swamppirate
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In the vein of those listed, you may also want to search out Elmer T Lee IF you can find it. Bowman Brothers and Four Roses small batch and single barrel also come to mind.
Favorite Bourbon
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In the vein of those listed, you may also want to search out Elmer T Lee IF you can find it. Bowman Brothers and Four Roses small batch and single barrel also come to mind.
swamppirate
Lunatic Member
Very cool...
swamppirate
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I have been trying to find both Noah’s and Black Maple (which I have had once). Both very good bourbons.
swamppirate
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Picked up some John Bowman...will report back after consensus is reached!
a_retent
In memory of Trixie woo-woo
I still got partial bottle of that Black Maple Hill in the collection, interesting to see that posted here.
Tuesday night I rolled into Louisville from Minnesota. I was only going to be there one night. I couldn't not go out. I went to Stevie Ray Vaughan's Blues Bar, it was open mic night. I told the young lady bar tender to set me up with whatever she'd recommend for bourbon, after-all I was in Kentucky. Eagle Rare. I only had 2 since I had a meeting in the morning. Open mic nite was crazy good, so glad I didn't stay in my room. So right now as I write this I am enjoying my own Eagle Rare. I spent most of my time with Single Malt Scotch but this is very very nice...
swamppirate
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Enjoying two fingers of Evan Williams single barrel for pre-game activiites.....
swamppirate
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I found Buffalo Trace on sale for $19.99 today. I had to give it a try in light of "fairness" if you know what I mean. So I did a blind taste test between the Eagle Rare and Buffalo Trace. First the nose- I thought they were pretty distinctly different. One I could tell just didn't have a lot going on whereas the other did. Taste- one was just straight up bourbon with a little bite but not much and the other, just like the nose had more going on. Can you tell how my reviews on youtube wouldn't go viral? So here is how this will go, if I plan to have more than 1-2 fingers I'll lead with Eagle Rare and followup with Buffalo Trace. I do think @$20 on sale Buffalo Trace is a great buy. Eagle Rare in these here parts runs $29.00 also a good buy. I can't touch decent or any Single Malt Scotch for that. They begin around $45 which would be Highland Park which is even sweeter than Eagle Rare.
As Botrytis mentioned Ryes are more spicy and less sweet than bourbon. For $25 a bottle is is tough to beat Rittenhouse Bottled in Bond 100 proof RYE. Just an excellent whiskey for the money. That might be a little more up your alley.
swamppirate
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Thinking of doing the bourbon trail tour this Spring....any advice from anyone out there who has done it?
Dusty Ol'Man
Yes, Still trudging along.
As I'm new to exploring bourbon, I'm checking this out.
finnbow
The Dude Abides
My son lived in Louisville for a couple of years and we've visited several of the distilleries on the Bourbon trail. Quick tip - All the distilleries require attending a tour before a tasting (you can't just drop in and do a tasting). Of the distilleries we've visited, we've enjoyed these the most - Buffalo Trace, Heaven Hill, and 1792 Barton (all of which are free - most others charge. I'd check to see if 1792 Barton is still doing tours after the rickhouse collapse last year). If you're in Louisville and want to do a convenient tour, the new Old Forester distillery complex on Whiskey Row is worthwhile.
finnbow
The Dude Abides
High rye mashbill whiskeys such as Old Turkey and Bulleit don't come off as sweet, but are indeed robust. A mild, smooth and elegant rye mashbill whiskey is Four Roses Single Barrel.
swamppirate
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Thank you Sir. I appreciate the advice!
swamppirate
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^ What he said....one of my go to pours.
