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What distilled beverage are you drinking?

vinolevinoleMember

Nothing as impressive as Longboarder's tasting (your SiL married well and at least I have both your second place finishers), but some recent value and summer selections.

I had drunk up a lot of my standard single malts and was having a hard time paying $15-20 more to replace them, so researched a bit to see what I could get that might be as good, but cost less.  Mostly hits with a miss or two, with the hits being

GlenDronach 15

Deanston 12

Compass Box The Spice Tree

Benromach 10 (light peat a la HP)

GlenGoyne Cask Strength 58.8%

Bourbon is always a much easier value proposition, with recent newbies being

Very Old Barton 90 prf

Old Ezra 7 Barrel Strength 58.5% (Heaven Hill juice)

Elijah Craig barrel pick (hadn't had the regular 94 prf in some time but this was really nice)

Given the FL summer, I moved my Islays off the shelf to make room for the above and some new rum.

Barbancourt 5 Star 8 year (the cognac of rum)

Foursquare 2004 59% (I add a fair amount of water to this)

 

 

 

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L longboarderMember
@vinole posted:

Nothing as impressive as Longboarder's tasting (your SiL married well and at least I have both your second place finishers), but some recent value and summer selections.

I had drunk up a lot of my standard single malts and was having a hard time paying $15-20 more to replace them, so researched a bit to see what I could get that might be as good, but cost less.  Mostly hits with a miss or two, with the hits being

GlenDronach 15

Deanston 12

Compass Box The Spice Tree

Benromach 10 (light peat a la HP)

GlenGoyne Cask Strength 58.8%

Bourbon is always a much easier value proposition, with recent newbies being

Very Old Barton 90 prf

Old Ezra 7 Barrel Strength 58.5% (Heaven Hill juice)

Elijah Craig barrel pick (hadn't had the regular 94 prf in some time but this was really nice)

Given the FL summer, I moved my Islays off the shelf to make room for the above and some new rum.

Barbancourt 5 Star 8 year (the cognac of rum)

Foursquare 2004 59% (I add a fair amount of water to this)

 

 

 

I’ve been wanting to try the Old Ezra 7 yr but can’t find it in NC. If you are ever in the Raleigh area we can arrange a tasting. 

mneeley490mneeley490Member
@The Old Man posted:

Pinch. Revisiting Scotch blends I used to drink in the 80s. Of course it's the Scotch bottle of film noir. And also very good.

Funny, in the 80's I had two good friends who were my father's age, we were all hunting buddies. They were big Cutty Sark fans. All I knew then was that I didn't like it. So coming back from St. Thomas in '86, I asked the manager of a duty-free what a good blended scotch might be? He suggested Pinch, and I bought them each a bottle and brought it home. WA state liquor stores were pretty draconian on choices back then. They acted like the stuff was liquid gold, which I guess compared to Cutty Sark, it probably was.

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W wine+artMember
@jcocktosten posted:

As he does not drink, I cannot imagine he was drinking a distilled beverage at the time - perhaps some bad and cheap moonshine would  be a good option

He met Nick in the White House in 2018!  Clearly, the question of who is the head coach at Alabama you met a little over a year ago after you attended the game he was coaching was not asked on Dump’s visit to Walter Reed! 

Perhaps Dump was asked, “ how many hands does it take you to drink a glass of water?” 🙈

vinolevinoleMember
@longboarder posted:

I’ve been wanting to try the Old Ezra 7 yr but can’t find it in NC. If you are ever in the Raleigh area we can arrange a tasting. 

Just so happens I have a son going to school there (and another that was in Chapel Hill until last year), so would be great to hook up for a tasting.  Probably won't be visiting until '21 though, given the short fall semester and the recent surge.

Since I last posted, my older son muled a Belle Meade Cask Strength (56.8%) from DC.  I actually like that a bit more than the Old Ezra as it is older (7-11 years) MGP juice.  I think the Old Ezra is essentially a cask strength version of Heaven Hill's new 7 year old BiB, which is no slouch either.  Also picked up the ECBP B520 yesterday, but haven't popped yet.

For the rum drinkers out there, Total Wine is running a sale now on the Doorly line made by FourSquare.  I picked up their 12 yr for under $22 with a 10% coupon, and found it really good.  Hard to beat at that price, and the 8 yr and XO are even less.

vinolevinoleMember

PSA- for all you folks chasing Blanton's, a new alternative is the Buffalo Trace Kosher Rye Recipe. It's 94 proof vs 93 for Blanton's and uses the same Mashbill 2. Only $40 MSRP.  I have not had it, but reviews range from it's the best MB2, to it's better than the regular Buffalo Trace. Worth a shot if you see it.

And for all you folks chasing Weller, the new Buffalo Trace Kosher Wheat Recipe is considered better than the Special Reserve.

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haggishaggisMember
@vinoman7 posted:

Been on a gin and seltzer water with lime kick lately.  

Sometimes it's just more convenient to have a drink like this as opposed to opening a bottle of wine.  

Same here, as long as the weather stays summer-ish.  If I'm drink gin and seltzer (or homemade with SodaStream), I add some ginger simple syrup that I make from time to time.  REALLY nice.  Otherwise, Fever Tree tonic.

vinolevinoleMember
@longboarder posted:

Willett 3 yr. Rye
Four Roses Single Barrel

Yellowstone 9 yr

If you like Manhattans, try the Willett 3 yr as the base whiskey & use orange bitters.  Amazing.

Also just saw Total Wine here in FL is selling the 4 Roses SB for $54.  I bought my last bottle there for $40.  That price makes no sense when you can get the Sm Batch Select for a few $ more.

I was in NC (Highlands) a month ago and was able to pick up a bottle of 1792 Full Proof and a Laphroaig Cask Strength for good prices at the state store.  I got the new issue of Whisky Advocate last week, and the cover had those two bottles on it (and a JW Blue label).

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vinolevinoleMember

Some recent pickups that I've enjoyed.

Bladnock 10 (yes, it's a Lowlands, but every person who's tried has really liked it)

Springbank 10

Glen Scotia 15

Benromach 10 Imperial Proof (57%)

Great King Street Artist Blend (from Compass Box. Mostly for my wife, but nice when you want a light dram)

Have tried my hand at blending and had some fun making a couple of malt blends that turned out quite well with a bit of tweaking.  Nice when you can turn blah single malts into something you're excited to drink.

I also blended two American whiskeys I have not been crazy about, Weller Special Reserve (2 parts) and Old Forester Rye (1 part), and it turned out great.  If you have both bottles, I suggest you try it and see what you think.

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