George T. Stagg Worth The Hype Or Not Worth It At All? 

Hanging out with a good friend is a special occasion. I see them in my area for around 1,300, no way in hell am I paying that lol Awesome video/review cheers!🥃

I picked mine up at Sam’s for 199.00

I was fortunate to pick up 3 bottles! Both my sons and myself are really enjoying it! The nose is tremendous! Great flavors, my is really hot but I’m sure it will calm down over time! Congrats it’s a very nice pour! I 100% agree on opening bottles right away! When I picked up my GT Stagg I also got Thomas H Handy, Rock Hill Farms, Elmer T Lee, EH Taylor straight Rye, Blanton’s, and Blanton’s Gold and I tried them all over a couple of days! Don’t wait, tomorrow might not come! As of right now I’ve been enjoying my Stagg jr more! Cheers

I live NW of Atlanta, and I have local store that has it. He offered it to me for$1000 and he said he would throw in a case of 12 bottles of Kentucky 10. He gave me a bottle of the K 10 to try. I DO NOT want 12 bottles of that crap! It was probably the absolute worst bourbon that I've ever had.

Only seen a George T Stagg one time at a liquor store (non raffle). It was priced at $1800

I am saving my very first GTS for my friend's visiting... Can't wait till December.

Got the 2023 Handy and GTS for $150 each in January of 2024. Most of the folks I have spoke with feel the burn is a bit too much on the GTS - which I agree. I found the Handy to be far more balanced.

Great review! The 23’ was my first GTS pour and I throughly enjoyed it as well and completely agree with your notes. Cheers!

I understand saving your rarest bottles for a special occasion. I'm saving my Stagg 22A for when I (hopefully) pass my professional licensing exam in April.

I really enjoy GTS. I have not had 2023 pour, I really want 2022 bc it was so so good. thanks and cheers

I like your attitude about opening bottles. No reason to keep them closed for years. Especially for whisky since open bottles last for decades

2014 George t Stagg is the best bourbon I’ve ever tried

Disappointing that it isn’t more complex for the price you have to pay for it. I’ll be sticking with Stagg Jr. my limit is no more than $200 for a bottle. Way too many good bourbons out there that are much cheaper and absolutely delicious. I am very interested in how you think it stands up to Ofo and EC SiBs. My absolute favorite SiB is an Ofo I picked up at Wayne’s Package Store in Warrior, AL feet off of Interstate 65.

Greetings from North Jersey! GTS is hard to find here, and when you do come across the odd bottle, it is $1500+ Simply waaaay too much for me to try!

I know you’re a Phillies fan but I’ve been a Dodgers fan since I was seven years old in 1968! You remind me of Gavin Lux:) Go Dodgers:) BTW Phillies have some great players! I’ve seen GTS here in California for 1,800.00

My favorite bottle of 2023!

Just finished off my 2022 GTS this week. Amazing bottle. Was lucky enough to find a restaurant that sold me the last half of the bottle for $100. Couldn’t pass up that opportunity.

i've had the 22 GTS 138 proof and it was amazing, however no whiskey is worth more than $200-300 a bottle imo.

Special bottles always need company! I'd be opening any BTAC or Van Winkle bottle with my friends or family!

Fun review. You should consider having Andrew join you more often. He's a good contributor, and you guys make a good 'whiskey' team!

I’ve seen a quite a few place in south Jersey with this for $750. It raised my eyebrows but still too rich for my blood, but I’m positive they probably sold at that price rather quickly. Luckily a neighbor shared a pour with me on New Years, and it is fantastic and great that you shared the pour as well. Cheers Pal

Is it crazy that I felt this same way as I sipped my first ever bottle of Blantons yesterday. I have tried about 35 different other whiskeys and it completely blew me away .

This is what it’s all about! Great bourbon with a good friend. I hope my first pour of GTS comes with good memories as well! CHEERS! 🥃

I have a bottle from 2009,2010, 2011 and that shit is definitely one of the best I’ve ever had. I have not tried the newer bottles. But my bottles are older then newer releases

Got my bottle at MSRP $125 a few weeks ago. Can't wait to crack it.

I got eagle 17 2021 and William LaRue 2021. No gts that year

This was a cool change of pace bringing your friend on seems like a cool dude glad you tried it with someone one more opinion always helps

I’ve seen GTS a couple times for $1600 but that’s way out my range.

that right there boys, is the king daddy of all bourbons if you ask me.

Went into the store and 4 were way up top for 1050.00

Are you open to sharing what the trade was? Just curious

I've got several GTS in the hazmat zone (2007, 2008 & 2009). Great bourbons but the WLW is at a whole different level. Want a "crazy" price? I paid $65 for the 2007 GTS & THH in '07. Cheers!

I know it’s off topic but can you do a review of the hazmat you got from Doc?

Craziest price I’ve seen is $5000 here in west Tennessee

My local has it for $600. I'm hoping to maybe get it for 300 cash 🥃 I never thought I would pay these prices but stagg 23c has me so intrigued 🤤

Evolution or simple, it sounds amazing. Of the 2 GTS pours I've had, they do immediately filled the room area with a very pungent aroma that I loved.

GTS 2023 in Houston for $900!

I agree. You have to open a bottle and make sure it is worthy of a special occasion. What if the cork failed or maybe the whiskey disappoints? Open your bottles!

As with every bottle for some it is and others not so much. I’ve seen top tasters this last year that didn’t like some of the BTAC and others that did. And things could change in a few months as these open up. The craziest price I saw on a BTAC was on Nestor liquor they had a GTS from 2018 that was 35000. That’s 30- 45 year scotch prices and just ridiculous. Then as for just a pour I saw a guy spent 250 for a WLW 1.5oz and that is insane.

I enjoy GTS! This one is a lovely pour! Rich, delicious! A friend gifted it to me from the U.S. I couldn’t find it in Vancouver. I let a pour sit for about 20-30 minutes! Patience! lol! There’s no ethanol burn in the nose which I hate! I prefer excellent scotch for the most part but sometimes I want a good Bourbon pour and this one is a good punch! It’s not harsh - agreed! Good oak. Evolves beautifully! Great video! Cheers guys!!

I got one at below msrp today

Every day is a special occasion

C923 is still 2023 goat

Definitely a pour to have with friends

Its a 100.00 bourbon

A great review

Bought one for $250, opened it last Saturday, incredible! Deal of a lifetime

I don’t see the link for the glasses

I've seen them from $750-2,000

Just got a bottle today, can't wait to try it.

I've seen one for 1500....then yesterday I was at a store and I almost got one for 230! Then one of the employees asked the other one if they need to call the owner about the price of the bottle...so they did lol. Price then changed to 700 lol!

What glasses are those???

Yes

local store owner offered to sell me a GTS for $1000

It just didn’t open up for me. Rich and dense, but too slow of a sipper for how I like to enjoy bourbons. I was able to get a WLR and it’s like Pappy 15 on steroids. Honestly not certain I’d buy the GTS, again, if it weren’t allocated. I just didn’t find it easily drinkable or overall enjoyable, but am glad it was picked up at MSRP. Perhaps next year’s will be better. 😂

Love to see some fine scotch reviews! Ideally peated but Speyside is great too!

I just picked up this bottle!!!! Shout out to my guy Felipe! Sat in my car looked up the code that’s engraved on the bottle. Tells me exactly where and when it was bottled at L lot, year, day of the year or Julian date, and exact time. Finally scored a unicorn for a very good price. Aged 15yrs and 4mo. Still ogling the bottle like pirate treasure. 🥳