elmossle Posted January 19, 2019 Share Posted January 19, 2019 Tonight started with a wonderful pour of ECBP A118. Definitely not the best batch of last year, but still a great offering of the ECBP family. After getting the kids to bed, decided to slow down a bit with some RY10SB. My taste buds must have still been dancing from the ECBP or were fried by them because the RY did not land like it usually does. I'm guessing I will be having another pour tomorrow night after a very busy day for storm prep and spending time with the kids at Mickey and Minnie on Ice. Too bad the bourbon won't be on ice as well! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mako254 Posted January 19, 2019 Author Share Posted January 19, 2019 Rickhouse K that a fellow SBer helped facilitate. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wedelstaedt Posted January 19, 2019 Share Posted January 19, 2019 WT101, a recent bottling. This has a different profile, than WT101 from just a couple of years ago. It is similar to WTRB 116.8, not surprising. To me, the Turkey kick of a finish is tamed. It tastes really good, but I have to admit, I was looking for the spice. Without The Turkey Spice on the finish, this one feels like a lower proof. An excellent example of The Russell's talents. Cheers Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
smokinjoe Posted January 19, 2019 Share Posted January 19, 2019 Last night I opened a bunker bottle of HH BIB 6yr, which was enjoyable. Today, I picked up a WT 101. I’ve been drinking both this afternoon, and enjoyed both, but when I set the bottle of Turkey by the HH, I had a WTF moment. Crimenently, the HH is dark! So, poured me another HH... 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Seasick Sailor Posted January 20, 2019 Share Posted January 20, 2019 Enjoying my first pour of Rare Breed 116.8. I am partial towards barrel proofs and the Turkey profile. This one does not disappoint. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Golferpimp1 Posted January 20, 2019 Share Posted January 20, 2019 My favorite of what comes out of the beam distillery. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kepler Posted January 20, 2019 Share Posted January 20, 2019 WT101 new release. It has some of the same flavor notes as the newest 116 proof Rare Breed. Some of the taters out there may be on to something about the newest 101 hehe. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kepler Posted January 20, 2019 Share Posted January 20, 2019 18 hours ago, Wedelstaedt said: It is similar to WTRB 116.8, not surprising. To me, the Turkey kick of a finish is tamed. It tastes really good, but I have to admit, I was looking for the spice. Without The Turkey Spice on the finish, this one feels like a lower proof. Agree with you about the lack of the customary spicy finish. It's kinda jarring considering we're talking about Turkey here. Hopefully they are keeping McConaughey out of the kitchen! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Richnimrod Posted January 20, 2019 Share Posted January 20, 2019 4 hours ago, smokinjoe said: Last night I opened a bunker bottle of HH BIB 6yr, which was enjoyable. Today, I picked up a WT 101. I’ve been drinking both this afternoon, and enjoyed both, but when I set the bottle of Turkey by the HH, I had a WTF moment. Crimenently, the HH is dark! So, poured me another HH... WOW! ...Just Wow! You ain't akiddin', Joe. That is some VERY DARK Bourbon there. Ya' wouldn't be yankin' our chain here with a 'refill' from a bottle of ECBP wouldja? Now I'm gonna hafta go do a color-comparison between these two. I'm back. In my look-see, the WT 101 is rather darker than the HH 6-yr. Maybe your photo is foolin' us with a unique angle, or some other trick of the lighting. Other than that, I have no idea why it would look SO DARK; but it sure as hell does! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
smokinjoe Posted January 20, 2019 Share Posted January 20, 2019 8 minutes ago, Richnimrod said: WOW! ...Just Wow! You ain't akiddin', Joe. That is some VERY DARK Bourbon there. Ya' wouldn't be yankin' our chain here with a 'refill' from a bottle of ECBP wouldja? Now I'm gonna hafta go do a color-comparison between these two. I'm back. In my look-see, the WT 101 is rather darker than the HH 6-yr. Maybe your photo is foolin' us with a unique angle, or some other trick of the lighting. Other than that, I have no idea why it would look SO DARK; but it sure as hell does! No trickeration here. It just is insanely darkly colored. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FasterHorses Posted January 20, 2019 Share Posted January 20, 2019 Watching some Preds hockey and enjoying some Grandpa Wellers .. thanks lcpfrtn for the samples! Followed by some OWA PS. Not too terribly different. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
flahute Posted January 20, 2019 Share Posted January 20, 2019 29 minutes ago, Richnimrod said: WOW! ...Just Wow! You ain't akiddin', Joe. That is some VERY DARK Bourbon there. Ya' wouldn't be yankin' our chain here with a 'refill' from a bottle of ECBP wouldja? Now I'm gonna hafta go do a color-comparison between these two. I'm back. In my look-see, the WT 101 is rather darker than the HH 6-yr. Maybe your photo is foolin' us with a unique angle, or some other trick of the lighting. Other than that, I have no idea why it would look SO DARK; but it sure as hell does! 17 minutes ago, smokinjoe said: No trickeration here. It just is insanely darkly colored. The key word from Joe's original post was "bunker" bottle. I wonder how old that bottle is? If it was purchased some time ago, it may have older bourbon in it. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
smokinjoe Posted January 20, 2019 Share Posted January 20, 2019 1 minute ago, flahute said: The key word from Joe's original post was "bunker" bottle. I wonder how old that bottle is? If it was purchased some time ago, it may have older bourbon in it. Right, bro. I was thinking the same thing. I need pull out a newly purchased bottle from this Fall to compare. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
flahute Posted January 20, 2019 Share Posted January 20, 2019 6 minutes ago, smokinjoe said: Right, bro. I was thinking the same thing. I need pull out a newly purchased bottle from this Fall to compare. Seeing how dark that is really ups the ante on what an insane value it is. It's no surprise it came to an end. HH couldn't justify bottling bourbon of that age and quality for the meager price they asked of it. By that measure however, WT101 really represents as one of the better values now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MTNBourbon Posted January 20, 2019 Share Posted January 20, 2019 (edited) Getting to this bottle, very nice, very drinkable at the proof, nice color. Edited January 20, 2019 by MTNBourbon 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FasterHorses Posted January 20, 2019 Share Posted January 20, 2019 Just opened a Willett 4y/o Rye my wife got me in November. Way better than the 3 year which was not good and very hot. This is a nice young rye. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
flahute Posted January 20, 2019 Share Posted January 20, 2019 So I have this recent batch of Weller Antique that frankly does not taste very good. It reminds me of my very first ever OWA purchase about 6 years ago or so which was hot and cinnamon forward with a bit of wet cardboard. It turned me off to OWA for awhile and when I went back in I was surprised to find out how good it really is when done right. I've been struggling with this new bottle but now I have a cold and nothing tastes quite right which of course means that this Weller Antique actually tastes pretty good. As a result, I'm doing everything in my power to finish it while I still have this cold. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kepler Posted January 20, 2019 Share Posted January 20, 2019 ^^ I have a love-hate relationship with OWA. Sometimes it tastes like nothing more than WSR with a candied red hot dropped in the bottle. And sometimes it tastes like the nice wheater that it should be. Also I've finally tasted some of the stellar OWA private select single barrels that many on this site have raved about for years and one of the ones I had truly gave some fall LE's a run for their money with one of the best mouthfeels I've ever experienced. OWA can be scizophrenic to me. Not sure if it's me or them. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wedelstaedt Posted January 20, 2019 Share Posted January 20, 2019 Back to WT101 tonight. Cheers Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GaryT Posted January 20, 2019 Share Posted January 20, 2019 Dug through the cabinet last night and pulled out a Green's OBSV pick that I got in June 2014 (and still 3/4 full, but hadn't poured in years). Delightful reminder of the 'good old days' of nearly 10 yr old, barrel proof goodness for under $60. A lot of dusty cocoa notes on this one. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CardsandBourbon Posted January 20, 2019 Share Posted January 20, 2019 In Louisville to see Something Rotten and looking at the bourbon list I noted that they had Old Charter 8 y.o. listed, at $7 a pour. Asked if they indeed still had it, and asked them to verify that it had the 8 y.o. label. Answer was yes to both. My response was to, "Give me a double, neat." I know it's not high proof but the amount of flavor was awesome. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BMartin42 Posted January 20, 2019 Share Posted January 20, 2019 My buddy and I don’t care much about the results of these football games since our beloved Bears went down. But it gives us an excuse to day drink without penalty from the significant others. We started with ER10 and now HMBiB10. Interesting contrast of two different single barrel 10 year olds from two different houses. Eyeballing the open bottles I think we are going with some Rare Breed next. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Clueby Posted January 21, 2019 Share Posted January 21, 2019 A discussion I had earlier today convinced me of this as my Sunday night pour. The "pro tips" thread also made me understand why the top of my bar looks like that. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mbroo5880i Posted January 21, 2019 Share Posted January 21, 2019 12 hours ago, CardsandBourbon said: In Louisville to see Something Rotten and looking at the bourbon list I noted that they had Old Charter 8 y.o. listed, at $7 a pour. Asked if they indeed still had it, and asked them to verify that it had the 8 y.o. label. Answer was yes to both. My response was to, "Give me a double, neat." I know it's not high proof but the amount of flavor was awesome. OC10 was one of my favorites early in my bourbon journey. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
elmossle Posted January 21, 2019 Share Posted January 21, 2019 Today's samplings were as follows: GTS after finishing snowplowing the driveway and celebrating the Blackhawks big win over the Capitals. Then it was off to ECBP A118 to help ease the pain of the Saints losing and killing my parlay. The night cap was a Blanton's Loch & K(e)y Single Barrel that is absolutely amazing and possible the best bottle of Blanton's I have ever had. A great way to end the weekend and start a new week of work! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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