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What makes a whiskey "good"? How can you distinguish between a bottle that you subjectively like and one that is objectively good? And, perhaps more importantly than all of that, how can you use that knowledge to make sure you are buying bottles that you like?

In this episode, Chris breaks down the different characteristics that many of us are looking at, whether we realize it or not, when we are judging a whiskey. Then, he breaks down how you can use that information to make informed purchases for future bottles.

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EH Taylor is one of the many notorious bourbon brands coming from the Buffalo Trace Distillery. In this episode, Chris puts a bottle of EH Taylor Small Batch up against three bourbons of similar age and proof, in order to find a less expensive and more widely available replacement. Stick around to hear which bottle wins - it was an upset for the ages!

Bottles in this episode:

- EH Taylor Small Batch

- Benchmark Bonded

- Bardstown Bourbon Company Origin Series Bourbon

- Redwood Empire Pipe Dream 101

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Sometimes blind tastings go exactly how you'd expect, and sometimes you are completely caught off guard by the price of the whiskey you've been drinking. This episode is one of those latter situations.

Stop reading here if you don't want spoilers!

In this episode, Chris walks through a blind tasting of Johnnie Walker Black label, and we find some very interesting surprises along the way.