Anwalt Posted April 12, 2023 Share Posted April 12, 2023 Celebrating. The little store in (non-Parisian) France that sells me much of what they get (their crowd does wine, not whiskey) got me 4 W12 today for 55E each. Happy day. 9 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Davesnothere Posted April 12, 2023 Share Posted April 12, 2023 1 hour ago, Anwalt said: Celebrating. The little store in (non-Parisian) France that sells me much of what they get (their crowd does wine, not whiskey) got me 4 W12 today for 55E each. Happy day. Nice. My wife will be in Paris in June. I may join her, if my passport renewal arrives in time. I need to get a debrief before she/we leave(s). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Clueby Posted April 13, 2023 Share Posted April 13, 2023 Did a blind BIB tasting tonight. The pic is the group of about 30 people consensus on worst to best (l to r). I had the Dickel as my worst and the JD as #7. But I had the Rieger as my #1! My rankings were Dickel<JD<ET<NR<McK<OF11<BH<Rieger. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Anwalt Posted April 13, 2023 Share Posted April 13, 2023 13 hours ago, Davesnothere said: My wife will be in Paris in June. I may join her, if my passport renewal arrives in time. I need to get a debrief before she/we leave(s). Happy to chat. I have bought very, very little in Paris. Mostly because I have not tried very hard and it's probably more heavily tatered. Get an hour outside of Paris and hit all the liquor stores on the map (which means you'll end up seeing the entire city, so your wife might not kill you) and you'll find the little places that carry it and aren't getting tatered too hard. I did that in Bordeaux and have a pretty good sense of where to look there. It helps that I love that city. And that I got lucky and found one particular store that sells me most of their allocation to get cash up front and all at once. Their customers are into wine and not much into whiskey. One day I will tater Paris. It'll probably take two full days of effort because it is so huge with wine stores everywhere. The wife will probably go nuts in their very impressive (at least to the women in the family) "thrift" stores. I put "thrift" in quotes, because while cheap, they sell very nice things, or so I am told. I once knew an attorney who, when she had kids, stopped practicing law for awhile and made a decent living buying at those stores and reselling in the US. I suspect that those days I leave the Wifey unsupervised in those stores shall prove to be a bit expensive. Needs must.... 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Anwalt Posted April 13, 2023 Share Posted April 13, 2023 13 hours ago, Davesnothere said: Nice. My wife will be in Paris in June. I may join her, if my passport renewal arrives in time. I need to get a debrief before she/we leave(s). PS: If you are able to bring Obree some bottles, he might meet you in Paris or halfway. That or ship, for shipping is also pretty cheap in the EU. He's a good guy. And very serious about reciprocity. He'll have time to find things in advance. Some of the auction sites there are pretty wicked. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Skinsfan1311 Posted April 13, 2023 Share Posted April 13, 2023 4 hours ago, Anwalt said: Happy to chat. I have bought very, very little in Paris. Mostly because I have not tried very hard and it's probably more heavily tatered. Get an hour outside of Paris and hit all the liquor stores on the map (which means you'll end up seeing the entire city, so your wife might not kill you) and you'll find the little places that carry it and aren't getting tatered too hard. I did that in Bordeaux and have a pretty good sense of where to look there. It helps that I love that city. And that I got lucky and found one particular store that sells me most of their allocation to get cash up front and all at once. Their customers are into wine and not much into whiskey. One day I will tater Paris. It'll probably take two full days of effort because it is so huge with wine stores everywhere. The wife will probably go nuts in their very impressive (at least to the women in the family) "thrift" stores. I put "thrift" in quotes, because while cheap, they sell very nice things, or so I am told. I once knew an attorney who, when she had kids, stopped practicing law for awhile and made a decent living buying at those stores and reselling in the US. I suspect that those days I leave the Wifey unsupervised in those stores shall prove to be a bit expensive. Needs must.... It's probably not much different than when the Wifey leaves you unsupervised at liquor stores.... 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Anwalt Posted April 13, 2023 Share Posted April 13, 2023 30 minutes ago, Skinsfan1311 said: It's probably not much different than when the Wifey leaves you unsupervised at liquor stores.... See? That's the problem. Women stick together. Men? Not so much. And don't bring up stupid ideas like "But what I wrote is true". I'm learning - truth is an irrelevant social construct used for oppression! "Help, help, I'm being oppressed!" 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Skinsfan1311 Posted April 15, 2023 Share Posted April 15, 2023 Taking my vitamins... 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fosmith Posted April 15, 2023 Share Posted April 15, 2023 18 hours ago, Skinsfan1311 said: Taking my vitamins... Got to grow up strong and healthy. I do really like those Dickel 15yr single barrels. So much flavor for only $55 in my area. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Anwalt Posted April 15, 2023 Share Posted April 15, 2023 Haven't had one of these in a while. Situation remedied. 9 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Skinsfan1311 Posted April 15, 2023 Share Posted April 15, 2023 41 minutes ago, fosmith said: Got to grow up strong and healthy. I do really like those Dickel 15yr single barrels. So much flavor for only $55 in my area. Agreed. Rarely see it my neck if the woods, so I snagged one a NOLA vacation, for $58.00 as my "hotel" whiskey. I duct-taped the cork, and stuck what you see in that bottle, in my checked luggage... 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
markandrex Posted April 15, 2023 Share Posted April 15, 2023 Sitting by the pool with some Remus Repeal V after some homemade pesto. 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Skinsfan1311 Posted April 16, 2023 Share Posted April 16, 2023 This is pretty solid, but I doubt that I'll replace it, unless it goes on sale. I bought it more for sentimental reasons, as it reminds me of a private tasting that we had at Stitzel Weller a few years ago, where we had a very good time with some very good friends. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Skinsfan1311 Posted April 16, 2023 Share Posted April 16, 2023 John J. Bowman in the glass... 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PaulO Posted April 16, 2023 Author Share Posted April 16, 2023 Old standby WT 101 here. I earned it. I've been doing lots of yard work - pruning trees, cutting grass. 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wedelstaedt Posted April 16, 2023 Share Posted April 16, 2023 After a hiatus, I decided to open the cabinet. WT101 gets the honor (possibly the honor is mine.) Good choice for my return. Nice to be back. Cheers 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kepler Posted April 16, 2023 Share Posted April 16, 2023 33 minutes ago, Wedelstaedt said: After a hiatus, I decided to open the cabinet. WT101 gets the honor (possibly the honor is mine.) Good choice for my return. Nice to be back. Cheers Great to have you back! Cheers 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kepler Posted April 16, 2023 Share Posted April 16, 2023 These are the best $21 bottles of whiskey that I've purchased. 12 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wedelstaedt Posted April 16, 2023 Share Posted April 16, 2023 (edited) 28 minutes ago, Kepler said: Great to have you back! Cheers Thank you. It is nice to be here, with all of you great folks. Cheers Edited April 16, 2023 by Wedelstaedt 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wedelstaedt Posted April 16, 2023 Share Posted April 16, 2023 23 minutes ago, Kepler said: These are the best $21 bottles of whiskey that I've purchased. $21 Ahhh, the good’ole days. 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IamMatt Posted April 16, 2023 Share Posted April 16, 2023 Found a grapefruit in the fridge that was getting pretty wrinkly so I juiced it and made a couple of Brown Derbies for the wife and me. Oh, with WT101. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Grady330 Posted April 16, 2023 Share Posted April 16, 2023 So I tried the Bernheim BP Wheat Whisky, alot of subtle caramel , maybe some leather and oak. Definite ethanol finish at 119 proof. seems a bit weak flavor wise. Going to let it rest after a good hour breath and see if it opens up. Might try a drop or two of water. First impressions is if it stays like this would not seek out. And BTW, sales rep is way off. This is not a ECBP cousin. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Double C's Posted April 16, 2023 Share Posted April 16, 2023 It's 45deg, windy, and dreary outside so I decided a nice barrel proofer was in order. This bottle opened up some after the initial pour a few weeks ago, which was welcomed to tame the ethanol down some. Much more enjoyable now. 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
smokinjoe Posted April 16, 2023 Share Posted April 16, 2023 Fixin’ to grill up some dogs on the grill, with a 4RSmB on a clear cube. 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
markandrex Posted April 16, 2023 Share Posted April 16, 2023 Cool and dreary all day. Bookers Sip Awhile in the glass for a warm KY hug. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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