Favorite Whiskey?

Lmao

 

I replicated this tasting just a few minutes ago, with the only difference being the tasting was blind - the wife poured my glasses.



The picture sucks compared to @Misplaced Nebraskan 's. Deal with it.

I'll start by saying which was which so that there is no mystery in reading through the review.

W.T.F. ended up being the Michter's Barrel Strength Rye and the Dickbutt was the Michter's Straight Rye.

On the nose, the Dickbutt was light and grassy. It doesn't offend and doesn't stick around much. On the palate, the very typical rye spice and herbs. A bit of light hay and almost a parsley flake taste. The spice "bite" is more like what you get from a peppermint altoid than it is what you get from something like baking spices. It will easily remind you of ryes like Sazerac and Old Forester, but a little more well rounded. The finish is super short, just like the nose. It's enjoyable and I would buy it again when in the need for some more rye, but it doesn't knock my socks off, either.

The W.T.F., though...man. The nose is excellent. Much fuller and if you take too big a whiff, it permeates your sinuses. The smell of the barrel really comes through. It's enough that it almost smells like a bourbon. Right at the end, you get the spiciness of the rye on the nose. On the palate, it brings a little heat straight away and more of that deep oak char off the barrel. Really viscous, as Zach mentioned. Rather than tasting the light, airy grass/hay from the rye that you get in Dickbutt, you have some layers of tobacco and butterscotch sweetness that subdue all of the fennel and earthiness. The viscous finish leads to a very long, warm, tingly finish. This heat is more of the cinnamon/vanilla extract variety. THIS stuff is outstanding. A SERIOUSLY good rye. Leads me to curse @916carl for ever letting it touch my lips as I'm now on a doomed and/or expensive journey to find a bottle for myself. This is the first time in a while that Midwinter Night's Dram has had a serious run for its money from a rye not named The Boss Hog.

 

Yeah... What Bryan said... Much more elegant of a whiskey tater than I.

But cheers y'all. Fresh mow and now making some delicious future vitals courtesy of @Bigdaddy4760 ... Bacon is the secret ingredient.

Also I second Bryan in blaming @916carl

So. Damn. Good.



W.T.F. and dickbutt approved!

 

Cool

 

I think this may make it in my sig as a quote!

 

These glasses were a wonderful idea.

 

Dickbutt has opened a whole new world in whiskey tasting.

 

So I bought a bottle of Nikka From the Barrel on line the other day. Payed too much for it, but what what are ya gonna do. Went to check the order status today and see another order listed in my account. When I click on it, I see an order for Peach Crown Royal (yuck) being sent to some guy in a flyover state. WTF?! Reach out to the seller and he said orders got crossed and it will be straightened out. $70 for peach CW? Yikes.

 

I mean, $70 for FTB is not unreasonable.. I never saw it under 65 in the store!

 

No, the Peach Crown Royal was $70. If I could buy Nikka FTB for $65/70 I'd buy many bottles.

 

Oh damn...

 

The first time I saw CR Peach there was one on the shelf. Never heard of it or knew of it. Watched two girls race to grab it and almost fight... I laughed at the stupidity of it. Then realized I was bourbon hunting as well and would do the same

 

One of the local grocery stores has a liquor isle with a small locked glass cabinet. They have the expensive things like JW Blue, but they also have the CR Peach locked up. First time I saw it I was like WTF? Then I found out it's one of those things that's popular with a certain crowd and apparently gets shoplifted quite a bit.

But yeah, if I see a bottle of Pappy on the shelf for $80 you bet your ass I'm fighting for it!

 

What’s funny is I like peaches I like peach cobbler and such but I do not like peach flavored stuff.

 

artificial flavors rarely win. I'm with ya on that.

 

On a whim, I bought a bottle of David Nicholson Reserve...don't care for it. I will drink it though.
Any of yall tried it??

 

Cracked open this bottle of Compass Box Great King St Artists blend and I have to say it's pretty darn good for the price. Definitely not complex or challenging (you might call it an easy drinker, good for a summers day) but somehow it compels me to "have another". It's like Pringles - I can't have just one. It's very light in color - golden yellow - and it kinda dimmed my expectations. After my first dram I had to go back for another. It is sweet, but also has that quality that says I'm a SCOTCH whisky that I can't define. Now I want a third but I'm going to the driving range later tonight so another is verboten.

I forgot to take a pic when my WTF glass had something in it.

 

There is a Glasgow Blend, too, but it's a little more peated (not heavily, mind you) and has a sherry cask finish. At the price, even though you aren't much of a peat guy, it might still be worth a shot. That Artists Blend is a great recommendation, along with Monkey Shoulder, for an inexpensive scotch option.

That mug is fantastic!

 

Came from joining their club