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Some people don't know shit from shinola.

Today went to my friends house to work on hf radio antennas. 100 degrees and full sun. Good thing I brought my leather work gloves.

Refreshment time.
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Miff, waste of good 6 year old that should have stayed in original oak barrel. Sticking it in the wine barrels ruined a good poor and wasted an a additional six years. And on top of that watered it down to like 84 proof ? WTF. Dumbass maneuver. We drank it neat / cold.

My buddy asks what I thought of it and told him about that.

Back out to antenna and hooked up analyzer made adjustments and added ground plane elements.

Back inside he hands me another poor. Sight unseen I tell him this is the real shit right here. Told him it was uncut barrel proof 115-120 plus proof rye the way God intended it to be.

He pulled out the bottle.

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The Thomas H Handy Sazerac strait rye whiskey is the real deal.

129.5 proof. I would buy a milk truck full if I could get it.
Why in the freezer?
 
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Well in the freezer.
It was my buddies house and cuts down on ice diluting things.

Did you miss the part about working outside in 100 degree + heat being tough on my 64 year old ass?

If it starts cold it can very quickly warm till it tastes right. If warm in Texas could easily dilute too much with ice.

I will drink strait up in winter around here.
 
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Some people don't know shit from shinola.

Today went to my friends house to work on hf radio antennas. 100 degrees and full sun. Good thing I brought my leather work gloves.

Refreshment time.
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Miff, waste of good 6 year old that should have stayed in original oak barrel. Sticking it in the wine barrels ruined a good poor and wasted an a additional six years. And on top of that watered it down to like 84 proof ? WTF. Dumbass maneuver. We drank it neat / cold.

My buddy asks what I thought of it and told him about that.

Back out to antenna and hooked up analyzer made adjustments and added ground plane elements.

Back inside he hands me another poor. Sight unseen I tell him this is the real shit right here. Told him it was uncut barrel proof 115-120 plus proof rye the way God intended it to be.

He pulled out the bottle.

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The Thomas H Handy Sazerac strait rye whiskey is the real deal.

129.5 proof. I would buy a milk truck full if I could get it.
IMO most wine finishes on bourbon and rye have been misses.

High West got it right with Midwinter's Night Dram and Yippee-Ki-Yay. Alberta Rye Dark Batch teeters between good and bad, neat it's good, on ice is bad and bitter IMO.

Angel's Envy and all the finished Basil Hayden are not good to my pallet. If you like them great, more for you.

Not sure if is the lack of experience with finishes Vs the Scotch makers or the fact that there is more variance in the base formulations than Scotch can dare to dream of. "Terrior" only gets you so much with where the barley is grown and what stream the water was taken from when is 100% of that and the same yeast as everyone else.
 
Well in the freezer.
It was my buddies house and cuts down on ice diluting things.

Did you miss the part about working outside in 100 degree + heat being tough on my 64 year old ass?

If it starts cold it can very quickly warm till it tastes right. If warm in Texas could easily dilute too much with ice.

I will drink strait up in winter around here.
For stuff like that, that doesn’t need a cube or 2, I’ll keep my thick bottomed glass in the freezer and use that. Too many bottles to keep them all cold lol
 
I wish @Geno C.

A lot of the good poors are allocated stuff. There are waiting lists. The secondary market is crazy on some of it.

My buddy can get that but under condition of no reselling. Some is above my pay grade but what I like the best is 6-10 year old barrel proof.

My buddy likes smooth and some of the stuff like the wine cask finished things. I like cask strength uncut and a cube of ice maybe a Mexican cola back.

We both like old fashions.

I help him with hf vhf uhf radios and all the programs for the computer some of which are about as intuitive as Doss 3.2

He would never get them running.
He reads the instructions. Lol
 
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My buddies boss the owner of the store wanted to make sure I was not reselling any of the bottles.

Nope drinking it.
The boss also likes smoother instead of barrel proof.

He will taste it neet room temp.

More for me.
 
I’m friends with our local store owner and he’s really been cut back this year on what they’ll give him. He moves a pretty good amount too. He hates resellers. He knows everything I get from him, isn’t resold. He was at our last bourbon party and got to taste some stuff that he’s never had a chance to. He was pretty stoked when I gave him a good pour of CYPB
 
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Changed it up. I picked this Knob Creek Cast Strength Rye up in Marquette, MI this weekend. Neck Pour is pretty damn good! It’s got a sweet nose of honey, spice and Carmel. The pallet of a wonderful rye spice with some charred oak sweetness. Finish is warm and oaky followed by the rye spice that’s not bitter at all.

Winner at a 127 proof
 
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A post-work Carlsberg Elephant Pilsner. I'd give it a 6.5/10. At 7.2%, I'd put in the class of "I want an easy drinking beer to get liquored up."
 

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Nearly shanked this.
Was a little to much real maple syrup come out of the jug. Sweet.

So okay make it 3-4 oz of Piggyback 1oz of grand mariner and bitters.

Don't want things to get out of balance.

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Well that was a satisfying drink.

Should make a thermos full.
Try it. Pre-mixed cocktails can be great, High West's Barreled Boulevardier and The 36th Vote are great examples.

ETA:
Rock and Rye is probably the oldest example. The Hochstadter's stuff is a bit of a mixed bag. The original 98 proof 6 yo was awesome. They then lowered the proof to 84, it was still good but not AS good. They then switched from cork to a rubber-ish stopper. Had a bunch of bottles that were just ...off. There is also an Orange label limited release that is 100 proof and 6 years old, it is also great. It also has the rubber-ish stopper so hopefully was just a lack of QC on the ones I got in the standard offering.

The danger for any distiller is changing something so much that it is no longer recognizable.
 
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Ha ha
LMAO

If I make a thermos full, I will drink a thermos full.

Been drinking beer all evening got boared and wanted a show stopper. I want another but should try and get some sleep.

With our government kicking in the door of a former president's damn house it's hard to quit thinking enough to sleep.

Tic tic tic---------------
 
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Try it. Pre-mixed cocktails can be great, High West's Barreled Boulevardier and The 36th Vote are great examples.

ETA:
Rock and Rye is probably the oldest example. The Hochstadter's stuff is a bit of a mixed bag. The original 98 proof 6 yo was awesome. They then lowered the proof to 84, it was still good but not AS good. They then switched from cork to a rubber-ish stopper. Had a bunch of bottles that were just ...off. There is also an Orange label limited release that is 100 proof and 6 years old, it is also great. It also has the rubber-ish stopper so hopefully was just a lack of QC on the ones I got in the standard offering.

The danger for any distiller is changing something so much that it is no longer recognizable.
High West’s premade Old Fashioned is pretty damn good if you don’t have the stuff or like to make ‘em yourself.
 
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Ya no brandy.

Also no regular whiskey.
As far as I'm concerned an old fashioned is made with strong rye whiskey.

The spicey rye stands up to the old fashioned fixings well and if it gets too sweet just add another shot of rye.

Also I use good 100% maple syrup instead of sugar or anything else. At most 1 teaspoon for a double swirled around a frozen glass then the bitters drizzled on that.

Regan's orange bitters and orange liqueur (grand mariner or courtineu)

Preferably a large cube and poor liquor onto the top of that.

It gets mixed when you clank it.
That's my nickname for it.
" A Klanker "

It's not so girly if you use strong rye and make it stout. I had no idea that orange flavors went good with whiskey untill I used a spicy rye.

It has become a summer thing.
 
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Wife wanted to go to the casino a few hours away today… dropped her and her dad off… went driving around hunting for a couple hours. Seen some crazy expensive Blantons and Wellers (Green, Red, Blue) but found these little gems

Knob Creek limited Cast Strength Rye $42 ea these are batch 1 from 2018

Bookers Bardstown 2021-3 was $130ish

Not bad considering what the area was asking for the others… I thought the Ryes were a bargain

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Been wanting to open this one for awhile. It’s a tasty Sum’Bitch.

Nose is ridiculous sweet oak and candied pecans. It really surprised me. Could smell it all night.

Pallet is similar but the oak comes on fast and the oily mouth coats nicely for a medium long finish. You don’t need follow up sips because it’s very satisfying

It’s a treat. This is the first Lucky Seven I’ve tried


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This Knob Creek 15 year is pretty good. Very different then the 9 year stuff. Nose is sweet with a raisin and pie crust smell… pallet is the same with a little rye spice and oak. Then the finish kicks in with some red fruit and warmth. The Kentucky Hug is smooth. No Alcohol burn. Hangs nice. I have heard it “opens up” after awhile… looking forward to it…

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