Sunday, January 10, 2010

I’m not dead yet….

Happy New Year all you bourbon dorks. Thanks for your patience but over the holiday's things were busy at work as well as busy with family visits and holiday events. That's all done now so back to bourbon. Thank you Don for checking in and making sure I was ok. Unfortunately by attention to the blog gets OBE (overtaken by events). So tonight I pulled a sample from my barrel and will posting a short blog on my impressions now that the VOB has been sitting in wood for 2 months now. I also mentioned that I would be participating in a whiskey throw down over the holidays, well, that didn't happen and we can thank the 24 inches of snow just days before the party. Most people were still digging out after three days. Last, I'll be getting together with a couple of friends to do an impromptu Wild Turkey tasting that will consist of various years and proofs. I'll post some comments on that event in the next week or two. Hope everyone had a great holiday and also hope you got some nice bourbon under the Christmas tree. I'm closing out this evening with a delicious 1978 Benchmark; another fine example of yesteryear.

4 comments:

  1. Good to see you back and I look forward to the VOB review.

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  2. Still partial to Basil Hayden...but eager to try some on your list.

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  3. Basil Hayden is part of the small batch release from Jim Beam. If you like it, great. The important part is to drink what you like. I'll take your last comment as an admission you haven't tried much else. If you like Jim Beam products, you may want to grab a bottle of Old Grand Dad Bottled in Bond. I'm not sure where you are so suggestions given here or on bourbon forums may or may not be available to you. A couple other lower cost bourbons to try is Weller Special Reserve, Very Old Barton and Ancient Ancient Age 10 year. For a lot more information, check out the bourbon links listed below. Thanks for stopping in.

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  4. Sorry you didn't have the chance to do your whiskey throw down over the holidays because of the snow. Did you get a chance to try the Pecan Pie? I only got one piece this year! But it was a good one. Looking forward to seeing how the VOB is coming along.

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