markandrex Posted July 7, 2022 Share Posted July 7, 2022 Getting some much needed rain this evening. Sitting inside sipping on a very nice WTRB. 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
markandrex Posted July 8, 2022 Share Posted July 8, 2022 Starting the evening with WTKS. 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
B.B. Babington Posted July 9, 2022 Share Posted July 9, 2022 On 7/4/2022 at 7:06 PM, beasled said: Happy 4th from the other side of the pond. Pouring a 2016 WTKS (warehouse O, rick no 2 for those that wonder). This has a wonderful sweet maraschino cherry note to it. Cheers! like kepler, I just saw this fantail, IMO much better than current. better hide it or markandrex will come sniffing for sip or twelve 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kepler Posted July 9, 2022 Share Posted July 9, 2022 Started the evening with Chattanooga BiB and the 111 Cask. They were both pretty darn good. But now on to bigger and better things... 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kepler Posted July 9, 2022 Share Posted July 9, 2022 Steve's post around the 4th of July got me to thinking, ... I need more GTS in my life. 13 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FasterHorses Posted July 9, 2022 Share Posted July 9, 2022 HH7 BiB. Looked in the bunker and saw a backup so i cracked this one. The HH6 BiB was so much nicer if i recall, anyone share that opinion? 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Clueby Posted July 9, 2022 Share Posted July 9, 2022 It was a Booker's kinda night last night. LB3 is a pretty fine pour. This is roughly the order of preference as well with #1 on left. The SFTB closed out the night. It was definitely a honey barrel. Wow! 12 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fosmith Posted July 9, 2022 Share Posted July 9, 2022 11 hours ago, FasterHorses said: HH7 BiB. Looked in the bunker and saw a backup so i cracked this one. The HH6 BiB was so much nicer if i recall, anyone share that opinion? I do. When HH6 BiB was discontinued, I was able to acquire a bottle through a trade. It was never available here in Calif. and I really wanted to try it given all the good things I'd heard about it. Then when HH7 arrived here I got a bottle and did a SBS with a friend. We both preferred the 6yr. That was the last bottle of the 7yr I bought or will buy especially since it's now $50+ here. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
beasled Posted July 9, 2022 Share Posted July 9, 2022 16 hours ago, B.B. Babington said: like kepler, I just saw this fantail, IMO much better than current. better hide it or markandrex will come sniffing for sip or twelve Anyone making it this far for a sniff and/or sip is welcome to either, frankly. Cheers! 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fishnbowljoe Posted July 9, 2022 Author Share Posted July 9, 2022 Last night I had a couple of pours from my freezer bottle of OF 86. It still amazes me how thick and delicious this is. Thanks again to @smokinjoe , @flahute and others that recommended OF 86 as a freezer pour. I’m pretty sure that there will always be a bottle in my freezer from now on. Biba! Joe 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
smokinjoe Posted July 9, 2022 Share Posted July 9, 2022 2 hours ago, beasled said: Anyone making it this far for a sniff and/or sip is welcome to either, frankly. Cheers! Heehee! Nice one! 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bob_Loblaw Posted July 10, 2022 Share Posted July 10, 2022 10 hours ago, Clueby said: It was a Booker's kinda night last night. LB3 is a pretty fine pour. This is roughly the order of preference as well with #1 on left. The SFTB closed out the night. It was definitely a honey barrel. Wow! LB3 is fantastic! Layered and rich. Happy that I sought out a few extras. Sad that I didn’t get more. . . on topic enjoying some 4RYL out of a rocks glass after drinking over ice while grilling. Due to little league baseball this is our first time in Michigan for the summer. Ahhhhh Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bob_Loblaw Posted July 10, 2022 Share Posted July 10, 2022 Moved on to this years MMPS that I just picked up. A SBS with last years barrel will happen in the future and I’m tipsy, on vacation high and super biased, but damn if this isn’t drinking spectacularly right out the gate. 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kepler Posted July 10, 2022 Share Posted July 10, 2022 Tried out the newer 90 proof version of EW1783 and it was enjoyable. Decided to stay with HH but dial it up a couple of notches. ECBP b12 136.0 proof with a big clear cube. 'Cause it's 100 degrees out there today! 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thomm Posted July 10, 2022 Share Posted July 10, 2022 8 hours ago, fishnbowljoe said: Last night I had a couple of pours from my freezer bottle of OF 86. It still amazes me how thick and delicious this is. Thanks again to @smokinjoe , @flahute and others that recommended OF 86 as a freezer pour. I’m pretty sure that there will always be a bottle in my freezer from now on. Biba! Joe I'll second that thanks, and it goes out to everyone on this forum who mentioned freezer pours at all. On your advice, I recently began following this habit also. Half a bottle of Evan Williams BIB went in the left side of the Admiral. Cool and refreshing. Seems almost counter-intuitive for whiskey (well, the cool part, anyway). I can see why OF 86 is your freezer bourbon of choice. At least by my estimation, this is such a good idea that one might want to indulge a bit more than usual. The lower proof might make that easier to do. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fishnbowljoe Posted July 10, 2022 Author Share Posted July 10, 2022 46 minutes ago, Bob_Loblaw said: Moved on to this years MMPS that I just picked up. A SBS with last years barrel will happen in the future and I’m tipsy, on vacation high and super biased, but damn if this isn’t drinking spectacularly right out the gate. A SBS with the Pitter Patter @Bob_Loblaw ? Biba! Joe Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kepler Posted July 10, 2022 Share Posted July 10, 2022 12 hours ago, Clueby said: It was a Booker's kinda night last night. LB3 is a pretty fine pour. This is roughly the order of preference as well with #1 on left. The SFTB closed out the night. It was definitely a honey barrel. Wow! Great pours there. So who was the perfectionist that opened the 3 wax top bottles on the right... and who was the slob who opened the 2 on the left? (FWIW, ... my open Booker's usually resemble the ones on the left)... 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Clueby Posted July 10, 2022 Share Posted July 10, 2022 2 hours ago, Kepler said: Great pours there. So who was the perfectionist that opened the 3 wax top bottles on the right... and who was the slob who opened the 2 on the left? (FWIW, ... my open Booker's usually resemble the ones on the left)... Slob = 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fishnbowljoe Posted July 10, 2022 Author Share Posted July 10, 2022 7 minutes ago, Clueby said: Slob = Well that explains things. Biba! Joe 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
geclbxf Posted July 10, 2022 Share Posted July 10, 2022 22 hours ago, Clueby said: It was a Booker's kinda night last night. LB3 is a pretty fine pour. This is roughly the order of preference as well with #1 on left. The SFTB closed out the night. It was definitely a honey barrel. Wow! LB3 is my favorite of the five bottles released so far! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Skinsfan1311 Posted July 10, 2022 Share Posted July 10, 2022 (edited) 12 hours ago, Kepler said: Tried out the newer 90 proof version of EW1783 and it was enjoyable. Decided to stay with HH but dial it up a couple of notches. ECBP b12 136.0 proof with a big clear cube. 'Cause it's 100 degrees out there today! I've been culling bottles but, after reading so many great things about the latest 1783, (and seeing a 1.75l bottle on sale for $33.00), I broke down and bought one yesterday, and had a few pours. I enjoyed it as well, a bit thin on the finish, but it's solid and great way to start the night. I'll buy more when this one is gone. Edited July 10, 2022 by Skinsfan1311 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bayouredd Posted July 10, 2022 Share Posted July 10, 2022 Had a stop in from my eldest Brother yesterday & broke out the big guns: started with a - Rebel 10 I knew this would be his fav as it's a wheated, desert bourbon and as a rookie would say "smooth" Staying with the sweet, a - WRDO rated ok but not the Reb On to a - KC 12 This was the first time he could gather notes of any kind on anything I ever served him (cinnamon & brown sugar) An understanding of balanced to be had here Told him this was the best bottle that I had - RR 13 He instantly recognized the rush of flavors I knew this would be in the running for his fav - Remus Repeal V and it did stand out for him not to mention, myself (close to the end of this bottle) Finally an - ETL a smooth ending as he would say. Not large pours but effective just the same. Yep, he spent the night!!! At this time, the filets, butternut squash & mini 'taters were coming off the grill. 8 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marekv8 Posted July 10, 2022 Share Posted July 10, 2022 Found this guy while clearing a shelf of potential drain pour candidates — been hiding at least six years. Not too shabby. 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Grain Belt Posted July 10, 2022 Share Posted July 10, 2022 Just opened an Evan Williams 1783. My wife and I both enjoy this one a lot. Shifted towards it recently when Buffalo Trace became impossible to find around here. Fills my 90 proof general all-purpose niche quite nicely. 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WhiskeyBlender Posted July 11, 2022 Share Posted July 11, 2022 (edited) Polishing off a bottle of the first edition of Still Austin's "Nancy's Pick's" Single Barrel Cask Strength Bourbon this evening. Barrel #2018-0605-11 comes in at a respectable 117.1 proof. I forced my hand on this one, and insisted that my personal picks are always from the oldest and best quality stock, and will never be younger than 4 years old, and in fact will continue to get older every year. By next spring, I expect to only pick from 5 year stock, then the next year 6, then 7, 8, and so on. All of the stock is matured in ISC 53 gls barrels, char #3, with a mash bill of 70% white corn, 25% rye, and 5% malted barley. In the meantime I continue to do all the blending for every Still Austin Bourbon or rye release, but this one is my baby. My apologies if I'm once again overstepping my boundaries in posting about this kind of thing. I'm not necessarily trying to promote a particular brand- just trying to show that there are some folks out there in the so-called "craft community" who are doing their best to produce Bourbon that tastes like "real" Bourbon, which is matured in good quality 53 gls cooperage, and who are continuing to age it for many years to come in healthy maturation conditions. We ain't perfect and will make some mistakes, as my southern Appalachian kinfolk would say, but we sure are tryin'! Cheers! Nancy Edited July 11, 2022 by WhiskeyBlender 16 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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