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Pac1698 said:

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My apologies, I thought you were able to get a GB Cowboy at that 140 proof. The 4 roses BP is one of my wife's favorites. She won't finish the bottle until we get the replacement from the Texags pick. And I couldn't tell you what recipe we have, but it's really tasty.

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I bought 2 bottles of GB (not cowboy) and could not give it away. $70 bottles of lighter fluid. Not a joke.

This is a guy that thought of investing as the first 1000 owners.

I did buy a bottle of Balmorea. It was decent for $200.

As a rule, I think Texas bourbon sucks. There is a science to that.

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I had a pour of Laguna Madre at the distillery, it was quite good.

Still need to try Laguna Madre, but my '22 Cowboy Bourbon is always an excellent pour.

Dr. Teeth said:

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austinag1997 said:

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Pac1698 said:

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My apologies, I thought you were able to get a GB Cowboy at that 140 proof. The 4 roses BP is one of my wife's favorites. She won't finish the bottle until we get the replacement from the Texags pick. And I couldn't tell you what recipe we have, but it's really tasty.

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I bought 2 bottles of GB (not cowboy) and could not give it away. $70 bottles of lighter fluid. Not a joke.

This is a guy that thought of investing as the first 1000 owners.

I did buy a bottle of Balmorea. It was decent for $200.

As a rule, I think Texas bourbon sucks. There is a science to that.

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I had a pour of Laguna Madre at the distillery, it was quite good.

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Same here. The official unveiling was the following weekend, so I was surprised it was on the tasting menu. It was fairly unique and tasty.

As far as GB products go, you can't go wrong with a bottle of Laguna Madre or a barrel strength single barrel.

Their latest Cowboy Bourbon selections have been great.

And if you can get your hands on a bottle of Hye Rye, then you are sippin on some good stuff!

Find yourself one of these.

I have the Goody Goody store pick and it's one of the best bourbons in my cabinet. Love their Balmorhea, but don't care for anything else of theirs really (although I have haven't tried Cowboy or HR yet)

Aggie Therapist said:

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Anyone else going to the Megadeth concert in Austin tonight?

My wife is getting induced tomorrow so I opted out to avoid a divorce…..love me some metal though

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Best of luck to the wife today! Hope you have a great bottle selected to celebrate!

I'll be on the hunt for a 2024 GTS….

I have a 2016 and 2019. Going to get snipped so I can finish the collection this year.

Someone on the internet said Texas bourbon sucks….

Alright……I'm out….good lord. lol

Mile High Spirits has done something that no other distillery has done before. They boldly sent a barrel where no barrel has gone - to the edge of space! Now you have an opportunity to taste galaxy's finest whiskey.

Aged in Orbit…

Wait a minute. Just looked on their website and the bottle is 50ML. It's literally the sample bottle shown.

The rocket ship is just for the bedroom.

lmao

$350 for that?

Aggie Therapist said:

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Someone on the internet said Texas bourbon sucks….

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Correct. All of it.

Phat32 said:

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Aggie Therapist said:

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Someone on the internet said Texas bourbon sucks….

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Correct. All of it.

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Texas bourbons. Hmmmmmm

1. I'm not a fan of Rebecca Creek.
2. I do like the Garisons. It has a different taste and aroma, so it compliments my bourbon collection with something that's both good and different.
3. I only drink Balcones as a mixer. Even that blue corn thing they do is not my favorite, but good as a mixer.
4. Never bought anything from Still Austin, though I would MAYBE consider trying it if it were free.

I've never tried any of the other hundred or so Texas whiskies / bourbons. But, I would guess there is at least one that I would like.

TX Whiskey Barrel Proof is good. Also had their lower proof Cognac barrel finished that's good.

Lol @ supernova explosion on your tongue

Science Denier said:

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Phat32 said:

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Aggie Therapist said:

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Someone on the internet said Texas bourbon sucks….

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Correct. All of it.

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Texas bourbons. Hmmmmmm

1. I'm not a fan of Rebecca Creek.
2. I do like the Garisons. It has a different taste and aroma, so it compliments my bourbon collection with something that's both good and different.
3. I only drink Balcones as a mixer. Even that blue corn thing they do is not my favorite, but good as a mixer.
4. Never bought anything from Still Austin, though I would MAYBE consider trying it if it were free.

I've never tried any of the other hundred or so Texas whiskies / bourbons. But, I would guess there is at least one that I would like.

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What Rebecca Creek have you had?

Because now you are saying you don't like MGP juice if it's the picks we have done or the 16 year. None of them are Texas whiskey.

Aggie Therapist said:

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Science Denier said:

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Phat32 said:

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Aggie Therapist said:

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Someone on the internet said Texas bourbon sucks….

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Correct. All of it.

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Texas bourbons. Hmmmmmm

1. I'm not a fan of Rebecca Creek.
2. I do like the Garisons. It has a different taste and aroma, so it compliments my bourbon collection with something that's both good and different.
3. I only drink Balcones as a mixer. Even that blue corn thing they do is not my favorite, but good as a mixer.
4. Never bought anything from Still Austin, though I would MAYBE consider trying it if it were free.

I've never tried any of the other hundred or so Texas whiskies / bourbons. But, I would guess there is at least one that I would like.

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What Rebecca Creek have you had?

Because now you are saying you don't like MGP juice if it's the picks we have done or the 16 year. None of them are Texas whiskey.

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Never had a Rebeca Creek TexAgs pick. Wasn't around that far back.

MGP? Midwest Grain Products distillery?

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Aggie Therapist said:

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Phat32 said:

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Aggie Therapist said:

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Someone on the internet said Texas bourbon sucks….

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Kentucky bourbon is better. But to say all Texas whiskey/bourbon sucks is a bit of a stretch.

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Then call me Mr Fantastic. Texas bourbon sucks. All of it.

But to each their own.

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Too each their own. Gotta drink what you like.

Some people enjoy lighter, low proof, vanilla noted bourbon and playing with German Shepherds.

Others prefer a nice stiff pour of cask strength Texas Diesel while smoking cigars.

Science Denier said:

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Texas bourbons. Hmmmmmm

1. I'm not a fan of Rebecca Creek.
2. I do like the Garisons. It has a different taste and aroma, so it compliments my bourbon collection with something that's both good and different.
3. I only drink Balcones as a mixer. Even that blue corn thing they do is not my favorite, but good as a mixer.
4. Never bought anything from Still Austin, though I would MAYBE consider trying it if it were free.

I've never tried any of the other hundred or so Texas whiskies / bourbons. But, I would guess there is at least one that I would like.

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I've had a lot of Texas Whiskey's and Bourbons over the years, if it is at Specs of TW and says made in Texas i'll buy a bottle once. A lot of it, especially the single malts, is so bad that i wouldn't drink it if they were paying me. Some of it thou is pretty alright.

Balcones - both the lineage and 1 are decent to even good and have improved immensely over the years. you can find either for about 40 pretty regularly and both are easily worth it at that price. Everything else they make (including the stuff that is phased out) is not my cup of tea. They were smart to transition to the ASM category as that is easily what they do best.

Rebecca Creek - the cheap stuff is as good of a mixer as anything, and the bottle of the BiB i bought was fine. Not great but definitely has potential. Obviously the MGP stuff can be really good. Given their support of the SAA&MC over the years, I am always happy to buy a bottle of their stuff.

Garrisons - Ill agree this is trash but to be fair i haven't had any in a decade and they have made huge changes to their aging process over that time. It could be fine now but given it's price I don't care to find out.

Blanco area distilleries - I posted a bottle i bought recently from Real Spirits and it was a solid effort. I'd put it at a good 6 on a 10 scale. Other have said that the Andalusia stuff is pretty okay as well.

The bottle of Unbendt ASM i have is also in that 6ish range.

As far as Still Austin goes, don't care, i'm not a sip and Nancy's notes are full of so much BS it turns me off entirely on the product.

Given the heat I would love to see more Texas distilleries use used barrels for aging rather than new oak, at least with ASM products, like Balcones did with the cataleja. Work with the heat instead of trying to copy what they do in Kentucky.

Its fun to see everyone's palate preferences on Texas Whiskey.

Still Austin is very good for how young the company and great bourbon. There older stuff will be amazing. Just because I don't buy their stuff doesn't mean its bad.

Balcones is probably the most disgusting bourbon I have ever consumed. You would have to put a gun to my head to do a barrel pick there.

Garrison Brothers has a beautiful ranch, great customer service, support our LEOs and Vets and produce quality Texas Whiskey. Similar culture to that of Rebecca Creek. I have met the master distiller, VP and owners. All just genuine people with Aggies on their executive team. They too will get better over time.

for me, texas bourbons ranked best to worse, of what I've had:

Still Austin - all of their offerings seem good and taste good every time I've had it
Iron Root - harbinger is decent but hit or miss given the day
Rebecca Creek - double barrel spanish oak, still getting used to it. Thought I'd love it more though.
TX - seems pretty average
Garrison - yuck but haven't tried their higher proof offerings yet
6th Street - pretty terrible the one time I had it

Aggie Therapist said:

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Double Barrel Spanish Oak isn't Texas Whiskey

It was distilled in Indiana…..

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yeah I was going to add more to that but got lazy. Was going to say something like "It's not Texas whiskey but I haven't had their other stuff yet". But I was excited to pick that one up and have been so far slightly disappointed so wanted to mention it.

Dang. Yeah it drinks a little hot. Probably while I like it.

I will take it off your hands when you are ready.

How do y'all feel about OLC's store picks in general? Do they try to appeal to the masses or find unique barrels?

Being that I am on those picking teams I would say....both!

While we do like a unique barrel, it can't be overly unique because we do have to appeal to the masses of TexAgs/customers to a certain degree.

But with that being said, we aren't picking out bourbon based on "well this is what 1792 full proof is supposed to taste like, so lets go with that". We do want something different than the standard offering because that is the whole point of picking a single barrel!