Phil T Posted February 3, 2018 Share Posted February 3, 2018 I felt like a little butterscotch this afternoon, so some ND OGD is in order. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LCWoody Posted February 4, 2018 Share Posted February 4, 2018 Having a very good pour of Bookers to start the afternoon. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
heydobro Posted February 4, 2018 Share Posted February 4, 2018 (edited) I had a great sampling of things this afternoon. Met up with @ThirstyinOhio, @Frez18 and some other whiskey friends and had 12 bottles between us. The collection included Stagg, 5 FR Single Barrels, ECBP, KO Rye, Wathens BP, JB Distillers Cut, Smooth Ambler Yearling and some Parkers Wheat. Between that, cheese and meat it was a fantastic afternoon. Edited February 4, 2018 by heydobro 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JCwhammie Posted February 4, 2018 Share Posted February 4, 2018 Here’s my first dance with grandpa weller. I think I prefer solo OGD BiB, but this isn’t bad. This is also my first try of WSR. I agree with others that this is a sub $20 for a reason. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Clueby Posted February 4, 2018 Share Posted February 4, 2018 (edited) Climbing the wheater ladder tonight. Tried a bit of each SBSBS already. W12 wins on nose but the palate and viscosity of WLW ('16)..omg! You can definitely get the family resemblance even all the way down to WSR. Edited February 4, 2018 by Clueby 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Harry in WashDC Posted February 4, 2018 Share Posted February 4, 2018 Finishing off a 375ml of Virginia Gentleman that I purchased for the VBT thread. It can't compete with those Wellers, but it can stand on its own. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
silverc Posted February 4, 2018 Share Posted February 4, 2018 Started with a KCSB store pick from The Green Jug (12 yr, barrel 4026) and it was great...one of the better KCSB store picks I've ever tried. Now, I am revisiting a 1792 Full proof pick from DEP's. I am not the biggest fan of the 1792 line but this one is pretty good. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kane Posted February 4, 2018 Share Posted February 4, 2018 An old friend from another life showed up at my door with a bottle of Booker's. He is a commercial airline pilot and was in Boston for a few days visiting from the other end of the globe. Totally surprised me. He knows nothing about bourbon but bought the Booker's at random apparently I matched it with a OF 1920 and we had a good time catching up. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FasterHorses Posted February 4, 2018 Share Posted February 4, 2018 Started with some Stranahans and then I got a little more serious. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Charlutz Posted February 4, 2018 Share Posted February 4, 2018 Started with the Blanton’s SFTB and moving onto RHF, course two of my BT2 sampler platter for the evening. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CardsandBourbon Posted February 4, 2018 Author Share Posted February 4, 2018 9 hours ago, Charlutz said: Started with the Blanton’s SFTB and moving onto RHF, course two of my BT2 sampler platter for the evening. Ah, BT Mash Bill #2. Just add some HPR and you've got the Mash Bill #2 Quadrifecta. Mash Bill #2 is probably my favorite. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vosgar Posted February 5, 2018 Share Posted February 5, 2018 I've mentioned before how much I like AAA 10yr, but tonight it's absolutely killing it. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kevinbrink Posted February 5, 2018 Share Posted February 5, 2018 Well at least it was a good game, couldn't decide which team I wanted to see lose more, also couldn't decide what I was in the mood for so went with a bottle that made it easier to decide. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Richnimrod Posted February 5, 2018 Share Posted February 5, 2018 On 2/3/2018 at 1:07 PM, Richnimrod said: Hmmm, I can easily do SBS of those two. Maybe I'll do that tomorrow... My recollection of the VOB is that once it lost the 6-year age statement is slowly dropped in quality (a fair amount over the last couple years or so). I have both an 'old' (5-yrs.?), 6-yr. VOB as well as a non age stated one from this past September. I'll compare all 3 tomorrow, if my resolve holds. I have no CEHT BIB, so only the 3-way of Barton products. OK, I did do this SBSBS Sunday afternoon. To make the report short and sweet (which all these were to some extent, by the way), the age stated (6-year) VOB was very good; but the 1792 BIB had a slightly more complex profile (more rye spice in the mid-palate, and finish), so it won, by a small but significant margin. That wasn't a big surprise. The two surprises to me were that the non-age-stated VOB was also pretty darned close to the 6-year, and that the 6-year was so close in overall enjoyment to the 1792. So, to sum up: I found all to be quite enjoyable and the the two VOB's to be very good values for such enjoyable pours. By comparison I guess that means the 1792, for such a close test is a rather poor value for the fairly high cost. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PaulO Posted February 5, 2018 Share Posted February 5, 2018 Back when VOB 6 year was readily available, it was one of my favorites. This may sound counter intuitive, but I preferred the VOB 6 year to the 1792 8 year (regardless of price). The 1792 had a tannin aftertaste, like iced tea made too strong. I just couldn't dig it. I recently picked up a "100 proof" VOB BIB. I think it's pretty good (especially @ $15!). I have a couple dusty 6 year bunkered, including an old anchor bottle I got in KY. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kane Posted February 6, 2018 Share Posted February 6, 2018 OF 1920. I'm halfway through the bottle, and this still smells and tastes a lot like some of the more aggressively doctored rums to me, think Diplomatico Reserva Exclusiva or Ron Zacapa... I have no idea why, but I can't un-taste it. It's certainly a unique taste, but overall I am slightly disappointed. Reading tasting notes like dark, chocolatey, cherry, etc. I was expecting something different. Being readily available and well-liked by virtually everybody, I wanted this one to blow my socks off, but it didn't. Sucks to be me. Once I polish off this one and various open FR recipes to open up some shelf space, I think I am going to stop experimenting for a while. I'll buy a few bottles of BT, Beam, WT and withdraw to my happy place. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jshleffar Posted February 6, 2018 Share Posted February 6, 2018 Stagg, because, why not? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jshleffar Posted February 6, 2018 Share Posted February 6, 2018 21 minutes ago, Kane said: OF 1920. I'm halfway through the bottle, and this still smells and tastes a lot like some of the more aggressively doctored rums to me, think Diplomatico Reserva Exclusiva or Ron Zacapa... I have no idea why, but I can't un-taste it. It's certainly a unique taste, but overall I am slightly disappointed. Reading tasting notes like dark, chocolatey, cherry, etc. I was expecting something different. Being readily available and well-liked by virtually everybody, I wanted this one to blow my socks off, but it didn't. Sucks to be me. Once I polish off this one and various open FR recipes to open up some shelf space, I think I am going to stop experimenting for a while. I'll buy a few bottles of BT, Beam, WT and withdraw to my happy place. I think Im the only other round around these parts of the internet who was disappointed by it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kevinbrink Posted February 6, 2018 Share Posted February 6, 2018 (edited) 14 minutes ago, jshleffar said: I think Im the only other round around these parts of the internet who was disappointed by it. Nope you can count me in on this one as well, to date pretty sure Woodford Double Oak is the only BF bourbon I would pick up again and with that I would probably go with a store pick from a place I trust. Edited February 6, 2018 by kevinbrink Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LCWoody Posted February 7, 2018 Share Posted February 7, 2018 Having a very good glass of Murray Hill Club tonight. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
flahute Posted February 7, 2018 Share Posted February 7, 2018 4 hours ago, LCWoody said: Having a very good glass of Murray Hill Club tonight. That right there is good stuff. You can tell it has light whiskey in it, but it doesn't detract. Nancy really came up with a good one here. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jshleffar Posted February 7, 2018 Share Posted February 7, 2018 Some RHF last night, hadn't been in that bottle for a while. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CardsandBourbon Posted February 7, 2018 Author Share Posted February 7, 2018 At dinner last night I tried my first pour of JB Distiller's Cut. Didn't nose or get raisins on the palate like some others have. Vanilla, oak, smoke and a little spice at the end. Finally found a Beam on the front label product that I like. Followed that with a pour of CEHT Single Barrel. Huge caramel bomb, very viscous on the tongue. Really enjoyed this one. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
emr454 Posted February 7, 2018 Share Posted February 7, 2018 (edited) Man down! Edited February 7, 2018 by emr454 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jackthedog Posted February 7, 2018 Share Posted February 7, 2018 On 2/5/2018 at 10:52 PM, kevinbrink said: Nope you can count me in on this one as well, to date pretty sure Woodford Double Oak is the only BF bourbon I would pick up again and with that I would probably go with a store pick from a place I trust. I'm actually in the same boat on OF1920. It's good but it doesn't quite live up to the level I expected based on the reviews. Maybe the bottle will open up with a bit more air but as of now, I probably wouldn't buy another. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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