Favorite bourbon/ whiskey...

I learned about Templeton about 20 years ago from a Viper pilot from Iowa. It’s really good and several of us have been able to persuade our local liquor stores to carry it. Reportedly Al Capone drank it or something similar during prohibition. At Christmas time the distillery has a Christmas tree of whiskey barrels outside.

 

Sometimes you get lucky!

 

I didnt know this was awesome stuff! Walked right past it

 

Check the back of the Templeton, I believe the 10 year is actually from their own distillery. The other age statements are from MGP in Indiana.

Templeton grew so fast they couldn't keep up and outsourced their product.

Now if you ever get to try the real bootleg version, I would highly encourage it. It is absolutely amazing.

Good luck unless you have a local that has some connections.

 

Life goals.....

 

Definitely, if you can find it its worth the effort.

Last time a friend's dad went out to the middle of nowhere in the county, found the can, left the money and picked up the bottles the next night.

It has a great history and honestly in that area during the depression and prohibition, that being made and sold is the only reason the community survived

 

NATIONAL BOURBON DAY!!!!!

 

That is a score!!!!

 

Good call!!!!!


Ok, so my celebrations will begin around 2200 PST. If anyone would like to suggest on how I should celebrate, I'll be taking votes up until that time....

Here are the options:

Poor Man's Pappy (a 50/50 combo of Weller's Special Reserve and Weller's Antique 107)... Bottles already opened!!!!


....or should I try something new to me: George Dickel or Four Roses Small Batch Select (ignore the EC as it's a Rye and would be inappropriate)

 

As a Kentuckian, I can't let today go by without sharing my favorites....

 

I think I'd have to go w/the cask strength Knob Creek mainly because of the novelty of it... Which one are you going to crack???

 

Already have a few in progress... Knob Creek is my favorite.

 

Well, this thread has been a bust So, I'll be doing 3 pours...

I'll start w/the Weller SR;

followed by the Weller A107;

followed by the Poor Man's Pappy (50/50 blend of the above)

Cheers and have a great evening

(we need a dude holding up a glass of whiskey glass emoji for this thread)

 

I never tried the mixing of the 2 Wellers probably because I didn't have them at the same time. Been off EC for a while and Dickle is not for me but I say crack that Four Roses, I just finished one off and I need another, it's really good.

 

Crown and Coke is my favorite. They sell them in purple cans already mixed!

 

Yeah I think they’re right next to the Zimas and White Claws

 

Finally found one in a local store. Just tried it and I’d say can’t be beat for $30 a bottle.

 

interesting to me how some places make it so hard to obtain certain whiskey. Here in Arizona I can walk into Sam’s club, Walmart, Target or Frys and pick up a bottle of Buffalo Trace for about $25

 

Had a nice pour last night, it's not as good as the unfiltered and uncut but it's smokey and sweet but fades away with a little dry notes at the finish.

 

I found this bottle of Old Forester Single Barrel Rye Barrel Strength. I was excited to see that it’s from warehouse K as well!

 

K7! That’s should be a great pick! Nice bottle!

 

Some days you just get lucky!

 

Never happen in PA. Stores stock their shelves of eagles rare or Buffalo trace on Tuesday at 2pm by 2:10 they are gone. In MD if you buy a bottle of another bourbon your name is thrown into a drawing and who ever wins that weekly drawing then you could buy the Buffalo Trace.

 

That’s no fun at all! The same store that had the eagle rare had a big shipment of Buffalo Trace and Weller SR 1.75L and 750ml in stock at the same time.

 

Oh sure rub it in…..

 

My bad. Didn’t mean to come off that way. I wish everyone had the same odds of finding this stuff. Some states do some weird things with how they withhold liquor.

 

I am told my area restocks on Thursday. I got the last bottle of 19 Buffalo Trace at this local store on Thursday around noon.