Favorite bourbon/ whiskey...

I was raised on Fitzgerald whiskies, made at Stitzel Weller in Louisville, KY. These included Old Fitzgerald, Weller's, Cabin Still, Rebel Yell and Pappy Van Winkle. All forms of Pappy are great but are too expensive for me. Cabin Still at about $8.00 per 750 ml and 80 proof is what I like. All of the Fitzgerald whiskies have a similar mash bill and yeast. The primary difference is in aging, proof, small batch, single barrel, etc. 2 o3 oz. of the new Cabin Still over a large ice cube, gets the job done for me. Cabin Still was one of W. L. Weller's original brands that Pappy Van Winkle brought to Stitzel Weller in 1935.

When Stitzel Weller was broken up in the early 1970's, Cabin Still was acquired by another distiller who substituted an inferior bourbon into the Cabin Still brand. Cabin Still sales dropped and the brand was sold again.

Cabin Still is now made by the Heaven Hill distillery in Bardstown, KY, who now also makes Old Fitzgerald. Both are made using the original mash bill and yeast strain for each bourbon. It is now 80 proof instead of the traditional 90 proof.

Heaven Hill does not spend a lot on advertising Cabin Still but the bourbon is very, very good.

 

side by side to see what one takes the cake for me.

 

Ancient Age 90. Same barrels as Blantons but fraction of the price

 

This should work for tonight's fuck covid line up

 

Since OF 1920 Prohibition Style is my all time favorite I decided to finally grab the statesman and see how it is...

 

nice collection. SFTB for me on those two

 

So it's been several, weeks sometimes that helps. It is better but just not as good as the Private Selects or 46.

 

My brother got me two bottles of Bourbon to add to my collection for my birthday. I’m very excited to have the Weller Antique 107 in my collection!

 

Damn good brother.

 

Yep. SFTB had the best flavor

 

Couple of these are my latest additions to the collection....

 

I had a bottle of Hancocks and don't remember where or who i got it from. Bottle only lasted a few days; its good stuff!! I need to find more...

 

The first bottle has disappeared fast, so I luckily was able to find more to stash

 

That Weller is delicious. My wife scored me some last Father’s Day. Enjoy! Cheers!

 

I just picked up my first bottle of that as well. It's very good. Have to find more before the price goes up again.

 

Thoughts on old ezra 7?

 

I may have stashed for this reason

It's priced really well right now, but is allocated technically.

 

This works for me..... Broke the cork, lol

 

Opened this guy tonight. A little heat but good.

 

To me, as a Kentucky resident, looks like an interesting whiskey but it is not bourbon. Kentucky limestone water and the hot summers in the bourbon warehouses are the heart of Kentucky bourbon. White oak barrel staves, made from Kentucky white oak trees and cut at a 45 degree angle, AKA "Quartered Oak", is what makes Kentucky bourbon great. After the barrels are emptied, they are shipped to Scotland and other countries as they may be used only once for aging of Kentucky bourbon.

 

Trying out the eagle rare and makku.

 

Tried this yamazaki over the weekend and it was pretty damn good

 

One of my local places hooked me up with some EH Taylor Small Batch Bottled in Bond. There always so hard to find these around my area unless you know the right people.

 

How much was it? Saw it as low as 49.99 near me to a normal 70 dollar range.

 

@MikeBeach got one in Houston today for $34.99.

 

This one was $35. I have three different EH Taylor’s in my collection. The single barrel I have was a little more.

 

That’s cheap. Wanna ship me one?!?

I’ve tried schlepping it up with the local boys and they are all rude, don’t care to talk, and could give two poops about their customers so I have no inside scoop.

 

found this at my local Costco.