What are you drinking....now?

FanOfFanboys

ColbyLang said:

Wife’s bday. Couldn’t not get it

Caymus and Staggs Leap are my two favorite California vineyards. Great choice

Legume

Stags Leap or Stag’s Leap ?  It matters.

FanOfFanboys

Legume said:

Stags Leap or Stag’s Leap ?  It matters.

Stag's

I like the Artemis and Fay a lot. I want to make it through everything they offer eventually

Legume

FanOfFanboys said:

Legume said:

Stags Leap or Stag’s Leap ?  It matters.

Stag's

I like the Artemis and Fay a lot. I want to make it through everything they offer eventually

That’s what I figured, I’ve never had the Stags, it’s the Stag’s that gets all of the attention.  My FiL held onto a case of Artemis a little too long in the wrong conditions and we had to dump it. That sucked.

fishlessman

an old friend showed up with these a while back, still havent cleaned them up so i lifted a pic. have the red and the black set of 1966 johnny walker bouy lamps. never had johnny walker....but soon

pgprescott

fishlessman said:

an old friend showed up with these a while back, still havent cleaned them up so i lifted a pic. have the red and the black set of 1966 johnny walker bouy lamps. never had johnny walker....but soon

Those would be great in a man cave, bar or basement amongst other places. Cool Chit!

fishlessman

knew they were bouy lamps but didnt connect it to johnny walker until last week. google says try the black before the red. going to try and find the discover pack

pgprescott

fishlessman said:

knew they were bouy lamps but didnt connect it to johnny walker until last week. google says try the black before the red. going to try and find the discover pack

Black is my favorite. Not a big fan of the blue and it’s quite pricey to boot. It’s solid blended scotch IMO. 🥃

TechsasJim

Not usually much of a Scotch guy but why not

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pgprescott

TechsasJim said:

Not usually much of a Scotch guy but why not

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I’d hit that. Enjoy!

BigreenGreg

FanOfFanboys said:

ColbyLang said:

Wife’s bday. Couldn’t not get it

Caymus and Staggs Leap are my two favorite California vineyards. Great choice

My two favorites as well! Caymus was the last thing I drank before giving up the booze on Thanksgiving day. I’m going to give my system a well-deserved break.

pgprescott

Picked up another Kentucky Spirit and a 10yo Basil Hayden’s. The 10yo Basil intrigued me. It’s ok but not demonstrably different from the original. While there, the owner notified me he had Joseph Magnus Cigar blend coming in today. I came back later and bingo! I’ve been wanting this bottle for a couple years. 🥃

poster

pgprescott said:

Picked up another Kentucky Spirit and a 10yo Basil Hayden’s. The 10yo Basil intrigued me. It’s ok but not demonstrably different from the original. While there, the owner notified me he had Joseph Magnus Cigar blend coming in today. I came back later and bingo! I’ve been wanting this bottle for a couple years. 🥃

Have you tried the basil haydens dark rye? I picked up a  bottle last christmas and will again this one. It is really unique

pgprescott

poster said:

pgprescott said:

Picked up another Kentucky Spirit and a 10yo Basil Hayden’s. The 10yo Basil intrigued me. It’s ok but not demonstrably different from the original. While there, the owner notified me he had Joseph Magnus Cigar blend coming in today. I came back later and bingo! I’ve been wanting this bottle for a couple years. 🥃

Have you tried the basil haydens dark rye? I picked up a  bottle last christmas and will again this one. It is really unique

I have a bottle and haven’t gotten around to opening it yet. It will be next pour tonight. Thanks for the nudge. 🥃

Terpderpitude

@PeteSliver, RIP

pgprescott

Terpderpitude said:

@PeteSliver, RIP

Careful terpy @JohnInCarolina will rip you a new one for such horrific comments. He is a real beacon of decency and humanity in this group. Cheers though!🥃

pgprescott

poster said:

pgprescott said:

Picked up another Kentucky Spirit and a 10yo Basil Hayden’s. The 10yo Basil intrigued me. It’s ok but not demonstrably different from the original. While there, the owner notified me he had Joseph Magnus Cigar blend coming in today. I came back later and bingo! I’ve been wanting this bottle for a couple years. 🥃

Have you tried the basil haydens dark rye? I picked up a  bottle last christmas and will again this one. It is really unique

Wow, definitely unique! The nose was like a butterscotch bomb initially. The palate is also unique. Seems to follow the nose for me. Heavy sweet butterscotch is what I get. Interesting to say the least. Cheers!🥃

TechsasJim

pgprescott said:

Picked up another Kentucky Spirit and a 10yo Basil Hayden’s. The 10yo Basil intrigued me. It’s ok but not demonstrably different from the original. While there, the owner notified me he had Joseph Magnus Cigar blend coming in today. I came back later and bingo! I’ve been wanting this bottle for a couple years. 🥃

Did you crack open the Cigar Blend by chance?   Would like to hear your thoughts on that one, they have a few bottles on the shelves here.

pgprescott

TechsasJim said:

pgprescott said:

Picked up another Kentucky Spirit and a 10yo Basil Hayden’s. The 10yo Basil intrigued me. It’s ok but not demonstrably different from the original. While there, the owner notified me he had Joseph Magnus Cigar blend coming in today. I came back later and bingo! I’ve been wanting this bottle for a couple years. 🥃

Did you crack open the Cigar Blend by chance?   Would like to hear your thoughts on that one, they have a few bottles on the shelves here.

I didn't. I can though later of course.

pgprescott

@TechsasJim I’ve been told by several to buy it if I see it so I did. I do enjoy cigars and was gonna wait til the weather improves next week, but I’ll crack it tonight. What the heck. 🥃

TechsasJim

pgprescott said:

@TechsasJim I’ve been told by several to buy it if I see it so I did. I do enjoy cigars and was gonna wait til the weather improves next week, but I’ll crack it tonight. What the heck. 🥃

Good deal, thanks for this!   I enjoy cigars as well but with this crazy weather we have down here (going to be well hotter than usual) I may wait a bit for the 'cool' front.   

Thanks again and looking forward to hearing your opinion of it.

pgprescott

TechsasJim said:

pgprescott said:

@TechsasJim I’ve been told by several to buy it if I see it so I did. I do enjoy cigars and was gonna wait til the weather improves next week, but I’ll crack it tonight. What the heck. 🥃

Good deal, thanks for this!   I enjoy cigars as well but with this crazy weather we have down here (going to be well hotter than usual) I may wait a bit for the 'cool' front.   

Thanks again and looking forward to hearing your opinion of it.

I need some of your guys heat and you can have some of this cold chit. It was 10 yesterday when I got in my truck. Brrr!

pgprescott

Ok, so the cigar blend jos magnus. The nose screamed out the finished notes of cognac and sherry. First sip was hit with orange peel. Went back to the nose and was much different. I assume it’s the Armagnac finish. Having never tasted the stuff I can only guess. There’s a lot going on. It’s a heater at a tic under 130 proof but drinks closer to 100-110. Second sip gave me a hug but it mellowed out as I drank it. I added a few cubes which would probably be my take on this one and it drank dangerously easy for the proof. It is a heavily finished bourbon. I really look forward to enjoying a cigar with it but won’t be this week. If you like finished bourbons, which I do, it’s a big time winner. If you aren’t, you might want to try before you buy. I’m a big fan of the finished bourbons. They fuse my love of wine and whiskey in a pleasant manner. The Bardstown fusions and finished offerings are great to me. As I drink it it only gets better. I fear it drinks too easily for its proof and price point. 🤣 I’d buy another. Cheers🥃

pgprescott

The more I drink this Jos Magnus cigar, the more I liked. 

TechsasJim

@pgprescott.   excellent review thanks a million for this.   Seems like it will be right up my alley.   I’ll be on the hunt (well more like hope the shop still has a couple bottles).  

Thanks again!!

saluki2007

How does it compare to the standard bottle?  I have Never tried any of their bourbons. 

TechsasJim

Bottle kill

pgprescott

saluki2007 said:

How does it compare to the standard bottle?  I have Never tried any of their bourbons. 

Way more going on. That Armagnac finish is really unique. The sherry and cognac of the regular bottle is fairly tame compared to the cigar blend. Night and day I’d say. Again, I’m a fan of a well finished bourbon so this is a home run for me. I think it’d be a hit for most though. It drinks closer to 100 than 110 IMO. I’ve had some swings and misses but this ain’t one of them. As you all know these things are at least somewhat subjective. I’ve tasted a few pours though. 👍🏻

pgprescott

TechsasJim said:

Bottle kill

Sweet!
If you haven’t tried the Remus reserve it’s a must buy. Some of the best bourbon out there. I have the 3 and 5 offerings. If you enjoy that Remus you will be blown away by the reserve bottling. Cheers!🥃

TechsasJim

@pgprescott boom thanks for this.   I need to get off this thread or I’ll be bourbon poor (or pour, whatever).