Favorite Bourbon

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I thought I heard they won some award recently.
It'll probably go up in price 40% before I can stock up .
They were serving it at my local watering hole . They ran out last Friday night. I guess I'll find out if they re stock it. It was a whole 25 cents more than regular Jim Beam. Eric
 
I drink cheap liquor - at least I admit it - so anything bottom shelf will do. I figure it's like when I lived in France. The French have a rep as wine mavens but mostly they pour the European equivalent of Ernest & Julio.
 
Picked this stuff up recently:
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I thought that there was a small sign advertising it as a new item. Maybe I'm wrong. I'll need to go back and check.
 
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Probably, they used to have a 4yr. White label and a 7 yr. White label. The 7 yr. Had a red cap 4yr. Had a white cap. I think they dropped the 7 yr. When the bk. Label came out. I think.
I'll have to search out the extra aged bk. Label. Eric
 
I thought that there was a small sign advertising it as a new item. Maybe I'm wrong. I'll need to go back and check.

They have a new Double Oak product out. Didn't see another Black, but I haven't been to the liquor store for a while.
 
I thought they were the same thing. Are there two different JB Black bottlings? That would be confusing.
It's two different bottlings. The first, which has been around for a while, is the Extra Aged (previously called Double Aged with an 8 year age statement) and the other, newer bottling is Double Oak, which is effectively the 4 year old White Label that has been put into newly charred oak barrels for a while after the initial 4 years in the original barrel (it also has no age statement).
 
It's two different bottlings. The first, which has been around for a while, is the Extra Aged (previously called Double Aged with an 8 year age statement) and the other, newer bottling is Double Oak, which is effectively the 4 year old White Label that has been put into newly charred oak barrels for a while after the initial 4 years in the original barrel (it also has no age statement).

Ah ok I'll didn't remember that the Double Oak was under the Black label.

I got a bottle of it late last year. It was ok but nothing special. But then I'm not really a huge fan of Beam products.
 
Ah ok I'll didn't remember that the Double Oak was under the Black label.

I got a bottle of it late last year. It was ok but nothing special. But then I'm not really a huge fan of Beam products.

IMO, the best Beam product is Knob Creek Single Barrel Reserve. A very tasty near-barrel proof offering (120 proof) at a modest price ($33 on sale around here). Powerfully delicious.
 
IMO, the best Beam product is Knob Creek Single Barrel Reserve. A very tasty near-barrel proof offering (120 proof) at a modest price ($33 on sale around here). Powerfully delicious.

Yes the small batch Beam products are pretty good. I like the Knob Creek Rye.

I was talking about the lower end Beam branded stuff - there are better alternatives at that price point.
 
Yes the small batch Beam products are pretty good. I like the Knob Creek Rye.

I was talking about the lower end Beam branded stuff - there are better alternatives at that price point.
Indeed. I too am no fan of the entry level Beam products. For whatever reason, I find both Knob Creek Small Batch and Knob Creek Single Barrel, both reasonably priced around here, to be very good and excellent, respectively.
 
Picked up a bottle of 8 year old Basil Hayden at 80*. A little lighter then what I'm use to. Have to drink on it for awhile.




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They are usually out of it whenever looking for it before. Seen it and said gonna give it a try. Nice and smooth different then the normal WL Weller and Buffalo Trace Makers Mark Old Forester Old Fitzgerald.



Barney
 
I splurged and picked this up yesterday. Buffalo Trace 6 grain experimental. A bit pricy - I hope it's good!

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