Favorite Whiskey?

And Heaven Hill has historically been the source of most of Willet/KBD's distillate, because Willet did not distill before 2012.

They aren't saying their source for Noah's Mill. Most reviews state it's a NAS blend of whiskies from several producers.

I generally shy away from Willet/KBD altogether because the lack of transparency rubs me the wrong way. But that's me.

 

Saw that for the first time Tuesday night at a restaurant in Dallas. Ordered a round. It was pretty good. I'd buy at our around MSRP. BUT you can't find it here. Lol

 

What’s it like? Lol, I’m 30 minutes from the distillery but I have not tried this one yet.

As for what I’m having tonight, more of the Yellowstone Select. I like it, but it is a little dry.

 

Tonight's pour, thought I'd stay light after drinking a bunch of Oktoberfest beer.

 

I saw Weller SR at a bar the other day for 14 a pour. They also had Blantons for $25 a pour. Crazy times we live in.

 

Hahaha seeing as I scored big last summer in VA, this makes me laugh
May or may not know a guy that had quite the insider knowledge for VA releases. His collection is quite impressive, especially considering all of it was at MSRP

 

It’s a great drinker at MSRP

still in Dallas? If so, I know a pretty good steak house that has a nice whiskey selection. I go there a bit for work trips. $15 pours of Elmer T Lee. And they had a store pick of Weller Full Proof last time I was there for like $20. Generous pours too.

 

Score. I’ll be waiting for your KC 12 vs. 15 review

 

The traditional reviewers have bee saying that the 15 has an awful lot of oak and it starts to compete too much with the other flavors. I hope that’s not the case given that I’ve sunk funds into two bottles.

Many say that both the 12 and 15 are improved with some ice or water.

 

No I was only there from Tuesday-Thursday. And we went to the restaurants work took us too. But they were nice places.

 

i gotta try it when I have it first, had my sazerac rye first, then that so I need it with a fresh palate. I also am extremely bad/new at describing flavors still but I’ll try to explain it as best as I can when I do.

 

I’ve only had Stagg once, it had a wonderful, complex, delicious flavor…what I recall is a cinnamon apple caramel vanilla bomb, very smooth. Somehow, for a 130ish proof bourbon, there was very little heat or bite. Extremely satisfying. I couldn’t give you a comparison because it’s not like anything else I’ve ever had. All the very high proof stuff I tried, you know it’s high proof the second you even sniff it. The Stagg Jr is sneaky.

 

This is what I've read as well. I like knob and don't mind oak, so I'm optimistic.

 

I’m just starting out too, so no worries. The reviews that I have read on it all have the same conclusion, it’s good for the price point but it tastes like a younger whiskey with the alcohol hitting you on the nose and tongue, initially. I’m just curious if the initial hit is more like a tap on the shoulder from an old friend or a hay maker from the brother of the girl you were making out with at the bar.

Don’t get me wrong I like a little burn, but I also don’t want to feel like I’m downing fresh jalapeños either. Sorry if that sounds pretentious, maybe I should go back to beer…

 

Have you had any of Maker’s wood finishing series bourbons?
their RC6 release from 2019(?) was too much oak for me

 

I mostly stick to cask strength regular Maker's.

 

tap on the shoulder for sure. To be honest I hardly noticed any bite at all.

 

Having a little glass of Michter’s Single Barrel Rye neat. Same bottle I’ve had for a while, interesting that on ice it tastes butterscotchy, while the predominant flavor neat is dried cherries. Either way it’s delicious.

Does anyone have access to the 10-year rye?

 

Revisiting this one after a few weeks open. It has one of the nicest bottle/cork qualities I have seen in any whiskey. Thick glass, large easy to handle cork, easy to pour without dropping or spilling.

 

But how does it taste? Did I pass up a steal?