The Whisky Thread

[Mendota]

Time to get out the annual Maker's Mark Ambassador bottle decorations.

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[airchitect]

Originally Posted by Mendota

Time to get out the annual Maker's Mark Ambassador bottle decorations.

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Those are pretty fun


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[logo]

Here’s one you don’t see every day. Picked this up earlier this year on vacation waaaaay up north after tasting it at the distillery. Complicated process here - mix of 7 and 10 year, aged in oak, then ex-bourbon, then sherry, then mixed with a 12 year. At 46% ABV it’s not the boldest, but it’s mature and quite complex with a lean towards the sweet notes. Overall I think it’s fantastic and reminds me of the trip. Photo of the drink, and photo of the glacier water that made it.

[Bourbon]

Originally Posted by jsavoie88

Would love to hear your opinion regarding the Willett Wolves collaboration.


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Have one en-route. Will crack and review.

[Bourbon]

Conducted a WFE rescue this weekend...

[jsavoie88]

Originally Posted by Bourbon

Have one en-route. Will crack and review.

Excellent! And looking forward to your input.


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[jsavoie88]

Originally Posted by Bourbon

Conducted a WFE rescue this weekend...

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[TNT009]

Well since it’s been 32 yrs, had to break out my favorite bottle to look at and sip my favorite bourbon





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[DeskPop]

I should have bought every bottle they had. I didn't know it was going to be so good. Now we can only get the 31y, 25y, and younger.

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[thedak]

[FLGatorM5]

Originally Posted by thedak

I’ll play this game.

[JBZ]

Originally Posted by thedak

Love this one! Great flavor without having an incredibly high proof.

[thedak]

Originally Posted by JBZ

Love this one! Great flavor without having an incredibly high proof.

Was Top 3 of 2020

[thedak]

[Bourbon]

Got into it last night with one of our barrel picks.

[airchitect]

Originally Posted by Bourbon

Got into it last night with one of our barrel picks.

Looks delicious. I wish my wife looked at me the way you look at Willett. I hope you’re part owner and we just don’t know it.


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[austinp]

Which would you keep? I have to give one to my brother.


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[logo]

Originally Posted by Bourbon

Got into it last night with one of our barrel picks.

Wow 17 years - that is an impressive bourbon. So this would be from their sourced barrels then? Any idea what the source is for this bottle? I'm on the hunt for a celebratory bourbon over the next year, but it must have a 17 year age statement to coincide with a milestone. It's a tough age statement to find, Eagle Rare 17 and Wild Turkey Master's Keep 17 are the two others that I'm aware of with that age statement or which I've heard the Eagle Rare is superior.

I have only ever seen the Willett 4 year rye on shelves at MSRP which I assume is their own distillate, everything else has either been on shelf marked up quite a bit or at auction.

[Bourbon]

Originally Posted by austinp

Which would you keep? I have to give one to my brother.


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WLW would be the keeper for me.

[ashbaug2]

Originally Posted by austinp

Which would you keep? I have to give one to my brother.


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Keep the WL Weller. Saz 18 is good, but really hit or miss, and you really have to like a well aged rye... I haven't had a bad WLW yet.

[Bourbon]

Originally Posted by logo

Wow 17 years - that is an impressive bourbon. So this would be from their sourced barrels then? Any idea what the source is for this bottle? I'm on the hunt for a celebratory bourbon over the next year, but it must have a 17 year age statement to coincide with a milestone. It's a tough age statement to find, Eagle Rare 17 and Wild Turkey Master's Keep 17 are the two others that I'm aware of with that age statement or which I've heard the Eagle Rare is superior.

I have only ever seen the Willett 4 year rye on shelves at MSRP which I assume is their own distillate, everything else has either been on shelf marked up quite a bit or at auction.

Yes, sourced. I do know the source. And, it's fantastic stuff.

As for your search for 17yr whiskey.
ER17 seems like a great choice! Or a 17yr WFE. Could also do a 17yr vintage bourbon.

https://caskcartel.com/products/vint...gle%20Shopping

[logo]

Originally Posted by austinp

Which would you keep? I have to give one to my brother.


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If I were a generous man and my brother liked bourbon, I'd give the WLW.

If my brother wouldn't appreciate/know the difference, I'd give the Saz18.

Better yet - drink half the bottle each, then trade.

[ashbaug2]

Originally Posted by Mendota

They decided to address this with more supply. They want more people to be able to buy and enjoy their products while keeping the price point the same.

Google the Buffalo Trace press release and you can read all about their thoughts on the current market and what they decided to do about it as a business with their Blanton's product, specifically. They were very transparent and touched on everything that's going on.

If you are a product manager for a major corporation and you personally disagree with their decision on how to market their product, please feel free to write, call, or email them with your suggestions. Over at Maker's Mark, Bill Samuels will actually personally respond to you.

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They can create more supply (in 6-8 years...) with more rickhouses and juice, but only Warehouse H produces Blanton's... The sad fact is that the quality of Blanton's has gone down hill significantly, where barrels were once pulled in the 8-9 year mark, are now barely making it to 6 years. Watering down a 6 year bourbon to 93 proof and shoving it in a fancy bottle with a cool horsey stopper won't justify the current MSRP of $60 when I can get a bottle of excellent 12 year Knob Creek for $55... Even EH Taylor Small Batch is aged longer (supposedly) and a higher proof, for much, much less ($35-40).

If you are still looking for a bottle of Blanton's and don't care about dates on the label (that'd be the only reason I would buy one these days, if it had my kid's birth date on it), then I'll gladly ship you one for cost. I have several sitting around unopened.

[jsavoie88]

Originally Posted by austinp

Which would you keep? I have to give one to my brother.


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Definitely keep the WLW.


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[thedak]

If the Saz is a non tanked newer release give him that.

[TNT009]

Nice coffee bomb!

[TNT009]

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[Mendota]

Originally Posted by ashbaug2

They can create more supply (in 6-8 years...) with more rickhouses and juice, but only Warehouse H produces Blanton's... The sad fact is that the quality of Blanton's has gone down hill significantly, where barrels were once pulled in the 8-9 year mark, are now barely making it to 6 years. Watering down a 6 year bourbon to 93 proof and shoving it in a fancy bottle with a cool horsey stopper won't justify the current MSRP of $60 when I can get a bottle of excellent 12 year Knob Creek for $55... Even EH Taylor Small Batch is aged longer (supposedly) and a higher proof, for much, much less ($35-40).



If you are still looking for a bottle of Blanton's and don't care about dates on the label (that'd be the only reason I would buy one these days, if it had my kid's birth date on it), then I'll gladly ship you one for cost. I have several sitting around unopened.

Great insights and points. That really makes a lot of sense. I hadn't thought of that and I'm going to try those alternative suggestions as well! Thank you for your offer, as well. I'm messaging you right now! This is what I love about our TRF board. Everyone is so helpful to each other.

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[77T]

Originally Posted by Bourbon

Got into it last night with one of our barrel picks.

Someone else got into it last night too.

Great story in the link - but the headline is: a private barrel of 19-year Willett Family Estate Bourbon sold for over $400,000!!!

https://www.wlky.com/amp/article/bou...elief/38593667


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[thedak]