Today's Bourbon

[Palama]

ETL
Only a couple more pours left from a bottle I was gifted back in 2015.

 

[icehog3]

Had an hour to kill while the GF and her Mom did some antiquing, stopped into the Copper Fiddle Distillery in Lake Zurich, IL. Small but a great vibe, live music on weekends, cool staff. Their own juice is only 2 1/2 years old but shows some promise. I'll definitely be back and watch how the juice improves with age. I tried their cask strength at 121 proof. Young, but with promise.

 

[icehog3]

Late night pour watching football.

 

[the camaro show]

 

[icehog3]

I'm almost finished with a Pinhook 6 Year sib pick from 2022 by El Cerrito Liquors that has been excellent. So I picked up the 2024 8 Year single barrel from El Cerrito to see if it matches up.

 

[icehog3]

Cracked a Boston Batch of Booker's last night.

 

[icehog3]

Last night I had a pour of Hazmat Elijah Craig Barrel Proof to celebrate the start on the NHL season. The bourbon was better than the games.

 

[icehog3]

Picked up 2 Maker's Mark bottles yesterday, one old favorite (FAE-02 Wood Finished) and a new release (Lost Recipes 1st Edition) that I hope is better than the "Heart" release.

 

[icehog3]

Opened The Reserves last night. Smoky, oaky, vanilla, cocoa....it's special. That being said, first impressions are that I like Little Book Infinite Blend better.

 

[icehog3]

 

[CAJoe]

Picked up 2 Maker's Mark bottles yesterday, one old favorite (FAE-02 Wood Finished) and a new release (Lost Recipes 1st Edition) that I hope is better than the "Heart" release.

Just picked up 2 bottles of the new Maker's. I love their experimental stuff

 

[icehog3]

Last night's Knob Creek single barrel, tasty and possibly our best choice in November.

 

[icehog3]

Good hunting days at the end of the week as well as one coming in the mail.

In the wild, I found another Little Book Infinite Blend and 3 new Booker's (24-03 Master Distiller's Blend) at MSRP.

Also picked up another Jay West (T8ke) pick, a 9 year single barrel Pinhook.

 

[Jakethesnake]

Like it Will get more

 

[icehog3]

Weekend pours:

 

[icehog3]

 

[icehog3]

When I ttaded for this JDSBBP pick a couple weeks ago, I didn’t realize it was a Jay West (T8ke) pick. Every pick of his I’ve had (Pinhook, Barrell, Knob Creek etc) has been great. This one is even better than that, just a banger. Hard to believe it’s only 127 proof, it's full of flavor and heat. I kind of lucked into this one.

 

[Frost]

 

[icehog3]