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mannish · 08-19-2016, 05:11 AM

Great stuff - 100 proof more than I prefer but it is really good whiskey

Mad Dawg · 08-19-2016, 06:34 AM

It sure is...and the Small Batch is pretty damn tasty too!

grtrx · 08-19-2016, 08:17 AM

100 proof just means you need one cube of ice

Coach · 08-19-2016, 09:04 AM

prefer small batch, single barrel packs a punch

mannish · 08-19-2016, 12:08 PM

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Originally Posted by Coach

prefer small batch, single barrel packs a punch

my store only had the single barrel but I'll look out for the small batch. That stuff knocked me in the head, quick

SmoKerch · 08-19-2016, 05:38 PM

Good stuff !

macsauce13 · 08-19-2016, 10:04 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Mad Dawg

It sure is...and the Small Batch is pretty damn tasty too!

I prefer the small batch. The single barrel is really inconsistent, which I suppose is to be expected.

grtrx · 08-19-2016, 11:55 AM

I have a single barrel Old Forester that tastes not much like any of the 'usual' old foresters... which makes me wonder how much variation there is

scubadoo97 · 10-09-2016, 10:18 AM

We make commitments before picking so there is no issues of cost not being covered. Sometimes your commitment gets cut due to a short barrel

A barrel will hold 240 bottles but most of ours come in around 130-170. Just depends on where and how long they were stored in the rickhouse. We pay retail bottle prices

Our group will commit to 1-2 barrels but then after the tasting a couple more barrels get sponsored by a members who take the risk of purchase but in reality if it's a good barrel everyone wants some so the the risk is low. Worst that can happen if you sponsor the barrel is you end up with a case or two of great whiskey. Not so bad

Edited to add our time slot with Four Roses is always 9:30am. Great way to start the day!

jazznut · 10-09-2016, 10:50 AM

Quite the variation in depth of colour (in the 2nd and 3rd photos above) among the range of barrel samples. I'm assuming that's largely due to variations in degree of charring of the barrels used for maturation.

Now I'm thirsty!

08-19-2016, 05:11 AM	#1
mannish Herf God Join Date: Feb 2001 Location: Springville, AL USA Posts: 15,792	Four Roses Single Barrel Great stuff - 100 proof more than I prefer but it is really good whiskey __________________ “We do not see things as they are, we see them as we are.”

08-19-2016, 06:34 AM	#2
Mad Dawg Administrator Herf Dog Herf God Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: Republic of Texas Posts: 34,199	It sure is...and the Small Batch is pretty damn tasty too! __________________ Gone, But Never Forgotten. ΜΟΛΩΝ ΛΑΒΕ That which does not kill me....has made a grave tactical error.

08-19-2016, 08:17 AM	#3
grtrx Contributing Editor Herf God Join Date: Jul 2001 Location: Naperville IL Posts: 44,579	100 proof just means you need one cube of ice __________________ "Success is not final, failure is not fatal: it is the courage to continue that counts." - Sir Winston Churchill "A sick thought can devour the body's flesh more than fever or consumption." - Guy de Maupassant

08-19-2016, 05:38 PM	#6
SmoKerch Herf God Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: Indiana Posts: 23,607	Good stuff ! __________________ Kercheval Bros. LLP Professional Procrastination Consultants 1 - (900) - GO# - SAND The Great State of Confusion Just because I may be paranoid, it doesn't mean there aren't people out there trying to get me. Visit us on The Facebook: Kercheval Bros. Procrastination Consultants ! Galatians 5:24 - NLT

08-19-2016, 11:55 AM	#8
grtrx Contributing Editor Herf God Join Date: Jul 2001 Location: Naperville IL Posts: 44,579	I have a single barrel Old Forester that tastes not much like any of the 'usual' old foresters... which makes me wonder how much variation there is __________________ "Success is not final, failure is not fatal: it is the courage to continue that counts." - Sir Winston Churchill "A sick thought can devour the body's flesh more than fever or consumption." - Guy de Maupassant

08-19-2016, 09:04 AM	#4
Coach Herf Meister Join Date: Jun 2001 Location: Twinsburg,OH Posts: 8,995	prefer small batch, single barrel packs a punch

10-09-2016, 10:18 AM	#9
scubadoo97 Club Member Join Date: Apr 2002 Posts: 3,032	Four Roses Single Barrel We make commitments before picking so there is no issues of cost not being covered. Sometimes your commitment gets cut due to a short barrel A barrel will hold 240 bottles but most of ours come in around 130-170. Just depends on where and how long they were stored in the rickhouse. We pay retail bottle prices Our group will commit to 1-2 barrels but then after the tasting a couple more barrels get sponsored by a members who take the risk of purchase but in reality if it's a good barrel everyone wants some so the the risk is low. Worst that can happen if you sponsor the barrel is you end up with a case or two of great whiskey. Not so bad Edited to add our time slot with Four Roses is always 9:30am. Great way to start the day! __________________ You can't lay on the beach and drink rum all day if you don't start in the morning Last edited by scubadoo97; 10-09-2016 at 10:24 AM.

10-09-2016, 10:50 AM	#10
jazznut Managing Editor Emeritus Herf God Join Date: Apr 2003 Location: Montreal, Canada Posts: 26,082	Quite the variation in depth of colour (in the 2nd and 3rd photos above) among the range of barrel samples. I'm assuming that's largely due to variations in degree of charring of the barrels used for maturation. Now I'm thirsty! __________________ My whisky adventure began at the age of nine. Good things DO take time!

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