The Bourbon Thread!! - Page 90

big a · 10-07-2019, 05:18 PM

Tom, i was reading back and noticed where you got a bottle of basil Dark Rye. Have you tried it yet? I have had the regular Basil and i was not a fan of it at all.

icehog3 · 10-07-2019, 05:29 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by big a

Tom, i was reading back and noticed where you got a bottle of basil Dark Rye. Have you tried it yet? I have had the regular Basil and i was not a fan of it at all.

It took the BH Dark Rye and a couple other finished ryes for me to realize I am NOT a fan of finished bourbons. I would definitely not recommend the Dark Rye unless you are a fan of finished bourbons and port.

big a · 10-07-2019, 08:26 PM

Good to know, I can't say that I am one way or the other with those yet. Will have to experiment with them more.

Drinking something from the decanter tonight... I forget what I put in it but I'm 75% sure it is rabbit hole.

BigAsh · 10-08-2019, 08:08 AM

I actually liked the dark rye, but I'm a big fan of port...not an everyday drinker of the dark rye, but a bottle of it around for a change of pace drink suits me well...also think it goes really well with a nice cigar!....The finished bourbons can be hit or miss...like scotches finished in other barrels, like sherry, etc....but I like Sherry, she was a good time...

Black Coral · 10-08-2019, 09:08 AM

Picked up some bottles of smooth ambler 13 year that just got released. Butterscotch starting nose and flavor couple cubes and little air and wow it is great

icehog3 · 10-08-2019, 10:17 AM

Keith, Sherry got a sister?

John, that sounds purty darn good.

Last night's pours, changed it up on the second and did a little 18 year Jameson.

BigAsh · 10-08-2019, 10:31 AM

Irish whiskey always gets overlooked!...I like some BlackBush...(Tees up softball for Murph....)

icehog3 · 10-08-2019, 10:36 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by BigAsh

Irish whiskey always gets overlooked!...I like some BlackBush...(Tees up softball for Murph....)

Been a while, Keith.

The Jameson 18 Year Select is amazing. Bought it in 2007 and didn't crack in until this year. Wish it continued to age in the bottle.

Porch Dweller · 10-08-2019, 04:18 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by icehog3

Been a while, Keith.

The Jameson 18 Year Select is amazing. Bought it in 2007 and didn't crack in until this year. Wish it continued to age in the bottle.

That it is. It may be my favorite whiskey, period. I even prefer it to the Midleton bottlings (which, if you look closely at my avatar, that's what's in my hand). One of the best comparisons between 18-year Jameson and Midleton I ever read was a reviewer who wrote "Midleton is the bottle you have on your bar to impress your friends. Jameson 18-Year is the bottle you have to savor every drop."

icehog3 · 10-08-2019, 04:35 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Porch Dweller

That it is. It may be my favorite whiskey, period. I even prefer it to the Midleton bottlings (which, if you look closely at my avatar, that's what's in my hand). One of the best comparisons between 18-year Jameson and Midleton I ever read was a reviewer who wrote "Midleton is the bottle you have on your bar to impress your friends. Jameson 18-Year is the bottle you have to savor every drop."

Glad to find a kindred spirit, James! I like the comparison. And of course, in 2007 the 18 year was much less expensive than the Middleton's. Not the xase any more.

icehog3 · 10-09-2019, 10:28 AM

Last nights pour.

big a · 10-09-2019, 05:22 PM

I am on the struggle bus to upload pictures anymore. anyway i picked up a michters small batch, Mckenna 10 year single barrel, and booker shinny barrel today. Which to open first...

icehog3 · 10-09-2019, 06:19 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by big a

I am on the struggle bus to upload pictures anymore. anyway i picked up a michters small batch, Mckenna 10 year single barrel, and booker shinny barrel today. Which to open first...

I use imgur.com for pictures, Alan, free and easy.

Not familiar with Booker Shinny Barrel, please tell us more.

big a · 10-10-2019, 07:02 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by icehog3

I use imgur.com for pictures, Alan, free and easy.

Not familiar with Booker Shinny Barrel, please tell us more.

Booker is a barrel strength bourbon in the Jim Beam Family. The master distiller focuses on the sweet spots of the racks and comes out with a couple releases every year. I am just getting back into the smaller batch bourbons but i believe they have all been up in the 120+ proof.

They also have Little book which i believe is just released once a year.

When in KY a couple weeks ago we did a tour at Jim Beam. There i was able to try some and with an ice cube really enjoyed it. I have to add that i have a soft spot for jim beam as it is the bourbon that really got me into bourbon. It will probably sit on the shelf until i work my way back up to the higher stuff and/or find another bottle of it.

icehog3 · 10-10-2019, 10:43 AM

Thanks Andrew. Never seen anything but regular Blanton's on the shelves here, an that's few and f a r between.

SmokeyJoe · 10-10-2019, 02:58 PM

Great choice in both leaf and libation! Well done.

Quote:

Originally Posted by icehog3

Keith, Sherry got a sister?

John, that sounds purty darn good.

Last night's pours, changed it up on the second and did a little 18 year Jameson.

SmokeyJoe · 10-10-2019, 03:51 PM

Last year on my birthday, my lovely wife bought me two shots of this...
Problem is, I liked it. Found these two bottles in Georgia.
Wanted $2500 a bottle. AIN'T NO WAY

SmokeyJoe · 10-10-2019, 04:11 PM

icehog3 · 10-11-2019, 11:20 AM

Joe, I'd love to have a bottle of ORVW too, but 2.5K for the 10 year? F that noise, Man.

Steve · 10-11-2019, 03:06 PM

10-07-2019, 05:18 PM	#1781
big a Feeling at Home Join Date: Dec 2008 First Name: Andrew Location: Ohio Posts: 913 Trading: (42)	Re: The Bourbon Thread!! Tom, i was reading back and noticed where you got a bottle of basil Dark Rye. Have you tried it yet? I have had the regular Basil and i was not a fan of it at all. __________________ "If heaven has no cigars, I shall not go there" -Mark Twain

10-07-2019, 08:26 PM	#1783
big a Feeling at Home Join Date: Dec 2008 First Name: Andrew Location: Ohio Posts: 913 Trading: (42)	Re: The Bourbon Thread!! Good to know, I can't say that I am one way or the other with those yet. Will have to experiment with them more. Drinking something from the decanter tonight... I forget what I put in it but I'm 75% sure it is rabbit hole. __________________ "If heaven has no cigars, I shall not go there" -Mark Twain

10-08-2019, 08:08 AM	#1784
BigAsh Don't knock the Ash... Join Date: Oct 2008 First Name: Keith Location: Yardley, PA Posts: 5,046 Trading: (46)	Re: The Bourbon Thread!! I actually liked the dark rye, but I'm a big fan of port...not an everyday drinker of the dark rye, but a bottle of it around for a change of pace drink suits me well...also think it goes really well with a nice cigar!....The finished bourbons can be hit or miss...like scotches finished in other barrels, like sherry, etc....but I like Sherry, she was a good time... __________________ Keith

10-08-2019, 09:08 AM	#1785
Black Coral Have My Own Room Join Date: Mar 2009 First Name: John Location: Midland Texas Posts: 2,265 Trading: (11)	Re: The Bourbon Thread!! Picked up some bottles of smooth ambler 13 year that just got released. Butterscotch starting nose and flavor couple cubes and little air and wow it is great

10-08-2019, 10:17 AM	#1786
icehog3 Admiral Douchebag Join Date: Oct 2008 First Name: Tom Location: Clermont, Kentucky Posts: 71,440 Trading: (60)	Re: The Bourbon Thread!! Keith, Sherry got a sister? John, that sounds purty darn good. Last night's pours, changed it up on the second and did a little 18 year Jameson. __________________ Thanks Dave, Julian, James, Kelly, Peter, Gerry, Dave, Mo, Frank, Týr and Mr. Mark!

10-08-2019, 10:31 AM	#1787
BigAsh Don't knock the Ash... Join Date: Oct 2008 First Name: Keith Location: Yardley, PA Posts: 5,046 Trading: (46)	Re: The Bourbon Thread!! Irish whiskey always gets overlooked!...I like some BlackBush...(Tees up softball for Murph....) __________________ Keith

10-09-2019, 10:28 AM	#1791
icehog3 Admiral Douchebag Join Date: Oct 2008 First Name: Tom Location: Clermont, Kentucky Posts: 71,440 Trading: (60)	Re: The Bourbon Thread!! Last nights pour. __________________ Thanks Dave, Julian, James, Kelly, Peter, Gerry, Dave, Mo, Frank, Týr and Mr. Mark!

10-09-2019, 05:22 PM	#1792
big a Feeling at Home Join Date: Dec 2008 First Name: Andrew Location: Ohio Posts: 913 Trading: (42)	Re: The Bourbon Thread!! I am on the struggle bus to upload pictures anymore. anyway i picked up a michters small batch, Mckenna 10 year single barrel, and booker shinny barrel today. Which to open first... __________________ "If heaven has no cigars, I shall not go there" -Mark Twain

10-10-2019, 10:43 AM	#1795
icehog3 Admiral Douchebag Join Date: Oct 2008 First Name: Tom Location: Clermont, Kentucky Posts: 71,440 Trading: (60)	Re: The Bourbon Thread!! Thanks Andrew. Never seen anything but regular Blanton's on the shelves here, an that's few and f a r between. __________________ Thanks Dave, Julian, James, Kelly, Peter, Gerry, Dave, Mo, Frank, Týr and Mr. Mark!

10-10-2019, 03:51 PM	#1797
SmokeyJoe Chief Wannastogie Lounge Join Date: Oct 2008 First Name: Joe Location: Raleigh, NC Posts: 3,163 Trading: (28)	Re: The Bourbon Thread!! Last year on my birthday, my lovely wife bought me two shots of this... Problem is, I liked it. Found these two bottles in Georgia. Wanted $2500 a bottle. AIN'T NO WAY __________________ "I intend to smoke a good cigar to the glory of God..." ~ Charles H. Spurgeon, British Baptist preacher

10-10-2019, 04:11 PM	#1798
SmokeyJoe Chief Wannastogie Lounge Join Date: Oct 2008 First Name: Joe Location: Raleigh, NC Posts: 3,163 Trading: (28)	Re: The Bourbon Thread!! __________________ "I intend to smoke a good cigar to the glory of God..." ~ Charles H. Spurgeon, British Baptist preacher

10-11-2019, 11:20 AM	#1799
icehog3 Admiral Douchebag Join Date: Oct 2008 First Name: Tom Location: Clermont, Kentucky Posts: 71,440 Trading: (60)	Re: The Bourbon Thread!! Joe, I'd love to have a bottle of ORVW too, but 2.5K for the 10 year? F that noise, Man. __________________ Thanks Dave, Julian, James, Kelly, Peter, Gerry, Dave, Mo, Frank, Týr and Mr. Mark!

10-11-2019, 03:06 PM	#1800
Steve Dad Jokester Supreme Join Date: Oct 2008 First Name: Steve Location: 17 R 435648 3354895 Posts: 7,715 Trading: (6)	Re: The Bourbon Thread!! __________________ ...So don't sit upon the shoreline and say you're satisfied, Choose to chance the rapids and dare to dance that tide