Bourbon

[Jimbaround 973]

To each their own, but that’s a lot of ice for my tastes.

[milkman 428]

To each their own, but that’s a lot of ice for my tastes.

Have to make due with what you have when at the beach!

[ERhine 1894]

Did you mix it? There’s a striking color difference between the bottle and the glass.

[milkman 428]

Did you mix it? There’s a striking color difference between the bottle and the glass.

Heck no. Just poured when I took the pic.

[ckhorn 208]

55 minutes ago, milkman said:

Way way way too much ice, but each it's own.

Cheers

[PappyVanVinceYoung 85]

2 hours ago, Tyler Durden said:

You mentioned having a Booker's Rye.  What is it going for these days?

Goes for $600. 

[billfromlaketravis 11352]

2 hours ago, ERhine said:

Please tell me more. 

[Tyler Durden 132]

It’s the best Blanton’s bottle. Too bad it’s only sold in the UK

[michael78747 14]

19 hours ago, PappyVanVinceYoung said:

Okay, I found one for $525. That’s a good secondary price if anyone wants it. Let me know. 

@PappyVanVinceYoung What site or sites do you recommend to buy on secondary? I've been looking for a bottle of Birthday Bourbon and figure that is the only chance I have of acquiring one.

[Anastasis 23375]

On 6/9/2018 at 10:58 AM, Jerry Callo said:

$72 this morning got me three bottles - Larceny, Buffalo Trace, and Eagle Rare.  Twin Liquors and my friendly manager allowed me to get ER and a 15% discount.  Whiskey sale at Twin - 15% off of two 750l bottles until 6/12.

pretty similar haul here on friday. except I have enough ER, so picked up one of the twin barrel selection high west bourbons. 

[Anastasis 23375]

8 hours ago, thestud said:

 

That’s interesting because I picked up a bottle in Prague on Tuesday

 

I was under impression that it was a duty free bottling. 

[Tyler Durden 132]

Must be EU then.  Thought it was limited to just over there.  

[PappyVanVinceYoung 85]

1 hour ago, michael78747 said:

@PappyVanVinceYoung What site or sites do you recommend to buy on secondary? I've been looking for a bottle of Birthday Bourbon and figure that is the only chance I have of acquiring one.

I look around at several. Bottle-spot, facebook bourbon secondary market, houston whiskey exchange, megafireballs, tx trading co, rare bourbon scotch market. 

[Tyler Durden 132]

I knew I should have looked it up before posting.  

[huge 3788]

Whiskey Exchange in Houston allowed me to pick up 2 RY10 this weekend, well one is going to Jimb actually.  $50 and $65.  $57.50 is reasonable in my book.

[Dutchrudder 11103]

What is Whiskey Exchange?

[huge 3788]

Facebook group:

Search for

Houston Whiskey Exchange

[Antidean 200]

Was just given a bottle of 1792, can't wait to try it.

[huge 3788]

19 hours ago, Antidean said:

Was just given a bottle of 1792, can't wait to try it.

The regular?  Or one of these?

 

http://www.1792bourbon.com/limited-expressions

 

[Antidean 200]

1 hour ago, huge said:

The regular?  Or one of these?

 

http://www.1792bourbon.com/limited-expressions

The regular. Small Batch.

 

[Horn21 168]

After opening, how long do you guys take to work through the rare bottles?  I opened a '17 THH about 5 weeks ago, and we're almost 1/3 through it.  We've shared it with some friends, but it's so damn good that I have a hard time not sneaking in a pour every few days.  Gonna be pretty sad when it's gone.

I haven't opened the '17 WLW yet.  Probably gonna wait until something worthwhile to crack it open.  I have a feeling that one is gonna take longer than the THH to work through, but who knows.

[BigDHornfan 6522]

Just now, Horn21 said:

After opening, how long do you guys take to work through the rare bottles?  I opened a '17 THH about 5 weeks ago, and we're almost 1/3 through it.  We've shared it with some friends, but it's so damn good that I have a hard time not sneaking in a pour every few days.  Gonna be pretty sad when it's gone.

I haven't opened the '17 WLW yet.  Probably gonna wait until something worthwhile to crack it open.  I have a feeling that one is gonna take longer than the THH to work through, but who knows.

I opened my 2017 OF Birthday Bourbon in November and I have had 3 pours out of it so far, trying to keep it as long as I can it's so good.  Been drinking it only at special occasions.  Wish I had another bottle so I could drink it more often.

[Neonmoon 38127]

The trick is to acquire as many different bottles as possible so you have a rotation of hard to find and a rotation of easy to find so you not do too much damage to one specific bottle 

[BigDHornfan 6522]

9 minutes ago, Neonmoon said:

The trick is to acquire as many different bottles as possible so you have a rotation of hard to find and a rotation of easy to find so you not do too much damage to one specific bottle 

Word.

[ERhine 1894]

The trick is to acquire as many different bottles as possible so you have a rotation of hard to find and a rotation of easy to find so you not do too much damage to one specific bottle 

Plus at the point you have 30+ bottles your wife stops asking about them, or noticing when there are additions to the collection. Allegedly.

[Neonmoon 38127]

23 minutes ago, ERhine said:

 

Plus at the point you have 30+ bottles your wife stops asking about them, or noticing when there are additions to the collection. Allegedly.

 

Avoiding wife detection is the main problem for sure. 

Getting the bottle in the house and hidden in the crowd is the main one for me. Once it is crowd, she doesn't notice. 

[ERhine 1894]

It also pays off if she sees you portioning out a bottle from time to time. Then you can always say a bottle was bought to be shared with other people who went in on it, so it’s not like you bought another one. Allegedly.

[LoyalHorn 21]

On 6/8/2018 at 4:37 PM, PappyVanVinceYoung said:

I finished off my EH Taylor set.

 

Could you please provide advice on which of these were your favorites? I've been wanting to try some EH Taylor for a while now, but could use some advice on which ones to look for. 

[billfromlaketravis 11352]

56 minutes ago, LoyalHorn said:

Could you please provide advice on which of these were your favorites? I've been wanting to try some EH Taylor for a while now, but could use some advice on which ones to look for. 

The Small Batch vs. Single Barrel should be a healthy little debate. I think it's worth the money to upgrade. 

[BigDHornfan 6522]

Here’s my ranking of the ones I have:
1. EHT Barrel Proof
2. EHT SiB
3. EHT Straight Rye
4. EHT Small batch

But they are all great!

I really really really want to try the 4 grain.

[billfromlaketravis 11352]

I polished off my bottle of Thomas Handy this evening to celebrate the Horns advancing to Omaha. 

I'm not a rye guy, but it transcends rye vs. bourbon. It's just really damned good. It greets you with the Kentucky hug, but it finishes smooth. Probably the best high proof I've had. For the 2017 releases, Handy is on the same level as George T. Stagg in my opinion. I still can't believe it's a only 6 years old. 

 

[That Guy 952]

Grabbed two of the eht sib on my way home from the game yesterday. Twin still had their 15% bourbon discount going on so it was 112 for both bottles. Not a bad little Monday afternoon. 

Edited June 12, 2018 by That Guy

[PappyVanVinceYoung 85]

1 hour ago, LoyalHorn said:

Could you please provide advice on which of these were your favorites? I've been wanting to try some EH Taylor for a while now, but could use some advice on which ones to look for. 

1) Tornado

2) Seasoned Wood

3) Four Grain

4) Rye

5) Single Barrel

6) Barrel Proof

7) Small Batch

 

I haven’t tried the Cured Oak or Sour Mash yet. While I love high proofed bottles, for whatever reason I’m not huge on the EHT Barrel Proof. 

[billfromlaketravis 11352]

7 minutes ago, PappyVanVinceYoung said:

1) Tornado

2) Seasoned Wood

3) Four Grain

4) Rye

5) Single Barrel

6) Barrel Proof

7) Small Batch

 

I haven’t tried the Cured Oak or Sour Mash yet. While I love high proofed bottles, for whatever reason I’m not huge on the EHT Barrel Proof. 

Very interesting ranking Tornado first. I've heard it's very good, if not a bit gimmicky. 

Seasoned Wood and Four Grain seem to always duke it out for the top spots. 

Excellent and reasonably priced line. Except for the vodka, Buffalo Trace is like Kody Clemens. All they do is hit home runs. 

[Quagmire 2146]

Anyone else have a glass pretty much every night?

I used to only drink Friday /Saturday but now I usually have a pour every weeknight. Usually ER.

Damn you bourbon.

[PappyVanVinceYoung 85]

41 minutes ago, billfromlaketravis said:

Very interesting ranking Tornado first. I've heard it's very good, if not a bit gimmicky. 

Seasoned Wood and Four Grain seem to always duke it out for the top spots. 

Excellent and reasonably priced line. Except for the vodka, Buffalo Trace is like Kody Clemens. All they do is hit home runs. 

It is a marketing gimmick, but tornado caused or not, it is really great. I like the rye spice of it. I think it edges out the Seasoned Wood. There’s a drop off to the Four Grain in my opinion. 

[RMac5 1549]

On 6/9/2018 at 8:42 PM, ERhine said:

Scored 2 of these yesterday, they are in NY and in a friends luggage. I should have them in a week or so, anxious to tap into them.

 

[billfromlaketravis 11352]

1 hour ago, PappyVanVinceYoung said:

1) Tornado

2) Seasoned Wood

3) Four Grain

4) Rye

5) Single Barrel

6) Barrel Proof

7) Small Batch

 

I haven’t tried the Cured Oak or Sour Mash yet. While I love high proofed bottles, for whatever reason I’m not huge on the EHT Barrel Proof. 

If any of y'all hear about bars in Texas offering EH Taylor Flights please let me know. 

[ERhine 1894]

It is a marketing gimmick, but tornado caused or not, it is really great. I like the rye spice of it. I think it edges out the Seasoned Wood. There’s a drop off to the Four Grain in my opinion. 

This. It’s a marketing gimmick. It’s also some of the best bourbon I’ve had.

[Jimbaround 973]

It also pays off if she sees you portioning out a bottle from time to time. Then you can always say a bottle was bought to be shared with other people who went in on it, so it’s not like you bought another one. Allegedly.

Hahaha, exactly the same in my house. We should probably make sure our wife’s are never chatting alone together, they might compare notes and realize we’re both spending a lot on bourbon.

[Anastasis 23375]

Yeah, having a big bottle collection is great until you get too hammered one night and piss your wife so that after you decide to retire she decides to pack up boxes with all your booze and put them in the garage threatening to thrown them out. Allegedly. It's a pain in the ass unpacking those boxes after your talk her off the cliff. 

Edited June 13, 2018 by Anastasis

[ERhine 1894]

That’s a lot of boxes.

[RMac5 1549]

Sounds like a Chris Stapleton song.

[mbpcb 55]

Yeah, having a big bottle collection is great until you get too hammered one night and piss your wife so that after you decide to retire she decides to pack up boxes with all your booze and put them in the garage threatening to thrown them out. Allegedly. It's a pain in the ass unpacking those boxes after your talk her off the cliff. 

 

my wife goes the passive-aggressive route. i came home from work last night and one of my store pick 1792 full proof bottles with the $55 price sticker on it was serving as a door stop bc the open windows were causing a draft and shutting the door loudly.

 

i couldn’t help but laugh

[Anastasis 23375]

Just now, mbpcb said:

 

my wife goes the passive-aggressive route. i came home from work last night and one of my store pick 1792 full proof bottles with the $55 price sticker on it was serving as a door stop bc the open windows were causing a draft and shutting the door loudly.

 

i couldn’t help but laugh

This rep system is driving me nuts.

 

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[Buzzrock 14867]

Had the Yippee Ki Yay last night. Didn’t do much for me. I don’t like the dark and earthy whiskeys, I like hot and sweet.

[Anastasis 23375]

17 minutes ago, ERhine said:

That’s a lot of boxes.

no shit main. The dutiful wife she is, uses the wine shipping boxes that I have sitting around, so at least there is proper packaging involved. 

[ERhine 1894]

About every six months I’ll discuss the “value” of the collection with my wife. Tell her what the bottles cost and what they’re worth on the secondary market (not that I’m selling any time soon). Emphasizes the quality return on investment, as well as the value and that they shouldn’t be thrown into boxes in the garage when I get drunk one night. Allegedly.

[Dutchrudder 11103]

Anyone need Astros Maker's Mark bottles? Only $23 a bottle at specs. I got one for my shelf, but won't open it.

[ERhine 1894]

Which Specs? They inverted the colors from the earlier release.