Buckeye82 Posted May 8, 2020 Share Posted May 8, 2020 Hello, I was hoping to obtain some information. Wondering if anyone has information on the releases of ECBP from 2012 and before, the gift shop only releases with the white/cream labels. Just wondering if there's a list out there of those. I'm not looking for the release catalog from 2013-current, but the earlier releases. Any assistance or guidance would be appreciated. Couldn't find anything online or thru searching the forums. Cheers! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Richnimrod Posted May 8, 2020 Share Posted May 8, 2020 As far as I am aware the very first ECBP was showing up around the Country in 2013. If anybody is aware of any in 2012, or before, I'd also love to hear about it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Buckeye82 Posted May 8, 2020 Author Share Posted May 8, 2020 4 hours ago, Richnimrod said: As far as I am aware the very first ECBP was showing up around the Country in 2013. If anybody is aware of any in 2012, or before, I'd also love to hear about it. There were 6-7 releases prior to the national releases in 2013. These were available in the GS only. They were the older white/cream labels. Just wondering if anyone has a list of the proofs and releases of these specific ones. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fishnbowljoe Posted May 8, 2020 Share Posted May 8, 2020 You have any pics? I’ve visited HH at least once a year since 2007. I don’t remember seeing ECBP back then, but I do have CRS disease ya’ know. Biba! Joe Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Buckeye82 Posted May 8, 2020 Author Share Posted May 8, 2020 14 minutes ago, fishnbowljoe said: You have any pics? I’ve visited HH at least once a year since 2007. I don’t remember seeing ECBP back then, but I do have CRS disease ya’ know. Biba! Joe I think I’m able to discern the proofs from the pic. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fishnbowljoe Posted May 8, 2020 Share Posted May 8, 2020 So I’m guessing you aren’t in possession of these? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Buckeye82 Posted May 8, 2020 Author Share Posted May 8, 2020 5 minutes ago, fishnbowljoe said: So I’m guessing you aren’t in possession of these? No, I was literally just able to find that picture, so, I’ve answered my own question. I’ll be hunting them down hopefully! Obviously not on this site as I respect these forums for what they are. Cheers! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0895 Posted May 8, 2020 Share Posted May 8, 2020 Here is one I got to try at a party a few months ago. Of course it was delicious! 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vosgar Posted May 8, 2020 Share Posted May 8, 2020 (edited) Not sure when this was bottled, but I got it at the HH gift shop in April 2013 Edited May 8, 2020 by Vosgar 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Buckeye82 Posted May 8, 2020 Author Share Posted May 8, 2020 49 minutes ago, Vosgar said: Not sure when this was bottled, but I got it at the HH gift shop in April 2013 Cool bottle! Must have been the last release before they started the 2013 annual releases! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bob_Loblaw Posted May 8, 2020 Share Posted May 8, 2020 Mind blown! Learn something new everyday. I will add this to my mental list of never going to happen dream bottles! Right next to CGF, WT101 Split, and ER101 10 year. The gift shop only 12 year William Heaven Hill Barrel Proof was absolutely sublime and in my mind that is what the GS only ECBP would taste like! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0895 Posted May 9, 2020 Share Posted May 9, 2020 (edited) 7 hours ago, Bob_Loblaw said: Mind blown! Learn something new everyday. I will add this to my mental list of never going to happen dream bottles! Right next to CGF, WT101 Split, and ER101 10 year. The gift shop only 12 year William Heaven Hill Barrel Proof was absolutely sublime and in my mind that is what the GS only ECBP would taste like! Honestly, the one I tried was equal to some of the early ECBP national releases in the old style bottle. It was really darn good, but I wouldn't say it's any better than some of those really good old bottle batches. Still not sure why the bottle change seemingly resulted in them not being quite as good. A119 was the first one for me that really even got close to those old bottles. Perhaps the stupid new bottle is having an effect on the whiskey (shrug). It's all still good though. I'm splitting hairs. You should've tried some of those older releases of WHH. There was one that was around 136 proof /15 years (fourth edition) several years back with a green label, that is literally the best whiskey I think I've ever had in my life. Edited May 9, 2020 by 0895 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
flahute Posted May 9, 2020 Share Posted May 9, 2020 1 hour ago, 0895 said: Still not sure why the bottle change seemingly resulted in them not being quite as good. Purely coincidence, but the bottle change coincided with their stocks being depleted. Not as much whiskey to work with. Barrels that didn't use to make the cut now do. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phil T Posted May 9, 2020 Share Posted May 9, 2020 19 hours ago, Buckeye82 said: There were 6-7 releases prior to the national releases in 2013. These were available in the GS only. They were the older white/cream labels. A hundred years ago when I was buying dusties online, I would see these for sale. I always thought that they were too expensive for what they were and never bought any. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vosgar Posted May 9, 2020 Share Posted May 9, 2020 The bottle I posted the picture of was $54.99, but when you buy at the HH gift shop you're going to pay retail. That same month I bought an A313 at Binny's for $39.25 during one of their 15% off sales. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PaulO Posted May 9, 2020 Share Posted May 9, 2020 Could the aftermath of the DSP 31 fire have anything to do with some apparent change, or was that too far in the past? I'm assuming HH's last DSP 31 made distillate was 12 years old around 2009. Granted they could have put something older than 12 years old in a bottle labeled 12. Then there is the issue of some contract distilling that occurred before DSP 1. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
afmadd Posted May 9, 2020 Share Posted May 9, 2020 21 hours ago, 0895 said: Honestly, the one I tried was equal to some of the early ECBP national releases in the old style bottle. It was really darn good, but I wouldn't say it's any better than some of those really good old bottle batches. Still not sure why the bottle change seemingly resulted in them not being quite as good. A119 was the first one for me that really even got close to those old bottles. Perhaps the stupid new bottle is having an effect on the whiskey (shrug). It's all still good though. I'm splitting hairs. You should've tried some of those older releases of WHH. There was one that was around 136 proof /15 years (fourth edition) several years back with a green label, that is literally the best whiskey I think I've ever had in my life. There is an interesting blind taste series on r/bourbon comparing the old batches of ECBP to the new: It's anecdotal, but I've heard from a number of people that the new batches are more readily available than the old. I wonder if more mediocre barrels are making the cut to increase quantity. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paddy Posted May 10, 2020 Share Posted May 10, 2020 ^^^^Anything’s possible, but I’m currently drinking the A120, which just happens to be damn near, if not, the best batch I’ve ever tasted. I’m still evaluating! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
afmadd Posted May 10, 2020 Share Posted May 10, 2020 51 minutes ago, Paddy said: ^^^^Anything’s possible, but I’m currently drinking the A120, which just happens to be damn near, if not, the best batch I’ve ever tasted. I’m still evaluating! I love the A120, as well as the A119 and C919. And I've never had a bottle of the earlier batches, just the newer ones.. I've had drinks from the old ones in bars, but it's hard to judge from one drink. So I can't really compare. But there does seem to be a general consensus among experienced drinkers that the old are better. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kepler Posted May 10, 2020 Share Posted May 10, 2020 My favorite ECBP I've ever tasted was a 134 proofer I had in a bar in Louisville several years ago, but I don't know if it was batch #1 or 5. Like an idiot I didn't take a pic or jot it down. I wasn't as geeky back then. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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