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They should have done the 12 year instead

Well Then!!! Happy Birthday ya' ole faht! Congrats on marking another year on the best planet any of us know about. ...(I assume..., I mean; Earth is the only source of Bourbon in the known universe, right?)

Now, THIS is Real 'support'! We all should have friends like his!

First let me apologize for this wild drift of this thread.... Back when some buds and I were going nearly every year on a fly-in Canadian fishing adventure (starting back in about '68, if memory serves... and that is a very dubious prospect), the alcohols of choice were Labatts 50, Molson Export Ale, and Brador. None of us were 'into whiskey' at all. But, those Canadian brews were stellar, especially in comparison to the American alternatives we drank the rest of the year. They were real treats! Full-bodied, robust and not short of 'punch'. I miss those times with the guys, and those brews. And, the fishing was fabulous!

Just my opinion, but I would like to see age statements on as many bottles as possible. And maybe this helps other distillers make that decision. $5.50/year in a barrel that’s trying to position itself for a mid range bourbon seems reasonable, to me.

Thanks for the clarification! I was fixin’ to call the police to report that Angel Hernandez or C. B. Buckner had stolen your phone!

Happy born day to you!

Hangin’ with Elmer. Happy Birthday to me!

Congratulations! Great pictures. You two look very happy. And, nice to put a face to a name...

I remember bowling/fishing buddies of mine that went to Canada fishing occasionally. They used to pick up a bottle or two of the old WT8 101 export bottles for me before heading home. This was a few years after I went fishing in Canada with a couple of them back in 2006 and 2007.

Well, we don't want that, or I mean I don't want that. So maybe YOU tell me and I get to survive?

How do you mean it is a good thing for us? I don't think I am on the same page or even in the same book as you. Lol For real, I am not sure what you mean by that comment.

If he told you, he’d have to………….. Oops, never mind.

Would you please tell me the history of this btl? I have no info and I couldn't find any info on it in a quick interweb search. What is GBS? Why is 12 crossed out and 15 written in? What is the amnesia btl? Ect.....???

I always got butterscotch from those as well.

It's a blend of 6-8 though recent batches are likely closer to 6.

Yes, but, as I said the 14, 15, and 16yr Calumets, which are Barton, were indeed stellar. They know what they are doing.

Happens to the best of us!

If you close your eyes and think about Wild Turkey shouldn’t the bottle have an 8 on it? I think the age statement for $44 will be a good thing for all of us.

I found it to be a better bourbon than the standard 101, ……but not that much better. I did a blind tasting with some friends where we blinded the standard 101, the 8 year 101, the Spirit of Kentucky SiB 101, and The Jimmy Russell 70th Anniversary 101. The Jimmy Russell blew the other 3 out of the water in the blind rankings. The Kentucky Spirit got 2nd, and the 8 year barely edged the standard offering for 3rd place.

I was out and about today, so it nearly everywhere. I think it's a tough sell knowing the regular 101 is a 6 year at +/- $25.00

Nope, just old and reading on a mobile phone.