Lerxst
spaghetti and blankets
All of the pappy bourbon are honey weller barrels picked by the van winkles. So it’s the same mash bill just not the cream of the crop barrles.
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All of the pappy bourbon are honey weller barrels picked by the van winkles. So it’s the same mash bill just not the cream of the crop barrles.
mongooz
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DO tell us what you think.
i'm working on a lowly bottle of Buff Trace for the last couple weeks.
tiger roach
Urban Bovine Knievel
i like Buffalo Trace. Coupla days it might last here.
mongooz
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i parse it out, and use other brands to make it last. like Old Forester, and Jameson's and Crown.
in ohio, Trace is 'allocated' and my local liquor store may get 5 to 8 bottles at a time.......twice a year
so when i get my hands on a bottle, i take it easy and make it last.
mongooz
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have you tried Glenlivet?
surfsteve
Pendejo
Yes, not bad. I'm going to try Lagavulin next. Because Ron Swanson.
Ah the Budweiser of whisky
Tbf it's probably the gateway whisky for most people that get into Scottish whisky. Myself included.
Lagavulin is VERY peaty / smoky, probably the one bottle I've really suffered through. If you're looking to experiment I'd stick with Speysides or Highlands until you get a taste for it.
They're much easier going down than Islays.
If you do want to dabble in those I'd highly recommend Bowmore. Glen Moray is decent too for the price. Both are nothing like Lagavulin/ Laphraoig levels of nostril burning grimness.
MonkeyZero
Mexican Mayonnaise Weiner Sandwich
Peat is nasty. Only Scotch I ever liked was 18 years old. Can't remember the name. Think it was a Livet.
mongooz
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yea.....i get that the ingredients that go into making scotch, grow in the dirt. but i'd rather my whiskey NOT taste like that dirt.
hence the glenlivet for me.
but more and more, it's more like Jameson's. no peat at all.
surfsteve
Pendejo
Noted. Good on ya!Ah the Budweiser of whisky
Tbf it's probably the gateway whisky for most people that get into Scottish whisky. Myself included.
Lagavulin is VERY peaty / smoky, probably the one bottle I've really suffered through. If you're looking to experiment I'd stick with Speysides or Highlands until you get a taste for it.
They're much easier going down than Islays.
If you do want to dabble in those I'd highly recommend Bowmore. Glen Moray is decent too for the price. Both are nothing like Lagavulin/ Laphraoig levels of nostril burning grimness.
surfsteve
Pendejo
I've been really enjoying Elijah Craig Straight Rye, an excellent choice for around $30. Their small batch runs another $25, so I'm good with the standard.
Also, when I need a break from bourbon and rye, Michter's Small Batch Sour Mash is really tasty at around $43.
Bought a couple bottles of the regular Elijah Craig a month ago that came with a sleeve of golf balls! Perfectly cromulent. My go to anymore is Angel's Envy.
I saw that in the store the other day.Has anybody tried this yet?
The photo isn’t very sharp, but yeah that says “peanut butter whiskey.”
https://www.skrewballwhiskey.com/#home
Good to know it’s available here.
added to my list to try some day.
It’s pretty good.
I’m working on my first glass.
I’m still figuring out the tasting notes, but I like it.
Smooth, for sure but still has a bit of a bite.
Caramel.
Honey.
And kind of an oily sensation but in a good way. It’s hard to explain.
It’s not viscous like oil, to be clear.
MonkeyZero
Mexican Mayonnaise Weiner Sandwich
Grabbed a bottle of Basil Hayden Toast yesterday. D-licious.
mongooz
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after clicking on the link you had in your op, it seems the Wellers are a subset of the Trace family.
doesn't surprise me that they're pretty good.
have you tried Eagle Rare ? (another Trace family member)
MonkeyZero
Mexican Mayonnaise Weiner Sandwich
Eagle Rare is a bit earthy for my taste.
Denverdave
Resident Ragamuffin
My birthday is coming up. My wife offered to buy me a bottle of a single malt I like. That would be Mcallan 12. I have tried several other, and always come back to Macallan.