What are you drinking....now?

lousubcap

How to turn a fine spirits thread into a political statement-you can do better than this.  

nolaegghead

littlerascal56 said:

Before Covid (BC) $28.95.  After Dumbass (AD) biden 39.95.  

Takes some balls (even if tiny) to post that awful Salvation Army Christmas kitsch. 

jadams03

bbracey21 said:

bbracey21 said:

The one on the left was a pretty good. Pays to be in the right place at the right time. 

***edit*** The one on the left was a pretty good find. Not sure what happened to the word “find” in my original post. 

I use a lot of the Ryes in my old fashioneds. For whatever reason I really enjoy a rye old fashioned. Hits the spot for me. 

Agree 100% on rye (or high-rye blends) in an old-fashioned!  Here's one of my favorites for an old-fashioned (and I see this asked for a lot for old fashioneds here in Louisville KY):
And Russell's Reserve Private Barrel is always a strong move- enjoy

TechsasJim

pgprescott said:

TechsasJim said:

Liquor store guy tried to get me to buy a bottle of 15yo Remus today for $250.   I wasn’t familiar with it but came in a black box.   I wanted to run a make on it before paying $250.   Anyone have any insight?

I’ve heard it’s very good but maybe not 250 good. My take is if 250 isn’t a huge amount of money for you it may be a buy. If that’s a huge amount then there are better values out there. It’s a very handsome bottle and it’s very aged for bourbon. I’ve heard it’s not overly oaky. I don’t mind oaky but some don’t care for it. If oak forward is offensive to you then this may be the aged bottle for you. It is highly allocated/rare. May be a buy once sorta deal but not twice. The whiskey is good for sure. 

Thanks for this!    $250 for bourbon is not really my thing but would do it if I heard “amazing” or something along those lines.  

I’ll gladly pass—thanks for the analysis!!

JohnfromKentucky

jadams03 said:

Agree 100% on rye (or high-rye blends) in an old-fashioned!  Here's one of my favorites for an old-fashioned (and I see this asked for a lot for old fashioneds here in Louisville KY):
And Russell's Reserve Private Barrel is always a strong move- enjoy

Good to see another Kentuckian! We should have a local meetup

TechsasJim

Well if we are getting political about our spirits…yes, that is Ted Cruz on this bottle of The Senator.  

littlerascal56

lousubcap said:

How to turn a fine spirits thread into a political statement-you can do better than this.  

Frank…no politics here.  Just a pour of Wellers with some Hannity on ice!

WeberWho

pgprescott said:

WeberWho said:

I'm a basic beer kind of guy. I don't mind a good local IPA or stout. I like my cheap local Grain Belt beer. To sit and drink something on the rocks isn't necessarily my thing. I was gifted these a few weeks back from my buddies and I was told that these can't become whiskey Cokes. I guess I'll have to sip on these for awhile and try to figure something out..

Very nice gift. You must be a great friend to some guys for sure. Not your dads Jack, much better. Hope you enjoy. If you aren’t a whiskey drinker, the gold labeled barrel proof will likely need to be over some melted ice or in a cocktail.  😁 

Enjoy!

I've been fortunate to know those knuckleheads since about 8th grade. I couldn't ask for a better group of friends. They ended up grabbing these bottles as my buddy had intentions of getting me a bottle that was pushing the $300/mark but decided last minute thinking it might not be the best idea. I'm glad he didn't. That would have stayed sealed as I would feel too guilty to drink something that nice. 

I appreciate the tips above. That definitely helps out! Much appreciated! @pgprescott

lousubcap

saluki2007 said:

Going to be doing some blind tastings over Christmas break with my BIL. So I figured I better open some of the unopened ones and let them breathe before the showdowns, at least that’s what I’m telling myself. 

That is a great find. I would give serious thought to offering that up in a blind tasting as it is extremely hard to sight much less buy around here.  But like any bourbon (or other beverage) it is all in the taster,  Enjoy!

Legume

Just the right amount of ice @saluki2007

littlerascal56

nolaegghead said:

littlerascal56 said:

Before Covid (BC) $28.95.  After Dumbass (AD) biden 39.95.  

Takes some balls (even if tiny) to post that awful Salvation Army Christmas kitsch. 

Carey-can see this Christmas time is hard on you. Try to find some good in the season, and let go of your hate and anger. Look for the good in people, because at 58 your animosity will put you in an early grave!

bbracey21

jadams03 said:

bbracey21 said:

bbracey21 said:

The one on the left was a pretty good. Pays to be in the right place at the right time. 

***edit*** The one on the left was a pretty good find. Not sure what happened to the word “find” in my original post. 

I use a lot of the Ryes in my old fashioneds. For whatever reason I really enjoy a rye old fashioned. Hits the spot for me. 

Agree 100% on rye (or high-rye blends) in an old-fashioned!  Here's one of my favorites for an old-fashioned (and I see this asked for a lot for old fashioneds here in Louisville KY):
And Russell's Reserve Private Barrel is always a strong move- enjoy

Rittenhouse is actually the first Rye that started me down the Rye path. Years ago I was in Pennsylvania for a work trip and a few local bars used Rittenhouse as their “house whisky” for their old fashioned. Rittenhouse is a storied Pennsylvania style Rye whose heritage commentates Philadelphia’s famous Rittenhouse Square (so it says on their bottle).

It is very reasonably priced and has a special place in my heart and on my shelf. 

Ragingirishman2

lousubcap said:

saluki2007 said:

Going to be doing some blind tastings over Christmas break with my BIL. So I figured I better open some of the unopened ones and let them breathe before the showdowns, at least that’s what I’m telling myself. 

That is a great find. I would give serious thought to offering that up in a blind tasting as it is extremely hard to sight much less buy around here.  But like any bourbon (or other beverage) it is all in the taster,  Enjoy!

It’s interesting to see how the allocated and hard to find bottles compare against more accessible bottles in a blind. Have you thought what others you would include in the blind?

saluki2007

Ragingirishman2 said:

lousubcap said:

saluki2007 said:

Going to be doing some blind tastings over Christmas break with my BIL. So I figured I better open some of the unopened ones and let them breathe before the showdowns, at least that’s what I’m telling myself. 

That is a great find. I would give serious thought to offering that up in a blind tasting as it is extremely hard to sight much less buy around here.  But like any bourbon (or other beverage) it is all in the taster,  Enjoy!

It’s interesting to see how the allocated and hard to find bottles compare against more accessible bottles in a blind. Have you thought what others you would include in the blind?

I actually have 3 days/sessions lined up. For this one it will be Weller SR, Weller 12yr and Weller Full Proof. 

JohnInCarolina

lousubcap

saluki2007 said:

Ragingirishman2 said:

lousubcap said:

saluki2007 said:

Going to be doing some blind tastings over Christmas break with my BIL. So I figured I better open some of the unopened ones and let them breathe before the showdowns, at least that’s what I’m telling myself. 

That is a great find. I would give serious thought to offering that up in a blind tasting as it is extremely hard to sight much less buy around here.  But like any bourbon (or other beverage) it is all in the taster,  Enjoy!

It’s interesting to see how the allocated and hard to find bottles compare against more accessible bottles in a blind. Have you thought what others you would include in the blind?

I actually have 3 days/sessions lined up. For this one it will be Weller SR, Weller 12yr and Weller Full Proof. 

As you well know, the full proof will be an obvious outlier but that is a great lineup.  Looking forward to the remaining two sessions.
Above all, have fun.  

saluki2007

lousubcap said:

saluki2007 said:

Ragingirishman2 said:

lousubcap said:

saluki2007 said:

Going to be doing some blind tastings over Christmas break with my BIL. So I figured I better open some of the unopened ones and let them breathe before the showdowns, at least that’s what I’m telling myself. 

That is a great find. I would give serious thought to offering that up in a blind tasting as it is extremely hard to sight much less buy around here.  But like any bourbon (or other beverage) it is all in the taster,  Enjoy!

It’s interesting to see how the allocated and hard to find bottles compare against more accessible bottles in a blind. Have you thought what others you would include in the blind?

I actually have 3 days/sessions lined up. For this one it will be Weller SR, Weller 12yr and Weller Full Proof. 

As you well know, the full proof will be an obvious outlier but that is a great lineup.  Looking forward to the remaining two sessions.
Above all, have fun.  

Agree but thought it would be fun to pit them against each other. This is the tentative lineup. 

JohnInCarolina

saluki2007 said:

lousubcap said:

saluki2007 said:

Ragingirishman2 said:

lousubcap said:

saluki2007 said:

Going to be doing some blind tastings over Christmas break with my BIL. So I figured I better open some of the unopened ones and let them breathe before the showdowns, at least that’s what I’m telling myself. 

That is a great find. I would give serious thought to offering that up in a blind tasting as it is extremely hard to sight much less buy around here.  But like any bourbon (or other beverage) it is all in the taster,  Enjoy!

It’s interesting to see how the allocated and hard to find bottles compare against more accessible bottles in a blind. Have you thought what others you would include in the blind?

I actually have 3 days/sessions lined up. For this one it will be Weller SR, Weller 12yr and Weller Full Proof. 

As you well know, the full proof will be an obvious outlier but that is a great lineup.  Looking forward to the remaining two sessions.
Above all, have fun.  

Agree but thought it would be fun to pit them against each other. This is the tentative lineup. 

You have a… spreadsheet for this?

TechsasJim

JohnInCarolina said:

saluki2007 said:

lousubcap said:

saluki2007 said:

Ragingirishman2 said:

lousubcap said:

saluki2007 said:

Going to be doing some blind tastings over Christmas break with my BIL. So I figured I better open some of the unopened ones and let them breathe before the showdowns, at least that’s what I’m telling myself. 

That is a great find. I would give serious thought to offering that up in a blind tasting as it is extremely hard to sight much less buy around here.  But like any bourbon (or other beverage) it is all in the taster,  Enjoy!

It’s interesting to see how the allocated and hard to find bottles compare against more accessible bottles in a blind. Have you thought what others you would include in the blind?

I actually have 3 days/sessions lined up. For this one it will be Weller SR, Weller 12yr and Weller Full Proof. 

As you well know, the full proof will be an obvious outlier but that is a great lineup.  Looking forward to the remaining two sessions.
Above all, have fun.  

Agree but thought it would be fun to pit them against each other. This is the tentative lineup. 

You have a… spreadsheet for this?

I like everything about this aside from abbreviating Christmas to Xmas.    

saluki2007

JohnInCarolina said:

saluki2007 said:

lousubcap said:

saluki2007 said:

Ragingirishman2 said:

lousubcap said:

saluki2007 said:

Going to be doing some blind tastings over Christmas break with my BIL. So I figured I better open some of the unopened ones and let them breathe before the showdowns, at least that’s what I’m telling myself. 

That is a great find. I would give serious thought to offering that up in a blind tasting as it is extremely hard to sight much less buy around here.  But like any bourbon (or other beverage) it is all in the taster,  Enjoy!

It’s interesting to see how the allocated and hard to find bottles compare against more accessible bottles in a blind. Have you thought what others you would include in the blind?

I actually have 3 days/sessions lined up. For this one it will be Weller SR, Weller 12yr and Weller Full Proof. 

As you well know, the full proof will be an obvious outlier but that is a great lineup.  Looking forward to the remaining two sessions.
Above all, have fun.  

Agree but thought it would be fun to pit them against each other. This is the tentative lineup. 

You have a… spreadsheet for this?

You don’t know me very well…

JohnInCarolina

saluki2007 said:

JohnInCarolina said:

saluki2007 said:

lousubcap said:

saluki2007 said:

Ragingirishman2 said:

lousubcap said:

saluki2007 said:

Going to be doing some blind tastings over Christmas break with my BIL. So I figured I better open some of the unopened ones and let them breathe before the showdowns, at least that’s what I’m telling myself. 

That is a great find. I would give serious thought to offering that up in a blind tasting as it is extremely hard to sight much less buy around here.  But like any bourbon (or other beverage) it is all in the taster,  Enjoy!

It’s interesting to see how the allocated and hard to find bottles compare against more accessible bottles in a blind. Have you thought what others you would include in the blind?

I actually have 3 days/sessions lined up. For this one it will be Weller SR, Weller 12yr and Weller Full Proof. 

As you well know, the full proof will be an obvious outlier but that is a great lineup.  Looking forward to the remaining two sessions.
Above all, have fun.  

Agree but thought it would be fun to pit them against each other. This is the tentative lineup. 

You have a… spreadsheet for this?

You don’t know me very well…

We talkin Google or Excel here?  

TechsasJim

He still X’d out Christ in Christmas.    

I love (and respect) the spreadsheet otherwise!

JohnInCarolina

TechsasJim said:

He still X’d out Christ in Christmas.    

Right?  And there’s ZERO mention of Kwanzaa!  

lousubcap

@saluki2007 - Thanks for the spread sheet.  Some great lineups.  Day two is quite a run of heavy hitters.  That could be quite dangerous.
I'm sure all will enjoy your results.  
Livin large to have that selection available.  

TechsasJim

@JohnInCarolina

i can’t speak to Kwanzaa but it’s a pet peeve of mine when it comes to Christmas.    There is a specific reason why it is called that and the letter X is not involved.  

I’ll get off a Christian soapbox now.  

CTMike

Wife and I both caught the flu. Coupled with her asthma acting up and the same time, she is currently a resident of the local hospital.

We both had our flu shots so hopefully it won’t be too bad, but I currently feel like refried sh!t.

Legume

@CTMike That’s the good stuff, it’ll put you to sleep until Xmas eve. Hope you both recover quickly and without issue.

saluki2007

JohnInCarolina said:

saluki2007 said:

JohnInCarolina said:

saluki2007 said:

lousubcap said:

saluki2007 said:

Ragingirishman2 said:

lousubcap said:

saluki2007 said:

Going to be doing some blind tastings over Christmas break with my BIL. So I figured I better open some of the unopened ones and let them breathe before the showdowns, at least that’s what I’m telling myself. 

That is a great find. I would give serious thought to offering that up in a blind tasting as it is extremely hard to sight much less buy around here.  But like any bourbon (or other beverage) it is all in the taster,  Enjoy!

It’s interesting to see how the allocated and hard to find bottles compare against more accessible bottles in a blind. Have you thought what others you would include in the blind?

I actually have 3 days/sessions lined up. For this one it will be Weller SR, Weller 12yr and Weller Full Proof. 

As you well know, the full proof will be an obvious outlier but that is a great lineup.  Looking forward to the remaining two sessions.
Above all, have fun.  

Agree but thought it would be fun to pit them against each other. This is the tentative lineup. 

You have a… spreadsheet for this?

You don’t know me very well…

We talkin Google or Excel here?  

Excel. I enjoy making them. I also sent a copy to my BIL to review and make any changes.  What was I supposed to do, write it down on a piece of paper and mail it to him…

pgprescott

lousubcap said:

@saluki2007 - Thanks for the spread sheet.  Some great lineups.  Day two is quite a run of heavy hitters.  That could be quite dangerous.
I'm sure all will enjoy your results.  
Livin large to have that selection available.  

Day three is pretty interesting as well. 

May I suggest a day 3.5 or 4 where you take the winners from the 3 previous blinds and let them do battle? 

Enjoy!

saluki2007

pgprescott said:

lousubcap said:

@saluki2007 - Thanks for the spread sheet.  Some great lineups.  Day two is quite a run of heavy hitters.  That could be quite dangerous.
I'm sure all will enjoy your results.  
Livin large to have that selection available.  

Day three is pretty interesting as well. 

May I suggest a day 3.5 or 4 where you take the winners from the 3 previous blinds and let them do battle? 

Enjoy!

If time permits this will happen. Other wise I will do it on my own sometime around NYE.