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Looks like a tasty duo. I have been enjoying most of the Barrell products. Picked up the Rye batch #3, probably my favorite and different tasting rye I have had. Worth trying if you can find a bottle.

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I haven't had any of their ryes, Jay, I will get myself a bottle or at least a pour to see how it tickles my fancy.

If you happen to see either Bourbon Batch 27 or 28 on the shelf at retail, I wouldn't hesitate to buy.

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I had a sample from a 140+ proof rye from them, I was incredibly impressed, it's certainly hot but had a candy note that was very pleasant

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I've seen hazmat rye from them a couple times, maybe I'll need o pick one up. :tu

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Something new

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Nice Tony. :tu

I haven't had any of the Stagg Jr store picks yet. There's a couple from the area that are getting rave reviews, but at $450 on secondary, I'm gonna have to stick to my Buffalo Trace. ;)

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You around this weekend? Cornhole tournament in Denver, top prize is a pair of local Stagg Jr. picks :banger:banger:banger

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Hmmm. Any participation prizes? :r

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The person dressed the most American gets a W12, I bet you could take it :noon:noon

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'Merica! &#(% Yeah! :D

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Was all out of an every day sipper, had to grab a bottle of Eagle Rare, haven’t had it in a while.

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Best New Riff single barrel pick I've had to date, dark fruit and chocolate notes and a crazy finish.

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Nice! I love ER, I have the big bottle of it and usually start any tasting with that to set my palate

The barrels I picked back in October finally came in, probably bought more horses than I need but I wasn't going to turn anything down after waiting this long

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Did you pick the 1792 barrel as well, Ben? I can't remember.

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I did, and at the time I swear it was the best Barton product I had every tried. I haven't opened the final product yet and I'm sure standing in the rickhouse trying them influenced that, but all the guys I was with were Barton-skeptics and we were all impressed with the one we landed on

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Very cool!

Binny's had a 1792 FP a couple years back that has been the only 1792 product I've really loved. I grabbed another there after trying it and traded for a 3rd, still have one left.

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I've only tried 3 or 4 Full Proofs, one went almost exclusively into cocktails (which were admittedly delicious), the others lasted a while and were more end-of-night pours. We tried 4 at the distillery, the first was so bad the woman made a note to pull it out of future SBS offerings, the other three were pretty similar with varying levels of nose and finish but all decent

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When I crack my last one I'll be sure to send you a sample for you to compare.

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Who is really brave (or twisted)?

Not this guy, I can tell you that.

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Nope on a Rope!

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That sounds fake, but that other company actually did make whiskey out of crabs, so who knows these days

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I've drank some piss-tasting whiskies in my time, but not to that extent.

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Shudder. Nope, just no.

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Christmas exchange ideas, Tom?

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I bet it has similar tasting notes to a cremosa!

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Maybe. You should smell the brownies I'm sending as well, Tony. :D

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Steph'll be out of town for my bday so she grabbed a couple of owner's selects as an early present.

http://www.cigarasylum.com/vb/pictur...pictureid=9665

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I poured some of the Huber's last night. I knew nothing about it. It smelled like a cinnamon roll. The taste was very complex; it had the flavor of an apple-raison coffee cake with a caramel-bourbon sauce. There's a touch of spice from the rye, but very balanced. It's 112 proof but has no harshness.

All I can say is "wow". It's definitely not a bourbon that you slug back a few while watching the game. It's meant to be savored, and savor it I will.

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Nice one James, I have seen the starlight but have not pulled the trigger on them yet. I will have to pick one up to try.

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Their cigar batch is an interesting one, they finish in Amburana casks which is a brazilian wood more similar to cinnamon bark than white oak. A few people are using them, some better than others, but it's definitely a standout finish and reminds me of cinnamon toast crunch cereal

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Went to TN for the weekend with my wife and in-laws, my FIL was set on finding this whiskey since it's only sold in TN (despite being distilled in KY), I finally tracked one down on our last day there. He liked the celebrity connection, but it tastes like 91 proof two year old bourbon. Honestly could be worst, looks like it's distilled by Green River who I don't have much experience with but know people love their 4 year stuff. Other than a 100ml flask for him to take home and about an ounce extra that I brought back so I could give it a proper taste, we killed the whole thing in one evening :al :al

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Happy FIL, Happy Life. :D

I just made due with some Booker's, Ben. ;)

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You did the tasting for the Stagg Jr? What state? It's pretty much all but impossible to find a Jr in Michigan unfortunately.

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I went down to KY to actually pick it, but it was for a group in CO, we had to make a pretty sizable donation to a charity that Buffalo Trace was partnering with to have the opportunity to buy it. It was supposed to be the first Stagg Jr pick made (or one of the first 4, there were three other groups who did our same donation) but things didn't go as fast as they were supposed to and a lot of stores got to make picks before us. In CO there are 4-5 stores that have gotten to do picks, I got lucky on one of them but have never actually found a "shelf" batched Stagg Jr. in a store for anything resembling retail

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Is it the 5280 group by chance?

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Anyone seeing Elijiah Craig Toasted Barrell in stores yet?

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This one was for CBRC (Colorado Bourbon and Rye Collectors) but 5280 had a Stagg pick last year as well

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I see them on and off, they've been out for a few years and were harder to get when they first came out but still somewhat sought after. I like it when I'm in the mood for something sweet

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Saw a couple in the store a couple blocks from me last week, Chip, think they wanted $79?

Cracked a Booker's Beaten Biscuits last night. Peanut brittle bomb.

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Picked up a couple of bottles of the Old Forrester King Ranch edition last week. It is interesting, a bit sweet, but not worth the secondary prices. I got mine at MSRP. When it hit the shelves here in Texas, the flippers were buying it up and posting on the secondary market starting at $250 for a $60 bottle. OF flooded the stores and by the end of week, those secondary prices came down quite a bit.

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I love it. EC is about all I drink anymore. I am not paying the stupid prices fols are getting for a lot of my faves. We used to get Rock Hill farms for $35
and pass it around the campfire because I lived in a town called Rock Hill.

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Heater!

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Oh hey there friend, that looks tasty :dr

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Precisely! Beam and HH are notorious for peanuts and/or peanut brittle. Love it.

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Bought this today on recommendation from a couple friends. Very tasty.

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I've heard good things about that one, and it's readily available and reasonably priced. If it was 138 proof it would be perfect for me Bob. ;) :D

I settled for 125 proof last night. :r

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Got lucky on Christmas Eve and snagged and EH Taylor Barrel Proof, had to make a snap decision for one bottle on a table full of amazing stuff, got it down to this and Parkers but I knew I'd be happy with either and one has $100 less of a retail price :noon

The cigar bar we usually go to here has that one, it's a really solid pour especially for the price, makes for a great cigar pairing :ss

I finally found some Barton I was a big fan of, a friend sent a sample of Calumet 16. It's still like $150 for Barton, but I had it blind and was a big fan. Now those 1792FP's? You can have em

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Generally, I would agree Ben. But this particular barrel (Binny's Batch #3) is stellar. This is my 3rd bottle of it, and I've got a line on 2 more locally.

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if you haven't tried the triple mash, it is worth checking out at least once.

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Out here in Arizona, I'll run into 1792FB from time to time, but have never really taken a close look at the face for the "Binny" sticker. I'll attempt to be "more aware" next time I run across 1792...