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I echo everyone else's comments. I'm really enjoying this series. It also brings to light bourbon's I've never bought because I was unsure the quality. I don't have the room to store a number of bottles, so i only have a few at a time and don't buy another until something is gone and makes room. Because of this, I'm leery to try something that I don't know about. But I now have a growing list of ones to keep an eye out for.
This is a year old video and it may have already been suggested in other comments, but y'all should do a series of blinds with each of the BT bottles and the bottles you selected as alternatives to the respective BT products. i.e. Antique 107, vs Baker's 7, MM 101, plus a suggestion from Trent for each of the BT products. I think the results would make an interesting video.
Awesome list of alternatives Kurt!!! My favorite are the Wilderness Trail and Maker's cask strength. They always on the bar. Love the show and suggestions!!! Cheers Kurt!!!
GREAT choices Kurt & Trent. My all-time favorite is the Antique 107 !!!! It is outstanding, BUT (always a BUT) secondary market by me in crumby New Jersey is in the 200 range always. for the special reserve 80's. Hate the feeling of getting ripped off !!! Another alternative is the 1792 Single Barrel it's a little lower proof and great tasting !!! LOVE THE SHOW GUYS
A local store has 1 bottle of Weller 12 for 399! As I was running out of the store I noticed 2 bottles of Evan Williams on the bottom shelf for 24.99! Scooped those up as it’s KY only release now and ran out of that gouging store
There was one store in Lorain OH that had 107 in stock unfortunately by the time I got there they had already been all allocated. I was able to get bottle of Weller SR though.
In the DFW/North Texas area, I occasionally see Buffalo Trace available but haven't found Weller Special Reserve, Blanton's, E.H. Taylor, Stagg etc. for about 2 years. While traveling last week up to Ohio, my wife and I stopped at the Buffalo Trace Distillery for a tour. We got there 1.5 hours before the tour started. We immediately went to the gift shop and I was able to purchase a bottle of Buffalo Trace and E.H. Taylor. Around 11am the gift shop sold out of E.H. Taylor and began stocking Weller Special Reserve so I purchased a bottle. The distillery gift shop usually has Buffalo Trace available everyday and at least 1 allocated bourbon as well. There's no set pattern/schedule as to how they stock the shelfs and at what time they stock them. The allocated bourbon sells out pretty fast so being there before 11am will help your chances. To buy from the gift shop you have to be registered for a tour that day and you can only buy 1 bottle of each every 90 days. For people who take a tour, the distillery does hold back some of the allocated bourbon that was available that day and offers it after the tasting if you haven't already purchased it. However, I've heard going that route is not always a guarantee. In December, the distillery gift shop has pretty regularly had Eagle Rare, Weller Special Reserve, E.H. Taylor and Blanton's available on a daily rotating basis. There's a website that lists daily what was available at the gift shop and provides odds for next days availability (buffalotracedaily.com). If you want to score some of their allocated bourbons and see grown men run around like kids. Then, I highly recommend visiting the distillery and taking a tour. Be sure to take your spouse, family and friends. Especially if they're non drinkers. That way you can have them purchase extra bottles for you. A week after my visit, I regret not having my wife purchase bottles of what was available the day we visited. Who knows how long it will be before I find the allocated bourbons in my local stores. Just a side note. The Buffalo Trace Distillery completed building a new 40' x 84" copper column still that will double their capacity. That still is scheduled to go online by the end of December. Also, they are currently building numerous rickhouses. Each new rickhouse is the size of a football field and can hold up to 58,000 barrels. This is good news for bourbon lovers. The only down side is the wait.
Great info here, thank you. We have also monopolized off of the BT gift shop. Trent has also filled me in on all of the BT future expansion plans. Hopefully that will ease the pain of finding bottles.
After watching this post I purchased a $37.00 bottle of Buffalo 🦬 Trace Bourbon 🥃 Whiskey as well as a Bottle of Maker’s Mark Bourbon Whiskey $32.00 to have something to compare with. Now for the tasting!
Agree 100% on the 1792 Full Proof! I've never had WFP and the cheapest I can get it is $300-ish. I'm about at the point where paying markup feels more guilty than pleasure. I was recommended 1792FP and I have been a happy person. It's the first bottle in my whiskey hunting life that I've purchased a few backups.
I saw that episode of Yellowstone. They had Wheller 12 in the limo and they also name dropped Buffalo Trace several times which I thought was interesting because they drank Bulleit almost exclusively in the first few seasons. In the last couple episodes they have been on a Crown Royal kick. Of course, there is a lot of Titos placement too.
Great Review! Makers Mark store picks (cask strength)are outstanding- every single one I’ve tasted competes with the Weller 107 & Full Proofs that I have. Don’t sleep on those!
I went to my local state liquor store here in Ohio yesterday morning... scored two bottles of Buffalo Trace and a bottle of Weller Antique. went back later in the day for some "milk"... stopped in again, and scored two more BT bottles and a big bottle of Weller Special Reserve that they found in the back. WiN!
Thanks guys I can’t find weller but I just purchased a bottle of Buffalo Trace not as good as Woodford Reserve Double Oaked but for $33 I think it was a great buy
I thought for sure old elk double wheat was going to come out for antique 107! Both 107 proof too. I blinded those two and old elk was the winner but it’s also $100 bottle, but I can see this being a lot of work great job guys
Good picks Kurt, I have to say I agree that Wilderness Trail “funk” is strangely what draws you into it and makes it interesting. Don’t ever see the Wellers in MN but good job with the alternative bottles, you can pick up all of them. BTW, as soon as I saw Weller 12 on Yellowstone I told my wife that the secondary was going to get worse 😂
Rebel 10 year single barrel is a guaranteed weller replacement. Stands up to par with the weller 107 and if you’re lucky, you can find some bottles with age statements around 11-12 years to match that weller 12 year. It $90-$100 in my area so it’s a little pricey but still much cheaper than secondary weller prices.
Great review and alternatives for Wellers! I hope you, Trent, and your family have wonderful Thanksgiving. As for Wellers and Buffalo Trace products, we good but not for the high prices in NJ. $150 to $200 for 107 Antique, $250 for Weller 12YO, and $350 for Weller Full Proof. Thank you
Glad I came across your channel! Great info here and gives me some options to look for since acquiring anything from Buffalo Trace is very difficult here in Alabama.
OMG I would love to live where you do. After watching I pay $10-15 dollars more per bottle here in Montana. Love the info from all you Vids. you two are great.
Makers 101 is a nice step up from the regular Makers. I think it's worth the price. Agree on Weller 12 having toned down flavor. I was surprised how delicate the flavors were when I tried it. Definitely not worth secondary prices. Great video!
Just picked up store selected old elk and it’s at 112.4 proof and I enjoy it better than I do the weller lineup I may be headed back to get another bottle before they are gone
For anyone that hasn't tried Maker's Cask Strength, don't sleep on it. So good. For me it sits right between 107 and Full Proof - Full Proof is a special bottle, but Maker's CS sits right next to if not slightly above 107 for me. Old Elk is also great but the price point has always felt just a bit high
Watching from Taiwan 🇹🇼 Totally love these gentlemen. We have a massive Bourbon drinking population here. Luckily we can get 90% of what you recommend 😉 Merry Christmas 🎅
Yeah Weller is going to be like gold for the next 10 years. I live in a big city with some big store chains, you won't find Weller in any of them. After Yellowstone it may be impossible to find in any store anywhere in the country. My understanding is that Weller, Stagg, Pappy are all wheated bourbons, and these are the labels that are in the most demand nationwide. I've always wondered why no other brand has jumped in and tried to create their own wheated offerings. Larceny and Makers are some of the exceptions but they've been doing their thing for a long time.
Carthage Tennessee, Special reserve $100, Antique 107 $200. 12 year, just bought one yesterday $275. Full proof $500 and all are heavily allocated. Considering how close I am to the distillery (under 4 hours) , one would think they would be more plentiful.
I have been chasing down bourbons for ~8 years and have never seen a W12 available even at marked up prices. I also have not found a WFP anywhere and it has been at least 6 years since I have seen WSR. Fortunately, I have 3 OWA’s in my bunker that I acquired a few years back; two are store picks.
Hey Kurt, great list. (may want to look into adaptive noise cancellation or something similar to that) Your content is great, but speaking as someone who used to get TONS of comments on my audio, people are going to click away from this one because of the buzzing in the background. (It also may be your mic input setting on your camera)
Thanks for the input! We did look into this and found out it was the fridge running! This is our bar in the basement of our home so we do have a fridge, freezer, furnace, water softener that all make noise at times. Now we turn off the furnace and unplug the appliances while filming lol! Good luck to you!
I'm glad you threw in a 1792... love that.. and if you have been following my comments🤣 You know that I'm a great lover of New Riff.. The New Riff Red Turkey is phenomenal but super rare.. per usual great video fellas.. found me a Mid Winters Night Dram yesterday.. quite different but terribly tasty, All the best.
Rebel Distiller’s Collection is another pretty solid option for a wheater. Have been seeing alot of store picks of these in many areas and they seem to range in 110-120 proof range. May be a tasty alternative for the Antique or Full Proof bottles.
The WSR is fairly easy to find in Ohio. It is $24. The OWA is $50 but you have to be waiting in line on drop day to get one. I have never seen any other Weller on the shelf. I think they are lottery only.
I was thinking the exact same thing regarding Weller 12 and Yellowstone. If the John Wick and Blanton’s thing has any legs (I’ve heard it several times, as well) - that Weller 12 will be unobtainium (even though it already was, haha).
I have to move to wherever you guys live, Weller Full Proof is $400 a bottle in Florida. Even the Special reserve is $70 but you can’t buy them anywhere. Big liquor stores only get 1 case and it’s sold by the time they open
In this case the alternatives are a lot easier to find in several cases, the only Weller commonly found around here is Weller Special Reserve for $42.50 CDN, Larceny is reasonably common but $52CDN. Of the others the Full Proof shows up briefly from time to time but I have never seen either the Antique 107 or the 12 although talking to a fellow bourbon collector he has seen the Antique around from time to time, no idea of the pricing though for either. Of the replacements for the Antique 107 we have Bakers and Makers Mark 101 both at $85CDN, for the Wellers 12 the only one we have is Knob Creek 12 at $130CDN and for the Wellers Full Proof we occasionally get the 1792 Full Proof but not sure of the price (it never lasts long).
I’ve been able to find the regular green bottle fairly regularly in my area, but I haven’t seen any of the other ones ever. I’ll definitely be looking into some of those ones you suggested.
The yellow label Wilderness Trail is just incredibly sweet. It actually shocked me on the first sip, I wasn't expecting that punch of flavor. But it does draw you back in for another sip.
So guys if I really like the old elk weated bourbon, would I like the four grain old elk. I've been seeing it around but have hesitated as it is a pricier bottle and have not had any 4 grain bottles yet
You guys are extremely lucky when it comes to pricing. Aside from Special Reserve all the others are $200-$400 in KC MO. Nowhere sells at MSRP pricing around here. Its easier toi just buy online since the prices are the same regardless. I need to know where you guys live so I can just come to shop lol
I watched one episode of Yellowstone, I turned it off because of the vulgarities used in the show, it is just a soap opera. Love your channel, and I really like Weller, Makers, (normal, 46, 101 and case strength) Larceny; among others.
excellent choice with the Makers 101 and Weller Antique. Those are 2 of my favorite bourbons and I completely agree that they have really close profiles.
Another great video boys! The Balers will be off the shelf next week. Here’s what I paid for the only Wellers I found recently: 107 SP… $89 FP…$99 SR…$54 CYPB… $500… I passed.
@SLB Drinks I feel like maybe you have mentioned this on other videos, but in a secondary market, and if you can't find it anywhere...what would be the top you would pay for Weller products, as well as Eagle Rare, Blanton's and EH Taylor? I have leads on Weller SR, and ER, but it would be $65 and $75, respectively. And they want way to much for Blanton's at $125, imo.
Yellowstone the TV show couldn't get Yellowstone the whiskey to be featured on their show? I'm happy I can get Maker's 101 and Baker's 7 as an OWA 107 alternative. I have 1792 Full Proof store picks and I shall now picture it being a Weller Full Proof. Maker's Mark CS is attainable so I"m happy about that. Weller FP in my area is $300. Weller 12 was $160.
Overly priced in so many markets but seriously a great lineup. Weller was one of my first bourbon loves when I started this journey. It’s hard to find but when I do and to your point the price is “reasonable” I’ll still buy it. Keep up the great videos!
I have not sampled Weller yet, but I have tried a number of the alternatives. While good, I wouldn't chase any of the alts for a couple hundred a bottle. Maybe that keeps me from overreaching in the future.
KURT, TRENTON!!!!!! This was a great video! I really like Makers Mark, so I need to try the 101 or even Cask. Great bottles on the bar today!!! CHEERS!!!
I would like to offer a 3rd for Weller green, and Fullproof. For the green label alternative, try Woodford Wheated, for Fullproof, if you're going for the cask strength MM, try the Wood Finished Series. It's almost the same proof as Cask Strength and has better flavors. As far as I can tell, they do 2 versions of the MM WFS every year. FAE-01 and FAE-02 (my favorite) from last year and BRT-01 and BRT-02 from this year. I haven't tried the BRT's yet but I just got 2 of them. That Knob Creek 12 is damn good if you find it.
Reasonable alternatives, especially when you factor in the insane scarcity and pricing for Weller products in this area. And yeah, Weller 12, and regular old Buffalo Trace were featured on the Yellowstone premiere, so here we go again with more scarcity and even higher prices Sucks
