What Bourbon Are You Enjoying, Winter 2011/2012

[bigtoys]

drank this over the weekend with one other guy....the whole bottle over 2 nights.

[mosugoji64]

EC18. Was a little hesitant with this one given the inconsistencies reported here, but this bottle is very nice. The oak is readily apparent but is balanced with just enough sweetness and a healthy kick of rye to keep the wood from becoming overwhelming. Glad I pulled the trigger!

[Old Lamplighter]

Lowering the level on a dying bottle of AAA followed by some mo Lil Saz...good stuff:drink:

[fishnbowljoe]

Weller 12. Why not? :skep:

[Clavius]

Enjoying some Blanton's tonight (dumped on 8-31-11, from Barrel #91 in warehouse H on rick #31). While I like Blanton's I just can't find anything in it to justify the $50 price tag. But I will admit that it comes in just about the coolest bottle there is on the market.

[ILLfarmboy]

WT RR 101.

I need to warm up. The wind is howling.

Why WT RR 101, you ask. 'Cause it reminds me of the WT 101 8 year of my under-age/barely of age youth drinking and I'm mourning the loss of yet another age statement.

[Ejmharris]

TPS OWA. not as good as the cork and barrel selection but still pretty damn good at $20.

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[Ejmharris]

Also opened up a Weller 12 from cork and bottle. Good stuff now. Can't wait for it to open up a little bit after a month or two.

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[DeanSheen]

WLW 2009 still tasty.

[Eth3rStrik3r]

Having a small glass of 4RSmB to commemorate finishing two batches of beer.

[Ejmharris]

Finished the night off with MB Roland Black Dog bourbon. Going to miss that little 375 when it is gone!!!

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[Luna56]

Not much selection in the liquor stores near my hotel in LA so I went with WT101. I can see why WT has a devoted following, it's stout, dependable stuff.

Enjoying a nice, fat pour along with the mercy of warmer weather than at home.

Cheers!

[jcg9779]

I had a couple pours of the Jim Rutledge pick FRSB OBSV the other night. I don't get as much fruit as on other OBSV bottles, but still think that this is a great bottle. Terrific richness and great mouthfeel at a low proof (105.5 proof - barrel strength).

I also had some Willett 18 yr wheater a couple of days ago and it is an outstanding bourbon.

[dohidied]

Savoring the last pour of Old Forester BIB DSP-414 I have. This bottle started off very dry and rough, but it has opened up beautifully. Time to reload.

[fishnbowljoe]

I always look forward to your bowling night posts. It sounds like such a great time! How do you manage to keep the ball in your own lane with all of those great bourbons around?

[SeaninSD]

Enjoying my first PVW 15. I had one bottle for a while, but was scared to open it; today I found a second bottle so felt better opening up one and giving it try. So far so good and I'm impressed with the flavor, the smoothness, no real burn and the long finish. Living up to the hype so far!

[Jwilly019]

FYI, we normally don't start hitting the bourbon till after we're done. On some nights we might get a leg up and have a pour in the last game. We normally bring 50 ml's or 2 oz sample bottles. Once in a while 4 oz bottles.

This one's for you Brian. :cool:

It was bowling night tonight. Gary and I both bowled good. We won all three games for a change. :woohoo: Been a while since we did that. After bowling, we sampled some Bernheim, Angel's Envy, and a 2005 EWSB. It was a good night. Better than normal 'cause we won. :grin:

[fishnbowljoe]

I sure wish I could find some '05 EWSB around here. Best we can do is '02. :grin:

FWIW Justin, it was a mini, and we actually didn't think it was all that great. :frown:

[G.H.Adams]

Enjoying several pours of GTS 2011 before turning in.

[Eth3rStrik3r]

Watching basketball and having some Jefferson's and some RR90.

[StraightNoChaser]

kicked off with a 4R1B LE100th, sipped on that for almost 3 hours :eek:

now having a PHC wheated for the next couple hours...

[Billy Bourbon]

Old Fitzgerald BIB.

Of the half dozen or so value pour bourbons I've been drinking, for some reason I can hardly get a nose on this bourbon. This oddity brings me back, seeking to get more flavors on the nose, but it is always the same.

I'm not complaining. It is light and subtle caramel. On the taste though, it surprises me over and over by really spreading out and is very satisfying. I love these value pours.

The nose is extremely light and almost non existent, especially comparing this to a couple other BIB's I've tried like Old Grand Dad BIB and Heaven Hill BIB and Old Forester Signature which is 100 proof.

I'm gonna pour one more and maybe one more after that.

I taste sweet corn, caramel, vanilla, butterscotch and juicy fruit bubble gum. There are some other flavors but for the life of me I cannot put it into words. This really is a great bourbon that I am growing to love and hope I can find one of the older bottles I've read about but it may never happen. I think it is a 2005 but am not totally certain. Good stuff.

Gonna pour one more.

[BFerguson]

Was pleasantly pleased yesterday walking over by the hotel bar that they had Lot B on hand. Certainly made my day.

When We came back later for for another and music, I gave my waitress my order for the same, and out of her mouth came the ever so unexpected "magic word" response, "Do you want some Pappy?"

I certainly perked up at that! I inquired if it was the 15 or 20, her reply was 'I believe it's the 23yr" While I knew that this would be expensive, I thought, what the hell, I'm on vacation, and I'll probably never spring for a bottle anyway, so "yes" came out of my mouth quickly.

No woodiness, just pure bliss. It was by far probably the best glass that I have ever had.

Magnificent.

B

[hectic1]

Cracked open one of the Noah's Mill 15yr bottles that I picked up this week and I'm really happy that I grabbed all 3 of the bottles that were on the shelf. This bottle has an thick syruppy nose filled with maple, brown sugar, and honey. The pallets shows some dark chocolate, nougat, brown sugar, and light hints of wood. At 114.3 proof it shows absolutely no heat on the nose, pallet, or finish...I couldn't have picked a better bottling for my preferences if I did it myself. Nice work Drew! :bowdown:

[ebo]

Started with a pour from "the dark side".... Ardbeg 10. Decdided to go with one our Tennessee offerings after that... George Dickel 12.