I cannot imagine paying $270 for a bottle of booze, or $170, or for that matter $70. This is crazy time folks. I am happy with the bourbon I buy for $25-$60!

That’s crazy all the 1792 full proof never come off hot just sweet. I got a store pick from North cali and it’s the best full proof 1792 tons of watermelon and pear notes it’s delicious

Agree on all but the 1792 FP due to price point. No need to buy one every time you see it but it’s a great bottle to have for around 50 bucks!

I think I've commented this before, but I'm done with allocations. Especially Buffalo Trace. And especially Blanton's. This year I'm only buying store picks and local distilleries (I live in GA). The only exception will be the raffles or offers from my local store. And even then, I'll opt for something I've never had before and absolutely won't overpay.

Right there with y’all! Except 1792 FP. Love that bottle! 🍻

I’m with you on most of your picks. However, I can’t agree on the Bakers 13 and the Bookers. I always have a steady supply of Bookers. To me it’s a great whiskey at a reasonable price. definitely agree on high west and Whistlepig. There’s so many other good ryes out there rather than whistle pig that I see no reason to pay the price. I used to be a huge fan of high west especially the midwinter night dram but now other places are doing the same thing with more character and at a lower price

You should probably add A Mid Winters night Dram!

Some brands/bottles I’m done with are: Old Elk, I have had at least 5 different bottles and it’s just doesn’t live up to the price I paid. Craft bourbons in general. Pot still bourbons as well. Cheers

I am done with Maker’s Mark private selects. It’s been too long since I loved one.

FOMO keeps me from passing on ANYTHING! 🤣

MSRP speaking, anything above $80 falls within the rule of diminishing returns for me. There are so many great bottles out there that won’t let you break the bank and still won’t let you miss anything that is “too good”. Nice review!

I’m drinking a 1792 full proof barrel pick right now. 55 bucks.. 1792 in the past hasn’t had favorable reviews but this years batch has been very very good in my opinion

Dang! I though I would agree with more... but it seems you both don't like aged dark, rich oak in your bourbon 😂 NO Baker's 13, No Calumet 16, No Gatsby. Now I will say these are cheaper than what you paid (Baker's 13 $130, Calumet 16 $115 @ Costco, Gatsby $220) and I did not buy the Gatsby. Also Calumet took some time to open up for me, but once it did WOW! one of my favorites. And knockin 1792 FP??? It's $45-$50! I do agree with everything else, especially the Booker's and Mid Winter Nights Dram. The Woodford BP is $109 at Costco so not out 100% yet on that one. Definitley not your best list guys (for me) 😂😂😂

Agree with everything but the Baker’s 13, I’ve got 2 different ones and both are phenomenal.

Great list, and also great to see you passing on picks that everyone used to "rave" about. Flavour of the month we have learned to avoid...always come back to those legacy brands (some quite cheap!) you can't beat.

It takes a lot of confidence to make a review like this but I applaud your candor. I for one appreciate reviews like this to help enthusiasts like me with an education perspective. It’s a valuable opinion in a world where every review is a plus plus. Thank you gentlemen.

Calumet 16 in CO at TW is 125. Love it and feel that is a great price.

The hype and cost of some of the corn juice is just not worth it! Jim Beam, Jack Daniels, Old Forester, Bulleit and Buffalo Trace make good consistent products at a fair price for their product lines! I have some higher priced great bottles and some smaller distiller amazing finds but pricing IS out of control!

Thanks for your channel. While I have not tried that many whiskeys (perhaps 50), there are only three I will not buy, or try, agaimn. Those are Frey Ranch Bourbon 4 Grain. I do not like flavor profile. Balcones Baby Blue Corn Whiskey and Balcones Lineage Single Malt. Again these do not fit my flavor profile. So far, I have not had any whiskey costing more than $130 and those over $100 I would buy again. Cheers!

Man I don't know on some of those. I absolutely loved Calumet 15 and 16 and would gladly buy and bunker more. 1792 FP is also fire. Totally agree though on High West, for me it's been overtaken by Sagamore in the world of everyday rye Loved watching though and totally respect your pallets

I have only tried 4 Bookers Mighty fine Storyteller Kentucky Tea and one other, I have loved every one and plan to buy each release because I find them to be a TREMENDOUS Value. but thank you for discouraging others more for me

No more Angle's Envy bourbon or rye (have not tried their cask strength). 1792 FP is good, but a good store pick 1792 BiB or SB are more enjoyable for me. And I do enjoy a really good BP, like Elijah Craig and Larceny.

Calumet 16 and Remus gatsby are A+++ bottles. Maybe a little overpriced, but the whiskey is awesome

I've never had Bakers...the price point is a major factor for me. I have difficulty going over $100-$125 for a single bottle

I bought that Woodford Wheated distillery series last year. It was a drain pour it was the worst thing I’ve ever had.

I am totally with you on the Calumet 16 Year. It just doesn't hold a candle to the Calumet 15 and my brain struggles with why? I have blinded both with multiple people and the 15 always rises to the top and the 16 is the caboose. I also have found multiple bottles of Calumet 15 at $110. Try doing that with the 16!

My girlfriend fell in love with the five wood when we visited and I have spent too much money getting her bottles of it lol

The Willett 8 has very similar taste to last year's Old Fitzgerald 8 BIB, so if you like that flavor profile, it may actually be a deal. Retail for Retail, the Old Fitz is the better deal. Good luck finding one at retail, though. The Willett can be had for 235-250 and is much more common to find.

Time to get to 20k bc you guys are the best

Spot on with everything.

Old Grand Dad 114 for the price point is awesome, also love Eagle Rare and 1792 bib. Green River rye and Bardstown origin bib.👍

congac XO finished. I have it but haven't opened it yet

I agree with about half of these.... but Calumet 16 and Bakers 13 are freaking fabulous.

I'm basically in agreement with all of these. Cal 16 is a great bourbon though. Not only is it really freaking good, but there is nowhere else where I'm going to be able to just walk into a store and buy a 16 year age stated product for MSRP. And at $10/year, the price holds up. Great whiskey, great availability, not a price gouge, it's a win-win-win.

I purchased a 1792 regular strength and I hated it! It tasted like medicine. My wife wouldn't let me pour it out so I mixed it with a OGD 114. It ended up pretty good!

There were finally a couple Bookers worth buying this year. The last good batch had been 04-2019.

I’ve been complaining about 1792 Full Proof not delivering enough flavor for the proof for years. I was sad to have a friend ask me if he should pick up a bottle of MWND and having to tell him that it was just too expensive for what it is. And that is true pretty much across the lineup. I hear the latest Bourye is really good, but it’s distillery only, so I wouldn’t know. Maybe you need to live in Utah for it to be good…

Garrison Brothers. It's just too funky for me

I must have gotten lucky with the Baker's 13 that I picked up last year. Top 10 pour of last year for me.

An Old Fashioned with Whistle Pig 6 is a hitter. I still love Bookers.

You talking about the Sonoma blend I have 3 bottles

I love this video- steer people way from my bookers so I can find it easier lol I love them all

For the most part, the tastes aren’t matching the prices.

I watch all of your vids (nice work btw) and have never agreed more with you guys than with this one. I literally might have picked the exact same bottles for this list. Half of these are just so gahtdamn’d overpriced for the juice that’s now in the bottle that it is so easy to pass on them.

I’ve tried the last two Boss Hogs and I think the WP 12yr is the best by far:) my Calumet 16 is just not that good, my Sam Houston 14 is really nice! My 1792 full proof is sweet and not hot at all, I haven’t had a High West that I’ve liked yet. Never had the Gatsby?

Four Roses small batch select. Anything 1792. Heaven Hill 7 year. Jeffersons Oceans Aged at Sea.... all over rated for the price

1792 FP at half the cost of old forester FP and way more findable. That said, my 1792 also drinks hot…never been able to find the old forester, but when bringing price / availability in it doesn’t seem like the best comp

Old Ezra 7 and all Michter’s shelfers for me

Basil Hayden, Yellowstone. They’ve been moved to my mixer group

I stopped buying finished bourbons about two years ago. It was a good choice that I don't regret. I stopped buying any bourbons about 3 months ago. It was also a good choice. Now I just take the time I was hunting to invite friends and neighbors over for a pour or two. I'll buy again but bourbon is full on beanie babies for adults and there isn't a single one I have missed buying in the last few months that I think about. My wallet is thanking me as well.

i wish u guys drank during these videos it would make them more fun

When a cask strength double oaked woodford distillery drops I bet y’all will be all over it😂

high west double rye is good though

Whistle pig is sourced Canadian.

Passing on all 1792s (FP included). Find the flavor profile more off putting recently. 100% agree on the Bookers and Willett too.

The bottle is “COOL” but you can’t drink cool…. 8:18 😂🤣👍

good stuff as usual boys, cheers

1792 FP is a cherry bomb… unreal you put that in the list

The only Willet I can get, is the pot still. I like the bottle, that's about it.

I’m passing on Rebel Cask Strength. Drinks very hot to me.

Thanks for the woodford tips. Empty bank account into OF line of bottles.

I have 2 baker's 11 years 8 months state pic from Ohio The one I opened was pretty good

So weird, both my 1792 FP drink WAY under proof. My OFSiB all drink like gasoline.

I must be weird, I like all the Woodford Reserve Special Releases and think Double Oaked is beyond overrated.

Damn guys lol. I love just about every thing you mentioned! Not everybody can get Michters 10 Year or all of the HH LE stuff….

You had me fooled with the clickbait-y thumbnail 😂 i was about to throw hands in defense of my beloved four roses SBPS, even at $100 a pop these days.

News flash, it’s none of the thumbnail bourbons 😂

I agree with everything on this list. I would also add Elijah Craig Toasted, OF Single Barrel BP, Henry McKenna 10, Remus Repeal, and Blantons

Damn i just bought a 1792 full proof store pick i been excited to try lol

Woodinville

Never seen or of heard of Baker's.

I love High West Double Rye, but their regular bourbon was a disappointment for me.

1792 full proof. The last two bottles I’ve bought the cork has broken in the bottle

Just getting to the bottom of store pick bottle of 1792 Full Proof. It's Hot Dam Good!

I do think 1792 full proof store picks are valid cuz they are only $45. Ive had good and bad like any other single barrel and stor pick. I do agree theres better for not much more $$ but it is a sub $50 bottle. Whistle pig 10 year store picks after a great sampling is the only time id ever buy anything whistle pig other than one time for the cool.piggy bank lol then reuse that pig to hold a good store pick

I hate when ever someone on KZfaq says "B roll" it's so cringe, it's like they are trying desperately for clout. It's like saying "I'm a professional" professionals don't have to brag about being professional

Hard pass on all finished whiskey and MGP. Give me some caramel, vanilla, butterscotch, and barrel char all day long…..

Makers Mark….every bottle I’ve ever had just tastes like I put a raw oak stave in my mouth. Agree with the Bookers.

any plans for bourbon festival gentlemen? coming down for weekend…would be great to see a group event/get together.

Whistlepig, mostly expensive. I haven't had it and probably wouldn't buy it.

Booker's not bad, expensive.

With this FOMO teasing our wallets to the brink. I love the anti-hype videos like this. Please more bang for the buck. Line up things in some blinds SLB does it lots. Shoutout curiosity public. They blinded many tequilas and had many surprises. Especially when it takes the wind out of the hype brands. It's needed when publicity in any shape gets a hold of your wallet, then come regret and disappointed when it doesn't line up with what someone said. I'm a beginner. Kind of. But when an $80 bottle of something is a let down compared to a $50. You scratch your head and are shy next time.

Love my Calumet 16, but I only paid $130 for it. However, I totally agree with you about the 1792 Full Proof. I bought one and won’t buy any others.

I was sorely disappointed by Jim Beams Hardin Creek. I won’t buy it again.

Agree with you on Bookers and Bakers 13

Four Roses single barrel is just not my bag, baby... never had a batch that whispered in my ear. Maybe I don't get it.

Woodford Reserve I meant.

Boss Hogs are amazing!!!

Blue Run!

I have all of them

What are yalls thoughts on Good Times & their insane artificial barrel finishes? 👀

Great bottle picks for bourbon to pass on. I would never buy any whiskey because the bottle looks cool. At the end of the day, the bottle gets tossed in the garbage. It's just marketing for more money. Great review.

If I was you the whole wall behind y’all would be on the list. Lmfao.

What's your favorite rye under 60?

"Willet not that bad at $250", other guy "$270". Nope, not for this guy, being on disability. I could think of plenty of other bourbons/whiskies I would rather have.

Whistle Pig is so overpriced. Would you include the Woodford Master's Series Five-Malt Stouted Mash as a speciality release as a no buy?

I stopped buying sourced juice at high price points, looking at you Old Carter and Kentucky Owl.

Woodford is ok.

Angels envy and anything whistlepig

I thought I was the only one that felt the 1792 full proof ran super hot.. easy subscribe!