Bourbon Blind Upset! Maker's Mark Lost Recipe Shows Expensive Isn't Always Better

[@robinsni]

Trent.... You be you. Guess the whiskey. Write it down. Offer to eat a shoe if you are wrong. Let your dad do the "I don't think about what it is."

[@roverone74]

Agree we love seeing you guess and missing

[@kevins.4685]

I just grabbed the lost recipe at Costco today for $59. This review makes me happy hahaha

[@deankruse4491]

Just bought two bottles at Costco today, same price $59.89ea 👌🏼700ml bottles

[@jasonczfan8658]

$56 at my Costco

[@AnthonyGrant-it6id]

Bought a bottle last night @ Costco $55… may have to grab another after this review.

[@gfg8816]

I'm just getting into whiskey and you have one of the best channels for it. Thanks

[@DaveVogelsang-b8v]

Old Grandad 16 Year hitting today. Cannot wait. 🥃

[@60zeller]

The cheapest counts as the upper limit special occasion bourbon for me. 32:05 32:05 My go to is MM 46 For $27 bucks. It’s goooood.

[@KneeAches]

I should add MM to my sub $30 bourbons 101 and BT.

[@sharonschmeederjohnson4648]

I tried mm46 the other day and I was excited to try it. It smelled and tasted like men's shoe polish. All of our pallets are different. I always end up going back to Old Forester 1910.

[@altmandillon1]

Happy Friday!! Love me an early blind. For the one dealing with the hurricane, my prayers are with y'all.

[@scottmattern482]

I wonder how much cheaper our auto and home owner insurance would be if hurricane damage wasn't covered any longer? They don't want to cover my roof because it hails too often here. Yet there are people who live in places that are routinely completely destroyed and somehow keep getting their property replaced.

[@ChuckyLarms]

I genuinely try to hone in on 1 maybe 2 notes and let those take me on the journey. Kept getting frustrated thinking I need to be tasting an entire dessert table and only smelling rubbing alcohol

[@FrankGastelum]

You guys are the last bourbon reviewers I still watch. Love your blinds and reviews. Very entertaining video!

[@keiththompson1265]

Great question - nose vs palette. I find it fun when both are good to me. It's like a fun surprise. I love to go back days or weeks later and see if it happens the same way it did on first blush. It's obviously a bummer (CAP 🤣) if the palette is not just a departure, but a let-down...

[@ssbn401]

Just grabbed the Lost Recipe at my Costco for $59.99. Tasted it when i got home - quite tasty. Worth it at that price!

[@nickg9021]

Seems from their reaction that having all 4 of these on my shelf and alternating among them day to day would be a slice of heaven . But since I can't do that , I'll happily settle for their number one pick . Kudos to Maker's Mark once again !

[@zezerat1605]

Saw the title for this video before grabbing the Maker's Mark Lost Recipe. Didn't watch it but picked up the bottle after seeing it on the shelf. Spot on with the flavor notes, almost like a nice vanilla icing note in there and sweet pastry. Got it at a Costco for $58 before tax, such a massively good deal and if I see it again I'm grabbing another.

[@killercobra107]

21:05 Trenton’s reaction. I’m dead. ☠️

[@bdpatton2]

Had me Lol

[@andybrooks4070]

just picked up the lost recipe bottle at Costco for $60 have yet to try it but im excited. Update, just tried it and it is in fact extremely goof, excellent finish, smooth and great flavors. An absolute steal at $60 I would 100% pay 80 or more for it

[@gizmod__881]

so glad you guys made this video, right after i watched this, I came across MM Lost recipe bottles at my local Costco for $59.99. Grabbed 2! Always Hunting 😊

[@Brad-ic4bp]

I got on the Remus Repeal Reserve train with the VII, buying it a few times, so I’m glad to hear the VIII also “slaps” (still waiting for it to show up in my local Remus-stocked store).

[@greghoward280]

I just grabbed 2 bottles of the Lost Recipe at Costco for $60 each. Searched it out based on this video. Looking forward to cracking it!

[@djmoobeat]

Great video. Loved the conversation about enjoying in the moment and not trying to guess what the bottle is.

[@johngilbert9420]

My buddy and I were drinking the Remus 8 and we both agreed that it was not an overly complex nose but it was an extremely pleasant nose all throughout One of those ones you could have just sat there and smelled for a long time before you even started drinking

[@darrylvandewalle7380]

I have a new rating system, trash, mid, slaps and cooks! 😂

[@tomgensel4134]

Gotta love it❤. I"m the same ( cheap ) a Benjamin is my top. 👍🇺🇲 Thanks 👍

[@craiglongstaff]

14:38 with something new or a blind, try - taste, nose and then 2nd sip instead - the perception from the nose can influence the expectation of the palate which (for me at least) is why if i nose first then its the 2nd or 3rd sip that will align with my lasting view of the bottle.

[@robertschroeder1978]

Great video gentleman! I may have to work a few extra shifts and look for the Maker's Mark offering. Looking forward to the Friday Night Live! Will be good to see Kent as well.

[@primaltone]

Agree with others. Trenton: you be you. You have a gift. And if you think a whiskey smells of something strange (school markers, Plah Doh) don't hold back. I know I simply cannot describe what I smell in some bourbons, but I fail to think outside the box.

[@borgcutus5780]

For me, I prefer if nose notes transfer to the palate. It provides a more harmonious sip. Now, if there is a bourbon/whiskey that has distinct nose and palate profiles, but you really like both, and it provides a nice contrast without disappointment, then ok. Not sure how often that happens tho...

[@kaiyadaddy]

I got lucky and got that makers mark at my costco for $59. Got to love costco prices

[@marydesalvo3470]

The MM was part of this quarter’s Whiskey Drop. LOVE it!

[@edlower3328]

Blind you could try! We did 12 yrs! My final order: JD12, NC12, WT12,EW12and Blanton’s last!!

[@tinydane69]

What is NC12?

[@ThaPABproductions]

12 year blantons?

[@cjherriman7226]

I have been drinking makers for years and it’s my favorite. Still trying to find another bottle of buffalo trace and really enjoy all of the Wyoming whiskey but makers mark is my #1

[@paulhendershot111]

I really enjoyed this blind. I think the format of new and untried bottles is extra special. I'm going hunting for a bottle of the Makers Mark.

[@WhiskyForBeginners]

14:46 I've learned that with complex whiskies I always get more on the nose than I do on the palate. And this means that I often find that the nose and the palate, for me, only match a little. That's just how my nose and palate are, alas. Now if a whisky's more simple, then I'll find more of a match between the nose and the palate. If I might make a personal observation... Trenton is, clearly, a younger generation than Kurt. But underneath the "trendy" hairstyle and slang and tattoos he seems to me to have the same solidity of character that's so evident in Kurt. I expect that when he's Kurt's age he'll be just as genuinely down to earth and wise as Kurt is. He seems to be a son to be proud of. 23:40 Kurt to Trenton: "At this point, I would never look at you right now and say you're an idiot." 🤣 I've not tasted anything that y'all tried tonight. But I just poured a glass of Jack Daniel's Single Barrel Barrel Proof, it's one of the most boss whiskies I've ever tasted. This bottle was 64 bucks, and it's better than any of the high priced or allocated whiskies I've had a chance to try. You really don't need to spend a carload of money to get fine whisky (though it is true that usually I can't afford a $64 bottle 🙂).

[@joel-amold]

JDSBBP is good! I actually really like the JD Barrel Proof Rye as well

[@ironmantran]

Happy Friday K & T., u 2 are best-est : bourbons blind for College Football season is priceless ! u save me mega-bux !

[@Chilly83]

Just picked up the MM at my local Costco for 64 after tax. Cracking it open tonight, looking forward to it. Specifically went after it after watching this the other day.

[@domingocorona7028]

Picking up my Lost Recipe today. I’m excited to try it!

[@ASerfling36]

Love the content, but when your scoring lineup is that close, I’d highly recommend tasting through them backwards. Transitioning from one whiskey to another does make an impact. B, C, D…water…D, C, B. So on and so forth. Results. Just a thought. Might change your results sometimes.

[@straightfromthebarrel5393]

Saw that makers at my Costco for $60 and passed for now. Seriously considering going back now.

[@connor7786]

Was able to grab that makers at costco for $56.99. Im very excited to crack it open this weekend

[@matthewhenry6276]

If the palate is different and just way more amazing than the nose I do love that experience. However when I’m looking for a regular sipper I prefer it when the nose matches the palate.

[@roscoepcoltrane23]

There is a ton of allocated stuff out right now sitting on the shelf.

[@dlomshek]

Looking forward to an analysis of Woodford Reserve, or Woodford Reserve Double Oaked. They have become a favorites of mine.

[@LorneGreen-n9y]

Yellowstone 2022 was great!

[@karmaslug]

I picked up the MM at Costco last week for $59.99.

[@LunchBox4219]

Did the same yesterday, read it was a Costco exclusive

[@narinthip3058]

Same at Costco in KC for $59.99. This Costco also have The Heart Release for $49.99 limit 1 per customer!

[@alpinedogsledding2625]

Same. Saw a small stash on the shelf the other day here in Denver. For $60, couldn't pass it up. I might go back a grab a couple of more.

[@motohead077]

Anybody here who got the MM Lost recipe in the U.S.; Can you please confirm the size of the bottle? Saw a pic online & it was 700mL, though it may have been from a foreign country or Duty Free store.

[@thomashobbes8786]

I’m not a Maker’s fan (though, like Larceny, maybe there is some high proof version out there I’d like). But can’t go wrong with Four Roses non-yellow label. 😊

[@varthdader12]

This slaps tooh! Hehehe Good spread here, have a great weekend fellas

[@TLS2005]

Hey Trenton I just got a cask strength bottle of Still Austin Rye very yummy and tastes a little bit different than ryes i've had.

[@markcalhoun8219]

I didn't know the French Mocha was retired but my favorites go heavy on the French Mendient or Mocha staves.

[@accor097r]

Just came home from Kentucky with 10 bottles. Went to my Costco to restock the fridge and went, "what the hell" 11 bottles! Super excited to pop this one. A good problem to have is the other 10 I have to test. God, allocation season is fun?

[@Bwell6610]

I am dying to find one of those MM releases. I got a bottle of the heart release and love it so now they have me fully hooked

[@shaneconn1752]

You not only full-send your fork into the icing, you get a spatula or mixing spoon and full-send that into the icing, Trent!

[@TheSanDiegan]

I’m def team mom when it comes to icing:roll ratios. All the icing ftw.

[@tabray9567]

I like the nose that transfers to the pallet

[@24c8z06]

Just scored the MM lost recipe from Costco for $59.99 each. So, I grabbed three. 😊

[@oldmaster3578]

Just picked up a bottle of the Maker’s at my Costco for $55. Then came on here and saw your blind. Might have to go get another.

[@dualwieldsoftware]

I like when the whiskey tastes a little different from what it smells. It feels like I'm getting even more notes for my buck, even if I don't get to taste all of them.

[@davidvoth7218]

I love those Glencairn's!

[@pizzawarlord9232]

Stopped buying Yellowstone LE. $115-$150 for a $75 bottle. I really enjoyed Yellowstone LE 2022 with it’s blend of older whiskey and it showed. The others have been anywhere from ok but not worth buying to good but overpriced. I miss Remus V. MM has been killing it. Once they go above 100 proof they are good and higher are very good

[@MrRockingRilo]

Great vid. Cognac is a brandy. Yellowstone needs to get their spirit lingo buttoned down. All cognac is brandy but not all brandy is cognac.

[@JordanG_3031]

SLB Classics 0:01 the black glens are out! 0:28 livestream tonight! 8 PM CST 0:42 mom is thrilled for having guests in a dirty house 1:42 Trenton needs to read the bottle 2:29 they make you work for the info at 4 roses 3:00 sounds like Harry can still surprise the expert hunter 3:16 the boys are always honest 4:29 always have to try and break mom a bit 4:45 Trenton plays mind games on himself 5:40 Trenton tasting face 6:40 Trenton’s eyebrows are starting to dance 7:50 when Kurt says the nose is good, it means something 9:50 uh oh Kurt is thinking in the hip lingo now too 10:23 woah Kurt is holding back now 10:50 new scale, who cares about 1-5, mid slaps and cooks 11:50 Trenton hasn’t had a food, danish 12:15 just a short debate on cinnamon rolls 13:01 Trenton finally realizes he can’t win 13:58 very honest and Trenton has some strong growth 14:45 crowd sourcing info and experiences 15:57 QUINTESSENTIAL! 16:58 a little bit of what 😂 17:48 some aftershocks of flavor 19:10 Trenton’s brain is working better than normal and can think of words 19:50 the dancing brown returns 20:48 the qualitative scoring system died already😢 22:47 mom has your back Kurt, don’t worry 23:25 are you sure about that Kurt? Maybe not whiskey-wise 24:43 Trenton teaches Kurt about focus of the bottles 26:39 uh oh, bourbon battles coming soon 27:23 uh oh, Kurt is speaking out, hold your breath 28:22 sometimes the boys ask too much of Kyle 29:51 the underdog has a light of fight 30:18 wow a strange cut, but they aren’t pros 31:08 livestream tonight! Attendance will be taken 31:18 nice sign off and nod

[@sifuelphotography]

21:05 Kurt loves the D and Trenton notices it....

[@jmkorcal]

MM always have a playdough mid pallet for me so after 4-5 different bottles I’ve figured out it’s not my jam.

[@jimmiller4053]

I also found Makers Lost Recipe at my local Costco for $59.99!

[@lks311]

So, even better. This is currently available at Costco in Colorado for $59.99. Happy Hunting!

[@johnmakar2610]

I think $55 in CT at Costco

[@JimTaylorFTWTX]

I enjoy it more when aromas are different the on the palate

[@jondilly1974]

Happy Friday y’all!

[@williamprice1542]

This is exactly why I catch every video 😅

[@mistermom310]

Fun flight🥃👍

[@daveperfetti2802]

Spell check got me

[@robolson7224]

Maybe do a blind with the taste first and then nose it to see if the palate transfers to the nose instead of the other way around

[@rickb6726]

Curious how MM lost recipe series would do against the heart release? Which coincidentally is the one you pictured at the lower left when tasting the lost recipe series

[@spitefulbumm]

Repeal V is great!

[@daveperfetti2802]

I'm with Trent on the connection roll

[@prestinpool6198]

picked the makers up at a Costco for $60!!!

[@os4hwks757]

hot cinnamon rolls with icing rolling down sides and a huge dab of butter on top; nothing better! We love you Trenton but you're wrong on the rolls! LOL

[@ravenmoon1165]

To answer the question, I think it's a let down when nose doesn't match the taste. Trent, you be you as always!

[@motohead077]

Don't know where they got MM Lost Recipe for $80? Maybe online or secondary. Never heard of this being sold anywhere but Costco & it's always ~$60 for 700mL

[@jasonmay6565]

Snagged this makers the day it dropped. Stumbled upon it randomly at Costco. Very, very lucky

[@andrewcaldwell4343]

Was at costco and I looked down the bourbon aile, and what do I find makers mark for 60.99 had to buy 2

[@AbsoluteTruth88]

You need to blind all the cellar aged releases with the lost recipe Now! Maybe throw a couple other makers in there

[@currylincolnlclc]

I gotta know what this licorice is. My personal favorite is Lakrits by Bulow

[@gonzaloquintana7616]

Always love the videos... "Mids & Slaps," new video series? Maybe disappointing whiskeys and whiskeys that actually live up to, or exceed hype?

[@macleist6011]

You guys are awesome

[@mattschmitt9924]

5. Trash 4. Dog water 3. Mid 2. Slaps 1. Skibidy Sigma - I kid you not. They say this.

[@dillondufrene5373]

From what I heard before. Cap and demur look them up Trenton

[@Vortex1988]

Rye spice > sweet wheat I have a feeling I would have put the Maker's in 3rd.

[@JackRyan-dj9nm]

Just got it at Cosco for $60 bucks

[@hazydavo]

OMG @17:00 I thought T said I get a little bit of “anus” 😂😂😂

[@joel-amold]

that's what I heard... I wonder if he means "anise"

[@tomdecicco8215]

@@joel-amoldlol.

[@DreddIsLaw]

80 bucks for that Makers seems good. Too bad i live in Australia and the cheapest i could find here is 250.

[@pbartolomeo05]

Makers Lost recipe is NOT the Heart release. So which did you review? Was it stave profile 1, 3, 0, 6 (roasted French mocha), 0 or the actual Heart release 2024 with 10 French iak staves

[@alpinedogsledding2625]

The first one. He read the label and it's the same I have. It's $60 at our Costcos here in Denver. I grabbed one and might go back for another. Hard to pass up at that price.

[@Kryxtal]

The Costco release is 1/3/0/6/0 stave profile and is labeled as "The Lost Recipe Series" edition 01 year of release 24, with the Mocha archived stave 111.9 proof, and looks like it matches the one they showed in the video.

[@davidteller7681]

Funny how the one I'm interested in is inevitably last in a blind! 🙄😁

[@anonymouswatchguy4223]

I picked up that makers at Costco today for $51.99

[@ravenmoon1165]

I just joined! Bout time I did. I watch all of your vids. I just looked for Maker's Mark lost recipe and it sold out across the United States as far as I can tell. Is there anywhere anyone is selling this that will ship the bottle?

[@johngilbert9420]

St Louis Costco's have a ton..just came in this week

[@ravenmoon1165]

​@@johngilbert9420 I belong to Costco, but I'm in Florida.

[@caseyD2016cubs]

21:07 😂😂😂

[@rmactvc]

An $80 bourbon beats a $250 bottle. Why I’m not spending over $100 on any bottle.

[@ewhitey18]

Your gonna miss out on a lot of special bottles then 😂

[@apeekintime]

Good for you. Some bottles are worth the extra price. Also... Lost Recipe is $60 and costco exclusive. It's basically a new wood finishing series but exclusive to Costco. The Heart Release has been dropping at Costco in my area... $50. They are getting it by the pallet. People who were paying up to $150 on that bottle and trading for it on secondary are gonna feel a bit butt hurt but I've been warning people for months that it is a GIGANTIC release. I wouldn't be shocked if they produced 300k bottles of the heart release.

[@sharthun2009]

@@ewhitey18 I ain't missing out if I can't get my hands on them. Living in Kentucky and trying to get hold of an allocated bourbon is damn near impossible unless you want to spend double or triple or more over MSRP which I am not going to do.

[@JeffDoesItLLC]

@@sharthun2009 I'm a drinker, not a collector, and I'm right there with you. After all the many samples of allocated and special release bottles I've tried, there's nothing over $100 I can justify spending my money on.

[@rmactvc]

@@ewhitey18 from what allocated bottles I’ve tasted, it’s a crap shoot I’m not willing to take.

[@charlesshields287]

This doesnt have anything to do with this video, but please try mixing westward cask strength with Ardbeg Uiegedal. Magic. I know you guys are fans of westward.

[@dillonmartin2891]

Dutch oven cake with cherry dr pepper as the liquid

[@sharthun2009]

"Expensive Isn't Always Better". Exactly, this is why I will never pay more than 100.00 for any bottle of bourbon, even 100.00 is questionable to me.

[@svt32vdohc]

Makers Mark, Buffalo Trace, Four Roses, Eagle Rare (if you can find it) prove this statement. All those bottles are $35 and under and are my fav.

[@Relayer56]

Me, too. I have bottles I love in the $45-$60 range. For me, splurging means I might buy the MM in this test (not that I have any real hope of finding one!).

[@motohead077]

Yup, most I've paid is 76 & for a 12yr ECBP

[@hazydavo]

Ummm I like when you guess. Forget the comments. You do you Trenton!!

[@krethjr]

Blind idea... 4 pours, taste and rank "with your nose plugged and not trying to smell". Next day, taste again normally (re-letter the glasses) between. Would be interesting to see just how much the nose drives the positive or negative and actually might change the taste.

[@motohead077]

From what I understand, humans can't taste anything that they can't smell. So that's why the "hold your nose" trick is used to eat something that is very unpalatable, that might make you vomit. Such is eating raw bugs, etc. in a survival situation, or if you lost a bet. Hah

[@jerryberinger6418]

New to drinking Bourbon's and Whiskey's but I've noticed that on the back of the throat I get a dryness. Is there a technique I am missing or is that just something you get when drinking/tasting Bourbon's?

[@Jrdeck88]

Can we do a Remus repeal reserve blind?