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14 minutes ago, thrillhammer said:

never got the still love thats out there, but to each his own.

It’s not great. But that wasn’t the point. 

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I’ve had 5 yr MGP that kicks the asses of bourbon twice as old. Beam will never distill Bookers past 8-8.5 years old. 12-15 yr wild turkey can be sublime. 

I’ve had 23 yr Willett that I want to bathe in and 21 year HH that was overoaked wood toast  and vice versa  

There simply isn’t a sweet spot. 

On 8/12/2024 at 6:15 PM, billfromlaketravis said:

Total has some balls selling McKenna for $75. Evan Williams SiB is $35 and very similar. 

Yeah, McKenna B-I-B always seemed like a proofed up EW SiB to me -- same mashbill and whatnot.  And I liked it when it was around the same price as the EW because at 86.6 proof, the EW can sometimes almost be a little too smooth, so the additional kick of the McKenna was welcome. 

But McKenna isn't *that* much better than EW in my book.  The price of McKenna at my main place has now slipped down to $60, which is certainly better than where it was at not too long ago ($100), but I still can't bring myself to shell out even $60 for it when there are so many terrific options in that range.  If/when it drops below $50, then I'll probably pull the trigger and revisit it for the first time since the price skyrocketed after it won the SF competition back in '19.   

Related note:  Color me happy that Heaven Hill wised up and decided to sell the EW SiB outside of Kentucky again.  It's still a bargain, IMO.  

1 hour ago, Bert Orange said:

I’ve had 5 yr MGP that kicks the asses of bourbon twice as old. Beam will never distill Bookers past 8-8.5 years old. 12-15 yr wild turkey can be sublime. 

I’ve had 23 yr Willett that I want to bathe in and 21 year HH that was overoaked wood toast  and vice versa  

There simply isn’t a sweet spot. 

you're right. there probably isnt a sweet spot, but 10 yrs seems to be about right in my experience. i agree on bookers - its loaded with flavors and richness and complexity, and is darker in color at 6 yrs than mckenna is at 10. the noe's say 6-8 is the sweet spot, harlan wheatley says 8-12.

I've noticed that I like mgp bourbons but I haven't tried that many of them. What would y'all recommend for readily available mgp bourbons?

6 minutes ago, closetohumping said:

I'm at a Wework. Remy Martin is right next to our cubicle. They got one of them fancy Louis the 14th on display

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are you sure that is not remy martinez?

Always good to see Bert in the thread. 
 

I like MGP bourbon, but it’s rarely priced well. Throw a sticker on it the price goes up at least $10, and usually $20. 

I still haven’t seen the return of EWSiB here in San Antonio. Granted I don’t hit the likka store on the daily (or even weekly) like you guys do.

16 hours ago, elguapo said:

I've noticed that I like mgp bourbons but I haven't tried that many of them. What would y'all recommend for readily available mgp bourbons?

Remus is their own brand and is on almost all shelves. Nulu SiB is great stuff and at TW and other retailers. Then there’s tons of MGP blended/finished options. 
 

expect to pay around $10/year of age for MGP. 

Edited by Bert Orange

Just look at the small print on all the bottles on the shelf - “distilled in Indiana” and start tasting them until you find your favorite. 

47 minutes ago, Bert Orange said:

Remus is their own brand and is on almost all shelves. Nulu SiB is great stuff and at TW and other retailers. Then there’s tons of MGP blended/finished options. 
 

expect to pay around $10/year of age for MGP. 

Bert, the Nulu stuff is everywhere. Could you recommend your personal favorite? 

Was a nice surprise to see ER at my local TL this morning

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3 hours ago, billfromlaketravis said:

Bert, the Nulu stuff is everywhere. Could you recommend your personal favorite? 

I’m not a huge finished guy. And most of their stuff is. But the single barrel MGP picks have been consistently good. Have an 8 (TW) and 6 (specs) year open and both are fantastic. The 8 has some coconut notes on the finish. 
 

There are so many out there I can’t recommend one specifically. Just have to try them on and decide. 

And that they are single barrel, obviously will vary greatly. 

6 minutes ago, billfromlaketravis said:

Nice surprise this afternoon. 
 

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Spec’s call list?

Just now, billfromlaketravis said:

Si. 

Yeah word is it’s hit Central Texas as well. 

Bert, the Nulu stuff is everywhere. Could you recommend your personal favorite? 

I have probably 8-10 bottles of Nulu, and almost all of my favorites are club picks from secondary.

Princess Peach (Peach Brandy Finished SiB from Chattanooga Firefighters) that we finished a few weeks back is probably in my All Time Top 10. That said, most are in the Good range including the shelfers, but of the easily available I’d say the Double Barrel Rye is my favorite.

I’m sure it’s the outlier, but Total’s Nulu pick is a cool $180. 8 years, high rye bourbon. I’m sure it’s great, but I’m out. You can get STFB for a few $20’s more 

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The peach was really great.
 

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Nice surprise this afternoon. 
 
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Found one myself and stashed away… let us know if you open yours!

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im still new to this, so suffice it to say that 116.8 is going to be an interesting adventure. wish me luck. 🫡 

5 hours ago, Derka said:

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im still new to this, so suffice it to say that 116.8 is going to be an interesting adventure. wish me luck. 🫡 

I'll be the guy who makes the obligatory "Rare Breed is quite good for the price and always worth keeping on the shelf at your house" post, because dammit, it's true 

4 hours ago, bureaucrat said:

I'll be the guy who makes the obligatory "Rare Breed is quite good for the price and always worth keeping on the shelf at your house" post, because dammit, it's true 

WT is always on my shelf. Even a handle of 101 is a nice sipper. 

18 minutes ago, Bert Orange said:

WT is always on my shelf. Even a handle of 101 is a nice sipper. 

what isn't on your shelf...

13 hours ago, Derka said:

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im still new to this, so suffice it to say that 116.8 is going to be an interesting adventure. wish me luck. 🫡 

Don't think I'd ever previously seen a handle of 1783.

What’s the cheapest Buffalo Trace/Sazerac or Heaven Hill glass handle? 
 

Handles of Benchmark and Quality House are both plastic. 

2 hours ago, billfromlaketravis said:

What’s the cheapest Buffalo Trace/Sazerac or Heaven Hill glass handle? 
 

Handles of Benchmark and Quality House are both plastic. 

Buffalo Trace handles run about $50

5 hours ago, huge said:

what isn't on your shelf...

That’s a fair fucking comment. But I love Beam black and WT on the daily

43 minutes ago, Bert Orange said:

That’s a fair fucking comment. But I love Beam black and WT on the daily

Bottles of Redemption Wheated go way too fast amirite?

Damn this was a good one.
Getting hard as shit to find 14.5 yr picks.
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Damn this was a good one.
Getting hard as shit to find 14.5 yr picks.
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Damn, RIP!

Meanwhile, I’m finding all kinds of goodness stashed away at my parents’ house…2c021d93a61cdbdc03e3dbdf0e80ff27.jpg

You know what’s awesome about Arizona? A lot. 
 

Including $21 Buffalo Trace readily available at every grocery store. 


I have probably 8-10 bottles of Nulu, and almost all of my favorites are club picks from secondary.

Princess Peach (Peach Brandy Finished SiB from Chattanooga Firefighters) that we finished a few weeks back is probably in my All Time Top 10. That said, most are in the Good range including the shelfers, but of the easily available I’d say the Double Barrel Rye is my favorite.

$87 at TW today. Don’t see an age statement. Lots of sediment floating around.

Really sweet and oaky. This is good shit.
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$87 at TW today. Don’t see an age statement. Lots of sediment floating around.

Really sweet and oaky. This is good shit.
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Yes, yes it is.
8 hours ago, huge said:


$87 at TW today. Don’t see an age statement. Lots of sediment floating around.

Really sweet and oaky. This is good shit.
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Young MGP rye is the tits

5 minutes ago, Bert Orange said:

Young MGP rye is the tits

What would you guess, age wise?  6?

What would you guess, age wise?  6?

4-6 is pretty standard for MGP, I believe

$104 for Shenk’s….not ideal. Got my vertical back to 2017 but I believe this is my last one at that price. That’s more than I paid for my first GTS, 4G or EHTBP. Fuckin taters man

I’ve seen it going for closer to $150 a lot of spots, so don’t feel TOO bad… is it worth that? No, but it’s still damn good.

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