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Well said and I totally agree. When I visited the Buffalo Trace distillery several times in 2012-2017 what made me fall in love with the place was the bucolic scenery of the grounds. This would ruin it for me, and is one reason I haven't been drawn back to the "bourbon trail" recently post-covid. Huge turn off!

This has always been my favorite batch. Glad I was able to make some room on the shelf to open another.

Wow!

The Single Barrel Barrel Proof bourbon and rye offerings are fantastic. My thoughts on the bourbon version are above in this months BOTM thread. My brother has one of the Sinatra’s at his house, that I really like, too. There is a thread on here, that I started some time ago, asking what are your 3 bourbons you most frequently drink and then replace when the bottle is vanquished. Daniel’s Bonded has solidly been in my 3 for a long time, now.

was out to dinner last night with my wife and had a 2oz pour of EHT SmB. Wanted to try the restaurants BT pick, but they sold out the day prior.

JDSBBP Rye is absolutely phenomenal. I just finished one and it is becoming my favorite rye period, and as a rye fanatic, I've had/have a ton of em. I enjoyed it best with a decent sized cube as they can come in hot but find that sweet spot and its rye nirvana, glad I have multiples and I plan to add more.

I hit a couple of VA ABC stores on the way down to visit family in Va Beach. Yeah, I suck at the whole "not buying" thing but,(in my defense),the rye, the OESK, and the WTRB are restocks, and I haven't seen the VOB100 in forever ..

Man! 21-years is a VERY Long time to rest in an oak barrel. I assume, given the single story warehouses, and care traditionally given by 4-R to anything expected to age beyond 10-or-12-years that it won't be toooooo oaky; but, man, that is OOOOOLD!

At barrel strength as well.

Thanks for the tip. I am going to give a run at the rye. Never had any of those before I don't think.

James Pepper, MM CS, Nashville Barrel. Yum....

The Single Barrel Barrel Proof offerings can be outstanding, both the bourbon and, especially, the rye. And, the 12yr 107 proof is great, as well.

LOVE those "F" yeast recipes!!

Seeing this SBotM early this month reminded me of a couple things: 1) What a lovely iteration of JD's best distillate this brand can be (and almost always IS!); and, 2) That I have a couple open bottles of it that have wanted my attention for a while. Yesterday, when we were "locked out" of our volunteer stewardship efforts (a downed tree across the access road), I began remedying that situation with the lowest-fill one of the two open ones. It's still nearly half-full; but, I'm working on it. ...A labor of love for sure!

Finished off a great bottle last night with a few friends.

I also like the Chattanooga offerings, MGP is always solid, and JD is as good as it gets

Personally I have never really been into Jack, but I did enjoy one of the Single Barrels a handful of years back. What would you say is among the highest quality stuff they produce?

OESF sunset pour.

Another decent Lone Elm. A honey finished wheat whiskey. Enjoying this one…

Blanton's barrel pick in the glass....

To me, it’s clearly Jack Daniel’s for me. There is no Kentucky distiller that is “better” than them.

The A. Smith Bowman is my white whale . The John J is a staple in our house. So much so that we have a decanter specifically for it. I managed to get my hands on a rare barrel pick of it last year. It's outstanding.

Took a couple smoke breaks between sweat sessions in the garden. The barn isn't much cooler, but I can get a pretty good cross-breeze with the right doors open and the fan going...