Kepler Posted April 24 Share Posted April 24 (edited) 10 hours ago, MSB said: I feel the same about finished bourbons and ryes. The ryes can be very good, looking at you Sagamore. The HW older releases I have enjoyed, not so much on the last 2-3 yrs. Part of that could be the price hike it has taken but I found it not as delicious as 4+ yrs ago or more. I cannot think of a finished bourbon I own. I am sure I have some but none are coming to mind. Other than the toasted or dbl barreled style which are finished but not with a "flavor" of some kind being "blended" in from a non bourbon barrel. As far as finished bourbons go, I have a High West American Prairie bourbon that was finished in Madeira casks that is pretty good. I know somewhere deep in my bunker is an unopened Angel's Envy bourbon that I purchased years ago. And I emptied a 1792 Port back when it was still being sold. I think I kept a 2 ounce sample of that 1792 somewhere for comparisons. Oh and I have a High Wire Jimmy Red Oloroso sherry finished bottle somewhere too. Can't think of any other finished bourbons on hand. I do have several finished ryes. EDIT: of course I just thought of the WT Master's Keep "Revival" that was finished in Oloroso sherry casks. It's excellent. I probably forgot a couple others. Edited April 24 by Kepler added WTMK Revivial Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0895 Posted April 27 Share Posted April 27 (edited) Picked up this store pick single barrel a couple weeks ago in Chicago. This is the first time I recall seeing a 100p JJB pick. Usually the picks I see are 90p red label. None of them are what I would describe as common or plentiful. I see maybe 1-2 per year. Edited April 27 by 0895 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PaulO Posted April 27 Share Posted April 27 Isn't there an 80 proof Virginia Gentleman also still put out by Bowman. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jazz June Posted April 27 Author Share Posted April 27 5 hours ago, PaulO said: Isn't there an 80 proof Virginia Gentleman also still put out by Bowman. Sure is, last time I looked at it, it was aged 36 months. Dusty VGs are a different story, some of those are pretty good. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MSB Posted April 30 Share Posted April 30 On 4/23/2025 at 8:30 AM, MSB said: I feel the same about finished bourbons and ryes. The ryes can be very good, looking at you Sagamore. The HW older releases I have enjoyed, not so much on the last 2-3 yrs. Part of that could be the price hike it has taken but I found it not as delicious as 4+ yrs ago or more. I cannot think of a finished bourbon I own. I am sure I have some but none are coming to mind. Other than the toasted or dbl barreled style which are finished but not with a "flavor" of some kind being "blended" in from a non bourbon barrel. I think I may have misspoken about the Sagamore. Correct me if I am wrong. I love the Cask Strength Sagamore but I do not think it is a finished rye... is that correct?? I was looking at some btls today and did see anything saying it is finished, but, again I may be mistaken. Sorry for any confusion I might have created. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MSB Posted May 1 Share Posted May 1 (edited) I believe I confused myself more than anything. I have had only the cask Sagamore. Which I believe is just a rye whiskey. Sagamore has done some finished ryes but I have not had any of those. They also have some age stated whiskey that I would like to try. The price of some of their other offerings has been the reason for me not to try. I am struggling to keep my spending down on my whiskey purchases. It is easier for me to not spend money on btls I have not had. If I have had it and liked it, it is coming home if it is at what I considered a fair price. My apologies for my blathering. This was more for me to clear my thoughts and try to get my mind right. Edited May 1 by MSB Apology. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kepler Posted May 1 Share Posted May 1 On 4/29/2025 at 7:01 PM, MSB said: I think I may have misspoken about the Sagamore. Correct me if I am wrong. I love the Cask Strength Sagamore but I do not think it is a finished rye... is that correct?? I was looking at some btls today and did see anything saying it is finished, but, again I may be mistaken. ... Correct. Sagamore makes a lot of different finished ryes, but they say "Finish" right on the bottle. If it it doesn't say it, assume it's just a straight rye. The Double Oak is finished in a second toasted barrel, so I consider that a finished rye as well. Btw, I think Sagamore does finishing very well. I'm a huge fan of their Port and Sherry finished ryes. Highly recommended. Keep in the mind the Port one is rare and only comes out once per year I think. But the Sherry finished one is very good and much more readily available. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rzelinka Posted 15 hours ago Share Posted 15 hours ago On 4/21/2025 at 2:58 PM, Kepler said: Each bottle in their lineup has a different "name" which can be confusing. Attaching a pic of their standard line. yes, I agree it is confusing. Thank you for posting this. I had not made the connection. I just thought they were all the same. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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