yobber76 Posted March 29, 2020 Share Posted March 29, 2020 1 hour ago, marshall9779 said: Some B519 last night. I finished my B519 a few days ago. I liked it a lot. Now starting on my C918, it's got more bite, but very nice. Enjoy! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marekv8 Posted March 29, 2020 Share Posted March 29, 2020 I was scheduled to fly to Las Vegas today to start setting up for the Nightclub & Bar Show— so paying homage to Delta with a 50ml Woodford Reserve in an official Delta Alessi glass... 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moose3218 Posted March 29, 2020 Share Posted March 29, 2020 This is a damn fine tasty oily pour 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phil T Posted March 29, 2020 Share Posted March 29, 2020 Some MM46, a darn tasty pour on it's own. However, this evening, a few dashes of strawberry bitters were added. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CardsandBourbon Posted March 29, 2020 Author Share Posted March 29, 2020 We decided to do a Facetime virtual happy hour last night. Had fun talking to some friends while enjoying some Fighting Cock and some OF 100 proof rye. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kane Posted March 29, 2020 Share Posted March 29, 2020 Thanks for the get well wishes @El Vino, @WhiskeyBlender, @Kepler, @Harry in WashDC, and the rest I might have missed. Feeling much better now, but that sure was a rough week. Still can't smell a thing, though. My co-workers are now doing social hours over the Internet and taunting me with their bottles. It's annoying. Meanwhile I've been experimenting with taking small sips from everything I have, for science. It's not recognizable as whiskey when you take the nose out of the equation, but focusing on taste alone was educational. I realize that some personal favorites are reduced to undrinkable swill. Balcones True Blue was the most striking one. The common denominator is that these are all flavor bombs without a lot of complexity or age, take that out and the base material isn't all that good after all? 10yr+ stuff (mostly rum and Scotch, I don't have much bourbon atm) doesn't have that problem, nice unoffensive mild flavors that flow easily. It's even more fun with rum. It's either flavorless vodka (all the good stuff from Foursquare), or a spoonful of white sugar (Diplomatico, Zacapa, El Dorado). I think I've discovered a sure fire way to test rum authenticity. 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kyjd75 Posted March 29, 2020 Share Posted March 29, 2020 Makers Mark Cask Strength. I sometimes wonder why I drink anything else. This is SO good. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guss West Posted March 29, 2020 Share Posted March 29, 2020 Finishing the Jim Beam BIB tonight. Another tuition whiskey that will not be replaced. It's actually a good representation of the classic Beam profile, a damn sight better than white label. For Beam bottlings in this bottle shape, the Distiller's Cut blows all of the others away for my palate. I don't think there's much else to try on this branch of the Beam tree. The rest of the Beam bottles I own are of the "small batch" line varieties. Mostly Bookers and KC. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phil T Posted March 29, 2020 Share Posted March 29, 2020 Another MM46, this time with coffee-pecan bitters. Oh so good! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LCWoody Posted March 29, 2020 Share Posted March 29, 2020 (edited) Got into this bottle of ECBP C919 a few weeks ago, pretty damn hotttt. I guess that’s to be expected. After it sits for awhile it’s not bad. I’ve had other ECBP of similar proof that was a lot easier to drink from the 1st pour. Overall it’s a really good EC. Edited March 29, 2020 by LCWoody 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
flahute Posted March 29, 2020 Share Posted March 29, 2020 44 minutes ago, Kane said: Thanks for the get well wishes @El Vino, @WhiskeyBlender, @Kepler, @Harry in WashDC, and the rest I might have missed. Feeling much better now, but that sure was a rough week. Still can't smell a thing, though. My co-workers are now doing social hours over the Internet and taunting me with their bottles. It's annoying. Meanwhile I've been experimenting with taking small sips from everything I have, for science. It's not recognizable as whiskey when you take the nose out of the equation, but focusing on taste alone was educational. I realize that some personal favorites are reduced to undrinkable swill. Balcones True Blue was the most striking one. The common denominator is that these are all flavor bombs without a lot of complexity or age, take that out and the base material isn't all that good after all? 10yr+ stuff (mostly rum and Scotch, I don't have much bourbon atm) doesn't have that problem, nice unoffensive mild flavors that flow easily. It's even more fun with rum. It's either flavorless vodka (all the good stuff from Foursquare), or a spoonful of white sugar (Diplomatico, Zacapa, El Dorado). I think I've discovered a sure fire way to test rum authenticity. Don't recall if someone mentioned it above but loss of smell is one of the coronavirus symptoms. Glad to hear you are feeling better! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bzilla Posted March 30, 2020 Share Posted March 30, 2020 (edited) Hi, Age stated Knob Creek!! Glad it’s back as there is definitely a taste difference! Edited March 30, 2020 by Bzilla Spelling 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Not_That_Fancy Posted March 30, 2020 Share Posted March 30, 2020 Prepping some food for a long work week! Just one pour to get me through cooking...ok maybe 2 Im so glad I went back and picked up this KC SiB. 15yr 5 months and a handful of days. my take: At 120pf, it come off hot but a deep leather and oak. Almost thick on the palate between those. It immediately mellows and opens up to a dark chocolate, salted pretzel mix with a hint of sweet Carmel to finish. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mbroo5880i Posted March 30, 2020 Share Posted March 30, 2020 Working on a bottle of Old Grand Dad BIB. A solid pour that I don't have often. On a side note, while I have been able to able to workout to stay in shape and to work in the yard as we have had some warm weather here in Indiana, I do find myself enjoying the brown water significantly more than I typically would. I am not overdoing it but I am just not used to having so much free time and boredom in the spring. I have emptied a few (or more) opened bottles over the past month to further clear out the bunker. I actually see some open space that may need to be filled before my wife decides to reappropriate it for something else. This bottle of OGD BIB will be hitting the recycle bin soon. Watching the movie Rocketman today makes me think of it as a part of the Circle of Life. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Clueby Posted March 30, 2020 Share Posted March 30, 2020 Since I had a couple freshly opened bottles of W12 and OWA I mixed up some SB Blend. Then an after dinner pour of Little Book 3 and some homemade ice cream. LB3 is one of the best bottles out in the last year imho. I had a chance at a 2nd bottle of it for just under $100 and passed up. I'm regretting that decision. 8 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0895 Posted March 30, 2020 Share Posted March 30, 2020 Loving the turkey tonight... 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kepler Posted March 30, 2020 Share Posted March 30, 2020 1 hour ago, 0895 said: Loving the turkey tonight... Nice pic. I like the looks of that bottle! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
marshall9779 Posted March 30, 2020 Share Posted March 30, 2020 Nice evening by the fire pit with the wife last night. 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fosmith Posted March 30, 2020 Share Posted March 30, 2020 13 hours ago, Bzilla said: Age stated Knob Creek!! Glad it’s back as there is definitely a taste difference! Glad to see it back but did the price go up? Hopefully not... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MTNBourbon Posted March 30, 2020 Share Posted March 30, 2020 14 hours ago, LCWoody said: Got into this bottle of ECBP C919 a few weeks ago, pretty damn hotttt. I guess that’s to be expected. After it sits for awhile it’s not bad. I’ve had other ECBP of similar proof that was a lot easier to drink from the 1st pour. Overall it’s a really good EC. Nice to see the proof going up. Is this the highest proof since the new bottle change? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Postal Grunt Posted March 30, 2020 Share Posted March 30, 2020 13 hours ago, Clueby said: Since I had a couple freshly opened bottles of W12 and OWA I mixed up some SB Blend. Then an after dinner pour of Little Book 3 and some homemade ice cream. LB3 is one of the best bottles out in the last year imho. I had a chance at a 2nd bottle of it for just under $100 and passed up. I'm regretting that decision. Living well is the best revenge- attributed to George Herbert, a English poet 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TwoFingers Posted March 30, 2020 Share Posted March 30, 2020 The governor declared a stay at home order in MD. Going with Dant BIB, in the hope that going with something "normal" will bring some normalcy to the world. Wishful thinking but it's all I have right now. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Obeezy1Kaneezy Posted March 30, 2020 Share Posted March 30, 2020 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LCWoody Posted March 31, 2020 Share Posted March 31, 2020 10 hours ago, MTNBourbon said: Nice to see the proof going up. Is this the highest proof since the new bottle change? Yes it is. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MTNBourbon Posted March 31, 2020 Share Posted March 31, 2020 3 minutes ago, LCWoody said: Yes it is. Is this one currently available? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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