mbroo5880i Posted May 25, 2023 Share Posted May 25, 2023 (edited) C'mon folks. No chatter for one of the American Distilling Institute's 2023 Best in Class Whiskeys? New Holland Dragon's Milk Small Batch. I have tried New Holland Bourbons and every single one of them tasted like mineral spirits. Not that I have ever drank mineral spirits. I have seen this one at a few stores in Indy for $49.99. Has anyone tried it? Best in Class? A 5-year old bourbon? https://www.forbes.com/sites/joemicallef/2023/05/17/the-top-american-craft-whiskeys-from-the-2023-american-distilling-institute-judging/?sh=19d7dca017f1 Edited May 25, 2023 by mbroo5880i Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PhantomLamb Posted May 25, 2023 Share Posted May 25, 2023 Yikes. I’m not a fan of when breweries try to switch to distilled spirits. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Richnimrod Posted May 25, 2023 Share Posted May 25, 2023 Not to say it's unavailable... but, I've never seen (or heard of ) it. Mineral Spirits? YUCK! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mbroo5880i Posted May 25, 2023 Author Share Posted May 25, 2023 (edited) I should clarify that I have not tried this whiskey. However, all of the others from New Holland that I have tried were awful. Edited May 25, 2023 by mbroo5880i Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jvd99 Posted May 25, 2023 Share Posted May 25, 2023 18 hours ago, PhantomLamb said: Yikes. I’m not a fan of when breweries try to switch to distilled spirits. I'm generally not a fan of any whisk(e)y that's won a 'prestigious' award from San Francisco, a magazine or anywhere else. Those "awards" are like participation medals or something. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PaulO Posted May 26, 2023 Share Posted May 26, 2023 15 hours ago, jvd99 said: I'm generally not a fan of any whisk(e)y that's won a 'prestigious' award from San Francisco, a magazine or anywhere else. Those "awards" are like participation medals or something. If it's which one wins the award, and all the contestants are from the craft category. That doesn't give me a lot of confidence. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jvd99 Posted May 26, 2023 Share Posted May 26, 2023 5 minutes ago, PaulO said: If it's which one wins the award, and all the contestants are from the craft category. That doesn't give me a lot of confidence. I'd pay attention to a competition among the big boys: MM, HH, BT, WT, BF, FR Without knowing anything else, those are best in class when I'm vacillating 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mbroo5880i Posted May 27, 2023 Author Share Posted May 27, 2023 On 5/25/2023 at 6:10 PM, jvd99 said: I'm generally not a fan of any whisk(e)y that's won a 'prestigious' award from San Francisco, a magazine or anywhere else. Those "awards" are like participation medals or something. Nothing speaks excellence like a whiskey that advertises it was a Bronze or Silver medal winner in SF. Especially given they paid to play the awards game. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mbroo5880i Posted May 28, 2023 Author Share Posted May 28, 2023 The only store in my area that carries New Holland products is Meijer. Last week, the local Meijer had several bottles of Dragon Milk Origins. Today, the shelf was wiped clean. I wasn't planning to buy a bottle. I just thought it was interesting how a nonconsequential spirits competition is picked up the public and determines purchasing decisions. Similarly, last week this Meijer had standard Yellowstone 93 for $24.99 which they claim is 50% off. It is not a bad bottle for $24.99 though well below OF100 or WT101 in the same price range. Today, the shelf was cleared. I assume some Cheap Bastard considered half price too good to pass up. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jvd99 Posted May 30, 2023 Share Posted May 30, 2023 On 5/27/2023 at 8:32 PM, mbroo5880i said: The only store in my area that carries New Holland products is Meijer. Last week, the local Meijer had several bottles of Dragon Milk Origins. Today, the shelf was wiped clean. I wasn't planning to buy a bottle. I just thought it was interesting how a nonconsequential spirits competition is picked up the public and determines purchasing decisions. Similarly, last week this Meijer had standard Yellowstone 93 for $24.99 which they claim is 50% off. It is not a bad bottle for $24.99 though well below OF100 or WT101 in the same price range. Today, the shelf was cleared. I assume some Cheap Bastard considered half price too good to pass up. I think 'Cheap Bastard' bourbon won a Triple Gold medal at the last spirits competition 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mbroo5880i Posted May 30, 2023 Author Share Posted May 30, 2023 51 minutes ago, jvd99 said: I think 'Cheap Bastard' bourbon won a Triple Gold medal at the last spirits competition I knew I should have bought a case. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kcgumbohead Posted June 4, 2023 Share Posted June 4, 2023 On 5/27/2023 at 9:32 PM, mbroo5880i said: The only store in my area that carries New Holland products is Meijer. Last week, the local Meijer had several bottles of Dragon Milk Origins. Today, the shelf was wiped clean. I wasn't planning to buy a bottle. I just thought it was interesting how a nonconsequential spirits competition is picked up the public and determines purchasing decisions. Similarly, last week this Meijer had standard Yellowstone 93 for $24.99 which they claim is 50% off. It is not a bad bottle for $24.99 though well below OF100 or WT101 in the same price range. Today, the shelf was cleared. I assume some Cheap Bastard considered half price too good to pass up. Now, let’s not confuse cheap with dumb LOL!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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