Bourbon & Rye

[Chin Diesel]

Oh this stuff is worse than the big name stuff in the $30-40 category. Regular 9 year Knob Creek, Four Roses Single Barrel or Small batch are better than this. Wild Turkey 101 is better than this. This is an alternative to yellow label 4 Roses or some others in that low $20 range. That's why I won't buy it again. I can afford to spend $35 even on cheap stuff.

Then it's a hard pass.

 

[HuskyHawk]

Then it's a hard pass.

It's bourbon for poor college students. But for $15, not that bad.

 

[HuskyHawk]

So a more legit bottle for consideration. This runs about $55. That used to be high for BiB Kentucky Bourbon but not really anymore. Colonel EH Taylor is better. This fits that woody Elijah Craig profile, and slots between regular EC and the single barrel Elijah Craig, which is better and $20-25 more. At $55 I like RR Single Barrel or Four Roses Small Batch Select better, but prices creeping up on those.

 

[Deepelm]

OK who wants to buy me one? I can provide packaging and label for shipment

 

[Deepelm]

Well crap, it works if you click Visit Insta

 

[HuskyHawk]

Well crap, it works if you click Visit Insta

No idea where they will be selling this. I'm going to Lime Rock in May, so maybe I'll see it.

 

[temery]

No idea where they will be selling this. I'm going to Lime Rock in May, so maybe I'll see it.


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So six years ago they thought this up and got lucky UConn won six years later? Impressive.

 

[Deepelm]

So six year ago they thoughts this up and got lucky UConn won six years later? Impressive.

 

[AreBee1969]

I was up in the NW corner a few weeks back and stopped into Litchfield Distillery. Any time you walk in, it's a free tasting of up to six of their products. I came home with a bottle of Double Barrell Bourbon 5 year-old. It's their four year old Bourbon, cut to 90 proof and put back in the barrel for another year. At $65 it was pricey for that age, but I was pleasantly surprised at how good it was. I often overlook local offerings because the price point is usually higher than your mainstream goods, and you never know what you're going to get. The Warden took home a four pack of their premade cocktails, Manhattan, Old Fashioned, Cosmo and Espresso Martini. Kind of an insult to my bartending roots, but I let it go. I was also pretty impressed with their Gin.