Paddy Posted November 9, 2015 Share Posted November 9, 2015 After this discussion, I had to go pour two fingers of Pikesville! :drink: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
flahute Posted November 9, 2015 Share Posted November 9, 2015 After this discussion, I had to go pour two fingers of Pikesville! :drink:After I finish this WT101 12yr in my glass, I'm going to join you. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
flahute Posted November 9, 2015 Share Posted November 9, 2015 As promised, I followed with Pikesville. Then with some CEHT rye. It was the second to last pour and as usual for the end of a bottle, it was "on". It's always that way with the ones your'e not sure about at the end. Need to stay strong and remember all the average nights. Followed that with Handy. Handy is the clear winner. I have plenty of those bunkered which is reason enough to abstain from the CEHT. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
flahute Posted November 10, 2015 Share Posted November 10, 2015 On a rye kick thanks to the Pikesville purchase last week. Started with the last pour of the CEHT rye. As per usual with the last pour of a bottle you're not sure about, it was singing. I will not cave in and rush out to buy another. Following with WT101 rye. I'm sensing Pikesville and Handy in my near future. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chasking Posted November 10, 2015 Share Posted November 10, 2015 I went back to the Old Potrero last night. It's a very old bottle of their 19th-century style, from back when it was still sold at barrel proof. (I added some water.) Being distilled from a mash of 100% malted rye, it has a different flavor from more traditional ryes made with unmalted grain, but I like it quite a bit. The most amazing thing about it is how good it is for its youth. IIRC, it's only a couple/few years old, but it doesn't show any of the harshness or feinty character I've come to associate with very young whiskeys.This bottle's not going to last much longer. I recently picked up a bottle of a new whiskey called Oppidan, which is also made from all malted rye. It has the same flavor profile, but I think the Potrero is a little bit tastier (although also more expensive and tougher to find). When the Oppidan is gone, I think I'll have to get another bottle of Old Potrero. The current version is cut to 97 proof, but it should still be excellent. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tanstaafl2 Posted November 10, 2015 Share Posted November 10, 2015 I went back to the Old Potrero last night. It's a very old bottle of their 19th-century style, from back when it was still sold at barrel proof. (I added some water.) Being distilled from a mash of 100% malted rye, it has a different flavor from more traditional ryes made with unmalted grain, but I like it quite a bit. The most amazing thing about it is how good it is for its youth. IIRC, it's only a couple/few years old, but it doesn't show any of the harshness or feinty character I've come to associate with very young whiskeys.This bottle's not going to last much longer. I recently picked up a bottle of a new whiskey called Oppidan, which is also made from all malted rye. It has the same flavor profile, but I think the Potrero is a little bit tastier (although also more expensive and tougher to find). When the Oppidan is gone, I think I'll have to get another bottle of Old Potrero. The current version is cut to 97 proof, but it should still be excellent.I picked up the Oppidan for much the same reason as I like the Old Potero. I thought it was clearly younger (it is 1-ish year old) and probably impacted by small barrels in a less than desirable way. I think Old Potrero gets aged in larger barrels and of course is generally older (3+ years I think) which likely accounts for better flavor at a youngish age.Oppidan had some potential I thought. They also have a bourbon on the market now. I tried it at a recent whisky show and thought it to be decent but hard to judge at those kinds of events where you are tasting a bunch of stuff in rapid order! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chasking Posted November 11, 2015 Share Posted November 11, 2015 Until the Oppidan came out, the only other whiskey I had found with that pronounced malted rye flavor was Lot 40 Canadian whiskey, although I've detected it less assertively in other Canadians.I'm continually amazed at the difference malting makes in the flavor of a whiskey, both comparing malted rye whiskeys to unmalted rye whiskeys, and comparing Irish whiskeys with unmalted barley to Scotch malts. I would love a chance to try whiskey made with other malted grains that we don't usually encounter, like malted wheat or malted corn. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Madhatter Posted November 11, 2015 Share Posted November 11, 2015 Two Manhattans made with Willett 4 Yr Rye. Standard recipe of 1.5 oz rye, 0.75 oz vermouth rouge (Dolin) and a few dashes Angostura bitters. Then I did something sacrilegious that I've been wanting to do for a long time. I shot in a mL of Grenadine. Sure made it sweeter. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sluggo Posted November 11, 2015 Share Posted November 11, 2015 I cut & mulched leaves at my sister's house and then came home and cut & edged my yard. It might have been a bit cool for shorts in Indiana but I'm still holding onto Summer. I just poured a glass of Pikesville Rye to warm me up and ease the pain. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kpiz Posted November 12, 2015 Share Posted November 12, 2015 HW MWND, Act 2.3 Scene 905 from last year. This year's release made me realize I still have a bit of this guy left Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Harry in WashDC Posted November 12, 2015 Share Posted November 12, 2015 A local store's pick of 4R cask strength OBSO with a small ice cube while sitting at home watching some TV show on how the brain works (very well, I am sure).This followed two neat KC with water chasers (followed by a big ginger ale because I like it) at a restaurant over about an hour of conversation.Wonderful Veterans' Day night.EDIT - oops - this is the rye thread. CUT ME OFF, BOSS!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LCWoody Posted November 14, 2015 Share Posted November 14, 2015 Having some JPS 21y rye tonight. I realy like this Rye. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jeffrey r Posted November 14, 2015 Share Posted November 14, 2015 SAOS 63.8% 8-year rye tonight for me. A pretty stunningly good whiskey if you ask me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kyjd75 Posted November 16, 2015 Share Posted November 16, 2015 yes, definitely good stuff. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
flahute Posted November 16, 2015 Share Posted November 16, 2015 HWMWND. Others have described this as Christmas in a glass. I don't disagree. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spade Posted November 16, 2015 Share Posted November 16, 2015 Opened a bottle of Baby Saz this weekend. It'd been more than a year since I've had a bottle open. It was just as good as I had remembered. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KyleCBreese Posted November 18, 2015 Share Posted November 18, 2015 Had some Willett 2-year and followed it up with my first pour of Pikesville. The Pikesville is seriously impressive. I was able to get a bottle for $32 and will be headed back to that store on Friday after work to get more. There is a great balance of oak, spice, and sweetness. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tanstaafl2 Posted November 19, 2015 Share Posted November 19, 2015 Had some Willett 2-year and followed it up with my first pour of Pikesville. The Pikesville is seriously impressive. I was able to get a bottle for $32 and will be headed back to that store on Friday after work to get more. There is a great balance of oak, spice, and sweetness. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sluggo Posted November 19, 2015 Share Posted November 19, 2015 Finishing off the day with some Sazarac. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jeffrey r Posted November 20, 2015 Share Posted November 20, 2015 Nearing the end of my one and only VWFRR. Still delish after being open a few years. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mbroo5880i Posted November 20, 2015 Share Posted November 20, 2015 $32 is a great price! About $20 less than my local price so makes you wonder if it was a mistake. Might want to get more!Pikesville is generally available in the low $40s throughout Indiana. I am finding it to be more widely available than what I would expect for an "allocated" product. I have been seeing it on the shelf in most liquor stores I visit. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paddy Posted November 20, 2015 Share Posted November 20, 2015 I'm having a sip of the Pikesville, and wishing I could get it for the low $40's here. Sigh... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
taddraughn Posted November 20, 2015 Share Posted November 20, 2015 I'm having a sip of the Pikesville, and wishing I could get it for the low $40's here. Sigh... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
flahute Posted November 20, 2015 Share Posted November 20, 2015 Freakin' Jim Murray. Now there's going to be a run on Pikesville. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tanstaafl2 Posted November 20, 2015 Share Posted November 20, 2015 Well with Jim Murray saying it's the second best whiskey in the world in this year's whiskey bible (it's good, but what?), the price might go up, or at least availability could go down. All aboard the hype train guysJeez! Can't he name Kentucky Owl or maybe that "Rollins Creek" that eminent bourbon expert Robert Parker liked so well and leave the reasonably priced good stuff alone??? :skep: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Recommended Posts