Favorite Whiskey?

My local store still limits purchase to just one bottle

 

So does mine but I buy 1000s of dollars from him every year and he takes care of me. He sold me 2 bottles of pappy 10 this year haha.

 

Just picked up these two, haven’t had either of them.

 

That mirador is good stuff

 

Happy Ardbeg Day 2021! No Scorch up here because gov'ment, so I'll celebrate with Blaaack once again. Anybody try Scorch yet?

 

I’m glad you like it. I do like the classic single malt quite a bit. heard this one is better, but a different flavor profile since it’s done in used barrels

 

My buddy Steve came over for some darts and a nice vintage cigar........and bourbon too of course..

 

Just got home tonight from spending 4 days in Bardstown, KY visiting distilleries. Made a few purchases - mostly stuff we can’t get here easily in PA or that was only offered at the distillery. We were at Maker’s Mark, Buffalo Trace, Four Roses, Wild Turkey, Lux Row, Barton, Bardstown Bourbon Company and Willet. We also started our trip in Owensboro at Green River.

 

Nice haul. Someday I’ll do a whiskey tour in Kentucky.

 

Wow

 

Very Nice! What is that bottle behind the Eagle Rare?

 

It's A bottle of Sipes' straight bourbon finished in rum casks - from the Hard Truth Company in Nashville, IN. The bed and breakfast we stayed in also has a bourbon market and a speakeasy in Bardstown and they bought a barrel. Not something you'll find everywhere.

 

I am hoping to make the trip out to the Bourbon Trail once we get a little distance from this craziness. In the mean-time... Bonus shot: 140 Proof Canadian Rye, damn near burned my eyebrows off when I opened it. Had to water that bad boy down. Is that Willette the 4 year?

 

green foil is the 4 year willett

 

The Willett Rye is 4 years. Willett doesn't put an age statement on the Noah's Mill. It was originally aged for 15 years. Now it's believed to be a blend of bourbon that's been aged 4 to 20 years. It is 114.3 proof but very smooth. Lynn typically doesn't prefer bourbons much above 100 proof but really likes the Noah's Mill.

 

I thought that the green just denotes Rye and the purple was the Bourbon. I have seen a few barrel picks that were 6, 7, and 8 years that had the green foil. Not sure if that is an outlier. Oddly enough, I like the 4 year better than the 6,7, or 8. That Noah's mill is quite delicious, hard to find out west.

 

Anyone got thoughts on the Elijah Craig rye??

 

Yes green is rye an purple is bourbon

I’m my experience I’ve only seen 4 year rye and 8 year bourbon….never have seen a single barrel select, which I’d assume wouldn’t follow any rules on age

whatever they are doing it’s great stuff, 4 year rye from 2019 was most likely my favorite bottle I opened that year

 

That is for sure! Wilderness Trail Rye is the only bottle I have had that tops it. Saluti!

 

If you guys had a choice, would you choose Weller 12 or Elijah Craig 18?