What Bourbon Are You Drinking, Summer 2010

[blopez50]

Idk why but I got home and was craving some Evan Williams so I caved in!

Granted I am new to this, EW Black Label is an awesome value IMHO..

[nor02lei]

I did have WT 12 export before outdoors grilling yesterday, uncut 13 years HH bottled by Cadenheads after and OGD 114 as a nightcap. The Turkey really found the spot last night.

Leif

[macdeffe]

Just had a wee vertical of High West Rendezvous, High West 16yo, AH Hirsch 16yo and Bitter Truth Rye

All great whiskies, but the Hirsch was my favourite..a magnificient whiskey

Steffen

[nor02lei]

Just had a wee vertical of High West Rendezvous, High West 16yo, AH Hirsch 16yo and Bitter Truth Rye

All great whiskies, but the Hirsch was my favourite..a magnificient whiskey

Steffen

[TBC]

Housework all day today, gonna keep it simple with some Beam Black, when all is done, hopefully by this afternoon, I'll finally crack that ri(1) and give it a go. It's gotten some mixed reviews so I'm anxious to see for myself.

[macdeffe]

Hi Leif. I like it a lot, it's very comparable to GTS in its ABV and I consume it likewise = dropwise

I got a nice deal on it - 1500 danish kroner, approx 260$ which I find an ok deal considering the price level here

I wrote about on my blog, see link below

Steffen

[dmarkle]

My William Larue Weller -- the most recent bottling...

Enjoyed with a good friend last night. When her husband arrived, my back was turned and he mixed it with Coke. I was actually rather pissed off, but I tried not to let it show. He took that as an invitation to do it again. No matter, it's their problem now as I am *never* bringing anything good over to their place again. Maybe I will fill an old WLW bottle up with some EarlyTimes and bring that over next time.

[TBC]

My William Larue Weller -- the most recent bottling...

Enjoyed with a good friend last night. When her husband arrived, my back was turned and he mixed it with Coke. I was actually rather pissed off, but I tried not to let it show. He took that as an invitation to do it again. No matter, it's their problem now as I am *never* bringing anything good over to their place again. Maybe I will fill an old WLW bottle up with some EarlyTimes and bring that over next time.

Unforgivable. I don't know where these people come from. Next time, if he's there, just bring over a six of Bud Light.

[BourbonRob]

You handled it well...I wish I had your patience....That would have been tough to handle..

[OscarV]

4R1B CnB selection poured over cracked ice, so nice.

[nor02lei]

After a new day of bicycling and outdoor natural water bath in our very good summer whether I had an OFBB 2004 before outdoors grilling. Then Rittenhouse BIB watching a good movie on television.

Leif

[SBOmarc]

Wild Turkey Tribute.

It is everything that I hoped it would be. Quite possibly the very best bourbon that has passed these lips. Savoring each and every taste.

[ILLfarmboy]

WT Rare Breed.

I gave up trying to get the wife to add some to the peach glazed pork chops she's cooking for supper. I think it would be a wonderful addition, but it was a no go........

[dmarkle]

My very first drink of the Sam Houston. Very nice indeed!

[TBC]

decided to mix it up, enjoying a glass of Rebel Yell, then I'll kick it up and go to maybe EC or Four Roses. We'll see what the day brings us.

[SMOWK]

Started the birthday last night with Pappy 20 in a hotel room in downtown Philadelphia after a Third World concert.

I've since come home, and now it's MM46 (final, and best, pour of the bottle, go figure), then onto Weller Centennial that was sent from a fellow SBer (THANK YOU SIR!!! OUTSTANDING!). I think after this, I'm going back to the Pappy 20, and then who knows, it's still early.

[OscarV]

I moved over to Willett 17yo 133.7prf, neat.

This is the Louisville Bourbon Society selection and I must admit that I was let down at first.

It's been open for a little over two weeks and I am now getting to know it.

It is a wheater distilled by * not *-* and I think that is why I wasn't as satisified with it at first.

It's mutilayered and that sometimes throws me off.

[Trace Tippler]

Finishing my first bottle of WSR. It shall not be the last. And after that, since a neighbor was kind enough to give me a basket of lemons I'll be having a whiskey sour probably made with EWB or JBB. Life is good.

[docbible]

Enjoying Lot B and MM 46. I am a fan of the MM 46. The french oak gives it a finish with a twist different from white oak. More flavor but the increase in proof may be partially responsible. I was not around when MM at a higher proof was an option. tim

[bonneamie]

I am savoring some FR Yellow Label on my back deck listening to Dinosaur Jr compete with sounds of the city in the summer including very loud cicadas and jets overhead.

[TNbourbon]

I 'graced':skep: the chat room Thursday without a single whiskey in the house (other than an inviolable single bottle). I was sipping an Aussie 'sticky' tawny port instead, because I had it on hand and didn't have to buy it (which is kinda my chief criterion these days).

Just so any attendants Thursday don't feel TOO sorry for me, I DID buy some green-label Evan Williams yesterday, and am enjoying it with diet ginger ale tonight. Lest that also seem worthy of pity, I'd point out that tasting from the bottom shelf offers both an appreciation of American straight whiskey, as a whole -- even the 'cheap' stuff ain't bad! -- and the "good" stuff when we're fortunate enough to have it.

I've had a lot of the "good" stuff, too, over the years, and I appreciate it still. But, I've engendered a belated appreciation, also, for the base bottlings. Think of buying a car without fear of getting a 'lemon' -- THAT'S American whiskey! Don't belittle it.

[Gillman]

Does anyone write better on this board than Tim? Well said, Sir.

Gary

[Gillman]

Jack Daniels, since this particular bar - I'm on a conference out of town - had no other straight whiskey. I drank it without (too many) preconceptions, being with people who enjoy a drink but don't plumb particularly for whiskey. (When I wondered out loud what bourbons the bar had, one of them said, try Johnnie Walker...). Anyway the Jack was excellent. It struck me as tasting sweet, mapley perhaps, with an overlay of powdered charcoal. No banana or other esters. Very good drink, much improved (as I keep saying) from some years back. Johnnie W has its place, but let's keep it in the right category.

Gary

[Gillman]

I meant, plump (not plumb), i.e., they don't favour whisky in general. Surprising how outside the main urban centers in Canada the beverage scene is very formatted. Unless there are wineries or craft breweries in the area, the American whiskey selection is likely to be Jack and Beam White. There will be one or two Canadian whiskies and a few nationally distributed beers. There are exceptions, but not that many I think.

Gary

[cigarnv]

How did you like the Bitter Truth Rye Steffen? I have seen it around for a long time, but it is very expensive and I haven’t heard anyone comment the taste.

Leif