What Happens on a Barrel Pick? Experiences from 5 Bourbon Distilleries
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- čas přidán 1. 06. 2024
- Ever wonder what goes into the special single barrel picks you see at stores and bars? We let you in on our experience on several barrel picks that we've gone on including Four Roses, Wild Turkey, Buffalo Trace, 1792, Jim Beam and Woodford Reserve.
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The professionalism on display here is staggering. Watched to the end despite it being something I'm unlikely to participate in. Great video. Oooh, and Sara - looking particularly fetching in that t-shirt 😃 thank you!
Aqvavitae Thank you for the kind words, Roy!
creepy
Roy absolutely concur, Sara can be the poster girl for your shirts. Love my shirt from Aquavitae, will need to have a bourbon night sort soon!!
@@donfromcanada4467 dude... she's wearing the OP's brand. Not creepy.
I went to Woodford Reserve, the place is spectacular! They let me try it before they put it in the barrel, plus I got to taste every different bourbon they make. It was a cool experience.
I will NEVER grow tired of either of you. You were first, and you remain my favorite.
Great video! Looks like a lot of fun. In the wine cellar of France, after we tasted the wine poured directly from the barrel, anything that we couldn't finish will get poured back straight into the barrel. I was like, "wait, it's got my saliva and all." They couldn't careless. It's nice to know that someone tasted my saliva, and I've tasted someone else's!
Would love to try one of these barrel picks one day.
Woodinville Whiskey last year hosted an event at the distillery where the customer got to sample from three separate barrels and bottle at cask strength their own personal bourbon.
It was amazing.
It was amazing doing a pick with Eddie! Cheers from Arizona Bourbon Society!
Cardinal_Sins Good Morning!... I’ve been trying to contact the AZ BS for info on your group but I don’t have instagram or facebook. Is there any other way to get more info on your group? Thanks!
Barrel proof store picks are always awesome.
Wild Turkey and 1792 barrel pick experience sound the best. Doing a Russell's Reserve barrel pick with Eddie Russell is on my bucket list.
This one popped up in my feed...not surprisingly as I'm going on my first pick (Knob Creek) in a few weeks (thanks big brother always tracking us). You guys are soooo young here!! Thanks for all the info, was informative and I can't wait to go on my KC pick as they're one of my long time favorites.
Thanks! Best of luck in picking your Knob Creek barrel!
Absolutely loved this episode…other channels just focusing on tasting whisky, you too are taking it to other areas, keep at it love it !!
Extremely well done video! I enjoyed seeing how each different distillery helped select that special barrel!
Love your guys show I’m the President of a newer club up here in MN called the Minnesota Whisky Fanatics. We’re actually planning our first Barrel pick and this video was a great help. Thank you for being a great source of info.
Awesome, happy to help! Let us know how your first pick goes!
Sounds like it’s happening in August with new riff so I thought the T-shirt was a funny coincidence but absolutely will let you know.
Great video! I’m a member of a small whiskey club in NE Kansas that can’t run to Kentucky to pick a barrel, so we had Knob Creek send a sample of three barrels to choose from. The sample kit includes the limestone water Beam uses to cut it down to 60% in order to approximate what the battle will taste like. We have a liquor store owner in our club that worked with his distributor to make this happen. We can’t wait for our first bottles this fall of 14 year old Knob Creek! Keep up the great work Chad & Sara!
Fantastic. You have been ‘working’ this since 2016. Yum!
"it's alot of interesting stuff" I feel that guy.
That was great. Thanks so much. We're going Oct. 20 -24 to tour about. Not buying any barrels but you got me psyched nonetheless.
Knob Creek single barrel is my absolute favorite bourbon, even more than I've enjoyed pappy, and the most recent George T Stagg. I am very envious that you've been to a barrel pick of Knob Creek. This is most certainly a bucket list thing for me to do. Thank you very much for the great info on this!
the only one i went to was New Riff. it was an incredible experience, my brother invited me because i live like ten minutes from the distillary and the rick house. I live in taylor mill kentucky. even though they are a new operation they are very very professional and Patrick, our guide was really down to earth and treated us right. Tasting for final selection was done in an amazing room with old brick and chandaleers everywhere. it was a great experiece overall... highly reccommended.
that wild turkey bloke was sloshed
UKFskateboarding he loves his product!
I've been a fan for a long time, but this video proves that becoming a Patreon is well over due. Loved the video. Great content and supremely fun!
SheFlungDung Thank you!!
Guys, can you clear up a memory I have? Way too long ago I worked for ATF and did work in distilleries when the Treasury still controlled the facilities (govt locked bonded warehouses). I remember them routinely consolidating barrels. They would pull barrels from the racks and to address the loss due to the angel's share, they would dump a few barrels to a tank then top off the rest of them and then continue aging. It makes sense because it restores the amount of whiskey contact to the barrel. Have you ever witnessed that in your tours or had that process explained by the distillers?
Bill Meck Hey, Bill! No, we haven’t heard of that before but that’s super interesting and we’ll add that one to our list of things to ask when we get in front of distillers and so forth. We would love to know about it!
Great video Chad and Sara. Well done and learned a lot. I never knew the buffalo trace bottle I have with the sticker was a barrel pick. pretty cool stuff.
I thought you said Barrel Pig!!! 😂😂😂 Whew! I’m very glad I was wrong!
I know it’s not the same, but for those of us that don’t live next door (i’m jealous), certain distilleries will ship you tasting samples for barrel purchase when you’re not present.
Love the videos!! Keep up the great work.
Excellent info!
Awesome info, Heading to Buffalo Trace on Monday and this was very helpful
Seriously your best video
Excellent video!
This is just exactly what I wanted to see! Thanks a bunch!
Fantastic video keep it up guys!
This episode was awesome. Well done guys!
My love for the Master Distiller at 4:40 knows no slurring bound... he's wasted..but held it together..
GREAT VIDEO!!!
Did a Knob Creek rye barrel pick with the Frankfort Bourbon Society last August. Great opportunity! Hope to do another one again this year. We are able to do one a year as a member in FBS.
Very well done. Congrats
Very informative! Sounds like a great experience!
Well done. Extremely thorough.
This is a great informative video. Great job guys.
This was such an amazing, informative, and knowledgeable video. Thank you for taking the time to put it together. Makes me want to have a Bourbon, but it is only 1:22 pm here in South Korea ;)
Fantastic video, guys. I've wondered about the barrel pick process for a while now and this was super helpful!
I have two barrel pick Knob Creek a Rye @115% and a Bourbon at 120%. I don't know much but that bourbon is HOT but really really vanilla-y. That rye makes an outstanding Old Fashioned. Made the mistake of getting an 86 proof rye from Wild Turkey. Should have held out for the 101 rye. After the KC it just tastes watery.
I would have never said that even six months ago lol.
Thanks for sharing your experience. The description that my local store that carries these barrel pick was pretty cool but actually seeing it here was even better.
Been watching a few of your vids and this one leads me to sub.
Thanks again!
Thanks a lot guys! Tons of good info and as always very well done. You’re the best!
Very cool vid you two!
One of your best videos yet! Great comparison of the different barrel pick experiences!
Great job! Thanks Sara. Thanks Chad. :)
This is one of your best videos. Extremely well done.
Excellent! I have never seen a video on this. Very informative. Thanks🙂
Another great video! Entertaining and informative. Keep up the good work. Cheers from Scotland.
Great video guys!
bring a flask and a funnel for when you empty your glass
I'd absolutely love to do one! Sounds like such a fun experience!
Nice seeing the New Riff gear!
Definitely learned something. Very Interesting indeed.
Great video. I love bourbon and learned a lot watching this video. Thank you for sharing.
very cool video :) i hope one day in my future i would be in the position to do a barrel pick, seems like the ultimate experience for whiskey enthusiasts
Very interesting to see the differences in all the distilleries! Especially for a newbie trying to figure out what a store pick is lol! Thanks guys, subscribed 🤘🏻
Love it! Unlikely that I’ll have a chance to go on a barrel pick but everyone has to have dreams. It sounds amazing. Thank you.
Very well made and informative video, folks. Y'all killed it. You guys have improved SO much compared to where you started from. Congrats!
I have watched almost all of your videos within a few days and have gone out and found several bottles I very much enjoy because of your information! Thanks guys!
Really interesting episode!
I almost felt like I was there! Well produced! Enjoyed this immensely!
This is really cool. Hopefully one day I will find my way into friends that do this stuff.
I really haven't heard a con. It sounds like a good time. Would love to do it one day. On my bucket list.
Great episode! Hopefully I'll get to try this sometime. One question I thought of while watching is, do you have, for lack of a better term, a control Bourbon before you taste from the barrel to wake up the tastebuds?
just caught this ep and it's so awesome. simple solution to "dumping" whisky...bring some sample bottles!
Just found this video and really enjoyed the process! You two are great at the details and enjoyed the pros and cons! I’ve only been in the game for about three months now and I’m fortunate to have a local store that has about ten picks on the counter. I picked up the Sagamore Rye, Knob Creek, Woodford dbl oak, and the Elijah Craig! Contemplating on the Jack Daniel’s?
Such a great video! The clowning on Perry was a highlight, lol
He seemed to be included just to seem as doofy as possible, which is very on brand for him (meant in good fun, it's part of his charm).
Awesome video guys! You should post a tutorial video on how you made that awesome bourbon bottle light fixture the bg! Would love to make one!
Great vid, guys. I got to go on a pseudo barrel pick at 3 Boys last year, and it is a hoot. The difference between some barrels of the same sauce can be amazing. I'd love to go on a real pick some time. Besides the fact that I love being in rickhouses.
Love this video! Very well done and informative. I am sure this took a long time to put together and I appreciate all of your time that went into making this. Look forward to many more from Chad and Sara.
Cheers from Delaware!
Don McClure Thanks, Don! Cheers from Kentucky!
Sarah good review fun video
Neat video, barrel picking was not quite what I thought, if I'm ever able I think I'm going Wild Turkey. Or Buffalo Trace. Or...
Great video! Makes me a little jealous
I find your videos, so interesting.
Funny enough I found myself buying a few "specialty" bottles. I bought a Makers Mark that was a select from a local Liquor Store chain that my brother. It's certainly put the idea in my head to see if I can somehow go on a tasting through them at some point. ;)
Awesome! Was wondering if you got a little buzz on or not!
Recently went on the tour and tasting at Jack Daniel's in Lynchburg TN. Had a very good experience. They also do barrel picking. Highly recommend their distillery
@smoking joe I agree
Not a fan
Awesome video! Loved ir, many thanks. One question, you also get the barrel you've signed or 'only' the bottles?
Another outstanding video! My wife and I really enjoy your reviews. Wishing we could find a fine lady like Sara for our soon to be 19 year old son. Kentucky girls much nicer than Michigan girls.
Was reminded by Perry of this video. "Its a lot of interesting stuff" hahahahaha
Pro: great video! Con: now I really want to do this $$$.
I got a barrel select Antique Weller still waiting for a day to open it.
I would love to go tasting straight from the barrel, Im jealous!
Sara, i think u are a Pappy 23.. Chad ur a lucky guy sir.
WOW! So many questions answered! Wonderful job. It just makes me want to find a way to get involved in a barrel pick! Is there "It's Bourbon Night" exclusive barrel pick in our future? ;)
Mitch Maglio We would LOVE that!
Sounds like fun❤️💙😊👍💯
Jealous you got to meet and hang with Al Young. He is the one bourbon celeb I never got to meet.
Nice informative episode. Great job.. what happens to the actual Barrel? Do you have the option to purchase that since they can only use it one time?
Awesome
Great video. Thanks. Love whiskey and was curious what the hype was on store picks and barrel picks. Also what the difference is. Thanks again!
You’re very welcome!
Michigan bourbon club has some 🔥🔥🔥 picks
You need to try "Garrison Brothers" Small Batch Bourbon's in Hye, Texas.
So when I finally get to go on a barrel pick, bring spare glasses, a container to put the leftover samples (Infinity Bottle of samples??) , and some snacks?
thanks for the tips. very helpful if I ever get the chance. maybe I'll be able to convenience my wife that it is Disneyworld for bourbon drinkers. Gotta try. lol. so do they let you take in extra glasses? you mentioned it but never said if you ever took to other tasting. thanks and cheers
Ok, thanks for this info. Love taking distillery and brewery tours, but not sure why someone would want to do a barrel pick except for the fun of it. Or is that just it?
Drinking a bunch of alcohol and driving is "not recommend"? I though it was illegal, good to know it is okay to drive drunk, thanks! They have so much great information here!
Would really like to try some cask strength Buffalo Trace. Wonder what the ABV is coming out of the barrel.
Yeah, I was wondering if Sara was saying (14:40) that they'll only bottle it at normal proof, or if you could actually buy the barrel and they'll bottle it at barrel proof for you?!
its funny when the video is playing in some parts it looks like Chad has a Bourbon Night Tattoo XD!!!!
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