Wheated Barrel Proof Bourbons Blind Flight

[@Guy4029]

Always fun seeing bottles I found for you all pop up in videos. Thanks guys!

[@MichaelS_MathanDearg]

Stumbled across this video when KZbin popped it up after a 2022 Advent video. I was waiting for Sara to break out in song, "Tell me about it stud." "🎼You better shape up, 'Cause I need a man. And my heart is set on you 🎶" 😁👍

[@graemeyoung5280]

Thank you so much for this shoot out, the flight was excellent!! Love all those bourbons!! One thing you need to know is the video quality of your production on this channel is the best on all the whisky tube. Very very well produced video makes watching all the better!!! Well done indeed Sara and Chad!

[@DavePruett]

Sara in leather. Missed everything you said. Seriously, great fight. I have had the Maker's Cask and the Weller Full Proof separately. I preferred the Maker's, but it was different nights with different friends, so who know.

[@jhawkk2004]

Stephon: "This bourbon has everything: caramel, shoelaces, Mario Lopez."

[@McAdamSandwich]

HAHAHAHA. Nailed it!

[@ItsBourbonNight]

HAHAHA love it!!

[@jhawkk2004]

I love the random Mrs. Doubtfire "HELLO" that snuck in there as soon as they nosed C for the first time.

[@antroque35]

Another good episode!! I was pulling for Larceny or Maker’s because those are the only 2 I’ll ever be able to get. Lol

[@BourbonandaBaby]

Excellent Flight Fight! Some interesting results in there, especially from Sara! Maker's CS is a little gem that's hidden in plain sight.

[@coltknight3945]

I have had a couple bottles of Makers Cask. I like it, but it always drinks pretty hot especially compared to others of the same proof

[@jakewkayakfishing8457]

Been waiting for this one, interesting results. Wish I could get my hands on a WLW.

[@EmperorOfSomething]

Honestly, I want Makers to win everything since it holds a dear place in my heart and (like many others) - was the first "brown liquor" that made me dive facefirst into the world of whiskeys and bourbons.

[@bigzach322]

Awesome, I'm so glad you took my suggestion to heart and did this flight fight. I'm sure I'm the only person who suggested that when you made the Larceny video. Maker's CS is my choice over Larceny BP, I tried them blind last week.

[@grantmordecai331]

Awesome idea for a Flight Fight! Thanks for doing this. I've been really enjoying high proof stuff - maybe due to the craziness going on in the world. Stagg Jr still my favorite with Bookers also way up there. I recently got to try Willett FE Bourbon 6yr @ 130.2 proof. It was fantastic! I wish I could actually find a bottle to buy. I have Larceny BP and so far is just okay for me. I hope it grows on me.

[@djdragongod]

Regardless.... and I have been eyeballing a makers cask strength in a local store. You two have me wanting to get into these barrel proof ones. Still need to try regular larceny. Just got a Makers regular.

[@DrewBolin123]

I did a similar flight fight except I added Old Fitz 15 year.... almost exactly the same order as chad, but Old Fitz beat out my store pick Full proof and the MM. Weird that I liked the 100 proof over the higher proof for me, but I agree the full proof was way out of character for Weller, its like they took the special reserve and made it full proof, bitter edges that I just didn't love almost like it was a 3-4 yr and not an 8-10yr. Maybe that's why its not age stated, it may be super young... Also agree 100% about the non store pick tasting better! That bottle at OBC was GOOD!

[@ItsBourbonNight]

The Old Fitz 15 is crazy good! Would loved to have put it in there but it would have messed up our theme, oh and also, we don't have a bottle of it! hahah!

[@DrewBolin123]

It's Bourbon Night well you know who has 2 bottles of it and would gladly share....

[@ItsBourbonNight]

No, who?? hahaha

[@davidrudderham7659]

Ordered a pour of WLW at a bar my friend owns and have been on a search for a consistent replacement ever since. Something I can find easy at not an insane markup. Haven’t found anything close to it.

[@davidrudderham7659]

I gotta give that Larceny full proof a try though

[@distlledbrewedreviewed]

Great job I generally like Rye Bourbons better. I would certainly never turn any of those down and I would of course enjoy them. I've been doing some fantastic Bourbons as well lately thanks to my friend bourbon Bob.

[@vegetaum]

Love the black leather...

[@islackalot9277]

Two of these I may never own but "irregardless" this was a good vid. Thumbs Up!

[@bbostic_5]

This is the Blind Fight I've been waiting for. Awesome job!

[@djbeacon1942]

Great lineup, guessing WLW, Weller FP, Larceny BP, MM CS. They should all be great!

[@ryanpedvin6381]

Not really surprised the highest proof and the oldest bourbon wins, especially when it comes to wheaters. Not knocking them, I'm sure william larue weller is fantastic, otherwise it would be so hyped. Great vid :) though I do wish larceny got 2nd for Sara too! Haha

[@lonewanderer3603]

I finally found a bottle of Weller. First time I've ever seen it on the shelf.

[@michaelwhitford3641]

I really enjoyed this one. Sadly, in VA, only have regular access to Larceny and Makers. (And I do love the Makers.)

[@rocc_the_proof8540]

Does Makers also add water to take down to “cask strength” entry proof. I always thought that was the way to translate cask strength vs. Barrel proof. 🤷‍♂️🤷‍♂️🤷‍♂️

[@ItsBourbonNight]

Ah, good point there, Rocc. We'll see if we can get the whole cask strength vs barrel proof thing confirmed.

[@JoePaulsey]

Sara! That jacket, girl! Wow! Going all 'The Matrix' on us. Lol Looks awesome!

[@fartzy]

Great job

[@bryanwhited5474]

I wish every night was a Bourbon night.

[@davidswetnam3634]

I'm curious to know your thoughts on 'old' Baker's 7 (Small Batch) vs. 'new' Baker's 7 (Single Barrel). Maybe a topic of an upcoming video?

[@ItsBourbonNight]

Yep, can do that!

[@DWSwetnam]

It's Bourbon Night Great! BTW, I’ve been watching for about a month now. LOVE your videos! I’ve referred your channel to several of my ‘non-Kentuckians’ friends that want to know more about bourbon. Keep it up!

[@JLei1987]

I have a bottle of Elijah Craig 12 year. Yes the one with the age on the front. I’m hearing mixed opinions on it. What is your opinion on it? I read it’s discontinued. What would you put the value at? Do you think I should keep it? Sell it? Drink it? I wanna hear what you and other people think. Can you make a video about bourbons that have come and gone such as these? Thank you!

[@DMBVR4]

I'm confused by Sara's reaction to WLW which was underwhelming as hell but then picking it first place lol

[@acartledge88]

Matt McLoughlin I said same thing. It seems they don’t want to make the BTAC mad.

[@ItsBourbonNight]

It's all about round 2! Also, I did a little editing magic there to cut out some of her coming around to it to make the results time more of a surprise, but really the majority of her changing her mind came about in the "A /B" tasting part, which we speed up for time. We we A / B tested the WLW against the others, it became more clear that it just had a certain edge over the others.

[@stiehl8455]

Jealousy, is real!

[@sachinkainth9508]

I couldn't find any water glasses on your Amazon page.

[@ItsBourbonNight]

Those are actually on our own site, www.whiskeyambitions.com Thanks!

[@thomasdantas]

Barrel proof WHEATERZZZZZZzzz

[@harlessdon]

I like the set up of their tasting...blind, but the watcher can see what's up.

[@justinwhitlow3613]

Finally a patron

[@johnniet.7820]

We can't get ANY Weller here in VA--only by Lottery.

[@patrickfulmer9596]

Sara comes on looking so fine and classy, Farmer Chad hops off the tractor moseys into the studio. SMH Also, Chad, it's aster-isk, not a$$-trick. Oh well, still love you kids. Cheers!

[@gregsmith5132]

Thought I would see $8.00 for the tip jar! Good show although Makers for the win because as a mere mortal it is the only one I will be able to get.

[@kabrink64]

I give credit to Maker's for being my main entre into bourbon. I first drank manhattans all the time and preferred Makers to Bulleit and Knob Creek, the bar mainstays. Then started moving to a rock only. Then finally to neat. Since then I barely ever drink wheaters. I nowadays prefer higher proofers and things like Rare Breed, Russell's single barrel, Knob Creek single barrel, Booker's. I.e. I guess I just prefer the rye-er stuff.

[@StrainsYT]

That WLW is incredible. Cannot find any weller for the life of me lol

[@emcrolls]

LacrcenyA120 is a thing?

[@tombryan1]

Yes, its a bottle of Whiskey

[@ItsBourbonNight]

Yep, it started this year (2020) and will be released 3 times a year. Next one should be released in May, and then again in September. Each release will have a different proof. We did an Uncorking episode recently if you wanna know more about it.

[@emcrolls]

It's Bourbon Night cool I thought a120 was specifically ECBP. . that was my confusion point. I will be lucky to find larceny barrelproof @ all here in FL

[@theakpal]

@@emcrolls It's in S. Florida. I have a bottle.

[@kinoc6901]

Is he having an episode? (6:38)

[@curanderoverde]

Cask strength is surprisingly good...

[@garth3r879]

Larceny BP BURIES the other 3 of these. Destroys them. Not even close. ....my opinion at least. People love Weller, and I just can't get on that train. Always fun to see how different labels do next to one another.

[@kevinyoung9034]

Sara is lookin' sassy tonight!

[@grfgonza]

The show was called Love Connection.

[@mandopicker21]

enjoyed again what do yall think of the flavored bourbons

[@arthurrodarte8624]

Mrs. Doubtfire For the win 🤣🤘🏽

[@sachinkainth9508]

Love the way Americans pronounce Glencairn: Glyn Karen.

[@billslone242]

I pronounce it similar to what you said but I dont know how to type it out I would say Glen and Karen without the emphasis on en and just the n so I guess Glen Kare- N

[@peaceandwealthseeker4504]

Sachin Kainth more of a glenn Karen lol

[@caryharper9190]

I wish Buffalo Trace would put a cork on my Weller.

[@peaceandwealthseeker4504]

cary Harper cork hype is overrated many good whiskeys with a cap lol

[@pamlusk831]

Yay❣ Another bourbon flight fight🙂🙂🙂

[@RebeccaPaige]

I've heard multiple people say the regular W FP is far better than any of the picks.

[@rp3518]

wild prediction: WLW dominates

[@rp3518]

great flight fight!

[@christopherdomalewski773]

Is the show called "Love is Blind" on Netflix?

[@dannyscandies8561]

Have 3 of the 4. Missing Weller Full Proof.

[@nervousordo]

Your reactions after the blind test is exactly why you shouldn't know beforehand what you are drinking as it gives you preconceived ideas.

[@billslone242]

Man if I just had that WLW I could flight along

[@G3ekbox]

It would be difficult for me to do this blind because I feel each of these bourbons are pretty unique on their own (from my own experience) and I would know what I’m tasting even if it’s blind...thus my bias would show easily. But a fun watch nonetheless.

[@kabrink64]

I think that happens frequently in these blind videos, not just here, where the taster is good enough to figure it out and rank them by preference.

[@tombryan1]

Hasnt this been done before?

[@ItsBourbonNight]

Not by us, at least. We've done barrel proof Flights and a wheated Flight, but never this combo!

[@michaelbuckwash2412]

Awesome!

[@flo4nicebebob129]

Happy wiskey

[@877-MASH-NOW]

Whiskey cheers!!!!

[@arthurrodarte8624]

Dean Martin for the win

[@bman11714]

"irregardles"?

[@ItsBourbonNight]

Yeah, some people say it that way. It's weird!

[@steelers6pak852]

I requested this exact flight fight last Saturday on Instagram... ask and you shall receive

[@theprettybond159]

I dont understand the shade to makers, if you like it you like it, who gives a shit about price or perception

[@stanleysoroka4379]

Regardless

[@brandonrawls8070]

Super useful when one bourbon is uncommon (MM); the second is difficult to find (LBP), and the other two are unobtanium. Thanks so much for this. Completely useless to me, aside from watching you both ooh and ahh over stuff I'll never drink. Cheers!

[@harydanyanbalbara756]

FIRST!

[@acartledge88]

I really wish there was a channel that was unbiased and honest. Sucks that the almighty dollar always has to come to the fore front

[@ItsBourbonNight]

Andy, I imagine you're referring to your other comment on here and I guess you don't think we defended our position well enough. Curious to know why you still think we're payed by distilleries.

[@acartledge88]

It's Bourbon Night Maybe not paid but wanting benefits or some sort of privilege. Spirit company’s can’t really advertise. So KZbin and Social Media are their only chance for that. It just seems to be predictable and usually that means scripted. Like I said in the other comment. I really Like yalls channel. It’s probably my 2nd favorite “bourbon” channel maybe 1st. I Love the The way Chad does the videos. Quality is Great sound is always great. Lighting is Nice. I’m not just hating or trolling. I honestly care. If I’m seeing a trend I’m sure others are as well.

[@ItsBourbonNight]

Well, we appreciate you watching, of course, but I hope we've buried the idea of us getting paid. If BT paid us and we put one of their products in last place, regardless if we put another one in first, I would imagine they would not be very happy. And yeah, as far as trends go, we have developed favorites as we've gone along, I really don't know how one couldn't. We don't really care one way or another if we stay in anyone's good graces, that's not why we do it, and at the end of the day, no one is paying us for our review so why would we care about making a certain distillery happy, but of course we're more likely to give something a glowing review if it fits in our flavor profile. I guess it's the trap all whiskey reviews fall into, you're going to like what you like and develop your taste and flavor profile. When you do blind rankings like we do, your taste profile is really all you have to go off of. It is what it is and the chips will fall where they fall.

[@kevinarmitage6114]

sara looking xtra hot!!

[@Clevelandofficial]

Copy cats😋

[@jeffbethune173]

I love how you immediately went into excuses mode for not putting weller at 2 and into embarrassed mode for liking Makers. Says everything about you guys as reviewers. I'm done with you.

[@ItsBourbonNight]

Hahaha, thanks! After doing this for 4 years, you get pretty good at anticipating what some of the comments are going to be and you try to address them ahead of time.

[@mrtracya]

Haters gotta hate

[@acartledge88]

Inconsistent. Sara didn’t seem to like WLW during the flight but puts it first. I think a lot of these are scripted to show favoritism towards Brands they don’t want to disappoint.

[@jeffbethune173]

They have to keep their supply lines with the brands open. They are bought and paid for.

[@ItsBourbonNight]

HAHAHA laughing at both comments here, because can either of you please explain how we didn't "disappoint" all of the brands represented in this Flight? More on that later, but first off, as we say in every episode, things always change for us in the second round, as they did here. Second, this episode, as they all are, are edited for time, which means a lot is cut out. 40 minutes worth of footage gets cut down to under 20, so of course little moments get cut, moments where opinions change. The entire "A / B" tasting moment is cut out in the interest of time because no one wants a 40 minute episode. Also, cutting some of those little moments out is just good editing. You don't want the audience to know what your order is going to be from the first 5 minutes. TV shows do the same thing. You want the audience to stick around for the reveal. Now the other part. We've said it before, but I guess we have to say it again, we don't get bottles from distilleries, and the rare times we do, we disclose that info up top. We also don't receive sponsorship money from distilleries, that's just silly. What, if we didn't put WLW in first place people would stop buying it? BT isn't even on the KY Bourbon Trail anymore because they don't need to spend that money for advertising, let alone have the need to pay off KZbin channels to give them a favorable review. And if they're just sending us bottles, why did we use a 2018 WLW? If we didn't want to disappoint BT then why did Sara put Weller in last place and Chad put it in third? And why would we be using a pick instead of a non-pick? Care to explain any of that, or did I guess wrong and you think Maker's is the one who "bought and paid" us? Except Maker's came in last for Chad. So it must be Heaven Hill then, except that came in third for Sara. Humm, I guess between the two of us we disappointed all of the brands.

[@acartledge88]

It's Bourbon Night In that case it was bad editing for the most part. However a lot of reviewers give the Full Proof a low ranking especially the Store picks. I watch a lot of the review whiskey channels. I’ve noticed the same on a good bit of episodes. I love y’alls channel and the interaction between both of y’all. It just seems I can put the end results in order before y’all even taste them. For instance. If there is a EW product in a flight I know it will be high on Sara picks. Maybe not first but definitely 2nd because it seems she wants to be in good gracious with EW. I also know a lot of people give y’all shit about high proofs. That doesn’t bother me however it’s still a thing. I’m gonna watch the channel no matter what because I really do like y’all. I believe I’ve watched ever video. So I know y’all’s preferred brands and we all have our preferred brands and bottles. If you’re gonna do reviews make it honest. If you’re being honest. It’s not portrayed as being that way. It almost always seemed scripted. Also. To the point of being paid. Maybe you’re not getting paid but it seems like you’re trying to be or at least trying to get some benefits.