And yes the EH taylor is great. Would like to get some single barrel, but small batch is a nice drink that I wouldn’t pass on.
I can tell you both EH Taylor Single Barrel and EH Taylor Barrel Proof are both excellent! I bought multiple bottles of both a few years back!
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To all you Laphroaig fans, more power to you. It's so intense, I will have to try it again and see if I can enjoy it, it's so damned intense! Going to make it a mission to try Pappy by hell or high water, that price is nuts but.....want to try it. One find I had is an Elijah Craig 12 year single barrel that was local to the store near me. I ended up buying 6 bottles when it came in. I've never had a whiskey with a 'dry' finish. Almost no whiskey kick at the end, it was strange, surprising, delightful. If you ever share a drink with someone, wanting to see them enjoy it, this has been a go to for me for years as I go through the bottles. Just a glass, neat, maybe a few drops of water but they take a sip and you see this surprise as if 'wait, what was that??" and they want more! It's wonderful and I'd love to find another that has such an experience but think that may have been a lottery win of a selection.
Pappy is good but don't go chasing that dragon at the prices they have.
I've been very fortunate to have had a few bottles now but I won't pay stupid prices for them!
Once a year we get the chance to enter a draw for the BT antique collection and pappy. This is what we get it for. These are in Canadian prices
To all you Laphroaig fans, more power to you. It's so intense, I will have to try it again and see if I can enjoy it, it's so damned intense! Going to make it a mission to try Pappy by hell or high water, that price is nuts but.....want to try it. One find I had is an Elijah Craig 12 year single barrel that was local to the store near me. I ended up buying 6 bottles when it came in. I've never had a whiskey with a 'dry' finish. Almost no whiskey kick at the end, it was strange, surprising, delightful. If you ever share a drink with someone, wanting to see them enjoy it, this has been a go to for me for years as I go through the bottles. Just a glass, neat, maybe a few drops of water but they take a sip and you see this surprise as if 'wait, what was that??" and they want more! It's wonderful and I'd love to find another that has such an experience but think that may have been a lottery win of a selection.
Pappy is good but don't go chasing that dragon at the prices they have.
I've been very fortunate to have had a few bottles now but I won't pay stupid prices for them!
Once a year we get the chance to enter a draw for the BT antique collection and pappy. This is what we get it for. These are in Canadian prices
Nice.
ISO WLR. What a fantastic sip it was, yep only a sip I had...
Once the wife gets done with work today, we're headed to Kentucky to do the Bourbon Trail. Well, maybe not the whole trail, but we're going to a few of the distilleries for tours/tastings. Really excited about this trip!
Once the wife gets done with work today, we're headed to Kentucky to do the Bourbon Trail. Well, maybe not the whole trail, but we're going to a few of the distilleries for tours/tastings. Really excited about this trip!
Ohhh boy. That sounds awesome!!!
Hopefully you can pick up some of the hard to find bottles for a good price!.
Once the wife gets done with work today, we're headed to Kentucky to do the Bourbon Trail. Well, maybe not the whole trail, but we're going to a few of the distilleries for tours/tastings. Really excited about this trip!
Sounds fun. Trying to convince my girl to do a nice little road trip of the trail as well. enjoy, and let us know what you score along the way.
Once the wife gets done with work today, we're headed to Kentucky to do the Bourbon Trail. Well, maybe not the whole trail, but we're going to a few of the distilleries for tours/tastings. Really excited about this trip!
Ohhh boy. That sounds awesome!!!
Hopefully you can pick up some of the hard to find bottles for a good price!.
I hope to find some good deals, but don't want to break the bank though.
Once the wife gets done with work today, we're headed to Kentucky to do the Bourbon Trail. Well, maybe not the whole trail, but we're going to a few of the distilleries for tours/tastings. Really excited about this trip!
Sounds fun. Trying to convince my girl to do a nice little road trip of the trail as well. enjoy, and let us know what you score along the way.
Got back from the trip yesterday and had a blast! If you ever get the chance, definitely don't pass it up. We toured and tasted at Woodford Reserve, Buffalo Trace, and Maker's Mark. Did only tastings at Four Roses, Barton 1792, Heaven Hill, Lux Row, Jim Beam, and Old Forester. All of the tours we did were done well. If I had to pick one it would be Woodford as they went more in depth with the process. After 2 or 3, you don't really need to do the tours. The process to make bourbon doesn't change. Really, it's different mash bills and yeast strains that differ among the distilleries. Of the tastings, we really enjoyed Heaven Hill and Old Forester. I'm probably going to start adding their products to my collection. I was kind of worried that my wife wouldn't like the bourbon-centricity of the trip, but luckily she did. She'll still prefer tequila, but can now drink bourbon with me occasionally.
The whiskeys tasted were Woodford: Distiller's Select (name of the regular brand and still my favorite bourbon), Double Oaked, and their Rye Four Roses: main label Four Rose's, Small Batch, Single Barrell (favorite from them), and Small Batch Select Buffalo Trace: started with their vodka to cleanse the palate, then the White Dog (aka the mash distillate before going into the barrel), Buffalo Trace 4 year, and Eagle Rare 10 year (favorite from them), finally ended with their Bourbon Cream (which mixed with root beer makes an awesome root beer float) Maker's Mark: Maker's White (again, the mash distillate), regular Maker's Mark label, Maker's 46, Maker's Cask Strength (favorite from them), Maker's Private Select Barton 1792: Very Old Barton, and Small Batch 1792 (favorite from them) Heaven Hill: Henry McKenna Single Barrel, William HeavenHill 7th edition, Old Fitzgerald (favorite), Pikesville Rye Lux Row: Rebel Yell, Ezra Brooks, David Nicholson Reserve (favorite) Jim Beam: Black label, Double Oak (favorite), and Single Barrel Old Forester: 1870, 1897, 1910, and 1920 (favorite)
Unfortunately, none of the distilleries really had any deals on their products. That's pretty much because Kentucky state law requires them to sell to distributors then buy it back to sell to the public. If they didn't have to go through that process, the would have been able to have better prices.
In addition to the bourbon, Louisville is a pretty fun city. We also went to a Shaker Village (out in the Lexington/Frankfort area), toured the Louisville Slugger factory, went to the Muhammad Ali Center, toured Churchill Downs, and went to a Louisville Bats (AAA affiliate of the Reds) game.
I posted some of the tours/tastings on Instagram. I use the same handle there that I use here. Feel free to check them out.
Got back from the trip yesterday and had a blast! If you ever get the chance, definitely don't pass it up. We toured and tasted at Woodford Reserve, Buffalo Trace, and Maker's Mark. Did only tastings at Four Roses, Barton 1792, Heaven Hill, Lux Row, Jim Beam, and Old Forester. All of the tours we did were done well. If I had to pick one it would be Woodford as they went more in depth with the process. After 2 or 3, you don't really need to do the tours. The process to make bourbon doesn't change. Really, it's different mash bills and yeast strains that differ among the distilleries. Of the tastings, we really enjoyed Heaven Hill and Old Forester. I'm probably going to start adding their products to my collection. I was kind of worried that my wife wouldn't like the bourbon-centricity of the trip, but luckily she did. She'll still prefer tequila, but can now drink bourbon with me occasionally.
The whiskeys tasted were Woodford: Distiller's Select (name of the regular brand and still my favorite bourbon), Double Oaked, and their Rye Four Roses: main label Four Rose's, Small Batch, Single Barrell (favorite from them), and Small Batch Select Buffalo Trace: started with their vodka to cleanse the palate, then the White Dog (aka the mash distillate before going into the barrel), Buffalo Trace 4 year, and Eagle Rare 10 year (favorite from them), finally ended with their Bourbon Cream (which mixed with root beer makes an awesome root beer float) Maker's Mark: Maker's White (again, the mash distillate), regular Maker's Mark label, Maker's 46, Maker's Cask Strength (favorite from them), Maker's Private Select Barton 1792: Very Old Barton, and Small Batch 1792 (favorite from them) Heaven Hill: Henry McKenna Single Barrel, William HeavenHill 7th edition, Old Fitzgerald (favorite), Pikesville Rye Lux Row: Rebel Yell, Ezra Brooks, David Nicholson Reserve (favorite) Jim Beam: Black label, Double Oak (favorite), and Single Barrel Old Forester: 1870, 1897, 1910, and 1920 (favorite)
Unfortunately, none of the distilleries really had any deals on their products. That's pretty much because Kentucky state law requires them to sell to distributors then buy it back to sell to the public. If they didn't have to go through that process, the would have been able to have better prices.
In addition to the bourbon, Louisville is a pretty fun city. We also went to a Shaker Village (out in the Lexington/Frankfort area), toured the Louisville Slugger factory, went to the Muhammad Ali Center, toured Churchill Downs, and went to a Louisville Bats (AAA affiliate of the Reds) game.
I posted some of the tours/tastings on Instagram. I use the same handle there that I use here. Feel free to check them out.
Saw a few of your pics; looks like it was a fun little tour! I've been to Lexington and Louisville twice each, but was just passing through every time and didn't have time to stop. I'd love to tour the Slugger factory and get my own personal bat made!
Got back from the trip yesterday and had a blast! If you ever get the chance, definitely don't pass it up. We toured and tasted at Woodford Reserve, Buffalo Trace, and Maker's Mark. Did only tastings at Four Roses, Barton 1792, Heaven Hill, Lux Row, Jim Beam, and Old Forester. All of the tours we did were done well. If I had to pick one it would be Woodford as they went more in depth with the process. After 2 or 3, you don't really need to do the tours. The process to make bourbon doesn't change. Really, it's different mash bills and yeast strains that differ among the distilleries. Of the tastings, we really enjoyed Heaven Hill and Old Forester. I'm probably going to start adding their products to my collection. I was kind of worried that my wife wouldn't like the bourbon-centricity of the trip, but luckily she did. She'll still prefer tequila, but can now drink bourbon with me occasionally.
The whiskeys tasted were Woodford: Distiller's Select (name of the regular brand and still my favorite bourbon), Double Oaked, and their Rye Four Roses: main label Four Rose's, Small Batch, Single Barrell (favorite from them), and Small Batch Select Buffalo Trace: started with their vodka to cleanse the palate, then the White Dog (aka the mash distillate before going into the barrel), Buffalo Trace 4 year, and Eagle Rare 10 year (favorite from them), finally ended with their Bourbon Cream (which mixed with root beer makes an awesome root beer float) Maker's Mark: Maker's White (again, the mash distillate), regular Maker's Mark label, Maker's 46, Maker's Cask Strength (favorite from them), Maker's Private Select Barton 1792: Very Old Barton, and Small Batch 1792 (favorite from them) Heaven Hill: Henry McKenna Single Barrel, William HeavenHill 7th edition, Old Fitzgerald (favorite), Pikesville Rye Lux Row: Rebel Yell, Ezra Brooks, David Nicholson Reserve (favorite) Jim Beam: Black label, Double Oak (favorite), and Single Barrel Old Forester: 1870, 1897, 1910, and 1920 (favorite)
Unfortunately, none of the distilleries really had any deals on their products. That's pretty much because Kentucky state law requires them to sell to distributors then buy it back to sell to the public. If they didn't have to go through that process, the would have been able to have better prices.
In addition to the bourbon, Louisville is a pretty fun city. We also went to a Shaker Village (out in the Lexington/Frankfort area), toured the Louisville Slugger factory, went to the Muhammad Ali Center, toured Churchill Downs, and went to a Louisville Bats (AAA affiliate of the Reds) game.
I posted some of the tours/tastings on Instagram. I use the same handle there that I use here. Feel free to check them out.
Saw a few of your pics; looks like it was a fun little tour! I've been to Lexington and Louisville twice each, but was just passing through every time and didn't have time to stop. I'd love to tour the Slugger factory and get my own personal bat made!
Yeah, it was a lot of fun. The Slugger tour was cool, but even better was seeing some of the template models and holding game used bats (I got to hold a Mickey Mantle, Cal Ripken Jr, and Ronald Acuna bat). Looking at some of the pictures my wife took, they also had a Hank Aaron bat that I didn't see...
Got back from the trip yesterday and had a blast! If you ever get the chance, definitely don't pass it up. We toured and tasted at Woodford Reserve, Buffalo Trace, and Maker's Mark. Did only tastings at Four Roses, Barton 1792, Heaven Hill, Lux Row, Jim Beam, and Old Forester. All of the tours we did were done well. If I had to pick one it would be Woodford as they went more in depth with the process. After 2 or 3, you don't really need to do the tours. The process to make bourbon doesn't change. Really, it's different mash bills and yeast strains that differ among the distilleries. Of the tastings, we really enjoyed Heaven Hill and Old Forester. I'm probably going to start adding their products to my collection. I was kind of worried that my wife wouldn't like the bourbon-centricity of the trip, but luckily she did. She'll still prefer tequila, but can now drink bourbon with me occasionally.
The whiskeys tasted were Woodford: Distiller's Select (name of the regular brand and still my favorite bourbon), Double Oaked, and their Rye Four Roses: main label Four Rose's, Small Batch, Single Barrell (favorite from them), and Small Batch Select Buffalo Trace: started with their vodka to cleanse the palate, then the White Dog (aka the mash distillate before going into the barrel), Buffalo Trace 4 year, and Eagle Rare 10 year (favorite from them), finally ended with their Bourbon Cream (which mixed with root beer makes an awesome root beer float) Maker's Mark: Maker's White (again, the mash distillate), regular Maker's Mark label, Maker's 46, Maker's Cask Strength (favorite from them), Maker's Private Select Barton 1792: Very Old Barton, and Small Batch 1792 (favorite from them) Heaven Hill: Henry McKenna Single Barrel, William HeavenHill 7th edition, Old Fitzgerald (favorite), Pikesville Rye Lux Row: Rebel Yell, Ezra Brooks, David Nicholson Reserve (favorite) Jim Beam: Black label, Double Oak (favorite), and Single Barrel Old Forester: 1870, 1897, 1910, and 1920 (favorite)
Unfortunately, none of the distilleries really had any deals on their products. That's pretty much because Kentucky state law requires them to sell to distributors then buy it back to sell to the public. If they didn't have to go through that process, the would have been able to have better prices.
In addition to the bourbon, Louisville is a pretty fun city. We also went to a Shaker Village (out in the Lexington/Frankfort area), toured the Louisville Slugger factory, went to the Muhammad Ali Center, toured Churchill Downs, and went to a Louisville Bats (AAA affiliate of the Reds) game.
I posted some of the tours/tastings on Instagram. I use the same handle there that I use here. Feel free to check them out.
I was there a few weeks back for the Tool concert and went on the Evan Williams tour. That was really well done.
It really pissed me off when we got to the samples. The lady next to me got about twice as much to sample as I did in each of her shot glasses....skank only drank a few sips from each one. Seriously....who leaves free whiskey on the table?
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So the Whiskey snobs will tell you that "this isn't a bottle of Pappy".
Just relaying the message so don't shoot me.
Lot B 12yo is just that and not Pappy.
Old Rip Van Winkle 10 is just that and not Pappy.
Van Winkle Rye is just that... You get it now right?
Some of the groups I'm in really love to berate the people that call ANYTHING other than it's proper name. Drives me nuts, I get it, but drives me nuts.
So the Whiskey snobs will tell you that "this isn't a bottle of Pappy".
Just relaying the message so don't shoot me.
Lot B 12yo is just that and not Pappy.
Old Rip Van Winkle 10 is just that and not Pappy.
Van Winkle Rye is just that... You get it now right?
Some of the groups I'm in really love to berate the people that call ANYTHING other than it's proper name. Drives me nuts, I get it, but drives me nuts.
PS this is a bottle of "Rye".
I know it’s not a bottle of pappy. Just figured he would be on to the pappy after the van winkle. Either way it makes me thirsty lol.
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Would like to get some single barrel, but small batch is a nice drink that I wouldn’t pass on.
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ISO WLR. What a fantastic sip it was, yep only a sip I had...
Hopefully you can pick up some of the hard to find bottles for a good price!.
Trying to convince my girl to do a nice little road trip of the trail as well.
enjoy, and let us know what you score along the way.
Will do!
The whiskeys tasted were
Woodford: Distiller's Select (name of the regular brand and still my favorite bourbon), Double Oaked, and their Rye
Four Roses: main label Four Rose's, Small Batch, Single Barrell (favorite from them), and Small Batch Select
Buffalo Trace: started with their vodka to cleanse the palate, then the White Dog (aka the mash distillate before going into the barrel), Buffalo Trace 4 year, and Eagle Rare 10 year (favorite from them), finally ended with their Bourbon Cream (which mixed with root beer makes an awesome root beer float)
Maker's Mark: Maker's White (again, the mash distillate), regular Maker's Mark label, Maker's 46, Maker's Cask Strength (favorite from them), Maker's Private Select
Barton 1792: Very Old Barton, and Small Batch 1792 (favorite from them)
Heaven Hill: Henry McKenna Single Barrel, William HeavenHill 7th edition, Old Fitzgerald (favorite), Pikesville Rye
Lux Row: Rebel Yell, Ezra Brooks, David Nicholson Reserve (favorite)
Jim Beam: Black label, Double Oak (favorite), and Single Barrel
Old Forester: 1870, 1897, 1910, and 1920 (favorite)
Unfortunately, none of the distilleries really had any deals on their products. That's pretty much because Kentucky state law requires them to sell to distributors then buy it back to sell to the public. If they didn't have to go through that process, the would have been able to have better prices.
In addition to the bourbon, Louisville is a pretty fun city. We also went to a Shaker Village (out in the Lexington/Frankfort area), toured the Louisville Slugger factory, went to the Muhammad Ali Center, toured Churchill Downs, and went to a Louisville Bats (AAA affiliate of the Reds) game.
I posted some of the tours/tastings on Instagram. I use the same handle there that I use here. Feel free to check them out.
It really pissed me off when we got to the samples. The lady next to me got about twice as much to sample as I did in each of her shot glasses....skank only drank a few sips from each one. Seriously....who leaves free whiskey on the table?
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2013: London ON, Chicago; 2014: Cincy, St Louis, Moline (NO CODE)
2016: Lexington, Wrigley #1; 2018: Wrigley, Wrigley, Boston, Boston
2020: Oakland, Oakland: 2021: EV Ohana, Ohana, Ohana, Ohana
2022: Oakland, Oakland, Nashville, Louisville; 2023: Chicago, Chicago, Noblesville
Just relaying the message so don't shoot me.
Lot B 12yo is just that and not Pappy.
Old Rip Van Winkle 10 is just that and not Pappy.
Van Winkle Rye is just that... You get it now right?
Some of the groups I'm in really love to berate the people that call ANYTHING other than it's proper name. Drives me nuts, I get it, but drives me nuts.
PS this is a bottle of "Rye".
Either way it makes me thirsty lol.