What Bourbon Are You Drinking Spring 2025?

[Kepler]

17 hours ago, Anwalt said:

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Everything there was great - I was really pleased to try the OF BB 13 with the mutant yeast - thanks to kcgumbohead!

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Sounds like it was a great time and some of us missed out (yet again.  Hopefully some day)

 

But what about the OF mutant yeast?  This is a story I haven't heard about.  The only mutant yeast story I know is about Four Roses.  I'm eager to hear about the OFBB.  I've heard over and over about how the 2013 release was the last great OFBB but I never heard it was because of a special yeast version.  Inquiring minds want to know !

[MM818]

1 hour ago, Kepler said:

I do like how you chose "Front porch batch" to celebrate your new back yard.   Too bad they don't release a "Back yard batch" ... or maybe they have already

We are still in the pre celebratory phase. 
 

I don’t think they have a backyard batch. The closest thing would be the Lumberyard Batch. If I do use Bookers to officially celebrate I’ll probably crack my Bookers 25. 

[Kepler]

1 minute ago, MM818 said:

We are still in the pre celebratory phase. 
 

I don’t think they have a backyard batch. The closest thing would be the Lumberyard Batch. If I do use Bookers to officially celebrate I’ll probably crack my Bookers 25. 

 

You should definitely crack your Booker's 25!  That's still the best Booker's bourbon I've ever tasted.  But I missed scoring my own bottle of that one back then by about a month. (Timing is everything in life, lol).  

 

I have no excuse for not yet cracking the Booker's 30th however.  I need to find an excuse to remedy that.

 

 

[Grady330]

Enjoying OGD 114 watching the rain. Going to move onto some Bombergers 2025 

[Skinsfan1311]

7 hours ago, Kepler said:

 

Nice!

Yeah....it's great, but so is the standard 101...not worth the extra $$$...

[mal00768]

7 hours ago, MM818 said:

We are still in the pre celebratory phase. 
 

I don’t think they have a backyard batch. The closest thing would be the Lumberyard Batch. If I do use Bookers to officially celebrate I’ll probably crack my Bookers 25. 

https://www.bookersbourbon.com/bourbons/2018-02-backyard-bbq
 

From what I remember, it was a tasty batch. Beam had recently hiked the price but it was still easily obtainable here in MA.

[MM818]

1 hour ago, Skinsfan1311 said:

Yeah....it's great, but so is the standard 101...not worth the extra $$$...

I knew that extra $20 would come with a steep grading curve! 

[MM818]

17 minutes ago, mal00768 said:

https://www.bookersbourbon.com/bourbons/2018-02-backyard-bbq
 

From what I remember, it was a tasty batch. Beam had recently hiked the price but it was still easily obtainable here in MA.

Thanks Mal. I forgot about that one.  Bookers in CA have always been shelf turds. Even now with the price settling at $89-99 they languish on the shelves. Good for me because I always have one open. 

[Anwalt]

10 hours ago, Kepler said:

 

Sounds like it was a great time and some of us missed out (yet again.  Hopefully some day)

 

But what about the OF mutant yeast?  This is a story I haven't heard about.  The only mutant yeast story I know is about Four Roses.  I'm eager to hear about the OFBB.  I've heard over and over about how the 2013 release was the last great OFBB but I never heard it was because of a special yeast version.  Inquiring minds want to know !

 

Brain fart. I was thinking 4R and moved it to OF. But damn that BB was good!

[Skinsfan1311]

4 hours ago, MM818 said:

I knew that extra $20 would come with a steep grading curve! 

   .....as well it should.