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Mike wrote:Having a sip of Ezra B 12 YO Single Barrel. It is quite barrel rich and delicious.
393foureyedfox wrote:Mike wrote:Having a sip of Ezra B 12 YO Single Barrel. It is quite barrel rich and delicious.
celebrated an anniversary with my wife last week at one of our favorite upscale places. I ordered a flight of bourbons.....my favorite, Bookers, plus two ive wanted to try - Ezra B 12 year, and Noah's Mill.
Tell me what you guys think of my interpretation here: I thought the Noahs and Ezra tasted like different proofs of the same exact whiskey. Then, realizing they are both sourced whiskeys, I figured they likely came from the same distillery originally. And since it is generally assumed Ezra is sourced from HH, maybe KBD got this Noahs from HH too. Any ideas?
I have to say, i didnt really like either. The aftertaste wasnt pleasant. Then I went for the Bookers and realized why I like it so much. Sweet, hot, balanced well without too much woodiness, not tannic, and no lingering aftertaste that makes me want to reach for the glass of water....just drink it and enjoy.
Im interested to see what you guys think on the noahs/ezra idea. I could be way off, but its what I came to last night.
Mike wrote:I had a wee mite of Rock Hill Farms left and a wee mite of 100 proof Jack Daniels Holiday Edition for 2011 left, so I combined them. Yep, it was damn good whiskey. JD, in my opinion, needs to be better than 90 proof (the Single Barrel, one of America's best whiskies by my lights) is 94 proof and it is hard to find a 100 proof JD (seems to be usually for export?). So, this one was a find.
This JD 100 proof and the Rock Hill Farms (also 100 proof) take the best from both whiskies......... the JD, even at 100 proof has a soft sweetness and delicacy that complements the RHF Buffalo Trace high rye recipe to a fare thee well. As I recall, both are in the under $50 range many people set for their high limit. Both are (in my estimation) better than most $20 whiskies.
Even so, there are often some days when the $20 Evan Williams Single Barrel at 86 proof is exactly what my palate demands.
A whiskey for each mood, and I am a man of many moods, and for each mood there is a different demand from my palate.
gauze wrote:I dunno what's wrong with me I just haven't been drinking bourbon neat recently. had a few manhattans and highballs in recent history though. Someone help me!
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