What are you drinking tonight? (Spring '07)

[wskybnt]

I picked up my 3rd bottle of 06 GTS yesterday.... $46.75 out the door!! Same price for all the BTAC 06's... I got 3 GTS, 3 WLW's, 2 Handy's, and 1 ER, this year. All my local guy has left is a couple of Saz 18's and ER's

Tonight its ORVW 10/107, and then I think I will go to that Cheap -O- GTS :slappin:

[ratcheer]

Earlier this evening, while cooking fried crappie (a fish popular in the South) and hush puppies for my family, I had a couple of J.W. Dant BIB with Perrier. Deep South meets France! It was delicious - the flavor of the cheap bourbon held up wonderfully to the fizzy French water!

Tim

[JDutton]

I finished off a bottle of WT101, then did a blind taste test (monitored by my better half) of Jacob's Well, JB White and JB Black. Jacob's Well was the winner by a long shot. I don't understand why they stopped making it. I could hardly tell the difference between the JB White and the JB Black by comparison.

Jeff

[T47]

I am finishing the night off with some EC 12. I enjoy EC 12, I like the price and I think it has good flavor. I have trouble putting my finger on it, but as I sit and stare at the Tasting Vocabulary it is Licorice that rings the bell for me. Slightly during the taste, much more clear with the finish.

[OscarV]

Today I opened my Noah's Mill.

15 years old, 114.3 proof.

Batch QBC No 560.

Barreled April 12, 1990.

Bottled June 13, 2005.

This is one of KBD's "Small Batch Bourbon" collection, the other three are Rowan's Creek, Kentucky Vintage and Pure Kentucky XO.

This is more of the same, I mean that all the "SMB" collection has a sameness that I don't care for.

NM here is helped by the proof, the 114.3 does a decent job in hiding the taste, a bit to warm for me though, not that I don't like high proofs, I went thru a bottle Stagg a few months ago, except for one shot I had it all neat and enjoyed it a great deal.

But this NM is a tad to dry, with oak tannins, and one note I picked up was corn husk, not good.

I dilluted a shot down to 100 proof, (BTW that proof dillute calculator is great), and you could pick up a little sweetness, but it went away fast, overpowered by the dry oak.

I then tried it on the rocks, small sips, and more of the same, I went back to it after about 20 minutes and the ice had it watered down real good.

But it tasted like,.... dare I say it,... like Jim Beam!

I tried another taste and yup, JB, so down the kitchen sink it went.

Beam was selling bulk back then, and I know KBD gets a lot from Heaven Hill, but wherever they got this from I know why the seller wants KBD to keep that info quiet.

I don't want this post to be a KBD bashing report. So let me say there have been several KBD's that I have enjoyed, for example, Vintage Bourbon 17 and 21,(I still have the 23 unopened), and Black Maple Hill 11 and 16,(my 21 is also unopened), Kentucky Pride was OK to good, and The Classic Cask 13yo was very good.

But now I remember the Peter Jake's Private Keep, thumbs down, and the Johnny Drum 8yo which only a beaver could love.

[Rughi]

I opened a BMH 16 year bourbon a couple of weeks ago and had the same type of disappointments at first, except that it tasted too much of EC18, not Beam.

After drinking it down past the neck and letting it air for 10 days or so, it has started to become more complex and begin to impress me, and is much less a dead ringer for EC18 (which probably is its close cousin, actually).

I try to never make a judgment about a whiskey, especially an older one, until it has breathed a couple of weeks. I hope your Noah's Mill blooms for you.

Roger

[ILLfarmboy]

So far it has been a night of barrel proofs, two pours of '06 WLW and now a bit of Handy. Oh so tasty.

[CrispyCritter]

One pour of Knob Creek, and one of Rittenhouse BIB, both neat.

[T47]

Blantons. This one is ever changing for me. I find it a little subtle, and I cannot escape the sensation of carbonation when I drink Blantons. Something like ginger ale maybe, but for me it is always there. A nice smooth pour.

Here in WA. it sells for $51, which puts it in the same price range as Bookers, Stagg (When we can get it), and VW 15 (for slightly less at $47), ER 17, and Hancocks Reserve. I have yet to open my ER 17 and have not purchased a Hancocks Reserve yet.

I can only compare it to the Bookers, Stagg and VW 15 and I find it lacks flavor when compared to those. I won't give up on it, still have about 1/2 a bottle left and depending on $$$ and what I have on the shelf, I might replace this one just because of the unique packaging. That and I just keep thinking I am missing something...just on the horizon.

I have searched a little for Hancocks Reserve notes, it seems the $50.05 WA. price tag is a little high...I have not seen VW 15 here in a while, and will grab one of those as soon as I do, I really enjoy the flavor of VW.

[OscarV]

I try to never make a judgment about a whiskey, especially an older one, until it has breathed a couple of weeks. I hope your Noah's Mill blooms for you.

Roger

Thanks for the tip Roger, I was going to put it back on the shelf and forget about it. But now I think I will sample it once a week for a few weeks.

[Pappy's Friend]

This evening, it'll be a pour of Lot B, followed by a small pour of '05 WLW. If I go for a third pour, it'll be Weller Centennial.

[TBoner]

Boomsma Oude Genever while cooking dinner.

Homebrewed saison with dinner.

ER 10/101 after dinner.

Bedtime beverage may be required tonight: work is beating me up.

[JeffRenner]

Before starting dinner, I'm sipping a dusty bourbon - a 1988 (based on the embossed "88" on the bottom of the bottle) Bourbon DeLuxe from United Distillers. $9.89/750 ml in Monterey, California while visiting my sister.

What a whiskey. This spent a whole lot more than the nominal four years in wood, thanks to the bourbon glut of 19 years ago. Rich, lots of wood influence but not at all dry, all the components in their place, and seemingly a lot bigger than its actual 80 proof.

I added a splash of water to take it down to my preferred ~70 proof for sipping. (I know, blasphemy!)

Glad I have another bottle of this plus a liter from '90.

Now I'd better start chopping onions.

Jeff

[ggilbertva]

Pulled out a bottle I haven't visited in quite a while; Old Pogue. I forgot how much I liked this bourbon.

[CrispyCritter]

I'm starting out Tennessee-style with Dickel #12, and then I think I'll have a Rittenhouse BIB to follow it. I'm not sure about a third pour.

[tango-papa]

Another healthy pour of Lot B for me.

Lots of driving today and a nice way to unwind!

~tp

[ggilbertva]

I'm starting out Tennessee-style with Dickel #12, and then I think I'll have a Rittenhouse BIB to follow it. I'm not sure about a third pour.

Crispy,

I've been eyeballing the Dickel #12 for a couple of weeks now but haven't pulled the trigger on an actual purchase. What are you thoughts of this whiskey?

[threejean]

Found a bottle of JW Dant BiB today. I'd never even heard of it so i thought i'd give it a try. Turns out it was very nice, indeed. The place I got it from has several other labels I haven't heard of, so I'll be trying them soon. I know the Dant is no PPvW, but for $15 a bottle, it does the job just fine.

[CrispyCritter]

Dickel #12 is one fine pour. No burn to speak of, and I get hints of toffee, vanilla, caramel, and (perhaps by power of suggestion) a hint of maple. It's more sweet than spicy, and there's just a light touch of oak in the finish. Around here it's under $20 for a bottle, so it's a great value as well.

[wingnut73]

EWSB 96 neat. Man, I love this stuff.

[Jazzhead]

Yeah, Dickel No. 12 always hits the spot - think I'll try me some! \

Ive been sipping tonight from a dusty bottle of Kentucky Spirit, Barrell no. 1, Warehouse 8, bottled on 2-15-97, that I found in Gloucester City. I cracked this one a couple of weeks ago, and it's going fast. It is so rich and balanced, the flavor is overwhelming. Turkey's the best whiskey, and this is the best Turkey!

[wskybnt]

I am having a couple of pours of Weller Special Reserve. At under $15, I like having this one on hand....

[Jazzhead]

I like the Special Reserve, too. Never seen it in Jersey, though. I snagged my bottle from the legendary State Line Liquors, right over the Delaware/Maryland line off of I-95.

[ILLfarmboy]

A small pour of Dalmore 12 and then it's off to bed. Been a long day.

[SBOmarc]

OGD 114, then Weller Antique, followed by Thomas B Handy Rye.

All over the place with these 3 pours. Had to put one cube in the Handy, it was a bit overpowering. The nose doesn't give you a hint of that good burn.