BLIND Russell's Reserve 15 FLIGHT - Put to the Test!

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[@CryingOrc1]

RR CNF just hit my store at $369 plus tax. I went in the store with a full intent to pull the trigger as they said they have 3 bottle left. I just couldn’t justify spending $400 for a single bottle. I ended up walking out with rare breed, ECBP, and RR SiB and saved myself $150.

[@hebrewz4207]

Thank you for doing this!

[@ExcellenceInThings]

New to the channel (I’m subscribed), you’re doing great, I’m having fun with some green river after a long day with this video!

[@brooksreed9609]

I like how you nose ranked them first then tasted from less fav to most fav.

[@KennethRathburn]

I usually do my blinds the same way.

[@user-km7bw2qo7z]

Great blind, thanks for putting it together. I really enjoyed it. Can’t believe you put camp Nelson so low. That bottle is soooooo good. Rus 13 always does amazing in blinds

[@DrumsAndDrams]

To be fair though, the 3 bottles beating CNF are ridiculous bottles in their own right haha. Not really any wrong answers between those top 4, everyone wins

[@BuckMcAntlerson]

So interested in these hitters! Subscribed thanks for doing this blind!

[@chadj79]

I paid $270 for a bottle of RR15…. I had to come clean …

[@whiskey_weather]

Got to Turkey too late today... Was the 725th or so they only had 720 bottles...
Good stuff Cam. Cheers man.

[@danw6530]

Hoping it drops at the distillery tomorrow!

[@TangoSierra01]

50K bottles sounds about right to me for 300 barrels...Cal, you figured how many bottles for a full barrel, but these would have been 15 year old barrels. I generally figure around 185-200 bottles per for a typical 6-10 year barrel...so 165ish bottles per 15 year barrel seems to be pretty much in line with my thinking.

[@user-in5ky1sh9t]

So if this release is 50-75,000 bottles, for comparison sake how large this release compared to other previous releases such as WTMK Voyage or perhaps the previous RR13?

[@DrumsAndDrams]

Unfortunately I just don’t know. Perhaps someone else who sees this comment will have more info.

[@KennethRathburn]

Can't say that spicy is a description I'd use describe CNF, it always comes across dessert and borderline syrupy sweet. Soon as you called one of glasses "fatty" I figured that was the Generations just based on reputation.

[@DrumsAndDrams]

I wouldn’t have thought it’d be spicy either. Could’ve been sequencing of pours or maybe things getting clouded in the blind. I’ll retaste them unblind and see what happens.

[@davidjohnson8930]

Would like to see Russels 13 batch 3 or 1 in that blind.

[@Scott-co4dq]

That would be interesting. I have RR13 batch 3 and you can definitely taste the age in the whiskey. It has the wonderful sweet old oak notes that I find in the 17 year Hardin's Creek bottles.

[@derrickrussell5286]

Where can we find your bottle's when they drop?

[@DrumsAndDrams]

On our Patreon page. Link should be in my RUclips description

[@derrickrussell5286]

Thanks

[@bigchungus7254]

So should I get the 15 when OHLQ drops it?

[@DrumsAndDrams]

Yes

[@bigchungus7254]

@DrumsAndDrams OK, I'll tell my wife you made me get it.

[@TomMorrow78]

Got the 2nd to last 25 patreon slot.

[@DrumsAndDrams]

Thanks for jumping in man!

[@mikemattis1204]

Generations is a perfect whiskey