FasterHorses Posted December 30, 2022 Share Posted December 30, 2022 Piggy backing on the fighting cock thread.. i almost purchased a virgin bourbon coming back through alabama. How does the NAS compare to the 7 year? The 7 year VB, HH6bib, and ezra 7 yr 101 were three classics and as close as the hh6 90 gets… itsjust not quite there. How close does the VB NAS get? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Obree Posted December 30, 2022 Share Posted December 30, 2022 Wish I could tell you! I have the Ezra 7 but that is all..... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0895 Posted December 30, 2022 Share Posted December 30, 2022 59 minutes ago, FasterHorses said: How close does the VB NAS get? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FasterHorses Posted December 31, 2022 Author Share Posted December 31, 2022 41 minutes ago, 0895 said: I recall you really liked that profile. Something about dead leaves ? So the new version is a pass huh? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mbroo5880i Posted December 31, 2022 Share Posted December 31, 2022 (edited) 14 minutes ago, FasterHorses said: I recall you really liked that profile. Something about dead leaves ? So the new version is a pass huh? I seem to recall that VB 7 year was sourced from HH. Is this correct? Was it similar to HH 7 year BIB? Edited December 31, 2022 by mbroo5880i Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FasterHorses Posted December 31, 2022 Author Share Posted December 31, 2022 (edited) 16 minutes ago, mbroo5880i said: I seem to recall that VB 7 year was sourced from HH. Is this correct? Was it similar to HH 7 year BIB? I found the three i mentioned having very similar profiles. HH7bib, ezra 7 101, vb7… all were from HH i think that is correct. I have a few of each set aside and theyre probably some of the pours i most look forward to in the future Edited December 31, 2022 by FasterHorses 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0895 Posted December 31, 2022 Share Posted December 31, 2022 3 hours ago, FasterHorses said: I recall you really liked that profile. Something about dead leaves ? So the new version is a pass huh? I was probably drunk when I said that, but it sounds like something I would say. Anyway, The NAS is not like the good (chooses words carefully to avoid phone calls from the FBI) 7 year age stated on the label Virgin Bourbon. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TwoFingers Posted December 31, 2022 Share Posted December 31, 2022 This may not help you too much but I did pick up some of the VB NAS about a year and a half ago. I've never had the 7 year age stated and was hoping that I might be pleasantly surprised. Not the case. I found it very pedestrian and not nearly as good HH 6yr BIB, or Old Ezra 7yr. If it is from HH, I would still rather have the EW BIB, or Dant. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FasterHorses Posted January 1, 2023 Author Share Posted January 1, 2023 On 12/30/2022 at 7:04 PM, FasterHorses said: I found the three i mentioned having very similar profiles. HH7bib, ezra 7 101, vb7… all were from HH i think that is correct. I have a few of each set aside and theyre probably some of the pours i most look forward to in the future I meant HH6bib not 7bib. The 6 was heads and shoulders better than the 7 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mbroo5880i Posted January 1, 2023 Share Posted January 1, 2023 24 minutes ago, FasterHorses said: I meant HH6bib not 7bib. The 6 was heads and shoulders better than the 7 I may have screw things up. The white label was a 6 year old BIB 100 proof right? It was a great bourbon. That was the one I was thinking of. Wasn't the green label 90 proof? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
flahute Posted January 1, 2023 Share Posted January 1, 2023 5 minutes ago, mbroo5880i said: I may have screw things up. The white label was a 6 year old BIB 100 proof right? It was a great bourbon. That was the one I was thinking of. Wasn't the green label 90 proof? Yes. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FasterHorses Posted January 1, 2023 Author Share Posted January 1, 2023 3 minutes ago, mbroo5880i said: I may have screw things up. The white label was a 6 year old BIB 100 proof right? It was a great bourbon. That was the one I was thinking of. Wasn't the green label 90 proof? Correct on both. The green 6 year 90 is pretty good also. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bourserker Posted January 8, 2023 Share Posted January 8, 2023 I have nothing of value to add here, I just wanted to jump in and mourn the loss (belated of course) of another good age stated value whiskey. I totally missed that this one was going NAS, and if I had known I would have grabbed a few bottles as it was an exceptional value for the money when it was 7 years old. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VAGentleman Posted January 9, 2023 Share Posted January 9, 2023 The Virgin NAS is nowwhere close to the goodness of the 7 year 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kcgumbohead Posted January 9, 2023 Share Posted January 9, 2023 (edited) I have VB7, OE7 and HH6bib all bunkered. I can only confirm the HH6 as an excellent pour. The others I picked up over the years prior to their going NAS. All three are HH and one day I may do a SBSBS. Currently everything is on hold for medical reasons so I am enjoying pours vicariously through all of my fellow SBrs. I too am curious about the 7 vs NAS VB profile as these moves rarely improve the affected release but interesting nonetheless as educational information for those that like to discuss the subtleties (or not so ) of our favorite pours. off topic, I haven’t purchased a Fighting Cock since it went NAS, I simply assumed it wasn’t a step up from the 6yr version. Edited January 9, 2023 by kcgumbohead Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Recommended Posts