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BradleyC Enthusiast

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Well said. I bought my first PVW last year and was unimpressed for the hype and dough. I would take a WLW over PVW.

Shhhhhhhhhh!

WLW is aweful. dont buy it.

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bllygthrd Enthusiast

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A most interesting discussion ... I regularly have OWA and Weller 12 on-hand ... if VW doesn't offer a quantum leap ... guess I'm not missing much based on $.

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Painkiller Apprentice

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Wow, Sailor! Now there's a concoction if ever I saw one! I happen to have all 3 of the ingredients, and by the by, I must say I really enjoy the KCSB. Say what you will, right now I put that way up high on my list of fav's. A li'l splash of purified water and it's hard to believe it's a 120 proofer. I shall try that recipe. Down here in S FL you never find dusties of any kind (not counting the '09 4R Mariage I stumbled upon), so you make do with what you have. That is one of the reasons I started this thread.

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WsmataU Enthusiast

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WsmataU do you have any verification Jefferson has access to the same whisky stock Julian chooses from?
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Borchard Advanced Taster

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JPS 18 was the closest thing I found to my PVW20...UNTIL I was given a sample of Elijah Craig 20. It was wonderful! Im not as sanguine about EC 18. To me, it has all of the woodiness but WITHOUT the same sweetness, which makes it a little thin. I still like it, but just not as much.

i DID do a little blending last night. I mixed equal parts EC18 and Weller SR. Pretty good. Then I mixed pretty much equal parts EC18 and OWA. Even better IMHO

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JPS 18 was the closest thing I found to my PVW20...UNTIL I was given a sample of Elijah Craig 20. It was wonderful! Im not as sanguine about EC 18. To me, it has all of the woodiness but WITHOUT the same sweetness, which makes it a little thin. I still like it, but just not as much.

i DID do a little blending last night. I mixed equal parts EC18 and Weller SR. Pretty good. Then I mixed pretty much equal parts EC18 and OWA. Even better IMHO

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hectic1 Disciple

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Except Elijah Craig is not a wheated bourbon. The 20 year old was named whiskey of year and rightfully so.
The EC20 that was named whiskey of the year was a SB #3735 and only available at the gift shop. Other barrels of that didn't get nearly the same glowing reviews from what I remember...I wonder if John drove there or HH sent him on of those honey barrels! ;)
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The whiskey of the year barrel was available at some stores in Lexington too, at least. The labels were different than the regular release. Sat around here for quite awhile, actually. Never did grab one though, or even get to try it.

ETA: and of course I was wrong. Just checked and it was the general release bottle I saw. Nothing to see here.

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bigtoys Connoisseur

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Shhhhhhhhhh!

WLW is aweful. dont buy it.

can't resist a PvW thread. Perhaps it should be moved to the "Premium" section so it's not visible to the public/lurkers and they don't get the coveted advice.

For those who don't know, you have to be signed in to access that section.

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squire Deity

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No need to shout bigtoys, we can hear you.

Borchard is correct though, after 18 years in the barrel the character of a Bourbon is so eclipsed by the effect of wood it's mashbill of wheat or rye may be completely disguised.

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bigtoys Connoisseur

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No need to shout bigtoys, we can hear you.

I always associate shouting with all caps. I just like a little bigger font for my 50+ year old eyes. Sorry.

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black mamba Enthusiast

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I have had a few tastes of RHF that had some of the same qualities as PVW20, especially a tinge of banana cream pie on the fade.

I would think a splash of it along with the SB blend could be very close.

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Borchard Advanced Taster

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Just wanted to add something; I'm flying through the Salt Lake airport, and I walked by a bar I noticed a Pappy bottle. SCRREEEEECH... SO I had to go in. And they actually had THREE different VW's! (12', 15, and 20) I inquired as to the prices and I was fairly surprised when she said they ranged from $15 to $28. The barkeep said that she was told they were one of only three bars in Utah to have VW

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