TwoFingers Posted October 24, 2021 Share Posted October 24, 2021 A small pour of OF Statesman after watching Washington and Green Bay. Probably should have made it a large one but am waiting to see what I feel like having with dinner. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Grain Belt Posted October 24, 2021 Share Posted October 24, 2021 I’m drinking some Jim Beam in a Glencairn with no apologies. It is a good product. I have spent a lot of money on high end bourbons and have enjoyed all tiers. But sometimes a guy needs to put a pot roast in the oven, watch some football, and drink a little white label before supper. 10 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
markandrex Posted October 25, 2021 Share Posted October 25, 2021 I will join you in the JB and the sentiment but with Distillers Cut. Cheers. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JCwhammie Posted October 25, 2021 Share Posted October 25, 2021 I decided to enjoy a pour from my garage freezer handle of 4RYL. 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DeepCover Posted October 25, 2021 Share Posted October 25, 2021 Watching a rainy game between SF and Indy while drinking some WTKS. This is the first WTKS bottle I’ve had that’s inferior to the standard WT101. At this point, I’m just trying to finish it and move on. I’m really not a fan of this barrel. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mbroo5880i Posted October 25, 2021 Share Posted October 25, 2021 18 minutes ago, DeepCover said: Watching a rainy game between SF and Indy while drinking some WTKS. This is the first WTKS bottle I’ve had that’s inferior to the standard WT101. At this point, I’m just trying to finish it and move on. I’m really not a fan of this barrel. Sorry to hear that. Sounds disappointing. We have all been there on single barrels but some just don't hit our wheelhouse. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PaulO Posted October 25, 2021 Share Posted October 25, 2021 Colts win so I decided to have the last pour from a bottle of WT 101. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fishnbowljoe Posted October 25, 2021 Author Share Posted October 25, 2021 Had a small pour of WW Outryder earlier. I have a feeling this bottle won’t be round much longer. Biba! Joe 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
markandrex Posted October 26, 2021 Share Posted October 26, 2021 WTRB for the evening. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
flahute Posted October 26, 2021 Share Posted October 26, 2021 On 10/24/2021 at 3:46 PM, Grain Belt said: I’m drinking some Jim Beam in a Glencairn with no apologies. It is a good product. I have spent a lot of money on high end bourbons and have enjoyed all tiers. But sometimes a guy needs to put a pot roast in the oven, watch some football, and drink a little white label before supper. I've told this story before but it bears repeating in light of your post. About 5 years I was in China for two weeks and there was nary a bourbon to be found. (We were staying with friends and when traveling from city to city were staying in hostels which are actually quite nice over there). Our last night we stayed at a hotel in Shanghai which catered to western business travelers. It was there that I drank Jim Beam White Label out of a wine glass and after two weeks of no bourbon it was the best bourbon I had ever tasted. 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yobber76 Posted October 26, 2021 Share Posted October 26, 2021 CEHT for me last night. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kjbarth Posted October 26, 2021 Share Posted October 26, 2021 Blanton’s Original 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fishnbowljoe Posted October 26, 2021 Author Share Posted October 26, 2021 A few small pours early this evening. BT was good. Weller SR was better. WW Outryder really hit the spot yet again. With regards to the above post by @Kjbarth, I’m very tempted to have a pour of Blanton’s. Maybe after supper while watching The World Series. Biba! Joe 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Radioyada Posted October 26, 2021 Share Posted October 26, 2021 A pour of JM Cigar Blend batch 32 for the start of the Series. Go Braves! 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Clueby Posted October 27, 2021 Share Posted October 27, 2021 The event I went to tonight had a whiskey and bacon tasting sponsored by Woodford Reserve. Regular, rye, malt, and Double Oaked were each paired with an "artisan" bacon. The DO with bacon drizzled with 2 kinds of chocolate won for me. 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jazzhead Posted October 27, 2021 Share Posted October 27, 2021 Sipping a George Remus side by side with a Smoke Wagon Small Batch. Advantage - Smoke Wagon. The Remus has some notes of hay that are blended into honey in the Smoke Wagon. Could be older barrels as part of the SW blend, or the difference in mashbills: SW, I understand, is all MGP high-rye, while the Remus includes MGP low rye. Smoke Wagon Small Batch is a tremendous daily drinker, and its increasing availability in these parts is the best bourbon development of 2021, IMO. Who needs Buffalo Trace? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
B.B. Babington Posted October 27, 2021 Share Posted October 27, 2021 1 hour ago, Jazzhead said: Sipping a George Remus... Who needs Buffalo Trace? I love BT and BT products. But... the fight to get them sometimes is fun, but I'm getting jollies finding other interesting flavors. Thanks to PaulO I'm sipping "craft" Green Brier and enjoying it immensely. Is it better $ for $ value than eagle rare, no, but it's a great change of pace and it's here in my hand. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
B.B. Babington Posted October 27, 2021 Share Posted October 27, 2021 On 10/25/2021 at 9:52 PM, flahute said: ... About 5 years I was in China for two weeks and there was nary a bourbon to be found....It was there that I drank Jim Beam White Label out of a wine glass and after two weeks of no bourbon it was the best bourbon I had ever tasted. Bourbon situation in China much worse now due to tariffs. They do still get some imports from UK, Japan (even though still animosity). I don't know about Taiwan imports into China. Taiwan angling to be major quality whisky exporter. Taiwan is the 4th largest Scotch importer. But with all of that said, China produces a lot of white whisky as well as soju. Some of the white distilled spirit produced in China is unique. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GeeTen Posted October 27, 2021 Share Posted October 27, 2021 7 hours ago, Clueby said: The event I went to tonight had a whiskey and bacon tasting sponsored by Woodford Reserve. Regular, rye, malt, and Double Oaked were each paired with an "artisan" bacon. The DO with bacon drizzled with 2 kinds of chocolate won for me. Can't fool me, Tim. You were enchanted by the tall brunette! Was your wife nearby??? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Clueby Posted October 27, 2021 Share Posted October 27, 2021 8 hours ago, GeeTen said: Can't fool me, Tim. You were enchanted by the tall brunette! Was your wife nearby??? At a trade show..so no Mrs. Clueby. The tall brunette was very nice...because she kept giving me pours of WRDO! The Woodford Malt isn't too bad. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
markandrex Posted October 27, 2021 Share Posted October 27, 2021 WT 17 BiB this evening. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WhiskeyBlender Posted October 27, 2021 Share Posted October 27, 2021 (edited) On 10/25/2021 at 4:16 PM, fishnbowljoe said: Had a small pour of WW Outryder earlier. I have a feeling this bottle won’t be round much longer. Biba! Joe Hey @fishnbowljoe! Do you happen to know which year/bottling you have? FYI, this week I'm working on a 10 year Bourbon release from WW, which is a project I'm co-blending with Steve Nally. At any rate, hope you're enjoying your bottle of Outryder! Cheers, Nancy Edited October 28, 2021 by WhiskeyBlender 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GaryT Posted October 28, 2021 Share Posted October 28, 2021 12 minutes ago, WhiskeyBlender said: Hey @fishnbowljoe! Do you happen to know which year/bottling you have? FYI, this week I'm working on a 10 year Bourbon release from WW, which is a project I'm co-blending with Steve Nally. At any rate, hope you're enjoying your bottle of Outryder! Cheers, Nancy Those are the most nicely written tasting notes I think I've ever seen!! (I feel like a solid 20% of my notes are illegible, which is only slightly worse than 15% of anything I handwrite being illegible! ) Shuffling stuff in the cabinet I ran across a 375 mL bottle I had made 4+ years ago with equal parts (I think 1 oz each) from all 10 Four Roses recipes. I labeled it 'Barrel Proof FRYL' (although doubt that the yellow label was equal parts; I recall being thrilled to have had acquired all 10 recipes from single barrel picks, and making this bottle - which was pretty good!) Down to the last couple of pours, and really digging it. I could say "Why didn't I make more of this??" but that would be disingenuous as I remember several of those bottles being ah-freaking-mazing all on their own (some lovely nearly 12 yr OBSO Jim Rutledge gift shop picks from 2015, some GBS picks from 2014, etc). Won't be able to ever recreate this, so definitely taking the time to smell the roses . . . and sip them 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
petrel800 Posted October 28, 2021 Share Posted October 28, 2021 Watching the Braves trying some MM46 CS that I picked up at Costco this afternoon since I got sent back today to grab some Christmas Gifts for the kids. Wife’s concerned about the supply chain. Not sure how I feel about the MM46 CS yet. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fishnbowljoe Posted October 28, 2021 Author Share Posted October 28, 2021 3 hours ago, WhiskeyBlender said: Hey @fishnbowljoe! Do you happen to know which year/bottling you have? FYI, this week I'm working on a 10 year Bourbon release from WW, which is a project I'm co-blending with Steve Nally. At any rate, hope you're enjoying your bottle of Outryder! Cheers, Nancy I’m totally enjoying the Outryder Nancy. Thanks. No Batch info. Below are a couple of pics of the bottle. How are things in Kirby? You ever make it to that restaurant in Greybull I told you about? Biba! Joe 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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