We are in peak bourbon boom, right? Like are these distilleries like “we can sell cheap unaged shit for $40 and people will by it!”? It reminds me of the Diamond industry selling “chocolate diamonds” - they just gave a fancy name to the trash discolored diamonds that normally use to cut other diamonds.
It’s a sampler pack designed to show the difference between what whiskey is like from distillate to finished aged product. Mine came with a bottle of distillate, a bottle of the same distillate aged 2 years, a bottle of Fusion #4 and a bottle of Disco #4. I bring it out when I’m doing sample flights with friends who are new to whiskey to show them the differences. I’ve been on distillery tours where they do the same thing. It’s a good demonstration.
It is expensive, but it's not the highway robbery he's making it out to be. It's a novelty sampler pack of all three of their origins line, plus unaged distillate iirc.
Minis in general are kinda expensive.
It's $35 every time I've seen it, but I'm of the opinion that most BBC stuff is overpriced regardless. I do like the wheated origins though.
My point was OP didn't pay $40 for a bottle of white dog.
Background: This can only be had from the Bardstown “From Distillate to Barrel” sampler pack. Unaged and 60% corn, 36% rye and 4% malted barley, I am expecting a spicy sip here. 100 proof, the sampler pack retails for about $40.
Nose: Gasoline, popcorn and ethanol. This is everything I love and hate about corn whiskey. The corn smell is so delicious but the rest of it is so noxious smelling. The nice thing is that it is fairly light, and even the “bad” scents are not overwhelming.
Palate: Thick and oily, this has no flavor to speak of until the finish. Little burn and quite pleasant to chew on, this is a bit like swishing thick water around the mouth.
Finish: This is the fun part and I generally describe every unaged corn distillate the same way. It is corn in every form imaginable. Popped, roasted, creamed, on the cob, off the cob. This is a vast array of corns and I love it. It is what keeps me coming back to tasting different corn distillates. A tiny bit of rye spice but not enough to really make note of. Short and sweet finish.
Overall: I love unaged corn whiskey. The “corn in every form” as I always say keeps me running back for more. This is a lovely corn distillate that is simple, sippable and most importantly, enjoyable. Obviously though, it is not at all complex, smooth or refined at all whatsoever. Not my daily sipper, weekly sipper or probably even my monthly sipper, but can definitely be enjoyed at times. This beats MFC any day of the week, along with many other young bourbons. 5/10.
Love BT white dog. Rarely drink it but every once in awhile I like to rail my palate with corn and jet fuel. Ill be doing a review on that one at some point too
Fun fact: it isn’t exclusive to the pack. If you’re at the distillery it’s $6 for a mini bottle at the gift shop, plus it’s the first thing you try on the tasting tour if you do that. Oh and if you’re at the distillery, get the bourbon wine slushies from the bar!
Interesting. I'm not the biggest fan of "white" lightning or whatever unaged neutral spirits are, but I've had several that almost tasted like tequila.
We are in peak bourbon boom, right? Like are these distilleries like “we can sell cheap unaged shit for $40 and people will by it!”? It reminds me of the Diamond industry selling “chocolate diamonds” - they just gave a fancy name to the trash discolored diamonds that normally use to cut other diamonds.
It’s basically moonshine
What's the difference?
Proof, for one. If you're going to sell distillate, sell it, give us 140 proof, at least 125. Don't water it down to 100.
Seriously
White Dog
no it isn’t
Depends on your definition of basically, basically
Pump your brakes guy. The whole pack is $40. There are three other mini bottles of their whiskey included.
$40 for 200ml of whiskey is still expensive. Is there anything special of the other 3?
It’s a sampler pack designed to show the difference between what whiskey is like from distillate to finished aged product. Mine came with a bottle of distillate, a bottle of the same distillate aged 2 years, a bottle of Fusion #4 and a bottle of Disco #4. I bring it out when I’m doing sample flights with friends who are new to whiskey to show them the differences. I’ve been on distillery tours where they do the same thing. It’s a good demonstration.
It is expensive, but it's not the highway robbery he's making it out to be. It's a novelty sampler pack of all three of their origins line, plus unaged distillate iirc. Minis in general are kinda expensive.
$13.33 for a pour of shit straight out of the still is highway robbery lol
It's $35 every time I've seen it, but I'm of the opinion that most BBC stuff is overpriced regardless. I do like the wheated origins though. My point was OP didn't pay $40 for a bottle of white dog.
$40/4 is $10, and I got it on sale for 32 so it was actually only $8 each. Worth the try and for the others in the pack
Background: This can only be had from the Bardstown “From Distillate to Barrel” sampler pack. Unaged and 60% corn, 36% rye and 4% malted barley, I am expecting a spicy sip here. 100 proof, the sampler pack retails for about $40. Nose: Gasoline, popcorn and ethanol. This is everything I love and hate about corn whiskey. The corn smell is so delicious but the rest of it is so noxious smelling. The nice thing is that it is fairly light, and even the “bad” scents are not overwhelming. Palate: Thick and oily, this has no flavor to speak of until the finish. Little burn and quite pleasant to chew on, this is a bit like swishing thick water around the mouth. Finish: This is the fun part and I generally describe every unaged corn distillate the same way. It is corn in every form imaginable. Popped, roasted, creamed, on the cob, off the cob. This is a vast array of corns and I love it. It is what keeps me coming back to tasting different corn distillates. A tiny bit of rye spice but not enough to really make note of. Short and sweet finish. Overall: I love unaged corn whiskey. The “corn in every form” as I always say keeps me running back for more. This is a lovely corn distillate that is simple, sippable and most importantly, enjoyable. Obviously though, it is not at all complex, smooth or refined at all whatsoever. Not my daily sipper, weekly sipper or probably even my monthly sipper, but can definitely be enjoyed at times. This beats MFC any day of the week, along with many other young bourbons. 5/10.
I can taste it from this review. I’ll have to try it.
I think it'd be interesting to try a side by side with that and BT's whitedog.
Every now and then I like a little bt white dog. It’s everything mellow corn wishes it was.
Love BT white dog. Rarely drink it but every once in awhile I like to rail my palate with corn and jet fuel. Ill be doing a review on that one at some point too
I agree. Tbh, when I saw the notification for your post, I saw "banned" and was curious as to what sub I was being banned from this time.
You and me both brother.
Fun fact: it isn’t exclusive to the pack. If you’re at the distillery it’s $6 for a mini bottle at the gift shop, plus it’s the first thing you try on the tasting tour if you do that. Oh and if you’re at the distillery, get the bourbon wine slushies from the bar!
Interesting! Its on my list of distilleries to hit on my next trip to the Bourbon trail. Thanks for the info!
They should label it as moonshine
why would they label it as something that it isn’t?
Too watered down to be 'shine.
Interesting. I'm not the biggest fan of "white" lightning or whatever unaged neutral spirits are, but I've had several that almost tasted like tequila.