What Bourbon Are You Enjoying (Summer 2017)

[HoustonNit]

Stagg JR has the viscosity, richness and intensity that you would expect from something like Bookers, KCSB, ECBP etc, but in my opinion tastes noticeably better than those! I love Buffalo Trace products though.

I'm a big BT like most around here but Stagg Jr. Is probably my least favorite of the Barrel proofs or close to barrel proofs.

That being said the mix below of two parts Stagg and one part OC8YR really brings a lot of the qualities of both. Forgot who here turned me on to this but thanks.

[DCFan]

WTRB on the rocks while watching Scherzer strike out the side in Cinncy.

[Radioyada]

Just got home from having dinner with friends, and poured me a glass of store select 4R single barrel OESV.

[flahute]

Earlier this week I finished my bottle of HH6BIB in the fridge. It was scary how fast I went through it once I experienced the fridge effect. Since I can only get these in Kentucky now, I need to conserve what I have so I put a JTS Brown in the fridge. It's a bit on the young side and comes off a bit corny compared the 6yr BIB, but it's still tasty out of the fridge on a hot day. 

[Harry in WashDC]

17 minutes ago, flahute said:

Earlier this week I finished my bottle of HH6BIB in the fridge. It was scary how fast I went through it once I experienced the fridge effect. Since I can only get these in Kentucky now, I need to conserve what I have so I put a JTS Brown in the fridge. It's a bit on the young side and comes off a bit corny compared the 6yr BIB, but it's still tasty out of the fridge on a hot day. 

One bottle of HH6BIB is a standard Christmas present from some relatives to me.  I don't put it in the fridge.  No one else drinks it.  Tell me, how do you get it to last a week????

[mbroo5880i]

HH6BIB is legendary when refrigerated.  I also enjoy standard KC refrigerated.  However, my wife stuffs so much food in the fridge that I am afraid my bourbon will get lost in there.  I did place a bottle of KC Rye in our upright freezer earlier in the summer.  Chilled whiskey is always good.

[flahute]

21 minutes ago, Harry in WashDC said:

One bottle of HH6BIB is a standard Christmas present from some relatives to me.  I don't put it in the fridge.  No one else drinks it.  Tell me, how do you get it to last a week????

Only because I drink other stuff. I limit myself to one pour a night of the HHBIB. Then I move one. It's the only way!

 

7 minutes ago, mbroo5880i said:

HH6BIB is legendary when refrigerated.  I also enjoy standard KC refrigerated.  However, my wife stuffs so much food in the fridge that I am afraid my bourbon will get lost in there.  I did place a bottle of KC Rye in our upright freezer earlier in the summer.  Chilled whiskey is always good.

Now you got me thinking. I'm a convert to cold bourbon now. OGDBIB is next to go in there but I'll be thinking about KC now. And Beam Bonded as well.

[smokinjoe]

A newly purchased WTRB 116.8 has been my companion out on the front swing tonight while listening to Braves of the radio.  First time with this proof iteration, and am struck with a significant orange citrus flavor that is not what I typically expect from this label.  Very enjoyable, though.  Surprises are a good thing.

[Clueby]

Out of town for the night visiting my 90 year old dad who is hospitalized with double pneumonia. The Holiday Inn bar only had Jack, Jim, WR, or WT101. WT101 it is.

[CardsandBourbon]

57 minutes ago, smokinjoe said:

A newly purchased WTRB 116.8 has been my companion out on the front swing tonight while listening to Braves of the radio.  First time with this proof iteration, and am struck with a significant orange citrus flavor that is not what I typically expect from this label.  Very enjoyable, though.  Surprises are a good thing.

 

Joe, I'm with you on the WTRB 116.8.  Had some of that today when we had a cookout/baby shower for our daughter.  Followed that with a pour of EC SmB.

[Kepler]

Just opened this one.  Initial impressions are excellent.  Love the intense spice on the nose

 

 

[Kepler]

6 hours ago, HoustonNit said:

 

 

I'm a big BT like most around here but Stagg Jr. Is probably my least favorite of the Barrel proofs or close to barrel proofs.

That being said the mix below of two parts Stagg and one part OC8YR really brings a lot of the qualities of both. Forgot who here turned me on to this but thanks.

 

 

Steve/flahute is the guy on here that I first heard about it from.  However I've yet to get around to trying it myself; your post is a good reminder for me the next time I have open one my StaggJrs.  I do really like Stagg Jr on it's own though so I'll be good either way.

Edited July 16, 2017 by Kepler
left a word out, hey it's late at night

[flahute]

7 hours ago, HoustonNit said:

 

I'm a big BT like most around here but Stagg Jr. Is probably my least favorite of the Barrel proofs or close to barrel proofs.

That being said the mix below of two parts Stagg and one part OC8YR really brings a lot of the qualities of both. Forgot who here turned me on to this but thanks.

 

As Kepler said below, you probably heard that from me. I was doing this a few years ago.

1 hour ago, Kepler said:

 

Steve/flahute is the guy on here that I first heard about it from.  However I've yet to get around to trying it myself; your post is a good reminder for me the next time I have open one my StaggJrs.  I do really like Stagg Jr on it's own though so I'll be good either way.

I'm with you. Ever since batch 3, Stagg Jr. has been just fine on its own (with a bit of water added). I haven't done my blend ever since then. Fantastic with older batches, or, if you find current batches not balanced enough.

[flahute]

1 hour ago, Kepler said:

Just opened this one.  Initial impressions are excellent.  Love the intense spice on the nose

 

 

I'm with you on this one. I really enjoy it. I like it better than the the first one.

[NDN98]

Nothing special, but I think it is a solid pour.

[Kepler]

1 hour ago, flahute said:

I'm with you on this one. I really enjoy it. I like it better than the the first one.

Agreed Steve.  To me this a significant step above WTMK17, from my recollection anyway.  I have another of the first one I can eventually compare it to, but I can tell already which one I will favor

[dcbt]

I was on the WTRB train last night as well.  Finished off the 116 proof and then opened up the 112er.

[raymoall]

On 7/14/2017 at 0:01 AM, bourbon4all said:

Agreed. Least favorite of high proof bourbons. Maybe I got a "bad" batch

Hmmm, LS I like to frequent got a barrel and is getting them in soon. Was going to get 2 right away, but maybe a taste test is in order first.

[HoustonNit]

 
Steve/flahute is the guy on here that I first heard about it from.  However I've yet to get around to trying it myself; your post is a good reminder for me the next time I have open one my StaggJrs.  I do really like Stagg Jr on it's own though so I'll be good either way

Well thanks Flahute this is a great blend.

[bourbon4all]

2 hours ago, raymoall said:

Hmmm, LS I like to frequent got a barrel and is getting them in soon. Was going to get 2 right away, but maybe a taste test is in order first.

My bottle drinks very hot for the proof

[lcpfratn]

Nothing special, but I think it is a solid pour.

One of my favorites, especially for the price...and if you come across a honey barrel, it's better than a lot of others that cost twice as much.


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[EarthQuake]

6 minutes ago, bourbon4all said:

My bottle drinks very hot for the proof

 

What proof/batch is your bottle? I think drinking hot was a common complaint with the first batch or two, so I'm curious to know if that's what you have, or one of the later batches.

 

Something I've noticed with Stagg Jr in general with the few pours I've had in bars (not sure which batches), the bottle of batch 8 that I have currently, and CEHT BP (127.5) is that they drink with less heat than I would expect for the proof and I have no problem drinking them neat. For instance: Bookers, ECBP, KCSB, WTRB, OF1920, all drink noticeably hotter to me. WTRB was almost unbearable neat, I had a sore throat by the time I was done with my glass. Heck some under 100 proof bourbons drink hotter than Stagg Jr to me. How "hot" a particular Bourbon drinks is interesting, I would assume that this isn't really subjective/wouldn't vary much from person to person, but maybe it does.

 

I've got a FR OBSK at about 117 proof, and a Whistlepig 10 store pick at 120 that also drink very easy for the proof, much less hot than some other barrel proof or near BP bourbons I've tried.

[DaytonDawg]

Sipping on a CHET SiB by the pool

[Charlutz]

17 hours ago, mbroo5880i said:

 However, my wife stuffs so much food in the fridge that I am afraid my bourbon will get lost in there. 

 

Take a second and read that again. That sentence is pure gold. 

[Swamp55]

16 minutes ago, Charlutz said:

 

Take a second and read that again. That sentence is pure gold. 

 

Ha ha ha ha ha!  That IS rich!