cowdery Posted March 3, 2005 Share Posted March 3, 2005 I'm enjoying some Four Roses Single Barrel at the moment. This is just about as close to perfection as bourbon gets, but I'm a sucker for that anise note, which 4RSB has in spades. What can we do to get more whiskey out of that distillery? What do you think security is like at Lotus? With those flat houses we could probably get four or five barrels into a pickup before anyone was the wiser. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sharkman Posted March 3, 2005 Share Posted March 3, 2005 Enjoyed a little Four Roses Single Barrel my self tonight. Right now, I'm lovingly nursing a VW Lot "B" 12yr. The Four Roses SIngle Barrel is #195J from Warehouse E5. Which did you have? Barry G. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gr8erdane Posted March 3, 2005 Share Posted March 3, 2005 Tonight I decided was ugly outcast night. Started off with some Peter Jakes, followed by some Old Bourbon Hollow, and finished off with some Joshua Brook. I might describe what I tasted but let me go shave my tongue first..... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cowdery Posted March 3, 2005 Share Posted March 3, 2005 I think the flat houses are two-letter designations. What you have is probably ES, which is what I have too. My barrel is 19-6L, so pretty near neighbors, they were. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
monte Posted March 3, 2005 Share Posted March 3, 2005 I too am enjoying some Eagle Rare 17 2002. Such a lovely dark color and amazing flavor. I haven't had any in a few months and I'm wondering why now!! Among the many tastes I'm enjoying are the minty and lighter fruit elements along with a really nice body. It's sort of sweet, but not obnoxious either. I've been a fan of bourbons like this recently, and would include the Dickel Special Barrel Reserve and maybe possibly the Louisville distilled Old Charter Proprietor's Reserve 13 YO in this family, even though both are a little less "weighty". I think OCPR13 has more of the pear notes which I enjoy, but ER17 seems to have some too. Would anyone want to add any other bourbons to this list of what I consider to be similar tasting bourbons?? Or set me straight if I've grouped things too clumsily??!! It's too bad that there won't be any more ER17 releases, but let's hope that the "gap" in the BT Antique Collection will be filled by some other worthy but different barrels! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
brian12069 Posted March 3, 2005 Share Posted March 3, 2005 I might describe what I tasted but let me go shave my tongue first..... I cracked up when I read that... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Edward_call_me_Ed Posted March 3, 2005 Share Posted March 3, 2005 I am drinking a little Blanton's Gold Edition ABV 51.5% barrel number 105. Nice stuff. I liked the last bottle of Blanton's ABV 46.5% barrel #117 better though. The Gold is lighter somehow. There was a smokiness to the other that I miss in what I am drinking now.Ed Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wrbriggs Posted March 3, 2005 Share Posted March 3, 2005 Last night I bravely chipped away at some Evan Williams black label that a friend gave me. And, while I greatly respect the folks at Heaven Hill who put out many fine bourbons, I think this bottle will be relegated to my "mixer" shelf.With that said, it is definitey the best $7 bottle of bourbon I've tasted. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
doubleblank Posted March 3, 2005 Share Posted March 3, 2005 I was recently in Shreveport on family business and spent one evening on one of the "river boat casinos" there. I asked for a bourbon and quickly got a "free", healthy pour of EW Black. Not a bad house pour. When I ordered my second round, the new waitress brought me a small pour of something much lighter than the EW. I asked "What is this?" and she responded that she didn't want me drinking that cheap EW and asked the bartender to pour me a Crown Royal instead. I can't fault the lady for trying to look after me.....but she was definitely surprised when I asked her to return the CR and the EW would be just fine.Randy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gillman Posted March 3, 2005 Share Posted March 3, 2005 A classic story!Gary Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TNbourbon Posted March 3, 2005 Share Posted March 3, 2005 ...It's too bad that there won't be any more ER17 releases... What did I miss -- this is news to me?! If true, I'm doubly glad I plucked the last '04 bottle off of a shelf just last night. Say it ain't so! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RedVette Posted March 4, 2005 Share Posted March 4, 2005 Tonight it is a healthy pour of Jim Beam Black. Lately I have been tapping into so many of my $40 and $50 bottles, that my little hobby is actually starting to get expensive, so tonight I am drawing from one of my $13.99 JB's. This is an awfully nice Bourbon, I find it "not too". Not too sweet, not too "woody", not too smoky, not too much anything, just a very well balanced drink. For not having too much of anything there sure is a lot to like in this glass. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
robbyvirus Posted March 4, 2005 Share Posted March 4, 2005 Tonight it was a glass of Rowan's Creek. I haven't dipped into this bottle for many months, and was pleasantly reminded that this bourbon is quite tasty. I'm not sure why it isn't more popular. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bluesbassdad Posted March 4, 2005 Share Posted March 4, 2005 After taking last night off, tonight I once again reached for my top shelf -- and came down with Old Commonwealth. Regretably, it is my last bottle, and it's over half gone. Worse yet, I can recall when this bottling was available from Binny's at around $20 a bottle (several dollars less than its brother under the label, ORVW 10/107, cost me in California). I considered buying a case, but I decided I should spend the money to try a variety of different bourbons. If I had it to do over again, I would not pass up such a deal. Its like will never come again.Yours truly,Dave Morefield Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ken Weber Posted March 4, 2005 Share Posted March 4, 2005 We are out of Eagle Rare 17 until the fall of this year. It appears that we will actually have a few extra cases this year over last.Ken Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
clayton Posted March 4, 2005 Share Posted March 4, 2005 I opened a bottle of Wild Turkey Rye yesterday. It's my second bottle, and I remembered that I liked it (hence the purchase of the second bottle), but once I poured it, I was rather surprised by just how much I liked it. Very good stuff, and exactly what I was hoping for. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TNbourbon Posted March 5, 2005 Share Posted March 5, 2005 We are out of Eagle Rare 17 until the fall of this year. It appears that we will actually have a few extra cases this year over last. Ken Whew! Thanks, Ken. I kinda figured that was a typo or something, because somebody here would have known it before now. I was hoping my Eagle Rare didn't suddenly turn into Eagle Rarer. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
matthew0715 Posted March 5, 2005 Share Posted March 5, 2005 I'm pretty well settled into my new apartment, and I am quite enjoying that BT. This is definitely a bourbon I want to spend more time with. I looked around the local liquor store with mixed results. They stock far too large a selection of cheap bourbon. I saw something call Olde Borbon by J.W.Dant with a gold-ish label, Heaven Hill 6yo 100 proof (bonded?), and even Fleischman's blended whiskey. Any budget bourbons worth picking up? Hard to believe these share shelf space with Distillers Masterpiece ($240) or Jim Beam's 200th anniversary bourbon (I can't remember the exact name but it was $100). They had Hirsch 16yo, (what am I supposed to look for?) The only BT distillery products were Weller Centennial, & Rock hill Farms (Elmer T. Lee was sold out). No Van Winkle or Eagle Rare. The only rye was Beam yellow label. They still have EWSB 1994 (I want to try the 1995!) Prices are not the best I've seen, but I could do worse. Plus it's practically walking distance from home. I ought to bring a notebook next time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TNbourbon Posted March 5, 2005 Share Posted March 5, 2005 Opened a new bottle of '04 Stagg tonight. Like Wild Turkey 12yo, I finally feel I have enough socked away that any new bottle I grab (yep, it's still out there!) will be opened. I've enjoyed it as Ken Weber once advised -- sipping a fairly deep pour at bottle- (and barrel-) proof over several hours' time, and noting the changes. The maturation of the nose is especially dramatic -- from spice and leather, to overripe bananas, to sweet cotton candy. But the flavor has what we'd call 'structure' in a fine, old wine -- although it, too, sweetens slightly, it retains the underlying rye spiciness and cereal notes that define the type.I usually pour a couple of different bourbons for contrast each night. I don't feel the need after this one. Very satisfying. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cowdery Posted March 5, 2005 Share Posted March 5, 2005 I'm pretty well settled into my new apartment, and I am quite enjoying that BT. This is definitely a bourbon I want to spend more time with. I looked around the local liquor store with mixed results. They stock far too large a selection of cheap bourbon. Where are you? My brother lives in Raleigh, NC (I live in Chicago) and when I went into a liquor store there with him, in an upscale neighborhood, I was pleasantly surprised by how much bourbon they stocked, but also by the fact that most of it was mid- to bottom-shelf brands and in 1.75L bottles. In the case of the particular store we visited, most of it seemed to be Heaven Hill products too. Good for them and good for all those Southern Americans drinking the native spirit, but it was a little different from what I expected to see. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RedVette Posted March 5, 2005 Share Posted March 5, 2005 Any budget bourbons worth picking up? Depends how you define "budget". I like Old Forrester, especially when you can find it for under $10. Any more I define "budget" as under $20 which means Beam Black, Old Grandad Bonded, BT, and Corner Creek are all budget bourbons. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Edward_call_me_Ed Posted March 5, 2005 Share Posted March 5, 2005 Hello All, Just right this minute, I think it is Knob creek, not too sure as I have had Elijah Craig, (I just love this stuff. While I am drinking it I can't figure out why I drink anything else.) Buffalo Trace, lighter and sweeter, milder in a way, still, I find myself thinking: Why would I drink anything else? Now, Knob Creek! Wow! Good! Please don't think I like everything without exception. I don't. But, in different ways these three all do it for me.Ed Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ken Weber Posted March 5, 2005 Share Posted March 5, 2005 I know good bourbon is for sipping, but just smelling the Stagg is such a satisfying experience. As the minutes tick by between sips, it is amazing how the flavors change. Leather, then chocolate, then tobacco, then citrus, then.....Ken Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ratcheer Posted March 5, 2005 Share Posted March 5, 2005 Any time I could find Rock Hill Farms, I would buy it. It is delicious.Tim Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RedVette Posted March 6, 2005 Share Posted March 6, 2005 Finishing a bottle of Wild Turkey Rare Breed, wow what a bourbon. Sweet, smokey, deep flavors with a long tail on it. I am going on a few international trips soon, and that usually means Duty Free shopping, so I am clearing out some Turkeys. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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