whiskey

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

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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

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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!

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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).

Yeah, I caught what you meant, we don't have the rye yet here, either.

got a free bottle of Bulleit Rye from the distributor - yay to the perks of the bar industry!

stoked right now on Baker's Bourbon

I want yr life, I DIED.

ok i am going to a bottling workshop a week from saturday! psyched!!!

that's awesome! hope u can recap it here.

aw groan

finally bought a bottle of that Bulleit Rye. tastes pretty nice, but it's kind of harsh. Good for the price.

I thought it was pretty smooth for a rye! Has an interesting mint finish.

Did I previously mention I got a bottle of Baker's for my birthday? I did, and it's great with a splash of water, and it has a weird cherry finish.

ooh i still need to try this.

on a visit to the parental home for my mother's birthday she had the good sense to bring out a postprandial bottle of 1993 Scapa (2006 bottling); delicious and still seemingly very affordable (about £45 or so).

Bulleit Rye is a lot more harsh than the Tuthilltown Hudson Manhattan Rye, but at a quarter of the price I'll gladly drink it with water.

maybe this manhattan rye I have not had is just wussy

i also picked up a bottle of bulleit rye this weekend. it's fine, but at twice the cost of overholt and approx $10 more than rittenhouse, it's not gonna become my standard. nice flavor i suppose but maybe a bit weak?