What bottle(s) did you open today? (Summer ‘19)

[Radioyada]

Opened my first bottle of Barrell Bourbon today. 

 

[silverc]

Opened some Elijah Craig Barrel Select, the grenade bottle from the HH Gift Shop. It's pretty good stuff and isn't as hot at 125 proof as I would have expected.

Edited August 4, 2019 by silverc

[fishnbowljoe]

I've been partaking of my 2018 Weller Blend for some months now. I hadn't intended on making another batch, but after having a nice pour last night, and knowing I was coming to the end of my family sized bottle, I just couldn't help myself.  Weller SR, Weller 12 and OWA were opened to make batch #4. Or is it batch #5??? 

 

Biba! Joe

[fosmith]

Bucket list present from my beautiful wife on my 70th birthday last night. 

[Rick M.]

19 hours ago, fishnbowljoe said:

I've been partaking of my 2018 Weller Blend for some months now. I hadn't intended on making another batch, but after having a nice pour last night, and knowing I was coming to the end of my family sized bottle, I just couldn't help myself.  Weller SR, Weller 12 and OWA were opened to make batch #4. Or is it batch #5??? 

 

Biba! Joe

What proportions of each  do you use?

[GeeTen]

I use the 3xWA107:WSR:W12 recipe, since I'm saving my OWA107s for a rainy day (heh, heh).  Uncle Joe might be tweeking it a bit now and then, but hey, it's his blend, no?   

 

[Bob_Loblaw]

20 minutes ago, GeeTen said:

I use the 3xWA107:WSR:W12 recipe, since I'm saving my OWA107s for a rainy day (heh, heh).  Uncle Joe might be tweeking it a bit now and then, but hey, it's his blend, no?   

 

same ratio here, 15oz W107 and 5oz each of WSR and W12 makes one nicely filled bottle.  If using ML I would go 480 W107 and 160 each of WSR and W12 for a bottle + sample pour! 

[GeeTen]

3 hours ago, Bob_Loblaw said:

same ratio here, 15oz W107 and 5oz each of WSR and W12 makes one nicely filled bottle.  If using ML I would go 480 W107 and 160 each of WSR and W12 for a bottle + sample pour! 

 

What are oz?  True science is metric!   

 

[fishnbowljoe]

1 hour ago, GeeTen said:

 

What are oz?  True science is metric!   

 

Nope, nope, I ain’t gonna say it.  

 

Biba! Joe

[fishnbowljoe]

8 hours ago, Rick M. said:

What proportions of each  do you use?

Here’s my recipe:

 

3 parts Weller Antique

1 part Weller 12

1 part  Weller Special Reserve

 

 

Biba! Joe

[FasterHorses]

34 minutes ago, fishnbowljoe said:

Here’s my recipe:

 

3 parts Weller Antique

1 part Weller 12

1 part  Weller Special Reserve

 

 

Biba! Joe

Serious question.. do you ever regret losing a W12 to this mix?  Is the blend always better than having a straight pour of W12?

[kevinbrink]

32 minutes ago, FasterHorses said:

Serious question.. do you ever regret losing a W12 to this mix?  Is the blend always better than having a straight pour of W12?

I wouldn't considering that I like OWA about 200% more than W12. 

[smokinjoe]

18 minutes ago, kevinbrink said:

I wouldn't considering that I like OWA about 200% more than W12. 

Yup.

[GeeTen]

1 hour ago, FasterHorses said:

Serious question.. do you ever regret losing a W12 to this mix?  Is the blend always better than having a straight pour of W12?

Nope and yup in that order, IMHO.   

 

[fishnbowljoe]

1 hour ago, FasterHorses said:

Serious question.. do you ever regret losing a W12 to this mix?  Is the blend always better than having a straight pour of W12?

No regrets at all. I like W12, SR, OWA, and my blend. I just prefer my blend a bit more. 

 

Biba! Joe

[The Black Tot]

It would be cool to replace the SR part with Full Proof, to keep the strength of the blend up - of course, the greater density of the FP might require downsizing the amount added.

[HoustonNit]

Haven’t opened one of these in a while it’s good. Not as good as I remember but still good.

[kevinbrink]

12 minutes ago, HoustonNit said:

Haven’t opened one of these in a while it’s good. Not as good as I remember but still good.

Man you overpaid

[lcpfratn]

Haven’t opened one of these in a while it’s good. Not as good as I remember but still good.

Incredible price! I think the cheapest I ever found one was around $50 three or four years ago. The cheapest I find it these days is around $65.

[lcpfratn]

Man you overpaid [emoji6]

LOL! [emoji23]

[HoustonNit]

Incredible price! I think the cheapest I ever found one was around $50 three or four years ago. The cheapest I find it these days is around $65.

Well that’s a B118 from Oklahoma that technically someone else picked up for me. Apparently Oklahoma has a ton of ECBP.

[Kepler]

On 8/5/2019 at 8:39 AM, fosmith said:

Bucket list present from my beautiful wife on my 70th birthday last night. 

This is just the best post in a very long time.  Happy bday man.  

[El Vino]

Been shrinking cellar preparing for a move.  In the process, have been finding all sorts of things I accumulated over time.  Open this store pick Jefferson VOVSB from 2012ish.  Very interesting, almost refined in the smooth subtlety of flavors with a very interesting floral component in the background.  A private barrel ETL from the same era shared that smooth, balanced character.  I guess my palate is enjoying some lower proof pours after being repeatedly bludgeoned by the barrel proofers.

[Vosgar]

fosmith's post earlier this week about his b'day present got me thinking that I hadn't had an OFBB in quite a while, so I took care of that today. 2013 bottle, absolutely delicious and with a splash of water brings out the butterscotch I love so much in both the nose and taste. Nice viscosity, it's a good one to chew on for a bit. The only downside is that the finish is a little too short, but hey, it's Friday!! Woohoo!

 

[LCWoody]

46 minutes ago, Vosgar said:

fosmith's post earlier this week about his b'day present got me thinking that I hadn't had an OFBB in quite a while, so I took care of that today. 2013 bottle, absolutely delicious and with a splash of water brings out the butterscotch I love so much in both the nose and taste. Nice viscosity, it's a good one to chew on for a bit. The only downside is that the finish is a little too short, but hey, it's Friday!! Woohoo!

 

2013 was one of my favorites. I think they had to put out some good bourbon that year to redeem themselves after the 2012 release.