We Went Unicorn Bourbon Hunting In Louisville, KY

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We went bourbon hunting recently in Louisville, KY. It’s Derby week, so we did our best to stay away from the tourist traps. Louisville doesn’t have a wide craft whiskey selection, so we focused on finding great bottles from our favorite large distillers.
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00:00 Liquor Junction - Louisville, KY
02:40 Original Grain
04:24 Evergreen Liquors - Louisville, KY
08:10 Kroger Wine & Spirits - Louisville, KY
10:05 Peerless Distilling - Louisville, KY
12:07 Bottled Liquors - Louisville, KY
14:18 Watch Hill Proper - Prospect, KY
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@Brewzle 29 күн бұрын

@keil613 27 күн бұрын

Brewzle, if you are ever in the Hilton Head area; Id love to be your local contact. There are several good stores in the area and then we could go to Savannah for some larger stores

@muriloninja 27 күн бұрын

Wait...so you skipped on a Peerless DO at $99 to go buy it for $134 at the Distillery. I'm not sure I like that business plan! haha!

@Brewzle 27 күн бұрын

Bad decisions were made

@tx3er68 27 күн бұрын

Yea I was like...hold up

@sorinsrn5442 27 күн бұрын

Thats how you do it:)))

@mat1583 27 күн бұрын

I was up there a couple weeks ago and stopped at John O's in Elizabethtown on the way up. The Peerless DO was ~90, so I grabbed a bottle. Glad I did, because the price at the distillery blew me away. Having said that, their tasting was amazing. $18 and we ended up with 6 different pours. I think the host was a little toasted at the end of the day.

@StevenScone 27 күн бұрын

I was like, what? Lol Even at 90 it's to much. It's not that good.

@Flo2806 27 күн бұрын

Honestly, i wanna meet the guy paying for a top shelf locker to show off a bottle of Tito's in a whiskey bar :D

@otw2fyb 20 күн бұрын

I’m new to whisky and I’ve been binging his videos he just so chill and teaches me so much I think it’s the aura

@dougryker5458 19 күн бұрын

I've been watching a lot of your videos lately....so I figured it was time to subscribe!..I think it's very cool how you try and find bottles from distilleries in the states you visit...thanks, keep the videos coming!!

@RunForTheRoses 26 күн бұрын

Derby was amazing this year! Also ended up getting some amazing picks this year! Happy to get my Derby day Blantons!

@mister_bailey 27 күн бұрын

Glad you guys ended up back in town and at that Evergreen Liquors. One of my favorite spots in town. Nice humidor too if you’re into cigars. Really good selection. Keep doing what you do!

@tpg5974 24 күн бұрын

So graceful in saying "NO", even when you go back on that moments later and purchase the bottle anyhow.

@hyseptu1733 27 күн бұрын

You had me busting a gut laughing at “snot rockets”!! Thanks for that!!!

@AlexBarnes516 25 күн бұрын

Absolutely loveeeeed this video. I have family in that city. Guess that will be my next trip. Thanks Brewzle!!!

@Newtonian40059 8 күн бұрын

Great place, the old bus route with out of state snobs living in 740k townhomes around a whiskey castle. GM is suspect. Make a reservation, small kitchen, long food times.

@ThisIsCheez 2 күн бұрын

In my opinion paying anything over MSRP is supporting the problem. For years you could walk into any liquor store in Kentucky and pick up EH Taylor, Blantons, most of the Wellers, Eagle Rare, anything like that for MSRP and it was always on the shelf. It's only been the past few years the markups and secondary market have gone absolutely wild. I will shop at liquor stores with loyal shopper programs and patiently wait for me bottles, or wait in line at distillery gift shops, to get a bottle for MSRP before I give a scalper a dollar.

@biglock5400 8 минут бұрын

Supply and demand

@johnmuffler1695 27 күн бұрын

That redwood empire screaming titan is outstanding! It drinks extremely similar to the Pipe Dream Cask Strength

@josephclites6971 26 күн бұрын

Love the James E Pepper decanter! Also got me a backup. And I also just got my first OF blue label BP. Love it!!

@mrenfilade7178 25 күн бұрын

Probably your best vid in the Bourbon capitol of the world so far, Brewz! +1 Like for getting out of your comfort zone with eating snail!

@carlsoll 20 күн бұрын

Brilliant 😮 The ‘Cocktail’ *Barrel*

@philliplevine9167 27 күн бұрын

randomly stopped at liquor store during lunch break and happened to find a Blanton's for the first time, pretty pumped. up in MN so harder to find here

@generaltso0986 26 күн бұрын

don't suppose you would mind sharing with a fellow MN where this magical place might be??

@philliplevine9167 26 күн бұрын

@@generaltso0986 arbor pointe liquor in inver grove heights. Guy said the one I got showed up that morning and they get them every so often

@jordanleeblack 24 күн бұрын

Thank you for coming into Evergreen. You made my day.

@jamesmeredith1694 26 күн бұрын

Great job, looks like fun was had!

@gfrank9772 2 күн бұрын

Bardstown used to have blends in the $60 range. It was the fusion series. They were good bottles, some blends were better than others for sure.

@djl3485 27 күн бұрын

Wait, why was the Double Oak Peerless $134 at the Distillery? I picked one up at Total Wine for $80.

@AB-bm4xk 27 күн бұрын

I was wondering the same thing, especially when he passed on one at the previous store that was 99. LOL

@JazznRealHipHop 27 күн бұрын

Privilege of getting it straight from the distillery 🙄

@Boo_Yeah 27 күн бұрын

Peerless does that. When I visited their distillery I was shocked that their prices for bottles were more than what I see them go for in stores. All their bottles were more expensive than what they go for in stores. It was very disappointing.

@Aphabet21 27 күн бұрын

Distilleries usually can’t sell their product directly, they have to sell it to a distributer and then buy it back at a mark up.

@Boo_Yeah 27 күн бұрын

@@Aphabet21 most other distilleries had their core stuff at close to or right at what I expected it to be

@Anthony-iz8lv 26 күн бұрын

I’m a big Monk’s Road fan. Their District Series #1 is one of the better pours I had when I was in Bardstown last year.

@StillFunkyB 27 күн бұрын

That OF SBBP store selection bottle I have is one of my favorite. Very good bottle.

@ThreeBZ 27 күн бұрын

One of my favs

@Josh_Stringer 27 күн бұрын

Evergreen is fantastic. Cool to see you stop in there.

@AmandaStack 26 күн бұрын

I’ve been told the distilleries have to buy their own product back from the distributors and they won’t price below the stores because they don’t want to undercut them. Personally, if I like the distillery I don’t mind throwing a few more bucks their way especially if it’s something I can’t find anywhere else. I like Peerless but that’s a steep of a mark up!

@yopreo 3 күн бұрын

Love watching this dude it’s like hanging with my cool drunk uncle

@TownandCountryPC 26 күн бұрын

Just picked up an Original Grain watch for my Birthday/Father’s Day present. Dropped that Brewzle code for the discount!

@johnkloap6582 27 күн бұрын

Yall should come to Little Rock, AR and do a distillery takeover at Rock Town Distillery. Everything they are making is their juice and delicious. They deserve the publicity this channel would provide. Love the content.

@CHEEKYMONKEY2647 27 күн бұрын

i just said to wife we should go to that last store when we go to the US next month to visit our daughter... her reply was "not bloody likely... you in there we wont f-in see you all day!" she is right too lol what is funny you make a 26 minute video but it takes me 3 hours to watch because i pause it to check the bottles in shot lol

@apeekintime 27 күн бұрын

Watch Hill Proper might have influenced the creation of one of the more unique places in St. Louis. We have bar called Barrel House that has somewhere around 20 barrels on site that you can create your perfect blend from. It's really neat and a cool experience, but not cheap. Its like $140 per person but you do get a ton of samples and a 750ml bottle of your blend. These are barrels that are loosely bunged inside a air controlled event space so they are bleeding ethanol constantly (aka, slightly flat as proof slowly errodes). Still, pretty cool for people who just want to have a barrel experience without having connections to do barrel picks.

@TonyClarkGuitar 27 күн бұрын

Dang TJ you were in my neck of the woods and I didn’t know! I see Crissy from evergreen made a cameo. She’s a friend of mine from high school. And the Big Bourbon Club! We’re partnering with them with the group I belong to, the Louisville bourbon society. Good stuff! Great to see some familiar places in the video!

@martinjames6148 26 күн бұрын

Awesome video thank you

@woody2875 26 күн бұрын

wish i knew you were coming..literally live 30 seconds from that first liquor store..the owner Rocky is a great guy and probably would have cut you a deal on some good bottles..great video!

@robskidmore5344 27 күн бұрын

Not the makers slam dunk right behind TJ at the start of the video

@whiskeywithe7907 27 күн бұрын

I noticed that too 😅

@TraGiiXzaze 4 күн бұрын

RD1 white labels from a new 100m$ distillery built out towards bowling green. If you're ever in Lexington you can go to their restaurant. I have half of one of my rickhouses filled with their barrels

@jayyoung9305 27 күн бұрын

Gotta agree... great answer. How many zeros does that have on it? ALL OF THEM! Sounds like every other store i go to these days with anything that is remotely "allocated". Same answer when you ask the price and they see your face after they tell you. "But its hard to find". Lol. No its not. Literally almost every store has it. Its just hard to find for anywhere close to retail. No bottle in particular. Again, just anything remotely allocated. Lol. Ok thats my rant. Mainly bc i just finished my last bottle of Eagle Rare (ive never paid over $45 for) and now everywhere i go its hiked up.

@ColinCady 23 күн бұрын

Old Louisville Whiskey and Bridle & Bit both had/have 95/5 MGP rye single barrels that are delicious

@tillersbourbonchallenge 27 күн бұрын

Nice find on the Michter's 10👍

@kurtmorgan2540 26 күн бұрын

Been subscribed for about a week now, I’m fully invested in the channel, I live in the UK so hunting bourbon won’t be as easy but I got my first buffalo trace the day after I subscribed and I’m halfway through the bottle already 🥲

@michaelkorn6766 26 күн бұрын

Those Nashville Barrel co bottles are dynamite. You should consider grabbing one next time. Love your stuff!

@gabibeck8344 26 күн бұрын

Sipping 101 watching this Great view boys

@YoooAdrian-yd2tq 25 күн бұрын

Lotta real nice folks in Louisville! Great finds! +1 Like

@100puremustard5 27 күн бұрын

That Blanton's bottle on it's side 😂😂😂 Somebody doesn't know how to store whisk(e)y 😢

@FliesGoodbyes 10 күн бұрын

I was there then too. I just hit total wine and costco. Its crazy that the Distilleries charge more than the stores..

@TheCR1979 21 күн бұрын

I got myself a DO Rye at Peerless back in March. Tremendous

@normlang1994 24 күн бұрын

In NC, you'll never see an EHT SB or Weller on a shelf. Strictly allocated and/or lottery items that sell out within hour(s) of being received at a store.

@John-kj3vp 17 күн бұрын

I was recently in Las Vegas having dinner at The Delmonico Steakhouse. One fella in our dinner party was extremely knowledgeable about bourbon and he introduced me to Jefferson's Ocean Bourbon. My knowledge of bourbon is limited if nonexistent. To make sure my mind wasn't playing tricks on me, I ordered another pour. So far, I've collected a bottle of Knob Creek Single Barrel Select to take to my annual hunting trip with other veterans. I'm looking to add 2 or 3 more bottles for the trip. Any suggestions would be appreciated. Thanks for the channel!

@passengersplace 11 күн бұрын

Elijah Craig Barrel Proof and Russell's Reserve 10 would be my suggestions around that same price territory.

@kidkeith8878 23 күн бұрын

I think if you sign up for a tasting at Peerless they will let you buy the bottles from the tasting and one is always (maybe?) a barrel pick. I am pretty sure.

@SigmaNuHE481 26 күн бұрын

Just across the Ohio River in New Albany, a store called Bottles Unlimited, is a great place to check out for bourbon

@joshfloyd3505 23 күн бұрын

Caught a glimpse of a "slam dunk" Makers Mark there in the beginning!

@Hossyboy420 27 күн бұрын

I’m moving there in 2 days! Good info

@hockeyhalod 27 күн бұрын

Beware of Groudon

@topiasr628 27 күн бұрын

It's a good city! I think most folks that have been there/lived there would also agree

@sarahwhitmore4930 26 күн бұрын

They took you to the mom and pop. You have to go to liquor barn, TW or WWW for fair price on unicorns

@littledraco9 4 күн бұрын

The RD1 Maple and Oak is a mighty fine bottle to try if you get a chance. Happy hunting

@nicholasbigelow9333 23 күн бұрын

Yes the 12 bullet rye is good

@zachs9841 23 күн бұрын

i know this is gonna sound crazy but can you still get jim beam 7yr old? not the new jim beam black but the old style bottles before they discontinued it. i know its not a greatly wanted bottle and i honestly dont know anything about whiskey hunting besides watching this but the old style 7 year old holds a sentimental value to me and a family member.

@bloodCount8895 3 күн бұрын

I would love to see your tax write-offs for all these bourbons, car millage/gas receipts, and hotel stays.

@chucknorris5141 27 күн бұрын

Had a local place selling the Peerless DO for 83. Picked up a few at that price.

@user-go4we7bq4t 26 күн бұрын

I frequently visit Evergreen, great people.

@jacksonmatthew1989 6 күн бұрын

Those Barrel Seagras are amazing. I think I paid over 250 for mine and I'd be happy to pay that again.

@Boo_Yeah 27 күн бұрын

James E Pepper is SOOOO overrated. Yes its a nice bottle and its decent juice but it doesnt deserve all the hype people give it. Glad you got the Copper and Kings that is way more interesting than the Pepper. Their Butchertown Brandy finished in Kentucky Bourbon and New American Oak Barrel's is fantastic. Crazy that Peerless marks up their bottles at the distillery more than the stores do too.

@Brewzle 27 күн бұрын

I will admit that the batch I bought in this video isn’t nearly as good as the one I tried previously

@Boo_Yeah 27 күн бұрын

@@Brewzle I went to Louisville week after you for PGA and got lucky with Lux Row getting the newest Blood Oath drop. #10. And at Makers with a 2023 BEP.

@helomech74 26 күн бұрын

MB Roland Barkers Mill (BiB) and their Rye are excellent.

@richardsneed1255 27 күн бұрын

Best line ever.. “How many zeros on there? ALL OF THEM.” 😂😂

@DeiselTilt 12 күн бұрын

Did anyone else notice the Makers Mark slam dunk at 1:26? Have been looking for one of those for a while!

@user-rq9nx3hn7p 27 күн бұрын

Idk if you’re still there but def grab a peerless double oak rye. Shits on the bourbon. And the bourbon is great

@dustinheidrich3224 23 күн бұрын

1:15 Maker's slam dunk

@jonathanharrison2348 27 күн бұрын

TJ, Great video! Thanks! Got a question for you... That unicorn Woodford for 15k, is the juice different or special, or are you paying for the fancy bottle and packaging? Same question for the Bacarat... thanks again!

@Joat_99 24 күн бұрын

Definitely waiting on that distillery raid 😂

@aholzmeyer 27 күн бұрын

MB Rorland corn whiskey is great

@whoisbrucewayne17 27 күн бұрын

Wellar and Michters, absolutely! Quality juice in both those bottles. Just when I thought the 200+ bottles of bourbon we have at my restaurant was a lot....damn!

@jeffstuebben3308 27 күн бұрын

That hat was made for you!

@swest3731 25 күн бұрын

My Monk's Road was the biggest mistake I've ever had. Literally saw dust in a bottle. I could not mix it or water it down to be palatable. I got played, unfortunately, you did as well. Log still is NOT the way. And most Peerless DO are $90 throughout the Lousiville area. Kind of got shafted on that price...

@carlsoll 20 күн бұрын

Dang 600k Subs O.O I’m In 🤘 Sorry I’m Late Lol- Seems like you know what’s upp

@zackevanz3804 24 күн бұрын

I saw an EH small batch for $189 at a smaller shop around me. Its getting crazy out there

@4Realzeaz 27 күн бұрын

Oof, go tthat nice distillery mark up on the double oak

@carlosjimenez2568 27 күн бұрын

Got to come to DC!

@yonikotlaro4758 24 күн бұрын

Are all Blanton's allocated like editions, which eddition of it is the most desirable and how many types of Blanton versions are there?

@Tommy.OrginalvideosPhilly 23 күн бұрын

peerless double oaked I get it here in NJ at $76 and I get Henry Mckenna 10 at $49.99 probably the best prices on them bottles in the country. But anything BT is highly inflated here in NJ.

@cartervelli 27 күн бұрын

Everytime TJ comes to Louisville he misses 😢😂. He needs a new tour guide. The place to be was Middletown Kroger, LB, and EG. They had Pappy, GTS, King of Kentucky, willet purple top Weller full proof, etc. St Matthews was doing a reset so nothing was out. Also you always speak with the store leader at Kroger's, everything isn't always out front.

@Brewzle 26 күн бұрын

I’ll be back next week, email us: info [at] Brewzle dot com. You can be our next guide.

@shawnl.5023 27 күн бұрын

Different question than your probably used to but where do you get your button up shirts? I'm a bigger guy myself and they always look good on ya

@guiltybydesign2113 23 күн бұрын

Wow the first stop was right next to me and my usual go to store. What the heck

@JazznRealHipHop 27 күн бұрын

So wait, was the Peerless priced more at the distillery shop then the first liquor store?

@TehWhitt 7 күн бұрын

We stopped by the rabbit hole distillery and tried their flight - I was thoroughly unimpressed. Great bottle/marketing the bourbons all had a really weird aftertaste. Curious if you liked that bottle

@ryanjones4035 6 күн бұрын

South Louisville liquor stores. You're welcome

@tonyski791 9 күн бұрын

Evergreen liquor in Middletown is a awesome place to taste and buy liquor all the staff there are knowledgeable and friendly

@Newtonian40059 8 күн бұрын

Go to one in Nu LU, its better.

@simonengelbrecht7086 25 күн бұрын

Does he resell/redistribute some of the bottles or is it only for his own collection?

@ericlani2622 27 күн бұрын

James E Pepper is so good

@roybrice7743 27 күн бұрын

Which is best PEERLESS DOUBLE OAK OR THE DOUBLE OAK RYE?

@peterpinos3294 10 күн бұрын

Found a Copper & kings in Chicago 😁

@twiztid83222 25 күн бұрын

The top dog of bourbon. The Don mega. Walks in your distillery and an employee does not say yeaaaa let’s see what we can do for you. Give me your name and number and we will contact you asap! Where did common sense go?

@JohnWayneStraightcy 27 күн бұрын

I don't drink at all. But man, you make it look so fun and manly. I come from a long line of alcoholics, I'm Navajo, A native American. I stay away from it because of it. But you shed a good light on alcohol. 😮

@josephgibson5001 27 күн бұрын

How you know something is expensive: Q. "King of freaking Kentucky, what's that, how many zero's does that have on it". A: "All of them".

@mattrowland4230 27 күн бұрын

I was hoping they would say. I just picked up a king of Kentucky for $300 in Ohio

@ewhitey18 24 күн бұрын

@@mattrowland4230probably the best bourbon on the planet…definitely best I’ve ever had

@coltonstorck6659 27 күн бұрын

Try doin a review of “Kentucky Coffee - Coffee whiskey”. Hadn’t tried it but I imagine you’d hate it.

@scottyBbourbon 27 күн бұрын

Brewzle PLEASE!!!!! A little markup on the Michters/107 deal???? I buy that deal any day of the week here in So Cal. The Michters10 is now up to $500, when you can find it and the 107 is around $150. It sucks to be a bourbon hunters in So Cal. Best I found was E.H. Taylor small batch for $55 at my local Total Wine. They had a limit of 1, so I went out to my car, put on a had and jacket and went back in for another bottle. It's amazing how this new distributor for Buffalo Trace has screwed us over. Last year my favorite independent liquor store had E.H. small batch for $60 almost all year long. This year, they only had it for a month and the price was up to $100.

@josesanchez5920 26 күн бұрын

There are spots with way better pricing keep hunting