I've been passing on Cooper and cask because no one has said much about it. When ever I see a Four Roses single barrel cask strength, I buy it. Jack Daniel's sbbp whiskey, not a fan however the single barrel barrel proof rye is amazing. Cheers 🍻
@@hotwheelsandbeerhotwheelsa7205 it is so good… but I have to say the SBBP jack just brings a little more banana nut bread that o just love… and at a great price….
@@kyleblu8207 we didn’t just pick…. We did blinds to make it up…. But they were only ones we cracked this year…. And a lot of the bigger dollar ones that people rave about… didn’t make the cut!!
@@vvrrtt1994 they really are…. I am on a hunt for one upwards of 140 proof…. They are supposedly out there…. Would love to find one….but the 131.4 proof we have is just a beast….
I see the MM heart foundation all over the place in Massachusetts. Nh state stores have it to but randomly. Rapid Liquors in Stonheham Ma had great 4 roses pick this year. Came in at 122 proof.
@@DW-lr7vk if I am being honest the JD rye might be the best whiskey we have had all year… it won on the blind when we did the two jacks and the two old foresters…. Can’t wait to see what 2025 brings…. Happy New Year
Great list. I like that you guys pick bottles that aren’t the darlings of other Whiskey you tubers. One of my favorites this year was Bookers Infinite.
@@ScottW4631 we only Pick what we tried this year… trust me I would love to have tried some of the monsters that other channels do…. But I am not paying secondary and we aren’t on the shipping list for media samples… we did ALOT of really good bottle this year…. Hopefully that trend continues next year…..
@ that is what I am hoping…. Spread the word… tell a friend…I did sign up for a few lotteries…. Tried to get a cask strengths at the bowman distillery and double oak at 13 colony…. No luck again …
@ would have been nice to be able to try those…. Everyone raved about the double oak again….it would have been great to actually try it and see if all the hype is true…
Interesting list guys. I've held off buying any of the Old Forester store picks because I have read varying reviews of the quality, and they're pretty widespread now, my local Kroger grocery has a barrel proof on the shelf now. I generally don't trust store picks unless they at least have tasting notes that let us know what's special about it. Just putting it on the shelf with someone's name I don't know or the store doesn't help me decide.
@@BigBadJerryRogers I hear you there….but I will say we have had 3 so far from different stores by us…. And ll have been very good…. They drink hotter than the Jack SBBP with similar flavor…. Less banana and more oak flavor…. But very good and for sub $100 worth it to me….only time they have lost in a blind is when we also put in Jack SBBP…. That just brings more banana nut breath that we just love..
@@fattybourgeois1014 that is the second time someone mention a cigar cut…. Haven’t seen one of those yet…. I am definitely on the lookout now for one of those….
Nice picks. It's good to see an honest list of good quality bottles. I've bought several bottles this year and have been disappointed in several of them. The 2024 Coy Hill I paid 250 and it was beat in a blind by a Jack Daniels SBBP that I paid 65.00
@@ChrisSimpson-j6x interesting…. Coy hill is one of those wish list bottles for me…. Since you can’t really find them unless you go to the distillery… we have our share of disappointment this year for sure….none of the ones we spent good money on this year made our top ten lists….
Y’all got any leads on reasonably priced knob creek? I go to the Natick total wine lol and it’s doubled in price in the last 6 months. Great review by the way. 4 rose SB and JD single barrel are phenomenal when I can find them. With 4R store picks are the way to go but with JD probably not.
Yeah, which KC r u looking for? In MA this Aug & Sept found a bunch of bourbon store picks for $60 & a cpl were 10+ yrs (picked by Julio's/Loch & K(e)y) There were a couple KC Rye Picks marked down to $45, but they were young, 5-6yrs. The KC 9yr 100P 1.75L $55 at YS.
@@C_H_1972 it really has…. We went from being one of our worst buys years ago when we first started this channel to being our top 2 ….. two years in a row
HNY Tom and Mike! Your reviews keeps on getting better and better. I always look forward each day to your reviews. Btw, are you going to go back on some of your first bottles and do another review? Will be interesting what your updated views is now.
@@yumyumhotsauce1 I did mention that a while back…would be curious to see if we still like some of the ones we liked back then..maybe we can filter a few of them in…
Nice list! What year/batch is that GTS, that you placed lower than ECBP B524? Pretty sure the 2023 had universally bad reviews (for a GTS) in the whiskey community, so guessing it's that one. Maybe 2024.
@lesscashmoremash Do you mean they had it a year ago, cuz the BTACs are released in the fall, so if they had it in Sept 2024 or before, then the earliest it could be is the 2023 release.. Just looked up a review on BB & the 2023 is 135P, so that's probably it. Heard you say it was 135P in the vid. Also, the botting date code will tell you for sure.
@@EdSweeney-u9w Thanks! Love how many bottles beat that 'unicorn' for Tom & Mike, especially an 11yr2m ECBP! Never had any of the GTS but hear the Stagg Jr Batch# 12 is better than the GTS of the same year (2019).
I've been passing on Cooper and cask because no one has said much about it.
When ever I see a Four Roses single barrel cask strength, I buy it.
Jack Daniel's sbbp whiskey, not a fan however the single barrel barrel proof rye is amazing. Cheers 🍻
@@carlmschwarber259 copper and cask were hidden gems this year…. A very good tasting whiskey at a great price..
Finally a list of bourbons that I can get. I bought an Old Forester Single Barrel for the first time in 24 and it was my number one
@@hotwheelsandbeerhotwheelsa7205 it is so good… but I have to say the SBBP jack just brings a little more banana nut bread that o just love… and at a great price….
@@lesscashmoremash Jack Daniels Barrel Proof is definitely one of my top 5 of all time especially since it’s pretty readily available at least in Ohio
@ I agree…. Not only readily available but at a great price also
Copper & Cask is the hidden gem of these picks. Nicely aged in Florida with a dark raisin note. Yummy!
@@DBTdad it really is…. All at a great price!!!!
Love the list. Agree with a lot of the comments on how you just picked what you thought was best not what is supposed to be best.
@@kyleblu8207 we didn’t just pick…. We did blinds to make it up…. But they were only ones we cracked this year…. And a lot of the bigger dollar ones that people rave about… didn’t make the cut!!
Great list. Happy new year gentlemen!
@@mattschmitt9924 thank you… Happy New Year
I picked up a JD single barrel barrel proof store pick at 135 proof...absolutely phenomenal! Great pick for #1 on your list!!
@@vvrrtt1994 they really are…. I am on a hunt for one upwards of 140 proof…. They are supposedly out there…. Would love to find one….but the 131.4 proof we have is just a beast….
100% agree, guys. Thanks for putting a list together for the common drinker!
@@ericshaver6087 you are welcome….this was a really good year for everyday shelfers…..hoping next year we stumble on a bunch more of the same!!!!
I see the MM heart foundation all over the place in Massachusetts. Nh state stores have it to but randomly. Rapid Liquors in Stonheham Ma had great 4 roses pick this year. Came in at 122 proof.
@@richdunn9774 nice…. Those four roses store picks we did last year were next level good….
I have the JD rye but have been hesitant on the JD barrel proof for some reason. Great video great list. Happy new year.
@@DW-lr7vk if I am being honest the JD rye might be the best whiskey we have had all year… it won on the blind when we did the two jacks and the two old foresters…. Can’t wait to see what 2025 brings…. Happy New Year
Just found the channel - great list! Like your approach.
@@clickspops thank you and welcome aboard!!!!
I'm still trying to come up with my top 10 for 2024, so many great bottles this year. You're picks are all very good bottles 👍😉🥃💯
@@thomasanderson2870 thank you…. Welcome to our world…. This was a great year of whiskey for us….
Nice bottles! I am a big fan of Copper & Cask. I have an 8 Year bourbon, 9 Year bourbon and a Cigar Blend that are all fantastic! 🥃
@@DaveVogelsang-b8v I have just became a huge fan…. The more we keep doing…. They are punching way above their pricetag
Great list and I appreciate your more rapid-fire presentation. Some channels would've taken 2 hours to present their top 10. Happy 2025.
@@scottkoehler9389 thank you…. Happy New Year!!
Great list. I like that you guys pick bottles that aren’t the darlings of other Whiskey you tubers. One of my favorites this year was Bookers Infinite.
@@ScottW4631 we only
Pick what we tried this year… trust me I would love to have tried some of the monsters that other channels do…. But I am not paying secondary and we aren’t on the shipping list for media samples… we did ALOT of really good bottle this year…. Hopefully that trend continues next year…..
@@lesscashmoremash"...we aren't on the shipping list for media samples..." Yet.
@ that is what I am hoping…. Spread the word… tell a friend…I did sign up for a few lotteries…. Tried to get a cask strengths at the bowman distillery and double oak at 13 colony…. No luck again …
@@lesscashmoremash I did not have any luck with those lottery either.
@ would have been nice to be able to try those…. Everyone raved about the double oak again….it would have been great to actually try it and see if all the hype is true…
Interesting list guys. I've held off buying any of the Old Forester store picks because I have read varying reviews of the quality, and they're pretty widespread now, my local Kroger grocery has a barrel proof on the shelf now. I generally don't trust store picks unless they at least have tasting notes that let us know what's special about it. Just putting it on the shelf with someone's name I don't know or the store doesn't help me decide.
@@BigBadJerryRogers I hear you there….but I will say we have had 3 so far from different stores by us…. And ll have been very good…. They drink hotter than the Jack SBBP with similar flavor…. Less banana and more oak flavor…. But very good and for sub $100 worth it to me….only time they have lost in a blind is when we also put in Jack SBBP…. That just brings more banana nut breath that we just love..
Great list guys. JDSSBP whiskey is my favorite whiskey to drink. It's my number 1 bottle I go to all the time. Happy New year.
@@MarkDean-wl3dh definitely the best we have had this year…. And at a great price besides….Happy New Year!!
Love Copper and Cask. Got a 7 year Cigar Cut last night. One of my favorite bottles
@@fattybourgeois1014 that is the second time someone mention a cigar cut…. Haven’t seen one of those yet…. I am definitely on the lookout now for one of those….
Nice picks. It's good to see an honest list of good quality bottles. I've bought several bottles this year and have been disappointed in several of them. The 2024 Coy Hill I paid 250 and it was beat in a blind by a Jack Daniels SBBP that I paid 65.00
@@ChrisSimpson-j6x interesting…. Coy hill is one of those wish list bottles for me…. Since you can’t really find them unless you go to the distillery… we have our share of disappointment this year for sure….none of the ones we spent good money on this year made our top ten lists….
Y’all got any leads on reasonably priced knob creek? I go to the Natick total wine lol and it’s doubled in price in the last 6 months.
Great review by the way. 4 rose SB and JD single barrel are phenomenal when I can find them. With 4R store picks are the way to go but with JD probably not.
@@jonathanjones7751 not sure what you mean…. The knob creek 9at shrewsbury total wine is only $31.99…. Not sure which knob you are asking about
Yeah, which KC r u looking for? In MA this Aug & Sept found a bunch of bourbon store picks for $60 & a cpl were 10+ yrs (picked by Julio's/Loch & K(e)y)
There were a couple KC Rye Picks marked down to $45, but they were young, 5-6yrs.
The KC 9yr 100P 1.75L $55 at YS.
Jack Daniels has become a beast in good whiskey! Thanks for the balanced list! Cheers!
@@C_H_1972 it really has…. We went from being one of our worst buys years ago when we first started this channel to being our top 2 ….. two years in a row
HNY Tom and Mike! Your reviews keeps on getting better and better. I always look forward each day to your reviews.
Btw, are you going to go back on some of your first bottles and do another review? Will be interesting what your updated views is now.
@@yumyumhotsauce1 I did mention that a while back…would be curious to see if we still like some of the ones we liked back then..maybe we can filter a few of them in…
I like your idea thank you for watching
Cheers
Great list! Happy New Year
@@MaryS-go8dl thank you… Happy New Year!!!
I’m curious what is the location and barrelhouse on that JDSBBP?
@@benpacheco243 barrel house 2-15, Barrell # 22-09846, bottle date 11/23/22, 131.4 proof… hope that answers the question
Nice list!
What year/batch is that GTS, that you placed lower than ECBP B524?
Pretty sure the 2023 had universally bad reviews (for a GTS) in the whiskey community, so guessing it's that one. Maybe 2024.
@@motohead077 I am not sure… just checked the bottle and didn’t see it written anywhere… but the store just got it in last year so I would guess 2024
Yes, that is the 2023 (a down year) GTS. THE 2024 is a banger!
@lesscashmoremash Do you mean they had it a year ago, cuz the BTACs are released in the fall, so if they had it in Sept 2024 or before, then the earliest it could be is the 2023 release..
Just looked up a review on BB & the 2023 is 135P, so that's probably it. Heard you say it was 135P in the vid.
Also, the botting date code will tell you for sure.
@ yeah I looked in the bottle…. Didn’t see it anywhere…
@@EdSweeney-u9w Thanks!
Love how many bottles beat that 'unicorn' for Tom & Mike, especially an 11yr2m ECBP!
Never had any of the GTS but hear the Stagg Jr Batch# 12 is better than the GTS of the same year (2019).