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I know RR/10 batch LL/ME is highly sought after for obvious reasons. I came across a bottle of RR single barrel that was LL/ME. Obviously bought it. Is this better than normal single barrels being a LL/ME. Or doesn’t matter since it’s a picked single barrel?

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For my taste buddies, it's always; "The proof is in the tasting". 😜     Why not open 'er up and find out, eh?!? 😉     Let us know what you find.

By the way; Welcome to 'The Board', Oldecrow! 👍

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Next weekend with a buddy I have a normal bottle of rr10, a rr10 LL/ME and this single barrel. Might as well do it right?!

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4 hours ago, Oldecrow said:

Next weekend with a buddy I have a normal bottle of rr10, a rr10 LL/ME and this single barrel. Might as well do it right?!

There ya' go! 👍     Do 'em side-by-side, eh?!  😉🔦🔍    Always the best way to compare. 😊

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Be interesting to see how the single barrel and the LL/ME compare!  Let us know what you think. 

 

I like the 110 proof distillate.

 

Please let us know how it turns out.

 

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On 1/6/2025 at 3:59 AM, Oldecrow said:

I know RR/10 batch LL/ME is highly sought after for obvious reasons. I came across a bottle of RR single barrel that was LL/ME. Obviously bought it. Is this better than normal single barrels being a LL/ME. Or doesn’t matter since it’s a picked single barrel?

The RR10 LL/ME is reported to have some much older barrels (perhaps up to 15yr.) mixed into the batch, which is why it's sought after.  The Single Barrel would probably be around 8-9yrs as most are so the LL/ME code wouldn't really indicate anything except the fill date in that case.  

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I would like to see someone compare LL/ME to the 101 70th Anniversary 8-yr juice.  Even if they want to proof the 8-yr down to match the LL/ME.  If I ever find a bottle of LL/ME I will do it.  In the interests of science of course.

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On 1/7/2025 at 9:29 PM, IamMatt said:

I would like to see someone compare LL/ME to the 101 70th Anniversary 8-yr juice.  Even if they want to proof the 8-yr down to match the LL/ME.  If I ever find a bottle of LL/ME I will do it.  In the interests of science of course.

I have a couple of the 70th. I’ll try that in the tasting this weekend with normal rr10, ll/me, and Sb ll/me

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Oldecrow the flock are waiting for feedback on the WIld Turkey/RR showdown.  Don’t leave us hanging!

 

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I had known nothing about this until reading this post, then researching it through the interwebs. Sounds like a fun new activity, searching for this batch.

 

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Good luck.  The tater locusts have already scoured far and wide, and have cleared the inventory.

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22 hours ago, Kepler said:

Good luck.  The tater locusts have already scoured far and wide, and have cleared the inventory.

lol

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On 1/16/2025 at 9:29 AM, VWIndy said:

Oldecrow the flock are waiting for feedback on the WIld Turkey/RR showdown.  Don’t leave us hanging!

 

Blind tasted RR10, RR10 batch LL/ME, RR single barrel, wild turkey 101 70th. 3 of us tasted with same results expect last place. 2 had it last one had it 3rd. LL/ME first, RR single barrel second, WT 70th third and RR10 4th. 

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Does anyone know if there is a difference between LL/ME20 and LL/ME17. I think some of the reviews I have seen online saying it was superior the the norm were all 20’s. I just found a 17 and was curious if anyone else had tried a LL/ME17.

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On 1/17/2025 at 10:54 PM, Kepler said:

Good luck.  The tater locusts have already scoured far and wide, and have cleared the inventory.

Dammit, Kepler!  You had to go and poop in my soup, didn't ya?  I checked my favorite local LS anyway.  Closest I could find was an April 10, 2024 bottling.  I'm sure the clerk got a kick out of watching me pick up the bottles and hold 'em down my nose in bifocal range while I rotated them slowly, then replaced each one with a dejected look and a softly muttered epithet.

I'm drowning my sorrows in regular old 101 tonight.  I am not worthy!

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Careful Thomm!  You may turn into an old tater:}

 

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13 hours ago, Cibearse4 said:

Does anyone know if there is a difference between LL/ME20 and LL/ME17. I think some of the reviews I have seen online saying it was superior the the norm were all 20’s. I just found a 17 and was curious if anyone else had tried a LL/ME17.

I picked up a bottle of LL/ME17 a while back and found it to be too astringent and bitter on the finish for my palate.  The nose and palate entry flavors were great though. A friend sent me a sample of LL/ME20 and it was quite different that the 17 and better IMO, especially on the finish. 

 

BTW, I recently picked up a bottle of LL/MG23 that I'm enjoying quite a bit.  I like it better than the LL/ME17 and almost as much as the LL/ME20.  

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8 hours ago, fosmith said:

I picked up a bottle of LL/ME17 a while back and found it to be too astringent and bitter on the finish for my palate.  The nose and palate entry flavors were great though. A friend sent me a sample of LL/ME20 and it was quite different that the 17 and better IMO, especially on the finish. 

 

BTW, I recently picked up a bottle of LL/MG23 that I'm enjoying quite a bit.  I like it better than the LL/ME17 and almost as much as the LL/ME20.  

Interesting. I guess this would be a July batch. RR10 isn’t my favorite pour and I have too many bottles as it is so I probably won’t be purchasing any more. Probably shouldn’t have gotten this one lol.

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On 1/19/2025 at 10:16 PM, Thomm said:

Dammit, Kepler!  You had to go and poop in my soup, didn't ya?  I checked my favorite local LS anyway.  Closest I could find was an April 10, 2024 bottling.  I'm sure the clerk got a kick out of watching me pick up the bottles and hold 'em down my nose in bifocal range while I rotated them slowly, then replaced each one with a dejected look and a softly muttered epithet.

I'm drowning my sorrows in regular old 101 tonight.  I am not worthy!

Sorry buddy, I just call it how I see it!  🤷‍♂️

 

Hopefully you or I will stumble across one, out of blind random luck.

 

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