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Of these, I haven't had the Hancock, but ER is my favorite of the other 4. I drink more BT than the rest combined. I have Weller Green just collecting dust. May need to open one to revisit.
Hard for me to get weller anything up here in WI. But I travel for work just enough that I'm able to get SR, found a 107 near Detroit last year and have tasted a 12yr... Gotta say, a lot of the other Wellers are over rated and over hyped. i really really enjoy an ounce of SR once or twice a week.
Blinds help ground people. Removes the marketing and hype and makes you realize the bottle you dis is perfectly serviceable or the one you seek after isn’t worth the chase.
Totally agree, unless your name is TRENTON as when even after seeing how far down the list his 'favourite' bottle landed He still proclaimed that it's the best one and still his favourite, lol. Sometimes you can't see the obvious even when it's staring you in the face ! You can learn a lot from doing blinds and sometimes what we learn about ourselves is NOT what we thought it would be, maybe it's "I am just a Bottle Snob after all !"......Those damn fake bourgeoisie bottles will get you every time, eh Trenton, lol. I noticed that Kurt wasn't so bothered about where EH Taylor landed in the line up, man the guy just sips and says it as he sees it, no preconceptions, just taking names and spitting truth, a man whose humble opinion I always listen to and have learned to respect.
Blinds are fun, but not scientific. After a few sips, your palate is so influenced by what you had before it, not to mention your palate is constantly changing, or even blown out. Some pours also perform poorly because they lack certain notes that punch through, but on their own they have a lot of depth. Maker's Cellar Aged comes to mind in that regard. It has a subtle complexity and sophistication, but put up against most other things near its proof point, your palate favors the brashness of other pours.
@ completely agreed! Definitely not scientific. There are so many variables from what you ate that day, to how long the bottles have been open or just the comp of the blind. But the blind does remove at least the bias variable of hype. If you think you hate SR but it blinds consistently higher than maybe you bought into the hate. My favorite blind is to let ppl try Elmer vs BT and even with the different mashbills most can’t tell the difference or think one is better than the other. They are both just good decent bourbon and worth msrp only.
Blinds also nuke your pallette left and right. Your mouth needs to acclimate to what you're drinking. Blinds are not a good way to experience whiskey accurately
Would love to see blinds like this for all major distillers. Blind their core offerings and then maybe even do a final blind of all the winners to crown the best ore offering.
Would love to see an old fashioned tournament! Maybe put together a poll that people could vote on for their favorite from each distillery and then create a bracket from there. Could do 8 bourbons vs. 8 ryes. Whatever you guys come up with, I’d love to see it!
Glad you guys still do these. They can make you look silly but appreciate the fact that you’re putting yourself out there. I had a blind that weller SR finished last of 4. Did the exact same lineup about 2 months later and it was 1st. Humbling.
Blinds are always, in my opinion, allowing for more leveling of the playing field. One thing that is difficult to control for is the fact that our tongues and taste buds sometimes get overloaded and don't "release and reset" easily, such that the next expression you taste doesn't start with the same "clean slate". Think of it like a "lock and key". Sometimes the "keys" don't release from the "lock", to allow another "key" to fit it so you miss elements because previous "tastes" are in the way. As they say, "the good thing about opinions is that everyone has one." The other bias is also chasing the "shiny thing syndrome". It's so great to have options and resources to try many things.
We're all different, and even bottles vary, but I did my own test, substituting Blantons for Hancock. My results: 1. Eagle Rare 2. EH Taylor 3. Weller SR 4. Blantons 5. Buffalo Trace I was surprised, but I'm leaning towards blinds focused on choosing favorites being unfair. I struggle choosing sometimes, for good reason. They may all be good, and tomorrow, your ranking may change based on a multitude of factors.
This is why I like to go through a bottle before truly judging a whiskey. Allows you to pick up different notes over time and form a better opinion. Blinds are still fun though, and my ratings usually stay in the same ballpark.
I would have to put the new Bardstown Bourbon Co high wheat bourbon above OWA107 also. If you haven't tried it, it's really good, and 106 proof to somewhat match the Weller.
I hosted my first two blinds recently. I borrowed from your channel- “overall sip experience”, that phrase is so great to include in a blind. Love the banter between you two. Always look forward to your videos, thanks for the laughs
I'm glad I'm not crazy! I've had almost every buffalo trace product and I was so excited last year to try EH Taylor for the first time and I had the exact same reaction that you guys did in this blind. I remember thinking that the front end was okay but the mid and back half of the pallet really fell off and I couldn't believe how disappointing it was. I thought I was crazy and that my pallet must be completely jacked up 😂
I don’t know what happened. But somehow I love each of the Buffalo Trace allocated bottles and even their regular Buffalo Trace bottle. Their mash builds are right in line with my pallet apparently.
Guys. Seriously. Do more like this one. This is super helpful. I've had multiple bottles of all but the Hancock and would normally rank them EHT, ER10, WSR, and BT. But I have NEVER blinded them. That said, they're all good and I've repeatedly said that WSR is hard to beat at its price (which is ~ $32 USD where I shop). It's a very tasty, reliable, and approachable daily sipper and it does great duty in cocktails as well.
I've gotten into trying different whiskeys in an old fashioned and am with you, a solid rye cuts through the sweetness of the sugar, brings out some of that orange and pepper, and creates a great balance. I'd love to see an Old Fashioned show down.
This was one of my blind suggestions and I’m so glad you guys came to a similar conclusion as me. Also I gotta say wild turkey 101 rye makes a fantastic old fashioned and it’s the perfect combo of Kurt’s wild turkey and Trenton’s rye preferences. For $25 it’s the best bottle to get for making rye cocktails
Good review. Would like to have seen Elmer T Lee in this line-up too. And, btw, I got my only bottle of Hancock Reserve at a store in Indy about a year ago. I tried it. M’eh.
After watching this, I did this same blind today (no Hancock) and it came exactly the same , and I was shook too! I really like EH taylor small batch so much so that I have to get shipped in $$$ and the WR is growing on the trees where I live , unbelievable!
3 or 4 years ago when I first encountered eagle rare, I, like many, was impressed and sought out bottles. Being in Ohio we had to make trips to the distillery. When we finally got our hands on a couple bottles of our own after three visits, I took my first sip and was greatly unimpressed. It was only then that I learned eagle rare was a single barrel product. Having tasted most of the entry level bottles, and a few of the rarer offerings I can honestly say now that I wish the top tier were more available...Stagg Jr. and Antique 107 in particular. Really impressed. Just learned that a local fine dining establishment has the George T Stagg available to order at about $90 an ounce. 😱 So, like Kurt, I will continue to enjoy my consistent favorite, Rare Breed, which I recently heard was going to be offered. Non-chill filtered here in the US. Thanks for another great show!.
Eagle rare needs to be 50-52% abv to be really top notch. Or EH taylor small batch needs to be age stated 8-10 years to be amazing. I agree with everything else here. That’s why Stagg jr is so amazing. It’s basically cast strength buffalo trace. They just gotta do a 10 year 50-52% product and it would crush it.
Trent, love when tour mom chooses the line up. Would love to see this same blind done again in 3 or 4 months and then compare the 2 blinds. It would be interesting to see if your palettes change with the seasons.
Eagle Rare has been my favorite bourbon for years ... fortunately it is easily obtainable in my area. I found a store pick single barrel of Buffalo Trace last year that was terrific, though ... if you ever run across one, its worth the extra few dollars they want for it.
Buffalo Trace was the first whiskey I drank neat like a grown up and didn't just shoot it lol. So it's got a special place in my heart. Fortunately, here in Oregon, they have boxes full of them all of the time.
Thank you for this blind. I always get ridiculed because I’ve never been a Buffalo Trace/Weller fan as far as profile and pricing are concerned. To me they aren’t any better than a lot of basic bourbons. Cheers 🥃
Great blind! I have typically been underwhelmed with BT products. Coincidentally, my first Buffalo Trace Bourbon was in an old fashioned. I have found that 1792 works very well for my taste. Last note… watched (listened) on my day off, while finishing some drywall.
Really enjoyed this blind. But was wondering if you could do the blinds Without knowing the products/bottles in the blind. I really think this knowledge influences a bit of the general results. The less your mind knows about the "Blind" the better. Please try. Would be very very interesting.
They don't know the bottle, only we do. They add the bottle in post production so we can see what they are tasting but they're still in the dark about it.
@@chasecook3854I think the original comment was asking for a double blind. Meaning they do not know which bottles are in the blind in front of them. Just knowing The distillery may have influenced their tasting.
Buffalo Trace is my favorite. I love Buffalo Trace (got me drinking bourbon), Weller, and Eagle Rare. Blanton's is also awesome. The standard Buffalo Trace is under $30 and you can't beat it. My favorite drink is an Old Fashioned and you can't beat Buffalo Trace in it. And Weller is my top!!
Gotta love the original BT. I’ve always loved Weller too. I’ve only ever been able to find the Special Reserve for purchase. Full Proof is fantastic too
The old fashion idea is awesome. Do separate ones for other drinks as well such as manhattans, ky mules, etc. I'm gonna have to try this myself since I have all available at this time. My guess would be EH Taylor, Eagle Rare, Weller then BT
@ oh yeah. The norm. 2oz rye, 1/2oz cane sugar simple syrup, 4 dashes angostura bitters, 2 luxardo cherries with a bit of the juice, and a splash of Grand Marnier.
My favorite old fashion is with a Old Forester Rye, Sagamore Rye,or Knob Creek Rye - I usually use simple syrup made 1:1 with water and a fresh wild honey and it is fantastic
I would have ranked them Eagle Rare Buffalo Trace EH Taylor Weller SR Not sure where i would place Blantons, id probably have to do the blind myself to place it. Saz Rye too. Never had or even seen Hancocks Do the old fashioned different bourbon/rye, would be an interesting video.
I'm with Kurt re: Rye Whiskey inthe Old Fashioned. The Manhattan is my preference, because the Old Fashioned is typically too sweet. That said - we were at Hard Truth last weekend, and they mixed us Old Fashioneds with the Sweet Mash Rye (2 oz.), 2 oz. EACH of angostura and orange bitters (2x what I typically use), and just one bar spoon of simple syrup. It was the best Old Fashioned I've ever had. Cheers!
Would love to see the old fashioned bracket! Also would like to see some Benchmarks blinded with other Buffalo Trace products. I think the Benchmark Single Barrel beats standard Buffalo Trace hands down.
I love the old fashioned bracket idea! Usually I gravitate towards rye to get a balance of sweet/spice in the cocktail but I'm still searching for something that's a good mix of affordable, holds up to ice, and isn't too sweet. Eagle Rare would win today's blind for me 👍
Throw a Weller Full Proof in place of the Hancock....these are all so similar and all considered lower proof...you guys like the complexity of the higher proof bourbons. Good video...I have not had the Hancock but really enjoy the other four of these...but I also prefer the higher proof.
Have you guys done a video that includes the Benchmark series from Buffalo Trace? Those are some banger budget pours. The Full Proof and the Single Barrel can be really good.
@@tpdtopcop2010 pikesville rye was the first I tried with it because it was not a good sipper for me. It really held up well to ice and sugar. Other cheaper ones I like is wild turkey 101 or old forester 100 rye. Old grandad 114 is a high rye bourbon that is also awesome in an old fashioned.
I was just at Buffalo Trace yesterday and I picked up a bottle of EH Taylor, because that is what they had. Now, when we tasted, I wasn't impressed with the EH Taylor, but I attributed much of that to the plastic cups. EDIT: I just tasted it (putting aside some other drama related to the bottle)... it was much better than yesterday's taste. They're really doing themselves a disservice with the plastic cups... but I know why they're doing it. I got that corn starchy cotton candy note, which was good... and then on the finish... and it was a while later... I got a rich butterscotch note. Nothing like what I would normally call butterscotch which would be a hint of a butterscotch candy. This was more like a thick butterscotch pudding... but only in the lingering finish.
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Who are your top 5 distilleries? You both said BT wouldn’t crack your top 5 so I’m curious now.
Of these, I haven't had the Hancock, but ER is my favorite of the other 4. I drink more BT than the rest combined. I have Weller Green just collecting dust. May need to open one to revisit.
Buffalo trace. But traveler is where it's really at- though I do like mine sweet.
Hard for me to get weller anything up here in WI. But I travel for work just enough that I'm able to get SR, found a 107 near Detroit last year and have tasted a 12yr... Gotta say, a lot of the other Wellers are over rated and over hyped. i really really enjoy an ounce of SR once or twice a week.
Elmer t. Lee
Please yes an Old Fashioned cocktail comp. would be awesome we need that so much!
Blinds help ground people. Removes the marketing and hype and makes you realize the bottle you dis is perfectly serviceable or the one you seek after isn’t worth the chase.
Totally agree, unless your name is TRENTON as when even after seeing how far down the list his 'favourite' bottle landed He still proclaimed that it's the best one and still his favourite, lol. Sometimes you can't see the obvious even when it's staring you in the face ! You can learn a lot from doing blinds and sometimes what we learn about ourselves is NOT what we thought it would be, maybe it's "I am just a Bottle Snob after all !"......Those damn fake bourgeoisie bottles will get you every time, eh Trenton, lol.
I noticed that Kurt wasn't so bothered about where EH Taylor landed in the line up, man the guy just sips and says it as he sees it, no preconceptions, just taking names and spitting truth, a man whose humble opinion I always listen to and have learned to respect.
Blinds are fun, but not scientific. After a few sips, your palate is so influenced by what you had before it, not to mention your palate is constantly changing, or even blown out. Some pours also perform poorly because they lack certain notes that punch through, but on their own they have a lot of depth. Maker's Cellar Aged comes to mind in that regard. It has a subtle complexity and sophistication, but put up against most other things near its proof point, your palate favors the brashness of other pours.
@ completely agreed! Definitely not scientific. There are so many variables from what you ate that day, to how long the bottles have been open or just the comp of the blind. But the blind does remove at least the bias variable of hype. If you think you hate SR but it blinds consistently higher than maybe you bought into the hate. My favorite blind is to let ppl try Elmer vs BT and even with the different mashbills most can’t tell the difference or think one is better than the other. They are both just good decent bourbon and worth msrp only.
Blinds also nuke your pallette left and right. Your mouth needs to acclimate to what you're drinking. Blinds are not a good way to experience whiskey accurately
Would love to see blinds like this for all major distillers. Blind their core offerings and then maybe even do a final blind of all the winners to crown the best ore offering.
This is the way. 👍🏼
YES! - Great Idea
That's a great idea!
This will lead us to the mountain top!
Yes agreed!
Would love to see an old fashioned tournament! Maybe put together a poll that people could vote on for their favorite from each distillery and then create a bracket from there. Could do 8 bourbons vs. 8 ryes. Whatever you guys come up with, I’d love to see it!
Bulletin Rye and Knob Creek 100 proof
YESSS bring back the old fashioned videos! I’d love to see how y’all’s palate has changed.
I would have loved to see how Benchmark Full Proof would've fared in this blind.
Same. Possibly even single barrel.
Benchmark full proof is awesome
The bottle i just got i think is better then my bottle of stagg 24C
Full proof is 120 proof… BM SB or Bonded would’ve been a good comparison
Glad you guys still do these. They can make you look silly but appreciate the fact that you’re putting yourself out there. I had a blind that weller SR finished last of 4. Did the exact same lineup about 2 months later and it was 1st. Humbling.
Do the old fashioned bracket. Great idea!
Blinds are always, in my opinion, allowing for more leveling of the playing field. One thing that is difficult to control for is the fact that our tongues and taste buds sometimes get overloaded and don't "release and reset" easily, such that the next expression you taste doesn't start with the same "clean slate". Think of it like a "lock and key". Sometimes the "keys" don't release from the "lock", to allow another "key" to fit it so you miss elements because previous "tastes" are in the way. As they say, "the good thing about opinions is that everyone has one." The other bias is also chasing the "shiny thing syndrome". It's so great to have options and resources to try many things.
We're all different, and even bottles vary, but I did my own test, substituting Blantons for Hancock. My results:
1. Eagle Rare
2. EH Taylor
3. Weller SR
4. Blantons
5. Buffalo Trace
I was surprised, but I'm leaning towards blinds focused on choosing favorites being unfair. I struggle choosing sometimes, for good reason. They may all be good, and tomorrow, your ranking may change based on a multitude of factors.
This is why I like to go through a bottle before truly judging a whiskey. Allows you to pick up different notes over time and form a better opinion. Blinds are still fun though, and my ratings usually stay in the same ballpark.
I would love to see an Old Fashioned smack down ❤❤❤❤
Weller Antique 107 is my favorite. I finally found a wheated bourbon that beats Weller Antique 107: Holladay Soft Red Wheat Rickhouse Proof.
As a fan of wheated Bourbons as well as a Missouri native, I love seeing all of the Holladay hype. It's really good stuff.
Both 107 and SRW Rickhouse are excellent bottles and will always have a place on my bar
I would have to put the new Bardstown Bourbon Co high wheat bourbon above OWA107 also. If you haven't tried it, it's really good, and 106 proof to somewhat match the Weller.
@@moguy1973 haven't had that yet. Thanks for the recommendation.
@@moguy1973i did a blind between those two and picked the Bardstown. They do taste very similar
I hosted my first two blinds recently. I borrowed from your channel- “overall sip experience”, that phrase is so great to include in a blind. Love the banter between you two. Always look forward to your videos, thanks for the laughs
With all the new bottles and distilleries that have made the headlines lately, it’s nice going back to an OG lineup like this one
Very entertaining,next time maybe do a step up with EH Taylor bib,Stagg,Weller12,Blanton.
would love to see Blanton's switched for the Hancock.
Had a bottle of Hancock Reserve about 7 years ago. Was $70 at the time i think. Really loved it and wish i could find it again
I'm glad I'm not crazy! I've had almost every buffalo trace product and I was so excited last year to try EH Taylor for the first time and I had the exact same reaction that you guys did in this blind. I remember thinking that the front end was okay but the mid and back half of the pallet really fell off and I couldn't believe how disappointing it was. I thought I was crazy and that my pallet must be completely jacked up 😂
I don’t know what happened. But somehow I love each of the Buffalo Trace allocated bottles and even their regular Buffalo Trace bottle. Their mash builds are right in line with my pallet apparently.
Sazerac rye makes an excellent old fashioned
I like the Eagle Rare. Bring on the battle of the Old Fashions! My wife makes some awesome ones. Great job guys keep it going!
great idea on the bracketed old fashioned
Guys. Seriously. Do more like this one. This is super helpful. I've had multiple bottles of all but the Hancock and would normally rank them EHT, ER10, WSR, and BT. But I have NEVER blinded them. That said, they're all good and I've repeatedly said that WSR is hard to beat at its price (which is ~ $32 USD where I shop). It's a very tasty, reliable, and approachable daily sipper and it does great duty in cocktails as well.
This will be a blind for the ages! Thanks for sharing your perspectives and educating folks like me!
I've gotten into trying different whiskeys in an old fashioned and am with you, a solid rye cuts through the sweetness of the sugar, brings out some of that orange and pepper, and creates a great balance. I'd love to see an Old Fashioned show down.
This was one of my blind suggestions and I’m so glad you guys came to a similar conclusion as me. Also I gotta say wild turkey 101 rye makes a fantastic old fashioned and it’s the perfect combo of Kurt’s wild turkey and Trenton’s rye preferences. For $25 it’s the best bottle to get for making rye cocktails
High west double rye makes a very nice old fashion!
Good review. Would like to have seen Elmer T Lee in this line-up too. And, btw, I got my only bottle of Hancock Reserve at a store in Indy about a year ago. I tried it. M’eh.
After watching this, I did this same blind today (no Hancock) and it came exactly the same , and I was shook too!
I really like EH taylor small batch so much so that I have to get shipped in
$$$ and the WR is growing on the trees where I live , unbelievable!
3 or 4 years ago when I first encountered eagle rare, I, like many, was impressed and sought out bottles. Being in Ohio we had to make trips to the distillery. When we finally got our hands on a couple bottles of our own after three visits, I took my first sip and was greatly unimpressed. It was only then that I learned eagle rare was a single barrel product. Having tasted most of the entry level bottles, and a few of the rarer offerings I can honestly say now that I wish the top tier were more available...Stagg Jr. and Antique 107 in particular. Really impressed. Just learned that a local fine dining establishment has the George T Stagg available to order at about $90 an ounce. 😱
So, like Kurt, I will continue to enjoy my consistent favorite, Rare Breed, which I recently heard was going to be offered. Non-chill filtered here in the US.
Thanks for another great show!.
Great show as always! Cheers from Utah!
Eagle rare needs to be 50-52% abv to be really top notch.
Or EH taylor small batch needs to be age stated 8-10 years to be amazing.
I agree with everything else here.
That’s why Stagg jr is so amazing. It’s basically cast strength buffalo trace. They just gotta do a 10 year 50-52% product and it would crush it.
Would loved to have seen Blantons in this blind- kinda figured EH Taylor would rank low Id say ER would be my favorite out of the five
❤ to see an old fashion competition. Great idea!
Trent, love when tour mom chooses the line up. Would love to see this same blind done again in 3 or 4 months and then compare the 2 blinds. It would be interesting to see if your palettes change with the seasons.
I love the old fashioned bracket comp idea!
Love the Old Fashioned Smackdown idea!!
Trenton saying “I hate blinds” cracks me up. Blinds always send me for a loop. Great content as always boys. Cheers!
Add benchmark and Blanton’s 🍻
Great blind. Disappointed Blanton’s wasn’t included
I hope we get a tour when all the renos are done
Eagle Rare has been my favorite bourbon for years ... fortunately it is easily obtainable in my area. I found a store pick single barrel of Buffalo Trace last year that was terrific, though ... if you ever run across one, its worth the extra few dollars they want for it.
definitely want to see the old fashioned competition! GREAT IDEA!
sagamore double oaked makes one of my favorite old fashioneds!
Buffalo Trace was the first whiskey I drank neat like a grown up and didn't just shoot it lol. So it's got a special place in my heart. Fortunately, here in Oregon, they have boxes full of them all of the time.
I managed to pick up a bottle of Weller Special Reserve today at MSRP. So far I'm enjoying it a lot.
Old fashion competition!! Yes!!!
Need the Benchmark bottles. I think they beat most standard Buffalo offerings.
Love Weller SR. My daily sipper. Sub $50 for 1.75L in Texas. Great Blind
Never seen 1.75
Absolutely do an old fashioned comparison. That is a great idea for a party too
Thank you for this blind. I always get ridiculed because I’ve never been a Buffalo Trace/Weller fan as far as profile and pricing are concerned. To me they aren’t any better than a lot of basic bourbons. Cheers 🥃
Crazy! I love blinds for the same reasons you all spoke about. My current bottle of Weller Special Reserve is fantastic and at $27 a bottle, dangggg
Yes please. I would love to see the old fashioned challenge.
My BT order is as follows. E H Taylor, Blanton’s, Eagle Rare, Buffalo Trace, then Weller Special Reserve.
Eagle rare over blantons all day.. unless ur talking blantons gold and up
Great blind! I have typically been underwhelmed with BT products. Coincidentally, my first Buffalo Trace Bourbon was in an old fashioned. I have found that 1792 works very well for my taste. Last note… watched (listened) on my day off, while finishing some drywall.
Yes please on the old fashioned competition!!
This order did not hurt my feelings at all, very much agreed with this...Thanks
Michter’s rye old fashioned ❤️❤️
Really enjoyed this blind. But was wondering if you could do the blinds Without knowing the products/bottles in the blind. I really think this knowledge influences a bit of the general results. The less your mind knows about the "Blind" the better. Please try. Would be very very interesting.
They don't know the bottle, only we do. They add the bottle in post production so we can see what they are tasting but they're still in the dark about it.
@@chasecook3854I think the original comment was asking for a double blind. Meaning they do not know which bottles are in the blind in front of them. Just knowing The distillery may have influenced their tasting.
@@mattschmitt9924 ah that makes sense!
I would love to see an old fashioned competition
Never had the Hancock..never even seen it! But love the Col! Weller n BT are everyday drinkers for me! Very interesting!❤
Yes!!
I would to see a old fashioned competition
Buffalo Trace is my favorite. I love Buffalo Trace (got me drinking bourbon), Weller, and Eagle Rare. Blanton's is also awesome. The standard Buffalo Trace is under $30 and you can't beat it. My favorite drink is an Old Fashioned and you can't beat Buffalo Trace in it. And Weller is my top!!
Went to my favorite spot yesterday to get something to celebrate and remember the day I had and they happened to have eagle rare for $44.
Gotta love the original BT. I’ve always loved Weller too. I’ve only ever been able to find the Special Reserve for purchase. Full Proof is fantastic too
The old fashion idea is awesome. Do separate ones for other drinks as well such as manhattans, ky mules, etc. I'm gonna have to try this myself since I have all available at this time. My guess would be EH Taylor, Eagle Rare, Weller then BT
Can't go wrong with Weller Special Reserve! It's great in Old Fashioned, Neat, or on the Rocks!!
I’m with Trenton on this one. Give me my E.H. Taylor!! ❤😊
Yes to the old fashioned competition!
High proof rye with Grand Marnier is my perfect old fashioned
And other mix?
@ oh yeah. The norm. 2oz rye, 1/2oz cane sugar simple syrup, 4 dashes angostura bitters, 2 luxardo cherries with a bit of the juice, and a splash of Grand Marnier.
I prefer the EH Taylor Single Barrel over the Small Batch. But I’ll take Eagle Rare all day. Especially a store pick
My favorite old fashion is with a Old Forester Rye, Sagamore Rye,or Knob Creek Rye - I usually use simple syrup made 1:1 with water and a fresh wild honey and it is fantastic
I would have ranked them
Eagle Rare
Buffalo Trace
EH Taylor
Weller SR
Not sure where i would place Blantons, id probably have to do the blind myself to place it. Saz Rye too.
Never had or even seen Hancocks
Do the old fashioned different bourbon/rye, would be an interesting video.
Michters rye and bardstown rye make awesome old fashioneds. Also made one with patron ahumado reposado.
Old Fashion for the win 🏆 looking forward to future video
An old fashioned blind sounds great! After all that’s how the channel started.
EHT small batch B-I-B #1, ER #2, Weller SR #3, Blantons #4, BT #5
I would love to see an Old Fashioned blind, my favorite drink for sure .
Kurt, Wild Turkey 101 Rye makes a Great Old Fashioned 👌🥃
I usually use rye in my old fashioned. And, yes! Old Fashioned whiskey contest would be amazing!
I've had the pleasure of having Weller special reserve one time. Very nice.
I'd love to see and Old Fashion competition!
A definite yes to the Old Fashioned bracket!
I'm with Kurt re: Rye Whiskey inthe Old Fashioned. The Manhattan is my preference, because the Old Fashioned is typically too sweet. That said - we were at Hard Truth last weekend, and they mixed us Old Fashioneds with the Sweet Mash Rye (2 oz.), 2 oz. EACH of angostura and orange bitters (2x what I typically use), and just one bar spoon of simple syrup. It was the best Old Fashioned I've ever had. Cheers!
They put 4 ounces of bitters (that's a whole bottle) with 2 ounces of whiskey?
@@mattschmitt9924I think just a few drips….lol
@@markjones5297 I agree. 2 dashes of each? I could see that. That is why I asked. Maybe Kris knows something we don't.
Yes to the old fashioned tourney! Would love to see that!
Would love to see the old fashioned bracket! Also would like to see some Benchmarks blinded with other Buffalo Trace products. I think the Benchmark Single Barrel beats standard Buffalo Trace hands down.
Great idea for Old Fashion bracket.
I'm early in the journey and have only tried the BT. It's too sweet for me. As for the Old Fashioned battle? Yes please!
Old Fashioned brackets? YES!
Hancock Reserve is the Blanton’s mash bill at a lower proof. Not sure of the age though. It is available in Indiana
would also love to see riffs on the old fashioned, different spirits, syrups, bitters, etc.
might not make sense to bracketize it but still
Not only these the same distillery they are also the same mash bill except for the Weller.
Rye in an old fashion is excellent.
I love the old fashioned bracket idea! Usually I gravitate towards rye to get a balance of sweet/spice in the cocktail but I'm still searching for something that's a good mix of affordable, holds up to ice, and isn't too sweet.
Eagle Rare would win today's blind for me 👍
Try wild turkey 101
Throw a Weller Full Proof in place of the Hancock....these are all so similar and all considered lower proof...you guys like the complexity of the higher proof bourbons. Good video...I have not had the Hancock but really enjoy the other four of these...but I also prefer the higher proof.
Like Weller reserv, antique and buffalo trace. Favourite is the name sake. A all worth MSRP.
Have you guys done a video that includes the Benchmark series from Buffalo Trace? Those are some banger budget pours. The Full Proof and the Single Barrel can be really good.
I agree with the rye old fashioned! I’m not a huge rye sipper but high rye bourbons and straight ryes make fantastic old fashioned’s.
Never made an old fashioned with rye yet! What do you recommend?
@@tpdtopcop2010 pikesville rye was the first I tried with it because it was not a good sipper for me. It really held up well to ice and sugar. Other cheaper ones I like is wild turkey 101 or old forester 100 rye.
Old grandad 114 is a high rye bourbon that is also awesome in an old fashioned.
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I use wild turkey 101 now and want to try something different.
@@tpdtopcop2010the 101 rye is what I meant. Bullet rye is ok as well
I was just at Buffalo Trace yesterday and I picked up a bottle of EH Taylor, because that is what they had. Now, when we tasted, I wasn't impressed with the EH Taylor, but I attributed much of that to the plastic cups.
EDIT: I just tasted it (putting aside some other drama related to the bottle)... it was much better than yesterday's taste. They're really doing themselves a disservice with the plastic cups... but I know why they're doing it. I got that corn starchy cotton candy note, which was good... and then on the finish... and it was a while later... I got a rich butterscotch note. Nothing like what I would normally call butterscotch which would be a hint of a butterscotch candy. This was more like a thick butterscotch pudding... but only in the lingering finish.
Old Fashioned bracket is brilliant