camduncan Posted May 8, 2015 Share Posted May 8, 2015 Just ordered a MM Cask Strength and BT Cream Liquor. Should be here next week. Can't wait. Now if only we could get the chocolate bourbon ball liquor from Barton shipped out here! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Duxnutz Posted May 9, 2015 Share Posted May 9, 2015 Someone mention Barton? Just got home from an extremely (decided evening before) last minute trip to the States. Spent 3 days on the bourbon trail and ended up in Chicago/Milwaukee. Candy-land. If if your ever near Chicago I highly recommend Delilahs. Awesome place. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
camduncan Posted May 9, 2015 Share Posted May 9, 2015 Nice buys! If you haven't had Barton before, I hope you enjoy it - it's a favourite of mine Out of interest, did Customs sting you on the way back in? By bourbon trail, do you mean you ended up in Kentucky, or did you go bourbon hunting in Chicago? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
deathevocation Posted May 9, 2015 Share Posted May 9, 2015 Good stuff. I'm going next year but won't leave Cali (going for the Superbowl). Wonder what I'll find out west. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Duxnutz Posted May 9, 2015 Share Posted May 9, 2015 Nice buys! If you haven't had Barton before, I hope you enjoy it - it's a favourite of mine Out of interest, did Customs sting you on the way back in?By bourbon trail, do you mean you ended up in Kentucky, or did you go bourbon hunting in Chicago? I was on the lookout for stuff i haven't had before and what I thought was only available locally. The Heaven Hill intrigued me and my friend said his dad loved VoB. Came close to springing for the gift shop bottles at Heaven Hill, but wallet was still crying from the previous purchases. i flew into Ky, hung out with a friend for a few days and then hit the bourbon trail. Drove up North to have dinner with the In-laws. Lucky for me I had some helpers bring back 5 of the bottles to avoid duty. Bad thing about a rental car is I totally could gave filled it with booze. Sadly I've had clogged sinuses from the flight home so haven't cracked anything yet. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Duxnutz Posted May 9, 2015 Share Posted May 9, 2015 Good stuff. I'm going next year but won't leave Cali (going for the Superbowl). Wonder what I'll find out west.That sounds awesome. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
camduncan Posted May 9, 2015 Share Posted May 9, 2015 Sadly I've had clogged sinuses from the flight home so haven't cracked anything yet. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
camduncan Posted May 9, 2015 Share Posted May 9, 2015 One of the funny side-affects of this hobby, and a definite side affect of Australia not having much of a bourbon selection for years is that I tend to 'nudge' my family into vacations that take us to bourbon buying areas. Our plans over the next 24 months include Hawaii & New Zealand this year, Japan or Kentucky then Singapore or New Zealand next year and tentatively California early in 2017. Coincidence that these are all great bourbon retail destinations... I think not :grin: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
flahute Posted May 10, 2015 Share Posted May 10, 2015 One of the funny side-affects of this hobby, and a definite side affect of Australia not having much of a bourbon selection for years is that I tend to 'nudge' my family into vacations that take us to bourbon buying areas. Our plans over the next 24 months include Hawaii & New Zealand this year, Japan or Kentucky then Singapore or New Zealand next year and tentatively California early in 2017. Coincidence that these are all great bourbon retail destinations... I think not :grin:Smart man. You do what you gotta do for a fine bourbon. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Duxnutz Posted May 10, 2015 Share Posted May 10, 2015 One of the funny side-affects of this hobby, and a definite side affect of Australia not having much of a bourbon selection for years is that I tend to 'nudge' my family into vacations that take us to bourbon buying areas. Our plans over the next 24 months include Hawaii & New Zealand this year, Japan or Kentucky then Singapore or New Zealand next year and tentatively California early in 2017. Coincidence that these are all great bourbon retail destinations... I think not :grin:Good stuff. I used to live in the US and am kicking myself I wasnt 'into' bourbon back then. Every time I get annoyed about the selection or pricing here (even though 99% of my bunker is sourced from the U.S.) I think about the crappy parts of the world I've been to without bourbon at all! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vietish Posted May 12, 2015 Share Posted May 12, 2015 Dont tell the missus, but I sorta nudged her away from Fiji for the honeymoon and now we are going back to Japan She also wins as she loves Japanese Whisky, so I guess actually it wasnt much of a push lol. I have a work friend going to NZ and she has offered to bring me back some bourbon. Any recommendations on what to ask her to look out for? Drinking some old 6yr FR atm and loving it. Also been hitting the WT Honey pretty hard as well as BT Bourbon Cream. Winter brings out my sweet tooth. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
camduncan Posted May 12, 2015 Share Posted May 12, 2015 I have a work friend going to NZ and she has offered to bring me back some bourbon. Any recommendations on what to ask her to look out for? I can put you onto a couple of different places - depends on where In NZ they're going. It's also worth checking out Heaven Hill New Zealand. If there's anything you are after, send them an email via the 'contact us' area and they'll help you with a retailer near where your friend is visiting and you can organize them to order what you are after from HH direct. (hopefully that makes sense...:skep:)www.heavenhill.co.nz Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vietish Posted May 13, 2015 Share Posted May 13, 2015 Awesome Cam. I will find out and shoot you a PM. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
deathevocation Posted May 13, 2015 Share Posted May 13, 2015 The old man dropped off a bottle of Bernheim. Never had it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
camduncan Posted May 21, 2015 Share Posted May 21, 2015 Just ordered a bottle of Old Forrester Signature and a bottle of Larceny. Can't wait to get these next week and enjoy a pour Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted May 22, 2015 Share Posted May 22, 2015 Just ordered a bottle of Old Forrester Signature and a bottle of Larceny. Can't wait to get these next week and enjoy a pour Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
deathevocation Posted May 22, 2015 Share Posted May 22, 2015 Just ordered a bottle of Old Forrester Signature and a bottle of Larceny. Can't wait to get these next week and enjoy a pour Been thinking of ordering the exact same combo. Had Larceny before but not OF. Let us know how it goes down. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
camduncan Posted May 22, 2015 Share Posted May 22, 2015 I tried Larceny when I was in KY last year - in fact I grabbed a bottle at Toddy's to take to the Gazebo and mostly drank that on the Friday night. I'd probably rate it and Makers 46 as my all time favourite wheated bourbons! I've tried the standard 86 proof Old Forester when I grabbed a couple of miniatures in Hawaii a few years ago and don't remember it as anything spectacular, but was fortunate enough to be with Scott (Hightower) last weekend when he opened a bottle their single barrel.... and all I can say is wow! If the signature is even close it will be a great pour! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
camduncan Posted May 31, 2015 Share Posted May 31, 2015 Wife picked me up a bottle of Crown Royal Apple and Canadian Club 8yo Sherry Cask Finish in Hawaii and Duty Free respectively last week. Not bourbon I know, but I thought it worth a post as neither are available at retail here. Will wait for the next SB.com Brisbane catch-up to crack them so won't have tasting notes for a few weeks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
squire Posted May 31, 2015 Share Posted May 31, 2015 Would like to get your take on the Sherry Cask Cam. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Duxnutz Posted June 1, 2015 Share Posted June 1, 2015 Nice combo!Great examples of two distinctly different styles of bourbon, and at reasonable prices. Im so glad we can get them here without being fleeced.Try vatting the two, its a bit of fun trying to pick out which bourbon is bringing what to the blend. I think I settled on about a 70/30 with OFS being the bulk.Good stuff. I don't rate Larceny anywhere near any of the Wellers but it is a tasty more frequent pour. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Duxnutz Posted June 1, 2015 Share Posted June 1, 2015 After a full on 4 days in wine country NSW (Mudgee and surrounds) I'm kicking back with an ashamedly not-so familiar pour. Knob Creek Rye. Solid. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jayman Posted June 3, 2015 Share Posted June 3, 2015 Just got a couple I've never tried in Bakers and the 108 WT RB. I love the 112 WT RB, one of my favs, so will be interesting to see how the two compare. I love Bookers and Knob Creek as well so looking forward to checking out the Bakers. Tonight will be a good night. Great weather for it too! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Duxnutz Posted June 3, 2015 Share Posted June 3, 2015 Bakers is a fav of mine. Love the stuff! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
camduncan Posted June 3, 2015 Share Posted June 3, 2015 Trying to finish off a bottle of Red Stag that's been in the fridge for close to 3 years. It's slowly disappearing, but I can't drink much of it at once... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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