Bardstown Discovery Series 8 - The BEST One Yet?!

[@breakinghues2751]

Here we are one year later, and this is still one of my favorite bottles. I savor every sip.

[@codycorado2581]

I just got one yesterday and it’s easily one of the best whiskeys I’ve ever had. I’ll buy a second one if I see it.

[@rossgullet4436]

You guys are great together. So glad Trent is in front of the camera. 👍

[@magnumakinmx328]

Haven't pulled the trigger on a Discovery bottle yet BUT the Fusion series has such a unique taste that I love... its become one of my go-to's for a nightcap.

[@LawAbidingPokemon]

I was keeping this video as an after work treat. Thanks guys !

[@slbdrinks]

Awesome!

[@mpfeil4752]

Thanks for another fun video. Love it when it's just you and also really enjoy when Trenton joins you. He is quite the cutie and has such a great smile! Moving on, as a Bardstown Discovery Series collector, I'd love to get a #8. I have a feeling it's going to be one of my top DS bourbons. Gotta go to NC or MD to find it. The search is on!

[@slbdrinks]

8 is a lot different from the others but in a great way!

[@johnnycampbell3422]

If I could find it I would buy it. Thanks for all the notes. Hope y'all stay safe and have a great day.

[@slbdrinks]

Thank you!

[@1430rube6565]

Love your videos! Catching up with a few I missed. Hope you do the Bardstown Origin Series soon, picked up their BIB Wheated 👍👍

[@bigdave2952]

I enjoy watching you interact with your son on camera. Nice combo review.

[@wadejensik651]

Great job guys! One I need now and its not sold in Kansas.

[@VinegarAndSaltedFries]

Great review. The thing about Bardstown and other higher priced Whisk(e)y in my opinion is It’s an experience. If you are gunna drink pay over 100$ for something you should make it a special thing for more than one person because then the price is easier to justify. It really is a lovely experience and paying larger sums is about paying for that experience. If you can sit down with a few people and all appreciate it then it’s no different than going to the movies with those same people which prolly costs around 30-40$ per person. If you can get those people to all bring a drink after they are in the hobby now all of a sudden you have a fun tasting experience where you can blind flight and compare and contrast and really hone in on your palette and what you enjoy.

[@slbdrinks]

Couldn’t have said it better myself! Well said!

[@tvandema]

"I free poured those..." Love it, some times you need a healthy pour.... keep up the great work, love the channel.

[@slbdrinks]

Ya!!! Lol

[@sundans5]

As a person located in south Korea, I appreciated your review because I took two #8 from Tennesse asking my acquaintance , I think it was not bad decision. Thanks. I am Boubon lover.

[@davevogelsang6791]

Catching up on older episodes I missed. Have held off on the Discovery Series due to $140 price. But I just found the Disco Series #7 for $119.00 and bought it. I also bought a Bardstown Collaborative Series bottle, which was the Goose Island Bourbon County Stout Bourbon. A little pricey at $170, but love Bourbon County Stout. Nice to see the Bardstown Origin Series will be using their own distillate and is in the $45-$50 range.

[@dunny2124]

Luv all the bardstowns, kbs is my fav so far,….. your right on bookers, only one i have & would reccomend is the “bardstown batch”,how ironic 🤣anything with bardstown has to be good 👍

[@slbdrinks]

Lol! Go figure!

[@donmorton3954]

I only have Bardstown #6 and Founders KBS. #6 is very good and Founders is outstanding! Top 3 in my book. Now I need to catch up and get 7 and 8. I wonder if the price on 8 will eventually come down. Thanks for the review guys. Trenton is becoming a regular on camera now. :)

[@VinegarAndSaltedFries]

I second the opinion that Founders KBS is absolutely stunning. I truly love that whiskey and am Nursing it.

[@slbdrinks]

Both 7 and 8 are equally great! Can’t go wrong with either!

[@TheReal_DeanD]

These finally showed up at my local Total Wine. $156 all in. Thanks for the super helpful review. I may pull the trigger on it now.

[@EverydayDrinker]

I've personally emailed Bardstown to find some way to get their bourbon here in NJ because I don't want to drive all the way down to Delaware haha. Hopefully it hits us soon! Great stuff as always!

[@slbdrinks]

Hope you can find some dude!

[@quintonking5089]

Totally agree with discerning the difference between rye spice and proof. I don’t get the rye on the nose but it says hello on the palate unlike any other Discovery Series to date, in my opinion. A good offering, but definitely a try before you buy. Don’t go into this thinking it’s gonna be your typical BBC Discovery profile. 6 put BBC back on par, 7 was a nice change and welcomed red fruit forward addition, and 8 is a sneaky expression with prominent rye notes if I had to sum up the last three batches.

[@slbdrinks]

Great assessments!

[@forallyall6143]

would love to here you and Trent cover the line up of Bardstown !

[@chuckzeitvogel7403]

Love the try a pour advice. That’s what I did with Blanton

[@cbus3353]

"Maple note", good for you!

[@slbdrinks]

Lol! He did good on that one! After he said it I was like, dang, he’s right!!

[@Nicky68Y]

TRENTON IS DEAD ON!!!!! GO TO A BAR and get a shot or two to sample it BEFORE throwing down BIG $$$$$. GREAT GREAT ADVICE BUDDY!!!!

[@ProficientEnough]

That's what I do when I'm able to score an expensive or allocated bottle that way I don't open it and hate it. If I don't care for it well at least I can trade it.

[@slbdrinks]

Smart kid!

[@matthoernemann4140]

The try before you buy is a great lesson in life.

[@NorthWestBourbon]

Wow, didn't know the 18 was out yet. Sounds like a good blend. Cheers 🥃

[@slbdrinks]

Lucky to catch it at the gift shop. Haven’t seen it in my area yet.

[@safromnc8616]

I always tell everyone who has not been around Bardstown to go to Jim Beam and then go to Makers. It gives you a great perspective, between the two.

[@Cory3255]

The #8 was staved as well. Code on the bottle tells you what staves were used

[@slbdrinks]

Thanks for the input!

[@319_Fishing]

I got the series 9 and I absolutely love it. Cant beat Bardstown imo. I prefer more of the stronger oak flavors.

[@copperwolf875]

If this one is better than 7 it must be exceptional because 7 was really good!!

[@slbdrinks]

7 is fantastic! May have spoke to soon lol. Trent tried the 2 yesterday and he likes 7 better!

[@copperwolf875]

I don’t have 8 but I’m milking 7 cause I like it so much one of my top pours atm.

[@LivingInSebastianAndVero]

Just bought discovery 8 in a local shop. For $150 I was suprised to see it. They had swries 7 aswell.

[@ricknieskes9492]

Smell, taste, etc. certainly varies for everyone, but my son and I did a blind with Bookers Lumberyard and Knob Creek 120 because they are both from Jim Beam and we both preferred the Bookers without hesitation. The KC drank hotter for sure despite its slight less proof. I got the Bookers for $91 which I think was a fair price. I personally like Bardstown Disco #6 more than Collaborative Series KBS. Just my two cents.

[@slbdrinks]

Your 2 cents is def worth it! I do have a fondness for Bookers and absolutely loved the Bardstown batch but the lumberyard just didn’t do it for me. Granted it was only a 1 oz pour so for a true opinion I would need to get into it a bit more.

[@hl8333]

It's 5o'clock somewhere

[@TimTamSlam2]

Still on the fence about this one. Disco 8 hit shelves about 2 weeks ago in MI. Sad to see that #9 is already priced at $10 more (149.99 state min) despite it getting a price bump last go around.

[@slbdrinks]

You bring up an excellent point. Discovery series just keeps climbing in price.

[@timbuma3693]

Have you tried any of the Calumet 14, 15 or 16?

[@512moho]

Would love to see their opinion on these bottles, I have bene eyeing the 15 lately. Especially from hearing about all the cherry in 15, thinking Trenton might be a fan.

[@timbuma3693]

@@512moho I have the 15 and I really enjoy it. It’s an easier sipper that is very cherry forward.

[@slbdrinks]

We just did get the 16 barely a week or so ago. Only had a sip but seems pretty tasty!

[@OGbrick420]

you failed to mention the toasted/charred staves in this batch 8. scan the code on the side of the botte for the stave finishing info. the staves are what make this batch truly unique, this was a first for bardstown, the added staves like makers 46

[@slbdrinks]

Appreciate the update!

[@Abby_Normal_1969]

There is a point, and I am sure it is different for everybody, where there is dramatically decreasing marginal returns. For me, the quality jump from a $12 bottle to a $25 bottle is enormous. Likewise, the jump from $25 to $50 is significant. But the jump from a $50 to a $100 is pretty minimal. I can't think of many $100 bourbons for me that I would prefer over 2 $50 bottles. The strange thing, though, is my soft ceiling for Single Malts is much higher. I can drop $200 on a Dalmore or or some of those duty free exclusives of Glenmorangies and still find value it. Why I think this is strange is because I am a bourbon man. I prefer bourbon to scotch and consume anywhere from 10:1 to 20:1 more bourbon than scotch. Maybe because most scotch is so much more delicate than bourbons? I hadn't really thought about it until this moment.

[@slbdrinks]

In my down time I probably drink bourbon first than scotch, Irish, rye, Japanese in that order. My consumption of scotch to bourbon is probably pretty close and the others much less. I haven’t added an expensive scotch all year. Been collecting some excellent 12 yr single malts.

[@Abby_Normal_1969]

@@slbdrinks - before covid, I traveled internationally at least once a year, sometimes more. I always hit the duty free stores. 1L bottles at almost haft prices. Not so much anymore. My Scotch reserves are dwindling.

[@AndrewDock]

I am not one who won’t spend money on a quality bourbon but to me this has always felt like an expensive pre made infinity bottle. Pass for me. Great review guys!!

[@slbdrinks]

I respect your opinion!

[@BigPrince]

Damn I just got 7 yesterday!

[@slbdrinks]

Dude, 7 is fabulous as well!

[@KeithWinter007]

7 is outstanding you won't regret it

[@Bigw10921]

Trent is IN FRONT OF THE CAMERA

[@dustincannarella8077]

When at Nulu, did you happen to try the Toasted Barrel? I have seen it in my local market lately, but don’t think it will be around much longer, but at around $75 I have been hesitant to pull the trigger. In relation to your comments about what people are willing to pay for bourbon, I am one of those that like to keep it around $40, but have gone as high as $85 for some special bottles I have seen, but generally wouldn’t spend over $100 on any bottle unless I come across something that is highly allocated that I know I couldn’t get without paying secondary prices.

[@slbdrinks]

I have a toasted barrel and it’s pretty darn good! It’s one of Trent’s regular pours when he is over.

[@lexwaldez]

I still have a half bottle of Discovery #4. I'd be curious to see how it measures up. I think it's all about what price you find it at. I'd crush it at $90. At $140 I'd probably only buy to gift it.

[@slbdrinks]

I am a bit disappointed that the price has gone up to 140.00.

[@bourbonbasement]

I just can’t do it with them these days. I’m a huge fan of Bardstown, even made it to the region finals in their Worlds Top Whiskey Taster contest. But the past few discovery release just don’t stand up to disco 3 and Disco 4. Disco 1 was hot disco 2 was bleh, disco 3 and 4 were BTAC level bourbon. Disco 5 was a dickel mistake. disco 6 got a bit better but was still dickel. 7 started to get better but Canadian. I have high hopes for 8 but the past 3 have really not hit the mark

[@slbdrinks]

Sorry you haven’t enjoyed those particular releases. Wondering is it the “odd ball” whiskey additions to the blend that’s bringing you down?

[@bourbonbasement]

@@slbdrinks the dickel in 5 and 6 was definitely noticeable. 5 it was overpowering, 6 was more subtle but still noticeable. The Canadian in 7 carried a heavy corn sweetness. I’ve been noticing a lot of their recent releases, such as 7, 8 and both WTWT releases have included it so I’m sure there’s something special that I’m missing

[@KeithWinter007]

@@bourbonbasement 3 >= 7 > 4. Agree 5&6 were misses.

[@royn8032]

Sounds like this may be similar to JD12 except more cherry?

[@slbdrinks]

Pretty close!

[@royn8032]

@SLB Drinks Awesome you just saved me a long and brutal chase=)

[@SamWyzeGanja]

Would you guys ever review High banks Distillery whiskeys?

[@jasonbennett499]

Canadian Whiskey is the cheapest to source to give the bottle a 12y Whiskey. $ ?

[@mpfeil4752]

If I may ask, where did your daughter get the great tasting/drinking glasses? We'd love to find a set if you don't have to have the only set. They sound great.

[@slbdrinks]

Go to the website Aged & Ore. You will find them there.

[@jerrycahoon6186]

This isn't important but, Trenton is now in front of the camera, when he is out of the picture he is behind the camera. Or perhaps I misheard.

[@slbdrinks]

Correct. Hoping he will continue to get in front of the camera for tastings more often.

[@bourbonbill]

4 was the best so far haven’t had 8 though

[@slbdrinks]

4 was really good!

[@markknister6272]

Why would you apologize for ANY pour?!😳. Drink or no drink no apology.

[@slbdrinks]

Indeed!

[@AVERAGEWHISKEYDRINKER]

Ummm.....no #7 did not contain any Canadian whiskey

[@100puremustard5]

Ummm... if you're going to make a point about something you might want to be factually correct. Bardstown Discovery #7 does infact have 12yr whiskey from Ontario... which last time I checked is in Canada 🇨🇦 🤔

[@LeatherDaddy97]

Yes it did. Why would you make a statement like that when you can easily verify it

[@AVERAGEWHISKEYDRINKER]

@@LeatherDaddy97 Derp....my bad I confused the 6 and 7 lol

[@AVERAGEWHISKEYDRINKER]

@@100puremustard5 Derp....my bad I confused the 6 and 7 lol

[@LeatherDaddy97]

@@AVERAGEWHISKEYDRINKER no worries man cheers

[@jeffmill999]

I typically pour my scotch and wait a minute for each year of the age statement. So, waiting 10-12 minutes makes sense to me. I love single malt blends and the high ABV is certainly something that raises the price. If this was a scotch at $140usd....I would pass... I have not been in the US for several years and it is amazing to watch these bourbon whiskey expressions and the price tags folks are hit with. For $140us...I can get something amazing here in a single malt. I do not have access to whiskey bars....What would a pour of this cost at a bourbon bar? I have unicorns that cost me less than $140usd... Great video.. Trenton and you are great together on camera... I just do not have access to the bourbons you all have. I will say I have no problem spending $100-150us on a single malt... Maybe, I cannot get a pour to test it out...But, I do my homework by watching as many trusted whisky reviews as possible on line. If Ralfy or Roy give something a high score...I pull the trigger without any hesitation. Great job...

[@slbdrinks]

Ralfy and Roy are single malt legends! Keep trying to learn as much as I can from them. I have a scotch video coming out tomorrow. Would love your thought when you have time to watch it.

[@sterlingjohnson5147]

Kurt, you can pour for me anytime!

[@LeatherDaddy97]

I think its been downhill since disco 4. Just not enough high age whiskey to go around.

[@slbdrinks]

4 was spectacular!