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videoKing Of Kentucky 12-18 Year Old Small Batches. Better Than The Single Barrel Bourbons?
Since Brown-Forman brought back the historic King Of Kentucky line in 2018, only single barrels have been offered of this Kentucky Straight Bourbon Whiskey. Now, we have three separate small batches, all 12 to 18 years old, and all lower proof than the typical single barrels. Batch one is 105°, batch two is 107.5°, and batch three is 110°. They all carry a suggested price of $299.99. --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Would you like to pick a
videoSurprise Blind Reviews! 6 Bourbon Whiskeys Reviewed
And now for something completely different. What happens when Chad surprises Chad with blind pours, and then Chad does the same for Chad? Well, lets find out! --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Would you like to pick a single barrel with us or have access to exclusive single-barrel picks? Join our Patreon at https://www.patreon.com/itsbourbonnight The glasses we use, t-shirts, hats, hoodies, coins, candles, cocktail syrup, and more: https://ww
videoBarrell Bourbon 12 Year Toasted Barrel - Short & Sweet Review
Thanks to Barrell Craft Spirits for sharing their new Barrell Bourbon 12 Year finished in Toasted American Oak with us! It's a blend of straight Bourbon aged 12 to 15 years old from KY, IN, and TN, is 113.4 proof, and has a suggest retail price of $159.99. Welcome back to "Short and Sweet", where the reviews are (usually) short, and it's very sweet of those who share their whiskey with us! --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Would you like to p
videoBlack Maple Hill 16 Year Bourbon Preview & Tasting
After being discontinued and floating around to different distilleries for a while, Black Maple Hill returns. Now being made at Rare Character Whiskey, this expressions is made of 16 to 18 year old Kentucky Straight Bourbon Whiskey and is 95°. This is a preview and not a review as this Bourbon is blended by our very own Chad Watson. --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Would you like to pick a single barrel with us or have access to exclusive si
videoJack Daniel's 12 & 14 Year 2026 Editions
Jack Daniel's 12 year Tennessee Whiskey Batch 4 is 107° and has a suggest retail price of $99.99 for a 700ml bottle while the 14 year is 117.6 and retails for $149.99 for a 700ml. --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Would you like to pick a single barrel with us or have access to exclusive single-barrel picks? Join our Patreon at https://www.patreon.com/itsbourbonnight The glasses we use, t-shirts, hats, hoodies, coins, candles, cocktail syrup,
videoMichter's 10 Year Bourbon 2026 Single Barrel - Short & Sweet Review
Thanks to Michter's for sharing 2026 Michter's 10 Year Bourbon with us! It's a Single Barrel of Kentucky Straight Bourbon Whiskey aged a minimum of 10 year, is 94.4°, and has a suggest retail price of $195. Welcome back to "Short and Sweet", where the reviews are (usually) short, and it's very sweet of those who share their whiskey with us! --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Would you like to pick a single barrel with us or have access to excl
videoBourbon Hunting The Best Under $50 - Versus Challenge!
Go to https://zbiotics.com/BOURBONIGHT15 and use BOURBONIGHT15 at checkout for 15% off any first time orders of ZBiotics probiotics. In our 9th Challenge Edition of our Bourbon Hunting series, we are tasked with finding the best bottle of Bourbon under $50, but only after we poll our friend group to find their agreed upon favorite bottle, which will be taken out of contention. After that, we have to spin the wheel of Terms & Conditions to see what additional challenge we have. This time we'll bl
videoVintage Whiskey Just Hits Different! Let's Drink Some & Tell You Why
Vintage whiskey just hits differently, and if you've never had any vintage whiskey, we're here to taste though several and talk about the differences to modern day whiskey. We'll also touch on what happens to improperly stored whiskey, and a few reasons why vintage tastes so different. --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Chapters: 0:00 Oh, how retro. 0:23 Vintage Whiskey! 1:30 Old Crow Bourbon from the 1960s 4:45 What Makes Whiskey So Different
videoJack Daniel's Boiler Hill Small Batch Rye is the Best Whiskey of the Year? - Short & Sweet Review
Thanks to Jack Daniel's for sharing the new Boiler Hill Small Batch Limited Edition Rye with us! With an average age of 10 years old, these 5 batches of limited high-proof ryes also include another batch from Boiler Hill, as well as two from Coy Hill, and one from Fire Brigade Fields, all barrelhouses used by the distillery. We're reviewing Boiler Hill batch 2, which is is 142.7°, while the other batches range up to 146.1°. These 375ml bottles are only sold at the White Rabbit Bottle Shop at Jac
videoThe NEW Early Times BiB Bourbon vs The Two Previous Versions - BLIND REVIEW
Oh, boy. There's been so much misinformation and strong claims about this bottle ever since Sazerac bought the Early Times brand, mash bill, and yeast strain over four years ago. Now that the Sazerac-owned Barton-1792 distillery is finally making the distillate inside the bottle, reviews have been coming out in droves. Some reviews seem to be middling, saying it's not bad but nothing like the old Brown-Forman made version, while others have been scathing. In an effort to keep our opinions uncolo
videoWe Found The PERFECT Whiskey to Drink with a Guinness!
If you're watching this on the day it's released, happy St. Patrick's Day! We're cracking up a few bottles of Guinness today, naturally, but we're also whiskey guys, so what whiskeys best go with a pint? We tested several options and we're bring you the best! --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Chapters: 0:00 Here we go! 1:15 Shot and a Beer 2:36 Drinking Guinness 2:56 What mash bill would work best with Guinness? 3:48 Red Turkey Wheat Bourbon
videoDEEP DIVE into Best Bourbons of 2025 - Worst Scores, Trends, How Everyone's Fav Bottles Placed, MORE
Our official Top 10 Bourbons & American Whiskeys of 2025 video is out! If you haven't seen it, you can find it here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rJIq65tP9is Now it's time to take a deep dive into the bottles that were outside the top 10. We give you each Chad's Top 10 blind scores before their scores were averaged together along with the averaged bottom 5. We highlights the biggest score differences, upsets, surprises, and reveal what bottles took the biggest fall during our double check. Th
videoFatherTime Precious Batch Bourbon Empty Nester Strength "Fourth & Long" - Short & Sweet Review
Thanks to Jim Gaffigan for sharing his FatherTime Precious Batch Bourbon Empty Nester Strength "Fourth & Long" with us! It's a Kentucky Straight Bourbon Whiskey with a cask strength proof of 125.6, is non-age stated, and has a suggest retail price of $229.99. Welcome back to "Short and Sweet", where the reviews are (usually) short, and it's very sweet of those who share their whiskey with us! --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Would you like t
videoCascadia Garryana Finish from Bardstown Bourbon Co. - Short & Sweet Review
Thanks to Bardstown Bourbon Company for sharing their new Cascadia Garryana Finish from the Distillery Reserve series with us! It's a blend of straight Bourbon aged 9 and 10 years old from KY and IN,107.5 proof, comes in a 375 ml bottle, and has a suggest retail price of $99.99. Welcome back to "Short and Sweet", where the reviews are (usually) short, and it's very sweet of those who share their whiskey with us! ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
videoHUGE NEWS! Introducing It's Bourbon Night PLUS (IBN+) A Brand New Streaming Network!
Introducing the launch of It's Bourbon Night + (plus) an all-new streaming series for a low monthly subscription! The ever-popular and longest-running Bourbon YouTube channel, "It's Bourbon Night," hosted by Chad Perkins and Chad Watson, is proud to announce the launch of its new streaming service, IBN Plus. This innovative platform offers viewers a new way to experience their favorite Bourbon Channel. Chad Perkins states, "After a grueling five years of development, we have finally perfected th
videoThey Don't Make Blanton's Like They Used To? A $22 Single Barrel Bourbon from BT Can Beat it?
Go to http://zbiotics.com/bourbonight15 and use BOURBONIGHT15 at checkout for 15% off any first time orders of ZBiotics probiotics. We take a Blanton's Single Barrel Bourbon that was bottled in 2018, and put it up against a Blanton's that was bottled in late 2025 in a blind tasting to see if they still make Blanton's like they used to. It make our blind even more interesting, we tossed in a Benchmark Single Barrel (also made at Buffalo Trace) that was purchased from a big box store in 2026 to se