That definitely earns a comment. Love the show. Thank you.
@993C2S4 сағат бұрын
Good review.
@swamptyger5 сағат бұрын
You might want to try a little J T Melecks whiskey if you can get your hands on some. Surprisingly good....
@444teach18 сағат бұрын
BB you think it's worth trading Weller 107 and Blanton for WT12 ?
@bourbonbill17 сағат бұрын
If you paid msrp for both the weller and blantons yeah the wt 12yr is 150 here in the states quite a bit cheaper overseas. I’ve seen the WT 12 year on secondary for $200 or less so it’s a fair trade
@444teach17 сағат бұрын
Thanks BB
@nickmerkerson540122 сағат бұрын
Great vid. Rare Breed all day!
@bourbonbill17 сағат бұрын
Absolutely it’s great stuff
@brettmchan2855Күн бұрын
Your initial reaction was my first reaction to single rickhouse! I would see a kidney for a bottle! I never see any of the wild turkey products around me unfortunately
@bourbonbill17 сағат бұрын
Yeah they are usually quite good!
@brettmchan285517 сағат бұрын
@@bourbonbill I have not had the 13 or 15. I want one bad! I thought I had a 15 because when they dropped online I got one in my cart and everything but it would not let me check out. I was really butt hurt hahahaha oh well maybe one day
@cahabatunes380Күн бұрын
We all should stockpile Rare Breed before Turkey allocates it & makes it $100! 🤯😵💫😵🥃
@bourbonbillКүн бұрын
Absolutely lol you never know with them
@OPLPPS2 күн бұрын
You should call your fans Bourbon Billionaires since we are all enriched by your videos.
@bourbonbill2 күн бұрын
Haha damn I gotta use that for a shirt
@DavidG-f6t2 күн бұрын
This is an awesome release and it's sold out!! Can't wait for Amontillado to drop there.
@bourbonbill2 күн бұрын
You and me both I called today to see if it was out yet they said not yet
@kpmarine102 күн бұрын
Thanks bill. Seems like others aren’t doing these reviews anymore. EVERYONE can get rarebreed so it’s great seeing someone compare it relative to others.
@bourbonbill2 күн бұрын
It’s always good to take a reset and look at values out there today. I try to not do these all the time but sprinkle them in every now and then
@JM-nh8ld2 күн бұрын
Awesome. I died chuckling when you spit the first one back in and Rita somewhat scolded you. I'm of Scottish descent but feel the same about scotch, blah..it all tastes like fermented raisins strained through a dirty moldy washcloth. Give me a good bourbon. I can take some Irish whiskeys and even more Japanese. Keep up the practice... You can do it.
@bourbonbill2 күн бұрын
Haha that’s a great one fermented raisins through a moldy washcloth. I just can’t stand the stuff
@billglaser92183 күн бұрын
Another fine video! Where can I get a Bourbon Bill t shirt?
@bourbonbill2 күн бұрын
I have to get some made
@billglaser92182 күн бұрын
@@bourbonbill looking forward to it. BTW, I'm XXL 😀
@The_Profezor3 күн бұрын
Nice job, Rita! My bottle of Green River (local store pick) reminds me so much of a Russell's pick. A blind like this was on my to-do list. I figured it would be as close as it was for you. Great video, as always. Cheers.
@bourbonbill2 күн бұрын
Wow it seems these picks have some good variety to them as far as flavors go
@johncashion84283 күн бұрын
That’s a good one!
@bourbonbill2 күн бұрын
It’s really good stuff
@karl03183 күн бұрын
Thank you for the great review as always! And I agree that Wild Turkey Rare Breed is a standard by which I judge all other bourbons. I just did this comparison, but with a shelf Green River Full Proof, and agree they are very close! The shelf GR is about the same price (a few bucks less depending on the store) as the RB in my area, so both are excellent choices! The shelf GR FP is a little less sweet and fruity, and a little less spicy than the RB and almost as a "dry" quality to the mouth feel that, given the right circumstances or your individual taste, could make it a better choice over the RB. I will be keeping an eye out for a store pick of the GR FP!
@bourbonbill3 күн бұрын
Thanks for watching and excellent breakdown it seems the shelf is a lot different than this pick then the pick was sweeter and very cherry fruit forward
@StevenScone3 күн бұрын
I have to say this for 3rd time today. KZbin stop unsubbing people. This is the 3rd channel I have watched today that I have been unsubbed.
@bourbonbill3 күн бұрын
Wow that’s crazy. Occasionally i notice KZbin will delete peoples comments on my video they are a little over reaching in some areas
@StevenScone3 күн бұрын
Dave is the Sultan of Samples. I got the full proof. When I tried it I thought this could be a Rare Breed contender. Although its definitely good, it didn't hold up in a blind.
@bourbonbill3 күн бұрын
Haha I’ll use that one Sultan of Samples lol
@steveiauruzio30563 күн бұрын
This 15 is outstanding! Just picked mine up and wow! Deep amber color, some leather, little cherry and caramel. Has a wonderful viscosity that just like syrup. Has oak but overly and goes not diminish the sweetness. A beautiful long lasting finish. This is absolutely fantastic. Well worth the price but good luck finding it for MSRP. This is a definite buy!
@bourbonbill3 күн бұрын
It’s great stuff for sure. My only gripe is the price
@jamesstreet11443 күн бұрын
I got a Green River store pick that isn’t great. Then I got the shelf Fullroof and it’s great. Another fine video today
@bourbonbill3 күн бұрын
That’s interesting. I’m surprised you bought a shelfer after the pick wasn’t great
@jamesstreet11443 күн бұрын
@@bourbonbill I saw a couple of reviews on the shelf bottle and they loved it. The store that I got the pick from never has good picks. Just got an Eagle Rare store pick from them and it’s the second worse Eagle Rare I’ve ever had.
@motohead0773 күн бұрын
Got the new Green River Full Proof & it has a heavy grapefruit type note on the palate. 1st whiskey I had anything like that. Have you noticed that or heard that in reviews/tasting notes on this? Wondering if it's just me.
@bourbonbill2 күн бұрын
@@motohead077I did not but this is a pick and they can be off profile and differ from the core offering. I think I had heard a review of the standard full proof from someone else mention grapefruit
@3800fanatic3 күн бұрын
Heck yeah love this series! Good to know the full proof is worth a buy had been seeing alot of hype
@bourbonbill3 күн бұрын
Yeah it’s good stuff at a decent price! The hype is real on this one
@holdenmullaney10813 күн бұрын
Wife left me bc I was watching too many Bourbon Bill videos. She doesn’t understand a legend is in the making.
@bourbonbill3 күн бұрын
nooo now I must carry the weight of this with me forever
@thankmelater2153 күн бұрын
She must have veeeeeeeery bad taste
@daven89053 күн бұрын
Did you know there’s a Black Velvet Reserve? Aged 10 years!!
@bourbonbill3 күн бұрын
Ain’t no way. Say it ain’t so
@msutton013 күн бұрын
GR FP 50 to 55 in DE, selling out fast!
@bourbonbill3 күн бұрын
Dang that’s a great price and no sales tax have to upgrade to an A+ then thanks for the info Mike!
@msutton013 күн бұрын
@@bourbonbill Agree 100% BB!
@jcockfie3 күн бұрын
Yes!!!!!
@bourbonbill3 күн бұрын
It’s really good stuff this is the closest competitor yet
@chiprucker57354 күн бұрын
Totally agree!! I'm done with this greedy distillery. When they doubled the price of Russell's 13 in one year.......I'm out. Just on principal I'll never buy anything from Wild Turkey.
@bourbonbill3 күн бұрын
Yeah I think unfortunately Wild Turkey has become the poster child of corporate greed for the whiskey world. Sad Campari has done that. They need to do better in 2025
@gkm0721594 күн бұрын
There is 16 year bourbon in it as well.
@bourbonbill4 күн бұрын
Yeah someone else said that must have glossed over that on the press release
@Subourbon4 күн бұрын
if i ever get leather or tobacco in my bourbon i am going to stop drinking.
@bourbonbill4 күн бұрын
Haha it’s a pretty common flavor that comes out to me on higher aged darker offerings
@BeThere_BestServedNeatOnIce2 күн бұрын
I regularly get leather on Old Forester products. I suspect it is caused from the heat cycling that the barrels go through. It's actually *too much* leather for me.
@dougc81305 күн бұрын
I'd like to find a RR15 but for the price I'll take JD12 for 90 anyday of the week. That profile just hits right for me.
@bourbonbill4 күн бұрын
Yeah I do really enjoy the JD aged lineup and their LEs
@BuckMcAntlerson5 күн бұрын
I'm still looking for either of these bottles! Had a pour of 13 in Boston last year and been hunting ever since. Found one last week but he wants $350 for it. I just can't.
@bourbonbill5 күн бұрын
I’ve seen the 13 down to around $275 to $300 on secondary I don’t condone that price but sometimes people except trades and that can help lower the price to more reasonable
@davebenson85475 күн бұрын
jd 12 year is close to $300 here in ny..you gave everyone msrp...its never sold for that..i cant even try the 10 year...almost $200...ridiculous....
@bourbonbill5 күн бұрын
I’ve seen it in some secondary groups for less than $300 but RR 15 is about $500 so the price comparison still holds true
@davebenson85474 күн бұрын
@@bourbonbill love your videos by the way...
@bourbonbill4 күн бұрын
Thanks Dave
@100puremustard55 күн бұрын
This was an epic comparison of fantasic pours (could have used more hand shaking at the beginning 😂). I'll never see a RR15 for a fair price anyway, but I do have an unopened JD12 batch 1 and batch 2! And while the msrp of JD14 might be around $150 I'm guessing I'll never see it for that price... it will be more like $700 😂 and that's not veeerrrrryyyy special at all smh!
@bourbonbill5 күн бұрын
Haha hey never say never. The JD12 batch 1 has been the high bar for the aged series so far. A phenomenal pour
@FPHE89565 күн бұрын
Great line up , the lineage sounds great. That 211 is unstoppable though.
@bourbonbill5 күн бұрын
Yeah the 211 is a steamroller this year
@JM-nh8ld5 күн бұрын
Can't even find the russels 13 let alone the 15. However I did find the harding creek Jacob well 211Month aged, the boston and knob creek 18 so got those. calumet farm 16 and 15 on my shelf too. Passed on Dickel 17yr old for 250 doll hairs but got the Dickel 15yr old Ohio exclusive for $65
@bourbonbill5 күн бұрын
Hey those are great bottles. Calumet 16 was one of my favorites supposedly this year they are doing a calumet 17. As for Dickel it’s always better to get the 15yr picks some are way older and it’s way cheaper than Dickel 17 and can be had at a higher proof
@bryanmacke5 күн бұрын
😂🤦♂Bourbon Bill, you're def my favorite bourbon personality/comedian.... "bending you over the barrel" 😂😂.
@bourbonbill5 күн бұрын
Wild turkey is really bending us over the barrel on these prices it’s like the Italians are trying to get back at us for their loss in WW2 or something with this pricing
@FPHE89565 күн бұрын
Good but nothing special, not worth the price at msrp. I got one at cost around 65$ from a local shop. Not mad at that price. Need to find some older age picks.
@bourbonbill5 күн бұрын
Absolutely agree. The older age picks are fire but this regular young cask strength was over priced
@FPHE89565 күн бұрын
Need that Jacob’s Well Batch 2!! Beam doesn’t miss.
@bourbonbill5 күн бұрын
They are on a hot streak their higher aged stuff is always good
@brendanwoerner33525 күн бұрын
Highly doubt anyone will have it at msrp. You’re looking for a golden ticket.
@bourbonbill5 күн бұрын
Stranger things have happened I already know a couple people that’s found it for retail at stores
@bryanmacke5 күн бұрын
@@bourbonbill and i keep hearing there's a lot of it. like over 50k bottles. but who knows
@bourbonbill5 күн бұрын
@@bryanmackeI heard that as well hope it’s true means the prices will come down
@javieracosta34395 күн бұрын
Just starting the video. Over under on Bill chair-gasms this episode? Im gonna guess at least 4. 😅
@bourbonbill5 күн бұрын
You might be close I lost count lol
@javieracosta34395 күн бұрын
@@bourbonbill😂 I tallied 5 1/2 haha. As for the bourbon, I said I wouldn't pay that but then a store offered me one at srp. Had to do it. Some of my initial notes mirror yours with how damn fast the palate flavors seem to fly on by. "Slow down honey, Im trying to savor this moment!" The RR13s have all calmed down after months of air. Hope this gal does too. Thanks for the vid!
@BeThere_BestServedNeatOnIce5 күн бұрын
"Chair-gasms." 😅
@kevingaray13135 күн бұрын
Wow I’m grateful I have all those - JD b2, JW 211, RR13 b5. I have RR15 and from my tastings even tho I haven’t side by side JW 211; I think I would much rather prefer rr15 just cause the flavor bomb, viscosity, and finish but i should do a side by side. And that’s I love JW 211; I just wish it hit me like it hits your palate haha.
@bourbonbill5 күн бұрын
Hey everyone is different. RR15 is definitely great stuff. 3 others though picked JW211 over RR15 as well right around when I did the video so it wasn’t just me. I preferred the greater oak presence and integration on JW211 more but hey if you prefer RR15 no problem with that it’s the pricing issue
@kevingaray13135 күн бұрын
Actually, it’s a blend of 15 and 16 yr per press release but like 75% 15 yr.
@bourbonbill5 күн бұрын
Ahh gotcha thanks I must have missed the press release. Still not the 19yr and such that is mixed into the 13s
@daven89055 күн бұрын
Wow! That was a very special “verrrrrrrry special”!! It almost made me think you were going to be drinking Black Velvet, and then you pulled out the Russell’s and I got super disappointed. 😢
@bourbonbill5 күн бұрын
Haha one of these days I’ll do a black velvet review if I can beat all the alcoholics to the store who buy it by the case to get a bottle lol
@daven89055 күн бұрын
@@bourbonbill 😂
@BeThere_BestServedNeatOnIce5 күн бұрын
@@bourbonbill, A few years back I saw a list of the Top 20 selling whiskeys in the US. Surprisingly, Black Velvet was in the Top 10. Black Velvet was listed as having more sales than Johnnie Walker, Wild Turkey, Bulleit, and Woodford Reserve! After seeing that list, out of curiosity, I gave it a try. "Aged 3 Years" on the label. Sticky on the fingers as if sugar has been added. Tastes like watered-down Crown Royal with twice the ethanol.
@bourbonbill5 күн бұрын
@@BeThere_BestServedNeatOnIcehaha that’s what I would expect, corn, rubbing alcohol and cigarette ash
@YoJimBo8516105 күн бұрын
Jd12's have been going for 500+ here in NW FL while i got my RR15 for 300...
@bourbonbill5 күн бұрын
Wow really here in Pa reverse that basically for secondary but JD12 is about $200 to $250 at most
@YoJimBo8516105 күн бұрын
@@bourbonbill beach liquor stores...
@YoJimBo8516105 күн бұрын
It is a blend of 75% 15yr and 25% of 16yr. And i do agree about Campari prices.... they are over priced but im being hypocritical because I got a bottle....
@bourbonbill5 күн бұрын
Haha thanks for the blend info and yeah I still want a bottle even though it didn’t win its still very good despite being overpriced
@camerondalton31655 күн бұрын
I had one of these in my cart both times Russell's launched them, both times the website crashed and I could not get to the checkout, was super frustrating, especially seeing these now going for $500.
@bourbonbill5 күн бұрын
Yeah the website launch was horrible and the fact they did it again with the same results speaks to how well they are managed
@DaveVogelsang-b8v5 күн бұрын
Nice review BB. I was lucky to find a bottle of the RR 15 a few weeks ago while visiting TN. Still have not cracked it open. 🥃
@bourbonbill5 күн бұрын
Great pickup Dave it’s delicious stuff if you liked the RR13 you won’t be disappointed! If you find anyone near msrp let me know
@timfishback61375 күн бұрын
I am on board with what you are saying, but you can’t get the Hardins Creek for 165 anymore. Are you still finding it for that price?
@bourbonbill5 күн бұрын
I’ve seen it for $225 to $250 on secondary so with trades etc you could end up getting it for msrp
@timfishback61375 күн бұрын
@@bourbonbill True I got my 184 that way but bought my 211 from Frootbat.
@gman59865 күн бұрын
Cheapest I can find the Hardins Creek is $300 so its a hard pass for me with these ridiculous whisky prices vs. Elijah Craig.
@bourbonbill5 күн бұрын
Yeah that’s expensive for sure. I’ve seen secondary prices in my area around $225 for it. But your point is still a great one ECBP is $75 and can usually be had at msrp and it’s really good stuff
@9663mu5 күн бұрын
Maybe next time compare similar trims not striped custom
@bourbonbill5 күн бұрын
Yeah I get that but already the price difference is huge it would only get worse comparing a LT to LT trim. Plus I could only compare what they gave me for a loaner I’m not really a car review channel
@3800fanatic5 күн бұрын
Man i want a bottle but i hate the price i think i might just try and backup the hardins creek jacobs well haha
@bourbonbill5 күн бұрын
You know that’s a wallet saving move for sure and you are getting better stuff so a win win. I need to backup my bottle too
@jamesstreet11445 күн бұрын
I did see a Russel’s 15 in one of my local stores. Unfortunately, they wanted $500 for it. I passed! Great review!
@bourbonbill5 күн бұрын
Dang that’s full secondary for it. Hope you find one for near msrp and then one for me too lol
@BeThere_BestServedNeatOnIce5 күн бұрын
@@bourbonbill, I rarely see any hard-to-find bottles in the stores near me but, when I do, they are *above* full secondary. For example, the only store I've seen with JD10 had it at $300! The only store I've seen with EH Taylor SmB had it at $150!
@bourbonbill5 күн бұрын
@@BeThere_BestServedNeatOnIcewow that’s nuts eht smb is barely worth its msrp as a drinker haha.