MOwhisky4me Posted October 7, 2018 Share Posted October 7, 2018 Enjoying the early slate of NFL games with a few pours 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CUfan99 Posted October 7, 2018 Share Posted October 7, 2018 Barrell batch 11 while grilling some bourbon glazed salmon. Quite possibly my favorite open bottle. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BigRich Posted October 7, 2018 Share Posted October 7, 2018 I’m diving into a sample of Old Bardstown BIB from a fellow SB’er. Loads of cinnamon and waves of caramel tonight. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LCWoody Posted October 7, 2018 Share Posted October 7, 2018 Having some HM 10y tonight. Can't go wrong, always good. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FasterHorses Posted October 8, 2018 Share Posted October 8, 2018 Got a cold or something goin on so got some EWBIB to sip on. Not bad but Id say its not a great substitute for HHBIB. Hoping the HH green label is a little closer. May call out sick tomorrow and get across the border for a bottle. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lcpfratn Posted October 8, 2018 Share Posted October 8, 2018 Barrell batch 11 while grilling some bourbon glazed salmon. Quite possibly my favorite open bottle. That is definitely a good batch. I’ve finished one, but fortunately I still have one in the bunker. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Obeezy1Kaneezy Posted October 8, 2018 Share Posted October 8, 2018 Tasty little store pick. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NDN98 Posted October 8, 2018 Share Posted October 8, 2018 Watching my Cowboys and enjoying some Boone County 12. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Clueby Posted October 8, 2018 Share Posted October 8, 2018 I really dig the F yeast. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kevinbrink Posted October 8, 2018 Share Posted October 8, 2018 Had a long day out with my brother today to belatedly celebrate his 40th, stopped at Widow Jane and Kings County, the latter was a substantially better experience than the former. After getting home decided to reward myself for driving for most of the day/night. Three fantastic pours but Lawrenceburg wins the day today. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lcpfratn Posted October 8, 2018 Share Posted October 8, 2018 Had a long day out with my brother today to belatedly celebrate his 40th, stopped at Widow Jane and Kings County, the latter was a substantially better experience than the former. After getting home decided to reward myself for driving for most of the day/night. Three fantastic pours but Lawrenceburg wins the day today. Something looks wrong on that Four Roses label. [emoji848] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kevinbrink Posted October 8, 2018 Share Posted October 8, 2018 4 hours ago, lcpfratn said: Something looks wrong on that Four Roses label. Yep I emailed 4R back in December and they offered to send me a replacement label (It is correctly OBSF) but I declined. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Masset1982 Posted October 8, 2018 Share Posted October 8, 2018 13 hours ago, kevinbrink said: Had a long day out with my brother today to belatedly celebrate his 40th, stopped at Widow Jane and Kings County, the latter was a substantially better experience than the former. After getting home decided to reward myself for driving for most of the day/night. Three fantastic pours but Lawrenceburg wins the day today. Enjoying the hell out of this ‘17 Stagg, great pour. The 4R must be something too, Epic lineup! Cheers! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lcpfratn Posted October 8, 2018 Share Posted October 8, 2018 Yep I emailed 4R back in December and they offered to send me a replacement label (It is correctly OBSF) but I declined.I thought I remembered this label issue coming up before. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HoustonNit Posted October 8, 2018 Share Posted October 8, 2018 Yep I emailed 4R back in December and they offered to send me a replacement label (It is correctly OBSF) but I declined.Hard to read but does it say 15 years? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kevinbrink Posted October 8, 2018 Share Posted October 8, 2018 2 minutes ago, HoustonNit said: Hard to read but does it say 15 years? 11 years 7 months Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PowderKeg Posted October 8, 2018 Share Posted October 8, 2018 Opened the New Riff BiB I brought back from the Pilgrimage last month. More heat than I expected, but not unpleasant. Will take a few more evenings to decide, but not displeased. Right well enjoyed the JWD & JTSB BiBs that came home too - def adding them to the resupply list for the next trip, hopefully before HH screws us over yet again and throws 'em under the bus with the 6yrBiB. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
smokinjoe Posted October 9, 2018 Share Posted October 9, 2018 24 minutes ago, PowderKeg said: ...hopefully before HH screws us over yet again and throws 'em under the bus with the 6yrBiB. Y’all don’t be hatin’, now. HH done plenty good by us. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Obeezy1Kaneezy Posted October 9, 2018 Share Posted October 9, 2018 First pour from the Rabbit Hole I got back in June. Not bad for the age, however there is an after taste that lingers after the finish that’s odd. Not off putting though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vosgar Posted October 9, 2018 Share Posted October 9, 2018 1 hour ago, PowderKeg said: hopefully before HH screws us over yet again and throws 'em under the bus with the 6yrBiB. Not sure how a company discontinuing a product is screwing us over...... 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PowderKeg Posted October 9, 2018 Share Posted October 9, 2018 1 hour ago, smokinjoe said: Y’all don’t be hatin’, now. HH done plenty good by us. Weeeellll, I suppose one man's hatin' can be another's facts.... RIP: EC12yr OFbib VSOF12yr 6yrbib What'd we get/keep: OFbibLE in fancy glass for 4-5x (not including gouging) EW12yr mostly only at EW experience/HHBH for 4-5× EC12 ??? for 6yrbib? Not gonna hold my breath... A test float? of Larceny BP at triple digit $$ (IIRC...) ECsmb now maybe 8+yr and not a nickle cheaper... From where I'm sittin' HH is repeatedly screwing us by dropping generally popular (albeit sometimes limited area) quality/value labels to put out significantly higher $$ and/or LE and/or lesser quality for same $$. Sure others may be on the same wagon, but HH is the most blatantly obvious and IMHO least honest (witness the whole EC12 debacle). And it actually does pain me to type that as I've tried to keep HH in a special place because of what they've been/offered in the past - but the past isn't the present or the future which HH keeps burning up (for me). YMMV of course, but for me, with all the options out there today and more coming tomorrow, if I'm gonna have'ta pay more then I'll spend my funds elsewhere and HH can pound sand. And it does pain me to say that. And so the PowderKeg has gone BOOOOOOM!!! Maybe that NRbib did have more than a little extra heat... Where's the Angry Bird bomb bird emojii... 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Richnimrod Posted October 9, 2018 Share Posted October 9, 2018 1 hour ago, smokinjoe said: Y’all don’t be hatin’, now. HH done plenty good by us. 36 minutes ago, Vosgar said: Not sure how a company discontinuing a product is screwing us over...... I have to agree with both of these comments. HH has traditionally been the 'value/price/quality' leader in so many brands for so long, it's hard to say they've done anything that I'd term screwing anybody over. They are suffering from the same issues all the major Bourbon producers are dealing with: diminishing stocks of aged Bourbon, and a lag in replenishing same, that will pretty much automatically lead any company to make hard decisions regarding many brands, along with loss of age statements, and rising prices. It's unavoidable. I mean we want the company to remain viable, no? They have to adjust to the realities they face. I'm not saying they are suffering from prices going up. Any company welcomes a market that allows them to adjust prices upward; but, IMHO they haven't gouged (or at least not any more than anybody else, and probably less, and they waited longer in some cases to raise prices than their competition). 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kevinbrink Posted October 9, 2018 Share Posted October 9, 2018 6 minutes ago, PowderKeg said: Weeeellll, I suppose one man's hatin' can be another's facts.... RIP: EC12yr OFbib VSOF12yr 6yrbib What'd we get/keep: OFbibLE in fancy glass for 4-5x (not including gouging) EW12yr mostly only at EW experience/HHBH for 4-5× EC12 ??? for 6yrbib? Not gonna hold my breath... A test float? of Larceny BP at triple digit $$ (IIRC...) ECsmb now maybe 8+yr and not a nickle cheaper... From where I'm sittin' HH is repeatedly screwing us by dropping generally popular (albeit sometimes limited area) quality/value labels to put out significantly higher $$ and/or LE and/or lesser quality for same $$. Sure others may be on the same wagon, but HH is the most blatantly obvious and IMHO least honest (witness the whole EC12 debacle). And it actually does pain me to type that as I've tried to keep HH in a special place because of what they've been/offered in the past - but the past isn't the present or the future which HH keeps burning up (for me). YMMV of course, but for me, with all the options out there today and more coming tomorrow, if I'm gonna have'ta pay more then I'll spend my funds elsewhere and HH can pound sand. And it does pain me to say that. And so the PowderKeg has gone BOOOOOOM!!! Maybe that NRbib did have more than a little extra heat... Where's the Angry Bird bomb bird emojii… On the other hand EWBIB, Ritt BIB, HM 10 BIB, and ECBP are all arguably some of the best values in their class and they are still on the shelf. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FasterHorses Posted October 9, 2018 Share Posted October 9, 2018 6 minutes ago, PowderKeg said: Weeeellll, I suppose one man's hatin' can be another's facts.... RIP: EC12yr OFbib VSOF12yr 6yrbib What'd we get/keep: OFbibLE in fancy glass for 4-5x (not including gouging) EW12yr mostly only at EW experience/HHBH for 4-5× EC12 ??? for 6yrbib? Not gonna hold my breath... A test float? of Larceny BP at triple digit $$ (IIRC...) ECsmb now maybe 8+yr and not a nickle cheaper... From where I'm sittin' HH is repeatedly screwing us by dropping generally popular (albeit sometimes limited area) quality/value labels to put out significantly higher $$ and/or LE and/or lesser quality for same $$. Sure others may be on the same wagon, but HH is the most blatantly obvious and IMHO least honest (witness the whole EC12 debacle). And it actually does pain me to type that as I've tried to keep HH in a special place because of what they've been/offered in the past - but the past isn't the present or the future which HH keeps burning up (for me). YMMV of course, but for me, with all the options out there today and more coming tomorrow, if I'm gonna have'ta pay more then I'll spend my funds elsewhere and HH can pound sand. And it does pain me to say that. And so the PowderKeg has gone BOOOOOOM!!! Maybe that NRbib did have more than a little extra heat... Where's the Angry Bird bomb bird emojii... Good points. Im pretty happy with my tegular BT products. HH is putting the squeeze on us. BT and WT have held fairly steady on products and pricing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kevinbrink Posted October 9, 2018 Share Posted October 9, 2018 1 minute ago, FasterHorses said: Good points. Im pretty happy with my tegular BT products. HH is putting the squeeze on us. BT and WT have held fairly steady on products and pricing. Yes BT not squeezing anyone look at their $15 NAS BIB product, oh wait it's in a yellow tube and it costs $40. BT just doesn't work for me in this discussion they allocate everything while putting out line extensions and excluding ER and their Ultra Premium ranges nearly all of their age statements are implied in marketing material to increased their products perceived value. Not to mention the Old Charter 8 fiasco, which was no less than an actual attempt to "screw" their customers. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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