Russell's 15 year Bourbon Review - I have a problem with this!

[@89sooner]

I love such a thoughtful review…that demolishes my FOMO. Thanks, brother!

[@ryandonais7231]

He’s comparing to Elijah Craig BP loll and basing his review solely on 250.00 tag. RR15 is phenomenal and it’s not an annual release, well worth the 250.00 price tag

[@89sooner]

@@ryandonais7231 I watched Lance, and listened to his notes. I read some buyer’s remorse at that price. All in all it doesn’t matter much, I will almost certainly never see a bottle at anything approaching even the 250 MSRP. Don;t get me wrong, if I do, the odds of a non-purchase are pretty dang low.

[@89sooner]

I’m super-fine not having excessive craving for something I may never have. I will just dig elite single barrels, said ECBP batches, and maybe Disco 11 and such.

[@WhiskeyTornado]

@ryandonais7231 You sound passionate about your opinion. You should start your own channel

[@WhiskeyTornado]

Cheers my friend! It’s a great bottle but I wouldn’t panic if you don’t get one

[@codyburgess7034]

7:51 I’m all for distilleries raising prices. It reduces the secondary

[@WhiskeyTornado]

All of us, including me, are suckers and the distilleries are just seeing how dumb we’re willing to be 😂

[@cartermayfield]

I understand the frustration in the price. But I have a bottle, and I have to say, it is one of my favorite whiskies of all time. It is hard to find flaws in it. It doesn't rival the very best King of Kentucky pours I have had or some years of WLW, but it beats some KoK's. Sometimes, you have to take your hat off and say, "I hate the price, but the quality is there." This is one of those times. Further, unlike some of the more divisive Turkey releases (which I love) like the WTMK BiB 17, this one is not divisive. It is a crowd pleaser. I don't know about the short finish. It sticks to my palate like glue and the finish builds after a couple of sips. It is hard to find fault here, other than the price.

[@WhiskeyTornado]

I respect your differing opinion my man. It is a great bourbon no doubt but it just isn’t twice as good as good ECBP batches and that’s where I have a problem. These distilleries, especially Campari are playing the bourbon world for suckers but I can’t blame them. They will keep charging absurd prices until we stop buying. I’m just at my tipping point

[@cartermayfield]

@@WhiskeyTornado, I get it. But if you knew up front that $250 plus tax was too much to pay for a bottle no matter what’s inside, why buy the bottle at all? BTW, at $250, it is flying. Interestingly, the 1998 Russell’s LE was 16 years and also $250. I think the whiskey in the bottle is great. Now the WTMK Triumph… total rip off as was the Voyage. Both legitimately not worth the price tag. Now I do whiskey reviews and people rip me for my scoring. They say, “Well if this shelfer is 93 points, how high is King of Kentucky, 175 points?” And to your point, it gets better, but not that much better. My scores are based purely on quality and I let everyone decide what value is. I was in wine for a while and the stuff that is exponentially more expensive is not exponentially better. In fact, sometimes it’s not better at all. I gave ECBP C923 95 points. I gave RR15 98 points. Is the 3 points worth the extra $175 or so? I let the consumer decide.

[@WhiskeyTornado]

@@cartermayfield why buy the bottle? Because I have a review channel. That’s the only reason I spend over $150 for any bottle. I think it’s important to discuss value relative to what’s on the market. I always have and I always will. Cheers.

[@nickp5511]

Nice review! How would it stand up to a Russell’s Rickhouse CNF that’s similar in price? Cheers

[@TheBloody81]

Great review! I'm sure without a doubt this would be a great pour to have, but just crazy on the price tag. In my area I've seen them go for 500-600 bills. I'll just stick to a very good RR store pick. Great content and cheers!

[@WhiskeyTornado]

💯 $500-$600 is so dumb. Cheers!

[@johnwill7962]

lol we must’ve gotten different bottles of rr15. Mines almost as good as some of my King of Kentuckys. Price is a problem but if somebody offered you Pappy 15 at 250 you’d be all over it and this shits on it.

[@WhiskeyTornado]

I’d be all over Pappy 15 at $250 to resell, not drink. We’re all suckers, including me, and the distilleries know it. This is not twice as good as good ECBP batches…it’s just not.

[@WhiskeyTornado]

And for me, RR15 isn’t in the same league as KOK but thats awesome if it is for you. Cheers!

[@johnwill7962]

⁠​⁠@@WhiskeyTornadoYou’re right. It’s 3X better. The pirate bottles don’t even touch this so to say it’s not in the same league as KOK is just being biased and a sucker for marketing. This is better than my 21 and 23 and close to my 22 King.

[@WhiskeyTornado]

Taste is subjective so arguing over someone’s opinion on what they taste is pointless. I’m glad you love it! I’m here to give my opinion to people who trust my palate not convince you. If you think I’m a sucker just go watch another channel

[@johnwill7962]

@@WhiskeyTornadoI didn’t think you were until you gave this god awful take. Think it’s fair to say this bottle is objectively better than ECBP in almost every category except price which seems to be clouding your opinion.

[@markbrooks6788]

I agree 100% on the price. I have a rr13 that I haven't opened yet and that one was $150. Campari is just getting too greedy!

[@WhiskeyTornado]

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[@TheReal_DeanD]

I can’t believe it. I’m negative review about this one. Appreciate you keeping it 100. sadly by me, Elijah Craig barrel proof is $100 before tax. But even still that is cheaper than the 250 for this bottle.

[@WhiskeyTornado]

Haha! Negative is a little harsh. I’m just negative on the price tag compared to what’s available on the shelves near me. It’s delicious bourbon. I’m just tired of participating in distilleries taking advantage of our fomo. Cheers!

[@TheReal_DeanD]

@@WhiskeyTornadohey man. Thanks for taking the time to reply. Upon further review, I use the wrong wording. I think I meant a review that brought up some negative aspects of this release. Pricing is going crazy at Campari.

[@WhiskeyTornado]

@@TheReal_DeanD no worries brother. I’m with ya!

[@claddaghguy4852]

Lance how would the rr15 stack up against ecbp c923? Have a great weekend. Cheers!

[@WhiskeyTornado]

In the video I mentioned that on a livestream I put Russell’s 15 barely ahead of C923 but I could switch them on any given day. And that’s basically what holds me back from gushing over this like everyone else on Whiskey Tube. It’s great whiskey but Heaven Hill is putting out comparable juice at more than half the cost. We’re all, me included, just suckers 😂

[@claddaghguy4852]

@@WhiskeyTornado thanks brother.

[@mauricewalker5676]

🙄🙄🙄yet ANOTHER UPITTY review, always overly critical. IM JUST UTTERLY IRRITATED BY BOURON CHANNELS THAT WHINE about “ price “ as an Excuse to shoot down a brand new; WHEN LITERALLY HAVING THOUSANDS OF DOLLARS WORTH OF BOURBON ON THEIR WALLS 🤣🤣🤣FN ridiculous. $35 is a ridiculous price to people struggling to put gas in their car, but would love to have just 1 of your “ affordable “ bottles ‼️😆SMDH

[@WhiskeyTornado]

Then Stop watching us or start your own channel where you can express those views rather than whine about us whining. No one is making you tune in 😂 Talk about ridiculous

[@enotrilogy]

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