Bourbon

billfromlaketravis · June 15

5 hours ago, Jimbaround said:

I found some Four Roses LTD at the Dubai airport and bought a couple of bottles (2023 edition). It was $175 per bottle and I feel pretty good about that.

Cracked it last night and it was excellent.

Where you headed Jimbo?

Txslnghrns · June 16

Speaking of four roses….it makes a damn fine old fashioned. Didn’t have any orange peel.

Jimbaround · June 16

Where you headed Jimbo?

I was in Dubai for work. I bought one in the way in at a kiosk near baggage claim and one on the way out right next to the Emirates lounge.

Jimbaround · June 16

Speaking of four roses….it makes a damn fine old fashioned. Didn’t have any orange peel.

What the hell is that? Your old fashioned has too little booze and not near enough ice. Try this recipe.

billfromlaketravis · June 16

37 minutes ago, Jimbaround said:

What the hell is that? Your old fashioned has too little booze and not near enough ice. Try this recipe.

Haha. The full pint old fashioned recipe.

HookEm · June 17

Speaking of Four Roses:

deft · June 17

Did you get the cute guide with the gravel in throat voice? Can’t remember her name but when I did the bourbon trail 4 or 5 years ago, she was the best one of all the distilleries we visited.

Chewbacca · June 17

On 5/6/2024 at 4:20 PM, huge said:

Easier to find now at 2x pricing

Yep. I see it all the time, but I'm not paying $60+ for that. At $30 it was a good value. At $60 it's a pass for me.

billfromlaketravis · June 18

Batch Proof any good this year? Please say it’s better than the previous release.

TxTower · June 19

Batch Proof? Don’t know but I had a nice Barrel Proof Father’s Day.

Hagbard Celine · June 19

i have a dozen of these tumblers, no boxes

pm me if you want them

Mo Horn · June 19

13 minutes ago, TxTower said:

Batch Proof? Don’t know but I had a nice Barrel Proof Father’s Day.

I'm drinking the ECBP right now. Really good.

billfromlaketravis · June 19

9 hours ago, billfromlaketravis said:

Batch Proof any good this year? Please say it’s better than the previous release.

Woodford Batch Proof*

billfromlaketravis · June 22

An oldie, but a goodie. I bet the tall guy at Premier l as asking $120 for them during Covid, and couldn’t move them. Resurfaced recently in Tanglewood.

deft · June 22

He spelled his name right on those bottles. Good on him.

Buzzrock · June 23

Still really digging the Silver Grove from New Riff. Worth grabbing if it’s available near you. Quite rich and interesting for a four-year.

HookEm · June 24

Am I the only one who likes old fashioneds served "up"? I never, ever see them served this way, but it is by far my favorite way to drink them. My recipe:

2 oz rye whisky (typically Bulleit)
couple bar spoons of simple syrup
few shakes of angostura bitters
a large slice of lemon peel (no pulp)

No ice. No water. No cherry. No orange slice. Just the above served at room temp. I like being able to sip on it for an hour and it not get watered down. T

My wife likes the above, except made with bourbon (typically Buffalo Trace or Wild Turkey 101) and orange peel. I'll sometimes make the simple syrup out of demerara sugar if I'm feeling sporty.

Orange peel and bourbon (or) lemon peel and rye. I have never understood why people will drink whisky neat, but then water down an old fashioned with a bunch of ice. I guess it is basically like a Sazarac, but without the absinthe.

LCHorn · June 24

15 minutes ago, HookEm said:

Orange peel and bourbon (or) lemon peel and rye. I have never understood why people will drink whisky neat, but then water down an old fashioned with a bunch of ice. I guess it is basically like a Sazarac, but without the absinthe.

At least personally, I’ve never had the patience to drink them so slowly the ice actually melted all that much.

TxTower · June 25

Am I the only one who likes old fashioneds served "up"? I never, ever see them served this way, but it is by far my favorite way to drink them.

You may be the only one, but you do you. It’s your cocktail. Drink em how you like em I say.

Have you tried any other Ryes other than Bulliett? Lots of good ones out there.

Am I the only one who likes old fashioneds served "up"? I never, ever see them served this way, but it is by far my favorite way to drink them.

You may be the only one, but you do you. It’s your cocktail. Drink em how you like em I say.

Have you tried any other Ryes other than Bulliett? Lots of good ones out there.

TxTower · June 25

Am I the only one who likes old fashioneds served "up"? I never, ever see them served this way, but it is by far my favorite way to drink them.

You may be the only one, but you do you. It’s your cocktail. Drink em how you like em I say.

Have you tried any other Ryes other than Bulliett? Lots of good ones out there.

Am I the only one who likes old fashioneds served "up"? I never, ever see them served this way, but it is by far my favorite way to drink them.

You may be the only one, but you do you. It’s your cocktail. Drink em how you like em I say.

Have you tried any other Ryes other than Bulliett? Lots of good ones out there.

TxTower · June 25

Am I the only one who likes old fashioneds served "up"? I never, ever see them served this way, but it is by far my favorite way to drink them.