Old HH Pricing question

[trumpstylz]

Can someone tell me why the "old style 90" costs 3$ more than the "old style 100"?

Is it different/the same?

http://www.thepartysource.com/whiske...ey_bourbon.php

Also- TW samuels 100 prf white label- thoughts?

[Parkersback]

The 90 proof is a liter, the 100 proof is a 750.

If they are both 6 years old, which is what the specs say on the site, they are probably the same whiskey at different proofs.

[ethangsmith]

Right above those two on the page is the Old Heaven Hill BIB gold label. At $8.99/750ML, it's so good and so cheap I buy it by the case. I've gotten several people hooked on the stuff. I think it's the ULTIMATE pour for the money.

[Parkersback]

Ethan, I'd love your tasting notes on OHHBIB.

[ethangsmith]

I'll have to sit and sip on a glass and write a review some evening soon. What I can tell you is that it has a lot in common with OGB BIB. It's dry and peppery but younger and maybe a bit more corn. While Evan Williams is subdued and very mellow, this is more in-your-face like Fighting Cock but it's not too harsh either since it is still charcoal filtered. It's probably the same or a similar mashbill to the Heaven Hill Old Style. In PA, we can get the HH Old Style in 80 proof liter bottles for $9 and there is certainly a resemblance between the OHH BIB and HHOS 80pf. I'll revisit them both and take down some notes for you.

[PaulO]

TW Samuels 100 proof is one of several bonded brands HH has. When I tried it, I thought it reminded me a lot of the four year old Heaven Hill brand label bonded. Dant is also similar.

[ethangsmith]

I wish I could get my hands on Dant, Samuels, and the other HH bonded products- I am really anxious to try Mellow Corn too.

[PaulO]

I don't know if it was "glut" whiskey that was older than four years, or had something to do with the infamous fire. The Dant of a few years ago was very tastey. The last few I tried were OK, but not better than the HH four year old.

[tmckenzie]

HH bottles several bib's under different lables as stated above. All are outstanding in my book, and all seem to have their own profile. My favorite is J.W. Dant. It has a certain bready taste that appeals to me.

[PaulO]

HH bottles several bib's under different lables as stated above. All are outstanding in my book, and all seem to have their own profile. My favorite is J.W. Dant. It has a certain bready taste that appeals to me.

That's what I'm talking about. The nice thing about bonds is the DSP # is on the label. Over the years I have seen Dant labels with at least three different numbers (some are Bardstown, others Louisville). I wish I had saved an empty from the HH bottling I really liked. The pre HH Dant is supposed to be REALLY good, but good luck finding any of that.
I don't want people to think that I believe the old "things were allways better in the past" cliche. There are many excellent new releases. It's just that one reason I got interested in bourbon was that early on; I found some real gems in the $10-$15 range (mostly from HH).