Top Shelf Bourbon

[CoventryCat86]

Noticed this thread. So hopefully it's cooling down which for me means a migration to my whiskies. I dunno about y'all but I have some ideas how I'll pass winter ...

WOW, front and center Rittenhouse Rye 100 proof.

I'm not a huge bourbon fan, I prefer Rye instead and was literally just in the process of getting ready to call a few local liquor stores to see if they can get me a bottle of that.

[Chè]

Willett Family Reserve Single Barrel Bourbon Whiskey.

Just picked it up last night and haven't had a chance to taste it yet.

I have a few of these (Willet), wonder which iteration you picked up - do you have any age statement info, DSP# &/or know if it was bottled for a specific merchant/group?

WOW, front and center Rittenhouse Rye 100 proof.

I'm not a huge bourbon fan, I prefer Rye instead and was literally just in the process of getting ready to call a few local liquor stores to see if they can get me a bottle of that.

Pricewise to taste, Rittenhouse Rye 100 BIB is tough to beat. Especially if you're looking for something to mix it up.

[Mangyrat]

I have a few of these (Willet), wonder which iteration you picked up - do you have any age statement info, DSP# &/or know if it was bottled for a specific merchant/group?


Pricewise to taste, Rittenhouse Rye 100 BIB is tough to beat. Especially if you're looking for something to mix it up.

Sorry i killed that bottle before you asked only thing i remember is it was barrel #45

[Chè]

Sorry i killed that bottle before you asked only thing i remember is it was barrel #45

well gosh damn, i take it... it must have been at least ok - since ya' finished it that quick? surprised you remember anything! j/k. lol

mainly i was asking because Willett is a family name but the truth is they don't distill anything that they're bottling (that i know of) and basically are bottlers of sold off whiskey.

with only a barrel #, it's hard to know exactly which distiller's product was sourced to produce your bottle. the obvious point being to bear in mind that if you buy another random bottle of "Willett" without specific details, there's a good chance it may taste nothing like your last example.

[nhcigarfan]

Anyone had Glen Breton before?

I might have asked this a year ago and forgot so forgive me.

[nhcigarfan]

Now granted this isn't actually a bourbon but I am sipping Bulleit Rye. It is a 95% rye mash straight. Having it over ice with a splash of water.

So it taste like a dry bourbon. Which is good because my only complaint about most bourbons is that they taste too sweet for me as I generally drink scotch. But the flavor profile of this is pretty much what I thought I would get. Dry bourbon taste, spicy finish that lingers nicely. I'll try it without a splash of water next. It's good. I'll get it again.

[Chè]

Anyone had Glen Breton before?

I might have asked this a year ago and forgot so forgive me.

The Canadian single malt? Years ago. It's alright, but I would not trample any crowd to get to another bottle of it. I mixed it up with another name not seen often that I wanted to try "Glen Devron" - accidentally ordered the Breton instead.