Bourbon Hootenanny

[matemike]

Sorry guys, I can't review Bourbon without remembering this guy...




I am more a beer guy myself.
I've had Pappy Van Winkle at a couple weddings. Good stuff.
But honestly I'll just grab anything from Glenlivet to Famous Grouse for Scotch and Makers Mark or Jim Beam for Bourbon if I see it at the store and the mood strikes me. I guess I need to try some Laphroaig 10 next time I see it.

[ABNAK]

Sometime next week my liquor store guy is supposed to have me a bottle of Old Rip Van Winkle. He got me one last year so I told him to lay me one on for this year too.

[Pappabear]

My Total Wine has been stocking all kinds of amazing bourbon as of late. Drink too much to buy $100 bottles. My last real yum yum was Calumet , Ky Bourbon. Went to KY for my Dads funeral when I first bought it, so its sentimental to me. I buy it somewhat often these days.

[THCDDM4]

Picked up a bottle of this years “A Midwinter Nights Dram” from High West. It’s always a favorite of mine. Hard to get due to limited supply, but if you can find it, it is well worth the $90.00 it commands.

Definitely enjoyed a few drams over the Thanksgiving break.

[SeriousStudent]

Picked up a bottle of this years “A Midwinter Nights Dram” from High West. It’s always a favorite of mine. Hard to get due to limited supply, but if you can find it, it is well worth the $90.00 it commands.

Definitely enjoyed a few drams over the Thanksgiving break.

I was not a big rye fan until a few years ago. You are definitely right about the Midwinter's Night Dram - excellent stuff and one of my favorites now.

[soulezoo]

I came home from Maui with three little friends.
From Hawaii Sea Spirits I got a bottle of "BRUM" (their take on aged sipping rum) and their FY organic gin. Both are available only at the distillery.
I met my sister there who just came back from Scotland and brought me a bottle of The Glenlivet 13 year old. It's matured in the Oloroso sherry casks and is available only at the distillery and in Taiwan.
I tried to post a pic, but the pic exceeds file size allowed...

[Watrdawg]

My Total Wine has been stocking all kinds of amazing bourbon as of late. Drink too much to buy $100 bottles. My last real yum yum was Calumet , Ky Bourbon. Went to KY for my Dads funeral when I first bought it, so its sentimental to me. I buy it somewhat often these days.

Love Calumet. Try Jefferson's Ocean Aged bourbon. Very smooth.

[tb-av]

Picked up a couple bottles of Santa Teresa 1796 and it's one the nicer bottles of rum I've bought in a while. Very enjoyable straight.

Speaking of Van Winkle.... got this from the ABC store today.... just a tad outside my budget.

Van Winkle Collection $1,499.99
Family Reserve 23
Family Reserve 20
Family Reserve 15
Special Reserve 12
Old RVW 10

Six chances to win the lottery to purchase.

Have any of you guys had any Hibiki whisky. It gets really high ratings from just about everyone. I was wondering what tastes like. Like which other style of whisky does it favor or lean towards.

I'm definitely a rum person but I like some other styles as well. To me though whisky like rum or bourbon are a totally different thing from Scotch or Irish. Then of course Gin is own deal. I was just curious what a highly rated Japanese style was like.

Also if anyone is from NC and knows a way to search the NC ABC for inventory I would like to know. We have VA ABC and I can search the entire inventory regardless of store, then search store level as well. I can't figure out a way to do that for NC ABC. I was wondering if they had some more variety. I have a friend that goes to NC quite often.

[Todd.K]

Have any of you guys had any Hibiki whisky. It gets really high ratings from just about everyone. I was wondering what tastes like. Like which other style of whisky does it favor or lean towards.

I've tasted a couple, but don't remember the names. They were Scotch style, one was pretty heavily peated.