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The nose is wonderfully sweet with caramel and vanilla. Really, this stuff smells fantastic. Silky in the mouth but definitely a youngish bourbon, the alcohol is raw both on the nose and palate. This is a wheat bourbon and I find myself wishing for more rye to balance the sweetness. At $24 it isn't outrageous but doesn't beat any of the stand-by's in that price range (EC, WT, etc. ) but this is meant to compete against Makers. Pricewise it wins but I'm not sure about flavor, been too many years since I've tasted Makers.
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State liquor store is getting in some new stuff (for us). Any of this worth picking up?  
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Old scout maybe. Some people are reporting it was decent. The rest of those aren't worth picking up.
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The Redemption Rye is OK at the price but if you have a rye you enjoy already I doubt it's special enough to push anything over.
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Aug 9, 2015 13:47
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Old Scout isn't bad; however, I prefer the 10 year over the 7 year.
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Aug 9, 2015 15:16
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wormil posted:State liquor store is getting in some new stuff (for us). Any of this worth picking up? I'm a fan of the Russell Reserve 6 year rye. Not even a big Wild Turkey fan, but it's pretty good. Edit: just noticed the price. Maybe for like 5 bucks less.
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Aug 9, 2015 16:11
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wormil posted:State liquor store is getting in some new stuff (for us). Any of this worth picking up? I just picked up a bottle of the Copper Fox rye and I really like it. It's definitely young, and an odd, acquired taste, but I think it's worth trying. As others were saying, the Smooth Ambler Old Scout is also a solid bourbon, and the price isn't bad.
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What about that rebel yell?
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Redemption Rye is probably the best bang for the buck LDI/MGP rye, Not sure if $30 is a good price where you're at. The last time I bought a bottle locally it was $22.
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I'd avoid the Copper Fox. I had a bottle and I hated it enough to pour it down the drain.
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Lot no. 40 is worth picking up, but not at 60 bucks. 40, yes.
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Aug 9, 2015 21:01
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My bourbon guy at the ABC store had me try a bottle of Wathen's. The bottle is the same as Elmer T Lee. Flavor wise it's awesome for being a mid $30 bottle of bourbon. I'm very happy.
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Bunk Rogers posted:My bourbon guy at the ABC store had me try a bottle of Wathen's. The bottle is the same as Elmer T Lee. Flavor wise it's awesome for being a mid $30 bottle of bourbon. I'm very happy. I always thought that Old Medley was good for the price, but Wathens never did it for me. One of these days I'll have to try another bottle.
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beanbrew posted:I'd avoid the Copper Fox. I had a bottle and I hated it enough to pour it down the drain. It is really weird. I think it's the wood smoked malt they use - I've never had anything else like it. Personally, I really enjoyed the weirdness, but I can see how someone else might hate it.
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beanbrew posted:I'd avoid the Copper Fox. I had a bottle and I hated it enough to pour it down the drain. Their rye or malt whiskey? Not that either are that great, I bought a bottle of their malt whiskey and keep it around. It's like a overly earthy/woody punch to the mouth that's nice once in awhile.
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I haven't seen Elmer T. Lee in over a year (or more) in Norcal when my local Total Wine had about 5 bottles and I snagged 2. Meh. Four Roses small batch for $28 seems to Keyser_Soze fucked around with this message at 00:39 on Aug 11, 2015 |
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Some images of the Nikka Whiskey Sendai distillery tour:     You can see the Japanese ladies all wear hats like Cypress Hill       Picked up this blend when exiting through the gift shop:  It's just called The Nikka 12 Years Old. Not expensive, 40 USD, iirc. I love it. If you like Nikka From the Barrel, you'll like this. Sweet, smooth punchy nose. Pleasant black licorice and Horlicks malty flavour. Goes down easy, no water needed. Lingers.
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What is the name for this style of glass? I see them pretty often on bourbon blogs, and I'd like to pick up a couple. I already have some glencairns, but more glassware options is always better.
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door Door door posted:What is the name for this style of glass? typically you'd call that a snifter
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I hope this question hasn't been asked too often, but I've only made it through about half of the thread so far. I have a couple of friends who deserve a great gift. I know they drink scotch. I don't really drink much, so I don't know anything. So, what is the best bottle of scotch I can get them, for about $100-150? They saved my kitten and I don't want the gift to fall flat.
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rear end in a top hat casserole posted:I hope this question hasn't been asked too often, but I've only made it through about half of the thread so far. It really depends on what kind of scotch the drink. Do you happen to know what distilleries or regions they prefer? Scotch can be very diverse in its flavor profile, and drinkers of Spey sides really may not appreciate a highly peated islay scotch.
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door Door door posted:What is the name for this style of glass? If you buy some brandy snifters, get some larger ones and you can use them for both spirits and beers. You're meant to cradle the glass in an open palm, warming the drink in the process. TobinHatesYou fucked around with this message at 06:26 on Aug 12, 2015 |
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I strongly disagree that you are meant to warm the spirit. Room/cellar temperature is pretty ideal for smelling and tasting spirits. Besides, once you take a sip it will rapidly reach body temperature in your mouth, and then you can taste the progression of flavors as it warms. Unless you live in the frozen northern wastes and store your booze in an unheated garage you don't need to bother warming it up too much. The primary purpose of the tulip shape of the snifter is to prevent the aroma from escaping. Sniff above the glass though – if you stick your nose right in there the alcohol vapors will burn your nostrils.
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Flew from LAX to Amsterdam today, wanted to pick up some bourbon at the duty free. The selection was decidedly meh at LAX so went home empty handed. 
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spankmeister posted:Flew from LAX to Amsterdam today, wanted to pick up some bourbon at the duty free. The selection was decidedly meh at LAX so went home empty handed. That seems to be the case in 99% of the duty free stores i come across. Are there airports that actually have decent selections? If so, which ones??
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Kenning posted:I strongly disagree that you are meant to warm the spirit. Room/cellar temperature is pretty ideal for smelling and tasting spirits. Besides, once you take a sip it will rapidly reach body temperature in your mouth, and then you can taste the progression of flavors as it warms. Unless you live in the frozen northern wastes and store your booze in an unheated garage you don't need to bother warming it up too much. Drink it how you like, but it's worth noting: 1) It's not the warmth that brings out the flavors in spirits in your mouth. As the whiskey or brandy dilutes, lignin micelles start to break down and release esters contained within. 2) Speeding up the evaporation by using a large snifter, your body temperature and one full swirl is the entire reason such glassware exists.
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2DCAT posted:That seems to be the case in 99% of the duty free stores i come across. Are there airports that actually have decent selections? If so, which ones?? Schiphol has a good selection but is expensive.
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rear end in a top hat casserole posted:I hope this question hasn't been asked too often, but I've only made it through about half of the thread so far. Unless they're big nerds, a bottle of Blue Label is a better gift than a lesser known but better scotch. That's a bit out of your price range though, so I would probably just get the oldest big name brand you can afford.
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good jovi posted:Unless they're big nerds, a bottle of Blue Label is a better gift than a lesser known but better scotch. That's a bit out of your price range though, so I would probably just get the oldest big name brand you can afford. I was kind of thinking of getting a highly rated Japanese whiskey because even if it's not perfect, it's a novelty. Is that stupid?
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rear end in a top hat casserole posted:I was kind of thinking of getting a highly rated Japanese whiskey because even if it's not perfect, it's a novelty. Is that stupid? For the spirit of a gift, no that would be something nice. HOwever if it was possible to find out what they really liked and bought accordingly that would be even better, but if you can't get that then a nice novelty buy is good. I can't stand much peat but we've had friends buy us some rather expensive speysides. I don't drink them but I enjoy whiskeys with friends and the ones that like peat really love when I bring that out for them so it's never a loss to get something like that.
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rear end in a top hat casserole posted:I was kind of thinking of getting a highly rated Japanese whiskey because even if it's not perfect, it's a novelty. Is that stupid? No, that sounds excellent.
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Thanks, folks!
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yeah also never get blue label it's boring If you want to get a whisky that's just expensive for non connoisseurs get like a macallan or something like that. It has the name recognition but is also somewhat interesting. spankmeister fucked around with this message at 16:52 on Aug 12, 2015 |
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spankmeister posted:yeah also never get blue label it's boring I'm actually going to try some for the 1st time today
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That Works posted:I'm actually going to try some for the 1st time today It's nice don't get me wrong, just too smooth, too engineered, kinda bland really.
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spankmeister posted:It's nice don't get me wrong, just too smooth, too engineered, kinda bland really. Agreed. It's tasty enough, and certainly easy to drink, but it's kind of "flat" and easily forgettable. It would be a solid $40 blend, in my opinion.
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Mr. Glass posted:typically you'd call that a snifter Oh yeah, duh. Just didn't think of a snifter being that small. Similar to how it's next to impossible to find cocktail coupes that aren't 8 oz. Happy to discover that the change to a fancier bottle hasn't resulted in a price hike for OGD bonded; at least in NC.
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door Door door posted:Happy to discover that the change to a fancier bottle hasn't resulted in a price hike for OGD bonded; at least in NC. The BiB up here in NoVa/DC is about $2-4 more expensive. Also, I actually like the older design more =(
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smooth jazz posted:Some images of the Nikka Whiskey Sendai distillery tour: I'm jealous
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spankmeister posted:It's nice don't get me wrong, just too smooth, too engineered, kinda bland really. JW Blue trip report. Mostly as described above. I wouldn't say "too smooth" personally, the smoothness was very nice and one of the high points of it. The mouthfeel was excellent, one of the best I've had so far. Otherwise the flavor profile was good, not amazing. I don't care much for peat so the little that was in it was sufficient, glad there was not more but the fact that there's a fair amount in there would keep me from buying it for myself when I could get Balvenie 18 or some of the nice Bowmore releases for near price range. I really enjoyed it, I see how it would make a nice gift but ultimately isn't worth the price in the end. I wouldn't ever call it bad though.
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