The Swamp

HaulCitgo wrote:At the parents house and the same brandy I didn't finish in high school still in the same spot. I'd put the purchase date at 1983. Says 10yr on the unsealed half drunk bottle. Still OK to drink?

Well, spirits don't turn to vinegar like wine, but it has probably oxidized pretty severely, and that will affect taste. I say try it out!

EnochRoot wrote:Just picked this up from the St. Augustine Distillery on the way back to Maryland. Me gusta.

A lady I work with was talking about this. She and her boyfriend go to St. Augustine every year, and they were very excited that the Bourbon would finally be out this year. I guess it had to age longer than their other spirits. Can they really call it bourbon if it isn't made in KY?

Yes you can call it bourbon. That's an old myth. THe main thing with bourbon is filtered water and new barrels.

A_B wrote:Yes you can call it bourbon. That's an old myth. THe main thing with bourbon is filtered water and new barrels.

Does it have to be just corn, or >50% corn as well?

Yeah. Maybe that too. More than 50 corn I think.

A_B wrote:Yeah. Maybe that too. More than 50 corn I think.

And you call yourself a Kentuckian.

Tastes like... well liquor. It'll do the job and I don't think I'll get any sicker than the newly bottled stuff.

A couple of years ago, my brother in law had 2 or 3 sips of a whisky sour made with powdered sour mix from sometime in the 70s. There's a lot of "good" stuff in the in-laws basement bar.

bfj wrote:

Here is the bottle that we were gifted to sell. We received and accepted an offer today for $7,000.

We ended up selling the bottle for 6 grand.

That's pretty awesome.

bfj wrote:Ray Lewis launches Ray's Reserve bourbon]

Made from deer antler juice?

bfj wrote:Ray Lewis launches Ray's Reserve bourbon]

Perfect libation for a Super Bowl party.

Pruitt wrote:

bfj wrote:Ray Lewis launches Ray's Reserve bourbon]

Perfect libation for a Super Bowl party.

A killer Super Bowl party that is.

He's taking a stab at the liquor business.

Gentlemen, those posts were the first smiles I've had all day!

Huzzah!

Trying out some Michter's single barrel rye tonight! Received as a gift.

Rye isn't bourbon.

It's awesome but not bourbon.

who said it was?

This thread.

sancarlos wrote:Trying out some Michter's single barrel rye tonight! Received as a gift.

Had a glass last night. Good stuff, a bit minty.

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My agent sucks then.

BSB - Brown Sugar Bourbon - Is pretty dang tasty for what might be otherwise slightly above average swill.

Heaven Hill six-year is a pretty good bourbon for the price (I paid $14 for a fifth).

It’s solid. Also one you can get for a decent price in Florida. They inflate prices on name brands. But my taste buds don’t discriminate. Sorry we missed each other in cincy today.

blundercrush wrote: ↑Sun Sep 02, 2018 10:56 pm BSB - Brown Sugar Bourbon - Is pretty dang tasty for what might be otherwise slightly above average swill.

That’s weird. Bourbon pretty sweet on its own. Frightens me.

A_B wrote: ↑Sat Sep 22, 2018 9:44 pm It’s solid. Also one you can get for a decent price in Florida. They inflate prices on name brands. But my taste buds don’t discriminate. Sorry we missed each other in cincy today.

All good!

Did someone say, "Bourbon in Florida"?

govmentchedda wrote: ↑Sat Sep 22, 2018 10:02 pm Did someone say, "Bourbon in Florida"?

it’s unnecessarily expensive.

Not if I can find Heaven Hill.

Evan Williams green if you can get it also solid. Not pappy but good value. Which is all I care about.

Blanton is my top shelf. Slightly sweet but let it sit in a glass with a few cubes and you’re golden.

The price of Blanton has skyrocketed since I first had it.

Yeah. That had some supply issues. It’s hard to get around here too.

I just picked up a bottle of this the other day. Put a pretty good dent in it last night, too.

A Manhattan is best made with a rye in my opinion. I need to check that whiskey out.

A friend of mine won a bourbon bottle lottery last week and walked away with a bottle of 15-year-old Pappy. He now has a bottle of every Pappy except the 23-year (which he had once, but was consumed by his in-laws while they were house sitting for him; the in-laws described it as “pretty good”).

The CEO I worked for never drank bourbon. Then he tried it once (with me and some other guys), decided he liked it and stared drinking top shelf stuff. Then he started buying Pappy Van Winkle (it’s good to have CEO money and contacts). He kept tellinig me we were going to knock back his Pappy together some time.

Then the company got acquired, we both moved on, and I haven’t seen him since.

That’s what I think of when somebody mentions Pappy.

Bitter bourbon face!