The NEW KING of Affordable Rye Whiskey
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- čas přidán 13. 09. 2024
- Check out the new king of mid-range Rye Whiskey with the winner of this giant Rye Whiskey Blind!
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You guys are very different from most whiskey channels, which consists of two bearded dudes trying to out-funny each other and yelling at the camera. Kurt and Trenton are actually relaxing to listen to, i feel like im there just hanging out drinking whiskey
Couldnt have said it better. I feel part of the family now.
Between SLB drinks and Stuff And Whiskey you can’t get any better. I wish they would get together and do a blind.
I don't even like whiskey and I enjoy their videos.
Couldn't agree more, just feels like hanging with friends or family...nothing feels forced or contrived with the SLB vids
My wife doesn't miss an episode and she isn't a whiskey fan. She just likes the community and social aspect not to mention the fun of hunting it. I'll do the enjoying of the actual liquid. ;-]
Rossville Union Straight Rye Barrel Proof - $65
Sagamore Cask Strength Rye Whiskey - $55
Pikesville Straight Rye Whiskey - $45
Alberta Premium Cask Strength Rye Whiskey - $65
Hard Truth Sweet Mash Rye Whiskey - $70
Willett 4 Year Small Batch - $70
Pikesville is over $60 here in Tucson.
Costco has the Hard Truth here in NW Indiana for $48. Would have loved to see a New Riff Rye in there…
In Texas: Found Alberta Premium $24.41 at Spec's today. I just finished the same Rossville 83 barrel version (blend of 95/5 an 51% ryes) that they reviewed so went looking for a replacement on Friday. Found a 2021 Total Wine single barrel cask strength store pick in Dallas - Plano North discounted to $37. This is low rye mash bill, very sweet and pretty, almost an exact copy of Mitcher's but better. Also found Spec's 2022 single barrel cask strengh marked down to $38 which appears to be 95/5 mashbill. Good but prefer the 51% or the blend.
Great vid! Options for next time, Rare Breed, Emerald Giant Cask, JDSBBP.
Once again you two showed why you are the best whiskey channel on CZcams with this blind. I think I'll pick up a bottle of the Alberta Premium today. It's only $30 at a store by me. Thank and keep up the great work. Cheers...
They were drinking the Cask Strength, which is around $90.
They vary, I bought mine for $50
It didn’t do well in my blind, was too hot and flavor couldn’t come out. I need to try one more time.
Barrel Proof Ryes
1 Riverset
2 Sagamore Spirit 8 yr
3 Hard Truth
4 JD SBBP
5 Pikesville
6 New Riff SBBP
BP Ryes II
1 Wild Turkey Rare Breed Rye
2 Old Overholt 10 yr
3 Alberta Premium
Alberta hands down. Binnys on sale $29.00 bought 4
Alberta Premium (cask strength) is $74.99 at the Virginia ABC. I always have a bottle open.
@@Urban-bourbonOHLQ has discontinued selling it. Got it on closeout for around $46 back in May. Very nice!
Don't exaggerate, it's $29.99! 😆
Ryespace sounds like an early 2000s rural social media platform
I released my first band's EP on Ryespace (c). Good times.
Redwood Empire Emerald Giant CS for the win!
Old Ezra 7 Rye is another phenomenal bottle. Understand about not putting JDSBBP in because of it being single barrel but it’s still takes the crown for me.
Rossville got me into Rye Whiskey. I found it marked wrong at $20 and I loved it. A month later I had 10 bottles of Rye in my collection and it keeps growing. I like Bone Snapper rye a lot.
The funny part is you guys recently always say, "I can't believe we're the same on this" but you guys let each other talk yourselves into each other's placements! I think it's for continuity when presenting the bottles at the end which is easier if you're the same but it's less interesting when I know if one pushes c, the other will be like well I was between a and c so yea I'll push c out.
Redwood Empire Rocket Top! BiB Rye! That’s my current favorite
I slipped into my local liquor store after watching this and they had Rossville Union barrel proof straight rye on sale for $49.99! Just had a sip and my god what a banger bottle! Thanks guys seriously good stuff! Thanks
Rossville union is one of my favs! I always give people a taste when they are over. No one can believe it’s barrel proof. Great video! Rye for life
Well made (as usual) and entertaining without being stupid and frivolous (not naming names). Love it when you do Rye because that- and Scotch- is my wheelhouse.
I'm closer to Trenton's age, but I grew up with Kool-Aid in my fridge too!! Always had it in the summer and loved it!!
SLB Classics
0:01 got a big blind, we know who is the curator
0:28 Kurt counts as well as Trenton
0:48 Trenton…. Wow
1:02 ryespace, the new and best social media, thanks @RobackD
1:36 livestream tonight at 8 pm central!
2:07 the subtlest of winks
3:10 Kurt the koolaid man is mind noodling the little squirt
4:02 no! The worst feeling
4:25 Kurt wanted his lips and tongue to turn koolaid red
5:26 look at Kurt changing the game up!
5:57 story time with Trenton! Orkin is great, except when you need them
7:56 Trenton and Kurt are trading minds?!?
10:03 uh oh! Kurt note: cobwebs! Something is in the whiskey
11:58 amburana is what I misread for Alberta at first
13:54 uh oh, Trenton is speaking hard truths (maybe some pun)
14:49 story time número dos
15:16 Trenton has his mind on the melons
15:30 dang it Sam F!
16:33 Kurt must have nose and eye issues
17:16 Trenton note: cinnamon and second hand diesel
18:26 the drama starts early
19:03 but then the swaparoo and a different drama ensues
19:54 nice song reference Trenton
20:16 crowd sourcing comments, need to get more
20:52 Trenton note: vacant home
21:34 need a NEW RIFF
23:22 Kurt speaks his blind wisdom
25:20 wow! A surprise tie
26:55 the inspiration of the blind sadness
30:37 those darn Canadians!
30:52 Trenton knows how to do math!
32:36 don’t threaten Trenton with a good time
33:32 livestream tonight at 8 central
33:43 mom is excited for the pizza 😂
33:57 nice sign off and nod
37:07 cement
Great job
Gotta include Old Soul in your next rye lineup. Extremely underrated!!!
I’m personally a HUGE fan of the Redwood Empire rye. The flavors out of their ryes are just incredible.
I think you should do a rye blind with 3 allocated using ones like the Michters Rye barrel proof and even Kent’s Bookers Rye 😂 and then toss in 3 budget ryes and see where the budgets stack up against those juggernauts haha. You guys are the fricken best!
Try Chattanooga Rye 99 proof. Has a chocolate malt in the mash that gives it a very slight chocolate finish. It’s amazing
Old Forester Rye is my favorite affordable rye . On the other hand, if you dont mind spending more for an amazing rye experience, Old Forester single barrel rye barrel proof is my go to. But it's hard to find, haha. Though im seeing it more and more these days at total wine.
One of my favorites right now is Old Ezra 7yr Rye. Glad I have 5/6 of those 😀
I have two Rye Whiskeys that were made aware to me by SLB and they are Wild Turkey 101 Rye and Rittenhouse Rye.... But I still have Bullet Rye also.... I also have Jim Beam Black Label 7 yr. And to tell the truth I have many other bottles too. But before I started watching SLB I didn't even have a bar. So now I can make my wife several different Martini's as well as other drinks for family and friends... I can't thank you guys enough for all you have taught me......
It’s a single barrel and a local craft distillery. MB Rolland single barrel cask strength rye. All of them I’ve had have been amazing
Just picked up a nice High West Double Rye
If you can find those as a pick...they are usually finished...amazing bottles!
A few reasonably priced Ryes I like are Still Austin, Redwood Empire and Michters straight rye.
I love the flavour profiles you guys give! I wish I could sip these whiskeys neat and get the same flavours, but being in the majority of Australians who just love their whiskeys mixed, I've found I can get those same flavours you do whilst being able to put the mixer flavour aside! Which is why I made my channel with videos mainly for Australians who love to mix their whiskeys but really for everyone who like to mix their whiskeys, I know you guys kind of see it as blasphemous mixing good whiskey especially bourbon but I love it 😆 keep up the great work guys❤
Maybe people will stop saying how bad Canadian whiskey/rye is. For something excellent but very unusual, try Bearface. For a good well rounded rye, try Signal Hill cask strength.
What I learned in this episode: Trenton just throws random trash out in his yard.. shaking my head.. Also the best BP Rye is the JD SBBS Rye
I get the awful "diesel" note on MOST cask strength ryes - but ONLY on the neck pour! Was the Willett recently opened, just curious? After pouring out a sample and letting it sit for a couple weeks, it always goes away completely! So if anyone ever gets a cask strength rye which smells like diesel - don't drain pour! Pour out a couple samples and let it sit in the bottle for a couple weeks. My theory is that those particular alcohol fumes are the lightest and evaporates pretty quickly once the bottle is opened. Great video! Out of your line-up, my favorite is Pikesville (except I don't have Willett and my Hard Truth is the 4 Caramel). I will always take sweet over complexity. I don't get any musty smell or notes in any of those bottles, so I'm wondering if there was possibly contamination from the glass or maybe the recent rain made the SLB basement a little musty?
If you do this again, you might consider adding Old Overholt 114 at $20, I think it could bust some of the heavy hitters!
Even though it's a single barrel, would still like to see JDSBBP rye in a blind like this. Rare breed rye would be great to see too. I believe the Sagamore 8 year is roughly 112 proof so that might also be a good fit for a higher proof rye lineup
Ya'll asked for recommendations on cask strength ryes. I recommend Redwood Empire Emerald Giant Cask Strength. Give it a whirl. :-)
I have recently gotten into ryes and Trenton is a big reason for that. Can't thank him enough. I was mainly a bourbon guy before that. I recently picked up the Bardstown Rye, Bhakta 1928, High West Rendezvous Rye, Dickel Leopold Bros Collab, Frey Ranch Rye, JD Single Barrel Barrel proof, Milam & Greene Port finish rye, New Riff malted rye, Redwood Empire Emerald Giant Cask Strength, Sagamore double Oak, and Still Austin cask strength rye. Before that I had only tried about 3 ryes compared to 80 or so bourbons. Can't thank him enough for getting me to expand my palate.
I enjoy baby Saz, JD, Knob Creek 10 yr rye and SiB 115 proof rye. I had a Sagamore pick that was amazing.
For future reference, mineral oil will work to get things unstuck from a glue trap. For a bird, their feathers need to be cleaned then also, as the oil is not good for them (think oil spill). And yes, Dawn dish detergent works well.
Trenton, you really need to track down a batch 4 (63.5%) or 5 (64.2%) Alberta Premium Cask Strength, they’re amazing. I hope you come across a batch 1 one day too (65.1%) as I think it is just slightly better still. Maybe one of the next batches will change that.
Pikesville is definitely a training wheels rye. It is solid and great rye for someone just getting into rye. But with more experience the higher rye mashbills give more rye character
I was waiting for the look on your faces when you realized Pikesville was in last, hilarious. We have Alberta Premium Cask Strength Rye Whisky at Binny's on sale for $29.99, normally $69.99. Running our right now to get a couple of bottles
Binnys has the Alberta on sale for $30.00 in Chicago! Going today. Thank you for a fantastic blind! Love rye.
Make a trip to Wisconsin! I'd love a bottle. 😁
They were drinking the Cask Strength, which is around $90.
@@Defx10 Usually 69.99 for us, but Binny's in Chicagoland has been selling Cask Strength Alberta Premium for 29.99. Crazy...
@@AndyA60440 Geez... It's $89.99 in NJ
Just picked up 2 at Binny’s for $29.99 (usually $70). Cask strength just a different batch. Limited edition. 63.5%, 127 proof vs what they reviewed at 133. The guy at Binny’s said he is on his second bottle. Bob I am up in Wisconsin every month!!
Dad's Hat Cask Strength Rye is 🔥🔥🔥
Im so picking up AP next time I see it. Rossville store pick I recently grabbed was now validated for me. I thought something was wrong with my taste buds when I absolutely enjoyed it. Kept going and bought another. Great pour, and am excited to try the standard offering of the Rossville cask.
Where was JD Rye? Allocated?
Not shocked with Pikesville. Like you guys said, it's a gateway to the broader world of Ryes. It servers that purpose well, but as you get accustomed to more rye you're pallet expands and I think we see that showing here.
Old Elk Straight Rye is superb-as I find all of Old Elk products. Higher cost than the 6 you tested, however.
The Prideful Goat Rye is really nice!
Excellent lineup. Only thing I have that's readily available I would maybe include is something from Middle West Spirits, just to see where it lands. Really enjoyed this one! 👍
Justice for JD SBBP Rye!
Still have yet to see it on a shelf near me. Too allocated for this blind
@@ChuckyLarms What state are you in? It’s at basically every ABC store here in NC.
@@Chase_AM KS, I’ve seen the regular in MO but both are non existent in KS. Buffalo Trace products are getting better but any special JD releases never make it or get snatched up by liquor store owners
@@ChuckyLarms It's not even a special release at this point. They're mass produced.
@@Pavel_Pterodaktilovich why do you think I’m so pissed at this point
Do a wilderness trail rye. Killer ryes and at the low rye content I think you both will love it
Still Austin and Devils River are my go-to cask strength ryes right now. However, I am very early in my rye whiskey journey.
You guys are so much fun.....
love OJ after some crest......
Im 6-6, I don't do crawl spaces either..........
I don't do crawl spaces either. Then again, I'm not an exterminator.
If you are doing another, consider including Bardstown origin, still austin cask, heaven hill grain glass, toss the jack in, whistlepig 10 small batch, and ezra
Proud Albertan Here!
Me as well. It is funny that alberta premium CS is on sale in Chicago for $30. The best I have seen in Alberta is $50. 😅
I'm a Rye guy so my list is long. I have most of your picks and that's a solid line up. Most of the ryes on my top 10 list are hard to get bottles. Favorites are Barrel Seagrass, Driftless Glen, Dancing Goat LImousin, Cedar Ridge, Old Pepper, Old Potrero,and I am a huge fan of Old Ezra 7 Year. Cheers!
I have a willett small batch at 114 proof that is undefeated in blinds. It's beaten out jdsbbp rye, michters barrel strength rye, prideful goat, the senator, and midwinters
Alberta Premium cask strength is on sale for $49.99 at a local shop here. Guess I might have to try it out.
Awesome blind. Love it! Would love to see JD SiB BP rye and New Riff SiB rye compared to some of the winners. Absolutely love the new riff.
Mind blowing. Great blind though!
Great line up ! I was introduced to Alberta Premium by another Whiskey Tuber while we were out hunting here in So-Cal about a year ago. Since then I even traded an Eagle Rare for a second bottle. How funny/interesting would it be to redo this same exact line up. It would show how an "In the moment" rating can change day by day.
Keep them coming guys !
Dana in So-Cal
20:11 i like the Bulleit Rye.
Alberta Premium has always been a heavy favorite, but drinking a lot of New Riff SB recently. There is also Redwood Empire to consider. Great video: Richmondwhisky.
Great show. Would like to have seen Old Overholt 10 year cask strength rye in the blind. 🥃👌🏼
Woodinville single barrel cask strength store pick-exceptional.
Fantastic video. I have the Hard Truth (store pick) and love it, after watching this I know what others are affordable and good to try. Love your channel, TonyB
Alberta Premium CS is great. Try adding a bit of ruby port about 10 parts rye to 1 part port. Midwinters Night Dram?
Nice lineup! Sagamore cask strength is my go-to. Very solid
I love Roseville Union rye myself. Please try Corbin Cash rye. The 1917 rye or any single barrel. It would beat all of those ryes.
In the last month I've picked up these Ryes.. Sagamore double oaked and sherry, Jack Daniel cask, and knob Creek store cask. I've started to like rye whiskey
My first would be Sagamore 8-year, but I'm not sure that qualifies as affordable. Second would be the Albera. I have six bottles sitting in my basement. Next would be the Willett. Well behind those other three would be that Hard Truth. I didn't care for it that much 🤷🏻♂️. I still haven't had the Rossville Union, though. Good blind.
The wheel and Rebecca’s choice is fun but should be utilized once a month. An educated, curated blind by Kurt or Trenton is much more preferable. The fun of the curated selection is they’re usually whiskies we can purchase or a theme that has older releases matching up with something currently available. Keep up the great work. Happy to be a Patreon of SLB for a year now! **Updated** Just got to end. Alberta Premium CS has been on sale at local Binny’s for $29.99, guess I need to pick up a few bottles and follow Trenton’s lead.
Thanks for the tip, going to grab a couple backups today.
@@MrCardreyI bought one today. The Binny’s near me has no shortage of them at $29.
People sleep on RU. The single barrels in my town are mouth watering.
Alberta Premium is $29 a bottle at Binny's what a steal
Prideful Goat is my absolute favorite, of those I have tried. I have a lot more to try yet as I started out mainly on the bourbon train, but much like Trenton, I am focusing more on ryes, and just getting started on ASM. Please do a similar video on the ASM's and point me in an affordable direction to get stated. A close second is Sagamore. Your Sagamore pick was my first ever rye and set the bar pretty high. Keep up the great content guys!! CHEERS! 🥃🥃
Leadslingers rye is awesome!
You said you don't wanna do jdsbbp because it's single barrel and may differ, but i been through more than a few bottles, it's the best. Next is probably wilderness trail, or if you wanna blow your whole paycheck, the boss hog
I’m glad Alberta got 1st. We can find that in our area. It’s so good
Rossville BP is hard to beat. Coalition BP Rye is my top though!
Trenton, we need that overhead camera you've been promising us!
My favorite is catoctin cask strength rye. Love it. If you can get the one that aged in maple syrup barrels then you are in heaven.
King's Ryeconic for me! 115 proof and just a wonderful complex pour. Michters, Baby Sazerac and Pikesville are other go-tos
Nice review. I’m a fan of Rossville for sure. I’ve not seen Alberta but I will be on the lookout.
What happens with the juice after the blind is finished? Please tell me it’s not wasted.
Trying to get into Rye Wiskey...thanks for the lead!!
The Alberta is the only one of these that i can get in Ontario and its $90, but that is better the the 0 i can normally get from any of these blinds:)
I like the Rossville Union a lot, MGP! Same with Sagamore Cask Strength, MGP! Sagamore may be their own juice now, but the last time I bought the cask strength it was all Indiana. I like the Pikesville, but I think it's more of a bourbon drinkers rye. My favorite was the 2020 JD special release, but for an easy to find one, I like that Rossville Union.
Another awesome blind! Still Austin Cask Strength Rye, Smooth Ambler Cask Strength Rye, Stellum Cask Strength Rye, Pinhook Barrel Strength Rye (Teal Wax), and James E. Pepper 1776 Straight Rye Barrel Proof.
that Alberta Premium Cask is SO good. For sure my winner as well. That knob creek 10 yr rye would have been a nice add and old overholdt cask as well. Elijah Craig toasted rye would have been a contender also
I have 5 JD SBBP Ryes and they are all very different. The variance on them is crazy and definitely makes it hard for blinds. However they’re all excellent and a great buy for around $70
My scores right now are:
Rossville Union CS
Alberta Premium CS
Sagamore CS
Hard Truth
Pikesville
Never had a Willet, so I left it out.
I love the show and appreciate all you have done with me for my whiskey journey and my whiskey experience.
I want to see a bottom shelf blind. You buy the 10 cheapest bottom shelf whiskeys and blind 5 of them Monday. 5 on Wednesday. Then the top 5 on Friday. These can be canadian, American, Scotch, Irish, whiskeys.
I love the videos of where Trenton and Kurt try the worst whiskeys.
yay i like this blind, i bought a pikesville rye due to yalls recomendation and that was around a year ago, i still have it , so im glad it lost hahaha. its okay but its not the best as DT would say tah. i gotta russells rye for the first time , yesterday i think its a single barrell but its a sweety and a smoothy. i dont have alberta premium in my area but ill look out for it .
Hard Truth does amazing things and I’m not surprised at all the Canadian rye came out on top. Good stuff
I'm not sure what happened here,,, Kurt went hard with Trenton's tasting note action!!😮😂😂😂 What a Great blind that truly shows everyday creates a different mood and a wild ride!! Awesome Times Y'all!!👊💪🥃🥃
My favorite ryes are all sib! Jack rye and i have a 7 year cask strength cedar ridge rye that is amazing!!
Trenton, you mentioned Single Malt being ahead of regular bourbon at this point in your journey. Have you or can you do a Single Malt intro series of several Single Malts? I'm extremely green in that category. Would love to know where to start.
Wow, Kurt stealing Trenton's notes right out of the gate "this smells like Kool-Aid..." hahaha, awesome.
Think you should have thrown an underdog in there like sazerac rye just for kicks. It’s been my daily for a while. They been putting out some good batches lately.
Great blind. I love these ryes. The only one i haven't had is the Alberta. Great job
Favorites are Rossville and James Pepper.
Alberta premium is 129 at Costco here, maybe Indiana is just built different
I tend to struggle finding Ryes in my wheelhouse. I'll definitely give a few of these a try.
PS Trenton's Orkin crawl space story was the most off the rails side bar to date. And that's saying something. 😂
Local stores here had the Alberta Premium Cask Strength on clearance for $29.99, picked up several bottles has I really like it.