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Bars don't have your inventory....
But this place makes a very fine cocktail
Stop in for a drink.
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Bars don't have your inventory....
But this place makes a very fine cocktail
Cheers! It's a 130.2 proof rye that drinks like a 100 proofer. Smooth and creamy. Just a little mouth warming. No throat burn like you would expect.
I like Ryes the most. Not a fan of New England Ryes though. They are real grainy. Sometimes taste like hay or like a horse barn smells. Amburana will do that as well.
Can't say that I've had a NE rye
Almost tried a new one the other night, but it was MGP juice, so I passed
What was the mash bill on the MGP? Their 95/5 is good but it is mint forward. (spearmint or mint tea flavored) Many places are buying that juice, re finishing it in their own barrels and/or finishing it in a wine barrel and bottling it under their own label, producing a quality produce. As with all juice, the older it gets the better it is (usually)
Their 51/45/4 is more sweet and like a bourbon because of all the corn. (the 45%) Minor Case Rye is a good example of that.
"MGP Ingredients has its own branded portfolio of spirits, which includes its own creations like George Remus Bourbon and Rossville Union Rye, as well as brands acquired from its 2021 purchase of Luxco, such as Ezra Brooks, Rebel, and Yellowstone. MGP also recently acquired Penelope Bourbon, a fast-growing brand that previously sourced its whiskey from MGP."
I have very good to excellent bottles of the labels mentioned above.
Good info...
I did not get a photo of the label. I try to give my business to those doing the whole works
I started there but my buddy Ted and I have gone down the blend and finished route. We have found so many that are so multi-dimensional. Bourbon can be a 2 or 3 flavor sip. The same 3 ingredients in different amounts. Lots of other things can come into play but there are a lot of bottles that have the same flavor profiles. Sweet like sugar, honey, or powdered sugar, caramel/butterscotch, and oak barrel notes sometimes toasty and sometimes more of a char depending on the barrel char level. Yeast can make a difference. Like many Buffalo Trace juice, it has a distinctive grape flavor. We have been enjoying Cognac and Armagnac lately. It ads a grape/wine/dark fruit flavor to the bourbon. Different and delicious.
Talk about blending, Bookers is a good example. They blend 4 or 5 barrels with different profiles and can come up with something very delicious with many different flavors in the glass. Most barrels they use are 5-10 years old and 120-130 proof. The latest 2025-03 is very good that I would rate a 8.5+ on a 1-10 scale. Around $100 if you can find one.
We like Found North as well. It is a 4 or 5 barrel blend of old Canadian whiskeys. Expensive and now hard to get.
Giving this a go
Not that bottle but been down that road. Ted has a bottle or two. Good stuff
It's nice. Definitely on the rotation
It's Friday! What's in your glass? I hate to drink alone!
That's an interesting collector bottle for sure.
That's a stretch. There are many books written about distilling available. $80? Nope.
Oh my. We had quite a day. Pics in a jiffy
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