10 yr old Bulleit

[Josh]

In a conversation with Jim Rutledge last night, he told me that they bottle the Bulleit in Maryland at one of the old Seagram facilities that no longer distills but serves as a bottling plant. You were right on Col. Cowdery! (It is made at Four Roses using a blend of all ten recipes.)

That's a nice little tidbit of information there too, HH. Well done!

[Alden]

I found this locally for $40.00. I may get one.

I would also like to find the rye to sample.

[BourbonJoe]

I found this locally for $40.00. I may get one.

I would also like to find the rye to sample.

[WAINWRIGHT]

A few weeks back I managed to pick up a few at $30.99 and the regular Bulleit NAS was marked at $46.99,I kept my mouth shut and walked out the door with the three bottles they had.I would agree that not worth $50,but at $31 it drinks just fine to me.I would say it's on pretty even ground with the FR SmB and the SB is still better IMHO,100prf seems to make all the difference.

[jeffrey r]

Anyone else seeing this stuff languishing in their area? It's around $50 by me, and without any insider or industry knowledge, it seems to be mostly sitting. At $50, I think it is outside the wheelhouse of non-enthusiasts. And I am not going to buy 10yo 90 pf [FR] juice at $50, when I can buy 9-10yo 100 pf FRSB at $30.

And that is with standard Bulleit bourbon and rye seeming to be popular in my area, and very well priced in the low $20's.

[ThomasH]

Several years back, Ox and I took a tour at Cox Creek and they were dumping barrels to be bulk shipped to Diageo. The guy told us the bourbon was 11+ years old. It definitely was aged at Four Roses though!

Thomas

[squire]

This brand doesn't seem to be moving much around here.

[smokinjoe]

This brand doesn't seem to be moving much around here.

[squire]

Yes, my friends and neighbors do like the good stuff.

[Alden]

I'm a huge fan of 4R YL so this is very good news.

Now I can effectively dispense with spending twice as much for pretty much the same juice.

[HighInTheMtns]

I'm a huge fan of 4R YL so this is very good news.

Now I can effectively dispense with spending twice as much for pretty much the same juice.

Well, the yellow label isn't 10 years old.

That's not to say that I don't find the Bulleit 10 to be overpriced for what it is - I do, and have been passing on it consistently. It's just that FR1B, at ~$40, a little under 10 years old, and at higher proof, is a more fair value comparison.

[Alden]

Well, the yellow label isn't 10 years old.

That's not to say that I don't find the Bulleit 10 to be overpriced for what it is - I do, and have been passing on it consistently. It's just that FR1B, at ~$40, a little under 10 years old, and at higher proof, is a more fair value comparison.

No, there is no age stated on the label of 4R YL.

What I mean is, if I want to drink something that tastes like 4R, I'll just buy 4R.

[cowdery]

I believe the only age-stated Four Roses expressions, at least in the USA, are the limited editions.

[Brisko]

I believe the only age-stated Four Roses expressions, at least in the USA, are the limited editions.

I believe that is true. I also believe you can contact them to find out the age of the 1Bs if you have the pertinent warehouse/rick numbers.

I spoke briefly with Jim Rutledge at an event last summer and he said that Small Batch components runs in the 7 to 8 year range and the single barrels are typically 8 to 9. I really like the Small Batch precisely because it is a little less barrel influenced than the 1Bs. On top of that I think Bulleit is decent enough but a little unbalanced in a way that longer age would not correct, and maybe even exacerbate. So I don't anticipate picking up a bottle of the 10 unless it's discounted.

[jeffrey r]

I believe that is true. I also believe you can contact them to find out the age of the 1Bs if you have the pertinent warehouse/rick numbers.

I spoke briefly with Jim Rutledge at an event last summer and he said that Small Batch components runs in the 7 to 8 year range and the single barrels are typically 8 to 9.

Sounds right. The last two barrels of FR1B I inqured about (which are fantastic barrels by the way) came back with the response of:

"nearly 9 years of aging"