Today's Bourbon

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Ouch, that's running about 2% to 3.5% higher than where I shop.

I know Cook County is one of the worst. On an expensive bottle 2-3 bucks per 100 isn't a deal breaker though.

 

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Last night's pour



I went to throw the pick tag in the drawer with others, I realized I drink a lot of JDBP.

 

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Garfield's got in a single barrel pick of Horse Soldier Cask Strength. I love the company's mission and a lot of their story, but at $114 I wanted a try first.

Nose is very light and non-descript for 116 proof. Very grain forward on the palate. Finish is long and nice, but I just can't get over the grain taste and kind of thin mouth feel. I'll wait for their next one.

 

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Garfield's got in a single barrel pick of Horse Soldier Cask Strength. I love the company's mission and a lot of their story, but at $114 I wanted a try first.

Nose is very light and non-descript for 116 proof. Very grain forward on the palate. Finish is long and nice, but I just can't get over the grain taste and kind of thin mouth feel. I'll wait for their next one.

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At that price and it being grain forward sounds like a hard pass with way too much young whiskey in it. I'm sure you'll see that in coming months at half price

 

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At that price and it being grain forward sounds like a hard pass with way too much young whiskey in it. I'm sure you'll see that in coming months at half price

Absolutely, Jim. And I likely will not buy this pick even at that price.

 

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Stopped at Binny's, only drop was Knob Creek 12 Year. Talked to my guy and he told me that people from several Binny's stores participated in a March-Madness style tourney with bourbons that are regularly on the shelf and easy to find. He said many of them were astounded by the blind tasting results. Number 2 in the contest was Clark & Sheffield Barrel Proof. It's by Barton and it's 125 proof, so I'm thinking 1792 FP, which I like a lot. They made it their "Pick of the Week" and had it at $26. Certainly worth a shot at between $13 and $23 less than 1792 FP locally.

 

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Here are the details to that blind tasting event by Binny's:

https://www.binnys.com/blog/post/th...pJobID=2040530877&spReportId=MjA0MDUzMDg3NwS2

 

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Last night I opened my other Kentucky Nectar, I wanted something sweeter to pair with an old Partagas.

 

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Super solid for the price...definitely close to 1792 Full Proof in flavor.

 

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B525 is open for business again.

 

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