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  • dudeman
    dudeman Posts: 3,192
    benjs said:
    I bought this last time I was down in the States (found it in Vermont). Highly recommend it! It was $70.

    https://www.kentuckybourbonwhiskey.com/whiskey/willett-pot-still-reserve/
    Do you drink that neat, on the rocks or in cocktails? I have seen that in a couple places locally and almost grabbed one, mostly because the bottle is so badass. Seems like it's pretty polarizing bourbon, though. People either seem to love it or hate it.
    If hope can grow from dirt like me, it can be done. - EV
  • dudeman
    dudeman Posts: 3,192
    markymark550 said:
    dudeman said:
    I picked up a bottle of Woodford Reserve Double Oaked today after reading good things about it. Excited to try it this weekend. 
    It's very good imo, but I'm a fan of pretty much all things Woodford. Their regular bourbon is my daily sipper (although I don't drink daily).
    Is the Double Oaked usually difficult to find? I told a friend of mine that I picked up a bottle and he seemed surprised that I could get it. 
    If hope can grow from dirt like me, it can be done. - EV
  • tempo_n_groove
    tempo_n_groove Posts: 41,727
    benjs said:
    I bought this last time I was down in the States (found it in Vermont). Highly recommend it! It was $70.

    https://www.kentuckybourbonwhiskey.com/whiskey/willett-pot-still-reserve/
    I bought it too.  When I posted it everyone in the Bourbon threads (not this one) told me to return it, lol.  Now I want to try it and see what was up all their arses!
  • dudeman
    dudeman Posts: 3,192
    I picked up a bottle of EH Taylor Small Batch today. I probably overpaid for it but it is so well regarded, I figured I'd grab it while I could. 

    Also got a bottle of Heaven's Door Ascension yesterday and had a little bit tonight. Fanfuckingtastic stuff!
    If hope can grow from dirt like me, it can be done. - EV
  • markymark550
    markymark550 Columbia, SC Posts: 5,228
    dudeman said:
    markymark550 said:
    dudeman said:
    I picked up a bottle of Woodford Reserve Double Oaked today after reading good things about it. Excited to try it this weekend. 
    It's very good imo, but I'm a fan of pretty much all things Woodford. Their regular bourbon is my daily sipper (although I don't drink daily).
    Is the Double Oaked usually difficult to find? I told a friend of mine that I picked up a bottle and he seemed surprised that I could get it. 
    I haven't had much trouble finding it. I think with allocation and uneven distribution, it becomes a regional thing.
  • dudeman
    dudeman Posts: 3,192
    markymark550 said:
    dudeman said:
    markymark550 said:
    dudeman said:
    I picked up a bottle of Woodford Reserve Double Oaked today after reading good things about it. Excited to try it this weekend. 
    It's very good imo, but I'm a fan of pretty much all things Woodford. Their regular bourbon is my daily sipper (although I don't drink daily).
    Is the Double Oaked usually difficult to find? I told a friend of mine that I picked up a bottle and he seemed surprised that I could get it. 
    I haven't had much trouble finding it. I think with allocation and uneven distribution, it becomes a regional thing.
    Good to know. Availability is all over the place for a bunch of different bourbons, I'm finding out.

    I had a little pour or the Woodford and it's terrific! That could easily be a daily for me if I drank more often. There is simply nothing I don't like about it. 
    If hope can grow from dirt like me, it can be done. - EV
  • dudeman
    dudeman Posts: 3,192
    Anyone ever try Doc Swinson's Alter Ego Triple Cask Cask Strength? Had a little taste at my local shop and thought it was very good. Quite complex, very strong but also enjoyable. It appears to be sourced but aged and blended in house? Not sure if that's common or not.
    If hope can grow from dirt like me, it can be done. - EV
  • tempo_n_groove
    tempo_n_groove Posts: 41,727
    dudeman said:
    Anyone ever try Doc Swinson's Alter Ego Triple Cask Cask Strength? Had a little taste at my local shop and thought it was very good. Quite complex, very strong but also enjoyable. It appears to be sourced but aged and blended in house? Not sure if that's common or not.
    Isn't that what Buffalo Trace does anyway?  They source it out and blend it under 1 roof?
  • dudeman
    dudeman Posts: 3,192
    edited September 19
    tempo_n_groove said:
    dudeman said:
    Anyone ever try Doc Swinson's Alter Ego Triple Cask Cask Strength? Had a little taste at my local shop and thought it was very good. Quite complex, very strong but also enjoyable. It appears to be sourced but aged and blended in house? Not sure if that's common or not.
    Isn't that what Buffalo Trace does anyway?  They source it out and blend it under 1 roof?
    I'm pretty sure Buffalo Trace distills their own whiskey using their own proprietary mash bills and they store and age everything themselves. They might have some products that are exceptions to that, though.

    I read that Doc Swinson gets different whiskeys from MGP or other third parties, blends them themselves and ages them in different types of casks. In other words, they don't make their own mash and distill it into alcohol.
    Post edited by dudeman on
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  • Bentleyspop
    Bentleyspop Craft Beer Brewery, Colorado Posts: 11,602
    dudeman said:
    tempo_n_groove said:
    dudeman said:
    Anyone ever try Doc Swinson's Alter Ego Triple Cask Cask Strength? Had a little taste at my local shop and thought it was very good. Quite complex, very strong but also enjoyable. It appears to be sourced but aged and blended in house? Not sure if that's common or not.
    Isn't that what Buffalo Trace does anyway?  They source it out and blend it under 1 roof?
    I'm pretty sure Buffalo Trace distills their own whiskey using their own proprietary mash bills and they store and age everything themselves. They might have some products that are exceptions to that, though.

    I read that Doc Swinson gets different whiskeys from MGP or other third parties, blends them themselves and ages them in different types of casks. In other words, they don't make their own mash and distill it into alcohol.
    There are a lot of whiskey makers who do that.
    Look at the label. It will say where it is distilled and where it is bottled.
  • dudeman
    dudeman Posts: 3,192
    Bentleyspop said:
    dudeman said:
    tempo_n_groove said:
    dudeman said:
    Anyone ever try Doc Swinson's Alter Ego Triple Cask Cask Strength? Had a little taste at my local shop and thought it was very good. Quite complex, very strong but also enjoyable. It appears to be sourced but aged and blended in house? Not sure if that's common or not.
    Isn't that what Buffalo Trace does anyway?  They source it out and blend it under 1 roof?
    I'm pretty sure Buffalo Trace distills their own whiskey using their own proprietary mash bills and they store and age everything themselves. They might have some products that are exceptions to that, though.

    I read that Doc Swinson gets different whiskeys from MGP or other third parties, blends them themselves and ages them in different types of casks. In other words, they don't make their own mash and distill it into alcohol.
    There are a lot of whiskey makers who do that.
    Look at the label. It will say where it is distilled and where it is bottled.
    Gotcha. Thanks. It does seem pretty common after looking into it. Not that it indicates a lesser product, it's just different approach to those who do everything from scratch themselves. I've had really good whiskey from both camps.
    If hope can grow from dirt like me, it can be done. - EV
  • mca47
    mca47 Posts: 13,339
    dudeman said:
    I picked up a bottle of Woodford Reserve Double Oaked today after reading good things about it. Excited to try it this weekend. 
    You really can't go wrong with WR Double Oaked.  I always have a bottle of that in my collection

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