GeeTen Posted February 3 Share Posted February 3 11 hours ago, markandrex said: Having a nice pour from an older Blanton”s. It was a beautiful day down here, lower 70’s and sunny, it felt like Spring. Bite me! We had another 2" of snow last night - shovel in hand as I look into the sun! 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
markandrex Posted February 3 Share Posted February 3 10 hours ago, 0895 said: How is that? The reviews were so abnormally good that I actually bought one. It's the only bookers in my bunker, as I'm typically not much of a fan of the brand. It is a classic example of what Bookers should be. I found six two years ago sitting in a dive store. The clerk looked at me like I was nuts for buying that many. I had one open and jumped at the chance of adding to the bunker. At. 128. and 6 yr. 8 months, it is a wonderful edition. color is a dark amber. Nose is Beam peanut with underlying currants and red fruit.. The palate is the same with a good rye spice finish and a gook KY. hug The finish is moderate with a hint of smoke. I hope you enjoy yours. Likely not replaceable but a good expression of what Bookers can be. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fosmith Posted February 3 Share Posted February 3 11 hours ago, 0895 said: How is that? The reviews were so abnormally good that I actually bought one. It's the only bookers in my bunker, as I'm typically not much of a fan of the brand. Sip Awhile was an above average Booker's. I finished off my last bottle last fall and really enjoyed it. Wish I had bought more. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Grady330 Posted February 4 Share Posted February 4 New Riff, OGD BiB 1792 Full Proof. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kcgumbohead Posted February 4 Share Posted February 4 A bit of Yellowstone toasted from the holiday 3 pack of 375s. I gifted the standard issue and pour both the rum finished and toasted. This one is from the toasted version. Its a fine weekday sipper, of the 3, I prefer the rum finish. I really like this packaging concept. 3 versions to explore for the price of a single 750 and as I have had them all at the distillery, I wanted to dive a bit deeper on the rum and toasted versions but wasn't interested enough for the full size. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Anwalt Posted February 4 Share Posted February 4 Whelp. Been crazy busy. Drinking less, posting less. Today got into another bottle of the always excellent Hardins Creek Series, here the Frankfort. Special thanks to geclbxf for recommending these (and much else besides) to me. The oak is just perfect, not a box of toothpicks as one might expect at 17 years. Beam is nailing these...and there's not much secondary add-on to them. Mmmmmmmm. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
markandrex Posted February 4 Share Posted February 4 MM-PS (Lee project) this evening. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Anwalt Posted February 5 Share Posted February 5 Old Reliable, version B522. One of the "lesser" ECBP's. Good enough for me, and still available at more or less MSRP in some quarters. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kcgumbohead Posted February 6 Share Posted February 6 WTKS last night and a bit of Copper&Kings bourbon after that. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JT3NSB Posted February 6 Share Posted February 6 On 2/4/2025 at 4:11 PM, Anwalt said: Whelp. Been crazy busy. Drinking less, posting less. Today got into another bottle of the always excellent Hardins Creek Series, here the Frankfort. Special thanks to geclbxf for recommending these (and much else besides) to me. The oak is just perfect, not a box of toothpicks as one might expect at 17 years. Beam is nailing these...and there's not much secondary add-on to them. Mmmmmmmm. Fantastic pour... enjoy! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Richnimrod Posted February 6 Share Posted February 6 I'm personally debating with myself. I think the debate may be reaching a conclusion. Yup. It's over. I'll start with a small pour of WT101, moving thence to a small pour of Rare Breed, then onto a bigger pour of RR Single Barrel (picked by yours truly among about a half-dozen tasters for my local monger). After those, we'll see if any further exploration of the Russell's distilling arts are called for.... More later . . . or not. 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Anwalt Posted February 6 Share Posted February 6 1 hour ago, Richnimrod said: I'm personally debating with myself. I think the debate may be reaching a conclusion. Yup. It's over. I'll start with a small pour of WT101, moving thence to a small pour of Rare Breed, then onto a bigger pour of RR Single Barrel (picked by yours truly among about a half-dozen tasters for my local monger). After those, we'll see if any further exploration of the Russell's distilling arts are called for.... More later . . . or not. I'm fairly certain you won your debate with you. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
flahute Posted February 6 Share Posted February 6 4 hours ago, Anwalt said: I'm fairly certain you won your debate with you. He most certainly did. And very good choices were made. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
markandrex Posted February 7 Share Posted February 7 I’m having a pour of Bookers KY Tea to kick off the evening. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WhiskeyMaier7 Posted February 7 Share Posted February 7 I think this might just be perfect 10 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Anwalt Posted February 7 Share Posted February 7 I really, really like the older Beam expressions. "Older" starting at 12 years. Had the Bakers 13 yesterday. Wow, it hit the spot. No burn, lots of flavor. Less sweetness than Bookers which I initially thought meant more rye. Nope, same mash bill per Google, so more oak & age. Like some of the other older Beam releases, I do not taste the peanuts. I don't mind them; I also do not mind the lack of them. I think this may replace Bookers in my pantheon. I do want to try it against KC12. 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0895 Posted February 7 Share Posted February 7 Stuck on a weekend work trip. The only choices were Benchmark or Jack 50ml’s, so I took the last couple Benchmarks. The weather is a really nice 70 with low humidity today in FL. Making the best of it. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Skinsfan1311 Posted February 7 Share Posted February 7 (edited) JJBSB Edited February 7 by Skinsfan1311 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JakeySnakes Posted February 8 Share Posted February 8 Gettin’ low. Glad I have a backup. It’s all but disappeared near me. 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0895 Posted February 8 Share Posted February 8 2 hours ago, JakeySnakes said: Gettin’ low. Glad I have a backup. It’s all but disappeared near me. By me as well. I originally thought it would be a decent bottle count, getting slow rolled for awhile, but perhaps I was wrong. Grateful for picking up some extra now. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kepler Posted February 8 Share Posted February 8 3 hours ago, JakeySnakes said: Gettin’ low. Glad I have a backup. It’s all but disappeared near me. 29 minutes ago, 0895 said: By me as well. I originally thought it would be a decent bottle count, getting slow rolled for awhile, but perhaps I was wrong. Grateful for picking up some extra now. Don't fret. I have a feeling the new WT 8 year product planned for the US market will be pretty good. I just created a thread over in the "Industry News" section that explains a lot of what Wild Turkey/Russell's Reserve has planned in the near future. Go check it out ... Lots of interesting news if you are a fan of WT... 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fishnbowljoe Posted February 8 Share Posted February 8 I decided to have something different for a change this evening. Long story short, I had a pour of a 2022 Woodford Reserve Masters Collection Batch Proof @ 118.4 proof. (I tried the 121.2 proof 2024 version a while back.) Cheers! 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Anwalt Posted February 8 Share Posted February 8 Had PHC 17 rye yesterday...one of my favorites. I love the viscosity & the gentle nuttiness. Followed up with a Peerless SP from Carmel, IN Giant Eagle...really good. I did not like Peerless until recently. Their older bottles struck me as young & expensive. This SP nails it. Especially after having been open for 9 or so months, that's been a consistent them for me. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mbroo5880i Posted February 9 Share Posted February 9 17 hours ago, fishnbowljoe said: I decided to have something different for a change this evening. Long story short, I had a pour of a 2022 Woodford Reserve Masters Collection Batch Proof @ 118.4 proof. (I tried the 121.2 proof 2024 version a while back.) Cheers! Wow, $3.95 is a great price for a 375 ml bottle of Woodford Batch Proof. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mbroo5880i Posted February 9 Share Posted February 9 (edited) OGD 114. One store raised it price to $30 while two other stores both lowered their price to $17.49 and $17.99, respectively. Edited February 9 by mbroo5880i Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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