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yes, to all of that....

Positive vibes in your direction. "You got this."

Going back to the HH Grain To Glass bourbon. I’ve heard edition #2 is out, but I haven’t seen it in Texas yet

1st attempt at making clear. I am happy. Learned about 5 tips from this test run. THANK YOU!

...and? Are they similar?

I'd wish you the best of luck, markandrex; but, I'm certain luck won't be needed. A well-considered plan, a quality surgical team, and steadfast adherence to the recovery protocols should suffice. ...And, the prayers coming at ya' won't hurt. You'll do great! I just know it!

Sbs with these 2 similar (on paper) pours.

Nothing but good thoughts headed your way. Like @smokinjoe said, you got this!

Wishing you all the best, and a very successful procedure and recovery. I figured I’d toast you with a Bulleit BIB. My, best new bourbon of 2025, and hoping that this Karma reaches you and that you’ll feel as good as new ASAP!! You got this.

I did the ribs on Sunday..essentially a 3/2/1 give or take. Did a Tabitha Brown (Like Sweet, Like Smokey) salt free rub but I admit I did use a bit of a BT rub over the top of that very lightly that has some salt. For the wrap I used bourbon syrup, brown sugar, butter, and a little of the salt free rub. They turned out good but a little too sweet and falling apart. Used barrel chunks for smoking wood and had a BCS with dinner.

RR15 tonight before heading c to Nashville Spine Center in the morning. I will likely be out for awhile as they told me bring essentials with me.

During a vacation to France, picked up a Mortlach 17 year Signatory (1st fill Oloroso Sherry Butt first finish) and a Laphroaig Port Cask. Waiting for my sniffer to recover from the travels to try (but made samples for a buddy already).

Had a friend over Saturday. We were headed to a party later, so this was just a low proof pre-game.

It appears that the VW Rye story ( and maybe all VW bottling???) is a bit confusing. I found this chart and another article that tries to explain some of the history of VW Family Rye. But what little I got from the following articles it seems that Medley Family and Bernheim had something to do with PVW FR and later on, BT. Not sure if this Bernheim is the same HH Bernheim of today? Plus the Old Commonwealth Distillery had their hands in PVW as well which changed hands and names over many yrs ( or was that the Hoffman Distillery???). Including Juian VW. O the hell with it, I just wanna try PVW FR. Lol Thank you for your reply. Now i have some homework to do in trying to understand this bit of whiskey history. I am definitely going to need a drink or 2 to get through this. https://www.bourbonex.com/forums/topic/395/van-winkle-family-reserve-rye-vwfrr-release-age-distillate https://thebourbonculture.com/whiskey-reviews/old-commonwealth-10-year-cask-strength-kentucky-straight-bourbon-2024-review/ THANKS AGAIN FOR YOUR REPLY.

Don't have a picture, but did a little hunting in South Louisiana last week on my way to a work trip. Blanton's Gold Eagle Rare (early Christmas gift for my cousin, I get him one every year) Knob Creek Select store pick (at 125.9 proof, not the standard 120) Redwood Empire Devil's Tower Four Roses OESO red label

The "B" batch had a higher mix of 19y Medley Rye and 19y Cream of Kentucky Rye then Batch "F", until it got to Batch "Z". The reason for this was Julian Van Winkle had a contract with BT and he was slowly adding BT Rye into each Batch so there would not be such a drastic change in taste.

My sentiments exactly.

I had a nice pour of MM earlier this evening. It was good. I followed that up later with a pour of MM 101. It was more gooder.

Glad you enjoyed it! I've found the standard small Batch options to be fair, but the One Barrel picks to be top notch, assuming the barrel is picked by a talented palate. With the distillery 15 min away, the barrel picks tend to be plentiful in my neck-of-the-woods.

This is one of my favorite bottles I have open right now. Although tonight it’s got this smoky banana thing going on. 86 proof to finish the weekend feels about right.

Thanks! It's an old Ethan Allen dry bar that we found at a yard sale, years ago that we had refinished. You can't see it in the pic I posted, but the bottles on the right are in a copper tray. The cabinet underneath has some bottles, and the drawers hold barware, glasses, etc. We have a small house, so we need to utilize space as efficiently as possible.

Those look GREAT! Nice job! Your dresser (or commode maybe?) loox much like my own, except that mine is much wider. C'nardly see the top for all the bottles! If I had the first clue how to take a digital pic and post it, I show ya'. ...That's a lie; I'd have my wife take a pic. ...Then, I'd show ya'.

Nothing for me, today is 30 days into 60 days of no booze - trying to lose some weight

What does the significance of the B and F? I have not had the opportunity to try the VW rye.

I made dinner at my parent's house tonight. Ribeye with a quail egg romulade, and veggies with a duck and white Bordeaux demi place. Of course there was bread as well.