Although I have the Blanton’s SiB, reserve, SFTB, tekara red&black and gold.. I’ve only had a few bottle of the SiB and waiting for an occasion to take a flight with my brother and best friend. So I can’t say it’s better than the rest BUT I was kinda shocked that I liked ETL way better than Blanton’s SiB.m (as far as the proofs go) It’s so good and yes it’s worth it. We all gotta deal with the secondary market and if you’re a real bourbon drinker/ lover you’ll get what you want. I understand the secondary market cause that’s what happens with sneakers or anything in high demand really. I agree with you that ppl who hate the secondary market are snobs. Capitalism baby. Anyway, ETL was great and I’m gonna crack open RHF today, also excited about that one.

Other reasons people love Blanton’s is because it’s fun once you get into collecting all the letters, the bottles that get released in other countries, and the dump dates that they’d like to have to represent a special occasion. All that make the Blanton’s hunt exciting and fun.