whiskey

lol me too, it made me smile; did not take it too bad.

they were also out of bulleit, tbh

drinking Bulleit rye right now. i haven't had it in a while, since i posted about it earlier on this thread. it's hitting me nicely right now. a couple of ice cubes make the difference.

We stocked up on Rittenhouse 100 a few years ago when the stocks were running low and the prices were heading up; I think we paid $13/bottle at the time, and it seems to be more like $20 now. Still have 15 bottles left. Definitely a good investment.

I found this website.. http://www.abc.state.va.us/Pricelist/STRAIGHT_RYE_WHISKEY.html

I've suggested/asked for one of...

- Rittenhouse 100 Proof Bottled In Bond Rye Whiskey
- Wild Turkey Russell's Reserve Rye Aged 6 Years
- Sazerac Rye 6 Years Old

Based on likely ease of availability, price and decent reviews.

You're gonna love the Rittenhouse and Sazerac on their own, use the Wild Turkey Reserve for cocktails

Catoctin creek is awesome bc I have bottled it and the couple who makes it are a+ awesome! But it doesn't taste like most ryes at all - it's very round. I hate using words like that bc it's so douchey but I can't think of anything else!

I like redemption rye, but it's not on the list :(

Yeah, I don't want to put my friend to too much trouble by asking for non-big names that she'd feel obliged to hunt for... All of this stuff is exotic to me in Glasgow, so it's grand whatever!

Hey Krakow, I am in Glasgow most new years and live in DC. Expect to be back there this year and live near a good bottle shop so plan ahead!

Oooh! Thank you ljubljana, totally going to take you up on that implicit very kind offer!

Also, my friend bought the Russell's Reserve Rye for me. She'll be here next week... Going to be my first ever rye whiskey!

I'm not really sure I can tell a difference between all of these ryes. I guess I need to educate my taste buds more or something. I've tried the Sazerac, Rittenhouse, Overholt and Bulleit, and they all seem pretty comparable to me, except that the Overholt is something like $18 and the rest are all around $24.

any difference between dickel and dickel sour mash? one had the label like in the pic above, other one had a green-ish label?

i haven't talked about weller 12 year enough in here.

best sub-$40 bourbon currently made.

yeah weller is really decent for how cheap it is!

i'm a big fan of Connemara, which is what I'm currently drinking--a peated single malt from the west coast of Ireland. smoky and briny like 10-year Laphroaig but a bit lighter and smoother. I picked it up when I was in Ireland a few months ago. i haven't seen it for sale around the East Coast much but i believe you can get it in California

This is awesome and very affordable. Makes a fantastic sour.

http://sjoerd972.files.wordpress.com/2011/04/willet-rye.jpg?w=225&h=663

given its provenance i had every reason to be suspicious of that bottling but i'm with you, it's very good.

none of the va stores have willet, have to go into dc to find it.

willett and weller, gonna keep an eye out

bought booker's for a small get-together last night. mmm.

Willett pot still is unimpressive but all the limited bottlings are pretty amazing. Note the high proof!

Can't wait for payday so I can go buy a fancy bottle of single malt.

dang george dickel is nice

maybe I shouldn't open new bottles at 1 in the afternoon

damn dude it is early!

haha I am just eager to have a taste. like it better than bulleit.

btw saw weller too but it was like 'antique' or something - not the 12 yr yer talking about right

yeah, there are three wellers in those short fat bottles

weller antique - 107 proof, no age

weller special reserve - 90 proof, 7 years i think?

weller 12 year - 90 proof, 12 years

the other two are good budget bourbons but it's the 12 that is special

*mentally catalogues*

Laphroaig on sale for $37! Auspicious start to the weekend.

my parents are visiting this weekend, I bought a bottle of Dickel 12 for my old man and got him drunk <3

i have never used anything except cocacola as chaser for whiskey, and i'm not entirely sure what else there is

More whiskey.

Yeah, fuck a chaser imo, get a nice bottle and sip neat or on one rock.

one rock

one rock, two wisks

enbb has no rocks in her house, and it makes me v sad

.

neat imo

i just don't enjoy a room temperature drink no matter what it is tbh

like i "get it" why one drihkns it neat i just don't dig it

^^^texan

room temperature is higher and dustier in texas iirc

true

big ass whiskey sampling over here tonite

Bought some Macallan fine oak 10 yr yesterday. Delicious as always.

ancient ancient age
weller 12
elijah craig 18
very special old fitzgerald
old bardstown 101
turkey 101
four roses sb
william larue weller

rendzvous rye
willet rye

plus whatever ppl bring

I wish I were your friend cad!

I bought Macallan Fine Oak 10 a couple of weeks ago too mh.

My local spirits shop has a small Bourbon tasting today, which I will be going to on my lunch break to sample...

Evan Williams Black Label
Elijah Craig 12yo
Noah's Mill

Got a new job a few weeks ago, and got a bottle of Blanton's from a friend in congratulations. So so so so good. Mmmmmmm!!!!