Bourbon...

[2saddleslab]

A tradition in my wife's family was that each newborn child was given a sealed wooden cask with a bottle of Macnaughton's from that year, to be opened later in life at a significant event.
My wife is in her 50's now. The bottle remains unopened.
I don't like Canadian whiskey, and my wife doesn't like whiskey at all, so it probably never will be opened.

-Mike

The problem for us [me & the wife] is we have no idea if we'd like it and would hate to find out after we opened it. Probably best to try some at a restaurant [if we can get a pre-approved bank loan] first.

 

[Indiedog]

From yesterday's CBS Sunday Morning Show

I was right! (See the previous post of mine)

I’ll fire up the DVR and watch the recording (I record the show every week).

 

[Gorn]

My secret Santa gift at work:

 

[BklynKen]

Gift from a relative.

 

[Gorn]

Gift from a relative.

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I thought bourbon had to be put in brand new barrels?

 

[BklynKen]

I thought bourbon had to be put in brand new barrels?

No, only to be designated as Straight Bourbon.

Edit: You may be right, so not sure about this one. American Whiskey I guess.

Edit 2: Maybe "finishing" is outside of the definition of "Bourbon."

 

[Gorn]

No, only to be designated as Straight Bourbon.

Edit: You may be right, so not sure about this one. American Whiskey I guess.

Edit 2: Maybe "finishing" is outside of the definition of "Bourbon."

I don’t know either. I certainly wouldn’t turn down a glass or three.

 

[BklynKen]

I don’t know either. I certainly wouldn’t turn down a glass.

Exactly. It's quite good either way.

 

[MJ5150]

No, only to be designated as Straight Bourbon.

Edit: You may be right, so not sure about this one. American Whiskey I guess.

Edit 2: Maybe "finishing" is outside of the definition of "Bourbon."

That's the key, finishing.
Angels Envy is another bourbon finished in different barrels. They use port wine barrels.

-Mike

 

[BklynKen]

That's the key, finishing.
Angels Envy is another bourbon finished in different barrels. They use port wine barrels.

-Mike

Ah, nice. Good context.

 

[MJ5150]

Today's the day.....
National Bourbon Day

-Mike

 

[ArtechnikA]

Today's the day.....
National Bourbon Day

on it...

 

[BC Blackmur]

Nice, will have to pick up something special on the way home from work today.

 

[MJ5150]

I'm going to crack open my bottle of 10 year McKenna this afternoon in honor of this delightful day.

-Mike

 

[Hot Rats]

Ahhh yes, I can't wait for this evening...

 

[MJ5150]

Nice score @Datsgor.
I've yet to try that one. A joint I visit now and then has a bottle. Next time I'm there, I'll belly up to the bar for a dram.

-Mike

 

[BklynKen]

Ah, great. I'll be celebrating later with this.

 

[MJ5150]

Ah, great. I'll be celebrating later with this.


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Another great choice. I have a few bottles stashed away from Smooth Ambler, pre buy out, that I'm slowly working my way through.

-Mike

 

[BklynKen]

Another great choice. I have a few bottles stashed away from Smooth Ambler, pre buy out, that I'm slowly working my way through.

-Mike

These single-barrel ones are soooooooo good.

 

[MJ5150]

These single-barrel ones are soooooooo good.

Indeed.
At Whiskey Magazine's 2016 World Whiskies Awards it won best single barrel bourbon in the world.

-Mike