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I agree VWFR rye has some bourbon-like elements, but do you really think it has anywhere near the body of a bourbon such that you could confuse it for a bourbon? I've never felt so.Quote:
I know I'm in the minority here, but the WT Rye does it for me more than the VWFRR. The VWFRR is enjoyable, but just comes across as confused - it can't decide if it's a bourbon or a rye whiskey when I sip it. An interesting pour, none the less.
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That's why I say it's "confused". It is bourbonesque enough that sometimes it tastes closer to bourbon than rye, other times it tastes like........VWFRR. Hard to explain, I guess.
it's so different than WT Rye, and I am new to ryes, that I sometimes question it's rye whiskey labelling.
Who knows, maybe I'm the one that's confused........
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Have you tried the Saz rye? If not, you'll probably be even more confused 'cause it in turn is quite different from both WT and VWFR ryes. It does take a bit to figure them all out. WT, VWFR and Saz ryes are all always in my rotation, I like 'em all.Quote:
That's why I say it's "confused". It is bourbonesque enough that sometimes it tastes closer to bourbon than rye, other times it tastes like........VWFRR. Hard to explain, I guess.
it's so different than WT Rye, and I am new to ryes, that I sometimes question it's rye whiskey labelling.
Who knows, maybe I'm the one that's confused........
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Revisited this whiskey and I really like it. It is different than bourbon or WT Rye - almost in it's own class of whiskey. Wish I had bought more while it was available.
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You may not be entirely out of luck, yet -- see the 12/29 posts here, including one from Julian:Quote:
Wish I had bought more while it was available.
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Love this whiskey, of course. But can I put in a good word for the packaging as well? A classic armagnac bottle shape. Which means that I have the following stretch of four bottles on display at the top-right corner of my bar:
Castarede Bas-Armagnac 1939
Castarede Bas-Armagnac 1950
Castarede Bas-Armagnac XO
VWFRR
Four exquisite elixirs in nicely repetitive bottle shapes!
Jake! Nice to see you in these parts. http://www.straightbourbon.com/forum...lins/toast.gif We've chatted a few times over on Robin's Board.
Cheers,
Dave
David! Indeed we have. I guess I never got around to starting that cask beer list...grrrr. As you can tell from my sig, I suppose, I've gotten into the biz.
(and I think that's enough thread drift for now?)
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As you can tell from my sig, I suppose, I've gotten into the biz.
Not quite. http://www.straightbourbon.com/forum...lins/smile.gif I gave up trying to compile cask information when only one out of 22 breweries I contacted even bothered to respond. Then I found Alex Hall's website: http://www.cask-ale.co.uk/us/statemenu.html and realized someone had already done what we were planning.Quote:
(and I think that's enough thread drift for now?)
Cheers,
Dave
I went to Delilah's the other night (maybe the greatest bar on the planet IMO) and intended on sampling as many different bourbons as possible (thank you CTA!). I started with Delilah's own bottling of ORVW 10 and then moved to some Old Commonwealth to see if I could detect any differences between these two 10 year old ORVWs. They were both superb and slightly different; I then moved to the VWFR Rye which really blew my mind. The nose was filled with tart sweetness and the palate impressed me with a minty pepper, cleanly refreshing taste. By the time the night was done I ordered 4 more of these because I just couldn't get enough. Each glass was so intriguing and deep. I've never had a whiskey drinking experience quite like this. I felt like I was reading an amazing book or philosophic treatise, the deeper I got the more rivetted I became to the drink. If a whiskey can be mystical, this is it. I hope the expected release this summer of this nectar is going as planned ...