tanstaafl2 Posted January 5, 2016 Share Posted January 5, 2016 (edited) 1 hour ago, jp_stargazer said: Over the holiday break I was visiting the in-laws in Franklin, TN. I make the rounds any time we are there and this visit was no exception. In addition to some local beer (Yazoo and Blackstone) I picked up a store selected 9 yr SAOS bourbon, FRSB PS 10+ yr OESK (IIRC) for $49 which is cheaper than the $60 going rate now, and a bottle of Balcones Baby Blue since Balcones is not distributed in IL as far as I know. I tried some in the past at a bar in Florida and enjoyed it. One of the stores had private selections of Jefferson's and Jefferson's Reserve...I didn't even know they had a barrel selection program. Jason Jefferson's has done barrel selections for some time. The problem is that the standard Jefferson and Jefferson Reserve bottling's are a blend of different and generally unknown sourced whiskey as they freely describe on their website (they don't describe the age and source of course, just that it is a blend of bourbon's). By getting a single barrel of presumably just one of the bourbon's used in the blend you might be getting something better but using the off the shelf bottling as a guide is of limited value (unless you are getting a "single barrel " of whatever the latest blend is, which would be weird at best!) and you are also dependent on how good the people doing the selections are. If you have experience with a store that seems to pick good barrels it might be fine but a random selection from a store you don't know could result in a less than desirable bottle of whiskey. So with Jefferson I tended to stick to the rye which is supposedly a single source of whiskey and I haven't even bought that in a while since it is now at best unclear where that comes from since they dropped the Canada designation a long time ago. Is it even still labeled as a ten year old as it once was? Edited January 5, 2016 by tanstaafl2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jp_stargazer Posted January 5, 2016 Share Posted January 5, 2016 1 hour ago, tanstaafl2 said: Jefferson's has done barrel selections for some time. The problem is that the standard Jefferson and Jefferson Reserve bottling's are a blend of different and generally unknown sourced whiskey as they freely describe on their website (they don't describe the age and source of course, just that it is a blend of bourbon's). By getting a single barrel of presumably just one of the bourbon's used in the blend you might be getting something better but using the off the shelf bottling as a guide is of limited value (unless you are getting a "single barrel " of whatever the latest blend is, which would be weird at best!) and you are also dependent on how good the people doing the selections are. If you have experience with a store that seems to pick good barrels it might be fine but a random selection from a store you don't know could result in a less than desirable bottle of whiskey. So with Jefferson I tended to stick to the rye which is supposedly a single source of whiskey and I haven't even bought that in a while since it is now at best unclear where that comes from since they dropped the Canada designation a long time ago. Is it even still labeled as a ten year old as it once was? That's what I was thinking at the time, wondering how one would know what a single barrel of one of their sourced whiskies would taste like compared to the regular bottling. Unfortunately this store did not have a tasting bar, which is great for evaluating store selections. I don't think I've ever seen the Jefferson's Rye. Jason Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
amg Posted January 6, 2016 Share Posted January 6, 2016 4 hours ago, tanstaafl2 said: So with Jefferson I tended to stick to the rye which is supposedly a single source of whiskey and I haven't even bought that in a while since it is now at best unclear where that comes from since they dropped the Canada designation a long time ago. Is it even still labeled as a ten year old as it once was? It's been over a year since I last saw a bottle of Jefferson's rye on the shelf, and it was still labeled as Canadian then. I just assumed it was discontinued. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
squire Posted January 6, 2016 Share Posted January 6, 2016 One would think a Canadian source. What distillery other than Alberta Springs has 10 year old Rye in such supply as to support a Nationally distributed brand like Jeffersons. I don't think Jeffersons is available everywhere or all the time but it is pretty widespread. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Harry in WashDC Posted January 7, 2016 Share Posted January 7, 2016 On 1/4/2016, 8:01:14, Heashfus said: . . . I got a bonus so money is burning my pockets. I may go buy the shelf of Old Weller Antique at my local shop. Someone stop me! (Late to the party so apologies if the opportunity has passed you by) LIKE PADDY, I SAY LOAD UP!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JvW Posted January 7, 2016 Share Posted January 7, 2016 A small MMCS last night...just a solid pour. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jeffrey r Posted January 7, 2016 Share Posted January 7, 2016 After years of passing it up, including before and as it lost its age statement, I finally caved and bought a couple of bottles of Jim Beam Black 8 Year that I came across. Not that I "needed" these bottles in any respect, but with the reports of how sub-par the NAS JBB is, I decided to pick up a couple of bottles of the age-stated JBB to have around. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Heashfus Posted January 7, 2016 Share Posted January 7, 2016 11 hours ago, Harry in WashDC said: (Late to the party so apologies if the opportunity has passed you by) LIKE PADDY, I SAY LOAD UP!! Enablers everywhere! Will do. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MDBourbon Posted January 8, 2016 Share Posted January 8, 2016 OWA Store Pick $23.99. Great price. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Harry in WashDC Posted January 8, 2016 Share Posted January 8, 2016 2 hours ago, MDBourbon said: OWA Store Pick $23.99. Great price. MDB - I've seen very few OWAs in the wild insideWashDC, and the price has been as high as $99. Montgomery County (gov't stores only unlike the rest of MD) doesn't offer it, and neither does Virginia in its ABC stores. SO, I agree that $24 for a store pick is a great price. Heck, $50 would be better than $99. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kcgumbohead Posted January 8, 2016 Share Posted January 8, 2016 A RRSmbSB first purchase of 2016 (left over from the remaining stores selection from 2015) and a damn fine one, LOVE this stuff!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
R-Savage Posted January 8, 2016 Share Posted January 8, 2016 1 JBDC and 1 Alberta Springs. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
klittle250 Posted January 9, 2016 Share Posted January 9, 2016 Picked up a liter of BT this afternoon. First Buffalo I've seen in the wild around here in a while Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KyleCBreese Posted January 9, 2016 Share Posted January 9, 2016 Blantons Store Select and the new RR SB Rye. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
b1gcountry Posted January 9, 2016 Share Posted January 9, 2016 Wild Turkey Rare Breed 108 proof from a local kwik-e-licker. They have a lot of selection for a store that size. Also had some ewsb 2004, older bookers, blanton's, and a few more. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mountaineervol Posted January 9, 2016 Share Posted January 9, 2016 Low proof for the cask strength SAOS, but I really enjoy the standard 10 year. Excited to try the EC18. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hop Posted January 9, 2016 Share Posted January 9, 2016 Received my two bottles of Blanton's SFTB tonight. One had a small leak at the seal so I lost about 50ml. Just a bit more for the Angels Share but the box smelled heavenly as I was unpacking it! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jazz Nut Posted January 10, 2016 Share Posted January 10, 2016 Inspired by the Underrated Bourbons thread, I picked up a bottle of MM46, and am really enjoying it right now. No, it doesn't have a super long finish, but it's sweet, some spices, and cinnamon. With my dwindling stocks of Weller 12, and none in the area that I know of, this may become my go to "table wheater" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KyleCBreese Posted January 10, 2016 Share Posted January 10, 2016 No bourbon, but I got the barrel. A BT barrel from a local brewery that used it for aging stouts. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MDBourbon Posted January 10, 2016 Share Posted January 10, 2016 On January 7, 2016 at 11:29:52 PM, Harry in WashDC said: MDB - I've seen very few OWAs in the wild insideWashDC, and the price has been as high as $99. Montgomery County (gov't stores only unlike the rest of MD) doesn't offer it, and neither does Virginia in its ABC stores. SO, I agree that $24 for a store pick is a great price. Heck, $50 would be better than $99. Harry, I got some standard OWA in Mont Co this year as well. It just does not last long. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MDBourbon Posted January 10, 2016 Share Posted January 10, 2016 Picked up a W12 and a Booker's (Noe's Select) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
taddraughn Posted January 10, 2016 Share Posted January 10, 2016 Picked up some Henry McKenna 10 year BiB when I took the liquor store that sold me my Lot B this year a 2oz sample. They seemed to be pretty happy about it Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OldDrinker1978 Posted January 10, 2016 Share Posted January 10, 2016 9 hours ago, Hop said: Received my two bottles of Blanton's SFTB tonight. One had a small leak at the seal so I lost about 50ml. Just a bit more for the Angels Share but the box smelled heavenly as I was unpacking it! Blanton's Straight from the barrel is one of the absolute finest Bourbons I ever had the pleasure to sip. Since I am from Germany sourcing it is not so hard. Where are you from? I hear it's almost impossible to get outside Europe. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hop Posted January 10, 2016 Share Posted January 10, 2016 8 hours ago, OldDrinker1978 said: Blanton's Straight from the barrel is one of the absolute finest Bourbons I ever had the pleasure to sip. Since I am from Germany sourcing it is not so hard. Where are you from? I hear it's almost impossible to get outside Europe. I got it from a source in Europe and had it shipped. It's crazy to me that its only produced for markets outside the US but is produced in the US... seems like Buffalo Trace is missing a big sales opportunity by not selling it here Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Madhatter Posted January 10, 2016 Share Posted January 10, 2016 18 hours ago, Jazz Nut said: Inspired by the Underrated Bourbons thread, I picked up a bottle of MM46, and am really enjoying it right now. No, it doesn't have a super long finish, but it's sweet, some spices, and cinnamon. With my dwindling stocks of Weller 12, and none in the area that I know of, this may become my go to "table wheater" Hmmm. I wonder what a mix of Maker's 46 with OWA would taste like, as a substitute for the Weller 12:OWA mix? Someone with both, give it a try and report. Thx. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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