What Bourbon Are You Drinking - Spring 2014

[smokinjoe]

VOB BIB 6 yr over a couple of cubes while enjoying a gorgeous late afternoon here, Down South.

[mbroo5880i]

Yes it was...nothing too fancy, just good liquid

[mbroo5880i]

Willett 8 year Family Estate tonight...excellent. Definite Heaven Hill roots with this one.

[thebwood]

Four Roses Small Batch. This is my second bottle, and I won't be buying another for a while. I just find it weak. I get mostly alcohol on the nose. I did a blind tasting with the first bottle (Knobb Creek, Buffalo Trace, Noah's Mill and FRSmB), and I ranked it as having the worst nose by a long shot - almost imperceptible. The palate starts ok, but I just can't get on board with the harsh, near acrid finish.

On the other hand I love Yellow Label. It is probably my favorite $20 bottle of bourbon. I've had some great Single Barrels as well (and some that were just so-so). For whatever reason, the Small Batch just doesn't do it for me at all.

[kwshannon]

EC12 with some ginger ale.

[Old Dusty]

Long day in the salt mines rewarded with a pre-dinner Boulevardier (featuring OGD BIB) then wheaters for dessert. Makers 46 and Old Rip 10/107 for a nightcap.

[dmarkle]

Some Lot B that I've had in an open bottle for too long. It's got a bitter aftertaste to it today. Not sure if it's because I let it oxidize too much or if it's something I ate recently.

[mbroo5880i]

Yeah, I don't think FRSmB has a great nose. I do like it but I prefer FRSB. It must just be outside your preferred profile, especially give you like FRYL. I find that I prefer FRSmB when it is the first pour or only pour of the night. If I follow it up with something higher proof or more complex, then it drops off in order of preference.

[MyOldKyDram]

New label Rare Breed v HW Bourye. Bourye the clear winner.

[393foureyedfox]

HH 6/90 green label and WT101 (been on a WT kick lately). I stand by my earlier assessment; the HH marginally wins.

[Cards fan]

FR OBSV at about 120 proof aged 11+ years. Delicious. One of my new favorites.

[brettckeen]

Really excited at 5am to be enjoying the angel's piss from heaven.... Louisville WSR thanks to thiemB's recent score 5 blocks from my home. Tasting notes? Cocoa, Carmel, Creme Brulee, bubble gum, at least 4 different vanillas, awesome sauce.

[jeffrey r]

Last night, cracked open my Michter's 10 Yr that I had been sitting on for awhile. Got it for $75, Barrel 13H204. Pretty good, but a bit underwhelming for the price. I took a flyer on it in the hopes it would be one of the better Michter's 10 Yr's that seem to pop up now and then, but I don't think this one is it. I'll give it some air time, and revisit it in a couple of weeks.

[ewj]

mindrams of old charter 10yo, charter 101 and orvw90. now savouring pvw20 and pvw23

[ewj]

double rye manhattan "employees only" style with tonights selfmade brandied cherries. lovely!

[Red One]

Back to KC tonight. Repetitive but tasty.

[Paddy]

I've been drinking rye all week and decided to "step back in" with a three finger pour of the SB Blend.

[bingstein]

WTKS pewter and some VOBBIB along with a nice assortment of beers. I have been forgetting to post here recently. Cheers, SB family.

[horn1602]

#1 - finished off a bottle of OF Signature with a hefty pour

[horn1602]

#2 - 50/50 SB blend, 3 fingers

[petrel800]

Having a pour of a freshly cracked Liquor Barn Hancock's Reserve.

[DaveOfAtl]

Having a pour of a freshly cracked Liquor Barn Hancock's Reserve.

[smokinjoe]

Celebrating an improbable and all around weird win versus the Brewers tonight, with a chewy pour of Virgin Bourbon.

[LCWoody]

I finished off a bottle of WT 8y from 1992. Very good bourbon

[petrel800]

I picked up one of those too and found it very soapy. It has been relegated to the mixer section of the liquor cabinet.

Well I'm certainly not getting Anise. Nose isn't half bad, but there is a bit of a "soapy" quality pushing the rye out of the way. Not in love with the finish either. For the record, mine has barrel #3 listed on the label. I'll revisit after it gets some air, maybe it will improve for my tastes. Certainly doesn't live up to the mash bill.

First pour hasn't been great. Heading back through KY this weekend on the way to the Indy 500. Won't be bringing another one of these home. Might grab someone's Old Scout 10 selections if I can find one. McScrooges had a few a few weeks back.