ggilbertva Posted December 30, 2009 Share Posted December 30, 2009 Tonight I opened an '09 WLW and enjoyed it very much. My favorite to date has been the '06 release but now I feel compelled to do a side by side and see which one comes out on top. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GOCOUGS2002 Posted December 30, 2009 Share Posted December 30, 2009 Julio's PVW 15 tonight, I love this stuff! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spun_cookie Posted December 30, 2009 Author Share Posted December 30, 2009 Julio's PVW 15 tonight, I love this stuff!Ahhh... The crusade PVW SB.... That has been the gem of the crusades thuse far with the group.I am not sure when I will break down and open one again... That juice is just to good... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ruby K Posted December 30, 2009 Share Posted December 30, 2009 giving my bottle of blanton's another try, after tasting some of the "from the barrel" stuff i have to wonder if there's anything that should be cut with water before bottling. I mean, the answer is probably yes, right, but I do seem to like the higher proofs and the higher percentage of actual whiskey. Also, this bottle is sentimental, as it was my best man gift. Eh, not bad, but also not 50 dollar whiskey. Ah well, to the bride and groom! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nor02lei Posted December 30, 2009 Share Posted December 30, 2009 I did have Dickel 12 before a dinner with my 2 sons yesterday. Then Stagg 2009 afterwards. Later I did go to a nightclub to listen to a couple of local bands. I did have a MM from the bar and a WT 101 from early 90-is as a refill from my pocket bottle. Well home again at one a clock I was hungry again and had a full meal of Christmas food again including beer and snaps wile watching Seinfeld on television. There is a lot of eating and drinking going on in Sweden this time of the year for sure! Old tradition we have.Leif Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OscarV Posted December 30, 2009 Share Posted December 30, 2009 A little bit of a lot of stuff.Started with a Wild Turkey on the rocks, (cheers Amy and Josh)Then had a Baker's neat, (in your eye guys)Took a ghetto turn on location for some Evan Williams 8yo 90 prf neat (party on Bevis), nothing like ghetto drinkin' in YpsiSlowed down for the ride home,....Now I got me a 4R1B neat and complete!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
theDon Posted December 30, 2009 Share Posted December 30, 2009 I'm gonna do it, gonna finish off a bottle of ER101. Only so I can make room for another 10 year old 101 proof bird that will help me ring in the New Year! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Josh Posted December 31, 2009 Share Posted December 31, 2009 A little bit of a lot of stuff.Started with a Wild Turkey on the rocks, (cheers Amy and Josh)Then had a Baker's neat, (in your eye guys)Took a ghetto turn on location for some Evan Williams 8yo 90 prf neat (party on Bevis), nothing like ghetto drinkin' in YpsiSlowed down for the ride home,....Now I got me a 4R1B neat and complete!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ShewDawg Posted December 31, 2009 Share Posted December 31, 2009 Had a couple of Ritt Bib to combat the cold, great stuff and surprised it's actually in NJ. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BBQ+Bourbon Posted December 31, 2009 Share Posted December 31, 2009 giving my bottle of blanton's another try, after tasting some of the "from the barrel" stuff i have to wonder if there's anything that should be cut with water before bottling. I mean, the answer is probably yes, right, but I do seem to like the higher proofs and the higher percentage of actual whiskey. Also, this bottle is sentimental, as it was my best man gift. Eh, not bad, but also not 50 dollar whiskey. Ah well, to the bride and groom! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
callmeox Posted December 31, 2009 Share Posted December 31, 2009 Man, no caffeine since lunch and I'm still wired at 11PM.I guess that I will have to remedy that with some 80's era Old Taylor 86 proof while this one sided bowl game wraps up. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
keng Posted December 31, 2009 Share Posted December 31, 2009 This is my first bottle of KY Vintage. It won't be my last. Really nice everyday pour. Good burn and wood on the finish and in the nose.This doesn't seem to get any props from most people I've noticed, but I like this bourbon a lot. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
emr454 Posted December 31, 2009 Share Posted December 31, 2009 Started with a pour of EWSB '98, then WT101 and wrapped it up with WTRB. These 3 bourbons were good when I first tried them, but every day they seem to get better. I know what I'm filling my bunker with when I get rich!Eric Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fishnbowljoe Posted December 31, 2009 Share Posted December 31, 2009 Bowling night tonight. JBW and coke. But....... I brought some WTRB with tonight. Definitely made the night a lot more bearable. :grin: Next week? :skep: Not sure. Me and Gary will come up with something. Gary mentioned bringing some FC. I'll probably bring something different too. :grin: It's all good. Joe Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ruby K Posted December 31, 2009 Share Posted December 31, 2009 Sentimental value aside, I agree with you; all good bourbon should be offered in a barrel proof unfiltered variety. There really is no other way.The difference is really astounding. How I got to try the barrel proof blanton's is funny enough. In the same bar I found the blue wax, chatting up one of the owners. I had actually never seen the different labels on the blanton's, and he gave us a pour of the blanton's "from the barrel" which I have yet to see anywhere else up here in NYC (surely, it must run from the tap in KY). I had been hoping for a taste of the WR Seasoned Oak but I'll never turn down a free dram. So much tastier than the regular pour!Also, somewhat on topic, somewhat off topic: For those who know the business, is it really that much more expensive to distill at a lower barrel proof so you're not cutting the finished product with so much water at the end? I thought most barrel proofs were 120-130, so seeing that Four Roses's barrel proof iterations are mostly around 105-110 was a discovery for me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ruby K Posted December 31, 2009 Share Posted December 31, 2009 to celebrate the DEMISE of 2009, a nip from the samples Matt sent my way. Hrm, GTS 2009 or OFBIB? I think the HAZMAT is a great way to send out what's been a sometimes hazardous year. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ErichPryde Posted December 31, 2009 Share Posted December 31, 2009 to celebrate the DEMISE of 2009, a nip from the samples Matt sent my way. Hrm, GTS 2009 or OFBIB? I think the HAZMAT is a great way to send out what's been a sometimes hazardous year.This year's stagg is incredible. if you were to look up bourbon in the dictionary, there should be a picture of a GTS bottle there, it is sheer essence of bourbon, existing in at least 5 space-time continuums and fifteen dimensions all at the same time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jburlowski Posted December 31, 2009 Share Posted December 31, 2009 The difference is really astounding. How I got to try the barrel proof blanton's is funny enough. In the same bar I found the blue wax, chatting up one of the owners. I had actually never seen the different labels on the blanton's, and he gave us a pour of the blanton's "from the barrel" which I have yet to see anywhere else up here in NYC (surely, it must run from the tap in KY). We can't get the barrel-proof Blanton's in KY either.Sazerac / Buffalo Trace does not own the Blanton's label, although they produce it and distribute it in the US. That distribution agreement limits what expressions are available domestically. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
p_elliott Posted December 31, 2009 Share Posted December 31, 2009 We can't get the barrel-proof Blanton's in KY either.Sazerac / Buffalo Trace does not own the Blanton's label, although they produce it and distribute it in the US. That distribution agreement limits what expressions are available domestically.Please explain further I thought that it was Elmer T Lee that came up with the idea of Blanton's and of the single barrel bourbon. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jburlowski Posted December 31, 2009 Share Posted December 31, 2009 My understanding is that the Blanton's brand is owned by Age International, Inc. -- which is, in turn, owned by a Japanese company. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OscarV Posted December 31, 2009 Share Posted December 31, 2009 Started with WT Rare Breed neat, I have a WT Kentucky Spirit going now, neat of course. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
smokinjoe Posted December 31, 2009 Share Posted December 31, 2009 A bit of Louisville Old Weller Original 107 to start the Festivities tonight. Since a New Year is a comin', I'm gonna sneak a nip or two of some of my 'shine tonight. Thank Goodness my BIL brought me a new jar for Christmas. My Current Ball Jar is gettin' low. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chilidawg7 Posted January 1, 2010 Share Posted January 1, 2010 Ringing in the New Year on the East Coast with a healthy pour of Weller Centennial. May your 2010 be as good as mine as going to be... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spun_cookie Posted January 1, 2010 Author Share Posted January 1, 2010 Sippin' on the last of the 86 proof OGD ND Juice... Good stuff. I am taking it slow tonight... long week with little good sleep... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Special Reserve Posted January 1, 2010 Share Posted January 1, 2010 The last bourbon of 2009 was a NAS OWA. Not yesterday but a few days ago. I'm compelled to add: THIS BOURBON IS GOOD. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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