Official PCF Whisk(e)y Thread (91 Viewers)

[BruceWayne]

#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.

I'm sipping on the MM BRT02 now...

Nosing oak, golden grahams cereal, toffee, hershey milk chocolate cocoa powder, creaminess

Looking back at your descriptions, I can sense all of what you said... wow! Love your butterscotch pudding and rum raisin ice cream comments!! I'd say we're similar, only described in different ways...

Creaminess really carries the front palate, then wham... spice hits all of a sudden - a nice baking spice; also, the milk chocolate syrup on the back palate, YUM!!

Long finish from the spice, another with subtle heat that gradually builds the longer you wait between sips. Definitely plays its 109p.

Unreal pour at $65; a solid dessert pour

 

[JustDave]

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.

Yeah, the shipping sucks for a single bottle. 2 makes more sense but they don't frequently have more than one release at a time that I want. I would 100% do some kind of program where they 'hold shit for a while' until you have x purchases weight wise and ship those instead.

 

[Billy Baroo]

Still my favorite!

 

[Pinkdan]

View attachment 1062295Still my favorite!

One of my all time favorites!

 

[Indyscammer]

This bottle is going down with a Boiler win tonight!
EDIT: gotta thin the herd

 

[Billy Baroo]

Not quite at the same level as the Willett I just had, but this is pretty damn good!

 

[Indyscammer]

Not quite at the same level as the Willett I just had, but this is pretty damn good!View attachment 1062347

Still no Redwood Cask Strength in Indiana.

 

[Indyscammer]

Boilers up 27 with 4 min. To play. Man Down!!

 

[Billy Baroo]

Still no Redwood Cask Strength in Indiana.

I think I got real lucky walking into my local last month and finding both the cask strength rye and bourbon at the same time. I’ve yet to have any of their regular offerings, so I kinda took a leap of faith on them. Both are very good!

 

[Indyscammer]

I think I got real lucky walking into my local last month and finding both the cask strength rye and bourbon at the same time. I’ve yet to have any of their regular offerings, so I kinda took a leap of faith on them. Both are very good!

Lost Monarch is legit. Only one I've had but.....

 

[Indyscammer]

Kill one, open one! Been sitting on this since we picked up the Donkey Juice. Nose is interesting. Oak (I think) with underlying carmel sugar and something else I can't place.

 

[Billy Baroo]

Finishing the night with another favorite!

 

[Indyscammer]

Finishing the night with another favorite!View attachment 1062389

I prefer the Bourbon over the Rye when my friend gave me a taste. Have both unopened. Will perform some science eventually.

 

[Indyscammer]

First sip of Penelope. How do I taste bubble gum?

EDIT: finish has a bubble gum note. That's a first for me.

 

[Billy Baroo]

I prefer the Bourbon over the Rye when my friend gave me a taste. Have both unopened. Will perform some science eventually.

They’re both really close for me. I will say that the rye needs some quiet time after opening before it gets great. After sitting opened for a good month or two, the rye is just incredible.

 

[Indyscammer]

@wolfpack Penelope is the best advice you ever gave me! I can't wait to let this bottle rest awhile!

 

[Billy Baroo]

Ok…one more lol

These are always money!

 

[Indyscammer]

Ok…one more lolView attachment 1062397These are always money!

Always

 

[Indyscammer]

Ok…one more lolView attachment 1062397These are always money!

You inspire me @Billy Baroo

 

[Big Jilm]

too tired to take a pic. 1897 in the glass. One more coming soon. F work, lol

 

[Big Jilm]

 

[Pinkdan]

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I’ve heard great things about this bottle. It’s a 95/5 rye right?

 

[Big Jilm]

I’ve heard great things about this bottle. It’s a 95/5 rye right?

Yup!

 

[FDLmold]

First sip of Penelope. How do I taste bubble gum?

EDIT: finish has a bubble gum note. That's a first for me.

I get the same notes when I drink Casamigos anejo. It happens sometimes.

 

[Klobberer]

First sip of Penelope. How do I taste bubble gum?

EDIT: finish has a bubble gum note. That's a first for me.

I had a Chattanooga that had a bubblegum note. I like it.

 

[TomC727]

I don’t remember where I read it, but there is a specific chemical reaction with the charred oak in the barrels that produces a chemical compound in the bourbon which gives it that bubble gum note. Some barrels do it and some don’t.

 

[RocAFella1]

I don’t remember where I read it, but there is a specific chemical reaction with the charred oak in the barrels that produces a chemical compound in the bourbon which gives it that bubble gum note. Some barrels do it and some don’t.

Those would be esters I believe.
“During the aging process, several ester-based compounds are created that gives bourbon it's aroma and flavor notes (collectively called “notes”). The alcohol pulls these esters from the wood of the American white oak barrel as well as being a result of the proprietary yeast strain used in the fermentation process.”

 

[JustDave]

I don’t remember where I read it, but there is a specific chemical reaction with the charred oak in the barrels that produces a chemical compound in the bourbon which gives it that bubble gum note. Some barrels do it and some don’t.

bubble gum as a note really depends on what you think bubble gum smells like as some people go more rubber, some more sweet, some more fruit, come from different parts of the process, fermentation, charred barrel, anything living 'on the barrel'

another flavor you get is butyric acid frequently in bourbon, especially young bourbon and I can't stand it, tastes to me like stomach acid. what aging does is it turns butyric acid into Ethyl Butyrate which is more like pineapples

 

[FDLmold]

Butyric acid is some of the foulest smelling liquid I’ve ever encountered. It’s amazing how esterification can transform it into divine deliciousness.

 

[BearMetal]

Tonight's lineup for poker! Have no idea what this Barrell Vantage is going to be like, but if it's anything like Dovetail then I'm pretty sure I'll like it.