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Good bourbon

Bought myself a valentine's day present last night: a bottle of Buffalo Trace Experimental Collection Oat Bourbon. It's pretty unique without being weird. Smokey with a good bite, and definitely a little sour. Defs recommend giving it a whirl if you can find it.
 
Is that the single oak experiment? The guy at the liquor store was telling me about it. It was very intriguing. I am not certain if I like the fact that each bottle tastes different and I thought $63 for a small bottle was a little steep. I went home with some RVW 12 Special Reserve instead.
 
nomadic said:
Is that the single oak experiment? The guy at the liquor store was telling me about it. It was very intriguing. I am not certain if I like the fact that each bottle tastes different and I thought $63 for a small bottle was a little steep. I went home with some RVW 12 Special Reserve instead.
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#67 is good
 
Got some Knob Creek. Never tried it before. Price seemed to be a bit more than a Bulleit type bourbon. Hope it's good.
 
BentleysSVP said:
Got some Knob Creek. Never tried it before. Price seemed to be a bit more than a Bulleit type bourbon. Hope it's good.
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Working through a bottle right now...was cheap ($25) on the military base when I was down in Cherry Point to welcome home a buddy from Afghanistan a couple weeks ago. Left him with a bottle of Elijag Craig and Blanton's and kept the Knob Creek for myself. It's ok, but not quite a smooth to me. 100 proof, so that may have something to do with it. I tend to prefer to let the ice melt a little longer before I really begin to enjoy it as compared to some more expensive favorites.
 
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My brother picked up a bottle of the Pappy 23 on his way home from the Music City Bowl at some random liquor store in TN. I must say, it is delicious.
 
RacerDeac said:
Working through a bottle right now...was cheap ($25) on the military base when I was down in Cherry Point to welcome home a buddy from Afghanistan a couple weeks ago. Left him with a bottle of Elijag Craig and Blanton's and kept the Knob Creek for myself. It's ok, but not quite a smooth to me. 100 proof, so that may have something to do with it. I tend to prefer to let the ice melt a little longer before I really begin to enjoy it as compared to some more expensive favorites.
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Wait you left the blantons?
 
nomadic said:
Wait you left the blantons?
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Hell yes I did. The man is a Marine who has been living on a ship and flying Harrier missions day and night for the last 10 months while his only alcohol was 2 shit beers on "beer day" every 45 days at sea and some vodka his wife was able to sneak through the mail (clear, so it doesn't show up in a Nalgene bottle).

Besides, the Blanton's isn't as good as the Elijah Craig I left him. :thumbsup:
 
RacerDeac said:
Hell yes I did. The man is a Marine who has been living on a ship and flying Harrier missions day and night for the last 10 months while his only alcohol was 2 shit beers on "beer day" every 45 days at sea and some vodka his wife was able to sneak through the mail (clear, so it doesn't show up in a Nalgene bottle).

Besides, the Blanton's isn't as good as the Elijah Craig I left him. :thumbsup:
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He earned it. I just hired a Marine who spent two tours in Iraq. He was telling me about beer day yesterday. He did say they were able to drink Guinness.
 
I bought a handle of Knob for my brother's homecoming from Afghanistan. I had to balance quality and quantity.
 
nomadic said:
worth the price?
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Do you like the taste of pie crust, cinnamon, and bourbon? If so, especially if you like all three tastes together, probably yes. If not, then no. I think I got pretty damn lucky that I like the #67. Looking back, I shouldn't have bought the bottle on spec. I'm lucky that it's got a taste that I really like.
 
RacerDeac said:
Hell yes I did. The man is a Marine who has been living on a ship and flying Harrier missions day and night for the last 10 months while his only alcohol was 2 shit beers on "beer day" every 45 days at sea and some vodka his wife was able to sneak through the mail (clear, so it doesn't show up in a Nalgene bottle).

Besides, the Blanton's isn't as good as the Elijah Craig I left him. :thumbsup:
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18 year old or 12?
 
wfudkn said:
Picked up a bottle of Corner Creek Reserve tonight. I'm a big fan. Got a nice bite and has a lot of depth of flavor.
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Pulling this post back from last October, but I recently had a guy at the liquor store recommend this one to me and I was not disappointed. It comes in what looks like a wine bottle, but what's inside is delicious bourbon at a ~$30 price. I'm a fan.
 
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RacerDeac said:
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Interesting. I finally received my prize winnings from Fantasy Football, and I thought I would spend it on Blanton's. So Elijah 18 > Blanton's? Now that I've acquired the taste I want to keep a fine sippin' bourbon on hand for special occasions.
 
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