Just wadded up my "open bottle" list and threw it away. Screw the rules! I also suddenly have 7 bottles of rye open......huh, when did that happen?!
Anyway, I tasted a Woodford Reserve Very Fine Rare Bourbon because it had been open for a few weeks and I was curious. I thought it fell flat on its face and immediately went to the store to buy a regular $39 Woodford Reserve (For the Kentucky Derby/mint juleps). Even the neck pour was better than the $130 VFRB, lol
Anyway, then it dawned on me that I might be waiting a long time for whiskey that may not be that good or I just need to try sooner rather than later. SO I started opening bottles to start the "opening up" process. Opened today:
Knob Creek Single Barrel Reserve
Henry McKenna 10 Year BiB (barrel 9674)
1792 Full Proof
Jack Daniels Barrel Proof
Makers Mark 46 Cask Strength
Still waiting on my BTAC until my student debt is gone, then I'll have at em