New Bourbon Thread: Bourbon Trail

Nice

 

Got a double Oaked today; unimpressed.

 

I've only had it as a store pick and I liked it

 

Yeah the store pick was one of my favorite bourbon's of last year. I won't get anything but the store picks of those.

 

Enjoying the Frey Ranch, anyone else had this? It's pretty good

 

Store pick at my store is $64 and has been there for a year. I want to give it a go but ...

 

That’s because it’s bad

 

This is the way

 

Big game tonight?

 

Bottle is sweating like a whore in church

 

Quite the opposite. I'm just thirsty.

 

I have the fans on full speed at 9pm. Fuck GA humidity.

 

Stop ur whining we got it bad below u boys as well

 

No doubt. All southeast humidity is garbage.

 

The guy at Gordon's poured me 2oz each of the Stellum Bourbon and Rye Barrel picks. That does it for me tonight.

 

Had it for the first time a couple nights ago. It’s really good.

 

Yeah just sucks the only way I can get it is having a friend mail it in from Vegas

 

sometimes your buddy might be getting a divorce and you just go for it. Thank god for a 3 day weekend

 

overserved?

 

RR13 on the Atlanta secondary at $375, per them only 8 stores got it.

 

That’s about right for secondary. I’ve seen 400 national

 

damn

 

I was told only 40 stores in Georgia got 4R single barrels this year and none outside of Atlanta.

 

As in private select/barrel proof? If so, I could see that as I've literally never seen a bottle locally outside of social media.

Feel like I've seen a ton of 4R single barrels on the market though and getting less expensive, sometimes as low as $36.

 

Correct the single barrel barrel proof

 

I waver on 1792, but I'm currently sitting on the "great value for $27" side of the fence. I like the sweet, high-rye nuttiness.

 

#valuefam

 

Speaking of adorable you, I reread Seagrass again yesterday.

Is it essentially... rye Armida?

 

Nah, Armida has the amaro that turns people off. Seagrass is completely different and more approachable

 

Moved to Mobile and dreaded the lack of bourbon, walked into an ABC store and got a RR F store pick, non barrel strength 4R OBSV and a baby Saz. Pretty happy considering. They are supposed to release a 4R BS pick this month so hope to get that

 

Well there's one less friend to meet during my next trip to Chattanooga.

 

Anyone have any interest in a 15 year knob creek store pick?

 

definitely would

 

I’m not typically a big fan of finished whiskey but this Chattanooga Port finish is pretty nice

 

Picked up a bottle of this today. Even if it’s not great, it’s a cool collection piece. Woodson is my favorite Packer ever. #Michigan Wolverines #Green Bay Packers

 

Obscured those Michigan trademarks just enough to get away with using that pic apparently.

 

Can't decide if I should get either of these:
Maisano Hand Select Maker's Mark Private Selection
Barrel 3.0 Summer 2021
This custom Secondary Stave Profile Jonathan created includes the following combination;
2 Seared French Cuvee Staves
2 Maker's 46 Staves
1 Toasted French Spice Stave
5 Roasted French Mendiant
(The new stave in the Maker's Private Selection Program)
After additional aging with these secondary staves this Bourbon was bottled cask strength at 108.9 proof.
The barrel yield is 240 bottles, Price $73.82 + tax per.
Enjoy aromas of caramelized brown sugar with flavors of chocolate orange with a long creamy vibrant finish.

Maisano Hand Select Bulleit Single Barrel
This low Rye (21%) mash bill Bourbon is 9 years old
Bottled at 104 proof with a barrel yield of 168 bottles.
Price is $53.26 + tax with no bottle limit.
Enjoy aromas of raspberry and rose petal with flavors of baked red fruit cobbler layered with soft creamy spice on the finish.

 

Agreed, and definitely saving it for cooler weather.

 

You just post these every time you get an email and want us to tell you whether or not to buy them.

Okay, here I go since it's not my money: buy both.

I like the Makers Mark profile and have enjoyed the two private selection combinations I've tried (Benash and Total Wine GA.) That's fairly safe. I know jack shit about Bulleit Single Barrels, so again, since it's not my money, buy it.

 

jeez. who peed in your cheerios

 

i can tell you that the Bulleit price is good here. Maisanos seems high on certain things but those are $60 in nc

I’d get both personally

 

I've had one of his single barrel MM picks before and recall it was pretty good, but can't remember much about it. Never had Bulleit Single Barrel.

 

Love my every makers mark pick Ive had, one was maybe my favorite store pick ever. Bulleit was very meh.

Do with this what you will.

 

Shoutout to BrickTamland for his good deed today. Hooking up a firefighter with the red, white and blue SW.

 

I just gave a $10 discount. That dude just straight bought it for the fireman.

Of course that same guy sent me this pic of his collection, so I don’t get the impression he’s shy of spending money on whiskey:

 

I know him. Have done a few deals with him. Huge SW fan