Enjoy small batch distilled spirits like rum, scotch, and bourbon?

[Fricasseekid]

Yeah it's tasty. I'm down to my last nip of the Knob Creek single barrel. Think I will be picking up a new bottle of Rare sometime this week.


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[chefhow]

I'm heading down to Tn in the next few weeks and my ex-FIL just finished his batch of blackberry shine, a see a bottle of the good stuff in my future...:whoo:

[Fricasseekid]

Look what I just got in the mail!

The bottle is beautiful. I don't usually keep my whiskey bottles but I believe I'll hold on to this one. Even the cork is beautiful wood grain attached to a natural cork stopper.


My first nip is neat. The nose right off the bat smells of alcohol of course, but with hints of port. After it decants for a moment I can smell strong hints of caramel apples and subtle grapes and peaches. And maybe a little allspice..

At first the sip taste warm and buttery. It's got a silky appeal to it while you chew on it. It's not as spicy as some of the whiskey I usually drink. When you swallow you get an intense blast of buttered popcorn and plums. It is not terribly spicy throughout and very smooth with a little bit of spice and toffee on the finish. Not too sweet either. I usually don't taste all those different undertones and flavors in my whiskey but this one is deep. I feel like I can explore it like a well defined sound stage. This whiskey is rather complex.
I don't usually drink my whiskies neat, I prefer a couple cubes of ice, but I could drink this one neat all the time. I'd love for one of you guys to try it so we could compare.


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[cajunner]

nice Fric.

made me think of a nip myself, been doing without for a bit..

[Fricasseekid]

So I figured a nice collection of bourbons


deserved a nice place to be displayed.


$250 from a local antiques district.


I'm very proud of it. What do y'all think, good find?


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[Fricasseekid]

Oh yeah, I ordered a pair of these too:
http://caskers.com/product/glacier-ball/


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[astrochex]

you sir, are a lush! Nice display case.

I think I will have a little Macallan 12yr old to join in the fun.

[Fricasseekid]

Still not into scotch. But maybe my new cabinet deserves a bottle?


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[cajunner]

a little Scotch is always good to have on hand...


nice piece, it's got "patina"