What distilled beverage are you drinking?

Knob Creek Belmont Stakes Edition. Can't really tell any difference from what I remember, other than the label. Good, but the 100 proof is just a touch hot for sipping.

High West American Prairie Bourbon over ice. Very nice, complex flavored relatively smooth maybe a touch sweet

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High West Campfire
Hight West Bourbon/Rye Blend
Diplomatico Reserva Rum

High West has made it to Florida? Interesting, they are a Utah distillery.

Is the distillery up and running? Unless things changed, I believe they source their distilled whiskey from MGP in Indiana (and other places) and blend it in Utah. However, unlike other "craft distillers," High West is upfront with the source.

*Cough* Whistle Pig *cough* Alberta, Canada *cough*

Giving our neighbor a little primer on Japanese whiskey:
Nikka Taketsuru 12
Hakusku 12
Nikka Coffey Malt
The Coffey Malt is simply incredible. A huge step up from the Coffey Grain, which is fantastic in its own right.

Balvenie 16 Triple Cask

Booker's
Four Roses Single Barrel
Knob Creek Single Barrel

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Originally posted by ThistlinTom:

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Originally posted by Jcocktosten:
High West Campfire
Hight West Bourbon/Rye Blend
Diplomatico Reserva Rum

High West has made it to Florida? Interesting, they are a Utah distillery.

Is the distillery up and running? Unless things changed, I believe they source their distilled whiskey from MGP in Indiana (and other places) and blend it in Utah. However, unlike other "craft distillers," High West is upfront with the source.



*Cough* Whistle Pig *cough* Alberta, Canada *cough*

You are mostly correct. Their aged whiskey/rye is sourced from others. They make a vodka, silver whiskey (clear) and low aged whiskey Valley Tan in Utah. I believe they are distilling and starting to age whiskey in Utah, they have a new facility outside of Park City which I haven't been to yet

Nikka Coffey Malt Whisky
2010 Early Times 100 Proof
EH Taylor Sour Mash

The other night:

Jefferson's Ocean

Now at hotel in Boston: double Maker's, neat.

used to drink this a lot, still really enjoy it.

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Originally posted by PD2K:

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Originally posted by ThistlinTom:

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Originally posted by Jcocktosten:
High West Campfire
Hight West Bourbon/Rye Blend
Diplomatico Reserva Rum

High West has made it to Florida? Interesting, they are a Utah distillery.

Is the distillery up and running? Unless things changed, I believe they source their distilled whiskey from MGP in Indiana (and other places) and blend it in Utah. However, unlike other "craft distillers," High West is upfront with the source.



*Cough* Whistle Pig *cough* Alberta, Canada *cough*

You are mostly correct. Their aged whiskey/rye is sourced from others. They make a vodka, silver whiskey (clear) and low aged whiskey Valley Tan in Utah. I believe they are distilling and starting to age whiskey in Utah, they have a new facility outside of Park City which I haven't been to yet

Nice! Looking forward to tasting the new stuff...High West makes great stuff.

Btw the worst offender of hiding the distilled source is Templeton IMHO: http://www.chicagotribune.com/...-20150714-story.html

They even had to remove the BS "prohibition era recipe" from the label. Also removed the "prohibition recipe story" from their website. Plus they add chemicals to artificially flavor the hooch:

"Kerkhoff said Tuesday that Templeton buys aged rye whiskey from MGP Ingredients and blends it with an “alcohol flavoring formulation” made by Clarendon Flavor Engineers of Louisville to achieve a profile similar to the whiskey his grandfather made during Prohibition."

Knob Creek 9
Balvenie 12
Glenmorangie 18
Plantation 5

Recovering and resting today

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Glenmorangie 18

My favorite 18

Bowen XO, ok but not great. I've been spoiled by Martell XO.
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Macallan 15 Fine Oak.

Balvenie 12 single cask
Knob Creek 9

Helping my mom organize some boxes in her storage came across a mixed case of Talisker 1986 Distiller's Edition, Macallan 18 and Macallan 10 (only 1 bottle of that).

I told her that that box was my payment for an afternoon of back breaking box moving.

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Helping my mom organize some boxes in her storage came across a mixed case of Talisker 1986 Distiller's Edition, Macallan 18 and Macallan 10 (only 1 bottle of that).

I told her that that box was my payment for an afternoon of back breaking box moving.

Score!

Nikka Coffey Malt...thank you TPE!

High West Double Rye - very tasty

Kavalan Solist Sherry Single Cask Whiskey

'11 Four Roses Small Batch LE (rank 2)
EH Taylor Seasoned Wood (rank 3)
Willett C10 Delilah's pick (21 year wheater, 100 proof) (rank1- stunner).

Willett Single Barrel, 11 yr., 119.6 proof. With Ribs over the weekend. Ribs were good, Bourbon was great.

Yamazaki 25
Yamazaki 18
Yamazaki Sherry Cask

George Dickel 9 YO Hand Selected Barrel, 51.5%

Elijah Craig 12 YO Barrel Proof, 69.8%

Both very nice.

Plantation 5 rum

Templeton Rye
Makers Mark

Westland distillery American Single Malt
Westland distillery Peated Single Malt

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Westland distillery American Single Malt
Westland distillery Peated Single Malt

Made here in Seattle. Curious what you think.

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Originally posted by patespo1:
Westland distillery American Single Malt
Westland distillery Peated Single Malt

Made here in Seattle. Curious what you think.

Mneeley I really enjoyed both. I preferred the Peat, I think it was more complex, not overly smoked. My understanding is that they used Scottish peat for what is in bottles now, and what they have in barrel they used peat from Puget sound. I look forward to trying that.

Centenario, Anejo
At times, fire is good...kind of like this place.

Booker's

15 year old I. W. HARPER

Four Roses Single Barrel.

The Glenlevit Nadurra 16 yr. Exceeded my expectations.

'16 Old Forrester Birthday Bourbon- very good.

Maker's 46.

Finished off the last of my Weller 12 yr. It's getting harder and more expensive to replace though.

Has anyone here tried Rumson's Grand Reserve Rum? I believe it is blended (from Caribbean sources) and sold only in the state of Mass. I've seen a few reviews touting it which made me curious. Goes for the high 30's.

Redbreast, 12 Year Old Single Pot Still

Still, as in still one of my favourite whiskeys.

Just poured a Glendronach 18 year old Allardice, all set to watch the fireworks!