The Whisk(e)y Thread

Had the pleasure of Clyde May's  Alabama whiskey at Little Miss Whiskey's recently.  Made with apples and reminiscent of Armagnac. No liquor store around DC (that I've checked) has even heard of it, let alone carry it.  Ideas anyone?

I had Green Hat gin, which is from DC, for the first time yesterday. Very nice.

Julian, wrote:
I had Green Hat gin, which is from DC, for the first time yesterday. Very nice.

I love the Green Hat!  I managed to snag a bottle of their Ginavit which I have enjoyed a bit too well on several occasions :)

I just ordered the following from Drinkupny. Wanted to try some new brands.

Cacao Prieto "Widow Jane" 7 Year Old Kentucky Bourbon Whiskey (750ml)

Ezra Brooks "Ezra B." Single Barrel 12 Year Old Kentucky Straight Bourbon Whiskey (750ml)

High West "Campfire" Blended Whiskey (750ml)

Willett Single Barrel "Estate Reserve" Kentucky Straight Bourbon Whiskey (750ml)

Wathen's Single Barrel Kentucky Straight Bourbon Whiskey (750ml)

this order JUST turned up today, more than three weeks later, and missing one of the bottles. pretty sure I'm going to stop ordering from drinkupny, especially because I"m finding other online dealers



still, I'm sitting pretty right now. kinda wish these had shown up later in the week so I could save them for my superbowl party. oh well

Relaxer wrote:
this order JUST turned up today, more than three weeks later, and missing one of the bottles. pretty sure I'm going to stop ordering from drinkupny, especially because I"m finding other online dealers



still, I'm sitting pretty right now. kinda wish these had shown up later in the week so I could save them for my superbowl party. oh well

Do you plan to drink four bottles by Sunday?

Man, Superbowl is SIX WHOLE DAYS from now, plus my friend bill's wife just left him and he's coming over tonight. I don't even think these things will make it to SNL.

Also, I'm an alcoholic so that should be factored in as well.

I got a bottle of Wasmund's single malt whiskey from Copper Fox Distillery over the weekend. That stuff was something else. It felt like I was drinking a cigar haha.

Relaxer wrote:
Also, I'm an alcoholic so that should be factored in as well.

Noted… and now that I know you work at NPR, can you get me a job there?

Well, you need to be a stoner to begin with.

Relaxer wrote:
I just ordered the following from Drinkupny. Wanted to try some new brands.

Cacao Prieto "Widow Jane" 7 Year Old Kentucky Bourbon Whiskey (750ml)

Ezra Brooks "Ezra B." Single Barrel 12 Year Old Kentucky Straight Bourbon Whiskey (750ml)

High West "Campfire" Blended Whiskey (750ml)

Willett Single Barrel "Estate Reserve" Kentucky Straight Bourbon Whiskey (750ml)

Wathen's Single Barrel Kentucky Straight Bourbon Whiskey (750ml)

that campfire is really really good.

I never got my order from November.  Ended up buying Jefferson's. 

Yeah, I didn't get my second order of the Forester Birthday either. It's disappointing and the same thing happened a month later with Drinkupny, which is why I won't be ordering from them anymore.

K8teebug wrote:

Relaxer wrote:
High West "Campfire" Blended Whiskey (750ml)

that campfire is really really good.

is this distributed? or special order only?

went to radiator whiskey last night in seattle. incredible place, great food.  did a local flight with three different distilleries: oola, mischief, and westland.  all three, not so bad, and particularly a fan of the mischief john jacob and oola 100% rye.  westland just opened, and while it didn't blow me away, it was a great pairing for the beef brisket.  apparently they have a very unique distillery, similar to scotch distilleries i'm told, and i'll be touring it in a few weeks.  i'll report back  8)

stevewizzle wrote:

K8teebug wrote:

Relaxer wrote:
High West "Campfire" Blended Whiskey (750ml)

that campfire is really really good.

is this distributed? or special order only?

You can get High West Camp Fire (and other HW variations such as Double Rye and Bourye) at most liquor stores that feature $50+ brands. Schneiders, at 3rd and Mass NE, is a good place for HW bottles.

Relaxer wrote:

stevewizzle wrote:

K8teebug wrote:

Relaxer wrote:
High West "Campfire" Blended Whiskey (750ml)

that campfire is really really good.

is this distributed? or special order only?

You can get High West Camp Fire (and other HW variations such as Double Rye and Bourye) at most liquor stores that feature $50+ brands. Schneiders, at 3rd and Mass NE, is a good place for HW bottles.

i would love to shop there, but i'm oh so far away.

moved to seattle a few months ago.

Try Caskers. You have to register for an account but it's free and I've gotten lots of great deals here. It's $50 here, which is cheaper than anything you'll find at a store.

http://caskers.com/product/high-west-campfire-whiskey/

Relaxer,

Did you drink 1.25 bottles of booze last night?

:D

I was given a bottle of Willett Pot Still Reserve as a gift recently that's pretty tasty.

Fortunately, Bill came to my place and we put down a bottle of Old Medley that had moved to the front of the line. If we'd gone to his place, which is empty, hollow and loveless, I'm pretty sure things would've gotten real ugly.

But since we were in my house, with a sleeping wife and children upstairs requiring some semblance of calm, it was kept in check. Plus he tried chewing tobacco for the first time and within 30 seconds had to run outside to throw up and after that, it was pretty just a slide into our saying good night to each other.