Bottles you wish you could give back: or finish

[Bmac]

I wish I could give back the Old Grand Dad 86 that a buddy at work suggested I get. I know there is a lot of love out there for Old Grand Dad....but this bottle is pure nast. Unpalatable, undrinkable, unmixable and just sits there taking up valuable real-estate in my bar.

Although, I will say several months later the nose is starting to improve but, after that soapy taste...I am too scared to give it a second shot.

BTW, that bong was an awesome conversion.

[sob0728]

After a year of regretting these purchases, I'm coming around to Macallan Cask Strength and Glenmorangie Quinta Ruban (finished in port casks). I've despaired that I'd never drink them, but now I am proving that I am able!

Not much else to say, really. I bought them shortly before I had my first great bourbon, and since then, scotch - except for Springbank, because it's awesome - got moved to the back of the closet.

Personally, I really liked the Quinta Ruban.

[tommyj1986]

I've picked up quite a few that I've been disappointed with but bought out of curiosity. The biggest one is the WR MC Sugar Maple Finish, disappointing at its price point, maybe even at a 1/3rd of the price. Most recently though a HH Old Fitz 1849.

[Bmac]

I've picked up quite a few that I've been disappointed with but bought out of curiosity. The biggest one is the WR MC Sugar Maple Finish, disappointing at its price point, maybe even at a 1/3rd of the price. Most recently though a HH Old Fitz 1849.

In regards.to the WR MC Maple Wood Finish, let it air out for.a while, it's starts to pickup some caramel.sweetness. At least mine did. I was disappointed with it too, now it's very good.

[tommyj1986]

In regards.to the WR MC Maple Wood Finish, let it air out for.a while, it's starts to pickup some caramel.sweetness. At least mine did. I was disappointed with it too, now it's very good.

Good to know, mines been open a while and I haven't tried it in over 6 months, have to give it a try again soon.

[spinningrecords]

On the bright side you could make a pretty cool bong out of it

That picture bums me out.

[jaycamm]

Whipper Snapper Oregon Spirit Whiskey. It's hands down the worst the bottle I've ever opened. It tastes like corn whiskey mixed with red wine but worse.

[sutton]

HH Old Fitz BiB - when this was BoTM, I bought it to try and liked it - although there was a bit of a minty edge to it, it was a decent sipper while grilling on the back porch. I finished it rather quickly (for me) over the next couple of months and went back to the same store to replace it.

The second bottle is still sitting on my shelf - just awful. Best I can describe it from the nose through the finish: dirty, raw herbs, bitter mint. I couldn't believe how different from my first experience.

Since then, I've used it for bourbon hot dogs for the Super Bowl, and that was not bad. I've tried it a few more times but can't get past the first sip. I don't drink much, so I can't waste my bourbon quota on this stuff. I might buy a bottle of MM and blend 50:1 with the HH just to see if I can get it down over the next decade or so...

[Kalessin]

HH Old Fitz BiB - [...]

Since then, I've used it for bourbon hot dogs for the Super Bowl, and that was not bad. I've tried it a few more times but can't get past the first sip. I don't drink much, so I can't waste my bourbon quota on this stuff. I might buy a bottle of MM and blend 50:1 with the HH just to see if I can get it down over the next decade or so...

MM may not get a lot of love around here, but it doesn't deserve that...

At the predictetd rate of consumption, it's probably better to just use the Old Fitz BiB as a rinse for your kitchen sink drain and free up the space for a bottle of something nicer...

[sutton]

MM may not get a lot of love around here, but it doesn't deserve that...

At the predictetd rate of consumption, it's probably better to just use the Old Fitz BiB as a rinse for your kitchen sink drain and free up the space for a bottle of something nicer...

Don't get me wrong - I like MM. I was just hoping I might be able to bury the HH behind it at 50:1 ... after all, I need a decent, reasonably priced wheater to bury 750ml of HH Old Fitz over the next 10 years (yeah, I bought a litre of it).

And ... I'm not sure I want to do that to the sewer system. I might be violating some EPA/hazmat law...