Blind Bourbon Tasting: Elijah Craig, Larceny, 1792, and Buffalo Trace
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- Опубликовано: 5 июн 2019
- We know you love blind tastings so today we are performing a Bourbon blind tasting using small batch barrel bourbon.
Our bourbon blind tasting includes:
1. Larceny Small Batch Kentucky Straight, 92 Proof Bourbon
2. 1792 Small Batch Kentucky Straight, 93.7 Proof Bourbon
3. Buffalo Trace Kentucky Straight, 90 Proof Bourbon
4. Elijah Craig Small Batch Kentucky Straight, 94 Proof
We run this bourbon blind tasting without having ever tasted two of the bourbons in our list: 1972 Small Batch and Larceny Small Batch. We purchased them just for this blind tasting event and never used them prior so it's interesting to try to pick out which brand is which in this bourbon blind tasting.
You love bourbon? You should watch this to gain some exposure to what different flavors and brands offer in terms of oak, potency and spice...with maybe a bit of rye like flavor.
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Elijah Craig 94 is my definite go to,
My buddy bought a bottle of the 1792 on a whim when we were drinking with cigars. Since then I've been hooked. Such a sleeper bourbon.
ha ha! Nice
Hey Shane Copelin ya the 1792 Small Batch is my favorite as Well :)
Good, I just picked up a bottle and haven’t opened it yet, but excited to hear good things about it.
Blind tastings provide the most info in my opinion
thanks
Not really. Many have such complexity of aroma that you just gotta have to work a couple of times with it to get it all sorted out. Hmm ok maybe with bourbons you’re right. Except Woodford Double Oaked and bookers 6y every bourbon I tasted so far was atleast to 70% the same.
Yep, not as much difference in bourbon as there is in single malt scotch.
Bought my 1st bottle of Elijah Craig last night to take to a buddy’s house, and BAM! Very full flavor! Love it.
Not surprised to see you chose it for you #1 in this group.
Having larceny small batch for the first time right now not bad love 1792
You do realize you switch 3 and 4 during the first part of the video 4:57 . So your favorite was Elijah Craig
Given that the Larceny is a wheater with no rye, that would explain the difference in aroma and taste between it and the others that contain rye.
yeah, more apparent when you don't know what you're drinking
Elijah Craig is my favorite. The long, oaky finish seals the deal. And i like all of these in the video. Good job guys!
Thanks
Old Forester 1920 and Knob Creek Single Barrel are my 2 favorites.
My latest "best" whiskey is Jameson's Blender Dog. In my opinion better than all 4 of what you sampled today. I have all 4 that you sampled. Out of those I preferred 1792. I have had Makersmark. Again the winner in my opinion is Blender Dog.
Michter's American is the whisky I always recommend to anyone looking for a great whiskey, but so far my favorite is Ardbeg Uigeadail hands down
Elijah Craig is one I've yet to try due to availability where I live in Canada but just tried by recently and it's very butterscotch Ek but also very simple, tried 1792 today and it's also very sipable but still a little to simple though I do like the black pepper and rye spice so I'd have to choose that of the four as I've also never even seen larceny on the shelves here! Cheers and glad I stumbled upon your channel tonight!
Buffalo Trace is my absolute favorite. Woodford Reserve makes a tasty Old Fashioned. Yet to try 1792 or EC small batch but will now
Elijah Craig and Buffalo Trace are my favorites from this group. I like Willett pot still reserve very much - actually it's my favorite.
My favorite bourbon is Woodford Reserve. I think it has great complexity and a spicy quality that i normally dont want in a bourbon but works so well by itself or in a drink.
I will be trying the 1792 since its the only one out of the four I havent tried.
yea, it's always good to branch out :)
enjoy all of them! (: very good for the price and all are able to be found.
I forgot how much I loved this Chanel
thanks
1792 is my fav. Eligah Criag is my second , followed by Larceny. Haven't tried BT yet
Still in 2023 July or August can’t find Buffalo trace by me I do love it in mix cocktail though
The thing I like about whiskey is everyone has their own opinion. Most of the time you guys rate the whiskeys I like as lower than the ones I don’t like. Right now my favorite has been bulliet rye. Elijah Craig would be my second choice.
yeah, but when dealing with all good product you can sorta pick and choose as you want, that's the beauty. I don't have any truly awful product so it makes choosing fun :)
Four Rose's single barrel is my fav
I love wild turkey 101. It’s strong and full of flavor so what’s not to love?
Four Roses Small Batch is typically my go-to bourbon. Wild Turkey is the girlfriend's favorite. If we were to pick on together, we'd probably choose Knob Creek. Also recently tried 1792 and cinnamon immediately sprung to mind. Tried it in some chilled Fresh Market Christmas Blend coffee (basically vanilla, cinnamon and clove-flavored coffee) and it was quite tasty.
Really torn on favourite whisk(e)y 🥃 I love a good straight Canadian rye like Lot 40. But sometime I like a bourbon like bookers but recently but loving a scotch from Glenvilet which is peated but finished in a rum cask. Fine I just like whiskey! Don’t make me choose.
You never have to chose you can always drink all 🍻🥂 Skal my friend...
Little dude has a laugh on him. Pretty cool.
So I’m no master bourbon dude...but Elijah Craig at less than $30 makes it hard for me to buy anything else. I do occasionally buy the top shelf stuff...but EC still reins supreme.
ive had all of these.
out of 20+ whiskeys I had, my favorites are probably stuck between buffalo trace and 1792 small batch.
The most expensive I have had is woodford reserve double oak. I think I prefer sweeter whiskeys over oaky though, woodford just was not worth the money for me.
I'm on that Buffalo Trace and Woodford Reserve wagon, although I'm really into Japanese whiskey right now. If I'm feeling cheap, I cannot find any fault in Rebel Yell or Old Overholt.
What Japanese whiskey would you suggest ?
@@ericking1000 Hibiki Japanese Harmony is really good for a price. Akashi White Oak is a steal, though.
Elijah Craig is my favorite bourbon. GREAT flavour. Great bottle. Well worth the price..
SO agree with you! I would suggest a blind taste test with all those involved. The similar priced, similar ABV......whatever. Elijah is SO good. Buffalo Trace cant be found in many places because of hype, Yet Elijah Craig seems to be available everywhere. EC is so much better than BT......IMHO, Cheers!
What do you guys think about Yellowstone or Terry Bradshaw?
great video. What Book did Jenn write? Also I like for Bourbon Elijah Craig, Peated Whiskey Connemara, Scotch Monkey Shoulder.
she was just a contributor for the Mule Head cocktail book (amzn.to/2EQFFq6), her recipe was called the Wise Oaxacan Mule
I'm a scotch guy, but these bourbons are pretty solid. Wholeheartedly agree that the Elijah Craig is probably the most interesting one and definitely the one I'd pick to drink out of that lineup.
Hey Common Man Cocktails Thank you for doing my request, And I love how you two broke it down for your viewers on how they tested and shown us your 1st to last picks :) My favorite is the 1792 Small Batch. I am happy to see that you both like it a lot, Also I don't know if I asked you this question yet. But do you guys have a Patreon? so I can give you some money for doing my request. I really enjoyed watching this a lot and Thank you ones more.
of course we do :) Patreon.com/cmc :)
I would of done it way sooner, But my Mom past away with cancer about a week after I posted my first comment. I needed time for myself and didn't feel like doing anything. And just for got all about it :( Sorry Derrick. It came to me today and was like Oh crap and looked to see if you got back to me. So I clicked on the link and chose the $10 since that was the biggest one.
Could you do an Awesome mix Drink video with 1792 Small Batch? something that u all very much like, That I could give a try. Please and Thank you Derrick & Ian.
My top two whiskeys are Woodford Reserve bourbon and Basil Hayes bourbon.
yeah, Basil Hayden is good, woodford is pretty good too as I recall
Woodford has a really nice caramel-like sweetness to it. I don't seem to get as much of a burn off of it as some other whiskeys; although, that may be because I'm just used to it. Basil Hayden's is great for anyone who likes rye. It's a high rye bourbon, so it really brings together the best of both worlds, in my opinion.
Larceny and Buffalo Trace are wheated, they’re going to have a different plate experience than rye bourbons…tough to compare with Craig and 1792 unless the 1792 is the Sweet Wheat release.
That’s the beauty of tastings, we can see what we like vs worry about all that stuff
As for a deconstruction suggestion and staying in the whisky theme how about the Rusty Nail and all its variants using a scotch, a Canadian whisky, an Irish ☘️ a bourbon 🥃. Or maybe a margarita with varying tequila or different orange 🍊 liqueurs.
probably good for fall season, but for this time of year it's good (view wise) to break down more warm weather beverages :)
@@cmcocktails daiquiri or mojito changing light, dark, spiced, agricole, cachaca rums
All great bottles. The 4 roses small batch missing sucks. It gives all of these a run to the title
The best bourbon is the one you like .
If I'm making a cocktail I'm using Evan Williams BiB, Old Fitzgerald, Old Granddad BiB, or Old Forester Rye; depending on if I want a standard, wheated, high rye, or full rye. If I'm sipping and paying it's old grand dad 114. If someone else is paying give me a cask strength four roses single barrel
sounds like you have expensive taste :)
@@cmcocktails if I was expensive I would have said Pappy (though I think it's overrated). That being said, I mostly sip rum now. When I drink whiskey it's almost always and old fashioned or Manhattan variant.
Would’ve liked to have seen Eagle Rare in this test. It’s what I’ve been getting for awhile now after looking at Tasting’s rankings.
yeah, no doubt there are another half dozen products people would want to see, but I figure $100 on a blind tasting episode that will make us 0.40 cents in advertising is enough for now :)
Im more of a rum guy but I've had Buffalo trace and I liked it.... really need to dip my toe into more diffrent types of spirits......
dip it! :)
Out of all those I'd say Elijah Craig is my favorite. But Four Roses Small Batch is fantastic!
Hey guys woo woo
Tequila is aged significantly less time than bourbon, no comparison. Reposado is usually aged 2 to 12 months, anywhere in that range, but almost always under a year. Anejo is typically a year or more, sometimes even going to 2 years (but rarely). If you think about it, tequila can be really overpriced sometimes for what it is. Bourbon is a steal by comparison when you look at how long it has to age.
However, Tequila's process of harvesting is also not a simple one, especially some varietals of agave, which can be a substantial amount of work to harvest. The cost is often associated with a different point of its creation process, not just the resting time.
The resting on tequila, and rum is shorter due to the climate/humidity and storage of the liquid vs colder weather climates, so it's definitely a faster age, yes.
The biggest cost for many tequila brands is the agave itself, during periods in which agave is scarce (due to diseases, shortages, heat waves, etc.) the prices for tequila rise considerably as it becomes tough to produce. That is, of course, no excuse for some of the pricing on some products (especially those that don't use a full cook process).
@@cmcocktails You're totally right. A full agave plant can take upwards of 10 years to grow, so that would explain some of the harvest cost. However, agave plants themselves aren't particularly expensive and do have a huge yield (sometimes 200 pounds of liquid agave nectar per bulb). Most tequilas are made with very similar juice at the starting stage, yet some tequilas are a multitude more expensive than others, and a really big part of that is branding to be honest. Some tequilas are justifiable priced, others are far overpriced in my humble opinion. With that said though I suppose one could claim the same about any liquor or even luxury brand. Thanks for your response!
It depends on the agave, the Tobala species of agave takes 17 years to mature, and has much lower yields, a single liter for a piña which is 7x less than something like Espadin or Blue Weber (in the case of "Tequila"). That gives the cost (often $100+ for a bottle of that mezcal) a much more steep increase; plus, it's only grown in the wild.
But, blue weber agave should have about the same maturity across the board. In the case of tequila, you can get slightly different subtle flavors no doubt from brand to brand depending on the soil content and such, but they should all land around the same price tag for the three categories of processing: diffuser, autoclave, oven cooked with price increase as you move from cheap diffuser product to cooked agave product.
Branding is going to make a big difference (reference example: Casamigos, which has no justification at its price point). And, of course, how much they push into marketing will matter as well (case: Patron). Much like a red wine, you can get a fine ass tequila for $35 if it's an unknown brand, but you'll pay through the nose for celebrity endorsements. In the end, both probably came from the same damn distillery.
@@cmcocktails Great information! Thanks for all of that, some of it I didn't know yet. So far I'm LOVING the Gran Centenario Anejo. You can get it where I live at Costco around $20 a bottle and it's absolutely superb for that price. I also enjoy Don Pilar and one of my favourite budget tequilas is aged in bourbon casks (Espolon Anejo). I'm really loving getting into the tequila world after spending so much time and money on bourbon.
Can't find Buffalo Trace in my area anymore. 4 places and no luck. I've given up.
that's odd, but I dunno much about other places :)
Buffalo Trace is by the same company as Weller's. They sold to a overseas company and are trying to supply a new market along with ours. They have to wait for their whisky's to age to meet the demand. It's a nightmare for us to get Buffalo Trace or Weller's in at our liquor store, and will sale out within a week (Not just us, the whole town. Most stores are limited to a couple cases.) Having to wait another couple months to get more in the city.
@@OhPhuckYou what? They have been owned by Sazerac since 1992, who has their HQ in Louisiana and runs their business out of Kentucky. Their lack of supply is thanks to the bourbon boom over the last decade and a half and how popular Buffalo Trace is. Nothing to do with anything overseas. They realized awhile back that their sales increased dramatically, so the basically rationed their barrels and increased production. They don't want to run out and they want more to be on shelves than before once aging is complete in the next couple of years for the younger batches.
Let’s see Jen tasting
Four Roses small batch
I am a bourbon newbie
I got a bottle of 1792 recently and didn't care for it.
really! Try it side by side with other stuff and see if that changes the perspective any. It may!
My favorite Bourbons are probably the four roses single barrel and knob Creek single barrel
yeah, I just wish Four Roses had more of their good product available up here :)
@@cmcocktails I'm in PA, I asked the guy at the state store a couple different times if he got it in, I think they got tired of me asking and finally just ordered some for me
Get drunk on each one and the Larceny will do you the best the next day!
Different color stickers on the glasses would be helpful to the audience.
Didn't we do text overlay? I thought we did that in this one.
Can't compare wheated and rye finishes are to different
1792 all day.
Have had all 4, 1792 was my favorite larceny was my least favorite
not Elija eh!? :) At least folks have had a chance to try them all, so they're all "out there" and available.
@@cmcocktails I might have to try it again because it was a while ago but it didn't stand out for me at the time.
Hey @HoodedStalker 1792 Small Batch is my favorite as Well :)
You swapped the first and second glasses mid video. ↔️
Why is this one dude always screaming?
Why do you ask
Common Man Cocktails Think of the headphone users ;) and people who just start to scream out of nowhere tend to be quite weird most of the time.
Anyway, this was an interesting style of tasting.
tend to be quite weird eh? never heard of that. But, then again, I'm not screaming out of nowhere, I'm on a youtube channel...my channel. Not just walking down the street yelling.
Pro tip: turn your headphones down :)
Common Man Cocktails yeah ok whatever I’m just giving feedback. Bye