Blanton's Original Single Barrel Bourbon | The Whiskey Dictionary 

HEAVY VANILLA!!!

That heavy vanilla dropping scared the crap out of me haha. I had my headphones in. Great review Bill! Like the B role and extra editing you did. Probably took much longer to edit

From now on, The Spirit Monk[e]y will jump upon the utterance of the words "heavy vanilla".

Thanks Bill, I just farted so hard that I thought I shit myself, when that Vanilla dropped.. what a soundeffect.. Jesus.. :D

Finally !! On behalf of my daughter and I - thank you for reviewing our absolute favorite Bourbon.

I agree, I nearly jumped out of my chair when the heavy vanilla dropped, and then my wife yelled "What heck are you doing in there?" Thank you for the excellent review, and I will be picking up a bottle of Blanton's. Cheers!

I was waiting so long for you to do this review! Absolutely delicious.

Blanton's is my fav bourbon so far, great review, thx!!

Bill, Enjoyed this review. In our area, we see this much more at different stores (and even some as the dot375 half bottles) than Wellers Antique 107. Some are at about $70 and more at $99. I agree, very balanced and the nose is fantastic. Cheers.

Another great review. I've been looking for this over a year and finally bought some today. I think it is one of the best bourbons I've ever had.

This one is a smooth criminal. Great content as always Bill!

Great video, love the additions.

Great video Bill! My first and only taste of Blanton’s was in NYC last March with a friend of mine. $24 a dram! But it was soooo good! I recently found them an hour away from me here in NW Iowa. Small bottles, $14! Like finding a unicorn in the wild. I didn’t get it cuz I’m a father of 4 and it wasn’t in the books at the time. I hope they still have some. Kinda doubt it, as good as it is. The guy working there had no clue how much of a big deal this stuff is.

I’m late to this party, but I walked into my favorite store and Lo! and Behold! they had a few bottles of Blantons! Limit one per customer, so I got one bottle in its box. So much for that WT Rare Breed I was going to get. 😊 I just opened it, and am going to nose and taste it after I watch your review. And thanks for the review.

At The Whiskey House in San Diego they use empty Blanton bottles (without topper & label) as water serving bottles. They remind me of the Holy Hand Grenade in Monty Pythons’ Holy Grail. I’ve tasted Blanton but not yet purchased a bottle, I’ll have to pickup a bottle for March 2019 “Bourbon Month”.

Great review Bill, I was fortunate to visit Buffalo Trace last December walking by the famous Warehouse H. When we toured the bottling room they had just finished a run of Blanton's with boxes and boxes ready to ship out. Ironically every store I visited in Kentucky had no Blanton's available at all but I flew to Tokyo soon after and almost every store I visited had an ample supply of Blanton's at a very reasonable price.

Great to hear the Blanton's are so plentiful in other areas. By me they are often 1 to a store every 8-9 months. There is such a fervor for it they are scooped up and sometimes sold on the secondary market for triple the MSRP.

i used to buy these just for the cool horse racing stopper then i tried one several years ago. Really nice bourbon.

Awesome review buddy....I love Blanton's!

I love this whiskey - hard to find though. I am partial to Single barrel bourbon. Picked up Wild Turkey Kentucky Spirit Single Barrel here in Maine for $50. Its incredible and I liken it to Blanton's. Equally as delicious in my opinion. Look forward to your review of it.

So glad you did this review, the GOLD is my most favorite drink of all time. If I didn't have such a hard time finding it, I'd send you some.

Great show Bill! The heavy vanilla drop was hilarious! Haha If you ask the right question in the right place you may get something you e been wanting.

That heavy vanilla drop sound effect made me jump lol love the channel, really into bourbons now and exploring the Buffalo Trace line up, Blanton's Original on my radar, hope to treat myself for my birthday next month. Great channel, keep up the excellent work buddy.

I've had this bourbon before and I loved it if I remember correctly wasn't this the bourbon that John Wick drink when he was getting operated on in the first movie

Sometimes they are hard to find. My wife does not like the fact that my favorite part of our spring break cruise was coming back to port with 2 bottles of Duty Free Blanton's at $65 each. 😁 Cheers! 🥃

My favorite bourbon. Love your videos.

Please do more Vanilla Drop sounds, the louder the better... I love dropping my headphones and almost spilling my beverage cause of it, and the finish consists of a slight ringing in your ears for a Medium Length. Keep it up! :)

Love your channel reviews and images fantastic. I just got my first bottle of bourbon as I’m a single malt dram drinker. I found 2 bottles which was the limit of this Bourbon Blantons original so excited to open it and see if I can be a duel drinker!!!

Hope I can find this in the stores now. I was given a bottle of this once. It was great!

I can’t help but feel that Blanton’s single barrel is sometimes treated like the Johnnie Walker Blue of bourbon. Some act as though it is definitely not worth the trouble, nor the price tag that comes with it. While I am fairly new to the whisk(e)y game, I feel that Blanton’s is most definitely worth the hunt. There is a limit to what I would personally pay for a bottle, but I enjoy it so much, I have paid up to $85 for one. Similarly I have paid the $200 plus for JWB and was thoroughly impressed with my experience. I am lucky enough to have tracked down 3 bottles of Blanton’s in my area at two completely different price points, but to me that’s just part of the fun. Try this bourbon once, and I highly doubt most would be disappointed!

💥🛎💥 for the review. Blanton's is a pickup upon seeing. Cheers 🥂

Hey Bill, if you ever get a chance to try Blanton's Gold and Blanton's Straight From the Barrel I highly recommend it. You can skip the Blanton's Reserve. Reserve is 80 proof and in my opinion it isn't as good as the Original Blanton's. For Christmas this year, my dad got me a surprise bottle of Blanton's Straight From the Barrel (I live in the US like you, so he had to have it imported). It's the greatest bourbon I've ever had. It's like you took the smell and taste of the original Blanton's, but then you cranked up the volume knob to Booker's level. Truly an exceptional bourbon. I was able to get my hands on a bottle of Blanton's Gold a couple of years ago. Extremely good bourbon. Basically just take Blanton's original and make it 103 proof instead of 93. Still very well balanced, and actually incredibly smooth for that proof level. I couldn't tell it was 10 proof points higher than Original Blanton's. I could just tell that it had a higher quantity of those Blanton's flavors. Finally, there's one more special thing about warehouse H that I believe you didn't mention. From my understanding, Warehouse H is steam heated in the winter to make sure the bourbon continues to age even though it's below freezing outside. So, besides having large temperature fluctuations during the Spring / Fall's cold and warm fronts thanks to the metals walls, it also continues to age during the winter. Great review as always!

Enjoyed this review Bill 🥃

hi from Australia,strange just was thinking about getting another bottle of this, after not having this after a while and suddenly this video pops up

Great review as always. There’s also blanton’s Red and Black in Japan. The Black is 80 proof and the Red is 93 proof. Both 750ml.

Was in the office with speakers when I watched this...welp...that clang scared the entire floor lol

Just bought a Blanton's bottled from 4-20-20. It was on sale for $85 and passed on it the first time. My wife was like, "are you sure? Don't be bitching and complaining once it sold out." So I finally bought it and now I get what the big deal is.

Just picked up a bottle here in Central MAINE. $57.00. Can’t wait to try it. 🥃

Blanton’s Red, aged for 8 years, is something else. It’s good to live in Japan!

Great review as always!

Love the videos! Wish I could find blantons around me it’s not hard it is impossible I have to say

Bill, Walked into my favorite store this morning and they have a Store Pick Blantons for $65 so bought one. This store had a fantastic SP Buffalo Trace about a year ago so I figured they should do the same for Blantons. Just perfect for Derby Day. I'll have to see if there is a horse running that will match up with this bottle. Remember, the MORE you bet, the more you WIN!! Cheers.

Thanks, the heavy vanilla scared me. LOL

dang it, bill! i have a feeling you are flexing with the whiskey you review. half the time, the whiskey you recommend is either not sold at my liquor store or are sold at a extremely high price from a third party. good review though, keep it up.

Recently Blanton's is in stock all over Sweden. But Gold Edition, a cask strength I believe (51,5% ABV). I may even get a dozen bottles just coz I can 😊😊

I tried the Blanton's Reserve in a specialty airport retail store. May be your best bet as an American.

Ok, now I have to try it.

Also fun to note that this is the bourbon John Wick drinks in the first movie. Gonna have to save up to buy a bottle.

That vanilla blew my damn speaker out lol

The Blantons sftb is one of the best bourbons I can buy in Sweden regarding abv and price. Anout 70$. Always more expensive outside of Sweden.

Perfect timing Bill. But Why do you have to mention the collectors display... why? 😂. Great review. And the heavy vanilla drop was brill.

Hi Bill, thanks for review! What do you think about cognac??

Ok Bill - got a dumb question for you. Regarding the toppers on Blantons. My current bottle has the letter "S" on the topper. The box the bottle came in also had an "S" on the picture. Does the picture on the box reflect the letter that is on the horses hooves within that box? Or is this just a happenstance? I offered to get my daughter a set of toppers, but she is adamant about drinking our way to complete the set. (I have no idea where that bourbon drive comes from)🍸

Super Smooth

I got a bottle finally, now I don’t want open it...on the lookout for another one ha!

Gheeeeeeeeeeezus. Vanilla drop just killed me.

Great review! But man oh man was that heavy vanilla scary! Perhaps turn the volume down a little next time ;-)

Definitely hard to find now. Cheapest I’ve seen it by me was $80. Reasonable i guess. Same thing goes for eagle rare by me. I ended up paying 50 for one. People buy multiple bottles in one shot is part of that reason we over pay. I just hope they ended up being shared.

That Acme Anvil vanilla surprised me... Nice touch. Bravo!

I’m a single malt scotch guy. Have had a few bourbons and didn’t like any of them at all. You recommend trying this to explore possibly getting into it?

Who/how are the barrels selected for the Gold?

If you haven't tried Wathens check it out it just went pretty high on my list

It's not always that it's hard to find, it's often that it's gotten outrageously priced. January of 2018 I paid $55. By August it had jumped to $61. After the same store not having it all winter, they finally got it back in April and had jumped to $80. Even then that feels cheap for the most part compared to where it can be found.

What other 2-3 bourbons to have during a evening of bourbons?

Your voice is very quiet in this video compared to your previous reviews. And the sound at the vanilla scared the crap out of me as a result :D

Ha Ha ! We get all the Blanton`s Bourbon Variety`s .out here Mate! in OZ !

Just got my hands on a 2019 bottle for 74.99, did I do okay?

Base Blanton's called Blanton's Single Barrel @ 93 Proof (that your tasting here) vs. Blanton's Straight from the Barrel 127 Proof or higher can be confusing and misleading to first time buyers. I can buy the first one for around $70 but the Barrel Proof version I'm finding at $250 and higher here in the states. Have you tried the Barrel Proof (127 proof) version and how do you compare the lower proof one to this one you have tasted here ? My guess is the great flavors and following was created from the barrel proof version not the one your tasting here.

Where can I buy this???

John Wick approves of this video👍🏼

I had to change my pants after the vanilla sound....

Dude, that first taste was loud as fuck haha. Vanilla? I can't find Blanton's anywhere in my city.... ;(

Where can I buy it ??

Great camera 🎥 not a fan of the mic yet though

I got a low number bottle that says it’s the 75th bottle from Rick #1

If you can afford it. I’m sure it’s awesome but it’s expensive.

Vanilla with emphasis?. Yikes.

Ralfy trashed it.

Taste like shit... But nice bottle

Heavy vanilla was way to fucking loud. Disliked.