New Kentucky Spirit Bottle

[Sour Mash Esq.]

 

I was at WT this week doing a barrel pick and Eddie told us the turkey bottles for Kentucky Spirit are going away in favor of a bottle similar to RR.  Apparently the turkey bottles are sourced from overseas and they’ve had supply issues.  Also the bottling line would run better with more conventional bottles.

 

kind of makes me want to put one away, but I like to drink it too much I think.

[CUfan99]

45 minutes ago, Sour Mash Esq. said:

 

I was at WT this week doing a barrel pick and Eddie told us the turkey bottles for Kentucky Spirit are going away in favor of a bottle similar to RR.  Apparently the turkey bottles are sourced from overseas and they’ve had supply issues.  Also the bottling line would run better with more conventional bottles.

 

kind of makes me want to put one away, but I like to drink it too much I think.

I've thought about buying one to make into a decanter. Better hurry I guess. 

[Vosgar]

2 hours ago, Sour Mash Esq. said:

Apparently the turkey bottles are sourced from overseas and they’ve had supply issues.  Also the bottling line would run better with more conventional bottles.

The cynical side of me thinks it has more to do with cost per bottle than anything else

[Mako254]

46 minutes ago, Vosgar said:

The cynical side of me thinks it has more to do with cost per bottle than anything else

 

Probably. I like WTKS but the price has been increasing in my area and the RRSiB is a better value. Might have to tuck one sealed WTKS away, as opposed to the three open ones I have now. 

 

Looking on TTB but the site is less than user friendly. 

Edited February 22, 2018 by Mako254

[flahute]

3 hours ago, Vosgar said:

The cynical side of me thinks it has more to do with cost per bottle than anything else

Yup.

They are owned by an international conglomerate after all.

[GaryT]

It is a really cool looking bottle, but I've always felt it was over-priced (in part because of the cool bottle).  And of course now I want to buy one for the @#$% bottle  

[DCFan]

No loss here. It's a girly looking bottle.

[kcgumbohead]

7 hours ago, GaryT said:

It is a really cool looking bottle, but I've always felt it was over-priced (in part because of the cool bottle).  And of course now I want to buy one for the @#$% bottle  

I have always thought that was among the coolest most elegant bottles on the shelf. I too stayed away from a purchase due to price and my satisfaction with several other WT offerings.  Now I too will buy one just for that @#$% bottle

[Vosgar]

If they make the change, it'll make this signed bottle a little more special to me

 

 

[JoeTerp]

17 hours ago, DCFan said:

No loss here. It's a girly looking bottle.

I couldn't disagree with you more.  I think it's a fantastic bottle and believe they're making a mistake here.  Even if they save money on the cheaper bottles, I have to think this would negatively effect their sales.

[GaryT]

So if this goes into the same bottle as the RRSB at a higher proof . . . I'm lost as to what the product really is?  Just a lower proof RRSB?  It isn't like it is a different mashbill, and I've never heard that they pull these from different places for some different profile (in fact, at a barrel pick I thought we were offered to have our selected barrel bottled as either KS or RRSB).  Right now it is the same price as RRSB at the local Total Wine - but if they're in the same package; seems like they'd have to knock the price down quite a bit

 

Or are there WTKS fans who'd pay the same price for the lower proof based on past experience? 

[Richnimrod]

10 hours ago, Vosgar said:

If they make the change, it'll make this signed bottle a little more special to me

 

 

Gary, that IS  a VERY NICE Keepsake! 

Jimmie (who is the Energizer Bunny of Master Distillers) won't be around for ever.... Or will he?    Heck Eddie may retire before Jimmie... Nah.    Or, maybe?

[thebourbonreport]

Very cool bottle for display.  I've never actually tried it.

[CUfan99]

11 hours ago, Vosgar said:

If they make the change, it'll make this signed bottle a little more special to me

 

 

I can't believe you haven't opened that! 

[kevinbrink]

6 hours ago, GaryT said:

So if this goes into the same bottle as the RRSB at a higher proof . . . I'm lost as to what the product really is?  Just a lower proof RRSB?  It isn't like it is a different mashbill, and I've never heard that they pull these from different places for some different profile (in fact, at a barrel pick I thought we were offered to have our selected barrel bottled as either KS or RRSB).  Right now it is the same price as RRSB at the local Total Wine - but if they're in the same package; seems like they'd have to knock the price down quite a bit

 

Or are there WTKS fans who'd pay the same price for the lower proof based on past experience? 

Well WTKS predates RRSB by quite a few years and I would say the profile is different enough to be a seperate product the WTKS typically sits between RR10 and RRSB here price wise.  BT/Saz/AI has 4 single barrel bourbons of similar spec and price range in ETL, HPR, Blantons and RHF, that has always seemed considerably more redundant to me.

[Mako254]

From a conversation with Jimmy and Eddie, the WTKS profile is more ‘jimmy’ and the RRSiB is more ‘eddie’. 

 

I enjoy WTKS but I agrew with those that have said it is over priced. Many barrels don’t stray far from 101 and cost twice as much. 

 

RRSiB on the other hand is a great value. Generally at least 9 yrs, NCF, and pretty close to cask strength. 

[Vosgar]

4 hours ago, CUfan99 said:

I can't believe you haven't opened that! 

Well.........I seem to have this problem of buying a lot more bottles than I drink so haven't gotten around to this one yet. Then again, I've got a few WTKS private selection bottles to get after as well, so it'll probably be a while

[Sour Mash Esq.]

I’ll chime in on the side of KS being different enough from RR to warrant its existence.  I opened a nice bottle today in Fact.

 

 

[Kane]

For some reason I've always thought this was a very iconic WT bottle. When I started my bourbon journey and didn't know jack about the juice, I could still tell that this was something special.

Edited February 24, 2018 by Kane

[PaulO]

KS vs. RB,

KS is: single barrel, 101 proof, and supposedly 8 years old (but that's not on the label).

RB is: a batch of barrels, higher proof and changed several times over the years, probably has some barrels of different ages.

I think they're both great.

[flahute]

5 hours ago, PaulO said:

 

RB is: a batch of barrels, higher proof and changed several times over the years, probably has some barrels of different ages.

 

RB is a blend of 6, 8, and 12 yr old barrels.

[Mako254]

Rarebird has it:

 

 

[meadeweber]

On 2/24/2018 at 6:23 AM, PaulO said:

KS vs. RB,

KS is: single barrel, 101 proof, and supposedly 8 years old (but that's not on the label).

RB is: a batch of barrels, higher proof and changed several times over the years, probably has some barrels of different ages.

I think they're both great.

I've always thought of KS as a single barrel version of WT101.

[flahute]

8 hours ago, meadeweber said:

I've always thought of KS as a single barrel version of WT101.

Sort of. The exceptional barrels get diverted to the KS and RRSiB program and are allowed to age a bit more.

[Dom]

Dang. This bottle was my jam - used to go through this stuff with my dad in my early 20's. Even had a few bottles going around at his funeral - one last drink with pops. Guess I need to stock up.


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