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For dessert tonight, a delicious pour of Dixie Dew corn whiskey.

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I've been visiting with the Barrell Whiskey this week and decided that I needed another bottle! 

With that situation now rectified, color me :D... 

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Sipping on it again tonight, and the  Jack Daniel's SB Barrel Proof continues to blow me away with how good it is.  

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Bernheim Wheat Whiskey came up in the bottle rotation tonight. I continue to enjoy it and think that I just might treat my 90 YO father to a bottle when I next visit my parents in Massachusetts.

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When you're going to have Bernheim do it on clean palet as the first drink of the night  you will enjoy it much more. It can't stand up after having bourbon or scotch the flavors are just too suttle.

 

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After opening the bottle a few weeks ago, I had another 'taste' of the Bernheim this past weekend.  It really doesn't do much for me, as I get this bitter wood note on what is already a pretty unremarkable finish.  Oh well...  on the other hand, the Green Spot I've been working on since SPD has been firing on all cylinders since it came out of the gate (even if it ain't American)!:P

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Paddy, for some reason, I like Bernheim best on warm days when I haven't had any spicy food and am thirsty.  Larceny, though, I can drink year-round whether I'm hungry or not.  Green Spot is just fine anytime, too, although I'm still partial to bourbons.

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1 hour ago, Harry in WashDC said:

Paddy, for some reason, I like Bernheim best on warm days when I haven't had any spicy food and am thirsty.  Larceny, though, I can drink year-round whether I'm hungry or not.  Green Spot is just fine anytime, too, although I'm still partial to bourbons.

Harry, I'm partial to bourbon as well and have never encountered any difficulty drinking copious amounts of Larceny.:D  But, since I was in this thread, I did go ahead and pour two fingers of Barrell Whiskey (Batch 1) and it is proving itself to be mighty fine as well... 

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On the Bernheim y'all,  I prefer the original NAS batches, as they have a more chewy doughiness to them.  Altogether better mouthfeel, as well, for me. But, I do keep the 7yr in the rotation.

 

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8 minutes ago, smokinjoe said:

On the Bernheim y'all,  I prefer the original NAS batches, as they have a more chewy doughiness to them.  Altogether better mouthfeel, as well, for me. But, I do keep the 7yr in the rotation.

 

You're gonna wax all poetic and shit and make me reach for it... ain't you Joe?  :o

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Ah, cheez.  I have both a Bernheim 7YR and a copper disk NAS open for comparison's sake.  Now, I'm going to have to dirty TWO glasses tonight.  You guys're going to ruin my liver.:huh:

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I can't even get the Sheltie to sit...:wacko:

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1 hour ago, smokinjoe said:

I can't even get the Sheltie to sit...:wacko:

We are far more impressionable than the Sheltie.

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On 3/22/2016, 9:15:38, Harry in WashDC said:

Ah, cheez.  I have both a Bernheim 7YR and a copper disk NAS open for comparison's sake.  Now, I'm going to have to dirty TWO glasses tonight.  You guys're going to ruin my liver.:huh:

Been there, done that!

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I went back to the Bernheim tonight.  The bottle had been opened roughly three weeks or so, and the bitter note that I felt had overpowered the finish seemed more 'in tune' with the candy and spice notes tonight.  As my initial impressions of this bottle were taken with a neat pour, I think my senses may have been positively influenced by the cube I melted over the pour this evening. 

All in all, a very subtle, yet satisfying finish; much improved by the little proof down and some AT, IMO.    

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Yesterday while smoking ribs, I opened a High West Campfire (batch 14010, bottle 12 12) I've for awhile.  This blend of straight bourbon, straight rye, and blended malt scotch was exceptionally nice while I sat in wafting BBQ smoke.  By the second sip, I was thinking I should have used a bigger glass.

 

At WhiskeyFest in WashDC in March, the High West booth was across the aisle from the Compass Box booth.  I was lucky enough to get to talk with David Perkins about his HW releases and then minutes later get introduced to Compass Box's Hedonism line (blended scotch bourbon lovers will love, IMO) by CB's John Glaser.  Maybe I should give blended scotches another try, at least when I'm smoking meats . . .

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I'm sipping on a bottle of JD barrel proof recently, it's pretty good. I'm glad that it's not a limited release because i'll buy some more. It's not available in Europe yet, i had to buy it from Ebay. 

Cheers!

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Was at a friend's house last night and he pulled out a bottle of Woodinville Whiskey's American Whiskey. This is a distillery that is located literally 7 miles away from my house. I've had their Straight Bourbon and micro barreled bourbon before but not this one. (The micro barrel product is not to my liking, the Straight Bourbon at 5 years old and aged in 53 gallon barrels is good.) I had not been inclined to try the American Whiskey because it's only 80 proof and does not have an age statement. I have to say I was surprised. 

It's aged in full size barrels that are toasted and then lightly charred. It's not qualified as bourbon because it gets some additional aging in used barrels. The flavor is not very complex, but it is very strong in caramel and goes down easy. I'll happily buy one of these to further support this distillery.

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^^^As you should, my friend.  I especially admire the fact that they've resisted the temptation to source whiskey until their products bear fruit, as I'm sure that it's been a huge cost burden for them.

 

While I'm here, I've been drinking the $&!@ out of Barrel Whiskey (batch #1)!  :)

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Last night I did a blind SBS of Westland American Single Malt and Venus Wayward Single Malt. These are both American single malts that are aged in new charred oak casks and bottled at 92 proof, Westland coming from Seattle and Venus from Santa Cruz. I've had the Westland before and it was easy to pick out both by the nose and the palate.

 

On the Westland, I smell mostly toasted grains first but then some sweetness and cocoa follow. The palate is much of the same but it has a really nice balance of grain and barrel influence, and I especially love the chocolate-y note that I can't help but think is from the darker malt they use in the mashbill. This is really stellar for such a young (and unpeated) malt. 

 

The Venus Wayward Single Malt smells very peculiar - I get some light cheese rind and maybe bandages? Not particularly enticing but not what I typically associate with very young spirits either (it doesn't have that distinctive new-make chemical smell). Luckily it tastes much better than it smells, with mostly toasted barley, some sweetness, and caramel. I believe this one is aged in small barrels but I wouldn't have been able to guess that since the oak is balanced with the grain notes nicely. This one certainly tasted younger than the Westland, but it IS younger (I believe this is aged 10 months vs >24 months for the Westland) and while most of the flavor seems to be from the grain, all those flavors are good and there's a bit of depth.

 

Westland won this battle but I'm pretty impressed by Venus's single malt as well. I really wonder what it would taste like if it was aged the same as the Westland, in full size casks for 2-3 years.

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Warm night, grilling huge (10 oz.) sardines and corn.  Poured some Bernheim 7yr. to keep me company.

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I reached for the Bernheim again tonight.  Pretty easy drinking, in tune and balanced, but a little too subtle IMO.  Paul Elliott gave good advice when he said it's best as an opener with a clean palate. 

 

I finished with about 2 oz of Barrel Whiskey (batch 1).  Just a fantastic expression, this is! 

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On 5/30/2016 at 10:47 PM, Paddy said:

I reached for the Bernheim again tonight.  Pretty easy drinking, in tune and balanced, but a little too subtle IMO.  Paul Elliott gave good advice when he said it's best as an opener with a clean palate. . . .

Amen to what Paul said.  I like it after yard work on hot days when I don't want to get sleepy and don't feel like having [another] beer.  It's refreshing with a couple of cubes; just be sure it's a hefty pour.  Plus, that subtlety means my palate is back to neutral an hour or so later. 

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