Is it even the same bourbon? $30 vs $70? Cask Strength worth it? Redwood Empire Pipe Dream Review
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- Опубликовано: 21 авг 2023
- Redwood Empire Pipe Dream Bourbon Review!
Is the Cask Strength version worth the upgrade with the price point at $70 compared to standard at $30??
Also, is the Cask Strength version just the uncut & unfiltered version of the Standard?? Are you sure it is??
Find out in the video!!
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My Scoring System:
Strong Buy - Buy on sight!! More than worth the money!
Buy - Worth your money! Always have one on the shelf
Hold - Try before you buy, might not be worth your money or time
Sell - Don't buy, will never buy again
Experience - Nose, Palate, Finish
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Style Points - Impressive & Excitement at purchase
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What is a cask strength or barrel proof bourbon that is worth the upgrade for you??
There is a local Wisconsin Distillery (Driftless Glen) where I always grab the cask strength instead of the standard proof. Just the concentration of flavors and much thicker mouth feel makes it a great experience.
@@krolson74 That sounds too interesting but I just did a search and it is not available in my area 🥲I'll log it in my list of bourbons to get when (if I ever) I get to visit the Midwest and/or East Coast! Thank you for the comment as I didn't know that existed!
The Emerald Giant CS is definitley worth the extra $40. Haven't tried the other CS versions
Old forester, Bernheim wheat whiskey, new riff, 1792, Jack Daniels , knob creek and Elijah Craig are the ones I have and enjoyed
Man, what a great review! Enjoy the way you break down both bottles and then compare the overall experiences of the two. Great video! Can’t wait to see the next one!
Hey Vic! Just trying new ideas and see if they stick to the wall! (or in this case, gets any views, LOL). When I had the opportunity to buy these two, I thought about the decision I had to make and thought it would be a good video on it as I'm sure others have the same struggle as we just can't buy them all (unfortunately). Thanks for all your support, views, and comments. I am grateful I have viewers like you as it keeps me motivated to make better videos! Cheers!
you're videos are getting much much better Dave from your first ones. Keep it up man.
Thank you so much for your kind words!! Hopefully I get a little better every video as I know it means a lot to me that people spend their precious time to see my videos!! I am looking forward to more of your videos as I see some recent shorts but I need regular videos!! Thanks a ton for all your views and comments! Super appreciated and cheers!
I was really curious about this cask strength bottle. Thanks for satisfying my curiosity!
Hey Joon!! Welcome back!! I'm glad I was able to provide a service for you! LOL. But the cask strength is still a good bourbon and I'll help you try it with a sample! I just think compared to the $30 standard, which is good, the price point might not be justified, but one it's own, I'll have to do a separate review to see if it worth it. Thanks a million for your views and comments!! Super appreciated as always and cheers!
I love it brother! Great work! Keep it up 🫡! Cheers 🥃
Hey Sean!! Thank you so much!! I wasn't able to keep up with all uploads the past couple of days but will get to it as soon as I can!! I don't know how you can produce so many videos within so little time!?! I need to learn how to be more productive from you 😁 Thanks you again for all your support and cheers!
Good to know on this. I wouldn’t have known or researched the difference in the mashbills. For me it should be the same. I’m not sure why they would add wheat and call it the cask strength version. If these CS version ever hits my stores I’ll share pricing.
Hey Dean! From what I learned, soon they will move away from sourcing their whiskeys to producing everything in house. Due to the popularity of their standard lineup (and probably due to contract they signed with the distillery they source from), they keep that mashbill the same, but with the cask strength version, they include their own whiskeys, which is four grain. In time, both should be the same, but we'll see if that actually happens. Hopefully in time, the cask strength will come down in price as they expand and produce more efficiently. If the cask strength version ever makes it to your area and you get a chance to try it, let me know if you agree or disagree with my review! Thank you for everything and cheers!
We enjoy all of them! Cheers 🥃
Hey Baker Drinks! They are all fantastic and I was just splitting hairs with these two but the value of that standard Pipe Dream at $30 is amazing! I don't know many that can compete with that! Really enjoyed the live stream and I will try to join the next one, especially if you guys do the after hours chat! Thanks for the view and comment as always! Super duper appreciate it and cheers!
Thanks for doing the head to head challenge
Hey Albert! It was my pleasure as I got to drink two good bourbons~ I really hope the success they been having with their standard lineups and now the cask strengths/bottled in bond series, they can make their operations more efficient to bring the price down so more people can enjoy their good cask strengths! Thank you so much for your view and comment! Greatly appreciate it and cheers!
2:45 them perfect pops made me have to subscribe 😂. Just picked a bottle of the regular today.
Hey Brent! I actually had really poor form on my cork pops in my early videos until Marvin told me I was "wiggling" too much. So thanks to him, my cork pops are so much better and it was able to a subscriber like you 😆.
Let me know how you like the regular pipe dream after you had a pour (or three 🤣).
Thanks a million for your view and funny comment! Greatly appreciate it and cheers ~
David old boy,
Nice cork pops !!
I've been seeing these higher end offerings at Hi-Times and haven't pulled the trigger yet. I was actually leaning towards the Grizzly Beast but now I am sitting on the fence. I do like the Pipe Dream but thinking the Lost Monarch is what I reach for more often. Maybe one day I will have purchased all their products and can decide by my mood.
I do want to support this California distillery and get the word out that they have a quality product. Plus they have the tree planting program.
Maybe like you said, they can get to the point of lowering their price on the cask strength offerings.... we can dream, can't we ?
Less talk, more drinking my friend !
Dana
Hey Dana!! I finally got some good cork pops! It has been like 4 videos since I had a good one 😆 I also wanted this to be good as it is a California distillery and I like the standard lineup and I do like it, but the price increase is a bit too much. I think if I just did the Cask Strength review alone, it would probably be a "hold" as in, try before you buy. Hopefully prices will decrease as time goes by (like you said, we can all dream!). Thank you so much for all your support!! Super appreciated and cheers!
Love both.
Hey Peter! Welcome back! Yes, both are fantastic and should be enjoyed by all! Obviously if you can afford to do so, having both on your shelf is the way to go (just like me.. for research and video purpose of course....LOL). But the standard Pipe Dream is a super value bottle at $30 in my area so that's why it "won" this video, but I couldn't be wrong either way! Thanks a million for your views and comments!! I super greatly appreciate it and cheers!
@WhiskeyBank David, with all due respect, I think price is not an issue, as far as, we are talking about Redwood Empire. $30 vs $90. It is not like Blanton pricing, but much better taste.
@@peterpete5848 Hey Peter! My channel is mainly based on "is it worth it" at this price type of rating. So for the reviews on the channel, I have to make a "decision" based on that. But your right, it's not like super secondary pricing as these two can be had (most of the time) at retail pricing, which is fantastic!! I'm glad you enjoy both bottles and love Redwood Empire as I do too!! Trust me, I have had most of their stuff (except the 14 year old or super allocated bottles). Thanks again for your comments as I appreciate your opinions and this conversation! Cheers!
I not yet tried any Redwood Empire. the Grizzly Beast might be in my wheel house. I love Bottle In Bonds because I know I am drinking their own distillate, not just another marked up MGP (though MGP can be very good - I just want to taste more variety). The cask strengths intrigued me but maybe I'll opt for the rye instead.
Hey Karl! Welcome back! I think going back to back with the standard didn't do the cask strength justice as the standard is such a good bourbon at $30 price point. I probably need to do a deep dive on just the cask strength alone and see how that goes. But you are correct in that I love trying their produced whiskeys as it should be more unique than just better blends from the same company. I just got the Rocket Top batch 2 so hopefully I will do a review of that soon! Thank you so much for your views and comments!! Super greatly appreciated and cheers!
I love the standard Redwood. We get it here for 40 dollars. As someone who likes proof I'm sure I'd like the cask more but from what I have seen it is 90 dollars and that just isn't cutting it for me. Enjoy!!
Hey Scott! Welcome back!! $90 seems a little steep for the cask strength as it is a good bourbon, that seems like it has be fantastic and I'm not sure it's that good. I will need to a do a deeper dive into the cask strength alone as maybe how good the standard is at $30 overshadowed the goodness of the cask strength! But both are great bourbons and worth a try! Thanks so much for your views and comments and it is always super appreciated! Cheers!
Nice review as always David. Redwood Empire Pipe Dream could be a “daily sipper”, similar to Buffalo Trace. I bought the Pipe Dream Cask Strength and I think it is fantastic. Even though I am not big into ryes, I like their Lost Monarch (Bourye). Have not found the Lost Monarch Cask Strength yet. 🥃
Hey Dave! Hope all is well. I just got the Lost Monarch Cask Strength so I hope to do a review of that very soon! I heard great things about it and so being in California, it is a lot easier to find. The Pipe Dream Cask Strength is a good bourbon and if I did a review it by itself, I would have to do a deep dive to see if it's a buy or a hold at that price, but it's certainly very tasty! Just compared to the $30 value of the regular pipe dream, it wasn't "worth" the upgrade, but you can't go wrong with either one!! Thanks a ton as always for all your support! I know I still owe you so don't worry, once I open that JD12, I will let you know! Your views and comments are greatly appreciated and cheers!
@@WhiskeyBank I am on my second bottle of Lost Monarch Cask Strength and it is currently my favorite Barrel proof bourbon. I like it much more than the regular. I have had all the other regular Redwood Empire offerings but not all of the Cask Strengths as they are quite a bit more expensive.
@@daviddegeorgia7955 Hey David! Another person with a fantastic name! 😂 That is great to hear and I am trying to do a video on the Cask Strength Lost Monarch soon! (daytime job always in the way, LOL). The cask strength is expensive and that was the reason for my video as I did some digging and thought it was interesting that it was different mashbills. Luckily in my area, it's not too expensive, but still $70 is a steep price. Thanks a ton for your view and comment! Greatly appreciate it and cheers!
@@WhiskeyBank the regular runs $39-$40 around here so the cask strength at 60-$65 is definitely worth the extra to me
@@daviddegeorgia7955 if that's the case, it is definitely worth the upgrade to the cask strength! Nice price on those!
Redwood Empire Pipe Dream Cask Strength is delicious 😋
Hey Joseph! The Pipe Dream cask strength is delicious and a bottle I have been enjoying lately! This "battle" just went to show you how good of a value the regular pipe dream is at $30, but both are wonderful and I'm happy I have both bottles.
Thanks a ton for your view and comment! Super appreciate it and cheers~
I enjoy their regular juices and just haven't managed to pull the trigger on the cask strenght and now I have a reason not to. 😁 Cheers!
Yo Bloody!! Welcome back 2!! The standard lineup is so full of value at around $30 that, even though the cask strength is delicious, I just can't recommend that price increase. But if you can afford it, I would definitely give it a try! Thanks for the binge views and comments!! 😂Hope you enjoyed my videos and let me know if there is any improvements recommendations or any ideas you have on what subjects you want to see me do! Cheers!
@@WhiskeyBank Once I see one on the shelf, I'll give it a go. 😆 Catching up and doing awesome bro! It would be great to see a comparison with Russell's 13 and Russell's SB store pick to see if it's worth paying the extra bill for a 13. Keep sending the great content! Cheers!
@@TheBloody81 that's a fantastic idea! I'll queue that up and make it shortly! Thanks for the idea!
Just found this today , 75 at a small liquor store , they had the bottled in bond too .
Nice! Hope you enjoy it as it is a great pour! The standard is so good, maybe that was the issue as it's a great value at $30. But I do enjoy the cask strength and am almost finished with the bottle 😁. Thanks a ton for your view and comment! Super appreciate it and cheers ~
@@WhiskeyBank the cask strength is worth it at 75 ! So much flavor ! The maple , a bit of nut , pecan , vanilla, caramel , it does have some heat . This is great ! Redwood empire is a few hours from me , the bnb and CS bottles are hard to find here too !
In the cask Emerald Giant was my favorite easily.
Hey Jonathan! A lot of people have been telling me that Emerald Giant is the best from Redwood Empire so I'll need to get a bottle and revisit soon as I haven't had it in years. Maybe a video idea?? Let me know if you want that comparison between the regular and cask strength. Thanks again for your views and comments! I greatly appreciate it and cheers~
@@WhiskeyBank it's good but not worth 100.00 ish. But definitely a share if you find one.
Pipe dream cask strength I was a little underwhelmed, I wish I would have grabbed the emerald giant or the rye now
Hey Dave! It's still a good bottle so don't think about it too much and enjoy the Pipe Dream CS as much as you can 😆. Once you can, try the Lost Monarch CS as that is unique and delicious.
Have a enjoyable Monday and cheers~
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You should put the cask strength up against rare breed.
Hey Steven! That is a great idea and it feels like it'll be an interesting battle with different flavors. I'll have to cook up a interesting spin to it and it'll be on my list of ideas! Thank you so much for the idea and let me know if there are any other "battles" you want to see! Cheers~
So I don't necessarily disagree with you . I think the Pipe Dream is a great value at $30 and can't think of many others that compare to this at that price point. That being said the Cask Strength is PHENOMENAL.
If you can afford it just get it.
Hey Mr. Zeppo! I agree, both are a great buy, but it would be a boring video if I just said buy both so I had a take a side (LOL). I just wish the price of the Pipe Dream cask strength was just slightly lower, like by $10. But your right and both are a fantastic pour and something most people won't regret buying! Thanks a ton for your view and comment! I am always so appreciative of it and cheers~
The Grizzly Beast batch 3 is actually a 5 Grain.
Hey Don! I heard! Isn't it with two different types of barleys? Redwood Empire is doing some unique stuff and I hope it pays off with some great whiskeys as we all need some unique bourbons and ryes in our lives 😆. If you had it, let me know if it's worth a pick up!
Thank you so much for your view and comment! Greatly appreciate it and cheers~
@@WhiskeyBank I picked up a bottle but haven't tried it yet. Triticale is the 5th grain. My understanding is it's a hybrid grain of wheat and rye.
@@tswcc02 interesting! Let me know how you like it one you have a pour! Thank you for the information!
Is Weller Antique 107 a buy at $125?
Hey Damon! Weller 107 is a good pour but for me, it's worth about $60 to $70. If it's your first bottle and you like Weller Special Reserve , I could justify up to $90 for it but $125 seems a bit too much for me. Great alternatives to Weller 107 until you find a bottle at a decent price, Bardstown Origin Series Wheated Bourbon Bottled in Bond, Larceny Barrel Proof, and Rebel 10 year old Single Barrel. Let me know if this was helpful for you. Thanks a ton for your view and comment! Greatly appreciated it and cheers!
No
I prefer Bourbons that are more oak like Woodford Reserve Double Oaked
I find the pipe dream too smooth for me.
Hey Vincent! Woodford double oak is delicious and I don't blame you for liking that better than the Pipe dream~ Only thing is the WF Double oaked as increased in my area is now closer to $50, so that makes it hard choice for me as it's good, but I'm not sure it's that good. If you like the WF double oaked, you should try to the 2XO American Oak as it has a lot of the "sweet oak" you like. Thanks a ton for your view and comment! I greatly appreciate it and cheers!