What bourbon are you drinking - Fall 2013

[mbroo5880i]

The ever beguiling Blanton's, in my glass. Everything that goes along with Blanton's; from the price, to the unique bottle shape, to the the horsey stopper, to the squeak of the cork, etc., is an assault on each, and every one, of your senses. Which, can make it difficult to recognize how wonderful a whiskey it actually is. And, it is fabulous whiskey. :yum:

I pulled the bottle of Blanton's out and looked at it closely. I opted for WT101 instead. First, neat and then in a 1:1 blend with Ritt BIB. I will save the Blanton's for tomorrow when my family visits.

[DrBob]

alternating four roses single barrel and bulleit 10. a distinct family resemblance. As with most of the small batch/Single Barrel combos. the small batch (bulleit 10) is more woody than the single barrel (4 roses in this case). I am guessing a lot of woody whiskey is softened by a few honey barrels in the Small Batch stuff.

Edited October 20, 2013 by DrBob

[suntour]

I got on a real budget-bourbon kick there for awhile, Evan Williams BIB, WT101, et al, and I have to say that when I went back to my bottle of Blanton's I felt like it was the greatest bourbon of all time. So delicious.

Guess I'll grab myself a pour now. Had a Hancock's Private Reserve earlier, curious to see how it compares.

[HP12]

ETL and Willett PB's tonight among a couple other gems including AB gift shop...stellar.

[Paddy]

W12 neat before, during and after dinner.

[JPBoston]

Some KC120 to celebrate the Sox going back to the World Series!!!

[jeffrey r]

Some KC120 to celebrate the Sox going back to the World Series!!!

[Guy Debord]

Thanks to everyone at SB. I just had Pappy 15 and William Larue Weller this weekend in Louisville. WOW! I am forever changed! I liked the William Larue Weller over the Pappy 15, but both were amazing.

[WAINWRIGHT]

Had a little impromptu tasting before,during and after last night's UFC PPV with a few friends.SW OF Prime,OF BIB,ND OT,FR'S OBSF PS X2,OESK GS,OESV GS,'13 SmB LE,'09 Marriage,OFBB '13 and some ECBP.Everyone seemed to really enjoy the selections,I couldn't tell you much about the fights but it was a great lineup on the table and I enjoyed myself thoroughly.

[T Comp]

Thanks to everyone at SB. I just had Pappy 15 and William Larue Weller this weekend in Louisville. WOW! I am forever changed! I liked the William Larue Weller over the Pappy 15, but both were amazing.

You know Guy my first inclination was to fire back some smart ass comment and show how I am not some bourgeois following the herd Pappy (or WLW) bandwagoner , and you might look back someday on your bourbon journey to "forever changed" being a bit hyperbolic, but then I remembered my very first time with a beautiful well-aged wheater bourbon, Pappy 20...and yeah it's one of those awfully special first time moments :cool:.

[BAO]

Lots of True Blue 100. Quickly approaching one of my favorites.

[KySalesRep]

Having a very nice pour of regular FRSmB. Makes me realize that with all the LE's and Private Selections from the gift shop, it's easy to get spoiled. Need to make more of an effort to get back to basics once in a while :grin:

[Cigar Dan]

BT Experimental Collection 1991 barrels, rediscovered. 19 yrs, 1 mos, 90 proof. Good stuff.

[MyOldKyDram]

Regular ole 4R SmB w some Ramen Noodles. Beef.

No. Kristin hasn't left me.

[clingman71]

BT Experimental Collection 1991 barrels, rediscovered. 19 yrs, 1 mos, 90 proof. Good stuff.

My favorite of the 3-4 BTECs I've tried over the years.

[matthewdc]

Enjoying a pour of V17 (plain font) after a 5 hr drive back from a friend's wedding this weekend. I really like the wood notes and long finish on it.

[smokinjoe]

Whippin' up some spaghetti (Gramma Mary's recipe) and pomodoro caprese for dinner, with a tall and neat pour of an 04 ER17. Magnifico!

[hn4bourbon]

Regular ole 4R SmB w some Ramen Noodles. Beef.

No. Kristin hasn't left me.

How's that pairing? Curious mind wants to know. I love ramen noodles but have never tried that pairing:)

[MyOldKyDram]

Better than you would think! I could provide some esoteric notes but, ramen, bourbon,,,

[BAO]

Binnys selection ETL.

[hn4bourbon]

Better than you would think! I could provide some esoteric notes but, ramen, bourbon,,,

[WAINWRIGHT]

Some '13 SmB LE and the last few dying breaths of an '09 Marriage,these two really worked well together as opposing pours.

[393foureyedfox]

some Ezra 101 i picked up today. tastes like a HH product, but the empty glass has the great Beam vapor smell. Much better than I remember the last bottle as being.

[whiskeyagonzo]

Colts are doing far better than I expected. Still always nervous when Manning is on the opposing side. Sipping some FR GS OBSO to gentle the nerves down.

[White Dog]

Putting a good dent into the darkest bottle of Dixie Dew I've ever come across. Quite tasty.