What bourbon are you enjoying? Summer 2015!

[wmpevans]

Nice pour of the GBS WT RRSBSmB. A great whiskey which drinks far too easy for a 110 proofer.

Another GBS winner!!!

[Red One]

KC, a few cubes of ice.

[fozzy71]

Revisiting Stagg Jr Batch 1 and Bookers 2014-07 when this happened.

Glad I ordered some spare misc sized corks from amazon some time back.

[Hop]

Opened the OF101 "dusty" that I picked up this week (what else was I gonna do with it set it back on a shelf and look at it?)

Color is an amazing dark Amber and the "legs" in the glass are the best I've seen

Nose: here is where I became concerned. I'm not picking anything up...

After letting it open up for about 5 minutes I moved on to the tasting...

First sip:

One word "Bland" couldn't pick out a single note. Maybe age has allowed it to mingle to this point?

It's not a lack of alcohol because there is a burn just not very pronounced. Again too much time "mingling"?

The "chew": decided to try the Kentucky Chew to see if that brought out additional favors/notes and it has brought forward a bit of sweetness along with vanilla and a spicy "burn" on the back of the tongue that lingers well so like the "legs" in the glass it has a long finish in the mouth

Mouthfeel: I know some say smooth isn't a good word to describe bourbon although it's often used but smooth/oily/creamy is what comes to mind here.

Final Thoughts:

While at first I was concerned with the lack of nose and initial taste either the bourbon or I am warming up nicely as we hit the 2/3 point of a two finger pour in a Double OF glass and I think it's a bit of both. This is my first pour of the evening so I'm not jaded by another pour I think it's just taking this one a bit to open up after being in the bottle for somewhere around 30 years...

These are of course my opinions and your own tastes may vary widely! Enjoy!

[clingman71]

Had to get a new phone, been awhile since I've been on here. Celebrated my 44th birthday last weekend with '14 PVW 20 and EW23

[fozzy71]

Revisiting Stagg Jr Batch 1 and Bookers 2014-07 when this happened. ........

What do you pour when you can't decide which of the 12 open bottles/vattings to pour next cuz what you just drank was so amazing? Obv time to take a pour or two from your nearly full #lastpours decanter.

Edited July 24, 2015 by fozzy71

[fozzy71]

oak spiral infused WT101 that has been sitting a couple weeks, it sure adds a lot of character

[BFerguson]

ER 10yr in the glass. Getter better the longer it open.

B

[BFerguson]

HHSS.2 for the nightcap.

Good way to start the weekend.

B

[Harry in WashDC]

VOB BIB NAS. Dishes are done, car is washed, cat litter is cleaned - I deserve a second pour. Which I will take to bed.

[fozzy71]

BT, is there anything better...........

[Harry in WashDC]

Ah, poop, Fozz. NOW, I may have to have a THIRD pour. Love that candy apple finish. At least that's what I get.

[JDSmith619]

ECBP, MM and ended

with some Michters sour mash

[drunkenjayhawk]

Some Eagle Rare 10 year old , followed by some Wellers Antique 107. Now some Bakers to finish the night with.

[Golzee]

Had three 86ers tonight, OF 86 (not bad, 100 is drunk candy), OGD 86 (decent, but no 114), and JBB (was a stepping stone, and still remains a solid staple). I wonder why I don't reach for JBB more often. It may be the quintessential bourbon...may be the Budweiser of bourbon. Is it the best...no. But, if I could only take one bourbon on a 3 hour tour, it would be JBB.

[flahute]

A lot of talk about fruit flies lately........not happy to see it happening to others, but also glad it's just not me! I've been protecting my bourbon from those little fu***rs for the past 2 weeks or so. It's uncanny how automatic it is to have a glass sitting out collecting floaters. I've been fishing them out with a spoon except for the one time there was three in there and it was EW White label so I didn't feel bad about dumping it out. Now I keep a closer eye on the glass.

My palate is better than last night, but it's still a bit off, so I'm doing the only thing you can do which is to drink OGDBIB and OGD114. The 114 is just amazing as always. Ohhhhh.....how I want to try this unchill filtered at cask strength.

[Jayman]

Russels Reserve SB so start with... Still deciding whats going to follow it up!

[DonutsNBourbon]

A lot of talk about fruit flies lately........not happy to see it happening to others, but also glad it's just not me! I've been protecting my bourbon from those little fu***rs for the past 2 weeks or so. It's uncanny how automatic it is to have a glass sitting out collecting floaters. I've been fishing them out with a spoon except for the one time there was three in there and it was EW White label so I didn't feel bad about dumping it out. Now I keep a closer eye on the glass.

that happened to me a few weeks ago too, but with ECBP and I def wasn't pouring that out, but I had it in a rocks glass so it was easy to fish them out. so I should've remembered when I was drinking out the deck while grilling that this would happen again. I'll have to remember to put a napkin over the glass or something if I'm drinking outside again!

[Harry in WashDC]

They be protein plus pickled. And, they are small. Why bother?

VOB BIB today after weeding and cleaning as a reward. I think I started too early. Hope I don't have to tend the BBQ tonight.

[beasled]

Though it is summer and almost the end of July, I am of course in the UK and today has been cold, wet and miserable. So I've got a 2014 WLW on the go, and it is fantastic. Cheers all!

[fishnbowljoe]

My palate has seemed to me, to be a bit "off" lately. Nothing has been tasting quite as good as I think it should. It's going a little better tonight though. Celebrating the end of the week with a couple of pours of FRSB. Ahhhhhhhhhhh…...:yum:

Cheers! Joe

[TunnelTiger]

WT101, Lord I do enjoy get his bourbon.

[ccleve23]

Starting off with the Knob Creek Single Barrel Store select. The nose on this one is just awesome.

[MOwhisky4me]

Enjoying a vatting of 60% EC12 & 40% Larceny.... Very tasty!

[fozzy71]

Enjoying a vatting of 60% EC12 & 40% Larceny.... Very tasty!

That sounds tasty. I did a lot of vatting with EC12 in the past but lately I have been using OGD114 instead since it is (was I should say) cheaper. I should pull up the one EC12 I have and give that a try soon.