Carnagusfarnbuckler Posted February 4, 2019 Share Posted February 4, 2019 Now that Heaven Hill 6 Year Old Bottled in Bond is now technically gone. What do you think is the closest available Heaven Hill product that is widely available? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fosmith Posted February 4, 2019 Share Posted February 4, 2019 Evan Williams BiB white label. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kevinbrink Posted February 4, 2019 Share Posted February 4, 2019 Outside HH (though likely still a HH distilled whiskey) my recollection is that David Nicholson Reserve (the black label) isn't very far off. Of the HH owned labels I would probably say EW BIB as well. Of the other BIB TW Samuels, JTS Brown and Dant in that order. I haven't had a recent FC but wouldn't be a bad one to give a shot. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rjg1701 Posted February 4, 2019 Share Posted February 4, 2019 Had a bottle of the NAS FC back in October, while perfectly drinkable, I was disappointed by a noticeable lack of the HH signature nuttyness I love in EW BIB and Larceny. Sadly I have not tried the HH BIB 6 for comparison. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
flahute Posted February 4, 2019 Share Posted February 4, 2019 The HH 6y 90 proof is still available I believe and will be the closest. EWBIB is not that similar to me. Too much wet cardboard flavor that's indicative of a young whiskey. Same with all the other HHBIB's. For my palate, the extra 2 years in the HH6 made a big difference. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spade Posted February 4, 2019 Share Posted February 4, 2019 1 minute ago, flahute said: The HH 6y 90 proof is still available I believe and will be the closest. EWBIB is not that similar to me. Too much wet cardboard flavor that's indicative of a young whiskey. Same with all the other HHBIB's. For my palate, the extra 2 years in the HH6 made a big difference. I came here to say the same thing. The 90 proof HH is still a hell of a deal (although it looks like it's gone up a bit in price, I think I paid $11 or $12 a few years ago). I think all of the NAS BIB from HH are OK, but I agree with flahute that there's a big improvement with a couple of extra years. It's not mind blowing, but it's an incredible value at less than $15. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FasterHorses Posted February 4, 2019 Share Posted February 4, 2019 (edited) Any news on the New HHBIB that Breaking Bourbon shows is forthcoming? oh, and OE7 101 or Virgin Bourbon if you can find are somewhat similar. Edited February 4, 2019 by FasterHorses 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kevinbrink Posted February 4, 2019 Share Posted February 4, 2019 1 minute ago, FasterHorses said: Any news on the New HHBIB that Breaking Bourbon shows is forthcoming? No label approval for anything new yet. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lcpfratn Posted February 4, 2019 Share Posted February 4, 2019 The HH 6y 90 proof is still available I believe and will be the closest. EWBIB is not that similar to me. Too much wet cardboard flavor that's indicative of a young whiskey. Same with all the other HHBIB's. For my palate, the extra 2 years in the HH6 made a big difference.I agree 100% Steve. I’ve never been a fan of EW BIB...it’s just too young and hot for being only 100 proof. The HH 6y 90 is definitely a worthy alternative to HH 6y BIB. Virgin Bourbon 7y 101 is also worth a look since it is likely sourced from HH. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Carnagusfarnbuckler Posted February 4, 2019 Author Share Posted February 4, 2019 1 hour ago, FasterHorses said: Any news on the New HHBIB that Breaking Bourbon shows is forthcoming? oh, and OE7 101 or Virgin Bourbon if you can find are somewhat similar. I was thinking the same thing with Virgin Bourbon. I have a bottle of that and may to do a side by side of the two. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
smokinjoe Posted February 4, 2019 Share Posted February 4, 2019 1 hour ago, lcpfratn said: I agree 100% Steve. I’ve never been a fan of EW BIB...it’s just too young and hot for being only 100 proof. The HH 6y 90 is definitely a worthy alternative to HH 6y BIB. Virgin Bourbon 7y 101 is also worth a look since it is likely sourced from HH. Not only is Virgin made at HH, it’s an actual HH product! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mako254 Posted February 4, 2019 Share Posted February 4, 2019 2 hours ago, flahute said: The HH 6y 90 proof is still available I believe and will be the closest. EWBIB is not that similar to me. Too much wet cardboard flavor that's indicative of a young whiskey. Same with all the other HHBIB's. For my palate, the extra 2 years in the HH6 made a big difference. 6 years seems to be the threshold for my palate. The only 4ish year old that I really enjoy is the single barrels from New Riff. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lcpfratn Posted February 4, 2019 Share Posted February 4, 2019 Not only is Virgin made at HH, it’s an actual HH product! I wasn’t sure if it was or not Joe, since the bottle labeling clearly tries to hide that fact. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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