George T Stagg vs. Stagg Jr Blind! Is BTAC worth it?

[@BourbonJunkies]

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[@ljdecker546]

Blinding staggs for money. It's a rough job but someone's gotta do it.

[@BourbonJunkies]

It's actually less fun than you think because of all the proof

[@T-Shire]

@@BourbonJunkies this is my skeptical face :-|

[@MrRossman2]

@@BourbonJunkies "It's actually -less fun than you think because of all the proof- one of the best things we've ever done." - FTFY

[@BourbonJunkies]

No seriously I think that's why Dan put 2019 second, the break from the proof really actually made it shine

[@ljdecker546]

I've been known to take tums before going 120+ proof.

[@arickbakken]

Out of the 100 or so bottles of whiskey I've ever owned, Stagg Jr batch 12 is the most expensive at $70 (value drinker here). I feel pretty amazing right now. Loved this blind!

[@slg8j]

Batch 12 was by far the best stagg jr I’ve had personally (destroyed 15). Enjoyed it for my bachelor party in Nov 19 and woke up with 1 pour left the next day.

[@thelachers]

Great run guys, thanks for doing the hard work for all of us that can get our hands in BTAC.

[@robertharper2158]

That cat is a mess. I appreciate y'all helping me build my collection over the last year. I'm at 160 bottles now, with no end in sight. Dan tends to have the same pallet as me, so I buy according to his choices. I still respect Sean though.

[@kylelarson7840]

I do like that idea at the end about putting Dickel in Stagg bottle to mess with people when they come over.

[@ReverseProof]

This turned out like I had hoped. It's also why I don't feel guilty picking up Stagg Jr. batch 14+15 for $130. Especially when you CAN (have 2x) get it for $60. It's amazing!

[@thedramjournal3992]

You guys gotta follow up something this over the top decadence with a $15 dollar or under blind battle of some 2021 releases!

[@BourbonJunkies]

Well I mean this is a follow up to our cheap war, under 25, we did a few weeks back

[@kevinbroering8896]

Did a batch 12 13 14 15 blind Saturday with a friend...his fav is 12 mine is 13...he picked 12-15-13-14 and predictably I picked 13-15-12-14....then after your cast i did the 12 vs 2020 gts and the 12 won....crazy people are paying 700 for that without blinking....hilarious to see you pick the batch 12 over all😂😂😂

[@gsu1185]

Had a sample of George T Stagg. Tried it against Batch 14 Stagg Jr. Honestly couldn’t tell much of a difference.

[@ReverseProof]

14 is amazing!

[@robrosales9100]

What is depressing is that I can't get any of these anywhere...smh

[@Richie.Z]

Dan: “Stagg Juniere” Sean: “Junior” LOL

[@dmanlax1]

Never had a GTS but was just gifted a stagg jr. Batch 12. I don't know why I feel like I just won something...

[@BourbonJunkies]

Solid gift right there

[@ezishisname]

I have a bottle and it's damn fine.

[@OldFashionedWays]

such a great blind. I don't think you can go wrong. cheers.

[@samermusallam849]

One of your best videos. Love the channel!

[@rogergantan1438]

What's that bottle to the right of the Stagg Jr and to the left of the Woodford double oak?

[@alancorey1474]

Smokewagon bourbon

[@bobcloughjr]

Stagg Jr is over rated imo. That doesn't mean I don't like it. I do and I will buy it when I see it.

[@MaltMondays]

I remember when Stagg Jr. came out and it was literally sitting on shelves for months. Then overnight never saw one again. Bourbon secondary is so crappy.

[@phatzwave4424]

Much like all BTAC before 2010, I'm glad I took advantage of it and bought (quite) a few.

[@Seoul_of_bourbon]

I had the chance to have a flight of 18, 19, and batch 13. 19 did very well don’t sleep on the low proof

[@BourbonJunkies]

The lack of proof helped it out I think the time actually

[@DarthVirtus]

7:19 when you see Dan start flipping expensive bottles

[@chrissprague5412]

Glad the Jr won, I can usually find that. Great video guys.

[@AC-yu5qc]

It’s a great video when Stagg Jr B12 is the consolation

[@duffney06]

Dan: Welcome to America Sean: I guess.... Dan: Land of the Free Sean: Technically... And I'm laughing 5 seconds into the video

[@richflinchbaugh1271]

This is good news since my chances of ever having Stagg Jr. are much higher than having any f the GTS!

[@MrRlutz87]

Great video fellas!! Always keep it vertical, at your young age...eventually, there's assistance to help you 'keep going' lol

[@the_jtown1952]

4 bottles I'll probably never see in my lifetime... unless of course I spend way too much money

[@christopherm.2413]

How does Stagg and Stagg Jr. compare to Eagle Rare 10. I've never had Stagg before, but I keep looking for it and I find Eagle Rare to be a great pour.

[@BourbonJunkies]

It's barrel proof flavor of the same mash bill. Similar overall imo

[@ReverseProof]

@@BourbonJunkies I like to pair them. Start out the night with ER (90 proof) and go to Stagg JR. (130 ish) it's a nice transition.

[@officialthetubeofyou]

That's another step away from the btac media pack, but love you guys so much for your honest personal thought. Cheers.

[@BourbonJunkies]

We gave up on that dream years ago 🤣

[@officialthetubeofyou]

@@BourbonJunkies No worries. Saint Clive will cover you guys. Keep up the marvellous work!

[@Drellek1]

I drank some water right as Dan made his cat noise and I was impossibly close to spitting it out everywhere.

[@trZachJones]

Move over pops!!! Jr. for the dub! Sean, standby for the reckoning Dans coming with vengeance!

[@mojo88bassandbourbon72]

GTS 2017 best bourbon ive had

[@LekanOyefeso]

So when are we getting a Bourbon Junkies Tuesday livecast with the lovely Jackie Zykan??

[@BourbonJunkies]

Probably never lol

[@sportsjoe13]

Well, stagg jr just became even harder to find...

[@BourbonJunkies]

Lmao I don't think anyone has to make a video about stagg jr being good. Batch 12 was just a killer for us

[@matthewmeyersr7123]

Welcome back... deja vu

[@BourbonJunkies]

Hopefully it sounds a little more accurate this time lol

[@totagme]

I would love a bottler of stagg jr. Going to try real hard this spring to lock down a bottle. Any good spots in Michigan you recommend hitting up?

[@BourbonJunkies]

Opperman's cork n ale!

[@totagme]

@@BourbonJunkies thanks!

[@Juhnny2]

I always wanted one as well and just the other day walked into a random Liquor store and there was one on the shelf for $69. I thought I was on a hidden camera show that watched people’s reaction seeing a bottle like this...i literally looked around for a few minutes waiting for someone to come out and laugh at me. But it was legit and I scored my first Stagg Jr!

[@briancasey2347]

well i guess i should be happy that i have no GTS, BUT i have a Jr B12 and a backup bottle. Woot-Woot.

[@catnapgee5357]

Great review. Crazy question, would you still have this bottle around, or another stag jr bottle that you can read me the lot code. I just wanna compare batches to the one I have. cheers.

[@keithlittle2689]

Where did y’all get the rubber neck tags??

[@BourbonJunkies]

They're from the aged and ore flight boards

[@WhiskeyFancies]

Thanks for the review. You just saved me money and the headache of trying to find a big daddy stagg

[@miguelmalave9239]

Great cat sound! Happy about the results as batch 12 is the only Stagg Jr I bought 4 bottles of! working on my 2nd with 2 bottles left

[@sugarkitty4777]

6:10 That moment when you just feel so dirty you need to clean off. Good thing you have a 😺 kat 😺 to save the video. Epic save, what a STAR!! 😺 PS your "kat sounds" didn't even get an eyebrow to raise in a household of 3 kats. Might fool humanz, but not felinez.

[@dpk13]

Great video again, keep it up guys

[@MathewSchaffer]

Since I'll probably never find GTS, how is the Crown Peach? Not something I'd normally buy, but it sounds... interesting.

[@BourbonJunkies]

It's literally liquid peach rings

[@MathewSchaffer]

@@BourbonJunkies Then crap, I'm gonna have to buy some.

[@m13thompson13]

It's insanely good. It's everywhere here in WI. If I could, I'd ship it everywhere, trade it by the caseload.

[@MORECOFFEE123]

You to crack me up! I'd be dying if I have had a drink with you two!

[@BourbonJunkies]

Some day we'll eventually do a meet up

[@MrMruck05]

I really want to open my batch 12 but I also want to save it even more for a special occasion now

[@BourbonJunkies]

Dude we've had two and they are both just killer, obviously...

[@IG-wp9hw]

Same here. Got it last year for my birthday. Maybe this year 👍

[@jeffreycole1669]

I’ve officially been a fan long enough to laugh at pre ripened banana

[@J_Gill]

Y'all should do a blind with Stagg Jr batches 12-15

[@BourbonJunkies]

We might die

[@JHamilton791]

best long pour yet! Shameful to waste such a prized whiskey tho

[@BourbonJunkies]

I was legit so sticky...

[@BoozeBriefs]

Good shit guys! Now we wanna see Stagg Jr batches blinded.

[@Exane22]

That didn't go as expected, lol! Cheers guys!

[@BourbonJunkies]

It did not

[@Mose2305]

Well, I know what I can do with my 2018 George T. Stagg ... trade it for an older Scotch.

[@joeyyoshizumi]

Into the AM for the win!!!!

[@bretcolombo8903]

Batch 12 is my all time fav Stagg jr

[@jeffreyrollins3915]

Love that shirt Dan!

[@BourbonJunkies]

Thanks!

[@ryanw8220]

kitty wants delicious whiskey also how did Dan get 2017 GTS in the results? lol

[@chazzman8206]

Right? Dan had 17, 18, 20 while Sean had 18, 19, 20.

[@BourbonJunkies]

Replace the 17 with 19 for Dan

[@DarthVirtus]

Still waiting on that Battle of the Barrel Proof Bourbons video with a blind comparison of Elijah Craig B520, Elijah Craig C920, Stagg Jr Batch 14, and Stagg Jr Batch 15.

[@BourbonJunkies]

I think we did something similar this a while back, not those exact batches tho

[@DarthVirtus]

@@BourbonJunkies You did. You talked about doing an updated version for the end of 2020 in one of your videos.

[@DarthVirtus]

@@BourbonJunkies In your review of C920 you talk about end-of-the-year blinds quite a bit and the possibility of comparing this to 2020 Stagg Jr batches.

[@StrainsYT]

I must try 12 now. Hard work indeed gentleman

[@adoyleBU]

You both actually make pretty good cat noises. Well done.

[@tscherer7542]

I have not been interested in paying the ridiculous 2ndary prices for GTS since i tried the 2015, found it hot, flat, and dry and underwhelming. Knew then that the reputation was going to continue, but the quality was going to be slipping, at least compared to earlier releases that ive been drinking and what i expect for the big$ needed to acquire. A major issue I have with your taste through: you tasted them all neat, and without any significant air time. Air time doesn’t do much for Jr, but depending on year, definitely 5-20 min air help GTS. Also, All the staggs benefit from a drop of water, which you did not add or consider in your ranking. The usually intense or bitter notes can be tamed to more sweet notes if the right amt of water is. Used to open up the whiskey, as you surely know. Other issue: i feel like based on your comments while tasting, C was the bottom of bunch, so your final ranking surprised, seeming contrived (rigged! 😜). (IMHO) Summary, ya got the answer the vast majority of your viewers were rooting for. No surprise there.

[@BourbonJunkies]

So we spent over 30 mins there while filming this, they all had ample air time. Then I can assure you we didn't fudge the results in any way shape or form to make the Jr win. I wouldn't care if after all our complaining the 19 wasn't great that it won, no reason to force any results for us.

[@tscherer7542]

@@BourbonJunkies perhaps i was just in a cranky, particularly skeptical mood this AM. Not upset at the outcome, really. Well, maybe Im a little sad that the GTS has kept sliding... but I dont own any bottles released after 2014, so its its not hitting any other nerves for me. Except: Dan- u needs to practice ur pouring skills, whether its into a glass or straight into da mouth!,, I still have questions (like: WHO in their right mind warms up their palate by sloppy guzzling CR peach (sweetened, i imagine? Just before tasting the 4 high proof rocket fuels you did, the at opposite end of the whiskey spectrum? among other things...but in the end analysis this show is about your palates, experiences, and preferences, and entertaining of course. Cheers!

[@cgrippando13]

Dang..I laughed so hard at the bad audio sync version of this!

[@andrewwebster411]

Staggs AND a cat?!?! You may break the internet.

[@joelwashburn]

I'm in full support of intoTheAM sponsoring whiskey guys, but can we get some whiskey themed shirts/hoodies from them?

[@BourbonJunkies]

I love this idea

[@whriskeybehavior]

Have you guys thought about doing C,A,D,B or B,D,A,C on the second time through so that you're tasting them in a completely different order and not tasting the same ones back to back?

[@BourbonJunkies]

We do that between the second pass and rankings. It's just off camera.

[@whriskeybehavior]

@@BourbonJunkies ahhh, good to know.

[@heathharvey6036]

I got excited for a min that GTS 2019 was gonna win (that's the one I have), but I also have a batch 12 and I agree that it is better! Also, I was wondering if the Into the am shirts run small? I saw a couple I liked, but I'm a big guy so I wanted to ask.

[@BourbonJunkies]

I would say pretty true to size. Dan normally wears am XL and they fit him great, or so he says

[@mateodonderis2455]

My store got 7 cases of crown peach this week

[@BourbonJunkies]

🤣

[@davidg-oo1ox]

Which ones the "bottom"?

[@100puremustard5]

Sean "That's just sad...". No, sad is seeing 5 bottles of Stagg jr. 12 @ $70 (last year) and not buying a single one.......

[@BourbonJunkies]

Yeaaaa a little sad for sure

[@adandehinojosa8044]

Well I guess trading my EHT SiB for B12 was a great decision I ever made.

[@scottblackburn3400]

how much you guys get the Stagg for in your area?

[@BourbonJunkies]

The last one set us back 300

[@josephmeek3764]

another solid video!

[@lonewanderer3603]

Imagine how great those would have tasted out of a golden Glen?

[@BourbonJunkies]

Turrible

[@marks2091]

Best job EVER!

[@morebeer7673]

This video is pure win just for the cat.

[@toddtrent1973]

Peach Crown, let’s do this. 😂😂😂😂 How did Dan have a 2017 😛

[@BourbonJunkies]

Magic of editing

[@jasonc.5718]

No losers in this war!

[@vincec727]

just got a George t stagg and a stagg jr today. lfg!

[@robbyjackson2139]

Where’s the bourbon junkies branded merch.... I’d buy a hoodie

[@BourbonJunkies]

Bourbonjunk.com

[@nredman]

👍🏼🐈‍⬛👍🏼🐈‍⬛Cookie Cat. Nice video guys!

[@steelwarrior105]

Saw that coming from a mile

[@davidhutton8353]

That is a well fed cat.

[@BourbonJunkies]

Baby panther

[@chrisbrown7216]

Apparently Dan got a 2017 and no 2019 😅

[@onggia850]

Stood in line for 3hrs in January hoping and wishing for a Stagg Jr....was disappointed 😞 How about an EH Taylor? Nope, suck it. Would you like a Buffalo Trace or Eagle Rare? No ty, give me 2 ECBP and I'll be on my way. Sorry the limit is 1. 🤬🤬🤬

[@BourbonJunkies]

Ouch, hopefully it's somewhere down south because 3 hours outside in a michigan January you might die

[@onggia850]

@@BourbonJunkies Thankfully it is AL

[@elicook152]

How do yall constantly pick the Dark Horse in the lineup first lol

[@BourbonJunkies]

Talent

[@xmikewallace17]

Neither one is worth the insane secondary prices.

[@tde2019]

Do you guys think with the explosion of whiskey popularity there are going to be big issues regarding price inflation in a few years? I hope not.

[@BourbonJunkies]

I hope not but it's hard to say really.

[@DimitriWithLemon]

#TeamCookie

[@jquinlan]

More 🐈🐈🐈

[@fiddler4035]

I love watch expensive allocated bourbon get exposed. I really don't see any reason to buy anything more expensive than OF 1920. I'll save my money for scotch and rum.

[@cy156]

Such hard work drinking the finest of the finest you poor guys! 🤥

[@BourbonJunkies]

It has a tough job, but a sacrifice I was willing to make

[@jonathanfinkel3461]

i've never been happier to have 4 sealed Stagg JR B12's haha

[@TheAverageGuy12]

"Merica

[@sublteSuburbia]

The original commentary was better, change my mind

[@gingergeezer3685]

Nox cap: nice. Why isn't he "Knox?"

[@BourbonJunkies]

Cause we're nerds and eventually my wife will guilt me into a second puppy, a great pyrenees, and we will have lumos and nox

[@awsomenesscaleb]

Cute video, but there is nothing that comes close to GTS 2018

[@chrisbuzulencia1774]

Cookie ♥️

[@randc47]

Cookie!

[@BourbonJunkies]

Panther cat

[@stevenlharris]

Stagg is ok. ECBP is better

[@BourbonJunkies]

They're getting closer and closer for us, especially the C batches. Stagg has always blinded higher for us

[@stevenlharris]

@@BourbonJunkies what about EHTaylor BP?

[@BourbonJunkies]

We haven't seen a bottle in yeaaaars

[@ReverseProof]

Hard to argue. However, I think Stagg Jr is more than ok.

[@stevenlharris]

@@BourbonJunkies I went to school up there and still know guys that have the hardest time getting buffalo trace products. I end up trading for traverse city whiskey to keep everyone happy. Raw deal for y'all

[@TheAverageGuy12]

Fat and 'Merica. What could go wroooong?

[@wfr3128]

What kinda hippie Dungeons and dragons dice roll spewed it’s spooge on Sean’s shirt. I respect you enough to say no to that shirt