BourbonRealTalk I'll let you know what I find! What are your thoughts on "Still Austin “The Musician” Straight Bourbon"? I have seen this a couple times on Canadian On-line shops for $80.00 CDN or about $62.00 USD.
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Love the information that you included with your list. Knob Creek, OF 1910, and Wild Turkey 101 are some of my daily drinkers. Makers Mark also a great choice. Thanks for this and for the channel content you're putting out. Cheers!
Thank you for supporting the channel!
Randy, you do you! No need to offer all of the qualifiers or appease the haters/complainers/whiners/nitpickers. Keep putting out great merch (which I’ll be purchasing some more of thanks to your additions you mentioned in this video) and great content.
Thank you for the encouragement and support!
Great list! Two of my favorite bourbons are wild turkey rare breed and old forester 1920. There's so much good stuff out there. So drink what you like and be happy 😊 whiskey is all about relaxing and appreciation
Couldn't agree more! Cheers!
Great list Mr Sullivan!! The beautiful thing about bourbon is everyone can have their own opinion and NOBODY is wrong. Merry Christmas
Cheers!
Terrific list and I really enjoyed the stories. I remember touring the Jack Daniels distillery about 30 years ago and seeing the safe that he kicked along with accounting ledgers with his handwriting in them.
Awesome story. I didn't see the ledgers!
Great review and list. I am a bourbon neophyte, but have suddenly started watching a number of channels. Your presentation, covering profile, price ranges and the incredible factoids is top notch. I think you just catapulted to the top of my UA-cam follow list. Keep up the great work!
Glad you enjoyed it! I would like to personally invite you to join our free member community. facebook.com/groups/bourbonrealtalkcommunity/
@@BourbonRealTalk Thank you and invitation accepted! I look forward to learning more from you and your community.
Randy, thanks for dropping so much whiskey knowledge. Love your demeanor, passion and mission, I’m so sorry about the tragic loss of your brother but you are doing such a great thing bringing love to the internet! Respect and I love you too!
Thank you! I really appreciate it!
Glad to see that I've had all of these! All really nice tasting bourbons. I'm currently working my way through a Wild Turkey 101 at the moment.
I have a pour of WT101 multiple days a week. I drink that one the most. Cheers!
Affordable & Available... I appreciate a list like this. I've seen too many "Top" bourbon lists that are full of rare or unaffordable bourbons. I also appreciate the flavors and history of each line.
Glad it was helpful!
Literally have the exact same list as you as I’m watching up to the 1920… still watching will update
Ok.. you and i have the same preferences. I 100000% agree with this list.
Wild Turkey 101 in the new bottle is sweeter with the cherry note turned up and the dusty WT note turned down.. it’s better imo than the prior labels offering and still at 20 bucks.. it’s a really great option.
Were you still hanging with me when I bumped WR for JDBP?
@@BourbonRealTalk I was, I’ll pick a barrel proof over a sub 90 proofer more times than not.
Appreciate the list, my friend. After hunting down hard to get Bourbons for my Son-in-Law, I started picking up a couple for myself. He can't get most of them in his market. I got hooked on the hunt and the taste. Always looking for a good value in my liquor that isn't super hard to find. I was more of a wine guy, but learned to appreciate the value-price ratio in Bourbon, too. Thank you for the list.
I started in wine too! Welcome to the bourbon family!
I have only ever had one bourbon since I just turned 21 this summer. I got Wild Turkey 81 and have so far tried it neat, in a homemade old-fashioned, and as a whiskey sour. I really like the whiskey sour and am getting used to the taste. I normally am a amber ale or dark beer drinker. I am thinking of trying makers mark when I eventually make it through the Wild Turkey.
That is great! You have your whole life to figure out what you like. No rush and no need to push yourself. Just make sure you are drinking responsibly and it is fun for you. If you have a desire to work your way into neat pours (which is the lowest calorie way to drink), don't be afraid to drink cocktails. Over time mix them a little stronger until you are used to the higher proof. Then switch to water and ice and reduce the water over time. Keep on that path and you will either end up drinking neat, or find a way to drink your whiskey that you enjoy so much you just stop trying to drink it straight. Cheers!
i got so excited when i heard that old grandad bottled in bond!!!! i recently went bourbon shoppin w my friends and i made sure they all got a bottle. great vid!!! 🥃🥃
It is a sleeper. There was a rumor a few years ago that it was going on allocation. So glad I can still find it.
I'm an old beginner and I am pleased that all five of my Bourbons are on your list. It was the Elijah Craig small batch that brought me in.
That is awesome! Do you do facebook?
@@BourbonRealTalk Don't see a Facebook link
@@raysville7256 facebook.com/groups/bourbonrealtalkcommunity/
I love that Wild Turkey backstory for the name, hadn't heard that before.
Glad you enjoyed! Thank you for watching!
Thanks for another great video. You're not as funny as all the other channels I watch, as that's not what you're trying to be, but you're buy far and away, the most helpful and informative. I have just about everything on this list, but the 1792, and love it all. I've had the standard 1792 before and didn't think much of it, but have been on the lookout for their other expressions recently.
I try to make it fun, but I create the content that I would have wanted when I was learning, and I am not attracted to the silly stuff. I have enjoyed almost every 1792 BiB and FP I have tried. Cheers!
@@BourbonRealTalk so if they just added the .7 then the 1792 proof is 93?
@@williamgullett8071 The proof of 1792 is 93.7 proof. They didn't add the .7 just to the label. They actually take the time to add the amount of proofing water needed to make the final product 93.7 proof.
And not a single Buffalo trace product was mentioned! Thank God. Glad to see content like this. I never need to hunt rate allocated bottles again as long as I can get my WTRB, OF1920, and JDSBBP
This was the affordable AVAILABLE list, so BT products didn't qualify. Thanks for watching!
Hi from Puerto Rico 🇵🇷
Cheers! What is the bourbon scene like in Puerto Rico?
This was the first video of yours that I watched and I love what you’re doing man. Appreciate the love and the time you take to research and deliver great content.
I appreciate that! If you want even more I would like to invite you to join our free member community. facebook.com/groups/bourbonrealtalkcommunity
Nice review, loved the Jack Daniels story! Thanks!
Thank you! Cheers!
Great list! I still would replace JD with Woodford double oaked. Such depth of flavor!
I didn't include Woodford double oaked because it was finished. Not a traditional bourbon flavor, but I agree it is a top affordable product if you are looking for toasted barrel flavors.
Wow I agree with you on all the mentioned bourbons. I love the taste of
Old Grand Dad however they leave me a a nasty hangover headache. I don't why but it does. Great video.
Glad you enjoyed it. My understanding of the science of bourbon leads me to believe it isn't that particular brand that is causing your hangover.
@@BourbonRealTalk I knew I left myself open for that one :) My understanding of ethanol production is that it also produces other byproducts. I am saying those byproducts can lead to increase the side effects related to a hangover. Whatever OGD produces just don't agree with me is all I'm saying. I like the stuff but it does not agree with me. Still a good video especially when it agrees with my likings :)
Amazingly interesting factoids! Thanks for doing the research so we get so many of them in one video. Got all of these bourbons at home as well!
Glad you enjoyed! Thank you for watching!
This list is full of damn fine whiskey.
Thank you for the beautiful sign off
Thank you!
If we all show a little love I think we can make the world a brighter place!
Agreed
Great video Randy! Hard to argue with your top 10, all great selections. I did notice one big distillery not mentioned, but I think it’s great because it’s “your” list! Happy Holidays!
I did leave out Buffalo Trace, but part of the list criteria is availability...so I left them out.
Great vid sir! Pretty on-par with my top 10 available. Not that it's bad (everyone can like whatever they want!), but I'll always recommend OGD over Basil to anyone starting to get into the game. Basil just does such a good job with marketing!
Agreed! Thanks for watching.
Brother, can't really argue with any of your picks - this could pretty much be my list! Never much cared for Jack products but will give this one a try.
Let me know what you think. It is banana's foster and peanut brittle for me. The black label isn't designed to attract drinker's like me, but the BP is. Hope you enjoy it.
Really enjoyed this video. It really helped me out as a beginner, and I’ll be able to grab some great bottles. Thank you! I appreciate the research as well.
Thank you so much for the kind words! I'm glad that my video was helpful for you as a beginner. Do you have any particular bourbons that you ended up trying and enjoying from the list?
I’m with you on almost all of these... new to the channel.. really love all the stuff I have seen.. keep coming with the fantastic content. Especially loved the feature with the Nashville 3000 bottle club. Buddy of mine thinks he might have met JB and we may try to do a fundraiser there.
Cheers, Andy
JB is a great guy and good as using whiskey to raise money for worthy causes!
I love the Old Grandad BOB, but a confession a the moment is one of my current favourites is Jack Daniels Single Barrel Bottled in Bond.
No shame in that. JD makes a solid product.
Great video! I love seeing content showing available bottles, hopefully more content like this will slow down the craziness happening in the whiskey community!
We did a double blind episode of 3 available vs 3 allocated. The blind tasteres picked the available over the allocated. It should be out in a few weeks.
I personally would have exchanged EH Taylor for Maker’s Mark. Great video and info, keep up the good work.
EH Taylor is impossible to find so it did not qualify for this list. This was the affordable AVAILABLE list. I do enjoy EHT slightly more than MM. Cheers!
Talking about B.S.! I get a hint of that on this video!
I make a lot of mistakes while filming. What part was bullshit and I will add a correction to the video description?
The part where people say they taste maple ,cherries, caramel, peanut shells, It’s alcohol and it taste like alcohol!
Wine tasters are the same ,they say than can taste a wine and tell you what part of what country it came from! I just do not believe it
@@batboy242 In short, there are compounds that are found in whiskey that give other things their flavor. For example, Isoamyl Acetate give bananas their flavor. That same compound is found in some whiskey. People can develop their senses to be able to recognize that familiar sensory experience. You do not need this skill to to enjoy whiskey. It is fine if you taste it and know if you like it or not, but it is also fine for others to dig deeper if they want to. This will explain it in more detail:
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I knew there was I reason I'm a subscriber.......I absolutely agree with EVERY one of your selections. Couldn't agree more !!
I wish I could take credit, but we did crowd source this list from facebook.com/groups/bourbonrealtalkcommunity.
Still a subscriber, I really enjoy your content ! Keep them coming !!
Great video, my favorites also pretty much match yours.
Wow! We must have similar palates. Cheers!
Dude, once again thanks. I was a casual bourbon drinker for many years and am now getting into it a bit more. I have some of the bourbons you recommended and will be trying some of the others. Thanks for that tip on basil hayden/old grandad! Your straightforward clear presentations is great and your comment at the end very touching. Rock on.
Thank you for the positive feedback! Thank you for watching!
You wear the greys just fine my friend embrace your experience it seems to come in handy in this channel as well👍❤️❤️❤️
Oh thank you! Lindsey had me dying my beard for a bit, but I didn't like how it made me feel so I stopped. Cheers!
Great list. I'm just getting into whiskey. Tried the Old Forester and was going to pour it down the drain but a coworker took it off my hands.
Some bottles just need to be in the right home to get love. Never pour out a bottle. There is always someone who loves that brand.
@@BourbonRealTalk I really want to enjoy all whiskeys I purchase. Don't know why that bourbon had a negative reaction for both my wife and I. I'm finding that whiskey is an individual experience that has no standard wrong or right answers.
Prices are a bit more expensive where I'm from (Buffalo, NY). The only one I can't find from your list is the Jack Daniel's Barrel Proof--we only seem to have Barrel Select.
Oh, and we can forget about the Four Roses Cask Strength--I've only seen two, and they were both $200 each.
Hello there! Thank you for sharing your experience with bourbon prices and availability in Buffalo, NY. It's interesting to hear how prices and availability can differ depending on the location. Have you tried any other bourbons that you would recommend from your area?
I have a few on this list, Wife asked what I wanted for Christmas.... I handed her this list with the ones I have already crossed off.... Cheers!!
Awesome! Thank you for watching!
Great Top 10! Most everything you put in your list is on my shelf at one time or another!
Glad you enjoyed it and thank you for watching!
Wild turkey 101 was always my go to
I probably drink more WT101 than anything else.
One of my early Christmas presents this year is Maker's Mark 101.
I wanted one yesterday, but they were out. I ended up getting Cask Strength.
Not a bad list. Nice choices
Glad you enjoyed it!
Great video! Going to have to do a 5 way blind with a friend who loves Basil Haden. Throw in OGD 114, OGD BiB, the regular 80pr OGD & throw in Old Overholt rye as a sort of "ringer" and see what he ranks them!
Report back. This is a great idea!
I love your top 10 , I like every one of your choices and buy/have each one.
Thank you!
Loved this video! Fun and Educational. Bonus is I am 100% aligned on your top 10. Always look forward to your content. Love you man! Merry Christmas!
Love you too! Thank you for watching!
Maker's was my introduction to bourbon. I usually choose the 46 but I'm interested in trying the 101 or the 46 cask strength.
The 46 is toasted stave finished, so it is sweeter, but you may like the 101 or CS.
Great video and info thanks! I just started getting into bourbon this summer. I have bought a decent amount of these from the list because of you tube videos like yours and others so thanks for putting out the content. I always appreciate the videos that focus on available bourbons. Being in south florida I have yet to find a good local liquor store where I can meet the owner and develop a relationship for allocated bourbon. It's either the big chain places or small stores that just seem to put alcohol on the shelf to make a living but they are not really enthusiasts. My default is just total wine and more and they don't hand out more hard to get stuff (I wish I could get Stagg Jr or EH Taylor to try out). Of the list I have had pretty much everything except EC barrel proof which seems impossible to find. I really love 1920 and JDSBBP (I also really like Rare Breed which I don't think was called out)
I drink 101 and RR and do not usually buy Rare Breed. Love it, but that isn't a line I frequently purchase so I left it off the list. ECBP is widely available in N TX where I am from. Didn't mean to put a hard one on the list. Cheers!
Great show. I love the factoids and the knowledge you provide.
Glad you like them! Thank you for watching.
I'd replace Elijah Craig with either Coopers Craft 100 or Early Times Bottled In Bond (hoping now that it's owned by Sazerac they doesn't screw with the recipe and make it extremely allocated) but the rest of this list is spot on.
I have never heard of Coopers Craft so it must not be available everywhere. I was trying to pick whiskeys that have international distribution and are also widely available. I do view ET BiB as a major value, but it goes too far into the nutty flavor for my palate, so I prefer and drink way more EC. Cheers!
@@BourbonRealTalk Coopers Craft is a Brown Foreman product and is fantastic but like you said, I don't believe it's widely distributed. Interesting you get a lot of nuttiness' from ET BiB, I just get a cherry cola bomb. Just goes to show how much taste is subjective. Cheers!
@@danielshankula9054 i dont get cherry cola off et bib but i do get a lot of nuttiness.
Nicely done. If you care to venture outside KY, give the Woodinville line a try, especially the port finished.
I am a huge fan of Woodinville. We even set up a zoom call with the head distiller to taste through several expression with the members of the Facebook club I cofounded named Someone Say Whiskey. I would not have put a smaller craft distillery on this list because they are not as widely available.
Very nice presentation. However, would be better if you could focus the camera a bit more on bottles and that too a close-up for a while. Afterall the purpose of this video is to show different whiskies.
Good advice!
17:09 The best shit ever! One of the nicest, most humble in the game. Thanks for the laugh sir!
Enjoy this MAGICAL time of the year!!! Cheers from NY.
Wow! That is high praise! I am blushing. Happy holidays to you and yours!
Great list and I appreciate your tasting notes for all these. It's nice to hear your comparison. I have never gotten the grape drink from Elijah Craig - need to try it again with that in mind. Happy holidays to you and yours!!
Thanks for watching, and happy holidays to you too!
Great video again! I love to hear ppls top 10s but most of all I really enjoy the storys of the behind the Bourbon.
Had to come and edit because I didn't say I was very surprised about OGD Bonded. A lot more people like than I thought. Really I though I was the only one. Before Four Roses single barrel this my #1 budget and this is before BT.
I would have loved to include some BT products, but this was the affordable and available list. I had to leave them out. Cheers!
Excellent list. I have all of these in my bar except the ODG114 ( just haven’t got around to it yet) and the Jack Daniel’s Full Proof because I can’t find it anywhere.
JDBP seems to have uneven distribution across different states. Keep looking and I am sure one will pop up.
I really appreciate your message.
Thank you, and thank you for supporting the channel!
Never ever i would lose my mind on JD barrel proof you know why i had 2 different bottles and they are really great. Don’t sleep on JD barrel proof. Love your line up bourbon real talk 👍🏼
Thank you for watching!
I bought one JD barrel proof last year and it didn't last a week. It was the best JD I had ever tasted.
So…. Cherries? Love the content and great info.
I am a sucker for a whiskey with a cherry note.
This is the single best review video I have ever watched! So much new info I never new!
Wow, thanks! Thank you for supporting the channel.
I personally think Maker's Cask Strength gives Weller Antique a run for it's money. And yes yes yes, 1792 always has some sort of banana flavor, whether it be artificial banana, over ripened banana, or bubble gum (which is actually artificial strawberry banana flavoring), always always always with the bananas. Recently had a 1792 single barrel that distinctly DISTINCTLY had a heavy unripenned or green banana flavor, which sounds gross, but was actually pretty pleasant with the vanilla, cinnamon, oak notes floating around behind it...
Fun fact. Banana runts/laffy taffy/"fake banana" is the real banana flavor, and the bananas we eat now are imposters. When Banana's first came into popularity we ate a species of banana called Gros Michel. The "fake banana" flavor we taste in candy was invented when Gros Michel was still the banana people were eating. It went extinct in 1965 and now we eat Cavendish bananas. People who grew up eating Cavendish bananas think banana runts taste like a "fake banana" flavor.
Elijah craig is considered the father of bourbon bc he was the first to use char oak barrels for aging whiskey.
I know it says that on the bottle and the HH website, but that story is must marketing puffery. Many of the origin stories on bourbon bottles are fabricated. Elijah Craig was a real person. He was a baptist minister that did grow corn and make bourbon, but he was not the first to use charred oak barrels for aging. This practice was likely popularized by the Tarascon brothers. Here is a link:
twoworldswhiskey.com/bourbons-french-origins/
A Best Top Ten list I've heard in a long time! Great job my Friend! I've had them all!
Awesome! Thank you for watching!
Great list, although I’d put Woodford high up on MY list. Lol!
I also love the way you end the video. People are nasty to one and other on line and it shouldn’t be that way. Always respect others opinions and realize all of us have a right to those opinions. But most importantly when discussing a topic, listen to each other and empathize with them. Again, respect.
Thanks for the encouragement. I do enjoy Woodford as I mentioned. Thank you for supporting the channel!
First off I love your channel and I’m just now getting into bourbon. Could you please do a video on Texas bourbon thanks.
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Hi Randy, When watching your videos I feel like I should be paying for a college Bourbon Course at college, great stuff! I noticed no Buffalo Trace!! I get its divisive due to allocation but was curious if it wasn't your taste profile. 1792 is a Sazerac company so maybe not so much. cheers Victor
It was an affordable and AVAILABLE list, so had to cut out BT even though the make the greatest number of brand that I enjoy. Ironically I sometimes get accused of always pushing BT. I didn't realize I left them out until someone pointed it out to me. I literally looked at my whiskey wall and picked the brands, and skipped the ones I loved but thought viewers would not be able to find.
Love the random facts
Thanks!
Always enjoy the information shared during your episodes. 👍🏽🥃 Thanks for the outtakes
I do not remember the silly stuff I say while recording, so my favorite part of previewing the episode is seeing the outtakes.
So, more of a scotch drinker here. I actually came into bourbon from Scotch since you can’t have Scotch without old bourbon barrels I thought I should explore it more. What I miss most with bourbon is that smoke I get from Islay. Is there any bourbon that includes some smoke in the tasting?
You would love Ironroot Icarus. It is finished in Islay casks. You could also check out High West campfire and for a really shocking experience Balcones brimstone. The last two are not bourbons. The whiskey I get the most smoke flavor from are the toasted barrel finished, but it adds so much sweet caramelized sugar flavor that it may be off-putting to someone looking for smokey briny. Not sure who else has an Islay cask finish besides Icarus. Try a pour of Woodford double oak and see if the additional smoke hits you right or if it is too sweet.
Wow, some kind of feedback loop there with barrels getting swapped back and forth. I am definitely wanting to try Icarus. Thanks for that!
Oh... and... I think you did a vid on some tips for hard to get stuff... I have been customer at a particular store for some time and brought in holiday gifts of Old Carter to the manager... low and behold landed a Saz 18 and the Parker’s Wheat this week... So thanks for the tip!
I LOVE THESE STORIES! The funny thing is all I did was tell people to form genuine relationship, be nice, and share...and see what happens when we do what we were taught in kindergarten. I love it!
Awesome! Thanks, super informative!
Glad you enjoyed it!
I have all of them ;-) But not all of them my favorite. Majority YES!
Nice! Cheers!
Got lucky and found some Coy Hill for retail. It's my new favorite bourbon...period.
Nice! I don't have one yet.
Merry Christmas ☃️🎄
Merry Christmas to you and yours too!
Yea, you were on a roll until you got to the JD. First look at the bottle I was thinking no, tell me he's mot gonna do this. Gutsy call!
I am guessing you have not had a JD barrel proof. I lot of people who don't like the old #7 crap on the BP without trying it.
Nothing wrong with your list, but I'm sad Evan Williams didn't make the grade
It wasn't left off on purpose. I just happened to not have it on the shelf. Cheers!
Nice message at the end. Keep up the good work
Thank you for watching the video and for your kind words! I'm glad you enjoyed the message at the end. Is there a particular affordable bourbon that you enjoy and would recommend?
@@BourbonRealTalk from what I've had, I'd say Makers Mark is as good as it gets for the price bracket, and Evan Williams offers probably the best value to taste. Need to try Old Granddad, and believe it or not I've never had WT101. Absolute favorite bottle around 30-35 was always Eagle Rare until everyone else found out about it :( haven't been able to buy it in over 2 years. I keep 1 sealed bottle, and I'm down to about 2 pours left of the open one- need to find another bottle to keep in reserve before I pour those last 2 measures!
@@noahpalmieri941 Lots of members in our FB community are keeping a look out for Eagle Rare! We know the struggle. Hope you can find it at a good price point soon. 🥃
I fast forward alot but really enjoy the list. New viewer here.
Thank you so much, and thank you for watching!
Thank you merry Christmas.
Merry Christmas to you too!
You’re always bringing the knowledge! Much appreciated
I appreciate that! Thank you for watching!
Love the top 10 run down and the message at the conclusion
Thank you for watching!
Great list 💯👍
Glad you enjoyed. Thank you for watching!
Thanks for sharing your top 10 affordables.
Sure thing! Thank you for watching!
You guys are amazing and I appreciate all of your videos
Thank you!
1st time viewing, you're like an easy reading book. Enjoyed all the facts and your list. Had to subscribe, looking forward to more great content. Happy new year brother.
Awesome, thank you!
Hey Randy! Curious to know your Fav Texas Bourbons/ Whiskies? I'm a fellow Texan down here in SA, been trying to support the local industry. What's caught your attention out here?
For bourbon I love Ironroot Harbinger. One of the only potstill bourbons that sits well with my palate any time. For a more KY style I love Still Austin Musician. For single malt I love Pflugerville, Andolusia, and Balcones. For general I love Ironroot brandy, gulf coast brandy, and Balcones Rumble. Tahwahkaro has some interesting 4 grain. Everyone that is part of the Texas Whiskey Association has at least on expression I enjoy. Hope this helps. Cheers!
I learned a lot watching this review and now I have a few whiskeys I need to get 😀
Glad it was helpful! Thank you for watching.
I'm new to bourbons, so this is a great list. Thanks.
Glad you enjoyed it! Thank you for watching!
Great review! Um but Kentucky is a commonwealth.
I don't know what that means, which means you got me and whatever I said was wrong.
I always enjoy watching your channel!
Glad you enjoy it! Thank you for the support.
Cool note on Old Forester. I knew about medicinal whiskey. Were they the only one other than home products?
If I would wait until the end I could answer my own question huh? #fourroses
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Four Roses too
Good list... still mad btw since you didn't put Michter's but then again no one else does either even though it's great.
TBH I don't buy a lot of michter's. Not even sure why. It is good whiskey.
@@BourbonRealTalk for someone that doesn't buy you sure do have alot on your shelf in the video, also it is good whiskey and overlooked alot, btw love you.
@@jimbrady7030 I always have a M10 rye and M10 Bourbon, but I would not have put those in an affordable available list. I do not buy a lot of their shelf products, but maybe I should. I enjoy it when I drink it. Thank you for the love back!
can we get a video of your gym or typical workout? can related it to bourbon by showing us how much you workout to mitigate the sugars in bourbon. :)
I am doing a podcast on this. There are a lot misconception about alcohol and dieting. Case in point there is ZERO sugar in bourbon. People believe that whiskey throughs them out of Ketosis. In fact, all un-adulterated distilled spirits are devoid of all compounds that affect metabolism except ethanol, which your body can not metabolize as fat. It must convert it to ATP to get rid of it, and your body views it as poison. Your body uses ethanol for energy (even brain energy) before food calories. This is why drinking affects your diet because your body stores your food calories as fat while it is processing the ethanol. Beer and wine are full of other compounds that do affect your metabolism. I have helped at least 6 men lose over 30 lbs just by switching them from beer/cider to whiskey. I work out 5 days a week by doing heavy strength training. I am on testosterone replacement therapy (200 mg per week). I try do to 30 min of low impact cardio 5 days a week, but when I am busy (which happens often) this gets skipped. Hope this helps. Not sure when I am doing the episode on this, but I am hoping to dispel some myths and help people achieve their fitness goals while maintaining a quality of life that make the process sustainable. Cheers.
@@BourbonRealTalk wow I had no idea. Thanks for the tip. Looking forward to the video but PLEASE consider doing a workout type video on your heavy strength training session. 💪
First time viewer. Love your channel. Loved the history, and really loved you speech at the end. Will definitely subscribe. I also agreed with your choices. Except jack. I do not care for jack, but personal preference. To each his own. Mark is my best friend. It’s my rheumatize medicine, antidepresssant, mad af keep me from going to prison med🧚. Merry Christmas, God bless your ministry, and Happy New year.
This made me laugh! Quick question. Have you tried a JDBP?
@@BourbonRealTalk no I have not. Honestly, it has been many years since I tried jack. And I have tried gentleman jack😖. It just didn’t bring me joy. Neither has crown, which most of my friends loved.
@@TeresaStAmant JD Barrel Proof is a whole other animal. Next time you see it try it for me. Cheers!
Pumped up try a few new bottles from this list!
Nice!
Educational. Thanks. Too bad you had to make all those disclaimers. Great that you broke up the video in segments. Easy to review. Thanks!
I don't know if it helps to reduces the stupid troll comments, but I hate dealing with them so I do it just to say I did my part.
Well that was a Fantastic Top Ten List! I don't understand the infighting over Tennessee Whiskey vs Bourbon, it's like Ford vs Chevy guys,...it's all whiskey just like they are all internal combustion products. Anyway, thanks for your personal insight Randy, I'll have to look for some of those up here. Canada has limited shelf space for Bourbons it would seem, which makes it fun to try and track down certain bottles and frustrating that we get such a narrow selection. The good news is it is getting better! Seems Covid-19 has helped turn our Nation on to whiskey / whisky from all over not just Canada and Scotland. With luck it won't be too far off that I can go into my local liquor store and pick up a bottle of Old Forester 1920, or Knob Creek Cask Strength, 1792 etc.
I hope You and All the Bourbon Real Talk family have a very Merry Christmas!!!
Thank you so much! I tried to pick bottles that are widely distributed and available, so I hope you have some luck!
@@BourbonRealTalk I'll let you know what I find! What are your thoughts on "Still Austin “The Musician” Straight Bourbon"? I have seen this a couple times on Canadian On-line shops for $80.00 CDN or about $62.00 USD.
@@canucklehead0 I love it and it is an excellent example of a quality column still Texas whiskey.
@@BourbonRealTalk I will do my best to pick one up! Thank-you Sir!!
Love the sign off!!!
Thank you! Have you joined the free member community. I think you would fit in. facebook.com/groups/bourbonrealtalkcommunity/
Nice list. You didn't include what tasting notes you get from Jack Daniels.
My bad. Banana nut bread with a hint of sweet oak smoke.