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The stars finally align and I do the Friday rye day thing - regular Rittenhouse B.I.B. And it's my son's last day of 4th grade. How's this for a weekend. On Sunday Indy has the 500 race, then NY Nicks @ Pacers NBA Playoffs. A person could conceivably go to both. Monday is Memorial Day, so three days off for a lot of people.

My Garden & Gun arrived earlier this week, and noticed a Summer cocktail called Colorado Cool-Aid. Well, I guess my iteration should be a Wisconsin Cool-Aid since I used Miller Genuine Draft, instead of Coor’s…. Regardless, it goes like this: Bourbon, Amaro Montenegro, Sugar in the Raw/light brown sugar simple syrup, lemon juice shaken with ice. Pour into beer mug with ice. Top with beer, and garnish with orange peel. I could see this being nice on a hot and muggy Summer afternoon, for sure. FWIW, I started on the cocktail while in the mug, but poured it into a Yeti to take outside to get a jump on the long weekend. The transition seemed to better integrate the ingredients, so I may add that process to all future attempts even if its final landing spot is back in the mug.

Finished off the last of the OGD 114 that I've been pouring for the last couple weex. That brand hits my taste buddies nearly perfectly, I hafta tellya'. I'm glad I have several backing that empty one up; but, I think I'll pour from some other low-fill bottles for a while.

After the admission price for the tour, the total for EW 12yr was 170$ ish, if my memory serves me correctly. Yes very pricey but cheaper and easier to obtain than traveling to Japan. Worth it? Prolly not. Would there be a repeat purchase? Maybe, would have to drink my other btl first and decide. Lol

I just bought the bourbon version of this one yesterday. I won't see it until football season when my friend who lives near the distillery brings it to a tailgate in the fall. It was $89.99, (phew!), but I don't mind. I love most expressions of New Riff. I'm glad I jumped when I did....it sold out fast and, according to the site, it will not be sold retail...

Welp...with the cost of airfare to Japan, meals and lodging.....whatever you can find it for here for is a bargain If I recall, back in 2019 they were selling those at the EW Experience in Louisville for ~ $100.00. I passed then and would pass now at that price. Now if I could snag it for $33.00, I'd buy a few!

Binny's has loads of it for a steal of a price, if you ever get up to Illinois.

I like 'em both!

I wouldn't mind finding one of those (full). I like the bonded version of OO.

Adios!

It was an expensive evening tonight. Picked up a MMCA 24, a Little Book Infinite 24, and 2 more of the Keeper release plus paying for dinner. Dinner came with 2 cocktails, 4 store pick pours , and a pour of Keeper's . Also pre purchased one of the store picks that was really good . Passed on the 25 Chapter 9 of Little Book. At least we got some rocks glasses and hats for free.

Well try this then. My wife, her sister and their best friend had a ladies week vacation in Florida last year. She saw that bottle in a liquor store and had to buy it for me. Yeah, it cracked me up too.

If I would have been my wife, I would have peed myself on this response;. Hehehe...

Me either @Clueby weird.

Wrong thread Joe!

Off work for the next 6 days. Cheers!

Well alrighty then……….

Enough with the WLW bragging bullsh!+ & any other of the supreme stuff that I can't get. And by the way, getting the RR15 - Flock Off!!!

Sitting out by the pool with some RR15, it doesn’t get much better than this! All hail the Flock!

Had lunch at a pub yesterday and washed down my burger with a Russian River Happy Hops IPA. Despite my recent trend towards lighter beers I will still never pass on a chance to have any IPA from RR. They just hit different.

When you find yourself regarding Four Roses the same way we will welcome you to the Lawrenceburg tribe.

I don't understand why these are a) so cheap there OR b) so expensive here!!

Today's conversion shows me about $33.40 us. Nice my friend had a little room in his bag to bring back!

NICE! I wonder what those ran for across the ocean. I bought mine at the distillery for considerably more.