There has been one sitting at one of my stores for a long time. I can’t remember the price, but I thought it was too much. But I wonder…
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Took me a trip to 3 different fucking post offices to mail a simple bubble mailer to Canada today (USPS simply blows sometimes....), but thankfully the last one was close to a liquor store I haven't stopped by in a while. SCORE! I've obviously been looking for the C922s for a bit, but it's been forever since I've seen either the Willett 4year or WTRB rye on the shelves by me (besides behind glass for 10x MSPR).
After doing a dry October, I started November with a 48 hour virus, just starting to feel better this weekend. Gonna crack open one of these C922s tonight!
I’ve had the bp red breast and it’s excellent. I’ll certainly report out once I crack it open
FDLmold
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Still on the shelf, has been for months. Somebody find me a secondary Timmy paying 2000 and send me a PM!
BruceWayne
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Sixtyeightpointsixpercent of deliciousness
Indyscammer
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Got this bottle for $65ish about 18mos. ago. I've seen it twice now in 2 different stores for $124. I hate inflation.
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Billy Baroo
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Yet another awesome @Saoliver sample…Barrel Seagrass 16 yr 130.82 proof
I’ve said before that regular Seagrass just wasn’t my jam due to the overpowering apricot on all three phases of the sip. This is nothing like that. I smell and taste apricot but it’s so much more subdued by the extra age the oak brings to the party. This tastes awesome. I get apricot, but there’s something else I just can’t put my finger on. Whatever it is mellows out the apricot to where the sweetness is perfect. The finish is great…nice and warm with the rye shining in the end. Definitely let’s you know it’s proof means business! Fantastic pour. Making me think I need to grab a bottle of Seagrass to have another go at it.
Billy Baroo
Full House
Yet another sample from @Saoliver…E H Taylor Barrel Proof 127.3 proof
W.T.F!!! This has so much going on it’s almost overwhelming. Every time I nose it, I get a different dominant scent. Apple pie, cherries, oak, caramel, vanilla and some serious spice (clove?). This has such a wonderful creamy and oily mouthfeel. Everything I smell is present on the palate at one point and it’s like a revolving door. Each sip is different and the flavors are so well balanced. Cherry seems to be the predominant flavor with an awesome oakiness and spice backing it up. Might be the best Kentucky hug on the finish I’ve ever had!! I’m fucking ruined lol
It’s one of my absolute favorites. Not quite BTAC, but pretty damn close. I think I might go have a pour right now after your tasting notes. Lol
Billy Baroo
Full House
Thank you again…that was awesome! It’s gonna be hard to decide when to have the rest of that sample!
Everything so far you sent has been top notch!
I am going to preface this with saying that I love high proof ...
However, I do not understand Barrel Proofs that also have "normal" counterparts. Take, for example, EHT BP ... Regular EHT is amazing. The master distillers cut it down to what they think is the right expression - the way they believe it should taste. So, what's up with barrel proof's like EHT? It's just the same stuff without Kentucky water added, right?
OK, now that that's over, yes, I know that the above statement also contradicts my love of Stagg Jr. since Stagg and Stagg Jr. are the exact same thing. However, I counter that BTAC Stagg is not as good as Stagg Jr. - I actually think they do a disservice by cutting it down for the BTAC.
Going back to EHT. It's fantastic. For the barrel proof, are you cutting it at all to open it up or just enjoying it neat?
And, finally, @Saoliver - you rock man - gifting a sample of EHT:BP!
How did you rate them?
EHT is all bottled in bond, except for the barrel proof. But I see your point. However, you can always cut the barrel proof to where YOU think it’s best.
Also, George T Stagg is uncut and unfiltered.
Oh believe me, I know it's BiBEHT is all bottled in bond, except for the barrel proof. But I see your point. However, you can always cut the barrel proof to where YOU think it’s best.
... In fact, I think that because it's getting cut down to 100 proof, that really alters the master distillers decision about when to dump the barrel; they know they have to hit 100, so they need to start it at the right point out of the barrel to get the right final flavor. Again, not knocking barrel proofs (RIP Belle Meade) ... but if it's the same stuff, I had always thought the idea was to let us cut it and open up the flavors to what we want. Not necessarily to drink it as-is.
Just more curious about what others think about barrel proofs ...
I’m a fiend.
Hmmm - I had never even thought of that. Recent years have been in the high teens while Stagg Jr. has been in the upper 120s and even lower 130s. I always thought they cut it just a little because of that discrepency.
1. ECBP C922
2. Widow jane 10 year
3. HH BiB
4. westward single malt stout finished
5. jeffersons ocean aged at sea
6. uncle nearest 1884
Billy Baroo
Full House
I’m a firm believer that most distillers proof their product down to get maximum volume over what is an optimal profile. They’ll water it down until they say that’s too thin/weak/muted and then bring it back up a touch. Just my opinion as I do believe certain pours are indeed proofed to what the master distiller thinks is best.
I greatly prefer barrel proof whisky and I only drink them neat. Out of 50+ bottles I currently have, there might be 1-2 under 100 proof and most of the rest are uncut and unfiltered. Like Scott, I’m a high proof fiend as well lol
Well put - I suppose my love for Bourbon clouds my judgement sometimes and I always hope that they are cutting it down to the best flavor profile and not the most volume for profit.
I, too, have very few whiskeys under 100. I'm 99.9% neat as well, with the occasional drop or two of water to open it up if I'm feeling dangerous...
Indyscammer
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I like to hear this. My future son-in-law just picked me up a bottle of the HH BiB. Looking forward to tasting that one.
EDIT: for the convo above, I gravitate to single barrels and barrel proofs on this 2+ year now journey. They just have more flavor and complexity IMHO.
Billy Baroo
Full House
grass, nutty, and cinnamon with a long oaky finish
@Indyscammer
@Indyscammer
Billy Baroo
Full House
After my first ever sip of Rare Breed, there was no turning back!
On the bourbon and rye end of things, barrel proof is almost all I drink now. Almost always neat, bring on the lighter fluid!
All this talk made me thirsty... Went into the depths of the bar and look what I found.
Thanos, you will be missed...
Thanos, you will be missed...
FDLmold
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Today's haul. I bought one of the EC 922s from the place I showed you a couple days ago (still 10 left lol, now 9 after I got done). Then I walked past the Costco pallet of these Makers Mark beauties for the third time in the past month or so, and today pulled the trigger. Costco has Calumet 15 for $109. If they had the 16 for say $119, I'd do that. The Costco set was $75 out the door, and I didn't think $25 per 375mL was too bad at all.
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