What Bourbon Did You Purchase Today (Winter 2021)

[bayouredd]

Ol' Skule Sccop...

The JBSiB & EWBiB will be virgin territory. The OGD114 has been tried but this is the 1st bottle owned. Others two - staples...

[FasterHorses]

Wife got me some LDI 13 year old Penelope. Guess its light whiskey but here i am. Anyone had it? 99% corn.

I’m laid up in bed with somethin rough or id be sippin on it

Edited February 17, 2022 by FasterHorses

[Marekv8]

4 hours ago, Mano said:

Splurged today at the liquor store:

 

I’m still trying to figure out the Woodford Malt Whiskey— it not unsurprisingly reminds me of the production floor of my brewery client in Connecticut. A very distinctive nose. 

[bayouredd]

42 minutes ago, FasterHorses said:

Wife got me some LDI 13 year old Penelope. Guess its light whiskey but here i am. Anyone had it? 99% corn.

I’m laid up in bed with somethin rough or id be sippin on it

I'm not saying fer sure but if it's bronchitis, Southern Comfort is the ticket; otherwise WT101 splashed in honey, lemon & peppermint will ease symptoms. If these don't help, you're a goner!!! Just kidding. I hope you get well soon. Not sure about the Penelope but if you get the chance let us know as it's been around here, but no info...

[FasterHorses]

On 2/16/2022 at 7:05 PM, bayouredd said:

I'm not saying fer sure but if it's bronchitis, Southern Comfort is the ticket; otherwise WT101 splashed in honey, lemon & peppermint will ease symptoms. If these don't help, you're a goner!!! Just kidding. I hope you get well soon. Not sure about the Penelope but if you get the chance let us know as it's been around here, but no info...

Thanks Red.. its Chyna virus. Forgot how bad a headache could be. Worse than a hangover. 

[bayouredd]

5 hours ago, FasterHorses said:

Thanks Red.. its Chyna virus. Forgot how bad a headache could be. Worse than a hangover. 

Wow! Sorry to hear that. Hope it passes sooner than later.

If you lose taste, then KC seems to get it back the best. It seems KC is a cure for most things; except maybe a high mortgage payment. (even that has some merit) 

 

Get Well Soon...

[Radioyada]

I came across an interesting Woodford Reserve, and it decided to follow me home.  Very curious to see how different this is than the standard version or the couple of store picks I have triedl.

 

 

[bayouredd]

10 minutes ago, Radioyada said:

I came across an interesting Woodford Reserve, and it decided to follow me home.  Very curious to see how different this is than the standard version or the couple of store picks I have triedl.

 

 

I had a LS pick in 2020 that was friggin excellent. Grabbed a second one and really lamented when they were gone sometime last year...

My neighbor had a standard and we did a sbs. No Contest!!! The LS pick by a mile...

Edited February 18, 2022 by bayouredd

[Guss West]

My buddy's LLSs are so successful with his private selections; they've had to institute a raffle system.  Buy bottles all year long, get tickets by $$ spent.  Limited bottlings arrive and have drawings for ticket numbers to randomize "first dibs" to buy.  Seems about as fair as any system I've ever seen or heard about otherwise.  Kudos, to them, for recognizing their best patrons!  

 

My numbers got pulled for dibs to buy their most-recent BT PS.  Would never have thought I'd have to win a raffle to buy Buffalo Trace.  Ooh, baby; its a wild world!  

 

Bought some of their most recent pick of Ezra Brooks Cask Strength too.  Buy 'em if you see 'em.  They've all been excellent!!  

 

And, why aren't we talking about Starlight Distillery more?  These folks are making really fine whiskey!!  

[B.B. Babington]

1 hour ago, Guss West said:

...And, why aren't we talking about Starlight Distillery more?  These folks are making really fine whiskey!!  

 

I guess because they are small?  The produce their own rather than source, so I'm going to look for it.  Seems they produce small amounts, I don't think it's distributed far.  

[geclbxf]

10 hours ago, B.B. Babington said:

 

I guess because they are small?  The produce their own rather than source, so I'm going to look for it.  Seems they produce small amounts, I don't think it's distributed far.  

Starlight is killing it with their finishes too.   Their port was awesome, double oak amazing, and then I will claim getting old as to why I cant remember the third while I am traveling this week.   Has fared very well against some of the heavyweights in blind SBS at my house.   Keep the interesting single barrel picks coming!

[Richdel]

Decided to buy a 375ml of WRDO as my first attempt in the double-oaked arena.  My reasoning is if I don't like it , I am only out half the cost.  And in this case, less then half.  750ml of WRDO $59.99 before tax, 375ml of WRDO $25.99.  Seemed counter-intuitive pricing for me, but it works for me in this case.

[smokinjoe]

6 hours ago, Richdel said:

Decided to buy a 375ml of WRDO as my first attempt in the double-oaked arena.  My reasoning is if I don't like it , I am only out half the cost.  And in this case, less then half.  750ml of WRDO $59.99 before tax, 375ml of WRDO $25.99.  Seemed counter-intuitive pricing for me, but it works for me in this case.

Good thinkin’!  I like WRDO well enough on its own, but it sings in cocktails for me.  I don’t know if you’re a home cocktail person, but if so and you don’t happen to like it neat, give it a go in a cocktail.  

[Guss West]

Starlight Farms is perched on the northwest side of the large limestone ledge that provides the perfect water for America's native spirit.  About an hour from MGP and just over the imaginary line from a host of legacy distillers, this distillery is in the right place at the right time. 

 

Didn't know the distro was so spotty; its stacked deep here in CT.  I give it a "buy on sight" recommendation.  

 

Prost!  

[FasterHorses]

Buddy sent me 3 Remus IV yesterday. 

should be ok with my Remus stash for quite some time now. 
 

 

 

 

Edited February 24, 2022 by FasterHorses

[Guss West]

Buying two more of the Ezra Brooks CS to round out the case.  

Only because I have to go  back up there since I won today's lottery to buy one bottle of the 2022 PS Eagle Rare for this year!! 

 

They're bundling it with their special single barrel of pure agave tequila finished in last year's ER barrel for 10 months.  Fun little cross-over creation.  Will be fun to try something I would otherwise normally overlook completely.   

 

All that to say, I'm getting a bottle of 2022 eagle rare, which is about as lucky as this old boy gets!! 

 

Prost!  

[fishnbowljoe]

2 minutes ago, Guss West said:

 

All that to say, I'm getting a bottle of 2022 eagle rare, which is about as lucky as this old boy gets!! 

 

Prost!  

Tasting notes please  @Guss West.

 

Biba! Joe

[Guss West]

I had no plans to open it right away; mebbe I'll try to bring it to Bardstown this year?  

 

Prost!  

[markandrex]

I was out running some errands and stopped by a local store and found these for $69.99/ each.  Needless to say the answer was yes!
 

 

[G L Tirebiter]

I was up in Youngstown, OH yesterday for the PAC Indoor Track & Field Championships.  A friend's son runs and we went up to watch him compete.   And I had a chance to hit two stores and found a few bottles that are very scarce here in PA.

I bought....

New Riff Rye

ODG114

Coopers Craft

2 Weller Special Reserves (1.75 & a 750)

Blackened

 

The second store (A & C Beverage) had a sign on the door  - "allocated bourbons   -  Friday morning  8AM"   

 

 

[jnewberg]

Nice finds this morning 

[Rhettro]

Today’s haul. And yes, I already cracked both. Man, it’s easy to forget how good - and how good of a value - KC 9 SmB is. Consistently terrific stuff. 

[Kepler]

I was surprised to see these just sitting on the shelf for $50 so I snagged them.  I really enjoy my A121 so I'm looking forward to trying this.

 

 

 

 

Edited February 26, 2022 by Kepler

[PhantomLamb]

On 2/25/2022 at 1:18 PM, G L Tirebiter said:

I was up in Youngstown, OH yesterday for the PAC Indoor Track & Field Championships.  A friend's son runs and we went up to watch him compete.   And I had a chance to hit two stores and found a few bottles that are very scarce here in PA.

I bought....

New Riff Rye

ODG114

Coopers Craft

2 Weller Special Reserves (1.75 & a 750)

Blackened

 

The second store (A & C Beverage) had a sign on the door  - "allocated bourbons   -  Friday morning  8AM"   

 

 

What did you pay for the Weller?

[LvR Mike]

So apparently wheat whiskey is a thing? Always thought wheat whiskey was a wheated bourbon but I was just wrong. Was told to try Bernheim and then go from there. Also saw a MM I've never seen before so I said why not.