Bourbon

[billfromlaketravis 11448]

People will call me nuts, but the screw top Antiques, the old $25 version are better than the cork top, new $50 version. I think Buffalo Trace shaved off a year to free up more barrels for Full Proof and Weller SiB. 

[GreenspointTexas 9598]

Lol blantons still on shelves in Austin. Yall slippin

[billfromlaketravis 11448]

1 minute ago, GreenspointTexas said:

Lol blantons still on shelves in Austin. Yall slippin

Houston is the most competitive bourbon market in the country. 

People complaining in San Antonio, Dallas, and Austin is funny. 

[BigDHornfan 6545]

Took care of the important decorations while the wife did the tree.

[ISUCyclones 216]

Of all the outstanding whiskey I’ve had in Tennessee this week, tonight’s 1-2 punch may have left the most inedible impression.

Dinner at Husk tonight demanded quality, so I opened up with 2017 ER17. Just a beautiful pour, taking everything I love about ER, extending the mouthfeel and softening the backend. If I could, I would drink this every day.

After dinner I went down to the bar to see if they had anything off list, and was stunned to find this year’s Heaven Hill 27 BP sitting next to a Yellowstone from the 70’s. Was able to convince them to give me a 1oz pour for half-price and good lord what a ride... Soft yet powerful, bright yet layered with darker notes. Just a magnificent pour all the way through and I only wish it had lasted longer.

Perhaps 10-20 mins after I emptied the glass, multiple people at the table where picking up the sweetness of the most wafting through the room, which is pretty remarkable coming out of a glencairn.

Party taco takes down Tennessee, nice

[T’Boo Ted Marshall 2732]

Lol blantons still on shelves in Austin. Yall slippin

Happy to PM my address and send cash

[Party_Taco 3723]

Gentlemen, I present to you, the “Tennessee Run”:



Only had time for one Kentucky stop at Justin’s on the way home, and while their selection is excellent, those prices are stupid... $400 for regular Blanton’s?!

There was a cabinet that made me consider giving up all my worldly possessions however...

[Hank Kingsley 20908]

Is that a 25 year Rittenhouse I see? 

 

 

 

[Party_Taco 3723]

Sure is... the RHF BiB tucked into the corner there ain’t no slouch either. Seriously, some of those bottles are simply insane. Can’t believe I missed a chance to buy that Fitz 17 for retail by a few hours earlier this year

[henrygandorf 29189]

Just now, Party_Taco said:

Sure is... the RHF BiB tucked into the corner out there ain’t no slouch either. Seriously, some of those bottles are simply insane. Can’t believe I missed a chance to buy that Fitz 17 for retail by a few hours earlier this year

i've always wondered about jhob pricing.  they're a fun instagram follow because of photos like that, but hearing that blanton's is $400 is...disappointing.

is that just the regular rock hill farms?

[huge 3793]

No one pays $400 for shitty Blantons.

At least I hope they dont

[Party_Taco 3723]

i've always wondered about jhob pricing.  they're a fun instagram follow because of photos like that, but hearing that blanton's is $400 is...disappointing.
is that just the regular rock hill farms?

Yeah, some straight looting going on in there... I respect that they have a lot of choices at retail prices, but the vast majority of that is easily acquired at any liquor store or repute.

The RHF in my second pic is the BiB but I believe they had multiple on offer. They were asking $350 for the standard bottle that I paid $109 for at my local a few weeks ago.

[henrygandorf 29189]

i thought the standard rhf was bib.  well it doesn't say "bottled in bond" but it's 100 proof.  i thought they were all just single barrel and 50% abv.  mine is that i got from the grocery store.

now that thanksgiving is over, it's time to get back to business with that.

[billfromlaketravis 11448]

4 hours ago, Party_Taco said:

Gentlemen, I present to you, the “Tennessee Run”:



Only had time for one Kentucky stop at Justin’s on the way home, and while their selection is excellent, those prices are stupid... $400 for regular Blanton’s?!

There was a cabinet that made me consider giving up all my worldly possessions however...

The Booker’s Rye is said to be otherworldly. I’d love to find out. 
 

The only reason I bought Little Book 4 is to get a taste of something remotely similar.

Edited November 29, 2020 by billfromlaketravis

[ISUCyclones 216]

Justin's hob is pretty cool but the prices on the rare stuff are mostly meant to keep things there as a museum. They want people to come in to be impressed and either get single pours or buy other non rare bottles. I was in their about a month ago in Lexington and snagged a 1792 sweet wheat for 35 bucks on the retail side of the store, while the "rare" side of the store had literally the same bottle of sweet wheat for $350.

[Neonmoon 38129]

I should of bought that Bookers Rye when it was in the reasonably sane price on secondary 

[Party_Taco 3723]

Oops... found a few more in the back of the car

[Eggo 3977]

Saw a listing for George T Stagg for $800 and Thomas H Handy for $700. It's out there, but there's no chance. 😢

[After irth 1243]

On 11/27/2020 at 1:30 PM, SMUlawUTgrad said:

Anyone else read Pappyland? Decided today’s drink is weller on the rocks with a twist.

Was reading it this morning. Great stuff. I attended an online book-release event with the author and Julian, which was light-hearted and fun. 

I’ve been away from home until yesterday, but prepping a “Julian” is on my to-do list. 

Side note: Bro-in-law gifted me two bottles of Weller 12 this week. We killed the majority of a 750ml together, but I still came home with an unopened liter. Quite nice!

[Party_Taco 3723]

Heaven Hill 6 is absurdly nice for the price... wowza!

[billfromlaketravis 11448]

17 minutes ago, Party_Taco said:

Heaven Hill 6 is absurdly nice for the price... wowza!

Allegedly better than the much more expensive 7 year. 

[Cousin Strawberry 1261]

For lack of a better term, what are y'alls  "daily drinkers?"

[Scooter Monzingo 820]

21 minutes ago, Cousin Strawberry said:

For lack of a better term, what are y'alls  "daily drinkers?"

Pretty much any of the OF’s. For the money they all hold their own. The big proof guys probably prefer something else.

[RichUT 1832]

For lack of a better term, what are y'alls  "daily drinkers?"

I don’t believe in having a daily drinker. I mean, I get the concept but I personally reject it. I have ~60 open bottles ranging from $25 up to $200 and I am constantly switching it up. I greatly prefer variety and basically never drink the same bottle more than once in a week.

[Scooter Monzingo 820]

1 minute ago, RichUT said:

I don’t believe in having a daily drinker. I mean, I get the concept but I personally reject it. I have ~60 open bottles ranging from $25 up to $200 and I am constantly switching it up. I greatly prefer variety and basically never drink the same bottle more than once in a week.

No shit?

[Scooter Monzingo 820]

I just went and looked. I have 14 open, and I thought that was a lot. 

[ISUCyclones 216]

I don’t believe in having a daily drinker. I mean, I get the concept but I personally reject it. I have ~60 open bottles ranging from $25 up to $200 and I am constantly switching it up. I greatly prefer variety and basically never drink the same bottle more than once in a week.

My philosophy as well with around the same amount open

[HenryJames 66038]

I have 20,000 bottles open because I never drink the same bourbon twice.

[ISUCyclones 216]

I have 20,000 bottles open because I never drink the same bourbon twice.

Hell yeah, invite me over ha.

I definitely have some I prefer though. Four roses, Weller sr or antique, or 1792 bib and full proof are go tos.

[RichUT 1832]

Don’t get me wrong, I have my favorites. I’d probably be fine sipping Bardstown Discovery series 2 or 3 every night if I could afford it. The Magnus Cigar Blend is way up there too.

[billfromlaketravis 11448]

1 hour ago, Cousin Strawberry said:

For lack of a better term, what are y'alls  "daily drinkers?"

Unlike my colleagues upthread, I don’t like to have many bottles open. I currently two bottles open, and one is strictly for cocktails. 
 

I like Wild Turkey Rare Breed as a daily, but it’s not cheap and a high proof. It’s a tough turn around on a weekday. 
 

Old Forester 100 is about $25 a liter. Early Times BiB is the same price and tastes extremely similar as they are the same proof/mashbill and they were the same distillery. I think OF 100 is slightly better in my opinion. It allegedly contains 8 year old product. 
 

My ideal daily drinker is a handle of a Buffalo Trace Store Pick. These aren’t easy to find, but they are $40 and last a little while. 

[Herbie Hancock 7345]

Bert is playing chess and we’re all playing checkers, but my collection is admirable when not compared to his.

With that said, I don’t dabble in my nice stuff unless it’s called for. My daily’s are easily findable bottles lie 4R sbs, the entire OF lineup as noted above, BT, and then the steady stream of barrel picks mine and BigD’s club does are more than enough for daily needs.

[Party_Taco 3723]

I mix it up and have a ton of open bottles, probably around 100, but what I find myself drinking the most:

- Buffalo Trace
- Woodinville
- Sazerac Rye
- Old Forester 1910
- Eagle Rare

[After irth 1243]

1 hour ago, Cousin Strawberry said:

For lack of a better term, what are y'alls  "daily drinkers?"

Buffalo Trace

Weller Special Reserve

Very Old Barton

Old Forester Rye

Edited November 30, 2020 by After irth

[USCATX 1078]

1 hour ago, RichUT said:

I don’t believe in having a daily drinker. I mean, I get the concept but I personally reject it. I have ~60 open bottles ranging from $25 up to $200 and I am constantly switching it up. I greatly prefer variety and basically never drink the same bottle more than once in a week.

This right here.  I have in excess of 100 open and usually about 30 on the back bar at any one time.  A bottle will come out, lose a few ounces and then head back into the cupboard where I don’t see it until I’m running through my open list in Notes in my phone and dig through to find it.  I’m trying to not open any bottles right now until I kill one.  
 

If the question is what do I use for cocktails or people who don’t care then it’s a cheaper store pick EC or ER and Rare Breed/OF1920 for high proof.  If you had to pin me down on something I’d say EH Taylor SiB or SB because 100 proof is such a sweet spot. 

[H_Boogie 80]

Bert is playing chess and we’re all playing checkers, but my collection is admirable when not compared to his.

With that said, I don’t dabble in my nice stuff unless it’s called for. My daily’s are easily findable bottles lie 4R sbs, the entire OF lineup as noted above, BT, and then the steady stream of barrel picks mine and BigD’s club does are more than enough for daily needs.

My first (or only, depending on the night) pour will always be something moderate to nice. Inevitably I end up switching to something from Herbie’s rundown. Only thing I always have an open of that I haven’t seen mentioned yet that’s good for the later pours or cocktails is Evan Williams Single Barrel, but go ahead and just bypass that and leave those on the shelf.


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[Cousin Strawberry 1261]

My dad drank plain old Ezra Brooks my whole life.  Do they have higher end options from that distillery?

[Onboard 2.0 9083]

2 hours ago, Cousin Strawberry said:

For lack of a better term, what are y'alls  "daily drinkers?"

Eagle Rare, Bulleit orange label (both for their consistently smooth flavor) or Rare Breed (if I need a quick buzz, but still damnabley smooth for a high octane pour) are my go to's if I drank on a daily basis.  

I hoard my Blantons cause it's gotten harder to find, and more it's expensive or that would be a daily drinker.

[Carl Spackler 3479]

37 minutes ago, Cousin Strawberry said:

My dad drank plain old Ezra Brooks my whole life.  Do they have higher end options from that distillery?

Ezra is distilled by Luxco if I'm not mistaken, so one higher-end option from that distillery would be Blood Oath.  

[USCATX 1078]

43 minutes ago, Cousin Strawberry said:

My dad drank plain old Ezra Brooks my whole life.  Do they have higher end options from that distillery?

Old Ezra 7 is a Luxco brand now using Heaven Hill sourced bourbon at barrel proof.  It’s damn good and $39 but has a secondary value of $75 or so and can be hard to find. 

[Carl Spackler 3479]

Don't have a "daily drinker" per se because I don't drink every day and I like variety.  There are too many bourbons and other whiskies out there that I either enjoy or that I haven't tried to have just one or two that I imbibe routinely.  That said, I do manage to enjoy ER10, Evan Williams SiB, 4R Small Batch Select, EC, and OF 1910 on a fairly regular basis.  I'll typically have at least a couple of those five open at any given time.  

[Neonmoon 38129]

I don’t drink every day, so I’m assuming you mean not rare and not incredibly expensive bourbon one drinks on a regular basis. 

OF 1910, OF 1870, 4RSiB, RRSiB, 

I wanted to say ER but I can’t find that as regularly

 

 

 

[huge 3793]

I need to count the open bottles and get back to you. One thing I need to get better at is having bottles that ARENT open.

My bottles behind game is slippin

[huge 3793]

Ok I counted.

70 open bottles.

And the only ones I have extras of behind that I feel like I can’t just always go out and find are

ECBP (several)
MWND
Mckenna10
Rebel Yell 10
Rare Breed Rye

[Hank Kingsley 20908]

Since I started collecting, I have around 30 bottles open. I'm mostly drinking alone these days (thanks COVID),  and find it fun to work on nosing/tasting/palate and occasionally do some blinds. 

I've only killed one bottle (Antique 107) because I have 3 behind it. 

[billfromlaketravis 11448]

Based on the Nahlin and Super K screen shots posted in the Urban thread, I would start planning on opening a bottle you said you’d never open. 

Edited November 30, 2020 by billfromlaketravis

[UTeric3232 24]

Picked up these 2 on Friday for retail.  Ran into another bottle at a mom and pop on Saturday and they wanted $430...😂😂

[henrygandorf 29189]

6 hours ago, RichUT said:

I don’t believe in having a daily drinker. I mean, I get the concept but I personally reject it. I have ~60 open bottles ranging from $25 up to $200 and I am constantly switching it up. I greatly prefer variety and basically never drink the same bottle more than once in a week.

every single word of this post describes my situation and attitude with remarkable accuracy and detail. 

[Eggo 3977]

If I had a daily drinker, it'd be Wild Turkey 101, but I have Rare Breed Rye in the decanter. Note: decanters aren't good for storing good whiskey, so you gotta drink it fast. 

[Onboard 2.0 9083]

5 minutes ago, Eggo said:

If I had a daily drinker, it'd be Wild Turkey 101, but I have Rare Breed Rye in the decanter. Note: decanters aren't good for storing good whiskey, so you gotta drink it fast. 

That's a cry for help if I ever heard one....