by Mike » Tue Nov 19, 2013 7:42 pm
75% Old Weller 7 YO Special Reserve at 90 proof and 25% Old Weller Antique 7 YO at 107 proof yields a bourbon of about 94 proof. A wee mite of filtered water and now I have a nice bourbon rich in sweet vanilla and oak flavors with a touch of tobacco and leather trailing.
Over agin this Weller mixture I throwed some 120 proof 9 YO Knob Creek reduced to about 95 proof. As you might expect, given the rye in the KC recipe, it has a more bite but almost the same upfront sweetness. The KC has more body and a longer finish. I think I prefer it to the Weller. But, who knows, on another day, it might be the Weller I find best.
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Old age should burn and rage at close of day;
Rage, rage against the dying of the light. - Dylan Thomas