The Whiskey and Spirits Thread

[Slappy]

Scored some Stagg Jr. today. $55

[Lumber_Jack]

$39.99 less 15% so around 33 before tax. The market for liquor up here is SO different than Nashville it's hard to wrap my head around at times.


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You gonna bootleg a trunk load?

[2.ooohhh]

You gonna bootleg a trunk load?

Yep, always stop at 12 750s though


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[Mike.357]

sweet 2.o

 

Big market in Cali,  they get all the best stuff!

 

Boss was happy with the crew and he gave us all a $50 credit today.  I got an Appleton Signature Blend Rum and a Corner Creek Bourbon.

[Slappy]

Nice Mike! That is well deserved. All the stores around my area have been packed and I'm sure yours has been no different!

[Sidecarist]

Well, My Wife got her Sig P320C, and She got me this!

 

 

Quite the spread!

 

Merry Christmas to all the Whiskey lovers out there.

 

 

 

 

 

[Bassoneer]

Got to drink some of the 10-year Old Rip Van Winkle this afternoon...got some nice leaded crystal glasses and some huge ice cube trays for Christmas!  What a day...sitting out on the deck playing cards and drinking bourbon on 12/26!!!  Thanks again to Mike 357 for introducing us to the Van Winkle stuff - very good.  B

 

Edited December 26, 2015 by Bassoneer

[dralarms]

I've never been a fan of the hard stuff. That was until I tasted crown royal apple. Now that's something I can get into Edited December 26, 2015 by dralarms

[dralarms]

How do you figure? It's the same proof as straight crown

[MrsMonkeyMan2500]

Men, if you aren't drinking Knob Creek single barrel (120) and falling down a flight of stairs and landing like a dead turkey then it isn't hard stuff. LOL Ask the Monkey about that one.

[dralarms]

Apples like what 70 proof?
Hard stuff IMO is 90+

Ok, well I Normally stick to wine. So even 70 proof is "hard stuff"

[Lumber_Jack]

Added some Single Barrel Whistle Pig Straight Rye 10-year to the library...

 

 

 

 

I also had a staffer suggest Jim Beam Black for something cheap to try.  I might go back for that this weekend.  It would have seemed weird walking out with the Whistle Pig and a $20 bottle of Beam.

 

This is in the glass here tonight! very good!

[dralarms]

Just messing with ya!
Drink up..

Yea I know. Make my own wine and I spent 18 months in Germany. Fell in love with something called apple corn (rough translation ). The crown apple is pretty close but not as sweet if I can remember correctly.

[tennesseetiger]

Men, if you aren't drinking Knob Creek single barrel (120) and falling down a flight of stairs and landing like a dead turkey then it isn't hard stuff. LOL Ask the Monkey about that one.

I actually like the Chattanooga 1816 Cask 113.9 proof. Really good and not too hot going down. Yall should give it a shot...no pun intended lol

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[MrsMonkeyMan2500]

I actually like the Chattanooga 1816 Cask 113.9 proof. Really good and not too hot going down. Yall should give it a shot...no pun intended lol

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I might give that a look the next time I go shopping. All brown water is strictly for the Monkey. I don't drink much, but when I do, I drink vino. I just get a kick out of seeing his face when he gets new bottles.

[Sidecarist]

I like the 1816 too. I plan on a visit to the distillery soon as I live close.

[Slappy]

Well TGO is a bunch of enablers! I mean, I have always enjoyed bourbons and really have an appreciation for fine bourbons at that. But never with the tenacity I have now!

I get that no bottle of Pappy is worth what the price demands on the secondary market, but Pappy 20 is like heaven dancing on my lips. I'd sure like to add a bottle to the library one day but I probably have a better chance of getting struck by lightening. So until then, I have tried many suggestions here. I have been able to acquire a few of the harder to find bourbons, Weller 107 and Stagg Jr. The rest of my library consists of much more accessible bourbons many of which I have not tried yet. Four Roses Single Barrel, Makers Cask Strength, Bakers, John Bowman, Elijiah Craig Small Batch, Jim Beam Single Barrel, Colonel EH Taylor Small Batch, Noah's Mill and one of my all time favorites, Lagavulin 16.
On my short list are more tastings from Heaven Hill would be the Elijaih Craig 18, 23 and barrel proof. I haven't found any of those around here.
I'd really like to aquire some of the super premiums at some point, Pappy, George T Stagg, and Van Winkle rye. So my fingers are crossed!
Anyways, I'd like to thank everyone who contributes to this thread. It is indeed a darn fine band of brothers we have here and I appreciate the knowledge and expertise passed along. Edited December 27, 2015 by Slappy

[Sidecarist]

Try that Bowmans it's one of my favorites!

[Sidecarist]

I like it. I have 2 bottles in my library and one is about half empty and going.....

[MrsMonkeyMan2500]

This stuff any good?

Monkey has become a Big fan of their "Ocean". But we're actually restocking this weekend on the Whistlepig. It was a huge hit here, which was shocking to me. We'll get the 10 again but we're gonna try the 12 yr too.

[Mike.357]

we have some 12,  shall I put one back?

[MrsMonkeyMan2500]

we have some 12,  shall I put one back?

 Oh no, Do you not have any of the 10? If you have 12 set me back a bottle and I will take 3 of the 10. I'll fill the rest of the cart up once we get there. Business as usual. Although this time I will have help loading it which is either going to be good or bad. LOL

[Mike.357]

no ten as of today,  I will set a 12 back for you, no other trophies on hand

[MrsMonkeyMan2500]

Oy vey, is that Whistlepig 10 yr not a regular? Edited December 29, 2015 by MrsMonkeyMan2500

[Mike.357]

the 10  is a regular, if the distributor has it we will have it.  I saw 12 on the shelf tonight.