The Bourbon Thread!! - Page 133

icehog3 · 04-23-2021, 08:19 AM

Nothing says "bourbon" like Alabama, Greg.

Some 15 year+ Whistlepig single barrel last night.

Steve · 04-23-2021, 09:14 AM

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Originally Posted by icehog3

Some 15 year+ Whistlepig single barrel last night.

Isn't Whistlepig a "finished" bourbon, or am I mistaken?

stearns · 04-23-2021, 10:59 AM

I believe everything to date from them has been Rye, but they are about to come out with their own bourbon. In terms of the Rye releases, some (like Whistle Pig 12, 15) are always finished, while others (like WP10) are never finished. The expression/label Whistle Pig 10 means that it is A) unfinished rye and B) at least 10 years old. Some stores in the last year or so have been able to get barrels that are much older than 10 years (I've seen up to 17 years), but unless the person picking the barrel took note of the distilled on date from the sample the bottle won't actually tell you what the age is, just that it's "at least 10 years old"

Porch Dweller · 04-23-2021, 06:07 PM

Going old school with some Wild Turkey 101.

icehog3 · 04-24-2021, 08:43 AM

Ben nailed it, Steve...and I am not a fan of finished whiskey personally so I stick with the single barrel unfinished WPs.

Last night was a Beam night. Shocking, I know.

big a · 04-24-2021, 12:34 PM

That a 15 yr KC Tom? I still have that JDBP rye, let me know if you want to swap some samples sometime.

Chainsaw13 · 04-24-2021, 04:43 PM

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Originally Posted by big a

That a 15 yr KC Tom? I still have that JDBP rye, let me know if you want to swap some samples sometime.

You're talking bourbon samples, right?

icehog3 · 04-25-2021, 09:45 AM

Oh, Bob.....

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Originally Posted by big a

That a 15 yr KC Tom? I still have that JDBP rye, let me know if you want to swap some samples sometime.

It is, Andrew, well just a couple months short I think. I'm down to swap samples, definitely would enjoy trying the JDBP Rye

icehog3 · 04-25-2021, 09:45 AM

Last nights pours:

Beagleone · 05-06-2021, 09:30 PM

Had a good week. Got an email last Friday that I won the spring raffle at Total Wine for the Old Forester 150. Saturday I stopped at Spec's and grabbed the new Pinhook Tiz Rye 5 year. Monday I picked up the Weller 107. Tuesday I got a call that I had the Elijah Craig 18 year. Wednesday was the EHT Small Batch. And today I got call that I had a allocated bottle of Elmer T. Lee waiting for me at the store. It was a really good week!

Steve · 05-07-2021, 08:02 AM

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Originally Posted by Beagleone

Had a good week. Got an email last Friday that I won the spring raffle at Total Wine for the Old Forester 150. Saturday I stopped at Spec's and grabbed the new Pinhook Tiz Rye 5 year. Monday I picked up the Weller 107. Tuesday I got a call that I had the Elijah Craig 18 year. Wednesday was the EHT Small Batch. And today I got call that I had a allocated bottle of Elmer T. Lee waiting for me at the store. It was a really good week!

Sweet!

icehog3 · 05-07-2021, 08:55 AM

Killer week, Tony!

I headed to the city to grab some bottles I had already paid for some time back (Old Haymarket SiB pick, another Whistlepig 2 barrel blend pick). Owner let me try the Barrel Bourbon SiB pick, grabbed one of those too, never had Barrel before.

jledou · 05-07-2021, 12:11 PM

That is a nice collection of bourbon in two pictures! I did pickup two different batches of Barrell last week, have not opened either and have not tried it before but might have to change that here this weekend.

icehog3 · 05-07-2021, 02:05 PM

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Originally Posted by jledou

That is a nice collection of bourbon in two pictures! I did pickup two different batches of Barrell last week, have not opened either and have not tried it before but might have to change that here this weekend.

Nice Jay, we can compare.

stearns · 05-10-2021, 07:37 AM

Went over to a friends house on Saturday, I'd seen pictures of his bar but never been there in person. Started with a Michters 20 next to a freshly opened 1972 Ezra Brooks 12yr ski boot decanter, and things went off the rails from there

icehog3 · 05-10-2021, 09:23 AM

Nice, Ben! What else did you guys sample, and what else did you spy for next time?

stearns · 05-10-2021, 09:32 AM

A couple Old Carters, Pappy 10 next to 2017 WLW, there was some 2020 Old Forester Birthday in there. I brought a Willett 6 year bourbon (my first and only Willett) that I think stood up with the M20 and WLW as the best, but it's really hard to tell. Just fun to drink whiskey with whiskey people. This guy is the shining example of "befriend a store owner" and gets first dibs on a lot of cool bottles as they come in at srp

Brian D. · 05-10-2021, 12:57 PM

Hello. I saw today that a place in Newport Kentucky called Newberry Bros. Coffee/Prohibition Bourbon Bar is finally reopening their Friday/Saturday in person drinking part of the operation. Two hour visits and reservations required. (They have been EXTREMELY Covid conscious, you might say.) From what our local bourbon chasers (like Theo Cincy) tell me, the selection is unparalleled in this part of the country.

icehog3 · 05-10-2021, 04:37 PM

Sounds like a great night, Ben. I've only ever had the 4 year Willett, I am guessing it's just escalating goodness.

Any chance one of the Old Carters was American Batch 4 (139.6 proof)? I still haven't cracked mine, and they're already going for double what I paid for it a few months ago.

Brian, please get a picture of the bourbon list from Newbury Bros. when you go inside. Love to see it.

Brian D. · 05-10-2021, 05:45 PM

I probably won't be heading there anytime soon, Tom. Theo is your guy for that. He'll probably throw a group together for a visit. Heck, come down here yourself and join them. Kentucky is slated to remove all restaurant/bar Covid restrictions on May 28. You'll have no excuses after that.

04-23-2021, 08:19 AM	#2641
icehog3 Admiral Douchebag Join Date: Oct 2008 First Name: Tom Location: Clermont, Kentucky Posts: 71,257 Trading: (60)	Re: The Bourbon Thread!! Nothing says "bourbon" like Alabama, Greg. Some 15 year+ Whistlepig single barrel last night. __________________ Thanks Dave, Julian, James, Kelly, Peter, Gerry, Dave, Mo, Frank, Týr and Mr. Mark!

04-23-2021, 10:59 AM	#2643
stearns Dogbert Consultant Join Date: Oct 2008 First Name: Ben Location: Park Hill Posts: 5,382 Trading: (50)	Re: The Bourbon Thread!! I believe everything to date from them has been Rye, but they are about to come out with their own bourbon. In terms of the Rye releases, some (like Whistle Pig 12, 15) are always finished, while others (like WP10) are never finished. The expression/label Whistle Pig 10 means that it is A) unfinished rye and B) at least 10 years old. Some stores in the last year or so have been able to get barrels that are much older than 10 years (I've seen up to 17 years), but unless the person picking the barrel took note of the distilled on date from the sample the bottle won't actually tell you what the age is, just that it's "at least 10 years old" __________________ "Ignoring all the racket of conventional reality" - Keller Williams

04-23-2021, 06:07 PM	#2644
Porch Dweller Life is for living Join Date: Oct 2012 First Name: James Location: Mississippi Gulf Coast Posts: 8,382 Trading: (24)	Re: The Bourbon Thread!! Going old school with some Wild Turkey 101. __________________ A 1911 in the hand is faster than 911 on the phone

04-24-2021, 08:43 AM	#2645
icehog3 Admiral Douchebag Join Date: Oct 2008 First Name: Tom Location: Clermont, Kentucky Posts: 71,257 Trading: (60)	Re: The Bourbon Thread!! Ben nailed it, Steve...and I am not a fan of finished whiskey personally so I stick with the single barrel unfinished WPs. Last night was a Beam night. Shocking, I know. __________________ Thanks Dave, Julian, James, Kelly, Peter, Gerry, Dave, Mo, Frank, Týr and Mr. Mark!

04-24-2021, 12:34 PM	#2646
big a Feeling at Home Join Date: Dec 2008 First Name: Andrew Location: Ohio Posts: 913 Trading: (42)	Re: The Bourbon Thread!! That a 15 yr KC Tom? I still have that JDBP rye, let me know if you want to swap some samples sometime. __________________ "If heaven has no cigars, I shall not go there" -Mark Twain

04-25-2021, 09:45 AM	#2649
icehog3 Admiral Douchebag Join Date: Oct 2008 First Name: Tom Location: Clermont, Kentucky Posts: 71,257 Trading: (60)	Re: The Bourbon Thread!! Last nights pours: __________________ Thanks Dave, Julian, James, Kelly, Peter, Gerry, Dave, Mo, Frank, Týr and Mr. Mark!

05-06-2021, 09:30 PM	#2650
Beagleone Feeling at Home Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: Between here and there Posts: 830 Trading: (18)	Re: The Bourbon Thread!! Had a good week. Got an email last Friday that I won the spring raffle at Total Wine for the Old Forester 150. Saturday I stopped at Spec's and grabbed the new Pinhook Tiz Rye 5 year. Monday I picked up the Weller 107. Tuesday I got a call that I had the Elijah Craig 18 year. Wednesday was the EHT Small Batch. And today I got call that I had a allocated bottle of Elmer T. Lee waiting for me at the store. It was a really good week! __________________ Whoever said "laughter is the best medicine" didn't have gonorrhea.

05-07-2021, 08:55 AM	#2652
icehog3 Admiral Douchebag Join Date: Oct 2008 First Name: Tom Location: Clermont, Kentucky Posts: 71,257 Trading: (60)	Re: The Bourbon Thread!! Killer week, Tony! I headed to the city to grab some bottles I had already paid for some time back (Old Haymarket SiB pick, another Whistlepig 2 barrel blend pick). Owner let me try the Barrel Bourbon SiB pick, grabbed one of those too, never had Barrel before. __________________ Thanks Dave, Julian, James, Kelly, Peter, Gerry, Dave, Mo, Frank, Týr and Mr. Mark!

05-07-2021, 12:11 PM	#2653
jledou Have My Own Room Join Date: Oct 2008 First Name: Jay Location: Kansas Posts: 2,224 Trading: (27)	Re: The Bourbon Thread!! That is a nice collection of bourbon in two pictures! I did pickup two different batches of Barrell last week, have not opened either and have not tried it before but might have to change that here this weekend.

05-10-2021, 07:37 AM	#2655
stearns Dogbert Consultant Join Date: Oct 2008 First Name: Ben Location: Park Hill Posts: 5,382 Trading: (50)	Re: The Bourbon Thread!! Went over to a friends house on Saturday, I'd seen pictures of his bar but never been there in person. Started with a Michters 20 next to a freshly opened 1972 Ezra Brooks 12yr ski boot decanter, and things went off the rails from there __________________ "Ignoring all the racket of conventional reality" - Keller Williams

05-10-2021, 09:23 AM	#2656
icehog3 Admiral Douchebag Join Date: Oct 2008 First Name: Tom Location: Clermont, Kentucky Posts: 71,257 Trading: (60)	Re: The Bourbon Thread!! Nice, Ben! What else did you guys sample, and what else did you spy for next time? __________________ Thanks Dave, Julian, James, Kelly, Peter, Gerry, Dave, Mo, Frank, Týr and Mr. Mark!

05-10-2021, 09:32 AM	#2657
stearns Dogbert Consultant Join Date: Oct 2008 First Name: Ben Location: Park Hill Posts: 5,382 Trading: (50)	Re: The Bourbon Thread!! A couple Old Carters, Pappy 10 next to 2017 WLW, there was some 2020 Old Forester Birthday in there. I brought a Willett 6 year bourbon (my first and only Willett) that I think stood up with the M20 and WLW as the best, but it's really hard to tell. Just fun to drink whiskey with whiskey people. This guy is the shining example of "befriend a store owner" and gets first dibs on a lot of cool bottles as they come in at srp __________________ "Ignoring all the racket of conventional reality" - Keller Williams

05-10-2021, 12:57 PM	#2658
Brian D. Have My Own Room Join Date: Jan 2009 First Name: Brian Location: SW Ohio Posts: 1,616 Trading: (1)	Re: The Bourbon Thread!! Hello. I saw today that a place in Newport Kentucky called Newberry Bros. Coffee/Prohibition Bourbon Bar is finally reopening their Friday/Saturday in person drinking part of the operation. Two hour visits and reservations required. (They have been EXTREMELY Covid conscious, you might say.) From what our local bourbon chasers (like Theo Cincy) tell me, the selection is unparalleled in this part of the country. __________________ Any gathering that includes Elderboy02 is "NKA"-- --No Ketchup Allowed.

05-10-2021, 04:37 PM	#2659
icehog3 Admiral Douchebag Join Date: Oct 2008 First Name: Tom Location: Clermont, Kentucky Posts: 71,257 Trading: (60)	Re: The Bourbon Thread!! Sounds like a great night, Ben. I've only ever had the 4 year Willett, I am guessing it's just escalating goodness. Any chance one of the Old Carters was American Batch 4 (139.6 proof)? I still haven't cracked mine, and they're already going for double what I paid for it a few months ago. Brian, please get a picture of the bourbon list from Newbury Bros. when you go inside. Love to see it. __________________ Thanks Dave, Julian, James, Kelly, Peter, Gerry, Dave, Mo, Frank, Týr and Mr. Mark!

05-10-2021, 05:45 PM	#2660
Brian D. Have My Own Room Join Date: Jan 2009 First Name: Brian Location: SW Ohio Posts: 1,616 Trading: (1)	Re: The Bourbon Thread!! I probably won't be heading there anytime soon, Tom. Theo is your guy for that. He'll probably throw a group together for a visit. Heck, come down here yourself and join them. Kentucky is slated to remove all restaurant/bar Covid restrictions on May 28. You'll have no excuses after that. __________________ Any gathering that includes Elderboy02 is "NKA"-- --No Ketchup Allowed.