Favorite Bourbon
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For what size bottle? For a half gallon (1,75l) that is good for a half pint that is bad.
JStrid
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Now this is the kind of thread that I can really get into! Lots of my favorite vices end up getting plenty of attention here at the good ol' AK... 
He's quoting an older post. We were at VSAC 2003. And we, and our wives, had a few drinks of Woodford Reserve. Smooooooth.
Jackpot!
Last night I stopped into one of the few stores in NYC that sells Van Winkle bourbons and the new releases had finally arrived. So I stocked up with the following:
1 Old Rip Van Winkle 10 year 90* Proof
1 Old Rip Van Winkle 10 Year 107* Proof
2 Van Winkle Family Reserve 12 year "Lot B" 90* Proof ".
Bring on Winter!
In October I sent an email to the Van Winkle distillery asking about when the new releases would be hitting the market. Within 10 minutes Mr. Julian Van Winkle III responded to my email informing me they would be hitting the market soon and included a list of shops in the city that carry their products.
I guess I am just a jaded and cynical New Yorker but that personal attention to detail is lacking in today's society. I was dutifully impressed that he would take the time to respond to my inquiry. Needless to say the Van Winkle family has a customer for life in me. Of course it doesn't hurt that they also make the best tasting bourbons in the country.
Last night I stopped into one of the few stores in NYC that sells Van Winkle bourbons and the new releases had finally arrived. So I stocked up with the following:
1 Old Rip Van Winkle 10 year 90* Proof
1 Old Rip Van Winkle 10 Year 107* Proof
2 Van Winkle Family Reserve 12 year "Lot B" 90* Proof ".
Bring on Winter!
In October I sent an email to the Van Winkle distillery asking about when the new releases would be hitting the market. Within 10 minutes Mr. Julian Van Winkle III responded to my email informing me they would be hitting the market soon and included a list of shops in the city that carry their products.
I guess I am just a jaded and cynical New Yorker but that personal attention to detail is lacking in today's society. I was dutifully impressed that he would take the time to respond to my inquiry. Needless to say the Van Winkle family has a customer for life in me. Of course it doesn't hurt that they also make the best tasting bourbons in the country.
Something is wrong. I like a sweet Bourbon and went to George Dickel this time. It isn't what I remembered.
Must be me.
Must be me.
Russellc
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Last night I stopped into one of the few stores in NYC that sells Van Winkle bourbons and the new releases had finally arrived. So I stocked up with the following:
1 Old Rip Van Winkle 10 year 90* Proof
1 Old Rip Van Winkle 10 Year 107* Proof
2 Van Winkle Family Reserve 12 year "Lot B" 90* Proof ".
Bring on Winter!
In October I sent an email to the Van Winkle distillery asking about when the new releases would be hitting the market. Within 10 minutes Mr. Julian Van Winkle III responded to my email informing me they would be hitting the market soon and included a list of shops in the city that carry their products.
I guess I am just a jaded and cynical New Yorker but that personal attention to detail is lacking in today's society. I was dutifully impressed that he would take the time to respond to my inquiry. Needless to say the Van Winkle family has a customer for life in me. Of course it doesn't hurt that they also make the best tasting bourbons in the country.
Pay special attention to the lot B, big Van winkle fan here, 20 yr family reserve is my fav, (Ithink). Everytime I try the Lot B, I almost change my mind. Good to know, as the Lot B isnt all, (and maybe none), of the orignal Stitzel-Weller whisky, like the 20 and 23 year family reserves are. That stuff hasnt been made since '92, and when its gone, its gone. Maybe Warren Buffett will buy the old distillery and restore it!
Nice to see they are finding something other than Stitzel-Weller that still has that wonderful cotton candy wang....
These whiskeys generally come out in October and in June around these parts.
Russellc
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Russellc
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You'll probably have a tendency to like Wheated bourbons if you like the sweet finish.
russellc
Mmike
Analog Addiction
If you think that's good try Single Barrel it's the nectar!
Mike
PS. You can throw number 7 down the drain along with others after you try Single Barrel it's the best I've tasted regardless of the money I've thrown at anything.
Mike
PS. You can throw number 7 down the drain along with others after you try Single Barrel it's the best I've tasted regardless of the money I've thrown at anything.
Russell,
I like Jack, Woodford, Ezra Brooks, Maker's Mark. I don't know if these are wheated or riced for that matter. How do I know???
a_retent
In memory of Trixie woo-woo
IIRC All of the brands you listed contain 51% or higher quantity of corn in the mash bill.
The wheated bourbons I have in my collection include:
Bernheim Original
Pappy VanWinkle 20yr.
William Larue Weller
Does that make them "wheated" or "corned?" I knew they were corn mash "Whiskeys."
dynamicsound
...full tank...half a pak
Bourbon you say...
Minnesota Fats: "Preach! Go down and get me some White Tavern whisky, a glass, and some ice."
Fast Eddie: "Preacher! Go on down and get me some bourbon. J. T. S. Brown. No ice, no glass."
My current bottle is Woodford Res., good stuff. It's hard to beat the Eagle Rare. Next bottle on the list is Bakers... tried it, liked it.
Alternative take: try the Sazerac Rye
Minnesota Fats: "Preach! Go down and get me some White Tavern whisky, a glass, and some ice."
Fast Eddie: "Preacher! Go on down and get me some bourbon. J. T. S. Brown. No ice, no glass."
My current bottle is Woodford Res., good stuff. It's hard to beat the Eagle Rare. Next bottle on the list is Bakers... tried it, liked it.
Alternative take: try the Sazerac Rye
Russellc
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Jack isnt really bourbon, the Makers is a classic wheated bourbon, not sure about the Ezra......
Russellc
Russellc
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Russellc
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Try throwing some at the Pappy Van Winkle 20 year family reserve, or the Lot "B"........You'll be pouring that single barrel down the drain.
russellc
From Way, Way Back
I think there were a number of posts about what makes a whiskey a Bourbon. Jack and George Dickel are made in Tennessee and made just like Bourbons.
There was some questions about Virginia Gentleman which is Bottled in Virginia. No mention about where it is made, IIRC.
Regardless, there are whiskeys that are not labeled Bourbon which are.
I think there were a number of posts about what makes a whiskey a Bourbon. Jack and George Dickel are made in Tennessee and made just like Bourbons.
There was some questions about Virginia Gentleman which is Bottled in Virginia. No mention about where it is made, IIRC.
Regardless, there are whiskeys that are not labeled Bourbon which are.
