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Aaron from Smoke Wagon joined the Bourbon Junkies on their livestream last night. He chatted with them for over two hours on a variety of topics. Great conversation for those Smoke Wagon fans out there. 
 

 

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On 2/14/2021 at 6:18 PM, billfromlaketravis said:

Sits on the shelf in Houston which is baffling. You'd think the Blanton's Boys would be all over this one. It's almost certainly older than Blanton's and a higher proof. 

It's a good nominee for a daily drinker. I always keep at least one on hand. 

I think they’re similar until the aftertaste- an average Blanton’s has a longer burn than the Bowman bottle I have 

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Sitting here listening to the hum of my generator crank out electricity and hoping I have enough fuel to get through the night while sipping on some Rare Bread.  Pretty sure I’m finishing this bottle tonight.  

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Sitting here listening to the hum of my generator crank out electricity and hoping I have enough fuel to get through the night while sipping on some Rare Bread.  Pretty sure I’m finishing this bottle tonight.  

Bottle killing at an alarming rate, even for me. We’ve been fortunate to maintain power more then most (until today at least), but when I woke up the other day cold and didn’t hear the pool pump running, I got up to start the fireplace for the family and got bundled up to go outside for a quick winterization or the pool equipment. Once bundled, the every smoke alarm started going batshit crazy, and then I realized my new 9V batteries from Amazon were individually wrapped. I moved my attention outside and did what could while fretting over the things I couldn’t address (underground floor system piping). The first whiskey of the day was poured into an Irish coffee at 8:57am that day, and the last was poured at 11:03pm. Living through history is a marathon.. not a sprint.


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Noticed that the hotel restaurant has a bottle of Old Rip Van Winkle, so I said what the hell, I'll treat myself. Never had anything from that line before. I thought it was delicious, probably the best pour I've ever had. So I ordered another. 

Wasn't cheap, but was worth it. 

I know it's not Pappy and there are other rare aged bottles that beat it, but that was some good shit 

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40 minutes ago, henrygandorf said:

speaking from experience, you're going to want to get him a friend.

They're like foster children... They come, and they go, but an extra play mate is always a good idea.  Tried to find his big brother, but nowhere to be found on the shelf.

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took me all of december/jan/feb until now to catch up on this thread, but while in austin hit up TW and found Redemption wheated. Been looking for it solely due to this thread (since the beginning of covid) and finally found it so had to get two. For my birthday I got Backbone bourbon so finishing that off tonight and then starting on the Redemption. Not sure if I like wheated styles, but y'all mention the style a lot so figure it was worth pursing (solely in the pursuit of knowledge, of course). I'm also enough of a neophyte to not know if I had enjoyed any yet, but since my birthday and while traveling I picked up:

backbone bourbon blended; Garrison bros SiBSP; Balcones Single Malt, then non-bourbons: Barrilito 3star, Taptatio 110 blanco, regular blanco, Diplomatico Mantuano

really need to figure out how to post pics, but thats for another (sober) day. Popping the Redemption now, hope y'all staying warm in Austin!

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Grabbed redemption wheat per this thread’s recommendation, and also got my second makers Private selection, after really liking the first. This one is a TW. 

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That price is about $20 too high but it’s a pretty damn good bottle.

I’m sorry but after all of the 13&14 year KC picks myself and BigD grabbed for $45 from 2017-2019 no way in hell I’m paying $79 for that. Or $59. Maybe $39. Maybe.
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I’m sorry but after all of the 13&14 year KC picks myself and BigD grabbed for $45 from 2017-2019 no way in hell I’m paying $79 for that. Or $59. Maybe $39. Maybe.

So $60 is retail. If you find it at $40 then I’d hope you would buy it.

And if you are in the (very fortunate) position to be choosing between the 12 year and 13&14 year old single barrel picks, by all means choose the picks.

That said, KC12 compares favorably to other whiskeys that are readily available around the $60 price point. It’s in the conversation with WTRB, 1910/1920, ECBP, etc. It’s not the best, but it’s certainly not the worst, and we’re talking about a price band with a bunch of great options.
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1 hour ago, Smax said:

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when searching for the kc 9+ year bottles, look out for the 120 proof vs 100.  i'm not generally a high proof guy, but i thought the 120 was a lot tastier.

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The 100 is the small batch, which won #1 whiskey of the year from Breaking Bourbon. Now, all of those lists have an agenda of some sort so you have to recognize that. But it’s good stuff.

The 120 is a single barrel product, if I’m not mistaken.

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4 minutes ago, Neonmoon said:

I like to play date my 1910 with 1870 

1890 was a good year. That's the year brown trout were introduced into the Firehole River in Yellowstone. /notaeuphemism

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6 hours ago, Hank Kingsley said:

The KC 12 is good. At 100 proof it's not worth any more than retail IMO. 

There is a KC 12 Cask Strength that is intriguing but I haven't seen it on the shelf in Houston yet. 

Yeah Ima want that one

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21 minutes ago, ISUCyclones said:

Ha, I figured.

I did get $400 plus the 16 ofbb for it so I cant be too mad

Edit: bought the bookers at retail

I’ll probably get flamed, but I liked the Knob Creek Longhorn Steakhouse Pick better than Booker’s 30. I left one one on the shelf. This decision haunts me. 
 

I would definitely buy a bottle of Booker’s 30 at retail, but I think you came out on top. 
 

Allegedly Booker’s 25 is better than 30. 

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After 9 holes of golf I’m really enjoying a generous pour of Benchmark No.8 right now. Under $20 for a handle. Lots of good bourbon out there. After a shitty week things are looking up here in Houston. Hope everyone is safe and warm out there.

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5 minutes ago, HouTex said:

After 9 holes of golf I’m really enjoying a generous pour of Benchmark No.8 right now. Under $20 for a handle. Lots of good bourbon out there. After a shitty week things are looking up here in Houston. Hope everyone is safe and warm out there.

Golf and good value bourbon after this fucking week sounds like an amazing day. Salud. 

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Just put the generator up and I better not have to even think about using it again for six months when hurricane season rolls around.  I’m thinking I will have one of SP ER, SP Blantons, or OF 1920.  Pretty sure I’m going with OF for the higher proof after this week.  

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On 2/15/2021 at 1:49 PM, RichUT said:

The smooth word trips me up every.single.time. I see it. Is smooth really a characteristic that people actively look for in whiskey? I hear smooth and I lose almost all interest in trying whatever it's attached to. Don't get me wrong, I don't like harsh whiskey. But, I definitely want spicy and bold bourbons and I enjoy many of the physical responses (i.e., "the burn") that come with those pours. 

Am I misunderstanding the use of this term, or is it more of a personal preference sort of thing?

I would suggest any of the SAOS 7, 10, 11, 12 Ryes. All are terrific and hard to find. Step down to Redemption Rye 9-10-11yr BS. If rye and spice are your thing. The RRs are very close to the same chemistry as the SAOS only several hondos lower in price and can be found in most stores.

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I have a love/hate relationship with the bourbon market... My eyes got HUGE when I walked in the door, but I quickly shot the guy behind the counter a sour as fuck look.

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Despite there being quite a few bottles on my list behind the counter, I ended up only pulling the trigger on the Cigar Blend because:

1) I’ve never seen it on a shelf anywhere
2) Of all his overpriced hooch, it wasn’t that unreasonable.

Also snagged a handle of Old Charter for $29... hard to beat 8YO Buffalo Trace juice for that price.

This bottle is also sitting empty at our AirBnB and I kinda wish there was a sip left:

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