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What Bourbon Are You Drinking Today (Fall 2020)

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Home from work, and OF 100 in the glass.  I might have to see if I can find a couple more of these. 
 

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3 minutes ago, StarSurfer55 said:

Got home with the puppy today. Having some Weller12 to celebrate. 

More pics please. ?

 

Biba! Joe

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1 hour ago, fishnbowljoe said:

More pics please. ?

 

Biba! Joe

Okay here you go.  His name is Makana ( Hawaiian for gift or reward). We will call him Mack. 

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Working my way through the bunker. I finally broke down and opened BT Single Oak Project barrel no. 27. Right behind it is barrel no. 60. 

 

Pat

 

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I'm working on my second bottle of Benchmark Bonded.  I bought two when they were first available.  There's nothing wrong with it.  I may try the full proof.

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9 hours ago, PaulO said:

I'm working on my second bottle of Benchmark Bonded.  I bought two when they were first available.  There's nothing wrong with it.  I may try the full proof.

I haven’t tried the new Benchmarks. It used to be my nephews favorite and I thought that was decent,given the price point. How do you like them?

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At this point, I've only tried the bonded.  It's like a slightly younger Buffalo Trace at 100 proof.  I say the quality is on par with 4 year old bonds from the other legacy distillers.  It's rather simple, but no off notes.  It's better than Old Tub, which I found to still have some white dog taste.

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18 minutes ago, fishnbowljoe said:

Regular old BT this evening. “Same as it ever was.”  ?

 

Biba! Joe

I forget how good bt is until i have some about twice a year. I have yet to find a store pick until they are all gone but it is on my list.

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Was in my local mega - bev today looking for some Abita Pecan ale.  No joy on the pecan ale but I did pick up a bottle of Woodinville bourbon as it was on sale. 

 

me and my new drinking buddy like it. 
 

 

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49 minutes ago, Sgtspitter101 said:

I forget how good bt is until i have some about twice a year. I have yet to find a store pick until they are all gone but it is on my list.

Honestly, I’ve had a few SiB picks that were very nice, but I really think your range is capped here. IMO any honey barrel is gonna be earmarked for EHT, or GTS or even ER. So anything picked as a SiB BT I would think is a barrel already designated for the BT blend. 
 

I’ll buy a store pick if I see one at the same price for variety, but I’ve yet to find a BTSiB so great it’s worth loading up on. 

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40 minutes ago, Sgtspitter101 said:

I forget how good bt is until i have some about twice a year. I have yet to find a store pick until they are all gone but it is on my list.

Keep hangin’ in there Sarge. Sooner or later it’ll happen. I’ve had a bunch of private selections over the years. I even had a hand in helping pick one. ;) Of the many I’ve had, the vast majority were average or just a tad over average. A couple were less than stellar, a few were very good, and two or three were outstanding. FWIW, I recently purchased a couple from a semi-local store whose manager normally picks some great barrels. To be honest, this one was just average. Ya’ just never know.
 

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22 hours ago, Patrick_OKC said:

Working my way through the bunker. I finally broke down and opened BT Single Oak Project barrel no. 27. Right behind it is barrel no. 60. 

 

Pat

 

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I thought that release from Buffalo Trace was way cool.  The research of it just spoke to the old scientist in me. The juice was good too. 

Enjoy. 

 

Cheers. 

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57 minutes ago, StarSurfer55 said:

Was in my local mega - bev today looking for some Abita Pecan ale.  No joy on the pecan ale but I did pick up a bottle of Woodinville bourbon as it was on sale. 

 

me and my new drinking buddy like it. 
 

 

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@StarSurfer55, he's adorable! How old is he?

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1 hour ago, Wedelstaedt said:

I thought that release from Buffalo Trace was way cool.  The research of it just spoke to the old scientist in me. The juice was good too. 

Enjoy. 

 

Cheers. 

I am enjoying it. I actually bought it in the great state of OK!

 

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I must have imbibed a little too much. I thought that I had sent this, but maybe not!. Ha.

 

I am enjoying some older OFBIB, which really tastes a lot like today's double oaked WR. 

 

Pat

 

 

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Been working on this bottle while house sitting/ dog watching for my folks the past few days. Right in my wheelhouse. 

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14 hours ago, StarSurfer55 said:

Was in my local mega - bev today looking for some Abita Pecan ale.  No joy on the pecan ale but I did pick up a bottle of Woodinville bourbon as it was on sale. 

If you can find a store pick cask strength Woodinville, grab it.  Those can be great! 

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11 minutes ago, fosmith said:

If you can find a store pick cask strength Woodinville, grab it.  Those can be great! 

I picked up a Wb pick from Costco. Was the first cask strength and thoroughly impressed. I’ll give you a plus 1 on this recommendation.  

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16 hours ago, Sgtspitter101 said:

I forget how good bt is until i have some about twice a year. I have yet to find a store pick until they are all gone but it is on my list.

 

I’ll agree with the others.

You arn’t missing much.

There are a few different profiles that the BT barrels can lean towards, and if you find one in your wheelhouse it can be quite a treat.

 

Some barrels can be major duds though, and as a general statement, the normal shelf stock batched bottles are hard to beat.  BT has been my jam all summer long this year.

 

Unfortunately as of late, I hear of several stores just taking whatever barrel of BT they can get and not actually picking it.  I don’t enjoy purchasing store picks hoping to get lucky with a good one...  it rarely works in my favor.

 

 

I have no good explanation either as to why BT makes such a darn good manhattan ?

 

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