Official PCF Whisk(e)y Thread (77 Viewers)

[Saoliver]

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And so it begins…
Thank you @BruceWayne for the samples.

Listen, when a billionaire offers you whiskey samples you say yes people.

First pour: red dot sticker

*Withholding classic bourbon notes like: caramel, vanilla, brown sugar, cinnamon unless they’re particularly pronounced.

Nose: Vegetable notes (green pepper, green beans). Cranberry sauce, turkey and black pepper gravy… wtf is this thanksgiving in a glass!?
Slight smokey smell.

Palate: Fairly viscus. Vegetal notes coming through, makes me think rye is a possibility. Seems kinda young and hot for the proof but this is my first pour of the evening. Aftertaste is slightly bitter smokey and drying like after a drag of a cigarette.

100 proof?

Age: 2-4 years?

My guess: some craft distillery bourbon whiskey. Solid for the age, will probably get better with time

 

[Pinkdan]

Round 2

Black dot

Nose: strong nose. Sweet grape tootsie roll. Sweet oak. Big citrus note (orange, lemon peel). Wine finish?? Dill! Vinegar, pickles.

Palate: Vinegar like intensity on the tongue. Possible Willett grassy notes? Maybe pot still? Very strange but fun to drink.

Proof: 110

Age: 8 years?

 

[FDLmold]

How is vinegar and pickles fun to drink? Your palate is messed up, my friend.

 

[Pinkdan]

How is vinegar and pickles fun to drink? Your palate is messed up, my friend.

Hey, I said “Vinegar like intensity” lol

And I eat a picked a day, love em!

 

[Pinkdan]

#3 Pink dot

Nose. Cream soda. Butterscotch pudding. Rum raisin ice cream. Possible a rum cask involvement. Possible rye.

Palate: Similar notes trying to cover up a youthful whiskey. Bitter drying aftertaste

Guess:
Proof: 96
Age: 3 years
Whiskey finished in rum cask

Sagamore rye rum cask? Never had it, just a wild guess.

Maybe angel’s envy. I’ve only ever had it once a while ago.

 

[BruceWayne]

You had a productive night Dan.

But as FDLmold said, I think your palate is messed up. LOL

 

[FDLmold]

I’ve not had the 2022 MM BRT releases, never could find them. My impression is that they aren’t quite as good as the 2021 FAE releases so I shouldn’t feel bad.

 

[mic]

You had a productive night Dan.

But as FDLmold said, I think your palate is messed up. LOL

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I’ve been telling people about that woodenville, for the price I think it’s great. Your thoughts on it ?

 

[BruceWayne]

I’ve been telling people about that woodenville, for the price I think it’s great. Your thoughts on it ?

Their private selections are amazing, I've raved about every bottle I've had here.

If I see one, I grab it.

 

[mic]

Their private selections are amazing, I've raved about every bottle I've had here.

If I see one, I grab it.

Nice !

 

[Saoliver]

Some mail came in. This barrel pick sticker is great.

 

[BruceWayne]

First pour: red dot sticker

I'm drinking the Equinox now.

The aroma started with a lot of burnt sugar, then the nose became very creamy to me... a deep/rich caramel. Oak/wood tannin. Hints of leather and citrus/fruit. Honey maybe. Cinnamon. I'd go WOW here.

The creaminess transitions to the palate, definitely the take away for me on this pour... more of a vanilla cake base layer here than caramel, sweetness carrying it. Subtle fruit hits again (berry), accenting it. Then a medium spice/black pepper, I don't get smoky at all.

Very subtle medium-to-long finish.

Not a pure dessert pour, but close - very close. Just delicious. It does drink a little below the proof point like you identified. While you said 100proof, I would have guessed a shade higher, like 105-110.

I now think I want to grab another bottle, even at $100.

 

[Irish]

Despite the fact that I have like 3 other store picks waiting to get opened, I couldn't resist cracking this find today. We'll see if Fred chose wisely. ...

 

[Indyscammer]

Despite the fact that I have like 3 other store picks waiting to get opened, I couldn't resist cracking this find today. We'll see if Fred chose wisely. ...

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I have not yet found a bad one.

 

[TX_Golf_N_Poker]

Despite the fact that I have like 3 other store picks waiting to get opened, I couldn't resist cracking this find today. We'll see if Fred chose wisely. ...

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Fred Noes bourbon...

 

[Irish]

I have not yet found a bad one.

This one has "selected by Fred Noe" on the label, so it had me intrigued. I typically like to open these and then let them sit for a while to quiet down, but this one was pretty tasty right from the cork pop. Some really different flavors on the palate that I'm not 100% sure I can place, some kind of sweet baking spices like cloves.

 

[Saoliver]

This one has "selected by Fred Noe" on the label, so it had me intrigued. I typically like to open these and then let them sit for a while to quiet down, but this one was pretty tasty right from the cork pop. Some really different flavors on the palate that I'm not 100% sure I can place, some kind of sweet baking spices like cloves.

I found a Freddie Noe pick online. @Big Jilm and I both got bottles and thought it was fantastic!

 

[Irish]

I found a Freddie Noe pick online. @Big Jilm and I both got bottles and thought it was fantastic!

I remember that, very much played a part in this purchase. I'm on a self imposed buying freeze as I have waaaaaay too many bottles, I was in the store returning a keg and these were sitting up front. Couldn't pass it up lol.

 

[Saoliver]

I remember that, very much played a part in this purchase. I'm on a self imposed buying freeze as I have waaaaaay too many bottles, I was in the store returning a keg and these were sitting up front. Couldn't pass it up lol.

I’m also on a buying freeze after this month. Hoping to hold to it. I have no more room. I’d post photos, but you all already think I’m crazy.

 

[Irish]

I won't attempt to measure wankers..... but when I found a box of bottles I have no relocation of buying in a hiding spot I forgot was there, I figured it was time to hit the pause button lol

 

[JustDave]

I’m also on a buying freeze after this month. Hoping to hold to it. I have no more room. I’d post photos, but you all already think I’m crazy.

I won't attempt to measure wankers..... but when I found a box of bottles I have no relocation of buying in a hiding spot I forgot was there, I figured it was time to hit the pause button lol

I try to scratch the itch by putting stuff in my wishlist and then pruning stuff out of it, then adding some more, then pruning again. So like in my mind I'm subjectively picking the best of those groups over and over again.

I thought I hadn't made any bottle purchases this month except a restock for a Glenfiddich 15 that we'd killed and then I got a shipping notice for a Dramfool that was... not cheap...

 

[BruceWayne]

 

[MeridianFC]

I thought I hadn't made any bottle purchases this month except a restock for a Glenfiddich 15 that we'd killed and then I got a shipping notice for a Dramfool that was... not cheap...

Dramfool has stuff that I've wanted to order but it is definitely "not cheap" and shipping is "fucking expensive".

I have friends in Edinburgh and Glasgow who hold stuff for me but I have definitely stretched their kind storage offers well beyond what is reasonable.

 

[joeyshin]

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i think beers and bourbon are funny now. You can get BCBS aged in bourbon barrels, and then get Bourbon aged in BCBS barrels. They using the same barrells over and over and flipping that price to us LOL....

 

[TX_Golf_N_Poker]

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i think beers and bourbon are funny now. You can get BCBS aged in bourbon barrels, and then get Bourbon aged in BCBS barrels. They using the same barrells over and over and flipping that price to us LOL....

Yeah, this is weird. Bourbon, aged in barrels that had beer in them, that was aged in barrels that had bourbon in them.... How many times can this be repeated?

Also, I'm assuming this bourbon was finished in the stout barrels, not aged in them from the beginning. Otherwise, I don't think you can call it bourbon if it wasn't initially aged in new oak casks.

 

[mic]

Yeah, this is weird. Bourbon, aged in barrels that had beer in them, that was aged in barrels that had bourbon in them.... How many times can this be repeated?

Also, I'm assuming this bourbon was finished in the stout barrels, not aged in them from the beginning. Otherwise, I don't think you can call it bourbon if it wasn't initially aged in new oak casks.

Burbon has to at least 51% corn in the mash I believe. I don’t think how it’s initially aged either new oak or reused oak has any impact on wether or not it’s considered a “burbon” I could be wrong tho

 

[TX_Golf_N_Poker]

Burbon has to at least 51% corn in the mash I believe. I don’t think how it’s initially aged either new oak or reused oak has any impact on wether or not it’s considered a “burbon” I could be wrong tho

https://vinepair.com/articles/bourb... bourbon, a,flavoring elements from the casks.

 

[mic]

https://vinepair.com/articles/bourbon-barrel-aging-explainer/#:~:text=To be called bourbon, a,flavoring elements from the casks.

 

[BruceWayne]

Solid review on the above starting at 7:20

 

[FDLmold]

If I want beer that tastes like whiskey I’ll make a boilermaker. If I want whiskey that tastes like beer, well, I would never want that so it doesn’t matter.