What bourbon are you enjoying (Winter 2016/17)?

[mbroo5880i]

Open a Crown Liquors Single Barrel 1792.  Solid bottle.

[Dgriffin]

Starting with a glass of JB Bib and now enjoying some OGD114.

[jvd99]

CEHT Single barrel tonight

[OldFitzWithTheGoldLabel]

Singing AC/DC, Bon Jovi, and Metallica on karaoke at Louisville police party, drinking WT101 out of plastic. Life is good.


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[Clueby]

KC9 while watching the movie Arrival. Trying to finish off this bottle. One pour left.

[smokinjoe]

13 minutes ago, OldFitzWithTheGoldLabel said:

Singing AC/DC, Bon Jovi, and Metallica on karaoke at Louisville police party, drinking WT101 out of plastic. Life is good.


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Nice!  And please be sure to tell those officers that bourbon drinkers here appreciate all they do. 

[Wedelstaedt]

Opening up with ER10 store pick. A little more heavy on the oak than other ER I Have enjoyed.   But still a fun pour.  Next up W12

[OldFitzWithTheGoldLabel]

Nice!  And please be sure to tell those officers that bourbon drinkers here appreciate all they do. 

I did. And, in case you are wondering, the boys in blue enjoyed WT 101, Buffalo Trace, Basil Hayden, WSR, Maker's Mark, Woodford Reserve, and Willett.
Everything is spinning for me, so I am signing out for the night. Cheers, and stay safe.

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[Wedelstaedt]

ER10, found some stone fruits way off in the distance, nice to find another layer. 

W12, a one trick pony, but man, that Is one nice trick......

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[flahute]

Brother in law is in town for his annual President's Day weekend visit. As is tradition, much bourbon gets consumed.

We started with two RRSiB store picks that he brought from Dep's Fine Wine & Spirits out of Covington KY. He participated in the pick so it's extra special to him. They were both quite good, one more on the spicy side and one more on the round caramel side. We then compared these to a local TW store pick and the DEP's picks were the clear favorites.

We then had a little dash of EW12yr (red label) because he's never had it. The charcoal filtering is evident by the smoothness of this one.

Then onto 4RLESmB '15 because he's never had that one. The complexity of this one blew him away. My wife liked this one the best as well.

Then onto some '14 GTS. Had to drink this because it was my brother in law who started me down the path with some GTS back in 2012 during Christmas.

We then finished with RRSiB rye private selection. It's not in the same league as Stagg and 4RLESmB but it held up quite well - better than I thought it would.

 

And the weekend has just begun.

[Old Dusty]

Solid start Steve. Now you can break out the good stuff!

[Guest]

Making my way through this bottle rather quickly -- it's outstanding stuff.  Wisconsin made, four grain, barrel-strength 5 year old whiskey that Nancy Fraley helped to develop.  I got this bottle for 69.99 in Wisconsin, and for me it is definitely worth the premium price.  Topped the night off with some 1792FP -- great pairing.

[Masset1982]

Enjoying some 2015 smb. 

 

Cheers!

 

Will.

 

[Kepler]

Yesterday I did a comparison of ESSB 2006 versus 2008 at a bar.  There was no comparison, as the 2006 was fantastic classic tasting EWSB that we have come to know and love.  The 2008 was noticeably young and raw tasting in comparison.  Not surprising given the recent drop in aging.  This is the second time I've been disappointed with the 2008 at a bar, so I'm not passing it off as a sub-par barrel.  For me anyway, there's no reason to buy the new stuff.  Might as well save some cash and go with the EW white label BiB.

[Nm0369]

Doing a SBS of EC12 and EC store pick.  The 12yr is a little more oak forward and slightly richer.  Everything else is indistinguishable to me.  Cheers

[emr454]

Jim Beam Double Oak on ice while I watch all the snow melt.

[Masset1982]

Everybody's sleeping, needed a night cap, decided to pick this one. 

 

Cheer! 

 

 

[emr454]

Moving on to WTRB after drinking an Anderson Valley Bourbon stout aged in WT barrels.

[beasled]

[jvd99]

Mrs jvd99 is under the weather ... wonder what I'll be doing tonight?

 

[smokinjoe]

10 minutes ago, jvd99 said:

Mrs jvd99 is under the weather ... wonder what I'll be doing tonight?

 

Heehee.  It's understood that at these times, you're doing both of you a favor by staying away.   Just be sure to offer to have Mrsjvd99 text you if she needs anything, and at least one unsolicited "Can I get you anything, dear?", sometime during the evening goes a long way in your + Points column...  

[smokinjoe]

Did somebody say King?  

 

Oh, the anticipation of the last pour that will come from this bottle, and all that delicious, gritty char that I get to chew and crunch on...  Mmmmmmmmm....

[emr454]

36 minutes ago, jvd99 said:

Mrs jvd99 is under the weather ... wonder what I'll be doing tonight?

 

 

I'm jealous of every one of those pours. And I second the idea of the occasional, "Can I get you anything dear?"

[mbroo5880i]

7 hours ago, Masset1982 said:

Enjoying some 2015 smb. 

 

Cheers!

 

Will.

 

 

Wait a minute, didn't you just get that bottle like yesterday?  

[mbroo5880i]

1 hour ago, jvd99 said:

Mrs jvd99 is under the weather ... wonder what I'll be doing tonight?

 

 

We have all been there my friend.  Joe's advice is good.  An occasional peak in on her when you go to get another pour shows compassion and brilliance in a single move.