What Bourbon did you purchase today (summer 2018)

[beasled]

1 hour ago, PowderKeg said:

The past week+ has been pretty good to me for bourbon surfin' (not so good on the budget though).  Add these to the slightly dusties from a few weeks ago and things have been real good.

 

The JBDC & OFor sib ps were impulse buys - $17 & $34 respectively was too hard to resist.

 

I said back in the Spring Pass thread that I'd grab a bottle of Redemption Wheated if it ever showed up on a shelf (probably only after Porky grew wings).  Well the rotund one apparently shed enough pounds and took flight, 'cause I actually found it in a couple locals.

 

I'm enjoying it and the 1792SW.

 

 

I really enjoyed the JBDC, if I could get it here I'd be stocking up. 

[CardsandBourbon]

Wife asked me to pick up a bottle to take to a party tomorrow night.  Told her I knew just what to get.

 

The 375's were on sale for $14.99 while the 750 was $42.00.  Picked up one for the party and the other 3 are now stashed in my bar.  Bought the Ezra Brooks to make Bourbon Pig Candy for the party and I'm going to use the American Honey to make Lawrenceburg Lemonade.

[Surtur]

Bought a DN 1843. I’m not a huge Maker’s or Larceny fan and I like this better than Weller SR so this was an easy purchase at $30

[Golzee]

Jim Beam Distillers Cut for me today.  Couldn't resist with a $5 rebate.

[MOwhisky4me]

Picked up a 6-pack on my way home...

 

 

[bayouredd]

Go ahead, Do It!!!

But with shipping, it's so expensive.

 

Hey, I'm the one holding the gun, here.

Yea, but that's my gun; so that means you are holding it on yourself.

 

Oh...

So what do you think we should do?

 

Order it anyway!

Okay...

 

This is a repost from the missing posts episode, so for those interested, I ordered these from the Whiskey Exchange...

Not as cheap as MOM was, but successful.

 

[Barrel Aged Buckeye]

Found a couple WTRB 112. Since this is the last around me I snagged one for the bunker. 

Edited August 3, 2018 by Barrel Aged Buckeye

[Charlutz]

2 hours ago, Barrel Aged Buckeye said:

Found a couple WTRB 112. Since this is the last around me I snagged one for the bunker. 

I love understanding that tastes vary. Just gives me more confidence to buy what I like and not to worry about buying what someone else likes or what magazines or bloggers tell me I should like. E.g., I liked the 112 WTRB well enough but I LOVE the current 116. Good for you for landing the one you love. Cheers, mate!

[gmiller598]

Scored an ECBP B518 last night at a shop near my house thanks to a tip I got online.

[WhiskeyBlender]

On 7/30/2018 at 3:10 PM, $helby said:

Actually this was my purchases a couple of weeks ago while on vacation in DC . The FRSiB is  OESF 11y 3 m.  Murray Hill’s are batch 1 and 9 only because I enjoyed batch 6 so much.  Turns out we like batch 9 even better. Triple Deuce was a whim just cause I’m into classic cars. Coopers Craft and  Hennessy Pure White were purchased by a friend while on a cruise and not readily available in the States.    I’m giving the HPW to a friend that loves Cognac.  Unfortunately, I open the CC and quickly learned how poorly it tastes.  It will be araound for quite awhile to use as a mixer for guests that are so inclined. May even use in sautéing mushrooms.   

@$helby, I'm thrilled to hear you like batch #9 of MHC even better than the earlier batches. This might have something to do with the fact that I put a little less of the 9 year old light whiskey into the blend. Now, that component is probably only 20% of the blend, whereas it had been about 28 to 29% previously. Thus, the majority of the blend is coming from 12 year old bourbon, with some 19 year old to give it a little more depth. I found that the whiskey wasn't quite as stable and had a tendency to fall apart (and strangely enough, even saponify) when ice was added to it, or when it was added to a cocktail, when it had a bit more of the light whisky component. In order to prevent this, I had to lessen that component. 

 

Also, I hope you like the MHC-Special Finish in Pineau des Charentes cask. It is one of my personal favorites. We've got another PC finish coming out this autumn, although it will be the last time I do a Pineau des Charentes cask finish before moving on to something else. 

 

At any rate, I hope this response doesn't come off as shameless self-promotion or advertisement- I certainly don't mean for it to- but nonetheless, I'm absolutely over the moon to see your 3 bottles of MHC! 

 

Cheers, and good imbibing,
Nancy

[Clueby]

37 minutes ago, WhiskeyBlender said:

@$helby, I'm thrilled to hear you like batch #9 of MHC even better than the earlier batches. This might have something to do with the fact that I put a little less of the 9 year old light whiskey into the blend. Now, that component is probably only 20% of the blend, whereas it had been about 28 to 29% previously. Thus, the majority of the blend is coming from 12 year old bourbon, with some 19 year old to give it a little more depth. I found that the whiskey wasn't quite as stable and had a tendency to fall apart (and strangely enough, even saponify) when ice was added to it, or when it was added to a cocktail, when it had a bit more of the light whisky component. In order to prevent this, I had to lessen that component. 

 

Also, I hope you like the MHC-Special Finish in Pineau des Charentes cask. It is one of my personal favorites. We've got another PC finish coming out this autumn, although it will be the last time I do a Pineau des Charentes cask finish before moving on to something else. 

 

At any rate, I hope this response doesn't come off as shameless self-promotion or advertisement- I certainly don't mean for it to- but nonetheless, I'm absolutely over the moon to see your 3 bottles of MHC! 

 

Cheers, and good imbibing,
Nancy

Well...I had to look up saponify! It explains that soapy taste I sometimes get.

[Kepler]

I caved and picked up JB Distiller's Cut.  It's excellent for a sub-$20 bottle.  If I didn't already have a case or two of HH6BiB then I would load up on this one considering the price. 

[flahute]

3 hours ago, WhiskeyBlender said:

@$helby, I'm thrilled to hear you like batch #9 of MHC even better than the earlier batches. This might have something to do with the fact that I put a little less of the 9 year old light whiskey into the blend. Now, that component is probably only 20% of the blend, whereas it had been about 28 to 29% previously. Thus, the majority of the blend is coming from 12 year old bourbon, with some 19 year old to give it a little more depth. I found that the whiskey wasn't quite as stable and had a tendency to fall apart (and strangely enough, even saponify) when ice was added to it, or when it was added to a cocktail, when it had a bit more of the light whisky component. In order to prevent this, I had to lessen that component. 

 

Also, I hope you like the MHC-Special Finish in Pineau des Charentes cask. It is one of my personal favorites. We've got another PC finish coming out this autumn, although it will be the last time I do a Pineau des Charentes cask finish before moving on to something else. 

 

At any rate, I hope this response doesn't come off as shameless self-promotion or advertisement- I certainly don't mean for it to- but nonetheless, I'm absolutely over the moon to see your 3 bottles of MHC! 

 

Cheers, and good imbibing,
Nancy

Nope - we love hearing about stuff like this!

I am biased of course because I'm both a nerd, and, because you let me talk your ear off about all whiskey related things when we did that barrel pick at Magnus. And, you let us taste a bunch of stuff out of the barrel. And, because you are fount of knowledge.

 

[Kepler]

On 7/29/2018 at 11:20 PM, flahute said:

I bought a WTKS just so I could have the bottle. Rumors of KS switching bottle types to something more generic prompted me to make sure I had one of the old ones.

Good call.  I have a couple 6-cases of store picks but don't think I wouldn't be following your lead if I weren't already loaded up.  If those bottles go away it would be a shame.  But something tells me they could keep them around for occasional future special releases (nostalgia).  That would be a smart move if they did that.

[El Vino]

Four Roses PS 10Y 6M OESF.  $60.  Old neck tag.  A little leery of an older bottle still available at retail.  But, I like my 4R with some age so took a chance.  Need the gods of the cult to smile on this...

[Clueby]

12 minutes ago, El Vino said:

Four Roses PS 10Y 6M OESF.  $60.  Old neck tag.  A little leery of an older bottle still available at retail.  But, I like my 4R with some age so took a chance.  Need the gods of the cult to smile on this...

Not a member of the cult but I do tend to enjoy the minty F yeast.

[Statesboro Blues]

Very excited about today’s haul. I’ve never had a barrel select KC, but a 14 year old bourbon for $43.99 seems too good to be true. 

[Phil T]

Stopped at a Liquor Barn in Louisville today to pick up a case of HHBIB. I figured it to be a required libation to take to Destin. Along with some MC for necessary bloody marys. 

 

Wholly shit batman!, it was priced at $14.99!! So I get on the Party Source website to check their price...$15.99, WTF! I haven't bought any in a couple years because I had stocked up, and now all hell breaks loose. I'm not happy, but it is still a great value.  And it was still cheaper than EWBIB, try to figure that out.

[Kepler]

5 hours ago, Phil T said:

Stopped at a Liquor Barn in Louisville today to pick up a case of HHBIB. I figured it to be a required libation to take to Destin. Along with some MC for necessary bloody marys. 

 

Wholly shit batman!, it was priced at $14.99!! So I get on the Party Source website to check their price...$15.99, WTF! I haven't bought any in a couple years because I had stocked up, and now all hell breaks loose. I'm not happy, but it is still a great value.  And it was still cheaper than EWBIB, try to figure that out.

Interesting development.  Did you notice the price of the 6yr 90 proof version? 

[Phil T]

6 hours ago, Kepler said:

Interesting development.  Did you notice the price of the 6yr 90 proof version? 

I'm pretty sure it went up a corresponding amount. 

[$helby]

On 8/3/2018 at 8:28 PM, WhiskeyBlender said:

@$helby, I'm thrilled to hear you like batch #9 of MHC even better than the earlier batches. This might have something to do with the fact that I put a little less of the 9 year old light whiskey into the blend. Now, that component is probably only 20% of the blend, whereas it had been about 28 to 29% previously. Thus, the majority of the blend is coming from 12 year old bourbon, with some 19 year old to give it a little more depth. I found that the whiskey wasn't quite as stable and had a tendency to fall apart (and strangely enough, even saponify) when ice was added to it, or when it was added to a cocktail, when it had a bit more of the light whisky component. In order to prevent this, I had to lessen that component. 

 

Also, I hope you like the MHC-Special Finish in Pineau des Charentes cask. It is one of my personal favorites. We've got another PC finish coming out this autumn, although it will be the last time I do a Pineau des Charentes cask finish before moving on to something else. 

 

At any rate, I hope this response doesn't come off as shameless self-promotion or advertisement- I certainly don't mean for it to- but nonetheless, I'm absolutely over the moon to see your 3 bottles of MHC! 

 

Cheers, and good imbibing,
Nancy

Thanks for your comments Nancy. Straight Bourbounrs like when you share your knowledge with us.Wish I had the time to visit the distillery while in DC but my schedule was tight.  Next trip, I will be sure to visit.   

[silverc]

Back from traveling the last two weeks in TX and MI. Went to NASA Liquor and Spec's in Houston, and all over MI, and found a bunch of bourbon, armagnac, some C&K Brandy store picks, and a Foursquare 2005 Rum for a buddy at work.

 

Edited August 5, 2018 by silverc

[HoustonNit]

NASA still had its 4R picks?

[silverc]

13 minutes ago, HoustonNit said:

NASA still had its 4R picks?

I was talking to the lady there, who was very nice, but I don't recall her name. She actually called her son and he brought some of them over from their house. I got an OBSV and OESV. Didn't expect that, but it was a very nice gesture. I wish I lived closer, as the store had a lot of nice stuff.

[fosmith]

Booker's 2018-02. $48 OTD at Bevmo with $10 coupon.  Haven't tried it as I have a 2016-03 open at the moment but I've heard it's better than the 2018-01.  When I get down to the end of the old one, I'll open the new one and do a SBS.