What bourbon did you purchase this spring season of 2025?

[0895]

On 5/13/2025 at 2:38 PM, rzelinka said:

A darn good bourbon for $22. I picked on up a few weeks back.

That’s a bargain price for a great workhorse bottle.

[smokinjoe]

“Southern Bourbon Whiskey”, distilled Indiana?  
 

 

 

[markandrex]

40 minutes ago, smokinjoe said:

“Southern Bourbon Whiskey”, distilled Indiana?  
 

 

You are correct.

[rzelinka]

14 hours ago, markandrex said:

This came in the mail from Seelbach's.  I am a fan of 13th Colony and their CS is typically even better.

I love what they're doing. My only complaint is the odd shaped bottle messes up my display a little... Small issues to solve for

[PaulO]

On 5/14/2025 at 6:13 PM, markandrex said:

This came in the mail from Seelbach's.  I am a fan of 13th Colony and their CS is typically even better.

This is my impression of "Distilled in Indiana" (MGP) whiskey.

What comes off their stills is high quality, and they make something like ten different mash bills.  A lot of their product is sold to other companies, who then do the aging and so on.  The quality of warehouse, knowledge of staff, and what they're trying to do varies considerably.  Well executed MGP can be fantastic.  If people try to age it in a garage or bottle it too young - it's blah.

[markandrex]

From their website:

CASK STRENGTH SOUTHERN BOURBON WHISKEY

This Limited Release is our flagship Southern Bourbon Whiskey at cask strength, uncut for maximum flavor. With defined tasting notes, it has a nose that’s hazelnut, sweet Georgia corn, cherry syrup, smoked oak, sweet leather, and fresh-cut herbs.

Aged to taste, not time. Each barrel was aged between 4-6 years

Aged in Americus Ga, very good temp swings throughout the year.  

Edited 10 hours ago by markandrex
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[LW25]

Buddy of mine told me last week that an LS about an hour away from where I live was getting in a new Elijah Craig Toasted Barrel Proof store pick this week.  Yesterday I found myself nearby for work so wandered in on lunch break to see if it had arrived yet.  No dice on the ECTBBP, but this beauty was sitting on the shelf all by itself for $88.