Christmas bottles

[stevegoz]

A 4RSB (basic year 'round delicious version) and a BT Experimental Oat.

[Clavius]

No Christmas bottles for me.

[PozzSka]

750ml Four Roses Small Batch (a preferred whiskey by me)

4 rocks glasses

2 crystal tumblers

Also (not bourbon, but bourbon related) a 6-pack of Woodchuck hard cider Barrel Reserve (aged in used bourbon barrels)

then I bought myself some Glencairn glasses and a copita glass.

[smokinjoe]

Yowza! A buddy just returned from visiting in-laws in the Motherland, and dropped off a AAA 10 yr for me for Christmas. :woohoo:

[jeffrey r]

Yowza! A buddy just returned from visiting in-laws in the Motherland, and dropped off a AAA 10 yr for me for Christmas. :woohoo:

Cheers. :toast: Bought my first bottles of this recently from TPS--great pour, and such a good deal.

[Wryguy]

Got a bottle of James E. Pepper 15 year bourbon. Pretty excited as I'd never seen it before. My guess is it is probably juice from LDI, but being a newb I'm excited whenever my palate gets exposure to anything more aged than a standard bottle of BT.

[bourbongirl]

Didn't receive any bourbon, but I did pick up a bottle of Larceny to see what all the hype is about.

[skidfive]

Wild Turkey 101 (old label) anyone else notice a difference between the new/old label? I find the old label to have less burn, more of a warming feeling, with more caramel/vanilla then the new label. It might be mental but I feel there is just something about it, Id buy the old label over the new anyday.

I was also told that I would be recieving my real bourbon gift at tonights UFC fight at the brothers house..... We will see.

Edited December 29, 2012 by skidfive

[JimmyLikesRye]

No bourbon, but my sister and her boyfriend got me a bottle of that Chicago favorite, Malort.

Strangely enough, I had a feeling that this may make a showing.

Of course, since this is the season of sharing, I did say that they are all welcome to it.

B

http://www.redeyechicago.com/videogallery/72009210/Entertainment/RedEye-staffers-taste-Malort-for-the-first-time

[T Comp]

No bourbon, but my sister and her boyfriend got me a bottle of that Chicago favorite, Malort.

Strangely enough, I had a feeling that this may make a showing.

Of course, since this is the season of sharing, I did say that they are all welcome to it.

B

http://www.redeyechicago.com/videogallery/72009210/Entertainment/RedEye-staffers-taste-Malort-for-the-first-time

I tended bar in the Chicago area from 1978 to 1981 and a shot of Malort was de rigeur for anybody's first legal night of drinking (19 then). Also had two 70 plus year old guys, still working as tool and die makers, who regularly drank 2 shots a night with shorty Old Styles, after they got off their 2 PM to 10 PM shift...so we went through about 2 bottles a week.

[squire]

Old guys will do strange things, I tell 'ya.

[savagehenry]

Finally had our family Xmas party on SAT. Got a CEHT Rye and a BT

[thiemb]

No bourbon gifts but my mother in law did give me a set of 6 Glencairns.

[smokinjoe]

No bourbon gifts but my mother in law did give me a set of 6 Glencairns.

[mosugoji64]

Yowza! A buddy just returned from visiting in-laws in the Motherland, and dropped off a AAA 10 yr for me for Christmas. :woohoo:

[Kalessin]

No bourbon, but my sister and her boyfriend got me a bottle of that Chicago favorite, Malort.

Strangely enough, I had a feeling that this may make a showing.

Of course, since this is the season of sharing, I did say that they are all welcome to it.

B

I think I want... no, NEED a bottle of this on my bar. And one to bring to a "bottle trash night" party.

[squire]

I don't believe I've ever been tipsy enough to be tempted by this.

[The Boozer]

Wild Turkey 101 (old label) anyone else notice a difference between the new/old label? I find the old label to have less burn, more of a warming feeling, with more caramel/vanilla then the new label. It might be mental but I feel there is just something about it, Id buy the old label over the new anyday.

I agree. I suspect that some of the 6-8 year old juice went into WT81 and WT101 is now all 4-6 year bourbon. Tastes young-ish and hot. Only looking to purchase old labels, the newest "dusty".

Sticking to the thread, I got "nuthin" this Xmas.

[weller_tex]

I agree. I suspect that some of the 6-8 year old juice went into WT81 and WT101 is now all 4-6 year bourbon. Tastes young-ish and hot. Only looking to purchase old labels, the newest "dusty".

Sticking to the thread, I got "nuthin" this Xmas.

Yeah the new WT101 sucks. I thought maybe I was wrong, but tried again. It's awful. If there is 6 years in there then it is less than 25%. Used to be my go to bourbon. No more.

[weller_tex]

I got some money for Christmas for bourbons and got a 2011 Ltd. Edition Small Batch Four Roses (fantastic stuff..I don't get the somewhat negative reviews) and a Weller 12..also got OGD 114.

[stevegoz]

Oh, lordie, this WT talk made me overlook a "gift" -- a bud of mine who doesn't know bourbon brought a handle of WT81 to our holiday party in early December. Pretty sure that one will go unopened for many, many years unless my college-era love of the 7&7 returns....

[squire]

Go ahead Steve, it deserves a decent burial.

[skidfive]

I agree. I suspect that some of the 6-8 year old juice went into WT81 and WT101 is now all 4-6 year bourbon. Tastes young-ish and hot. Only looking to purchase old labels, the newest "dusty".

Sticking to the thread, I got "nuthin" this Xmas.

Agreed, I pick the handles up whenever I see them, the 750s are still very common around my area and will be around for a while.

Christmas giftcard was used to pick up an ODG 114

[Kalessin]

Oh, lordie, this WT talk made me overlook a "gift" -- a bud of mine who doesn't know bourbon brought a handle of WT81 to our holiday party in early December. Pretty sure that one will go unopened for many, many years unless my college-era love of the 7&7 returns....

[stevegoz]

Hmmm... You could keep it around for parties where you can set out a bottom-shelfer to keep the expensive whiskies safe. You could re-gift it to a grad student hard up for whiskey money. If it still has an original price tag with a store name, the selling store might take back the "mistake" and credit you towards a much nicer bottle.