Favorite Whiskey?

Yup

 

I have a couple of those I’m hoarding, the reviews are universally good

 

Rumors are they dumped some GTS barrels into batch 17 that weren't quite good enough to be GTS. Not sure if that's true, but it's intriguing.

 

That got me reading about the 2022 GTS, dang that thing was almost hazmat.

 

I'll join, though I don't want to insult that WLW.

 

All Vanilla jet fuel is welcome to the party

 

I'll come in with poverty class


Also....dammit

Somebody scored on Monday, because I was there Easter and this was there yesterday afternoon...damn

 

here’s to Weller Wednesday as well! This is the last of a fat Weller SR bottle - I needed space in the cabinet and the crystal was empty…so!

And it’s been a bit since I’ve had this Weller. It’s not completely closed with the stopper being crystal, so perhaps that has made this taste amazingly smooth?

 

No Weller to be found in my area. Oh well, the last of my EC BP C23. Hopefully 2024 has a banger bottle as well. Cheers

 

Trying some Tattersall this week. Not too bad. Reinforces my liking of Rye.

 

I think we have agreed on this in the past, I'm in the same situation. My buddy just got a smoker set up and I said I have a terrible bottle we can try it on. If it makes it palatable, great, if not, no loss.

 

From last night

 

Another one down

 

Try-Days, Friday I line up 2-3 bottles I haven’t cracked, watch some Brewzle or Mash and Drum reviews…maybe a little ADHD - Matt, and see if the reviews line up.

 

Too many bottles! That Kings straight bourbon is great

 

that sherry finish sagamore is pure raw sweaty sex

 

interesting, I don’t remember getting that note…will have to revisit

 

tell me more about that High West!? I like regular high west, and got several bottles the last time it was on sale in my local shop.

 

Lately I've been gathering up different sherry/wine/port cask finishes to see if I really like them, or if it's just BS. Going really heavy on the finish with apricot brandy barrels is Barrel Craft - Seagrass. It's pretty heavy up front. It's really good, but not what I would consider a go to against traditional higher proof bourbon. My next favorite, and a big affordable surprise is Wyoming Whiskey double sherry cask. It's more traditional whiskey flavor with a little bit of the sherry cask at the end, really good approach in my opinion. The high west cask collection cabernet finish was recommended on several videos, so I gave it a crack. The price is reasonable, it's whiskey forward, and the cabernet flavor comes in right at the end. I really like it! After that, I picked up the Sagamore Spirits Maryland Rye/PX Sherry finish. If you like heavy grain forward rye's, you'll like this one, the port finish comes in at the end, but is pretty strong. Sagamore Rye's are for rye aficionado's, really potent "craft" type flavors. If you can find the high west cask collection (black label/cab finish), it's really worth the $. Compared to the garbage Leopold Brothers triple distilled Dickel (overpriced, harsh, just terrible)...it's a bargain.

 

Anyone in Longmont CO interested in some sample bottle swaps? Worked out well with another bourbon lover in Denver.