What bottles did you get on Christmas Eve/Day?

[Jwilly019]

A friend gave me a bottle of ER1B.

[Happyhour24x7]

Christmas Eve's gifts to myself: E.H. Taylor single barrel and a pair of Willett pot stills. Received on Christmas day: Black Maple Hill 16 YO. Apparently I was good this year.

[Tucker]

Bought myself a bottle of Abraham Bowman rye and received Chet Zoeller's book, 'Bourbon in Kentucky: A History of Distilleries in Kentucky' and a big box of Maker's Mark bourbon balls.

[the Duff]

An Everett's hand picked Baby Saz. From what I hear, any hand picked Baby Saz will be unobtainium for a long time. This was Everett's last bottle too.

Anyone else run across hand picked Baby Saz lately?

I hope BT is putting up more of their rye for aging. I just love the stuff.

[stevegoz]

Bit of a cheat, but I did wistfully sigh in front of a bottle of Rock Hill Farms long enough yesterday at Binny's for the wife to finally say "Would you like me to buy that for you as a late Christmas present?"

After several milliseconds, I answered in the affirmative. :grin:

[cas]

After several milliseconds, I answered in the affirmative. :grin:

Why did you wait so long?

Craig

[stevegoz]

Why did you wait so long?

Craig

Didn't wanna seem greedy.

[autiger23]

http://www.straightbourbon.com/forums/showpost.php?p=268128&postcount=44

Posted this in the winter thread, but I consider this as my christmas present to myself since I did have the order paid before christmas.

[Eth3rStrik3r]

Prior to Christmas, I went shopping with my parents and they bought me a bottle of 4RSmB and RR. Also got a nice bottle of Jefferson's from my future brother in law who is a scotch fanatic(although I have slowly introduced him to the fine world of bourbon). I got him a bottle of ORVW 10/107 and we had a nice evening of sharing different bottles of whiskey with each other.

[River Runner]

A buffalo trace single barrel bottling that the local store had done. Haven't opened it yet, but am hopeful that it will be fantastic!

[smokinjoe]

As I've written about here over the years, my wife gets me a miniature bottle of whiskey every Christmas as a stocking stuffer. The requirements are that they must be whiskey (bourbon preferred), and the bottles must be glass (getting harder and harder to find these days). Started in 1982 while we were dating in college (JB white 5 yr), so this year marked the 30th straight Christmas, when she deposited a Four Roses Single Barrel into my stocking. I have them all, all still unopened. Bourbon, Scotch, Canadian, and Blends. Thought I'd share a few pics below.

Pic 1 is (Left to Right) the entire collection in chronological order 1982-2011

Pic 2 is (L to R) 2000-2011

Pic 3 is (L to R) 1990-1999

Pic 4 is (L to R) 1982-1989

I still can't believe I didn't lose, break, or particularly, drink any of them. I tell ya', there were more than a few times in college when I had my hand on those early bottles ready to drink them, when the house was out of regular booze. :drinking: And, the Jim Beam White (along with dirty laundry, books, and assorted other crap) fell out of my Jeep's passenger door and onto the side of I-69 at 60 MPH while on my way back home to Ft. Wayne from Muncie. It's a survivor.

[Rockefeller]

As I've written about here over the years, my wife gets me a miniature bottle of whiskey every Christmas as a stocking stuffer. The requirements are that they must be whiskey (bourbon preferred), and the bottles must be glass (getting harder and harder to find these days). Started in 1982 while we were dating in college (JB white 5 yr), so this year marked the 30th straight Christmas, when she deposited a Four Roses Single Barrel into my stocking. I have them all, all still unopened. Bourbon, Scotch, Canadian, and Blends. Thought I'd share a few pics below.

Pic 1 is (Left to Right) the entire collection in chronological order 1982-2011

Pic 2 is (L to R) 2000-2011

Pic 3 is (L to R) 1990-1999

Pic 4 is (L to R) 1982-1989

I still can't believe I didn't lose, break, or particularly, drink any of them. I tell ya', there were more than a few times in college when I had my hand on those early bottles ready to drink them, when the house was out of regular booze. :drinking: And, the Jim Beam White (along with dirty laundry, books, and assorted other crap) fell out of my Jeep's passenger door and onto the side of I-69 at 60 MPH while on my way back home to Ft. Wayne from Muncie. It's a survivor.

It would seem to me that some of these bottles (particularly the Old Bushmills, right side of last photo) are only partially full. Is this from evaporation over the years due to a poor twist off seal?

[Parkersback]

Joe, really cool tradition, and really cool collection, thanks for sharing.

[smokinjoe]

It would seem to me that some of these bottles (particularly the Old Bushmills, right side of last photo) are only partially full. Is this from evaporation over the years due to a poor twist off seal?

It's weird, but the older metal screw caps seem to show the most evaporation (like the Old Bushmill's). :crazy: The plastic screw caps are doing fine, though. That Old Bushmill's has been giving up a little for several years. I'm thinking of sealing it with wax, along with a few others. The Blanton's has taken a hit, too.

Or, somebody here is sneaking some sips...

[BigRich]

The wife gave me a bottle of Balvenie 14yr Caribbean Rum Cask.

[WhiskeyCharlie]

I was given a bottle of Garrison Brothers Texas Bourbon. This is the first bourbon legally available in Texas since prohibition. I have store in the Houston market and we can't get our hands on it. My Grandfather, the original Whiskey Charley, brought me a bottle from his store in South Texas. Production is low so may be many years before it makes its way out of the Lone Star State.

Nose is vanilla, caramel, citrus. On the tongue it has typical bourbon tones but there is a flavor in there I cannot decipher. I need to look at a list of common tasting notes and see if one matches up. Pretty decent bourbon and glad Texas has one to call its own.

http://www.garrisonbros.com/

[p_elliott]

I was given a bottle of Garrison Brothers Texas Bourbon. This is the first bourbon legally available in Texas since prohibition. I have store in the Houston market and we can't get our hands on it. My Grandfather, the original Whiskey Charley, brought me a bottle from his store in South Texas. Production is low so may be many years before it makes its way out of the Lone Star State.

Nose is vanilla, caramel, citrus. On the tongue it has typical bourbon tones but there is a flavor in there I cannot decipher. I need to look at a list of common tasting notes and see if one matches up. Pretty decent bourbon and glad Texas has one to call its own.

http://www.garrisonbros.com/

I can give you a hand with that flavor it's horse piss.