THE BEST BOURBON OF THE YEAR!

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Жыл бұрын

Dan and I went through the castle and grabbed all the bourbons that we thought had the potential to be the best bourbons of the year. After 5 blinds we each crown our king of 2022! Fred Minnick's Whiskey of the year was William Larue Weller. Will we follow suit? We blind 25 bourbons to find the 10 best that we own!
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@Nole1992 Жыл бұрын

It’s good to have a review of all bourbons even if they are allocated. I can go to a bar/restaurant and get a pour of things I can’t buy

@powerman2442 Жыл бұрын

6:13 “I don’t feel good” 😂

@jP-nw7nm Жыл бұрын

Everyone scared after it’s bourbon night hahah

@BourbonJunkies Жыл бұрын

Well we didn't know we had to be until people turned on them

@18wheelsofjustice Жыл бұрын

You don't need disclaimers. Let haters hate. If it's a list about the 'best,' then it's about the best. Period. Allocated or not. Its like this: if ya wanna drive a Ferrari - you gotta pony up that Ferrari $$$. Don't get mad cause you can't find or afford that Ferrari experience for Camry $$ ..those days are gone....it's why those bottles are so damn special. They are the best. I'll happily drink my findable CF16 - It's everywhere for $134 to $150ish or ECBP or RB , and pray to the bourbon gods I snag a lotto bottle once a year. And then throughly enjoy letting you dudes entertain us while sipping on my Camry $$ pour!

@NorthWestBourbon Жыл бұрын

I definitely agree with this. Someone does not make a list of what their favorite thing was last year based on the fact that other people could have it as well. You make a list of what your favorite bottles of the year were because were your favorites. But I guess that clarifies the difference between viewers who watch you as influencers, as opposed to fellow whiskey enthusiasts. Congrats on 100k, you guys have definitely been putting in that work the last couple years, and it's been fun watching. Cheers 🇺🇸 🥃

@BB-kr7ep Жыл бұрын

I can't get enough of your video's. Congrats on the 100k!

@erichartnett41 Жыл бұрын

Surpringly, that Four Gate Indiana was pretty easy to find online at a great price. I had the pitch of four variations and looks like I went with the right one. Cheers!

@michelem9341 Жыл бұрын

Great vid! (Also, good to see top of 2022; others are doing too 2023- year that hasn’t occurred yet…) I’m very happy for your 100k milestone. You deserve it.

@awsomenesscaleb Жыл бұрын

1. Heaven Hill 17 2. George T. Stagg 3. Van Winkle Lot B 4. William Larue Weller 5. Russell's Reserve 13 6. Old Fitzgerald 17 7. Larceny Barrel Proof C922 8. Lucky Seven The Proprietor 9. Four Roses Limited Edition Small Batch 10. Elijah Craig Barrel Proof B522

@jakeaugust1542 Жыл бұрын

I had a pour of heaven hill 17 this year and was surprisingly not a fan of it. I know I might be the only person on earth that says that but I wasn't gonna pay for another pour to find out.

@awsomenesscaleb Жыл бұрын

@@jakeaugust1542 There's no shame in not liking the older stuff. Not everyone is a fan of oak. I bet you would like Wild Turkey products.

@jakeaugust1542 Жыл бұрын

@@awsomenesscaleb oh I like old stuff. Was just something about the pour I had I didn't enjoy it. I was in Vegas when I had it and it was $100 so that also might have had something to do with it

@awsomenesscaleb Жыл бұрын

@@jakeaugust1542 It's a divisive one. Fred Minnick didn't even put it in his top 100. ADHD gave it one of his highest scores ever. It's one of the best things I've personally ever had, but I can see how some wouldn't like it. The profile is unusual.

@robertshay9235 Жыл бұрын

Great list. This is fun and I enjoy how you put this together. Disco 8 was my whiskey of the year. Cheers

@jashsu Жыл бұрын

Happy to see that FG Batch 22 Indiana Foundation on there! Spotted it in the background of a previous video and was hoping you guys would review it but glad to see it got some love in the best of the year video.

@lilannalucey Жыл бұрын

Those are great lists. I love the mix of available and unobtanium and the fact you do it blind. I definitely agree on the Woodford, I love that bottle. And this makes me again wish Bardstown for available here in PA. I'm not quite willing to drive down to DE to get it but might need to rethink that now. Now for 2023, are you going to put some Virtue into the blinds? Might be a little conflict of interest...

@seanoconnor666 Жыл бұрын

One of your best vids, sad you both took out Cal 16 as I love that bottle, but your end result was great to see. Always love the blind ranking!

@kevinblue1976 Жыл бұрын

Congrats on 100k guys!!

@BourbonJunkies Жыл бұрын

Thank you!!

@DrJamesSamuelSmith Жыл бұрын

Fantastic list! Great stuff!

@stevegellas7869 Жыл бұрын

That was fun! For you guys as well.

@rockcityphoto Жыл бұрын

Thoroughly enjoyed Boureye this year, but yeah, it's not gonna hang against all the high proofers. It's probably my favorite low proofer for the year though. Real glad I bought two bottles when I went out to High West.

@bourbonbill Жыл бұрын

I just gotta say how good was the Woodford batch proof this year made my list pretty high too. A real underdog story

@TheModernNeanderthal Жыл бұрын

The Discos have to be the best readily available bottles out there. So I can’t get EVERY top tier bottle but I can always find Disco. That and Four Gate if you’re willing to splurge

@bdoghp Жыл бұрын

Love the top ten regardless that I only have one of those bottles. Great content! Here’s to 2023 gents!

@mero40k Жыл бұрын

1:52 new t-shirt design

@ericmorris9660 Жыл бұрын

“It’s just too much whiskey to drink”…said no one ever!! 😂😂

@christopherm.2413 Жыл бұрын

Awsome top 10 guys. 🥃

@x_Liquid_x Жыл бұрын

Great video!! 👍

@robertharper2158 Жыл бұрын

Damn fine list on both sides. Let the contest begin for 2023!

@TheBarryHawk Жыл бұрын

Very good video. I just got the Disco 8. Apparently, I need to get into that bottle. Is it backup bottle worthy?

@mikefranklin3874 Жыл бұрын

Solid video. I only have one bottle on the final lists. Congrats on 100K and thanks for the entertainment.

@mitchilito99 Жыл бұрын

Living in North Carolina it's nice to know which bourbons I'll NEVER get to friggen taste! Thanks guys. Another great vid.

@BoyMeetsWhiskey Жыл бұрын

This was fun! Woodford Batch proof was top 5 for me. 🔥

@jasonjackson3422 Жыл бұрын

You guys hit the 100k subscribers!! Congrats! I love your reviews and my wife even loves you guys and she HATES when I watch bourbon or cigar reviews!!! She said you guys are idiotic and that is a compliment from her!!! Lol. Keep up the great work fellas

@jham2449 Жыл бұрын

Super surprised Cal 16 didnt make it to the top 10 out of those. Thanks for another year of your content.

@msutton01 Жыл бұрын

Great lists guys!

@ICYUNVM3 Жыл бұрын

Enjoy it all! Drinking vicariously through you... Got sinus infection end of december and just finishing anti-biotic and prednisone. So #dryjanuary has been thrust upon me by force.

@DaaasBooot Жыл бұрын

Best available list, heck yea!

@ruggedgentleman Жыл бұрын

Dan, I though for sure Chattanooga Founders would have been in your top 20. I love that bottle. If you like all these better than Founders they must be amazing whiskey. Great year of tasting for you guys. Looking forward to 2023 reviews.

@BourbonJunkies Жыл бұрын

1000% it's top 20 but didn't make top 15

@Bobbyholmesclubstep Жыл бұрын

Has the fable and folly improved since first opening the bottle? I was surprised it ranked so highly in the low proof since you guys didnt seem too impressed with it when you first cracked it open. LLS has a bottle for $150 and I'm on the fence about it so would love to get your take on it after its had some time to breath.

@philc1884 Жыл бұрын

Nice picks! A bit challenging to get through but well worth it. 🤯

@FNGWhiskey Жыл бұрын

I loved that Woodford. Wasn't able to try most of these others. ECC922 hasn't hit Colorado yet as far as I know. SMH Good stuff guys!

@DG-cc6tx Жыл бұрын

Great job!

@jasono.1629 Жыл бұрын

What a list! Great top ten guys. Wow Gatsby coming in high for Sean, surprised but kinda not surprised. Agree with Bardstown being ranked higher than ECBP.

@moose7611 Жыл бұрын

I haven’t watched you 2 knuckle heads for a bit, this bottle lite stage is legit

@dadkicks Жыл бұрын

Let’s not push it…. I effing love you guys.

@ironpony9892 Жыл бұрын

Keep drinking them guys its always good info and entertainment.

@PeaceIsBetter Жыл бұрын

Some of us can only dream of these fancy bourbons.

@yofuman Жыл бұрын

Huge congrats on 100k

@BourbonJunkies Жыл бұрын

Thank you!!

@JohnKay79 Жыл бұрын

Also, I just scored a WLW from my local store in their year end draft. Can't wait to get into it

@YoPaulieMusic Жыл бұрын

Would love to see you do this video again in a week or so to see if anything changes. My palate seems to change regularly, making my whiskey adventure even more exciting. Blind tastings can really blow your mind at times. :)

@ASerfling36 Жыл бұрын

I feel so much better for buying that Gatsby for $270 now. At least it blinds well for some. Phew. I did love it a lot, but haven’t had the privilege to try most on this list, so maybe that would change. For what I own, it’s a hitter and one of the best allocations I’ve gotten.

@1skippysmooth Жыл бұрын

Nice job.

@whiskeygamesnerdstuff789 Жыл бұрын

great video

@trumpeter0102 Жыл бұрын

I currently have 4 WT12s in my collection I feel like I should go clear off the shelf and buy more at less than $50 a bottle. (I currently live in Japan)

@craigroberts5965 Жыл бұрын

It's 120 euro in Europe in Right now. And still buying it!

@meccaoutdoors Жыл бұрын

That coy hill is crazy hard to find and expensive!!

@joestarke1357 Жыл бұрын

This video hurt. I just got back from a trip to Detroit. Picked up a bottle Bardstown fusion #8 and passed on several discovery #8 because I could not remember the reviews. I can’t find any Bardstown in missouri

@collinwrestling Жыл бұрын

Glad that the Gatsby made it in! I loved mine when I tried it, and was second guessing myself a lot after all the hate

@dbealby Жыл бұрын

High expectations for $270.

@brandonwilliams462 Жыл бұрын

Any chance you’re going to do a review video of the WT 101 12 year? I know it’s a hard to get for you folks but given I live in Canada 90% of what you review is impossible for me to get anyway. As a huge 101 fan I’d love to see one.

@henrycervantezzz5566 Жыл бұрын

Was this the four gate Indiana batch 22? I just scored one of these for well under retail. Excited to crack it.

@mhawkins1700 Жыл бұрын

I could swear you mentioned Punchers Chance in a video, but I can't find any mention. I do see Blue Run High Rye on your shelf, worth it at $119?? Love the videos!

@fishboy2040 Жыл бұрын

Wish yall had stagg b18 and the new phc, want to see where they would have ended up

@ryanclancy7181 Жыл бұрын

Have you guys had the opportunity to try Koval’s Bottle in Bond Rye? I think it’s an absolute hitter

@zachariahzedd8124 Жыл бұрын

Thanks for watching! Maybe... Hahahaha let’s do all we can to avoid a ‘Chad and Sara’

@JPBAMA Жыл бұрын

Good reviews guys . Great lighting. Love your back wall.and.uplights. Thoroughly confused by the process though lol. Glad you ditched Calumet 16. I paid good money for that... awful herbal, medicinal bomb imo.

@frankmastromauro5630 Жыл бұрын

Good video

@Kerithanos Жыл бұрын

Should have kept the cameras rolling a few more minutes, I wanted to hear tasting notes on the 2022 Top 10 Blend that Dan was concocting at the end there!

@jishnumohan1204 Жыл бұрын

S tier comparison is long pending 😁

@JM-fb4kz Жыл бұрын

Hmmm, my local liquor store has the Remus Gatsby...maybe I should stretch and buy it?

@BourbonHawk69 Жыл бұрын

Did you guys get an EHTBP this year? Thought that bottle was stellar

@jackward5204 Жыл бұрын

Surprised Stagg Jr. 16 didn't make it and that Calumet 16 didn't make top 10! Great video guys!

@davida130 Жыл бұрын

Stagg jr. 16 was released in 2021. So they couldn't put it in this years blind. They didn't get it to review until 2022.

@jackward5204 Жыл бұрын

@@davida130 Wow. I totally knew this and didn't even think about that. Whoops.

@Brad-ic4bp Жыл бұрын

Any mention of Shenk’s and I have to chime in. I tried a pour a few months ago, on the recommendation of the bartender at the Stanley Hotel in Colorado, and I loved it more than anything else I’ve ever tried (though not technically bourbon for some reason). I spent the next 3 months trying to find a bottle, with zero luck - even on Caskers (I’d have paid the inflated Caskers price).

@MrWookie1981 Жыл бұрын

I recently received a 2022 bottle and it is my favourite at the moment. I also got the toasted barrel but the Shenks was better in my opinion.

@Brad-ic4bp Жыл бұрын

@@MrWookie1981 Lucky man! I’m gonna keep searching for it, though I don’t know how likely it is for me to find a 2022 bottle at this point, in mid Jan 2023.

@landongehman94 11 ай бұрын

Completely unrelated to bourbon.... what was laying beside/under the watch at 02:23? It's driving me nuts haha Anyway, love the videos. Definitely help to direct my hunting better. I tend to walk in and get super sidetracked by the shelves of options.

@chaseyoungblood1494 Жыл бұрын

So sad you took out OKI batch 1.... not surprised with the winners though - all hitters!

@btwarner2124 Жыл бұрын

Looking back. You missed on the Weller 107

@joeyyoshizumi Жыл бұрын

I don’t know if I can watch you guys anymore… I thought for sure Kessler’s and Malort would have made the list this year… I mean, who are you two anymore!?!? 😂😂😂

@sn1000k Жыл бұрын

How is the malort? I've had malort but not the whiskey.

@joeyyoshizumi Жыл бұрын

@@sn1000k ummm if sweetens cove was made from neutral grain spirits and then watered down

@uwrossl Жыл бұрын

Cat needs to be permanently made an honorary junky

@Steamie0625 Жыл бұрын

Love the disclaimer, must of learned from It's Bourbon Night lol. People are crybabies, just keep doing what you do guys!

@kenmacko2570 Жыл бұрын

Can you list the bottles from this show? I’m curious about the 4 Gates and the OKI but it’s hard to follow exactly what blends you had here. Thanks

@BourbonJunkies Жыл бұрын

They are on the screen buddy. Four Gate foundation 10 year and four gate kelvin 4

@James.s Жыл бұрын

Man, I wanted to see how the Calumet 16 would have done for real.

@morsog1287 Жыл бұрын

I have none of these lol

@JohnKay79 Жыл бұрын

Cut the Knob Creek 18? Be still my beating heart...lol

@MichaelC_22 Жыл бұрын

Sad you had to make the disclaimer in the beginning after what happened to IBN. I liked your method with using blind results to make your list. Have you tried any of the Redwood Empire Cask Strengths? I tried Lost Monarch and enjoyed it very much. Curious where those would rank in your best of 2022.

@BourbonJunkies Жыл бұрын

Emerald giant at cask was our favorite, we're going to do a rye list and that will be on there I bet

@ReverseProof Жыл бұрын

I would have liked to see you guys actually do some of these blinds.

@BourbonJunkies Жыл бұрын

It would have been a 30min video minimum

@ReverseProof Жыл бұрын

@@BourbonJunkies For sure!

@MarcGetz Жыл бұрын

Dan what watch are you wearing here?

@johnhoward3525 Жыл бұрын

Love seeing reviews of whiskey that we'll never see on the shelf or in local bars. Looking forward to the top 10 available list.

@rickyhowe2929 Жыл бұрын

How and where can I get the individual bottle Illuminating lights?

@brandon_sprague Жыл бұрын

They made the shelves themselves with a led lit puck put flush into the shelf

@lukstephens1 Жыл бұрын

They show them making it in the castle update video too. Go check it out! kzfaq.info/get/bejne/Zr-XmdKHrLe2eWg.html

@daveblake2587 Жыл бұрын

The Wild Turkey and Bourye are the only non-cask strength options on the lists. Would LOVE to see a comparable test in which each was proofed to 90. MOST people who drink bourbon do not drink it regularly above 90 proof (most under 80 tbh), so how a bourbon tastes at a proof where people actually drink it is MORE important than how it tastes out of the bottle.

@LuckyCJ Жыл бұрын

This is a great idea! I love a good high proof, but I also like sharing, and the folks I tend to gather with would rather have something a bit more tame.

@CL-ty6wp Жыл бұрын

under 80 isnt bourbon.

@blakestah Жыл бұрын

@@CL-ty6wp few of my friends will touch straight bourbon over 90 proof. They will have it with water, or on a big rock of ice. And if most people drink bourbon diluted with water, shouldn't taste tests compare it at that concentration rather than bottle strength?

@CL-ty6wp Жыл бұрын

@@blakestah water in whiskey? Just drink cheap vodka.

@Kerithanos Жыл бұрын

@@blakestah Why should anybody feel compelled to pander to the masses? "It's popular" is NEVER a reason to do ANYTHING.

@joeydouken1292 Жыл бұрын

Disco8 worth every penny

@ophidian1965 Жыл бұрын

Maybe people would be satisfied if you only reviewed bottom shelf whiskey🤣😂the point In watching about high end whiskey is the satisfaction when i find a super cool bottle you guys review and i get so excited i prefer this to not ever even hearing about the good stuff

@knickerbockerkhn Жыл бұрын

I want to know how Dan's blend at the end tasted...

@lukstephens1 Жыл бұрын

How else will I know if I really want to try something or seek it out and pay for it if the people who have access to these hard to find items don't tell me which ones are worth it?

@danielmiller3255 Жыл бұрын

Guys please tell me where you get those lighted bottle stands? Sorry, don’t know what to call them, but their awesome.

@BourbonJunkies Жыл бұрын

We made them!

@lukstephens1 Жыл бұрын

They show them making them in the castle update video! Go check it out!

@lukstephens1 Жыл бұрын

kzfaq.info/get/bejne/Zr-XmdKHrLe2eWg.html

@danielmiller3255 Жыл бұрын

@@lukstephens1 Thanks. I appreciate it

@Hobbbuddy Жыл бұрын

Really suprised KC18 didn’t make it. I thought they nailed it this year! Are the discos really worth the price tag though?

@BourbonJunkies Жыл бұрын

Disco 8 was crazy good, 9 had a little more dickle note on it for us but was still great. We still pick them up regularly for $150 and don't mind paying it.

@Seoul_of_bourbon Жыл бұрын

Was the four gate Indiana the 10 year or 14?

@mikeleahy244 Жыл бұрын

Slammered 😅

@amealor63 Жыл бұрын

Need to get y’all some 13th colony double oaked

@lukstephens1 Жыл бұрын

I do believe that they have one ☝️

@brandonanderson3310 Жыл бұрын

OK SO IM NOT A BIG FAN OF U 2 BUT......IM DIGGING THE BOTTLES IN THE BACKGROUND THAT ARE LIT UP! VERY CLASSY

@lukstephens1 Жыл бұрын

That new set really turned out nice 😊

@johnj.baranski6553 Жыл бұрын

Best bottle lists regardless of price are so much better than " best under 20 " or whatever for the poors.

@tonysr1983 Жыл бұрын

I have to find a bottle of Wild Turkey 12

@MichiganMitch23 Жыл бұрын

You guys didn’t have a ec18 from this year or was it that big of a let down ?

@BourbonJunkies Жыл бұрын

Didn't get a bottle

@aaronstaebell Жыл бұрын

Mmmmmm……..Let’s not push it 😂😂😂

@simartin4606 Жыл бұрын

You guys rock ! What's going on this year? IBN had to record a follow-up video due to some cry babies.

@BourbonJunkies Жыл бұрын

Just people being upset at them for their list, which we thought was a fantastic line up.

@Jeshwa15 Жыл бұрын

What's going on? I'd say increasing interest in the bourbon world further limitimg supply and regional availability coupled with high inflation. Add to that the growth both channels have seen in the last year so as they break out of the niche audience and into a more mainstream one, value becomes more of a concern to an audience that, as a percentage, becomes less "enthusiast", and more "casual participant". Imagine the grief Motor Trend would get if they said the best cars every year were always a Bugatti, Rolls Royce, Bentley, Pagani, etc. If you want to grow the audience you have to appeal to a wider crowd and that means taking value and availability into consideration, but not going so far as to lose your core values and become a Jim Murray / Whiskey Advocate. I think separating lists into "best thing I had all year" (no consideration for value allocation) and "whiskies of the year" (value and availability considered) is the best way to please the most people.

@thewhiskeycloset Жыл бұрын

I am AMAZED that you guys can do a 10 sample tasting and keep it all straight. I recently tried to do a 5 sample tasting (video coming soon!) and my head was freaking spinning! Also, I love how stressed you were about putting the WLW where you wanted it in the list! It would have been hilarious if you'd misidentified it and screwed up your whole list because of it. Too bad you're good at this I guess lol.

@BourbonJunkies Жыл бұрын

We're not good, the whiskey is just that good. I wasn't trying to find it in the line up I was just scared about blinding it low

@marmot4 Жыл бұрын

@@BourbonJunkies "the whiskey is just that good", I like that, let the Whiskey lead the way. Easier said than done sometimes. And yeah, I get it, blinds have a way of embarrassing us... I love it. I did one recently where I knew what 1 was but didn't know the other 4. So, it was a lot of "is this it? or maybe this is it!". Suffice to say, I didn't pick it out lol. But it was a fun game.