Pappy's Friend Posted November 3, 2006 Share Posted November 3, 2006 Last night it was a pour of Vintage 21 year. Tonight, it'll be 14 year Black Maple Hill. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ratcheer Posted November 3, 2006 Share Posted November 3, 2006 I had a shot of Elmer T. Lee. The aroma and flavor were perfect, but it "burned" my mouth and my tummy. :hot: It must have been what I had for lunch.Tim Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NorCalBoozer Posted November 3, 2006 Share Posted November 3, 2006 again had the 50/50 mix of EC 18 and very rare old HH. I like this so much I'm going to mix the two bottle together. the EC 18 is my longest open bottle, so i'm glad to find a way to mix it to life into something enoyable. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TimmyBoston Posted November 3, 2006 Share Posted November 3, 2006 Black Maple Hill 21, I decided on a whim to grab a bottle and it's delicious! I was suprised though with the seemingly high rye content as opposed to my bottles of 11 and 16. I believe this bottlling is brand new, could that be it? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bluesbassdad Posted November 3, 2006 Share Posted November 3, 2006 I was thinking that this is the bourbon that Jeff waxed (ha!) rhapsodic about some time ago.I was wrong; he wrote about the 16 year-old. You might find something of interest in that thread, just the same. I thought it included a run-down of the three different ages, but I don't see it at quick glance.Yours truly,Dave Morefield Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jburlowski Posted November 3, 2006 Share Posted November 3, 2006 Finishing off a bottle of last year's GTS so I can open one of this year's release for the Breeder's Cup tomorrow. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CrispyCritter Posted November 4, 2006 Share Posted November 4, 2006 Sazerac Jr. now; there's one last pour in the bottle, which I'll save for tomorrow night.After this pour, I'm going to do a head-to-head of two Domaine Le Basque Armagnacs; a 1982 vintage (bottled 2005), and a Hors d'Âge (= XO) bottled 2006. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
smokinjoe Posted November 4, 2006 Share Posted November 4, 2006 VOB 100 gave me a good 7 innings. Maker's held in the 8th. And my closer, Mr. G. T. Stagg, slammed the door in the 9th. Ball game.:toast:JOE Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FlashPuppy Posted November 4, 2006 Share Posted November 4, 2006 Finished off my bottle of RHF tonight. I think that I will go grab another bottle of this. This bottle has really grown on me.Just desided to pour myself a glass of ETL, figure it's a Buffalo Trace night tonight. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CrispyCritter Posted November 4, 2006 Share Posted November 4, 2006 After my Armagnac head-to-head, I'm now sipping some Old Fitzgerald BIB for a nightcap. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nebraska Posted November 4, 2006 Share Posted November 4, 2006 Started off with a Handy...then Weller 12 (SW)...ended with OFBB 2006. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CrispyCritter Posted November 5, 2006 Share Posted November 5, 2006 I emptied my Saz Jr. tonight. :yum: :cry:Continuing on the empty bottle theme, I went with Scotch, and poured a double of Aberlour A'Bunadh Batch #7 (59.9% ABV). Even after all the time that bottle sat nearly empty, it's still stunningly good. From what I can tell, oxidation either had no effect, or was beneficial with this whisky. To reverse the "bourbon to show up Scotch drinkers" thread, A'Bunadh would be a good Scotch for a bourbon drinker, especially one accustomed to the likes of Stagg, Larue, and OGD 114.I'm wondering if high ABV tends to stave off oxidation - my Fall '05 Stagg also stood up very well to being nearly empty for a long period.Soon I'll have enough empties that I can start opening up some new premium bottles. :woohoo: My recently-purchased VWFRR is a prime candidate for corkenpoppen... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DrinkyBanjo Posted November 5, 2006 Share Posted November 5, 2006 Last night was a 06 Handy and an 05 WLW. Both went down well and sent me to bed early as designed! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CrispyCritter Posted November 6, 2006 Share Posted November 6, 2006 I went on an impromptu road trip today... and wound up in St. Louis. I took a walk over the Chain of Rocks Bridge (the old bridge that once carried Route 66 across the Mississippi River), and then decided to find a room for the night rather than go straight home. Needless to say, I decided to look for some bourbon to pour - and found WT Rare Breed (the WT-03RB version) for about $30 - less than what Binny's wants.*snag*Oh, my, this is a good pour! :yum: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FlashPuppy Posted November 6, 2006 Share Posted November 6, 2006 Needless to say, I decided to look for some bourbon to pour - and found WT Rare Breed (the WT-03RB version) for about $30 - less than what Binny's wants.The ONLY wtrb I have seen is the 03. Is the rest of the country short on this stuff? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CrispyCritter Posted November 6, 2006 Share Posted November 6, 2006 I had some of the (IIRC) WT-01-99 version a while back - and that was a good pour, too... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
smokinjoe Posted November 6, 2006 Share Posted November 6, 2006 As it was a little chilly, had a humdinger of a fire going in the outdoor fireplace last night. Ponied up close with 2 of the finest Manhattans I have ever made. Rittenhouse 100 Noilly 3:1, double digit shakes on the Angistura bitters, and 3 cherries with a little juice. Outstanding if I do say so myself. Weller 12 neat to polish off the evening. JOE Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
J.W. Posted November 6, 2006 Share Posted November 6, 2006 W.L. Weller, Jim Beam Black, Wild turkey Rare Breed, & Bufalo Trace.Santa Is going to bring me a Blantons and a Jeffersons Reserve if I can staygood. J.W. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SBOmarc Posted November 6, 2006 Share Posted November 6, 2006 Was out to dinner and lo and behold the host had a Woodford Four Grain that was given to him by his son-in-law. I managed to hide my trepadations as he admited that he was no bourbon expert. Took advantage of the taste that he provided neat. When I told him what the bottle was costing he chuckled and offered the rest to me to take home and I declined. Besides being way over priced it had nothing very special. The nose went dead, the flavor very hard to discern and a poor finish. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jake_Parrott Posted November 6, 2006 Share Posted November 6, 2006 Very Rare Old HH BIB 10yo. Rescued from KY by a friend on a recent trip. A whiskey that reminds you why you have to take a car when you go to KY--just to stock up on this and VOB BIB. Very, very nice, and at this sitting it seems easier-drinking and as intricate as its McKenna SB cousin. Of course the price doesn't suck either. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TNbourbon Posted November 6, 2006 Share Posted November 6, 2006 ...Woodford Four Grain...Besides being way over priced it had nothing very special. The nose went dead, the flavor very hard to discern and a poor finish.And that's a generous viewpoint! I coaxed Joel (TNsquire) into tasting it last night -- suffice it to say, I STILL haven't found anyone yet who likes it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
brian12069 Posted November 7, 2006 Share Posted November 7, 2006 Right now....Corner Creek...not bad... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
doubleblank Posted November 7, 2006 Share Posted November 7, 2006 I've been drinking a lot of SW whiskey lately.....now I'm back to one of my favorites. SW bourbon distilled in March of '92......bottled as VWSR Lot B .......Van Blankle. What's not to like about it?Randy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
full_proof Posted November 7, 2006 Share Posted November 7, 2006 Just finished my second neat dram of Bulleit...and wishing I would have read and learned from seasoned experts :bowdown: at SB.com, as they would have saved me from myself. :puke:But, alas, it may always be reserved for a mixer for non-so-great company and the inlaws. :slappin: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nebraska Posted November 7, 2006 Share Posted November 7, 2006 speak for yourself...Bulleit is ok (in my book at least).Not a top shelf. But I wouldn't kick it out of my bourbon cabinet. It's a fun bottle, a little bit of a rugged pour, but never the less, a distinct one. I believe I cold pick it out in a tasting (say maybe in September). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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