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re: Whiskey/Bourbon/Scotch Volume III
Posted on 7/12/22 at 8:07 pm to t00f
Posted on 7/12/22 at 8:07 pm to t00f
Normally it would be for me too. However, I'm going to be in Slidell visiting family so it's too tempting to pass up. Interested in the "special" releases they're supposed to unveil, but mainly looking forward to meeting some fellow bourbon addicts.
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Posted on 7/12/22 at 8:11 pm to dnwsr
oh yeah, that would be me too then
ThirdPD
Sagamore 8 year
ThirdPD
Sagamore 8 year
Posted on 7/13/22 at 2:37 pm to t00f
I've gotten really into bourbon over the last few years. My problem is I'm not good at describing why I like certain bourbons over others. Basically, I like it or I don't. My question is: what types of qualities does the board look for when sipping a bourbon? Smoothness is maybe the only quality I can describe to other people when giving recommendations.
Posted on 7/13/22 at 2:48 pm to StrongOffer
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Smoothness
for me that would fall under the low ethanol type like Blanton's.
I like the hard candied, cinnamon bombs.
Ones that are double oaked and you can chew the tobacco, taste the char.
One that has a ton of vanilla, bread, or caramel bomb.
also enjoying ones that are finished like ones from Good Times and Starlight
Posted on 7/13/22 at 2:49 pm to StrongOffer
I enjoy a low proof, but I love a high proof. (110 or higher)
Posted on 7/13/22 at 3:29 pm to StrongOffer
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My question is: what types of qualities does the board look for when sipping a bourbon
It really depends on my mood. Sometimes I want something that is a typical bourbon profile, vanilla, caramel, and oak. Other times I want something more complex with dark fruits, cinnamon, and smoke. Then there are some lighter profiles with butterscotch candy, tea, and licorice. Taste is really subjective though, certain scents/tastes are going to remind you of things that you've tasted or smelled in the past. If you don't have experience with licorice for example, you won't get that tasting note.
Most distilleries have a profile that is specific to them. Banana candy for Brown-Forman, grape candy for BT (this one might not be as popular but it's what I get), licorice on MGP's high rye bourbon, cinnamon on Willett.
Posted on 7/13/22 at 4:38 pm to StrongOffer
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My question is: what types of qualities does the board look for when sipping a bourbon
For me some things that will grab my attention these days are Proof (I like a high proof) Age (if its stated these days) Filtering (Is it NFC non chill filtered)
I like high proof bourbons because I find them to be richer in their flavor and I can dilute as I see fit. I factor the bottle price with it...because its like orange juice concentrate lol.
Age is a thing that is going by the wayside these days. They are pumping out younger stuff to get to market quicker. Age isn't the end all be all as some young things are good in their own right and aged stuff might be crap. A good quality aged bourbon taste much better than the young, cool label, special story stuff that is flooding the market today IMO. Some things are "finished" in a different barrel like Penelope toasted. That helps mask some of the youngness.
Non chill filtered stuff to me gives it more depth, more mouth feel. It leaves more of the oils and tannins in the bourbon. More thickness viscosity altho it could all be in my head.
I like all kinds of flavor profiles, if I wanted to taste a certain way I would just buy the same bottle over and over again. Ill take something old and oaky and something sweet and creamy, doesn't matter.
Its just how I like things...give me a older bourbon straight from the barrel not filtered and not cut and let me enjoy it
This post was edited on 7/13/22 at 4:40 pm
Posted on 7/13/22 at 5:39 pm to NOLAGT
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give me a older bourbon straight from the barrel not filtered and not cut and let me enjoy it
Bingo, I’m a huge Rye fan, even though I’ve had a few terrible Rye’s. I am not a huge fan of the younger juice but I am with toof on enjoying some Good Times and etc, for me it is about the hunt and if I find something I don’t like I can always trade it for something I do. I enjoy high and low proof’s and have been in the game long enough to know what I like and don’t like, sample trading also helps others explore and find their like’s and dislike’s in the bourbon world. In the end there is a lot of fabricated juice out there with the younger stuff, store picks, tater labels and etc but the main staples still reign supreme IMO.
Posted on 7/13/22 at 6:07 pm to Front9Bandit
Late to the party, but glad to finally have this bottle.
Posted on 7/13/22 at 6:22 pm to Front9Bandit
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tater labels
Posted on 7/13/22 at 7:07 pm to Front9Bandit
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am not a huge fan of the younger juice
Right if we want to talk about things we don’t like, for me it’s grassy ryes (two that come to mind are Cream of Kentucky BiB and Tattersall) and young bourbons that are too grain forward (usually a result of being young).
This post was edited on 7/13/22 at 7:08 pm
Posted on 7/13/22 at 7:14 pm to Epic Cajun
Good evening baws, starting slow with my FPD
Posted on 7/13/22 at 7:14 pm to NOLAGT
Yea but NBC hasn’t put out anything bad I’ve tasted….. here is a super tater
Posted on 7/13/22 at 7:16 pm to Front9Bandit
That’s pretty funny and evening gents
FirstPD
Penelope barrel strength
FirstPD
Penelope barrel strength
Posted on 7/13/22 at 7:22 pm to Front9Bandit
First time having something from nbc. Enjoying them so far. The bourbon is good but that rye is better, pretty solid stuff.
This post was edited on 7/13/22 at 7:27 pm
Posted on 7/13/22 at 8:06 pm to NOLAGT
They put out some solid bottles. They just won gold on a 7 year single barrel recently.
Posted on 7/13/22 at 8:11 pm to Bigryno7
SecondPD
Larceny barrel proof
Larceny barrel proof
Posted on 7/13/22 at 8:32 pm to t00f
1PD
Posted on 7/13/22 at 8:34 pm to drockw1
2PD
Posted on 7/13/22 at 8:58 pm to Bigryno7
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They put out some solid bottles. They just won gold on a 7 year single barrel recently.
They pick some solid barrels. MGP just won gold for their 7 year barrel recently.
FIFY.
It’s funny I remember people sorta shidding on MGP back in the day because it wasn’t Kentucky bourbon. Now a metric ton of bottles are “distilled in Indiana”.
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