What distilled beverage are you drinking?

Parker Heritage Promise of Hope

Corazon Reposado Tequila Single Barrel private store pick finished in W.L. Weller bourbon barrels for 24 months. A perfect tequila for bourbon lovers.

IW

Common stuff Bacardi Gold

Been sipping some Jeptha Creed bourbon today to celebrate.

Celebrating not having to move to Mexico with Casa Dragones Blanco tequila. Delicious stuff

I guess this marginally belongs here. A few days ago I was thinking I'd like some Buffalo Trace Bourbon Cream for the holidays. After a fruitless search of my usual haunts, I finally got on the Total Wine website, thinking surely they'd have some. Nada anywhere in my vicinity, and they won't ship store-to-store for some reason. Geez, it's almost like trying to track down a bottle of Blanton's.  After more calling around, I finally located a mom & pop liquor store nearby that had some for about $5 more than I'm used to seeing. Never realized that this was such a hot commodity.

Craigellachie 13 yr

Fun afternoon:

Nelson’s First 108 Tennessee Whiskey.

Eggnog with Elijah Craig Small Batch

@longboarder posted:

Eggnog with Elijah Craig Small Batch

+1, you are a Holiday  trend setter LB

Espolon Anejo Tequila, aged in bourbon barrels. Quite tasty, and I forgot I had this - it had gotten pushed to the back of the cabinet.

@longboarder posted:

Eggnog with Elijah Craig Small Batch

I'll have one of those. Hold the nog, please.

Four Roses Small Batch Select

Twas a Beam-Suntory kinda day:

@Insight posted:

Twas a Beam-Suntory kinda day:

Jim Beam Distillers Cut

Jim Beam Single Barrel (Private Selection)

Old Tub Bottled in Bond

What did you think of the Old Tub? I just noticed some for sale near me.

@mneeley490 posted:

What did you think of the Old Tub? I just noticed some for sale near me.

Let’s just say I’m glad I only have one bottle of it.  While it had the signature peanut note that Beam is famous for, it was wrapped up in a peppery dill and lemon note.  Not pleasant overall.  

If you can get Distillers Cut for MSRP, I’d highly recommend it.  I’m buying as much of it as I can.  Easily one of the best QPRs in the bourbon world.  

@Insight posted:

Let’s just say I’m glad I only have one bottle of it.  While it had the signature peanut note that Beam is famous for, it was wrapped up in a peppery dill and lemon note.  Not pleasant overall.  

If you can get Distillers Cut for MSRP, I’d highly recommend it.  I’m buying as much of it as I can.  Easily one of the best QPRs in the bourbon world.  

Good to know, thanks!

Kirkland Anejo Tequila.

Woodford Reserve Rye Bourbon

Aberlour A’Bunadh

Kavalan (Taiwan whiskey).  Really good.

Jefferson's Reserve Very Old, Very Small Batch Bourbon. Found this at Costco.

Old Forester 1910

A lot of Zacapa 23 and Centenario 20 while in Costa Rica

Elmer T Lee

Macallan 18 year old

Glenmorangie 18

Finally scored a bottle of my favorite Rock Hill Farms which is made by Buffalo Trace. None of the big boys ever have it. Found it sitting alone all dusty in a small Mom and Pop shop. Told me it had been there for about six month! Sipping slowly

Oban 14 yr

@sandyfitzgerald posted:

Finally scored a bottle of my favorite Rock Hill Farms which is made by Buffalo Trace. None of the big boys ever have it. Found it sitting alone all dusty in a small Mom and Pop shop. Told me it had been there for about six month! Sipping slowly

Nice! When Elijah Craig announced the end of their 12-year statement, coincidentally right after I discovered it I enjoyed it, I scoured every Mom & Pop shop within 30 miles looking for more. Found less than a case, but I still have a couple.

1792 Sweet Wheat

Evan Williams Single Barrel. Really smooth with hints of orange peel and saline notes. Great value at under $30.

@longboarder posted:

1792 Sweet Wheat

What’s your take on that one? I’m a Weller fan, but looking for another producer of the wheated bourbon. This product and the cask strength Larceny are the two I was interested in.

On the subject of Wheaters, a friend and I had a blind tasting this weekend of Old Rip 10 vs 3 different cask strength Maker's Mark (regular CS, 46, Private Select). I picked my favorite two, correctly guessed what they were, and preferred the MM46 CS over the OR 10.  The latter was obviously older, but I preferred the flavor profile of the 46 CS due to the spiciness from the French Oak staves (my wine geek side showing up). My buddy picked the OR10 as #1, but said all were surprisingly close.  Just pointing out that available, reasonably priced whiskey (or whisky in the case of MM) can compete with ones that can command a secondary price of $500 (I paid $80). The MM's were 110-1 proof, and the OR was 107.  I am admittedly not a big wheater fan, and will take rye over wheat nearly every time. The only Weller I've had is the Special Reserve and don't care for it and would not personally chase that line as the OR 10 is essentially an older Full Proof or Antique 107.

The MM Cask Strength came in third for both of us, and you can buy that here for $40.  I would try the regular MM46 at low 30's and 94 proof if you like some spice. The 46CS is the best thing I've had from MM, and have had the RC6 and a couple of Private Selections. The 3 MM's we had came from a gift set bought in December at Costco for $70 for 3 375's, so if you see one, grab it.  Money well spent even for one lukewarm on wheaters.

@azwiese posted:

What’s your take on that one? I’m a Weller fan, but looking for another producer of the wheated bourbon. This product and the cask strength Larceny are the two I was interested in.

I really enjoy wheated bourbon and the 1792 Sweet Wheat is one of my favorites. IMHO it is a little better than the regular Wellers, especially the Special Reserve or the Antique 107. My favorite bourbon is the William Larue Weller but we all know that has become somewhat of a unicorn. I am milking my last bottle which is the 2017 release.

My son-in-law and his friend shared the following over the weekend:

2020 Angel’s Envy Cask Strength

Michter’s 10 year rye

Michter’s 10 year bourbon

Midwinter’s Night Dram Act 8 Scene 5

All were delicious.

On my quest to fine Blanton’s on the shelf at the local monopoly I ventured to a KGBO Outlet in Markham. Got 2 bottles of the Blanton’s and there happened to also be 2 bottles of Weller 107 sitting on the shelves. Grabbed those as well and enjoying a dram this evening.

Between reading the book Pappyland (by Wright Thompson...good book, super easy read) and just getting in a bit of a wine funk, I've drank a little bourbon every night (maybe a lot when I fancy myself a guitar player at 11pm).  I've been cycling through:

Weller Special Reserve and Weller Antique

Four Roses Small Batch Select (my new favorite bourbon that is easy to find)

Wilderness Trail 6yo Kentucky Straight (given as a gift and pretty good)

Old Bardstown Estate

Makers Mark 2020 Limited Release Wood Finishing Series (pretty good, but I think I'd just by the 46 for half the price)

@azwiese posted:

Four Roses Small Batch Select (my new favorite bourbon that is easy to find)

Nice choice and it's high rye

If you like that, look for Noah's Mill, which is 10 proof more at 114 and more pronounced cinnamon.  Also $5 cheaper here (55 vs 60).