HighInTheMtns Posted November 1, 2012 Share Posted November 1, 2012 Distilled in Frankfort = BT.Even knowing that, it could be of varying quality depending on how recent a bottling it is. Many people think that OWA went downhill for a while before the age statement was removed. To my taste, OWA got noticeably better when they removed the age statement. Hard to say whether it's still better now though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
petrel800 Posted November 1, 2012 Share Posted November 1, 2012 Distilled in Frankfort = BT.Even knowing that, it could be of varying quality depending on how recent a bottling it is. Many people think that OWA went downhill for a while before the age statement was removed. To my taste, OWA got noticeably better when they removed the age statement. Hard to say whether it's still better now though.Anyway to tell the age from the label and bottle? I'm mildly interested to know. The shop owner said he had the bottles since before he moved to his new location which would have been sometime around 06 or 07. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Enoch Posted November 1, 2012 Share Posted November 1, 2012 I picked up several bottles of Elijah Craig 18 year for $25 each. Turns out that NC stores have it on clearance. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Young Blacksmith Posted November 1, 2012 Share Posted November 1, 2012 It's tough pinning the date down on the OWA's. You can look at bottle dates, and see if there is something there on the bottom. Also, look for a printed code on the bottle somewhere, usually in black ink small type.I like the OWA's from the early 2000's, up till about '04. Then the NAS second, and finally the OWA from '04-NAS. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kodiak Posted November 1, 2012 Share Posted November 1, 2012 I picked up several bottles of Elijah Craig 18 year for $25 each. Turns out that NC stores have it on clearance.Whoa, where is NC was this? Haven't seen any in Wake County in months. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HighInTheMtns Posted November 1, 2012 Share Posted November 1, 2012 (edited) My remaining OWA 7 year has a date stamp in the bottom of it. Have a look and see if yours does. The date is much less prominent than all the other numbers/letters on the bottom of the bottle.This would give you a lower limit as to when it was bottled. There's no way to know the bottling date for sure though.Like Young Blacksmith said, there's also a dot matrix code on my bottle. It's faint and hard to read but I don't know if that is just my bottle. If there's one of those on yours, it will tell you the day and year the bottle was made, again that's just a lower limit on bottling date. Edited November 1, 2012 by HighInTheMtns Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tico Posted November 1, 2012 Share Posted November 1, 2012 Anyway to tell the age from the label and bottle? I'm mildly interested to know. The shop owner said he had the bottles since before he moved to his new location which would have been sometime around 06 or 07.On the top left hand corner of the label, pre. 2003ish bottles have the bottle no. field still visible but not filled in. If that's not there the. It's probably a post 2003 bottling. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Enoch Posted November 2, 2012 Share Posted November 2, 2012 Whoa, where is NC was this? Haven't seen any in Wake County in months.Picked it up in Benson. They had six and I got four of them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
savagehenry Posted November 2, 2012 Share Posted November 2, 2012 Purchased a Lot B at one shop and traded it to another shop for a Vintage 23 Rye. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bgast1 Posted November 2, 2012 Share Posted November 2, 2012 OGD 114 and W.L. Weller 12 year old Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
c2walker Posted November 2, 2012 Share Posted November 2, 2012 Purchased a Lot B at one shop and traded it to another shop for a Vintage 23 Rye.Good trade! V23 isn't for everyone, but you can always get more Lot B. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
savagehenry Posted November 2, 2012 Share Posted November 2, 2012 Good trade! V23 isn't for everyone, but you can always get more Lot B. Yeah I've never tasted the V23 rye, but I've been through enough Lot B's. Saved myself $30 by doing the trade. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
c2walker Posted November 2, 2012 Share Posted November 2, 2012 Yeah I've never tasted the V23 rye, but I've been through enough Lot B's. Saved myself $30 by doing the trade.$30? Either the Lot B was overpriced or the V23 was cheap. Regardless, crack that rye open and let us know how it is. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
savagehenry Posted November 2, 2012 Share Posted November 2, 2012 $30? Either the Lot B was overpriced or the V23 was cheap. Regardless, crack that rye open and let us know how it is. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
humchan2k Posted November 2, 2012 Share Posted November 2, 2012 I went HUGE today and got some Xmas shopping done, too.2x Parker's Heritage Master's Blend '122x 4R Limited Edition '12K&L Select single barrel Rock Hill FarmsK&L Select EWSB '12Baby SazDad's Hat Rye Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BAO Posted November 2, 2012 Share Posted November 2, 2012 4x Willett SB Binnys Handpicked 8 year. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JLH3 Posted November 3, 2012 Share Posted November 3, 2012 OWA and some Rittenhouse Rye. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MauiSon Posted November 3, 2012 Share Posted November 3, 2012 I went huge today, too. Unfortunately K&L won't ship hard liquor to my location. So, it was just a case of TPS Selected FR1B 100pf. Hope I (and my friends) like it! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jkater1 Posted November 3, 2012 Share Posted November 3, 2012 Picked up one of the Bowman Small Batches that have been popping up. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brisko Posted November 3, 2012 Share Posted November 3, 2012 OGD114. I stopped at my neighborhood liquor store to get some beer for my wife, and was ecstatic to find that they're now carrying it. They'll be getting a lot of my business, between that and Ritt BiB. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
awachatz Posted November 3, 2012 Share Posted November 3, 2012 Picked up one of the Bowman Small Batches that have been popping up.So did I.Sent from my PG86100 using Tapatalk 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gcsjr Posted November 3, 2012 Share Posted November 3, 2012 Went to some shops I've never been to...about 1-1/2 hours north. Got OGD114 at one shop, a MM handle and OWA at another. Nothing to get excited about in any of the shops...but I noticed all of them have gold label Heaven Hill on the bottom shelf, 80 proof. Don't know how likely it is that they'd be anything like my BIB OHH. I'll have to pick one up one day and see. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
savagehenry Posted November 3, 2012 Share Posted November 3, 2012 Found another V17 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phil T Posted November 3, 2012 Share Posted November 3, 2012 I went huge today, too. Unfortunately K&L won't ship hard liquor to my location. So, it was just a case of TPS Selected FR1B 100pf. Hope I (and my friends) like it!I don't think you'll be disappointed Maui. Although I have not had the current barrel, I liked the previous one so much, I bought a case of it. With the $28.80/ bottle case price, an exceptional value. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MauiSon Posted November 4, 2012 Share Posted November 4, 2012 Thanks for the comment. Four Roses just isn't available out here and with shipping I'm up to 4 sawbucks a pop, but that's K&L's nominal unselected price so I don't feel too squeezed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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