Virus_Of_Life Posted October 21, 2007 Share Posted October 21, 2007 Noah's Mill. Pretty darn good stuff really! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HipFlask Posted October 21, 2007 Share Posted October 21, 2007 Started off with Van Winkle family reserve Rye 13 year. Then I opened the new bottle of WT RR Rye that I found yestrday. Then some Elmer T. Lee. next Buff Trace. Then to round it out for the night it was back to the Russel's Reserve Rye! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SingleBarrel Posted October 21, 2007 Share Posted October 21, 2007 Just had the Pappy 23 yr at Blue Smoke in NYC......Well worth the steep price tagJohnny 123:I'm curious what the steep price tag was for the Pappy 23? I had it at the Jocky Silks lounge in Louisville for $40, and while good, I didn't find it worth that! :bigeyes: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yellowjacket Posted October 21, 2007 Share Posted October 21, 2007 Had several families get together yesterday and the guys, who were not too familiar with bourbon or rye, had a little sampling. We tried: W. L. Weller 12 yoElijah Craig 12 yoEvan Williams SB 1996Woodford ReserveWild Turkey Rare BreedSazerac 6 yo Favorites were spread amongst all the samples, though the EC 12 seemed to be a little more popular. Nice to see people who think that “bourbon is bourbon†begin to realize some of the different styles and qualities that are available and like them (even without Coke!). Bob Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mozilla Posted October 21, 2007 Share Posted October 21, 2007 Sounds like fun, Bob. How did the EW 1996 hold up? Was it pre fire or post? Thanks for the info! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mozilla Posted October 22, 2007 Share Posted October 22, 2007 Brought out one from the bunker...Old Taylor 80/ 1.75 from 1991. Wanted to see how it compared to the 86 proof I was working on last week. It has alot of the same style, but without the punch I got used to. Not a bad pour by any means....better than most other 80 proofers. Just not OT 86. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TBoner Posted October 22, 2007 Share Posted October 22, 2007 You're right about the 80-proof Taylor. Good, but I prefer the 86-proof.I'm sipping on a bit of Glenfiddich Solera Reserve right now. I'm really enjoying this bottle.Earlier I had a variation on Chuck Taggart's Reveillon cocktail, sort of crossed with a Vieux Carre. I posted about it in the "Non-whiskey Alcohol" forum. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SBOmarc Posted October 22, 2007 Share Posted October 22, 2007 Tried to go for one good wheater and an equal as Rye. Weller 12...... Lot B Both fine whiskies, a great examples showing off both genres of this fine drink. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ILLfarmboy Posted October 22, 2007 Share Posted October 22, 2007 A bit of Jamesons in a cup of strongly brewed Irish Breakfast Tea. I'm feeling a bit under the weather. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
T47 Posted October 22, 2007 Share Posted October 22, 2007 I have been enjoying some Fighting Cock. Like most rye heavy Bourbons I have tried I really enjoyed it. Nice color, strong nose, good flavor. I will have to add a couple drops of water or a couple ice cubes to see what that does. Could do a lot worse with my $18.:toast: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
whiskeyhatch Posted October 22, 2007 Share Posted October 22, 2007 Reached way back and pulled out a bottle of Old Fitzgerald 80 proof. Wow!, I said to myself. This has none of that nasty grassiness that's been coming out of Louisville/Bardstown these days! I almost forgot it was an 80 proof! It even beats my current bottle of BIB. Strange! I'm going to pick up another bottle tomorrow in hopes that I ain't dreamin'! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HighTower Posted October 22, 2007 Share Posted October 22, 2007 Tried to go for one good wheater and an equal as Rye. Weller 12...... Lot B Both fine whiskies, a great examples showing off both genres of this fine drink.I'm confused, aren't they both wheaters?Scott Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
camduncan Posted October 22, 2007 Share Posted October 22, 2007 I think I'll go for a OGD 114, or Pappy 15, or......heck, I don't know. It's been one of those days I probably should skip straight to the Stagg or Bookers :bigeyes: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jburlowski Posted October 22, 2007 Share Posted October 22, 2007 It was quite a weeken: WTAS followed by Parker's Heritage. It's going to be hard to go back to more pedestrian pours... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SBOmarc Posted October 22, 2007 Share Posted October 22, 2007 I feel so bad for you... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gillman Posted October 23, 2007 Share Posted October 23, 2007 One ounce Bulleit. Ditto of Woodford. Dash vodka. Dash water. Dash bitters. Cube. As we used to say in Quebec, "ca bouge" (broadly, it rocks).Gary Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gillman Posted October 23, 2007 Share Posted October 23, 2007 People know I'm into etymology and it just hit me: the word boogie may be related to the French words "bouge" and "bouger" (which mean move and to move: "ca bouge" means literally, it moves).Some old spin-off of a French expression in New Orleans, probably.Gary Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Solomon2 Posted October 23, 2007 Share Posted October 23, 2007 Thanks for the updates, Tony. I know I have folks like you here at SB.com to thank for my making good choices. But I do envy your stamina. ETL followed by Lot B tonight - about a half-tablespoon of each. The new 15yo Pappy isn't available yet here in Montgomery County, Maryland - how does it compare to the Lot B? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mgilbertva Posted October 23, 2007 Author Share Posted October 23, 2007 I'm not having anything :frown: - friggin' cold messing up my sinuses and sense of taste. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Solomon2 Posted October 23, 2007 Share Posted October 23, 2007 Try vodka with honey. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
doubleblank Posted October 23, 2007 Share Posted October 23, 2007 OF BB from 2002.....the inaugural release. This bourbon has everything....spice, sweetness, some wood and fine balance. This could be a regular pour if it was still available.Randy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SBOmarc Posted October 23, 2007 Share Posted October 23, 2007 I'm confused, aren't they both wheaters?ScottPardon me, I was informed by a bystander that I was drunk that evening. Drunk Posting, a danger to us all. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Solomon2 Posted October 24, 2007 Share Posted October 24, 2007 Basil Hayden's, ETL, and Johnny Walker Red, in that order. Really brings out the distinctions between scotch and bourbon: ETL is sweeter on the tongue, JWR has peat smoke. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stroker394 Posted October 24, 2007 Share Posted October 24, 2007 The last of my Evan Williams. Will wait until tomorrow night to get into the Woodford Reserve Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jazzhead Posted October 24, 2007 Share Posted October 24, 2007 Just for fun I started out with a 22 yr -old Classic Cask straight rye, from an unknown distillery but all fruit and mint, and a 3-year old Pikesville Supreme. I'm winding the evening down with the Pikesville, and as this dram gets some air in it and the flavors open up nicely, it'd be a hoot to know what it'd taste like if it were left undisturbed in oak for another 19 years. I'll say this - I detect enough of a faint familial resemble to speculate that the Classic Cask could well be a HH product. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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