What Are You Sipping on Lately? (Spirits Thread)

tennisfreak · 12-13-2018, 10:28 AM

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Originally Posted by leopard print

Has anyone had the Johnnie Walker XR 21? Thoughts? Picked it up at Costco because it seemed like a good price for a 21yo ($130).

Also, a heads up for anyone interested. One of my favorites, Lagavulin 16, is also on sale at Costco for $58 a bottle. Picked up 5 so I'll be good for the next few months!

$130 for a 21yr?????

Please share your thoughts!!!!

If this is good I know where I'm headed!!!

UncleWede · 12-13-2018, 11:37 AM

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Originally Posted by Patrick719

Second raffle win of the season!

Wait, you had to share the Old as part of the winning, or it was only half full when you won?????

leopard print · 12-13-2018, 06:16 PM

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Originally Posted by UncleWede

Brother In Law In Law

Gotcha.

leopard print · 12-13-2018, 06:17 PM

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Originally Posted by tennisfreak

$130 for a 21yr?????

Please share your thoughts!!!!

If this is good I know where I'm headed!!!

Will do. Don't know when I'm going to crack it open though. I kind of want to wait for a special occasion. Or...maybe I'll just get thirsty enough one of these days.

1MOREMOD · 12-13-2018, 06:19 PM

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Originally Posted by UncleWede

Wait, you had to share the Old as part of the winning, or it was only half full when you won?????

No it was full on dec 3 when he won it and posted it the first time

Patrick303 · 12-13-2018, 06:51 PM

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Originally Posted by UncleWede

Wait, you had to share the Old as part of the winning, or it was only half full when you won?????

A couple of my buddies agreed to bottle share some of our winnings. I traded half my OFBB for half of his George T Stagg win this year.

UncleWede · 12-13-2018, 10:59 PM

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Originally Posted by Patrick719

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Originally Posted by UncleWede

Wait, you had to share the Old as part of the winning, or it was only half full when you won?????

A couple of my buddies agreed to bottle share some of our winnings. I traded half my OFBB for half of his George T Stagg win this year.

Seems about fair

Hawkeye · 12-14-2018, 10:37 AM

Where the heck are these raffles? Thats some nice swag!

So - glad I bought 2 bottles of Blantons when it was in store here, just wish I would have bought more. I had a brain fart and forgot about the rarity and the letters, now I want to spell it out (especially after cracking one open and tasting it last night) and they sold out of all bottles in less than a day.

Guess I never did upload a pic here

Violator · 12-15-2018, 12:13 PM

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Originally Posted by Hawkeye

Where the heck are these raffles? Thats some nice swag!

So - glad I bought 2 bottles of Blantons when it was in store here, just wish I would have bought more. I had a brain fart and forgot about the rarity and the letters, now I want to spell it out (especially after cracking one open and tasting it last night) and they sold out of all bottles in less than a day.

Guess I never did upload a pic here

I would have bought at least 6 bottles. Maybe next time, if there is one.
I’ve never seen that many bottles in a store, wow.

Violator · 12-15-2018, 12:14 PM

Scored a nice big bottle of Weller 12 for the bar.

TXSTYLE · 12-15-2018, 03:27 PM

Clyde Mays bourbon last night on the rocks. Good stuff no question!

bmwgrande · 12-18-2018, 08:48 PM

Supporting a local distillery tonight. Pretty smooth with a subtle maple flavor.

ShopVac · 12-18-2018, 10:36 PM

I got a maple crown...found it good for glazing the ham. Hopefully the maple in yours isn't as `in your face` when you drink it. Cool you support local makers

Outside of that...I thought bourbon had to be made in Kentucky and everything else should be labeled whiskey?

M_Six · 12-18-2018, 11:14 PM

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Originally Posted by ShopVac

I got a maple crown...found it good for glazing the ham. Hopefully the maple in yours isn't as `in your face` when you drink it. Cool you support local makers

Outside of that...I thought bourbon had to be made in Kentucky and everything else should be labeled whiskey?

From Wiki:

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Although bourbon may be made anywhere in the United States, it is strongly associated with the American South and with Kentucky in particular.

bmwgrande · 12-19-2018, 08:57 AM

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Originally Posted by ShopVac

I got a maple crown...found it good for glazing the ham. Hopefully the maple in yours isn't as `in your face` when you drink it. Cool you support local makers

Outside of that...I thought bourbon had to be made in Kentucky and everything else should be labeled whiskey?

Definitely not in your face. I really only get a note of maple and a little sweetness at the finish. According to the description, they use old bourbon barrels to age maple syrup in, and then reuse those barrels with bourbon for a maple finish. I think Crown Royal blends in maple flavor instead of aging, giving it more of a maple syrup quality.

UncleWede · 12-19-2018, 03:16 PM

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Originally Posted by bmwgrande

Definitely not in your face. I really only get a note of maple and a little sweetness at the finish. According to the description, they use old bourbon barrels to age maple syrup in, and then reuse those barrels with bourbon for a maple finish. I think Crown Royal blends in maple flavor instead of aging, giving it more of a maple syrup quality.

Sounds like my "hooch" bottle. It began life as a maple syrup bottle, then I poured in the White Dog in a mostly failed attempt to make it drinkable.

Joekerr · 12-19-2018, 03:21 PM

Had some Ardbeg An Oa a few nights ago, pretty good, smells dry, but decent taste. I'll be back into in on the weekend.

P1 · 12-22-2018, 12:47 AM

To get me through Christmas...

M_Six · 12-22-2018, 12:44 PM

^^^Still can't find that anywhere around here.

1MOREMOD · 12-22-2018, 12:53 PM

Shit forgot to look

Maynard · 12-23-2018, 12:05 PM

Anybody know of a use for the tubes/tins that scotch comes in? They seem too nice to just trash, but for the life of me I can't come up with anything actually useful to do w/ them.

1MOREMOD · 12-23-2018, 12:38 PM

Ah what

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