Louisiana Posted December 7, 2017 Share Posted December 7, 2017 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jshleffar Posted December 7, 2017 Share Posted December 7, 2017 Opened a foursquare 2004 and an Eagle rare store pick that's closer to an ER12 than ER10. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kepler Posted December 7, 2017 Share Posted December 7, 2017 1 hour ago, jshleffar said: Opened a foursquare 2004 and an Eagle rare store pick that's closer to an ER12 than ER10. What are your initial impressions? Also trying to figure out if you think your "ER12" observations are a good thing or not? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kepler Posted December 7, 2017 Share Posted December 7, 2017 On a short vacation so opened up a bottle I packed for the trip: HH6BIB. Excellent, it's hitting a sweet spot. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bourbon Fanatic Posted December 7, 2017 Share Posted December 7, 2017 2 hours ago, Louisiana said: What are your thoughts? I picked up a bottle a couple months back but haven't tried it yet Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jshleffar Posted December 7, 2017 Share Posted December 7, 2017 57 minutes ago, Kepler said: What are your initial impressions? Also trying to figure out if you think your "ER12" observations are a good thing or not? The foursquare is phenomenal and the rum forum is well worth perusing as I'm a complete amateur with rums. the Eagle rare is an 11 year 7 month PS and it has less of the grape note I tend to find and, unsurprisingly, is oakier, which I love. If you could make a prune and raisin (that grape grew old) tart that you baked in some sort of wood and leather dish sprinkled with some pepper laced honey. It may sound odd but it's delicious. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Louisiana Posted December 7, 2017 Share Posted December 7, 2017 14 hours ago, Bourbon Fanatic said: What are your thoughts? I picked up a bottle a couple months back but haven't tried it yet Smooth Ambler did a very good job with their small batch program. I'm not much on NDP, but they are one of the exceptions. My only regret is not buying more at $35 per bottle. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Radioyada Posted December 8, 2017 Share Posted December 8, 2017 Finally decided to open this one. 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BottledInBond Posted December 9, 2017 Share Posted December 9, 2017 I opened a 17 FR LE SmB. I think it is not as sweet as the 16, but more rich and complex. Good whiskey Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kevinbrink Posted December 10, 2017 Share Posted December 10, 2017 Cracked a Barterhouse today, have not had it since I was at Bulliet's Stitzel-Weller Whatevertheycallit, it's an enjoyable pour once you get past the dopey marketing. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BigSkyDrams Posted December 10, 2017 Share Posted December 10, 2017 (edited) I opened my Lot B 12 yr from 2016. I though it was really tasty, but in a few weeks I’m hosting a blind tasting between it, a Weller 12, and likely some other wheaters, so I think that will be revealing as to how good it really is. Edited December 10, 2017 by BigSkyDrams Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chappy6107 Posted December 10, 2017 Share Posted December 10, 2017 Opened a store pick of Elijah Craig. This one aged 12 yrs. I'll probably open a 2nd store pick of EC aged 8 yrs to compare. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mako254 Posted December 10, 2017 Share Posted December 10, 2017 On 12/6/2017 at 11:12 PM, Bourbon Fanatic said: What are your thoughts? I picked up a bottle a couple months back but haven't tried it yet I have liked the 10 year saos that I have come across. Wish I could find more. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0895 Posted December 12, 2017 Share Posted December 12, 2017 Last time I bought this (2015) I didn't care for it much. Tried a new bottle (reluctantly) and surprisingly found it to be much better. So I finally bit the bullet and bought another one. Pulled it out of the bunker this week and decided tonight was the night. Tasty stuff. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fishnbowljoe Posted December 12, 2017 Share Posted December 12, 2017 23 minutes ago, 0895 said: Last time I bought this (2015) I didn't care for it much. Tried a new bottle (reluctantly) and surprisingly found it to be much better. So I finally bit the bullet and bought another one. Pulled it out of the bunker this week and decided tonight was the night. Tasty stuff. It's good to know that I'm not the only one that feels that way. Biba! Joe Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CUfan99 Posted December 12, 2017 Share Posted December 12, 2017 25 minutes ago, 0895 said: Last time I bought this (2015) I didn't care for it much. Tried a new bottle (reluctantly) and surprisingly found it to be much better. So I finally bit the bullet and bought another one. Pulled it out of the bunker this week and decided tonight was the night. Tasty stuff. WSR started my bourbon obsession so I’m sentimental about it. I paid almost $40 for a bottle last week. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NDN98 Posted December 12, 2017 Share Posted December 12, 2017 Bought this one recently and decided to open it and try it. Very interesting flavor profile, but it is very drinkable for a bourbon I paid $19.99 for. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JSpartan Posted December 12, 2017 Share Posted December 12, 2017 1 hour ago, NDN98 said: Bought this one recently and decided to open it and try it. Very interesting flavor profile, but it is very drinkable for a bourbon I paid $19.99 for. 19.99 is a great price on that. Cheapest i’ve Found it is 29.99 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wedelstaedt Posted December 15, 2017 Share Posted December 15, 2017 Opened this one tonight. My first go at this variety of 1792. Cheers 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0895 Posted December 17, 2017 Share Posted December 17, 2017 On 12/14/2017 at 10:39 PM, Wedelstaedt said: Opened this one tonight. My first go at this variety of 1792. Cheers Thoughts? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0895 Posted December 18, 2017 Share Posted December 18, 2017 (edited) Holy cow, this tastes just like old stitzel-weller! The solera aging method.....oh, never mind.... J/K. So, I'm a firm believer in "new bottle syndrome", but first impressions of this bottle are that it tastes a lot like some random KBD bottling. In other words, a mixture of different stuff that doesn't really get along with each other. At least the cat likes playing with the key... Edited December 18, 2017 by 0895 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mako254 Posted December 18, 2017 Share Posted December 18, 2017 ‘05 Wild Turkey 101. Excellet. Fantastic nose. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lcpfratn Posted December 18, 2017 Share Posted December 18, 2017 Holy cow, this tastes just like old stitzel-weller! The solera aging method.....oh, never mind.... J/K. So, I'm a firm believer in "new bottle syndrome", but first impressions of this bottle are that it tastes a lot like some random KBD bottling. In other words, a mixture of different stuff that doesn't really get along with each other. At least the cat likes playing with the key... A friend of mine bought a bottle of this recently and offered me a pour. I didn't think it was that bad, but nothing fantastic either. If it was priced at around $30, I'd consider buying a bottle for further research, but it's overpriced in the $45 to $50 range. Sent from my iPad using Tapatalk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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