fishnbowljoe Posted September 11, 2020 Share Posted September 11, 2020 2 minutes ago, Galvin0791 said: Looks like a pretty nice line up there, Ken!! Hee hee hee. Biba! Uncle Doucé 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FasterHorses Posted September 11, 2020 Share Posted September 11, 2020 13 hours ago, Whiskeythink.com said: having a pour of SJ batch 14 that i just cracked. wow, this is a big bourbon, surprising thst its not hotter neat. has the usual SJ cherry & dark chocolate, brown sugar, & a dry finish of medium length. curious as to how it opens up. Good to hear. Havent opened mine and hadnt heard much about it. Glad yoj think its at least ok Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
smokinjoe Posted September 11, 2020 Share Posted September 11, 2020 Perhaps, it’s just a welcome first pour at the end of the final day of a 4 day week that seemed like 8 days, but damn does this 1792 Full Proof taste great. 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0895 Posted September 11, 2020 Share Posted September 11, 2020 38 minutes ago, smokinjoe said: Perhaps, it’s just a welcome first pour at the end of the final day of a 4 day week that seemed like 8 days, but damn does this 1792 Full Proof taste great. No kidding. This week has been dragging something fierce... 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fishnbowljoe Posted September 11, 2020 Share Posted September 11, 2020 50 minutes ago, smokinjoe said: Perhaps, it’s just a welcome first pour at the end of the final day of a 4 day week that seemed like 8 days, but damn does this 1792 Full Proof taste great. 12 minutes ago, 0895 said: No kidding. This week has been dragging something fierce... I third this. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Harry in WashDC Posted September 11, 2020 Share Posted September 11, 2020 (edited) Heavy, heavy rain in the Wash DC area yesterday - recordsetting. HAD to drive to a doc's in the midst of it - water flowing across roads, people stopping in underpasses, white-outs regardless of wiper speeds, etc. I saw NO accidents. This AM was cloudy but better. This PM, now that the water has flowed out of the basement and things are drying nicely, I finished off the dregs of a KC 375 I've been nursing in front of the TV for several days and am now finishing off the dregs of a JB "Extra Aged" 375 I used to dilute a bottle of Booker's I was not happy with. Looks to be a Beam night as I just placed a delivery order for OGD BIB so I don't have to ration my last 750. After dinner, of course. ATL at Nats on the TV now. I am in Fat City. EDIT - the non sequiturs in that paragraph PROVE life for me is fat. Edited September 11, 2020 by Harry in WashDC 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
k-train Posted September 11, 2020 Share Posted September 11, 2020 Picked up another $35 old style "fan tail" bottle of WTKS today & finally grabbed this MMCS while I was there. It was marked down to $40 from the usual $50 it costs here. Thanks to everyone who responded to the threads I started and told me this and the KS were worth trying. So far after the initial pour of each, I'm very pleased with the Maker's (never thought I'd hear myself say that based on how I normally feel about the regular MM), and while the KS didn't knock my socks off, I can tell that it's going to get nice once it opens up a bit. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chuckles Posted September 12, 2020 Share Posted September 12, 2020 Happy Birthday to me, I'm friggin' seventy, Opening this BTAC, Now makes good sense to me. 17 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
smokinjoe Posted September 12, 2020 Share Posted September 12, 2020 Just now, Chuckles said: Happy Birthday to me, I'm friggin' seventy, Opening this BTAC, Now makes good sense to me. Happy friggin’ Birthday ya old Faht!! 7-0! GO! GO! GO!!! Very happy to see you drinking well! 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kepler Posted September 12, 2020 Share Posted September 12, 2020 KCSiB barrel pick from 2015. So much rich flavor. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BigSkyDrams Posted September 12, 2020 Share Posted September 12, 2020 (edited) Was going to post in the “what did you purchase” thread but elected for here instead. Got a HMcK10 today, limited allocation from my local to top customers. It kind of makes me feel like a tater to buy it under those circumstances, particularly because of the price creep since the SF Spirits comp “best in show” last year. But I also had a different barrel already open, and my bourbon shelf is starting to get cramped for space, so I poured a generous helping of the open bottle tonight and it was fantastic. Candied pecans is the big descriptor I decided upon for the flavor, along with typical bourbon profile, albeit a stellar expression thereof. And incredibly deep in layers of taste over the exceptionally long finish. I was not disappointed with the pour, and I’m satisfied with my purchase of a backup, which I can’t wait to explore. Edited September 12, 2020 by BigSkyDrams 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kepler Posted September 12, 2020 Share Posted September 12, 2020 28 minutes ago, BigSkyDrams said: Was going to post in the “what did you purchase” thread but elected for here instead. Got a HMcK10 today, limited allocation from my local to top customers. It kind of makes me feel like a tater to buy it under those circumstances, particularly because of the price creep since the SF Spirits comp “best in show” last year. But I also had a different barrel already open, and my bourbon shelf is starting to get cramped for space, so I poured a generous helping of the open bottle tonight and it was fantastic. Candied pecans is the big descriptor I decided upon for the flavor, along with typical bourbon profile, albeit a stellar expression thereof. And incredibly deep in layers of taste over the exceptionally long finish. I was not disappointed with the pour, and I’m satisfied with my purchase of a backup, which I can’t wait to explore. Despite all the frenzy and hype, it's still a very nice whiskey and we shouldn't be ashamed to enjoy it. Same for, ahem, Blanton's. 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BigSkyDrams Posted September 12, 2020 Share Posted September 12, 2020 23 minutes ago, Kepler said: Despite all the frenzy and hype, it's still a very nice whiskey and we shouldn't be ashamed to enjoy it. Same for, ahem, Blanton's. Couldn’t agree more! It makes me excited for the future knowing there are still whiskies as great as those two in general circulation (even if they can be sparse and highly coveted) with all of the expansion and aging that’s going on to catch up to the bourbon demand. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Radioyada Posted September 12, 2020 Share Posted September 12, 2020 College football Saturday calls for some 2018 GTS. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TwoFingers Posted September 12, 2020 Share Posted September 12, 2020 Taking a break from my current read with some WT101. 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scratchline Posted September 12, 2020 Share Posted September 12, 2020 56 minutes ago, TwoFingers said: Taking a break from my current read with some WT101. Love the reading. Love the whiskey. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scratchline Posted September 12, 2020 Share Posted September 12, 2020 (edited) I've been acquiring and sampling this since the lockdown began, seeking out the older barrels as they've slowly disappeared. 12 to 15 years generally. This is 11+ years and I've got it back up. It outshone the 14+ bottle I was comparing it to tonight and it's terrific whiskey but it makes me wonder about the 9 year single barrel that I've been passing on. At the turn of the century when I finally made the trip to Kentucky and toured Wild Turkey, I was amazed to find Jimmy Russell in the gift shop and even more amazed when he sat down with my friend and me and started to talk bourbon. He dutifully signed my bottle of Tribute and asked what I had paid for it (marveling at the bargain I had found) and told us how bourbon peaked at about 8 to 10 years and how hard it was to find barrels that improved past that point. Who knows? Maybe he was right. I'll pick up a bottle of 9 year old Knob Creek Single Barrel and report back. Edited September 12, 2020 by scratchline 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IamMatt Posted September 13, 2020 Share Posted September 13, 2020 1 hour ago, scratchline said: I've been acquiring and sampling this since the lockdown began, seeking out the older barrels as they've slowly disappeared. 12 to 15 years generally. This is 11+ years and I've got it back up. It outshone the 14+ bottle I was comparing it to tonight and it's terrific whiskey but it makes me wonder about the 9 year single barrel that I've been passing on. At the turn of the century when I finally made the trip to Kentucky and toured Wild Turkey, I was amazed to find Jimmy Russell in the gift shop and even more amazed when he sat down with my friend and me and started to talk bourbon. He dutifully signed my bottle of Tribute and asked what I had paid for it (marveling at the bargain I had found) and told us how bourbon peaked at about 8 to 10 years and how hard it was to find barrels that improved past that point. Who knows? Maybe he was right. I'll pick up a bottle of 9 year old Knob Creek Single Barrel and report back. I've seen a couple of Knob Creek blinds online that find the 12-year to be the sweet spot, preferring it to the 15-year. The exception was some of the barrel picks in the 11-14-year range, which were preferred over the 12-year. Dunno. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FacePlant Posted September 13, 2020 Share Posted September 13, 2020 Mixing some WR and OGD114 at no particular rate. I just trying and trying and trying to get it right. It's good but I need to keep trying. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PaulO Posted September 13, 2020 Share Posted September 13, 2020 It's a bottle kill of EW BIB, then maybe the last pour from VOB or Sam Adams Oktoberfest. I haven't decided. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kepler Posted September 13, 2020 Share Posted September 13, 2020 Enjoyed some RRSiB PS earlier, now just poured some Stagg Junior 129.7. Wow, really rough year to be an Astros fan in more ways than one, but tonight finally had something positive happen in the 8th and 9th innings to pull off an upset over the Dodgers. I'll take it. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wedelstaedt Posted September 13, 2020 Share Posted September 13, 2020 Enjoying a couple of pours from WT Decades to celebrate College Football finally getting it going. I really love Decades. It is a good thing, I have a few bottles stashed away. :-)) Boomer! Cheers 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
flahute Posted September 13, 2020 Share Posted September 13, 2020 On 9/11/2020 at 3:52 PM, Harry in WashDC said: Heavy, heavy rain in the Wash DC area yesterday - recordsetting. HAD to drive to a doc's in the midst of it - water flowing across roads, people stopping in underpasses, white-outs regardless of wiper speeds, etc. I saw NO accidents. This AM was cloudy but better. This PM, now that the water has flowed out of the basement and things are drying nicely, I finished off the dregs of a KC 375 I've been nursing in front of the TV for several days and am now finishing off the dregs of a JB "Extra Aged" 375 I used to dilute a bottle of Booker's I was not happy with. Looks to be a Beam night as I just placed a delivery order for OGD BIB so I don't have to ration my last 750. After dinner, of course. ATL at Nats on the TV now. I am in Fat City. EDIT - the non sequiturs in that paragraph PROVE life for me is fat. You are being remarkably casual about water in the basement. Hasn't happened here in a while but it's a big deal when it does! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
marshall9779 Posted September 13, 2020 Share Posted September 13, 2020 Here’s to the return of football. Let’s go Washington. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
marshall9779 Posted September 13, 2020 Share Posted September 13, 2020 Pours from earlier this weekend. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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