How Good is Heaven Hill BiB? A Whiskey War to find out!

[@teddyballgame25]

This makes me so happy bc the HH BiB is fine, it’s decent, it should also be a $30 bottle with zero hype especially at a $50 retail.

[@BiffStrongo]

Yeah, that's a load off. 60 in my parts. I kept considering it.

[@TimeBomb008]

the bottle I have I think I get for 36 but it was the first release

[@aaronw9605]

There always has to be a hype bourbon. Otherwise, these pages wouldn't exist. It's all the same regurgitated video over and over.

[@bryanl7993]

Came to write basically this exact statement

[@billylongdick3192]

Disagree at 50 it's a buy for me

[@mikec2788]

I really find that the HH BiB gets better after being open for a little while. After its breathed for a couple of weeks, its one of my favorites.

[@Hypo_Luxa]

I agree, first time I got a bottle I didn't really like it at all, just seemed so thin. After about a week I came back to it and it was so much better, really surprised me.

[@scottbarnas5060]

I am happy about this outcome. Knob Creek 9yr is my everyday house bourbon. Always able to get a 1.75ml for $49 at my Costco. It’s great neat and in an old fashion. But I am surprised that the heaven hill didn’t do better

[@RocketSauce666]

Delighted you guys did this BiB Battle. I'd love to see round 2. Keep the KC-9 and add in EHT, 1792 BiB, OF BiB and either New Riff or Bardstown BiB to round it out.

[@dplunk13]

Speaking of knob creek it might be fun to do a ranking of all their stuff. I see a lot of different preferences from people between the 12, 15, and 18 that I don't think it would be an easy ranking. The store picks are good too, especially for the value.

[@scoobtoober2975]

KC9 crushed it. thanks for playing. Love these. I have 9 in my red velvet lined cabinet in my 1950's home. Original homeowner built my man cave. I love it and sipping fine low end liquors from the liquor cabinet. Cheers. This house was just about un-touched. We bought it from the daughter of the original owner. Just 8 years ago. She grew up in this house. I cherish these moments. I'm at a desk that he made in this cave of dark stained awesomeness. Makes it taste that much better.

[@davevogelsang6791]

Still like Heaven Hill 7 Year BIB It is such the quintessential bourbon. Binny’s in IL had it on sale for $39.99 a month ago. Picked up a backup bottle. 🥃

[@drivewaybeerspodcast]

We mentioned you guys in our episode this week!

[@TheBigJankowski]

Found for $40 in Pasadena. Also scored and Eric Church JD pick for the library

[@35057]

Finally got HH BiB here and just popped it and for what it is, it’s so good. Nice roasted vanilla and leaves some spice. But that KC 9 I’ve always got the 120p non store pick. But that by far has to be a favorite shelf find for me. It’s fantastic.

[@CaineHckmanThry77]

I’m not surprised Knob Creek was up there in ranking. It’s just good, plain and simple. Absolutely solid. It’s always in my liquor cabinet.

[@nickp5511]

Nice flight fight! Heaven Hill 7yr B in B at my local Sam’s is 32.00 bucks and very nice pour!

[@Razieleatssouls]

Knob Creek 9 is pretty much the best $35ish bourbon I've had. I see big price swings these days though, big stores selling it for $46 and my main liquor shop for $28.

[@patgleason2993]

I like that you really hit on what we are all thinking. I started out my bourbon collection hunting unicorns.....with some BIG disappointments. I really like the reasonable price bourbons that just deliver. Your reviews always hit it outta the park. Keep it up!

[@RJR2222]

I will have to revisit my 100 proof bottles but the last time I did a blind New Riff Bib came in first. Followed by Ben Holladay Bib, Early Times Bib and Knob Creek

[@mytmousemalibu]

Recently added New Riff malted rye and single barrel and Holladay bib & soft red wheat. All are really dang good too!

[@KathyHowe-x8t]

Where can I find the lights that all your bourbon bottles sit on…love to buy half a dozen of those?

[@kevinmathis1278]

Drinking Knob Creek 12 year watching this. I usually drink 1792 Bottled in Bond Single Barrel but ran out. Looks like my taste isn't far off.

[@maddevil7474]

I got a bottle the other day for $49.99 because it was the first time I saw it on the shelf… worth a shot to see if it jives with my palate. Some of these bottles benefit from being opened and sitting for an indeterminate period before being revisited… perhaps they open up and transform into something different.

[@TheDonOfTheLake]

Thanks for admitting to Sean Jr!!! Congrats and its gonna be great...Cheers!! How the Heaven Hell did you both put Chestnut fkng Farms in first?? wow...great palates!!

[@skipdog77]

On my second bottle of HH BiB and i have to say i really like it compared to my normal sippers.. 50$ is a lot though.

[@Best_Served_Neat_On_Ice]

skipdog, What are your normal sippers that Heaven Hill beats?

[@pitbulldrhm]

what High West did they drink at the beginning?

[@michaelglass2272]

Thanks for being honest. It did very poor in a blind for me but straight up its a good pour!

[@Hdrunner647]

I love KC. I’m glad it did well in your blind. I would love to see a KC blind by you guys. 9/12/15/18.

[@stephencornicelli3194]

I just bought Knob Creek 9 after a long time and really liked it...interesting

[@CocktailSavant]

I’m glad that blue and white heaven hill seven year bottle is finally showing it’s true colors. 😂😂😂

[@teofilstevenson]

Just a general kudos fellas, I’m watching you even more than Matt these days - you’ve become my fav review.

[@BourbonJunkies]

Thank you for the love buddy

[@Jeremy-yr8yg]

Almost grabbed a bottle of this yesterday. 60 bucks at my local store in Mississippi

[@chilibowl65]

Got a bottle of HH BiB yesterday after seeing Dan drool over it last week. It was underwhelming to be kind. Knob Creek single barrels are the s**t. You guys are the best 👍

[@nefarious_saint]

My Costco has the HH for 39.99 Worth it at that price? It’s also has a bunch of Henry McKEnNa 10 year for 55.99

[@yatr-yellingattheriver9048]

The EH Taylor small batch I get here in Canada is 100 proof. Yours is 120?

[@jheffernan13]

Knob Creek is amazing. The 12 is one of my all time favs

[@TheMNbassHunter]

I really enjoy KC 12yr, but the 9yr is such a great value! You can pick up a 1.75L at Total Wine for $50. That's cheaper than the 750mL of HH 7yr BiB.

[@kristopherschermerhorn998]

Yeah but they’re totally different flavor profiles. I’m gonna have to try them side by side, but so far, HH 7 yr BIB is beating out almost everything I have (beating Blanton’s, Eagle Rare, Rare Breed)…at a tie with Old Ezra 7 Yr (actually very similar…I guess makes sense since I think OE is also HH) and Makers Cask for me. I love Knob Creek but it’s never beaten out everything HH BIB is for me. Must just be my flavor profile but the HH is SO FLAVORFUL. I am shocked with how it performed here.

[@Abby_Normal_1969]

Love KC9! I see it at Costco here in Seattle for $22 routinely. There is always at least one bottle in my cabinet. I have been passing on Heaven Hill the last four time I went to Costco. I have heard good things, but something has held me back each time.

[@kristopherschermerhorn998]

You should try it. I finally got the Heaven Hill and it is incredible.

[@TheTinManTJ]

It takes Dan a 5 minute story about Amazon milk frothers to explain one nosing 😂

[@kristopherschermerhorn998]

😂🤣😂🤣

[@BourbonJunkies]

Man... this is such a wild realization for me lol.

[@Indiapapa100]

Every time I go on base I wonder what the difference between the 2 Jack Daniel's BIBs are

[@michaelstewart6544]

Knob Creek 9 is the best buy in bourbon. Under $50 for a 1.75 L at Costco and Total Wine here in Phoenix. If there is a better bourbon for the money, please tell me what it is.

[@maddevil7474]

Under 50 is crazy… cheapest by me is $74.99 for the 1.75…

[@jjdente7666]

how do I build your display wall?

[@andrew.triggs]

Knob creek is probably one of the best sub $40 pours.

[@ClimbMitBourbon]

Costco in San Diego has that HH BinB for $34. Great at that price!

[@drcdrdoct9864]

I wish my stores had Knob Creek 9 as cheap as you say. Knob Creek is some fine juice

[@FrontStraw907]

Knob Creek 9 has come in last in every blind it’s been in for me. Maybe I just have a bad bottle

[@andrettski8686]

I just paid $23 for Knob 9 at Costco last week, best bang for my buck so far.

[@donaldheine6243]

I think you should have just done a bottle in bond lineup. I would have included E.H. Taylor small batch. New Riff small batch. Early times BIB. Just to name a few. Not surprised Knobb creek ended last. I have both the 9, and 12. It's just ok. I'm just not a Jim Beam fan. I haven't found any of it as of yet to get me excited.

[@brentross9233]

Still putting out great content. Would like to have seen Early Times BiB too.

[@jp5fens]

Congrats Sean and to your wife as well. And Dan, you do NOT want to catch that!

[@mattpedersen5366]

Love how they hyped it on their revisit to only see it get beat by some common shelfers (KC and JD Bonded)

[@BourbonJunkies]

Blind tells all!

[@fileep131]

This makes me happy KC 9 is my everyday.

[@Grief2Growth]

The two I've have from this lineup are Heaven Hill BiB- disappointed. And Knob Creek 9. If I find a KC 9 year at 120 proof, I buy it!

[@propheticjoe]

I'm really confused how they went from calling Chestnut Farms a nice well pour. Saying they hoped it wasn't the Chestnut Farms when they were talking about it on the taste and then out of no where when they come back they both put it top. Never would have gussed it would be their #1 the way they were talking about it.

[@davidhargest9889]

Knob Creek 9 always a great value pour.

[@hikinginidaho]

The HH BiB is very medicore and agree that EHT would run the table easily- though I haven't seen that Jack BiB yet and I'm definitely a Jack guy (JDSBBP is king).

[@Staniii2360]

Is there even a difference in JD bonded and BIB? I think the BIB is only the 1l BOOTLE airport / duty free version. Got a bottle of the BIB two weeks ago and it’s surprisingly good.

[@CocktailSavant]

Yes, one of them is Malted and the other one’s not in the mash bill

[@Staniii2360]

@@CocktailSavant Thanks

[@BourbonJunkies]

The bottled in bond (travel one) is jack no. 7 at 100 proof (we were told this by Chris Fletcher at Jack Daniels). The bonded is different.

[@froghollow6751]

KC is my daily and I can’t see anything knocking out. 9 years old, 100 proof and damn delicious.

[@Sladvan]

Looking forward to seeing the tags at Total Wine saying how the Junkies love Chestnut Farms

[@BourbonJunkies]

Ugh... I didn't even think about this until now...

[@stewlowry5167]

Please make a round 2 of the BiB battle.

[@jareddukes1810]

Bardstown Origin BiB would have been good to put here. I know it's a bit harder to find but not nearly in the realm of an EHT

[@BourbonJunkies]

That's a good idea

[@kristopherschermerhorn998]

I can’t believe these results! So far, Heaven Hill 7 yr BIB is beating out almost everything I have (beating Blanton’s, Eagle Rare, Rare Breed)…at a tie with Old Ezra 7 Yr (actually very similar…I guess makes sense since I think OE is also HH) and Makers Cask for me. I love Knob Creek but it’s never beaten out everything HH BIB is for me. Must just be my flavor profile but the HH is SO FLAVORFUL. I am shocked with how it performed here.

[@TheWhiskeyRambler]

Based on your comments while tasting I’m so confused about your rankings you rated D number one but literally said “that’s a solid well pour, a 7 dollar pour”. How can that be ranked first

[@StillLivinginthewoods]

It's good stuff, and I'm glad that it is easier to find nowadays,... but honestly, I'm not sure why it was ever so hard to find to begin with. It's good, but for $50, there are plenty of bottles out there just as good, and better.

[@Bfordandafter]

Just had a blind between the three of those I have.... HHbib, KC9 and the JDbonded...... HH was easily first, the KC was a close second over Bonded.... wish I had the other two.... they were all good. HH was clearly better though.

[@JohnHuffstickler]

Can confirm, Subscribed Animation!

[@justina.6769]

For those of you wondering about the animation, he isn't lying. I was watching another video on a different channel last week and they said the same thing, so I unsubscribed and resubscribed. The subscribe button lights up like a rainbow and shoots out stars 😂

[@paxonedge3679]

Everyone sleeps on KC because it's relatively cheap and can be found everywhere but its good!

[@BadgerJeff]

Any time KC9 is in a blind, it does well. Yet people are still surprised by this. Can we all just agree it’s darn good?

[@trZachJones]

4:18

[@0529mpb]

All I know is that HH BIB is a really good deal at the Costco price of $42.50 several times a year.

[@smknochs1]

JD Bonded does better than expected! This is why, while I trust what you guys like, I'm hesitant when y'all are insistent about what you claim to not like.

[@erichartnett41]

I'm happy to buy the HH at retail, but I can't justify paying much more for it.

[@jonathansantana6239]

I am willing to bet EH Taylor would not have done as well as you thought against what you had there. I'd bet my only Barral bourbon bottle.

[@mathewmoreno7156]

As someone who worked for total wine…I’d like to say get ABSOLUTELY OWNED chestnut farms IS DEFINITELY overpriced but those talking about how the whiskey is bad has certainly never tried it..

[@josephlucas3347]

Knob Creek 9yr all the way, my favorite.

[@swap_fox9291]

Early times?

[@kevinmathis1278]

I haven't tried a HH BIB for a year or so. I can't figure out why people chase it. It's simple, thin and monotone in profile. Russell's Reserve 10 year kicks the shit out of it for almost half the price.

[@yourhuckleberry7480]

Sweet. Money is staying in my pocket. 😄

[@TheTinManTJ]

❤ KC, welcome to the JB Nutty Squad, boys! 😂😂

[@DirtyHairy01]

G.O.A.T. Creek! 😋😛👍

[@Flynnster70]

No McKenna BIB? 😢

[@xplorojoe2396]

Hold the phone, congrats Sean!!!

[@BourbonJunkies]

Thanks!

[@Jay_Aitch82]

Chestnut Farms is one of my kryptonites. Just not my jam. It’s for somebody but not me.

[@KrisChaney-s3d]

HH BIB is $42.99 on occasion at Costco here in Indy, and even that's pushing it for me. I'm a hard pass at $50+. Just too many good bottles for less cash. Cheers!

[@MrCoreyRobert]

Cool blind.

[@keeperzero]

Old grand dad is the best

[@gabrieltrujillo6133]

Knob Creek 9 rules! It’s reliable.

[@FakingANerve]

I'm actually not happy HH BiB came in last, not because I think it's fantastic, but because I regret every dollar I spent on it, and want the hype to stay high for my own selfish reasons. Seriously... why is that crap at $50?! I'm a MASSIVE HH fan, and they make multiple BiB that are cheaper. Multiple. I've never been more disappointed in a bottle.

[@waynefialo9492]

The JD Bonds are good, and so is the HH. But that KC is a sleeper. So good and such little respect.

[@themilkynipple2801]

Idk why youre so surprised knob creek makes good stuff, currently crushing a 9 year single barrel and id buy that again any day

[@The_Babbling_Brooks]

I’ve really enjoyed the HH BiB. It’s one of my favorite 100 proof sippers.

[@francisrizzo1529]

1792 Bib would have been a good one to include also...

[@BourbonJunkies]

This would've been a great idea! We may have to do another bottled in bond whiskey war

[@guychampion8255]

Dan if you Like on your mobile phone you get an animation.

[@tinytinytimyall]

No eh Taylor? No McKenna?

[@HurricaneDave81]

Perhaps JD made BiB "smokey" to be more appealing to a global market.

[@TheTiltdJ]

Curious is subconsciously Sean thought the JD BiB was the bonded so that's why it fell for him

[@BourbonJunkies]

I just rank them on how they're drinking that day. Don't try and make things win cause I usually guess wrong anyways

[@TheTiltdJ]

@@BourbonJunkies I just find myself sometimes doing it unintentionally

[@eugenenassif]

Maybe should have added Benchmark, Bardstown, 1792, Dant/JTS, New Riff and ET. Honestly, fuck it. Do a BiB bourbon off. I bet I've got 20 BiBs under 60 bucks that are readily available.

[@danieldillingham1523]

Wow

[@ethermay]

I feel like our taste changes every day. Depending on the day HH could perform better… or worse…

[@dadkicks]

Y’all must be high. You should start reshuffling the deck on the blinds the second way through.

[@scottwegener9640]

The best whiskey channel on KZbin! Y’all are gay but definitely nothing wrong with that. Be you. 😉

[@PartyRockProfessional]

Evan Williams BIB would have swept every bottle on here.

[@isaiasdocable]

❤

[@richhaff510]

I agree heaven hill. Is just not that good. Not worth $50 I paid for it. $30 at the most.