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Yeah, that’s good stuff right there!

Some Paper Plane action tonight. Made my bride one as well. Great summer cocktail of equal parts (1 shot of each is the usual recipe): -bourbon (or rye) -Aperol -Amaro Nonino -Fresh lemon juice Add a little ice and stir.

Welcome to SB jgrassa. Bourbon and rye guy? Which ones are your faves?

Interesting. Never heard about it. Please tell us about it.

Rare Character Whiskey Company Kentucky Straight Bourbon Whiskey Batch No.04 2025. I've only had a handful of Rare Character Whiskey and this is so far my favorite yet!

Glenrothes 30 Year Old 1995 Signatory Symington’s Choice Super excited about this one. Generally more of a Bourbon and Rye guy, but I had fallen in love with some Signatory Speyside bottlings. Not sure how soon I will open this though.

I enjoy Irish whiskey most during the hot summer months. I guess probably because of the plentiful fruity notes, and in some cases, tropical fruit notes. I'm really enjoying this pour of Redbreast Lustau right now. It's so creamy,... and pops with fresh flavors, making it a perfect summer whiskey.

I really like the 12 year PX Cask from them. It's really good.

Thanks....that makes my cheap-ass feel better. After tasting it, I should've bought 2-3 bottles. It's really great whiskey....

Total my bad. I didn't realize yours was the barrel pick. Mine was just the standard BiB 6 yr. Apologies. Enjoy your bottle!

I've never seen one either. And I also would have picked one up like you. Good find. FWIW I recently tried the OGD 16 year in a bar, and I have to say after passing on a bottle due to the price and poo-pooing it here on SB, I really enjoyed it. I might have been too hasty in passing on the 16.

That's the same price the SiB picks go for here. You done good!

I'm currently enjoying an Alaskan Amber while picking up things around the house.

Good point, but I definitely was inside in the air conditioning hah. Hey I drink whiskey neat during the hot summer so anything goes (as long as I'm inside in the A/C).

Hello All, With the summer heat here and us celebrating 4th of July this weekend, what else could we possibly be thinking about but FOOTBALL!!!!!! That's right, we are already getting set for the 2025 SB Fantasy Football League. We know we have one opening for this season that we need to fill and possibly more. So if you are interested, please post a message in our season thread over in the Social area and we will go from there. It is a fantastic group of SBers that play, and each season is very competitive, yet fun at the same time! Hope to see a new face or two this season! Cheers!

It's pretty durn good!

I love this one. Syrupy, low burn, oakey, but way less than anticipated. But not as thin & oakey as EC18.

That's awesome. Will be interested in how it compares to OGD BiB no age statement. Do you mind sharing the price of that btl?

Saw an OGD BIB 7 year age stated, so I picked it up. Never seen it before

Thanks! You guys kept me from overpaying for swill. And much more besides.

Nice post. It’s been fun to watch your journey.

I used to have a lot of family in my home state of Ohio. With the exception of my parents they've all left. Ohio gets lots & lots of Weller, especially OWA & WSR. What created the secondary market and lines in Ohio? State set prices/MSRP were less than FMV. That arbitrage was artificial. I was always amused with "BT is greedy". If they were, though prices would have gone up faster...witness prices for Michter's 10, RR13, etc. Now that secondary prices on non-BTAC BT have dropped so much (I think it's mostly greater supply with some drop in the mania & a very uneven economy, luxury goods go first) AND Ohio marked up prices recently....well, the spread is gone, at least on OWA/WSR. And it's way less on W12, WFP, SFTB, etc. Also, OH seems to be implementing "one bottle per person". A friend in Dayton recently commented that he walked in an hour after opening and OWA & regular Blanton's were sitting on the shelf. Not enough arbitrage to justify standing in line for any amount of time. They still disappear within about an hour of store opening. He got an EHT SiB for MSRP an hour after opening. That would have been unheard of a few months ago. I enjoyed trading for the fun of it. Like baseball cards, but inebriating & ingestible. With male dopamine from victory in the hunt. Get SFTB and the like while traveling, trade for OWA (the dollar of the trading world) in Ohio, and get things I like for the OWA. I've been too busy lately to bother (drinking less, working & traveling more). That, and I now have a ton of stuff I love. There's just so much good stuff out there. Then I tried those dusties some of you brought to Bardstown. And understood what you mean by "it's not quite like it used to be".

We wish you a speedy recovery, increased function, and less pain. In short, better living!

will be trying this

I picked one up over the weekend. It is good for a $60 bourbon.