dohidied Posted April 12, 2009 Share Posted April 12, 2009 do...Welcome to the board, you'll love that 2008 GTS. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
funknik Posted April 12, 2009 Share Posted April 12, 2009 Not intentionally when I initially had the idea, but eventually, my quest today was to find somewhere open on Easter where I could procure an EC12. I did track one down, but the joke was on me, because even though I checked the cork, it was an extremely musty, sharp, moldy tasting bottle -- serves me right for liquor shopping on the second coming. Anyway, it's like every other one of these is bad and I know the difference between good and bad. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kickert Posted April 12, 2009 Share Posted April 12, 2009 Not intentionally when I initially had the idea, but eventually, my quest today was to find somewhere open on Easter where I could procure an EC12. I did track one down, but the joke was on me, because even though I checked the cork, it was an extremely musty, sharp, moldy tasting bottle -- serves me right for liquor shopping on the second coming. Anyway, it's like every other one of these is bad and I know the difference between good and bad.Have you contacted HH? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
funknik Posted April 12, 2009 Share Posted April 12, 2009 Have you contacted HH?No, I should -- but the good ones are soooo good and the bad ones are sooooo bad. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Squash Posted April 13, 2009 Share Posted April 13, 2009 I got a super nasty bottle of EC12, and contacted HH by internet more than a week ago, but no reply. What to do? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
funknik Posted April 13, 2009 Share Posted April 13, 2009 I got a super nasty bottle of EC12, and contacted HH by internet more than a week ago, but no reply. What to do?I guess it'll just be more-expensive-than-usual cooking bourbon. I'm more than a little disappointed, though . . . I'd hate to have to stop buying this brand, as it's my favorite, but that's almost $60 dropped on rotten whiskey since September. At least I got one of those bottles replaced from the store. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hectic1 Posted April 13, 2009 Share Posted April 13, 2009 Bought 3 bottles of Gentleman Jack as they had them on sale for $19.95 a bottle...a good mixer when drinking bourbon straight won't do. :drink: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
funknik Posted April 13, 2009 Share Posted April 13, 2009 Call me crazy, but I picked up another EC12 tonight and it was delicious. My thinking was that if I'm returning the bad bottle to Heaven Hill, I may as well get a replacement before I ship, that way if the replacement is bad, I can ship both. Thankfully, that will not be necessary. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chefnash51 Posted April 13, 2009 Share Posted April 13, 2009 Found some wathen's today.. can't wait to crack it open. also located another bottle of RR90... I know it's not as good as the 101, but I have been loving it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kickert Posted April 14, 2009 Share Posted April 14, 2009 Call me crazy, but I picked up another EC12 tonight and it was delicious. My thinking was that if I'm returning the bad bottle to Heaven Hill, I may as well get a replacement before I ship, that way if the replacement is bad, I can ship both. Thankfully, that will not be necessary.Makes sence to me. How do the two vatt? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
funknik Posted April 14, 2009 Share Posted April 14, 2009 Makes sence to me. How do the two vatt?I won't put the good EC in with the bad, like Squash said, the tainted EC12 ruins everything it touches. I made my sister-in-law smell it and she nearly puked on the spot. It's nasty. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Josh Posted April 15, 2009 Share Posted April 15, 2009 Finally decided to give 1792 another chance yesterday after my last bottle (close to a year ago) was as bad as they come.Had a little sniff and a sip yesterday, and it was pretty damn good. Like a more refined, softer VOB. Not gonna be dumping this one out! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OscarV Posted April 15, 2009 Author Share Posted April 15, 2009 Hey Josh, is there anything on the bottle that might remotely identify this particular run?I've been thinking about getting a bottle.I haven't had one since '05 and I liked it, but it was easy to move on to something else, a little to easy, and there was so much more to taste. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Josh Posted April 16, 2009 Share Posted April 16, 2009 There's not much in the way of identifying marks on this bottle beyond what might be considered BS. All it says is that it was from warehouse Z, checked by Ken Pierce and approved by George Something. The Character is described as rich & velvety.Oh but on the bottom of the back is B6 164 12:15, for what that's worth. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ThomasH Posted April 16, 2009 Share Posted April 16, 2009 Hey Oscar, On the way to the Sampler next week, if you get a chance, stop at Cork and bottle and see if they still offer the 1792 in the single barrel, special barrel purchase offering. I have never had it but have heard it was good. I too have a bottle of 1792 from when it was first released and it isn't bad whiskey!Thomas Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OscarV Posted April 16, 2009 Author Share Posted April 16, 2009 Hey Oscar,On the way to the Sampler next week,..........I won't be making it to the Sampler.My wife took a turn for the worse and had surgery today.But on a lighter note, I did purchase something today.Call me a nerdy collector if you must, but I saw the new labels of Russell's Resrve 90 Bourbon and Rye today.Of course I had to get them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
funknik Posted April 16, 2009 Share Posted April 16, 2009 Call me a nerdy collector if you must, but I saw the new labels of Russell's Resrve 90 Bourbon and Rye today.Of course I had to get them.Nerd.padnerdpadnerdpadnerd.:grin: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
George Posted April 17, 2009 Share Posted April 17, 2009 I bought a bottle of EW yesterday. I'd never tried it and figured I give it a go. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
funknik Posted April 17, 2009 Share Posted April 17, 2009 Just grabbed a WTRB03 and a Saz Jr. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WsmataU Posted April 17, 2009 Share Posted April 17, 2009 2008 GTS. I'll bunker it because I haven't even 1/2 way finished my 2007 Stagg. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OscarV Posted April 17, 2009 Author Share Posted April 17, 2009 Got a couple of goodies today.A Wild Turkey Tribute, the Japanese export, 15yo 110prf.AndA Wild Turkey 1855 ReserveBatch No W-T-10-92110prfNASThat gives me 31 different Turkey labels.I'm gunning for you HighTower.:grin: I still need a Freedom, Stampede, Heritage and two others whose names escape me now.One has what looks like platinum on the lower part of the bottle.And the other one looks like a big perfume bottle with an indented circle in the middle where the label is. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
independant Posted April 17, 2009 Share Posted April 17, 2009 Picked up my first bottle of Elmer T Lee today. Can't wait to get off work and see what it is all about. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ggilbertva Posted April 17, 2009 Share Posted April 17, 2009 Took my son to look at a college in PA, on the way back I stopped at Mountain Liquor just over the MD border and found some VW Family Reserve Rye. Never had this one before, but I've heard good things about it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Special Reserve Posted April 19, 2009 Share Posted April 19, 2009 A little dusty hinting in the D. 750 mL, no dates on the tax stamp, UPC 88508, plenty of dust on the bottle Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
funknik Posted April 19, 2009 Share Posted April 19, 2009 A little dusty hinting in the D.750 mL, no dates on the tax stamp, UPC 88508, plenty of dust on the bottle Nice one . . . got myself a Dickel No. 12 today. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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