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Yeti Disciple

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Looking in the cabinet I think it's pretty safe to say that no matter what I'll have:

Ritt BIB

A W.L. Weller bourbon

A Heaven Hill bourbon BIB

A barrel proof Four Roses

An ECBP

Open at any time for the foreseeable future.

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MtnDew Connoisseur

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I'm still too much into that "new to bourbon" phase where I don't have favorites yet. I started off heavy into scotch and while it, and Irish, are still my favorites I've started to get into bourbons more and more lately. The funny part is I went on a buying spree and just love getting rare or nice (ie overpriced) bourbons, I'm only now starting to discover the cheaper labels. For example, I've never even tried Old Forester, any Weller, Grand Dad, Wild Turkey, Rittenhouse etc... but I have Jefferson PS 17 year, winkle 10, 12, 15, 20, three BTACs (2 GTS, 1 THH), and various other "nice" bourbons sitting in my closet.

Thankfully I'm getting my priorities straight and have started to try other brands. I recently started making sazeracs with Old Overholdt Rye and opened my bottle of blue state bourbon (heaven hills) and have been enjoying that. It's amazing, you can actually enjoy good bottles for under $20. Now if only scotch were that cheap...

BTW, current opened bourbon/ryes are:

GTS

Winkle 12

Kirkland

John J Bowman

Blue State

Old Overholdt

JB White (for marinades and mixers)

JD Black

I could see Kirkland staying as part of my rotation for availability and generally decent taste

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rcb4d Apprentice

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I always have open:

- SB Blend Weller (my recent vattings consist of 2 x 750 Well 12 + 1 x 1.75 OWA)

- either Bulleit or Ritt ryes

- a FRSB of some sort. Currently, the standard issue poured into my Secretariat 'decanter'

- OGD BIB/114

- something from the EHT line, currently it's the Tornado

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bourbonfoot Enthusiast

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Looking in the cabinet I think it's pretty safe to say that no matter what I'll have:

Ritt BIB

A W.L. Weller bourbon

A Heaven Hill bourbon BIB

A barrel proof Four Roses

An ECBP

Open at any time for the foreseeable future.

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BMartin42 Connoisseur

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5 I always have would be:

Weller 107

ETL

VOB Bib

FR1B

WT 101

Gives me some nice variety. I noticed I usually have at least 4 bottles of each, but having major problems keeping the ETL stocked. I'm down to four and haven't seen any in quite a while around here.

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393foureyedfox Guru

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having major problems keeping the ETL stocked. I'm down to four and haven't seen any in quite a while around here.

a friend and I were talking about this at KBF. his favorite bourbon is ETL, and he said he heard rumors of its demise now that ETLee has passed. any truth to this? I assume its just gossip, as its a pretty popular mid shelfer here

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HighInTheMtns Disciple

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a friend and I were talking about this at KBF. his favorite bourbon is ETL, and he said he heard rumors of its demise now that ETLee has passed. any truth to this? I assume its just gossip, as its a pretty popular mid shelfer here

Elmer selected the barrels for ETL. I haven't heard anything credible one way or the other, but at the very least, they'll be selected by Harlen/whoever else in the future.

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Paddy Guru

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a friend and I were talking about this at KBF. his favorite bourbon is ETL, and he said he heard rumors of its demise now that ETLee has passed. any truth to this? I assume its just gossip, as its a pretty popular mid shelfer here

Demand may increase (and price would follow suit) due to his passing, but the brand will live on (both as a memorial to his contribution to the distillery and to the fact that it's been around roughly 14-15 years and has plenty of name recognition). As you know, I'm a fan of the ETL.

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a friend and I were talking about this at KBF. his favorite bourbon is ETL, and he said he heard rumors of its demise now that ETLee has passed. any truth to this? I assume its just gossip, as its a pretty popular mid shelfer here
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1. Woodford Reserve (seems to stay as my "go to" choice).

2. Maker's Mark (I enjoy wheated and this is usually available everywhere).

3. Blanton's (although usually slightly more than $50, but just the nose is worth the money).

4. Buffalo Trace (seems to always be enjoyable no matter my mood or circumstance).

5. Jim Beam Black (don't ask me why but I just seem to often pick this one out of any lineup of bottles).

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MJB Taster

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ECBP

EH Taylor Small Batch

Willet Rye 4yr

Old Forester Birthday Bourbon

W.L. Weller 12yr

Those are pretty much my normal rotation.

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JPBoston Connoisseur

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Ritt BIB is the only one I always have open.

I really gotta get off my ass and try Ritt BIB.

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393foureyedfox Guru

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I really gotta get off my ass and try Ritt BIB.

i finally did, and i cant make up my mind about it. as ive heard a lot, it is a bourbony-tasting rye

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i finally did, and i cant make up my mind about it. as ive heard a lot, it is a bourbony-tasting rye

It's decent enough as a sipper, but it's hard to beat as a value mixer ($16 around these parts).

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JPBoston Connoisseur

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i finally did, and i cant make up my mind about it. as ive heard a lot, it is a bourbony-tasting rye
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393foureyedfox Guru

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Of course, I went to my local Total Wine that night to grab some... and it was out of stock. :/

even here in KY, I only know of a few places in the city where I can find some, none of which are close.

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Happyhour24x7 Enthusiast

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Almost always have these in stock:

OWA

Rittenhouse BIB

Elmer t. Lee

VOB BIB

henry McKenna 10YO BIB

other very frequent sightings:

BT

Blanton's

some kind of 4 roses

EWSB

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jwacky Connoisseur

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The list is always changing for me but the three I look to replace immediately when I'm out:

Ritt BiB

EW BiB

Mellow Corn

The two that I have on hand more often than not:

Wild Turkey Rare Breed

Buffalo Trace

Yamazaki 12 Year

Other favorite, 'every day' priced (to me) pours:

Eagle Rare 10 year

Four Roses Small Batch

EC12

So to mix and match from these lists, I don't think I'd ever become bored if I only had:

1. Mellow Corn

2. EW BiB

3. Ritt BiB

4. EC12

5. Yamazaki 12 Year

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