Evan Williams Barrel Proof

[HanaMizu]

Has anyone tried this yet? Is there and age statement for this bourbon?

[jwacky]

Has anyone tried this yet? Is there and age statement for this bourbon?

It's gift shop only, correct? I have no access to it, unfortunately.

[Richnimrod]

I'd assume it'll be a fine pour, given the quality and consistency of EW, especially for the bux.

I kinda wonder about the ceramic jug.... LEAD??? I guess one could decant it into glass, if long-term storage is expected.

Does anybody know for sure that it IS a "gift shop only" offering???

Anybody know the cost???

[MyOldKyDram]

Evan Williams Bourbon Experience gs only, $100.

[GaryT]

What's the proof? Is it a full 750 mL? Anyone try it? $100 is steep (especially considering ECBP is $40 when you can find it, and is aged 10 yrs!). But if someone has tried it and thinks it worth while, might have to make a detour enroute to the sampler in a few months

[MauiSon]

LOL, ECBP is 12yo and price is creeping up to $50 in these parts.

[BrooklynBorbone]

$100 is a decent price point. Its enough that the distillery can make a nice chunk off of it, but not enough to price people out on anything BUT principle...which I understand, but when I think of how easy it is to blow $100 these days, knowing I can do it on something I'll probably enjoy, regardless of market, is nice.

[ModernThirst]

Anyone else bought a jug of this from the distillery? It is pricey, but remarkably good.

[BourbonJoe]

Anyone else bought a jug of this from the distillery? It is pricey, but remarkably good.

How much is "pricey"?

Joe :usflag:

[HighInTheMtns]

Please post a pic of this. The only EW jug I can think of is not barrel proof.

[GaryT]

Assume he's talking about what I saw at the HH gift shop and the EWBX in Louisville. IIRC it was $100

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[ModernThirst]

Yeah, it is $100 and you can only get it at the Louisville or bardstown gift shops.

Photos and tasting notes here

[risenc]

I was at the Louisville gift shop last Friday and they had it for, IIRC, closer to $125. But I would have had to fly with it, and, well, it's a jug.

[ModernThirst]

I was at the Louisville gift shop last Friday and they had it for, IIRC, closer to $125. But I would have had to fly with it, and, well, it's a jug.

Edited May 22, 2014 by ModernThirst

[ModernThirst]

I didn't see this thread and started a second one on this...sorry about that. It's 7 years old, according to the bourbon hosts in the gift shop. It's pretty tasty, in my opinion. Lots of heat. It honestly tastes liek it's higher than 120 proof.

[squire]

125 proof actually which I suppose is not technically correct (barrels vary a bit) but close enough and a step in the right direction.

[ModernThirst]

I actually think it tastes "hotter" than a bottle of 2009 Stagg I have at home, which is over 140 proof, if I remember correctly. Granted, it's a lot younger.

[squire]

I think the HH style lends itself to showing a little heat past 100 proof, even at 7-8 years of age. Still, would like to see it in a standard bottle as a regular offering.

[ModernThirst]

I think the HH style lends itself to showing a little heat past 100 proof, even at 7-8 years of age. Still, would like to see it in a standard bottle as a regular offering.

I told the lady at the gift shop that, and she laughed at me. They apparently like the idea of a "on-site only" option. And they can add $20 just for the ceramic jug.

[squire]

Yes, they can, but not for me, a different customer perhaps. I suppose a regular bottle doesn't fit into their marketing plan though. Such a thing would sell for less and point out how much markup was being tacked on for a jug and gift shop cache'.

[ModernThirst]

Yes, they can, but not for me, a different customer perhaps. I suppose a regular bottle doesn't fit into their marketing plan though. Such a thing would sell for less and point out how much markup was being tacked on for a jug and gift shop cache'.

Everything in their gift shop is nearly double priced already. ECBP was $74.99. But it's becoming nearly impossible to get anything resembling limited release bourbons around here, since everyone here seems to be a bourbon collector these days. So sometimes it's either pay the premium or never partake, unfortunately. I used to just go to bourbon bars to try new stuff, but I have a 2 month old at home now, so that means I'm not hitting the bars much at all anymore.

I've had a good streak in the past couple weeks outside of HH with 2 Willett Family Estates and Barterhouse (which I'm not even a huge fan of), but that's been the exception, not the rule. The gift shop is one of the only places you can be sure of finding a bottle of something interesting on occasion.

Edited May 22, 2014 by ModernThirst

[TheOakMonster]

Interesting this product is only 125 proof. When our store did a EW Single Barrel selection last month, all three barrels were over 140 proof with one hitting 144 proof. I couldn't really wrap my head around what I was tasting, nor imagine what it will taste like at the eventual 86.6 proof bottling.

[HighInTheMtns]

Interesting this product is only 125 proof. When our store did a EW Single Barrel selection last month, all three barrels were over 140 proof with one hitting 144 proof. I couldn't really wrap my head around what I was tasting, nor imagine what it will taste like at the eventual 86.6 proof bottling.

There's a big difference in what happens to whiskey depending on where in the warehouse it is, not all barrels are going to go that high. I know that Parker likes barrels from the higher floors where proofs are likely to be higher.

125 on the dot sounds to me like an "original barrel proof" type thing: it's cut, but it's only cut to where it was when it was put in the barrel.

Did you not put water in your samples to get an idea of how they'd taste at final proof?

[squire]

I'm down with 125 as barrel proof, after all that's what it was when it entered the barrel. I'm much more concerned with batching the barrels for a consistent flavor profile.

[mbroo5880i]

ECBP is a small batch barrel proof. I don't see any reason why EW couldn't be as well. I have no problem cutting it to the barrel entry proof. I would most likely cut it to a lower proof anyway. I just wonder how this product would differentiate from ECBP other than age. I assume it might be a little less woody. Which, honestly, I would welcome.

Assuming age is the main difference, then we would expect a lower price than ECBP, right? :cool: