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Official PCF Whisk(e)y Thread (67 Viewers)

ssanel54 said:
So has anyone itt tried the Weller single barrell? I loved Full proof, but can’t imagine single barrel or CYPB be worth the extra money?
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I’ve had a sip. It was very good but not worth the $500 it would have cost for a full bottle.
 
I just finished curing the oak barrel with water for a couple of weeks. Here's what the water looks like afterward. Definitely tastes like oak. Stoked to try this out with the 107. Should be fun!

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chutracheese said:
That's the smallest barrel I've ever seen!
I've got a Bowman's barrel in my garage.
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Filled with beer though.
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Ya, it's pretty small. 2 liter barrel. Apparently they make 1 liter barrels as well. The smaller the barrel, the faster it ages though because of the ratio of surface area to volume. They say that one bottle aged in a tiny barrel for just one month is equivalent to 15+ years in a larger barrel like the ones they use at the distilleries.
 
Irish said:
Yeah that sounds exhausting, lol. Good call on passing.

Picked up that bottle 1792 BiB (thanks again for the tip @juankay20 ) so tonight I'm doing a little comparison of BiB vs Full Proof while playing some Mavens.

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Thoroughly enjoyed both of these, but I'm not terribly surprised as I do like the 1792 flavor profile. Don't think I could pick a "winner" after this first tasting, more will be needed. The Full Proof is definitely some jet fuel, but it's very good jet fuel. I found letting it sit for a bit helped to soften that edge a bit. Love the combination of sweeter vanilla-ish and darker fruity tones with the spicy (almost rye-like) finish. BiB was a little more subdued and didn't have the fire of the full proof but very well balanced. Definitely have to revisit the comparison in the near future. :tup:
 
Irish said:
Thoroughly enjoyed both of these, but I'm not terribly surprised as I do like the 1792 flavor profile. Don't think I could pick a "winner" after this first tasting, more will be needed. The Full Proof is definitely some jet fuel, but it's very good jet fuel. I found letting it sit for a bit helped to soften that edge a bit. Love the combination of sweeter vanilla-ish and darker fruity tones with the spicy (almost rye-like) finish. BiB was a little more subdued and didn't have the fire of the full proof but very well balanced. Definitely have to revisit the comparison in the near future. :tup:
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I always get banana off the BiB (especially the nose), so tasty!
 
Anyone looking forward to any of these releases?

JANUARY

Booker’s Bourbon “Donohoe’s Batch” 2021-01
EXPECTED DATE
Bottle Label

Coalition Rye Whiskey Margaux Barriques Finish
NEW
-90.8 Proof - $90
Press Release

Coalition Rye Whiskey Sauternes Barriques Finish
NEW
-94.2 Proof - $90
Press Release

Ezra Brooks 99 Bourbon

-99 Proof


Old Scout Rye Port Finish
NEW
-103 Proof - Available only at distillery


Peerless Rye Aged in Absinth Barrels
NEW
-111.2 Proof - $130


Thomas S. Moore Bourbon Finished in Port Casks

-98.9 Proof - $70


Thomas S. Moore Finished in Cabernet Sauvignon Casks

-95.3 Proof - $70


Thomas S. Moore Finished in Chardonnay Casks

-97.9 Proof - $70


FEBRUARY

Black Button Port Finished Bourbon

-2 year bourbon aged for 4 additional years in port barrels


Doc Swinson Alter Ego Bourbon
NEW
-Finished in two different types of sherry butts (PX & Oloroso), cognac puncheons and then a long resting period in ex-cognac foeders


Doc Swinson Alter Ego Solera Method Rye
NEW
-Blend of 3, 4, 6 year old ryes from two different mashbills - aged in Solera Pyramid rum casks


Stranahan’s Snowflake Batch #23

-Releases Feb 27th, 2021
 
I am whittling my open bottles down. I think I am going to go with an approximately 10 open bottles approach as follows... (vs the 32 I have)

1. A HITTER (Pappy, GTS, WLW, ER17, 4 roses LE, ...whatevs)
2. Weller or EHT - could include 2 bottles of Weller if SR and something else AND 2 bottles of EHT if Small Batch and something else) - so, 14 bottles possible
3. 1792 (BiB, or FP, or 12 year)
4. Old Forester (Statesman, 1897, or 1920....or obviously birthday bourbon....but that would likely be a hitter)
5. A high end Beam product..... (Bookers or whatever)
6. Noah's Mill or something similar
7. Another Beam product....Knob Creek (SB or 12)
8. A Rye (to sip, like Alberta, MWND etc)
9. A rye (to mix - that gets complicated depending on the drink)
10. MGP (something with MGP like Smoke Wagon)
(11). Infinity (always open!)
(12). The Latest Greatest Whatever
 
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FDLmold said:
That's some smart meta-gaming right there...

Here's today's "discovery". These are #2s. The missing bottle is the one I bought last week or the week before. I guess people still don't want it at even this price. That or they are restocking and getting rid of all the corporate wide inventory through this store.
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Are you offering shipping services?
 
I've always been a fan of drink what you like, how you like. At my house, my friends can drink whatever they want. But, when they start putting it in Dr. Pepper, I try to steer them towards Buffalo Trace or something else on the easy-to-find list.
 
RainmanTrail said:
That's better than what I had to pay for mine :(

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Well, well, Weller.. just followed up with my source from yesterday and managed to snag a bottle of 12 (he didn't have any Antique unfortunately) for £49.95 including shipping (about $62)!

Limited to one per customer, sadly, but very much looking forward to jumping on this train and enjoying a glass or two with my dad once lockdown restrictions have lifted here.
 
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Forty4 said:
Have you tried it? I’ve always been curious how it would turn out.
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I was kinda being extreme there. If he thinks it's gonna be fun doing, sure, go for it!

But yes, I've tried a few times, KC. Results were awful tbh. I tried the BT White Dog and in a few tries, couldn't get remotely close to a decent flavor profile. No matter what the whisky tasted super young and spirity with a huge wood taste, like liking a 2x4. To me it was impossible to extract the subtle aromas/flavors of the wood and all I could get was the actual strong wood itself.

I also tried with matured whisky (a couple of bottles I didn't care for) but they did not improve but the opposite. My best result was a bottle of very young Highland Park which I dumped in a Moscatel Sherry seasoned barrel. It was still not good and I never drank it more than one dram.

Regardless, with the amount of great whisky we have available to try, for me personally, there's no time (or liver) available for crappy stuff. Just my take.

Again, If it is just a for fun type of thing, sure, as I said. But if the expectation is to get something decent, my experience has been it will be a disappointment.
 
Big Jilm said:
I am whittling my open bottles down. I think I am going to go with an approximately 10 open bottles approach as follows... (vs the 32 I have)

1. A HITTER (Pappy, GTS, WLW, ER17, 4 roses LE, ...whatevs)
2. Weller or EHT - could include 2 bottles of Weller if SR and something else AND 2 bottles of EHT if Small Batch and something else) - so, 14 bottles possible
3. 1792 (BiB, or FP, or 12 year)
4. Old Forester (Statesman, 1897, or 1920....or obviously birthday bourbon....but that would likely be a hitter)
5. A high end Beam product..... (Bookers or whatever)
6. Noah's Mill or something similar
7. Another Beam product....Knob Creek (SB or 12)
8. A Rye (to sip, like Alberta, MWND etc)
9. A rye (to mix - that gets complicated depending on the drink)
10. MGP (something with MGP like Smoke Wagon)
(11). Infinity (always open!)
(12). The Latest Greatest Whatever
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Love the concept, Jim! One of those days I'll have to come up with something similar as things are quite unmanageable as far as open bottles go for me.
 
I see a lot of bourbon / American whiskey conversations on this thread and in culture. Have traditional scotches gone out of fashion?

I got introduced to whiskey by my dad who loved Johnnie Walker Black Label more than anything. It was always scotch for him. When he could afford it, he would sip on Blue Label.
 
Windwalker said:
I see a lot of bourbon / American whiskey conversations on this thread and in culture. Have traditional scotches gone out of fashion?

I got introduced to whiskey by my dad who loved Johnnie Walker Black Label more than anything. It was always scotch for him. When he could afford it, he would sip on Blue Label.
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I've had a couple scotches that I've liked, and more that I just couldn't find a taste for. I can't pinpoint exactly why but I do think it's about time for a refresher course.
 
Windwalker said:
I see a lot of bourbon / American whiskey conversations on this thread and in culture. Have traditional scotches gone out of fashion?

I got introduced to whiskey by my dad who loved Johnnie Walker Black Label more than anything. It was always scotch for him. When he could afford it, he would sip on Blue Label.
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I like bourbon and it introduced me to whisky, but I’m finding myself leaning more towards scotch nowadays. I get bored of bourbon after a few drinks but I can drink scotch all day long if my wife and kids would let me.
 
Windwalker said:
Have traditional scotches gone out of fashion?

I got introduced to whiskey by my dad who loved Johnnie Walker Black Label more than anything. It was always scotch for him. When he could afford it, he would sip on Blue Label.
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There is also a global boom in Scotch, Krish. Maybe not as much in America because of Bourbon but production has exploded in recent years.

What has happened though, much in the same way as in Bourbon, is a "premiumization" of Scotch. The market has substantially shifted from Blended Scotch to Single Malts. I would even venture to say Blended Scotch volume has only slightly increase as Single Malt volume has exploded. In terms of litters, Blended Scotch still outsells Single Malts but in dollars, that table has turned.
 

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