What Bourbon Did You Purchase Today (Winter 2021)

[bayouredd]

On 3/23/2022 at 8:40 PM, Anwalt said:

Wouldn't happen to have been a place in Destin would it?  I had a very pleasant experience with the Irishman who runs the place while visiting.  

Nope, but about 1hr 20mineast in Pensacola. Did all of my diving in Destin years ago, though...

[Bret Bret]

3 bottles Belle Meade Reserve.  There were a few empty spots in the bunker and yes, I like it that much.

[fishnbowljoe]

6 hours ago, Bret Bret said:

3 bottles Belle Meade Reserve.  There were a few empty spots in the bunker and yes, I like it that much.

Bourbon wisdom right there @Bret Bret. Your second sentence speaks volumes.

 

Biba! Joe

[fosmith]

7 hours ago, Bret Bret said:

3 bottles Belle Meade Reserve.  There were a few empty spots in the bunker and yes, I like it that much.

I hear this is being discontinued in Calif.  I wonder if they are running out of mature MGP stocks?  If that's the case this may go away entirely which would be a shame because it is really good. 

[smokinjoe]

A Maker’s Cask Strength and a David Nicholson 1843 100 pr.  I’m a big fan of the Maker’s Cask Strength, and at $40 it warranted a pickup.  I hadn’t had the standard DN white label in quite awhile, so at $26 I said why not.  

[n811]

Picked up WT101 from a Virginia ABC store on sale for $22.99. Looks like they a now have the actual date etched onto the bottles in addition to the coded date. I was so inspired I purchased two

[JakeySnakes]

[Guss West]

The Weller FP PS was a short barrel, I was lucky to have my ticket number pulled for the chance to buy one bottle for $70.  I jumped at the chance.  

 

While there, I also grabbed an Alberta Premium Rye 80p and the Ezra Brooks 99p; since I've not had either of those mid-shelfers before.  

 

Noticed we could turn the page on this thread as well.  See you in the Spring of 2022 thread!  

[Jazzhead]

I visited my sister this weekend and passed through Bourbon Mecca, otherwise known as Elkton,  MD.    Came back with a Bardstown Discovery #6,  a Carl T Huber Signature Indiana Straight Bourbon from Starlight Distillery (new to me and excellent),  and  a Woodinville,  which my nephew liked so much I left it with him.   

[Thomm]

Not purchased today, but yesterday. Before we turn the page on this thread to the Spring version, let me tell you about how very far from Spring a week of 11 hour work days in rainy, 30 to 40 degree weather feels like. 

Hence, my typical Friday night reward moved up a shelf (and a half, perhaps)?  Here he is, posing with two of his brothers:

[BetweenPipes33]

Nothing special, but adding to the dipped collection.

[fishnbowljoe]

4 hours ago, BetweenPipes33 said:

Nothing special, but adding to the dipped collection.

Nice pick up @BetweenPipes33. It looks like your bottle may have been dipped by my gal at MM. Thanks for posting a pic of rhe back of the bottle.

 

Biba! Joe

[BetweenPipes33]

47 minutes ago, fishnbowljoe said:

Nice pick up @BetweenPipes33. It looks like your bottle may have been dipped by my gal at MM. Thanks for posting a pic of rhe back of the bottle.

 

Biba! Joe

Thank you, Joe. I’ve never been to MM, but I’m going to go in May. My sister used to live next to WR, so when I would visit her, we would go over there. I would love to find a MM with the different color wax, but in the central Ohio market, I haven’t had much luck.

[Kepler]

3 hours ago, fishnbowljoe said:

Nice pick up @BetweenPipes33. It looks like your bottle may have been dipped by my gal at MM. Thanks for posting a pic of rhe back of the bottle.

 

Biba! Joe

 

Evidently my boy Joe might be a "back-wax man" ? 

[fishnbowljoe]

8 minutes ago, Kepler said:

 

Evidently my boy Joe might be a "back-wax man" ? 

 

 

[Kepler]

1 minute ago, fishnbowljoe said:

 

 

 

Well played

[fishnbowljoe]

12 minutes ago, Kepler said:

 

Well played

What goes around, comes around. MM was my gateway bourbon. Even when I moved on to other things, I always had a bottle of MM on hand. Over the last year or two, I’ve come back around a little more to MM. The reintroduction of MM 101 here in the states helped some with that.

 

Biba! Joe

[mbroo5880i]

Maker's Mark is like White Castle.  It's always there at a reasonable price.  Sometimes you are in the mood for a slider.  Sometimes you are in the mood for Makers Mark.  Classics are a classic for a reason.

[Kepler]

5 minutes ago, fishnbowljoe said:

What goes around, comes around. MM was my gateway bourbon. Even when I moved on to other things, I always had a bottle of MM on hand. Over the last year or two, I’ve come back around a little more to MM. The reintroduction of MM 101 here in the states helped some with that.

 

Biba! Joe

 

Yep.  The MM101 has seemingly achieved a well deserved re-focus on Maker's.  I've also recently had a new appreciation for the various MM private stave barrel selection series.  I mean they've always been good, but my interest in them has recently been "rebooted" due to some good tastings.

 

[Kepler]

5 minutes ago, mbroo5880i said:

Maker's Mark is like White Castle.  It's always there at a reasonable price.  Sometimes you are in the mood for a slider.  Sometimes you are in the mood for Makers Mark.  Classics are a classic for a reason.

 

Hmm, thumbs up because I get your point which is well-reasoned.  But I guess my only exposure to White Castle was not typical , so I was very underwhelmed.  My only White Castle burger was in Louisville and it seemed to be a steamed  beef patty.  I'll take Whataburger, or just about any burger over White Castle. 

I'll place Maker's Mark quality on the level of Whataburger (or substitute your own best option ... In & Out Burger, etc.)...

[mbroo5880i]

8 minutes ago, Kepler said:

 

Hmm, thumbs up because I get your point which is well-reasoned.  But I guess my only exposure to White Castle was not typical , so I was very underwhelmed.  My only White Castle burger was in Louisville and it seemed to be a steamed  beef patty.  I'll take Whataburger, or just about any burger over White Castle. 

I'll place Maker's Mark quality on the level of Whataburger (or substitute your own best option ... In & Out Burger, etc.)...

I like Whataburger, In-and-Out Burger, or as you say whatever your choice.  White Castle is an Indiana, Illinois or Missouri classic.  I also like Crystal Burger which is similar but in southern states.  I like Whataburger but it seems like I have to wait in the drive through for a long time whenever I go there.  

[fishnbowljoe]

Price and availability are also factors for me. I’m still a Weller Whore, but even Weller SR is really hard to find anymore, and the price has crept up to almost $30.00. The price on MM has been $24.99 for what seems like forever. It’s often on sale for $21.99 and $22.99 at a couple of stores in my area. The last two I bought were on sale at Binny’s for $19.99, plus you got a jar of cherries for 1¢. 
 

Biba! Joe

[flahute]

32 minutes ago, Kepler said:

 

Hmm, thumbs up because I get your point which is well-reasoned.  But I guess my only exposure to White Castle was not typical , so I was very underwhelmed.  My only White Castle burger was in Louisville and it seemed to be a steamed  beef patty.  I'll take Whataburger, or just about any burger over White Castle. 

I'll place Maker's Mark quality on the level of Whataburger (or substitute your own best option ... In & Out Burger, etc.)...

White Castle is what you get at 2am after getting kicked out of the bar. It is not meant to be in the same arena as Whataburger, etc.

[fishnbowljoe]

On 3/27/2022 at 8:52 PM, flahute said:

White Castle is what you get at 2am after getting kicked out of the bar. It is not meant to be in the same arena as Whataburger, etc.

Been there, done that, kinda. Early on, White Castle was a stop after “unsuccessful” nights of cruising the south side of Indianapolis. I’m pretty sure @mbroo5880i knows precisely the White Castle I speak of. Later on they opened a store closer to where I lived in Beech Grove. It became the place to stop at sometimes after bowling, or last call. “Two sliders, order of fries, and a large Coke please.”

 

Biba! Joe

[Kepler]

All this burger talk has made me hungry.