What Bourbon Are You Drinking Summer 2025?

[Grady330]

16 hours ago, JGrassa said:

I live in Rockville Centre, but my store is in Sea Cliff, near Glen Cove. You?

Out east. Hampton Bays.

[JGrassa]

8 hours ago, Grady330 said:

Out east. Hampton Bays.

I looked at a store in West Hampton. Would have been crazy, but I did like the store a lot. One heck of a drive from out here though.

[Anwalt]

SFTB at 132.9 proof. 

 

Happy.

[rzelinka]

I left the country for the week to take my boys to some baseball games in California. Stopped at a Total Wine tonight. Nice to see a liquor store open on a Sunday where they’re closed in Texas. Nice to see EH Taylor, Eagle Rare, Heaven Hill Grain to Glass, all varieties right there for the taking. They also had the Woodford Reserve Baccarat edition there. That said, most prices were about $5-$10 more than what I see back in Texas. Oddly, they do not do sampling of hard liquor there. Evidently they are not permitted to do so. Wow.

 

I opened an airline bottle of the Old Emmer Double Oaked. Very nice. At $100 for a 750ml, it’s a bit expensive, but the juice is nice. Worth sampling if you can

 

 

[Grady330]

13 hours ago, JGrassa said:

I looked at a store in West Hampton. Would have been crazy, but I did like the store a lot. One heck of a drive from out here though.

Think I know that store, some good selections there, but pricey!!

[Richnimrod]

The other day, I pulled down a 'special' bottle from the top shelf, as a soothing salve for my disappointment in the state of our national political discourse.   

(As good a reason as any, right?)   (Though, I'm aware this complaint ain't nothun new, eh?)

But, I digress....

I had a generous pour from a now-below-half-full bottle of William Larue Weller from 2013 (I think), 136.2-proof.    My Goodness!   What a lovely dram this is!   I barely remembered how wonderful it was until I got my nose above the rim of my Glencairn.   Then I recalled why it was placed on that exalted shelf.     This is something like "Bourbon Syrup" would be to Bourbon the way coke syrup is to Coca Cola.    Just so intense!   Yet entirely drinkable in tiny sips... interrupted by frequent nosing, as that part is nearly as enjoyable as the tasting.    Nirvana in a tasting glass!

I need to decant this gal into something with less 'air-in-there'.

[JCwhammie]

This is the first RR SIB pick I've bought in probably 3 or so years. While it isn't up there with the CNF 6th floor picks from 2019 and 2020, it's better than the few barrels I had around '21-'22. I forget which warehouses those picks came from. 

[FacePlant]

10 hours ago, JCwhammie said:

This is the first RR SIB pick I've bought in probably 3 or so years. While it isn't up there with the CNF 6th floor picks from 2019 and 2020, it's better than the few barrels I had around '21-'22. I forget which warehouses those picks came from. 

 

I think I remember reading somewhere that Jimmy would find more Honey Barrels that were laid down in Dec than any other time. I hope you've stumbled across something special with this early Dec bottle. I've had some very good CN pours but my all time favs have always been Tyrone (especially 4th fl B). Hoping you enjoy this bottle a lot!