Best in Show of the cats and dogs

[squire]

Produced in partnership with Warner Bros. and carrying a plug from Larry Hagman's son. Bourbon's star is on the rise and everybody wants to get into the act.

[Grain Belt]

Does anyone find it a little shady that the Hagman estate is involved when he had some major alcohol issues? I get that the JR character liked his "bourbon and branch." I just would feel a little iffy if I was the son of someone who abused alcohol to the point of needing a liver transplant and then I market a whiskey associated with him. What do I know though. I am two pours in and there is a hell of a chance for a third. Maybe JR's bourbon would be good for those third pours where it doesn't really matter for the rest of the evening. RIP Mr. Hagman.

[squire]

Not at all, the proper administration of an estate is to maximize the value of it's asserts. The public image of a hard drinking J.R. Ewing is what's being promoted here and that's not surprising at all.

Edited February 23, 2014 by squire

[Jazzhead]

We're all suckers for a pretty face.

That we are! I was in Total Wine today, mainly for beer but I can't pass up the aisles of good brown hooch. I was seduced, I admit, by the Chestnut Farms - t's just a beautiful bottle, simple and artistic and the bottle shape is classic. Kinda like the High West products.

Sippin' right now as I check out the day's baseball results. Ryan Howard finally decided to start hitting! Side by side with a Four Roses Small Batch for a contrast. (That's how I like to try out an unknown bottle.)

I can believe Chestnut Farm is a Barton's product. That's just what it tastes like. Thin mouthfeel compared with the Small Batch. Since I can't get Very Old Bartons around here, this is a nice flavor to have on the shelf. It tastes smooth and dry, in contrast to the delicate and sweet vanilla nose. The proof (45%) is ideal for a smooth sipper, say while digging classic ragtime piano. The Small Batch wins the comparo, but I don't regret the purchase. Yeah, at 44 bucks the better value is Ridgemont Reserve, but I always was a leg man, and I'm too old to change.

Edited July 27, 2014 by Jazzhead