What bourbon are you drinking? Winter 12/13

[MyOldKyDram]

We should really try to get the word out that this is truly bad bourbon.

Never said I was enjoying it!

[thiemb]

Finished off a bottle of PHC '12 and I was in the mood for some FR so I cracked open a Binnys 1B OESQ. I'm trying to cut down on my number of open bottles but I just couldn't help myself.

[Bob Paul]

Having a sip of VW Lot B.

[Bootlegger1929]

W12 then FR OBSK from binnys. Both neat. Both yum. Like the distinction between the two.

Then it's probably either the barrel strength Willet 7 yr or some RHF. Maybe I'll do a vatting.

Usually when I can't quite decide what's next I open several different bottles and give them a whiff or a sip from the bottle until I find something that works with my palate for the evening... Is that just me or does anyone else do anything similar?

[clingman71]

Deps 1792. I've pretty much lost my taste for 1792, a decade ago I couldn't get enough of it. Maybe I've changed, maybe it's changed, probably a bit of both. It seems "thin" to me now.

[higgins]

Some EW BIB in the coffee while I watch the Mid-Atlantic snow storm fall short of expectations.

[squire]

Whipping up a luncheon cocktail with Mellow Corn, amaretto, orange juice and a touch of grenadine.

[Borchard]

Just had a 4 Roses Small Batch. REALLY good.

[MyOldKyDram]

Regular ole EC12, dreaming a couple of weeks ahead.

[Barclay Beach]

Regular ole EC12, dreaming a couple of weeks ahead.

Ditto on both counts.

[clingman71]

CnB BT #39 with just a splash of water. After the dismal performance of DEPs 1792 recently, this is a welcomed improvement.

[hectic1]

Kenwood FR1B...my favorite off the shelf bottling! It drinks more like a rye then a bourbon...creamy and spicy with undertones of clove and wood.

[squire]

A delicious tot of Old Grand Dad.

[Josh]

OGD 114 followed by 4R Ltd Ed Single Barrel 2012. This one got a little overshadowed by the Small Batch this year, but it too is in my all time top 10.

[savagehenry]

Interesting. It's difficult to keep track of these things.

I know of three 18 year olds: Gift Shop (138.6), TPS 1 (137.9), and TPS 5 (140)

And then two 17 year olds: Small Batch (147.5) and TPS (147.7)

And then a 19 year old: TPS (143.4)

What are the distill and bottling dates on yours savagehenry?

Distilled 12-14-94

Bottled 5-11-12

More like 17.5 years, TPS called it 18.

[Borchard]

Small pour of Russell's Reserve. Not enjoying it as much as the 4RSB

[clingman71]

On to some TPS AAA, damn I wish I'd bought more of this when available. I may have shed a tear when Jay said that TPS could no longer select AAA barrels. Strangely though, I normally prefer this mashbill(AAA-ETL, I always forget the #s) to the BT-ER-GTS mashbill, but tonight I definitely preferred the CnB BT to the TPS AAA.

Sidenote, I just saw a Maker's Mark TV ad, sounds like Jimmy Fallon. "A good whisky ....is what it isn't", WTF does that mean?

[jeffrey r]

Started out with a pour from a newly opened bottle of Lot B (most recent release), followed by 2002 EWSB, and finally Ritt BIB. Gotta let the Lot B open up, but it was nice. The '02 EWSB is definitely growing on me and is very tasty (have an '03 waiting in the wings). Ritt BIB is always solid.

[clingman71]

Daaaaaaaamn, a three pour weeknight! Finished with a lot B. Getting a little more wood than usual tonight, but still very good. Lot B is one of my favorite pours, somewhere in between a daily pour and an occasion pour, but tonight I think the CnB BT #39 took the honors!

[JLH3]

OGD 114. And, from reading some comments on this board, I guess I'm supposed to say that I wouldn't feed it to my first ex-wife.

:grin:

[MyOldKyDram]

Finishing up with some RR 1B. Enjoying it quite a bit more than I did the first go around. Getting an odd medicinal, band-aidy quality on it tonight, which I find quite enjoyable. Still probably just the one time buy for me, but hey.

[SFS]

OGD 114. And, from reading some comments on this board, I guess I'm supposed to say that I wouldn't feed it to my first ex-wife.

:grin:

[smokinjoe]

A little Johnny Drum Private Stock as I finish up some paperwork. Nice flavor, again. This is a definite repeat purchase for me, when this bottle is gone. But, the thing that is impressing me as the last few minutes of daylight work through the window in my office, and filters through my whiskey glass, is that it really highlights the legs of this bourbon. Big, ol, thick, sheet of whiskey that seems in no hurry to rejoin the pool below. Dayum, that's a really nice sight...

[clingman71]

A little Johnny Drum Private Stock as I finish up some paperwork. Nice flavor, again. This is a definite repeat purchase for me, when this bottle is gone. But, the thing that is impressing me as the last few minutes of daylight work through the window in my office, and filters through my whiskey glass, is that it really highlights the legs of this bourbon. Big, ol, thick, sheet of whiskey that seems in no hurry to rejoin the pool below. Dayum, that's a really nice sight...

I keep looking at this, but always end up with something else. I'm always scared of inconsistency of their bottlings, maybe I just need to pull the trigger.

[thiemb]

Some Bowman Brothers and I'm looking at the bottle of OWA for next.