What Bourbon Did You Purchase Today (Spring 2020)

[Clueby]

Been hearing good things about this batch so bit the bullet today @$60+tax ea. Left one more on the shelf.

[mbroo5880i]

1 hour ago, Clueby said:

Been hearing good things about this batch so bit the bullet today @$60+tax ea. Left one more on the shelf.

I bought one bottle that I opened this weekend.  As @flahute says its a little hot but good.  I proofed my down to around 108.  I really like it.  It compares favorably with B519 and C919.  I really like C919.  This one is really close.  I am looking to pick up another bottle this week.

[mbroo5880i]

1 hour ago, flahute said:

Semi related - I've yet to try a New Riff that I like. What am I missing? Maybe it's just sub par barrels that I've had.

I haven't had any barrel selects but I have enjoyed the two bottles of the standard offering that I have had.  Outside of New Riff and Tom's Foolery, I am not certain I can name another "craft" bourbon that I have enjoyed.  It may not be in your wheelhouse.    

[flahute]

3 minutes ago, mbroo5880i said:

I bought one bottle that I opened this weekend.  As @flahute says its a little hot but good.  I proofed my down to around 108.  I really like it.  It compares favorably with B519 and C919.  I really like C919.  This one is really close.  I am looking to pick up another bottle this week.

With a little water it really shines. 

[Clueby]

6 minutes ago, mbroo5880i said:

I bought one bottle that I opened this weekend.  As @flahute says its a little hot but good.  I proofed my down to around 108.  I really like it.  It compares favorably with B519 and C919.  I really like C919.  This one is really close.  I am looking to pick up another bottle this week.

Woo it's got some . I have to say it's the first batch I've had in the new bottles that lives up to the old ones. I've got a batch 12 that is close in proof at 136 that I need to do a sbs with this one. Batch 12 (the last one before the new bottles) was pretty much my favorite of the old batches.  At least out of the ones I had the fortune to try. I'm having this one neat. Might try some water in a pour tomorrow. 

[mbroo5880i]

1 minute ago, Clueby said:

 Might try some water in a pour tomorrow. 

 

Yeah, 136.6 is up there.  I enjoy these so much that I try to buy at least one of every batch.  I was talking with the liquor manager at the store where I make most of my purchases.  I asked him about A120 and he told me he hadn't tried it since he didn't feel the need to buy every batch.  My mind spun a little and I ask him I could have a bottle. 

[markandrex]

Four of a kind is hard to beat,

 

 

[Not_That_Fancy]

17 minutes ago, markandrex said:

Four of a kind is hard to beat,

 

 

I can’t find 1! How does a fella find 4 in the wild! Great find! 

[Clueby]

10 minutes ago, Not_That_Fancy said:

I can’t find 1! How does a fella find 4 in the wild! Great find! 

Amen!! Its a lottery item here. The only one I've ever seen on a shelf was priced at $399.

[Richnimrod]

3 hours ago, Not_That_Fancy said:

I can’t find 1! How does a fella find 4 in the wild! Great find! 

Me neither!   I've yet to actually see a bottle 'in person' so to speak.         

I was beginning to think it may have been an elaborate hoax until some here began posting pix.    I guess distribution (like so many other limited supply Bourbons) is EXTREMELY variable.

[markandrex]

23 hours ago, Not_That_Fancy said:

I can’t find 1! How does a fella find 4 in the wild! Great find! 

I got lucky at my favorite restaurant in town.  The owner was raising some cash for his wait staff and bartenders.  They have always taken care of me with outstanding service and even better steaks.  It was a “right to buy” raffle  (under the radar) and I just happened to know he had these in the back.  Two earlier winners went for the show bottles in the bar, I knew he had these. 
I paid about double retail but will more then make up for it when they re-open, eventually.  It went to a great group of ladies and guys.  In the mean time,   !

[Mattk]

Got to try one of these at a tasting earlier this year. Not usually a bourbon guy. I know... cursing in church... But I do love my ryes as everyone here knows who has seen the rye forum in the last few months. Completly shocked my local guy. I bought a bourbon. Like a deconstructed apple pie goodness. Looking forward to this one.

Edited May 19, 2020 by Mattk

[JCwhammie]

RR10 has been a go to for quite a while, which hasn't been dampened by the quarantine. I had actually bought the 2007 Foursquare, but they charged me for the Nobiliary (ordered and paid online for curbside pickup). I decided to not fight it and accepted this one. 

[Richdel]

Went shopping/hunting this past weekend, came up with a few bottles to help me pass the time in quarantine.

 

* A 9 year old store pick of EC.

* Larceny Barrel Proof

* Four Roses PS, (OBSF - 9Y11M-  116.2)

* Eagle Rare, my first ever bottle, spent some time getting to know it these past couple of days.

 

Still looking for my last FR recipe (OBSK) to round out my total lineup.  The  bottle above is my 2nd bottle of OBSF.  There were only a few left so I decided to indulge.

Passed on two bottles of MM46 PS.  May go back a some later point and give on of them a try.

[parksmart]

Surprised to see WTKS SB at a local Costco today.  Picked up bottles for myself and @fosmith

 

 

[robertckim]

CEHT Small Batch for $40 at Total Wine Las Vegas.  One per customer.

[Richnimrod]

8 hours ago, parksmart said:

Surprised to see WTKS SB at a local Costco today.  Picked up bottles for myself and @fosmith

 

 

UUUGGGHHHHHH!    An "in-yer-face" visual reminder of just how ugly the current WTKS bottles are!     I miss the 'tail fan' bottles so much every time I see these 'new, improved' ones.     Yechhh!

[MTNBourbon]

3 hours ago, Richnimrod said:

UUUGGGHHHHHH!    An "in-yer-face" visual reminder of just how ugly the current WTKS bottles are!     I miss the 'tail fan' bottles so much every time I see these 'new, improved' ones.     Yechhh!

Agree!

[Jazz Nut]

Picked up a store selected Knob Creek and a Knob Creek 25th Anniversary.  I greatly enjoyed my past bottle that was hand selected by Ace Spirits in Minneapolis, so needed to pick it up.  It’ll be fun to open these bottles and do a bit of a comparison.  The Knob Creek is 9 years, 2 months, and the Knob Creek 25th Anniversary is ~13 years, based on the barreling date.  Even though I am a big Wild Turkey fan, I can't pass up a store select Knob Creek, or the 25th Anniversary.

Edited May 20, 2020 by Jazz Nut

[fishnbowljoe]

1 hour ago, MTNBourbon said:

Agree!

Me three.

 

Biba! Joe

[Adam777]

Yesterday, I happen to notice MCS on sale this month in Ohio for $39.99.  Couldn’t pass it up and then I noticed a Makers PS and EC PS. I went home with the EC. Makers PS has been very hit or miss for me. I popped both last night out of pure boredom with COVID-19. The EC hit on all the right notes but that MCS was fantastic. I don’t know if it’s this batch or what but I don’t remember it being this awesome. Sweet and syrupy that tasted like caramel covered strawberries. 

[fishnbowljoe]

5 minutes ago, Adam777 said:

Yesterday, I happen to notice MCS on sale this month in Ohio for $39.99.  Couldn’t pass it up and then I noticed a Makers PS and EC PS. I went home with the EC. Makers PS has been very hit or miss for me. I popped both last night out of pure boredom with COVID-19. The EC hit on all the right notes but that MCS was fantastic. I don’t know if it’s this batch or what but I don’t remember it being this awesome. Sweet and syrupy that tasted like caramel covered strawberries. 

 

Cool. I bought a MMCS on sale in my area for the same price a while back. I haven’t cracked it yet. I sure hope mine is as good as how you’ve described yours.
 

Is the Maker’s PS you mentioned  a regular MM, MMCS, or MM 46? Just wondered. Thanks.

 

Biba! Joe

[mal00768]

6 hours ago, Jazz Nut said:

Picked up a store selected Knob Creek and a Knob Creek 25th Anniversary.  I greatly enjoyed my past bottle that was hand selected by Ace Spirits in Minneapolis, so needed to pick it up.  It’ll be fun to open these bottles and do a bit of a comparison.  The Knob Creek is 9 years, 2 months, and the Knob Creek 25th Anniversary is ~13 years, based on the barreling date.  Even though I am a big Wild Turkey fan, I can't pass up a store select Knob Creek, or the 25th Anniversary.

Neither the 25th or the 2001 LE seem to be very popular. Both were released before the well aged picks that we've seen over the last few years. So perhaps it just a cost thing now.

[Jazz Nut]

8 minutes ago, mal00768 said:

Neither the 25th or the 2001 LE seem to be very popular. Both were released before the well aged picks that we've seen over the last few years. So perhaps it just a cost thing now.

I bought the 2001 LE (batch 1) and was very underwhelmed, it was ok bourbon, but not worth the price, or a LE status, so to speak.  A lot of store picks were better, and at a higher proof.  The 25th that I had was truly good, and am hoping for the same thing with this bottle.  But yes, some of the 12-15 year store picks are great stuff.

[Marekv8]

2 hours ago, Adam777 said:

Yesterday, I happen to notice MCS on sale this month in Ohio for $39.99.  Couldn’t pass it up and then I noticed a Makers PS and EC PS. I went home with the EC. Makers PS has been very hit or miss for me. I popped both last night out of pure boredom with COVID-19. The EC hit on all the right notes but that MCS was fantastic. I don’t know if it’s this batch or what but I don’t remember it being this awesome. Sweet and syrupy that tasted like caramel covered strawberries. 

 

 

This looks like it was shot on the set of a Rogers & Hammerstein musical…