Is Henry McKenna Good When You Don't Know What It Is?

Dan pours me a sample of Henry Mckenna completely blind so what do I think about it without seeing a label?
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[@epegr1075]

I really enjoy blinds, but maybe don’t give so many hints next time. Felt like all of Dan’s comments decreased the “blind” environment. Hope to see more of these going forward

[@grcfan]

Would rather they both were blind

[@Wild_Danimal]

Would rather them be deaf and blind

[@chrispalozzi1602]

And dumb😂😂😂

[@HeffewiezenDudeGuy]

​@@Wild_Danimalthey just need to start reviewing moonshine

[@hyseptu1733]

If you’re asking Dan to keep quiet we might as well ask him to not be in the video! 😂

[@namrocknamrock371]

In AZ they normally run 60-70$. Just saw them at Costco for 47.99!!!

[@C_GOODIES]

Got one in Gilbert for $40. They rang it up wrong and I ran out the store lol

[@willr.9903]

id pay that for it i would not pay 60

[@jkk4657]

I get it for $48 in Gilbert

[@0529mpb]

$57 at Costco. Heaven Hill BiB is $43. Both are regularly available.

[@travisjames1263]

Love that they have these at Costco. I found a Heaven Hill BIB in Costco for $32 on sale. What a deal

[@TheDrSpEd]

It was allocated around here for a long time but is now usually on the shelf. Good stuff! Keep doing the quick single sided blind videos.

[@parkersmith711]

See this in GA around $59.99-64.99 pretty regularly. When I went to KY back in the fall, I found it at more than one store for $54.99 so I went ahead and grabbed a backup bottle 😬

[@stevenbell4623]

Just bought a bottle in Georgia for 58 :)

[@dirtydan1392]

Was very excited for the blind video and then Dan wouldn't shut up and gave a dozen hints for absolutely no reason except to completely nullify the blind concept. Nice job, guys. Almost 👍

[@sapefley]

I don't even mind hints, but they were WAYYYYY too quick lol

[@nopassenger2151]

I’ve moved away from bourbon in my life. Moving away from drinking in general actually but this is one of those bottles that in the beginning was very good to me. Cheers!

[@marcsingleton9430]

Recently had a drop at my local ABC Store, Everyone else was picking up Blantons and Eagle Rare. I seen this on the counter and quickly grabbed it. After getting home and having a pour, I was very satisfied with my purchase.

[@AdAce21]

My buds and I love this stuff; it's kind of our "go-to" share bottle. Being a person who never liked whiskey, this exact stuff is what got me into bourbon (my buddy had a bunch of these when they were 35 a pop). Here in NYC/Long Island, I find it pretty regularly for around $50-60. Just bear in mind, since they're single barrels, they do vary quite a bit.

[@highwayman1224]

I bought a bottle of this from Costco out here in Arizona several months ago and I really like it.

[@RocketSauce666]

This is the bottle that got me into neat whiskey. My cousin had a few bottles squirreled away behind the bar at their wedding and gave me the green light to ask for it. Prior to that it was all Old Fashioneds and Manhattans. Obvs it had the big win at the SF spirits contest back in 2019 which raised its profile and then price, but I think this is better than solid whiskey at retail. I always want to have one around.

[@croaker4747]

I think it is around $45 in VA when you can get it in a drop.

[@TheWhiskeyChannel]

Good callout from Sean at the end. We've had a couple of stinker SiB HM10s. We've also had one that was next level awesome. We compared 3 HM10s side by side by side a few months ago (from all different years) and the 2010 was very different from (i.e. much better than) the 2011 and the 2012. XOXO

[@johnhicks8626]

I just bought this and my single barrel bottle is barreled in 2013 - two years newer. Still good. More baking spice, less fruit. Caramel. Oaky on the backend.

[@nicksanchez6667]

Love the review. I just got around to buying one of these about a month ago.

[@Valath]

This was cool Id love seeing more!

[@jamessocal8946]

I picked up a few more bottles last time I saw it at $60. The good ones are really good. I’d like to see you guys doing this format a couple of more times to see how it goes.

[@stupidperson8180]

I was so sure you guys reviewed McKenna, but now I realized that was the intro pour for the old videos

[@Crateria]

great format!

[@kevingalloway1684]

Love Henry McKenna and love the format!

[@gingergeezer3685]

Cookie's here! Have an unopened one of these from 2020. Make have to crack it open soon...

[@GirlDad_cards]

Completely right on the variation between bottles. My first and second bottles of it were incredible, my third bottle was awful. Jury is still out on my current bottle

[@FrankGastelum]

I still have 6 out of a case of 12 i bought, at $35/each. One of my first favorite bottles so I stocked up on it.

[@robertlee6781]

I have half of a bottle from 2021 also. It is really good. Paid a whopping $38. I have seen some at $54 around my place.

[@pouringwhiskey9203]

Love this bottle. Cheers my friends

[@stephencornicelli3194]

Mine was pretty complex. Super Okay with the stone fruits. It kept changing as I went back to it. Didn't like it then I did like it...I'd buy another one. Single barrels are all diff a lil bit

[@SeanFinnz]

Love this bottle

[@RunFreeRyan]

I bought a Bevmo pick and it is FANTASTIC back when it was $35. Then I bought another from a grocery store and it was horrible lol

[@Hal-Larson]

We need more of these blinds!

[@drgallup]

Was a huge fan when these were $35. I've got a couple, need to crack one soon.

[@dreamweaver32487]

Great video , keep it up

[@johnthallcpa]

59.99 in Virginia and I got my hands on a bottle last allocated drop day. I put it through a 100 proof blind Saturday night and it came in 5th behind, Heaven Hill BIB, Heavens Door Revelation, Benchmark Bonded and Coopers Craft. Tater card punched.

[@Dafoodmaster]

i like the format

[@nathanwillems7214]

$45 to $50 now at Total Wine in NorCal. One of my faves.

[@FaceIntoKeyboard]

I've only had a few bottles, but they were pretty good. Not worth over $50, but at or below, it's worth a pickup.

[@chrisbfd]

I remember y'all did a tier rating of the heaven hill line. I think Henry McKenna rated around a C or C+. As long as it stays around the current price, I'll keep one around.

[@jondilly1974]

I’ve only ever opened one of these and it was boring so I wrote the brand off. Guess I should snag another and give them another shot.

[@00DUCK]

This was a great buy around the $40 mark but I refuse to pay current pricing for it. I still have 95% of a bottle I was able to grab before the price escalated.

[@twocupstwodrams7535]

This bourbon was my reintroduction to whiskey after a 40 year hiatus. On the shelf outside of the Midwest, Eastern Indiana? Not so much. Thanks for sharing.

[@jeffreyspencer4005]

I paid $55.99 for one in Texas yesterday. It was $24 when I started buying it years ago (before Whiskey Advocate blew it up.) At that price, it's a good pour.

[@jzzsxm]

Like the format! More! Revisiting videos are solid. So many KZbin channels run through all of the "normal" content and then start focusing on the crazy and ridiculous, quickly losing touch with their audience. I'm thinking specifically Guga, who used to just cook normal cuts of meat in different ways and it was awesome, but now it's all ridiculous experiments and expensive meat and he's lost a core part of what made his channel good. I love the idea of going back and re-experiencing the staples that anybody can find.

[@frankfraga295]

I believe I have this same barrel number sitting at home.

[@jonathanwilliams1974]

I remember buying a bottle for $39 when it was highly allocated at that price and I thought it was just OK. I still have some...perhaps I'll give it another try.

[@dannyfannyfoodle]

Dig it! Keep doing these.

[@dustincannarella8077]

That cat gave us the angry eye for like a full 2 seconds.

[@clemonsjoey]

Picked up a backup bottle this weekend for $53

[@Ch0ng0B0ng0]

Do more like these

[@NFSox]

I hadn't seen a bottle three years. Now, I've seen four at around $55 in the last six months. Maybe a sign of things to come?

[@coltonr5741]

$55-65 here in Mn. Not a great price but the juice is damn good to me

[@RingerDaClown]

I just got a hold of a McKenna for $50. It's amazing. Didn't they discontinue this product? I heard it will no longer be a 10 year statement or BiB.

[@curtboxley7678]

I stashed a few bottles of this away a few years ago...when I could get it for around $45.00

[@Brad-ic4bp]

I agree, when McKenna is a good barrel, it's really good - but I've had bad barrels/bottles too.

[@bryanmyers2110]

Looking for some recommendations. I’m driving down to Nashville next week and plan on doing some bourbon hunting on the way down. I’m going to be driving from central IL and trying to decide which route will produce better results. Going down 24 through Paducah or going down 69 (nice) through Evansville and heading over to Bowling Green. Any KY only bottles I should be looking out for? TIA

[@Rob80132]

Bl-iiiiiii-nd Guesses!!!

[@gstillings5140]

My bottle was like drinking paint thinner. Bitter, ethanol forward, no typical bourbon flavors at all. It was awful.

[@randc47]

Mine is pretty bad too.

[@curtboxley7678]

Some bottles are better than others....not sure what happens with these. I prefer the Four Roses single barrell at 100 proof

[@hhbuckeye5hhbuckeye585]

I always keep a backup. But if it was 35 stones, I'd have a case. It's $64 in Ohio.

[@jkill1981]

I live in Fort Wayne Indiana. How far into Michigan do I have to go to get Eagle rare.

[@goldenboy912]

I regularly see these for around $59 but would be more of a McKenna fan at around $30-$35. In my opinion there's much better bottles out there for less but I accept that my taste is different from a lot of other folks on this bottle.

[@NateRay]

ya know, instead of Celsius, there's always coffee. ☕ Cheers!

[@BourbonJunkies]

Yea my normal day has a couple shots throughout

[@Sladvan]

Look at all them Schmoo Shrun bottles in the background.

[@teofilstevenson]

Fellas, what is the Magnus with the blue label? Thx

[@matthard9633]

I'd love to see this 2021 bottle vs 2024 bottle. Think it has gone backwards

[@BRBNWolf]

Having to write this twice this week 😂 Less cat 🐈‍⬛ , wrote this this week on a Hooves garage good morning KZbin

[@TLS2005]

I drank some james e pepper rye today very good

[@Condor987]

Saw it for $59.99 in a store the other day and turned it down because the only 2 I’ve bought have been crap. Not worth the risk for me to keep hoping for a good barrel.

[@WhiskeyAndReading]

Locally, when available, these have dropped back down to 48.95 a bottle.

[@_prkchpsndwiches]

I've had three different ones and they were all terrible. I like HH6 (RIP) and EW Sib and 12Yr, but I just cant get behind this bottle. Guessing high variance single barrels but I wont spend my money on them anymore.

[@marcremington7375]

I hear people are all over the place with their bottles. I love mine. But haven’t dipped into any others bc of the insane markups. This bottle should not be over $50-60 tops.

[@yanksrule311]

I like this bottle a lot and have no problem paying $60.

[@adityasane]

One thing to keep in mind is that HMK10 is a single barrel product. IME, Heaven Hill's quality control on this line is poor. 90%+ barrels on the market are sub-par. Might as well spend the money to buy ECBP or Larceny BP.

[@arttrejo8109]

Love the format! However, it would be much better if both Dan and Sean were blind. Feels like Sean was influenced by Dan's comments too much. This way we get an honest review of what is inside the bottle.

[@davidvoller726]

While it is a $46 bourbon you should not pay more than $50. One of my absolute favorites and while these are a single barrel they seem to be pretty consistent for me.

[@lukstephens1]

Blinds always turn out interesting.....great fun that everyone can do!

[@stevepayne3076]

Maybe I got a skunky bottle (not likely being BIB), but it just didn't taste good. A friend that likes HMcK tasted it and said it tasted normal to him, so he got an early birthday bottle.

[@ghostunit9]

I enjoy this BiB much more than old forester BiB

[@jheffernan13]

I bought 8 of em at $35 and then they won an award and poof they disappeared and come back at a 80% price increase. It’s good, but I feel burned and refuse to buy ever again. I have 1 bottle left at my parents house. Obviously just my personal opinion and choices. No judgement from me what folks choose to consume.

[@gmbsantabarbara]

just bought one at my local costco- $55

[@spencerjcolling]

I understand that every barrel will be different from the next but my bottle of this stuff is terrible. So disappointing. That being said my friend has a bottle and I was completely blown away.

[@Abby_Normal_1969]

I did not get fruit medley on my bottle. Good, but I would be disappointed at $70, which is $85+ with Washington's grab-your-ankles tax.

[@dadkicks]

Yes yes it is

[@stevefromchicago8277]

What always seems to get lost in discussion- these are Single Barrels, I’ve had some really good ones and some mediocre ones.

[@MrIkesimba]

It was great when it was $25 a bottle and always on the shelf. Now, as an $80 unicorn? Not so much.

[@spencerjcolling]

My bottle of McKenna10 is below mediocre. I have no intention of ever buying another unless I get to try it first.

[@user-ik9dd3si1q]

I have a bottle of H McKenna and it might be the worst bottle I own. I pour a once every few months. And it’s awful. Everyone one that’s into bourbon says I must have got a bad bottle since it’s SB. Not gonna risk buying another when there is so much good bourbon readily available

[@TheBigJankowski]

$54 Costco Los Angeles. Van Nuys

[@kylewipert1976]

“Power bottom, dude” - Dan

[@M6transam]

Recently picked up a bottle of this. I can’t pull any tasting notes at all from it. It’s just spicy. Not pleasant. Wasted 80 dollars 🤷🏻‍♂️

[@BB-kr7ep]

Team Cookie!

[@SirOttis]

Dan wants to remove all bias from Sean to see if HM10 is still good. Then Dan continues to talk so much Sean can’t get a word in, while dropping so many clues the biases Dan was trying to avoid became front and center.

[@paulg.5997]

One of my few bottles I avoid....never cared for it from the moment I opened it.

[@bretthanna7194]

And it still should be 35-40 doll hairs.

[@tdietlein]

This is the only Heaven Hill product I’ve liked. I haven’t liked an ECBP and I really don’t like Elijah Craig toasted

[@KyleDougherty007]

It's a blind rating, but we're going to tell him everything he needs to know what it is. WTH?!

[@Longenecker1776]

I wish more Bourbons would have age statements, but that’s just me.

[@SingleMaltMac]

Totally saw it. I call alcohol abuse!

[@andrewvermeire6125]

When when they're at Costco they're only $48

[@100puremustard5]

I've had 2 different SiB's and they were both forgettable 😂\ At $60 now I'm reaching for Russell's SiB

[@willcampbell4321]

My bottle is terrible. Just bitter oak. I don’t like when things are very hit or miss. Won’t risk it buying another

[@thewhiskeyschoppe4999]

Prices are starting to go down on them... don't hype them up again

[@lawrenceramos2468]

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