I live a lot closer then you and have a hard time finding it . So when I see some RIP 107* it gets picked up then .
Next time Lot "B" is spied hope to be able to get it .
Barney
Favorite Bourbon
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I live a lot closer then you and have a hard time finding it . So when I see some RIP 107* it gets picked up then .
Next time Lot "B" is spied hope to be able to get it .
Barney
Russellc
Addicted Member
I've shown some picks in this thread. Its a Pappy Van Winkle product, 12 years old, very good. In some ways I find it the equivilent of the Van Winkle 20 year Family Reserve....almost....and only about 1/2 the price. Last bottles I bought were 49.99.
Russellc
Russellc
Addicted Member
Grab it. 49.99 is a "good" price, 37.99 is likely to cause a riot. Just go get it and all others they have at that price. Go now!
Russellc
Russellc
Addicted Member
And you live in KY? Get out more, there's a whole world of bourbon at your feet. Blanton's and Basil Hayden aint bad, but you can buy that in grocery stores most anywhere. Get thee out to the bourbon houses!
Russellc
Cheap mother that I am I just discovered something. Early Times is releasing a new/old traditional product. It will be Bourbon. The Early Times that I have been drinking for years is not Bourbon it is Kentucky Whiskey (but tastes a lot like cheap Bourbon, better than Military Bourbon). The New/Old Bourbon is much like the older Early Times Bourbon of 25 years ago.
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Like a lot of things, there are regulations as to what can be called "bourbon." I'm guessing whoever makes McKenna did something to put it outside of the "bourbon" realm, rather like Jack Daniels and the charcoal filtering.
That said...some bourbon humor!
http://www.questionablecontent.net/view.php?comic=717
http://www.questionablecontent.net/view.php?comic=718
john_w
Miscreant
Finished off the Colorado Straight Bourbon, and dipped into the Stranahan's Colorado Whiskey a few times. Stranahan's is said to use a unique process, borrowing from both bourbon and scotch techniques. To me, it just tastes kind of odd. Deeper flavor than the CSB, obviously distilled longer. But just...odd. Maybe it's just particular to my taste buds, but so far, Colorado whiskeys just haven't been able to touch the centuries of refinement the Kentucky whiskeys offer. But I still want to see how that first CSB batch turns out 8 years from now. If the distillery is still around.
Just invested in 750ml of Knob Hill Single Barrel Reserve 9 year old. A little over $46 with tax. Wow!!!
More later, less sooner.
More later, less sooner.
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finnbow
The Dude Abides
A minor threadjack - Have any of you gents toured along the Kentucky Bourbon Trail? If so, which distillery or distilleries do you recommend visiting? I have a couple of days of meetings in Lexington, KY in April and thought a distillery tour(s) would be fun.
Also, if you had $50 to spend on a bottle from one of the six distilleries on the Trail, what would you recommend? The distilleries are:
Four Roses
Heaven Hill
Jim Beam
Maker's Mark
Wild Turkey
Woodford Reserve
Also, if you had $50 to spend on a bottle from one of the six distilleries on the Trail, what would you recommend? The distilleries are:
Four Roses
Heaven Hill
Jim Beam
Maker's Mark
Wild Turkey
Woodford Reserve
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From my limited knowledge of high end Bourbons I would vote for Woodford Reserve.
I haven't taken the trail, but pass close to Lexington a few times a year. I might have to visit Woodford myself.
I haven't taken the trail, but pass close to Lexington a few times a year. I might have to visit Woodford myself.
This is wild timing , just yesterday the wife and I talked about going on the trail this spring . An added plus is there are other distillery's along the way not on the list giving free tours .
BTW if you visit 5 of them I think you can get a tee shirt .
http://bourbonbuzz.com/distillery-map/
Barney
BTW if you visit 5 of them I think you can get a tee shirt .
http://bourbonbuzz.com/distillery-map/
Barney
john_w
Miscreant
If it were my $50 and I was in an experimental mood, that Four Roses Single Barrel Barney mentioned does look promising. If I was after something I knew would be excellent, I'd venture on up a little further north to the Buffalo Trace distillery, and use the change to buy a T-shirt. Call it the "extended tour".
BTW, I recently noticed that Stranahan's I picked up is pure barley. Even farther from a true bourbon than I thought.
sxty8goats
Super Member
I have a bottle of Woodford I picked up @ 6 years ago at the distillery. I have a bit here and there.
I remember reading that Bourbon wasn't charcoal filtered. There is a bit of that happening but not to the level of JD. I toured the Woodford distillery a few years back. Pics below for those who enjoy that sort of thing. There are a few in there showing the dumping process where it runs through a bit of charcoal before bottling. JD sends their whiskey through vats of charcoal the size of the fermenting vats you see in some of the pictures.Yep, they are whiskeys. I tend to lean more towards the Jack D's myself. I typically have a bottle of Knob Creak in the house too.
sxty8goats
Super Member
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I got to taste the Knob Creek Single Barrel Reserve the other day. Even though it is 120 proof, I don't usually like high proof Bourbons, it is very smooth, the flavor is woody and deep. I would recommend it even at that price.
I also noticed that there is liquor shopping on line. How does that work? I'm 61 but they couldn't card me. In addition I thought it was illegal to ship alcohol.
I also noticed that there is liquor shopping on line. How does that work? I'm 61 but they couldn't card me. In addition I thought it was illegal to ship alcohol.
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