Blanton’s Bourbon helped create the modern single barrel bourbon craze — but does it still deserve the hype in 2026? In this episode of Tortured Bourbon, Heather and B break down the history of Blanton’s Single Barrel Bourbon, explore why it became one of the most collectible allocated bourbons in America, and put it through a blind tasting against easier-to-find competitors. From Buffalo Trace history to bourbon secondary prices, this episode asks the big question: is Blanton’s still worth chasing, or are bourbon drinkers paying for the horse topper and hype?

A potential $15B Sazerac acquisition of Brown-Forman could reshape the bourbon industry. We break down the real financial math behind Jack Daniel’s, Woodford Reserve, and Old Forester—and what leveraged debt could mean for bourbon pricing, availability, and the future of American whiskey.

The bourbon world has been debating one question ever since Brown-Forman sold Early Times to Sazerac: did the new Early Times Bottled in Bond change? In this episode of Tortured Bourbon, we compare the original Brown-Forman Early Times BiB to the newer Sazerac-produced version in a side-by-side bourbon tasting to see which one deserves a place on your shelf.

In the most unhinged bourbon review we’ve ever filmed, Tortured Bourbon reveals the true secret behind Buffalo Trace—and it’s not what you think. Lab coats, vodka tastings, conspiracy theories, and bison visions collide in this wild ride of an episode. It’s bourbon lore meets April Fools’ chaos. Trust us—you’ll never look at Wheatley Vodka the same way again.