The Best Available Whiskey RIGHT NOW!

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The Best Available Whiskey RIGHT NOW!

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Sean and Dan go over the best whiskey you can buy in 2023! The best whiskeys of the year change every year and so do the best available bourbons! So it's time we talk about our current favorite findable whiskey on shelves!
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@Silentchaosdk Жыл бұрын

Scotch drinker here that plays a little in the bourbon sandbox, and glad the Laddie made it here because that and the peated 12 yr port charlotte are winners

@dkb138 Жыл бұрын

Can confirm, Port Charlotte slaps and I always have it

@Misfit364 Жыл бұрын

Agree both the Laddie and Port Charlotte are great.

@sorinsrn5442 Жыл бұрын

Port Charlotte is in my top 5 peated single malts.

@SleepyPaul Жыл бұрын

Octomore, Dark Arts they have a lot of great stuff

@richardbarrick1492 7 ай бұрын

Absolutely great choices here on your list 📃 -- The Classic Laddie is my fav. Islay❤

@paulyoshida1747 Жыл бұрын

Kiwi is actually, low key, one of the most underrated fruits. You have to get a sweet one. Don't judge them by the typical underripe sour options at your grocery store. They are great straight up, sliced, on a salad...they have a good amount of vitamin c and k. If you don't want to peel them, just slice it in half, and scoop the content with a spoon.

@alessiosolzi5790 Жыл бұрын

strange but good it that the peel is edible, you can wash it and it the whole fruit without any hassle

@powerman2442 Жыл бұрын

@@alessiosolzi5790 This is how I’ve eaten them for a couple years. Since I watched a friend eat one like an apple. Blew my mind!

@fromtopeka 17 күн бұрын

absolute classic opener

@TheObiwantoby Жыл бұрын

Bowman single barrel is great stuff . It is NOT at every ABC store in the state. I work in DC and the ABCs do not have the availability right now. 1 within 85 miles of Arlington. I cannot wait to find another bottle again.

@FaceIntoKeyboard Жыл бұрын

Yeah, with everyone talking about Bowman they fly off the shelves now. Might need to make a trip down to Fredericksburg and visit the distillery soon.

@garyb6670 Жыл бұрын

If you head to the distillery, bring some friends that don’t love bourbon. They limit you to one bottle per person per day. There is only 1 bottle of JJB in the entire VA ABC system right now. When it releases, it does stick around for a week or so but I wouldn’t be surprised if it suddenly hit the allocated list.

@HacknSlashMonster Жыл бұрын

I have yet to see a 13th Colony near me, so I may have to try and hunt one of those down. Def like some of the other choices on the list though guys, bravo!

@FakingANerve Жыл бұрын

5:09 "And if you're in the right states, it's freaking everywhere." Ahhh, 4 months ago. Those were the days! We were so young and naive then... * *lé sigh* *

@oboecoe Жыл бұрын

I was able to get a couple of bottles of Very Old Barton 100 proof for $15 a piece, I stocked up and it's legit one of my favorite bourbons out there

@ShawnTylerMusic Жыл бұрын

Haven’t had the bowman single barrel yet, but found the port finish for 39 bucks. Gonna crack it this weekend!

@carlossandiego7925 Жыл бұрын

Nice scotch choice. I just found BBC Origins for $43 at Total Wine. Thanks for the recommendation today and the past review of it.

@kyletaylor13 Жыл бұрын

Love to see the Laddie there - I might have chosen the 12 yr old bunny, but its like 15$ more... Also, the classic laddie bottle is a two stage sticker, you can peel off the white lettering and end up with an ill all teal bottle. Use it for your mouthwash, thank me later!

@erikguthrie8578 Жыл бұрын

interesting about price, in NH Bunna 12 and the Laddie are both 60, but they do frequently go on sale, huge Bunna fan here and love when it occasionally goes on sale for 50 :)

@dreadnot8775 Жыл бұрын

Happy to see the laddie in there! Great pour. Never go wrong with Sagamore!

@colelanza3019 Жыл бұрын

We absolutely need a compilation of all bottle and glass breaks PLEASE!!!!!!

@MichaelBurns01 Жыл бұрын

It has to climax with the tractor tip with the pallet of bottles right?!

@SSR_Virgo_Tiger Жыл бұрын

Yep, exactly the opposite of hate on that Classic Laddie. It's fantastic. Bunnahabhain 12 is also a fantastic unpeated Islay 🤘

@henrybottieri7816 Жыл бұрын

Today my wife and I went to lunch at our favorite restaurant and I noticed they had Bruichladdich. Had a neat pour and it was fantastic, so fantastic we stopped at our favorite local liquor store and picked up a bottle. Thank you!!! Hope to be a patron very soon! Cheers 🥃

@GirthBrooks404 Жыл бұрын

Pretty happy to see the love you're giving to 13th colony. Opened my double Oakes last night and loved it. Their southern bourbon is amazing for 35 as well. Especially if you love SWEET bourbon

@derekliljequist1086 Жыл бұрын

For the 60 buck range of Scotch Balvenie Doublewood and Dalmore 12 year are excellent as well.

@michaelwoody2111 Жыл бұрын

I am sorry but John J Bowman isn’t “readily available” unless you go to the distillery. I hit 6 ABC stores and none of them had seen a bottle of John J in months. Bowman Small Batch is readily available but, even in Virginia, John J is a hard to find bottle.

@craigroberts5965 Жыл бұрын

I don't know how large your UK audience is, but it would be interesting to see your thoughts on the best bourbons available over the pond, on the typical whiskey websites

@craigroberts5965 Жыл бұрын

Other than the classic Laddie, the only bottles available in the UK from this episode are the Sagamore.

@coletravis1057 Жыл бұрын

A friend got me the white lable Btown Origins and holy cow does it live up to the hype. Best $50 whiskey I've had in a long time

@davidjohnson8930 Жыл бұрын

The Laddie is a good call!!!

@CharleyCarey Жыл бұрын

I'm buying that Sagamore today.

@alfonsolopez56 Жыл бұрын

So long as papaya is still a fruit, kiwi will never be the worst fruit

@andrewrice6544 Жыл бұрын

Thanks boys. Would love to see this segment at least twice a year, quarterly would be even better without diluting.

@zulickj Жыл бұрын

I like the bourbon and rye Rare Breeds. Available and generally under $60.

@FakingANerve Жыл бұрын

Absolutely! Hard to beat, and surprisingly ALWAYS AVAILABLE.

@theukyankee Жыл бұрын

Every Sagamore I've ever purchased has been amazing.

@benjbaird6851 Жыл бұрын

I'd Add Bushmills 10 to this list... Straight papaya and tropical fruits. Absolute perfect summer whiskey.

@MeTaLISaWeSoMe95 4 ай бұрын

You guys had to point out that Bowman Single Barrel is everywhere in VA, and now it's become allocated here lol

@whatsthepoint170 Жыл бұрын

Sagamore is just outstanding rye, period. Have you guys tried any store picks? I tasted a 7 year old pick last week and it’s outrageously good

@BourbonJunkies Жыл бұрын

We've been fortunate enough to do 2 picks through them. Some of my favorite ryes!

@JoeCarpel Жыл бұрын

John J Bowman is great, although it's actually getting harder to find in VA. But you can still order it thank God...for now at least.

@wizzer88 Жыл бұрын

Bardstown Origin finally made it to SoCal a few weeks ago. I finally landed both, Total Wine's have been selling out of them pretty quickly. I can't wait to crack it open.

@TheronStClair Жыл бұрын

I love the Laddie. Great bottle of scotch. Can also be a springboard into peated scotch.

@peterb.3278 Жыл бұрын

Love the Ladde! If you like this try the Bunna 12- great list boys!

@jarededlington2578 Жыл бұрын

Kiwi is a top notch fruit. The Classic Laddie is one of the best intro scotch’s. Will forever have a bottle sitting around. Phenomenal pick good sir

@MatoNupai Жыл бұрын

Problem with Kiwi they are picked too soon and they’re not fit to eat. But get a ripe one and it’s DELICIOUS

@319_Fishing Жыл бұрын

Just bought a top floor yesterday.. i was a day early from what i wanted which was benchmark full proof. But i got the benchmark top floor for 15$. So i cant complain. But also got a of bib 100 proof which is delicious. And then got the store pick OF sib barrel select 133.2 proof had a neck pour it was hot at first then changed into this sweet banana brown sugar goodness!!!

@davidbruce5228 Жыл бұрын

John J Bowman is currently sold out in VA thanks to everyone talking about it.

@BourbonJunkies Жыл бұрын

Well I mean it's good though

@RodneyHenderson357 Жыл бұрын

Top Floor us $19 in Atl. Full Proof will run $24-$25.

@Eagleknight815 Жыл бұрын

Kiwi.....I can do without. Still have to give Sean a Shoutout for the Early Times Bottled in Bond. Thats good for the price point for a daily.

@TheNewMailman Жыл бұрын

Binny's own label: Clark & Sheffield 90 proof for 12.99 per 750ml right now in Chicago land is BEST value imo. Not young or crafty, so good!. I believe it's literally Barton 1792 SmB. Someone should do a deep dive

@mattmurphy4712 Жыл бұрын

Stopped by two Kroger's in Indianapolis this weekend hoping to find Stone Hammer. I was told the distributer has been trying to get more for the past three weeks, and that it goes quickly when it is on the shelves. Picked up a nice bottle of Four Roses Single Barrel for $43 instead. Also saw it for the same price at Total Wine. Found a bottle of Dragon's Milk at Meijer. Had also seen it on the shelves in my local Meijer in Evansville.

@davem9484 Жыл бұрын

Hey guys, new to the channel (and bourbon)... just wanted to share some of my go-to’s and favorites. Noble Oak, Basil Hayden, buffalo trace, Elijah craig, Angles envy, heavens door, whistle pig 10 year.(👍🏻👍🏻). I live in PA. Our liquor laws are dumb as hell, so I can only rely on the state stores. Can’t ship here either.

@justinwinningham4892 Жыл бұрын

I just bought a bottle of barrel proof Elijah Craig A123 and when you said permanent marker, I poured a little bit and that’s all I could smell and taste

@adampaal Жыл бұрын

Love the Classic Laddie, that bottle got me into scotch last year!

@beigeguest Жыл бұрын

Fwiw John J Bowman is currently unavailable in Virginia. I was able to snag a bottle a couple of months ago and the guy at my local ABC said it was the first time he'd seen it in about 6 months.

@danrudnick5252 Жыл бұрын

Man I have a good selection at the local stores and Benchmark, Bruichladdich, and Sagamore are the only ones of those I've seen. Bunnahabhain 12 is another great 60ish bottle for scotch that's super crushable.

@cyrano33 Жыл бұрын

Love the Laddie! Good choice Shawn.

@mikemelichar9362 Жыл бұрын

The Bruichladdich Classic Laddie is awesome. Also love the Sagamore’s especially the double oaked!!!

@KlingbeilWoodworks Жыл бұрын

you had me hooked from the start with that glen flip/drop LMAO. I would love to see a blooper video of bottle drops from "flips gone wrong"....could be a fun short every now and again.

@mwn1218 Жыл бұрын

Kiwi is amazing. Not top 3 like Sean said but very solid

@BrennanCh06 Жыл бұрын

Sagamore DO is amazing especially at that price

@francisrizzo1529 Жыл бұрын

Epic intro, just freakin' nailed it (to quote WTWT). BTW, I recently toured the Bowman distillery and the guide said like 4 times "for those of you that have heard rumors, I can assure you that we do NOT get distillate from anyone else, everything we sell we make right here." Not a fan of their new GREEN stickers for single barrel bourbon (Whaaah?).

@chrisdimascola6768 Жыл бұрын

LOVE 13th Colony. Every bottle is so good.

@AndrewAbides Жыл бұрын

I actually really like kiwis! 😅

@pumpedupdart6859 Жыл бұрын

Sagamore Barrel Strength Store Picks are fuggin hitters!!!!!!!!!

@erichartnett41 Жыл бұрын

Looks like you have another clip for your new series "Mistakes Were Made." Dan comes in guns a blazin' again. 😂😂😂 A lot of people go to Balvenie Doublewood for a starter whisky. Nice to see you gave them another option.

@jcockfie Жыл бұрын

John J sits on the shelf in Virginia about a day. The other 29 days in a month, you can’t find it. Basically allocated.

@cuba1266 Жыл бұрын

Four Roses Small Batch Select!

@davevogelsang6791 Жыл бұрын

Picked up a bottle of John J Bowman Single Barrel LE at Binny’s Liquor Store in Rockford, IL 2 weeks ago for $65.

@markdunn1931 Жыл бұрын

classic laddie awesome , give port charlotte a try same distillery. cheers...

@pizzawarlord9232 Жыл бұрын

Great choices. That single malt is solid and not expensive

@chadburke1938 Жыл бұрын

For me the best readily available whiskies are Old Forester 1910 and 1920 with Rare Breed being just a bit behind those. For bargain sippers it’s Wild Turkey 101 or Evan Williams BIB. Scotch I love me some Talisker 10 as it has some peat to make it interesting but not enough to be overpowering.

@benjbaird6851 Жыл бұрын

This is the correct comment. Could not agree more, brother.

@seanoconnor666 Жыл бұрын

Is something wrong with Sean, he didn’t put on Wild Turkey Rare Breed 🤣 on the kiwi note - low key best fruit

@codymills1842 Жыл бұрын

I love kiwi!! You guys are right about Top floor!

@robertsmithUH60driver Жыл бұрын

Just picked up 3 bottles of JJB in VA. The state liquor store thinks it is going allocated soon.

@kentheten Жыл бұрын

Better get that 13th colony sour mash while you can... They just announced they just shipped the last of it to distro the other day.

@wyva9845 Жыл бұрын

John J Bowman still isn’t all that available in VA. Small Batch and Port all day, but single barrels still go quickly!

@ethanbrown2535 Жыл бұрын

Yep, I haven't seen a John J Bowman in over 6 months in all my local stores.

@drunknmunky127 Жыл бұрын

No hate on the Classic Laddie. That stuff is wonderful.

@tinytinytimyall Жыл бұрын

John j bowman is 100% allocated in Illinois. It’s easier to find Blantons and eh Taylor at retail

@red5standingby419 Жыл бұрын

Can confirm as a fellow Illinoisan. Also none of the Benchmarks are distributed here except the basic one. Also Blanton's sucks. Never had a good one(best I've had was mid at best). I've passed on it so many times at normal retail prices. The ONE John J Bowman I have been able to get is head and shoulders above any Blanton's I've had.

@MileHighGrowler Жыл бұрын

JJB is great but never on a shelf in Colorado, either. I've got one bottle right now, through a rare whiskey auction (paid retail). I've seen Bowman Bros and Isaac Bowman twice at stores, both times 3x retail.

@richmcelmeel5430 Жыл бұрын

I'm in on Top Floor, $18 in South Bend and that Bardstown Id add....Coopers Craft 100 Proof and Blade and Bow since I can find that for 36.

@jonathansanchez1568 Жыл бұрын

Just picked up Sagamore rye BiB 2a and for and I can’t wait to see where they go from here distilling their own cause its great

@49erFanMatt Жыл бұрын

Kiwi is not the worst fruit. Dan, you’ve gotta peel it first!

@paulyoshida1747 Жыл бұрын

If you're looking at non-peated scotch under or around $60, there are so many other options besides the laddie. Here are a few that I would choose over the robbin's egg. Not necessarily in preference order: 1.Bunnahabhain 12 2. Deanston 12 3. Tobermory 12 4. Balblair 12 5. Arran 10. 6. compass box spice tree 7. Glen Garioch 12, 8. any Glenallachie that fits the price, If we can go peated, then 1. Port Charlotte 10 2. Ledaig 10 3. any version of a 10 year-ish independently bottled Caol Ila 4. compass box peat monster 5. Kilchoman Machir Bay...I'm sure I've missed some, but that's off the top of my head.

@chadburke1938 Жыл бұрын

Fan of Talisker 10 as far as affordable Scotch with peat that’s still approachable.

@a.w.3480 Жыл бұрын

Durian is the worst, followed by banana, lol Kiwis are great added to smoothies (with the skin) but im not a big fan just eating it straight.

@johnculley5731 Жыл бұрын

bakers 7... all three.. cheap, available, and exceptional

@deangood6682 Жыл бұрын

looking strung out dan

@normlang1994 Жыл бұрын

All Benchmarks are allocated in NC (except for 8), and RARELY available in our ABC stores. ECBP...also totally allocated and only available about 6-8 weeks each year.

@jzzsxm Жыл бұрын

Kiwi is amazing. Pomelo is a nightmare. Also, Stonehammer is now impossible to find. Thanks.

@sn1000k Жыл бұрын

Very true about the Pomelo. Untrue about Stonehammer, at least in Indianapolis!

@jzzsxm Жыл бұрын

@@sn1000k Fort Wayne has been sold out since Dan and Sean started singing its praises

@curtboxley7678 Жыл бұрын

Dan and Sean, Love the show. Sean, so happy to hear you drink Irish and Scotch. I just recently started buying some Irish and scotch whiskeys. I love my bourbons, but I totally agree, sometimes you need a break...a change from Bourbon. Would love to know which scotch and Irish whiskey you enjoy. Cheers

@harmoncollege Жыл бұрын

JJ Bowman single barrel smokes Blanton's. I've been drinking Bowman for years.

@SMokeUCantHandle Жыл бұрын

Top Floor is 15 bucks here. OF 100 is $17. Been cheaping out this month!

@johnh8268 6 ай бұрын

Love me some Top Floor!

@SSR_Virgo_Tiger Жыл бұрын

Benchmark Top Floor over OF 100?! That's a strong statement. Gonna have to try that Top Floor now 😂

@michaelmcguirk8370 Жыл бұрын

the classic laddie is outstanding and a cool bottle

@brandonblomme7797 Жыл бұрын

I love kiwi my fav of all time

@BourbonJunkies Жыл бұрын

Yea Dan is wrong on this one

@brandonblomme7797 Жыл бұрын

@@BourbonJunkies haha Michigan kiwi must suck just like Oregon bourbon haha people here don’t like it I said try some Kentucky

@gregoryeverett9811 Жыл бұрын

I don't know a lot about Boubon. When I first tried it, I didn't like it. About a year ago, I read an article where someone stated that in his opinoin, 10 year old was the sweet spot for Bourbons. He reveiwed 8 10 year old bourbons at verying price points and his #3 choice was the cheepest on the list. It was Russell's Reserve, 10 year old. I tried it, and I realy like it.What is your opinion of this selection?

@DimitarShishkov Жыл бұрын

Love that Laddie!!!

@Shotgunwillie89 Жыл бұрын

I had that Bardtown white label for the first time recently and also thought it was delicious.. $45 by me.

@bourbonapprentice Жыл бұрын

I really need to find those BBC origin series

@leviashby6900 Жыл бұрын

Nice work

@voodoo2882 Жыл бұрын

kiwi is king........and so is both lists. good bang for the buck

@whiskycentral Жыл бұрын

Golden kiwi is great 👍

@geraldreilly1542 Жыл бұрын

love the list

@rockermork Жыл бұрын

Love Bruichladdich!!!

@JEM707 Жыл бұрын

I like to recommend Arran 10 and Bunnahabhain 12 as introductory Scotches for folks that may not like peat. They’re also good transition whisky for bourbon drinkers.

@erikfredricksen4691 Жыл бұрын

available+cheap+good=Old Forester 100, Old Granddad 114, Ancient Age 90, Evan Williams BIB, Russel's Reserve 10 yr. You can put all five in the cart for around or under $100

@bradhart2 Жыл бұрын

I agree heartily with the Evan Williams Bottle in Bond. It will be even nicer if what I have heard about it showing up at Costco in the 1.75 liter bottles for summer as this is my cocktail whisky