New Bourbon Thread: Bourbon Trail

FYI, here is the link to the live stream zoom for the New Riff from reddit (Jay Whiskey)

Grab Your Glencairn!

Hey goons, hope you're well. Couple things in this email:

New Riff "Diamond In The Riff III" Live Tasting Tonight!

Tune in and hang out as I sample through the kit, talk about the profile compared to previous New Riff I & II, and we'll see if there's a winner in this batch to select for r/Bourbon's 3rd New Riff under the Diamond In The Riff banner.

We'll have another New Riff tasting coming up as well for a second barrel, but that one isn't ready yet. Lots of New Riff to go around this year!

I think we'll be able to squeeze in a 4th later this year, with opportunity to be back on prem as well which means panels in person will be back!

7pm Central / 8pm Eastern - Link Below

New Riff Diamond In the Riff III Live Stream Link

 

I know nothing about bourbon groups on FB or Reddit. I just trust you guys and other than that I'm a pretty standoffish standoffish, unfriendly man who fears change and sometimes talks sports.

 

Campari said all barrels for the year are allocated and we have to message them late 2021

 

I barely even talk sports anymore with the exception of soccer. Pretty much the same.

 

Can someone PM me a link for SGL? I can't find it on Facebook.

 

PM me and I’ll add you

 

That New Riff bottle looks awesome just for Hank. Would entice me on secondary.

 

got to try this guy today and holy shit, one of the best bourbons I’ve had in years. Maybe top 5 ever for me. Only 66 bottles made so sadly that may be my only chance to try

 

I am hoping to get one. Sucks it is that rare. The batch 1 rare and limited was really good as well.

 

A friend told me that Georgia got 6 total of these.

 

All SW is good but fucking c'mon with rare and unlimited label

 

Um a 66 bottle run seems pretty rare and limited.

 

Edit: I can’t read

 

I heard the same, and that this one is the only one that went outside Atlanta.

 

The smoke wagon guy is good at marketing

buy MGP, market the hell out of it, resell

profit

 

He released a couple other versions of R&L simultaneously along with this one. I only got to sample that one above but did get to buy this one which was a run a 1649 bottles. Popping tonight to celebrate bonus time

 

I'll give him credit, he does a hell of a job blending them and I think does some slight aging as well.

 

Damn you

 

I meant rare and limited,

 

What is everyone's favorite bottle that they can regularly walk in and buy at the moment? Thinking $60-70 and under.

 

I would say Widow Jane 10 year, RR Single Barrel SP, OF 1920, EC BP come to mind.

 

Didn't know Widow Jane 10 was so good, going to give a shot next time

 

I need to buy more Russell's stuff. I haven't seen EC BP on a shelf in a long time.

 

Rare Breed, Knob Creek store picks if you can find them, Jack Daniels Barrell Proof

 

McKenna 10.

 

That is mostly miss for me in terms of seeing it on shelves, but when I see that at $40-50 or Hancock's, I would agree they belong.

 

Been seeing it regularly on the shelves at $42.99 for the last year hashtag blest

 

I like all Widow Jane with the exception of Decadence (maple, yuck). In fact, I got my first vaccine on Monday, and looking forward to going into Brooklyn later this Spring to their distillery. Widow Jane was one of the first bourbons that allowed me to switch from Scotch to Bourbon more regularly.

 

Legent.

 

I bought about 10 bottles each of Hancock's and McKenna this Summer in Delaware for $40-$45 apiece. I've actually been giving them away to friends more than actually drinking them (although I do enjoy both). Whenever one of my friends says they want to get into bourbon and asks me for advice on what they should try I usually send them a bottle.

 

I also used to buy McKenna 10 for like 24.99 in Atlanta 4-5 years ago.

 

Let us know. I am very interested in all of these.

 

Define "friends"

 

Wild Turkey Rare Breed
Jefferson's Reserve
Michters Bourbon
Four Roses Single Barrel

Sorry for so many answers, can't pick.

 

Don’t see it much but saw it yesterday for $70. Didn’t pull the trigger but is it worth it at that price?

 

That’s a raping. It’s great but I wouldn’t pay more than $50.

 

I’m pretty sure the MSRP is $50 now; it’s great bourbon but I’m not paying over $50 for it.

 

One silver lining to this market explosion is the “high tide raises all ships.” There’s so much good product in all of the market segments and NDP are gaining share by mastering their mixes and finishing methods.

 

Had a line on Stagg Jr at BevMo in San Jose. My Bro Inlaw went to pick it up and it was already gone. So he made a call to his friend thats a Gm of Total Wine and he said he'd grab him one

 

I’m using that call for more than a Stagg JR

 

Local wine shop periodically gets allocated bottles on Thursdays. Walked in yesterday and got this for $72.

 

Im gonna ask

 

Speaking of Smoke Wagon, what’s good pricing for uncut unfiltered and small batch?

Im seeing it for $80 and $60 respectively.

 

That’s the same I’ve seen it for, but I thought others had mentioned lower in here.

 

thats close to msrp

 

Yeah, that sucks because I’m pretty sure those are $60 and $50 respectively.

 

Boo

 

The straight for 35-40 is the best deal in their line I think