BourbonScript™️

As a Kentuckian who is in Chicago every month for work, I totally agree with you. There are bars (even some dive bars) with impressive bourbon selections and equally knowledgeable staff. Even this particular bar which is normally solid, has some really incredible single barrels, and hosts bourbon dinners monthly is usually spot on. Last night seemed to be a confluence of the worst of the worst on both sides of the bar.

@bourbonscript @BossHook @WildTurkey It's funny to me because I live in Chicago and I am from Kentucky. 😅 There's definitely nice places here... and there's definitely dive bars that only have Makers and I'm reminded of how much we export from Kentucky and what we kept for ourselves 😅

I’m sitting at a bar in Chicago right now. You can’t make this stuff up. Guy sitting next to me talking to the bartender… Guy: you know, @WildTurkey 101 is the best bourbon you can buy for the money (note: I was tracking with him at this point as I agree it is outstanding bourbon for the price!). It’s the same stuff as that hard to get bourbon from @BuffaloTrace and @basilhayden. It’s all made in the same place and it’s the same stuff. They just put it in different bottles so they can sell it to suckers for a lot of money. Bartender: Yeah. Can you believe people come in here all the time and don’t want to drink whiskey from Kentucky because it’s made in Kentucky. They really prefer Willow Jane and Baby Jane because it’s made in New York. I am dumber for having listened to this conversation.

@BossHook @khmr33 @WildTurkey Actually, it was an older gentleman and an older bartender. And yes, I know Chicago well. Here monthly and have visited tons of incredible bourbon and cocktail bars in the city.

@khmr33 @bourbonscript @WildTurkey This kid is mostly complaining that the patron and bartender are likely Millenial or Gen Z and just don't know brown juice. I can take you to 3 dozen taverns in Chicago that know their well bourbons better than anyone in Kentucky, lol.

Totally agree. I’m here every month for work and have been to many incredible bourbon and cocktail bars in the city. This was a confluence of stupid I have never experienced here before. Sadly, it’s at a bar I regularly visit and have usually found them to be incredibly knowledgeable. They have a number of their own single barrel picks!

@khmr33 @bourbonscript @WildTurkey Very Old Barton is a good secret. So is any green label Heaven Hill bottle. The original post was misleading. It has nothing to do with the Chicago bar, lol, we are an original moonshine town and know bourbon better than any major city...because wait for it...Capone ran it all.

@ralph2504 @knobcreek Apparently necessary to survive this KY winter! Cheers!

@bourbonscript @knobcreek Bourbon is the key to surviving WY winters!😁🫡

First time at Repeal Steakhouse in Louisville located in the historic first bourbon bottling facility. This is their signature old fashioned made with @knobcreek.

@intensityjt @eaglerarelife @BuffaloTrace @oldforester @JackDaniels_US That’s a beautiful sight. Hoping you crack that soon! Cheers, friend

@bourbonscript @eaglerarelife @BuffaloTrace @oldforester @JackDaniels_US Copped one Haven’t tried it yet

It’s #ThirstyThursday and this @eaglerarelife 12-year is incredible. The banana note on the nose and palate is uncharacteristic for @BuffaloTrace (more commonly found in @oldforester and @JackDaniels_US products). Long finish of oak and caramel. We will be happy when this does actually become more easily found on shelves everywhere. Have you had this, yet? Let us know in comments.

@DerbyCityPhil @knobcreek The story the server told was the building originally housed the J.T.S. Brown & Sons bottling facility. They claim this was the first commercial bottling location for bourbon. Very cool if true. Still cool if only partially true.

@bourbonscript @knobcreek >located in the historic first bourbon bottling facility Wait. What? I've been to Repeal and did not know this. Say more things.

Finished Nearly Dry January. First new bottle crack of February. This is an interesting expression from @PenelopeBourbon and @liquorbarn. A single barrel from their Project X series. Bourbon finished in a sherry cask. Nose: soft. Some vanilla and caramel notes balanced against floral elements. Smells sweet. Palate: first impressions are the sherry notes with some delicate nuttiness. There are some really wonderful mid-palate flavors of dried fruits like apricot. Finish: dry. Astringent-like finish with some residual heat mostly full of pepper and oak. Overall. Definitely on the sweeter side but nicely balanced. The sherry notes se to steal the show, so to speak. Would like to see the bourbon flavor punch through a bit more. Would give this one a solid B+.

Not bourbon but this Seville orange cask finished 8 year rum from @BACARDI makes a fantastic old fashioned. Thanks to my new friend and mixologist, Luis, in the Bat Cave at Casa Bacardi in San Juan for introducing me to this one. Salud!

The History Of Buffalo Trace And The Birth Of Single Barrel Bourbon Albert Blanton’s “honey barrel” tradition give birth to modern single barrel bourbon and made him an Icon of Whiskey. Here's his remarkable story: forbes.com/sites/joemical…

In case anyone needs more reasons to visit @BuffaloTrace in January. (h/t @ohiowhiskey )

@rev1nra @JSlaw77 @BourbonHooks @BourbEnthusiasm @TheWhiskeyGuyON @itsthedogsfault @Amyhaze01 @jax_buckeye @BradComer1 @realstevehart @MstlyPcflBourbn @HomerHaze I never have a problem finding Buffalo Trace. EHT still only on allocated drop days. Same with Blanton’s and Eagle Rare. Starting to see some “allocated” labels more and more while traveling.

@bourbonscript @JSlaw77 @BourbonHooks @BourbEnthusiasm @TheWhiskeyGuyON @itsthedogsfault @Amyhaze01 @jax_buckeye @BradComer1 @realstevehart @MstlyPcflBourbn @HomerHaze Never a shortage around here, always see BT on the shelves , Jim Beam might get scarce with their shutdown coming. …Just got a gift box of Doc Holiday 10 year for Christmas. Can’t wait to try it 👍🇺🇸😋

Plenty of EHT and Buffalo Trace around town this morning. Hopefully a sign of things to come. @BourbonHooks @BourbEnthusiasm @bourbonscript @TheWhiskeyGuyON @itsthedogsfault @Amyhaze01 @jax_buckeye @BradComer1 @realstevehart @MstlyPcflBourbn @HomerHaze #bourbon

Merry Bourbonmas to one and all. We hope Santa was good you and your family.

Member of the @NewRiff Whiskey Club and have proudly acquired every seasonal release for several years. This Confluence Project in conjunction with @chattwhiskey might be one of the best new whiskies I have tried in years! This is a 100% wheat whiskey with the following wheat strains: 60% Red Turkey Wheat 24% Appalachian Malted Wheat 8% Dark Malted Wheat 8% Caramel Malted Wheat Checking in at 121.5 proof, this is insanely complex. If I didn’t know I was drinking a wheat whiskey, I would not have guessed it. This is a roller coaster of a flavor profile. There is this wonderful front palate sweetness that disappears into a crescendo of flavor reminiscent of a peated scotch but where the scotch would resolve into the well-known smokey finish, this one has this wonderfully long and peppery finish. There are oak notes, leather notes, baking spices, vanilla beans, and everything in between. I purchased two bottles and each have different proofs. Can’t wait to try the other barrel.

This is an unexpected early Christmas present. Thanks @BuffaloTrace. In other news, if you’re not already participating in the Sazerac Barrel Select program, you should be!

Happy Thanksgiving to one and all!