kevinbrink Posted November 1, 2018 Share Posted November 1, 2018 Posted this in the TTB thread but just wondering if anyone is particularly excited for the prospects of TN sourced Smooth Ambler Old Scout https://www.ttbonline.gov/colasonline/viewColaDetails.do?action=publicFormDisplay&ttbid=18283001000061 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HoustonNit Posted November 1, 2018 Share Posted November 1, 2018 4yr Old Dickel? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kevinbrink Posted November 1, 2018 Author Share Posted November 1, 2018 1 hour ago, HoustonNit said: 4yr Old Dickel? Probably, however worth noting that the ages and proofs on the label approvals are just dummies Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tanstaafl2 Posted November 2, 2018 Share Posted November 2, 2018 Don't think this is much of a surprise. Smooth Ambler has been using Tennessee whiskey (along with MGP) in the American Whiskey they released a while back and I would suspect that it was sourced from Dickel. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jeffrey r Posted November 2, 2018 Share Posted November 2, 2018 Not.at.all.interested. I've been burned enough times by the TN Barrell bourbons (Dickel?), which while often well regarded, don't sit all that well with me. I'll keep digging into my bunker for the "old" Smooth Ambler 7 year, 10 year and barrel proof offerings. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
flahute Posted November 3, 2018 Share Posted November 3, 2018 I’ll be tasting a bunch of 14 yr samples today so I’ll let you know. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kevinbrink Posted November 3, 2018 Author Share Posted November 3, 2018 9 minutes ago, flahute said: I’ll be tasting a bunch of 14 yr samples today so I’ll let you know. Looking forward to it, will be interesting to hear how they are priced considering how much BP Dickel Barrell has put out between $70-$80. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
smokinjoe Posted November 3, 2018 Share Posted November 3, 2018 5 hours ago, flahute said: I’ll be tasting a bunch of 14 yr samples today so I’ll let you know. I’ll disown you as my brother if you allow Sarah to bottle your pick... 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
flahute Posted November 3, 2018 Share Posted November 3, 2018 1 hour ago, smokinjoe said: I’ll disown you as my brother if you allow Sarah to bottle your pick... Hahaha! Duly noted. Steps must be taken to ensure this doesn’t happen! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Clueby Posted November 4, 2018 Share Posted November 4, 2018 On 11/2/2018 at 2:34 PM, tanstaafl2 said: Don't think this is much of a surprise. Smooth Ambler has been using Tennessee whiskey (along with MGP) in the American Whiskey they released a while back and I would suspect that it was sourced from Dickel. Yeah the American Whiskey 107 definitely has that Dickel taste. I was not a fan. Tried a Bib & Tucker last night and I'll eat the bottle if it wasn't Dickel. Some water really helped it out and brought out some sweetness and subdued that bitter vitamin finish. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
flahute Posted November 5, 2018 Share Posted November 5, 2018 On 11/3/2018 at 9:55 AM, kevinbrink said: Looking forward to it, will be interesting to hear how they are priced considering how much BP Dickel Barrell has put out between $70-$80. I got my sample groups mixed up. I’ll be tasting the 14yrs later this week. What I tried yesterday was 10yr 5mo. It was pretty good with a strong black cherry note. I have to also admit that the vitamin note was not present. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OldScoutGuy Posted November 24, 2018 Share Posted November 24, 2018 This will be a 13 year single barrel cask strength priced at $65. Given today's market, I'd say it's a reasonably priced whiskey 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EarthQuake Posted November 24, 2018 Share Posted November 24, 2018 (edited) 2 hours ago, OldScoutGuy said: This will be a 13 year single barrel cask strength priced at $65. Given today's market, I'd say it's a reasonably priced whiskey Yeah that's a very good price point for the specs. Like @jeffrey r it's a hard pass from me if this is Dickel though. Dickel's own products and the Barrell bottled Dickel juice is not something I am a fan of. There's a strong sour nut quality that I don't get along with. Personally I would rather pay $100 for 13 year old MGP (if that's even an option these days). Edited November 24, 2018 by EarthQuake Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
flahute Posted November 24, 2018 Share Posted November 24, 2018 33 minutes ago, EarthQuake said: Yeah that's a very good price point for the specs. Like @jeffrey r it's a hard pass from me if this is Dickel though. Dickel's own products and the Barrell bottled Dickel juice is not something I am a fan of. There's a strong sour nut quality that I don't get along with. Personally I would rather pay $100 for 13 year old MGP (if that's even an option these days). Barrel is currently out of anything MGP older than about 6 years. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EarthQuake Posted November 24, 2018 Share Posted November 24, 2018 (edited) 3 minutes ago, flahute said: Barrel is currently out of anything MGP older than about 6 years. Yeah I've heard that MGP just doesn't have much in the way of older stocks on offer at the moment, which is a shame. Blaum Brothers (out of Galena Ill, about an hour away from me here), have been releasing 10+ year old barrel proof MGP, but I guess they purchased that a while back when MGP still had older stocks. Oh well, I guess I'll just have to stick to Four Roses store picks =D Since you've had a chance to try some of this, how do you say it compares to the Barrell bottled, Dickel sourced juice? Edited November 24, 2018 by EarthQuake Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OldScoutGuy Posted November 24, 2018 Share Posted November 24, 2018 38 minutes ago, EarthQuake said: Yeah that's a very good price point for the specs. Like @jeffrey r it's a hard pass from me if this is Dickel though. Dickel's own products and the Barrell bottled Dickel juice is not something I am a fan of. There's a strong sour nut quality that I don't get along with. Personally I would rather pay $100 for 13 year old MGP (if that's even an option these days). Smooth Ambler is still putting out Single Barrel cask strength MGP in the Gift Shop. They're currently pricing the 13 year at $125 and the 12 year at $95. These are the lasts of the stock they bought years ago 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EarthQuake Posted November 24, 2018 Share Posted November 24, 2018 2 minutes ago, OldScoutGuy said: Smooth Ambler is still putting out Single Barrel cask strength MGP in the Gift Shop. They're currently pricing the 13 year at $125 and the 12 year at $95. These are the lasts of the stock they bought years ago That sounds great, if I was closer to VA I would certainly stop in and get one of each! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
flahute Posted November 24, 2018 Share Posted November 24, 2018 59 minutes ago, EarthQuake said: Yeah I've heard that MGP just doesn't have much in the way of older stocks on offer at the moment, which is a shame. Blaum Brothers (out of Galena Ill, about an hour away from me here), have been releasing 10+ year old barrel proof MGP, but I guess they purchased that a while back when MGP still had older stocks. Oh well, I guess I'll just have to stick to Four Roses store picks =D Since you've had a chance to try some of this, how do you say it compares to the Barrell bottled, Dickel sourced juice? I lost track of the original question being about SA and somehow got onto a Barrell tangent. Sorry about that! The 13-14yr old Dickel samples I tried were from Barrell. None of them were good. Not even close to good. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lcpfratn Posted November 24, 2018 Share Posted November 24, 2018 I lost track of the original question being about SA and somehow got onto a Barrell tangent. Sorry about that! The 13-14yr old Dickel samples I tried were from Barrell. None of them were good. Not even close to good. However, If I recall correctly Steve, you do seem to have an aversion to strong oak notes, not to mention your aversion to Dickel in general, so....there’s that. [emoji3] I’ve got a few 13 to 14 year old Dickel sourced NDP bottles that are very oaky and have a hint of your favorite Dickel flavor, but they are something that I still enjoy on occasion. Perhaps I’m part termite though. [emoji6] 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
flahute Posted November 24, 2018 Share Posted November 24, 2018 11 minutes ago, lcpfratn said: However, If I recall correctly Steve, you do seem to have an aversion to strong oak notes, not to mention your aversion to Dickel in general, so....there’s that. I’ve got a few 13 to 14 year old Dickel sourced NDP bottles that are very oaky and have a hint of your favorite Dickel flavor, but they are something that I still enjoy on occasion. Perhaps I’m part termite though. Hahaha! Yes. I should add that the vitamin note in these were muted and that they weren’t oaky at all. They just weren’t good. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tanstaafl2 Posted December 2, 2018 Share Posted December 2, 2018 On 11/24/2018 at 12:26 PM, EarthQuake said: That sounds great, if I was closer to VA I would certainly stop in and get one of each! That could be tricky since you would pass them on the way to Virginia because they are in WEST Virginia. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kevinbrink Posted February 5, 2019 Author Share Posted February 5, 2019 This showed up in NY today 13 years 53.5% and the store I stumbled into had them priced at $75 (another around the block had them at $100) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tony Santana Posted February 14, 2019 Share Posted February 14, 2019 Just bought one today. I'm a fan of the 9 year Dickel barrel picks, and I've been impressed by the SA barrel picking prowess. Haven't opened it yet though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kevinbrink Posted February 14, 2019 Author Share Posted February 14, 2019 NY ended up getting at least two barrels, one 53.5% and one 47.9%, NJ is supposed to be getting some as well so I'm interested to see where that one falls. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FasterHorses Posted February 18, 2019 Share Posted February 18, 2019 Are they even in the same league as the MGP SB? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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