emr454 Posted February 18, 2017 Share Posted February 18, 2017 (edited) I'm having Bernheim Wheat as my 3rd pour tonight. My last sip gave me a huge burst of cola/Dr. Pepper. Wow, never had that before. Not the most complex or interesting whiskey, but at $27 for a 7yr straight whiskey, not a bad deal IMO. Edited February 18, 2017 by emr454 It's a whiskey, not bourbon Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
smokinjoe Posted February 18, 2017 Share Posted February 18, 2017 20 minutes ago, emr454 said: I'm having Bernheim Wheat as my 3rd pour tonight. My last sip gave me a huge burst of cola/Dr. Pepper. Wow, never had that before. Not the most complex or interesting whiskey, but at $27 for a 7yr straight bourbon, not a bad deal IMO. Wow! A whiskey that delivers a huge burst of cola/Dr. Pepper sure sounds interesting to me! I love it when a familiar whiskey pops me with something new that I've never had before. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Agalloch Posted March 12, 2017 Share Posted March 12, 2017 Havent had this in a few years but this first pour is more delicious than I remember. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Harry in WashDC Posted March 12, 2017 Share Posted March 12, 2017 Copper Fox Whisky, 94 proof, "Less than 4 months old", from Ric Wasmund's Belmont Farms of Virginia, Culpeper, Virginia. It's been in the bottle, half full, for about a decade now. We put it in a classic Old Fashioned - 2oz. CFW 1 tsp. simple syrup couple drops of Angostura bitters some lemon peel 4 ice cubes Put all but the ice in regular OF glass and muddle a bit. Add a couple ice cubes and stir. Add the other two ice cubes. Suck down. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
marshbound Posted March 13, 2017 Share Posted March 13, 2017 23 hours ago, Harry in WashDC said: Copper Fox Whisky, 94 proof, "Less than 4 months old", from Ric Wasmund's Belmont Farms of Virginia, Culpeper, Virginia. It's been in the bottle, half full, for about a decade now. We put it in a classic Old Fashioned - 2oz. CFW 1 tsp. simple syrup couple drops of Angostura bitters some lemon peel 4 ice cubes Put all but the ice in regular OF glass and muddle a bit. Add a couple ice cubes and stir. Add the other two ice cubes. Suck down. What the.... Is there a mash bill noted on the label? I think I own or have owned most of Rick's creations over the past 5 years but nothing like that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tanstaafl2 Posted March 13, 2017 Share Posted March 13, 2017 17 hours ago, marshbound said: What the.... Is there a mash bill noted on the label? I think I own or have owned most of Rick's creations over the past 5 years but nothing like that. "What the...." indeed! Copper Fox Rye, unless it has changed of late, was always an apparently deliberately pretty young whisky (as they like to use) made from about 2/3 rye and 1/3 malted barley. The malt is typically smoked over various fruit wood like apple and cherry and aged with fruitwood chips in smallish used barrels. I think that it is a little older now than some releases in the past but not really sure. Never was quite my cup of tea. Or whisky for that matter. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
marshbound Posted March 14, 2017 Share Posted March 14, 2017 On 3/13/2017 at 2:51 PM, tanstaafl2 said: "What the...." indeed! Copper Fox Rye, unless it has changed of late, was always an apparently deliberately pretty young whisky (as they like to use) made from about 2/3 rye and 1/3 malted barley. The malt is typically smoked over various fruit wood like apple and cherry and aged with fruitwood chips in smallish used barrels. I think that it is a little older now than some releases in the past but not really sure. Never was quite my cup of tea. Or whisky for that matter. My Copper Fox Rye was bottled May 21 2015 at 18 months old, and is also 2/3 rye & 1/3 barley; 60% applewood and 40% cherry were used for the smoking process. My Wasmund's Single Malt is also 18 months (batch 129). Last time I stopped in I picked up a single malt that is aged 32 months - the first 18 I think as per normal and the last 14 in an apple brandy barrel, what they described as an experimental single barrel (batch G-1). I love ryes but am kind of lukewarm on theirs; I quite like the smoky flavors of the single malt, quite a unique offering among American whiskies; The apple brandy finished bottle is yet another step up, more complexity and better blended flavors though still retaining the signature smokiness. You can do tastings there now, not sure if you're nearby but you can taste special offerings like the brandy barrel one before committing. No 4 month product on my shelves though! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VAGentleman Posted March 28, 2017 Share Posted March 28, 2017 On 3/11/2017 at 8:27 PM, Harry in WashDC said: Copper Fox Whisky, 94 proof, "Less than 4 months old", from Ric Wasmund's Belmont Farms of Virginia, Culpeper, Virginia. It's been in the bottle, half full, for about a decade now. We put it in a classic Old Fashioned - 2oz. CFW 1 tsp. simple syrup couple drops of Angostura bitters some lemon peel 4 ice cubes Put all but the ice in regular OF glass and muddle a bit. Add a couple ice cubes and stir. Add the other two ice cubes. Suck down. I seem to remember that Ric Wasmund worked at Belmont Farms back in the day, had a falling out and left to start Copper Fox. I think there was a dispute over the name copper fox and Belmont Farms changed the name to Kopper Kettle. I can't seem to find any info on this though. Was I dreaming? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Harry in WashDC Posted April 2, 2017 Share Posted April 2, 2017 (edited) On 3/28/2017 at 6:17 AM, VAGentleman said: I seem to remember that Ric Wasmund worked at Belmont Farms back in the day, had a falling out and left to start Copper Fox. I think there was a dispute over the name copper fox and Belmont Farms changed the name to Kopper Kettle. I can't seem to find any info on this though. Was I dreaming? (A belated) No, I don't think you were dreaming. As the attached pictures show, Rick Wasmund did work at/as/for/with Belmont Farms of Virginia, Culpeper, Virginia, in 2003 or so. I'm just guessing from the laser code (03 11 262 3 1629) and the Anchor Hocking logo and glass marks (5B and 3 51 03) that this bottle was filled in or about 2003, and RW's name appears on the label. According to a couple of older articles on ellenjaye.com, Chuck and Jeanette Miller purchased the farm in 1975 and received their distiller's license in 1989. A 2005 article says Virginia Lightning, a 100 proof corn whiskey (several pocket flasks of which I still have left from a case I bought back then) and Copper Fox whisky were two of its products. RW's own Copper Fox Distillery started in 2005 in Sperryville, VA (which is about 28.5 road miles and 50 minutes from Belmont Farms) according to the Copper Fox website (www.copperfox.biz). I did not go to the ttb to look up the label approvals for Copper Fox and Copper Kettle. The Sunday paper is calling to me. Maybe later. EDIT - Oh, yeah - back in 2010 when I bought a Wasmund's Rye Spirit @ 4 months old and 62 proof, I think the purveyor who talked me into it knew Mr. Wasmund personally (which is one reason he wanted me to try it and tell him what I thought); the words and phrases like "his own drummer" and "loves to experiment" and "a classic character" are associated with that dim memory - photos of the purveyor and some guy standing in front of a still and some barrels were passed around. Second edit - Uh, the rye is "less than 30 days old". I still have 2/3 of that, too. Edited April 2, 2017 by Harry in WashDC Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VAGentleman Posted April 3, 2017 Share Posted April 3, 2017 23 hours ago, Harry in WashDC said: (A belated) No, I don't think you were dreaming. As the attached pictures show, Rick Wasmund did work at/as/for/with Belmont Farms of Virginia, Culpeper, Virginia, in 2003 or so. I'm just guessing from the laser code (03 11 262 3 1629) and the Anchor Hocking logo and glass marks (5B and 3 51 03) that this bottle was filled in or about 2003, and RW's name appears on the label. According to a couple of older articles on ellenjaye.com, Chuck and Jeanette Miller purchased the farm in 1975 and received their distiller's license in 1989. A 2005 article says Virginia Lightning, a 100 proof corn whiskey (several pocket flasks of which I still have left from a case I bought back then) and Copper Fox whisky were two of its products. RW's own Copper Fox Distillery started in 2005 in Sperryville, VA (which is about 28.5 road miles and 50 minutes from Belmont Farms) according to the Copper Fox website (www.copperfox.biz). I did not go to the ttb to look up the label approvals for Copper Fox and Copper Kettle. The Sunday paper is calling to me. Maybe later. EDIT - Oh, yeah - back in 2010 when I bought a Wasmund's Rye Spirit @ 4 months old and 62 proof, I think the purveyor who talked me into it knew Mr. Wasmund personally (which is one reason he wanted me to try it and tell him what I thought); the words and phrases like "his own drummer" and "loves to experiment" and "a classic character" are associated with that dim memory - photos of the purveyor and some guy standing in front of a still and some barrels were passed around. Second edit - Uh, the rye is "less than 30 days old". I still have 2/3 of that, too. Thanks Harry. I did some more digging as well, talked to someone who used to work at Copper Fox and everything you stated was confirmed. Also there was some kind of falling out and Rick ended up getting the name Copper Fox and Chuck changed the whiskey's name to Kopper Kettle. Rick couldn't use the name for a couple years which is why Wasmund's was their first whiskey and Copper Fox came later Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Journeyman Posted April 9, 2017 Share Posted April 9, 2017 Dry Fly Distilling's Straight Washington Wheat Whiskey. It reminds me a lot of WSR. I'd like to get a bottle of the cask strength at some point. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RT Fan Posted April 10, 2017 Share Posted April 10, 2017 Poured myself a Bernheim Wheat whiskey on Saturday night, neat. I was pleasantly surprised how much I enjoyed it. Better than the cocktails I had made with it. Learn something new everyday. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kpiz Posted April 13, 2017 Share Posted April 13, 2017 I'm drinking some Belmont Farms Kopper Kettle Virginia Whiskey. The label states it is 4 years old and was aged in apple wood and white oak. Pretty good stuff considering the young age and lowish proof (86). If I had tasted blind, I probably would have guessed that this is some unleaded scotch, maybe a Benrinnes or something like that, aged in first full ex-Bourbon for 10ish years. It does have a unique flavor that hits at the beginning of the finish, and I'm wondering if it's the apple wood coming through. It's not fruity exactly...I'm not sure how to describe it. Overall, pretty good stuff.Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
beasled Posted April 15, 2017 Share Posted April 15, 2017 Having some High West Campfire this evening. The bottle has grown on me. I didn't think the combination worked initially but now about half way through the bottle and it's opened up a little bit more I'm rather partial to it. I would have liked a little more peat though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VAGentleman Posted April 17, 2017 Share Posted April 17, 2017 On 4/13/2017 at 0:10 AM, Kpiz said: I'm drinking some Belmont Farms Kopper Kettle Virginia Whiskey. The label states it is 4 years old and was aged in apple wood and white oak. Pretty good stuff considering the young age and lowish proof (86). If I had tasted blind, I probably would have guessed that this is some unleaded scotch, maybe a Benrinnes or something like that, aged in first full ex-Bourbon for 10ish years. It does have a unique flavor that hits at the beginning of the finish, and I'm wondering if it's the apple wood coming through. It's not fruity exactly...I'm not sure how to describe it. Overall, pretty good stuff. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Belmont Farms just released a BIB version of this. Its definitely better at 100 proof. Still seems a little hit or miss and at $45 a little too pricey for what it is, but if you want something a little different it can hit the right notes Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kpiz Posted April 18, 2017 Share Posted April 18, 2017 On 4/17/2017 at 8:54 AM, VAGentleman said: Belmont Farms just released a BIB version of this. Its definitely better at 100 proof. Still seems a little hit or miss and at $45 a little too pricey for what it is, but if you want something a little different it can hit the right notes Thanks, I didn't realize they make a BIB. I think the 86 proofer is solid but I can imagine the extra proof is very helpful. I might take a shot on the BIB version if I saw it at $45, although that's far from a value proposition. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paddy Posted April 18, 2017 Share Posted April 18, 2017 I polished off the last dregs of a gifted GJ over the weekend. That bottle was easy, quick drinking! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lcpfratn Posted April 18, 2017 Share Posted April 18, 2017 I polished off the last dregs of a gifted GJ over the weekend. That bottle was easy, quick drinking! It certainly is gentlemanly smooth. [emoji6]Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Backdoctor Posted April 20, 2017 Share Posted April 20, 2017 Got a Richter's American Whiskey for $10 off at Total Wine.. paid $38... Anyone I share it with loves it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mule Skinner Posted May 2, 2017 Share Posted May 2, 2017 I picked up a Bernheim Wheat last week. It's good, different, sort of "simple", but really smooth. I wanted to try something different, and I'm glad I got it. But I won't buy another one. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Harry in WashDC Posted May 7, 2017 Share Posted May 7, 2017 Um, stretching "American Whiskey" to include the continent, tonight was a neat pour of CR Hand Selected Barrel @ 103 proof. If I didn't know better, I'd think somebody spiked my KC with maple syrup OR put KC/Maple in my CR bottle. Good thing tomorrow is Sunday. I be making breakfast and will put this on my waffles. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kpiz Posted May 12, 2017 Share Posted May 12, 2017 Finishing off a bottle of Mosswood light whiskey finished in sour beer barrels. It's hard to know how much influence the sour beer actually had on this...there is a slight tartness on the finish that's actually kind of nice, but that's all I can pick out. I'd probably have to do a SBS with the base whiskey and the barrel-aged product to really pick out what the beer barrel imparted. I wasn't sure about this at first but I've come to appreciate it. It scratches the same itch Irish whiskey or other similarly light and nuanced whiskey might. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
beasled Posted May 16, 2017 Share Posted May 16, 2017 Had this in the bunker for a while, decided to crack it open tonight. Needed some water adding but once opened up the nose is quite special, with a toasty oak mixed with a little bit of sherry, and lots of raisin. Palate is quite dry initially, opening up with astringent sherry, rich fruits, quite dominant oak, a little waxy. Finish is a little short but pleasant. This is a 2012 bottling according to the bottle. Cheers! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kevinbrink Posted May 26, 2017 Share Posted May 26, 2017 My Brother and Sister-in-law gave me a bottle of Jack Daniel's gold for my birthday this year, until tonight I had yet to crack it. Was really having an off kind of night until drinking some finished ryes so I decided I would go with something else out of left field and after one sip this fits the bill. Looking forward to trying this again another night, my first impression is that this is really unique and enjoyable. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Journeyman Posted May 28, 2017 Share Posted May 28, 2017 Drinking some of Dry Fly's Straight Washington Wheat Whiskey. Nice stuff. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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