black mamba Posted December 10, 2013 Share Posted December 10, 2013 As ETL has been one of my staples, I've gone through quite a few bottles of it. I've also had a fair, but smaller, number of RHF bottles, and the ETL definitely has a larger range of flavors from one bottle to the next. Maybe the higher proof of RHF masks the differences more, but I just think they sell more ETL so you have more of a chance for wider bottling differences. The best bottlings/barrels of ETL are OUTSTANDING, and one of the best buys in bourbon. Even the lesser barrels have been good, and still worth the $28 they currently sell for here. I would eagerly pay an additional $5 for a barrel selected bottle from someone who's palate I trust. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
squire Posted December 10, 2013 Share Posted December 10, 2013 Yes, I agree, the lower volume of Rock Hill Farms may account for consistency. Added to that is the ETL is sweeter in flavor (Intentionally so) and they may simply have more barrels of the dryer RHF style. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jeffrey r Posted December 10, 2013 Share Posted December 10, 2013 Since I lean towards the sweeter side of the spectrum, I do love me some ETL. RHF is always in somewhat short supply around me, but not because it sells quickly. It shows up a few bottles at a time, and generally sits for awhile. I pass it up regularly. And I have accumulated several store select bottles of ETL right around $28, as it is one that I always want a healthy supply of on hand, and all the better with nice barrel selects. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GaryT Posted December 10, 2013 Share Posted December 10, 2013 I would have loved a bottle of barrel proof ETL . . . that should come at a discount since we save them the trouble of adding doing math and adding water They're welcome Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
squire Posted December 10, 2013 Share Posted December 10, 2013 We'll even save them transport costs by picking up our bottles at the distillery. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vosgar Posted December 11, 2013 Share Posted December 11, 2013 Between all this talk about ETL and having some GBS ETL last night, I had to stop and pickup another bottle today Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wmpevans Posted December 11, 2013 Share Posted December 11, 2013 Between all this talk about ETL and having some GBS ETL last night, I had to stop and pickup another bottle today Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jeffrey r Posted December 11, 2013 Share Posted December 11, 2013 I did the same with my local barrel select. Just a darn fine pour. I then made an ETL forgiven, as I 'accidentally' poured some Baby Saz into my ETL pour. Not bad, and it didn't cost me $50. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DeanSheen Posted December 13, 2013 Share Posted December 13, 2013 That GBS ETL sure is tasty I'll tell ya! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Quantum Posted December 13, 2013 Share Posted December 13, 2013 You sir, have explained the downside of single barrel bourbon. Give me a batch any day of the week. Although that being said, I usually prefer single barrel products because they are typically aged longer than their batched counterparts and they aim for honey barrels. Sometimes they miss, though...So if I understand what you are saying, the answer is to buy a couple hundred cases of ELT from various locations, then blend that into small batches? We can slap some EH Taylor labels on the rejected bottles. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Merrymash Monk Posted December 13, 2013 Author Share Posted December 13, 2013 That GBS ETL sure is tasty I'll tell ya!Sorry for missing this, but what does the GBS stand for? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
squire Posted December 13, 2013 Share Posted December 13, 2013 Georgia Bourbon Society, Order of the Goat Chapter. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Merrymash Monk Posted December 13, 2013 Author Share Posted December 13, 2013 Thanks, Squire. Must be sweet to group together and pick out a barrel. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
callmeox Posted December 13, 2013 Share Posted December 13, 2013 Typically I would agree, but you're talking about the GBS crew so I'll just nod slightly and turn to leave. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
smokinjoe Posted December 13, 2013 Share Posted December 13, 2013 Typically I would agree, but you're talking about the GBS crew so I'll just nod slightly and turn to leave. And, that's why your call-sign in GBS is Mr. SBD... Even though you always blamed it on Deansheen, we've always known it was you... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
petrel800 Posted December 13, 2013 Share Posted December 13, 2013 Funny, I too enjoyed some GBS ETL last night. If it's real quiet and you sip it real slow you can hear this faint sound in the distance . . . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
paddockjudge Posted August 17, 2014 Share Posted August 17, 2014 ETL is definitely sweeter than both ER10 and RHF. Does anyone know what the "age" of RHF is? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
petrel800 Posted August 17, 2014 Share Posted August 17, 2014 ETL is definitely sweeter than both ER10 and RHF. Does anyone know what the "age" of RHF is?For future reference, there is a search feature and you can type straightbourbon.com and your question into google and it will give you a number of threads where topics like this have been addressed.As for your question, obviously with it being a single barrel product there could be a wide variety that meet the profile, but everything I've read and seen regarding RHF has suggested 8-10 years old, but this has never been verified or confirmed by BT. With BTs current "stock issues" who knows if that is the case or not. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
paddockjudge Posted August 17, 2014 Share Posted August 17, 2014 For future reference, there is a search feature and you can type straightbourbon.com and your question into google and it will give you a number of threads where topics like this have been addressed.As for your question, obviously with it being a single barrel product there could be a wide variety that meet the profile, but everything I've read and seen regarding RHF has suggested 8-10 years old, but this has never been verified or confirmed by BT. With BTs current "stock issues" who knows if that is the case or not.Thanks petrel800.ETL has been pegged at approx 9 - 14 years and RHF and ER10 close in age...what is the pecking order for selection of the BT offerings? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
squire Posted August 17, 2014 Share Posted August 17, 2014 I believe Mr. Elmer said it was around 9 in an interview some years back. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
petrel800 Posted August 17, 2014 Share Posted August 17, 2014 I believe Mr. Elmer said it was around 9 in an interview some years back.I can confirm the 9 barrels offered to us in 2013 for our ETL selection were all 9 years old. In fact they had turned 9 that week. Obviously not all ETL offerings will be the same, but that seems to fit the idea that we've heard previously of "around" 9 years old.RHF and ER10 close in age...what is the pecking order for selection of the BT offerings?ER10 and RHF are not the same mash bill. You can check out the whiskey tree to see where everything falls . . .http://www.straightbourbon.com/forums/showthread.php?15005-Whiskey-Tree/page13&p=285944#post285944While there are several that share the "higher rye" BT mashbill, I believe all of the Blanton's is from warehouse H (the metal one). ETL and RHF are aged in the traditional "brick" warehouses and I don't think there is as much of a "pecking order" as much as there is just a taste profile for each bottling. I suspect anything of the higher rye mash bill that doesn't fit the profile is used in the different ancient age products. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Restaurant man Posted August 18, 2014 Share Posted August 18, 2014 I can confirm the 9 barrels offered to us in 2013 for our ETL selection were all 9 years old. Those were barreled on 4/20 as I recall. Probably by some stoner. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paddy Posted August 18, 2014 Share Posted August 18, 2014 My current pecking order re normally available mashbill #2 brands would start with Blanton's, then RHF followed by ETL. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BourbonJoe Posted August 18, 2014 Share Posted August 18, 2014 I recently bought some in PA that was 12 y/o.Joe :usflag: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
paddockjudge Posted August 19, 2014 Share Posted August 19, 2014 I can confirm the 9 barrels offered to us in 2013 for our ETL selection were all 9 years old. In fact they had turned 9 that week. Obviously not all ETL offerings will be the same, but that seems to fit the idea that we've heard previously of "around" 9 years old.ER10 and RHF are not the same mash bill. You can check out the whiskey tree to see where everything falls . . .http://www.straightbourbon.com/forums/showthread.php?15005-Whiskey-Tree/page13&p=285944#post285944While there are several that share the "higher rye" BT mashbill, I believe all of the Blanton's is from warehouse H (the metal one). ETL and RHF are aged in the traditional "brick" warehouses and I don't think there is as much of a "pecking order" as much as there is just a taste profile for each bottling. I suspect anything of the higher rye mash bill that doesn't fit the profile is used in the different ancient age products.very helpful, thank you petrel800.Mark Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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