What are you drinking tonight? (Spring '07)

[blux]

Blanton's last night.

[ggilbertva]

I pulled out the open bottle of Fighting Cock. I liked it when I first opened it and now that it's had a chance to breath a little, I like it even more. At 103 proof, to me, it's very enjoyable. It's not elegent or refined like some bourbons but it's good enough at $15 to be a respectable sippin bourbon. Fighting Cock will be part of my regular stock.

[pepcycle]

I am celebrating "no apparent" damage to the truck after 1-2" hail pounded it during last night's thunderstorm. I am having a Pappy 15 OTR with Hail !!!! Yes, I stored and froze about 10lbs of hail immediately following the storm.

It broke all my tomato plants, shredded anything with leaves and damaged some siding, but the truck appears to have escaped injury.

Here's to you Mother Nature for once again proving how you can do more damage in 5 minutes than I can do, ever!!!

I'm thinking about a Hail chilled Manhattan.

[Gillman]

All hail to Pappy 15 bourbon!

Gary

[Bob O.]

Lot B...seemed especially fantastic last night.

[nor02lei]

Hey Bob....how is it? I have both the Spring and Fall but they are bunkered right now. How does it compare to the '06?

Greg,

I have tasted all Staggs from 2004 and after. To my personal taste most are about equally good tasting except the fall 2005 that didn’t struck me to be in the same class as the rest (too less Stagg and to much “normal†bourbon). My favourite so far is the 2006, which I thought had a better nose then the rest.

Leif

[Martian]

Old Ezra Brooks 101 7 Yr. Flavorful and smooth with a quick dry finish. I'm not sure what to compare it to. I will not make the attempt. Very nice for $15.

[mgilbertva]

Old Forester Birthday Bourbon 2004.

I've panned this bourbon in posts before. Tonight I had nothing spicy or peppery for dinner so I pulled it out and decided it was a fine dram. You really have to be in the right mood to enjoy it, but today must have been one of my few such days...

[Hyperspace]

Wild Turkey Rare Breed

-I’m starting to drink more since being on SB. :skep: :bigeyes: :grin:

[Virus_Of_Life]

Picked up a bottle of Stranahan's Colorado Whiskey today! Was VERY surprised to see ths in California. On the tequila note I grabbed a bottle of Gran Centenario Plata and a Los Azulejos Silver that was on sale for $14.99 regulary $51.99 :bigeyes: It is not bad, but definitely not worth $50! And the plastic (?) stopper/cork thing is a bad touch! I'll decant it into something better...

[tango-papa]

Picked up a bottle of Stranahan's Colorado Whiskey today! Was VERY surprised to see ths in California. On the tequila note I grabbed a bottle of Gran Centenario Plata and a Los Azulejos Silver that was on sale for $14.99 regulary $51.99 :bigeyes: It is not bad, but definitely not worth $50! And the plastic (?) stopper/cork thing is a bad touch! I'll decant it into something better...

Don't you love the Stranahan's packaging? I find it one of the most pleasing on the market today... subtle and classy in my opinion.

Curious what it cost you in California? I was in Colorado in March and picked up a bottle for approximately $45.

That's quite a price reduction on the tequila - wonder if somebody goofed - thus giving you an accidental discount?

~tp

[whiskeyhatch]

Killed my first bottle of Evan Williams 1783. I like this stuff. Elijah Craig 12 will round out the evening. I will probably need to push the bounds of my monthly budget and grab another couple bottles. I think it can be done.

[CrispyCritter]

I'm currently sipping some WT Rye neat, after an earlier Cocktail a la Louisiane made with Rittenhouse BIB.

A killer Manhattan with my newly acquired Fee Brothers Old Fashioned Bitters. A stronger clove flavor than Angostura, and a killer aroma. Very nice Manhattan.

Oh, yes. I mixed a Manhattan variant last night that rocked - WT Rye, Punt e Mes, a thimble of Cointreau, and a couple of shakes of Fee's Old Fashioned. Tasty!

It's worth your while to pick up their orange and peach bitters as well. I haven't seen their barrel-aged bitters around here, though, but if I do, I'll be sure to snap some up.

[mgilbertva]

Saz 'n Saz: 1/2 baby Saz & 1/2 Handy. Glorious.

[heatmiser]

Had some buddies over tonight. We started with some scotch (Glenmorangie & Balvenie) and finished with some 1970's Old Forester BIB. Man I love that bourbon!!! So did my buddies who typically only drink scotch. I might be converting some over to the dark side...

[Joeluka]

......I might be converting some over to the dark side...

Why are you getting them into Vodka??? :skep:

[darkluna]

I may be repeating myself here, but on tonight's cocktail menu is a couple of Manhattans made with Ancient Ancient Age 10yo, mixed 4:1 with Martini & Rossi, and a shake of Fees orange bitters. I have a bottle of Noilly Pratt that I'd really like to try, but I can't remember where I bought it if I want to replace it!

[ILLfarmboy]

I had a couple Manhattans with supper tonight. We ate at Miss Mamie's Neighborhood Cafe & Grille up in Moline. I have driven by there dozens if not hundreds of times over the years but never investigated further.

I forgot to specifically ask if they had Beam Black. I doubt it, though. because I had originally asked for a WT Manhattan but was informed they didn't have WT. The waitress came back to the table quite apologetic telling me they had Beam and Jack Daniel's and Makers Mark. I went with the Makers.

Aside from the restaurant's lackluster bourbon selection I would heartily recommend it to anyone driving through the Quad Cities.

[ggilbertva]

While in DC and had a light lunch and bourbon at Old Glory BBQ. They had Old Setter which was very nice...wish I could find a bottle. I then opened a small 200ml bottle of dusty Old Crow.....wow, what a nice bourbon. Wish I had more of those. Finished off the evening with Old Forester 86 (1983).

[mred]

OGD114 MMmmm GOOOD

[Virus_Of_Life]

After going to the Dodger game which was a very fast uneventful game, I am home up late watching a replay of the Belmont Stakes. I have a pour of Pappy 20 year Lawrenceburg in the glass now, unfortunately this is not the green glass version but is still very darn good whiskey. OK so I already know who wins this race, SHE does something that hasn't been done in a LONG time! Before the PVW20 I had some OT BiB D71 B79 and it was great as wel as some Henry McKenna Bib that was also nice...

There they go.................... WOW! I admit watching Barbaro win the Kentucky Derby got me excited about horse racing and the more I watch it the more I really like it. Seeing history like this is really neat.

The Anise/Black Licorice really jumps out in this PVW20 :cool:

[mred]

Ogd114 Again

[texascarl]

Wellers 107

[Gillman]

Last night I was sampling some Jameson's, the regular blend, which I think is outstanding. It has a very good balance, where the full, distinctive flavor (from the pure pot still whiskey element) is supported on a frame of aged grain whiskies. (I believe Jameson's does not blend these with malt whiskies of any kind).

I like when a single or straight-type whiskey is presented in this way but rarely is the balance as good as here. I have a separate version I made privately, which is the same Jameson's with Green Spot added. Green Spot is the kind of pure pot still used in Jameson's itself (I think I can taste it in there, or something similar, that cereally fruit gums and oak taste), so really I am just adding more.

As with varying amounts of straight whiskey added to Canadian, it is interesting how using different proportions of one or the other can make a noticeable difference to the texture and flavor, at least when you are consuming it uncut.

If you add too much Green Spot, the taste just isn't right, if you add just the right amount, it becomes a kind of luxury version of regular Jameson's, a good complement (I find) to the ones available from Jameson's itself, e.g., Jameson 12 years old.

Gary

[Gillman]

Also added more Pikesville to my Weller 107 vatting which is now about 40% each Weller 107 and Pikesville (the current ones) and the rest JDSB. Result is a dryish, flavorful blend of straight whiskeys, it probably averages to about 90% ABV since I had added some water earlier to the Weller.

Vatting, apart from my personal interest in it, is becoming more frequent because there is so little bourbon choice available here at present. The ones I can bring in from the States do double duty, with those here, in these vattings, and I get double or more the "brands" this way.

Gary