MTNBourbon Posted November 29, 2018 Share Posted November 29, 2018 10 hours ago, kevinbrink said: Neither is bottled any longer, they haven't been for a couple years. Smooth Ambler always used the high rye MGP Bourbon for the 7 year and lower rye for the 10 year, single barrels have come from both. It appears they will be releasing some Tennessee (likely Dickel) sourced single barrels in the near future but those will clearly be a different mashbill as well. From time to time they also release whats left of their MGP whiskey as distillery only single barrels. Is Big Level or the Single Barrel worth picking up if I see it on-line? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kevinbrink Posted November 29, 2018 Share Posted November 29, 2018 (edited) 8 minutes ago, MTNBourbon said: Is Big Level or the Single Barrel worth picking up if I see it on-line? The single barrels are generally speaking very good especially at the prices they used to sell for, it's barrel proof MGP bourbon so if you can get Belle Meade, Boone County or some other MGP sourced Cask Strength bourbon you will do just as well, I buy MGP stuff on price so recently I've been mostly picking up Backbone Uncut bottles in the 7-8 year range. I don't like the bottle of Big Level I have at all, it is their own distillate and tastes like very young Maker's Mark not at all similar to the Old Scout line. Edited November 29, 2018 by kevinbrink 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MTNBourbon Posted November 29, 2018 Share Posted November 29, 2018 12 minutes ago, kevinbrink said: The single barrels are generally speaking very good especially at the prices they used to sell for, it's barrel proof MGP bourbon so if you can get Belle Meade, Boone County or some other MGP sourced Cask Strength bourbon you will do just as well, I buy MGP stuff on price so recently I've been mostly picking up Backbone Uncut bottles in the 7-8 year range. I don't like the bottle of Big Level I have at all, it is their own distillate and tastes like very young Maker's Mark not at all similar to the Old Scout line. Locally I do not get Belle Meade, or Boone County. Maybe I should only look for the stuff I have, if available somewhere on-line. Appreciate all the info. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
evasive Posted November 29, 2018 Share Posted November 29, 2018 Bad days call for good whiskey I volunteer a lot of time to a nonprofit I helped found, and to related community issues. I had 3 consecutive meetings after work today. I came home to find that my GF had looked up and consulted a friend of mine on how to make an old fashioned, and had it waiting for me. She picked the W12, but we live in a control state and it was $35. And I have another. I was really touched by the thoughtfulness. And it tasted pretty good. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CUfan99 Posted November 29, 2018 Share Posted November 29, 2018 8 hours ago, kevinbrink said: Bad days call for good whiskey They must have moved your office into the broom closet in the basement and took your stapler. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
flahute Posted November 29, 2018 Share Posted November 29, 2018 17 hours ago, MTNBourbon said: Is Big Level or the Single Barrel worth picking up if I see it on-line? Big No on Big Level. 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dcbt Posted November 29, 2018 Share Posted November 29, 2018 A little Tom Moore BiB before NO-DAL. Figure a bottle only sold in LA and TX was fitting. Also, I'm trying to finish it off. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fishnbowljoe Posted November 30, 2018 Share Posted November 30, 2018 Staying the course with yet another one from “The Trace”. This evening it’s ER. Bourbon boom and allocated items be damned. As long as I can still get BT, ER, and Weller SR at reasonable prices, suffice to say I’ll be a pretty happy camper. Biba! Joe Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Backdoctor Posted November 30, 2018 Share Posted November 30, 2018 Tonight’s pours EC barrel proof - serious alcohol but amazing taste. Real depth to the taste Jefferson’s Ocean - has after EC, was super smooth Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Clueby Posted November 30, 2018 Share Posted November 30, 2018 A pour from a freshly cracked regular ol BT. Seems SUPER sweet to me tonight. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dad-proof Posted November 30, 2018 Share Posted November 30, 2018 Store pick Russell's Reserve Single Barrel watching the Atlanta United game. Good time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
silverc Posted November 30, 2018 Share Posted November 30, 2018 Very Special Old Fitzgerald 12yr. This is pretty nice stuff. The gift shop prices are way too high, but I still bought a bottle because sometimes I am a sucker. Glad to have it, and it is enjoyable, but I probably wouldn't buy another at $130. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JCwhammie Posted November 30, 2018 Share Posted November 30, 2018 Enjoying this while watching The Last Days of Knight, which I recorded off ESPN earlier this evening. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jfletchgu Posted November 30, 2018 Share Posted November 30, 2018 Doing a little deer hunting at my families cabin in West Tennessee, and picked these guys up to enjoy tonight. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
elmossle Posted November 30, 2018 Share Posted November 30, 2018 3 hours ago, Clueby said: A pour from a freshly cracked regular ol BT. Seems SUPER sweet to me tonight. While you were opening yours, I was finishing what little was left in a BT Single Barrel. I don't know if it was this was the first bourbon of the week after a few days of beer or too much air in the bottle, but this last pour just seemed very flat and meh. So to not end the evening on a bad note, I had a small pour of an older EC12 SB I recently opened from the bunker. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LCWoody Posted November 30, 2018 Share Posted November 30, 2018 Last night I opened up a Rhetoric 25y. Very good bourbon, very sweet and easy to drink. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jeffrey r Posted November 30, 2018 Share Posted November 30, 2018 Last evening, a nice pour of SAOS 7 year bourbon. Of course, a Sarah selection. Glad to still have the SAOS 7 year bourbon and rye in my bar, and some backups in the bunker. Both always enjoyable to me. 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
elmossle Posted December 1, 2018 Share Posted December 1, 2018 The first pour of the evening was some regular BT while out to dinner with the wife. I had hoped to get a pour of WLW, but was told I could have some of the Reserve at the same price. Asked the waitress for clarification and if I could see the bottle first. Turns out, they were still trying to charge $25 a pour for WSR and OWA. Thus the $8 pour of BT. After we got home, I decided it was time to revisit some KCSB for a night cap. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Obeezy1Kaneezy Posted December 1, 2018 Share Posted December 1, 2018 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CUfan99 Posted December 1, 2018 Share Posted December 1, 2018 I started last night on the dark side with Macallan 12, came back to the light and finished off a bottle of HMKBiB then a splash of Blantons. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mfly86 Posted December 1, 2018 Share Posted December 1, 2018 A little Tom Moore BiB before NO-DAL. Figure a bottle only sold in LA and TX was fitting. Also, I'm trying to finish it off. [emoji4]Who would have thought the cowboys still know how to play football. Now if we can finish strong and win a playoff game. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BMartin42 Posted December 1, 2018 Share Posted December 1, 2018 How can you not enjoy Blanton’s at that price for a double? 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Harry in WashDC Posted December 1, 2018 Share Posted December 1, 2018 On 11/29/2018 at 8:19 PM, Clueby said: A pour from a freshly cracked regular ol BT. Seems SUPER sweet to me tonight. FWIW, I often get a candy apple/hint of cinnamon from it, especially if it's been open awhile. A nearby restaurant we frequent knows I like it so keeps it handy. Today was a drizzly, cold day. So, after doing some in-house maintenance (fixed a leak under the sink, oiled some pull-out shelf runners, etc.), I settled in to watch UT-UO (with its predictable outcome but still a good game) and UG-UA (with a likely outcome but still . . .). I really didn't/don't care who wins. PLUS, I now have a two-cube, hefty pour of 4R OBSV 9yr 10mos 60.3% in hand. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CUfan99 Posted December 1, 2018 Share Posted December 1, 2018 I’m with @Harry in WashDC; football and 4R for me too. Standard OBSV 100 proof SiB. Come on Bama! I can’t bear a playoff with 2 SEC teams AND ND. Well, yes I can if Clemson is in. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Harry in WashDC Posted December 1, 2018 Share Posted December 1, 2018 (edited) 1 hour ago, CUfan99 said: I’m with @Harry in WashDC; football and 4R for me too. Standard OBSV 100 proof SiB. Come on Bama! I can’t bear a playoff with 2 SEC teams AND ND. Well, yes I can if Clemson is in. I could live with these teams since I have no fave at risk against them. As long as I don't have to watch UMich with the sound on - whenever I hear that fight song, it sticks in my head for DAYS! It's almost as bad as the tomahawk chop chant during Nats at Atl games. SHeesh. (No apologies, Joe - you all seem to be building a better team than we are this year. I do NOT look forward to games in Atl this next season.) Edited December 1, 2018 by Harry in WashDC add "with the sound on" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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