MDBourbon Posted December 18, 2020 Share Posted December 18, 2020 Can't say I ever went looking for Blanton's, I have not bought the 93 proof release in years, I've had a few Blanton's store picks too and none of and they just never meet my palate at an agreeable place. That being said, I 've never spit it out. I do find the 103 proof Gold version to be fantastic and its been my favorite over all of the Blanton's expressions including various SFTB, Black, Green and Silver. Now 4R Private Selections is another matter, I only ever had one I didn't care for. Oh you roses... 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Black Tot Posted December 18, 2020 Share Posted December 18, 2020 BB beat me to it. What you found out is you don't like that bottle and it's ~170-220 brothers. No more, and no less. That said, there is a hell of a lot of incentive these days for producers to release meh single barrels. People clearly buy 'em regardless. Whether they ARE releasing meh barrels is subjective, but your tongue just told you no lies. If you learned that not all that gallops is gold, then that's useful knowledge during a bubble. I don't chase a bottle like Blanton's these days, but I'll come back when the bubble bursts. I don't throw craps in Vegas, but I do buy single barrel whiskeys. 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
flahute Posted December 18, 2020 Share Posted December 18, 2020 4 minutes ago, The Black Tot said: BB beat me to it. What you found out is you don't like that bottle and it's ~170-220 brothers. No more, and no less. That said, there is a hell of a lot of incentive these days for producers to release meh single barrels. People clearly buy 'em regardless. Whether they ARE releasing meh barrels is subjective, but your tongue just told you no lies. If you learned that not all that gallops is gold, then that's useful knowledge during a bubble. I don't chase a bottle like Blanton's these days, but I'll come back when the bubble bursts. I don't throw craps in Vegas, but I do buy single barrel whiskeys. Oh TBT. This is among the many reasons we get along so well. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PhantomLamb Posted December 18, 2020 Share Posted December 18, 2020 9 hours ago, The Black Tot said: BB beat me to it. What you found out is you don't like that bottle and it's ~170-220 brothers. No more, and no less. That said, there is a hell of a lot of incentive these days for producers to release meh single barrels. People clearly buy 'em regardless. Whether they ARE releasing meh barrels is subjective, but your tongue just told you no lies. If you learned that not all that gallops is gold, then that's useful knowledge during a bubble. I don't chase a bottle like Blanton's these days, but I'll come back when the bubble bursts. I don't throw craps in Vegas, but I do buy single barrel whiskeys. I don't always buy single barrel whiskeys, but when I do... 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fishnbowljoe Posted December 18, 2020 Share Posted December 18, 2020 7 hours ago, PhantomLamb said: I don't always buy single barrel whiskeys, but when I do... I knew you were the most interesting whiskey guy in the world! I just knew it!!!! Woot! Woot! Biba! Joe 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PhantomLamb Posted December 19, 2020 Share Posted December 19, 2020 17 hours ago, fishnbowljoe said: I knew you were the most interesting whiskey guy in the world! I just knew it!!!! Woot! Woot! Biba! Joe Thanks Joe! I'll be here all week. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FasterHorses Posted December 19, 2020 Share Posted December 19, 2020 My Blantons are like BT.. a good one is so freakin good but a mediocre one makes you want most of your cash back. Problem is the really good ones are so few and far between these days. Im thinkin about fillin up those pretty empties with Makers PS. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kepler Posted December 20, 2020 Share Posted December 20, 2020 13 hours ago, FasterHorses said: My Blantons are like BT.. a good one is so freakin good but a mediocre one makes you want most of your cash back. Yes, this. I've had my share of Blanton's and all of them have been varying degrees of good -- except for one. One true 'honey barrel," (a couple years ago), several "very good," and one "bad" barrel. Interestingly, the bad one was released within the last year. Not a good sign. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GeeTen Posted December 20, 2020 Share Posted December 20, 2020 3 hours ago, Kepler said: Yes, this. I've had my share of Blanton's and all of them have been varying degrees of good -- except for one. One true 'honey barrel," (a couple years ago), several "very good," and one "bad" barrel. Interestingly, the bad one was released within the last year. Not a good sign. All my recent (last 10 years worth) regular Blanton's have been very good to great! Then again, all have been L&K picks, too. If I get one from a bad barrel, I know who to yell at and drop the bottle to their feet . . . . Luckily, never had had a "mediocre" bottle of Gold or SFTB, either. 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mal00768 Posted December 20, 2020 Share Posted December 20, 2020 3 hours ago, GeeTen said: All my recent (last 10 years worth) regular Blanton's have been very good to great! Then again, all have been L&K picks, too. If I get one from a bad barrel, I know who to yell at and drop the bottle to their feet . . . . Luckily, never had had a "mediocre" bottle of Gold or SFTB, either. Yeah my only complaint about those picks is that they’re 93 proof. But that’s BT fault. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JoeTerp Posted December 20, 2020 Share Posted December 20, 2020 On 12/17/2020 at 11:39 PM, MDBourbon said: Can't say I ever went looking for Blanton's, I have not bought the 93 proof release in years, I've had a few Blanton's store picks too and none of and they just never meet my palate at an agreeable place. That being said, I 've never spit it out. I do find the 103 proof Gold version to be fantastic and its been my favorite over all of the Blanton's expressions including various SFTB, Black, Green and Silver. Now 4R Private Selections is another matter, I only ever had one I didn't care for. Oh you roses... I'm completely with you on the Four Roses picks. Love me some flowers. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bourbon Sabbath Posted December 28, 2020 Share Posted December 28, 2020 On 12/17/2020 at 2:17 PM, Wlrogers said: It seems to me that Blanton's has hit the so cool its uncool phase. Personally, I love Blantons and will buy all day at retail. As Yogi Berra once said "That place is so crowded....no one goes there anymore!" 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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