picked up Evan Williams Single Barrell and Sazerac Rye tonight. Not usually a big fan of rye, but this is good stuff.

Just scored a EHT barrel proof at goody goody for $65. Will have to try this one too. Never tasted it before. Only bottle there at west oaks location. Had to go into the fine wine room to get it. There are some nonspecial bottles in there behind that locked door. Had to chuckle a bit.

They had Michters 10 SB in there a few days ago.

Anyone had a chance to sample Smooth Ambler Contradiction? Looks like bourbon blend from a wheater and a rye. Saw a bottle for sale at a local shop and was curious if anyone had personal experience ... thanks.

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Anyone had a chance to sample Smooth Ambler Contradiction? Looks like bourbon blend from a wheater and a rye. Saw a bottle for sale at a local shop and was curious if anyone had personal experience ... thanks.

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Is it the smooth ambler line, or the smooth ambler old scout line?

My neighbor gave me this bottle of Amador as a gift this morning. Anyone had it?

I would assume Smooth, since def no indication of it being in the Old Scout line.

Morning whiskey gift ... very nice. Never tried it, looks a little gimmicky, but may also he very tasty. Only one way to tell ...

Drinking some Contradiction tonight. It's pretty good. Not overly complex, but solid.

whats it worth in your opinion ... $40-45-ish? I think it was on the shelf at $42.99 ... thoughts?

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I would assume Smooth, since def no indication of it being in the Old Scout line.

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Cool, they must have more of their own product coming of age and ready to bottle. Let me know how you like it, certainly sounds interesting enough to try.

That's what they sell for.

I'm curious about this too. Expensive bottle, curious why

Haha, that's not expensive.

I saw one for 100, that's pricey in my book for something I've never heard of

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I saw one for 100, that's pricey in my book for something I've never heard of

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It might have been the ten barrel version I saw

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Haha, that's not expensive.

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Nope!

Tried to search this thread, but didn't work very well.

I tried an inexpensive bourbon today that was very good. It is called Johnny Drum Private Reserve (beige label). It is 101 proof, 15 year aged, and made by Willett. It was very smooth and tasty. I live in Lexington, Kentucky. This bourbon is easy to find here, and I would assume it is easy to find in Texas, too since it is inexpensive and/or not in crazy demand.

EDIT: Got the search function to work. Looks like Ringo88 mentioned it briefly here: http://texags.com/forums/67/topics/1930546/replies/44326730

Crotty, glad you enjoy it. I 100% agree that both the black label 90 proof ( Jack Daniels lookalike bottle) and the beige Private Reserve are great budget drinks. I've found it at about half of the stores I frequent in the Atlanta area, but not all.

PSA while I'm thinking bout it. Do not waste your money on Garrison Brothers Cowboy bourbon. I bought a bottle of it several months ago. I've tried it multiple times since then trying to justify the money I spent. It just plain does not taste good. It has such a funky taste I'm not sure I'd even mix it with coke. The ER10 is a much better pour at about 1/8th the price.

Update on the Rock Hill Farms. Store owner said he'd order me a case. Told him I'd take 4 bottles. We'll see if his distributor laughs at him. But he didn't seem worried about it.

I tried the EC18 at Pappa's Bros steakhouse this weekend and loved it. EC12 is my go to bourbon at the house, so I splurged on the $45 pour since we were celebrating.

I saw the bottle behind the bar while waiting for our table. They also had ER17, GTS and THH. I didn't have enough time to order from the bar and waited to order from the table. I asked our waitress the price of the pour since they didn't have any of their special editions listed on the drink menu. She had to go back and forth to the bar twice, each time telling me that they didn't have it. I ended up describing the bottle and location on the shelf to her, then watched from across the restaurant to make sure they poured the right juice. I get the waitress not knowing, but it's annoying when a bartender doesn't know what top shelfs they have but will still charge you a crazy mark up at a place like that.

So lame.

Thoughts on Angel's Envy Cask Strength? I picked up the bottle a few weeks ago but haven't opened it yet. Haven't decided if I am going to keep it or not.

I tried the 2013 AECS and thought it was very good. Bought the 2014 last year and have barely touched the stuff. I am just not a huge fan of the port finished stuff I guess. First few sips are good to me and then it just gets worse and worse. I think the sweetness is what turns me off.

Any experience on the board with Jack Daniels Single Barrel Barrel Select ... 133.2 proof? I know we don't discuss Jack much, but I've always been a fan of the charcoal filtered Tennessee whiskeys ... my daily drinker is George ****el 12 yr. I picked up a 1/5 of the Jack at Goody Goody tonight for $56.99 (pretty steep IMO) and am about to give it a go. Hopefully at that price it will compete with some other tasty, higher end limited bottlings of the past few years.

Anyone tried the IW Harper 15 yr? Had a store owner try to get me to bite on it tonight at $70. 86 proof so I am skeptical.

That barrel proof JD is solid. Extremely hot, but damn tasty.

My thoughts exactly. Def had that front end heat characteristic of a high proof, barrel strength whiskey, but finished quite smooth and with good flavor balance. It was tasty enough that I opted for a second pour, neat this time. Think I prefer this whiskey on the rocks. I'd recommend it if you like Jack and can get your hands on it.

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Scored 1.75L Weller 12yr in Corpus over the weekend for $39. Had a couple more available.

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Which store?

Liquid Town in Calallen on 624

13517 Northwest Blvd, Corpus Christi, TX 78410