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In this video, we go bourbon hunting in San Jose, CA and Reno, NV.
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00:00 Clyde’s Liquors - San Jose, CA
02:44 6 to Late Liquor Market - San Jose, CA
03:28 Rocket Money
05:03 Starbrite Market - San Jose, CA
12:05 Raley’s - Elk Grove, CA
18:05 Raley’s - Reno, NV
25:34 Truckee Tavern, Truckee, CA
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Love seeing you guys share the bottles, especially at the end with the restaurant owner. You can tell how much he appreciates it, and that’s what it’s all about. Sharing and making memories
Brother this is my favorite burbon channel on the interwebs. I say with Respect: please exercise and work on your weight so you can be in less pain. I mean this from the bottom of my heart. If you do ever read this. Stay healthy man you have a lot going on. Seriously love your team and your channel. Exercise eat clean so you can continue with this type of content. With all do respect. If this ever gets read.
@jillyburk78
5 ай бұрын
I appreciate how you said that with respectfullness .He is definitely working on it. ❤
@VDVEDC
5 ай бұрын
TJ often talks about how he is on a diet and dropping weight so it is definitely on his radar
@marvin8527
5 ай бұрын
He and his team are awesome. See him change will be motivation to myself, and i hope to those who watch him. I hope he keeps up the great work. I'm sure if he works this hard on his channel he will work just as hard on himself for his family, and us lovers of whiskey. I'm not sure if this is jill his wife but tou guys make a great team.
@jillyburk78
5 ай бұрын
Yes this is his Jill@@marvin8527
@billphipps453
5 ай бұрын
but all that whiskey drinking is just fine for you...
Grocery store near me sells Weller 12 year for $45. You have to go to the customer service desk and ask for it and it's not always around but everything they sell is at state minimum and they can obtain about anything you want. Sometimes they can be a gold mine.
@marvin8527
5 ай бұрын
Which grocery store is that sir??
@joshc3054
5 ай бұрын
A honey hole 🤫
@Burley_Bert
5 ай бұрын
Well you can retire on deals like that
Hi TJ, It's a scotch but since you said you would be keeping an eye out for them, you missed a Springbank Local Barley 11 years at 7:24. I doubt the price was fair though... who knows!
I love how supportive Jill is. She’s like “you should get it!” and I know that my wife would give me a hard time about buying cheap bourbon lol.
Big fan of that Redwood Empire Grizzly Beast
Rod & Hammer is my local distillery. Can confirm it's MGP juice. They just barely put in a new still so they can get their production up. Their Cask Strength is more than worth the buy. Their standard offerings, not so much.
Great stuff as always TJ. Love the Bourbon hunting videos !! Thank you TJ and JIll
Your wife is 100% like mine. I always think way hard on buying it and she is always giving me the "When will you ever see this bottle again speech". I love her and I won the wife lottery lol. That Widow Jane Decadence was a miss. That stuff is so freaking good!
@blackthunder8311
5 ай бұрын
I was surprised Widow Jane was not mentioned on his NY video! Such good Whiskey, specially Decadence!
@joshc3054
5 ай бұрын
I haven't tried decadence yet. Lucky 13 was delicious.
I live my bourbon hunting life vicariously through you. Lots of fun!
Very great to see you visit San Jose, I’m sorry it didn’t turn out better. I am from the San Jose area and most liquor stores are tight with pricing unfortunately. Welcome to California…. Where anything is expensive
Love how good of a sport Ms. Jill is pushing you to buy bottles. Love her "live a little" attitude.
My favorite content on this channel is the hunt! Keep up the great work
Awesome Video! Was one of the better videos in a while! Love to see the camaraderie of the group throughout the video and the special bottle pours at the end!
Well, San Jose. I use to reside there years ago, in fact I was out there this Feb 1 to Feb 5....Anyway, that is what made it so interesting living there was the great quest for Whiskey, Bourbon, and Rye. My best encounters outside of Bevmo, was the numerous Liquor Stores...I resided on the West Side....but when you looked there was variety and slection...sometimes the price was to gouged.
A darn good start, some good stuff and a great ending with Pappy!
Tale of Winter is a 2022 limited edition finished in Marsala casks. Marsala is a Sicilian fortified wine that was originally made to compete with Port when British sailors would come to Sicily as the British at the time loved fortified wines. It never took off and ended up becoming cheep cooking wine.
Wow, just a fantastic video and that bottle lineup at the end was stellar
Great video looks like there were a couple really nice stores there with good selection and reasonable prices. Can't wait to see the Frey ranch video
Brewzle, with as often as you bourbon hunt while flying, you may want to consider a piece of wine luggage. I check mine everywhere I go, and use Vin De Gaurd 8 bottle luggage. It keeps the weight under the checked bag limit, and I’ve checked it over 50 times with zero issues. Just an idea my friend! Keep this content going, love it
In my neck of the woods. Sorry to have missed you all. I think the Larceny C923 is better than the ECBP C923. Oh and that Jim Beam Single Barrel is delicious you should have picked it up. Keep up the great content!
One of your best videos. Thanks TJ!
Keep making your videos Sir, hell with the haters it means you're doing something right. I've never drank Bourbon in my life and have been binge watching all of your videos.
@justinlindsey9178
5 ай бұрын
Same here i just enjoy watching him haggle and seeing his knowledge in all the different bourbon flavors i end up on his lives when he tires them out and it’s just entertaining
@jonhill6648
5 ай бұрын
@@justinlindsey9178 I've learned so much about double barrel, store picks and barrel picks, malts etc. One thing I've wondered do you usually put ice in your bourbon (LOL) and do you chill it.
Great content like always, cheers!
Best bourbon channel hands down!
Also I asked about bottles before and forgot to say... Truckee California is a great place full of great people..glad you like it out there
My family is from Fallon, NV. I used to live about 2 miles from Frey Ranch. The Frey's are good people.
@jamespearson5815
5 ай бұрын
Robb stark disagrees
that raleys in elk grove is literally the grocery store i grew up going to, that exact one! crazy!
Love your stuff, great reviews thank you
Great Video I’m heading to Raley’s in Truckee Ca tomorrow to walk the isle where the good stuff is. Cheers.
Great video, TJ! At some point I highly recommend you try Driftless Glen. I went to a distillery tour in Wisconsin and it was amazing. Great folks over there.
The Japanese whiskey hibiki is amazing!
Cool that you stopped by my city, San Jose. We're not really known for our whiskey, but always have stock of Buffalo Trace and Eagle Rare! Next time you're out here try some local distilleries like 10th Street Distillery.
Yea I picked up the high west cabernet, and man am I happy with the decision. The nose is immaculate and the pallet holds up too it very well, but I wouldn’t quite call it immaculate
San Jose is the land of easy whiskey since the scene is heavily moving into Tequila. All across CA the availability of bourbon/rye is extremely available compared to the rest of the US. I guess the Fireball/Wheatley Vodka sales are still strong so you still get crazy allocations all across the state.
I think when you tried to get into scotch and see if there was one you like, it was a good variety, But I probably wouldve started you off with some different American Single Malts. They share more similarities with bourbon as typically they are aged in new american oak which results in bigger bolder flavors, rather than delicate complex ones. They tend to be a bit young, but its a fast growing catagory and most that Ive had are delicious
Great vid! Nice to see good stuff at msrp in a grocery store!
You’re definitely right that Jack Daniels stuff is extremely available. That said, the SiBBP Rye is oddly scarce in some regions. Including central Tennessee. I live an hour from Lynchburg and I’ve found it twice in a year. Not really your fault that it tastes so good that everyone wants it though lol. Keep making the content. Always entertaining!
Living in BC, which is a government controlled system with a secondary private liquor store system, it is wild to see what we have litterally everywhere (Buffalo, Little Book 4, 5, 6, 7 ---- etc)
Awesome video Brewzle!
That Lost Republic is actually really nice. I was a bar manager up until a couple years ago and I had a rep come in and sample that for me. I've been looking for a bottle of it for myself for a while, but it's only special order for bars and restaurants in my area.
My buddy is the one distilling for rod and hammer. Great guys in an amazing town. Great pick up
@deankruse4491
5 ай бұрын
SLO. I dig the cask strength versions. 👍🏻🥃.
Funnily enough last night I was just talking to a friend who works for a friend of Rod & Hammer and one of their Christmas gifts was a barrel pick from Rod & Hammer so its pretty cool seeing you pick one up
As a note, the frey ranch uncut rye is only available as barrel picks l, so it's not super common, especially outside of nevada
You pointed to the scotch on the top shelf in one of these places and all I see is Scotland. Tax went up years ago and I think what craft distilleries are doing in the US with malted and copper pot stilled whiskies is too compelling comparatively (by price, especially). The other thing is that in Scotland AB Inbev and Diageo own them all except a very few. Those that like Islay scotches should drink Kilchoman - the only craft distillery left in Islay. In the US what comes to mind for me is Defiant (out of North Carolina). If you don't typically like scotch, Defiant is easier on the palette, like a lowland scotch. Balcones (from Tx) is one of my favorites - very very very unique. And there are a couple from ASW in Atlanta that due to value/price, I can't pass up. I basically try to like everything from ASW, but I"m biased, being an Atlantan. Would be curious your opinion on the "Fiddler" line (bourbon wise). You have probably covered it and I just haven't seen it yet. The pecan barrel one to me is pretty good.
Rod and Hammers is good. Technically not local but still a great bottle.
Great video! Hey from Salem, AL
Rod & Hammer's....San Luis Obispo California distillery. I bought a bottle of the cask bourbon last year, but yeah maybe a bit young and I am a bourbon rookie.
Love your videos,I’m a huge makers mark drinker and I wish I could have found a cellar aged for myself.I haven’t given up just yet even though I know hell will probably freeze over.Great finds
I like the tasting in the video, definitely should be in every hunt!
Brewzle those yamazakis are GREAT at the 8 minute mark depending on price.
The tequila selections in California is amazing. Definitely need to try Cazcanes añejo or extra añejo
This is what it’s all about. Thank you ❤
Good Morning Sir! Love the hunts and your content brother! #KentuckyLovesBrewzle 👊🏼😎🤘🏼
Oh Yeah! You definitely linked up with the Best Bourbon Hunter on the West Coast. Looking at his hat he also has a great taste for BBQ Sauces and Seasonings😁
The only pace I have seen local stuff is near sonoma area the wine stores some of them have small selection of locally produced whiskey
That Yellow Spot is freaking delicious!
I grabbed a store pick of the high west cab finished. Have to open it soon.
Any of the Mitchell & Son Spot irish whiskeys are solid yellow green or red, they’re usually Allocated at our Governments (BC, Canada) premium spirits release but not necessarily hard to find…but all them I so far have tried are very enjoyable.
@WillWhisky90
5 ай бұрын
Mitchell & Son spot whiskey's are indeed very good.
Looks like you got a stockroom hook up on that Cellar Aged! Nice
Can't wait to see your Frey Ranch video. I tried it in Veags and brought a bottle home to eastern NC. Of course I really like it and we don't have it here.
Tj I will always respect and appreciate the effort you do and the knowledge you give, you are the reason I switch from tequila to bourbon, lol but that hater tho he funny ignore all the commotion. And good drinking here from Houston,TX sir,cheers 🍻!!
Hey gentlemen… can you two make a video on the small stuff? How to drink bourbon like a boss or just a newbie. What glasses to use Glencarin or a solo cup. How much do you pour? How much to drink in one night/ one sitting. Do you stick with one glass of one kind or taste multiple till you can’t feel your face haha! What is your top daily drinker? How does Brewzle do it? Thanks men. San Angelo Texas here.
Another awesome video🥃Jason is the man!🥃
I have recently started watching this channel and hands down the best one yet!!! I love you guys an all the content also if you haven’t heard or tried creek water you should definitely check it out n try it
If you ever run across a red breast PX at $150 or less, buy it. It’s Irish whiskey, but it’s absolutely fantastic! I enjoy good Irish whiskeys and that is probably the best one I’ve had. So much so that I bet anyone who doesn’t like Irish whiskeys will also enjoy it. Red breast also has a bourbon barrel aged Irish whiskey…I have a bottle, but haven’t cracked it yet. PX…it’s the real deal…
@louisvillebmxr
3 ай бұрын
Redbreast 12 is aged in ex bourbon and ex sherry barrels. Most scotches do the same of ex bourbon and/or sherry.
I stopped in my local Kroger (Ft. Mitchell, KY) for the first time. Everything was retail price. Knob Creek 18yr...$159.99
@louisvillebmxr
3 ай бұрын
Just picked one up at a Kroger here in Louisville for 165. 175-200 is average retail with some asking 215+.
If you like scotch, Glenmorangie makes quality whisky, that doesn't break the bank. Most scotch has exploded in price the past couple of years, atleast here in Europe. So i've been dipping my toes in to bourbon. For some reason the cheap ones are marked up quite a bit. Wild T 101 is 30usd while a Eagle rare is 40, then again a Knob Creek 9 is like 60 usd.
Can’t recommend rod and hammers, like you said super grain forward. I’ve never had it myself but I’ve heard good things about sanoma distilling.
I have been binging these hunting videos! I know you have hit Orlando before but if you ever make your way to Tampa or St.Pete in Florida would love to show you to a few spots!
Great video!
Found some Rebel cask strength the other day and had to pick up a couple. They were store picks.
Great video and hunting! So jealous!
I have a local store that marks up bottles to full secondary+. If a tater from Alabama comes in, Stagg is 349. If a local hoarder who already has 14 bottles of every batch made comes in, it's 349. If a local comes in regularly, purchases shelfers, and talks to the owner like a human, Stagg is 100. Lol! I fully support this method.
Oh this video is going to piss off so many people lol keep doing your thing Brewzle
It's pretty funny when people increase price above MSRP on the bourbon county stouts. In my area anything from 2022 or older is HEAVILY discounted because the retailers want them off shelf. One of my local gas stations is already marking the 2023 releases down 30-50% just to move them. I walked into one of their locations and the clerk said "take all of them and I'll give you a great price." They were already $6.50 per 2023 barrel aged stout but they had 35 of them on shelf. Probably could have walked out with them all at $5 a piece just so they could clear their shelf space. Most chains know that the bottles are designed to "age" in the glass but they simply don't care. If the item is not moving quickly they will price it to move. Per year they make far less off the Goose Island Stouts than they do off PBR/Coors/Bud Light and they want more shelf space for those high movement items. The smaller specialty stores just want to make margin on their unique products since they don't need as much footage dedicated to their standard and high moving products. Of course, you won't find 2017 bottles in most chains - they would have thrown them into the dumpster by 2020/2021.
You should have grabbed that Pikesville in the grocery store 12:37, 15:25, 16:44. There is only one bottle for a reason 😮
Ever since I started watching you, I started paying more attention to bourbon, and I went to a store that was charging 800ish for stagg and 200 for antique 107😮😮😮
Rod and hammers is everywhere in California. I have a bottle of the cask strength. Pretty good.
If you ever see Westland cask specific snag it - they are insane.
Super cool to taste at that bar!
Please come do a hunt in southern CA. Where you are is not really CA, that’s the sparse populated area, LA (Los Angeles) is the place to be. Just LA alone has 10x the population of where you are now. That’s a fun hunt, its supply and demand and the thrill of the hunt. Right?
Picked up hueling station single barrel from Memphis a 8 year. Its delicious
I’m from San Luis Obispo where Rod and hammer is based out of, and the sample I had from them was delicious. It was my aunt and uncles bottle, don’t remember the exact bottle it was but it was delicious
Looking forward to the future when you go hunting in Japan.
7:23 there is a Springbank Local Barley :O Years of hunting for SB in Sweden not once have I got hold of one of these. Here you could get four times the price for that bottle. Lot's of people would buy that just to sell it or store for the future. Americans are lucky :)
Can't believe you guys were in norcal! I live just 15 minutes from elk grove
If you haven't been to Market District in Carmel, IN you should definitely check out their selection. It is quite nice
The regular releases from Frey Ranch are better than most whiskeys. I am waiting for the cask strength and barrel picks make it to Florida.
Don't want to sound like a "fanboy" (cuz I'm more like a "fanoldman) but this was a great video. As my brother would say, "everybody with a garage is making bourbon" these days. I only wish I had to the budget to try some of these picks. If in California, you have to try Dorothy Arzner Rye whiskey which I believe is distilled in California by Francis Coppola. Excellent! Cheers!
Kickass video.
Need to come hit some liquors stores in the Bay Area!
That’s the Raley’s I do my grocery shopping in Elk Grove. I would of love to have meet you guys!
Should have picked up that twist top Antique that was on the floor next to the Weller 12
That Don Julio 1942 is the best tequila I can think of and reminded me of a Sweet bourbon and is worth the try
Clermont Steep is really good its made by Jim Beam sometimes I feel like I am the only one that loves that bottle 🤣🥃
Ah man, you missed the Redwood Empire Grizzly Beast. Keep up the great content, I enjoy watching!
Jill was not for the games out there lol. She was grabbing the goods with no hesitation 😂 good stuff
I can’t seem to add a photo I took at rod and hammer but they make their own stuff. It’s good for being young. I believe mine is 117 proof