What Bourbon Are You Drinking, Summer 2010

[OscarV]

Jefferson's Reserve 15yo, neat.

[nor02lei]

Beam 6 grains before dinner and WT 8 and 12 export after.

Leif

[SMOWK]

Weller 12 in the new bottle. Arrived today via UPS. Reminds me a lot of Lot B without the citrus notes. I've been impressed by the new bottles of Weller.

Color: Dark Amber. Legs form pretty quickly. About 1mm, 5-10mm apart.

Nose: Brown sugar, caramel, vanilla, as expected. Somewhere in the back is a green apple aroma. Again, it reminds me of Lot B in it's fruitiness, but it's not the same fruit. Interesting.

Taste: Sweet. The apple shows up big time, then honey and vanilla.

Finish: Surprisingly long for 90pf. A little dry at first, fading to a nice oak and brown sugar that lingers for quite a while.

Overall, I'm very glad to have scored 6 bottles. I would like them to, but I doubt they will last long. Just over $30/bottle. Not a bad bargain when you factor in availability.

[DeanSheen]

VWFRR I712

VWFRR

VWFRR

*hic

[Bentrod]

Tonight I am enjoying a recently purchased Elijah Craig 12 Yr that could pass for Vintage 17. Does anyone know if there is any connection between the two? Elijah Craig 12 Yr has a reputation for being inconsistent and I must admit I have never previously thought that EC12 tastes like Vintage 17. I do like this bottle very much.

[smokinjoe]

Tonight I am enjoying a recently purchased Elijah Craig 12 Yr that could pass for Vintage 17. Does anyone know if there is any connection between the two? Elijah Craig 12 Yr has a reputation for being inconsistent and I must admit I have never previously thought that EC12 tastes like Vintage 17. I do like this bottle very much.

I can't speak to any similarity to the Vintage 17, as I've never had the V17, but, I can speak to the quality of EC12. Interestingly enough, I have been marveling over the EC12 this evening, while listening to the Braves on the radio. It is truly, a fantastic and inexpensive pour. Every bottle (there have been many...) that I've purchased has been stellar. This one included.

[Halifax]

WTRB, 82 OGD, and FR1B.

[T Comp]

Did some comparison tasting between a 107 proof ORVW with 08 on the bottle bottom (cut down to 90 proof) and a Louisville labelled Special Reserve from 95. Contrasting the two helped me pick up in the ORVW, traces of the same peanut oil nose and taste, that to me, dominates some of the first made Bernheim-DSP 1 Old Fitz BIBs from 2000 and 2001....so I'm speculating, guessing and surmising Bernheim barrels make up this particular ORVW. I finished with a dash of Frankfort Centennial that blows both of these away or is it just that the last of the night tastes the best?

[Joshua]

The only respectable pour was Four Roses Single Barrel again. Man, baked apples and chocolate on the nose at first. That faded to more standard notes. On the taste was a rich buttery caramel apple, with some light spice and wood.

Strange bottle this one is.

[fishnbowljoe]

SW Weller 12. Cheers to Josh, Liz and Virginia! Joe

[Vosgar]

BT single barrel bottling (barrel #84) from Eagle River Liquors. Really enjoying the hell out of this one.

[Luna56]

Fat pour of ERSB. Light but deep in a way. Nice nightcap indeed.

Cheers!

[ggilbertva]

A lineup of everything bourbon while Jake was in town

'69 Old Crow 10 year

'59 Old Forester BIB

'82 Old Overholt

'79 Early Times

'78 Old Forester BIB

'78 Benchmark 86

'82 JBW

'78 WT 86.8

'74 Old Fitz Prime 86

Bushmills 25 yr

Julio's Centennial

plus some others I can't remember.

[OscarV]

Wild Turkey Rare Breed Batch No W-T-99 108.4prf, neat.

I think the current WTRB WT-03RB 108.2prf is better, it has a lot more carmel/toffe on the nose and less alcohol burn and more of the classic WT char comes thru because of it.

[nor02lei]

WT Tradition and OFBB 2004 before dinner and OGD 114 right now.

Leif

[Rughi]

Wild Turkey Rare Breed Batch No W-T-99 108.4prf, neat.

I think the current WTRB WT-03RB 108.2prf is better, it has a lot more carmel/toffe on the nose and less alcohol burn and more of the classic WT char comes thru because of it.

The guys have been telling me I'm nuts about the 99 for years. I stood alone in disliking it being a bit hot, thin and bitter compared to other Rare Breed's, and the best WT products. Here's one of the times I vented about it, before I fell in love with the first 03RB or had older releases.

Roger

[OscarV]

The guys have been telling me I'm nuts about the 99 for years. I stood alone in disliking it being a bit hot, thin and bitter compared to other Rare Breed's

All I can say is not only do great minds think alike but also palates in the know, know what's good.

[fishnbowljoe]

OWA NAS. I like this a lot. What can I say? It's Weller. :grin: Joe

[ratcheer]

A shot of Elmer T. Lee single barrel

Tim

[Res/st-or]

Jefferson Presidential Reserve 17 yr with my TV dinner. One of these two items are awesome.... Can you guess which one?

[Joshua]

Obviously the TV dinner!

[smokinjoe]

Before Beddy-bye, a sublime pour of EBSG OBSK. As it has been since I opened it, the nose on this is to die for.

[Luna56]

Rye night here, having a second pour of VWFRR (thanks, Joe!) and hoping for some clear skies, meteor shower tonight.

Cheers!

[ggilbertva]

Before Beddy-bye, a sublime pour of EBSG OBSK. As it has been since I opened it, the nose on this is to die for.

[OscarV]

Four Roses Single Barrel Angels-Share, neat.