Dude, I'm 41 and I get carded about 30% of the time when I'm checking out and I rarely spend less than $150 when I buy bottles. Clerks are just conditioned to card anyone who isn't 800 lbs.
My wife just got back to New Hampshire from Florida. She got me a jd Bp rye 138.6, a barrel dovetail,a rd1,sold forester statesman, a smoke wagon, a blue note juke joint, and a benchmark single barrel. I have a great wife
That was to cool of a trip brother, one thing I’ll point out that most people seem to overlook is when you said I’m not here to take the allocated bottles from locals. Always told you brother your a good man that carry’s that humility well brother. Always got your 6 🫡
Great score on the Soft Red Wheat Rickhouse proof. I was able to grab one from my local store a couple of weeks ago for $75 and it’s great. The extra proof over the standard bottled in bond really helps it out. Hope you enjoy it as well. Happy Masters week!!!
It's pretty easy to find Blantons in the area . I think every store I've been to has them. You gotta ask though. The smaller stores all sell it for around $120. One place sold me a bottle for $100, but I had to buy a terrible bottle of vodka with it.
really cool video of the stores around augusta. i will say...i shop at beverage outlet on the regular and the manager is a super nice guy. i guess i need to start asking about bottles more often lol.
The points system at that store is way better than any of the stores of point systems. I’ve seen in Kentucky. The one by my house has Blantons gold for 2500 points, same thing with a dollar being a point.
@@Bourbon_Hunter no kidding. Coy hill was 6000 points. They used to have their points much more reasonable a few years ago but the last two year they went crazy.
I got Monday practice round tickets last year, didn't even think about hitting the stores around Augusta but I wasn't looking for bourbons like I am now. Everywhere I go now, I'm always hitting the local stores to see what's available. When we go to Lexington and Louisville for the horse races, that's the trips we get serious about finding good bottles. Congrats, you got some good ones!
A&M is my local store. Not only are they cool folks, there's never really a markup even on rare stuff when they get it, their music selection in the store is always top-notch.
Was up there for The Masters. REALLY enjoyed meeting the guy who ran the liquor store at Costco near TopGolf. Solid dude with a passion for what he did. Also was able to get $40 Eagle Rare. Was a happy camper.
2nd city distillery (Noble Jones) also does a Masters themed single barrel each year and name the bottle after each hole at Augusta National. This year is number 3 so you can still collect 3-18. Pretty neat idea. Don't know if the juice is good - haven't opened mine from last year.
Really enjoy your videos - keep 'em coming! Nice score on the BH SRW Rickhouse. I'd be happy to send you the other Rickhouse (Missouri Bourbon) if interested - lmk.
That JD SBBP Rye is pretty nice at 134 but found a Hazmat 140.2 on shelf in Atlanta. Just kicking myself for not buying more bottles to bunker (was at MSRP around $65)
I was not a huge Penelope fan boy until I tried the 9yr Private Select. It is pretty amazing for the $60-$70 price tag. Would love to know if you’ve tried that one. If not, I highly recommend. In NJ/NY I’ve found it for $59.99 and went back for 2 backups. It’s that good.
Only wish I could get a few bottles of Weller 12 at $40 here in South Louisiana never see it ,,, So Far I have Tried two Penelope's ,, Valencia and Am. Light 15 year for me Both Good... Thanks
I got a bottle of 1924 in New Albany, IN here across the river from Louisville for $120 the weekend it came out on the shelf with all the other OF products. Guess I got lucky and need to hold on to it as long as I can
Great vid. Heads-up! I grabbed a Coopercraft on the way out of Packies without reading it. It's not Coopers Craft. MGP juice but beautiful bottle. OK, I'm a Tater.
That Willett 11 year was a decent price. I would have picked that up. On the other hand, anyone who pays 300$ for EHT Small Batch needs their head checked. Great video!
I've heard nothing but great things about the RD One Amburana. Complete apple cinnamon flavor bomb. I'll definitely be picking one up once I feel like spending $70.
Don’t pass on the pursuit united great bottle. Still looking for the rickhouse soft red wheat may get it off seelbach. Great price on that Four Gate. That would be a buy all day.
@Bourbon_Hunter I had not picked on up for a while and I was at a store trying their picks and nothing seemed to do it for me and I was going to skip it but they had me try it and it was an instant buy! I wish I had picked up a backup
Was in Augusta a couple weeks ago for work. Wasnt impressed with any of the stores I went to, but there are a lot of stores in that area, and I only had time to hit 7 or 8 of them.
@@Bourbon_Hunter picked up a Bib & Tucker Double Char, but idk if I'd call that worth while since it's not exactly hard to find. Pretty decent pour tho.
Hey I’m going to be at Edisto in May have you got any recommendations for hunting on the south side of Charleston. I plan to hit Firefly while there but let me know if there are any places to hunt
@@Bourbon_Hunter It’s still a tough market though. The big box stores do random drops or raffles which are hard to keep up with. The smaller shops sell the good stuff at massive markups. Still haven’t found a good shop in the city that runs a decent point system loyalty program.
What’s the deal with “slam dunkers” for Makers Mark? I haven’t heard of that before. Just found your channel recently and love the videos! Keep up the good work
@@Bourbon_Hunter so Harvards probably has the best selection of liquors in Aiken. Anything allocated will be marked up but last time I went there they had some decent store picks too. My favorite store would be Happys Spirits. She doesn’t have a huge selection but the owner is super nice and every now and then will hook me and her regulars up. She had a bottle called Journeyman’s corsets whips and whiskey which I loved. Northside package shop can have some cool things but very hit or miss. If going straight for allocated only, liquor land would be good but they charge as much if not more than what you showed in this video for anything good. Whiskey road in general has a lot of stores that will be hit or miss but you can hit all of within about 10 minutes of each other. For food, check out Pizza Di Napoli. Little pricey but damn is it good pizza
Sazerac are bringing Ben Holladay including Rickhouse Proof to the UK this year so it'll maybe join Buffalo Trace and Eagle Rare in the "American things Brits can easily get" category.
Awesome video Hunter ❤. You got age checked 😂. You do look like you are 19 years old though 😂😂😂. The RD1s are really good. I have the Amburana finished and a Toasted one. Delicious 😋 I also have the Doc Swinson Amburana Finished. Brother is it soooo good. #betterrespectthepenelope
I'd stay away from the Cedar Ridge main release, I get a really unpleasant tree sap taste. Been too scared to try some of their other releases after that.
There was only one maple bottle left so I can see why. As for Weller 12 you’re not missing a ton aside from a good classic wheater which you said you don’t like so cheers!
@@Bourbon_Hunter yeah, I wanted the bottle, but I love rye. It’s my favorite bread even. Have you tried the Pinhook brand yet? They’re doing that yearly batch with MGP barrels until it’s all gone.
@@joshknight5709 very true. Even though I’m not a fan of wheaters; I own two (since I challenge my palate) and one is almost gone and the wheat flavor is so much heavier now and sweet like a fresh whole wheat (at home) bread.
@@Bourbon_Hunter they had it marked for $1700. I bought it for $1400. I didn’t buy it for myself though… bought it as a proxy if you will… for someone who has that kind of money haha.
@@Bourbon_Hunter I think I plowed through it with ginger ale. The clover is one I’d like to try. What I hate is the biggest store In Tulsa decides to show on IG they have Eh Taylor , weller 107 and blantons today. On a WEDNESDAY. I hate that crap
Love seeing the stores in my area get the recognition they deserve!!!
Heck yeah! Thank you for watching!
ID'ing a guy trying to buy Four Gate and Ben Holliday is so funny I burst out laughing.
He id him cause he gave him a sample tasting. Its very common
This UA-cam thing is all a gimmick. Its so I can buy alcohol underage
Dude, I'm 41 and I get carded about 30% of the time when I'm checking out and I rarely spend less than $150 when I buy bottles. Clerks are just conditioned to card anyone who isn't 800 lbs.
$300 for an EHTSmB isn’t even secondary. That’s like $200 more than those are going for on the national secondary market
@@mrpapinchock that bottle is 50 bucks msrp. Wtf
Love the Sunday videos and especially these last two longer episodes
Just grinding recently 😎
My wife just got back to New Hampshire from Florida. She got me a jd Bp rye 138.6, a barrel dovetail,a rd1,sold forester statesman, a smoke wagon, a blue note juke joint, and a benchmark single barrel. I have a great wife
LUCKY MAN!
That was to cool of a trip brother, one thing I’ll point out that most people seem to overlook is when you said I’m not here to take the allocated bottles from locals. Always told you brother your a good man that carry’s that humility well brother. Always got your 6 🫡
Yessir! You know the deal
Great score on the Soft Red Wheat Rickhouse proof.
I was able to grab one from my local store a couple of weeks ago for $75 and it’s great. The extra proof over the standard bottled in bond really helps it out.
Hope you enjoy it as well.
Happy Masters week!!!
Thank you for watching!
Blown away by A & M business ethics and prices. Outstanding!
Heck yeah! Thank you for watching!
that coors bottle looked dope. i hope to find that one someday
Great buy on that Four Gate. Those are great bottles and you got a killer price on it.
Thank you Master Jedi
Love your videos kid. Keep them coming. I look forward to them every Sunday. Cheers my friend.
Thanks, will do!
$300 for Taylor small batch is CRAZY. Thank God I bought 2 at MSRP 🙏
It's pretty easy to find Blantons in the area . I think every store I've been to has them. You gotta ask though. The smaller stores all sell it for around $120. One place sold me a bottle for $100, but I had to buy a terrible bottle of vodka with it.
really cool video of the stores around augusta. i will say...i shop at beverage outlet on the regular and the manager is a super nice guy. i guess i need to start asking about bottles more often lol.
The points system at that store is way better than any of the stores of point systems. I’ve seen in Kentucky. The one by my house has Blantons gold for 2500 points, same thing with a dollar being a point.
Gooooodness!!!! Thats a little overkill in my opinion
@@Bourbon_Hunter no kidding. Coy hill was 6000 points. They used to have their points much more reasonable a few years ago but the last two year they went crazy.
I love GT Liquors! I got a Rock Hill Farms there!!
Lucky! How much you snag it for?
I got Monday practice round tickets last year, didn't even think about hitting the stores around Augusta but I wasn't looking for bourbons like I am now. Everywhere I go now, I'm always hitting the local stores to see what's available. When we go to Lexington and Louisville for the horse races, that's the trips we get serious about finding good bottles. Congrats, you got some good ones!
Thank you! I appreciate you watching!
A&M is my local store. Not only are they cool folks, there's never really a markup even on rare stuff when they get it, their music selection in the store is always top-notch.
Doc Swinson's Bossa Nova is the best Amburana finish.
I’ll check it out thank you!
Red line does some great finished whiskeys
Just hunted Augusta yesterday and there are 3 spots that we scored BIG at!
Nice!!! Whatchu scoop and from where? Im curious
Was up there for The Masters. REALLY enjoyed meeting the guy who ran the liquor store at Costco near TopGolf. Solid dude with a passion for what he did. Also was able to get $40 Eagle Rare. Was a happy camper.
Heck yeah! 🔥
Those Traveller whiskey bottles are just sitting on shelves everywhere 😂
Yeah I think they are starting to flop
I think traveller is MGP purchased by BT.
The Doc Swinsons "Bossa Nova" Is DELICIOUS
Coors also bought Blue Run last year.
Most shocking thing ive read all day wow had no clue!
2nd city distillery (Noble Jones) also does a Masters themed single barrel each year and name the bottle after each hole at Augusta National. This year is number 3 so you can still collect 3-18. Pretty neat idea. Don't know if the juice is good - haven't opened mine from last year.
Open her up!
If you havn't yet, you should try that Cedar Ridge Bourbon.
A&M had the Ben Holladay Rick house proof last week. Sold out in a day. Those Log Still Distillery products are all great
Which Log Still is your favorite?
Guess I didn’t watch far enough. I see he told you that. Great store though.
Thanks for showing the Makers Mark Cask strength dipped. I picked it up today.
Hope you enjoy it! 😎🥃
My neck of the woods. A&M is a great place. That beverage outlet keeps some good stuff behind the counter at close to msrp
Thats what I heard! I bet they got some goodies hidden around there
Cheers! 🥃
Really enjoy your videos - keep 'em coming! Nice score on the BH SRW Rickhouse. I'd be happy to send you the other Rickhouse (Missouri Bourbon) if interested - lmk.
I appreciate it! I’ll let you know 🤙🏼🥃
That JD SBBP Rye is pretty nice at 134 but found a Hazmat 140.2 on shelf in Atlanta. Just kicking myself for not buying more bottles to bunker (was at MSRP around $65)
No way thats a dream bottle
I was not a huge Penelope fan boy until I tried the 9yr Private Select. It is pretty amazing for the $60-$70 price tag. Would love to know if you’ve tried that one. If not, I highly recommend. In NJ/NY I’ve found it for $59.99 and went back for 2 backups. It’s that good.
Only wish I could get a few bottles of Weller 12 at $40 here in South Louisiana never see it ,,, So Far I have Tried two Penelope's ,, Valencia and Am. Light 15 year for me Both Good... Thanks
Grocery store by me has a case with about 10 four gates that have been just sitting for a couple years now. May grab one one day
If you do report back! Let it breathe a little they are typically hot at the start
Cool stops and some good people! Just saw the Willet Neptune in my local store!
Nice! Thank you for watching!
Solid discipline holding off on that 11 year for 650. That had to be super tempting. You woulda thought he had that one marked up sky high
It was just out of reach for me! A little lower and I might have has my most expensive video yet
I got a bottle of 1924 in New Albany, IN here across the river from Louisville for $120 the weekend it came out on the shelf with all the other OF products. Guess I got lucky and need to hold on to it as long as I can
Lucky! Thank you for watching! 🥃
As an Iowan, I love Cedar Ridge. Great video as always!
Good to know i’ll check them out!
You hit the motherlode, my friend XD plannin a trip to georgia this weekend now
Heck yeahhh!! 🥃
My man! This is relevant to my interests. Will be there Saturday and Sunday.
For the people 😎
Nice pickups of the Four Gate and Ben Holladay! I thought you said that Four Gate rye was $474 😳
I woulda ran away 😂
Templeton 10 definitely worth it. Opens up very nicely too
I think so too!
Good job Hunter, enjoy the videos.
Thank you!
My stomping grounds! Hope you had a good time!
It was cool! Thank you for watching! 🥃
I picked up a Disco 8 in your first store last year when I was in town for the Masters.
Heck yeah! Thank you for watching! 🤙🏼🥃
Great vid. Heads-up! I grabbed a Coopercraft on the way out of Packies without reading it. It's not Coopers Craft. MGP juice but beautiful bottle. OK, I'm a Tater.
Interesting! We are all taters
Was about 30min north of u, yesterday, in thomson GA. Found the smallest liquor store in the world i think lol but they had eagles rare for $39.99.
No way! Thats a great score!
Im drinking Bookers and eating fancy cheese. Life could be worse. "Blue note I still dont like you, but I respect you". Hahaha
That Willett 11 year was a decent price. I would have picked that up.
On the other hand, anyone who pays 300$ for EHT Small Batch needs their head checked.
Great video!
Thank you for watching
Larceny C923, they have it at Costco, Thorton CO, for about $56 bucks
I've heard nothing but great things about the RD One Amburana. Complete apple cinnamon flavor bomb. I'll definitely be picking one up once I feel like spending $70.
Yeah the price point is what scared me
Five Trail is also a Coors product. Just picked up a bottle to give it a go
They might be onto something 🤔🥃
Stopped by GT Package today and picked up a bottle of soft red wheat rickhouse proof
I have an amburana finish doc swinson store pick from Connecticut that is awesome bought a backup already
I will have to keep my eyes peeled then!
Great hunt, and appreciate the info and honesty from last store. Btw, have you tried that Barmen yet? Been curious about it.
I actually think for $35 its not badddd
Don’t pass on the pursuit united great bottle. Still looking for the rickhouse soft red wheat may get it off seelbach. Great price on that Four Gate. That would be a buy all day.
Heck yeah! Thank you for watching!
Knob creek single barrels are so underrated!!!
Agreed! Amazing bottles!
@Bourbon_Hunter I had not picked on up for a while and I was at a store trying their picks and nothing seemed to do it for me and I was going to skip it but they had me try it and it was an instant buy! I wish I had picked up a backup
Still kicking myself for not picking up the soft red wheat rickhouse, locally. Another store has Weller 12 for $399 lol.
Woah! Thats way above retail!
I go to H&S all the time, you dont even have to show the cashier and i knew her lol. Eagle rare for 49.99 isnt bad in these neck of the woods.
Was in Augusta a couple weeks ago for work. Wasnt impressed with any of the stores I went to, but there are a lot of stores in that area, and I only had time to hit 7 or 8 of them.
Did you score anything worth while?
@@Bourbon_Hunter picked up a Bib & Tucker Double Char, but idk if I'd call that worth while since it's not exactly hard to find. Pretty decent pour tho.
Hey man, nice video once again!
Say, what would be a good price for you on the EH Taylor Single Barrel?
Cheers!
Less than $110
Hey I’m going to be at Edisto in May have you got any recommendations for hunting on the south side of Charleston. I plan to hit Firefly while there but let me know if there are any places to hunt
I have tons of videos across Charleston. Might be next weeks video in Editso 👀
I just picked up Old Forester 1924 for $114 in Atlanta. Sitting on the shelf
Atlanta is the king of Bourbon because the population is huge! I need to go and do a video up there sometime
@@Bourbon_Hunter It’s still a tough market though. The big box stores do random drops or raffles which are hard to keep up with. The smaller shops sell the good stuff at massive markups. Still haven’t found a good shop in the city that runs a decent point system loyalty program.
What’s the deal with “slam dunkers” for Makers Mark? I haven’t heard of that before.
Just found your channel recently and love the videos! Keep up the good work
Welcome aboard! Makers Mark Dunks a bottle in wax every so often. Its no different in flavor or taste just a cool look
Great episode!
Thank you!
Check out some stores in Aiken SC if you can. I have family that live there and I’ve gotten and seen some good things around there.
If you drop a list of stores to this comment I will go to every single one
@@Bourbon_Hunter so Harvards probably has the best selection of liquors in Aiken. Anything allocated will be marked up but last time I went there they had some decent store picks too.
My favorite store would be Happys Spirits. She doesn’t have a huge selection but the owner is super nice and every now and then will hook me and her regulars up. She had a bottle called Journeyman’s corsets whips and whiskey which I loved.
Northside package shop can have some cool things but very hit or miss.
If going straight for allocated only, liquor land would be good but they charge as much if not more than what you showed in this video for anything good. Whiskey road in general has a lot of stores that will be hit or miss but you can hit all of within about 10 minutes of each other.
For food, check out Pizza Di Napoli. Little pricey but damn is it good pizza
Sazerac are bringing Ben Holladay including Rickhouse Proof to the UK this year so it'll maybe join Buffalo Trace and Eagle Rare in the "American things Brits can easily get" category.
Those prices are all insane. But I completely understand since they know people are coming to town for the Master’s.
Pretty much haha
that larceny a124 is a buy bro, fantastic juice
I need to say screw it and grab one
$49 for green Weller? I just picked up a bottle for $26 yesterday. That mark up is crazy
can’t even find it where i’m at. Prolly be at least $80 if it was here.
FYI bro they only do Dunks on Cask Strengths. Know you’ve mentioned it in a couple videos 19:32
Ive seen dunks on 1.75 liters before I swear it. Trust me ive seen it before in the earlier videos on this channel I just didnt see it until post edit
My first four gate is the Kelvin Sixty. Stuuuuupid good bottle
Heck yeah!
Funny how the shop owners always try to justify their pricing that’s 2 times higher than secondary lol
Guy was very nice tho
Man that was a good price on that Four Gate!
Heck yeah! Opened it lastnight its 🔥
KC9, would you want the higher proof because that means you have to water it down more.
Not sure but I really liked the 133 proof not everyday you can try that stuff!
23:23 I have a 139.4 proof Jack BP Rye. Still the highest I've ever found or seen on the internet.
Thats WILD! I bet its so good too
That last store owner must have had to do some crazy shit for that EHT small batch. Charging $299 for it is borderline criminal.
Got my small batch for 80 now I wish I got 2 lol
Kentucky 10 is Green River, not bad but the bottle is deceptive for sure.
Almost got me but I like Green River so all is forgiven
Four gate was a steal. Do you do electrical work I seen that Klein tool bag in the back
You have a sharp eye. Yeah been doing commercial eletrical for 6 years now
@@Bourbon_Hunter that exact bag is what I had my first year. 5 years industrial now electrical maintenance.
The Amburana RD One is delicious.
Amburana is on a huge come up!
My hometown!!!!
Whoooop! Ive never been until I filmed the video its pretty cool! That Kroger next to A&M blew me away! Its HUGEEE
We can get you a sample of that tropics!
Yes!!!
Bruh, I live in Augusta, let me know the next time you come through.😂
My bad! It was spur of the moment
If anyone is near Wisconsin, you can find Ben Holladay Rickhouse anywhere. Just sits on the shelves.
Thats crazy to me! Such a good pour!
Awesome video Hunter ❤. You got age checked 😂. You do look like you are 19 years old though 😂😂😂. The RD1s are really good. I have the Amburana finished and a Toasted one. Delicious 😋 I also have the Doc Swinson Amburana Finished. Brother is it soooo good. #betterrespectthepenelope
I hope you come to the next bottle share so I can try some of that stuff! 👀
@@Bourbon_Hunter most definitely. I can pour you a few samples anytime you want to stop by the house. You can take some sample home with you
Blantons gold is 115 msrp so not quiet msrp but somewhat close. Points systems are stupid as well especially if you aren't msrp.
If I could get Weller 12 for 100 points and its $40 I would be ecstatic
i just started and eagle rare is my current grab and i just laugh at how many you find for $45
I have 2 bottles so I try and not buy stuff I don’t need 🔥
I love local distilleries that source their whiskey. 😂 “Apart” of the community? 🧐
Everybody has to start somewhere its still GDP to the local town
Summerville or Goose Creek location for Creekville spirits?
Both!
I'd stay away from the Cedar Ridge main release, I get a really unpleasant tree sap taste. Been too scared to try some of their other releases after that.
I ended up trying their barrel proof and its 🔥🔥🔥🙌🏼
I passed on a Weller 12 for $80 after tax. I just don’t like wheaters. For the RD One I think the desired one was the maple.
There was only one maple bottle left so I can see why. As for Weller 12 you’re not missing a ton aside from a good classic wheater which you said you don’t like so cheers!
@@Bourbon_Hunter yeah, I wanted the bottle, but I love rye. It’s my favorite bread even. Have you tried the Pinhook brand yet? They’re doing that yearly batch with MGP barrels until it’s all gone.
I have not actually because the price point is still going up
Going hard on Penelope 😂
I always do 🔥
Cause he’s got a good palate. I’m in 100% agreement with his strong distain. Part is hype compared to actual product flavor. Feels way off.
@@joshknight5709I feel that way with BT. Then again I’m a rye guy/“nutty” person. I love WT/RR, OGD/KC, and TX Bourbon.
And that’s the beauty of this hobby. Everyone has such different taste, and they can change over time too. Heck, even the juice can change over time.
@@joshknight5709 very true. Even though I’m not a fan of wheaters; I own two (since I challenge my palate) and one is almost gone and the wheat flavor is so much heavier now and sweet like a fresh whole wheat (at home) bread.
Buy the barmen! Crazy Finnish
Its honestly not badddd
I saw a 135+ jack rye the other day. Stupid for not buying it
Thats WILD! It bet that was so good!
Let’s goooo
Whooooop! 🙌🏼
H&S has that sun light aged bourbon😂
Heck yeah full UV exposure 😂
I may or may not have been the guy who bought the George T Stagg at H and S. The lady got it wrong though. Didnt pay 1200 for it tho.
It was you!!!!! Tell us if you don’t mind how much you snagged it for
@@Bourbon_Hunter they had it marked for $1700. I bought it for $1400. I didn’t buy it for myself though… bought it as a proxy if you will… for someone who has that kind of money haha.
Avoid barmen. I thought it was terrible. Got it in Tulsa along with the clover
I actually enjoyed Barmen for a light sipper
@@Bourbon_Hunter I think I plowed through it with ginger ale. The clover is one I’d like to try. What I hate is the biggest store In Tulsa decides to show on IG they have Eh Taylor , weller 107 and blantons today. On a WEDNESDAY. I hate that crap
What store is that i may have to fly out there
Theres like 6 stores in the video but maybe the one you are thinking about is store number two GT Wine and Spirits