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Hey, the 2022 GTS is the bourbon I was drinking when I first tried a honey crisp apple with a bourbon. If you think it’s good now. Wait till you try the apple with it. It takes a little bite away from the bourbon and then your palette opens up and you can taste all the notes. Please do a video where you try this. I’m telling you, it’s mind blowing!
The entire Stagg line is very likely the best line for BT, as evidenced by the fact that I've literally never seen a bottle of Stagg of any flavor in my area. Anecdotal yes, but that's my experience.
I live in Woodford county ky, home of Woodford reserve and I’m a 20 minute drive from buffalo trace and a few others, picked up a seller special reserve at the distillery gift shop today for $30 cheapest online I found was $79.99. Just blows my mind the markup Love the channel you guys have opened my eyes to a ton of new bourbons and have managed to get me to try rye
I live in the DC burbs of Maryland. BTAC is virtually impossible to find at stores or restaurants around here. When you can find, usually Stagg, it's around $65-70+ a pour at a restaurant. Over the weekend, I was in Effingham, IL. I went to a restaurant with all the Pappy editions and all the BTACs. It was wild! The WLW and Stagg were $24 a pour. I preferred the WLW over the Stagg. It was outstanding! I've had a couple versions of Pappy in the past, and they didn't impress, especially for the price. Again, the WLW the other night was amazing. I may need to go back to Effingham and scour liquor stores.
I subscribe to several bourbon channels and you guys have become my absolute favorite. I was very lucky to procure a bottle of George T. Stagg several years ago at NC standard retail pricing. I just checked and noticed it does not have a year statement on it, but I think it is a 2017. I have delayed opening it yet, because I'll likely never see another bottle in my area. But I've realized good bourbon is best enjoyed with family and close friends. I hope to enjoy this very soon with my son and a few close friends. Keep up the great reviews!
Stumbled on ya'lls channel and love it. I just love BT and got a chance to try some Handy a few days ago. There were only 2 bottles allocated to South Georgia. Have to say, it's good but no way I'd pay over MSRP for it.
Sorry Kurt, but you're in the bucket for $500.00 for a slightly inferior tasting bottle. IMHO, we all have to stop paying over msrp and stop adding to this gouging madness. You're absolutely right in that patience is the necessary virtue here.
Amen Brother. These bottles are way too over priced. Using limited numbers to make them rare is just rediculous between this and the pappy van Winkle where the bourbon matures to a measly 6 or seven years should not charge in retail what a 25, 30, 32, 35 year old scotch whisky charges. It is absurd and uncalled for. The sazerach, Rue weller, the Handy, or the eagle rare or the stagg should never break the 250 point. I bought a 32 year old Chivas Regal (perhaps the most gorgeous porcelain bottle i have ever seen) for 325.00 msrp. That thing was smoother than JW Blue label. Definitely looking for you guys to do a review on that. However, WTH is going on with the bourbon market? Their fame has gone to their heads. They are ruining a good thing. This keeps up cigar, aficionados are going to be paying 700 bucks for a box of 20 cigars. We as consumers need to put our foot down to this foolishness.
@@MrBrooksa0331 I walked into a small liquor store and saw them selling Blanton's for $200 and Colonel EH Taylor small batch for $120, but Talisker 18 year for $160..guess what I bought. That Talisker 18 year has been some of the best whiskey I've ever had.
The only way to stop the pricing is the same way as anything else that we buy. If we stop paying the price the product will overstock and prices will diminish. It wasn’t that long ago that Blanton’s was MSRP everywhere.
@@DongHands84 Ooh! I will see if i find some of that out here in CT. Thanks for the recommendation. It's crazy, i payed 120 for a bottle of eagle rare 10 year old like a sucker thinking it was the one with a higher age on it. It was the store's last bottle too. Funny thing is i payed the same price for a Colonel Taylors. It's good but not 120 good.
I used to work at a liquor store in northern Kentucky. Stagg and Handy would come through the most followed by weller. But they make like 10x as much of those three as they do sazerac 18 or Eagle rare 17. Weller and Eagle rare 17 are my favorites.
My go to liquor store sold six weeks ago what a bummer. I really wasn’t aware of how well I was treated. They would call me several times a year and ask do you want this. Well yes I do!!
Kentucky does NOT have all of these available, and I live 45 min from Buffalo Trace. I've never seen nor been able to purchase a bottle here. Everything is released via lottery.
Great review guys!!! I have the 2022 GTS and have not cracked it yet but good hearing your review. Plus once I heard Minnick talk about it. Made me even more excited. #CHEERS 🥃🥃
Just bought this bottle, thx for the review. Have you guys ever let a pour sit for a period of time on one of these higher proof products to see if the heat comes down a bit? Maybe 5 min, 15 min, 30 min and 60 min? Just an idea.........
In Kentucky, you would need to be in a metro to see the whole collection. I have only seen a Sazerac in the glass case where I live. It was going for $1K. From what I heard, the last year Stagg just wasn't in the taste profile. I don't think this was last years distillate aged an additional year. I'm going from memory on this. BTW, check the cap to see if there is an RFID chip in the foil.
I was on a tour last year at Buffalo Trace a few weeks after they announced that they would not release a Stagg for 2021. I asked the guide what they would do with it? He was very evasive about it but said it would be used in some way and not poured out. Same mash bill as Benchmark so maybe blended into some of those offerings.
This one bottle I'd love to find, without the steep upcharging. Even living within a short drive to the distillery, I can only ever get their standard production for Taylor, Weller, Blanton's, Eagle Rare, Buffalo Trace, and Sazerac Rye. This is the last bottle I really want from them. Edit: Well, this and Stagg Jr., which is now just Stagg cause it's the 21st release
Really glad I came across your channel, not only are you guys creating some incredible content (went on two DEEP dives) but I’m more happy and proud you are from NWI. thanks for the education and guidance.
If you're new to the channel and like the content I really recommend becoming a Patreon member. The discord alone is worth the price and you get access to their barrel picks. Come join us.
I'd be curious to see that. Today I was invited to enter my state's lottery for a chance at Four Roses Limited Edition Small Batch at $179.99 I decided to pass. Can it really be THAT much better than the $45 single barrel?
Wow, that's some HOT stuff. I have a long way to go to even dream of diving into something that high proof. Purchased a bottle of Weller Special Reserve yesterday and at 90 proof, still a bit hot for my palate as a life-long exclusively beer consumer. Guys, appreciate your honesty and your expertise! As always, a very entertaining and informative show. Be well!
Agreed, I couldn’t believe how much my palate adapted within a year. Old Forester 1920 and Elijah Craig BP would way too hot for me in the beginning and now really enjoy them.
Congrats on the btac find. I always wonder if the juice is special, or the proof is special on the high proof stuff. How would the btac taste next to a Taylor if the proofs were matched?
Np good question. Secondary is when an individual buys a bottle at cost from a store etc and than turns around and tries to elevate the price exponentially. Some online stores do the same thing. All about greed.
KURT - TRENTON!!! This was great!!! (Luscious) Have you ever started an infinity bottle before?? I haven't yet, but I bet yours would be awesome!!! CHEERS!!!
The 2022 release was distilled Spring of 2007, couldn't have been 2021 release aged another year. I would have thought maybe if any casks were good, the 2021 might have gone into stagg store picks for special stores, but I didn't hear anything like that. So as far as we know, the 2021 casks either were dumped out or still aging.
The good thing about being relatively new to bourbon is that the available "shelf" bourbons are all still new to "us" so hunting for ridiculously overpriced liquor isn't as important. With that being said, I have a few sought after bottles in my collection that I'm afraid to open due to my somewhat untrained palate...
@@LeatherDaddy97 I agree 100% I say "untrained palate" because I have gone back to a few bottles that I originally said I didn't care much for and now really enjoy.
I hope you're ready for a case of Monday hater-ade to be dropped on you. I'm so jealous. I live in a controlled county and it's a 45 min drive to even try to build relationships with store owners who could hook me up. What a great bottle and thanks for sharing on your channel. Hope to someday get one myself.
These are good for 150 or under but 100 is the right price. Ive had better bottles than the btacs i tried. Secondary for these in insane. Honestly the difference in experience between btacs and ecbp is small at most.
Regarding if this years release is what last years release would have been, I'm not so sure. The 2020 is listed at 15 years 4 months. This year's is 15 years and 5 months. I'm sure some of last years barrels are in this years release, but it's not sounding like it's a straight hold over from last year. And I agree, I would not pay $1,000 for GTS. That way too much for any bourbon (personal opinion), plus it's also not my profile. I would love to get some cherry notes in these; something to give it more than just being rich, dense, and dark.
Don’t worry about neck pours. Just let them air out for 15 minutes It’s a law of chemistry that once any substance is exposed to it is going to start oxidizing.
You guys seem to have a fantastic father/son relationship. I know there are ups and downs as a father, but as a father of two young sons (3&7), what advice would you give? What are you most proud of as a father?
We are a blended family. What I am most proud of is that we all treat each other as family. The kids refer to each other as brother and sister and my wife and I treats all our kids as our own. I have made plenty of mistakes and that will happen trust me but we always based out parenting around a few things. Your family is most important, period. Respect. We will always speak to each other with respect. No lies. Absolutely no lies. Even when your disappointed with your child give them credit for telling the truth. Same goes for the parent when you are wrong. I have had to apologize a number of times for losing my temper etc. Man to man, grass is VERY rarely greener on the other side. Love them all unconditionally. I do not consider myself a parenting guru that’s for sure but just from this comment I can tell you are a good father, because you care.
Kurt, love the channel!!! Question for you guys, what do you drink when not on camera? What I mean is, 120+ proof stuff is great but don't think I can drink all night. So do you drink a few different bottles or stick with one per evening?
I think the only way I'd buy this is if I got it for MSRP. It's a cherry and oak bomb, but it's lacking complexity compared to other high end bourbons. I'd rather have Wild Turkey Master's Keep, Four Roses Limited Edition, or Parker's Heritage, so there's no way I'd ever pay a premium for GTS. I'm also not convinced that both Wild Turkey Rare Breed and Elijah Craig Barrel Proof wouldn't beat GTS in a blind tasting.
How would you compare GTS 2020 vs. GTS 2022 and GTS 2023? If you could get any of the three, which would you choose? Asking as my girlfriend said she would find me one for my birthday :) Thank you!
I don't know if it is me but I bought a bottle of Wild Turkey 101 Bourbon Whiskey like in a video you did a week or so ago and all I smell is nail polish remover. I took a sip and yup... tasted like nail polish. I let sit for 15 tried a taste and then 30 and another taste...still nail polish. Am I doing something wrong? Anyone?
Hey! Sorry if this is something that you might have answered in the past, but I'm curious how you know all these bottles came to these stores? Do you happen to have some sort of connection with distributors or work somewhere that allows you more access to this information? I enjoy all the content and look forward to more in the future! once again, just genuinely curious, not trying to seem like I'm coming into the comments as a salty viewer who's angry they cant get these bottles 😄 Edit: I just made it to the end of the video where you talk about Harry and his store some, so it looks like I've answered my own question other than where do I find my own Harry haha
Hoping that you follow up in a month or two with another review of the 2022 GTS. It is on my list of whiskies that I would like to have. Having trouble deciding on what I would pay.
