Honestly, yes, get the Bardstown first! I got my first Blanton's as a wedding treat and honestly, it was too hot to be enjoyed and still drinks hot. It has it's place and a lot of character and flavour, but early on your journey, you can get 3 picks for the same price and have a better introduction. If you haven't tried Legent, it's very affordable and accessible and IMO better than Blanton's on most days.

Thanks for the sub and yeah it's a really good price, they have great prices on the fully pappy and BTAC collections too... might be a celebratory one of those once i hit some channel goals

I get around and often try to get to London events so may see you there! Do feel welcome to come say hello and introduce yourself if you see me plonking around.

They are starting to experiment with some corn mash bills over here in a few places, i'm excited to see how that works out.

I haven't had a chance to try them all yet - but I plan to very soon. I think weller is just easy drinking, but I agree on the Special Reserve...

@@d-averion5011 inspired me to go try them all; only 2/5 passed; 107 though is good.

Thanks - Yeah i'm hoping some more of the bourbon mash bills make it into the UK, it would be interesting how the cooler climate aged them, I would expect they would take longer - but it would give a different profile. And thanks for the encouragement on the channel. It's just a bit of fun and a big part of bourbon for me is the community, not just the juice.

Thanks! You know there might be an easy way to fix that if you are in the UK ;)

I’m in the Uk I shall add it to my list to try 👍

@@Robd16send me a direct message on insta if you want and I’ll send you the sample from the vid; can see how it lands for yourself.

@@BarrelRollxwill do thank you

Thank you received the sample, my thoughts I like it it’s good. I found it very smooth and I can taste a lot of oakiness in there, a hint of vanilla there too. I thought it was low on the sweet side but quite a creamy taste also, not much of a burn at all which was surprising considering the proof. It was very good overall, I will definitely keep my eye out for a bottle and thank you again for sending me a sample very appreciated

I went for the larger tasting which was £35. Can certainly get cheaper tastings but sometimes it's nice to understand things direct from the brand. As far as bottle prices too, in store isn't going to be the cheapest you can get - but that's to be expected. Flagship stores like this are about the brand awareness; particularly with a central location like this. Also great for American tourists who may visit London but not Kentucky. To me as well it says to me they are really pushing / testing this market more and I don't mind spending a few extra £'s to send the message back to their head office - yes! we want you here! It's better than than save the extra £5 when ER is on Tesco clubcard. (Although i'll prob get that too!)

There was a few in the queue for sure, and wheni've been passed since as they can't get some of the stuff like Eagle Rare etc over there like we can easily here. One American also was very keen to make sure he got a Buffao Trace London branded hat as well. Was pleasantly surprised by the vokda though...

sazerac is more expensive than eagle rare? that’s crazy. i live in houston texas, sazerac is ~$25 bottle (~20 gbp) and eagle rare is impossible to find. it was allocated at a local store a few months ago. it was $60 and only sold in a bundle with another bottle…

was £8 a pour from memory.

@@BarrelRollx not bad, very good for central London.

@@BarrelRollx Thanks, went and enjoyed one myself.

@@nickmarshall8436 nice! It’s a great spot.