El Vino Posted December 13, 2015 Share Posted December 13, 2015 (edited) Single Cask Nation 8YO MGP Rye. Barrel proof. With water: pure rye spice and barrel notes with rye spice the dominant flavor. With ice this thing is screaming for bratwurst. Edited December 13, 2015 by El Vino Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paddy Posted December 13, 2015 Share Posted December 13, 2015 Visited with WTRR to end the evening session. Wonderful whiskey... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jakerthesnaker79 Posted December 14, 2015 Share Posted December 14, 2015 On 12/12/2015, 11:30:50, El Vino said: Single Cask Nation 8YO MGP Rye. Barrel proof. With water: pure rye spice and barrel notes with rye spice the dominant flavor. With ice this thing is screaming for bratwurst. I almost pulled the trigger on that one? Worth it? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paddy Posted December 14, 2015 Share Posted December 14, 2015 I went with Pikesville as the 'Homeland' pour last night. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
El Vino Posted December 15, 2015 Share Posted December 15, 2015 8 hours ago, jakerthesnaker79 said: I almost pulled the trigger on that one? Worth it? I have two SAOS 8YO BP Rye's (Ace's and Ezra's) open in addition tot he SCN Rye. I paid $60ish for the SAOS bottles. I paid $80ish for the SCN. Is it $20 better? No. Is it a really good barrel? Yes. None of my locals have any private barrels from SAOS, so I am relegated to buying from online sources. I buy what I can. SCN has a really cool glass stopper type closure though... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paddy Posted December 15, 2015 Share Posted December 15, 2015 Went with Whistlepig tonight, and it's turned out to be a great pour. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jakerthesnaker79 Posted December 15, 2015 Share Posted December 15, 2015 13 hours ago, El Vino said: I have two SAOS 8YO BP Rye's (Ace's and Ezra's) open in addition tot he SCN Rye. I paid $60ish for the SAOS bottles. I paid $80ish for the SCN. Is it $20 better? No. Is it a really good barrel? Yes. None of my locals have any private barrels from SAOS, so I am relegated to buying from online sources. I buy what I can. SCN has a really cool glass stopper type closure though... Thanks, that is what I figured - all of the SAOS BP stuff here is gone as well so I am stuck like you buying online. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
meadeweber Posted December 17, 2015 Share Posted December 17, 2015 Had a SAOS 7 rye last night at a restaurant. Nose was excellent. Taste was good. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
km1589 Posted December 19, 2015 Share Posted December 19, 2015 Had my first HWMWND experience last night. Blew me away! I will have to pick up another bottle or two before it disappears for the year. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dcbt Posted December 19, 2015 Share Posted December 19, 2015 Baby Saz. I do not like rye whiskey, but I've had this bottle on my bar for about a year and a half and I'm tired of looking at it. I'm powering through it to make room on the bar. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
b1gcountry Posted December 20, 2015 Share Posted December 20, 2015 Can you guys find hwmwnd around you regularly? I haven't seen any. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jeffrey r Posted December 20, 2015 Share Posted December 20, 2015 24 minutes ago, b1gcountry said: Can you guys find hwmwnd around you regularly? I haven't seen any. It is a limited release, so no. I got one bottle this year, and two last year. You'll never see it regularly, so it is either being in the right place at the right time, or having a relationship with a store. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
b1gcountry Posted December 20, 2015 Share Posted December 20, 2015 Yeah. I was hoping it would be on store shelves at least a few days, but it seems to have never made it on the shelves Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
flahute Posted December 21, 2015 Share Posted December 21, 2015 Starting the evening with some Saz 18 and it lives up to its reputation. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Black Tot Posted December 21, 2015 Share Posted December 21, 2015 I've been drinking Saz18 around the UK, Steve. Found one restaurant that had a bottle sitting there unloved since 2006! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
flahute Posted December 22, 2015 Share Posted December 22, 2015 15 hours ago, The Black Tot said: I've been drinking Saz18 around the UK, Steve. Found one restaurant that had a bottle sitting there unloved since 2006! Now that is a good find. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bourserker Posted December 25, 2015 Share Posted December 25, 2015 Finally cracked open a Russell's Reserve 6 year old rye I have had for a while. It's ok...well it's actually good...not on the same plane as others in the same price range such as RR and WT 101 though. I much prefer those to the RRR 6 year. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MDBourbon Posted December 25, 2015 Share Posted December 25, 2015 CEHT RYE- first taste. Very good straight forward rye Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GaryT Posted December 26, 2015 Author Share Posted December 26, 2015 Kicked off this holiday season with a nice pour of THH - which somehow always tastes a little better when it comes from someone else's bottle Or probably just tastes better when enjoyed with great company. Just a fantastic rye that seems to scream holiday spice for me! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
flahute Posted December 26, 2015 Share Posted December 26, 2015 4 hours ago, darylld911 said: Kicked off this holiday season with a nice pour of THH - which somehow always tastes a little better when it comes from someone else's bottle Or probably just tastes better when enjoyed with great company. Just a fantastic rye that seems to scream holiday spice for me! So true, and you just reminded me that I haven't had any Handy yet this holiday season. It's one of my "speaks Christmas to me" pours so I think some of this and some HWMWND are going to be on the docket later today. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
portwood Posted December 26, 2015 Share Posted December 26, 2015 (edited) 4 hours ago, darylld911 said: Or probably just tastes better when enjoyed with great company. you nailed it Also, bottles you "hate" will seem better when tasted blind and bottles you "love" will seem worse when tasted blind. Edited December 26, 2015 by portwood Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
flahute Posted December 27, 2015 Share Posted December 27, 2015 I followed through on my post above and started with HWMWND this evening, and boy did it ever hit the spot as both a fine whiskey as well as one that is so appropriate for the season. High West just knows how to strike the right balance of port influence (according to my palate) as this whiskey is just scrumptious. I'm following with some '13 Handy, which I just opened. I had a bottle of this when it first came out, followed with a '14 last year which I finished, and am now back to my stash of '13's (didn't get any this year) and wow, is this ever a good one. As much as I liked the '14, it isn't quite as good as the '13. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LCWoody Posted December 28, 2015 Share Posted December 28, 2015 Having some HWMWND act 3. Very good Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
flahute Posted December 28, 2015 Share Posted December 28, 2015 Repeating last night so far with HWMWND followed by Handy. We're having Christmas dinner leftovers tonight while watching football so the whiskey is pairing very nicely with the food and season. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tanstaafl2 Posted December 28, 2015 Share Posted December 28, 2015 Had my first chance to try the new High West Yippee Ki-Yay whiskey which basically is Double Rye finished in a combination of Vya sweet vermouth and Syrah wine barrels. Has the lovely cinnamon notes that were present in samples of the Vya vermouth finished whiskey alone that I got to try a while back (and I confess would love to have a bottle of!) with a nice earthy character presumably coming from the Syrah finish. The Syrah helps cut the sweetness a bit, not that the sweetness bothered me. Bottled at 92 proof (would love to try it at 100 proof or more!) and very easy drinking as an after dinner hiskey although I am perfectly happy to drink it anytime! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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