I was gifted Chapter 7 and just didn’t really like it. I think the general perception is that 7 was a disappointment but that’s why there’s so many options. Something for everyone.

@@Average_BourbonDad That’s odd, I didn’t get the vibe that people didn’t like Ch 7. Every review I saw for it said it was a banger. If I could find another near MSRP I’d probably buy a backup, that’s how much I like it. But like you say, everyone has their own tastes.

It's funny, I sent a real afficianado friend of mine a sample of Chapter 7....I love it, he HATED IT. Said it tasted like leather and oak. Weird, all I get are complex fruit notes., and brown sugar-Vanilla. Looking forward to Chp 8!

Ch 7 was was too malty-did not like at all

Chapter 7 was super unique, fantastic pour if it's what you're into. I can see why some might not like it. For me easily the most unique flavor profile of any bourbon I own

I honestly wanted to but just didn't have the time last night lol

Trenton says some off the wall thing followed by “but not in a bad way”

I appreciate that Kurt adds that frequently. There is a meaningful difference between a bad product and taste preference. It is respectful to the product and the listener. It is a big reason why I continue to check out this channel.

Trenton comes up with a tasting note that’s actually a smell or sound

When Trenton doesn't know what a word means.

Rye is typically more expensive than bourbon so its no surprise its more expensive than their previous bourbon releases. Theres also so pretty old stock in there which drives the price up. Im not a big fan of knob creek 9yr or even the 12yr. Way too much of that peanut flavor for me. I don't get it as much in some bookers and the one little book i have, chapter 7, so id much rather pay more money for bottles i enjoy more than less money for bottles i dont care for.

@@jacksmith2315 I’m all about everyone buying and enjoying what they like. 👍 🤙

I believe the Knob Creek Single Barrel ryes are 115 proof.

Same here.

It's wayyyyy overpriced these days by me ($110-150) Not worth it

Chapter 7 was “in retrospect”

I came to laugh knowing that some boomer would chime in with this comment. We know, we all know…

@@CAT3616G Apparently not everyone does know.

Have you had Emerald Giant from Redwood Empire? I get a really nice, subdued pine note in there. Actually gives me a little Eagle Rare character as well

⁠@@houstonSoloI haven’t but I love the eagle rare for its flavour for the price! Thank you, I’ve written it down to the list :)

Chap 3 blew it away. 7 is too malty

$80 for a little book, ya...right. never going to happen. Be lucky to find one for $135.

@@jacksmith2315 Hey Jack, plain ol' Bookers is $125 here.

I want this bottle. I have close to or over 200 bottles ive bought since feb 2023. Little book chapter 7 being one of them and its amazing. Most of my bottles are in the 100+. Quite a few being 130-160. Not a ton 50 or less, and those are the ones i dont care for the most. Do i have some 100+ i dont like, of course, but far less than the $50 or less price point. Even bottles $50 or less that everyone says, "its an amazing bottle, at that price" i just dont care for them. Some are ok, but they just have a youthy taste thats not appealing to me. Like green river bourbon and rye, they are bad, but not great bottles. I wouldnt buy them again, and so many people rave about how good they are. There's not much in the $35 or less i would buy again. Buffalo trace picks, old forester rye, eagle rare picks 35-40, even william single barrels, those i will keep buying, but theres not much else. I agree it can be hard to pull the trigger on some releases $125+, but some of my favorite bottles are in that price point. Just have to be careful which ones you buy.

Yeah. I’d get Calumet 15 or Sam Houston 15 (potato potahto) but otherwise there are so many

It is, however, a good day to have and share a glass of whiskey in remembrance and with thanks, so the channel's on target there.

As a 38 year military veteran, we don’t say Happy in front of Memorial Day. It’s a somber occasion to remember those who have fallen. This day is not for veterans living. I appreciate the sentiment.

Shouldn’t be too much of a problem if the bottle is close to half full and stored away from direct sunlight. Evaporation will occur but that should be over a long time. If the liquid in the bottle is getting pretty low, transfer it into a smaller bottle so there is less oxygen. The longer you leave a small amount in a regular size bottle, it can influence the flavor. I’ve had bottles that I’ve had open for a handful of years that were close to half full or more and tasted totally normal. I’ve also had one where I let it get too low and sat for too long and it lost nearly all of its flavor.

Not really no, but it depends. In the instance of a bottle open for a few years and only missing a couple pours, thats not going to effect it, and probably the best way to keep it. Especially in a cool dark space. What will effect whiskey, is if its open for a few years and theres 1/2-1/4 of a bottle for a few years. Now theres a lot of head space for the alcohol to evaporate. In this instance, it should be poured into a smaller bottle to keep it the alcohol from evaporating.

@@doubleg2475 Thanks. I'm newer to bourbon. I have a selection started and don't want any of my investment wasted eventually but also like having multiple reference bottles open to sample and blind.

@@jacksmith2315 Thank you. In addition to my previous comment, I was recently at a friend's house looking at his parents liquor (they have passed away but used to be serious party hosts) and noticed a half bottle of Johnny Walker red (I think) that had been stored under a bar in the basement for a questionable amount of years that had some floaties as well as bottle staining. A couple other bottles had this effect. Unopened bottles looked great. I used to drink a lot of wine and recently opened a really nice bottle of Pinot noir vinegar. Didn't want the same outcome for my whiskey.

They have some old videos about it. They make infinity bottles or transfer the unicorns to smaller bottles

Great video as usual but please sort the music Trenton. Sounds like we're in an elevator! 😉

@@jdf7001 I like the soft jazz music

The music doesnt bother me, and most ppl. Its low enough to drown out, but not offensive. Thats the thing, no matter what they put for backround music, someones not going to like it, so they have to find something non offensive. Ppl get offended over everything and anything these days. Its not something i would listen to, but doesnt bother me as their backround music.

Just off the free youtube music library to avoid all copyright issues, searched for relaxing jazz/blues!

Its not ky style vs pa style he was asking about. It was family style specifically. It says theres ky family style and pa family style in the blend and the specific family style is what he was asking about

@@jacksmith2315 but that’s literally what it is… like compare what KC 7 rye is and what the new Old Overholt is. That’s the difference between the two family styles

Ch. 7 is phenomenal and it sounds like Ch. 8 is too

Thats not what he was asking about. Specifically family style rye. The blend says theres ky family style and pa family style. Its the family style part hes not sure of. Not just ky and pa.

Agreed. Chap 7 is amazing. Only little book i have since i just started collecting feb 2023, but this chap 8 sounds like a must have for rye fans.

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Not true. Means the samething. There's plenty of blenders/ndp's that call it blended whiskey. In scotch, it just means that theres single malt and single grain/that its not a single malt. You can have a scotch single malt thats still blended, but its blended with other scotches of the same malt so they can still call it a single malt, because only 1 malt is used. Most whisk(e)ys on the market today are blended. There's even some single barrels now that are blended, but after they are blended they are aged or finished in single barrel/not a vat/big or small batch, so they can still call it a single barrel, because that bottle came out of a single barrel, not a big or small batch. But, when you see scotch called a blended scotch, it just means theres more than 1 malt or 1 malt and 1 grain. Single malts are still blended, just using the same malt so they dont have to call it a blend, because there is only 1 malt used.

@@jacksmith2315 Blended American Whiskey is required to contain at least 20% straight whiskey; with the balance being unaged neutral spirit or, in a few cases, high-proof light whiskey. It has a general whiskey flavor profile (most closely resembling Bourbon), but lacks any defining taste characteristic.

​@jacksmith2315 single malt scotch whisky means that all of the malt whisky comes from a single distillery. Blended Malt scotch whisky is a blend of malts from 2 or more distlleries. Blended scotch whiskey is a blend of malt and grain whisky.

@@xiamengbaby Yes. And that guy is confusing the scotch rules for American rules. Not the same.

​@grapesodapopinski571 it gets more confusing when talking about "blended bourbon whiskey"," blended rye whiskey", etc, in that they need to be at least 51% bourbon, rye, etc. [American rules, of course].