I must admit my intrigue of a single hop TIPA.View attachment 925248Here I are…
(I didn’t pay a ton of attention to this. Single hop IPAs are a blown strategy)
View attachment 925248Here I are…
(I didn’t pay a ton of attention to this. Single hop IPAs are a blown strategy)
So I have no feedback. My tastebuds were utterly shot at that point.I must admit my intrigue of a single hop TIPA.
So I have no feedback. My tastebuds were utterly shot at that point.
My friend came over and was like, hey, I found a store on the way that had Blantons so we’re going to drink that. Slippery slope.
I was very underwhelmed. Plus I felt bad because my guy said he dropped 120 on it. He’s apparently collecting letters.Did you get a good one?
For those that don’t know, there’s basically no brown liquor with a higher variance from bottle to bottle than Blanton’s. They can be everywhere from dogshit to well worth secondary prices (but don’t pay them).
Side note: I got a box in the mail this week with a Kentucky Spirit with a Camp Nelson code on it and a 2024 LL/ME laser code Russell’s 10. LL/ME Is supposedly the barrels that didn’t make the cut for Russell’s 15. Haven’t tried the former yet, but the latter is outrageously good for $45.
I was very underwhelmed. Plus I felt bad because my guy said he dropped 120 on it. He’s apparently collecting letters.
If my fuzzy memory serves, we tried that, el dorado 21 year rum and a makers store pick. It was a clear third.
Yep. This highlights everything wrong with brown liquor.I'm sorry it wasn't great.
But 120 for a regular Blanton's?! USD?! There's a store down here that's had them for 2 months at 82 and I thought that was way too high.
Yep. This highlights everything wrong with brown liquor.
I really need to take a trip to get that New riff 8
The whole focus on BT is really funny. I’ve never had any of the antique selection, nothing from Weller—honestly until yesterday nothing besides the core Buffalo Trace—so I can’t really confirm or deny the hype.The bubble is definitely bursting. Barrel prices have crashed. I can walk into a store and buy Old Grand Dad 16 and Midwinter for state limit (190 and 145) here. The taters will still chase the BT stuff, but that’s it. Hopefully the rest of us can just go back to normal.
Probably get killed on shippingIf you want me to mail you one, I would be happy to do so. I think it’s 72 or 73 plus tax here. I don’t work in the city anymore or I would say just come to my office.
I believe you can also buy them direct from their website. Should be slightly cheaper, but you may get killed on shipping.
*Edit* This portal, not the one they call their Shop. New Riff Distilling
The whole focus on BT is really funny. I’ve never had any of the antique selection, nothing from Weller—honestly until yesterday nothing besides the core Buffalo Trace—so I can’t really confirm or deny the hype.
But It’s nearly three years gone by that I had snagged two of the 1.75L bottles for my “cooking” bourbon. To earmark that particular product line for cooking would make people freak the hell out now.
I haven’t as of yet. With the brilliance that is PLCB, I think they have the core basics only of Dickel and I don’t want to bias my opinion of the distilling tree by trying that first (it’d be like using Pot Still as your reference standard for the whole Willett line).It’s the weirdest thing, right? Some BT is great. Some is good. Some is shit. It’s the same thing as literally everyone else. The only Weller I think is worth a purchase at MSRP is Antique, so yeah. You’re not missing anything. It’s just the artificial scarcity.
Have you ever tried any Dickel? I get that mineral taste, so I avoid it. But on the advice of some friends, I tried this thing. The finish adds back the fruit that Dickel generally loses and hides the Flintstones vitamins.
It was an LE, but it’s 14+ years old and I think I paid $85. I’ll have to get you a sample.
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Not pictured is our attempt at beef and broccoli. It actually came out very well, added a bit of red pepper flakes for some spice. We used filet trimmings from a tenderloin I bought yesterday.
Anyone with questions on the economics of red meat. Get yourself a vacuum sealer and butcher the full muscle of your choice yourself. It’s WAY cheaper. Also, you can decide if you want to cut a two inch thick steak for yourself—no big deal.