Surtur Posted February 12, 2018 Share Posted February 12, 2018 17 hours ago, 0895 said: The first local store pick of makers private hit STL this weekend. Confession: I like Maker's Mark. Don't hate me... I know it's not what the cool flipper kids drink. Please ignore the ridiculous 1.75 willett pot still trying to steal the show. Maker’s Mark is good stuff. I don’t keep the regular expression around much these days, but 46, cask strength and now the Private Select are all good choices, especially given how near impossible it is to find a premium wheater 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mako254 Posted February 12, 2018 Share Posted February 12, 2018 I like the 2 MM private selects that I have had. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
newmennium Posted February 12, 2018 Share Posted February 12, 2018 Here is the stave recipe TW near me has currently. Tons of bottles available and at $79 they are very proud of this one.Sent from my Moto G (5) Plus using Tapatalk 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
brock957 Posted February 12, 2018 Share Posted February 12, 2018 Well, I liked the EW BIB that I got the other day so much that I decided to get another Heaven Hill product. Elijah Hill Small Batch. I'll open it up and give it a try in an hour or two. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Whiskeythink.com Posted February 12, 2018 Share Posted February 12, 2018 18 minutes ago, brock957 said: Well, I liked the EW BIB that I got the other day so much that I decided to get another Heaven Hill product. Elijah Hill Small Batch. I'll open it up and give it a try in an hour or two. Not much to dislike about EC. Many complain its not the old EC12, which it is not, but still a solid buy. I have a couple different new EC store pix that are 12 yrs, and I think they are much better than the old EC12s. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Radioyada Posted February 13, 2018 Share Posted February 13, 2018 (edited) 3 hours ago, tanstaafl2 said: Curious what you think of it and what the blend of staves was on the back! My store did one recently and I know the guy who was primarily responsible for picking it... I had a blind sample of this in the middle of 8 other blind samples from my fellow bourbon friend. This was the only one I picked out that I said I really liked and wanted a bottle of, and this was presented with this one yesterday. Now to find him a bottle of something. Edited February 13, 2018 by Radioyada 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
silverc Posted February 13, 2018 Share Posted February 13, 2018 I saw the VA ABC near me had ECBP in stock, so I decided to drop by to pick up another of what I assumed was the C917 batch, but I was surprised to see it was the new A118 batch, 130.6 proof. Has anybody tried this one, and if yes, how does it compare to 2017 batches? 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Whiskeythink.com Posted February 13, 2018 Share Posted February 13, 2018 3 minutes ago, silverc said: I saw the VA ABC near me had ECBP in stock, so I decided to drop by to pick up another of what I assumed was the C917 batch, but I was surprised to see it was the new A118 batch, 130.6 proof. Has anybody tried this one, and if yes, how does it compare to 2017 batches? Holy Moly. We just got the C917 here 4 weeks ago. I guess we will see that one in June. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
silverc Posted February 13, 2018 Share Posted February 13, 2018 2 minutes ago, Whiskeythink.com said: Holy Moly. We just got the C917 here 4 weeks ago. I guess we will see that one in June. Virginia just got the B517 batch in about 2 months ago, and when they released the next round of ECBP, I assumed it was C917, and was very surprised to see A118 instead. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JoeTerp Posted February 13, 2018 Share Posted February 13, 2018 3 hours ago, silverc said: Virginia just got the B517 batch in about 2 months ago, and when they released the next round of ECBP, I assumed it was C917, and was very surprised to see A118 instead. I believe it was most of the state that got the C917. I know I picked up the C917 last week and saw it at another store as well. I didn't see the A118 anywhere. I would have definitely picked up that one as well. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jfletchgu Posted February 13, 2018 Share Posted February 13, 2018 Picked up this little 200ml tonight for 3 bucks. This appears to be a pretty old label. Anybody got any ideas on a possible year. The bottom appears to have an 87, but I doubt its that old. Never seen this label before. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Masset1982 Posted February 13, 2018 Share Posted February 13, 2018 Two bottles of Belle Meade 11yo single barrel cask strength coming in. Will. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
smokinjoe Posted February 13, 2018 Share Posted February 13, 2018 9 hours ago, Jfletchgu said: Picked up this little 200ml tonight for 3 bucks. This appears to be a pretty old label. Anybody got any ideas on a possible year. The bottom appears to have an 87, but I doubt its that old. Never seen this label before. Yeah, definitely not from 87. Label indicates “No 10 Brand”, which was what HH went to after dropping the “Aged 10 Years” that was in the same font and placement on the label. (Similar move to what Old Charter et al would do later with disguised age statement drops.). That happened with 1783 sometime around or after 2005, though I can’t pinpoint the exact year from memory. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VAGentleman Posted February 13, 2018 Share Posted February 13, 2018 11 hours ago, JoeTerp said: I believe it was most of the state that got the C917. I know I picked up the C917 last week and saw it at another store as well. I didn't see the A118 anywhere. I would have definitely picked up that one as well. Yeah around me they had the C917 in the ABC's. Although I did see a random B locally at the same time. I'm guessing they had a few A and B's in the Richmond warehouse and sent them out with this latest batch Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CUfan99 Posted February 13, 2018 Share Posted February 13, 2018 My 1st RR. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hop Posted February 14, 2018 Share Posted February 14, 2018 I was finally able to find some of the ECBP C917 today so I bought a couple. I’ll do a blind SBS with the B517 later this week. Also ran into some JJBowman and so I picked up a couple of those and a Bowman Brothers. Gifted a JJ and the BB to a friend I introduced to both in a bar on Saturday. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FasterHorses Posted February 14, 2018 Share Posted February 14, 2018 (edited) Grabbed an unexpected W12. Also what I think is an old American Prairie. Girl at HW said for the first ten batches they just marked the bottle with the batch number. Starting with Batch 11 they went to the regular YY#L# format. I went back and picked it up. OLD NEW Edited February 14, 2018 by FasterHorses 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
brock957 Posted February 15, 2018 Share Posted February 15, 2018 Yes, I have a great wife. This is what she got me for Valentine's Day. I will be opening it in about and hour. She had to get it from a large liquor store, and it was the last bottle they had. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mako254 Posted February 15, 2018 Share Posted February 15, 2018 Signed by Jimmy and Eddie. $49.99 Good stuff 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
socalkid Posted February 15, 2018 Share Posted February 15, 2018 (edited) picked up this Henry McKenna BiB 10 yr from the local liquor store for $33.99. honestly just grabbed it cus its one of the more reasonably priced bottles i've seen around with an aged statement. the owner of the store was impressed i grabbed it, last bottle on the shelf. these probably vary quite a bit from batch to batch, or barrel to barrel, anyone by chance have this one? how'd i do? Edited February 15, 2018 by socalkid 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tony Santana Posted February 15, 2018 Share Posted February 15, 2018 My wife got me the Jack Daniel Sinatra as a Valentine Days gift. Yes, I believe its a bourbon. No, I won't debate it. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mako254 Posted February 15, 2018 Share Posted February 15, 2018 20 minutes ago, socalkid said: picked up this Henry McKenna BiB 10 yr from the local liquor store for $33.99. honestly just grabbed it cus its one of the more reasonably priced bottles i've seen around with an aged statement. the owner of the store was impressed i grabbed it, last bottle on the shelf. these probably vary quite a bit from batch to batch, or barrel to barrel, anyone by chance have this one? how'd i do? Haven’t had that barrel but HM10 os pretty consistent and a great value. Mckenna has plenty of fans here on SB and rightly so. 10 years for sub $35?? Of the barrels I’ve had, they do not have a big oak profile, maybe they age these in the lower floors of the HH rick houses?? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fishin49er Posted February 15, 2018 Share Posted February 15, 2018 22 minutes ago, socalkid said: picked up this Henry McKenna BiB 10 yr from the local liquor store for $33.99. honestly just grabbed it cus its one of the more reasonably priced bottles i've seen around with an aged statement. the owner of the store was impressed i grabbed it, last bottle on the shelf. these probably vary quite a bit from batch to batch, or barrel to barrel, anyone by chance have this one? how'd i do? Henry McKenna is one of my favorites and an excellent value. It is a single barrel product so there is some variance but I've never had a "bad" bottle. A couples bottles I've had didn't start out that great but opened up nicely with some air time. I don't have that particular bottle but I actually do have a bottle that was barreled on the same date. I picked it up because 3-12 is my birthday. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
socalkid Posted February 15, 2018 Share Posted February 15, 2018 (edited) thanks for the comments @Mako254 and @Fishin49er... im looking forward to cracking it as i'm totally new to stuff from Heaven Hill... maybe tomorrow, maybe tonight! Edited February 15, 2018 by socalkid 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Postal Grunt Posted February 15, 2018 Share Posted February 15, 2018 After reading all the hoopla about the JB Distiller's Cut, I grabbed a bottle to go along with an OF Signature 100 that was already in the cart. I tried a bottle of the OF after Christmas 2016 and was left somewhat undecided on it. Today's OF isn't bad, it may need a little time after being opened to get a better perspective. The JB bottle will make its debut tomorrow. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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