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I actually cracked open the Springbank 15 Yr last night and took it for a spin. It was excellent, as good as advertised. I did an impromptu SBS with my already opened Kilkerran 12 Yr that I picked up in London in 2019 as a trip souvenir. As much as I loved the sherry influence on the Springer 15, I have to admit I was a bit surprised (disappointed?) that it lacks that "industrial machine oil" note that the Kilkerran has. I need to open my Kilkerran 16 yr soon, to continue my research...

What is that, a 16 year Local Barley?

That is a hot one!

Next Man up!

I missed World cocktail day, so I'm a little late to the party Old Fashioned...no orange..so I used a lemon peel instead. It's still purty damn good!

Seems like a trend.

I had to scratch the itch…

This came in the mail from Seelbach's. I am a fan of 13th Colony and their CS is typically even better.

I'm not ordering that!!

I have open in the cabinet: Old Forester 100, EW B.I.B., WT101 Rye, Rittenhouse, and Smokey Joe Islay Scotch. I was thinking about fishnbowljoe last week, as I drove around Fort Harrison on my way to chaperone 4th graders at Conner Prairie.

Sounds good, but I didn't pick the name!!!

There's a scene in The Gangs Of New York, Di Caprio's character totally looses his cool and beats up a dude that called hin "a chiseler".

Man, you're killin' me.

I know which one I'd like to drink. I saw on the ECBP site where B525 was released. 126 .2 proof, aged 11yr/6mo. That's even higher proof than my 1792 Full proof at 125. Now I have to hunt it down. How much time does it usually take (ball park) until a released batch gets to the retail market? Also, how can we tell the yield of this batch? If its a much smaller yield, it may affect things considerably,

WT101 8Year, very good. Doc Swinson, KC9.

Presently-

Next up was HH HC 19yr Wheat Whiskey. Man this is delicious. Thank goodness this does not taste anything like Berheim with the same mashbill. I don't mind buying a dram but buying a btl if I were to find it close to msrp would be a difficult decision to throw that amount of cash down for it, especially without tasting it first. Now that I have had a sample, I would be tempted to reach for the wallet. Oh, it would hurt though.

I checked mine and yes it does have quite a bit of sediment. The 8 has some but not as much as the 15. I found my 10 and it has just a tiny bit if you flop the bottle upside down. I have a 12CS somewhere but can't locate it right now.

I'm sure flahute or joe could move it for you

Giving a test drive with the latest version of EC BP that I have found. Tha A125, 118.2pf, 10yrs 7mo. I am terrible at nosing so all I will say is that it smells like bourbon. The palate, I am not much better at but, I got apple right of the bat with my first sip. Now after a few more sips I picked up red fruits. A lil vanilla. Not sure if I am confusing the slight ethanol burn with cinnamon?? Also pick up mild caramel. I get an oily finish as well. Overall, I like it!

Just noticed my 15 has a bunch of sediment in it. Not necessarily a bad thing from my experience. How about yours?

Not bad for a 50$ bet and some luck.

I just want to wish everybody a Happy World Cocktail Day today!

I picked up the Bardstown Wheated for $40. Much lower than some of their other offerings. At $40, it's a tad more than Weller and Green River, both of which are better than the Old Elk.

I never see Old Fitzgerald locally. See Weller's all the time. See Pappy's, George T Stagg, etc. Perhaps they just aren't in South Texas