@PaulCharchian I do blind tastings for friends often and the pricy stuff seldom wins. I did a bottle in bond tasting for friends and Old Grand Dad bonded won, EH Taylor SiB was last on every persons sheet.
@PaulCharchian Most of the samples that go out for the scam type clubs is crap, but you get a pour of Blantons or something. I think it’d be more informative to run the gamut between cheap bottles to expensive allocated stuff.