re: Whiskey/Bourbon/Scotch appreciation thread

The 50/50, Pappy 15 and Pappy 20 blind taste is happening tonight.

Mrs. TA has agreed to administer it since she is a bottle of wine deep....thus ensuring accuracy...

Sweet pic…I can't wait for my trip in September.

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The 50/50, Pappy 15 and Pappy 20 blind taste is happening tonight

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there's no losers in that group!
sounds like a great night, enjoy TA

I am sorry for the blurry image...Mrs. TA was well into a second bottle.

I was completely blind...we did 3 rounds.

1st Round:
I called the 15 the 50/50, the 50/50 the 20 and the 20 the 15.

2nd Round: (she remixed them and no words were spoken...I had some water too. So I re-sampled blind without hearing any round one results)
I called all three correctly. I called the 15 dry, alcohol on the nose and significant burn on the back end, but nice flavors in the middle. Next, I picked the 50/50 right saying it was caramel and harsh only at the end and smooth up front. Lastly, I picked the 20 saying it was honey and vanilla...very smooth and lingered.

On the third round, I called the order of ranking them by taste. Once again, it was blind and I was given no info on the first two rounds of results.

For me, they ranked 20, 50/50 and 15.

I agree my 20 this year is not as good as last year's allocation; however, it was still my favorite.

Not making excuses for the first round results, but I did have some Santa Barbara syrah before it. However, I went into round two fairly confident I got the first round correct. However, I felt much more confident and clearer delineation after the second round...though my guesses were different.

I submit an ice bucket style bourbon tasting challenge to anyone...choice of bourbons do not matter, only the results.

Advice: no syrahs before the tastings.

1PD: HazMat
2PD: EC 12 (that's 12 for now)

Thanks for the results

I'm not too surprised with how it turned out, and wine will mess with your tastebuds without a proper cleanse.

The 15 yr I find overrated (some will say the same about the 23 yr, though it was pure Stitzel-Weller up until 2013). I actually enjoyed the VW reserve rye better than the 15 in a taste test I did at APub a couple years ago.

15 packs the heat, but the 20 is divine. There's tons of vanilla in there in my experience, and as smooth as it gets. It's a shame the last batch was a bit underwhelming.

Bottom line, the 50/50 continues to be a stellar pour, especially for the price....and fairly accessible if you're willing to travel a bit.

And props to Unc for calling that ranking beforehand!

I'd put the JPS 17/18 as perhaps my favorite pour (nursing the hell out of it)...that and the 2011 PVW 23 yr and Hirsch 16 (from 1974)...but that VW rye has been damn good the last couple years.

Fortunately, APub has some reasonable prices when I feel like splurging for a pour...

Man it's late...got a lot of GOAT herding to do tomorrow

Unc's and NOLA's house

Appreciate the help fellas...

Any solid Liquor stores in Baton Rouge besides Cuban liquors and Martins Wine Cellar?

I know about Calandro's, but any other good Liquor only stores?