Shack Herf Bourbon thread

[OLS]

It would be nice to have a broad and hopefully non-duplicated selection of the best bourbons from the bourbon thread at the Shack Herf in August. If everybody who is interested in tasting a broad selection would bring a bottle or two we could really put together a large spread. Elsewhere I volunteered to bring a bottle of Wild Turkey Rare Breed and a bottle of Eagle Rare. So I will start that list in a separate post. I figure we hold onto the bottles until we have had our own shot at tasting them together and then turn loose what we don't want to keep stashed onto the huge liquor table for the enjoyment of all. I am sure we would get no complaints! As was posted elsewhere, here is a wiki list of Bourbons. Not all of them are winners, you can bet. But I suggest checking in and reading through "The Bourbon Thread!!" to get an idea of what people think is really great and making your choice from there.

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Kentucky Bourbons
1792 — Barton Distillery, Bardstown, Kentucky
Ancient Age — Buffalo Trace Distillery, Frankfort, Kentucky
Baker's — Jim Beam Distilleries, Clermont, Kentucky & Boston, Kentucky
Barclay's - Barton Distillery, Bardstown, Kentucky
Basil Hayden's — Jim Beam Distilleries, Clermont & Boston, Kentucky
Beam's Choice - Jim Beam Distilleries, Clermont & Boston, Kentucky
Benchmark & Benchmark XO (single-barrel) -Buffalo Trace Distillery, Frankfort, Kentucky
Black Maple Hill - Bardstown, Kentucky
Blanton's — Buffalo Trace Distillery — Frankfort, Kentucky
Booker's — Jim Beam Distilleries, Clermont & Boston, Kentucky
Buffalo Trace — Franklin County, Kentucky
Bulleit Bourbon — Lawrenceburg, Kentucky
Cabin Still - Heaven Hill Distillery, Bardstown, Kentucky
Colonel Lee - Barton Distillery, Bardstown, Kentucky
Corner Creek — Bardstown, Kentucky
Daniel Stewart - Heaven Hill Distillery, Bardstown, Kentucky
Eagle Rare — Buffalo Trace Distillery, Frankfort, Kentucky
Early Times — Brown-Forman, Louisville, Kentucky (export version)
Echo Springs - Heaven Hill Distillery, Bardstown, Kentucky
Elijah Craig & Elijah Craig Single-Barrel — Heaven Hill Distillery, Bardstown, Kentucky
Elmer T. Lee — Buffalo Trace Distillery, Frankfort, Kentucky
Evan Williams — Heaven Hill Distillery, Bardstown, Kentucky
Ezra Brooks Old Ezra Rare Old Sippin' Whiskey — Heaven Hill Distillery, Bardstown, Kentucky
Fighting **** — Kentucky Bourbon Distillers, Bardstown, Kentucky
Four Roses — Four Roses Distillery, Lawrenceburg, Kentucky
George T. Stagg— Franklin County, Kentucky
Hancock's Reserve - Buffalo Trace Distillery, Frankfort, Kentucky
Heaven Hill — Heaven Hill Distillery, Bardstown, Kentucky
Henry Clay Rare - Henry Clay Distillery, Kentucky (out of production)
Henry McKenna - Heaven Hill Distillery, Bardstown, Kentucky
I. W. Harper - Bernheim Distillery, Louisville, Kentucky
Jacob's Well - Jim Beam Distilleries, Clermont & Boston, Kentucky
James E. Pepper - Berheim Distillery, Louisville, Kentucky
Jim Beam — Jim Beam Distilleries, Clermont & Boston, Kentucky
J.T.S. Brown - Heaven Hill Distillery, Bardstown, Kentucky
J. W. Dant - Heaven Hill Distillery, Bardstown, Kentucky
Kentucky Gentleman — Barton Distillery, Bardstown, Kentucky
Kentucky Tavern - Barton Distillery, Bardstown, Kentucky
Kentucky Vintage - Bardstown, Kentucky
Knob Creek— Jim Beam Distilleries, Clermont & Boston, Kentucky
Maker's Mark — Maker's Mark Distillery, Loretto, Kentucky
Mark Twain - Mark Twain Distilling Co. Bardstown, Kentucky
Mattingly & Moore - Heaven Hill Distillery, Bardstown, Kentucky
Noah's Mill - Kentucky Bourbon Distillers, Bardstown, Kentucky
Old Bardstown - Kentucky Bourbon Distillers, Bardstown, Kentucky
Old Charter— Buffalo Trace Distillery, Frankfort, Kentucky
Old Crow — Jim Beam Distilleries, Clermont & Boston, Kentucky
Old Fitzgerald - Heaven Hill Distillery, Bardstown, Kentucky
Old Forester — Brown-Forman, Louisville, Kentucky
Old Grand-Dad — Jim Beam Distilleries, Clermont & Boston, Kentucky
Old Heaven Hill - Heaven Hill Distillery, Bardstown, Kentucky
Old Kentucky - Bardstown, Kentucky
Old Pogue - Bardstown, Kentucky
Old Rip Van Winkle — Buffalo Trace Distillery, Frankfort, Kentucky
Old Taylor - Jim Beam Distilleries, Clermont & Boston, Kentucky
Pappy Van Winkle - Old Rip VanWinkle Distillery, Louisville, Kentucky
Old Weller - Buffalo Trace Distillery, Frankfort, Kentucky
Pure Kentucky - Bardstown, Kentucky
Rebel Yell — Bernheim Distillery, Louisville, Kentucky
Rock Hill Farms Single-Barrel - Buffalo Trace Distillery, Frankfort, Kentucky
Sam Houston - Louisville, Kentucky
Ten High — Barton Distillery, Bardstown, Kentucky
Tom Moore - Barton Distillery, Bardstown, Kentucky
T. W. Samuels, Heaven Hill Distillery, Bardstown, Kentucky
Very Old Barton - Barton Distillery, Bardstown, Kentucky
Wathen's - Charles Medley Distillery, Owensboro, Kentucky
Straight Old Kentucky
Wild Turkey — Wild Turkey Distillery, Lawrenceburg, Kentucky
Willett — Willet family Distillery, Bardstown, Kentucky
W.L. Weller — Buffalo Trace Distillery, Frankfort, Kentucky
Woodford Reserve — Woodford Reserve Distillery, Versailles, Kentucky

[OLS]

OLS - Wild Turkey Rare Breed
OLS - Eagle Rare

[Mr.Maduro]

Mr.Maduro - Woodford Reserve
Mr.Maduro - Buffalo Trace

[Da Klugs]

My head hurts just looking at that list. :D

[OLS]

OLS - Wild Turkey Rare Breed
OLS - Eagle Rare
Mr.Maduro - Woodford Reserve
Mr.Maduro - Buffalo Trace



My liver is feeling the SAME, Dave, ;)

[icehog3]

Whoa!! Where ya gonna keep all that bourbon! :r Better rent a trailer, Brad! :D

[Da Klugs]

Whoa!! Where ya gonna keep all that bourbon! :r Better rent a trailer, Brad! :D


Fat Bastard quote "In me tummy". :D

[68TriShield]

Gee,glad I don't drink.

You sick bastages :r

[OLS]

I'll probably owe it to all the military people at CA. Interesting to see if I survive the weekend, lol. Frag.

[OLS]

OLS - Wild Turkey Rare Breed
Mr.Maduro - Woodford Reserve
Mr.Maduro - Buffalo Trace

No need to pick two, Maddie, just thought you should know that, lol.
I went ahead and knocked one of my choices off when I saw the cost of that
Eagle Rare. I may still come back in with the 4 Roses Small Barrel as things hash out further, if they do. NOW I also wish I had picked Buffalo Trace. I just left Buster's, Memphis' largest and best dealing store, and picked up a 1.75L bottle of Buffalo Trace for 37 bucks onsale. WOW.

[Clampdown]

Let me think on this a bit, but you can count me in.

[BengalMan]

As long as I come I'll bring a nice bottle or two. Will update this thread when I have more info.

[OLS]

Yeah, I was wondering how an Ohioan could miss the Shack. But one never knows. Certainly be nice to get into your whiskey stash, and my man Clampdown, I KNOW he ain't gwine ter miss no shack!

[BengalMan]

Yeah, I was wondering how an Ohioan could miss the Shack. But one never knows. Certainly be nice to get into your whiskey stash, and my man Clampdown, I KNOW he ain't gwine ter miss no shack!

Because I'll be in New Orleans for a week previous to the shack herf for the IPCPR show. I don't get back till Thursday afternoon, so I'll have to get my stuff together and drive up Friday morning.

[SmokinApe]

I am in, let me hit the store and I'll post what I can bring...

[OLS]

Because I'll be in New Orleans for a week previous to the shack herf for the IPCPR show. I don't get back till Thursday afternoon, so I'll have to get my stuff together and drive up Friday morning.

Ahhh, my hometown. Lovely place in AUGUST! Doubt you'll be doing too much outdoor walking. Ride the streetcar as far as she will take you and back.

[Clampdown]

Yeah, I was wondering how an Ohioan could miss the Shack. But one never knows. Certainly be nice to get into your whiskey stash, and my man Clampdown, I KNOW he ain't gwine ter miss no shack!

The room has already been booked. I wont be missing this.

[BengalMan]

Booking room now.

OLS - Wild Turkey Rare Breed
OLS - Eagle Rare
Mr.Maduro - Woodford Reserve
Mr.Maduro - Buffalo Trace
BengalMan - Four Roses Single Barrel

[OLS]

A month! Seems like a whisper, or twinkling of an eye compared to how I felt when the thread went active MONTHS ago. hahaha. Boy am I ready Clamps.

[OLS]

Booking room now.

OLS - Wild Turkey Rare Breed
Mr.Maduro - Woodford Reserve
Mr.Maduro - Buffalo Trace
BengalMan - Four Roses Single Barrel

The man copied the post where I was bringing two bottles. I am not even bringgin two BOTLs, lol. Actually though, I may still come off some cash and get two bottles, but the Eagle Rare was out of my league when I visited the cheap store the other day. I may end up getting one of those cheap bottles that no one can believe is good. Might be something else, Old Fitz or similar.

OLS - Wild Turkey Rare Breed
Mr.Maduro - Woodford Reserve
Mr.Maduro - Buffalo Trace
BengalMan - Four Roses Single Barrel

[Clampdown]

Ill bring some Pappy Van Winkle 12yr old.

[BengalMan]

The man copied the post where I was bringing two bottles. I am not even bringgin two BOTLs, lol. Actually though, I may still come off some cash and get two bottles, but the Eagle Rare was out of my league when I visited the cheap store the other day. I may end up getting one of those cheap bottles that no one can believe is good. Might be something else, Old Fitz or similar.

OLS - Wild Turkey Rare Breed
Mr.Maduro - Woodford Reserve
Mr.Maduro - Buffalo Trace
BengalMan - Four Roses Single Barrel

I'm pretty sure Eagle Rare is cheaper than Rare Breed.

[BengalMan]

OLS - Wild Turkey Rare Breed
Mr.Maduro - Woodford Reserve
Mr.Maduro - Buffalo Trace
BengalMan - Four Roses Single Barrel
Clampdown - Pappy Van Winkle 12yr

[OLS]

I'm pretty sure Eagle Rare is cheaper than Rare Breed.
I don't know if I saw right, but the Eagle rare at Buster's was 90-something a bottle and the Rare breed was under 60.
Maybe it was an older bottle of ER. Don't they bottle by year? By the way, Brian, looking forward to tasting that Pappy
stuff. The 4 Roses, too. Hell I am just excited about the Shack in general, lol.

[Mr.Maduro]

I don't know if I saw right, but the Eagle rare at Buster's was 90-something a bottle and the Rare breed was under 60.
Maybe it was an older bottle of ER. Don't they bottle by year? By the way, Brian, looking forward to tasting that Pappy
stuff. The 4 Roses, too. Hell I am just excited about the Shack in general, lol.

There's Eagle Rare 10 which can be found for between $20-$30 and then there's Eagle Rare 17 ($75-$90) which is a limited edition that comes out once a year as part of Buffalo Trace's Antique Collection.

Eagle Rare 10...

http://i108.photobucket.com/albums/n36/MrMaduro/Eagle20Rare2010.jpg

Eagle Rare 17...

http://i108.photobucket.com/albums/n36/MrMaduro/Eagle20Rare2017-1.jpg

[OLS]

Yup, that's all they had. But that ain't bad, is it? lol
That is not to say I won't show up with a bottle of it if the list never gets any. I am just shockingly broke right now. Ever notice how some people all think a three payday month is some kind of windfall, but people with experience know you are NEVER broker than after a three payday month. I have a large cushion and all, don't leave home without it, but my allowance that I give to myself is long since spent. Damn Diplomaticos #5 onsale.

[OLS]

BTW, I have seen people on the bourbon thread with both, and I guess they are both good anyway. But is this one of the whiskeys that people say, 10 is as good as 17? You know how some superaged liquors aren't always better for the money? (BTW, I think I also know the answer to this one, lol.)

[Genetic Defect]

Damn this thread, makes me want to come to Shack Herf :o

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[Parshooter]

OLS - Wild Turkey Rare Breed
Mr.Maduro - Woodford Reserve
Mr.Maduro - Buffalo Trace
BengalMan - Four Roses Single Barrel
Clampdown - Pappy Van Winkle 12yr
Parshooter - Bulleit Bourbon

[skibumdc]

1)OLS - Wild Turkey Rare Breed
2)Mr.Maduro - Woodford Reserve
Mr.Maduro - Buffalo Trace
BengalMan - Four Roses Single Barrel
Clampdown - Pappy Van Winkle 12yr
Parshooter - Bulleit Bourbon
Skibumdc-Blantons

[OLS]

This is coming together nicely. And it's not like we are waiting for Santa or anything, we are on it in weeks

[SmokinApe]

1)OLS - Wild Turkey Rare Breed
2)Mr.Maduro - Woodford Reserve
Mr.Maduro - Buffalo Trace
BengalMan - Four Roses Single Barrel
Clampdown - Pappy Van Winkle 12yr
Parshooter - Bulleit Bourbon
Skibumdc-Blantons
SmokinApe-Eagle Rare 10yr

We are gonna need a bourbon tent...

[SmokinApe]

1)OLS - Wild Turkey Rare Breed
2)Mr.Maduro - Woodford Reserve
Mr.Maduro - Buffalo Trace
BengalMan - Four Roses Single Barrel
Clampdown - Pappy Van Winkle 12yr
Parshooter - Bulleit Bourbon
Skibumdc-Blantons
SmokinApe-Elmer T. Lee

I changed what I was bringing...

[OLS]

Bringing? To what?

Hahahahaha, woohoooo, SHACK!

[jkim05]

1)OLS - Wild Turkey Rare Breed
2)Mr.Maduro - Woodford Reserve
Mr.Maduro - Buffalo Trace
BengalMan - Four Roses Single Barrel
Clampdown - Pappy Van Winkle 12yr
Parshooter - Bulleit Bourbon
Skibumdc-Blantons
SmokinApe-Elmer T. Lee
Jkim05-I'll find something between now and shack.

[skibumdc]

Bump...come one we can get some more people here

[Clampdown]

I spoke with some of the guys involved in this and if you bring a bottle, have some info about the bourbon you are serving. This should give a nice insight for those tasting. Im not thinking about a some presentation, but a few words of the age, distillery, alcohol content etc.

[skibumdc]

Most of the single barrel bottles should have some good info on them(alcohol %, distillery, barrel #, etc.), but tasting notes might help for people as well.

[Addiction]

1) OLS - Wild Turkey Rare Breed
2) Mr.Maduro - Woodford Reserve
3) Mr.Maduro - Buffalo Trace
4) BengalMan - Four Roses Single Barrel
5) Clampdown - Pappy Van Winkle 12yr
6) Parshooter - Bulleit Bourbon
7) Skibumdc-Blantons
8) SmokinApe-Elmer T. Lee
9) Jkim05-I'll find something between now and shack.
10) Addiction - I'll find something just so I can say I rolled with the kings!

[jkim05]

Posted this in the rum thread, but figured I might post it here as well. Here's a link to a sale list (not a stock list, they have tons of stuff available not on this list, but those are not on sale for the week) for the county liquor stores near my house. The prices are usually very good, and if there's something you'd like me to pick up and bring, pm me and we can work something out. http://www.montgomerycountymd.gov/Ap...s_specials.cfm

[Mr.Maduro]

Posted this in the rum thread, but figured I might post it here as well. Here's a link to a sale list (not a stock list, they have tons of stuff available not on this list, but those are not on sale for the week) for the county liquor stores near my house. The prices are usually very good, and if there's something you'd like me to pick up and bring, pm me and we can work something out. http://www.montgomerycountymd.gov/Ap...s_specials.cfm

Link not working for me? :confused:

[jkim05]

http://www.montgomerycountymd.gov/Apps/DLC/retail/spirits_specials.cfm
Sorry, it somehow truncated the link and it wouldn't work.

Should work now.

[DAFU]

1) OLS - Wild Turkey Rare Breed
2) Mr.Maduro - Woodford Reserve
3) Mr.Maduro - Buffalo Trace
4) BengalMan - Four Roses Single Barrel
5) Clampdown - Pappy Van Winkle 12yr
6) Parshooter - Bulleit Bourbon
7) Skibumdc-Blantons
8) SmokinApe-Elmer T. Lee
9) Jkim05-I'll find something between now and shack.
10) Addiction - I'll find something just so I can say I rolled with the kings!
11) DAFU - Party Source Private Selection Sazerac Rye ( for cocktails)

I hope Rye Whiskey is appropriate for this thread. Thought some bourbon drinkers might enjoy this.

[Parshooter]

11) DAFU - Party Source Private Selection Sazerac Rye ( for cocktails)

I hope Rye Whiskey is appropriate for this thread. Thought some bourbon drinkers might enjoy this.

Dave, I love rye. Is this a different Sazarac than what's available elsewhere? I was going to bring a bottle also. Seven year old, cut bottle, about $20. I don't mix it, drink it neat.

[DAFU]

Dave, I love rye. Is this a different Sazarac than what's available elsewhere? I was going to bring a bottle also. Seven year old, cut bottle, about $20. I don't mix it, drink it neat.

I won't be picking up the bottle till Saturday but I believe it to be the same whiskey. I've heard that with small batch whiskeys a private selection distributor has the pick of which bottlings to purchase. And since the whikey is made with small batches there will be a variance between one bottling and the next, thus giving you a better assurance of quality.

I see the Four Roses Single Barrel Bourbon has a high Rye content.

[Addiction]

1) OLS - Wild Turkey Rare Breed
2) Mr.Maduro - Woodford Reserve
3) Mr.Maduro - Buffalo Trace
4) BengalMan - Four Roses Single Barrel
5) Clampdown - Pappy Van Winkle 12yr
6) Parshooter - Bulleit Bourbon
7) Skibumdc-Blantons
8) SmokinApe-Elmer T. Lee
9) Jkim05-I'll find something between now and shack.
10) Addiction - Gentleman Jack
11) DAFU - Party Source Private Selection Sazerac Rye ( for cocktails)

I hope Rye Whiskey is appropriate for this thread. Thought some bourbon drinkers might enjoy this.

[Clampdown]

1) OLS - Wild Turkey Rare Breed
2) Mr.Maduro - Woodford Reserve
3) Mr.Maduro - Buffalo Trace
4) BengalMan - Four Roses Single Barrel
5) Clampdown - Evan Williams Single Barrel (Changed it because of availability)
6) Parshooter - Bulleit Bourbon
7) Skibumdc-Blantons
8) SmokinApe-Elmer T. Lee
9) Jkim05-I'll find something between now and shack.
10) Addiction - Gentleman Jack
11) DAFU - Party Source Private Selection Sazerac Rye ( for cocktails)

For Dafu, this thread is for bourbons we will be having for a tasting at Shack. Bourbon for cocktails will be great, but not sure if this is the place to post it. Are you putting this bourbon down for the tasting we have scheduled, or are you bringing that for everyone at Shack to sample?

[Parshooter]

11) DAFU - Party Source Private Selection Sazerac Rye ( for cocktails)

For Dafu, this thread is for bourbons we will be having for a tasting at Shack. Bourbon for cocktails will be great, but not sure if this is the place to post it. Are you putting this bourbon down for the tasting we have scheduled, or are you bringing that for everyone at Shack to sample?

I don't know why Dave put "for cocktails". I drink this rye neat. Bring it Dave, if no one else drinks it, it won't go to waste :D

Is there going to be a seperat table/area set up for the bourbons?

[icehog3]

I don't know why Dave put "for cocktails". I drink this rye neat. Bring it Dave, if no one else drinks it, it won't go to waste :D

Is there going to be a seperat table/area set up for the bourbons?

Space will be at a premium with over 100 BOTL and SOTL, so I am thinking y'all will just need to wing it, Marc. ;)

[DAFU]

Since Sazerac is not technically a Bourbon but a Kentucky straight Rye whiskey I picked up a bottle of Russells Reserve for the tasting.
Maybe we could reserve a Bourbon table under the tent for the Bourbon tasters...........................:2

1) OLS - Wild Turkey Rare Breed
2) Mr.Maduro - Woodford Reserve
3) Mr.Maduro - Buffalo Trace
4) BengalMan - Four Roses Single Barrel
5) Clampdown - Evan Williams Single Barrel (Changed it because of availability)
6) Parshooter - Bulleit Bourbon
7) Skibumdc-Blantons
8) SmokinApe-Elmer T. Lee
9) Jkim05-I'll find something between now and shack.
10) Addiction - Gentleman Jack
11) DAFU - Russsell's Reserve

[n3uka]

1) OLS - Wild Turkey Rare Breed
2) Mr.Maduro - Woodford Reserve
3) Mr.Maduro - Buffalo Trace
4) BengalMan - Four Roses Single Barrel
5) Clampdown - Evan Williams Single Barrel (Changed it because of availability)
6) Parshooter - Bulleit Bourbon
7) Skibumdc-Blantons
8) SmokinApe-Elmer T. Lee
9) Jkim05-I'll find something between now and shack.
10) Addiction - Gentleman Jack
11) DAFU - Russsell's Reserve
12) n3uka - 1792 Ridgemont Reserve

[Parshooter]

I hope some of you got to try the George T Stagg. :banger

[Genetic Defect]

I hope some of you got to try the George T Stagg. :banger

it was long gone before I got there :bh

[Ken]

I hope some of you got to try the George T Stagg. :banger
Interested in how this went, guys. And how did you allow a Tenn whiskey on the list?

[Batman]

A new one for me was the Colorado Whiskey, which is not bourbon, but thought it was very good.

Greatest disappointment was the Basil Hayden's. I like my Bourbon sweeter.

[icehog3]

I hope some of you got to try the George T Stagg. :banger

it was long gone before I got there :bh

Sorry. :al

[elderboy02]

All I know is someone put a huge dent in that bottle of Makers Mark that I brought. Good job whoever it was. :tu I hate bourbon/whiskey

[OLS]

I am not sure that all the whiskey was laid out there. Me and Albert were thinking maybe we should hold it back for an official sitdown. Then we smoked alot of cigars and talked to alot of people and drank alot of drinks and then I left, lol. BUT there was a ton of whiskey on the table, hell I almost personally killed half of the Buffalo Trace HG I brought on Thursday. Sorry I forgot the Wild Turkey Rare Breed I had in the truck. I thank the people who brought the delicious tawny ports. I had never had that and it was clear that all ports are not the same. ALOT of people have bought port and 'bout barfed. The tawny could certainly grow on me.