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westsideelectric · 08-28-2004, 11:14 AM

...your 18 yr. single barrel bourbon is so damn tasty!!

jazznut · 08-28-2004, 12:43 PM

Haven't had the pleasure.
But I'll down the 12 any day of the week.

Linn · 08-28-2004, 03:04 PM

Glad you like it, Glenn! I've found the 18 year old to be rather hit or miss, so if like it that much you should go back to that same store and see if they have more bottles from that exact same barrel and buy them all!

- Linn -

westsideelectric · 08-28-2004, 08:20 PM

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Originally Posted by Linn

Glad you like it, Glenn! I've found the 18 year old to be rather hit or miss, so if like it that much you should go back to that same store and see if they have more bottles from that exact same barrel and buy them all!

- Linn -

Thanks for the advice, Linn. At $39.00/bottle, I think I can manage to stash a couple more away.

BTW, I also purchased some the widely recommended A.H. Hirsch and maybe it's just me, but I find it to be a bit phenolic/astringent for my taste buds...or at least it was that way last night. I'll have to revisit it again soon.

Linn · 08-29-2004, 05:08 AM

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Originally Posted by westsideelectric

Thanks for the advice, Linn. At $39.00/bottle, I think I can manage to stash a couple more away.

BTW, I also purchased some the widely recommended A.H. Hirsch and maybe it's just me, but I find it to be a bit phenolic/astringent for my taste buds...or at least it was that way last night. I'll have to revisit it again soon.

As an aside I used to point out that the 18 year old Elijah Craig Single Barrel was the classic example of an over-aged bourbon, but to Parker & Craig Beam's credit they have vastly improved both the flavor profile and barrel selection, which is a good thing.

The 16 year old A.H. Hirsch is tannic make no mistake. Harry Beam was the master distiller for the now defunct Michter's Distillery which is where Hirsch was distilled. I had the great pleasure of being able to revisit some of the orignal Michter's Pot Stilled Whiskey (they never called it bourbon although that's exactly what it is) and I like the younger (roughly six years of age) expression much better.

- Linn -

08-28-2004, 11:14 AM	#1
westsideelectric Club Member Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: Vancouver, WA Posts: 3,845	Da-yum, Elijah... ...your 18 yr. single barrel bourbon is so damn tasty!! __________________ RIP TOJE & IBMer

08-28-2004, 12:43 PM	#2
jazznut Managing Editor Emeritus Herf God Join Date: Apr 2003 Location: Montreal, Canada Posts: 25,991	Haven't had the pleasure. But I'll down the 12 any day of the week. __________________ My whisky adventure began at the age of nine. Good things DO take time!

08-28-2004, 03:04 PM	#3
Linn Club Member Join Date: Aug 2002 Location: In My JEEP! Posts: 1,387	Glad you like it, Glenn! I've found the 18 year old to be rather hit or miss, so if like it that much you should go back to that same store and see if they have more bottles from that exact same barrel and buy them all! - Linn - __________________ Tobacco is my favorite vegetable