What Bourbon Did You Purchase Today (Fall 2019)

[Steven C]

Picked up the RR10 because it was 25.99.  (I keep finding myself going back to the open RR10 bottle I have.)  Could be one of the best bargains going these days.  I tried the Remus at a tasting and really liked it quite a bit.  Feels to me like a "best foot forward" bottling...somebody's trying to make a great first impression.  It's not quite as good as that new 100 proof Remus Repeal Reserve III, but it's in that same groove...well worth a try if you get a chance.

[mbroo5880i]

22 hours ago, 0895 said:

Picked up an RC6 today.

Got to try it when I crashed @JoeTerp ‘s party last month and it was darn tasty!

I passed on this a Costco earlier in the week.  Long story.  Went back and they were gone.  The price was great.  I was in a hurry and wanted to research it a little more.  Sometimes I am stupid.  My wife agrees.  She told me I should have just bought it and figured it out later.

[mbroo5880i]

22 hours ago, Curtis Reed said:

Finally picked one up. Been looking to try this for a long time

One of my favorite new offerings from 2018.  I saw the new release yesterday and passed at $60.99.  I am going see if I can find a better price tomorrow.  If not, I will go back and see if any is still remaining at the store where I saw it.

[Obeezy1Kaneezy]

Couple pick ups this week.  Looking forward to getting into this ER.  Been awhile since I’ve came across a barrel pick.  The Blanton’s will more than likely end up on a buddies shelf or Christmas gift to someone.  
 

 

[Harry in WashDC]

Nothing but staples today - two OGD BIBs to replenish the larder and an OF Rye 100 I picked up on impulse as I walked to the cash register.  Out of the store for under $75 including the tax.  Life is FAT.

[FasterHorses]

Another GTS $129

budget busted but just cant turn that down

[GaryT]

Couldn't pass on a Baker's for $42.  

[Cigars&Bourbon]

On 11/22/2019 at 1:54 PM, Iron ghost said:

Thanks to @Cigars&Bourbon I finally found a RR store pick that’s accessible to me locally. Also got an OF single barrel. Got to talk to the gentleman that picked them and he raved about the OF. 
Great store, will be my new go-to. Thank you again amigo! 
 

It's a great store. Did you see "the bundle case"? Glad to help!

Edited November 25, 2019 by Cigars&Bourbon

[El Vino]

On 11/22/2019 at 1:54 PM, Iron ghost said:

Thanks to @Cigars&Bourbon I finally found a RR store pick that’s accessible to me locally. Also got an OF single barrel. Got to talk to the gentleman that picked them and he raved about the OF. 
Great store, will be my new go-to. Thank you again amigo! 
 

Are there really 20 floors in Rickhouse O?

[BigRich]

I haven’t been buying bourbon lately. Not zen per se, just not much available these days that I consider to be worth the scratch. Well, I was out getting Thanksgiving wine and happened on a Little Book 3, Hancocks, and KC 12. So what the hell. First bourbon purchase in a while.

[Clueby]

Better than coming home empty handed. I'm glad I kept the C101 bottle. Will decant out of the plastic "traveler" bottle. Now I can do a C101/Stagg Jr. blend again!

[Iron ghost]

5 hours ago, El Vino said:

Are there really 20 floors in Rickhouse O?

I believe that Rickhouse is palletized.

[Richnimrod]

On 11/20/2019 at 8:39 PM, Richnimrod said:

I picked up a couple bottles of a pick we did a looooong time ago.   So long I ca't recall when it was; but at least 6-months back.   ...And, I have almost no recollection of the profile of it.   It's a barrel of 1792 Full Proof.   I do remember it was better than average... so there's that.

I can tell you that the barrel only yielded 130 bottles, and that the color in the bottle is GLORIOUS!     I'll open it in a few days, and report back here.     

Opened one of 'em up yesterday and had a 'first pass'.      This is a lovely example for what 1792 Barton can do.   Seemed a bit hot on the nose with an 'alcohol-forward' aroma; but did not drink that way.    Lotsa caramel, some stewed fruit kinda thing, a bit of oak propping up the rest of the palate; with cloves, roasted corn and more... just a fine honest "Bourbon profile", with a decent finish and nice thick mouthfeel.

[Double C's]

Picked up a Booker's 2019-03 Country Ham this weekend.

[FasterHorses]

From today and yesterday. Had to pass on a second Full Proof today. 

[cchog]

Picked up a 1792 Full Proof, Blanton’s, and an OWA today. 

[El Vino]

12 hours ago, Iron ghost said:

I believe that Rickhouse is palletized.

I hate to admit it, but my ignorance is showing.  What does it mean when a rickhouse is palletized?  Thanks!

[fosmith]

Bought online a 1792 Full Proof store pick.  The store sold out the entire barrel in 45minutes so I guess the Murray effect it real...

[fishnbowljoe]

3 hours ago, El Vino said:

I hate to admit it, but my ignorance is showing.  What does it mean when a rickhouse is palletized?  Thanks!

There are no ricks. The barrels are put on pallets. Those pallets are then stacked.

 

Biba! Joe

[BottledInBond]

3 hours ago, El Vino said:

I hate to admit it, but my ignorance is showing.  What does it mean when a rickhouse is palletized?  Thanks!

Like this, instead of the traditional rack systems we are generally familiar with

[FasterHorses]

59 minutes ago, fishnbowljoe said:

There are no ricks. The barrels are put on pallets. Those pallets are then stacked.

 

Biba! Joe

Whats your take on that? Seems like a lot more predictable results? 

Edited November 25, 2019 by FasterHorses

[BottledInBond]

1 hour ago, FasterHorses said:

Whats your take on that? Seems like a lot more predictable results? 

There are pro/cons. The reason that some distilleries like them and use them include that it is way simpler/faster/cheaper to build the wide open structure, and there is a lot less human labor to move barrels around the building. Instead of rolling barrels around, they drive the pallets around with a forklift. 
 

There are other considerations though. Changes in wood contact, air flow around barrels, and the height limiting as examples. For a place like Four Roses that uses single level rock houses pallet used would be fine. However some places have very tall structures, and they like the more extreme temperatures on the high floors, etc. and you can’t pallet-stack barrels nearly as high as a tall traditional Rick house gets.

 

There are some interesting theories around about insects and other issues causing problems with wood rock houses in KY these days. It won’t take too many more issues like a Barton collapse and I think we’ll see more places trend this way with their newer expansions. 

 

 

[fishnbowljoe]

1 hour ago, FasterHorses said:

Whats your take on that? Seems like a lot more predictable results? 

To be honest, I’m not a fan of barrels stored this way. But not for the reason you think.

 

I work for a company that distributes truck parts for Peterbilt and Kenworth trucks. The warehouse that I work in is around 270,000 sq feet. We have approximately 40,000 parts. Many of our larger and heavier parts are stocked/stored on pallets. Over the course of 26 plus years, I’ve seen a fair number of pallets break and parts fall. Our heaviest “parts” are hoods, cabs/ sleeper cabs, engines, engine blocks and cylinder heads. Some of our engines weigh over 4,000 pounds (2 tons). A full barrel of bourbon weighs approximately 500 pounds. Four barrels to a skid  equals 1 ton per skid. Six skids in a stack equates to 6 tons per stack. I’m a certified equipment trainer at my warehouse. I certify and train employees on our moving equipment, such as order pickers, reach trucks, turret stock pickers, and forklifts. If I do say so myself, I’m pretty good on our equipment. I have to be. I have to admit that I’m just a little skeptical when I see those stacks of palletized barrels. Makes me shudder just a bit. No thank you man.   Big props to the forklift drivers at that warehouse. 
 

Biba! Joe

[Harry in WashDC]

2 hours ago, FasterHorses said:

Whats your take on that? Seems like a lot more predictable results? 

A. Smith Bowman (a subsidiary of Saz/BT), Fredericksburg, VA, palletizes.   The photo above could be from their space IIRC, although I think they only stack 4 high but I could be/likely am wrong.   The guides on more than one occasion have told me that the four or five bunches of barrels (like the one bunch in the photo) that fill the warehouse (an old FMC battery factory) STILL have sweet spots that produce honey barrels.

[Mako254]

19 hours ago, Iron ghost said:

I believe that Rickhouse is palletized.

Correct. N as well

 

apparently the barrels were originally stored in another rickhouse and ended up in O for a bit. 

 

Talking to Eddie the palletized rickhouses are primarily for the RTD products in australia.