What Bourbon/Scotch are you drinking?

For that selection I could justify the trip

Ending the weekend and ending the Little Book -


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Ok- Trying a new one- Quite impressive-


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Day 5 of the club's advent calendar contained Saint Cloud batch #2 and HOLY FREAKIN CRAP did I ever open a can of worms with this one when I posted it on IG (so much so I deleted the post entirely).

Suffice it to say I had never heard of Saint Cloud before today. Turns out the guy who 'runs' it is Ray Walker of Maison Ilan "fame". People fail in business. I get it. I do not even BEGIN to begrudge someone who strikes out on their own and isn't successful the first go. Odds are unbelievably stacked against you a huge amount of the time.

But Ray? Ray's.....yeah. I will, for the sake of decorum, simply say "give Ray Walker Maison Ilan a google" and leave it at that. Yikes.

Desperation can make people do some crazy stuff. I won't personally judge someone because I don't know what in their life has led to the point where I become aware of it. But I can say how he has conducted himself SINCE....does not leave a positive image in my head. Can't say I'll knowingly purchase anything he's involved with due to the research I've conducted.


Anywho. Whisk(e)y. Wild Turkey 13yr Father/Son to cap the night.


(Also I'm on track to retire in a couple years, will be heading to CO when that happens...give me hints on which shops to frequent for a while before asking about good stuff )

 

Let me know when your heading this way- Plenty of good spots with good bourbon and good people- And a decent car culture here

 

Right on man! We have a couple friends out yonder (and a couple more headin that way as a friend retires outta Vegas soon to hit up a new gig with Lockheed) and they've sent photos of some of the C&C events they've hit up. To say I'm salivating is an understatement. Loads of great cars and culture out this way too, but you get the cars *WITH* mountain backdrops? Heaven.

 

I’m headed over. Bringing my own glass if needed.

 

Stopped at a very small new to me place and talked to the owner. Only the two of us in the store so I ended up with this pair.
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My BIL sent me a care package via my parents…ten 750’s and two 375’s of Eagle Rare.
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musta been one hell of a chat.

 

Act 10 is yummy …

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Glad to hear, mine just arrived. He also sent me a shot of his full vertical he's been stashing, to include Encore. Sadly he only got the one Encore and said he was selfishly keeping it for himself. I reminded him that as a fella who regularly sends them to me with "merry christmas" in the box and refusing to accept even a 20-dollar donation towards postage, he's fully entitled to keep whatever the hell he feels like

That said, today's advent calendar is a Michter's Toasted Sour Mash.

I'll be honest, I know how nuts people go over Elijah Toasted. I just can't get into it. I'm not sure, I guess if i was paying that much for a bottle of Elijah I'd just score barrel proof instead. I guess I'm weird like that.

The Michter's, though excellent, disappears *SO* dang fast that unless I saw it at MSRP on a shelf I'd probably pass it up (have seen it locally but for almost $200....no thank you).

It's quite tasty though. A better option than the Elijah to my tongue, but also ridiculously notorious for disappearing within minutes of going on a shelf. Maybe I'm just a crotchety ******, who knows.

 

Very nice haul! Store pick Full Proof isn’t always an easy find. I got one last year when Binny’s got theirs.

JK

 

Very nice! Is the Blanton’s a store pick as well? Two Full Proof pics in two days and now I have FOMO.

JK

 

Another new one- And VERY good IMHO

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If you get a chance for some of their other bottles (Sweet Wheat, Bottled in Bond, Full Proof, Single Barrel) highly recommend!

 

Definitely will do! Cracked a new Little Book - So great IMHO
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Much better than Confiscated, first KO that’s been worth the price to me in years. It’s very good.

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Hello.

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My wife and I are moving to Park City for a few months to test-drive mountain-life. Our house is a 2-minute walk away from the saloon!

 

Some goodies I picked up for the upcoming festivities!

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Killing two of my favorite forums with one stone- Little Book + Batman = Decent start to the weekend-

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Ok- My local bar where I post most of my pics from <shameless plug => Black+Haus Tavern- Parker CO> gave me this tonight as a Xmas present- @TheMayor and @ryalex - any local knowledge? I plan to try tomorrow and regardless of the quality of the bourbon the thought was nice-

Cheers
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Special Woodford- Done- Hope they get more- Phenomenal-
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