ISO Pappy Van Winkle Bourbon

DavidD · February 2017

mwplum said:

DavidD said:
Has anyone tasted the blantons gold?
I have a bottle coming to me. Just wondering how it compares to the original.
Also, If anyone is in Ottawa, A shipment of Blantons goal was sent there this weekend.
I found it in Vancouver about a year ago, but haven't seen it since. In my opinion, it's much better than the original (see earlier posts on the subject of different offerings of Blantons,

Nice!, I'm looking forward to cracking my bottle when it arrives.

tbergs · February 2017

Picked up a bottle of Four Roses single tonight. Had some tough decisions between that, the Bookers and Basil, but went with it based on what some of you said on here. Sipping on a glass right now. Nice and smooth.

RS151862 · February 2017

tbergs said:
Picked up a bottle of Four Roses single tonight. Had some tough decisions between that, the Bookers and Basil, but went with it based on what some of you said on here. Sipping on a glass right now. Nice and smooth.

Don't waste your time with Basil Hayden's. 80 proof whiskey is for 16 year olds or the elderly. That's just science.

PP193448 · February 2017

tempo_n_groove said:
I will let go of my Pappy 20yo if anyone is interested.

How much Chris??

tempo_n_groove · February 2017

PP193448 said:

tempo_n_groove said:
I will let go of my Pappy 20yo if anyone is interested.
How much Chris??

1G

moozeekfan · February 2017

Oh man late to this party...Pappy's! Heard about them in 2011 from a Grantland article by Wright Thompson (still there if you want to search the site). It became my obsession that summer and fall. I had to try a bottle.
I guess I didn't realize or wasn't aware of how difficult it was to get your hands on one; I'd read stories about people who had waited decades in some cases. What did I do? I called one store (the one closest to my house), got put on a list and a few weeks later, the shop owner called me and said he had a bottle of 15 and one of 20 left. Got both of them for $200. Again, did not realize how lucky I was until much later. It's my winning the lottery story. I think it's as good as everyone says it is.

moozeekfan · February 2017

Personally I prefer the 15 over the 20. The 20 has a strong vanilla flavor, I remember reading somewhere that a bar in KY serves it as part of a milkshake(?). Makes sense. There's also a bar in the basement of the Venetian out in Vegas which sells PVW next time you're there...

I had the 15 first and maybe that's why I prefer it, but man oh man it was an experience.

tempo_n_groove · February 2017

8 pages in and no fighting or arguing. I love this thread!!!

buck502000 · February 2017

I was eating dinner with my brother in law last night who is a food and beverage manager and he mentioned he was collecting all of the tops from Blantons - I guess each one has s letter and you spell out Blanton's

BRAIN0FJAY · February 2017

buck502000 said:
I was eating dinner with my brother in law last night who is a food and beverage manager and he mentioned he was collecting all of the tops from Blantons - I guess each one has s letter and you spell out Blanton's

Yep... They make some nice (and pricey) displays for the stoppers once you have collected the B-L-A-N-T-O-N-S (two different "N"'s)...

https://www.blantonsbourbonshop.com/shop/

buck502000 · February 2017

I must collect them all!!!!

MedozK · February 2017

buck502000 said:
I must collect them all!!!!

You can buy all 8 here:
https://www.blantonsbourbonshop.com/shop/set-of-8-blantons-bottle-stoppers

buck502000 · February 2017

MedozK said:

buck502000 said:
I must collect them all!!!!
You can buy all 8 here:
https://www.blantonsbourbonshop.com/shop/set-of-8-blantons-bottle-stoppers

that's no fun -it's like buying autographs online - there is no fun story

RS151862 · February 2017

buck502000 said:

MedozK said:

buck502000 said:
I must collect them all!!!!
You can buy all 8 here:
https://www.blantonsbourbonshop.com/shop/set-of-8-blantons-bottle-stoppers
that's no fun -it's like buying autographs online - there is no fun story

There's a gold set too. You have a lot of drinking to do.

InBetweenIsMne · February 2017

buck502000 said:
I must collect them all!!!!

Let me know how far you get. I have a bunch left over sitting in boxes/drawers throughout the house. Willing to help fill any voids in a collection.

Sometimes they can be hard to get a set because in addition to having a letter, they signify a barreling time period.

I'll have to check around on which ones I have, I moved a year ago and haven't seen them in a bit.

buck502000 · February 2017

InBetweenIsMne said:

buck502000 said:
I must collect them all!!!!
Let me know how far you get. I have a bunch left over sitting in boxes/drawers throughout the house. Willing to help fill any voids in a collection.

Sometimes they can be hard to get a set because in addition to having a letter, they signify a barreling time period.

I'll have to check around on which ones I have, I moved a year ago and haven't seen them in a bit.

Thanks, just getting started.

buck502000 · February 2017

Gotta say picked up some Buffalo Trace, not a big fan.

DavidD · February 2017

Yeah, buffalo trace is not my go to bottle. But I do enjoy it. Don't get the vanilla/caramel flavours as much as I like. More on the fruity, almost nutty side of it.
And I have some extra Blanton tops if you need buck

DavidD · February 2017

tempo_n_groove said:
8 pages in and no fighting or arguing. I love this thread!!!

It's because PAPPY MAKES US HAPPY!!!
Nice to see we're not angry drunks.
I'm more of the "I LOVE YOU MAN" kinda drunk.

tempo_n_groove · February 2017

DavidD said:

tempo_n_groove said:
8 pages in and no fighting or arguing. I love this thread!!!
It's because PAPPY MAKES US HAPPY!!!
Nice to see we're not angry drunks.
I'm more of the "I LOVE YOU MAN" kinda drunk.

HA! As long as you aren't a close talker!

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