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Terp152 said:
Picked this one up yesterday, it's very good and superior to the normal Four Roses. About $56 a bottle and was the #3 pick in Whiskey Advocate a couple of yrs ago I think.
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Thought I would post a couple of pics of some of my Bourbon collection. Collected these over the yrs and not sure when they'll be opened. Maybe they'll have a heck of a wake when I'm gone. ^&grin
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Weller is a good Bourbon, but not great IMO. But it's normally hard to find, especially the 12 yr old. A couple of bottles were gifts from friends. I bought the Old Rip Van Winkles thru a local Bourbon club for $65 a bottle. Saw it online for $1,000 retail.
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A few whiskey's in the mix.
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Final shot.
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And then there's the Scotch collection.... :smile2: Chris
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Beautiful! I still love Blantons, try to keep 2 bottles on hand, but pain to find here. Drives me nuts. I have only ever taste tested the Van Winkles, love them all, but again, near impossible to obtain here without shelling out a fortune! Nice Wellers!

TD
 
Chris that is one fine collection right there. I'm still hunting my first Blanton's. You pretty much have to sleep with the ABC staff to get one here. I had some Wellers last week at a friends. Tasty.
 
Got this at the local Kroger today. It's the single barrel reserve version. The 12 yr old is top shelf and thought I would give this a try. Curious as to the difference between this and the single barrel select in Mike's pic. CHris
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Terp152 said:
Got this at the local Kroger today. It's the single barrel reserve version. The 12 yr old is top shelf and thought I would give this a try. Curious as to the difference between this and the single barrel select in Mike's pic. CHris
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Would like to know myself. I propose we have a blind taste test? The one I pictured is also a 9 yr old . . . Barreled in 2011 and bottled in 2020. On another note, this decanter serving set arrived to my house this afternoon. The decanter, the 4 DOF glasses, and the tray are all engraved. As you can see, I keep my distilled spirits and glassware in an antique Ice Box which really serves me well.

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Great looking decanter set. :salute:: Chris
 
Thanks Chris. I'll be taking it on its "maiden voyage" this weekend.
Mike
 
From Knob Creek regarding single barrel select, "Store-specific offering from a bourbon barrel specially chosen by your local retailer through our Single Barrel Program." And about single barrel reserve, "in the case of the Single Barrel Reserve, individual barrels are selected for their unique flavors and special nuances that make the whiskey just a little bit better than the others. The whiskey is not blended and the flavor profile for each batch of Single Barrel Reserve can change based on the barrel chosen to bottle at that time."

So in the case of Select, does the store owner/rep taste from barrels and say "I'll take this barrel, and this one, and this?" And if so, how do I get a job like that? ^&grin Chris
 
Chris, that sounds like a similar program to the bottle of Maker's Mark Private Selection that I recently purchased from one of my go to purveyors, Alpine Liquors. The owners were able to create their own stave profile in it's creation. The profile is based on 10 staves that were selected. For this particular bottle (109.7 proof), the profile is: 1 baked American pure, 2 seared French cuvee, 5 Maker's Mark 46, 1 roasted French mocha, and 1 toasted French spice. It's quite nice.
Mike
 
Picked up 2 new ones - Bardstown Bourbon Fusion and Bardstown Bourbon Discovery. Looking forward to them.

TD
 
CostCo has partnered with Barton's 1792, June release . . . 1792 Bourbon is a favorite of mine.
Mike
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Got these for Father's Day. Okay, one is a Scotch. Eagle Rare was the "go to Bourbon" until it became hard to find lately. Think I raised my sons right. :smile2: Chris

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I was looking for Eagle Rare this past weekend and couldn't find any. In fact, all better Bourbons were in short supply on Maui.
 
Went the New Riff distillery in Newport, KY yesterday with two sons and a friend. Picked up these two. The rye whiskey is not being released in stores. Both were excellent at the distillery tastings. :smile2: Oldest son and his friend, both platoon sgts in the 101st are on a four day distillery tour. Chris

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Terp152 said:
Went the New Riff distillery in Newport, KY yesterday with two sons and a friend. Picked up these two. The rye whiskey is not being released in stores. Both were excellent at the distillery tastings. :smile2: Oldest son and his friend, both platoon sgts in the 101st are on a four day distillery tour. Chris

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Very jealous you live in the right part of the Country!!
Tom
 
I finally tried the Old Granddad 114 last night, whoa, that is a punch, it is a hot one! Anyone else tried this one? It was a great sipper for a viewing of a few episodes of Z Nation!
TD
 
tdubel said:
Very jealous you live in the right part of the Country!!
Tom
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Tom, for many yrs when family and friends would come to visit we would take them to one of several distilleries that are within 30 min of home. We'd just show up and usually get on the next tour. Not anymore. Every distillery is booked weeks if not months in advance. The downside of popularity I guess. Chris
 
A tale of two Bourbons.

My nephew and family are in town for a visit. We were in Louisville to take the kids to the Louisville Slugger Museum and factory. I learned while there Old Forester had released their 150th anniversary bourbon. Every bit as sought after as their Birthday Bourbon, an annual release. THe distillery is about 8 blocks down the street from the museum. The line to the distillery was more than 2 blocks long in the morning and I figured they'd be sold out by the time I got there at 2:30pm but would give it a try. Gained entry after 10 minutes and got a bottle. Had my wife and nephew show up after that and they got right in to get two more bottles.
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Next day, we were in Frankfort and nephew asked to go to the gift shop at Buffalo Trace. Found out it was the day of the Weller Special Reserve release, very hard to find although I now have 5 bottles. ^&cool We each picked up a bottle, limited to one bottle purchase every three months.

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Been a good week. :smile2:
Chris
 
Terp152 said:
A tale of two Bourbons.

My nephew and family are in town for a visit. We were in Louisville to take the kids to the Louisville Slugger Museum and factory. I learned while there Old Forester had released their 150th anniversary bourbon. Every bit as sought after as their Birthday Bourbon, an annual release. THe distillery is about 8 blocks down the street from the museum. The line to the distillery was more than 2 blocks long in the morning and I figured they'd be sold out by the time I got there at 2:30pm but would give it a try. Gained entry after 10 minutes and got a bottle. Had my wife and nephew show up after that and they got right in to get two more bottles.
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Next day, we were in Frankfort and nephew asked to go to the gift shop at Buffalo Trace. Found out it was the day of the Weller Special Reserve release, very hard to find although I now have 5 bottles. ^&cool We each picked up a bottle, limited to one bottle purchase every three months.

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Been a good week. :smile2:
Chris
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GOOD LORD! you are a lucky man, I am still jealous!
Tom
 
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