Official PCF Whisk(e)y Thread (78 Viewers)

[Billy Baroo]

The last thing I remember was slamming a large pour of the 4 roses barrel strength then waking up on the bathroom floor.

You damn near didn’t even make it that far lol

Your first full step after getting up almost planted you right on your face

 

[wolfpack]

You damn near didn’t even make it that far lol

Your first full step after getting up almost planted you right on your face

guess it's good I don't remember the trip back to the room

 

[Klobberer]

Decent little haul while at the barrel tasting!View attachment 946659

Is that the Saz ETBIB?

 

[Billy Baroo]

Is that the Saz ETBIB?

1 liter bottle!!

 

[Big Jilm]

 

[pacmartine]

 

[wolfpack]

Kentucky pickups

 

[BigLumber]

Larceny Barrel Proof C921! First crack of this beast, it’s flippin Money!!!

 

[Saoliver]

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I love Old Ezra. So good.

 

[Big Jilm]

 

[Sneakygreek]

Smoking guns at Lucky Fins in Idaho with @LadyLuck2

 

[johnnycnote]

Smoking guns at Lucky Fins in Idaho with @LadyLuck2

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Is that bacon in your bourbon?

 

[Sneakygreek]

Is that bacon in your bourbon?

You bet your biscuits it is

 

[wolfpack]

Whiskey Madness: The Final Chapter

Ok this will be a long post, here we go.

A4 v D8

A4: fruity, mint, oak, long finish

D8: cinnamon, dark chocolate, oak, oily, long finish

These were both fantastic, I was sure A4 was a rye and D8 a bourbon, so really I had 2 winners! However for the sake of the competition there had to be a winner.

A4 was like a premade cocktail with it's red fruit, mint flavor so that is the way I went

Winner: A4

For the record my official guesses on the final 2 were
A4: Whistle Pig 10 year
D8: Rare Breed

Full break down below
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Head to Heads

Play in round
Evan Williams SiB v 4 roses SiB
Winner: 4 Roses SiB

1205 4 finger rye v Old Forester 100 Rye
Winner: Old Forester 100 rye

Old Grandad 114 v Old Overholt 114
Winner: Old Grandad 114

Redemption Rye v Eagle Rare
Winner: Eagle Rare

Henry McKenna BiB v Evan Williams BiB
Winner: Henry McKenna BiB

Rare Breed v Brothers Bond
Winner; Rare Breed

Round of 32
Old Pepper SiB rye v 4 Roses SiB
Winner: Old Pepper SiB Rye

Old Grand Weller 4 Grain v Black Irish 4 Grain
Winner: Old Grand Weller 4 Grain

Sagamore Spirit Private Barrel Selection v Larceny BP C921
Winner: Sagamore Spirit Private Barrel Selection

Russel Reserve Private Barrel v Buffalo Trace
Winner: Russel Reserve Private Barrel

1792 Small batch v Old Forester 100 Rye
Winner: 1792 Small batch

EH Taylor Small Batch v Willet Small batch
Winner: EH Taylor Small Batch

Highway 17 select v Whistle Pig 10 Year
Winner: Whistle Pig 10 Year

Old Granddad 114 v Old Forester 1920
Winner: Old Forester 1920

Wild Turkey 101 v Eagle Rare
winner: Wild Turkey 101

Resurgens Rye v Woodford wheat
Winner: Woodford Wheat

Corn Whiskey (moonshine) v Sazerac
Winner: Sazerac

Jim Beam v Rittenhouse BiB
Winner: Rittenhouse BiB

Pikesville Rye v Henry McKenna BiB
Winner: Pikesville Rye

Weller SR v Blue Note
Winner: Blue Note

Weller Antique v Bookers
Winner: Bookers

Rare Breed v River Hill
winner: Rare Breed

Sweet 16
Old Pepper SiB Rye v Old Grand Weller 4 Grain
winner: Old Pepper SiB Rye

Sagamore Spirit Private Barrel Selection v Russel Reserve SiB
Winner: Sagamore Spirit Private Barrel Selection

1792 Small Batch v EH Taylor Small Batch
Winner: 1792 Small batch

Whistle Pig 10 year v Old Forester 1920
Winner: Old Forester 1920

Wild Turkey 101 v Woodford Wheat
Winner: Wild Turkey 101

Sazerac v Rittenhouse BiB
Winner: Sazerac

Pikesville Rye v Blue Note
Winner: Pikesville Rye

Bookers v Rare Breed
Winner: Rare Breed

Elite 8
Old Pepper SiB rye v Sagamore Spirit Private Barrel Selection
Winner: Sagamore Spirit Private Barrel Selection

1792 Small Batch v Old Forester 1920
Winner: Old Forester 1920

Wild Turkey 101 v Sazerac
Winner: Sazerac

Pikesville Rye v Rare Breed
winner: Rare Breed

Final 4
Sagamore Spirit Private Barrel Selection v Old Forester 1920
Winner: Sagamore Spirit Private Barrel Selection

Sazerac v Rare Breed
Winner: Rare Breed

Championship
Sagamore Spirit Private Barrel Selection v Rare Breed

The Champion
Sagamore Spirit Private Barrel Selection

Notes

The ones I identified as exceptional that didn't make the championship
Old Pepper SiB rye
Russel Reserve Select barrel
1792 Small Batch
Whistle Pig 10 Year
Old Forester 1920
Sazerac
Pikesville Rye
Bookers

Surprises
Sagamore winning. I only tried a pour from this bottle once before the competition. I never even gave it a thought
1792 small batch, wow this is good, I kept getting Cherry and fruit, it ran into a monster though and didn't have a long finish. I think I need to blend this with some OF 1920
Sazerac, like 1792 tastes great, just doesn't have the finish to go further.
Redemption had a great taste, but the finish was immediate. i would like this profile at BiB.

The Bad
I think I have a couple of bottles that have gone bad somehow. the River Hill and 4 finger rye both tasted like rotten wood, and that isn't what they were when I bought them.
Highway 17 tastes like bandaids, I have actually said that everytime I try it.

Here is the completed bracket with codes

Here is the key

A1	Pepper Distillery single barrel
A2	Grand Weller 4 Grain
A3	Black Irish Barrel Proof 4 Grain
A4	Sagamore Spirit single barrel
A5	Larceny Barrel Proof
A6	Russel Reserve Select Barrel
A7	Buffalo Trace
A8	4 roses single barrel
A9	Evan Williams single barrel
B1	1792 small batch
B2	EH Taylor Small Batch
B3	Willet Small Batch
B4	Highway 17 Select
B5	Whistle Pig 10 year
B6	Old Forester 1920
B7	Old Overholt 114
B8	Old Grand Dad 114
B9	Old Forester 100
B10	1205 4 finger rye
C1	Wild Turkey 101
C2	Resugens Malted rye
C3	Woodford Reserve wheat
C4	Corn Whiskey (moonshine)
C5	Sazerac
C6	Jim Beam
C7	Rittenhouse BiB
C8	Eagle Rare
C9	Redemption
D1	Pikesville
D2	Weller Special Reserve
D3	Blue Note
D4	Weller Antique
D5	Bookers 2022-01
D6	River Hill
D7	Brothers Bond
D8	Rare Breed
D9	Evan Williams BiB
D10	Henry Mckenna BiB

Filled in Bracket

 

[joeyshin]

I got either larceny BP or WTRB as winners

But does depend on which bookers batch

I called rare breed from the start

 

[Pinkdan]

Whiskey Madness: The Final Chapter

Ok this will be a long post, here we go.

A4 v D8

A4: fruity, mint, oak, long finish

D8: cinnamon, dark chocolate, oak, oily, long finish

These were both fantastic, I was sure A4 was a rye and D8 a bourbon, so really I had 2 winners! However for the sake of the competition there had to be a winner.

A4 was like a premade cocktail with it's red fruit, mint flavor so that is the way I went

Winner: A4

For the record my official guesses on the final 2 were
A4: Whistle Pig 10 year
D8: Rare Breed

Full break down below
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Head to Heads

Play in round
Evan Williams SiB v 4 roses SiB
Winner: 4 Roses SiB

1205 4 finger rye v Old Forester 100 Rye
Winner: Old Forester 100 rye

Old Grandad 114 v Old Overholt 114
Winner: Old Grandad 114

Redemption Rye v Eagle Rare
Winner: Eagle Rare

Henry McKenna BiB v Evan Williams BiB
Winner: Henry McKenna BiB

Rare Breed v Brothers Bond
Winner; Rare Breed

Round of 32
Old Pepper SiB rye v 4 Roses SiB
Winner: Old Pepper SiB Rye

Old Grand Weller 4 Grain v Black Irish 4 Grain
Winner: Old Grand Weller 4 Grain

Sagamore Spirit Private Barrel Selection v Larceny BP C921
Winner: Sagamore Spirit Private Barrel Selection

Russel Reserve Private Barrel v Buffalo Trace
Winner: Russel Reserve Private Barrel

1792 Small batch v Old Forester 100 Rye
Winner: 1792 Small batch

EH Taylor Small Batch v Willet Small batch
Winner: EH Taylor Small Batch

Highway 17 select v Whistle Pig 10 Year
Winner: Whistle Pig 10 Year

Old Granddad 114 v Old Forester 1920
Winner: Old Forester 1920

Wild Turkey 101 v Eagle Rare
winner: Wild Turkey 101

Resurgens Rye v Woodford wheat
Winner: Woodford Wheat

Corn Whiskey (moonshine) v Sazerac
Winner: Sazerac

Jim Beam v Rittenhouse BiB
Winner: Rittenhouse BiB

Pikesville Rye v Henry McKenna BiB
Winner: Pikesville Rye

Weller SR v Blue Note
Winner: Blue Note

Weller Antique v Bookers
Winner: Bookers

Rare Breed v River Hill
winner: Rare Breed

Sweet 16
Old Pepper SiB Rye v Old Grand Weller 4 Grain
winner: Old Pepper SiB Rye

Sagamore Spirit Private Barrel Selection v Russel Reserve SiB
Winner: Sagamore Spirit Private Barrel Selection

1792 Small Batch v EH Taylor Small Batch
Winner: 1792 Small batch

Whistle Pig 10 year v Old Forester 1920
Winner: Old Forester 1920

Wild Turkey 101 v Woodford Wheat
Winner: Wild Turkey 101

Sazerac v Rittenhouse BiB
Winner: Sazerac

Pikesville Rye v Blue Note
Winner: Pikesville Rye

Bookers v Rare Breed
Winner: Rare Breed

Elite 8
Old Pepper SiB rye v Sagamore Spirit Private Barrel Selection
Winner: Sagamore Spirit Private Barrel Selection

1792 Small Batch v Old Forester 1920
Winner: Old Forester 1920

Wild Turkey 101 v Sazerac
Winner: Sazerac

Pikesville Rye v Rare Breed
winner: Rare Breed

Final 4
Sagamore Spirit Private Barrel Selection v Old Forester 1920
Winner: Sagamore Spirit Private Barrel Selection

Sazerac v Rare Breed
Winner: Rare Breed

Championship
Sagamore Spirit Private Barrel Selection v Rare Breed

The Champion
Sagamore Spirit Private Barrel Selection
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Notes

The ones I identified as exceptional that didn't make the championship
Old Pepper SiB rye
Russel Reserve Select barrel
1792 Small Batch
Whistle Pig 10 Year
Old Forester 1920
Sazerac
Pikesville Rye
Bookers

Surprises
Sagamore winning. I only tried a pour from this bottle once before the competition. I never even gave it a thought
1792 small batch, wow this is good, I kept getting Cherry and fruit, it ran into a monster though and didn't have a long finish. I think I need to blend this with some OF 1920
Sazerac, like 1792 tastes great, just doesn't have the finish to go further.
Redemption had a great taste, but the finish was immediate. i would like this profile at BiB.

The Bad
I think I have a couple of bottles that have gone bad somehow. the River Hill and 4 finger rye both tasted like rotten wood, and that isn't what they were when I bought them.
Highway 17 tastes like bandaids, I have actually said that everytime I try it.

Here is the completed bracket with codes
View attachment 947015

Here is the key

A1	Pepper Distillery single barrel
A2	Grand Weller 4 Grain
A3	Black Irish Barrel Proof 4 Grain
A4	Sagamore Spirit single barrel
A5	Larceny Barrel Proof
A6	Russel Reserve Select Barrel
A7	Buffalo Trace
A8	4 roses single barrel
A9	Evan Williams single barrel
B1	1792 small batch
B2	EH Taylor Small Batch
B3	Willet Small Batch
B4	Highway 17 Select
B5	Whistle Pig 10 year
B6	Old Forester 1920
B7	Old Overholt 114
B8	Old Grand Dad 114
B9	Old Forester 100
B10	1205 4 finger rye
C1	Wild Turkey 101
C2	Resugens Malted rye
C3	Woodford Reserve wheat
C4	Corn Whiskey (moonshine)
C5	Sazerac
C6	Jim Beam
C7	Rittenhouse BiB
C8	Eagle Rare
C9	Redemption
D1	Pikesville
D2	Weller Special Reserve
D3	Blue Note
D4	Weller Antique
D5	Bookers 2022-01
D6	River Hill
D7	Brothers Bond
D8	Rare Breed
D9	Evan Williams BiB
D10	Henry Mckenna BiB

Filled in Bracket
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Mmmmm bandaids yum

 

[FDLmold]

I called rare breed from the start

Rare Breed is just good, good whiskey. And for under $50, it punches way above its price.

 

[FDLmold]

Rare Breed is just good, good whiskey. And for under $50, it punches way above its price.

Oh, and Jimmy Russell is a national treasure.

 

[Saoliver]

Rare Breed is just good, good whiskey. And for under $50, it punches way above its price.

For me, there are 4 (probably more) bottles in the $50-$60 range that are bangers:

Rare Breed
OF 1920
4 Roses SiB
Knob Creek SiB Select

 

[wolfpack]

For me, there are 4 (probably more) bottles in the $50-$60 range that are bangers:

Rare Breed
OF 1920
4 Roses SiB
Knob Creek SiB Select

well had 3 of those 4

 

[Poker Zombie]

I called rare breed from the start

Even more impressive, 4 of the 6 of us at the finals thought the Rare Breed was the better of the two. I was in agreement with @wolfpack that the Sagamore was the better of the two, but either could easily be a winner. I think my preferences lean toward rye - YMMV.

 

[Klobberer]

Not surprised...Sagamore is killing it!

 

[Billy Baroo]

Not surprised...Sagamore is killing it!

I’m not one bit surprised either. I have this exact Sagamore bottle as well and it’s great! I’ve killed two of them already and have one more in the cabinet.

With that being said, I was one of the 4 spectators there that liked the Rare Breed better but they were really close and RB might be my all time favorite. No loser in that final!

 

[Billy Baroo]

I wonder how much these will fetch on the secondary market?

 

[Billy Baroo]

Sample Sunday…#1. Whistle Pig 10yr

 

[Irish]

Some KC playing cribbage with the boy on vacay.

 

[Billy Baroo]

Sample Sunday…#1. Whistle Pig 10yrView attachment 947206

This is pretty damn good but knowing this juice comes from the same producers of Alberta Premium, I’m not surprised. Not sure I’d buy a bottle of this over the AP, but it’s definitely a solid pour.

 

[Billy Baroo]

Sample Sunday…#2. EH Taylor Small Batch

 

[Billy Baroo]

Sample Sunday…#2. EH Taylor Small Batch View attachment 947228

This was excellent! Thanks @wolfpack

Think I’m gonna wait to side by side your Bookers 22-01 sample with my 21-03.

 

[Saoliver]

Big boy pour for the bottle kill. I know that I have at least 3 more, but I’ve got to find them.