fishnbowljoe Posted April 1, 2015 Share Posted April 1, 2015 I just got home from vacation. I'm having a couple of pours from my "vacation" bottle of SAOS 7yr. :grin: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kjbeggs Posted April 1, 2015 Share Posted April 1, 2015 ETL Commemorative while watching one of the last few episodes of "Justified". Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris m Posted April 1, 2015 Share Posted April 1, 2015 A 1:1 of Weller SR & OWA. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chooch714 Posted April 1, 2015 Share Posted April 1, 2015 On my third pour of WT101. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hop Posted April 1, 2015 Share Posted April 1, 2015 After 16 hours of mostly travel I got home and poured a healthy glass of Charter 101 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
johnnybogey Posted April 1, 2015 Share Posted April 1, 2015 (edited) Finally able to have a pour or two after being swamped with work and sick the past week (Or was I? my wife thinks it may have been allergies, who knew!)Started off with SB Blend and now onto EC12.I must apologize to EC12. I purchased a bottle about a month ago after hearing all the rave reviews. I came home, cracked open the bottle and had my first ever pour. Maybe my palate was off that night but the leather/oak in the finish was too much. Or maybe what I am tasting is spice/pepper. Anyway, that taste just dominated everything. As such, the EC12 bottle was pushed to the back into the abyss of my basement bunker.Well, tonight, I gave it another shot and WOW!!! up front, I am getting some sweetness. In the back, I definitely get the leather/oak/spice/pepper (sorry, not sure exactly what it is) but it's a pleasant taste, not overbearing, very different from the first time I tried this. Is EC12 one of those bottles where it comes around after being open for a bit?EC12, I hope you will accept my apology. Edited April 1, 2015 by johnnybogey Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Quantum Posted April 1, 2015 Share Posted April 1, 2015 It felt like a Four Roses night, so I went with an OESF, my own barrel proof small batch, and am finishing with my favorite OBSO. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jeffrey r Posted April 1, 2015 Share Posted April 1, 2015 Is EC12 one of those bottles where it comes around after being open for a bit?I don't think that EC12 is so much an airtime thing, though I think some airtime does do it good. Simply put, it is an older, oakier bourbon, so it is unique. If you think about some other mid-shelfers like BT, ER10, HMck BIB, SAOS, ETL, FRSB, etc., EC12 is older than all of them. That's part of its allure, considering the value. Plus, it can be variable from bottle to bottle, so you never quite know what you are going to get. Solid bourbon though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
johnnybogey Posted April 1, 2015 Share Posted April 1, 2015 I don't think that EC12 is so much an airtime thing, though I think some airtime does do it good. Simply put, it is an older, oakier bourbon, so it is unique. If you think about some other mid-shelfers like BT, ER10, HMck BIB, SAOS, ETL, FRSB, etc., EC12 is older than all of them. That's part of its allure, considering the value. Plus, it can be variable from bottle to bottle, so you never quite know what you are going to get. Solid bourbon though.Thanks Jeff. It's definitely on the oakier side but this time, I was also picking up everything else. Very Nice. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JDSmith619 Posted April 1, 2015 Share Posted April 1, 2015 Went with store pick BT and WSR7yr Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fozzy71 Posted April 2, 2015 Share Posted April 2, 2015 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
johnnyoski Posted April 2, 2015 Share Posted April 2, 2015 OWA over 2 ice cubes...contemplating breaking open the bottle of WSR for a comparison. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
garbanzobean Posted April 2, 2015 Share Posted April 2, 2015 Store Select Four Roses OESQ tonight. Tonight I got a little more adventurous with the water, and it's tasting strongly of rye spice, chocolate, and sweet powdered sugar; with some nice oak flavor toward the finish. Getting some interesting coffee flavors at the end. Boy, this is a weird one, but I absolutely love it. One of the better bourbons I can recall drinking, frankly. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fozzy71 Posted April 2, 2015 Share Posted April 2, 2015 Wanted to save some bulleit rye for later from the small bottle so I switched over to my knob creek small barrel 9yr trying to make room on my shelf for more future purchases. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
flahute Posted April 2, 2015 Share Posted April 2, 2015 I've got the broken record thing going tonight.......starting with Bowman Brothers SmB, followed by Ezra Brooks 12yr SiB (really liking this one a lot), and capping off the evening with OGDBIB which continues to amaze me with how good it is at the price. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DonutsNBourbon Posted April 2, 2015 Share Posted April 2, 2015 finished off bottles of EC12 and FRSB and then went for some WT101. didn't want to leave bottles sitting around with just one pour left in there. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
johnnybogey Posted April 2, 2015 Share Posted April 2, 2015 Couldn't help myself last night, went back to EC12 to start. Very tasty. Then wanted to mix it up with a pour of HWMD and back to EC12.With my new fondness for EC12, I can't help but wonder what the barrel proofers are like. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
johnnyflake45 Posted April 2, 2015 Share Posted April 2, 2015 For the Spring Months, a few weeks ago, I opened a bottle of Marker's Mark 46 and an older bottle of WLW Centennial 10yo. I like them both, but this is the first time I have ever had the Centennial and it is amazing! So far I have only had a few pours from it and it seems to get better every time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dcbt Posted April 2, 2015 Share Posted April 2, 2015 For the Spring Months, a few weeks ago, I opened a bottle of Marker's Mark 46 and an older bottle of WLW Centennial 10yo. I like them both, but this is the first time I have ever had the Centennial and it is amazing! So far I have only had a few pours from it and it seems to get better every time.I've never had the Centennial. How close an approximation is the SB Blend to it? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
johnnyflake45 Posted April 2, 2015 Share Posted April 2, 2015 I've never had the Centennial. How close an approximation is the SB Blend to it?Sorry, I am not sure what the SB blend is. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
johnnybogey Posted April 2, 2015 Share Posted April 2, 2015 Sorry, I am not sure what the SB blend is.SB blend is the straightbourbon created blend (aka "Poor Man's Pappy") of vatting 60% Old Weller Antique and 40% Weller 12. Some do 50/50% ratio.Some say this is very close to the recipe for Van Winkle Lot "B". Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dcbt Posted April 2, 2015 Share Posted April 2, 2015 SB blend is the straightbourbon created blend (aka "Poor Man's Pappy") of vatting 60% Old Weller Antique and 40% Weller 12. Some do 50/50% ratio.Some say this is very close to the recipe for Van Winkle Lot "B". The age and proof of the blend closely align to Centennial (much moreso than Lot , which is why I was asking about the comparison. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
johnnybogey Posted April 2, 2015 Share Posted April 2, 2015 The age and proof of the blend closely align to Centennial (much moreso than Lot , which is why I was asking about the comparison. Ah, interesting. I had no idea. From what I have read, I thought it was Lot "B". Thanks for clarifying dcbt. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
johnnyflake45 Posted April 2, 2015 Share Posted April 2, 2015 SB blend is the straightbourbon created blend (aka "Poor Man's Pappy") of vatting 60% Old Weller Antique and 40% Weller 12. Some do 50/50% ratio.Some say this is very close to the recipe for Van Winkle Lot "B".Okay, I understand now. I have heard of that. If I recall correctly, the 60%/40% blend of the Antique 60% and the 12 yo 40% makes up a blend that is at a hair higher than 100 Proof. Sadly, I have never mixed up a batch of either, so I have no comparison to share with you. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kcgumbohead Posted April 2, 2015 Share Posted April 2, 2015 The final pour from my now empty 2013 4RSBLE OBSK and a follow up pour of OESO. Different yet equally outstanding fun SBS last night and a great way to send off the LE. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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