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5 minutes ago, Clueby said:

Oh.My.God. this stuff is good. Problem is the wife thinks so too. She even let the dog lick a drop off her finger tip and now he won't leave her alone. He likes it too.

I had only tried GTS once before a few years ago (2013 maybe?) and I don't recall it being nearly this good.

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Holy cow.  You finally did it!  Congrats buddy.

Just a suggestion, use your norlan glass for that release.  Cuts the fumes back so you can get more flavors.

Also, save me a sip.  :)

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Having a SBS of Parker's Heritage POH, and a recent store selection of Elijah Craig Small Batch, single barrel store selection, that is 10 years old.  Both are tasting good tonight!

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13 minutes ago, kemosabe said:

Sipping a 4R PS OESK tonight under the Full Moon while listening to the Blues & smoking a stogie. 

The moon is crazy big tonight! Night cap of ER10. Cheers. 

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Was nightcapping with a CEHT BP, accidentally took too big of a sip and near-choked on alcohol fumes, and in the ensuing cough attack literally spewed whiskey out of my nose. Now doing this with a glass of soda is annoying, but BP whiskey is something else I found out today. It was (and still is) very, very painful, and my nasal passage is ruined.

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8 hours ago, Kane said:

Was nightcapping with a CEHT BP, accidentally took too big of a sip and near-choked on alcohol fumes, and in the ensuing cough attack literally spewed whiskey out of my nose. Now doing this with a glass of soda is annoying, but BP whiskey is something else I found out today. It was (and still is) very, very painful, and my nasal passage is ruined.

 

Obviously, you won't want to drink that swill ever again - just feel free to give me a call and I'll be over to properly dispose of the toxic materials.  I'm a licensed Professional Engineer in the Commonwealth and can legally handle your problems!   :rolleyes:

 

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Clearly I was having an off palate night last night - I started off with a BT SB @ 8.5 yrs old and it wasn't tasting at all in line with where it had been, moved on to the final pour from a HMK10BIB and had the same issues, finally I went to an old standby HH6BIB and even it wasn't tasting right so that confirmed it was just me not the bourbon.

 

Only thing I can figure is I traveled quite a bit in the past couple of days, 600 miles on Sunday and then did a 120 mile ride up into the mountains of NC yesterday and that may have my senses messed up...

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10 hours ago, Kane said:

Was nightcapping with a CEHT BP, accidentally took too big of a sip and near-choked on alcohol fumes, and in the ensuing cough attack literally spewed whiskey out of my nose. Now doing this with a glass of soda is annoying, but BP whiskey is something else I found out today. It was (and still is) very, very painful, and my nasal passage is ruined.

I had some 16 GTS last night which at 144.1 is the highest proof bourbon I've ever had. There was some burn on the nose and mouth and gave a big boom warming sensation in the chest but not as much burn as I expected.

However, this morning the roof of my mouth feels like I ate something really hot and burned it. I can't imagine getting this stuff in my sinuses!!

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12 hours ago, 0895 said:

Holy cow.  You finally did it!  Congrats buddy.

Just a suggestion, use your norlan glass for that release.  Cuts the fumes back so you can get more flavors.

Also, save me a sip.  :)

Your sip is saved! I was actually inspired by your W12 post to have something good for the holiday. My daughter bought the GTS for me for father's day and I had to wait till she was there to open it. (She said it smelled like death!!)

I took your suggestion and tried the Norlan glass but I actually preferred the concentrated nose in the Glencairn.

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10 hours ago, Clueby said:

Your sip is saved! I was actually inspired by your W12 post to have something good for the holiday. My daughter bought the GTS for me for father's day and I had to wait till she was there to open it. (She said it smelled like death!!)

I took your suggestion and tried the Norlan glass but I actually preferred the concentrated nose in the Glencairn.

Glad you're enjoying it.

GTS is and probably always will be my #1.

:)

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10 hours ago, Clueby said:

I had some 16 GTS last night which at 144.1 is the highest proof bourbon I've ever had. There was some burn on the nose and mouth and gave a big boom warming sensation in the chest but not as much burn as I expected.

However, this morning the roof of my mouth feels like I ate something really hot and burned it. I can't imagine getting this stuff in my sinuses!!

No joke. Looks like I caused some serious damage yesterday :) Today I cautiously poured myself a mellow 80 proof Cognac, but couldn't even take a sip, as soon as I get the glass anywhere near my nose it burns the inside of my head. Switched to a beer and forced it down, but even that caused bad nasal irritation. I guess I'll resort to tasting some fine diet coke for a bit. See you next week folks!

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A co-worker brought this in to work for a drink. It was pretty impressive. Not nearly as woody as I would've expected.
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And speaking of really old hooch, here's what I got into tonight. Larry Kass gave me this bottle at the KYBF in 2002, and I haven't revisited it in at least a decade. Still tastes a bit like ... an extinguished campfire!

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Plus, taking a cue from "the boss", have another lined up on deck. Thanks to those that made it happen back in the day.

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This bottle was given to me a little over a month ago. I've not had much craft bourbon. While I don't enjoy this near as much as similar priced bourbons from my favorite distilleries, it's not bad. 

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I'm enjoying some KCSB.  This came from a grocery store.  I have no additional info on the barrel.  It's at least 9 years old per label.  I do get the single barrel variation with these; but every one has been good.  

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On 9/1/2017 at 8:53 PM, Kpiz said:

It hit 99 degrees here in SF today and I was looking forward to some bourbon over ice all day. WT products always seem to do well with some ice and this store selection of RR is no exception. I hope the cult doesn't shun me...
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There is a secret division of the cult that drinks Turkey products in tandem. Both distilleries are located in Lawrenceburg KY and they are pals so this is allowed.

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Had some OGD BIB tonight from a recently acquired bottle.  I feel that this bottle is very hot compared to bottles I've had in the past; new label and orange label.  

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On 05/09/2017 at 3:56 AM, Clueby said:

Oh.My.God. this stuff is good. Problem is the wife thinks so too. She even let the dog lick a drop off her finger tip and now he won't leave her alone. He likes it too.

I had only tried GTS once before a few years ago (2013 maybe?) and I don't recall it being nearly this good.

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Excellent pour, liked the 2013 better, but I've never a bad Stagg. It's always a real pleasure to experience. One of the best bourbon out there. 

 

Will. 

 

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Had that one earlier. Not bad either. 

 

Cheers!

 

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Can't say enjoy is the right word, but I just bought the Woodford double oak barrel aged. Will post my tasting notes in that thread.

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For a short week at work, it's sure been a long one so far. :mellow: I'm having a small pour of BT. It's a small one because it's the last pour from the bottle. ^_^ There's a distinct possibility that I might have something else later on. :P

 

Cheers! Joe

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