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I bought my first bottle of RR 13 today and I think I paid a little too much for it. Even though I paid a little extra ive never had it and couldn't pass it up.
Weller. Buffalo Trace. Heaven Hill. Larceny Barrel Proof. Russell's 10. Russell's Single Barrel. Blanton's. Elijah Craig. Elijah Craig Barrel Proof. Old Forester. Pappy Van Winkle. Weller Single Barrell. Remus. Midwinter Nights Dram. Russels 13. Old Forester Birthday Bourbon. Mitcher 20 year. Redwood Empire. Blanton's. Weller CYPB. STAGG JR. 4 Roses. 4 Roses Barrel Proof. STAGG.
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45 dollars for Buffalo Trace 750 is horrible
Thats about as cheap as you’re gonna find it around here :(
@@Bourbon_Hunterdrive towards Atlanta. Don't pay more than $25
Heck near Cheraw they were asking for $75 lol
Buffalo Trace is msrp 26 here in Ohio. You can find it every other week, but a quick vacation to west NY and I found the 750 for 60, and litre for 99. Controlled state vs Non.
Great price for an SC store
Dev's looks like a great place to find some gems! Glad they are supportive of your channel
It really is! His palate really aligns with mine too. I love his conviction store pick. Thank you for watching!
Never pass up a Four Roses barrel strength pick, especially OESO! Some of the best picks I've had have been the lower tiers.
The budget for the video was blownnnn out 😂🥃 Thanks for watching!
They sell for north of $100 a pop in MN. $85 I’d buy em all lol
Agree!!!!
Love the oeso
$85 for the Four Roses Private Select is a fantastic price! I think I paid close to $100 at the distillery, but it was a “B” so maybe that’s why? “E” is the higher corn mash bill (75%) with a slightly sweeter profile whereas the “B” is 35% rye and only 60% corn. Great store, thanks for sharing.
Thank you for watching! If I knew I was spending $300 that day I would’ve saved some more to get a 4 Roses too
Awesome video! I moved to South Carolina, 3 years ago. I’ve had the worst luck finding a good liquor store in the Myrtle Beach area. I’ll definitely be making a trip to this store. Thanks for sharing!
Great! I heard Myrtle is hard to hunt! Thank you for watching!
I appreciate how the store owner took ya around
Super nice fella!
We all have those moments. I bought that Elijah Craig Ryder Cup bottle when I saw it sitting on a shelf. I'm a golf fan so I'm excited for the bottle. I know there juice is not worth the price but now I have a bottle to pull out during the majors next year.
Oh yeah! Thats a great way to justify that bottle! Cheers! 🤙🏼🥃
2:56 - LOL!!! What are THOOOOOSE!!!! 7:24 - I actually have that bottle and it's not bad. some interesting history with that bottle too. Cheers Hunter, loved the video, thanks for sharing!
Thanks for watching! 🥃
Thanks for saving me a ton of time driving around town!!
Any time! Thank you for watching!
Man he had gems in there! Thanks for the content! 💯 ✌
No doubt! Thank you for watching!
I get why people might want to use their fanciest bottle for an infinity bottle but I always recommend using a bottle that comes with a rubber cork instead of a regular one. All that opening and closing over years is going to break down a normal cork.
ITS JAY!!! I was just there last weekend because of your videos. Well really, I was there to see the inlaws, but stopped by because of your videos. Ended up with 3 bottles. Hate that I missed you Hunter! I plan on starting a channel soon, not bourbon hunting, but bourban related. Maybe we can collaborate when I do. Hopefully the start of the year.
Best of luck to you! When do you join my discord and shoot me a message so we can talk 🤙🏼🥃
Great buy that Russell’s 13 is a fantastic bottle
Thank you!
Wow, damn good store, some real nice bottles!
Indeed!
Dude, your editing game is top notch!
That store owner seemed super knowledgeable too, I’m surprised he settled for 102 proof on that Yellowstone store pick. I highly recommend those if you can find a higher proof. My 119 hits with an almost strawberry bubblegum flavor, lol.
Great video as always, cheers!🥃👍
Thank you for watching dude! 🤙🏼🥃
Great video! Man, gotta have that Four Roses Barrel Proof and an easy take home. Guttsy move on paying 300 for the RR13, but if its something you're going to enjoy, why not. Cheers bro! 🤙
Ive never had it so I couldnt pass that up
The Four Roses sib barrel proofs are incredible. Ive bought 3 of the OESO at 107 proof and 11 y/o. Arguably my favorite bottles i own. $85 is also a great price, i paid $100 for mine. The more rye spice ones are good also. Don’t sleep on their small batch select either!
Another great video, Hunter! Enjoy the RR13, even if you paid a bit more than you wanted it's always important to remember to treat yourself from time to time. Call it self care! hahahaha
Couldn’t have said it better myself!
Seems like a nice store. Will have to check it out when I’m in the area.
Good deal! Thank you for watching!
Knob Creek Single Barrel Select is one of favorites.
Always a good pour. Thank you for watching guys! Keep up the great work on your end too!
Love how the owner walked the store with you and carried a conversation about what you were looking at in the shelves! That is super awesome! What a great video and a bunch of nice bottles! I will say you didn’t make a mistake getting that RR13, you only live once! Take care and enjoy those pours! 🥃
Yes! Thank you!
This place rocks!
Yes!
hey lots of good stuff. lil pricey but if you enjoy it then its worth it. cheers
Cheers! I enjoy it but by far the most i’ll probably spend on a bottle in a long long longgg time
Wow that's a lot of awesome hard to find stuff cheers sir
Cheers! 🤙🏼🥃
RR13 is a little too pricey for my taste at $300+ but I do understand the hype for it! The EHTSiB is pretty damn good, but not for over $150, because in my opinion it’s not insanely better than the EHTSB which I can usually get for $70. Great video as always!
Thank you! Yeah I had to splurg so its okay every now and then!
The letter after the number is where on the rack they sat a-z like the alphabet so 1-26. So if you get something in between from the middle they certainly get the most heat. Enjoy!! Great video and store they have some hitters here.
Thanks for the info! Thank you for watching! Cheers! 🤙🏼🥃
I love that RR13! I was fortunate to pay msrp. Incredible bourbon
Im so jealous! 😂🥃
Woodford double oak pick gonna have to find that!!
I hope its good! Thank you for watching!
If its the 1st time I can have a bottle im definitely paying secondary if i see them in person. Great hunt. I need to visit that store just to leave with a 4 roses
Everyone seems to loveee the 4 Roses I have a couple and rather leave them for the next guy!
Good job on the RR 13 I got me one too!
Its very good I enjoy it!
4roses barrel strength under $100 is a steal.
But the best bottle in the entire store was the 4 roses LE 135th you didn't even mention just chillin on top shelf.
Hopefully someone else can go and snag it my darn budget was screwed up after this video 😂
I thought the same thing. I've been searching for a LE 4 Rose's for quite awhile...
Good little selection there. I live in Thomson, Ga, super small town with only 3 "liquor stores", if you can even call 1 of them that. So anything allocated is near impossible to find. My main spot can keep me in Weller S.R. for around $40 and Blantons around $115 . But that's about it. I usually stick to Elijah Craig small batch myself. It runs around $30 here.
Elijah Craig and Woodford are just about as good as you need! Thanks for watching!
I was hesitant on that Old Ezra 7 bc not a fan of Ezra Brooks. Ended up buying it and it’s delicious man. Definitely was pleasantly surprised.
Darn I need to keep my eyes open for one then!
We all splurge once in a while. Paid $150 for a Baker's 13 last month. After a few pours, I probably should have bought two of them as it's so good. Cheers!
I know where one of those is right now… is it worth me going to snag??
@@Bourbon_Hunter Yes! Although they are single barrels and I'm a Beam homer always sipping on a KC12 or KC9 120 proofer. This won't last long on my bar. Even Jason at the Mash & Drum says the 2023 version is better than JD-12. Cheers!
Nice video!
Thank you for watching!
the fact this store has multiple KC 18s sitting around at MSRP, multiple 4 Roses SBBPs, and so many other Tater bottles at *reasonable* markups is pretty amazing. if you see anything, even a KC 15, in my area it's either for a raffle or it's crazy markups. There is one chain that consistently drops stuff straight to shelves but it's swallowed up within a couple hours by the collectors (and probably resellers) who live nearby and check every day. I've landed a few good bottles but I'm always too late to get anything better than like ECBP/Henry McKenna level bottles. My state doesn't seem to get EHT, like ever, but luckily I actively dislike EHT Small Batch. You can find it just across the state border all day for $60-70 and if you hunt you'll find it for $45-50. You can even stumble upon EHT Straight Rye and Single Barrels (I like the rye, not so much the single barrel) for $80-100 if you are out hunting on a Friday during work hours.
State allocations are stupid. It's so nutty how much a major metro that bleeds over a state line (in two non-ABC states) can vary in selection and price. Seems like old liquor laws are slowly eroding and hopefully we start to see more normalization across states. Also, BT is actually slowly letting the flood gates loose and some of their stuff is starting to normalize. The stores that ask $70+ for EHT Small Batch in the neighboring state are starting to pile up on bottles. Was in one store the other day and they had 6 or 7 cased of EHT Small Batch while the rest of their bourbon selection was awful. Those bottles are rotting away because the market, at least in their area, has finally said "nah, 70 is too high"
Thats good I think as people become more aware that there are better bottles that are non allocated things might calm down
Great content as always
Glad you think so!
Got a Russel’s batch 5 a few weeks ago for $160. Best places to get allocated bourbon from are grocery stores because they don’t mark up the price like liquor stores do. Problem is they don’t have it on the shelf and it’s gone immediately.
True!
$179 is a good price for Knob Creek 18yo !
Awesome store with good prices.
Yes it was! Thank you for watching!
My first Russells 13 was 70$ from the VA ABC. Recently I paid 150$ for a second. I figured 220$ for 2 13 year old barrel proof Turkey bottles made sense. I guess I was right considering you paid more than that for one! I love being in a controlled state Cheers🥃
It has its ups and downs but that price is unbeatable!
Knob creek single barrel barrel picks are some of my favorite for the price. $65ish for almost 10 year old bourbon at 120 proof. Goes down smooth with a nice maple syrup flavor profile
Darn right! Glad you agree! Thanks for watching 🤙🏼🥃
Completely agree. I’m working on my 3rd bottle of a pick up here in North Myrtle. I consider it pretty much my regular sipper because it’s great and I know I can get more (for now).
Hit Columbia, SC on Friday. Got a bottle of Garrison Bros The Cowboy for $225 at Total Wine. It is INCREDIBLE. Also, picked up a Knob Creek 18 for $174. Not bad at all I thought.
Thats a great price on KC 18!
Old Ezra 7 is great!
Truly amazin!
EH Single Barrel is fantastic
I have sadly never tried it to this day
Great store picks. Just picked up my 4th EH Taylor Single Barrel and this one is a store pick. Got a EH Taylor Barrel Proof 2 weeks ago. Last week got my first Elmer T Lee for $45 and a Midwinter Night’s Dram Act 11 Scene 12. Yikes. $300 for a RR 13. I got 2 bottles of Batch 5 for $300. 🥃
Must be nice! 😂 Thanks for watching tho
@@Bourbon_Hunter I would pay $300 for my first RR 13, if had not seen one at a store before or at a lower price! Enjoy. It is good. 🥃
Thank you!
Old Ezra 7 is one of my favorites', I believe I may have purchased the last 2 bottles in Ontario
Dude thats awesome!
4:11 my exact thought lmao
😂 Yupp
Get 2!!!!
The old Ezra is pretty good. Red hots/cinnamon all day.
Interesting!
Man I need one of those double oak store picks when they drop!
I bet they are going to be good ima def go back and get one!
I love RR13. On my 2nd bottle. Got both for $110, each. Both were batch 3. And i definitely snag a 4 Roses store pick for 85. And i got a bottle of ETL and i wasnt looking when i got it. Even for MSRP that i paid, i was disappointed. Now i know why ETL added Sprite to it
Haha! I didn’t know that😂 that makes sense now 🤙🏼🥃 Thanks for watching!
The Heavens Door 10 year is actually pretty good!
I need to get one soon I love Heavens Door!
Great video …
Thank you for watching!
I've recently got on social media bourbon groups and the biggest thing is how little someone paid. Most of the time, it's because they spend lots of time looking and sometimes they get lucky. It hours of looking worth a bit more money........yes! I'll pay a bit more to not have to jump through all the hoops. The other thing that I've learned is the reason everything is so hard to get is everyone buys 5,6,7,8+ bottles. It's crazy to learn what some folks around me have.
If its super allocated i’ll always leave one for the next guy if there are multiple 🤙🏼
The red wine cask BH was shockingly good... had a dry finish similar to a red wine. Worth a pour to try it but on the short list of attainable bottles to grab before to long.
Interesting! I am going to look into it! Thank you for watching!
I can't really stand Basil Hayden in general but I agree, the red wine cask finish one is pretty decent
Knob Creek is consistently going over 10 on picks again. We picked one at over 10 just the other day and all 3 options we had to choose from were over 10 years.
Yupp thats what ive heard! Thats great to hear!
Dev Liquors is awesome! The Adictivo Tequila is hot garage so I'm thinking the bourbon may not be much better. I paid way more than MSRP as well for my Russell's Reserve 13 but like you said, can't find it here locally. And if we buy it online, we still pay high prices and pay for shipping 😢
Very true! From what I was told the distillery even sells RR13 around $300 or something so… I am mildly satisfied with my purchase 😂 thats a lot of cash for some brown waterrr
@Bourbon_Hunter sure is lol. It's pretty damn good. I'm nursing my bottle
Adicitivo whiskey is Mexican, so definitely cannot be Bourbon. It is actually a single malt whiskey aged in American Oak and finished in Adicitivo Tequila casks. 5 y/o 80 proof. Have not tried it. Reviews I've seen/read are mixed.
Crazy prices. He’s charging secondary on all his allocated bottles.
That 4R SmBLE 135th anniversary is like 200 under secondary. I would have grabbed that for 349.99
Ive been told that was mistake not snaggin 😂
Saw it for $600 last week 🥲
I have never seen an EH Taylor single barrel!
Illusive like a stagg! 😂 Thanks for watching man
Try finding a barrel proof
Impossible here in SC
Sipping the Old Fitz 19 atm. Worth every penny up to 4 bills imo.
Yooooooo thats willldddd!!!
Once again blown away on the tater juice prices between Devs in SC versus my state-controlled availability/pricing in Ohio. Those EHT bottles are near impossible to get here and prices at Devs are private sale level or below for Ohio. Meanwhle the shelfer BT & Weller SR prices at Devs are through the roof.
State controlled vs private market is quite interesting to find
@@Bourbon_Hunter Great pick-up on that RR13. Hope you enjoy, cheers.
I did thank you for watching! 🤙🏼🥃
the floor of the rickhouse means something but not everything. a second floor 4R pick is still going to be amazing.
Very true depends on proof for me too
Dude…buy & drink what u like! I will tell u that I’ve yet to be disappointed with a RR13 release. On the other hand, I have been a bit disappointed with a few EHT SiB’s. You definitely made a great choice.
Thanks for the tips! 🥃🤙🏼 Thank you for watching!
Nice hunt, that store had some really nice bottles. I still haven’t seen a Russell 13 in my area. Not sure what the going price is for that Four Roses LE 135th anniversary for $350 but that would be a cool bottle to have. I could have bought a Stagg Jr yesterday for $199 but not sure they are worth that without trying first.
I wouldnt spent over 125-150$ on Stagg Jr so good job! Thank you for watching! 🤙🏼🥃
@@Bourbon_Hunter nice, thanks. Keep up the good work on your videos 🥃
Thank you!
I cant hate. RR13 is really good. I couldnt pay $300. I saw some for $200 the other day here in Florida. I would have bought both of those 4 Roses picks tho!
If I didn’t have two of them already I would have!
Buffalo Trace and 4 rose's r reqlly good. Also Dickel 8 year
So good!
My store in Augusta Ga got a Taylor single barrel store pick for being top 50 sellers in America and man that’s the best bottle I’ve had in the three years I’ve been hunting
Good to know! What part of GA?
Augusta This was last year though.@@Bourbon_Hunter
To answer your question, Old Ezra 7 year is an amazing bottle. Reminds me most batches of Barrel Bourbon. A definite buy at $80 or less. Would not pay $100 for it.
Gottcha! Thank you for the advice!
Always a great choice
I've never paid mark up for a bottle of bourbon. However I've only had the pleasure of drinking that Russell 13 a few times at local bar. It's maybe my favorite bourbon ever and I'm wirh you I'd have broke my principal to pick that bottle up no questions
Yupp sometimes we gotta make tough decisions 😂
Old Ezra is great. Old Fitz 19 is probably top 3 best I’ve ever had
Really!? Is it worth the price?
@@Bourbon_Hunter I was fortunate enough to get Old Fitz 19 at msrp. I wouldn’t pay $600, but possibly $350. If you make it to Central Va I’d gladly give you a taste!
I’d gladly pay $350 for that 4R 135th anni LE. Never see those anywhere!!
Oh yeah! I screwed up that day for sureee
wow you found a museum of allocated bourbon.
Yeah some of these are a little tough on the price side but around this part of town its hard to find any of these even out on the shelf for purchase
I paid $300 out the door for batch 2 (FOMO) as well. A month later I found Batch 3 for $130 about a year ago. I don’t regret either. It’s the reality of bourbon. I’m not happy about it. BTW, if that was Four Roses LE 2023. $350 is not bad. Very interesting store.
It was! I never compared the price because it was well out of my comfort zone but it seems like that wasnt a terrible price after all! I may need to go back. Thank you for watching!
@@Bourbon_Hunter Its the 135th anniversary LE and is supposed to be killer. I’d buy it at $350 (negotiate?). If you like 4Rs….cheers!
Old Ezra 7 is very worth it around $70-80
Ima keep my eyes out for it around the price point
damn a decent price on all the 2ndary high bottles
Its not bad but not great haha! Thank you for watching!
The Old Ezra 7 is a great bottle. Not sure about the prices in your area....I paid around $80 for mine. Nonetheless a solid choice
I’ll keep a lookout for a cheaper bottle
Old Ezra 7 is good juice dude. So is the rye.
I should look into that more! Thank you!
Old Ezra 7 is very good. $79.99 msrp here in OH.
I wish! Ohio is state controlled I wish SC was normal MSRP
I'm new to the bourbon and whiskey scene. is there a better time of year for allocated bottles and or time of month to shop for bottles? I live in South Florida. Any help is appreciated. Thanks.
Hey! Welcome! Feel free to subscribe because I drop tips and hints throughout videos but pretty much October-January some of the highest allocated stuff comes out like pappy’s and stuff. But typically BT, Eagle Rare, Blantons comes in at the beginning of every month within the first week
thanks I just subscribed@@Bourbon_Hunter
Appreciate it 🤙🏼🥃 feel free to join the discord too lots of gurus in there
Old Fitzgerald 19 only sells for about 6 bills on secondary
Good to know! Thank you for watching! 🥃
When he obtain the Woodford DO. I would like one of those. Please let me know.😮
Will do! Join the discord for help with that down the road!
Awesome hunt!! What’s your nearest airport?? I might need to plan a day trip! 😜
Charlestonnnnnnn 🤙🏼🥃 The city of dreams and palm trees
The Russel 13 hand flip scared the shit outta me ngl
Yall forget im built like that 😂😵💫
Really good vid Hunter! I did not enjoy the Basil Hayden Toast. At 80 proof, it's not moving too many needles.
I heard that Russell's 13 is a disappointment. Let us know how you liked it.
Thank you for watching! I certainly overpaid for RR13. But for $200 or lower the bottle is quite amazing and would be worth every penny
The Old ezra is very very tasty
Thats what I heard!
Just picked up the same the other day. I had a hard limit of what i wanted to pay for a bottle but saw at $270 for RR 13. Considering i hadn't seen it for less than $330, I caved. Sorry to be part of the problem😂
I really knew I was pushing it but 🤷🏻♂️ Thanks for watching! 🤙🏼🥃
@@Bourbon_Hunter as long as you enjoyed it. Can't take it with you!
Darn right! 🤙🏼🥃
Pulling the trigger on the Russells 13...nice. The price tag always gets me at my local stores. How are you liking it overall?
Im loving it
@@Bourbon_HunterYeah, I'm going to have to pull the trigger on R13 next time I see it. I picked up an EHT single barrel earlier this year...overpaid a bit, but it is phenomenal!
Thats what makes single barrels so fun is they are all different! Good score and cheers! 🤙🏼🥃
Old Ezra is great
I shoulda grabbed it now that I think about it!
Love the 7yr rye too
I just got that Old Fitz 10 for 139 🥃
Wow! 🤯 Great pick up!
You gave the guy a full 8 minute ad for free and he still overcharged you for the Russel's?
I do my best to not be judge. I also was a tater for a brief moment and bought it. Thank you for joining the Patreon! Yall are the best!
$300 is not bad at all for a Russell's 13. In the Chicagoland area they are usually around $450. I was blessed to get one for $180 (after tax) after spending quite a bit of money at my regular stop liquor store.
Goooooooooooooood lord thats a deal! Thats the kinda deal that makes me keep hunting because I got my Stagg for $67 and im just like “there are good people in this world still” 😂
Old Ezra 7 is a great bottle. Not sure for $100 though. Personally wouldn’t spend more than $80. I got lucky and found it MSRP for $50
I will keep an eye out for one at retail!!
The knob creek 18 was msrp of $179.99. Why didn’t you buy that?
Because they are everywhere here and I already have one on my shelf 😁
Knob creek 12 is the best knob creek period
Agreed!
How much for the EH my old eyes couldn’t make out the price? He has some fantastic choices in the store.
$80 for EH Taylor Small Batch. EH Taylor Single Barrel was $179
@@Bourbon_Hunter I need to see that price move it’s way towards the state line. Cheapest I’ve seen is $130
@@Bourbon_HunterI would pass. I always thought the SmB is just as good tbh
Ive had two Ezra 7 the first was amazing the second one was a definite dud
Interesting how they are not the same, thanks for watching!
Old Ezra 7 is amazing. Wouldn't pay more than $70 for it though
Noted thank you!
With the exception of the FR pick, the prices were too high. Just saying. I would have walked out with 2 of those picks.
I shoulda grabbed two of those 4 roses for sure. Thanks for watching!
Not sure where you’re from but those are some of the best prices around SC.
@@shawnsessler652 Was referring to the tater shelf. The other stuff was fine and the best deal was the FR pick imo.