michaelturtle1 Posted August 17, 2013 Share Posted August 17, 2013 The rye forum is blowing up these days! People are posting some great photos with what is, in my opinion, some of the best American whiskey ever bottled. I especially love that these bottles are shown open and half empty. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChainWhip Posted August 17, 2013 Share Posted August 17, 2013 Not sure how anyone can look at a bottle of extra aged rye and not crack it open... Needed to open a Hirsch 22 as how can you taste the 21 and 25 without it? And after tasting the Ritt 25 and Hirsch 25 how can you not compare them to a Willett 25?Makes perfect sense to me Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jtgraves Posted August 17, 2013 Share Posted August 17, 2013 Not sure how anyone can look at a bottle of extra aged rye and not crack it open... Needed to open a Hirsch 22 as how can you taste the 21 and 25 without it? And after tasting the Ritt 25 and Hirsch 25 how can you not compare them to a Willett 25?This kind of logic makes me wish I had an excuse to be in DE/PA more often! Thanks again for the generous sharing, Mike! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
squire Posted August 17, 2013 Share Posted August 17, 2013 Not sure how anyone can look at a bottle of extra aged rye and not crack it open... Needed to open a Hirsch 22 as how can you taste the 21 and 25 without it? And after tasting the Ritt 25 and Hirsch 25 how can you not compare them to a Willett 25?Easy if you don't give a damn about any of them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChainWhip Posted August 17, 2013 Share Posted August 17, 2013 Easy if you don't give a damn about any of them.Send 'em my way Squire ;-)Ancient Chinese saying say one man garbage another man treasureI jest but man am I enamored with these old ryes! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
squire Posted August 17, 2013 Share Posted August 17, 2013 Will comply my man. I realize if things were limited to my narrow taste preferences the Bourbon World would be a duller place. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GaryT Posted August 17, 2013 Author Share Posted August 17, 2013 Finished last night with a run-of-the-mill Willett 4 yr, and am not ashamed to admit it Really looking forward to Willett's own ryes in the next few years to see how they compare! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Old Dusty Posted August 17, 2013 Share Posted August 17, 2013 Top 5 of what I have tasted:1) Willett Velvet Glove2) Black Maple Hill 233) Willett Neal and Doug4) Bowman Barrel Proof5) Willett Doug PhilipsTop 5 of what is actually obtainable:1) Black Maple Hill 232) Vintage 213) Hirsch 224) Sazerac 185) Van Winkle Rye Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChainWhip Posted August 18, 2013 Share Posted August 18, 2013 (edited) First rye tonight is a Willett 24yr / 47% bottle - smells & tastes similar to my Hirsch22.That was followed by a Willett 24yr / 55% bottle that is pretty good as well Edited August 18, 2013 by ChainWhip Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GaryT Posted August 18, 2013 Author Share Posted August 18, 2013 Nice pour of THH. Needed bold after that ECBP, and this is fitting the bill nicely Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
whiskeyagonzo Posted August 19, 2013 Share Posted August 19, 2013 Had a nice pour of Ritt BiB earlier this evening. Tasty rye for sure. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tigerlam92 Posted August 19, 2013 Share Posted August 19, 2013 A nice pour of Vintage 23 rye, neat. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChainWhip Posted August 19, 2013 Share Posted August 19, 2013 (edited) First rye tonight is a Willett 24yr / 47% bottle - smells & tastes similar to my Hirsch22.That was followed by a Willett 24yr / 55% bottle that is pretty good as well Lather, rinse, repeat... TheNovaMan: cheers to tomorrow, eh? Me: cheers! Me: this is the unicorn's piss it's so good Me: hooowheee! Me: yowza! TheNovaMan: tears, it's unicorn tears Me: lol... ok - i'm an ESL student man... i'm still learning Me: LMAO that's funny TheNovaMan: no prob, glad to help Picture of TheNovaMan: #FACEPALM Edited August 19, 2013 by ChainWhip Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dolph Lundgren Posted August 19, 2013 Share Posted August 19, 2013 Picked up a few bottles of Jeff 10 yr and poured a glass. For the price, it's tough to beat. Too bad they're transitioning to the 95%. Frowney face. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KySalesRep Posted August 19, 2013 Share Posted August 19, 2013 Enjoying some WTR101 after work. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GaryT Posted August 19, 2013 Author Share Posted August 19, 2013 Had to crack one of these BMH 18yrs and give it a test drive. Absolutely positively without-a-doubt glad I drove back to get them! :yum: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WAINWRIGHT Posted August 20, 2013 Share Posted August 20, 2013 Had to crack one of these BMH 18yrs and give it a test drive. Absolutely positively without-a-doubt glad I drove back to get them! :yum:Glad to see you went back and grabbed all three,what a hell of a find!:grin: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MyOldKyDram Posted August 20, 2013 Share Posted August 20, 2013 Yeah, ya done good kid. Mighty nice! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChainWhip Posted August 20, 2013 Share Posted August 20, 2013 Killer find! Glad to hear they're still out in the wild. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
theglobalguy Posted August 20, 2013 Share Posted August 20, 2013 Some SA 7yr Rye. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wryguy Posted August 20, 2013 Share Posted August 20, 2013 (edited) That's too funny, I picked up 2 BMH18 today, as well as a Classic Cask 13 and my first VOB BiB all in the same store in DC. That makes 12 bottles of BMH18 bought by SB members in the last week. It is definitely still out there in the wild.*edit - I'm drinking some HW16, working toward polishing off this bottle. Edited August 20, 2013 by Wryguy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChainWhip Posted August 20, 2013 Share Posted August 20, 2013 (edited) Finally did side-by-side tonight of the two Willett 24's and the Hirsch 22: The two Willett24's definitely share traits that are closer to each other versus the Hirsch22. All three open up on the palate with the characteristic well-aged rye notes of spice & wood... The Willetts are fruitier & sweeter (the 55%'er being the biggest fruit bomb of the three) while the Hirsch22 is oakier/tannic/leathery in comparison - there's a family resemblance between all three but based on taste alone, I'd have guessed the Hirsch22 is the oldest of the three. Adding two drops of water each (from a coffee stirrer straw), the nose opens up and amplifies existing aromas. The Willett24/47% gets a little watered down, the Hirsch22 is about the same and the Willett24/55% gets even sweeter. They're all stunning ryes and I count myself lucky to have been able to try these. Edited August 20, 2013 by ChainWhip Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LCWoody Posted August 20, 2013 Share Posted August 20, 2013 Looks like a great afternoon of Rye's. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChainWhip Posted August 20, 2013 Share Posted August 20, 2013 (edited) Looks like a great afternoon of Rye's.For me, it was a taste of history that I am fortunate to treasure. Edited August 20, 2013 by ChainWhip Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tucker Posted August 21, 2013 Share Posted August 21, 2013 Enjoying some Handy with a little splash of water. Pow! Love this stuff. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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