Bourbon

[Bob Cat]

On 4/19/2023 at 9:28 PM, Bubb said:

I highly recommend the distillery tour at Bardstown Bourbon Company. I give them a lot of credit for having the patience to wait for a 6-year product to release as their own (Origin series). Fusion #9 will be their last Fusion release for six years if I remember correctly.

 

Boss gifted me a bottle of Bardstown Fusion #5 last month.  Will be a new one for me.  Hope to kill it with the guys next week on the night before we fly out on our annual golf trip.

 

My dad (80's), enjoys a couple spiced rum n Cokes before bed.  I gifted him a bottle of Blanton's for his 80th birthday and told him it was "not to be mixed with that sugar water".  My mistake.  The bottle still sets on the counter.

 

Played a private club for free this summer and gifted a bottle of "Old Elk" to the pro for the pass because I liked the bottle cap.  Anyone here had it that can comment?

 

[1puttTUT]

21 hours ago, Bob Cat said:

 

Boss gifted me a bottle of Bardstown Fusion #5 last month.  Will be a new one for me.  Hope to kill it with the guys next week on the night before we fly out on our annual golf trip.

 

My dad (80's), enjoys a couple spiced rum n Cokes before bed.  I gifted him a bottle of Blanton's for his 80th birthday and told him it was "not to be mixed with that sugar water".  My mistake.  The bottle still sets on the counter.

 

Played a private club for free this summer and gifted a bottle of "Old Elk" to the pro for the pass because I liked the bottle cap.  Anyone here had it that can comment?

 

 

Old Elk is solid stuff. I haven't had the infinity blend, but I'm sure the guy appreciated the gift as they're a respected brand.

[jjthomp2]

On 1/4/2024 at 3:12 PM, gr8blueheronbird said:

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unfortunately, they were not interested in the bottles. sucks

[j.b.newton]

On 1/6/2024 at 6:16 AM, 1puttTUT said:

 

Old Elk is solid stuff. I haven't had the infinity blend, but I'm sure the guy appreciated the gift as they're a respected brand.

I havent had the blended, but was gifted a single barrel straight wheat.  Very tasty... but that is my favored profile (Buffalo Trace lineage).

[Bubb]

Here is a real gem that I think is the best thing Chattanooga has ever produced. It’s the fall 2023 release (went into the barrel in fall 2019) bottled in bond. Way better than their spring BIB release (different mash bills) and better than their 111.

[T-MAC]

My go-to's are usually Rabbit Hole.  I think they're great for the $$$.
Picked up a couple of Woodford Reserve's.  I heard the Historic Barrel Entry Series 18 was supposed to taste special.  
Has anyone had it yet?

[Bubb]

I was excited to try this new offering from Old Forester and I’m sure others are looking for some feedback as the new offerings are sparse this time of year except for the January Larceny and Elijah Craig barrel proofs from Heaven Hill. 
 

We normally do tastings blind to eliminate bias but I got home at 10:30 last night so we were more in the “drinking” mode than “tasting” mode. So it wasn’t blind but we decided to put it up against two other 10-year-olds in Eagle Rare and McKenna. We also threw in the most recent 100 proof release from Chattanooga which is 4 years old.

 

Out of those four, the Old Forester 1924 was our least favorite by a significant margin. Apparently, this is not the regular Old Forester mash bill as I’ve heard they used the Early Times mash bill, but I could be wrong. We found it to be slightly over-oaked, astringent, and lacking in depth and sweetness. At $115 to $125 it was also the most expensive of the four.
 

I like Old Forester in general and I think their orange 100-proof product is one of the best values in whiskey. 1924 just did not do it for me, unfortunately.

[1puttTUT]

7 minutes ago, Bubb said:

I was excited to try this new offering from Old Forester and I’m sure others are looking for some feedback as the new offerings are sparse this time of year except for the January Larceny and Elijah Craig barrel proofs from Heaven Hill. 
 

We normally do tastings blind to eliminate bias but I got home at 10:30 last night so we were more in the “drinking” mode than “tasting” mode. So it wasn’t blind but we decided to put it up against two other 10-year-olds in Eagle Rare and McKenna. We also threw in the most recent 100 proof release from Chattanooga which is 4 years old.

 

Out of those four, the Old Forester 1924 was our least favorite by a significant margin. Apparently, this is not the regular Old Forester mash bill as I’ve heard they used the Early Times mash bill, but I could be wrong. We found it to be slightly over-oaked, astringent, and lacking in depth and sweetness. At $115 to $125 it was also the most expensive of the four.
 

I like Old Forester in general and I think their orange 100-proof product is one of the best values in whiskey. 1924 just did not do it for me, unfortunately.

 

1920 is dollar for dollar possibly the best readily available bourbon on the market

[FlashinLeather]

Just made an ad on BST and had some bourbon in the background that I am also selling for some unexpected home repairs - It was recommended that I drop a photo in this group. Never thought I would sell any of the WLW or GTS but didn't find the right occasion to open it.

 

[j.b.newton]

Heck of a collection... Good luck with both sales.  Hate to hear you had to get rid of the good stuff, but respect the reasoning.

[tiderider]

18 hours ago, FlashinLeather said:

Just made an ad on BST and had some bourbon in the background that I am also selling for some unexpected home repairs - It was recommended that I drop a photo in this group. Never thought I would sell any of the WLW or GTS but didn't find the right occasion to open it.

 

any day you open a bottle of good whiskey is the right occasion ... glws, though ... 

Edited February 1 by tiderider

[scratchswinger]

Saw this on a Masters Dinner video.