The finest bourbon I have tasted. Yet.

[Cruiser]

Finished off my bottle of last year's George T Stagg last Friday night after dinner. Boy was that a nice whiskey. Too bad the Antique Collection is becoming as hard to come by as Pappy at this point.

The one that has me hooting and hollering each time I drink it is the Elijah Craig 12y Cask Strength. It is ridiculous. If you ever run across it at a bar someplace then be sure to spring for a glass.

[thaar]

I'll have to keep an eye out for the Elijah Craig. Coohills Restaurant downtown has a very respectable collection of bourbon including most years of PVW and Stagg. Apparently Root Down at DIA has PVW as well lol.

[Meadow Skipper]

Y'know, I got a bottle of the 21 yo Elijah Craig, and I'm having a hell of a time appreciating it. I dunno what my problem is, but it doesn't speak to me. But at least it costs a lot of $$.

[Spats]

I recently managed to snag a free glass of E.H. Taylor Warehouse C Tornado Surviving Bourbon, which apparently goes for about $600/bottle if you can find one. Verdict: interesting and very intense, but worth more like $80-100 if you could actually still buy it.

Elijah Craig didn't set me on fire. Too tannic.

My favorite bourbon so far is Buffalo Trace. Four Roses is quite nice too.

[ColoMike]

In other news, as the attached, crappy cell phone pic can attest, this Pappy thing has gotten a bit out of control.





Tulips anyone?

[Chainsaw_Willie]

Finally found a bar with Buffalo Trace (I don't get out that much) and agree it's very nice. Not sure whether I like it better than Basil Hayden though. Will have to try them back to back to be sure.

For the money I still haven't found anything that beats Woodford.

I think I'm going to enjoy a couple fingers of Templeton Rye when I get back from walking the dog.

[lionelhutz]

Finally found a bar with Buffalo Trace (I don't get out that much) and agree it's very nice. Not sure whether I like it better than Basil Hayden though. Will have to try them back to back to be sure.

For the money I still haven't found anything that beats Woodford.

I think I'm going to enjoy a couple fingers of Templeton Rye when I get back from walking the dog.

I'm not a big fan of buffalo trace. I find it a bit astringent.

Lady got me a bottle of makers 46 for valentines day. (It's draped in red...) I forget how nice that is.

[zion zig zag]

My two faves are Eagle Rare and Knob Creek.

Edit: so far

[bagtagley]

Got into some of the old man's Russels Reserve 10 yr last weekend. It had been a while, and once again it surprised me. Easily my favorite daily drinker...for now.

Stagg? That stuff is something special.

[Cruiser]

Bought a fresh bottle of Noah's Mill this evening. I freaking love that stuff. Coarse, spicy, leathery, rustic and delicious at cask strength.

And yeah, If you can get your hands on the George T Stagg DO IT!!!

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[Crass3000]

Got lucky and got a couple Van Winkle 12 Lot Bs and a 10 year, and a Jack Handy in Nov/Dec. I've only popped the Jack Handy which is really smooth. How does it compare to the others of the antique collection? Is Stagg a lot better than Jr as everybody says. I know where a Jr. is on the shelf but passed due to what I heard. Never had Stagg.

If anyone in the MPLS/STP area wants to try the 10 and 12 Van Winkle they have them at the Stone Tap in Hudson, WI. At the Nova in Hudson, they had Pappy 15 and 20 a week or two ago but were running low. All were really smooth I thought with very little burn in the nose -- just a nice warm tummy. Be warned... the pours aren't cheap but both places seemed to have some other high end whiskies I would like to try or have tried there.

For the person asking about Four Roses Single Barrel, I drank about half a bottle with some beer last weekend. It was OK. Tastes pretty good but more hot in the nose -- not bad but just not like the others but what can you expect. Good enough for the price. I think Bullit is my budget goto but I have to get another bottle to confirm (can't remember if it's in the higher ABV group ~ 100 proof).

I drink everything clean if it matters. I need some more of those cold chilling stones.

I met a guy that works at the what they say is the biggest Bourbon bar in MN on a whisky forum. Also met a guy who claims (and everybody seems to agree) to own the liquor store in MN that has the biggest bourbon collection. I'll try to post them up tomorrow if I remember.

[Powder Ho]

Bought the last bottle of Buffalo Trace from the LLS. They told me they can't get anymore "for a while". Went on line and found out BT is short 100,000 barrels. Oh the horror.

[Tippster]

Split a bottle of Weller 12yr last weekend with some friends. It did not suck.

[soylent green]

@ Cruiser, whatcha got in the store right now. I just had a bottle of the Woodford Double Oaked. I did not like it. Sweet, overbearing oak with no fire or spice. E.H. Taylor is my favorite in the $40 range by far.

[Cruiser]

Still have a couple of bottles of Noah's Mill (and Rowan's Creek) in stock. With all the shortages we're experiencing right now in real small batch bourbon I feel sure that it won't be long before the supply dries up on that one too. I'm stockpiling a little extra for my personal stash.

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[Powder Ho]

I found a case of Buffalo Trace at KL wines in Cali for $20/bottle. Score.

[grskier]

Split a bottle of Weller 12yr last weekend with some friends. It did not suck.

Nice little wheater.

[StormDay]

Michter's Single Barrel 10 yr old. Barrel 14A22 is nice.




edit: On the good deal front: Jefferson's very small batch. (not reserve) It is going for less than Eagle Rare at my local shop and it has a little more character than Buffalo Trace.

I found a case of Buffalo Trace at KL wines in Cali for $20/bottle. Score.

That is pretty much the local price I pay for Buffalo Trace. (BevMo and local shop). Is there high liquor tax in CO?

[TNKen]

Yeah, it isn't bourbon, but not a bad sip. Jack Daniels has a new offering called White Rabbit. Commerating the 120th anniversary of after Jack's saloon, White Rabbit, in Lynchburg, Tennessee. I don't normally like Jack, but this is smooth.

[Crass3000]

Split a bottle of Weller 12yr last weekend with some friends. It did not suck.

They say that it's pretty close to Pappy 15. Quite a nice bottle. Whish I could find it.

[Powder Ho]

They say that it's pretty close to Pappy 15. Quite a nice bottle. Whish I could find it.

LLS manager told me the same thing. It was ok, too wheaty for my taste. I had big expectations and was not impressed.

[BmillsSkier]

Is BT that much more where y'all are cause it's consistently an $18 bottle here.

Huh.

[Powder Ho]

Is BT that much more where y'all are cause it's consistently an $18 bottle here.

Huh.

$24.99/750ml bottle at LLS.

[BmillsSkier]

Kentucky Distilleries? There's a map for that.

http://chuckcowdery.blogspot.com/201...-kentucky.html

Click on view larger under the small map.

[Tippster]

They say that it's pretty close to Pappy 15. Quite a nice bottle. Whish I could find it.

The guy who brought it is from Lexington and he said the same thing.

I have no idea if it's BS or not - would need to do a side-by-side blind test. Never had the Pappy 15. I liked the wheaty-ness(?) but then again I have no preconceptions what a Bourbon "should" taste like. I like them Rye spicy, corn sweet, and wheat mellow... all good as long as it's tasty.