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Yeah, pretty sure that's exactly what they do. For something like four roses, it's the only way to get recipes other than the sole one they use for single barrel (OBVS, using their recipe code). All the other recipes get blended into their other products.
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Inspector 34 posted:How do store picks work? Do they send someone to sample a barrel (seems unlikely) and purchase accordingly or something? I guess what I'm wondering is why would a store pick bottle be any different from the regular product? There's 2 ways: 1. A person associated with the store or group visits the distillery and samples a selection of barrels (usually between 4-6, but sometimes up to 12) 2. Same thing but the distillery or distributor sends small sample bottles of those same barrels to the store or group Regular product is often not single barrel (buffalo trace or Elijah craig, for example) so the flavors may vary and it may have a different profile. Same thing with the age. Your knob creek 9 year single barrel as a barrel pick, for example may be 12-15 years sometimes (knob creek puts the dates on the bottle, for buffalo trace or heaven hill products you'd need to ask the store owner the age) In the case of four roses and now old forester, they're also barrel proof. Four roses picks are different recipes from their yeast and mashbill, but the standard single barrel is always obsv, but the picks can be any of the 10
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Anyone have an idea if the Maker's store pick bottles are good in general? One of my locals has a store pick bottled at about 107 proof for ~65 bucks. Maker's isn't generally one of my go-tos but the single barrel is decent and this store picked a pretty good Knob Rye barrel in the past.
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DROP TABLE PHIZ posted:Anyone have an idea if the Maker's store pick bottles are good in general? One of my locals has a store pick bottled at about 107 proof for ~65 bucks. Maker's isn't generally one of my go-tos but the single barrel is decent and this store picked a pretty good Knob Rye barrel in the past. Their cask strength variant is pretty good so may be worth a try.
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Since I'm not spending money going out every weekend, what are some bottles I should try under $80? For American whiskey, I generally prefer rye to bourbon. Bulleit Rye is fine. I also like Rittenhouse and Old Overholt but IIRC those were a bit harsh. For single malts, I generally prefer peat and smoke. I know I like Ardbeg 10, Ardbeg Uigeadail, Laphroaig 10, and Lagavulin 16. I recently purchased Macallan 15 and Glenmorangie 18 because they were on sale and both were disappointing. I also had Macallan 30 a few years back and thought it was meh. My favorite whiskey that I've tried is Yamazaki 18 (I think the 12 is junk).
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Josh Lyman posted:Since I'm not spending money going out every weekend, what are some bottles I should try under $80? For American whiskey, I generally prefer rye to bourbon. Bulleit Rye is fine. I also like Rittenhouse and Old Overholt but IIRC those were a bit harsh. For single malts, I generally prefer peat and smoke. I know I like Ardbeg 10, Ardbeg Uigeadail, Laphroaig 10, and Lagavulin 16. I recently purchased Macallan 15 and Glenmorangie 18 because they were on sale and both were disappointing. I also had Macallan 30 a few years back and thought it was meh. My favorite whiskey that I've tried is Yamazaki 18 (I think the 12 is junk). If you like a very easy drinking rye, Pendleton 1910 might be up your alley. Canadian, 12 yr aged, and right around $30ish. As for peaty, maybe give Talisker a spin? CleverHans fucked around with this message at 05:37 on Nov 2, 2020 |
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Nov 2, 2020 05:32
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Stocking up for election night.
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Maker's mark 101?? Haven't seen that one before.
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Nov 2, 2020 06:36
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Lowness 72 posted:Maker's mark 101?? Haven't seen that one before. Apparently it's a new option they first released for duty free only then transitioned into a "holiday release." For $30 I decided to give it a try, at 101 proof it's only 9 proof short of their cask strength option.
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Josh Lyman posted:Since I'm not spending money going out every weekend, what are some bottles I should try under $80? For American whiskey, I generally prefer rye to bourbon. Bulleit Rye is fine. I also like Rittenhouse and Old Overholt but IIRC those were a bit harsh. For single malts, I generally prefer peat and smoke. I know I like Ardbeg 10, Ardbeg Uigeadail, Laphroaig 10, and Lagavulin 16. I recently purchased Macallan 15 and Glenmorangie 18 because they were on sale and both were disappointing. I also had Macallan 30 a few years back and thought it was meh. My favorite whiskey that I've tried is Yamazaki 18 (I think the 12 is junk). High-Rye Bourbons: Four Roses Single Barrel or Small Batch Select New Riff Single Barrel or Bottled In Bond Rye: Russell's Reserve Single Barrel or 6 year Pikesville Mitcher's New Riff Single Barrel or Bottled In Bond Willett 4 year (if you can find it) High West Double Rye, Rendezvous Rye, or Midwinter Nights Dram ($90-100 but worth it) Peated Scotch: Port Charlotte 10 Year Kilchoman Machir Bay Ledaig (any) Compass Box Peat Monster Balanced Scotch: Springbank Oban Benromach Compass Box Spice Tree
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Nov 2, 2020 12:29
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How do you all feel about basil Hayden Dark rye?
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I'm planning on whipping up a batch of aged eggnog this year via alton browns recipe. It calls for one cup Jamaican rum, one cup cognac, one cup bourbon. I wonder, though. Im not a huge brandy or rum drinker, but I see the benefit of the saccharine sweetness they can provide. I was thinking WT101, and plantation rum, but I'm left without a budget cognac option. Something like E&J feels like a waste. Was considering leaving it out and upping the other two, but I don't know. Any suggestions from someone that has has good experience making their own aged egg nog?
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Nov 2, 2020 18:28
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lol there's so much booze just pour in a a cup of korbel or whatever bottom shelf brandy you can find, you're not gonna taste the difference with the insane amount of eggs and cream and spices added
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If you don't like it and won't drink it otherwise, just leave it out. You can tweak the flavors as you're preparing it.
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Nov 2, 2020 18:57
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Spotted a bottle of Caribbean cask 14 in the supermarket. Can’t wait to try it. Every time I’ve looked on Amazon it’s been oos. Sounds right up my street
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Casu Marzu posted:lol there's so much booze just pour in a a cup of korbel or whatever bottom shelf brandy you can find, you're not gonna taste the difference with the insane amount of eggs and cream and spices added Speaking for personal experience this is exactly right. Last year I used Larceny, Appleton Estate, and Paul Masson for my nog, and nobody had any complaints. The pound of sugar really covers up a lot of sins.
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Nov 2, 2020 19:59
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Paul Masson VSOP is certainly good enough for eggnog, it goes for ~$12
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Nov 2, 2020 22:32
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Toebone posted:Paul Masson VSOP is certainly good enough for eggnog, it goes for ~$12 aHAaAa the French oeuf nogé
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Nov 2, 2020 22:47
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Deceptive Thinker posted:High-Rye Bourbons: Russell’s Reserve 6 year and High West Double Rye were both on sale here at the Virginia ABC so I picked them up along with Uigeadail which was also on sale, perfect timing since I just finished my previous bottle. I might have had the High West 3-4 years ago but I still like it here. It’s lighter than the Russell’s Reserve which has a much stronger nose and I think I prefer. It seems like the Four Roses Single Barrel and Small Batch Select both have fans and I should really get them both at the same time to try side by side. Is the regular Small Batch worth a look? Josh Lyman fucked around with this message at 01:05 on Nov 3, 2020 |
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Anyone have any good suggestions for a decent whiskey advent calendar? I’ve seen a few but they seem extremely expensive for what they offer. I know there will be a premium but some of the ones I’ve seen seem like pretty bad deals.
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Nov 5, 2020 02:05
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I had a bottle of Jameson Black Barrel in the Cabinet of Vice and I cracked it last night to calm my nerves. Today it's a celebration tipple.
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Wife and I got advent calendars from Spirit Co this year - rum for her and last year's whisky one for me, but obviously we haven't tried them yet. But the prices were more reasonable-ish (they have different price points) and customer service has been great so far. I feel like you're always getting hosed price-wise with alcohol advent calendars, but you pay for the fun of it. Shockingly I didn't drink nearly as much as predicted last night or tonight. I've got a bottle of Ardbeg Blaaaaack on hand as a celebration bottle, but still not comfortable enough with the results to break it open. Hopefully tomorrow!
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I've a kuroyashi pure malt 18 I stashed away from our trip to Japan a few years ago that I decided was gonna be my celebration drink.
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CBS Sunday Morning had a story on Pappy Van Winkle and it left me craving bourbon but I thought there was none in the house. Then I remembered! Paid too much money for a small Smugglers Notch whiskey sampler when we were on vacation in Vermont a year or 2 ago. Not a whole lot on the nose but it reminds me a little of mellow corn at the start. This has got to be the mildest bourbon I've ever had. Bottle says 90 proof but I've had beers with more of a bite than this. Little toasted corn but its otherwise the Ned Flanders of bourbon. It's sweet. Mouthfeel is a little syrupy which I tend to prefer. Oh well. It scratched the itch for now but not something I think I would recommend or look for in the future. Edit: Unrelated but gently caress the Cowboys. Quiet Feet fucked around with this message at 22:35 on Nov 8, 2020 |
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Nov 8, 2020 22:32
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Man, I had another dram of this 15 year knob creek store pick and drat is it good. It’s sad that these are likely going to be a thing of the past  .
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So I owe someone a gift and I've found out their favorite drink is seagrams. So obviously I'll get them that, but is there something similar that's better/rarer that I could get them as well? I know almost nothing about whiskey
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Nov 14, 2020 00:58
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Uhhhhh. Maybe Crown? Isn't seagrams basically Canadian style whiskey?
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I don't want to come off like a whiskey snob (even though this is the whiskey thread), but I have to imagine that someone whose favorite drink is Seagrams isn't someone who's into high-end/rare whiskey. If you're dead set on buying a bottle of booze, some of the higher-end barrel aged whiskey cocktails like High West makes (like https://www.highwest.com/products/36th-vote-barreled-manhattan and https://www.highwest.com/products/old-fashioned-barrel-finished-cocktail) aren't bad at around $45? Just as an alternative to trying to find something the friend actually likes.
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Infinite Karma posted:I don't want to come off like a whiskey snob (even though this is the whiskey thread), but I have to imagine that someone whose favorite drink is Seagrams isn't someone who's into high-end/rare whiskey. Oh yeah no worries, I kinda figured I might be storming into the steak thread and asking if there's a better burger than hardees! I'll give those a look, thanks Lowness 72 posted:Uhhhhh. Maybe Crown? Isn't seagrams basically Canadian style whiskey? This sounds like a safe option too, thank you
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Seagram’s is pretty mild, so buying someone a “nice” whiskey may backfire. A safer bet may be to look for a quality wheated bourbon, like 1792 wheated bourbon or Larceny wheated.
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Went to Calvert Woodley, one of the two biggest liquor stores in DC and they had Willet 4 year rye for $56. Picked up a bottle and it’s... okay? I think I need to stick to peated Scotches.
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Nov 14, 2020 02:36
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The Chad Jihad posted:So I owe someone a gift and I've found out their favorite drink is seagrams. So obviously I'll get them that, but is there something similar that's better/rarer that I could get them as well? I know almost nothing about whiskey Crown Royal Northern Harvest Rye is tasty, modestly acclaimed, somewhat similar, broadly available, and reasonably priced (~$25 I believe). Not rare in any sense of the word but a nice dram if they're into Canadian stuff.
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Nov 14, 2020 09:55
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Anyone celebrating Dunnett day with some scotch?
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Vox Nihili posted:Crown Royal Northern Harvest Rye is tasty, modestly acclaimed, somewhat similar, broadly available, and reasonably priced (~$25 I believe). Not rare in any sense of the word but a nice dram if they're into Canadian stuff. This is a great idea actually. Bottle of crown northern harvest rye. Also if they know nothing about whiskey and Google it, I think it won top whiskey of the year a few years back.
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The other option I'd suggest would be something like Basil Hayden's
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My wife claims her favorite bourbon is Buffalo Trace, but I wonder if maybe thats just because we only are able to get it every so often. Any recommendations for similar bourbon around the same price for a blind tasting? Around that range she's liked evan williams SB, makers, WT101, and she didnt really enjoy 1792, ECSB, or 4R.
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I guess the thing to start with is how much are you paying for buffalo trace?
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Nov 15, 2020 00:16
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$23.99-27.99
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Nov 15, 2020 00:23
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Gejimayu posted:My wife claims her favorite bourbon is Buffalo Trace, but I wonder if maybe thats just because we only are able to get it every so often. Any recommendations for similar bourbon around the same price for a blind tasting? Around that range she's liked evan williams SB, makers, WT101, and she didnt really enjoy 1792, ECSB, or 4R. Eagle Rare is rumored to be a select pick of Buffalo Trace, so grab that when you see it. Edit: it’s usually around $40 though
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I don’t want this to come off as snobby either, but I don’t know that I’ve ever met someone who is ‘in to Canadian whisky’. It’s always either bourbon, scotch, or rye, and if a Canadian bottle gets suggested it’s always a ‘it’s really good for a Canadian whisky’. There’s probably a lot of good Canadian whisky out there too, but it’s almost always at the bottom of the list prestige/hype wise. That said, the crown Royal noble collection from two years ago, 13 year bourbon mash, was fantastic. The release for this year is a 16 year rye, which I’m excited to try. Not a lot of 15+ year old rye whisky out there to try, especially for $60ish!!!
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