Paddy Posted September 2, 2013 Share Posted September 2, 2013 Had a couple of pours of ECBP tonight with a good smoke. Anyone else notice the improvement after a little air time with this one, or is it just me?.?.?. a yummy mouthful of goodness graciousness! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
suntour Posted September 2, 2013 Share Posted September 2, 2013 I liked it when I first got it, now I LOOOOOOOOVE it, not sure if its me or the bottle that got better. I also have like 1oz left that I'm holding onto for dear life.Because it tasted so good last night, I might have to go back to Blanton's later. I'm having a Buffalo Trace manhattan currently with dinner. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mbroo5880i Posted September 2, 2013 Share Posted September 2, 2013 Lot's of great pours tonight! I love OWA, Blanton's and Red Breast. I opted for OGD114, SB Blend, AAA10 and Dickel 12. Not large pours on any. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paddy Posted September 2, 2013 Share Posted September 2, 2013 Lot's of great pours tonight! I love OWA, Blanton's and Red Breast. I opted for OGD114, SB Blend, AAA10 and Dickel 12. Not large pours on any.Well it sound like a home run to me! What is your SB blend ratio, if you don't mind me asking? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
393foureyedfox Posted September 2, 2013 Share Posted September 2, 2013 out of OGD 114 and low on FC103......need to resupply soon. everyone is telling me i need to try OWA 107 too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BFerguson Posted September 2, 2013 Share Posted September 2, 2013 FR gift shop OBSK. 61.47% and 12 yrs. Clingy legs hugging the glass, huge body, viscous. Light nose, no vapor burn. Lingering on the palate. Maybe another night with some water, but man, this is easy drinking without it!B Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mbroo5880i Posted September 2, 2013 Share Posted September 2, 2013 Well it sound like a home run to me! What is your SB blend ratio, if you don't mind me asking?Just 1:1...occasionally, I may opt to 60-40 one direction or the other but tonight I kept it simple. I like both by themselves, but together they are great! I just mix in the glass. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mbroo5880i Posted September 2, 2013 Share Posted September 2, 2013 out of OGD 114 and low on FC103......need to resupply soon. everyone is telling me i need to try OWA 107 too.Based on your stated likes, I think you will like it. OGD 114 is so solid. I hadn't tasted any for a few months. I tried a pour tonight and it is really good. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bourbonfoot Posted September 2, 2013 Share Posted September 2, 2013 Had a couple of pours of ECBP tonight with a good smoke. Anyone else notice the improvement after a little air time with this one, or is it just me?.?.?. a yummy mouthful of goodness graciousness!Agreed, fantastic pour and probably my favorite of the year.Having some OWA after a taste of AE earlier courtesy of a friend. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
suntour Posted September 2, 2013 Share Posted September 2, 2013 Not to threadjack, but are the FR giftshop bottlings labeled with the year they are produced?I want a "2013" bottle to commemorate the birth of our son/daughter, and have come to the realization the SmB and SB 2013s aren't happening. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SqueakScolari Posted September 2, 2013 Share Posted September 2, 2013 Knob Creek SB 120 proof. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cbus Posted September 2, 2013 Share Posted September 2, 2013 Bowman Brothers Small Batch tonight. Good stuff! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JPBoston Posted September 2, 2013 Share Posted September 2, 2013 Several pours of EWB while watching Breaking Bad and Mad Men with the wifey. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
whiskeyagonzo Posted September 2, 2013 Share Posted September 2, 2013 Not to threadjack, but are the FR giftshop bottlings labeled with the year they are produced?I want a "2013" bottle to commemorate the birth of our son/daughter, and have come to the realization the SmB and SB 2013s aren't happening. To answer your question yes. Here is what they look like. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NWBourbonDrinker Posted September 2, 2013 Share Posted September 2, 2013 I enjoyed that Big Bottom Zinfandel Finished, the time I had it. I believe it 's LDI whiskey that they used? Do you know how long in the Zinfandel barrels? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tanstaafl2 Posted September 2, 2013 Share Posted September 2, 2013 I enjoyed that Big Bottom Zinfandel Finished, the time I had it. I believe it 's LDI whiskey that they used? Do you know how long in the Zinfandel barrels?I haven't seen that confirmed but it does seem like a logical guess. I like the fact that they are not trying to pull the wool over anyone's eyes as far as the NDP thing goes. I also believe he is investing in his own distilling equipment like Smooth Ambler. These are the guys you can tell care more about bourbon than raw dollars.I didn't think it was too much of a mystery. http://chuckcowdery.blogspot.com/2011/03/anti-potemkin-big-bottom-whiskey.htmlhttp://bigbottomwhiskey.com/american-straight-bourbon.htmlEverything but the 111 proof 6yo says it uses a 36% rye mashbill. When ever a company talks about 36% rye component, especially a small NDP, I tend to think MGP. But perhaps someone else routinely makes that mashbill. Don't have a bottle to check the label.http://www.mgpingredients.com/product-list/Bourbon-36-Rye.htmlThe website says the port and zinfandel get an extra 6 months of finishing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
smokinjoe Posted September 2, 2013 Share Posted September 2, 2013 I didn't think it was too much of a mystery. http://chuckcowdery.blogspot.com/2011/03/anti-potemkin-big-bottom-whiskey.htmlhttp://bigbottomwhiskey.com/american-straight-bourbon.htmlEverything but the 111 proof 6yo says it uses a 36% rye mashbill. When ever a company talks about 36% rye component, especially a small NDP, I tend to think MGP. But perhaps someone else routinely makes that mashbill. Don't have a bottle to check the label.http://www.mgpingredients.com/product-list/Bourbon-36-Rye.htmlThe website says the port and zinfandel get an extra 6 months of finishing.Thanks for the info, Bruce. I'm pretty sure that the bottle I tasted from had some reference to the giveaway Indiana, or specifically Lawrenceburg, IN on the back label. But, sometimes these things run together! :crazy: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tanstaafl2 Posted September 2, 2013 Share Posted September 2, 2013 Thanks for the info, Bruce. I'm pretty sure that the bottle I tasted from had some reference to the giveaway Indiana, or specifically Lawrenceburg, IN on the back label. But, sometimes these things run together! :crazy:More importantly, how were they? Is either the port or the zin finish worth getting? I saw some info suggesting they were using 6 to 7yo bourbon prior to finishing which makes me think they might be better than the usual stuff. Or maybe that was Hooker House pinot noir finished bourbon, which I would also like to try if I could only find it or find a way to get it from the West Coast! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
smokinjoe Posted September 2, 2013 Share Posted September 2, 2013 More importantly, how were they? Is either the port or the zin finish worth getting? I saw some info suggesting they were using 6 to 7yo bourbon prior to finishing which makes me think they might be better than the usual stuff. Or maybe that was Hooker House pinot noir finished bourbon, which I would also like to try if I could only find it or find a way to get it from the West Coast! Dangit! Now, don't I feel stupid...er...? :crazy: I think this whole time I was actually talking about the Hooker House...egads...Told ya they run together.... OK, I think I remember that the bottle I had came from somebody West of the Mississippi River!!!! Who's on first, again...? Come to think of it, it could have been a finished rye... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thiemb Posted September 2, 2013 Share Posted September 2, 2013 Sampled through some gems last night with a couple other SBers: Binnys FR OBSQ, FR OBSV 17 yr Gift Shop, WT8 and WT12 split label. Those Turkeys are delicious. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk - now Free Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NWBourbonDrinker Posted September 2, 2013 Share Posted September 2, 2013 Thanks for the info, Bruce. I'm pretty sure that the bottle I tasted from had some reference to the giveaway Indiana, or specifically Lawrenceburg, IN on the back label. But, sometimes these things run together! :crazy:I had not read the back label. It does indeed say it is distilled in Indiana. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NWBourbonDrinker Posted September 2, 2013 Share Posted September 2, 2013 More importantly, how were they? Is either the port or the zin finish worth getting? I saw some info suggesting they were using 6 to 7yo bourbon prior to finishing which makes me think they might be better than the usual stuff. Or maybe that was Hooker House pinot noir finished bourbon, which I would also like to try if I could only find it or find a way to get it from the West Coast!The Zin finished is really nice. I like a variety of bourbon's and this one certainly has a place on my bar. I also like the AE Port Barrel Finished though and most others have not been too fond of it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tanstaafl2 Posted September 2, 2013 Share Posted September 2, 2013 Dangit! Now, don't I feel stupid...er...? :crazy:I think this whole time I was actually talking about the Hooker House...egads...Told ya they run together.... OK, I think I remember that the bottle I had came from somebody West of the Mississippi River!!!! Who's on first, again...? Come to think of it, it could have been a finished rye... They do run together, don't they? I do recall you mentioning you had gotten a chance to try the Hooker House (bourbon?) from a bottle that Casey, formerly of Mac McGee's, had brought back from the Left Coast. Don't recall you mentioning Big Bottom before (at least not in the context of whiskey...) but that certainly doesn't mean you haven't tried it at some time in the murky bourbon haze filled past! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bourbon Boiler Posted September 2, 2013 Share Posted September 2, 2013 Tried the Breckinridge for the first time. Not bad at all. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
smknjoe Posted September 2, 2013 Share Posted September 2, 2013 Sampled through some gems last night with a couple other SBers: Binnys FR OBSQ, FR OBSV 17 yr Gift Shop, WT8 and WT12 split label. Those Turkeys are delicious.Sounds like a good night. My 4RSBLE took a beating last night. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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