Bourbon

[Jimbaround 973]

Strong recommendation for the OG114. High rye bourbon great for a Manhattan or boulevardier.

[Jimbaround 973]

Got-damn double post!

[Chewbacca 7729]

Strong recommendation for the OG114. High rye bourbon great for a Manhattan or boulevardier.

I get too fucked up when i drink OGD114. That's my biggest complaint.

[Party_Taco 3674]

Strong recommendation for the OG114. High rye bourbon great for a Manhattan or boulevardier.

It simply infuriates me that despite quality relationships, consistent hunting and fervent desire, the only attainable bottle in this pic is the OG114.

[Jimbaround 973]

This has been a long hard road of hunting for me, @billinlaketravis and[mention=191] huge[/mention] can attest.

 

Granted, I am no where near the biggest swinging duck around here, but realized I have a lot of good shit already opened.

 

 

[huge 3788]

And you have many other unicorns not pictured.

[RichUT 1791]

You find one yet?

And naturally, I found it in both Lakeway liquor stores I dropped into yesterday. They must have had a supply gap for a few weeks, as there was plenty available at both spots. Hope they have the supply to keep it on the shelf like they do with the bourbon.

[billfromlaketravis 11358]

On 10/24/2020 at 4:22 PM, RichUT said:

I did. Well, a buddy that knew I wanted one did. He hit up a Twin earlier today and they had a fresh case open and not even on the shelf yet. He picked up one for me and one for him.

Bourbon right next to the ryes. Be better Twin. Be better. 

[billfromlaketravis 11358]

Moved and organized the collection today. Some observations: 

I have a lot more Antique and Eagle Rare than I thought I did. 
 

I need to stop giving Blanton’s as gifts. Four is pretty low. 
 

I still have one handle of Weller 12 left from 2017. Sigh, my former honey hole would sell me as many handles as I could buy, but  I showed financial restraint and didn’t buy them out. Terrible decision on my part. 
 

Yes I’m a Buffalo Trace fan boy, but I have a respectable amount of Heaven Hill. 
 

Note: The IW Harper bottles are Poor Man’s Pappy. I currently have three batches sitting. 
 

Edited October 25, 2020 by billfromlaketravis

[Party_Taco 3674]

Mighty, mighty impressive...

At least I’ll have the bar and half of those bottles to fill it with soon!

[billfromlaketravis 11358]

5 minutes ago, Party_Taco said:

Mighty, mighty impressive...

At least I’ll have the bar and half of those bottles to fill it with soon!

I envy your space. I ran out of shelves. There are some good bottles on the floor. Little Book 3 deserves better. 

Edited October 25, 2020 by billfromlaketravis

[Party_Taco 3674]

Thanks, one of the reasons we were so excited about this house was all of the bonus rooms for projects.

I can place the rest of your LB3 if you’re looking for a “temporary” home...

[USCATX 1067]

1 hour ago, billfromlaketravis said:

Moved and organized the collection today. Some observations: 

I have a lot more Antique and Eagle Rare than I thought I did. 
 

I need to stop giving Blanton’s as gifts. Four is pretty low. 
 

I still have one handle of Weller 12 left from 2017. Sigh, my former honey hole would sell me as many handles as I could buy, but  I showed financial restraint and didn’t buy them out. Terrible decision on my part. 
 

Yes I’m a Buffalo Trace fan boy, but I have a respectable amount of Heaven Hill. 
 

Note: The IW Harper bottles are Poor Man’s Pappy. I currently have three batches sitting. 
 

Let’s talk about what I’m going to trade you for that Boone County.  Since we’re d swinging I have about 8 Blanton’s including a few store picks. Or maybe some RC6 since you’re a big into Maker’s and I don’t see any there. 

[billfromlaketravis 11358]

7 minutes ago, Party_Taco said:

Thanks, one of the reasons we were so excited about this house was all of the bonus rooms for projects.

I can place the rest of your LB3 if you’re looking for a “temporary” home...

It pained me to put LB3 on the floor. I‘M fixing some of the paint, so I’ll probably be able to slide it in there in a couple days. 
 

Some of personal favorites out of my collection: 

- Hancock’s Presidental Reserve. I like it better than Blanton’s. It’s just really good. Sorry I stink at tasting notes, but I suspect it’s older. 

- Knob Creek 25th Anniversay. Wow such a good bottle. Worth every penny of $130. 

- McKenna 10 barreled in May 2009. I got lucky there. I liked all of the single barrels I tried in 2019, so I bought 6. 5 remain. 
 

- The Antique twist tops. The new bottle is just off to me. Too much clove and runs hotter. I think Buffalo Trace quietly dropped a year and doubled the price. 

[billfromlaketravis 11358]

3 minutes ago, USCATX said:

Let’s talk about what I’m going to trade you for that Boone County.  Since we’re d swinging I have about 8 Blanton’s including a few store picks. Or maybe some RC6 since you’re a big into Maker’s and I don’t see any there. 

Man I don’t know. That Boone County was a pain in the ass to get. The store I bought it at said it was one of two left in the state of Texas. It’s also the only MGP I’ve reall enjoyed. 

[Tailgate 3018]

[billfromlaketravis 11358]

3 hours ago, Tailgate said:

I think their single barrel rye is better. A barrel proof SiB rye has been rumored for about a year now. I wish they’d release it already. 

[Tailgate 3018]

I actually was making a quick run a few weeks ago and thought this was regular single barrel. Tasty...but a bit too strong for my taste.

[Buzzrock 14870]

We have a shop here that’s getting a reputation for its barrel picks.



This is damn tasty.

[Hate 20103]

How does it compare to regular bourbon.

[billfromlaketravis 11358]

19 minutes ago, Buzzrock said:

We have a shop here that’s getting a reputation for its barrel picks.



This is damn tasty.

The Longhorn and Rice Fine Wines Store picks sold out in a couple hours in Houston. 

[Buzzrock 14870]

How does it compare to regular bourbon.

It’s Bulleiter

[Buzzrock 14870]

The Internet (and the guy in the store) say this is ten year old stuff sourced from Four Roses. Whatever, it’s good.

[billfromlaketravis 11358]

8 hours ago, Buzzrock said:

The Internet (and the guy in the store) say this is ten year old stuff sourced from Four Roses. Whatever, it’s good.

The Whiskey Neat guy, Kristopher Hart debunked this. Link : https://mywhiskeyneat.com/articles/bulleit-four-roses

I’m not saying Bulleit SiB picks aren’t good, they just aren’t exactly Four Roses. Their mashbills are remarkably similar as Hart lays out in the aforementioned article. 

[huge 3788]

On 10/26/2020 at 8:56 AM, Tailgate said:

I actually was making a quick run a few weeks ago and thought this was regular single barrel. Tasty...but a bit too strong for my taste.

The barrel selects for that stuff can be super duper.  The Poison Girl version was aces.  The JD, not Bulleit.  Never had that.

Edited October 27, 2020 by huge

[huge 3788]

On 10/25/2020 at 6:46 PM, billfromlaketravis said:

Man I don’t know. That Boone County was a pain in the ass to get. The store I bought it at said it was one of two left in the state of Texas. It’s also the only MGP I’ve reall enjoyed. 

Another bottle that was readily available and I didn't know what I had until it was scarce.  I have maybe 2 pours left.

 

[Herbie Hancock 7303]

Another bottle that was readily available and I didn't know what I had until it was scarce.  I have maybe 2 pours left.
 

Yep. This time two years ago it was collecting dust in my local TW. I’d grab one every few weeks as I killed the previous one. Then one day it wasn’t there at all.

And in a bit of even more saddening news, my local mom and pop shop that always takes care of me is being sold to the kind of people that put cases of horny goat weed pills, glass pipes and incense for sale at the register. Just another place that sells Eagle Rare for $99. Furk

[BigDHornfan 6535]

Happy delivery day from Mr. Herbie Hancock!

[ISUCyclones 216]

Yep. This time two years ago it was collecting dust in my local TW. I’d grab one every few weeks as I killed the previous one. Then one day it wasn’t there at all.

And in a bit of even more saddening news, my local mom and pop shop that always takes care of me is being sold to the kind of people that put cases of horny goat weed pills, glass pipes and incense for sale at the register. Just another place that sells Eagle Rare for $99. Furk

Same here with the sell off, it sucks.

[billfromlaketravis 11358]

2 hours ago, huge said:

Another bottle that was readily available and I didn't know what I had until it was scarce.  I have maybe 2 pours left.

 

It was sometime last year. One of the MGP guys in the thread posted a warning that Indiana was running low on older bourbon. I heeded the warning by buying all of one bottle to prep. I believe Boone County 12 was nonexistent within a month of that post. 
 

The 12 year hit the sweet spot for Boone County. It’s better than the 14 year. It’s a funky mashbill, but I definitely want to try the 7 year. 

Edited October 27, 2020 by billfromlaketravis

[billfromlaketravis 11358]

1 hour ago, BigDHornfan said:

Happy delivery day from Mr. Herbie Hancock!

He wrapped it properly. I can’t same for many online retailers. 

[ISUCyclones 216]

It was sometime last year. One of the MGP guys in the thread posted a warning that Indiana was running low on older bourbon. I heeded the warning by buying all of one bottle to prep. I believe Boone County 12 was nonexistent within a month of that post. 
 
The 12 year hit the sweet spot for Boone County. It’s better than the 14 year. It’s a funky mashbill, but I definitely want to try the 7 year. 

I think that may have been me ha. I had heard from stores it was gone and went straight to the distillery to grab 3 more bottles. In hindsight I should have cleared them out.

[Party_Taco 3674]

Gonna whip up some poor(er) man’s for holiday gifts... this stuff ain’t half bad!

[billfromlaketravis 11358]

27 minutes ago, Party_Taco said:

Gonna whip up some poor(er) man’s for holiday gifts... this stuff ain’t half bad!

I think it’ll be a hit for guests at my house. I’ll keep a bottle in the nice box in the living room. 

[smwhorn 481]

Just scored a Rock Hill Farms Single Barrel.

 

[Party_Taco 3674]

You SoB...

[Buzzrock 14870]

Good times

[ERhine 1894]

Jesus

[billfromlaketravis 11358]

10 hours ago, smwhorn said:

Just scored a Rock Hill Farms Single Barrel.

 

Costco?

[Buzzrock 14870]

Jesus

We weren’t drinking the good stuff. Just talking about it and looking at the original bottles.

[alincoln 2364]

On 10/25/2020 at 7:33 PM, billfromlaketravis said:

- The Antique twist tops. The new bottle is just off to me. Too much clove and runs hotter. I think Buffalo Trace quietly dropped a year and doubled the price. 

Ohio has been releasing a bunch of 1.75 twist tops from 2018 this week that were apparently forgotten about in the warehouse.  

[billfromlaketravis 11358]

1 hour ago, alincoln said:

Ohio has been releasing a bunch of 1.75 twist tops from 2018 this week that were apparently forgotten about in the warehouse.  

That’s a long drive. Need another Project Idaho. 

[ISUCyclones 216]

Ohio has been releasing a bunch of 1.75 twist tops from 2018 this week that were apparently forgotten about in the warehouse.  

They have been flooding the local pages here. I'm not all that interested in going to hunt them though.

[smwhorn 481]

5 hours ago, billfromlaketravis said:

Costco?

Negative.  I have a contact who will send me a text if his store put out any unicorns.

[Buzzrock 14870]

Not sure where this is but it’s from that overpricedbourbon Instagram page.

[Herbie Hancock 7303]

That’s a guy in our local whiskey club. He posted these for sale on a secondary site?

[Bozo_Casanova 26277]

18 hours ago, smwhorn said:

Just scored a Rock Hill Farms Single Barrel.

 

Not the best thing in my cabinet, but it's damn close. 

[Bozo_Casanova 26277]

36 minutes ago, Buzzrock said:

Not sure where this is but it’s from that overpricedbourbon Instagram page.

Right by my dad's house

[smwhorn 481]

36 minutes ago, Buzzrock said:

Not sure where this is but it’s from that overpricedbourbon Instagram page.

That’s what I paid yesterday for the Rock Hill Farms.  Worth every nickel.

[Neonmoon 38127]

I love RHF. Dammit I need to find one