fosmith Posted June 8 Share Posted June 8 10 hours ago, MSB said: Would you please tell me the history of this btl? I have no info and I couldn't find any info on it in a quick interweb search. What is GBS? Why is 12 crossed out and 15 written in? What is the amnesia btl? Ect.....??? I think GBS is short for Georgia Bourbon Society. Note the OP lives in Georgia. I assume this bottle is from a private barrel selection by that group. Now, please don't hurt me... 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rzelinka Posted June 8 Share Posted June 8 On 6/5/2025 at 9:40 PM, fishnbowljoe said: It was kinda the opposite for me in my area for a while. No OF BP picks, but one store did a 90 proof one a while back. I bought one and really liked it. It didn’t seem to sell very well. Over the course of 3 or 4 months I bought about a case. I still have one left. Then they did a BP pick. Of course I bought one. I liked it well enough, but it was almost too hot. I didn’t buy another one. I've been on the lookout for this one to complete my trifecta of single barrel offerings from Old Forester. The barrel strengths are very good at a very affordable price point. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rzelinka Posted June 8 Share Posted June 8 On 6/6/2025 at 9:24 PM, NDN98 said: Opened this one tonight. Very unique flavor profile. It has a lot going on with floral notes on the nose, but rye forward and citrus on the palate. lucky you. I've heard some wonderful things about this one. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MSB Posted June 8 Share Posted June 8 1 hour ago, fosmith said: I think GBS is short for Georgia Bourbon Society. Note the OP lives in Georgia. I assume this bottle is from a private barrel selection by that group. Now, please don't hurt me... Lol. If anyone gets punished, it should be me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
smokinjoe Posted June 8 Share Posted June 8 Indeed, GBS is for Georgia Bourbon Society. Our first barrel selection was for the standard EC12, and we kinda lucked into getting the second one at barrel proof. We called it the “Amnesia Barrel”, since it took so long to get it bottled, we almost forgot we had it!! It should have been 14 years old, but since it took a year to get bottled, it ended up being 15 yo. 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MSB Posted June 8 Share Posted June 8 (edited) 1 hour ago, smokinjoe said: Indeed, GBS is for Georgia Bourbon Society. Our first barrel selection was for the standard EC12, and we kinda lucked into getting the second one at barrel proof. We called it the “Amnesia Barrel”, since it took so long to get it bottled, we almost forgot we had it!! It should have been 14 years old, but since it took a year to get bottled, it ended up being 15 yo. That is great and what i would call a happy ending. I wad trying to find info in the archives and it appears that pick was at least 9yrs ago? How does the 15yr EC BP taste? Edited June 8 by MSB Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
smokinjoe Posted June 8 Share Posted June 8 1 hour ago, MSB said: That is great and what i would call a happy ending. I wad trying to find info in the archives and it appears that pick was at least 9yrs ago? How does the 15yr EC BP taste? Picked the barrels in 2012. Bottled and delivered in 2013. As for taste, it’s very rich. Heavy, even. It handled the 15 years well, and isn’t overboard on the oak. 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JakeySnakes Posted June 28 Share Posted June 28 Delicious! 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kepler Posted June 29 Share Posted June 29 5 hours ago, JakeySnakes said: Delicious! I hope you like yours more than I did mine. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JakeySnakes Posted June 29 Share Posted June 29 (edited) 6 hours ago, Kepler said: I hope you like yours more than I did mine. This bottle came to me via @gurgalunas in my SB FF winnings. Enjoyed the first pour! Sweet caramel, brown sugar, and vanilla buttercream up front, a little cinnamon on the finish. 121.1 proof so added a couple ice chips after the first sip. A very nice dessert pour I'm thinking! Edited June 29 by JakeySnakes 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gurgalunas Posted June 30 Share Posted June 30 16 hours ago, JakeySnakes said: This bottle came to me via @gurgalunas in my SB FF winnings. Enjoyed the first pour! Sweet caramel, brown sugar, and vanilla buttercream up front, a little cinnamon on the finish. 121.1 proof so added a couple ice chips after the first sip. A very nice dessert pour I'm thinking! Glad you enjoyed it! I've found the standard small Batch options to be fair, but the One Barrel picks to be top notch, assuming the barrel is picked by a talented palate. With the distillery 15 min away, the barrel picks tend to be plentiful in my neck-of-the-woods. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kepler Posted July 2 Share Posted July 2 On 6/29/2025 at 7:17 AM, JakeySnakes said: This bottle came to me via @gurgalunas in my SB FF winnings. Enjoyed the first pour! Sweet caramel, brown sugar, and vanilla buttercream up front, a little cinnamon on the finish. 121.1 proof so added a couple ice chips after the first sip. A very nice dessert pour I'm thinking! Total my bad. I didn't realize yours was the barrel pick. Mine was just the standard BiB 6 yr. Apologies. Enjoy your bottle! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JT3NSB Posted July 3 Share Posted July 3 Enjoying this one…✌ 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
elmossle Posted July 5 Share Posted July 5 Needed to add some bottles back to the cabinet and started with this one. More to open soon! Cheers everyone! 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JakeySnakes Posted Monday at 11:43 PM Share Posted Monday at 11:43 PM This normally isn’t distributed in my immediate area, so when it randomly appeared on the shelf of a local LS today, I picked up a bottle. Since it was 90 and humid, it went into the freezer. That first cold sip is heaven! 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
smokinjoe Posted Monday at 11:52 PM Share Posted Monday at 11:52 PM 8 minutes ago, JakeySnakes said: This normally isn’t distributed in my immediate area, so when it randomly appeared on the shelf of a local LS today, I picked up a bottle. Since it was 90 and humid, it went into the freezer. That first cold sip is heaven! Sweet! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Skinsfan1311 Posted Tuesday at 01:14 AM Share Posted Tuesday at 01:14 AM 1 hour ago, JakeySnakes said: This normally isn’t distributed in my immediate area, so when it randomly appeared on the shelf of a local LS today, I picked up a bottle. Since it was 90 and humid, it went into the freezer. That first cold sip is heaven! Nice glass! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PaulO Posted Tuesday at 02:54 PM Share Posted Tuesday at 02:54 PM 15 hours ago, JakeySnakes said: This normally isn’t distributed in my immediate area, so when it randomly appeared on the shelf of a local LS today, I picked up a bottle. Since it was 90 and humid, it went into the freezer. That first cold sip is heaven! That is one of the bottles on my short list. I have even become a bigger fan of the rye. For both 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ebo Posted Thursday at 11:51 PM Share Posted Thursday at 11:51 PM I purchased a bottle of Barrel Bourbon Cask Strength a few weeks ago. I opened it this evening. I will get another when this is gone. Very easy drinker at 57 ABV. Not sure it's worth the $80.00 price tag, but it's definitley a very good pour. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Grady330 Posted 13 hours ago Share Posted 13 hours ago What does anyone know about Star Hill Farm?? Looks like from Makers . Has anyone tried it? Looks to be an American whiskey, no corn. LS has it at $100. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
flahute Posted 11 hours ago Share Posted 11 hours ago 2 hours ago, Grady330 said: What does anyone know about Star Hill Farm?? Looks like from Makers . Has anyone tried it? Looks to be an American whiskey, no corn. LS has it at $100. It's a new project from Maker's Mark - a wheat whiskey. I tried it twice, once as part of an advisory panel at Maker's while it was under development and the second at an event last November. Both times it was delicious. I don't know if what's in the bottle is the same formulation but if I see one I will give it a try. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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