yeah it's the bonded
― call all destroyer, Thursday, 25 September 2014 19:10 (nine years ago) link
the 114 is kind of overkill imo
― call all destroyer, Thursday, 25 September 2014 19:11 (nine years ago) link
http://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2014/11/04/business/japanese-whisky-yamazaki-named-worlds-finest-dram#.VFlY1zQgtN4
perfect timing. i'll try to score a cheap bottle while in japan later this year.
has anyone tried it?
― ∞, Tuesday, 4 November 2014 22:48 (nine years ago) link
So I scored a bottle of Pappy 12 tonight, I suppose I should feel good? Lucky?
― dan m, Thursday, 20 November 2014 02:38 (nine years ago) link
nice work! if you didnt pay over retail it's a very nice and fairly priced bourbon.
― call all destroyer, Thursday, 20 November 2014 02:45 (nine years ago) link
I paid $20 over, I guess? Not too worried about it, I haven't been buying bourbon much at all this year.
― dan m, Thursday, 20 November 2014 02:50 (nine years ago) link
hi dan, what are you doing the next couple weekends? :D
― jenny holzer, ilxor (mh), Thursday, 20 November 2014 04:22 (nine years ago) link
Looking at this bottle, petting it occasionally, waiting for 12/5 to crack it open.
― dan m, Thursday, 20 November 2014 06:45 (nine years ago) link
Had a Yamazaki the other night after winning a football match 8-0. It was most fitting. Very peaty and flavoursome, without any sort of sweetened chemical flavour. Delicious.
― imago, Thursday, 20 November 2014 08:24 (nine years ago) link
speaking of pappy 12, anyone ever see weller 12 year? it's very very similar if not indistinguishable. used to be my jam til it disappeared. elijah craig 12 year is my affordable go-to these days, but tonight i'm sipping four roses single barrel which is delightful.
― Captain Maximus, Friday, 21 November 2014 03:47 (nine years ago) link
haven't seen weller 12 in a few months now unfortunately
― call all destroyer, Friday, 21 November 2014 03:48 (nine years ago) link
Van winkle 12 year/lot b is I believe just single barrel Weller 12. Technically not Pappy though. Weller 12 not gone, but all the "it's as good as Pappy" talk means it didn't linger when it shows up. That said, I haven't seen it for about a year, not long after someone tipped me it was going AWOL and I didn't believe him.
― Josh in Chicago, Friday, 21 November 2014 04:55 (nine years ago) link
i don't even think lot b is single barrel, i think it's just the best barrels of 12 year old weller blended and bottled. the general shortage of older weller and the fact that they can divert the existing supply to the more desirable van winkle label means weller 12 is going to be an endangered species for quite a long time.
― call all destroyer, Friday, 21 November 2014 05:33 (nine years ago) link
picked up a bottle of four roses limited edition single barrel 2014--pretty excited since the 2012 edition was possibly my favorite bourbon ever. the price has certainly gone up.
― ryan, Monday, 8 December 2014 19:31 (nine years ago) link
I've had an easier time getting Pappy than any of the 4R limited editions.
― Josh in Chicago, Monday, 8 December 2014 20:05 (nine years ago) link
I couldn't believe what I was seeing for a few seconds!
― ryan, Monday, 8 December 2014 20:14 (nine years ago) link
I drank a whole bottle of this year's Booker's
― valleys of your mind (mh), Monday, 8 December 2014 20:44 (nine years ago) link
http://www.wsj.com/articles/fear-of-a-bourbon-shortage-puts-enthusiasts-over-a-barrel-1418004595
― Josh in Chicago, Tuesday, 9 December 2014 01:30 (nine years ago) link
I also picked up Hillrock's solera aged bourbon. it's quite interesting. a bit rough around the edges but I quite like it. excited to see what they'll be doing in 6 years or so.
― ryan, Tuesday, 9 December 2014 01:53 (nine years ago) link
xp This article sponsored by the Kentucky/Indiana bourbon manufacturers agency
― valleys of your mind (mh), Tuesday, 9 December 2014 03:28 (nine years ago) link
have we already talked white whiskey itt
i like that kings county white whiskey i must say
― BIG HOOS aka the steendriver, Thursday, 25 December 2014 02:04 (nine years ago) link
Fuck a white whiskey.
― Josh in Chicago, Thursday, 25 December 2014 03:30 (nine years ago) link
^^^
Drinking some scrounged Highland Park right now, it's not bad at all.
― ticket to rmde (seandalai), Thursday, 25 December 2014 03:35 (nine years ago) link
isn't every bottom-shelf "whiskey" that was "aged" for 24 hours post-fermentation and then had caramel coloring added really a white whiskey
― valleys of your mind (mh), Thursday, 25 December 2014 03:39 (nine years ago) link
"moonshine" aka cheap swill rushed to market as something else to avoid the aging process and start raking in dough with minimal effort.
Had some Booker's 25 last night, which was good enough that I wish I bought a bottle when I could.
― Josh in Chicago, Thursday, 25 December 2014 19:26 (nine years ago) link
I tried the Dickel white whiskey in a bar because I was curious. It was alright but I don't think I'd buy it again.
― dan m, Thursday, 25 December 2014 21:34 (nine years ago) link
glenmorangie 1l and crested ten 70cl says its a good Xmas so far
― local eire man (darraghmac), Friday, 26 December 2014 03:24 (nine years ago) link
benromach spreyside, kris krings
― warm winds and clear skies, Friday, 26 December 2014 05:48 (nine years ago) link
I just bought a bottle of Bulliet 10 Year. Not bad at all, but disappointing.
Ah well. I'll certainly drink it.
― Hydroelectric New Deal Demiurge (B.L.A.M.), Wednesday, 4 March 2015 23:53 (nine years ago) link
currently sipping a 12 yr bushmills distillery reserve you have to drive up to the gates of the warehouse to get. very good, peppery.
― post you had fecund thoughts about (darraghmac), Saturday, 4 April 2015 22:10 (nine years ago) link
bought a bottle of springbank 15 year today. really like it a lot so far.
― eh mec, elle est ou ma caisse? (ytth), Sunday, 5 April 2015 07:40 (nine years ago) link
???http://www.wired.com/2015/04/lost-spirits/
― Jersey Al (Albert R. Broccoli), Wednesday, 15 April 2015 19:14 (nine years ago) link
I think I prefer last year's Bookers to this year's
― ultimate american sock (mh), Wednesday, 10 June 2015 00:15 (nine years ago) link
http://www.themanbookerprize.com/sites/default/files/images/books/132.Richard%20Flanagan-The%20Narrow%20Road%20To%20The%20Deep%20North%20cover.jpg
― Killarney Hilton (darraghmac), Wednesday, 10 June 2015 00:23 (nine years ago) link
xxp OK, that Wired link is fascinating
― sleeve, Wednesday, 10 June 2015 01:04 (nine years ago) link
(the link is not descriptive, it describes a new technology for reproducing the aging process of "brown spirits" in a much shorter timespan
20 years in 6 days
― sleeve, Wednesday, 10 June 2015 01:05 (nine years ago) link
http://bostonapothecary.com/investigating-lost-spirits-investigations-part-i/
― List of people who are ready for woe and how we know this (seandalai), Thursday, 11 June 2015 09:08 (nine years ago) link
Bulleit 10 Year is... not all that impressive
However, buying it on clearance at Target for about fifty cents less than normal Bulleit is good!
― Upright Mammal (mh), Monday, 15 June 2015 16:10 (nine years ago) link
xp thanks for that link seandalai, also fascinating
― sleeve, Monday, 15 June 2015 16:30 (nine years ago) link
just gifted a bottle of 18 yr old glendronach. excellent.
― irl lol (darraghmac), Friday, 10 July 2015 21:47 (nine years ago) link
attn chicagoans
https://twitter.com/KimbarkBev/status/667028638676574212
― pratt truss it (dan m), Wednesday, 18 November 2015 17:40 (eight years ago) link
Ha, that's one way to do it.
― Josh in Chicago, Wednesday, 18 November 2015 17:43 (eight years ago) link
I made it down there in time last year, not lookin' likely this year
― pratt truss it (dan m), Wednesday, 18 November 2015 17:43 (eight years ago) link
I could do it, in theory, but that tweet is already 2 hours old, isn't it?
― Josh in Chicago, Wednesday, 18 November 2015 17:47 (eight years ago) link
yeah, but they don't start until 6 and there's only one favorite so far
― pratt truss it (dan m), Wednesday, 18 November 2015 17:51 (eight years ago) link
iirc last year I saw the tweet while I was in class, ended up making it down there about an hour later and they still had a couple bottles
they jack the prices up though
― pratt truss it (dan m), Wednesday, 18 November 2015 17:52 (eight years ago) link
love this stuff
― starkiller based god (Treeship), Thursday, 4 February 2016 01:02 (eight years ago) link
its good
― call all destroyer, Thursday, 4 February 2016 01:35 (eight years ago) link
my favorite kind is bourbon but rn i am drinking scotch
― starkiller based god (Treeship), Thursday, 4 February 2016 01:39 (eight years ago) link
i'm trying to turn myself into a scotch person, there's so much more scotch to try and the bourbon scene is full of basic bottles and ripoffs these days
― call all destroyer, Thursday, 4 February 2016 01:42 (eight years ago) link