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Welcome from the Rte 128/I-93N corridor. Eventually we'll get a quorum to do some organized tastings!

Hey Tim -- how far north of Boston? I'm trying to get a quorum together of folks between 128 and 495 to do a bimonthly study group.

Throw a curveball: Elijah Craig 18yo. All the wood and none of the wheat!

Drinking the Benchmark No. 8 (against a 7yo age statement version of EWB).

Very young, with predominant corn husk. Not a pushover like Ten High, but I would agree a good cooking bourbon. It might...

For the first time in a long time, I have the BOTM in my cabinet (and saw this in the appropriate month!)

Unfortunately, tonight I'm drinking the (almost) original Benchmark, post-Seagram's-label...

And of course, the original I Dream Of Jeannie bottle was a Jim Beam decanter...

Hi Jason! I'm up in Andover, working in Burlington. It looks like we're getting closer to critical mass for a North of Boston/128 tasting group! (Glad to see another appreciator of JBB, too.)

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Welcome Joel! I work in Burlington -- maybe we can get a little critical mass from the north of Boston crowd (south and Metro West are better represented.)

Stopping by Federal on a lunch break...

As always, missed the BOTM during its M. Joining the chorus who like it as a summertime sipper. FRYL is one of the few labels that I buy in multiples when on sale as a guilt-free go-to pour with ice...

Welcome -- just had a Buffalo Trace at the Precinct in Union Sq. last night! (Blanton's on the back shelf too, not bad for an ex-police station...)

Possibly the first time ever that I've had the BOTM in the correct month -- coincidentally, last night I poured an Old Fitz BIB from a "Blarney" decanter, distilled 1964/bottled 1970.

A little...

Hi Rob. Welcome to the board!

A good next step in your bourbon education would be to seek out Craftheads in the Jinnan neighborhood north(?) of Shibuya station. The owner, Koji (a/k/a Michael), is...

I prefer the boldness of the Old Weller Antique (with or without age statement) to the Weller 12 -- you can cut or not depending on your drinking mood.

Old Rip 10/107 has the advantage of being...

Waaiiit a minute... first taste of HH whiskey and he comes up with "eucalyptus" in the tasting notes?

You'll do just fine here (and that was a good price for a good upper-middle-shelfer.)

You...

+1 for Old Weller Antique 7/107 as the best value within the wheater realm (but only because ORVW 10/90 is the sole version available around these parts.)

I also second Special Reserve on the Lot...

When I do comparison tastings, I use "Simply Naked" pita chips, slivered almonds, or bread -- don't want any salt or seasonings to get in the way of the flavors, but water alone isn't enough to clear...

Welcome, Mike -- fine tastes you have! We're building up a quorum for a Boston area tasting group. Are you city, North Shore, South Shore, Metro West, etc?

To Chuck's question, I've been acting as "bourbon guide" to a friend of mine by setting him up with 3- and 4-bottle flights of 50mls drawn from my collection.

Similar to what Chuck proposed, we've...

Spoken as someone from the bourbon heartland!

Unfortunately, Tim, those of us in the bourbon wilderness are lucky to see anything but JD and JBW in a half-pint flask. I remember being in awe of...

I used to know a shop with a decent-sized stash of dusty-ish Frankfort bottles. I might have to see what they still have and set up some trades!

Unlike almost every other BOTM (ROTM?) I managed to drink this one in July, albeit as part of a batch of Sazeracs (that I made in front of my wife's friend before learning her husband was a bartender...

Scott's suggestions are excellent -- the only addition I'd make is:

Pappy Van Winkle 20 Year Old $99-109

Welcome Ben -- need somebody to balance out all of these Michiganders on SB.com (and I say that as someone raised in Michigan!)

Second the Julio's recommendation (even better selection than...

Just checking -- the 3yo 80 proof? I have a 200ml to sample.