PaulO Posted February 13 Share Posted February 13 21 hours ago, JakeySnakes said: First sip was excellent! I must admit, when I buy MM, it's usually the 101. The only Private Selects I've sampled were from 2 stores near me, and while good, didn't persuade me to pick up a bottle. This is much better than both of those. To me, the nose is really outstanding and complex - honey, vanilla, chocolate graham cracker - I could go on. Which staves or combination did they choose. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JakeySnakes Posted February 14 Share Posted February 14 8 hours ago, PaulO said: Which staves or combination did they choose. This bottle came to me via @FacePlant for winning the SB Fantasy Football league. 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FacePlant Posted February 14 Share Posted February 14 21 hours ago, JakeySnakes said: This bottle came to me via @FacePlant for winning the SB Fantasy Football league. I oversold this bottle so bad pre-season it ended up being the last bottle picked, and one nobody wanted. If I had a lick of sense I'd have offered to send $50 to JS and he might have bit? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0895 Posted February 14 Author Share Posted February 14 Through a glitch in the matrix, I was somehow able to switch my economy flight this week to an earlier departure first class seat for $1.13. I celebrated beating the system by asking the nice flight attendant for a Buffalo Trace “to go”. Opened and enjoying it tonight. Good Stuff! 9 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kepler Posted February 15 Share Posted February 15 On 2/10/2025 at 1:18 PM, elmossle said: It has always been my go to, daily pour. I accumulated a lot of these while we were living in NC years ago. The ABC board store I was friendly with usually had either the 750ml or the 1.75 on sale alternating months. So when the handles were on sale, I would grab one during my weekly truck check in. Forgot I still had this many in the box from when we moved. There is a clear difference in taste when you do a SBS with it and a current bottling. Nice! Yes the 12hr was so freaking rich on the palate. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kepler Posted February 15 Share Posted February 15 On 2/11/2025 at 1:59 PM, Phil T said: That is my favorite E mashbill. I can't wait to try it. They haven't made it to my area yet. Prost!! Phil I really like it. Very crushable. I like Four Roses at 100 proof. I'm so glad they decided to release these "lesser" bottlings at a relatively low price but still at a healthy 100 proof. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JakeySnakes Posted February 18 Share Posted February 18 Had a craving for EC BP - haven’t had one open in awhile - so grabbed a B523 from the cabinet. 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mal00768 Posted February 18 Share Posted February 18 On 2/14/2025 at 8:26 PM, Kepler said: I really like it. Very crushable. I like Four Roses at 100 proof. I'm so glad they decided to release these "lesser" bottlings at a relatively low price but still at a healthy 100 proof. lol, I love that you said crushable. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kepler Posted February 20 Share Posted February 20 On 2/17/2025 at 7:01 PM, mal00768 said: lol, I love that you said crushable. Why's that? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mal00768 Posted February 22 Share Posted February 22 (edited) On 2/19/2025 at 10:34 PM, Kepler said: Why's that? It’s a fun way of saying that burbs was very drinkable and tasty yah hipster. "Crushable" is a slang term for a well-balanced beverage that's easy to drink and tasty. Edited February 22 by mal00768 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kepler Posted February 22 Share Posted February 22 19 hours ago, mal00768 said: It’s a fun way of saying that burbs was very drinkable and tasty yah hipster. "Crushable" is a slang term for a well-balanced beverage that's easy to drink and tasty. The definition definitely fits! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kepler Posted March 2 Share Posted March 2 (edited) Interested to compare these ever since i read a review of the new BiB. Left: brand new release - BiB 7 year, Bulleit's first ever release of their own distillate. This one is getting good reviews in the whiskey media already. Price I paid: $46 Right: 2020's Blender's Select, a 9 year blend of NDP bourbon. I emptied one of these bottles back when they were first released and it was so good I bunkered two more. My favorite Bulleit product I've tasted yet. Price paid: no record of this bottle but the best I recall is ~$50ish Both are 100 proof... so a fair fight. Will report back how their own make at 7 years stacks up to the reference product. Edited March 2 by Kepler 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kepler Posted March 4 Share Posted March 4 (edited) On 3/1/2025 at 7:27 PM, Kepler said: Interested to compare these ever since i read a review of the new BiB. Left: brand new release - BiB 7 year, Bulleit's first ever release of their own distillate. This one is getting good reviews in the whiskey media already. Price I paid: $46 Right: 2020's Blender's Select, a 9 year blend of NDP bourbon. I emptied one of these bottles back when they were first released and it was so good I bunkered two more. My favorite Bulleit product I've tasted yet. Price paid: no record of this bottle but the best I recall is ~$50ish Both are 100 proof... so a fair fight. Will report back how their own make at 7 years stacks up to the reference product. Just to follow up. I really like the new Bulleit BiB. It's definitely worth the amount I spent. If I were going to describe the taste, I would say it's like a high rye version of New Riff that's been aged a bit longer in the barrel. For me, that's a compliment. I can confidently recommend it. Especially if you are a New Riff fan, give this one a shot. Having said that, I still prefer the Blender's Select. It's just an extremely well-balanced high rye bourbon, and in the end perhaps the fact the whiskies were aged longer and were a blend of different whiskies was just too much of an advantage. Both are excellent for $50 or under. I've never been a fan of Bulleit the company, but this new release of their own distillate puts me on notice moving forward. Edited March 4 by Kepler 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Davesnothere Posted March 8 Share Posted March 8 So far the first pour is encouraging. 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JakeySnakes Posted March 11 Share Posted March 11 Very good. Dangerously drinkable - this pour disappeared quickly. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kepler Posted March 15 Share Posted March 15 It's that time of the year again. Cracked open a couple of classics. IYKYK P.S. I know this is under bourbon forum, but Happy fRYEday! 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wedelstaedt Posted March 15 Share Posted March 15 12 minutes ago, Kepler said: It's that time of the year again. Cracked open a couple of classics. IYKYK P.S. I know this is under bourbon forum, but Happy fRYEday! Those lemon cookies look good. Those haven’t hit out market. I will be on the lookout though. Oh yeah, the Turkey Rye looks good too. Fly Flock, Fly! Happy FRyeday 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kepler Posted March 15 Share Posted March 15 25 minutes ago, Wedelstaedt said: ... Fly Flock, Fly! ... Careful, this phrase might trigger a certain 'Skins fans here on SB 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wedelstaedt Posted March 15 Share Posted March 15 24 minutes ago, Kepler said: Careful, this phrase might trigger a certain 'Skins fans here on SB Haha Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PaulO Posted March 16 Share Posted March 16 On 3/14/2025 at 10:45 PM, Kepler said: It's that time of the year again. Cracked open a couple of classics. IYKYK P.S. I know this is under bourbon forum, but Happy fRYEday! Nice to see the older, previous WT label. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Skinsfan1311 Posted March 16 Share Posted March 16 On 3/14/2025 at 11:26 PM, Kepler said: Careful, this phrase might trigger a certain 'Skins fans here on SB On 3/14/2025 at 11:51 PM, Wedelstaedt said: Haha All good....it's hockey season! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ebo Posted March 18 Share Posted March 18 Having read what a few of you had to say about the Bulleit BiB, I stopped after work and purchased a bottle. I never disliked Bulleit, but it never really was a go to/had to have bourbon for me. This changes the game. I'm really enjoying this. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NDN98 Posted March 20 Share Posted March 20 I bought this one earlier today and just cracked it. It’s an enjoyable pour! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Double C's Posted March 21 Share Posted March 21 Letting one of my eagles out of its cage to finish off a stressful work week. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
smokinjoe Posted March 22 Share Posted March 22 I pick up a standard Evan Williams black label from time to time. $15. As usual, the one I picked up today and sipping now far exceeds expectations, though my expectations expect it to exceed expectations… 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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