Bourbon Help

[Sparkplug]

Next December request one of these

Lots of fun

Bourbon Advent Calendar Bourbon Whisky : Amazon.co.uk: Grocery

Bourbon Advent Calendar Bourbon Whisky : Amazon.co.uk: Grocery

www.amazon.co.uk

 

[CYdTracked]

Anyone ever try the barrel aged or rapid barrel aged moonshine?

I bought a bottle of Tim Smith's wood fired Climax moonshine a couple years back. Surprisingly not too bad, probably a little better than your run of the mill common brands of aged whisky but not exactly top shelf either though.

 

[cyclonespiker33]

You get to keep 3 from your current collection, gun to your head, what are you keeping?

Macallan 18, Foundry Arrogant Bastard, Jefferson Very Small Batch

 

[Cycsk]

Next December request one of these

Lots of fun

Bourbon Advent Calendar Bourbon Whisky : Amazon.co.uk: Grocery

Bourbon Advent Calendar Bourbon Whisky : Amazon.co.uk: Grocery

www.amazon.co.uk

A "bourbon advent calendar" is a fascinating concept.

 

[cyguy9320]

Bumping this thread to get some more suggestions. Collection is up to around 20 bottles now but I'm always curious to see what others enjoy.

Smokewagon Uncut Unfiltered, Old Forester 1920, Old Forester 1910, Stagg JR, Bardstown Discovery Series

 

[Yaz]

Angels Envy, Elijah Craig small batch and Maker's Mark

 

[Gonzo]

A "bourbon advent calendar" is a fascinating concept.

Or if you're really crazy about bourbon, you can do this.

 

[flynnhicks03]

Smokewagon Uncut Unfiltered, Old Forester 1920, Old Forester 1910, Stagg JR, Bardstown Discovery Series

I would love to get a bottle of the Smokewagon. Had a buddy go to Vegas, but he couldn't find the Uncut Unfiltered (although I don't think he looked too hard).

 

[Gonzo]

I bought a bottle of Tim Smith's wood fired Climax moonshine a couple years back. Surprisingly not too bad, probably a little better than your run of the mill common brands of aged whisky but not exactly top shelf either though.

I remember seeing those episodes and thinking it looked pretty gimmicky, seemed more about making the hooch look aged than tasting aged.

 

[cyguy9320]

I would love to get a bottle of the Smokewagon. Had a buddy go to Vegas, but he couldn't find the Uncut Unfiltered (although I don't think he looked too hard).

Not sure what your state's liquor shipping laws are like, but I got mine through Seelbach's - it is sold out now but if you check back/sign up for notifications they do restock relatively frequently. https://seelbachs.com/collections/smoke-wagon-nevada-h-c-distilling-co

 

[NickTheGreat]

Eww. No peaty, smoky, "used bandaid/locker room/ iodine aroma" liquid for me.

I don't get the bandaid thing that some guys do. But the charcoal/smokiness is what hooked me.

 

[flynnhicks03]

Not sure what your state's liquor shipping laws are like, but I got mine through Seelbach's - it is sold out now but if you check back/sign up for notifications they do restock relatively frequently. https://seelbachs.com/collections/smoke-wagon-nevada-h-c-distilling-co

Iowa sucks. I don't believe liquor can be shipped to Iowa. I think wine can, but not hard stuff.

 

[TitanClone]

Bourbon is from Kentucky. The best Iowa whiskey is bootleg templeton but unless you know someone you can’t get it. Might as well do CFs finest, Cody Road

Looks like my first sentence is disputed on the internet. Learned something new

The real stuff is good but overrated IMO. It's always a good time when my uncle shows up at Thanksgiving or Christmas with a Black Velvet handle, scratched off label full of it though.

 

[CYdTracked]

I remember seeing those episodes and thinking it looked pretty gimmicky, seemed more about making the hooch look aged than tasting aged.

It tasted aged to me. If you were to do a blind taste test probably wouldn't know it compared to a run of the mill whisky like Jim Beam. I'm way behind on this past season of Moonshiners but Mark and Digger tried something similar with theirs with woodchips and some kind of ultrasonic cleaning machine that did not turn out right but they also did some quick aging using sea aging by putting a barrel on a boat and all the temperature changes and rocking of the barrels supposedly ages it quickly. They also did some kind of barrel aging by hanging some barrels on an abandoned amusement park ride up in the mountains where the rocking, temperature changes, and altitude basically do the same thing sea aging does. I always wonder though just how much of the stuff on that show is staged and dramatized but with Tim selling a legal product now if that is how he aged it I was surprised that it wasn't bad when I had some.

 

[BCClone]

I bought a bottle of Tim Smith's wood fired Climax moonshine a couple years back. Surprisingly not too bad, probably a little better than your run of the mill common brands of aged whisky but not exactly top shelf either though.

Anything that I drink, I prefer the word climax isn’t involved.

 

[Gonzo]

It tasted aged to me. If you were to do a blind taste test probably wouldn't know it compared to a run of the mill whisky like Jim Beam. I'm way behind on this past season of Moonshiners but Mark and Digger tried something similar with theirs with woodchips and some kind of ultrasonic cleaning machine that did not turn out right but they also did some quick aging using sea aging by putting a barrel on a boat and all the temperature changes and rocking of the barrels supposedly ages it quickly. They also did some kind of barrel aging by hanging some barrels on an abandoned amusement park ride up in the mountains where the rocking, temperature changes, and altitude basically do the same thing sea aging does. I always wonder though just how much of the stuff on that show is staged and dramatized but with Tim selling a legal product now if that is how he aged it I was surprised that it wasn't bad when I had some.

Would be interesting to try.

 

[Tailg8er]

Iowa sucks. I don't believe liquor can be shipped to Iowa. I think wine can, but not hard stuff.

I had a bottle shipped to my house last year from ReserveBar. Pretty expensive, though, so not something I plan on doing often.

 

[Clonefan32]

Smokewagon Uncut Unfiltered, Old Forester 1920, Old Forester 1910, Stagg JR, Bardstown Discovery Series

I'm jealous on the Smokewagon. They had some Uncut Unfiltered you could buy online but I never pulled the trigger (I believe you can ship to Iowa...?)

 

[flynnhicks03]

I had a bottle shipped to my house last year from ReserveBar. Pretty expensive, though, so not something I plan on doing often.

Interesting. I'll have to look into it.

 

[mynameisjonas]

Interesting. I'll have to look into it.

Yeah, I’ve ordered high quality scotch online and had no issues.