The Bourbon and Whiskey Thread

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The Kid

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Ken Light

If you can find it, I encourage anyone to try King's County Distillery bourbon. As you all know I'm terrible at notes, but this is quickly becoming one of my all-time favorites. They also make a moonshine (white dog corn whiskey) and a Chocolate whiskey, neither of which I've tried (yet). Distribution is limited mostly to NJ and NY but they have stores that carry it in CA, TX and CT, which tells me that if you harass your local shopkeep long enough he might be able to make a call. Not cheap, I think it's about $40 for 375 mL, which is the biggest bottle they offer, but sooo worth it. They also sell a book, The King's County Distillery Guide to Urban Moonshining: How to Make and Drink Whiskey (~20 bucks on amazon) which I just got done reading and was an incredible source of very current information, especially on things like LDI/MGP sourcing and also how to distill. (not that I'm going to do that. that would be illegal. highly illegal. nope, never, definitley not.)

The Kid

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Ken Light:

If you can find it, I encourage anyone to try King's County Distillery bourbon. As you all know I'm terrible at notes, but this is quickly becoming one of my all-time favorites. They also make a moonshine (white dog corn whiskey) and a Chocolate whiskey, neither of which I've tried (yet). Distribution is limited mostly to NJ and NY but they have stores that carry it in CA, TX and CT, which tells me that if you harass your local shopkeep long enough he might be able to make a call. Not cheap, I think it's about $40 for 375 mL, which is the biggest bottle they offer, but sooo worth it. They also sell a book, The King's County Distillery Guide to Urban Moonshining: How to Make and Drink Whiskey (~20 bucks on amazon) which I just got done reading and was an incredible source of very current information, especially on things like LDI/MGP sourcing and also how to distill. (not that I'm going to do that. that would be illegal. highly illegal. nope, never, definitley not.)

Ken the more you talk about this the more interested I become, there's a few bottles that I really need to pick up to round out what I think my collection needs lol, but in a few months I'm going to be hitting you up for a bottle to try, thanks for throwing this on my radar!

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The Kid

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JHewey

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D Fresh

I haven't had Willet but I always hear good things. The Stagg Jr at that price might tempt me to send you money!

Gray4lines

That's cool about Woodford rye, but I thought it was already a high rye mash anyway so I wonder how different it is... I have looked at the old Master's Collection bottles and while the current is bourbon finished in a pinot noir barrel, the last were a "double malt" selection, one that is more barrel influenced, and one that looks more like a scotch. I'd love to try em, but at $100 a bottle, maybe not, lol!

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D Fresh:

I haven't had Willet but I always hear good things. The Stagg Jr at that price might tempt me to send you money!

Doug I'd be happy to do so, already did it for another brother so I know all the pricing and shipping costs etc. just let me know. Cost about $12 to ship that bottle packed to the far corners of the U.S.

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90+ Irishman:

D Fresh:

I haven't had Willet but I always hear good things. The Stagg Jr at that price might tempt me to send you money!

Doug I'd be happy to do so, already did it for another brother so I know all the pricing and shipping costs etc. just let me know. Cost about $12 to ship that bottle packed to the far corners of the U.S.

In fact if you wait for me to ship it until next Friday I will cover shipping costs myself, just have to wait to get paid.

Gray4lines

D Fresh:

I haven't had Willet but I always hear good things. The Stagg Jr at that price might tempt me to send you money!

The Willet I have had is very good. It seems lighter and more, sweet, floral, or citrusy than other bourbons. Also, each batch is a single barrel so I don't know how much it changes batch to batch. It isn't my personal favorite, and I don't think it mixes well say for old fashions as well as other heavier bourbons, but it's good and worth a try. The bottles are cool (stil-shaped) but take up a ton of room on the bar! lol

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Gray4lines:

D Fresh:

I haven't had Willet but I always hear good things. The Stagg Jr at that price might tempt me to send you money!

The Willet I have had is very good. It seems lighter and more, sweet, floral, or citrusy than other bourbons. Also, each batch is a single barrel so I don't know how much it changes batch to batch. It isn't my personal favorite, and I don't think it mixes well say for old fashions as well as other heavier bourbons, but it's good and worth a try. The bottles are cool (stil-shaped) but take up a ton of room on the bar! lol

Different Willett Greg, that's the Pot Still Willet, the one I'm referring to is the Family Estate Reserve 6 year Rye. Heres a link that shows what I'm talking about, but this is for the 2 year not the 6. http://t.bevmo.com/Shop/ProductDetail.aspx/Spirits/Other-Whiskeys/Willett-Family-Distillers/Willett-Family-Estate-Rye/38218?utm_referrer=https://www.google.com/

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Gray4lines:

D Fresh:

I haven't had Willet but I always hear good things. The Stagg Jr at that price might tempt me to send you money!

The Willet I have had is very good. It seems lighter and more, sweet, floral, or citrusy than other bourbons. Also, each batch is a single barrel so I don't know how much it changes batch to batch. It isn't my personal favorite, and I don't think it mixes well say for old fashions as well as other heavier bourbons, but it's good and worth a try. The bottles are cool (stil-shaped) but take up a ton of room on the bar! lol

The Willett Pot Still is on my interest list though.

Gray4lines

90+ Irishman:

Gray4lines:

D Fresh:

I haven't had Willet but I always hear good things. The Stagg Jr at that price might tempt me to send you money!

The Willet I have had is very good. It seems lighter and more, sweet, floral, or citrusy than other bourbons. Also, each batch is a single barrel so I don't know how much it changes batch to batch. It isn't my personal favorite, and I don't think it mixes well say for old fashions as well as other heavier bourbons, but it's good and worth a try. The bottles are cool (stil-shaped) but take up a ton of room on the bar! lol

Different Willett Greg, that's the Pot Still Willet, the one I'm referring to is the Family Estate Reserve 6 year Rye. Heres a link that shows what I'm talking about, but this is for the 2 year not the 6. http://t.bevmo.com/Shop/ProductDetail.aspx/Spirits/Other-Whiskeys/Willett-Family-Distillers/Willett-Family-Estate-Rye/38218?utm_referrer=https://www.google.com/

Doh, gotcha. I see! thanks

D Fresh

90+ Irishman:

90+ Irishman:

D Fresh:

I haven't had Willet but I always hear good things. The Stagg Jr at that price might tempt me to send you money!

Doug I'd be happy to do so, already did it for another brother so I know all the pricing and shipping costs etc. just let me know. Cost about $12 to ship that bottle packed to the far corners of the U.S.

In fact if you wait for me to ship it until next Friday I will cover shipping costs myself, just have to wait to get paid.

No need for you to have to cover the cost. I'd probably be waiting until later next week anyway but I'm happy to send you enough for shipping costs

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Gray4lines:

90+ Irishman:

Gray4lines:

D Fresh:

I haven't had Willet but I always hear good things. The Stagg Jr at that price might tempt me to send you money!

The Willet I have had is very good. It seems lighter and more, sweet, floral, or citrusy than other bourbons. Also, each batch is a single barrel so I don't know how much it changes batch to batch. It isn't my personal favorite, and I don't think it mixes well say for old fashions as well as other heavier bourbons, but it's good and worth a try. The bottles are cool (stil-shaped) but take up a ton of room on the bar! lol

Different Willett Greg, that's the Pot Still Willet, the one I'm referring to is the Family Estate Reserve 6 year Rye. Heres a link that shows what I'm talking about, but this is for the 2 year not the 6. http://t.bevmo.com/Shop/ProductDetail.aspx/Spirits/Other-Whiskeys/Willett-Family-Distillers/Willett-Family-Estate-Rye/38218?utm_referrer=https://www.google.com/

Doh, gotcha. I see! thanks

No worries, there's a decent amount of Willett stuff out there and very easy to confuse them, I do myself often enough lol.

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D Fresh:

90+ Irishman:

90+ Irishman:

D Fresh:

I haven't had Willet but I always hear good things. The Stagg Jr at that price might tempt me to send you money!

Doug I'd be happy to do so, already did it for another brother so I know all the pricing and shipping costs etc. just let me know. Cost about $12 to ship that bottle packed to the far corners of the U.S.

In fact if you wait for me to ship it until next Friday I will cover shipping costs myself, just have to wait to get paid.

No need for you to have to cover the cost. I'd probably be waiting until later next week anyway but I'm happy to send you enough for shipping costs

Meh you worry too much, besides its no big deal at all and is an excuse to send you a few sticks that I think you'd enjoy and would pair well. Call it interest on a downpayment for the next time you find something that I would want you to pick up and ship to me.

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90+ Irishman:

D Fresh:

90+ Irishman:

90+ Irishman:

D Fresh:

I haven't had Willet but I always hear good things. The Stagg Jr at that price might tempt me to send you money!

Doug I'd be happy to do so, already did it for another brother so I know all the pricing and shipping costs etc. just let me know. Cost about $12 to ship that bottle packed to the far corners of the U.S.

In fact if you wait for me to ship it until next Friday I will cover shipping costs myself, just have to wait to get paid.

No need for you to have to cover the cost. I'd probably be waiting until later next week anyway but I'm happy to send you enough for shipping costs

Meh you worry too much, besides its no big deal at all and is an excuse to send you a few sticks that I think you'd enjoy and would pair well. Call it interest on a downpayment for the next time you find something that I would want you to pick up and ship to me.

Besides doing it this way will keep the purchased price down to like $43 after tax for a bottle of 1st batch Stagg Jr.

Gray4lines

Jetmech_63

I just cried a little

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Ken Light

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Ken Light