Highwest is a great place to visit and the booze is good too, god I spent a chagillion dollars when we went in February. hard tofind the stuff, but worth it!Quote:
Originally Posted by truth
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Highwest is a great place to visit and the booze is good too, god I spent a chagillion dollars when we went in February. hard tofind the stuff, but worth it!Quote:
Originally Posted by truth
Agreed with the smooth & sweet description for BH, one of my favorites for everyday sipping although a little spendy. The Pappy 20-year is more complex and much more flavorful but still extremely smooth (my all time favorite). I think the Van Winkle 12 is actually not all that great compared to the rest of their lineup.Quote:
Originally Posted by Rontele
I found myself in the unenviable position of being completely out of my beloved Woodford and Eagle Rare this past weekend and had to sip on some Stranahan's (not bourbon but mentioned in this thread). Remind me to get the couple who gave me that some Jager in return next week as it is NOT a suitable substitute for the good ol' Kentucky brown water. Ugh!
Well, I loves me some WR and ER but if due to some unimaginably horrible turn of events there were no more bourbon ever, Stranahan's would be near the top of the list of things I'd drink instead.Quote:
Originally Posted by BmillsSkier
Did a little drinking last night.
1. Started with some Booker's. Love the unfiltered, barrel-proof nature of this bourbon. Sweet and strong, but still well balanced. This shit will get you drunk really easily.
2. Then went to a glass of Corner Creek. I am kind of with Tipp now that the Corner Creek is fairly meh. Nice price point, but for the same price, you can get Buffalo Trace, which IMHO, is superior. It tastes kind of harsh and flat at the same time, which isn't a good combination. Don't get me wrong, its not swill, but its also not the bargain I originally thought it was.
3. Poured a very small glass of the Pappy 15-year. :fmicon:
Big +1 on the Bookers taste and it's "fuck you up" qualities !Quote:
Originally Posted by Rontele
Celebrating the promotion to Drive-Thru Manager?Quote:
Originally Posted by Rontele
Just picked up a handle of Buffalo Trace for $35. Stoked for tomorrow's Mint Juleps.
Way to see the light young grasshoppa!
I never could acquire a taste for a julip. Been to the derby and had what was supposed to a pretty good one, but it was kinda way too minty for my taste.Quote:
Originally Posted by Tippster
Fuck the "Derby Julep" with shaved ice, powdered sugar, and in a silver cup. I make a classic New Orleans Julep
4 parts Bourbon
1 Part Simple Syrup
1 Part water
Sprig of mint
Add all ingredients into a Highball glass
Fill with ice
Shake (bruises the mint) but don't over-shake
Enjoy.
You can adjust the sweetness and mintiness easier this way.
Was at the track... the julips there are pour, but the post game action proved to be much nicer with something very similar to what Tippster posted with some woodford.
Doesn't everything that starts with that count as pure win?Quote:
Originally Posted by Tippster
I'm addicted to Elijah Craig 18. My choices for bourbon here are slim pickens Beam, Makers Mark, Knob Creek and the Elijah Craig. I'm nearly to the point of not being able to enjoy the others but $53 a bottle is asspensive especially at the rate I drink it. Dam you Kentucky Dam you.
Feel for ya. Beam is fine mixed. Never acquired a taste for makers, kinda hard flavor and not a nice mellow finish like the Elijah. I think, knob creek is some good stuff over a few cubes of ice. What's that running over there a bottle ?Quote:
Originally Posted by Loon
Layed into some Buffalo Trace tonight... who knew?
Little more bite than I expected but strong oak/vanilla notes balanced it out. Not as sip worthy as an Eagle Rare or Woodford, but not bad at all I'm tellin' ya!
Well, considering youre posting @ 1:50 a.m. ,you've got all your words spelled correctly and your punctuation looks about right. It must have been a pretty tame "laying into". : )Quote:
Originally Posted by BmillsSkier
What's Buffalo Trace run a fifth ?
Nothing crazy, just an evening on the deck listening to baseball and grilling out. "Layed" into about half a fifth.Quote:
Originally Posted by OSECS
Around here a fifth costs $20.99
Yea I'm just not into Buffalo Trace. I'm a Bookers/ Woodford/ blantons guy buffalo is OK but meh to me. Flying to Seattle next week try to find Pappy everyone here seems enamoured of.
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Imagine a store the size of wal-mart full of booze. It helps that it's just down the road from the bourbon trail too. Distillers make weekly trips, rare bottles are readily available, including Van Winkles (although those go like you know what on a hot tin roof!)
You seem to be in the minority...Quote:
Originally Posted by Chugachjed
http://bourbonbuzz.com/2011/04/21/bu...its-challenge/
Most excellent thread. Good friend of mine has a b-day coming up and I typically get him a fifth of some really good bourbon. Knob Creek two years ago, Basil Hayden last year. Time to go shopping!
Buffalo trace doesn't do anything for me either. But I haven't had any in a few years and my palate has developed some. Of course, my budget has degenerated of late, so it might be a while before I try it again.
You had me at hello. That sounds damn delicious, and it's about time I subscribe to this thread...Quote:
Originally Posted by Tippster
so I had been lookin for a nice bottle of upper end high proof bourbon ( I keep Elijah Craig in the decanter for day to day use) to replace the bottle of Blantons I just finished that a wonderful woman brought to our derby party.
George T Stagg has become impossible to find for sale, even here in metropolis
I actually found a bottle of Pappy at our local liquor store last night but they wanted $195 for it
fuck that
they did have Knob Creek Single Barrel Reserve aged 9 years @ 120 proof for less than $50 so i got that
pretty damn good, not quite in the league of the masters mentioned above but better than most all others I have had.
it will do just fine
I tried some Elijah Craig recently. I don't think it's as smooth as Blantons, more of a knob creek flavor.
I do confess that I like bourbons with a sweeter flavor Blantons, Rare Eagle, Russells Reserve ..........
Sipping on some 2010 George T. Stagg as I type. I scored two bottles here in Charlotte last fall for $65 a pop. Might be the best money I spent all last year.
http://mtnsurf.smugmug.com/Other/Bou.../IMG2124-L.jpg
Not to gay up a great thread, but How's the cake bread ?
I am not much of a wine connoisseur but I like Cakebread's Cabernet a lot. My wife is more into wine and she seems to like it too. I really do not know enough about wine to compare it to anything.
Buffalo trace rated higher than Blantons? Unpossible. And minority or not that shit is too sweet.Quote:
Originally Posted by Tippster
That must be some sweet bourbon. I think Blantons falls on the sweet side as it is.Quote:
Originally Posted by Chugachjed
Blantons is sweet too but so much smoother.
Damn your talk of bourbon ...... I'm gonna have to get one now !!!Quote:
Originally Posted by Chugachjed
Ahhhhhhhhhh. Tasty.
My evening's entertainment/homework:
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^ Nice. I missed that post. Results?
My question: is it okay to put a small splash in my Booker's? I mean that shit's like 127 proof. Makes a little easier for me to focus on the taste.
I tried this one a few years ago, but, forgot about it until the other day when I saw it on the shelf for 35 bucks. Very good value. Sam Houston Very Small Batch. smooth.
PSA:
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The purpose here is not to tell you about the Van Winkle whiskeys. It is to tell people who already know about Van Winkle whiskeys that the fall 2011 release will be in stores before 2011 expires -- barely. Probably just after Thanksgiving. Get friendly with your whiskey monger now.
That's official, from the Van Winkles.
You should know (and this isn't from-them official) that the chronic scarcity of Van Winkle whiskey is a deliberate business strategy, not that there's anything wrong with that. By keeping supply well below demand, the company reduces its selling cost and market risk to just about zero. Nobody pressures you on price when you're on allocation, so profits are protected and predictable. They actually do increase the supply, so their profits do grow, just not by much. It's a very unconventional and conservative business model, probably suitable only for small, family-run businesses.
To reflect a bit afield, the current state of things should have us all thinking about the point at which 'reasonable profits' slips over into 'unconscionable greed.' A company like Van Winkle shows that 'get as much as you can as fast as you can' is not the only way to be successful.
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Dude, that pretty much works for all of the single malt makers in Scotland. They can only make so much and still be valid, and, with rich Chinese and Indian drunks coming on line, well, capitalism works.
Haven't read this thread through yet, but had black Maple Hill bourbon today at lunch at Cafe Presse and I think it is made by these folks. It made me feel happy.Quote:
Originally Posted by Cruiser
@Benny: ^^just curious what you mean by "be valid"?