Today's Bourbon
- Thread starter Tennessee Dave
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Tasting something 100 times and it not tasting right the 101st time is hardly over critical. When you grow to love something it’s ok to have an expectation and definitely understandable and almost a requirement to notice when that expectation isn’t met.
Well, got home today finally from a great bourbon experience. The boss and I couldn’t sleep so we hit the road this morning around 2 AM for the 7 hour drive home.
Here is the final haul of the trip. We got to dip the bottles of Makers we bought for a couple of friends of mine. Those are special batches only available at the distillery.
Here is the final haul of the trip. We got to dip the bottles of Makers we bought for a couple of friends of mine. Those are special batches only available at the distillery.
icehog3
Outlaw Hockey Biker
Enjoy, Scott!
Glassman
Glass Gars Guns Garden
I love them, been stocking up on them all year. I think it was Craig @gurgalunas that got me started on them.
There’ve been great ones all the way from 9 year to 15. I really think 12-14 should be the sweet spot, but individual barrel differences vary too much for that to be a hard and fast rule. Some of the 15’s have been a little heavy on the oak, but not to the point of detriment.
A couple bottles have drank a little hotter than I prefer, and a couple haven’t been as impressive as most, (usually the 9 yrs) but all of them seem to get magically better as you work your way down the bottle and it gets more air. Pretty heart breaking to drink that last pour.
icehog3
Outlaw Hockey Biker
Sounds like you have a bunch of them, Jeremy, congrats! I just have 4 different 14+ year store picks and one 9 year store pick. Hope to see some more 14-15 in the wild, but sounds like they're getting scarcer since the 15 year in the wooden box came out.I love them, been stocking up on them all year. I think it was Craig @gurgalunas that got me started on them.
There’ve been great ones all the way from 9 year to 15. I really think 12-14 should be the sweet spot, but individual barrel differences vary too much for that to be a hard and fast rule. Some of the 15’s have been a little heavy on the oak, but not to the point of detriment.
A couple bottles have drank a little hotter than I prefer, and a couple haven’t been as impressive as most, (usually the 9 yrs) but all of them seem to get magically better as you work your way down the bottle and it gets more air. Pretty heart breaking to drink that last pour.
Glassman
Glass Gars Guns Garden
Heh, I probably have more than a bakers dozen, even after finishing off several. Picked them up all over, from FL to CT, and even a few muled from great BOTL’s.
I think that’s a lot of people’s fear, and that’s how it seems to be playing out. Seeing a lot more 9’s. But 15’s are still coming through.
I’m looking for that perfect 13 or 14 then I want to get a case...
icehog3
Outlaw Hockey Biker
That's a plan for sure.I’m looking for that perfect 13 or 14 then I want to get a case...
Only one of my KC 14s is local as well, I have other picks from California and Colorado. My only 9 year pick is local to Chicagoland as well.
Glassman
Glass Gars Guns Garden
Yep, I just had one pour of McKenna.Crappy day yesterday, surprised I didn't drink more.
icehog3
Outlaw Hockey Biker
Picked up some store picks / group picks this afternoon. I really liked the Old Haymarket in the 120 proof small batch so I grabbed one of the single barrel picks at 114 proof (that everyone says was the best of the 5 barrels). Also snagged a couple different Whistlepig picks.
The got a message this evening that my local Binny's got in their allocation of the latest ECBP. One per customer, so I grabbed one....and now they're sold out.
The got a message this evening that my local Binny's got in their allocation of the latest ECBP. One per customer, so I grabbed one....and now they're sold out.
