OscarV Posted June 16, 2008 Share Posted June 16, 2008 I just emptied a Wild Turkey Kentucky Spirit.I've been nipping at it for a few weeks now and yesterday I had several while looking over "Whiskey" by Marc A Hoffman.My daughter Tess gave it to me yesterday for Father's Day.It is a good book. Lots of pictures, has all the distilleries of the world with facts and figures about what they make.They have 117 distilleries listed in Scotland, I had no idea. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spun_cookie Posted June 18, 2008 Share Posted June 18, 2008 My 07 Stagg when to the great beyond tonight... next up on teh list is my Fall 05 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cowdery Posted June 18, 2008 Author Share Posted June 18, 2008 Heaven Hill 10-year-old BIB and Bulleit. For some reason, the Bulleit tasted very good to me and wants to be immediately replaced. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jburlowski Posted June 18, 2008 Share Posted June 18, 2008 Finally finished off a bottle of WTRR 101 that had been standing patiently on the side of the bar with one pour left. For no particular reason, tonight was the night.As good as I remembered.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CorvallisCracker Posted June 19, 2008 Share Posted June 19, 2008 Tonight I'm finishing off a JB BL, the same way I started it: neat, in a copita.It was a case of revisiting a bourbon I hadn't sampled for over ten years; longer I think, because the last time was when it was aged "101 months".Wanted to see if it could substitute for BT as a "daily pour" ryed bourbon. The answer is no.Not that it's bad, but I like BT a lot more, and they cost the same ($21.95 here in OR). The BT went down in price, from $23.95, on May 1st; even if it goes back up to that on July 1st it still offers a better QPR (at least for me). The OLCC will publish the July price list on the 20th; if it is going up I'll bunker a few bottles.As for the JB BL, it was interesting to try the current expression. I like the nose a lot, but there's a bit of mid-palate bitterness. Not much, mind you, but enough to keep it from being a favorite. Drank it neat, on the rocks, and with Coke. Being only 86 proof, it gets too dilute too fast with ice. Works well with Coke, but so does EW BL and that costs onlly $9.95. So it won't be replaced. Maybe I'll try it again...in 2018... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fishnbowljoe Posted June 19, 2008 Share Posted June 19, 2008 Said goodbye to Elmer tonight.:frown: He sure was good to me. Joe Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JamesW Posted June 23, 2008 Share Posted June 23, 2008 Killed another Pappy 15 tonight. 3 bunkered. Still my favorite and each downed bottle scares me that there'll be no more. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SBOmarc Posted June 23, 2008 Share Posted June 23, 2008 Thomas H Handy Rye, Fall '06 To say that it was enjoyed simply doesn't suffice. This bottle was savored.It will be replaced, but most likely not until this Fall when the '08 BTAC is released. I can only hope that the people at Buffalo Trace increase production so Handy can be found longer into the year. The '07 disappeared quickly. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StraightBoston Posted June 23, 2008 Share Posted June 23, 2008 Over the weekend, knocked down a MM red wax 375 and an Evan Williams black label (still marked "aged 7 years") -- not noteworthy, except it's been months since I've actually emptied any bottles instead of cycling between what's open. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
callmeox Posted June 23, 2008 Share Posted June 23, 2008 My first bottle of Weller Antique hit the recycle bin last evening. It was thoroughly enjoyed and I'm glad that I have one bunkered. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OldJack Posted June 23, 2008 Share Posted June 23, 2008 Last night, the last drops of ODG-BIB met their match. Meanwhile, the final third of a bottle of Ten High found it's way into my never-ending vatting blend which is mostly for mixing. Tonight, the Weller Antique will give up the ghost. Fortunately, there is a bottle of Eagle Rare ready to come out of hiding and enter the cabinet and take the WA's place. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OscarV Posted June 23, 2008 Share Posted June 23, 2008 Yesterday I tossed a WLWeller 12yo Binny's bottle in the recycle bin.Oh, BTW, it was empty:grin: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StraightBoston Posted June 24, 2008 Share Posted June 24, 2008 Boy -- lots of Weller Antique being finished off these days! (I'm close to the end of one of mine, but it's S-W whiskey from the 80's and I'm loath to let it disappear...) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spun_cookie Posted July 3, 2008 Share Posted July 3, 2008 Well, it took a while but the EC18, EC12 and the RHFs have gone to the grat bottle beyond.... the RHFs was the best of teh bunch... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
barturtle Posted July 3, 2008 Share Posted July 3, 2008 I've been slowly paring down my opens, in the last few nights the following have hit the recycling bin:Wild Turkey Russel's Reserve RyeVan Winkle Family Reserve RyeRittenhouse BIBFour Roses Single BarrelPretty soon it will be bottle opening time! Hooray, for new whiskies to drink! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cowdery Posted July 3, 2008 Author Share Posted July 3, 2008 Me too with a Weller Antique, this one a Cork-N-Bottle special single barrel edition. Antique is fine, with its Old Rip-looking label, but I still prefer Weller 12 and even Weller Special Reserve. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OscarV Posted July 3, 2008 Share Posted July 3, 2008 I agree Chuck.Here from favorite at the top is the way I rank the 5 different Wellers'.William Larue Weller BTACCentennialSpecial Reserve12 year oldAntique Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Special Reserve Posted July 3, 2008 Share Posted July 3, 2008 Oscar,For my tastes, I'd switch Special Reserve and 12Yr and I like Special Reserve as it is a common go to drink in my home.Will Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CorvallisCracker Posted July 3, 2008 Share Posted July 3, 2008 My order is:12yo - Centennial (tie)AntiqueSRNever had the BTAC version. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OscarV Posted July 3, 2008 Share Posted July 3, 2008 Oscar,For my tastes, I'd switch Special Reserve and 12Yr Will[QUOTE][/QUOTE]Yeah, they are close for me and sometimes I'd switch 'em to.But I like them all very much. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HighTower Posted July 11, 2008 Share Posted July 11, 2008 I keep saying I need to empty some bottles, but I seem to open more than I kill.Last night a WT American Spirit came to it's end. It wasn't as sad as it could have been though, I just opened another one :grin:It's the only bottle I've killed in a while and this week I opened a Basil Hayden's, Maker's Mark and a Woodford Reserve.Now there's just more bottles to empty!Scott Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spun_cookie Posted July 11, 2008 Share Posted July 11, 2008 The EW Antebellum dies today ANyone else got one they want to trade to me... I will entertain all offers.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mgilbertva Posted July 12, 2008 Share Posted July 12, 2008 My condolences. That was a special bottle. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JamesW Posted July 12, 2008 Share Posted July 12, 2008 Just killed another Julio's Weller. That last pour was really great. I have about 9 more bunkered (I have to go count them). I wonder what the centennial is going to be rebranded as. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cigarnv Posted July 12, 2008 Share Posted July 12, 2008 Killed a few Turkey's this past week...WT RB WT KS Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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