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Killed the Smoke Wagon Uncut/Unfiltered last night.

https://i.imgur.com/GJpKPpR.jpg

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Back-to-Back Booker's last night with Sip Awhile (17-04) and Kathleen's (18-01),

https://i.imgur.com/XUuePRd.jpg

https://i.imgur.com/GyiAkZM.jpg

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Cracked the new Booker's, definitely my favorite of 2020 batches so far. After I let it sit, it got a subtle sweetness on the palate like subdued Juicy Fruit gum. The longer it sat, the longer the finish seemed with a little of the initial heat dialed back a touch.

https://i.imgur.com/EOU9Yi3.jpg

https://i.imgur.com/lGhHAR1.jpg

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Sounds pretty darn tasty :tu

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On The Advice Of My Good Friend, "The Admiral", I Purchased This For The Thanksgiving Festivities!:D:tu
https://i.imgur.com/NWFmq7bl.jpg

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Good advice, and good judgement on your part to take it :tu

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Nice all around, Greg and Ben!

Greg, I found it really opened up beautifully after about 20 minutes. I drank it neat, but any guests who aren't high proof peeps probably could use a dash of water to tame the heat. :dr

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I can’t keep up with all these Booker’s! I still haven’t gotten a bottle of Boston Batch. I need to update my Christmas list with the Pigskin Batch :dr:al

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Went By The Same Liquor Store, Today, And That Booker's Batch Was All Sold Out! Must Be Good!:tu

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Picked this up yesterday. Never had any of their offerings before, but it was a barrel selection by the owner of my B&M, and I've never had a single of his selects that wasn't delicious.

https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/...9e787c7c_c.jpg

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Sometimes that's all the information you need. :tu

Let us now how it is, James.

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Good day today. First two at MSRP at Binny's, and the latter about $15 above MSRP from a fellow enthusiast.

https://i.imgur.com/rP3rSiP.jpg

https://i.imgur.com/426zsJW.jpg

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139 Proof???:banger

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Love the Hancock for a first pour, cool looking bottle to have around as well

Had some fingerlakes stuff last night, sweet and chocolaty, reminded me of the candy sweetness that can come from toasted barrel finishes but not overpoweringly sweet

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Man, the 89 proof just isn't doing it for me, Ben, even with the good flavor of BT mashbill #1. I think I've totally ruined myself for anything under 100 proof.

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Agreed, but it's a good warmup

Picking up a 15 year KY bourbon today, same mystery as the rest of the latest 15 year KY bourbons but this one is barrel proof at only 102, should be interesting

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Yeah, I'm that guy who goes straight to the heavy sets. ;) :r

Curious to hear more about the 15 year when you crack it.

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Just spent an hour here in the "Bourbon School" :tf taking good notes, learning. One of the most interesting classes I have ever taken :tu

Thanks

:po
Rob

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Mmmmmmm Bourbon School :dr:dr:al:al

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Homework is the best part of the class!!!

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I have a high school diploma, I want the bourbon PHd. :r

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Never seen these in a PA liquor store before, had to grab 2 of them!!
https://i.postimg.cc/MTMCXRdF/3-C28-...F15622-EB2.jpg

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One of my favorite "every day" pours, Gabe, hope you like it as much as I do. In fact, I cracked a new bottle last night as well for my first of two pours.

https://i.imgur.com/LTDOdQ4.jpg

https://i.imgur.com/LnTAMEM.jpg

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Well thanks to you guys a took a trip to local liquor store and figured I'd call my bartender (tom) and he said buy it all :sl

not really much help but I got a bottle of this after asking a guy I was talkng with when he said he liked cigars also :confused:

and no i have no idea how to rotate the picture.. I skipped picture loading class to attend double bourbon classes

Rob :tf

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Curious to hear how you like the Woodford Double Oaked, Rob. I do single oaked. It's like foreplay....who has time. I do one, maybe two plays a most. :D

Cracked a different Old Haymarket from the group picks last night, the Single Barrel at 114 proof. I thought the 120 proof blend of all the barrels we picked was good, but this blows it out of the water. Wish I had known, I would have grabbed two of these.

https://i.imgur.com/hzWY8pW.jpg

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:tf I am NOT one for reviews but for my hockey buddy I'll try and relate my thoughts

ok took a small pour (is that right ? ) last night and added a drop of water.

On the first sip I immediately wanted a cigar but alas I didn't have the time to sit and enjoy one (the nut house was in full swing :rolleyes:)

One of the big differences in rum ( my usual) and Bourbon for me to get used to is the warm feeling ( kinda like when I land at O'hare for a big weekend) :tu

I kinda thought the taste made me think of smoked meats. As I sipped it smoothed out for me and I enjoyed it more and more.

I do want to have some with a stogie and then really enjoy it. Not bad I think I liked the Elijah Craig better but I did have a cigar with that one.

That's all I got

Rob :llp

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There ya go! Now do the O'Hare thing again and I've got lots of stuff to try. ;) :wo

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Cracked a new Booker's last night and it was a delicious neck pour! Hope it continues to improve with some air.

Booker's Bluegrass Batch 2016-01

https://i.imgur.com/0slUsAf.jpg

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I don't do pictures, but I was at my local military base and stopped in the PX to see if they had restocked their liquor isle. I came across a bottle of Blanton's I hadn't see before. There was only one bottle on the shelf, so I said what the heck, and I picked it up t start the holiday season off right. The stock person was hanging around and I asked if there were any more and she said there was only one per customer, per day.

The bottle looks like cut crystal, the a horse and rider on the cap, with the bottle individually numbered, dated and cataloged with Barrel No, Warehouse No and Rick No. It is 93 proof.

Haven't opened it yet, but should I go back and get more? Seemed to be rationing it pretty tightly and at $43, it wasn't an expensive bottle.

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$43??? It Goes For Over $100 In Most Places. Go Back & Buy More! Excellent Bourbon, IMO.:D:tu

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I'll be doing just that. At the register, it lets them know if you purchased more than one per day (ID is required and scanned). It's an hour away, but it looks I'll be putting some miles on the car this ENTIRE week!! Thanks for the info !

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Definitely Scott, it can be tough to come by in some areas. Even when I can find it at retail in Chicago (maybe once or twice a year), that's $59-65. And like Greg said, secondary market can be $80-120 easy.

What is the drop date on your bottle? I am looking for one 8/18/20 - 8/20/20 for a friend.

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Great price at $43, while it's not my favorite bourbon (although it is delicious) I'd buy it on the spot if I saw it for less than $60

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Date on the bottle is hand written and is 10-7-20. I will be trying to score another bottle on Thursday, maybe two if I can get a way with it !!

If I can score two more, I'll one I have for some sippin over the holidays !

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Thanks for looking at the "dump date", Scott. :tu

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You're welcome !

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A couple of single bottle group picks at 114 proof last night. Both really tasty, but the Old Haymarket (Heaven Hill 7 year) is just outstanding.

https://i.imgur.com/k46DB0e.jpg
https://i.imgur.com/FLJodZf.jpg

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Thinking about picking up a bottle of angels envy cask strength
So I enjoy BT and eagle rare along with four roses yellow and lightly peated scotches. I swung by a liquor store on the other side of town that I don’t get over to very often and found a angels envy cask strength. Never having a finished bourbon along with cask strength think highest proof I’ve had before is 94.Wanted to get some thoughts on it. Seemed like a pretty good price $58 from what other angels I’ve seen in the past.

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Buy It!:D:tu

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Angels Envy Cask Strength? Looks like this?

https://www.prnewswire.com/news-rele...301154146.html

If so yes buy all you can at $58 since it has an SRP of $200 and usually sells for more than that

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Yup, price is mismarked or the bottle isn't the Cask Strength.

I don't like finished whiskey but if it were actually the CS, I'd buy it for trading.

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Looks like that, when I walked in I asked what they had limited and rare and guy was like not much they changed our trucks to late Monday so Tuesday morning is prime time, since covid we haven’t gotten much but there’s a few things in the back I think so he went back and bought out a bottle of the cask and a bottle 4 roses single barrel and I said do you have a price on those and went up and got a price and that’s what came back on the cask and the sine barrel was $44 he said maybe he missed a 1 on the cask because generally bourbon prices are on the higher side here

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I say go back in and see if you can get it for $58 :tu

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Thats a steal at 43. I just paid 85 out the door because I have only seen it in a store one other time since moving to SE Michigan.

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