old chater question

[rutterb]

I was in a store and noticed a 10 year old charter. Didn't pick it up, but was interested. Does anyone have any input they would like to share?

[squire]

Well, the brand was introduced in 1874 and has been around since under different owners. For about the last 15 years it's been one of the standard Buffalo Trace releases using their low rye mash bill. If the price is decent I would grab it because age statements are on their way out.

[jburlowski]

Squire is right... the ten yo OC is no longer being released.

[mbroo5880i]

I really like OC10. I find it to have a nice butter and toffee flavor but not too sweet. Even though it is the lower rye mashbill (#1), I find it very similar to AAA10 (mashbill#2) which is also being discontinued. It is becoming harder to find as the supply dwindles. I know of a few stashes in my area. The price is normally around $18.99. I would encourage you to give it a try since it is one that you soon won't be able to get. If you like it, you might try to stash a few. This is one bourbon produced today that seems similar to some of the older bourbons that I have sampled and I doubt there will be many quality bourbons of this age in the future. At least, not for less than $20.

Edited December 13, 2013 by mbroo5880i

[Grain Belt]

I bought an OC10 when TPS shipped out of Kentucky. As a general fan of low priced bourbons that deserve more love than the bottom shelf, I place OC10 about ten feet in the air on its own special shelf. To quote my dad, "It's a dandy!" I can't get it here in MN but would buy every one that was available if it was out in the wild around here.

[squire]

I've just never been that fond of Old Charter though if I saw one of the 13 year old Proprietor's Reserve on the shelf I'd grab it with both hands.

[buoy37]

I've been working on an OC12 for that past couple of days. It started out kind of funky. I left the cap off for a couple of hours to let it breathe. It bounced back quite nicely. Now I can't get enough of it.

[Eskwar]

I'm an OC fan. Never had the pleasure of OCPR 13 (maybe some day...), but I lucked into 3 yellow liters and a black handle of OC 12/90 mid-2012, which is dark, rich, delicious, and disappearing from my cabinet way too quickly. OC 10 is nice and smooth, if a little under-proofed, and the older Louisville ones are fairly sweet. A few on here have recommended vatting OC 8 or 10 w/ the hot Charter 101. I also really like their beautiful, embossed bottles, perhaps best exemplified by their worst product: Charter Private Reserve ... a short-lived 80-pf blended whiskey (!) in a box and nice black velvet bag, CR-style.

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[Young Blacksmith]

Put me in the Charter love section. The older UD produced bourbon is one of my favorites. I have a small pint saved from the mid '80's for an extremely special day, and many bottles of the later production in my bunker. But even the newer OC10 is still pretty good. Lower rye, sweeter, but the 10 years makes it. The OC8 is not so good, and like Eskwar, the Charter PR is not so loved here. It's still drinkable though!

I think it is one of those have to try bourbons. I bet by the end of the bottle you will either love it or hate it.

[T Comp]

I was introduced to it in the mid 80's by my wife's relatives from Squire's fine State. A half a case was brought to Chicago for my wedding festivities in 1986...just in case I couldn't locate any here. Chuck Cowdery wrote that it was never widely distributed and Little Rock, Arkansas was the center of its universe.

The nas Charter 101 ran very similar to Baby Stagg (cut to 101) in a side by side a while back.

[Old Lamplighter]

I've just never been that fond of Old Charter though if I saw one of the 13 year old Proprietor's Reserve on the shelf I'd grab it with both hands.

Yep, the OCPR 13 is one of my all-time favorites. I've only been able to find one in recent years and it remains unopened...waiting on a special occasion I suppose.

[jeffrey r]

Well, I was out and about yesterday, and came across a handle of OC 10 for $30 (the Frankfort stuff). Never tried it, but I recalled this thread and since it appears to be going away, I picked it up. Curious to see how it compares to ER 10 and AAA 10 Yr.

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