The New Best Value In Bourbon?!

[@paulcarder8032]

I'm 70 years old and really enjoy your channel. But I don't have the time and income to collect and sample all the Bourbons you show. My choices I buy bottle or two at a time are: Old GrandDad Bottled In Bond, 114, Wild Turkey 101, Knob Creek, Maker's Mark especially the Barrel Proof, Evan Williams Bottled In Bond. An occasional bottle of something else. Keep the show going!

[@Ronald-pe8di]

Wild turkey is vg bourbon

[@DcDayIII]

Try 1792 Small Batch, it’s a good and affordable bourbon. I always run out and grab a bottle when it’s down to a few ounces.

[@timmcclay6221]

If you like the Evan Williams BIB (which I do). I think the JTS Brown BIB is equivalent and usually cheaper.

[@tylerscott4234]

Paul if you have the opportunity try and get your hands on Wild Turkey Rare Breed, if you enjoy higher proof you will love the Rare Breed and it's not incredibly expensive.

[@DcDayIII]

@@tylerscott4234 I bought a bottle last week. It was $59 at my store. Not sure if that was over priced, but it is delicious.

[@paulpanzarella1295]

As a digestive specialist, I couldn't help but chuckle when you said that it seared your colon! hahahaha

[@sn1000k]

Warms my humble Hoosier heart to see Kurt so happy in retrospect. I didn't watch it (yet) but I'm glad you guys had fun.

[@jonclassical2024]

Thank you guys....so nice to see something new from KY.......this price falls in my wheelhouse for a retired guy...can't wait to get a bottle!

[@justinafuchs2619]

Have fun with it! I guess I won’t see it in Germany, we are still some kind of diaspora for „better“ Bourbons. You can find the regular James E. Pepper here, but I don’t expect seeing that bottle - and if it came to Germany, the price point would be over 100 Euro. And I wouldn’t buy it for that kind of money, I drink Scotch and Bourbon, and you can get some really, really great Single Malts for 100+ here. I‘m more than thankful the owners of Driftless Glen decided to distribute some of their whiskies to Germany, their Ryes are delicious and the small batch Bourbon is really good. But most of the time I watch those videos and think „Yeah, it sounds amazing, but no chance I will stumble over a bottle of this stuff“. Well, I guess you can’t always get what you want .. Cheers 🥃

[@jeffruebens8355]

I live near Lexington. The James E Pepper distillery was abandoned in 1958, similar to the 1957 Chevy worth a lot more than the 1958 from the recession then. It was remodelled in 2019 for 2 restaurants and the smaller new distillery. I watched color TV for the first time in 1967 when I was 8, at a richer neighbor's house. The Munsters TV show was one of the last in black and white, cancelled when the Batman TV show in color had a lot more viewers even though it has more reruns now.

[@davevogelsang6791]

The James E Pepper decanter is so good. The juice is fantastic. I bought a backup bottle last week. 🥃

[@Whiskey_Wisdom]

I paid $59 for this bottle and enjoy it thoroughly.

[@carlbob-tx]

Same here - Read some reviews, saw it in a local store and picked it up. It's excellent!

[@jonhohgrefe1437]

I love seeing James Pepper on the channel. We loved touring that distillery and their regular rye is on my keeper list. They recently started distributing in MO so it's easier for me to get.

[@jonhohgrefe1437]

They are also right in the same area as RD One and Barrel House. Great way to spend half a day in Lexington if you make the trip to KY. There are a couple restaurants right there as well.

[@nickp5511]

Great review and nice price! I know it sounds strange but take a bottle of water add about an ounce of lemon juice, ounce of Braggs apple cider vinegar, and a little sugar free sweetener. I drink one in the morning and one in the afternoon/evening. It works for good digestion, acid reflux, and overall health. It stops heartburn as well. Cheers

[@jsburkhart]

I recently got a batch 3 from my local store and loved it. Already sold out but now have a later batch in stock. Was worried the later batch might not compare, but maybe they're all excellent?

[@kylewipert11]

This bottle makes me proud to be from Lexington. They are figuring it out!

[@stymiesnerdly771]

I absolutely love that bottle, I just wish they were available in Indiana. I picked up my bottle from the distillery back in October, which is essentially when it was released, and now I need a replacement. Yes, it did make Fred’s list, coming in at #25 for 2023.

[@adamspeas9818]

This bottle has become one of my recent favorites! Thanks for another great review.

[@keithsmith4944]

Opened mine up recently and it was pretty good. Letting it sit for a bit and will go back.

[@WhiskeyBank]

Hmmm.. didn't realize this was worth a buy. Will need to look for one. Thanks for the video!

[@akosmoke2580]

Store had a grand opening got in some rare breed. Heard how generously you guys talked about it. Got one last night and wow.. first wild turkey product in the collect and oh my god is it amazing.

[@ASerfling36]

Website states a minimum of 5.5 years. Picked up 2 when it hit near me. Love the bottle. Really enjoy the nose and palate. More of this in 2024 please!!! 🙌🏻🥃🙌🏻

[@Scoop2992]

I remember when we got our first color TV. Plus happy birthday on the 9th Kurt. A great day for a birthday. We are real close to the same age, and share a birthday.

[@mneeley490]

My dad was a salesman for RCA back in the 60's. We weren't well off, but we did have the 1st color tv on the block.

[@WhiskyForBeginners]

I haven't been able to watch the video of the live stream, and I never get to see things actually live. But I can still say, HAPPY BIRTHDAY, KURT! 🎉🎉🎉🎉🎂🍧 2:59 When I was a kid in the 60s, about half the families I knew didn't have a TV, and we were the only people who had a color set.

[@matthewhenry6276]

Happy Birthday Kurt. I just celebrated mine and I was able to get a JD single barrel Rye. Ben Holladay soft red wheat and a little Buffalo trace for some birthday gifts. Made out like a king I feel haha

[@robertv4673]

Came back to watch this video again after picking this up for $50 today. Great value! The store I bought it at had over 20 bottles - reply to this message if you're in the St. Louis area, and I'll happily point you in the right direction.

[@Robert.Sheard]

We watched the first moon landing in black & white. Yep, I'm old.

[@MrDidro]

I picked this up in late December here in Arkansas. I think it’s fantastic. I got a good caramel and toffee note on the nose and palate with a bit of sweet fruit. I’d definitely get another when mine empties.

[@jeffnuzz]

Got a bottle, waiting to try. Hope it's as good as you guys say. It is a gorgeous bottle. And yes, National Anthem followed by a test pattern ...remember it well. 😊

[@samsham8218]

Lol! Oh man yeah, I had forgotten about that.. Back when the tv stations would stop broadcasting after midnight and it would go to static..

[@jasonbell5564]

I picked one up last week for $69 and it's really great. I will definitely try to get another.

[@cyberadventures4845]

Happy belated 60th Kurt. I'm fairly new to the channel and have been appreciating bourbon more and more lately. Thanks in part to you guys. 🎉.. My amazing wife just brought me a bottle back from a trip and accidentally exposed me to the best bourbon I've had. I wonder if you might have tried it and if so can ya yell me others similar. It's BARREL CASK STRENGTH 2024!!! And it is simply delicious. The mouth feel and depth is out of this world! The flavor goes on and on like nothing I've had before. I'm searching for more and hope you can try it and recommend others like it! 👍 Thanks, and I hope to drink with ya some Friday night.

[@ncdorito213]

Looking forward to this review. I've heard a lot of decent reviews on this and glad to hear this has some different notes and at a great value.

[@davidrenner6112]

Found James E Pepper 1776 straight bourbon whiskey at TW in Texas for $27. If I see this one, I'll grab it. Tastes good, check. Decent price, check. Unique / attractive bottle, check. Great video as usual.

[@cjholcomb9687]

I need to get this bottle. James e pepper 1776 was the first bottle I bought and it started my bourbon journey. Have yall tried the 1776 yet?

[@jakefluchel756]

I picked up a bottle of their bottled-in-bond and rye while visiting their store. They are both delicious. Next time I am in KY I will buy more and try this too. Thanks for the entertaining videos!

[@TheFakePenguin]

Happy birthday Kurt and cheers!

[@clydekimsey7503]

TV was black and white until the late 60s. No TV after midnight

[@marydesalvo3470]

Looks like I’ll be shopping for this when I’m out tomorrow. I’m in Northern Kentucky and my search shows several locations socking this.

[@jaxcoop1511]

I was preparing myself for all the bourbon guys coming into my liquor store today until you said it’s not available in Indiana yet. They will still ask though 🥃

[@shmoo1000]

Got this one at MSRP a couple weeks ago. I feel like this one is a hidden gem and such an awesome looking bottle

[@clayspence4160]

We visited the James E Pepper distillery in Lexington. Really cool area of the town. Definitely worth the visit.

[@redhead56]

I just ordered 2 bottles for my collection after the Fred Minnick review. Look forward to a taste, thanks guys for the review

[@kfiske5701]

I toured the Pepper distillery in Lexington about three months ago and had a lot of fun there. Highly recommended!

[@robertlee6781]

I remember the test patterns for the Chicago stations coming on at 5:30 and the sign on with the National Anthem at 6 or 6:30.

[@markcalhoun8219]

A local distillery tatersall released a rye/malted rye mashbill and that stuff is pure fig on the palate. I'm excited to see more people experimenting with malted grains as it really opens up what you can do with the flavors

[@BuffaloBourbonEnthusiasts]

I love this bottle & bourbon! I reviewed it as soon as I got it. One store has it in the area and I can't believe it's not selling.

[@mikestewart3670]

Will definitely try to find this in my area.

[@GamerNxUSN]

I've seen this readily available around. Will have to pick it up

[@fireandfat]

“Searing the sides of my colon” 😂

[@jtf2dan]

in 1965 the majority of prime time TV stations were broadcasting in color, by 1966 ALL prime time shows were broadcast in color. America began a gradual transition to color TVs in 1953. they were very expensive and only a few shows were broadcast in color back then. By 1972, over half the users of TVs in america were in color. The last TV station to broadcast in color was a small pittsburgh station in 1986.

[@umami0247]

Haven’t seen this yet but Ohio did a pick of the Old Pepper rye and it is a great pour. I like the bourbon also. If I see this I will definitely get it. Great review and Happy Bday🎊🎉🥃🥃

[@tomhoward1467]

This bottle is fantastic. They also make a barrel proof rye that is awesome in manhattan’s. Not so great straight but in a cocktail is worth a try.

[@RJR2222]

This would be a fantastic barrel pick.

[@kevinkeller3720]

"searing the sides of my colon" 🤣🤣🤣

[@MichaelPropst]

Also there story is so similar to Ben Holladay. They were shut down for quite a while and when they started distilling again they used the same mash bill from 1856 when the distillery was originally founded.

[@garagehobbies]

Ok, when will you port your app to Android for those of us free from Apple?

[@jacksampson3278]

When the TV went off the air at midnight the “Test pattern” would be on the screen until 7am. Back then (in the 50’s) there were on 3 TV networks. Your way to young Trenton😊

[@robertschroeder1978]

Thank you gentleman, I will put this on my list to review upon my next visit to the local store. I usually top out at $50 for a daily sipper, however, this sounds like something for nicer moments.

[@johngonzalez1193]

New subscriber here. New to all of this. First try was knob creek 12 yr. Didn't like it. Couldn't smell anything and all I tasted was spice. No idea how you guys do what you do but I wanna learn. What whiskey would you recommend for me to try? Whats the opposite of knob creek 12 yr?

[@jolkraeremeark6949]

Try Old Forester 1910

[@johngonzalez1193]

@@jolkraeremeark6949 i tried the old Forrester 86 he mentioned. Also tried buffalo trace, elijah craig small batch, michters us 1, makers mark, early times, wild turkey American honey and i feel like im forgetting one or more. I liked the American honey best but thats not quite the same since its low proof and very sweet almost too sweet. And i actually like the knob creek 12 yr better than all the others i mentioned. Idk maybe I'm just not a whiskey guy but i still dont think ive tried enough to conclude that.

[@jolkraeremeark6949]

@@johngonzalez1193 give Woodford Reserve Double Oaked or Old Forester 1910 a chance.

[@johngonzalez1193]

@@jolkraeremeark6949 ill try both. I also wanna try the other knob creek offerings and some of the Irish ones he recommended. They're pricey so they're saved in my wish list on caskers.

[@johngonzalez1193]

@@jolkraeremeark6949 just ordered the woodford reserve double oaked you recommended. Its for sale on caskers for 52.99 plus free shipping with the code FREEWOODFORD. Total was like 56 with tax.

[@donknott]

Any thoughts on doing another video about bourbon bottles you regretted buying in 2023? I really enjoyed those earlier ones.

[@robertholder3581]

Oh no😮😮..it's going to sell out everywhere!!!😢😢

[@paullee2177]

Yes, our three channels left the air about midnight, played the national anthem then went to a test pattern until about 6:30 or 7:00 am.

[@BoozeandNewswithTimandDut]

Same with our networks back in the day.

[@chrisw4192]

The base product is like 8 -12 bucks next to Dickel I might get one just to have a mixer

[@enricojaun2880]

Sounds like a buy, but i have to say the best deal out there might be $32 for 1L of rare breed ncf. Recently scored a few bottles and the hype is real!

[@stuartrollings602]

Origin series starts at $40.00 in Texas…best deal around!

[@flatwound5154]

Try some Larceny A124. It’s great!

[@OregonGooner22]

Blackwell’s wine and spirits has it in stock for $65 + shipping. Go get it 🥃

[@DougDemsko]

I have a James Pepper 1776, 100 proof unfiltered. Haven't tried it yet. The bottle says distilled in Indiana, bottled in Kentucky. 🥃

[@punman0213]

Yes $63 here in NY. Def get a cinnamon/apricot

[@Mark-1962]

One of my new favorites, along with the new Pepper BIB bourbon and BIB Rye.

[@JordanG_3031]

SLB Classics 0:28 Trenton can set a killer blind 1:33 the boys are getting old 1:42 Kurt leaves the technical stuff to Trenton 2:58 “old tv” story time with Trenton 3:43 sounds like Trenton did some actual research 4:25 barrel proof, good price, and still in Kurt’s wheel house the rare triple crown 4:51 MVP BWall 5:47 the boys are always honest 7:12 Trenton turns into a chipmunk 7:20 don’t get Kurt started on unfiltered 7:49 Trenton tries to read by osmosis 8:42 Kurt likes to take reeeally long sips 8:54 the boys didn’t eat before 9:00 Trenton doesn’t know anatomy either 10:24 Trenton prefers to study by drinking 10:41 here comes the house room smells again 11:01 Trenton brings out the smart a** comment😂 11:21 Trenton does like a food, apricot 11:59 I wonder why Trenton got more of a sour note… 12:48 Trenton is willing to 😢 for a well priced, tasty bourbon 14:17 Trenton has a little nasty 14:41 how many new things could you have had so far?!? 15:27 nice sign off and nod

[@cjholcomb9687]

Awesome job.

[@ra0333]

Colon?

[@Pecola1FromScratch]

Has anyone tried the James E Pepper 1776 100 proof bourbon? They have it distributed here in FL and its also a great sub 30 dollar cost. Wondering if its also a good buy.

[@CSAN]

Bought the Old Pepper rye last year due to the killer label and purportedly good juice. Was a clunker lol Will be on the lookout for this

[@lghbtsl]

What other non slb jobs do you both have? Just curious. Thanks 😊

[@MrFuzzy1953]

Michigan here... We love our liquor. lol

[@MichaelPropst]

It was number 27 on Fred's top 100 for 2023 but he definitely lists it in his recent video "5 Available Bourbons That Excite Me In 2024"

[@0369Kramer]

Looking forward to this bottle. Was it available in Indiana? I make frequent trips to Richmond to pick up Spirits of French Lick. That would make a great blind if you think about it 😁😁

[@tonywarford885]

I was just there last week.

[@Aj9Livess]

Haven't tried the decanter series. If anyone hasn't bought the standard James pepper rye (usually around 35 bucks, 100 proof) it's one of the best bang for buck mixers out there. Fantastic Manhattan and any other rye cocktail. Brings a lovely black pepper and vanilla note to a cocktail. Don't care for it as a sipper though.

[@Aj9Livess]

Update: just found this bottle next door to my job for 60 bucks 🔥

[@spencerjcolling]

My colon burns too buddy.

[@ryanburdue9000]

This was #27 on Fred Minnick’s top 100 for 2023

[@31mbur]

Good for Fred Minnick

[@jasongeasling5387]

I think Ryan's point was that a well regarded bourbon writer/critic thought highly enough of this to put it that high on his list. Take a look at his list and see how many highly sought after bottles are below #27@@31mbur

[@alwaysfishhard4953]

Drink what you like.

[@ryanburdue9000]

@@31mburyou understand why I made the comment, right? Trenton believed it made his top 100, Kurt wasn’t sure so I looked it up and commented where it landed on the list.

[@slbdrinks]

Thanks for the info buddy! I thought I remembered it being on there but I was on the struggle bus last night. Appreciate it :)

[@bigreb62]

Web site says average age 5.5, blend of old and new.

[@pireina1]

Confusing esophagus with colon, yep have heard it all now. 😂. You are definitely backwards today. But I still put on my list. 😅

[@alabamafootballpodcast3582]

Tasting along with you. Its pretty good and it tastes like it'll get much better as it opens up. I do recommend this.

[@willwood7656]

Ready for it! 👊🏻

[@MrFuzzy1953]

Yeah, the National Anthem came on at 11:00 PM and the networks went off the air.

[@curetiamhices289]

Crap! Now another bottle to hunt for. 😁

[@markgale1644]

Me to us old guys remember this stuff

[@debbybrady1246]

It was a great party.

[@markgale1644]

I really enjoyed the replay

[@That_dude_who_knows_some_stuff]

2024 is the year of value bourbon. I’m done with the hunting crap.

[@2112CO]

1 for every decade Happy birthday

[@Mr.KobeZoom]

You got only 8 hours of sleep the last 2 nights.. don’t have kids 😂 in my mind that’s great sleep! Cheers!!!

[@EdwardJKeuer]

That was great....colon?!

[@beamer6136]

Found me a 1924 this weekend

[@alanwright1257]

next week: Trenton takes anatomy class

[@NicStride]

Not a horrible prince in Europe either! Still need to try a Buffalo Trace... Never had a bourbon yet! (Jack Daniels no7 doesn't count)

[@jamescharles8663]

Unfortunately after a few minutes the live stream video was blurry for the entire time.

[@currahee63]

Great show guys. I love hearing about new bottles with a backstory. Have you heard about Paul Sutton Bottled-in-Bond? It has a similar story in that the distillery has a rich history but was reopened in 2016 or 2017. It’s also a 6 year and I was really impressed with the pour. Check it out. Seelbach’s carries it.

[@brettheiner7125]

Sutton has a BiB? I need to find it. I have the 6 year cask and 7 year heritage.

[@JamesClouds-r7d]

Try alkaline water big t rent instead of pills ..!

[@kenr1767]

Just purchased one yesterday and enjoyed the first pour. Got to say that I like the John J Bowman a little more for the same price.

[@jbred6049]

Spoiler alert. In next week's blind it comes in dead last.

[@calebbrown918]

😂

[@michaell7809]

James E Peppers I think is 1776

[@ericisoutdoors]

Ole Colon throat..