Blantons 14-18 Year

[Bbstout]

I'm on a local FB group that started allowing secondary. Someone posted that the reason secondary prices on Blantons jumped is because it was leaked that older bottles had 14-18 year juice. Now I'm not an expert but seriously....Blantons profile is not over oaked and bitter. SMH.

[fishnbowljoe]

Ah the rumor mongers. What better way to get more money for a bottle than to start a rumor like that.  The rumor around here (heard it from a couple of different sources) is that BT is Blanton’s in a dome#tic bottle.  As @Vosgar would say, “Asshats!”

 

Biba! Joe

[Bbstout]

2 hours ago, fishnbowljoe said:

Ah the rumor mongers. What better way to get more money for a bottle than to start a rumor like that.  The rumor around here (heard it from a couple of different sources) is that BT is Blanton’s in a dome#tic bottle.  As @Vosgar would say, “Asshats!”

 

Biba! Joe

 

The sad part is noobies to Bourbon think the older the better. I would rather suck on a charred stave then spend money on a 18 year old Blantons.

[JT3NSB]

In my humble and worthless option, blantons from the 90s  was superior in quality to today’s thin, younger blantons.  BUT there is no way it ever had much more than 9yr stock in it.   Just my .02

[berto]

What I heard in the last week was that the first year release of Blanton's is 15+ years.  The rumor came from a bar in KY selling pours of said bottle.  The story was supposedly verified by Mark Brown of Saz.  Sounds like a fantasy filtered through bovine excrement.   

[Bbstout]

35 minutes ago, berto said:

What I heard in the last week was that the first year release of Blanton's is 15+ years.  The rumor came from a bar in KY selling pours of said bottle.  The story was supposedly verified by Mark Brown of Saz.  Sounds like a fantasy filtered through bovine excrement.   

I have a mini that is spelled Blanton not Blanton's. I think it might be the first release.

[PaulO]

16 hours ago, Bbstout said:

I'm on a local FB group that started allowing secondary. Someone posted that the reason secondary prices on Blantons jumped is because it was leaked that older bottles had 14-18 year juice. Now I'm not an expert but seriously....Blantons profile is not over oaked and bitter. SMH.

I don't buy any of it.  With store barrels picks numerous people here at SB.com have seen the stencil on Blanton's barrels heads.  The age has been getting younger not older (now around what, 6 years or so).

Think about it from a common sense business perspective.

With the demand for anything Blanton's, Sazerac or Age International has a strong incentive to move as young a product as they can get away.

If they ever decided to bottle an extra aged version of mash bill #2, it would be labeled and priced accordingly $$$  

[CardsandBourbon]

I'm sitting here drinking some age stated 12 year Elijah Craig and there's no way you could convince me that Blanton's is older than the EC.  There are plenty of youngish, not younger, bottles out there that are solid.  My palate has developed to the point that I know what I like and it doesn't necessarily have to be aged 10+ years for me to enjoy it.

[flahute]

Did a Blanton's pick last year and no sample was more than 5yrs old.

[fishnbowljoe]

On 1/27/2022 at 7:48 PM, berto said:

What I heard in the last week was that the first year release of Blanton's is 15+ years.  The rumor came from a bar in KY selling pours of said bottle.  The story was supposedly verified by Mark Brown of Saz.  Sounds like a fantasy filtered through bovine excrement.   

 Do you by chance know what bar @berto?  FWIW, I’m not trying to pry. I may reach out to BT on this matter. I’d like to try and get as much info as possible in case I do. Also, if anyone else can help, please post here or send me a pm. Thanks.

 

Biba! Joe

[smokinjoe]

8 hours ago, flahute said:

Did a Blanton's pick last year and no sample was more than 5yrs old.

Really?!?!  If so, then this is maybe the most shockingly disappointing thing I’ve read on these boards in years.  It would be nothing short of a total travesty if BT has made the decision to offer and fill one of the most important and iconic bourbon brands of all with just 5 year old whiskey.  While I can think of half a dozen of the typical canned excuses and reasons that could be offered as to why, in the end, there would be NO ACCEPTABLE EXCUSE.  It would be an utterly shameful act to the legacy of the brand and its creator Elmer T. Lee.  

[Rhettro]

1 hour ago, smokinjoe said:

Really?!?!  If so, then this is maybe the most shockingly disappointing thing I’ve read on these boards in years.  It would be nothing short of a total travesty if BT has made the decision to offer and fill one of the most important and iconic bourbon brands of all with just 5 year old whiskey.  While I can think of half a dozen of the typical canned excuses and reasons that could be offered as to why, in the end, there would be NO ACCEPTABLE EXCUSE.  It would be an utterly shameful act to the legacy of the brand and its creator Elmer T. Lee.  

Agreed. Color me surprised and disappointed. 

[DeepCover]

10 hours ago, flahute said:

Did a Blanton's pick last year and no sample was more than 5yrs old.

This is really interesting. I wonder how representative this is of the non-barrel picks. I assume this translates pretty directly to the age one might get from the standard Blanton’s nowadays, but not 100% sure. Perhaps they’ve flagged barrels early on that don’t quite meet the profile and have chosen to offer them up as barrel picks instead of blending them into AA or some other (less profitable) option. 

[mal00768]

Doesn’t surprise me in the least. They have their expected flavor profile. It’s in their best interests to reach it at the youngest age possible. I doubt many people care beyond what’s the name on the label.

Edited January 29, 2022 by mal00768

[flahute]

The surprise by some made me question my memory. We've done a lot of picks the past two years and covid era memory is a mess. I just asked the owner and he says our pick is around 8yrs old.

SO! Sorry for the false alarm on this. Will verify the exact age and report back.

[fishnbowljoe]

27 minutes ago, flahute said:

The surprise by some made me question my memory. We've done a lot of picks the past two years and covid era memory is a mess. I just asked the owner and he says our pick is around 8yrs old.

SO! Sorry for the false alarm on this. Will verify the exact age and report back.

Consider yourself officially b**ch slapped Steve. Hell, I’ve never made a mistake like that. 🌩️

 

Biba! Joe

[flahute]

19 minutes ago, fishnbowljoe said:

Consider yourself officially b**ch slapped Steve. Hell, I’ve never made a mistake like that. 🌩️

 

Biba! Joe

Ha! I'm at the point where I have so much bourbon memory competing for space that I can no longer rely on that memory without a quick fact check first. 

[0895]

The last “store pick” barrel my local got in was right at 6 years according to the barrel head.

This was in 2020.

I haven’t tried it yet.  Keeping an open mind, but not expecting much.

[bayouredd]

4 hours ago, mal00768 said:

Doesn’t surprise me in the least. They have their expected flavor profile. It’s in their best interests to reach it at the youngest age possible. I doubt many people care beyond what’s the name on the label.

The crazy masses don't, but thank goodness the SBers do

 

3 hours ago, flahute said:

Ha! I'm at the point where I have so much bourbon memory competing for space that I can no longer rely on that memory without a quick fact check first. 

You're a big step ahead of me; I only wish I could remember where the facts were when last checked!!!

[LCWoody]

I'm putting myself out there..... Maybe back in the '90's, but I'm 99.99999999% sure their is no 14y + bourbon barrels of Blantons, ever. 

[smokinjoe]

On 1/27/2022 at 9:25 PM, Bbstout said:

I have a mini that is spelled Blanton not Blanton's. I think it might be the first release.

Ha!  Well, I’ll be.  I have had an older Blanton’s mini that my wife gifted me as a Christmas stocking stuffer in 1991. (She puts a whiskey mini in my stocking every year.  Been doing it since 1982).  I never noticed, but it does say Blanton, without the “s”.  Who knew!

[Clueby]

3 hours ago, smokinjoe said:

Ha!  Well, I’ll be.  I have had an older Blanton’s mini that my wife gifted me as a Christmas stocking stuffer in 1991. (She puts a whiskey mini in my stocking every year.  Been doing it since 1982).  I never noticed, but it does say Blanton, without the “s”.  Who knew!

 

 

I'm not sure when this is from...probably 2015 or 16. All seems same except for the 's.

[BigRich]

22 hours ago, smokinjoe said:

Ha!  Well, I’ll be.  I have had an older Blanton’s mini that my wife gifted me as a Christmas stocking stuffer in 1991. (She puts a whiskey mini in my stocking every year.  Been doing it since 1982).  I never noticed, but it does say Blanton, without the “s”.  Who knew!

THat is some SERIOUS evaporation on the wee Blanton. 

[smokinjoe]

2 hours ago, BigRich said:

THat is some SERIOUS evaporation on the wee Blanton. 

I know, right!  Considering it’s never been opened, and the top has that pull string waxy thing like the big bottles, it’s surprising to me.  I now have 40 minis with the 2021 (JD Single Barrel), and have varying degrees of “a lot, some, little, and no” evaporation.  All are glass bottles (that’s a requirement of the gift…), but the ones with simple plastic caps show the least evaporation, in general.  Most of those have no evaporation.  Surprisingly, even my Bakers from 2012 with full black wax like the big bottles, is down 10-15%.  

Edited January 31, 2022 by smokinjoe
Clarification of “most”

[BigRich]

1 hour ago, smokinjoe said:

I know, right!  Considering it’s never been opened, and the top has that pull string waxy thing like the big bottles, it’s surprising to me.  I now have 40 minis with the 2021 (JD Single Barrel), and have varying degrees of “a lot, some, little, and no” evaporation.  All are glass bottles (that’s a requirement of the gift…), but the ones with simple plastic caps show the least evaporation, in general.  Most of those have no evaporation.  Surprisingly, even my Bakers from 2012 with full black wax like the big bottles, is down 10-15%.  

So....you're saying that there may be some mismatching with all of our SB brethren who sing the praises for cork over plastic cap but then bunker all those cork bottles.