What Bourbon Are You Enjoying (Summer 2017)

[flahute]

Another OGDBIB cold out of the fridge, this time in a rocks glass from the freezer. Oh yes........I do like this. This will slow down my consumption of HH6 BIB until I get back to the motherland to stock up on more.

[kevinbrink]

Sunday night lineup 

[DeepCover]

@kevinbrink

Nice combo! Which do you prefer?

[mbroo5880i]

13 hours ago, BigRich said:

So the Atlanta guys did this last night


Many thanks to smokinjoe for his hospitality and the Georgia Bourbon Society crew for the great bottles they shared. Old friends gathered. New friends were made. And damned if I didn't spend 30 minutes of my life trying explain distillation to troyce and I'm still not sure the pertinent facts were conveyed. Anyway, great time all around. Highlight pours were to ND OGB BIB, VW eye, Gold foil WT12, and PHC Cognac finished. After that I lost count.


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I take it the goat slept in this morning! 

[kevinbrink]

2 minutes ago, DeepCover said:

@kevinbrink

Nice combo! Which do you prefer?

Neither really, I had the CEHT BP first and it seemed really hot at 128.1 proof, then had the Stagg Jr. and it was enjoyable at 129.5, so I went back to the CEHT BP for a second small pour and it was equally enjoyable. I would probably take a few other equally or more available barrel proofers over them (Bookers, ECBP, JD SB BP for sure).  The Stagg Jr. is certainly a better value at least in my neck of the woods, I paid $80 for the CEHT and $50 for the Stagg Jr. 

[0895]

1 hour ago, Richnimrod said:

I think most folx who appreciate a fine cut of beef would agree; but, I'd never denigrate someone for cooking his own steak any way he/she prefers it.     ...Just don't leave mine on that long, please.

 

Sadly,  I quit ordering steak out at restaurants.  I can't stand the scolding looks/gasps/explanations/questions from the servers anymore.  I like mine medium well. 

 

That being said, I've become quite good at cooking steak at home now.

[Richnimrod]

1 minute ago, 0895 said:

 

Sadly,  I quit ordering steak out at restaurants.  I can't stand the scolding looks/gasps/explanations/questions from the servers anymore.  I like mine medium well. 

 

That being said, I've become quite good at cooking steak at home now.

 

One should ABSOLUTELY cook (or order) his/her meat done in the way they most enjoy eating it.     Anybody who disagrees with that statement is being narrow-minded, and likely snobbish. 

Same for folx who try to tell other folx how to enjoy their libations.    Many of us enjoy our Bourbon neat most of the time.     That certainly does NOT constitute any sort of a 'rule' about how anybody else is expected to enjoy his/her Bourbon.

Personally, I don't always drink mine neat.    I like it over a cube once in a while, or with a little water sometimes.     But, if anybody wants to drink his Pappy 23 with Mountain Dew, that is his/her own decision.

[cdcdguy]

I have to say, this is one of the best bourbons to come along in the last couple years. I little water needed. Worth the money.

[Clueby]

I did the "pick left or right, shelf #, bottle #" thing again.  My niece picked. It paid off tonight. 

[Jfletchgu]

Currently sipping on wt101 after trying a pour of ET 354 bourbon that i found still sitting on a liquor store shelf (it was discontinued in 2014).

[HoustonNit]

Blind tasting. This is my rankings from left to right.


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Have to agree with Clueby I'm more on the right to left. Maybe it's a bad barrel of ER?

[HoustonNit]

I did the "pick left or right, shelf #, bottle #" thing again.  My niece picked. It paid off tonight. 

Niece has good taste.

[HoustonNit]

I have my Frenchy father-in-law in town. Not a bourbon drinker but a drinker with a palate I respect. We seem to be on the same page. Had Blanton's which he thought was sweet and didn't care much for. Following day had Weller 12 which he really liked. Had some WA107 tonight followed by a barrel pick of Elijah Craig from Poison Girl bar which he also both really liked.

[flahute]

Lost a dear friend to brain cancer today. It was a long battle and we knew this day was coming so I had a chance to make one last trip back home to visit with her and her husband while she was still alive. 

So I drink EC18 and George T. Stagg as a toast to her remarkable life that touched and helped so many people.

 

Life is short friends, and you never know when it will turn on you. Hug someone you love every day. Stay in touch with old friends. Drink those special whiskies because you can't take them with you.

[Paddy]

Steve, I'm very sorry to hear of your loss.  Cheers to great friends, great memories and good times had!  May her memory be as everlasting, as I'm sure her life will be. 

[Richnimrod]

So sad to hear of the loss of your dear friend, Steve.     Those lingering battles with the dreaded disease are so hard on friends and family, and so rarely it seems are ever won. 

Letting the mind wander back over the good times and the well-lived life of a lost one, over a pour (or two... or more, if that's what it takes), is a great way to begin the grieving process.

My condolences to you and her family and other friends.

[lcpfratn]

Sorry for your loss Steve. Great choices for a toast to honor her life.


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[MTNBourbon]

14 hours ago, OldFitzWithTheGoldLabel said:

Blind tasting. This is my rankings from left to right.


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With a couple of moves, I would be right to left as well.

[Charlutz]

12 hours ago, HoustonNit said:

Have to agree with Clueby I'm more on the right to left. Maybe it's a bad barrel of ER?

 

Old Fitz didn't say he was surprised at the results but we all know it's a lot different when we taste blind. Maybe some others need to taste this lineup blind?

[HoustonNit]

 
Old Fitz didn't say he was surprised at the results but we all know it's a lot different when we taste blind. Maybe some others need to taste this lineup blind?

It's funny I did blind tasting of these minus OGD114 and Maker's 46 + a few others. For some reason don't seem to like the EHT that much compared to ER.

[Radioyada]

I just finished a glass of Stagg Jr. batch 6 (132.5) that a good friend provided me.  He is well on his way to having a fantastic supply of great bourbons to drink, and now I get to choose from my stock to deliver a sample from that he has not tried.

[smokinjoe]

It's been awhile since I've gone to the Woodford Brandy Cask Finished (forgot where it was...), but sipping on now.  I love this whiskey.  Huge fresh baked cake and icing nose thst is nothing short of spectacular.  Well rounded and full to taste.  I've written before of my admiration for this whiskey, but I am now even more impressed.  Just delicious.

[0895]

18 minutes ago, smokinjoe said:

It's been awhile since I've gone to the Woodford Brandy Cask Finished (forgot where it was...), but sipping on now.  I love this whiskey.  Huge fresh baked cake and icing nose thst is nothing short of spectacular.  Well rounded and full to taste.  I've written before of my admiration for this whiskey, but I am now even more impressed.  Just delicious.

Hey, I just tried this tonight for the first time.

I was completely blown away by how good it is.

Was expecting the worst and was pleasantly surprised.

[0895]

Tried Rhetoric 23 tonight @a tasting bar,

 

Along with Woodford brandy cask masters collection,

 

And a store pick Weller special (green label) from a few years back.

 

Now I'm home, sipping on some VOB 86p.

 

Tonight is a good bourbon night.  Everything is tasting "right".

[flahute]

32 minutes ago, smokinjoe said:

It's been awhile since I've gone to the Woodford Brandy Cask Finished (forgot where it was...), but sipping on now.  I love this whiskey.  Huge fresh baked cake and icing nose thst is nothing short of spectacular.  Well rounded and full to taste.  I've written before of my admiration for this whiskey, but I am now even more impressed.  Just delicious.

Grumble.......grumble........grumble. 

 

Joe is STILL trying to get me to buy one of these.