FasterHorses Posted February 11, 2018 Share Posted February 11, 2018 Anyone have one of these?https://whiskeyid.com/elmer-t-lee-107pf-1990/elmer_t_lee_107_bub_front/ ETL old black bottle 107 proof? Have never seen this until today. Never seen it talked about on here...way back, looks like they referred to it as BUB, butt ugly bottle? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EarthQuake Posted February 11, 2018 Share Posted February 11, 2018 (edited) I've only ever seen it in photos online. Did you manage to find one? If so how does it taste? Edited February 11, 2018 by EarthQuake Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FasterHorses Posted February 11, 2018 Author Share Posted February 11, 2018 (edited) No I didn't find one..was just surfing and came across this. Not for sale either, just on whiskeyid.com Edited February 11, 2018 by FasterHorses Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NDN98 Posted February 11, 2018 Share Posted February 11, 2018 I have never seen it before either until someone posted a pic of it on a Facebook group this week. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LCWoody Posted February 11, 2018 Share Posted February 11, 2018 (edited) I think that was a batch bourbon back then, early '90's, '80's maybe. I could be wrong. Edited February 11, 2018 by LCWoody Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fishnbowljoe Posted February 11, 2018 Share Posted February 11, 2018 I've never owned one, but have seen and tasted it thanks to a fellow member here. Amped up ETL, (107 proof) in an indeed ugly bottle. This was followed by the (pain in the a**) gold wax, squat bottle, 90 proof version. I had a few of those, and they were a b**ch to open. The gold wax was thankfully replaced by foil. There was some discussion about all this in the link below. It's also been mentioned in a few other older threads/posts. Biba! Joe Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LCWoody Posted February 11, 2018 Share Posted February 11, 2018 The ETL bottle is very similar to the old JD 12y bottle. I think the bottom is a little different. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FasterHorses Posted February 11, 2018 Author Share Posted February 11, 2018 2 hours ago, fishnbowljoe said: I've never owned one, but have seen and tasted it thanks to a fellow member here. Amped up ETL, (107 proof) in an indeed ugly bottle. This was followed by the (pain in the a**) gold wax, squat bottle, 90 proof version. I had a few of those, and they were a b**ch to open. The gold wax was thankfully replaced by foil. There was some discussion about all this in the link below. It's also been mentioned in a few other older threads/posts. Biba! Joe Great informative thread there Joe..thanks. Now I've gone down a rabbit hole reading Ken Weber's old posts. Does this count when people ask me if I read? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FasterHorses Posted February 11, 2018 Author Share Posted February 11, 2018 2 hours ago, LCWoody said: The ETL bottle is very similar to the old JD 12y bottle. I think the bottom is a little different. Is that your stash LC? The bottom of the ETL bottle looks more rounded but fairly similar. ETL may even be opaque? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
musekatcher Posted February 12, 2018 Share Posted February 12, 2018 Its not great - looks more like an olive oil bottle. But its not as repulsive as a GTS or ER "wine" bottle container. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0895 Posted February 12, 2018 Share Posted February 12, 2018 (edited) 21 minutes ago, musekatcher said: Its not great - looks more like an olive oil bottle. But its not as repulsive as a GTS or ER "wine" bottle container. Where's the "thumbs down" button at on this forum? Those btac bottles are super elegant and take up very little shelf space. Win-win-win! Edited February 12, 2018 by 0895 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Richnimrod Posted February 12, 2018 Share Posted February 12, 2018 1 hour ago, 0895 said: Those btac bottles are super elegant and take up very little shelf space. Win-win-win! They require a pretty darned tall shelf, but do only take up minimal room horizontally, for sure. I finally had to install a couple wall-mounted shelves (way far apart) to accommodate the BTAC bottles. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LCWoody Posted February 12, 2018 Share Posted February 12, 2018 5 hours ago, FasterHorses said: Is that your stash LC? The bottom of the ETL bottle looks more rounded but fairly similar. ETL may even be opaque? yes, that's in one of my cabinets. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bourbon4all Posted February 12, 2018 Share Posted February 12, 2018 1 hour ago, Richnimrod said: They require a pretty darned tall shelf, but do only take up minimal room horizontally, for sure. I finally had to install a couple wall-mounted shelves (way far apart) to accommodate the BTAC bottles. Darn for you and all that btac to find a home for 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kane Posted February 12, 2018 Share Posted February 12, 2018 3 hours ago, Richnimrod said: I finally had to install a couple wall-mounted shelves (way far apart) to accommodate the BTAC bottles. I wish I had that problem. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
musekatcher Posted February 12, 2018 Share Posted February 12, 2018 10 hours ago, 0895 said: Where's the "thumbs down" button at on this forum? Those btac bottles are super elegant and take up very little shelf space. Win-win-win! Nah. I detest that they use E&J cabernet rejects to house fine bourbon. Its humiliating. Guests bring a $5 cab, I pull out a $200 bottle of bourbon, they look the same. A whiskey bottle, especially a bourbon bottle, shouldn't look like some fru-fru wino bait. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Richnimrod Posted February 12, 2018 Share Posted February 12, 2018 8 hours ago, bourbon4all said: Darn for you and all that btac to find a home for 6 hours ago, Kane said: I wish I had that problem. Just to clarify (defend?) myself.... It isn't ONLY BTAC on these shelves. I have several other brands that use tall bottles occupying about half the space. There are Willet, as well as SAOS bottles (both of which are TALLER! than BTAC) on 'em as well. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bourbon4all Posted February 12, 2018 Share Posted February 12, 2018 1 hour ago, Richnimrod said: Just to clarify (defend?) myself.... It isn't ONLY BTAC on these shelves. I have several other brands that use tall bottles occupying about half the space. There are Willet, as well as SAOS bottles (both of which are TALLER! than BTAC) on 'em as well. hmmmmmmm. Yep. Still sounds like a good problem. now if it were Ceht or high west (especially Rocky mountain rye) than who really wants to make room for them Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marekv8 Posted February 12, 2018 Share Posted February 12, 2018 I'm still trying to find a shelf spot for this 1.75L Don Julio 1942 (CEHT tube for scale reference)-- but at least it's good for party tricks. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
flahute Posted February 13, 2018 Share Posted February 13, 2018 (edited) 17 hours ago, musekatcher said: Nah. I detest that they use E&J cabernet rejects to house fine bourbon. Its humiliating. Guests bring a $5 cab, I pull out a $200 bottle of bourbon, they look the same. A whiskey bottle, especially a bourbon bottle, shouldn't look like some fru-fru wino bait. A bourbon bottle shouldn't look like a pot still. It's a hokey one liner of a cop out that is old by the second time you look at it. Especially since the bourbon in the bottle wasn't distilled in a pot still. Instead, it was distilled in a column still which incidentally looks a lot like the BTAC bottle you detest. If anything, the E&J bottle is the imposter here. But if you insist on the wine bottle comparison, then you've overlooked the Screaming Eagle bottle. That is no wino bait. Edited February 13, 2018 by flahute Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
musekatcher Posted February 13, 2018 Share Posted February 13, 2018 7 hours ago, flahute said: Ask 100 folks what is likely in a GTS, or ER bottle without the label visable. Give them a multiple choice. We know what 90% of the answers will be, assuming 10 are bourbon fans. But at least they aren't using champagne bottles: I'm having fun - just a little harmless lampooning. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alcoholica Posted February 15, 2018 Share Posted February 15, 2018 It's Bourbon Night Elmer T Lee Uncorking Here's a link to a review i found Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
smokinjoe Posted February 16, 2018 Share Posted February 16, 2018 4 hours ago, alcoholica said: It's Bourbon Night Elmer T Lee Uncorking Here's a link to a review i found Well, despite the fact that the review went a little longer than I would have liked, and the music background was a bit distracting, I must admit this review was spot on devoid of meaningful content... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Enoch Posted February 16, 2018 Share Posted February 16, 2018 I picked up 2 back in 2010. One now open and one bunkered. It is nice juice. Black painted bottle though. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Richnimrod Posted February 16, 2018 Share Posted February 16, 2018 Yeah, I never understood the reasoning for this black bottle. However, I was never disappointed with the distillate contained therein. I wish a had a few bunkered; but sadly, I do not. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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