[davidw]

If I don't get some whiskey soon I'm gonna DIIIIEEEE!!!!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FoZ9pvkceYU

Great movie, sorry for the tangent, please return to your regularly scheduled programming . . .

[Wort-H.O.G.]

It's a roses kind of night.



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[HoosierBrew]

Man I love that stuff. Really nice.

[mchrispen]

If you ever get to visit, they poured us some barrel strength (straight from a barrel in the tasting room) that was off the chain good. Have to be careful - it will take your breath away. Really, really good strong, dark and velvety. They just cannot bottle that stuff and send it out - shame.

[HoosierBrew]

If you ever get to visit, they poured us some barrel strength (straight from a barrel in the tasting room) that was off the chain good. Have to be careful - it will take your breath away. Really, really good strong, dark and velvety. They just cannot bottle that stuff and send it out - shame.

Sounds awesome, Matt. I need to visit there sometime.

[Wort-H.O.G.]

If you ever get to visit, they poured us some barrel strength (straight from a barrel in the tasting room) that was off the chain good. Have to be careful - it will take your breath away. Really, really good strong, dark and velvety. They just cannot bottle that stuff and send it out - shame.

Sounds great. I had similar experience at Jameson in Ireland. I had some of the best reserve and undistributed whiskey I've ever tasted. I was smashed at 10am in the morning!


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[Joe Sr.]

If you ever get to visit, they poured us some barrel strength (straight from a barrel in the tasting room) that was off the chain good. Have to be careful - it will take your breath away. Really, really good strong, dark and velvety. They just cannot bottle that stuff and send it out - shame.

Four Roses sells a whole series of barrel strength single barrel whiskeys.  They ones I've had are tasty, but expensive.  65% ABV or so, too.

I've never had the small batch.  Picked up a single barrel today as well as an Old Forester 1870.  I wasn't really feeling it and the selection at Binny's didn't excite me.

I'll crack the Old Forester tomorrow.  It better be significantly better than the Signature.  That stuff was nasty.

[toby]

If you ever get to visit, they poured us some barrel strength (straight from a barrel in the tasting room) that was off the chain good. Have to be careful - it will take your breath away. Really, really good strong, dark and velvety. They just cannot bottle that stuff and send it out - shame.

That's not entirely accurate.  They will sell barrels to certain places and basically bottle the whole barrel and then send the barrel along with it.  The Avenue Pub has done this with a variety of distilleries.  I still have a bottle of NOLA Irish Channel Stout aged on a fresh Four Roses barrel in the garage fridge.  They only bottled an extremely limited number (as in for internal use only).  I shared a bottle of my BA Scotch Ale with the brewers and they gave me the last bottle out of the cooler.  I'll have to ask Sheila if she'll let me bring it to NHC First Round.

[mchrispen]

Hmmm. I thought that all Kentucky bourbon whiskey had to diluted to a minimum strength legally before bottling and distribution. We looked at a barrel buy at Woodford R. They indicated that was the case... But maybe it's just a distillery policy?

I know the barrels concentrate the proof. If I recall, 4 Roses goes into the barrel at 120 proof, out as high as 140-150.

[Joe Sr.]

I haven't seen the barrel strength as high as 170 but I bought one previously at close to 140 proof.

Binny's will get them in and have four or more different strengths/barrels on the shelf. All have different proofs and tasting notes. I probably would have bought one yesterday but they were not available.

I think the dilution to 90 or 100 proof is for blending and consistency for the most part.


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[Joe Sr.]

Sipping a glass of old forester 1870 after a loooong day.

Tasty. Infinitely  better than the signature.

I'll need to have a second glass to be sure. Could just be the day making it taste so good.


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[MDixon]

It's good stuff. Skip the 1897.

[euge]

How are you guys drinking your Bourbon these days?

I like 3oz with three clear cubes of ice. That's it.

Was thinking the more complex examples should be enjoyed with a splash of "branch-water" instead of ice...

[Wort-H.O.G.]

see in my pic i use 2" square cube. doesn't melt as fast as smaller cubes and at the end i still have about 1" square.

I also drink some neat or with sprinkle of water...just depends.

[Joe Sr.]

I've got the same cubes as Ken.  I can get two pours with one cube, but sometimes I'll drop an couple regular cubes in for the second pour.