DeltaAlphaVictorEasy Posted February 10, 2016 Share Posted February 10, 2016 I declared the batch 5 as Dickel after the first sip- Dickel the way it should be. I have had Dickel 9 PS before, and there is a flavor continuum between the BB and D9, but the BB has so much more depth, mouthfeel and 'elegance'. The BB#6 is an even more refined barrel pick, compared to the BB#5. The empty glass smells heavenly. In today's market, worth every penny (even more so at $70 instead of $90). I have a 4R PS OBSO 11y4m open right now that is pretty good, and the BB#6 outshines it in every way, even at only 8yrs old. Currently the best bourbon available in the state right now, even ECBP ( yes, really, and I am an ECBP fan extraordinaire). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paddy Posted February 10, 2016 Author Share Posted February 10, 2016 My first rodeo with batch 5 led me to compare it to Dickel as well. But there is too much rye in the mash, therefore I believe it to be Prichard's distillate. Whatever it may be, it's turned out to be a 'wow' bourbon for me. Ill also note that I was very skeptical due to the aversion I have for NDP's, as well as the price. I was finally pushed over the edge by a friend/store monger who highly recommended it. Needless to say, I'm very glad that I took his advice! As for asking the question... that's what this place is for. So don't sweat that too much, as the words out on this stuff anyway. I'm pretty sure I started a thread here somewhere and went so far as to say (somewhere here) that batch 5 was one of my top 5 pours of the year. As to batch 6? The only thing I've heard about it... ...is that it blows batch 5 away... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DeltaAlphaVictorEasy Posted February 10, 2016 Share Posted February 10, 2016 4 minutes ago, Paddy said: My first rodeo with batch 5 led me to compare it to Dickel as well. But there is too much rye in the mash, therefore I believe it to be Prichard's distillate. Whatever it may be, it's turned out to be a 'wow' bourbon for me. Ill also note that I was very skeptical due to the aversion I have for NDP's, as well as the price. I was finally pushed over the edge by a friend/store monger who highly recommended it. Needless to say, I'm very glad that I took his advice! As for asking the question... that's what this place is for. So don't sweat that too much, as the words out on this stuff anyway. I'm pretty sure I started a thread here somewhere and went so far as to say (somewhere here) that batch 5 was one of my top 5 pours of the year. As to batch 6? The only thing I've heard about it... ...is that it blows batch 5 away... I haven't had any Pritchard's yet- now I'll have to find some to see what you're talking about. Do you know how old their stocks are now? I am assuming that you are talking about their Tennessee Whiskey and not the 'Double Barreled' bourbon. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paddy Posted February 10, 2016 Author Share Posted February 10, 2016 15 minutes ago, DeltaAlphaVictorEasy said: I haven't had any Pritchard's yet- now I'll have to find some to see what you're talking about. Do you know how old their stocks are now? I am assuming that you are talking about their Tennessee Whiskey and not the 'Double Barreled' bourbon. I can't speak to any knowledge of their stock age, but they've been distilling since the late 90's. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DeltaAlphaVictorEasy Posted February 10, 2016 Share Posted February 10, 2016 (edited) 15 minutes ago, Paddy said: I can't speak to any knowledge of their stock age, but they've been distilling since the late 90's. Not much specific to be gained from their website- looks like they started out distilling rum, and who knows when the whiskey distilling began, but they certainly have been around for long enough to have some well-aged stuff. Edit- OK, the plot thickens- just read that the Pritchard's Tennessee Whiskey is in fact sourced- so that leaves by default only JD or Dickel (right?) I still say Dickel. Edited February 10, 2016 by DeltaAlphaVictorEasy Update Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
starhopper Posted February 10, 2016 Share Posted February 10, 2016 Guys - thanks for all of the feedback.....I'm gonna purchase the BB 006 tomorrow! I love this forum! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paddy Posted February 10, 2016 Author Share Posted February 10, 2016 33 minutes ago, DeltaAlphaVictorEasy said: Not much specific to be gained from their website- looks like they started out distilling rum, and who knows when the whiskey distilling began, but they certainly have been around for long enough to have some well-aged stuff. Edit- OK, the plot thickens- just read that the Pritchard's Tennessee Whiskey is in fact sourced- so that leaves by default only JD or Dickel (right?) I still say Dickel. It resembles Dickel, but that could just be due to the Lincoln process (given that it's admittedly a Tennessee product). Still, as noted earlier, way too much rye in this to be an unadulterated Dickel mb IMO... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
flahute Posted February 10, 2016 Share Posted February 10, 2016 4 hours ago, Paddy said: My first rodeo with batch 5 led me to compare it to Dickel as well. But there is too much rye in the mash, therefore I believe it to be Prichard's distillate. Whatever it may be, it's turned out to be a 'wow' bourbon for me. Ill also note that I was very skeptical due to the aversion I have for NDP's, as well as the price. I was finally pushed over the edge by a friend/store monger who highly recommended it. Needless to say, I'm very glad that I took his advice! As for asking the question... that's what this place is for. So don't sweat that too much, as the words out on this stuff anyway. I'm pretty sure I started a thread here somewhere and went so far as to say (somewhere here) that batch 5 was one of my top 5 pours of the year. As to batch 6? The only thing I've heard about it... ...is that it blows batch 5 away... You guys are going to make me hunt one of these down now aren't you? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paddy Posted February 10, 2016 Author Share Posted February 10, 2016 Just come on over Steve... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Madhatter Posted February 11, 2016 Share Posted February 11, 2016 On 2/9/2016, 9:08:49, starhopper said: So sorry, I think it's a valid question! Yes, it is a valid question, but that doesn't mean it is a smart one. Put it in a bold font heading here with thousands of lurkers and you have shelves cleared and internet sites wiped clean by hoarders. Enjoy it, if you store hasn't already been cleared out. Your unnecessary post means I'm less able to find it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
smokinjoe Posted February 11, 2016 Share Posted February 11, 2016 18 minutes ago, Madhatter said: Yes, it is a valid question, but that doesn't mean it is a smart one. Put it in a bold font heading here with thousands of lurkers and you have shelves cleared and internet sites wiped clean by hoarders. Enjoy it, if you store hasn't already been cleared out. Your unnecessary post means I'm less able to find it. I can understand...somewhat...the point you're trying to make here, but no reason to go overboard. Hopper's question/thread is valid, not "unnecessary", and certainly worthy of discussion and opinions of the membership, here. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paddy Posted February 11, 2016 Author Share Posted February 11, 2016 (edited) 46 minutes ago, Madhatter said: Yes, it is a valid question, but that doesn't mean it is a smart one. Put it in a bold font heading here with thousands of lurkers and you have shelves cleared and internet sites wiped clean by hoarders. Enjoy it, if you store hasn't already been cleared out. Your unnecessary post means I'm less able to find it. He's already been called out once, so this is unnecessary and a little over the top. If you want to find it go to their website and they have a store listing available. It's not like no one already knew about this stuff, hell the reviews are everywhere. Maybe the mods can merge this thread into the one we already have? IMO, no question should be belittled here. Furthermore, this site is already well managed and I trust that the mods here are quite capable of policing what threads they want to be public vs private. Carry on! Edited February 11, 2016 by Paddy Joe beat me to the punch, so... what he said! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GeeTen Posted February 11, 2016 Share Posted February 11, 2016 (edited) I posted my positive review of Barrel Bourbon #005 on page 2 of the thread entitled " What barrel proof whiskey do you enjoy neat, no water added. " But after getting chastised for writing "my autobiography", I'll only add that BB #006 is even better and going for $63 O-T-D here in MetroWest Boston - and there are plenty on the shelves. Great pour for the money since I only need one (1) for the night! Edited February 11, 2016 by GeeTen Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
starhopper Posted February 11, 2016 Share Posted February 11, 2016 29 minutes ago, GeeTen said: I posted my positive review of Barrel Bourbon #005 on page 2 of the thread entitled " What barrel proof whiskey do you enjoy neat, no water added. " But after getting chastised for writing "my autobiography", I'll only add that BB #006 is even better and going for $63 O-T-D here in MetroWest Boston - and there are plenty on the shelves. Great pour for the money since I only need one (1) for the night! GeeTen - I read your review - I thought it was very well written. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
smokinjoe Posted February 11, 2016 Share Posted February 11, 2016 3 hours ago, starhopper said: Madhatter - I apologize for possibly making it harder to find your bottle - life is definitely unfair in this crazy bourbon boom of ours. While you're at it, why don't you surf on over to "Breaking Bourbon" and bust his balls for giving it a a high rating and saying "get it before it's too late". Hey, Hops. It appears you have MH's quote attributed to me. Can you fix that for me? I don't want to hurt anyone else's feelings! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
starhopper Posted February 11, 2016 Share Posted February 11, 2016 (edited) 1 hour ago, smokinjoe said: Hey, Hops. It appears you have MH's quote attributed to me. Can you fix that for me? I don't want to hurt anyone else's feelings! Joe - oops - sorry! How do I do that since I can no longer edit? (at least I included his screen name in my response lol) Edited February 11, 2016 by starhopper Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
starhopper Posted February 11, 2016 Share Posted February 11, 2016 16 minutes ago, starhopper said: Hey, Hops. It appears you have MH's quote attributed to me. Can you fix that for me? I don't want to hurt anyone else's feelings! Maybe an administrator can just remove my post? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
starhopper Posted February 11, 2016 Share Posted February 11, 2016 2 minutes ago, starhopper said: Hey, Hops. It appears you have MH's quote attributed to me. Can you fix that for me? I don't want to hurt anyone else's feelings! I went ahead and reported my own post to the administrator and asked them to remove it lol. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
b1gcountry Posted February 11, 2016 Share Posted February 11, 2016 G10,If we never talked about the Bourbon we liked the wouldn't me much to talk about here. Don't sweat it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paddy Posted February 11, 2016 Author Share Posted February 11, 2016 7 hours ago, GeeTen said: I posted my positive review of Barrel Bourbon #005 on page 2 of the thread entitled " What barrel proof whiskey do you enjoy neat, no water added. " But after getting chastised for writing "my autobiography", I'll only add that BB #006 is even better and going for $63 O-T-D here in MetroWest Boston - and there are plenty on the shelves. Great pour for the money since I only need one (1) for the night! I'm pissed that you can find it so cheap there! I thought I got a great deal on batch 5 in the $70's. Private selections here (there are two that I'm aware of) run anywhere from $99.99 to $109.99. I've been told that the PS's here are 'better' than batch 5, but at that price, I'm not looking to find out anytime soon. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
p_elliott Posted February 11, 2016 Share Posted February 11, 2016 3 hours ago, starhopper said: I went ahead and reported my own post to the administrator and asked them to remove it lol. Done Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paddy Posted February 11, 2016 Author Share Posted February 11, 2016 1 minute ago, p_elliott said: Done Paul, Can we merge this thread into the one we already have (so the neon sign on top of this title is toned down a little)? Pretty please? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tanstaafl2 Posted February 11, 2016 Share Posted February 11, 2016 (edited) On 2/9/2016 9:50:24, Paddy said: It resembles Dickel, but that could just be due to the Lincoln process (given that it's admittedly a Tennessee product). Still, as noted earlier, way too much rye in this to be an unadulterated Dickel mb IMO... Pritchard's, in addition to being sourced (if that is the case, I am not sure), does not undergo the "Lincoln County process" as I understand it. They managed to get an exemption to be "grandfathered" into the Tennessee legislation that defined Tennessee whiskey despite not being charcoal filtered for some reason, perhaps because they had been around for awhile and were bitching about that requirement being included. Or maybe they knew a legislator or two who were overly friendly with livestock! Who knows these days in "politics". Edited February 11, 2016 by tanstaafl2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paddy Posted February 11, 2016 Author Share Posted February 11, 2016 2 minutes ago, tanstaafl2 said: Pritchard's, in addition to being sourced, does not undergo the "Lincoln County process" as I understand it. They managed to get an exemption to be "grandfathered" into the Tennessee legislation that defined Tennessee whiskey despite not being charcoal filtered for some reason, perhaps because they had been around for awhile and were bitching about that requirement being included. Or maybe they knew a legislator or two who were overly friendly with livestock! Who knows these days in "politics". Good one Bruce! Lincoln Co process or not, I can't say it's Pritchard's, because really... I have no idea where the distillate is sourced from. In my extensive searching of the interwebs, the only sources that seem to be speculated on is either Dickel or the aforementioned. Hell, for all I know this is some rogue Popcorn Sutton distillate that's been lost in a cave until the past couple of years (does that backstory sound familiar)! What I do know is that they are claiming nearly 30% rye in the mashbill, so whatever it is.... I like it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tanstaafl2 Posted February 11, 2016 Share Posted February 11, 2016 1 minute ago, Paddy said: Good one Bruce! Lincoln Co process or not, I can't say it's Pritchard's, because really... I have no idea where the distillate is sourced from. In my extensive searching of the interwebs, the only sources that seem to be speculated on is either Dickel or the aforementioned. Hell, for all I know this is some rogue Popcorn Sutton distillate that's been lost in a cave until the past couple of years (does that backstory sound familiar)! What I do know is that they are claiming nearly 30% rye in the mashbill, so whatever it is.... I like it. I amended my original post as I am not sure whether Prichard's is sourced or not. I think the they may make the recently released 10yo Tennessee Whiskey (that is not charcoal filtered) but they may source the Double Barreled bourbon and just rebarrel and age it at the distillery. As you say it isn't really clear because they don't seem to provide much information. And it is not one I generally go out of my way to look for anyway! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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