Bourbon & Rye

[Northbound]

I noticed this trend with Scotch. I saw Ardbeg 5YO "Wee Beastie" is a couple bucks more than the 10YO.

You’ve got to try new stuff, meaning best value goes out the window some times

 

[HuskyHawk]

You’ve got to try new stuff, meaning best value goes out the window some times

For me @AreBee1969 We Beastie is still cheaper at $55 and I like it. But Scotch runs this game all the time hoping some NAS offering will become popular compared to the base age stated offering. It mostly fails.

On the bourbon side, I do try them and it's hit and miss. Some are very good, some are trash. But that's where you get the more adventurous stuff. I recently bought two bottles of RD One bourbon.
RD1 Spirits One is finished in Oak and Maple barrels. The other is finished in Amburana wood from South America. The Amburana one is really distinctive, kind of like what Mizunara Oak does to Japanese Whiskey. Both are Kentucky and 4+ years so the cask finishing isn't wasted on wet cardboard crap.

 

[AreBee1969]

You’ve got to try new stuff, meaning best value goes out the window some times

For me @AreBee1969 We Beastie is still cheaper at $55 and I like it. But Scotch runs this game all the time hoping some NAS offering will become popular compared to the base age stated offering. It mostly fails.

On the bourbon side, I do try them and it's hit and miss. Some are very good, some are trash. But that's where you get the more adventurous stuff. I recently bought two bottles of RD One bourbon.
RD1 Spirits One is finished in Oak and Maple barrels. The other is finished in Amburana wood from South America. The Amburana one is really distinctive, kind of like what Mizunara Oak does to Japanese Whiskey. Both are Kentucky and 4+ years so the cask finishing isn't wasted on wet cardboard crap.

I hear you both. With my three favorite vices; booze, beer and cigars, experimentation can get stupid expensive, and these are unprecedented times where our choices in all three arenas seem infinite. A lot of frogs to kiss.

 

[FriarJ]

It’s funny how everyone’s taste buds are different. I got a bottle of Calumet Farm 16 that I absolutely love and my friend says they should stick to horses.

 

[HuskyHawk]

It’s funny how everyone’s taste buds are different. I got a bottle of Calumet Farm 16 that I absolutely love and my friend says they should stick to horses.

It’s nice, but low proof and very mild.

 

[Deepelm]

It’s nice, but low proof and very mild.

And WAY overpriced.

 

[FriarJ]

And WAY overpriced.

Like most whiskey these days.

 

[Deepelm]

Like most whiskey these days

Very true.

 

[Drumguy]

Picked up a bottle of Elijah Craig NH Barrel pick at 131 proof today.

 

[HuskyHawk]

Picked up a bottle of Elijah Craig NH Barrel pick at 131 proof today.

NH Liquor store picks are so solid and always sold at normal price. It’s the only state that actually sends people to pick the barrels.

 

[AreBee1969]

I picked up a bottle of Penelope Barrel Strength (112 proof) and it was delicious. Four of us tried it and all were extremely impressed. It was my first experience with any of their whiskeys and I'm looking to try more.

 

[Deepelm]

Our store just got in Barrell New Year 2024 and its quite tasty. Its a nice fall pour, not too hot, lost of spice throughout. Still a silly price in most markets but if its your jam I would grab it. Its not as good as 2023 but its still a really good bottle.