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jeepdad · 02-27-2021, 12:40 PM

It was 50 degrees today so pulled the truck in the garage and changed the oil and fluids. After that a buddy came over with a bottle of Blade and Bow which neither of us had tried. We sat outside and fired up a stick and poured a couple fingers. It was ok traditional bourbon taste with a wee bite.

"Blade and Bow is produced at the original site of the iconic Stitzel-Weller Distillery in Louisville, Kentucky. The original distillery closed its doors in 1992, and Diageo reopened the facility in 2014. In regards to the origins of the Blade and Bow name, it represents the two parts of a skeleton key, the blade shaft and the ornate bow. Diageo states that “The Blade and Bow brand is a tribute to the five keys that once hung on the door of the Stitzel-Weller Distillery,” which stands for the five steps of making bourbon - grains, yeast, fermentation, distillation, and aging.

Unlike it’s older brother Blade and Bow 22 Year, the standard No Age Statement (NAS) Blade and Bow is produced by utilizing the solera aging method. According to Diageo, some of the last bourbon produced at Stitzel-Weller is used in their solera system. They state that “Older bourbon from Stitzel-Weller is mingled with other younger whiskies. No barrel is ever fully drained, ensuring the oldest bourbon is always present.”"

BigO · 02-27-2021, 01:51 PM

Didn't care for it compared to other whiskies in the same price point. Not being snobbish.

jeepdad · 02-27-2021, 03:50 PM

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Originally Posted by BigO

Didn't care for it compared to other whiskies in the same price point. Not being snobbish.

I would agree with that.

BigO · 02-27-2021, 06:32 PM

FWIW, I don't care for Michtners either.

02-27-2021, 12:40 PM	#1
jeepdad Club Member Join Date: Dec 2013 Location: Stafford, VA Posts: 2,687	Blade and Bow It was 50 degrees today so pulled the truck in the garage and changed the oil and fluids. After that a buddy came over with a bottle of Blade and Bow which neither of us had tried. We sat outside and fired up a stick and poured a couple fingers. It was ok traditional bourbon taste with a wee bite. "Blade and Bow is produced at the original site of the iconic Stitzel-Weller Distillery in Louisville, Kentucky. The original distillery closed its doors in 1992, and Diageo reopened the facility in 2014. In regards to the origins of the Blade and Bow name, it represents the two parts of a skeleton key, the blade shaft and the ornate bow. Diageo states that “The Blade and Bow brand is a tribute to the five keys that once hung on the door of the Stitzel-Weller Distillery,” which stands for the five steps of making bourbon - grains, yeast, fermentation, distillation, and aging. Unlike it’s older brother Blade and Bow 22 Year, the standard No Age Statement (NAS) Blade and Bow is produced by utilizing the solera aging method. According to Diageo, some of the last bourbon produced at Stitzel-Weller is used in their solera system. They state that “Older bourbon from Stitzel-Weller is mingled with other younger whiskies. No barrel is ever fully drained, ensuring the oldest bourbon is always present.”"

02-27-2021, 01:51 PM	#2
BigO Publisher/Owner El Chefé BBQ Guru Herf God Join Date: Oct 2001 Location: Atlanta. Posts: 55,765	Didn't care for it compared to other whiskies in the same price point. Not being snobbish. __________________ Every time you think you've become too cynical, the world finds a way to teach you that the real problem is that you haven't become cynical enough Free speech is free speech is free speech. There is no qualifier. If you aren't outraged, you aren't paying attention. Never attribute malice to that what can be explained as stupidity. Unborn lives matter too.

02-27-2021, 06:32 PM	#4
BigO Publisher/Owner El Chefé BBQ Guru Herf God Join Date: Oct 2001 Location: Atlanta. Posts: 55,765	FWIW, I don't care for Michtners either. __________________ Every time you think you've become too cynical, the world finds a way to teach you that the real problem is that you haven't become cynical enough Free speech is free speech is free speech. There is no qualifier. If you aren't outraged, you aren't paying attention. Never attribute malice to that what can be explained as stupidity. Unborn lives matter too.