Recently went through a bottle of buffalo trace and makers mark... back on my Woodford, that little bit of caramel tone is just so flippin' good...
Can't wait to be back in Kentucky in a few weeks for the derby.. mint juleps.. it's on!
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Recently went through a bottle of buffalo trace and makers mark... back on my Woodford, that little bit of caramel tone is just so flippin' good...
Can't wait to be back in Kentucky in a few weeks for the derby.. mint juleps.. it's on!
An expert overview of the Johnny Walker family. The comments are just as good.
http://philalawyer.net/2011/01/a-pro...walker-blends/
This thread is about 'Mercon whiskey. Keep that scottish crap outta hare!!!Quote:
Originally Posted by Stu Gotz
Got a bottle of High West Bourye the other day,
pretty tasty stuff
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Stopped by our local liquor shop tonight to pick up some wine and a bottle of Bulleit for dinner tonight. Shop keep said that I needed to try out Corner Creek 8 year old bourbon - $20 a bottle.
Really tasty with a super smoove finish. Will go along side the Buffalo Trace and Eagle Rare in the everyday collection.Attachment 96269
That rug really ties the room together.Quote:
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I'll let Mrs. Rontele know.Quote:
Originally Posted by Mustonen
Breckenridge Brewery has free tastings Wednesday-Sunday 3-9. They got a bourbon and a vodka. I tried both this weekend, and both are pretty tasty.
And I know its not bourbon, but I had some Laphroaig scotch about a month ago, holy shit, that stuff is good!
Shit brewed in Breckenridge isn't burbon either.
True, but it was tasty, and free.
I'll have to pick up a bottle once we close on the place in a week and change... I need an everyday'er, this stuff gets expensive.Quote:
Originally Posted by Rontele
The Corner Creek is a great every day'er. Need to pick up a few more bottles.
Soooo, if I just had some Macallan 25 year anniversary scotch and didn't really like it, should I just give up on this stuff. Self admittedly, I am a gin man.
Yes completely give up on it. My mailing address PM'd !Quote:
Originally Posted by guroo270
I would totally trade someone for a handle of Hendricks, but it ain't mine. I'm house sitting for my in-laws and saw it in the back of their liquor cabinet, so I poured myself a taste just to give it another go. It was...okay I guess. About like JW Blue Label. Remember, I really hate this stuff, so I don't drink it unless it's supposedly worth drinking. So, out of curiosity at the liquor store the next day, I go look for it. The only 25 year bottle they had was $650. So this stuff is supposed to be good right?
Yeah, but it can be an acquired taste for many. $650 ? Serious bones for any liquid. I don't like anything I eat or drink enough to spend that kind of cash
Neither do my in-laws. They drink Evan Williams instead of Jack when they really don't have to, but they have nice friends, and it was a gift.
Seriously nice friends.
Yeah, no shit. Damn good friends.
On a side note, guroo, you should try Leopolds gin. So ridiculously good.
Gin in a Bourbon thread makes baby drunk Jesus weep.Quote:
Originally Posted by Arty50
Baby drunk Jesus is already weeping cause he can only afford to drink the 'shine his brother/father makes on the back porch.Quote:
Originally Posted by Rontele
Sorry to send the thread off track with the gin. I just have an aversion to brown liquors after new years 2000 in high school. 23 shots of Crown Royal mixed in with wine coolers and 7 crown at age 17 slightly scarred me for life.
Got a bottle of this and just poured my first snort:
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Honestly, it's... meh. Kinda wimpy. Buffalo Trace is waaaaaay better at the price. Might just get rid of this one by mixing.
That's why God made Ginger ale and limes.Quote:
Originally Posted by Tippster
Bourbon and Ginger is the Nectar of the Gods. NFL for me, tho.
(No Fucking Lime)
Buffalo Trace is still on sale around here and I'm digging it.
Ordered a jim and ginger tonight... got a gin and ginger. Not cool.
all I know is that this is a sweet bottle
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I've tried to like burbon but it all comes off as really kind of sickly sweet for me. Is it just not my thing or am I just drinking the wrong ones?..... I kind of hate scotch as well.
I disagree with Tipp that the Corner Creek is weak. I actually think it has a smoother finish than the Buffalo Trace.
Had some Van Winkle 10 last night. Amazing.
That Evan Williams bottle kind of looks like a butt plug.
^Glad I'm not the only one
Discovered Black Maple Hill (by Heaven Hill's Distillery) out of Bardstown, KY while having pre dinner drinks at Graham Elliot this Saturday. Very tasty. 95 proof, but drank nothing like it. Lots of butterscotch flavor to this one.
Apparently they have a 14, 16, and 21 y/o to go with the 8 y/o that I had. Give it a go if you see it.
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Originally Posted by Mazderati
Notice he didn't say anything about the bourbon....just the bottle
We bought a whole barrel of that Evan Williams 2000 for the shop (and I'm just about to start my 3rd bottle of it at home). Those were some of the best barrel samples I've tasted in quite a while. The nice folks at Heaven Hill sent the samples at barrel proof too which was a particular treat.
A whole barrel ? how does one go about making that fantasy purchase ?? What's a barrel run ?Quote:
Originally Posted by Cruiser
We order samples from the distillery. They pull 4 to 6 barrels out of circulation and grab 200ml of each one. Then they mail them to us. We (the owner, the beer buyer, and me) taste though them and then compare notes on our favorites. Then we contact the distillery and they bottle our barrel off for us. The quantity we get varies based on the "Angel's Share", but it's typically between 11 and 19 cases (12pks). Bottle cost is usually a couple of bucks less per bottle than the regular wholesale cost. As an added bonus they send us the empty barrel which we take to Golden City brewery who makes a special imperial stout and ages it off in our barrels for about 6 months before bottling it under a special label that we had commissioned.
In the last 60 days I've had 8 barrel samples of Breckenridge whiskey, 6 Buffalo Trace, 4 Eagle Rare, 4 Blantons, and 4 Bernheim's wheat. I'm not getting rich doing what I do, but the fringe benefits are nice...
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Sounds like you're doing this as a commercial buyer or is it just the man on the street purchase? Pretty jealous of your sampling list.
Haven't had the Buffalo Trace (not sure it's even in the local ABC stores) I particularly like Eagle Rare and Blantons, but Blantons is about $56 a bottle here, so I've been laying off it for a while, and drinking a lot of Russells Reserve and lately some WL Weller.
Yup, I'm a wine buyer at a mid sized shop here in Denver. Kinda upscale but still value focussed, ya know?
That 7yo Weller is freaking delicious for the money. Try to find the 12yo at your local shops. It's so smooth and stupid cheap for a 12 year old. I just finished off a bottle of the single barrel 12yo barrel proof version of it called William Larue Weller. Sick. Just sick...
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Originally Posted by Cruiser
They had both bottles and I went for the cheaper one to get a taste before dropping more cash. Next trip is for the 12 year old stuff !