What bourbon are you drinking - Fall 2013

[jwacky]

Monday Night Football last night; the Pats just didn't put together a winning game, but it was a treat watching Cam Newton at QB for Carolina. Libations included OFBB'11, W12, Mellow Corn to go with my popcorn, and W12 to round out the night.

Mmmmm, Mellow Corn. Something about that stuff just does it for me, and it tastes even better when you think of how little it costs.

[393foureyedfox]

Mmmmm, Mellow Corn. Something about that stuff just does it for me, and it tastes even better when you think of how little it costs.

Ya know, Ive never tried that one yet. I do like sweet, and I do like 100 proof, and I do like young stuff over old stuff. I've also said my next purchase was gonna be Dickel 12, and since that and MC are both over 80% (from what i've read) corn, they ought to be somewhat along similar lines. Whoever has had both....how do you compare them from your experience?

[squire]

About as close as apples and strawberrys.

[GaryT]

Nice pour of some Larceny/OWA (50/50) blend I had pretty much forgotten about. Doesn't replace the SB Blend in the least, but I do appreciate the differences. The Larceny makes it somewhat brighter/sharper, although for some reason the finish is quite abrupt (to the point of being rude about it). Not a blend I'll make again, but not one I'm dumping as a mistake either

[393foureyedfox]

About as close as apples and strawberrys.

gimme an idea what to expect, Squire. While I doubt the MC will compare to D12 much more than the mashbill, maybe the MC would be more similar to the Dickel Cascade Hollow?

[Flyfish]

Channeling my inner Leroy Jethro Gibbs this afternoon. Woodworking in the basement. Sipping on WTRB. Getting lots of oak though, frankly, the oak probably came from the wood rather than the bourbon. Switched to VOB. Mmmm! Loving the VOB even more than the RB. Only about half a handle left. Got to nurse it along until we head south after Christmas.

[jwacky]

Ya know, Ive never tried that one yet. I do like sweet, and I do like 100 proof, and I do like young stuff over old stuff. I've also said my next purchase was gonna be Dickel 12, and since that and MC are both over 80% (from what i've read) corn, they ought to be somewhat along similar lines. Whoever has had both....how do you compare them from your experience?

[JKLS]

Celebrating a fantastic night last night at the restaurant and finding another FR125th in the wild on my way into work with....some FR125th.

[squire]

Ok Doug, I'll give it a shot. Mellow Corn is a lighter style of Bourbon, simple, clean, aged in second use barrels which impart less of the vanilla, oak, spice we expect in a rye recipe Bourbon that has been aged in new casks. A good mixer and the BIB is a bargain.

Tennessee whiskys, Daniels and Dickel, are so distinctive in style it's useless to put them in a blind tasting because they are so easily identifiable. New make Tennessee whisky is run through a 10 foot deep vat of charcoal (the Lincoln County process) before being aged in new charred barrels. The charcoal filtering produces a lighter, smoother product by stripping out various vegetable fats and oils, along with some other elements (congeners) such as esters, acids, aldehydes found in higher alcohols, and some other stuff I don't remember. Originally a moonshiners trick to clean up the whisky it also gives a head start on aging if you plan to lay down some barrels. Anyway, it produces a distinctive taste which one either likes or one doesn't. Of course if you're going to mix it with Coke or ginger ale that distinctiveness is largely lost.

There is a prevailing school of thought that Tennessee whiskys produce less of a hangover and there well may be some truth in that.

[KySalesRep]

Having some FRSmB LE 2012 right now. Eyeballing the 125th on the shelf, thinking about adding some to the 2012, just a small vatting in my glass after a few more sips :grin:

[theglobalguy]

Some OC10, only second pour from this bottle...and man i wish i knew about this sooner.

[LCWoody]

Noah's Mill tonight. Wish I still had some 15y.

[MyOldKyDram]

Lil 4R 14 yr OBSK GS, settling in to watch the Cats.

[brettckeen]

A local liquor store selected Ridgemont. Corny bartoness with a lot of ethel heat. A good starter pour for the night.

[smokinjoe]

Jacob's Well...Because it's damn Twice Barrelled!!!!!

[ebo]

EC12. This one is different than any I've had before. It has a very "perfumey" (?) nose.

[bingstein]

Some early 80s Colonel Lee BIB. Good stuff

[BMartin42]

EW White and some Baker's. The EW BIB is just awesome for the price. The Baker's is highly underrated IMHO. Just doesn't get any love, but has a nice spicy wood thing going that I enjoy.

[squire]

Jacob's Well...Because it's damn Twice Barrelled!!!!!

Forgotten about that one. I picked up the last two bottles in town and a guy who had walked in the store right behind me tried to talk me out of one. He had tried it before, read all about the twice barreling and believed it was the best whisky around, so I let him have both bottles. I didn't care, he seem sincere and I didn't want to rain on his parade.

[T Comp]

Forgotten about that one. I picked up the last two bottles in town and a guy who had walked in the store right behind me tried to talk me out of one. He had tried it before, read all about the twice barreling and believed it was the best whisky around, so I let him have both bottles. I didn't care, he seem sincere and I didn't want to rain on his parade.

A gracious and noble action on your part but also wise...I remember it being light, simple and sweet. One bottle was all I ever needed.

[bingstein]

A little 20-40-40 blend of WLW-OWA (TPS)-W12. Pretty decent. Needs more time to blend in the bottle

[393foureyedfox]

Forgotten about that one. I picked up the last two bottles in town and a guy who had walked in the store right behind me tried to talk me out of one. He had tried it before, read all about the twice barreling and believed it was the best whisky around, so I let him have both bottles. I didn't care, he seem sincere and I didn't want to rain on his parade.

Nice, Squire. You'd probably enjoy some OGD or VOB just as much anyway.

[DrBob]

Old Forester Signature in a hotel room in Kansas. I think the Brown Forman bourbon flavor isn't my favorite, but its still a solid pour.

[Paddy]

AAA again tonight in front of the fire. Solid!

[snifred]

EC12 for the first time in months. SA Old Scout. Now FR LESmB 125th. It's just ridiculously good. Not even sure what else to say.