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$500 for non age stated OF at barrel proof?  Hard pass. 

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1 hour ago, Herbie Hancock said:

Every time Texas D misses a tackle, do a shot of Mellow Corn.

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I’m glad I bought some ER and 4RSiB to drown this day 

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Just neck poured this Pikesville. Incredible nose, got a lot of sweetness and banana bread. This shit is delicious. The hype is real. Buy buy buy.


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Just now, Hank Kingsley said:

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Just neck poured this Pikesville. Incredible nose, got a lot of sweetness and banana bread. This shit is delicious. The hype is real. Buy buy buy.


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Best rye shelfer on the planet.

22 hours ago, USCATX said:

Don’t be an idiot, go back and buy that WT. it’s the OG Master’s Keep release, the new one says Bottled in Bond on the front.  They’ve been going for about $220-$240 secondary as people try to complete the set of MK as they become more popular.  I have all the others (some multiples) but none of that release.  If you don’t want it I’ll trade you something for it. 

I got lucky and have 2 bottles of WT 17 year BiB. Paid $199 for both.  Haven't opened one yet (waiting for a special occasion in the near future), but can't wait to taste. 

 

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This is my haul today.  I’m going with the BT tonight.  I’ll save the ER for a special occasion(UT win). 

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5 minutes ago, stork642 said:

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This is my haul today.  I’m going with the BT tonight.  I’ll save the ER for a special occasion(UT win). 

 

 

I know the EHT SB is the easiest to find, but I like it a bit more than ER.  Nice haul. 

2 minutes ago, Hank Kingsley said:

 

I know the EHT SB is the easiest to find, but I like it a bit more than ER.  Nice haul. 

I like them both pretty equally but I give ER extra points because I paid $30 less compared to EHT.  Better value.  

Just now, stork642 said:

I like them both pretty equally but I give ER extra points because I paid $30 less compared to EHT.  Better value.  

I hear ya. ET SB should be around $40 and I paid closer to $60. But it's better than I thought it would be. 

 

Pikesville is the best rye. EHT rye doesn’t suck either. 

5 minutes ago, Neonmoon said:

Pikesville is the best rye. EHT rye doesn’t suck either. 

EHT Rye is better, but it doesn’t exist on too many shelves. 

2 hours ago, Hank Kingsley said:

I got lucky and have 2 bottles of WT 17 year BiB. Paid $199 for both.  Haven't opened one yet (waiting for a special occasion in the near future), but can't wait to taste. 

 

It’s really good if you like oak. I somehow managed to find 5 of those and bought them all.  Good trade bait for sure.  

Now this is just really fucking cool.
1st collaboration between the local FB whiskey group I am in and a local cigar lounge.
Single Barrel JD barrel pick and Crux and Principle cigars aged for 3 months in the barrel the whiskey is from.
Along with a club branded cutter and lighter.
The cigars took on so much from the barrel, they are just stupid delicious.
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Nice pour last night
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41 minutes ago, BigDHornfan said:

It's everyone's favorite OFBB.

Good to know. Two bottles was never going to happen, but I’m glad I got one. 

22 hours ago, stork642 said:

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This is my haul today.  I’m going with the BT tonight.  I’ll save the ER for a special occasion(UT win). 

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That's like 2 years worth of Karma.

On 10/4/2020 at 10:21 AM, billfromlaketravis said:

People really need to start drinking rum. 

Join us. 

 

On 10/1/2020 at 8:58 PM, huge said:

That BIB is $100.  I have not had it.  Curious just how good or not good it is.

I saw it today, DSP-12 so Barton at a guaranteed 4 years old and 100 proof in a fancy box for $100.  Oooooook.  If you really want some Barton you can get Sam Houston 14 for the same price.  

Local place put out 20 cases of MWND at $99. It was all gone in about an hour.

Possible Unpopular opinion alert.

Bottles that have languished on my bar because I just don’t dig em:

Russel’s Reserve 10 Year
Legent
Maker’s Mark Private Select
Four Roses Small Batch Select
Pure Kentucky Small Batch

Possible Unpopular opinion alert.

Bottles that have languished on my bar because I just don’t dig em:

Russel’s Reserve 10 Year
Legent
Maker’s Mark Private Select
Four Roses Small Batch Select
Pure Kentucky Small Batch

I don’t think you’ll get any flak for that.

RR10 is just not good in my opinion. SiB owns it and it’s not even close.

Legent is a unique profile. I dig it but I know plenty who don’t and won’t hold it against anyone because like I said it’s a very different taste.

Never been a fan of Makers


4R SBS is a solid bottle. Wish it were about $10 cheaper but it’s a bottle I feel extremely confident in recommending to others

Pure Kentucky mixes great with Drano.....

I think all 5 of those bottles would serve just fine as cocktail material. Nothing a little sugar and spice can't fix. 

1 hour ago, Buzzrock said:

Possible Unpopular opinion alert.

Bottles that have languished on my bar because I just don’t dig em:

Russel’s Reserve 10 Year
Legent
Maker’s Mark Private Select
Four Roses Small Batch Select
Pure Kentucky Small Batch

RR10 is indeed garbage. 

MMPS is delicious 

4RSBS is good 

what the fuck is Pure Kentucky 

I went to little cocktail class with some friends on Saturday and the bourbon we used was Four Roses SiB. It was just so so much better to me than the Select. Granted it was a barrel pick.

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Got some freebies too.

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Pure Kentucky XO is made by KBD (Willet). It gets decent reviews it just wasn’t for me.

4RSiB is great. It’s probably the best single barrel you can consistently find in any store. I’m blanking on another widely available single barrel?

21 minutes ago, Neonmoon said:

4RSiB is great. It’s probably the best single barrel you can consistently find in any store. I’m blanking on another widely available single barrel?

Evan Williams SiB is pretty widely available.  And while I wouldn't rate it above 4R SiB, it's close enough at a fraction of the price.

RR SiB is not hard to find, though it is a higher price point than either of the 2 above mentioned. 

On 10/2/2020 at 9:26 PM, USCATX said:

Don’t be an idiot, go back and buy that WT. it’s the OG Master’s Keep release, the new one says Bottled in Bond on the front.  They’ve been going for about $220-$240 secondary as people try to complete the set of MK as they become more popular.  I have all the others (some multiples) but none of that release.  If you don’t want it I’ll trade you something for it. 

Whoa damn, is that the price with the box?

4RSiB is great. It’s probably the best single barrel you can consistently find in any store. I’m blanking on another widely available single barrel?


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2 hours ago, Carl Spackler said:

Evan Williams SiB is pretty widely available.  And while I wouldn't rate it above 4R SiB, it's close enough at a fraction of the price.

Fuck me, forgot about EV. Concur

and RRSiB. Dammit. All great. 

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1 hour ago, HRSchenker said:

Whoa damn, is that the price with the box?

Yeah, no idea what would happen if you listed one without the box. 

I went to little cocktail class with some friends on Saturday and the bourbon we used was Four Roses SiB. It was just so so much better to me than the Select. Granted it was a barrel pick.

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Got some freebies too.

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That’s a barrel strength bottle

Right?

So yeah that’s a load better than that. And the regular Single Barrel
I went to little cocktail class with some friends on Saturday and the bourbon we used was Four Roses SiB. It was just so so much better to me than the Select. Granted it was a barrel pick.

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Got some freebies too.

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That’s a barrel strength bottle

Right?

So yeah that’s a load better than that. And the regular Single Barrel

Nope, single barrel store pick at 100 proof. Those can still be really good though.

Agree that the 4R SiB is superior to the SBS.  SBS is solid though and a clear improvement over the SB, although it is overpriced ($18 more than SiB on the MSRP which is crazy).

Knob Creek SiB, particularly the store picks, are solid.

 

Four Roses Cask Strength SiBs are basically McKenna 10 after the Minnick article right now. Four Roses has always had a loyal and extremely active fan base. Now you have  Bourbon Groups and taters fighting it out online with the long time fans for the same bottles. Maybe I’ll run into one in Houston, but if stores are going to just put it out on the shelf, Instagram bourbon guy with no job is going to beat me to the punch. Hopefully I can go to Kentucky next year and pick up as many recipes as I can carry back. 
 

I think Small Ball Batch Select is better than 100 proof SiB. There’s just more going  on in the bottle. I think SBS is priced OK. It’s the same price as Russell’s Reserve. 
 

I like Evan Wiliams SiB. It’s an interesting, aged bourbon for $30, but it is underproofed. If you have some stuff to do the following morning, it’s a good choice. 

2 hours ago, billfromlaketravis said:

I like Evan Wiliams SiB. It’s an interesting, aged bourbon for $30, but it is underproofed. 

Agree, which was one of the reasons I liked the McKenna BiB SB so much -- same mashbill, similar flavor profiles, but fuller and more assertive with the higher proof.  And then Minnick wrote his damn article and McKenna disappeared from my little corner of the world (unless I wanted to pay $100 for it).

Always pleased when stores ship to Texas 

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I paid money. I received alcohol. 

4 hours ago, Eggo said:

Always pleased when stores ship to Texas 

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I’m pretty sure all my Eagle Rare store picks are from them. Maybe there’s one Spec’s bottle in there.

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