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The only rye I have tried is from George Dickel after doing their distillery tour. I was not a fan of it. Looking for some recommendations for a good and easily obtainable rye. Thanks!
It seems like it hasn’t hit stores anywhere in upstate NY yet. Any chance anyone knows around when it would?
DC price actually better than our stare ABC
Indian Single Malt Indri (Game Of Thrones) Limited Edition Series
LFG! Big OF and rye fan here. I was finally able to come across this allocated bottle. Who has tried this and how does it compare to their bourbon SBBS bottles?
My friend bought a home in Portland, ME and in his process of renovating found this bottle of whiskey from the 1920s. The seal is still in tact, so some of the whiskey must have evaporated over the last 100 years. Not sure if anyone here would have more info on the history of this whiskey, but I thought it was a cool find to share!
I opened my bottle last night after a long day at work. Didn’t get a strong smell. I let it sit for a minute that I took my first sip and it was pure bliss after that so I had to go get another bottle might get a third.
I’ve tried a few times at the big chains but have struck out. Are there better, small stores that have inventory?
A day late but picked this up today and fits perfectly. Cheers
An a new drinker and tbh i don't know how to exactly enjoy a whiskey. I tried it with juice and it is very good for me. Is it normal to add juice with whisky because I haven't seen people drink it with whisky. Should i drink a whiskey neat or mix it with something else. I tried black and white, blender pride and other neat but tried the black and white with some cranberry juice and it tastes really good. Any advice or anything would be appreciated
Never saw ORVW10 actually at the store - it just popped up (as sold out) on the website. But well over MSRP. I'm thinking that Larceny would be a grab - the ORVW not so much. Would you grab it?
Stoked to stumble across this on their website last night. The 12 is one of my favorite bottles of the year and I’ve heard great things about this one as well.
Is there an app like Goodreads, but for whiskey? I want to track my pours so I can get a running log of likes and don’t likes. As you guessed I’m pretty new to the life and am trying to learn more. Figured this would be a good way to start working on my palette…
I finally cracked open my RR 10 year. I sniffed the cork immediately as I do with every new bottle cracked. It smelled of glue at best, but not really a smell of any sort. I then sniffed the bottle hoping for a better sniff, but had the same experience- there is really no smell to it. Poured some in a tumbler and gave it another sniff. Still no smells of any kind! I waited a while, sniffing at random times hoping that maybe some aromas might come….it took about 3 hours before there were any hints of aromas. Tasting it was the same experience as sniffing- this pour was like vodka in almost every way but for the color. I finally got faint tastes of flavors man hours later, and eventually just poured it down the drain. There was plenty of burn (not a great amount but more than I typically have experienced with my scotches and other bourbons) right from the start of tasting, just no flavors. Did I get ahold of a bad bottle of this stuff? My experience seems so different from all the reviews I’ve read about it. (No, I do not have covid, I can small and taste everything else but this RR10)
Apparently you can get Blanton's in Gotham City!
🐴🥃🦇🐧
Watched Penguin on Max S1 E5: Homecoming.
What do you think other characters in Gotham drink?
This thing is an absolute banger as a first pour of the night or just a casual sipper option. So much sweet caramel with a nice rounded oak note. Wish it was slightly higher proof to give it a thicker mouthfeel and longer finish but the front palate of this is damn near perfect.
Got this last night at an auction. Has anyone tried it?
I really like Makers Mark, however I'd like to experience something new. Anything anyone can recommend that is similiar in price and just as good as Makers?
Which one would you pick over the other and why?
Thanks in advance!
I brought the OKI Rye.
New bottle looking forward to it let me know if yall tried it already
State store had these up and I’ve never had anything from Widow Jane, but it’s dark and looks intriguing. Obviously the price is …excessive
One of my regular go to spots called me up and asked me if I wanted this SFTB. I hadn’t even seen one on a shelf before! Got a friend coming over soon to do a blind with this, Gold and regular Blantons.