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Re: Bourbon Thread
« Reply #40 on: December 23, 2014, 05:13:25 PM »
Quote from: Anaxilus on December 23, 2014, 03:54:43 AM
Yup, it's a matter of time not capacity. Production is based on calculated demand anywhere from 7-25+ years out. Based on current prices and demand, they obviously guessed wrong a decade ago.


hello,

very much agreed. it is my understanding that the rise in popularity of clear liquors caught those making browns at a bit of a loss. with sales dropping, whiskey makers in the U.S. were unable to commit financially to aging their product.

i'm also thinking that increased interest in Scottish malts spilled over into folks wanting to try other browns. thus we have a bunch of "boutique" distillers entering the market now, unfortunately not all of them are transparent regarding their role in producing the actual product.

happily (in the Great Northwet at least) there has been a boom in small distillers that are making superlative booze.

the pattern seems to be: make a Vodka, then a juniper flavored variant (that would be gin), then move on to a whiskey.

this place is 20 minutes away:

http://www.bainbridgedistillers.com/

the GYTW was gifted some Battle Point by me this holiday season, she loves it!
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Re: Bourbon Thread
« Reply #41 on: December 23, 2014, 08:59:56 PM »
For those interested, K&L Wines just received a large shipment of Maker's Mark Cask Strength. I bought one a while back and it is the best Makers available. Price is not inexpensive at $40 for 375mL, but I think this was the right marketing choice to make. Enjoy!
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Re: Bourbon Thread
« Reply #42 on: December 24, 2014, 01:52:37 AM »
Not sure about the prices going up as you guys say, but as far as I'm concerned $40 for cask strength small batch straight bourbon seems like quite a deal when contrasted by an equal sized scotch

Oh and has anyone tried the Rogue single malt?
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Re: Bourbon Thread
« Reply #43 on: December 24, 2014, 02:55:08 AM »
Quote from: BlackenedPlague on December 24, 2014, 01:52:37 AM
Not sure about the prices going up as you guys say, but as far as I'm concerned $40 for cask strength small batch straight bourbon seems like quite a deal when contrasted by an equal sized scotch

Oh and has anyone tried the Rogue single malt?

I could give you a list of 5, maybe 10 Bourbons either continuously out of stock of being flipped for 2-4x's the price both online and at B&Ms.

I'm not sure why anyone would want to compare something to an 'equal sized' Scotch. Is this like Burger King Whoppers versus Big Macs or are we going for two golf bags in the trunk?
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Re: Bourbon Thread
« Reply #44 on: December 25, 2014, 07:37:35 PM »
Quote from: BlackenedPlague on December 24, 2014, 01:52:37 AM
Oh and has anyone tried the Rogue single malt?
If for nothing more, I would not purchase Rogue's products based on them having an extremely dirty brewery and treating their employees pretty badly. There are many accounts of this when Googled. I don't like to support companies who treat their employees poorly because I've hated working for people like that.

That and their products are generally mediocre at best.
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Re: Bourbon Thread
« Reply #45 on: December 25, 2014, 07:41:58 PM »
Yeah, I don't care for their beer either.

The business part is news though so definitely never buying anything from them again
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Re: Bourbon Thread
« Reply #46 on: March 10, 2015, 02:21:24 AM »
Here's some seriously seriously seriously good shit.

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Re: Bourbon Thread
« Reply #47 on: March 10, 2015, 02:51:51 AM »
Absolutely! Their 8 year is one my favorites
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Re: Bourbon Thread
« Reply #48 on: March 11, 2015, 06:31:19 AM »
This one is like butterscotch. The guys at the store got to pick out pick barrel from samples. They did a good job. Uncut,  yet so extremely smooth. After the Bookers and this one, everything else tastes watered down. This is horrible because I don't think I can drink anything less.
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Re: Bourbon Thread
« Reply #49 on: March 11, 2015, 09:43:34 PM »
Last autumn I purchased a bottle of Willett 4yr rye to try. Up until then I haven't been a big fan of rye - too many of them taste almost the same to me (probably partly because many are sourced from the same supplier). AnywAy, to my surprise this Willett is markedly different and is the best I have had to date. I bought it at BevMo in West LA. I told my buddy about it and went back to buy a bottle for him and another for me, all from the same barrel. They had around 10-12 bottles total. They also had similar quantity from a second barrel. When I went back the next day to see if anything new had come in that day, which was right before Thanksgiving, all were gone - someone came in and bought everything in stock! The same happened to Vendome in BH when the received their Willett. It seems this brand is now becoming almost as hard to get as Pappy and BTAC, which sucks. Out of curiosity I bought a bottle of 7yr rye from a different store - it's good but I like the 4yr that I have more.
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