What did you find in Kentucky?

[Forbes]

Prior to the festival we had a discussion of where and what bourbons that we would be looking for during our annual trip to Bardstown.

One of Peggy and mine first stops in Bardstown was Toddy’s liquor store. There I was able to pick-up the following:

Two bottles of Old Forester Birthday Bourbon (Spring 1990) – This has been popular on the board, but I have never been able to find it where we live. I tasted it for the first time at the Gazebo Friday night.

A bottle of Ridgewood Reserve 1792 Bourbon - This was also a first for me. We contributed this bottle to the Friday night Gazebo and really enjoyed it.

A bottle of Evan Williams Single Barrel Vintage 1993 – To replace the Evan Williams Single Barrel Vintage 1990 that we were planning to take to the Gazebo party. At the party I believe we had the 1990, a 1991, and a 1993. It sure would be great to have a picture of that table full of bourbons.

A bottle of Old Weller 12 year – Highly rated, but have not seen in our area. Old Weller Special Reserve is one of my low-cost favorites.

A bottle of Russel’s Reserve 10 year. –Available up here, but a better price in Kentucky.

What bourbons where you able to find?

Todd

[Paradox]

Much of this was to be split in half with a friend and a few were gifts but here's all the bourbon I bought while there:

Case of OFBB

Bookers 10th Anniversary

2 Wathens

2 ORVW 15 year

2 Thedford

3 Jeffersons

3 Makers Mark 2003 Secretariat bottle

2 Woodford Reserve 2003 Derby bottles

1 Woodford Reserve 2003 Breders Cup bottle

4 Ridgewood Reserve 1792

Fighting Cock 15 year (this was actually a trade w/ someone)

3 Blantons on sale at LB

2 Weller 12 year

1 WL Weller 19

2 Sazerac 18

2 Eagle Rare 17

1 Wild Turkey KY Legend Single Barrel Barrel proof(trade)

1 IW Harper Presidents Reserve (trade)

2 Old Forester 100 proof - New black diamond bottle

1 Hancock's Presidents Reserve

All in all, it was a very good year! I've already got an OFBB, Wathen's, Jeffersons and RR 1792 popped. They can all stand their own in my opinion.

[Bob]

I did a bit of shopping, but not as much as Mark!

At Liquor Barn in Lexington, I got the following:

2 bottles of Old Forester Birthday Bourbon;

2 bottles of Ridgewood Reserve 1792;

1 bottle of Weller 12 Year Old;

1 bottle of Wathens;

1 bottle of Wild Turkey Rye;

1 bottle of Eage Rare 10 Year Old;

1 bottle of Henry McKenna SB;

1 bottle each of the 80 and 100 Proof Very Old Barton products.

At 4 Roses, Nancy and I each got a bottle of the Yellow Label, with Jim Rutledge's signature.

At Toddy's, I picked up a few final things:

2 bottles of Old Forester 100 Proof (black diamond label);

1 bottle of Old Fitzgerald 1849;

1 bottle of Very Old Barton 90 Proof, just to round off the VOB group;

and last but not least, 1 bottle of Elmer T Lee SB. Thanks to Mr. Lee for his graciousness and time during our visit to BT!

Bob

[Forbes]

Wow! I’ll need to show your list to Peggy on what you are supposed to pick up on these trips.

Todd

[Forbes]

This is so fascinating! The next time I'm at the Longaberger Homestead, I'll remember how much we all love our hobbies and the wonderful keepsakes we can treasure from our hobbies!

Peggy

[MurphyDawg]

One of each of the following:

Old Forester Black Diamond 100 Proof

Old Forester Birthday Bourbon Spring 1990

Rock Hill Farms SB

Ridgewood reserve 1792

Very Special Old Fitzgerald 12 Year

Old Charter 12 Year "The Classic 90"

Buffalo Trace

Old Rip Van Winkle 15/107

Twisted Spoke 16/105

EWSB Vintage 1993

Very Old Barton Bottled in Bond (Courtesy of Gillman)

Plus two bottles of Four Roses from the distillery tour (One signed by Jim Rutledge).

TomC

[brendaj]

Peggy,

You Go Girl!

My daughter lives in Bargersville, just south of Indy. Aren't those the beautiful baskets everyone collects?

Longaberger baskets and Yankee candles...

Bj

[Barrel_Proof]

As Boone related elsewhere on the board, former Barton Master Distiller Bill Friel loaded me up with barbecue sauce in thanks for my able assistance during one of his entertainment breaks at the 2003 Barrel Rolling Competition (I provided cannon fodder for a few of his jokes). On my way home, TSA inspected the sauce, but their dinner break ribs were, apparently, well basted already, and they let me keep it all.

Tonight, I decided it was time to do some rib rubbin myself and cracked open the boxes . . . only to discover that the 6 proof Pappy’s XXX White Lightnin sauce had transmogrified into 0.022 kilo bottles of bourbon whiskey. Damn, if I wasn’t a happy camper! Many of those Heaven Hill brands that never leave bluegrass country have made their way to the B_P bunker!

Ancient Ancient Age 10yo 86

Bulleit 90 Frontier Whiskey

Dowling Deluxe 100 B.I.B.

Four Roses 5yo 80 Yellow Label signed by Jim Rutledge

Heaven Hill 80 Black Label

Heaven Hill Old Style 6yo 90 Green Label

Heaven Hill Old Style 6yo 100 B.I.B. White Label

Heaven Hill Ultra Deluxe 3yo 80 White Label

Jacob’s Well 7yo 84

Jefferson’s 88

J.T.S. Brown 100 B.I.B.

Kentucky Gentleman 4yo 80

Mellow Mash 7yo 91

Old Forester Spring 1990 Birthday Bourbon 13yo 93

Old Heaven Hill 100 B.I.B., Gold Label

Old Heaven Hill 10yo 100 B.I.B., White Label

Pendennis Club Special Reserve 7yo 86

Ridgewood Reserve 1792 8yo 93.7

Twisted Spoke 16yo 105

T.W. Samuels 100 B.I.B.

Very Old Barton 6yo 100 B.I.B.

Yellowstone 90 White Label

Bleeeeeeeeeee!