I live in Indiana, but go to Kentucky and Ohio quite a bit bourbon hunting as well, and I've never seen Hardins Creek anywhere in those 3 states( haven'tbeen to the Beam distillery though).....but are there states it's readily available?

This is great news, can’t wait to get my hands on one of these! Also, I had no idea that 12 cash strength existed so I will definitely be hunting that now!

Snagged one yesterday for $42.50 at a Jewel Osco in Illinois

Do you show Rita?

that would be 'wildly irresponsible' over here

If I had a dollar for every whiskey KZbinr with this same title I'd be a rich man

Rappers in the club are missing out on the Cognac Sagamore. Please tell me Rita doesn't eat pizza with ketchup.

Avowedly, you are the reason why I began purchasing Sagamore, especially, the finishing series. To this end, this episode could have been better prepared: no PX Sherry, no Manhattan...; In addition, you failed to give specific blind and key instructions to Rita and did not eat before the blind. As a result, this significant blind turned out as a fraternity get-together before going to the ball game. Remember, Sagamore personnel are watching this.

Snagged a triple cask from drug City during Christmas while visiting family. Didn't expect to see it but there it was staring me right in the cornea. I could not resist

Cool video, good whiskeys 👍 But confusing 😂

Longest episode ever?

Freakin loved this video and the raw content!! Massive Sagamore fan and just visited the distillery today. Good stuff guys!

What a fun and chaotic video! Unfortunately, I wasn't drunk enough to match you guys. Lol. Editing must have been a nightmare, so I appreciate you putting this together for us. Love seeing my beloved VDN (thx to you) near the top and, from memory, I remember your Albariño sample actually beating it by a bit. So at least those results make some sense. Cheers.

Rita is woman of the year. 😸 My most recent new distillery bottles discovered have been Sagamore, New Riff and Green River. All of the bottles from these 3 distilleries have been a solid "A" for me. Great review.

Didn’t have time to watch this earlier as it was a work day and I don’t get a long enough break watch a video of this length. Got home, poured some Sagamore Sherry finish to drink as I watched. Great video, fun results. Worth the wait to watch

Dang- this could have been a legit review. Not a lot of examples out there of our beloved Sagamore. BB PLEASE consider doing another video Cheers

#TeamRita

Did you guys end up with the meat lovers pizza?

Fun blind! I was pulling for the 9 Year and the Port but just goes to show how many great bottles they produce. I would be curious on how the Manhattan finish would have done in this blind. I was lucky to stumble upon one and like it a lot more than expected.

Thanks for spreading truth Bourbon Bill!

Do you think the standard shelf 10yr bourbon is worth $120?

I did pay less than srp on base, because it was 20% off special and had 20$ in rewards, but was still over the 10 bones per year. I payed 92$ out the door for mine, which is fair imo I live in Washington and it is my first Woodinville introduction and it's alright imo it's def not worth 140$ but I enjoy it but still would rather have some kentucky 8yr products!

No cask strength rye 112.2 proof?

We want Rita on screen!

This was precisely the sh*tshow I was hoping it would be when I saw all 9 bottles lined up! 😂

Picked up a Sagomore Barrel Select based on Bourbon Bills love of Sagamore!

Great video! Im hoping to find some more sagamore this year. We need Rita to make an appearance sometime...maybe for a Grey goose review haha

Great, I have 5 different Sags and none of these.

Sagamore crushes it all day everyday. I’m with Nate, his top 3 are my top 3 as well Sagamore hits homers like Eddie Murray, Cal, Frank Robinson, Boog and Jonesy all together. “Crushed onto Eutaw Street” Great video

Great video. Rita is awesome. We need her in a video

Had to be tough with 9 pours. Little bias but love the results since the top 4 are the only 4 I own bottles of lol. The average of my results have been Port, VDN, Mead, Albarino. 9 yr would probably be up there with vdn and port for me

I have the Palo Cortado Cask Finish bottle and so far its beat all the Sagamores Ive had. I did notice you boys were getting pretty buzzed towards the end of this great blind review :) .......Cheers!

Blinds are blinds, you're drinking things then they are still there to some degree when you drink the next thing. That can easily tarnish the ratings to some degree, esp with so many bottles.

Good stuff! I have an unopened Sherry cask finish that I’m looking forward to cracking open. I was hoping to see it as a contender. I’m sure it’s a banger regardless

Ah, no my excuses for complaining! I love blinds. In my limited rye blind, bulleit 10 the beat pikesville, blinds be crazy. On the off chance you haven’t tried redwood empires rye: emerald giant cask strength, I just tried it and it blew my mind how different it was from other ryes. All in on the herbs, it’s an absolute treat if you like stuff like licorice tea.

Fantastic!! If only I lived near the distillery!

That is why blinds are the best. Takes all the bias out of the equation. Thank you for this Mr Sagamore Ambassador. 🥃

BB was definitely pre-gaming! Great video guys.

Wow fantastic line-up -- surprised to not see DO along with the greats!

Without your help I never would have owned or tasted any. Thanks Will blind taste these this weekend while watching this video to see how close we agree

Appreciate the candid review. I’ve debated grabbing one based on breaking bourbons review but I’d be closer to your C review

Woodinville is shite and I live 30 min from them. This is their best bottle but still not great and 100% not worth their SRP. I tell you what though their PR/marketing is one of the best in the craft biz! Fools everyone.

Great review, Bill. Given my experience sending you a variety of samples, I was worried that this would be flat-out gross for your palate due to the heavy seasoning on the barrels. Glad you were at least able to give it a fair shot and recognize the craftmanship and complexity here. I absolutely love the regular Woodinville bourbon at around $35-$40. Something about it hits my palate just right and it is in my top 5 shelfer bourbons under $50 and under 100 proof. You know, the stuff I reach for on a weekday when I just want to enjoy my pour and not think about it much. BTW, I got this bottle for $119. Very discounted. As a Woodinville fan, you nailed this sentiment: It is the pinnacle of what they can do and you will love it if you are a fan of their distillate and aging process. Now, was it worth the extra $40 over what I think it should have been ($79-ish)? Probably not, but I love having this in my collection and it is at least a bit different than many other things on my shelf. Sadly, I've paid much more for weaker, overhyped whiskey. Cheers!

Love the brutal honesty, but also clarifying it may bc of your profile preferences, such as on the malted barley and funky pot still spice....appreciate

Whew!!! I dodged a bullet here. One store had it for 160 and then the guy offered it to me for 140. I politely declined. Thanks for the honest and thorough review. Also thanks to the dude who provided the sample because he jumped on a grenade for all of us.

Come on Woodford!

Hell naw BB this was a good one

Yes it’s best

"a tanic leather book cover that I don't like" - you've out done yourself sir you are the king def my fav whiskey taster cheers!

willett is terrible! Totally agree! Bourbon bill is hilarious and the best there is.