Who Wins This Double Oak SHOWDOWN! | Woodford Reserve Double Oaked vs Old Forester 1910 BLIND REVIEW
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- Äas pĆidĂĄn 2. 07. 2024
- GLASS ONE: Woodford Reserve Double Oaked, 90.4 proof, $55 retail pricing
GLASS TWO: Old Forester 1910, 93 proof, $55 retail pricing
0:00 -- Intro
1:35 -- First Impressions
6:38 -- Tasting Scores & Discussion
11:00 -- Reveal & Reactions
15:03 -- Consumer Discussion & Real World Scoring
16:08 -- What We've Learned?
18:36 -- Bloopers
We entered this pairing into our blind sample pool because they're both "double oaked" offerings from two large distilleries with similar proof and price points. We wanted to see which we'd rather buy again if we could only purchase one.
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I agree on the WRDO. When it hits your initial pallet it has so much promise but has a strange finish. I love the mouth feel and itâs not a bad whiskey but if I had to chose I would pick the OF 1910.
This is like picking your favorite child. My favorite child is 1910 as well.
Haha thanks for watching Dan!
Nice job guys. Great idea as well. Im digging the comparison.
It was such a fun one. Thanks for watching Judge!
Each show is better than the previous. Don' t know how you do it. Love the chemistry between you. Congratulations on surpassing 1k subscribers! Cheers from Ohio.
Man, Bob, that is super kind of you to say! We really appreciate it. We're just being us, but we're so glad the fun we have together is coming through and that folks are enjoying it. Cheers!
Great S&W episode! Two great desserty bourbons. Have gone through three bottles of 1910 and one of the Woodford, and need another of both đ Cheers Josh and Erin!đ„
Right on Richie! These are definitely staple products in our home and when they run out we restock. Few products get that praise from us. Cheers!
I couldn't love you guys more! I have gone from a one bottle at a time whiskey drinker to over 45 bottles in 4 months because of you guys. You have created a PERFECT channel for me to find the answers to all of my questions. What would my girlfriend like? Are the allocated bottles worth the hype? Which of the available bottles are worth my money? Please please please don't stop making content. I absolutely love you guys!!!
That's so great to hear, Brandon! Our goals are always to have fun and to be informative and we're so happy to hear when folks find it helpful. We appreciate you watching!
Finally watched a video when it was acceptable to drink with yâall! Great video and canât wait till the next one!
Thanks so much man!
Great review! You guys nailed it. Cheers
Thanks so much Lyle!
Best Bourbon channel! Such a great system and such great input! Thanks! Cheers!
Thanks so much Michael! We appreciate the kind words and appreciate you watching!
Great vids guys. Keep up the good work.
Thanks so much DS. Cheers!
I just love your videos, you both seem so down to earth. I really need to get a bottle of both of these Bourbons. They sound delicious..
Thank you so much Michael. Weâre getting more comfortable in front of the camera and this video in particular really highlights what itâs like to hang out and shared a pour with us. Really glad you enjoy our down to earth approach because weâve got lots more to come!
Great pairing! I have both and really enjoy both expressions. You can't go wrong with either!
Very much agreed Craig. Thanks for watching!
Catching up on older episodes I missed. I love OF 1910! I really like Woodford Double Oak too. I just tried Peerless Double Oak, which I enjoyed, but is more expensive. Would like to be able to pick up the 13th Colony Double Oak when it releases this Fall. đ„
I love the format of your videos.
Thanks so much Glenn! We know it's a little longer than most, but we hope that seeing the tasting process is worthwhile to the audience to get two perspectives on bottles of interest *and* how they compare to competitive products in the market, and for it to be totally blind so that you know it's a truly unbiased opinion. We appreciate you watching!
Two of my favorites, I canât choose which is my favorite⊠kinda like you twođ.
I agree with you two that these are equally good. It really just depends on your palette that day. Both are must own . đ„đ
I love the sappy comment.
I Just Got a Bottle of 1910 and I really get bannanas. Love it. Never had The Woodford
Glad to hear youâre loving it BK. Cheers!
I was drinking Angel's Envy while watching this and you really made me want some Woodford double oaked. Great comparison my friends.
Thanks so much for watching!
Two of my early and still favorites - dessert in a glass. Had a double slug of 1910 last night and it was exactly what I needed. Would like to see versions of both at 110 proofâŠ.
I like the Reference to your guys's love.
I like the WRDO a lot as well as the OF 1920 so will have to give the 1910 a shot as well.
Great video. You guys have great chemistry and you are a lucky man.
Thanks so much, Glock. We appreciate you watching!
We bought an OF 1910 based on this and love it - wow, its so good for the money! Thanks!!!!
Cheers to that, Timm! Get ready to enjoy it even more as you work your way through the bottle. Air really seems to help these products that go through a second barreling.
Really nice concept and scoring system
Thanks man! In upcoming episodes we do a better job of communicating it concisely and hitting on the fact that itâs more of a bell curve style of scoring than your traditional 0-10 scale (which often puts everything in the 6-10 range). For our palates most stuff is decent to good and fairly interchangeable with other products if something isnât available. There are very few outliers that can crack into the 7-8 range and fewer still that would score 9-10. Most things are right there in the middle at 4-6 and some less than good products are the 2-3 range. Very little is awful enough to fall below that. Itâs different but hopefully interesting to others.
Great blind! Love hearing your tasting notes. Iâve had a bottle of each but far apart. Iâd have to do a side by side to really know which I prefer. Both of my bottles were very good. I usually buy something new vs stocking up on a certain bottle. Cheers!đ„đđșđž
Weâre the same way-always another bottle to try. These are some of the very few we actively repurchase. Cheers and thanks for watching!
Great video as usual. I have both bottles and would be hard pressed to pick a fav between the two. Depends on my mood.
Thatâs a great summary James. Cheers and thanks for watching!
I actually loved the "cheesy" nod to your husband... So cool that you do this together and enjoy it
Thatâs a huge compliment. Thanks so much! We appreciate you watching!
The first day I opened my Woodford Reserve Double Oaked, it smelled so much like maple syrup and buttered pancakes, it was incredibly overwhelming and delicious. It has yet to taste like that again, or anything I like to be honest. It's more like an oaky riding saddle to me now. I just need to finish the bottle and toss it. The OF 1910 is very good to me every time I have it.
Makes you wonder if the double oaked products change more than most with some air. Sounds like an experiment waiting to happen⊠đ
I use it for my banana bread because it packs so much flavor
@@timfehn4637 smart!
I got that same experience from the 1910 so much that I realized I'm not big on oak forward bourbons. I want to try the 1920 but am scared of the same result.
Same!
You guys so rock it!
Thanks so much for tuning in!
Came to learn about bourbons, gonna binge watch all the videos because of how cute you guys are! It is just relaxingly fun to look at you two.
Thanks for watching Erman!
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Gotta paint a picture or set a scene as it were. đ Cheers and thanks for watching Brandon!
They are both on my shelf. Always
There are many bottles we wonât repurchase. These arenât in that category. We keep one of each around as well. Theyâre just that good!
Jim Beam also has a really good double oak offering that I find to be an incredible value, but I do like the 1910 most.
We're definitely grabbing a Beam Double Oaked for an upcoming video. Great recommendations Jim!
I'll be doing a ('my cousin's) Woodford Reserve Double Oaked VS (my) Old Forester 1910 this weekend.... I haven't had either one before..... So I'll give you the results next Tuesday 4/4/2023
Oh snap you mixed them!!!!! Thatâs what I get for commenting before finishing the video lol
đđ we read your mind! Cheers and thanks for watching!
Love âem both. Go to jams đ„
Knew from the beginning that you guys liked both, the bottles are almost empty đ
Just Tried Woodford.... Very Very Good Tasting Bourbon đ
Iâve put these side by side a couple times and chose the 1910 once and then the Woodford the other. Both solid!!!
I think depending on the day weâd flop them too. Ultimately we the consumers are the big winners that both of these are readily available for fair prices. Cheers Ed!
Both of them are amazing
Spot on Ernest. We as consumers are spoiled with these two for sure. Cheers!
Great head to head and two great bourbons for me. Gladly have a pour of either, likely a nod to 1910. Cheers!
Cheers to you too and to two really great, really available bourbons! Thanks so much for watching!
Great video - you guys do great work. Would you be willing to share a link to your tasting notes template?
Thanks for the kind words Matt! We donât use a template-just say the first things that come to mind, which for Erin is usually imagery of some kind and for me is almost always food related. There are some great flavor wheels out there but weâve found that being more mindful while eating and drinking has gone a long way toward expanding our commentary on pours.
Both great bourbons and two of my available favorites. Too funny on the profiles, I actually get a richer flavor from the WDO and a fruitier flavor from the 1910. I generally tend to like the more flavorful 90 to 100 proof over the higher proof as well. Ethanol is a very strong flavor to me.
I will be mixing them Saturday night!
I have 1910 but have never seen much less tased Woodford Reserve Double Oaked.
Based on this review: I'm def gonna prefer the buttery pancake over maple syrup.
BUT (like Erin) cost could well be the determining factor for me.
SOOO since I already have 1910, hmmm....I guess I really need to find a bottle of Woodford Reserve Double Oaked.
Got back from the Cousin's reunion and enjoy a show down with my Old Forester 1910 and my cousin Bills Woodford Reserve Double Oaked... Liked both of them....
That's a great matchup!
Both nice sips but I really like the Woodford Reserve Double Oak!
Cheers and thanks for watching Dave!
I love the super cheesy part. Yâall are great together.
my favorite blend is 1 to 1 to 1 1910, 1920, and WR Double Oak.
Both are solid. I always have one of them on hand, and sometimes both on hand. I prefer OF1910 by the slimmest of margins.
never would have thought to combine them...you are genius, Josh. I will try that, if I ever have both at the same time.
Josh here. Just developed a new mashup with equal parts WRDO, 1910, and Jack Danielâs Barrel Proof that Iâm calling Brown Forman Banana Pancakes. Itâs good enough that itâs well worth a shot if you have all three bottles. Cheers Patrick!
I never got butter out of the 1910. It is a dark palette with black pepper and charred oak with a black coffee aftertaste. Perfect after meal bourbon if you also like having a cup of coffee after a meal.
It sounds like you need to take the glencairn in your left hand and pour it into the glencairn in your right hand and you have a true bourbon pancake with butter and maple syrup! IMO they both nose the same with an ever, ever so slight ethanol note on the OF 1910 and taste wise they are both extremely good! and where I live the WRDO is $7.58 cheaper than the OF1910 đ„Cheers!
Double oak gave me immediate buttery maple syrup pancakes and I canât get it out!!! Itâs so dang delicious and available
I like the Woodford Double Oak better, more intense to me. I was fully expecting to like the 1910 better, but the woodford has deeper woodier to me (that and it is super available in our market).
When I first opened my bottles, I hands down preferred the 1910. Over time, however, I honestly began to pick up on more of 1910's likely youth, it sort of felt like blending perfectly aged bourbon with a craft bourbon. Doubled Oaked has more of a mustiness that consistently reminds me of Riesen candy, so I'd probably pick that.
Love it Kenneth. Thatâs a great comment! How long would you say it was before your 1910 went south for you?
@@stuffandwhiskey I'd say after a month or two.
@@KennethRathburn good stuff. For reference both of these have been open for us for some time. 6+ months for sure. Thought the Woodford had turned a few months back but it was just an âoffâ day palate-wise. Our 1910 has stayed great. Interesting stuff for sure!
@@stuffandwhiskey Yeah, I definitely seemed to have the opposite experience Jason from Mash & Drum had, for example. I also had a friend try the two blind, he didn't like the 1910 at all but loved the Woodford. My girlfriend and I also like to say 1910 smells and tastes like straight up Twizzlers.
IMO, 1915 wins out over either alone.
Fully agree with both of you if that makes sense
Makes total sense to us. Thanks for watching ORIF!
These are both some sweet sweet whiskeys. I've finished several of both.
100% agreed. Some of the best available products on the market. If you had to choose only one to buy again, which would it be?
@@stuffandwhiskey that's a tough question. I honestly don't think I could decide. The Woodford is very consistently priced wherever I go, however the 1910 is all over the place. I think what I'll do is next time I'm at my place for great OF prices I'll pick up the Woodford as well đ
I saw this video (just now) and had to watch it since a friend of mine told me (again, today) that Woodford Reserve Double Oaked will completely change the way you view Woodford Reserve. So with My first pour of WR Double Oaked, let's watch...
And I see in the first 20 seconds Erin approves of these and doesn't want to share! I had to put the video on hold because I couldn't figure out the nose, then after five minutes it hit me, it's butterscotch. I see others say the nose is maple syrup, butter...I'm weird, it smells of butterscotch. On the palette I'm getting a lot of oak, it's dry and almost bitter. It has a pretty long finish too. Just put a little water in it and the dry oakiness just went through the roof! I'm going to have to revisit this stuff, but as of this first sip it's:
Nose - Thumbs up
Flavor and Experience - Just OK
Retail - Thumbs up
Consumer - Just OK
Real World Score - 3.5
I t was kind of funny watching a year old video of you guys since I discovered and subscribed to your channel earlier this year. Josh has always come across as the one with more bourbon experience, Erin seems to have been a little timid a year ago but now...she's right there with Josh. It's been real fun sharing this journey with you in your channel. Cheers.
This comment made our day, Jeffrey! We're not brave enough to go back and watch our old stuff but remember this being a good one, and the mixing of the two of these at the end being the genesis of the banana pancakes blend we talk about so often these days. Totally agree on the WRDO dry bitterness at times, which is a big reason why we do like to find store picks of it when we need a bottle. Those seem to steer clear of that for the most part. Great breakdown in your commentary!
I just watched this for the first time - did Erin make Josh blush @ 18:00 with the "we're better together comment?" đ
Josh here. She loves doing that every chance she gets. đ Cheers Scott!
2XO two times oak is a great option itâs a little better than OF But I do like WRDO just a little more
I use Woodford double oak for my banana bread cuz it packs so much flavor into it
Such a great idea! Cheers Tim!
Fantastic video. My wife's name is also Erin! We watched this video together tonight and she is now making pancakes. It is 7:50 pm. Erin, what have you done? Lol! I suppose great minds do think alike. Thank you for the wonderful content and we look forward to more of your awesome videos!
Cheers friends!
Erin and Freeland
7:50pm pancakes are the best pancakes. Cheers Freelans and Erin! Thanks so much for watching!
Just purchased Woodford Reserve Dbl at Costco for $41.
Would love to see a blind side by side comparison of Knob Creek 9 Year and Woodford Reserve.
That's a great call, Bob! We need to get a bottle of Knob Creek 9. We always reach for the 120 proofer and don't have any of the regular 9 year small batch bottles around. Will correct that ASAP. Cheers!
Wrdo very disappointed in the pallet, listened to the hype... on the other hand old foster has been a pleasure.. yes I am new to thewhiskey and bourbon game.
I haven't had neither. Have a bottle of Double oaked store pick. Haven't opened yet
If you like sweet then you're likely in for a treat. Our store pick bottle of WRDO is really great! When you do crack it open let us know what you think!
Razor thin for me but I gotta go 1910 > JD Sinatra > WRDO. You can't go wrong, except the JD Sinatra is insanely priced.
I paid $70.00 for Old Forester 1910 today. But it was from a neighborhood store, so the price was higher....
But support a small business, I was more than willing to pay a bit more to help his family...
Iâm one of those that likes ECTB (when you can find it) because it smells like sâmores and I prefer the palate. The Woodford has that butter maple pancake smell, but like someone mentioned in the comments, the taste changes for me depending on the day. The 1910 has more of a burnt brown sugar and pan fried banana nose to me. I flip flop between the 1910 and the WRDO. Sometimes I like them and sometimes I donât.
We always forget about ECTB as we never see it in our local market. Wonder if Heaven Hill has any plans to make it a staple product or if it will always remain limited. Thanks for watching and commenting Jose!
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Guys, these blind videos are awesome, can we get the consolidated results on these blinds somewhere?
Appreciate you watching Peter! In current videos weâve tightened up the filming a lot, and we also have a database of scores on Patreon.
I bought Coopers craft 100 about 2 months ago and I didnât really enjoy it last week while out I got a glass of 1910 didnât seem to enjoy that too much also. My brother bought me a bottle of Regular woodford reserve same reaction. I keep hearing about how good double oak is but so far the only brown Forman product I enjoy is Jack Daniels.
Sounds like some valuable intel toward what you like! If 1910 isnât your jam then Woodford Double Oaked is almost sure to be a miss. Theyâre so close yet slightly different, and Jack does has a bit of a unique profile within the Brown Forman family.
Let them all set for a few months and try again. Neck pours, particularly with the WRDO, can be quite off compared to the rest of the bottle.
I have these both and prefer Woodford Double Oak but both good. Prefer the Woodford mostly because it finished so much nicer on my tongue and throat.
What I found odd was I didnât get that big Kentucky Hug w/ OF1910 but I did get it a little w/ the WFdo.
Interesting for sure. Thatâs the beauty of different palates. Cheers and thanks for watching LJ!
@@stuffandwhiskey so crazy enough, Iâve been drinking these more since I posted and Iâve seen yâall also have had some change of hearts/minds and I have one myself now...I still like both...but now Iâm liking the OF1910 more if Iâm just going to have a drink neat late in the evening.
Iâve had these now both the last few days and I keep finding myself going back to the OF1910.
interesting change I find now when sipping these.
I had just got a new replacement bottle of WRdo and I think that contributed to my experience.
Don't think I'll ever buy a Woodford double oaked after having 1910. đ Here's a video idea for you... Blind these three: 1910, 1920, and the marriage of the two aka 1915! đ
Weâre out of 1920 at the moment but as soon as we restock those matchups are going into the blind pool. Weâve done them before prior to starting the channel so itâll be interesting to see if we get the same results. Cheers and thanks for watching Chad!
Dang this makes me want to try a home made mix of 50/50 WRDO to 1910! I have both⊠just sayin!
Is this a thing or what?!? Iâve yet to try the 1910/1920 mix but maybe I should skip that and do the Woodford 1910 lol
Weird. I always get buttered pancakes on the woodford and i get apple off the 1910 but never the other way around.
This...
Same
Josh here. Same. đ Just goes to show how powerful the power of suggestion is. One thing I think our blind format and less-than-pro palates can highlight is how this sort of stuff can hit the layperson differently on different days and under different circumstances.
Iâm less shocked by the tasting notes and way more shocked that I drank a pour of that same WRDO less than half an hour prior and didnât recognize it within the blind at all. đ
What were the chances that these two famous double-oaked bourbons were randomly picked? Incredible!
I had the feeling that the two were paired deliberately and then the pairs were randomly selected, although I could be mistaken. That is how I would have done it if I was them because there are definitely some combinations you would not want to have together. But Iâm not 100% sure because they did not go into great detail on that part.
Definitely the 1910. If I have a nightcap of either one, I'm dying of thirst in the morning.
Interesting Dan! Looks like weâll have to experiment more. Darn. đ
Find a partner who looks at you like Erin looks at double oaked bourbon from Brown Forman.đ
I opened and blinded the 1910 and Double Oaked at same time. Both had a cola base but the 1910 for me tasted like a flat cola and the DO had great flavor alot of cherry with some chocolate and nutty notes. The 1910 was flat soda with a hint of vanilla and slight cherry note that differed from DO. However the more the bottles went down and were open they changed alot for me. I started getting the really sweet maple syrup note on the DO and the cherry, chocolate, & Nuttiness went away. The 1910 got alot better the cherry was more forward and the flat cola note disappeared. I started off liking the DO a lot more but then as the opened up i gravitated more to the 1910 but DO was still very good just became really sweet. I also tried the 1920 as well at same time and that was cherry cola and amazing and definitely a step up from the other two.
Love this comment, Paulie! We find that these double oaked/double barreled products change pretty dramatically with exposure to air as you drink through a bottle. For that reason we do enjoy having one of each around, and do find that mixing the two (and even adding some 1920 into that blend as well) to be particularly great!
@@stuffandwhiskey I know there's alot of debates but do you guys find your whiskey changes a bit as you drink it down?
@@pauliej345 definitely. We have a video in the back catalog of Rare Breed comparing a bottle when it was first opened and then again when it was halfway empty. We have the same style of video coming up soon with a Smoke Wagon Uncut Unfiltered.
Maybe the lower proof lessens the "punch?
Funny, I typed that after the comment regarding lack of punch, and not 30 seconds later yâall stated same. Very fine video, and a nice way for newbies⊠I was one 2 years ago.. to meet two very nice bottles. Iâve purchased 1910 and will again⊠and maybe the Woodford DO in the future.
So blend themâŠ. Pancakes and syrup.
1910 is good.
You guys should do a tasting dressed as Gomez & Morticia Addams. Seriously! :-)
Thatâs a new one for us. Sounds like a great Halloween livestream theme!
I just didnât get along with the Woodford. Just didnât care for it. Traded off one and sold my other bottle. The 1910 however is a Blantons killer. OF has done a great job on the entire Whiskey Row series but the 1910 is the bellwether.
2:17 ^âż^
Cheers to any whiskey that can make you make that face, right!? Thanks for watching brother!
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Ok, which one of you is "double oaked" and which one is 1910 - wait, no note of "toddler"?
It's honestly a draw,they are both kings. Like a tiger verses a lion.
There's WAY too many better bottles of whiskey for less. Just saying
Rain shower? she has no idea what she is talking about in these videos
To be fair, does anybody *really* know what they're talking about when it comes to something as subjective as taste? That's kinda the point of our channel. We're not here to give the same tasting notes as every other channel out there, which is why we do double blind tastings.
If thatâs what she thinks of on a first sip, I want to try that whiskey.