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Thanks, my friend is more the "cool local place" kinda guy than the "hottest posh restaurant." I'll tell him to ask his son about Clyde's or Old Ebbitt Grill.

Local persons in the 1960s decided to open a bar/restaurant catering to their likes. It became the "Clyde's" group of restaurants. There are several in and around Wash DC. Clyde's Chevy Chase is close to our house, and we go a lot for lunch. Downtown, Clyde;s runs the "Old Ebbitt Grill", a WDC landmark sort of as its namesake has been around since the Civil War. Food and service are better than average but not "special" or "eclectic" - no fried octopus on squid ink pasta. www.clydes.com If your friend is adventurous, Jose Andres still manages some restaurants in WDC. The Wash Post website also has a "Food" section that lets you search for restaurant reviews by location, type of food, cost, noise, etc. Several restaurants recently received some Michelin starts, but our experience with them is - reserve months early and be prepared to still wait once inside, and the noise levels are usually pretty high. WashPost longtime food critic Tom Sietsema compiles "top 10" type lists several times during the year based on food type and location. Another critic, Tim Carman, hits smaller restaurants that, mostly, are neighborhoody. His reviews also are covered by the WashPost search function.

Booker's at $85 is a clear buy around here. I've see it for as much as $179 IIRC, the state minimum is $99.

Interesting as I too have always preferred the VOB line to the upmarket 1792 and for the same characteristic you mentioned. I guess my palate is a cheap date LOL!! Good for me and my wallet!!

Dont see that price on bookers often

Is this restaurant somewhere you would recommend? My friend is going out to DC next week to visit his son. Thanks.

I will have to try this recipe; I made a berry smash recently and was very disappointed.

Thanks Joe. I guess my head has been in the sand. I doubt I will locate one though. I have yet to find a RR13 in my area. Always same story, “we only got one bottle” I wonder if the stores think we actually believe that story. Having said all of that, I will be on the lookout for the 15yr. Thanks again Joe. Cheers

That is a steal

I guess I wasn't paying attention. At first I thought the RR15 was a supplemental release, but according to the press release it sounds like it will replace RR13, assuming only temporarily. That's disappointing to me. It's hard to beat 13 yrs as the approximate ideal age for turkey. https://www.fredminnick.com/2024/06/14/russells-reserve-releases-15-year-old-bourbon/?trk_msg=0FMFDS9QCR64D1C5FEHSTKM4PC&trk_contact=48DJQDBAM15VHGGPVPCN8379EO&trk_sid=696LHLL2B15U9S8TSE2AVCA9S0&trk_link=BGC1Q1K8HNQK11PM64A79B09MS

Passed on ECBP A124 for $66 and Booker's for $85.

That looks absolutely great.

EC C923 to end the night. I wish I had a backup.

I've been enjoying this bottle a lot recently. I like its crisp freshness during the summertime. Today I picked up a backup 'pre-woke' bottle.

Nightcap..

Gonna miss this one....

Got lucky in local loyalty drawings.

GMTA!

My son treated me for Father's Day with a day in Asbury Park, where we walked the boards, ate fish and chips, and played pinball (the Silverball has 300 pinball machines, from woodrails to the latest from Jersey Jack.) We also stopped by Asbury Park Distilling. Last time we were here they were selling MGP juice double aged in gin barrels. The new stuff is their own distillate, with a rye (25%) mashbill, small batched with an "average age" of 5.3 years ( minimum of 4 years. Faint cocoa and mucelage, is how I'd describe it. It follows an absolute honey barrel pour of Statesman, so I'll need to give it a second chance to display it's charms.

TWO cocktails I sort of made up - Mexican pear - 2 OZ. silver tequila 2 OZ. pear syrup from a jar/can of pear slices. Ice. Short old fashioned glass. As a kid, I consumed MANYMANY canned/jarred pear halves packed in sugar syrup with a dollop of cottage cheese and a grind of fresh black pepper for lunch. Recently, I experienced an overwhelming, unquenchable desire to EAT this again. I then had this jar with lots of pear juice and sugar water left over. What to do. MAKE a cocktail. See above. THEN!! At a local bar/restaurant we frequent regularly, the drinks menu had a thing called a "Beam on the Beach". Large tips and tenacity resulted in this close replication - In a Colliins glass half-filled with ice, combine -- 2 OZ. of 80 proof bourbon (I use 4RYL, not JBW liie the bar does) 2 OZ. Sprite 2 OZ. lemonade (like Simply lemonade) 1/4 OZ. Cointreau or similar orange liqueur Careful with this one as sipping outside during the Summer can easly result in falling asleep in the Sun.

THX for the warning order. I am in the mood for picking up rarities I can drool over and in. UGH! WHAT A THOUGHT!! I've gotten really picky about my shopping list - OGD BIB, VOB BIB and 86 if I see them, HH 100 7 yr at or about MSRP. The RR will fit that profile.

@fishnbowljoe I was at Walmart today and passed on checking out the liquor aisle. I wouldn't call it bourbon zen. I just know what I know when shopping at Walmart.

Bought this one several years ago, right before it disappeared for good. Still has that lovely spearmint-ish profile going on that I remember. Good Stuff!

I am ok with standard 1792. It falls in the standard MM tier for me. I loved the BIB and have enjoyed the SiB bottles that I have had. I have tried a few FP and they are just too hot and out of balance for me. VOB 100 is solid. I have never tried VOB 90. The same with the Costco Barton products. I need to try those given the price.

This ^^^