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I didn't call the store and didn't buy any of these. I am not a fan of super-aged whiskey. I'll save my 100+ for Masterson's.

Gary

Well, there's a couple of Pappy 20's in Burlington, ON for $120 per, if anyone is in the area:

http://lcbo.ca/lcbo-ear/lcbo/product/inventory/searchResults.do?language=EN&itemNumber=923367

Gary

I agree and it's price point is unbeatable IMO for the value. Beam White label and WT 80 go for about the same price in our market but I'd rate Four Roses much higher than those. It's not a great...

I have to agree with the last post. I preferred the old EW Black Label in fact, i.e., when it was 7 years old. It had a rummy complexity I liked. Certainly EWSB is a respectable shot of whiskey,...

It's probably better to do it in the States where you can buy from different stores and likely get bottles batched at different times. Even 3 bottles would be worth trying it with I think.

Gary

I wonder if vatting the 12's themselves might produce an optimum mingling. Say you bought 4 of them, 1 might be great on its own, the other three might be suitable for mingling. Given the almost...

Excellent product and agree with Weller_Tex on the creamy maple-like sweetness. very much a brandy-like whiskey.

I preferred it in fact to a Lot B I got at the same time (this in Ontario), the...

IMO, the best quality/price combination currently in Ontario for bourbon is Four Roses, and Bulleit.

Gary

We do have an increasingly better choice, but often at a price. I bought some Old Forester Signature recently and found it a little bland, considering also the price is almost twice what I've paid...

I have Michael Jackson's book before me and this summary may be of interest. He was describing distilling at Sunset Hills, Reston, VA, the original location of the distillery (est'b 1934). (Shortly...

Truman, on a separate note and since you indicated the original A Smith Bowman yeast will be used anew for fermentation, I thought I'd mention that I used to buy Virginia Gentleman back in the...

Truman, thanks for this information and wishing you all the best, this sounds most interesting.

My only question is, is the A Smith Bowman distillery still owned by Buffalo Trace Distillery and...

Good thoughts, Joe. I felt my bottle was quite similar to regular Knob Creek but just more intense on all counts except it showed the Beam signature flavour very clearly. Regular KC seems to...

There are about 6 bottles of Rittenhouse at Bayview and Shepherd LCBO.

Gary

There was a larger group of bottles (Rittenhouse rye) downtown but I heard they were for the Drake Hotel, one of the top bars in the city and au fait with latest trends for cocktails.

With respect...

Lot B was available at LCBO some years ago, and it is good to know it is coming back. Rittenhouse will be welcome as well.

Gary

I just tasted this, in the company of T Comp, at the distillery. It is a smooth buttery number, with an appealing yellow fruit character. Every bottle (to my taste) is slightly different and I...

Glad you like it, there is some connection with the regular profile (I had mentioned this earlier), but it is much better in my opinion. The medicinal taste is a traditional bourbon flavour from the...

This is available currently (or was when posted) at Old Town in Louisville.

http://kybourbon.net/catalog/product_info.php?products_id=592

Gary

Very well put, Josh.

Gary

Gents, it's not technically bourbon, but two days ago, Queen's Quay LCBO still had some barrel 11-0069 Jack Daniels Single Barrel (about 10 by my count, maybe more in the back). This is by far the...

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All bourbon doesn't taste the same.

I would try Old Forester, preferably the 100 proof version, or Buffalo Trace, or Bulleit. Some bourbon fans enjoy Blanton, which...

I agree with these conclusions. It may be oxidation is occurring. It may be that some co-products of fermentation in the whiskey which come over with the ethanol (e.g., acids, aldehydes, higher...

I really would consider buying Old Overholt or Jim Beam rye. These ryes are much improved in recent years. Rittenhouse Bonded is excellent and well-priced, but the former ones mentioned, while not...

Sazerac rye is good, always, with a distinctive grassy note. However recently I was surprised at the quality of a current bottling of Old Overholt. It was full-flavored, soft and with good length...