Total Wines have the biggest selection and they are on the shelves alphabetically. I have not had much luck with harder to find or allocated bottles there. Still Austin is the best TX whiskey, especially the Cask Strength. That sure looked like Old Grand Dad 114 on the bottom shelf next to the regular Old Grand Dad. 🥃
You missed OGD114! 8:53 into the video, bottom shelf, 6th bottle to the right of the post (counting the bottle behind the post). While a traditional liquor store puts cheap stuff on the bottom shelf, that isn’t how Total Wine does it (for the most part). You gotta make sure you check all shelves at Total Wine. 🙂 Also, the “c” is silent in Kilchoman. 😉
@@MajorXero Nope, I can clearly see the slanted 114 number on the bottle when I zoom in. I see this all of the time at my nearby Total Wine, so I’m very familiar with the bottle. And it’s right next to the regular Old Grandad… exactly where it’s supposed to be!
Prices are MORE than at Total Wine in Sarasota, FL (just moved). Maybe it's the Tax. The selection is larger at that store, but NJ "Total Wine" has hard-to-find selection picks from the shelve.
13:12 Springbank 10 and 15 on the top shelf… orange and green labels. If there is an allocated Scotch, this is it. Small independent Campletown distillery that matures and bottles their own whisky on site. No added color, no chill filtration, 46%. Demand always exceeds the supply. The Longrow next to it (white label with gold lettering) is the peated version of Springbank.
@@MajorXero The Springbank bottles won’t last more than a couple of days… especially the 15 year old. Total Wine often lets you order online and hold for pickup, if there’s any bottles you regretted not getting while you were there.
If your looking for an Irish whiskey I highly suggest red breast 12. It’s excellent. If you enjoy that then next one to try is the red breast 12 cask strength. It’s everything great about red breast dialed up a couple notches
If you are going to get a Still Austin, then do not get the Musician! Get the Cask Strength and not the store pick as those are known to be hit or miss. The one RJ got is a dud and so is the one that my local stores picked. Pass on the store pick and just get the regular cask strength and let it open up before you drink it. Also, you should grab that Hemingway Rye. I think I saw it on the bottom shelf as you were walking around. Good stuff! Cheers my friend and enjoy the pours! 🥃
@@jameswilson6770 I happen to have 2 btls. of Belle Mead, great, tasty stuff outta Nashville-- 1st one is Bottled at about 108 prf. Nxt. is cask strength 💪 guess which 1⃣ is the 'stuff'--108 proofer 🤣🤣
Don't buy any of those Canadian whiskies. I thought one of them was the "accidental" Crown Royal bourbon release from a few years ago. Canada cannot make bourbon like America cannot make Scotch. After reviewing your video I am pretty sure it was Crown Royal Special Reserve and imo it is not that special.
@MajorXero yes I did. I didn't hear the price. Coincidentally, I was returning home from Pigeon Forge right around the time you filmed that video. I am curious if I drove anywhere near that store. I stayed on I-75 pretty much the whole drive
Lol tuned in just as the premier ended. We have Total in our AO now, they recently bought out Lukas Wine & Spirits. Big store with just about everything, but I noticed prices weren’t necessarily better than some of the smaller stores. I do like how they have lots of tasting stations, like the Costco of booze.🤣
Best Irish for a scotch drinker is Two Stacks CS. It was on the bottom shelf in the first section of Irish. I also had a fabulous scotch last night. Glenmorangie Signet Highland Single Malt. Deep rich chocolate note with coffee beans on the finish. Last the one thing you won’t find is Stagg. It’s fun hearing your reactions to T&W. Cheers
Yeah, the time stamps changed when it went from premier to normal video, so Ray is correct. In fact, looks like all OGD products are there on the bottom shelf, with 114 being the left-most one.
@Flint_Hyzermatic @Flint_Hyzermatic the bottles are kinda all over the place, pretty sure that is 1792. I spent an hour in the store pretty sure 😅 I would have seen it
Yeah TW has the largest selection and it can be overwhelming with everything to look at on their shelves. Sometimes you can time it when they have delivery trucks and get lucky with allocated bottles and good store pics.
I am still traveling and ot looks like a brown smudge on my phone, I will have to check when I am in front of a computer, I did ask and they said they were out
2:25 Horse Soldier bourbon on the bottom shelf. Shame on TW&M. Started by some Green Berets out of 5th SFG at Fort Campbell, KY. Love their small batch and barrel proof with the high wheat mash bill. Live in WA, but love to virtual bourbon hunt on YT. Thanks for the videos.
JTS Brown and the JW Dant are must haves! If you see the Old Taylor Handle for 28, it actually has a little oak in it, good easy mixer. The Still Austin is very good, get the cast or the SiB.
@@MajorXero The JTS Brown might be King of the budget BIB's, right there with Early Times but cheaper. For me it's even better than Evan Williams white label which most consider the gold standard.
