Ocpr

[birdman1099]

Here are my amateur notes

The first thing I noticed is that the Louisville bottle is a screw to while the frankfurt is a cork. The cork is much nicer IMO.

Both served in a reidel, neat.

Color: both are a brilliant amber. the louisville is a shade darker. The legs on the frankfort are thin and run quickly down the glass. the louisville is thicker and slower.

Nose: Frankfort has a shallow, grassy smell. Hay perhaps. small amount of oak. Louisville has some vanilla. oak, roasted nuts. big nose.

Taste: Frankfort is thin. some wood and mint. Louisville is bigger and bolder. much more vanilla and caramel.

Finish: Frankfort is surprisingly long and sweet. Louisville very nice. long. some vanilla that turns to a toffee/chocolate.

Overall, for a 90 proofer, these are both a great pour. But I give the edge to the Louisville bottle. much bigger and bolder. Right up my alley.:cool:

[ACDetroit]

Nice notes BirdBoy! I think you did a fine job.

Tony

[spun_cookie]

As do I . Good notes sir.. .keep them up. I see a VBT in your future

[PhilsFan]

Overall, for a 90 proofer, these are both a great pour. But I give the edge to the Louisville bottle. much bigger and bolder. Right up my alley.:cool:

Scott, Thanks for the great notes on one of my favorites, OCPR....

I'm not good yet at describing the ones I enjoy, so seeing your notes encourages me to work on this shortcoming!

-Joe

[Josh]

Hey Josh that's the nice thing about this place...you can like your favorites and we'll like ours :grin:. You still need to make the trip to my place one night, we should set that up with Gus you 2 can car pool.

Cheers!

Tony

I'd love to! I'll check the old calandar, and then give you a PM.

[Hondo]

I've had exactly 50ML of Old Charter Proprietors Reserve and really liked it. I have not yet found any dusty bottles anywhere that I can get my hands on.

Looking at the Old Charter website today I see and eight year old, a ten year old and Old Charter 101. Which of these current bottlings would most resemble the profile of OCPR?

[funknik]

I've had exactly 50ML of Old Charter Proprietors Reserve and really liked it. I have not yet found any dusty bottles anywhere that I can get my hands on.

Looking at the Old Charter website today I see and eight year old, a ten year old and Old Charter 101. Which of these current bottlings would most resemble the profile of OCPR?

I haven't had the 8yr, but of those, I would say the 101 is closest -- I did not care for the 10yr...it lacks the sweetness that both the OCPR and 101 share. Also, although it's out of production, the OC12 is the closest IMO to the OCPR and still probably out on the shelves in some places....it is a very good pour - I'm not sure I could tell the difference, in fact.

[kickert]

I haven't had the 8yr, but of those, I would say the 101 is closest -- I did not care for the 10yr...it lacks the sweetness that both the OCPR and 101 share. Also, although it's out of production, the OC12 is the closest IMO to the OCPR and still probably out on the shelves in some places....it is a very good pour - I'm not sure I could tell the difference, in fact.

I would agree. The OC8 / OC10 / OC101 are all pretty similar with different attributes coming to the forefront. With the OC12 and OCPR you get a significantly different flavor profile, but those two are very similar.

[jburlowski]

My view is that the OC101 has little to offer beyond the high ABV (if that's what you're into...). It seems to me to be young with little depth or character. Of the currently available offerings, if I had to choose, I'd go with the 10yo.

[OscarV]

My view is that the OC101 has little to offer beyond the high ABV (if that's what you're into...). It seems to me to be young with little depth or character. Of the currently available offerings, if I had to choose, I'd go with the 10yo.

yep, gotta agree

I got a bottle of OC101 last year, excellent price, a store owner got a free one from the rep, had one shot and gave it to me, I split it with AC.

[Buffalo Bill]

what are everyones thoughts on the old charter proprieters reserve?worth getting?

I'd give it a B+

BB

[funknik]

I'd give it a B+

BB

I'm with Bill....definitely worth getting, though...not much else is like it out there now.

[PhilsFan]

OCPR has got to be one of my favorites...I was glad to get ahold of a backup bottle recently. If you can find it, I'd go for it.

-Joe

[Squash]

Has the OC12 been discontinued as well as the OCPR?

[kickert]

Has the OC12 been discontinued as well as the OCPR?

Yes it has. But it seems the 12 is easier to find than the OCPR. But then maybe that is just my experiance.

[unclebunk]

I've never seen a single bottle of OC12 here in Chicagoland but have run across several OCPR's, all of which I bought and thoroughly enjoyed. Binnys stocks a range of OC and I always have a bottle of the 10 year old on hand which I believe costs about $17 or so. I recently saw another bottle of OC10 that had a slighly different label (ten years old written diagonally across the label as opposed to straight across) which I'm guessing is the exact same juice.

[ggilbertva]

I have the opposite problem, I can't find any OCPR here in the DC area (at least not yet), but over the last month I've picked up 14 bottles of the OC12 (all UD, no BT). The last round was 10 bottles on Wed for a whopping $10.49 each. Can't beat that with a stick.

[JamesW]

I just picked up 2 bottles of the L'Ville version for $35 ea. looking forward to tasting. I am a big fan of the bourbon heritage collection. I drink a lot of the VSOF 12 and Centennial. Too bad everything I like seems to go away....or be in very short supply.

[Buffalo Bill]

Interestingly enough, I have an older sloped shouldered bottle that I opened last summer. I took it out a few nights ago to try it again... my initial response from last summer was a B+ rating. The other night after it having been opened all this time— I gave it an A.

It turned out to be an outstanding bottle. I posted the tasting notes on B.E.

BB

[BunkerBooze]

I just bought some "Lousville" bottles of OCPR today for $24.99/ea...but had to have it shipped from NY. Boy, do I love this stuff!!!

[Special Reserve]

I just bought some "Lousville" bottles of OCPR today for $24.99/ea...but had to have it shipped from NY. Boy, do I love this stuff!!!

The Louisville OCPR with the sloped shoulders is about $35 + 6% tax in MI when you find it.

Several years ago, a local liquor store suggested this to me. I liked it then and soon after that it became scarce in MI. Once in a while you find one when bourbon hunting. I was in a store last Sunday that wanted $50 for a Frankfort bottling. I left it in the store while I did take three 2008 GTS off his hands.

[JamesW]

I just bought some "Lousville" bottles of OCPR today for $24.99/ea...but had to have it shipped from NY. Boy, do I love this stuff!!!

What a great price. I paid $10 more for each bottle.

[theDon]

$22 eaach in Houston. I bought all 3. Plenty of the stuff in Texas as well as 12 year. The 12 year is everywhere.

[JamesW]

It says on the card that OCPR is a rye whisky. Is this true?

[barturtle]

It says on the card that OCPR is a rye whisky. Is this true?

What card?:skep: