been on the hunt for all of the buffalo trace unicorns because I've heard they're out, along with ofbb, little book, boston batch, and parker heritage. cant find shit, but I did run into a pinhook bohemian and picked that up. anybody tried it? it was on my recommended list and first time ive seen it.
I am at the point where my bourbon shelf if full and overflowing, so to make room I had the idea of killing all the open bottles that I have duplicate unopen bottles of, so right now am working on McKenna 10, etl, stagg jr, eagle rare, and 1920. I've gone through a pour of each so far, and started round 2 tonight. of the 5, McKenna 10 is my least favorite - lightest, blandest, least complex. eagle rare is the sweetest of the 5. something about their mashbill or process really brings out the corn sugars. I actually like the sweet bourbons, I think it cuts the burn some, but my favorites are the etl and stagg jr, with heavy weight on the etl. such depth of flavor there. I taste the handcraftedness. when you sip it you get the feeling love went into making it. 1920, like all the old forester, is the most unique. its one bourbon I think I could pick out in a blind tasting. doesn't matter which year, I could pick out the old forester. it would be my 4th favorite, but just barely behind the er10.