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Might be good for an evening Old Fashioned.

this is some grassy rye. I like it, but it's NOT going to appeal to non-rye drinkers.

Good video! Always appreciate the head-to-heads from consecutive years' releases. Already have '23 and might look for '24 based on your comments/results. While this is Master's Collection, you may want to indicate it's the 'Batch Proof' comparisons. What I've heard called "Master's Collection"-only is the Finishing Series, '23 - Sonoma Triple Finish & '24 - Madeira Cask Finish. Would be another great video if you can get your hands on them.

The other of the 3 discontinued expressions is Torfa, their smokey/peaty whisky, and my favorite. I started with Evolution and I just think it is soooo good. A bottle that is pretty close to Evolution is Baldnoch Vinaya. And Vinaya has not been duscontinued, as far as I know. Thanks for your content. Cheers! 0:01

Really nice video. Remember that blinds are the great equalizer, you just never know. Cheers!

Thanks for the R&D. Check out Little Brothers in Flemington NJ next time you're in NJ.

If you're up for a short road trip, maybe check out Trader Joe's in Princeton. They have a surprisingly tasty (for the $$$ ~17/bottle) Bourbon & also a Tennessee whiskey. Costco in Christiana Mall near Wilmington is probably closer. Their Kirkland Tequila Anejo is tasty & nicely priced. I visit both locations coming from pee-ay (Lehigh Valley).

I live at the Jersey shore and there are a few good stores where you can find most anything that comes to Jersey. Unfortunately there are way too many museum stores especially near the main roads.

Its a pass for me

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Has been one my Thursday night go too…I like it… $70? I’m getting it for $55…and I live in Ozc CA nothings ever cheaper here haha

Have you tried the 2 reserve bourbons from Nelson Green Brier's? What are your thoughts?

The 2024 is pretty good. I got 2 back up bottles.

I believe Michter's have used the Chiquapin oak finishing since 2019. I have the 2022 and it states Chiquapin as well. I am not sure the total bottle run is 2500 and change, but each batch seems to be 2500 and change, I don't know how many batches they produce each year. My 2022 batch # is 140 and the one on the website for 2022 is 145, that gap alone suggests at least 15,000 bottles.

Have you ever bought a bottle that didn't quite live up to expectations?

What are some of your favorite ryes??

Oooh, now this is a cocktail I can get behind!

Great review guys. I just picked up a batch 18 and was hoping it would be better than the batch 2. Check out the Okolehao, Hawaiian moonshine. Unique flavor.

The only review on this version of the bottle. I liked the Honey cask. Researching to decide if I’ll like this one.

interesting, i' m going to Peru soon.

Just helping with the algorithm

Good that you guys also add a coupe of drops of water and talk about it. Most other RUclipsrs don't do that. So good on you guy.

Great review

Have you ever been able to try any of the BTAC? How much over SRP are you willing to pay for hard to find bottles??

War Eagle.

Bardstown Discovery 11 is great juice. Cannot wait for Discovery 12 this fall. 🤘🏻🥃

Sadly, cannot find this on PA's State Store website. Maybe I run across to Phillipsburg, NJ & see if they do...

So...to me there's 2 things in play here. First, anyone drinking scotch should try Lagavulin 16. It's a fundamental kind of thing...like Twinkle twinkle little star or your A, B, Cs. Now...whether you ever go back for it again or have it a part of your bar going forward...that's to each their own. Second, the creator here seems (my impression) to have come in with super high expectations. Any time your expectations are that high, it's super difficult for any whiskey to meet it. Go into buying Lagavulin 16 (or any other whiskey) with moderate to average expectations. Let it surprise you (or not). Let it paint the picture. Let it tell the story. Any time you go into with such strong pre-conceived ideas...the more difficult it will be for whatever your drinking to live up to it.

Delicious but overpriced now. Ardbeg 10 is at least as good for less money (but still not cheap).

It is nice that you support the new kid on the craft block. Unless you can taste the spirit, or at least see a review by someone that you know their palete, there is the chance you might not like it. For a port finished rye, have you tried Milam & Greene? A very nice rye. I enjoy your willingness to take the less traveled path. Cheers!

Interesting thing I learned recently is that bushmills and Irish distillers swap whiskey, so all the Bushmills Grain is made in Midleton, and all the "Midleton" malts (including this) are from Bushmills, except for the new malts coming out of the Method & Madness distillery

While it didn't match your palates, still a fun experiment, and bad news about the end of balcones baby blue and bourbons! Less diverse products is never good for the end consumer!

So price wise wheelers?

It's not close Pappy

It not good

Hey Guys. I'm Les Drent, the owner. Thanks for the video! Appreciate the honest review. I just released our first 5 year (53 gallon barrel) bourbon and I'd love to get your thoughts. We can ship to 43 states now. It's actually the same farm, same vintage of the one you tasted. I should also say that we started in 5, 10, 15, 30 and 53 gallon barrels to compare, so it's been a process growing up. We're now in all 53 gallon barrels after a long 7 year journey to get started. Let me know if I can get you a bottle as I'd value your feedback after 5 years. Cheers! Les

Nice review. Reviewing unknown distilleries is something that more RUclipsrs should do, imo. While not a bourbon, New Holland (Michigan) Zeppelin Bend is a very good ASM. New Holland does have bourbon and rye, but I have not tried them. Cheers!

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Not bad? It’s not the best single malt from India IMO but it seems to be popular! I found it quite weak and a bit disappointing. Great video!

Great video! I did something similar a while back with whiskeys from the same cask, and the difference was really noticeable! also, yes to MALORT!! (Maybe for April Fool's)

Watermelon, basil and bourbon... seems like it might not work on paper, but it came together nicely!

I just received a bottle as a gift and I found your review helpful on figuring it out.

I always hear whisky-tubers say don’t judge a whisky by the neck pour and to let your bottles open up with air for some time and revisit them later but I can’t remember seeing a blind experiment to prove it before. This was really cool. Well done, guys.

Very nice. I think you are on to something. I have a bottle of Barrell Batch 32 that was quite good when I cracked it. After the bottle was half way finished over a period of several months, I had a pour last week and Holy s**t was it so much better. So much so, I purchased a second bottle. Thanks for some interesting reviews and blinds. Cheers!

I am the blender. I do my honey different than most! I barrel age the honey first and dump it out. So whatever is left in the wood is all the honey you get. When bottling, we don't filter it. So bottles first on the line will have left honey than the end.

I've been enjoying my 750ml bottle. Geo. Dickel barrels? That's strange, considering that this distillery is owned by Brown-Forman (Jack Daniel's).

Really nice review. While this is discontiued, it is very, very good. So good that I have 2 backups. In my opinion, the discontinued Torfa is even better. A slightly smokey expression that has notes of salted caramel along with the smoke. I admit I went crazy and bought 7 backups. Well, it is discontinued. I really like the Torfa expression. It is amusing that all three of the new core expressions, scored lower than the 3 they replaced according to Distiller. Thanks on reviewing this scotch. Cheers!

I got luck and picked up one from a local shop here in Hawaii for 98 bucks. nice review guys thanks for sharing

I purchase the Costco 12 year and pour it into the base blended bottle since the base bottle is easier to pour.

Just tasted it with you, I get leather, pepper, and tobacco.... so fkn good!!!