Seen that on their insta. I'd drive up for it, but I'm out of town.

That was my favorite as well. The whole series was great though. The recent Ruby Red Port Rye was like MWND with more proof and fuller flavor.

That's such a great bottle.

No idea who she was. Looked her up.

So she is responsible for those tasting notes?

Grilled peaches, butterscotch pecan pie and marzipan dumplings

Local store owner said they should be getting the Michter's Barrel Strength Rye this weekend. Hoping I can finally snag one. Never had it before.

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No idea who she was. Looked her up.

So she is responsible for those tasting notes?

Grilled peaches, butterscotch pecan pie and marzipan dumplings





She might be good at what she does, but those tasting notes turn me off from them completely. i cannot take away anything from the except that i am being fed a load of bull*****

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I've read a lot of good things about the distillery-only single barrel cask strength picks but can't be bothered to go to Austin anymore.

Never mind. Not worth it.

Tasting notes are always entertaining. If someone can get 20 different smells out of a whiff of bourbon, good for them, but I'm not one of them.

I'm not sure who writes them, but yes, she's responsible for their BiB series blends. She also does the Joseph Magnus blends (including Cigar Blend), works with Frey Ranch, and also did Wyoming Whiskey blends up until recently.

Tasting notes are generally ridiculous, but she's known as one of the best whiskey blenders in the world. I have yet to try something she was involved with that wasn't good if not a slam dunk.

Nancy Pick #25

Haha for sure

Baking spices and vanilla. That's what all of that has in common.

Maker's does a good job with the tasting notes listed on their limited release bottles, but that's over the top.

I'm on the way.

Also, anyone want to bet that it's the 66.4% that gets chosen?

Gonna try to actually get in on this one

Absolutely cannot wait.

Excited for this one!

Warehouse H is one of their non heat cycled, I believe.

Ok...I'm a fan boy too, but where did you learn that?

Isn't K considered the best warehouse?

It's a deep dive into bourbon/OF nerdery for sure, but I enjoy it. Bourbon Culture did a fascinating OF warehouse comparison last fall that mentioned G and H are the non heat-cyled warehouses. Here's a link to the article: Old Forester warehouse comparison.

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Isn't K considered the best warehouse?

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That's what I keep hearing from people. Going to find out tonight!

From that website and our warehouse options:

Warehouse K is best described as bringing both powerful spice notes and antique oak notes. While most people may point to cherries being the most common fruit coming from warehouse K barrels, I would disagree. Many K barrels have underlying tropical (fruit) flavors like coconuts, strawberries and bananas. And while I know that strawberries aren't necessarily a tropical fruit, for some reason they get lumped into that description in my mind. Warehouse K barrels can also take the shape of a very rye-forward profile bringing lots of spice, mint and herbal notes. These are primarily concentrated in the higher floors (4+). Warehouse K barrels are more unpredictable than most other warehouses overall.

Warehouse L, like Warehouse K, has barrels that embrace a spicy nature. Cinnamon will be most common but also there is an oak-spice that is very prevalent. Barrels tend to be very creamy and buttery with lots of vanilla. Sweetness comes from caramel and brown sugar while fruit notes center around cherries and stewed fruits. The oak and other tannins are middle-of-the-road compared to other warehouses never hiding and also never so tannic that it comes off as bitter. Warehouse L gives barrels that are always safe bets, but not necessarily the best at any one thing.

The oak notes on barrels coming from Warehouse H are much less impactful compared to I, J, K or L warehouses. This probably has something to do with Warehouse H having the lowest average proof of any of the 7 warehouses. However, since the barrels within are rumored to have aged for a longer period of time, a varnish note is more likely to be encountered. This makes any bourbon from here taste a bit more refined and mellow than the other warehouses. Expect to find honey sweetness, delicate cigar wrapper, butterscotch and raisin notes.

I freaking love cigar wrappers, sign me up

If you haven't eaten a good cigar wrapper recently, I can hook you up with my guy

I only smoke Swisher Sweet mini diamonds

I'll pass on the cigar wrapper

Can we get raisins and butterscotch rolled in a cigar wrapper or has TX outlawed that?

Good pick

Apparently I have to directly tell GB tomorrow that we will not put stickers on the bottle in order to move forward with the pick.

I feel like I'm going to have to have everyone sign some legal documents who gets a bottle.

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Apparently I have to directly tell GB tomorrow that we will not put stickers on the bottle in order to move forward with the pick.

I feel like I'm going to have to have everyone sign some legal documents who gets a bottle.

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Is opening the bottle allowed?