Stagg (jr) REVIEW! | Curiosity Public's Ultimate Spirits Competition

[@smbanarkista]

The intro says 23A. But its actually for 23C

[@CuriosityPublic]

Nice catch! I always say we need a better editor!

[@A-A-Ronious]

I guess I'm lucky. I find Stagg pretty regularly (quarterly so far) at my local Total Wine for $57.99. The store has only been open for less than a year so I'll see if it maintains the frequency and price.

[@jamessocal8946]

I’ve been going to the TW in Pasadena, Ca since they opened and have never seen Stagg, Jr there. Got lots of other allocated stuff there.

[@A-A-Ronious]

@@jamessocal8946 that's another thing about Total Wine I've learned over the years. The allocation of bottles is so diverse from store to store. No 2 stores I've been in have had identical stock. It's always a different experience. At least in California.

[@vincec727]

@@jamessocal8946never seen any allocated at my total wine in san jose

[@vincec727]

@@jamessocal8946never seen any allocated at my total wine in san jose

[@daddydog9275]

What state are you in?

[@austinludwig3800]

Ha! Thanks for the shout out! Great review, great discussion!!

[@nickp5511]

Nice review! I was fortunate to get 6 bottles of 23b a while back for 42.00 plus tax each. I traded one for one and got a 22a, 23a, and gave a couple away to friends. Then at BevMo I picked up a 23c for 72.00 bucks and later at BevMo I picked up a Stagg Jr 2017 batch for 72.00 I waited about 1.5 years to get one and now I have 5 batches plus one back up of 23b patience paid off for sure because all the local stores are 200.00-300.00 Cheers!

[@WeSipping]

20:38 time clearly for the masses WE NEEE A BUFFALO TRACE DRINK THOUGH 🙏🙏🙏

[@droneroad]

love it when you guys play the highlights of the tasting and nosing

[@YoJimBo851610]

The RR15 review is going to be insane😹😹😹

[@vincec727]

staggjr rules

[@richardfrausto]

Great interaction and discussion. It's what makes you guys unique. Loved this vid. I like 23C, but I've like batches that leaned more toward fruity and sweet, like 23A.

[@stevenm8608]

the stagg 23c is pretty good by itself but if you drink it next to batch 22a , the 22a blows it away.I wish the nose on the 23c transferred more to the finish but thats the biggest flaw on it. i have a hazmat stagg single barrel pick at 143.4 proof thats suppose to be better then both but havent cracked it open yet.

[@SantanaTheeGreat]

Which year was that 143.4 proof released? I don’t see it on the GTS record of releases. Regardless, as far as the older GTS, I’ve had the 2007 144.8 proof and the 2011 142.6 proof and both were amazing. If I had to pick one I would go with the 2011 as it definitely had better profile and a unique dark cherry flavor unlike any other I’ve had. It was also the only single barrel pick to be aged 18+ years. Cheers 🥃

[@stevenm8608]

@@SantanaTheeGreat i was referring to stagg jr . its a single barrel pick by a store here in california. its the 2nd highest proof stagg jr thats been released behind Specs in texas which had the highest. i havent been blessed enough to try any hazmat GTS yet. hoping one day though lol

[@SantanaTheeGreat]

@@stevenm8608 ahhh, I see. Any idea on the age statement for that Stagg Jr? Everyone is claiming the Stagg Jrs have been improving throughout recent years but it’s impossible to pick up any Stagg Jr or GTS by me anymore. Too hard to find now!

[@stevenm8608]

@@SantanaTheeGreat around 8 yrs 9 months if i remember correctly. The A batches seem to be the best recent batches.22a and 23a are really good then 23c after those. the B batches have been decent but nothing special. what area you in? my area gets flooded with them for a week or 2 then they disappear for a couple months

[@SantanaTheeGreat]

@@stevenm8608 NY/NJ area. It is nearly impossible to find any even close to retail price. The markups are insane on the east coast for most sought after whiskeys and tequilas.

[@Spazfip]

Basing value on secondary market prices is crazy. You go on a drop and its a $60 bottle which makes the value for this juice a 10 in my opinion.

[@Rocky-cx6qz]

Value at msrp is a 10 out of 5. I havent had one other store pick at even $80 that touches any stagg jr. Closest thing is elijah craig BP C batches. You need to do a review on 22A. Thats the best in past couple years .

[@nickp5511]

I’ve noticed that smelling from the bottom rim it’s astringent, top rim is a mix of everything, and above the top rim is usually no astringency.

[@MichaelVanKorn]

Awesome video as always guys!

[@coffeegaming807]

23 C is a great batch. I like the new 24 A slightly more. Would love to hear your thoughts!

[@tipofthepocketsord1682]

Wish BT made a rye version of Stagg Jr.

[@shmoo1000]

24:00 I'm going with pious Dillon on this one. Not a lot of replacement options out there

[@ernieforni3221]

Looking forward to the Taste Off! I am not lucky when hunting Stagg. The first and only Stagg that I have is two bottles of Stagg Jr release 12.

[@maxmedina853]

I agree with dillon on the uniqueness argument.....i have hundreds of bottles. Give me one barrel proof offering with a cola note as stagg jr offers. (Yes there are one offs that do not offer this note) but EHTBP is NOT the same profile.

[@drgallup]

Only ever found 1 bottle and it was pretty expensive. But I've had George T Stagg.

[@YoJimBo851610]

I still have some batch 12,13,15, and 18. The most I've paid was 150 and the others were 100.

[@charlymiller]

Very consistent 😉 Nice video, but it is gold, cmon

[@cashe3561]

Best video of the year LOL

[@garrettorpin6584]

Glad you're not taking the super hard scoring very seriously because I thought you boosted this one a little. I'll also assign an arbitrary score. It's a 74.

[@javieracosta3439]

I got a 23B (first personal bottle but have had many samples since batch 15) via a raffle last year at $75. It kinda sucks but maybe that's just my luck 😅

[@trubaka]

Value at MSRP 5 out of 5. 100 is max I would pay for one. 1 or 2 in value doesn’t make sense to me

[@arbeckWA]

The first two batches of Stagg Jr were awful. I didn't even care about it for years because those first two turned me off so much.

[@WeSipping]

Completely disagree that has an elegant finish also I had mine open 6or7 months and it’s head over heels since I cracked … soooo let your bourbon breath properly 😜 cheers still love your work

[@dgsutube01]

Re: uniqueness. what other barrel proof expressions of mashbill #1 are there?

[@molemanftw]

EHT BP

[@uncleboosfuntime5441]

In Ohio at retail $60 value is a 5+

[@Vortex1988]

I've always found Stagg to be kind of lacking in complexity. The flavor intensity and concentration is certainly there, but it's basically grape Kool-aid and oak. The spice component is usually buried by the fruit and wood. I think you could find a good ECBP batch or Russell's barrel pick with more complexity. Balance is hard to argue too with a 2-note flavor profile that is dominated by grapes. Maybe that's just batch 14 though, which is the only batch I've tried so far. That being said, I think uniqueness is up there, even when compared to other mash bill 1 bourbons. Nothing tastes like Stagg does.

[@onggia850]

I agree. Stagg Jr is basic bourbon flavors cranked up to 12. A great bourbon still though.

[@coordi]

I really don't understand you guys lately tbh. Recent Stagg batches are over oaked messes. 23b was legitimately trash, 23c barely better. This is coming from someone who loves C923, RR15, etc, pretty much everything you've reviewed as over oaked recently. Doesn't make any sense.

[@djbeacon6895]

UNANIMITY!!

[@HansVanNeijenhof]

Please try to get Jules either on a serious knowledge level of spirits or ask him to leave this panel as his constant grazy and more grazier and insane facial expression is so disturbing~!! He can be a nice guy, we are sure he is, but not suitable for this program~!

[@christinecamley]

Overrated and overhyped.