Mattk Posted January 15 Share Posted January 15 I found myself sipping on a michters 10 year rye after finishing a bottle of old overholt 11 year. It dawned on me that this is a new year, and therefore a new topic is warranted. Hopefully this one will be filled with many delicious pours. Cheers and may you have much luck this 2021. 2 Link to post Share on other sites
JCwhammie Posted January 16 Share Posted January 16 I like the BIB NR Rye quite a bit, so I was excited to pick this up yesterday. This barrel is the most mint forward straight whiskey I've ever had, detrementally so. Ill revisit it down the road, but it may be a while. Hopefully my palate adjusts and I end up enjoying it. But at this point I'm disappointed. Link to post Share on other sites
Radioyada Posted January 17 Share Posted January 17 Saturday evening’s pour while trying to figure out what to watch. 1 Link to post Share on other sites
lcpfratn Posted January 17 Share Posted January 17 Having a nice pour of the new Castle & Key Restoration Rye that I brought home today. I really like it. 2 Link to post Share on other sites
berto Posted January 17 Share Posted January 17 Rare Breed rye and a growing collection of Wilderness Trail rye both store picks and general release. Link to post Share on other sites
BoilerinIL Posted January 17 Share Posted January 17 22 hours ago, JCwhammie said: I like the BIB NR Rye quite a bit, so I was excited to pick this up yesterday. This barrel is the most mint forward straight whiskey I've ever had, detrementally so. Ill revisit it down the road, but it may be a while. Hopefully my palate adjusts and I end up enjoying it. But at this point I'm disappointed. I have had single barrel picks from the distillery and a liquor store that I just loved but the one general release that I had wasn't near the same level. That one has lingered open for a while. If you have a store who does picks that you trust and like, I suggest trying one of those. Link to post Share on other sites
Mattk Posted January 23 Author Share Posted January 23 I didn't really need any more bottles, but decided to browse through an area I hadn't been to in a while. Link to post Share on other sites
CUfan99 Posted January 23 Share Posted January 23 (edited) I’m looking forward to trying this one. It’s only aged 3 to 4 years but the mashbill is interesting; over 50% malted rye and the rest is caramel malted rye, malted barley and corn. So after initially posting I decided I couldn’t wait and tried it. Nose: caramel, grains in a good way not green and youthful, brown sugar and clove. Taste: very similar to the nose. The same flavors with some ethanol punch. I’m impressed. It has some elbows and knees that could use some age to mellow but they’re on a good track. Edited January 23 by CUfan99 Give tasting notes 4 Link to post Share on other sites
CUfan99 Posted January 24 Share Posted January 24 Some Old Forester Rye from a flask by a hot fire. Very nice! 6 Link to post Share on other sites
marshall9779 Posted January 25 Share Posted January 25 Picked up this 6yr KC pick my county did. Will see if it tastes as the name implies. 1 Link to post Share on other sites
jeffrey r Posted January 26 Share Posted January 26 (edited) Man, was I not impressed with this Kentucky Owl Batch 1 upon opening about a year ago. I've had some pours since that were better, and having one tonight, and man, am I impressed with this now. Fantastic rye. Haven't bought any later batches due to the price hike, but this first batch is excellent. Edited January 26 by jeffrey r 3 Link to post Share on other sites
FasterHorses Posted January 27 Share Posted January 27 (edited) a little 2017 double rye anyone know if this is still the old formula or if this is all HW distillate? Edited January 27 by FasterHorses Link to post Share on other sites
marshall9779 Posted January 27 Share Posted January 27 I cracked this last night. Pretty good. Loved the nose, straight coffee cake. 1 Link to post Share on other sites
FasterHorses Posted January 28 Share Posted January 28 1 hour ago, FasterHorses said: a little 2017 double rye anyone know if this is still the old formula or if this is all HW distillate? Looked it up.. it was 2yr MGP and 16yr barton until 2018.. article from may 2018. 1 Link to post Share on other sites
0895 Posted January 29 Share Posted January 29 This showed up today, thanks to an eastern connection. Super excited about it! 9 Link to post Share on other sites
Mattk Posted February 1 Author Share Posted February 1 Tonight I made a nice bison sirloin with asparagus and mushrooms. I'm really quite pleased with the notes it brought out in my willett. Almost lemon and honey. 1 Link to post Share on other sites
BottledInBond Posted February 1 Share Posted February 1 On 1/26/2021 at 5:18 PM, jeffrey r said: Man, was I not impressed with this Kentucky Owl Batch 1 upon opening about a year ago. I've had some pours since that were better, and having one tonight, and man, am I impressed with this now. Fantastic rye. Haven't bought any later batches due to the price hike, but this first batch is excellent. I really liked batch 1, and at the time I think it was $130 and I stocked up. I tried batch 2 but haven’t bothered with 3 or 4. I saw 4 priced at $280 recently so I’m glad I still have 5 bottles of 1 2 Link to post Share on other sites
Kepler Posted February 2 Share Posted February 2 5 hours ago, BottledInBond said: I really liked batch 1, and at the time I think it was $130 and I stocked up. I tried batch 2 but haven’t bothered with 3 or 4. I saw 4 priced at $280 recently so I’m glad I still have 5 bottles of 1 Yep batch 1 was the one to stock up on for sure Link to post Share on other sites
Mattk Posted February 4 Author Share Posted February 4 It has been a while since I had a KCCS on the shelf. It's one of those bottles I really enjoy but regularly pass on in favor of another. But today I grabbed one. 3 Link to post Share on other sites
Ace1943 Posted February 4 Share Posted February 4 Have you compared batch one (barreled in 2009) and batch 2 (barreled in 2010)? Link to post Share on other sites
Mattk Posted February 4 Author Share Posted February 4 5 minutes ago, Ace1943 said: Have you compared batch one (barreled in 2009) and batch 2 (barreled in 2010)? Unfortunately I have not. But it sounds like a great idea Link to post Share on other sites
Ace1943 Posted February 5 Share Posted February 5 I really like them both. The 2009 bottling is 119.6 proof, and the 2010 is 127 proof. As much as I enjoy the higher proofs, I find myself gravitating toward the 2009. I am finding it very hard to beat and have bunkered it heavily. 3 Link to post Share on other sites
Mattk Posted February 5 Author Share Posted February 5 Bought some backups today, so no big deal. Except for the bone snapper x-ray. I've wanted one for a really long time, but had never seen one around my way. I think I know what I'll be sipping on next. Link to post Share on other sites
GaryT Posted February 5 Share Posted February 5 Capping off a long week with a really nice WP private pick. Getting down to the last few pours, so not sure it survives the weekend. 3 Link to post Share on other sites
0895 Posted February 6 Share Posted February 6 3 hours ago, Mattk said: Bought some backups today, so no big deal. Except for the bone snapper x-ray. I've wanted one for a really long time, but had never seen one around my way. I think I know what I'll be sipping on next. Awesome, glad you finally found one! I don't think you'll be disappointed. Link to post Share on other sites
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