Kepler Posted May 11, 2019 Share Posted May 11, 2019 Picked this up today and wanted to crack it open. Something fun about opening up a same-day purchase. (I need to do it more often) Very tasty on first sip. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HoustonNit Posted May 11, 2019 Share Posted May 11, 2019 Picked this up today and wanted to crack it open. Something fun about opening up a same-day purchase. (I need to do it more often) Very tasty on first sip. Nothing beats cracking a same day purchase, I just followed the THH with the last of a KC rye store pick which is great. How is this? I imagine with almost twice the age and at cask strength it’s quite nice. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kepler Posted May 11, 2019 Share Posted May 11, 2019 7 minutes ago, HoustonNit said: Nothing beats cracking a same day purchase, I just followed the THH with the last of a KC rye store pick which is great. How is this? I imagine with a few more years and at cask strength it’s quite nice. It's quite good, It's got a yin & yang thing going on with the herbal note (which I sometimes mistake for youth) and actual oakiness, which I like. I recommend it if you ok with a $70 experiment. Think I'll pour myself another! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kepler Posted May 11, 2019 Share Posted May 11, 2019 I like your "FRyeday" theme on here. Just poured myself some CEHT BiB rye. Definitely more bourbonesque than the KC. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kepler Posted May 11, 2019 Share Posted May 11, 2019 Rocking with the ryes tonight. Went back for another pour of the KC CS and I can tell this is going to be one of those bottles that doesn't last very long. Now I just poured some Willet 4 yr rye, and man, this is a totally different animal. Some have mentioned a plum note and I think that's as good of a description as any. I'm still searching for the right tasting notes to describe it, but plum probably works. (Been literally decades since I've tasted an actual plum though, Lol) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HoustonNit Posted May 11, 2019 Share Posted May 11, 2019 I like your "FRyeday" theme on here. Just poured myself some CEHT BiB rye. Definitely more bourbonesque than the KC.Wow if you think is CEHT rye tastes more like bourbon the KC rye. I guess it’s essentially bourbon. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kepler Posted May 11, 2019 Share Posted May 11, 2019 20 minutes ago, HoustonNit said: Wow if you think is CEHT rye tastes more like bourbon the KC rye. I guess it’s essentially bourbon. I don't even know the exact mash bills, but good point because now that I think about it, I recall that KC is in the barely legal camp. But I've always felt the EHT rye is very corn-forward for a rye. This KC CS definitely has a mild to medium herbal note, which to my palate anyway doesn't equate to high corn content. Hmm, I don't really know for sure, because despite my enjoyment of good rye whiskeys I admit that I'm not very dialed into ryes like I am bourbon, because I haven't tasted a great many and spent a lot of time comparing. For me, rye whiskeys are sort of one of those deals where I might not be able to define it, but I know it when I taste it. If that makes sense. Learn something new every day though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jwperry Posted May 12, 2019 Share Posted May 12, 2019 The wife wants to show off her new car when we have dinner with her sister. I was hunting for the WT101 Rye, but I'm impressed with this. I don't normally care for 80 proof spirits, but this one has a nice sweet flavor. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0895 Posted May 15, 2019 Share Posted May 15, 2019 This showed up today. Im pretty excited about it. 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HoustonNit Posted May 15, 2019 Share Posted May 15, 2019 The wife wants to show off her new car when we have dinner with her sister. I was hunting for the WT101 Rye, but I'm impressed with this. I don't normally care for 80 proof spirits, but this one has a nice sweet flavor. Years ago this was one of my daily drinkers but the 101 has so much going on. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jwperry Posted May 15, 2019 Share Posted May 15, 2019 1 hour ago, HoustonNit said: Years ago this was one of my daily drinkers but the 101 has so much going on. I'd love to find some 101 Rye, but it has been noticeably absent from my normal haunts for some time. I picked up some RR6 & RRSB to compare to this WT. I have too many opened bottles and need to work to make some space, so I haven't opened the RR set yet. I need to figure out a bunker so I can pull my unopened duplicates and create some shelf space. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
beasled Posted May 15, 2019 Share Posted May 15, 2019 4 hours ago, 0895 said: This showed up today. Im pretty excited about it. Interested to know your thoughts. This is about $250 where I am.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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0895 Posted May 15, 2019 Share Posted May 15, 2019 (edited) 2 hours ago, beasled said: Interested to know your thoughts. This is about $250 where I am.. Well, I tried the 18y Redemption "ancients" and really liked it. But that's basically unobtainable for me at a reasonable price, so here's hoping this is a close 2nd. Edited May 15, 2019 by 0895 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0895 Posted May 15, 2019 Share Posted May 15, 2019 2 hours ago, beasled said: 2014 batch. Should still have some of the older rye in it. Should be pretty good. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
beasled Posted May 16, 2019 Share Posted May 16, 2019 9 hours ago, 0895 said: 2014 batch. Should still have some of the older rye in it. Should be pretty good. It is! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jeffrey r Posted May 17, 2019 Share Posted May 17, 2019 Did a little SBS of HWDR and HWRR, both barrel selects finished in bourbon barrels for 2.5 years. Both excellent, but no surprise, nod goes to the HWRR. More depth and refinement. And how can you go wrong with either of these with 2.5 extra years of aging in a bourbon barrel...? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JCwhammie Posted May 18, 2019 Share Posted May 18, 2019 To the recycling bin goes ol' reliable Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kevinbrink Posted May 18, 2019 Share Posted May 18, 2019 5 hours ago, jeffrey r said: Did a little SBS of HWDR and HWRR, both barrel selects finished in bourbon barrels for 2.5 years. Both excellent, but no surprise, nod goes to the HWRR. More depth and refinement. And how can you go wrong with either of these with 2.5 extra years of aging in a bourbon barrel...? Pretty sure we have the same two bottles and my take is the reverse but I can see why someones preference would be the opposite of mine. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
marshall9779 Posted May 18, 2019 Share Posted May 18, 2019 Following up some BT with a small pour of baby Saz. Hard to beat for $24. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TimeWillTell Posted May 18, 2019 Share Posted May 18, 2019 1 hour ago, marshall9779 said: Following up some BT with a small pour of baby Saz. Hard to beat for $24. Dang it's $35+ here. If it was $24 I'd be in heaven. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BottledInBond Posted May 20, 2019 Share Posted May 20, 2019 Drinking a little WP store pick, one of the assumed/claimed to be MGP. Tasting delicious while I get a fire going in the fireplace on a rainy night. Almost time for the GOT finale Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HoustonNit Posted May 20, 2019 Share Posted May 20, 2019 Had a WP 13yr Pick, Friday night. My palate must of been in high gear and or the bottle opened up because I got a ton of that MGP dill for the first time. It was quite remarkable as it’s the first time i picked this up. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0895 Posted May 20, 2019 Share Posted May 20, 2019 3 hours ago, HoustonNit said: because I got a ton of that MGP dill for the first time. Really? What, you didn't notice that sticker on there? ...take a hint. j/k. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HoustonNit Posted May 20, 2019 Share Posted May 20, 2019 Really? What, you didn't notice that sticker on there? ...take a hint. [emoji14] j/k.Haha that’s exactly my point, it didn’t live up to the sticker until Friday night. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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