maybeling Posted May 1, 2017 Share Posted May 1, 2017 Looks like this product is going to be pimped pretty severely in this new movie... "I have to say that is delicious"... translates to "I am contractually obligated to say that is delicious" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HoustonNit Posted May 2, 2017 Share Posted May 2, 2017 So what is it, OFSig at a lower proof, fancier bottle? What makes it different than the standard stuff? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Richnimrod Posted May 2, 2017 Share Posted May 2, 2017 9 hours ago, HoustonNit said: So what is it, OFSig at a lower proof, fancier bottle? What makes it different than the standard stuff? The difference is likely just the proof, and the label. At least until other information comes to light, that's my assumption. That is a really nice picture of the new bottle presented there eh? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HoustonNit Posted May 2, 2017 Share Posted May 2, 2017 The difference is likely just the proof, and the label. At least until other information comes to light, that's my assumption. That is a really nice picture of the new bottle presented there eh? The bottle is real purty but hope there not charging premium if it's just a lower proof OFSig with no extra age or anything Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tanstaafl2 Posted May 2, 2017 Share Posted May 2, 2017 9 minutes ago, HoustonNit said: The bottle is real purty but hope there not charging premium if it's just a lower proof OFSig with no extra age or anything Don't know what the eventual shelf cost will be but the MSRP in the announcement I read was a laughable $54.99. More news from the bastion of bourbon knowledge, Men's Journal ... "Statesman Bourbon, as it's being called, is not just a repackaged bottle of Old Forester — it's a special selection batch of Old Forester’s typical premium bourbon. The barrels used to make Statesman come from the “warmest places in the warehouse,” which are typically the top floor." But then again we whiskey nerds are clearly not the target audience (are we ever?). "Statesmen boasts a rye mash bill, as you’d expect from Old Forester, with 18 percent rye, 72 percent corn, and 10 percent malted barley — the typical profile for the distillery. Statesman is being bottled at 95 proof, probably to make it a little more palatable." Might taste ok but 95 proof NAS bourbon that is the same basic OF but drawn from higher in the rickhouses for about $25-30 more than OF Signature? Umm, no. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MTNBourbon Posted May 2, 2017 Share Posted May 2, 2017 WOW at that price. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
beasled Posted May 2, 2017 Share Posted May 2, 2017 If Matthew Vaughan and the previous Kingsman film is anything to go by, this would appear to be a big poke at the ridiculous advertising that James Bond films are usually accompanied by (Heineken, vodka etc). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Barrel Aged Buckeye Posted May 2, 2017 Share Posted May 2, 2017 Here is some more info on the movie and how the bourbon plays in to it. I like the first movie so i will be watching the second one. http://comicbook.com/movies/2017/05/01/kingsman-the-golden-circle-whiskey-statesman/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
b1gcountry Posted May 2, 2017 Share Posted May 2, 2017 I thought the first movie was bad in an entertaining, never watch it again way...Sent from my SPH-L720 using Tapatalk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Golzee Posted July 21, 2017 Share Posted July 21, 2017 Halle Berry likes it. We need to send her a straight bourbon invite. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Richnimrod Posted July 21, 2017 Share Posted July 21, 2017 Not sure what she really drinx when there are no cameras around; but, I'd like to around her with no cameras around. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mako254 Posted August 3, 2017 Share Posted August 3, 2017 This released this week, anyone tried it. The release said 4-6 year old barrels from the 7th floor. $55??? Have to be pretty impressive for me to buy that over 2 McKenna 10 years, 3 EWSB, or a Four Roses cask strength. Any feed back? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Limegoldconvertible68 Posted August 3, 2017 Share Posted August 3, 2017 4 hours ago, Mako254 said: This released this week, anyone tried it. The release said 4-6 year old barrels from the 7th floor. $55??? Have to be pretty impressive for me to buy that over 2 McKenna 10 years, 3 EWSB, or a Four Roses cask strength. Any feed back? I saw it today in a store in KY. It just came in and was still sitting on the floor with in the unopened case. I just don't understand the price on it. It's almost like they think sticking a high price on a bottle all of a sudden makes it great bourbon. The owner did say he's been getting calls about it all week so his case probably will sell out quick. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0895 Posted August 3, 2017 Share Posted August 3, 2017 7 hours ago, Mako254 said: This released this week, anyone tried it. The release said 4-6 year old barrels from the 7th floor. $55??? Have to be pretty impressive for me to buy that over 2 McKenna 10 years, 3 EWSB, or a Four Roses cask strength. Any feed back? I tried it at a bar in KY last month. It's good, IF you like OF. Has a very classic OF taste. I wouldn't say that its any better than OF 1920, or some of the store pick single barrel 90p bottles that I've tried. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mako254 Posted August 4, 2017 Share Posted August 4, 2017 4 minutes ago, 0895 said: I tried it at a bar in KY last month. It's good, IF you like OF. Has a very classic OF taste. I wouldn't say that its any better than OF 1920, or some of the store pick single barrel 90p bottles that I've tried. The total wine here in columbia had a barrel pick and I picked up two bottles. For some reason, I like it more as a second pour. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Richnimrod Posted August 4, 2017 Share Posted August 4, 2017 OF Statesman: A fine example of product (or brand, if you will) proliferation. This will rope in many, many 'collectors', and many newbies, who will assume at this price, when compared to Sig, this must be "The Good Stuff". Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
smokinjoe Posted August 4, 2017 Share Posted August 4, 2017 I always chuckle when we bring in the supposed duping of our new members of bournonia, and claim they are the target/victim of any new "limited" release that might be poo-poo'd by the bourbon intelligentsia. As if, any of us weren't there before, and these new people are unable to make sound purchasing decisions. And before we claim we're just trying to teach from our experiences, there may be a day down the road when these bottles may be great finds on the gazebo table, or lucrative secondary sales (for those so inclined). "Special", is in the eye of the beholder, and many times missed by the jaded. I know that many great dusties found on shelves in recent times were thought by many in the day to be nothing more than marketing enticements for the uninitiated. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Richnimrod Posted August 5, 2017 Share Posted August 5, 2017 Joe, as usual, you make some good points. I stand properly chastised. Still, I won't seek the Statesman, and am willing to take the risk of missing out on a future 'dusty'. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
flahute Posted August 13, 2017 Share Posted August 13, 2017 On 7/21/2017 at 9:00 AM, Golzee said: Halle Berry likes it. We need to send her a straight bourbon invite. I participated in an OF Single Barrel store pick with my favorite local store this week. OF's Master Taster was there to conduct the pick. At the end of the pick, she asked if any of us had tried Statesmen yet and we had not because it's not in our market yet. So they pulled out a bottle for us to try. I thought it was pretty good actually. The price is another matter though. Someone asked about the video of Halle Barry chugging it. She told us it was iced tea. I asked if she knew that for sure. Yes, she said, I was the one who filled the glass. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HoustonNit Posted August 13, 2017 Share Posted August 13, 2017 Just saw the preview of this movie, looks terrible to me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tanstaafl2 Posted August 18, 2017 Share Posted August 18, 2017 I tried it sbs with OF Signature at a distributor show this week. Not only is the price a problem. I would rather drink OF Sig even if the price were the same! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GaryT Posted August 18, 2017 Share Posted August 18, 2017 1 hour ago, tanstaafl2 said: I tried it sbs with OF Signature at a distributor show this week. Not only is the price a problem. I would rather drink OF Sig even if the price were the same! I'm hoping someone will have a bottle in Bardstown next month, as I'd buy my next bottle of OFS to do exactly this with. The price point certainly makes me skeptical - but then again, I'm a cheap bastard Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JTaylor Posted August 18, 2017 Share Posted August 18, 2017 My first taste of OF was the 1897 which put me off the brand for a little while. I didn't care for it at all. But I recently did a sbsbs with 2016 OFBB, 1920, and SB and found all three pleasant with the 1920 winning outright in my mind. For the price difference I won't need to worry any more about making room for the BB bottle. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0895 Posted August 19, 2017 Share Posted August 19, 2017 22 hours ago, JTaylor said: My first taste of OF was the 1897 which put me off the brand for a little while. I didn't care for it at all. But I recently did a sbsbs with 2016 OFBB, 1920, and SB and found all three pleasant with the 1920 winning outright in my mind. For the price difference I won't need to worry any more about making room for the BB bottle. Interestingly, I participated in a blind sbs with 2016 OFBB and OF1920 at a party, and the 1920 won with 5 out of 6 tasters. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Clueby Posted August 19, 2017 Share Posted August 19, 2017 I really like the 1920 as well but I don't currently have a bottle. I don't think I currently have any OF products on hand. I should fix that! I wish 1920 was about $10 cheaper. It's current price ~ $55-60 puts it above Stagg Jr. ~ $44-50 And I prefer SJR. 1920 is unique though in its flavor profile to me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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