whiskey

you know, a google search for "drink whiskey day" yields 14 results, one of them a chicago ilx thread. lol.

more commonly called Repeal Day iirc

http://www.repealday.org/

I stumbled into a DC Whiskey Week tasting be coincidence at Bourbon last night, free tastings of:

Smooth Ambler White Whiskey (West Virginia, 100 proof) - a pretty delicious moonshine. Lots of corn on the nose but a really bright taste, almost like a pisco. Great for cocktails. They also make a really unusual gin.

Redemption Rye (Kentucky, 92 proof) - 95% rye, super spicy of course. Not too nuanced but it was only a 2-year old bottling and retails around $26, so what can you expect. This was one of my favorites of the night just because the rye content made it so unique.

Redemption Bourbon (Kentucky, 92 proof) - eh, nothing special.

High West Rendezvous Rye (Utah, 92 proof) - blend of a 16-year old rye and a 6-year old rye, both with very high rye contents. Great stuff, very long finish. Not filtered, but still cut. Wish it had been bottled at a higher proof. There were a couple older High West ryes, too, but I think bottling a 16 or 21 year old rye at 92 proof is a crime.

Willett 8-year "Coco Loco" Bourbon (Kentucky, 123 proof) - as usual, the Willett bottlings are really special. The Coco Loco was worth seeking out but the real star was the...

Willett 8-year "Suspension Bridge" Bourbon (Kentucky, 128 proof) - holy shit, probably my favorite Willett expression since the 16-year Malt Bomb. Huge flavor with a good burn but also a nice balance and strong finish. Less sweet than the Coco Loco. All the Willett bottlings (except for the Pot Still) get selected by individual barrel, so there are less than 200 bottles of each. I'm going to grab a bottle of the Suspension Bridge quick.

I feel very lucky to have a bar as good as Bourbon in DC. Also grateful for DC's relatively open liquor import and distribution regulations, that kind of stuff isn't visible but it makes an enormous difference to consumers.

good stuff!

the mini quality rye drought we were having up here seems to be over big time; seen both rittenhouse and sazerac in multiple stores recently. i guess i can stop hoarding?

whiskey week! dang. how do i never know about these things until after hte fact!?

i have hardly had any whisky this week

every week is whiskey week

xp was about to say me neither, then i realized i hade some monday and tuesday

glenfarclas anybody? got a bottle of the 12-year on a fabulous discount on new years eve.

got some redemption rye after a sampling a few weeks ago - made an awesome dry manhanttan with it. really young and lively.

i need to check that rye out soon

young and lively, like a frolicsome Sri Lankan lad...

mom gave (actually re-gifted) me a bottle of bushmills for my birthday, so I've been drinking that.

will be getting a dude a bottle of midleton very rare for his upcoming birthday, will report back

nice!

yeah well i expect reciprocation in kind in a few months, and it's a good enough excuse that gf/fiancee on either side can't protest oermuch

will not be drinking it like this

https://dl.dropbox.com/u/818963/pint.jpg

willett 'suspension bridge' tonight - really nice. a little harsh on the finish but awesome vanilla notes without being too sweet.

grandma came this weekend so we have dewars

thanks grandma

based on what I read in this thread, I decided to try some rye whiskey. I like drinking whiskey neat or with one ice cube, depending on the weather, so I asked the lady at the whiskey store for a good sipping rye. For my price range, she recommended Michter's single barrel. I liked it quite a bit, and am looking forward to my next bottle of rye. Has anyone had High West or Copper Fox?

not tried either--pls post thoughts if you pick 'em up

High West is supposed to be good, but I can't ever remember trying it. Copper Fox is a young and extremely harsh whiskey that I would recommend avoiding.

10 yr jura your thoughts pls

looks like bulleit has a rye out now!

James Yorkston's touring diaries made me think I need to explore whiskey more thoroughly.

looks like bulleit has a rye out now!

― tehresa, Tuesday, March 29, 2011 12:00 PM (13 minutes ago) Bookmark Suggest Ban Permalink

there is a god

i want to have that

I have been sharing links and previews of Bulleit Rye with friends for months! It is not yet available here, which sucks. It's distilled by LDI, who were the source of (local favorite) Templeton Rye's original batch.

10 yr jura your thoughts pls

― the salmon of procrastination (darraghmac), den 27 mars 2011 20:01 (2 days ago) Bookmark Suggest Ban Permalink

haven't tried the 10 year old, but the jura i've tasted (superstition iirc) was nothing special

Brought home a couple of bottles of Suntory Yamazaki from japan. Opened the 12 y/o last night - delicious. Better than the glenfiddich I'm used to

i picked up a 10 or 12 yr for a friend's birthday (didn't get the midleton as i promised upthread) and it's really great.

10 Year Old Jura's drinkable but nothing special. Not a lot of character.

the yamazaki is a 10 yr fwiw

cool

most of the uk supermarkets sell that so i'll buy one whenever it's next on special offer

in the few months i was buying single malts most of the main ones were on offer somewhere

Hudson Manhattan Rye is the most amazing shit (as it should be for $42/375)

my friend living in NYC is moving back in two weeks and will no longer be able to bring me bottles when she visits. I don't know how to make a single-tear emoticon but imagine one here.

btw i concur on the jura- fine, easy drank, but a special-offer only purchase

all whisky that can bought widely is special offer only imo

imr

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came across an open tasting bottle of the Bulleit Rye at a friend's bar tonight! 90 proof, 95% rye mash, but not so spicy as the similarly rye-heavy Redemption Rye. Really round flavors upfront with a sugar sweetness (though not nearly so much as a bourbon) quickly leaving a cinnamon finish. Drinks well alone, will mix well too and it'll be hard to beat in the price range.

i really like redemption rye, but it IS quite lively. really wanna try this now!!

really should taste before i say anything but i am extremely skeptical of these bottles coming out with a 90+ percent rye mashbill

Can anyone help me find a whiskey that I had once? It was a really expensive whiskey, the guy who owned the bar was an old friend of my parents. I think it's called wedgewood, maybe wildwood? I've never really cared for whiskey but that was about the smoothest liquor I've ever tasted.

was it some kind of Woodford Reserve maybe? Just going by the name.

That could be it. I seem to remember it being a Canadian whiskey but I really have no idea. Woodford Reserve seems to be the one of the few that starts with a W

attn: dyao.. going to hong kong end of april - can bring whisky delivery if so desired!

http://www.houseoflochar.com/books/images/whisky2.jpg

so i discovered a distillery about an hour from here that has 'bottling days' where you can participate in bottling! this weekend's full and i'm out of town for the next one, but i'm totally psyched at the idea that i could learn how to bottle whiskey!

also, my abc dude said that maybe they will get bulleit at the next 'sales quarter' which begins may 1. apparently they can only add new items when a new quarter starts.

I thought they add things monthly here, but maybe it's by quarters as well? That'd make sense.

IIRC everything has to be ordered/purchased through the state in Iowa.

On an odd note, Costco has Bulleit Bourbon for $20/750ml here, which is almost $10 cheaper than most grocery stores!

oh i meant the bulleit rye... the new one. i forgot to say that (they do already carry reg bulleit).