Bourbon

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19 minutes ago, ckhorn said:

I forget.

Have another couple fingers, that's what I'm doing.

[ckhorn 208]

24 minutes ago, Onboard 2.0 said:

Have another couple fingers, that's what I'm doing.

KO11 & MWND. Sunday is Rye day.

Edited August 20, 2018 by ckhorn

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22 minutes ago, ckhorn said:

KO11 & MWND. Sunday is Rye day.

What's left of a bottle of Weller I brought back from CO. in February.

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28 minutes ago, Onboard 2.0 said:

What's left of a bottle of Weller I brought back from CO. in February.

Which Weller?

[Redneck Mutha 8,020]

1 hour ago, Hank Scorpio said:

Finally got back home to try this stuff out. I’m no bourbon expert but I gotta say this stuff was pretty darn tasty.




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Even better with:

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20 minutes ago, ckhorn said:

Which Weller?

Weller 12. Found it at a liquor store in Breck

[ISUCyclones 216]

Shit got me, I didn't see the sftb on the first pic. Awesome

[Anastasis 23,471]

1 hour ago, Hank Scorpio said:

Finally got back home to try this stuff out. I’m no bourbon expert but I gotta say this stuff was pretty darn tasty.




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negged.  do you even coke zero bro. 

[AustinMT 952]

2 hours ago, Hank Scorpio said:

Finally got back home to try this stuff out. I’m no bourbon expert but I gotta say this stuff was pretty darn tasty.




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The horror! The horror!

 

 

[creeper 99]

Sorry if already posted: the 3-day Twin Liquor Dollar sale starts next Wed, the 29th.

[billfromlaketravis 11,550]

3 hours ago, creeper said:

Sorry if already posted: the 3-day Twin Liquor Dollar sale starts next Wed, the 29th.

I can't talk myself into driving to Fulshear or Kingwood. 

But just out curiosity, what kind of stuff does Twin put on sale?

[ERhine 1,909]

Isn't it everything?

[brown water 3,779]

Can speak from experience Twin in Kingwood is pretty meh.  If your up for a drive go to Liquor Cabinet on Mills Branch.  They've got at least 10 bottles of Harper 15 on the shelf and an ample supply of Balcones True Blue Cask Strength.  Usually a few other interesting bottles as well. I stop by frequently and that's where I've stocked up on ECBP, RY10 and M10 in the last few months.  And if you're making the trip also try Pascals on Northpark.  They've got a solid collection as well and occasionally some 4RSB private selections from other stores or restaurants.   Good luck 

[Anastasis 23,471]

This thread has gone prime time.

 

 

 

[Bozo_Casanova 26,581]

Male vocal fry. It's a thing. 

[Bozo_Casanova 26,581]

And @immamac - I did, in fact, walk into a Twin Liquors and purchase a bottle of George T Stagg. 

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10 minutes ago, Bozo_Casanova said:

And @immamac - I did, in fact, walk into a Twin Liquors and purchase a bottle of George T Stagg. 

no way.  on the shelf?

[Bozo_Casanova 26,581]

On 4/14/2018 at 6:05 PM, Bozo_Casanova said:

The image works on tapatalk. Is this the imgur thing?

It’s Stagg. I got a bottle of George T. Stagg out on the shelf at Twin.


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it happens.

Edited August 21, 2018 by Bozo_Casanova

[That Guy 961]

Last year I grabbed a Stagg and a handy from off the shelf at twins. 

[huge 3,795]

can someone tell me what I am missing there on that 32 minute podcast deal?  

 

tldl

[Bozo_Casanova 26,581]

6 minutes ago, That Guy said:

Last year I grabbed a Stagg and a handy from off the shelf at twins. 

Now that's service!

[thrillhammer 684]

I saw a Stagg Jr on the shelf in a store in Jersey Village, and that same store had Old Forester 1920 too.  That's as close as I've come to a unicorn lately.

[Anastasis 23,471]

1 hour ago, thrillhammer said:

I saw a Stagg Jr on the shelf in a store in Jersey Village, and that same store had Old Forester 1920 too.  That's as close as I've come to a unicorn lately.

1920 is everywhere. I see Stagg Jr. with frequency. I hate you assholes pulling BTAC shit off shelves though. 

[Anastasis 23,471]

2 hours ago, huge said:

can someone tell me what I am missing there on that 32 minute podcast deal?  

 

tldl

Derka got pissed that bl would only buy him one beer.  But derka is apparently counter podcasting with his rebuttal and tear down of immamac. f the offseason. 

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On ‎8‎/‎13‎/‎2018 at 8:28 PM, Neonmoon said:

I really want to try the OBSV or OBSF

I have the obsv, barrel select from whiskey pete, in Houston.    Have not cracked it and may not for a long time.

[immamac 43,246]

3 hours ago, huge said:

can someone tell me what I am missing there on that 32 minute podcast deal?  

 

tldl

You can listen to it 5 minutes at a time if you want haha. It's just me and BL talking shit about a bunch of stuff and then going over some of our favorite threads, my pick this week was the Bourbon thread. 

[Horn21 168]

You can listen to it 5 minutes at a time if you want haha. It's just me and BL talking shit about a bunch of stuff and then going over some of our favorite threads, my pick this week was the Bourbon thread. 

 

Oh hai, mr. “I don’t believe you, show me the receipt.” Damn birther.

 

[Horn21 168]

And no, I don’t really want to publicly reveal all the deets on my honey hole.

 

[thrillhammer 684]

4 of those are incredible scores. and great prices too. not a fan of any of the high west products.  haven't tried their Utah whiskey, since they finally broke down and bought a still, but their blends of sourced shit is only so so, imo.  

[BigDHornfan 6,558]

I don’t ever pay more than MSRP and I open and drink all that I buy. Any idiot can go buy pappy on the secondary market and any hoarder can squirrel it away.

Getting the one allocated bottle of Birthday or Stagg takes relationships and enjoying them takes taste. That’s why I like billfromlaketravis posts on this thread. A lot of people talk about what they can buy. Bill talks about drinking it.

Brother?

[Bozo_Casanova 26,581]

I don’t ever pay more than MSRP and I open and drink all that I buy. Any idiot can go buy pappy on the secondary market and any hoarder can squirrel it away.

Getting the one allocated bottle of Birthday or Stagg takes relationships and enjoying them takes taste. That’s why I like billfromlaketravis posts on this thread. A lot of people talk about what they can buy. Bill talks about drinking it.

[Neonmoon 38,130]

Mommy, the robots are talking funny

[Horn21 168]

4 of those are incredible scores. and great prices too. not a fan of any of the high west products.  haven't tried their Utah whiskey, since they finally broke down and bought a still, but their blends of sourced shit is only so so, imo.  

I haven’t had much of the HW stuff, but I really like what I’ve had. And the sourcing doesn’t really bother me as long as I like it.

I haven’t cracked open the MWND yet. That’ll probably be a fall/winter bottle.

YKY came pretty highly recommended to me, so I finally gave it a shot about a month ago. The vermouth really threw me on my first taste. But I really came around on it, and I’m working on my 2nd bottle now. It’s got some of that ethanol (almost medicinal - which sounds terrible and weird, but somehow it’s not) quality that the 1920 has that I really enjoy.

[Neonmoon 38,130]

My only experience with sourcing was Old Scout single barrel and it was fantastic. I don’t care where it came from or who sold it as long as I get to drink it. Maybe MGP should just sell their own hooch since their really good at making it 

[ERhine 1,909]

Original Black Maple Hill was sourced. That’s all you need to know. Good bourbon is good bourbon.

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53 minutes ago, ERhine said:

Original Black Maple Hill was sourced. That’s all you need to know. Good bourbon is good bourbon.

sourcing pappy is a little different ballgame.

[ERhine 1,909]

Since when is Pappy sourced?

[billfromlaketravis 11,550]

1 hour ago, Bozo_Casanova said:

I don’t ever pay more than MSRP and I open and drink all that I buy. Any idiot can go buy pappy on the secondary market and any hoarder can squirrel it away.

Getting the one allocated bottle of Birthday or Stagg takes relationships and enjoying them takes taste. That’s why I like billfromlaketravis posts on this thread. A lot of people talk about what they can buy. Bill talks about drinking it.

I drank my George T Stagg  Christmas Eve, Birthday Bourbon on my birthday, and Handy when I started a new job in June. 

I worked with a guy that was sitting on about a half dozen Pappy bottles, and all of the Birthday Bourbons going back past 2013. 

I didn’t even ask about his BTAC bottles. He always gave me the same wussy reason for not drinking them. “Well I don’t know if I’ll be able to find more”. He stuck to drinking Eagle Rare and occasionally Blanton’s. 

I’m all for keeping one really rare bottle for a special occasion, but life is short gentlemen. Enjoy it. 

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1 hour ago, Horn21 said:

 

I haven’t had much of the HW stuff, but I really like what I’ve had. And the sourcing doesn’t really bother me as long as I like it.

I haven’t cracked open the MWND yet. That’ll probably be a fall/winter bottle.

YKY came pretty highly recommended to me, so I finally gave it a shot about a month ago. The vermouth really threw me on my first taste. But I really came around on it, and I’m working on my 2nd bottle now. It’s got some of that ethanol (almost medicinal - which sounds terrible and weird, but somehow it’s not) quality that the 1920 has that I really enjoy.

 

I’ll have a lot of trouble paying $65+ for YKY again. Bourye is the same price, and much better, but it’s still a stretch for me. 

Im not sure if High West is going to bring back their only well priced option, Son of Bourye. 

[Bozo_Casanova 26,581]

Since when is Pappy sourced?

Since always. Made under contract to Buffalo Trace

[huge 3,795]

Opened the knob single barrel tonight. Store pick from some place in Tulsa.

Unsure how I feel about it so far.

It has that thick boozy mouth feel like Bookers. I think I like it better than Bookers though.

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3 hours ago, Horn21 said:

 

Oh hai, mr. “I don’t believe you, show me the receipt.” Damn birther.

 

I mean this as affectionately as possible.......fuck you!!!!

[ERhine 1,909]

Since always. Made under contract to Buffalo Trace

Buffalo Trace contracts with itself?

[Bozo_Casanova 26,581]

Buffalo Trace contracts with itself?

Unless something has changed, the Van Winkle family contracts with the Sazerac Company for BT to distill and manufacture Van Winkle branded products.

[ERhine 1,909]

That’s fair. I guess officially it’s separate and PVW contracts with Buffalo Trace. I just tend to view it as Buffalo Trace product since it’s been that way awhile.

But my point all along has been good bourbon is good bourbon. If there’s transparency, who cares about sourcing. Like what you like. Drink what you want.

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What if I like Crown sours?

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8 hours ago, huge said:

What if I like Crown sours?

Who cares, it's a Canadian blend, so it ain't even real, have a couple

[Bozo_Casanova 26,581]

That’s fair. I guess officially it’s separate and PVW contracts with Buffalo Trace. I just tend to view it as Buffalo Trace product since it’s been that way awhile.

But my point all along has been good bourbon is good bourbon. If there’s transparency, who cares about sourcing. Like what you like. Drink what you want.

I completely agree, and that’s my point. I don’t even care about transparency much further than seeing to it that you know it’s not a counterfeit label and taxes are paid; craft authenticity is the fetish of hipsters and I am not that.

Distillation and aging, like brewing, are optimally done at a certain scale by masters, so “Sourcing” shouldn’t have any stigma at all.

[Bozo_Casanova 26,581]

What if I like Crown sours?

I freely admit to occasionally enjoying Canadian Mist and Sprite. Good enough for Bob Bullock, good enough for me. Drink what you like.

[huge 3,795]

man you know I dont have any Crown in my house

do have some Beam in the back, but that's neither here nor there