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
imo the problem with scotch in north america (or bourbon abroad) is the import/scarcity price difference
― μpright mammal (mh), Thursday, 4 February 2016 01:53 (eight years ago) link
i don't think i'll ever prefer scotch tbh, but it's good to mix it up.
this shit is my jam always and forever. i like how it is in a genie bottle. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Willett_Pot_Still_Reserve
― starkiller based god (Treeship), Thursday, 4 February 2016 01:55 (eight years ago) link
the bourbon scene is full of basic bottles and ripoffs these days
otm it is a huge problem
I do love good bourbon though
― marcos, Thursday, 4 February 2016 01:56 (eight years ago) link
My wife bought a pint of OGD BIB 100 with the intent of making hot toddies and the didn't drink it... It's been a while but it's still really good.
― pratt truss it (dan m), Thursday, 4 February 2016 02:48 (eight years ago) link
that's a great mixing bourbon, i don't use anything else for juleps
― call all destroyer, Thursday, 4 February 2016 03:04 (eight years ago) link
a lot of people i knowfor mixing use old crow
― starkiller based god (Treeship), Thursday, 4 February 2016 03:17 (eight years ago) link
Have you tried the Willett 2-years coming out of their new distillery? Shockingly good for a whiskey that young.
― controversial but fabulous (I DIED), Thursday, 4 February 2016 05:18 (eight years ago) link
Said it before on the bourbon thread, but Evan Williams Black is a good cheaper substitute for Jack Daniels if you are going to mix it with coke. I always got a couple bottles of Evan Williams bourbon around either the black, white (which is Bottled in Bond) or the 1783 which is my current favorite.
I know Churchill Downs switched to using Old Forester from Early Times for the Juleps at the track.
Drank a bit of Very Old Barton for the first time last weekend at band practice. It's pretty mellow tasting stuff. Not bad.
I'll need to look up that Willett. It's mind boggling how many different labels are out there.
― earlnash, Thursday, 4 February 2016 05:32 (eight years ago) link
Old Crow?!? Blecch
― lute bro (brimstead), Thursday, 4 February 2016 06:39 (eight years ago) link
Old Crow is, probably literally, Jim Beam they wasn't aging right so they pulled the barrels early
― μpright mammal (mh), Thursday, 4 February 2016 13:29 (eight years ago) link
I have the good fortune of having several good to great liquor stores in my immediate area. But yeah, the generally available stuff is pretty consistently average.
That being said, I have a lot of love for the Beam high proof bottles - Bookers and Bakers. I can always find them, even if I don't want to spend the $55 - $65 to buy them. I have also really come to appreciate Bulleit 10 yr. It really opens up, and has some really great spice. They have it at Trader Joe's all the time.
― Hydroelectric New Deal Demiurge (B.L.A.M.), Thursday, 4 February 2016 14:30 (eight years ago) link
Really? I've had Bulleit 10 year and kind of found it overpriced and not really remarkable. I bought it at Target when it went on clearance for some reason for $28. It was a good deal at that price.
― μpright mammal (mh), Thursday, 4 February 2016 15:03 (eight years ago) link
I got a bottle of Belle Meade Sherry Cask finished bourbon over the weekend and it is absolutely delicious. I really like sherry-finished whiskeys! Although I guess I've only tried two of them, this and Glenmorangie Lasanta. Still. Yum.
― erry red flag (f. hazel), Thursday, 4 February 2016 15:28 (eight years ago) link
In other news, a week or two ago Elijah Craig 12 finally dropped the age statement. RIP, EJ12.
Best cheap whiskey is no-doubt Evan Williams BIB (white label). Bulleit, it's cheap, alright, but part of the sketchy rip-off problem, often courtesy Diageo, which has been pushing fake fancy juice on unsuspecting consumers for years now.
Still say Four Roses almost across the board produces the best, most consistent everyday product.
― Josh in Chicago, Thursday, 4 February 2016 15:36 (eight years ago) link
xpost Angel's Envy is port finished, isn't it? Same sort of idea.
fwiw Bulleit Rye, Dickel Rye, Templeton Rye, and possibly a few others are pretty much the same whiskey processed differently. there's a difference in taste profile but you can swap them for each other pretty easily.
― μpright mammal (mh), Thursday, 4 February 2016 15:40 (eight years ago) link