What bourbon are you enjoying? Fall 2015!

[chasking]

Blanton's. I don't usually have it around but since I haven't been able to find my old favorite ETL lately and I'm almost out, I picked up a bottle for my BT#2 fix. The deeper I get into this bottle, the more I'm liking it.

[Paddy]

Kicked the weekend off with Blanton's, followed by Blanton's, followed by a store pick 4RSB to wrap things up.

[flahute]

It seems to be a Blanton's night. But I'm stuck in yesterday and am still drinking Weller 12. The wheater palate is fading however so it's looking like ECBP or OBSO next.

[willmohawk5]

Some Rock Hill Farms celebrating a Mets win

now some OGD 114

[MOwhisky4me]

Old Forester Signature followed by Old Weller Antique... Excellent on both accounts!

[kjbeggs]

After a long week at work, I'm relaxing with a couple of pours from a dusty (1988?) ND OGD 86 proof. Butterscotch heaven on the nose, and some in the flavor too. Light, sweet, and totally wonderful. A fitting way to end the week.

Cheers! Joe

Reading this post last night inspired me to have a pour of my own 80's ND OGD. it really is great stuff, just as Joe described.

[OldDrinker1978]

WT101 8 Year on a Saturday afternoon doing alot of lumberjack work all day...[emoji1]

[Phil T]

Settling in to watch the Bucks with a little WT 101. Yum

[beasled]

Halfway through a bottle of ORVW '14. Not all in one night, of course. I'd love to hate it but dammit, it is good.

[flahute]

Kicking back and watching college football with some WRDO. This is a really unique bourbon that has been growing on me. I'm generally not a fan of standard WR and most of their experiments but this one works for me at least for now.

[mibourbonguy]

Having some Fozzy blend, then will be trying some OWA.

[fozzy71]

Having some Fozzy blend, then will be trying some OWA.

Working on a near empty bottle of BT with a pour in my glass, 4.5 ounces just mixed in a half pint with 1.5 oz of 128.7 Stagg Jr, and another 2 ounce pour after this and it will be emptied. Pretty eager to try that blend I just made, not sure if I will wait a few days or just test it after the BT is gone....

[RiverRat]

The last of a SAOS BP (8 yr, 120.6 proof, Big Red store pick, Bbl 913) at my parents' house. I like this one for its hints of fig, mint and tobacco in the finish without seeming dried out. The wife seems to agree, a sister bottle at home is disappearing fast without any help from me. Fortunately, I might have a backup bottle or three destined to make the trip west.

I have this forum to thank for the introduction to this product line - it's not something I would have picked up without the buzz here. Entirely reliable and handled with transparency rare for NDP juice - lots to like in every way.

[Robertsccr5]

I find the store select bottles I've found to be far superior as well. More so than most private selections.

Good to hear. Just picked up a store select today.

Enjoying some KCSB right now.

[fozzy71]

Good to hear. Just picked up a store select today.

Enjoying some KCSB right now.

Yumm, this might have to be next as it and Baker's are on my counter leftover from my earlier vatting adventure.

[Robertsccr5]

Sounds great. I've never tried vatting. May start soon. I'm near 60% left on a 750 of Weller 12. My only predicament is do I use regular OWA or the single barrel OWA I recently discovered (didn't even know this was offered in a single barrel selection). I suppose I better try the single barrel first, might be too good on its own to mingle with something else.

[fozzy71]

Sounds great. I've never tried vatting. May start soon. I'm near 60% left on a 750 of Weller 12. My only predicament is do I use regular OWA or the single barrel OWA I recently discovered (didn't even know this was offered in a single barrel selection). I suppose I better try the single barrel first, might be too good on its own to mingle with something else.

If you are looking to do a SB blend then I would try a pour of each OWA to see which you like best then a very small vatting of the one you like least with some W12 in a glass or an empty 200ml bottle to make sure you like the blend as well.

[Robertsccr5]

If you are looking to do a SB blend then I would try a pour of each OWA to see which you like best then a very small vatting of the one you like least with some W12 in a glass or an empty 200ml bottle to make sure you like the blend as well.

Great point. I think I'll do that.

[Auracom]

Great night for Chicago sports... OGD BIB during Cubs game and the immediately a pour of 2015 4R SmbLE when they won. Continuing with that for the Blackhawks now.

[fozzy71]

Great point. I think I'll do that.

vatting takes the hobby/obsession to a new level IMO. Great fun mixing up little bottles of stuff to try and see what you like enough for a bigger bottle. After I started I went out buying pints and half pints of favorites simply to empty for future vatting tests, and bought some funnels and assorted oxo measuring cups for it as well. I have a huge assortment of empty bottles I saved downstairs simply for vatting.

[ccleve23]

Having a pour of Noah's Mill while watching the CAPS trying to close out this game.

[MDBourbon]

Some EH Taylor BP (127.2) after a great meal with the neighbors.

[Robertsccr5]

vatting takes the hobby/obsession to a new level IMO. Great fun mixing up little bottles of stuff to try and see what you like enough for a bigger bottle. After I started I went out buying pints and half pints of favorites simply to empty for future vatting tests, and bought some funnels and assorted oxo measuring cups for it as well. I have a huge assortment of empty bottles I saved downstairs simply for vatting.

That was one thing I was looking through threads here, how you measure it, or how precise you guys are. I will just eye ball it and work through trial and error.

[fozzy71]

That was one thing I was looking through threads here, how you measure it, or how precise you guys are. I will just eye ball it and work through trial and error.

Some do gram weight on a kitchen scale (I am not this meticulous, only use mine for measuring food/calories). I simply use some decent angled OXO measuring cups in assorted sizes to measure by various portions of ounces.

[Robertsccr5]

I have a few things I'm going to experiment with. I have some rare breed I'm thinking of proofing down with some WT Rye 81. And I've heard of some mingling stagg Jr and BT, but I love stagg on its own so not sure.