I'm sure. Neither could I, that is crazy money for a bottle of booze.

It's kind of crazy how Pappy is so expensive. I've had a sip of it. While I think it's delicious, but for the price some folks pay, there are other options.

Pappy 25 is going for 10k on the secondary market right now. Ouch!

No booze is worth $10k FWIW.

But watch Bieber buy a bottle or two and drink it mixed with coke. :eek:

I'd have entered the lottery just for the chance at the secondary market if I didn't think VA ABC had recorded the serial #s and would actually go after any winners reselling it.

Is anyone drinking a Burbon that they like and would like to share their tasting notes. All the banter about Pappy is well taken but I would like to learn about others as well. I posted about Eagle Rare and it went unoticed :)

Plenty of wines with larger distributions cost more than pappy 25. It would be great it a bar sold pappy 25 jello shots--would result in lots of advertising!

So VA would go after someone if you won the lottery and then sold it three years later if you moved to a different state? guess I'm surprised.

Per Food and Wine magazine, here are the 25 most important bourbons ever made. Note, Makers Mark came in #1 .

http://www.foodandwine.com/cocktails...vored-bourbons

Thanks for posting, nice read. After touring several on the Burbon Trail, I remember many of the names mentioned. Now just have to tatse them all..

Great choice here... try to find a store that did a barrel and stock up. I love Old Weller Antique barrel picks... $25 a bottle for a 6-7 yr old wheater? Delicious! I typically buy a case or two a year and drink/give it away....

FDW

The most important bourbon on that list for me was Willet Family Estate. it introduced me to single barrel bourbon. To barrel strength bourbon. and to the rarity and uniqueness of each Willett....

My very first bottle was a Shoppers Vineyard pick in either 2008 or 2009... I didn't know what I was buying but it was amazing delicious with a great mouthfeel... amazing finish as well.. I wouldn't clean the glass out to get a great nose the next day... I thought all WIllettts were like this till I tried to track down my next bottle... to this day I still dream of this bottle....

FDW

Weller is the top on the list of what I've tried (never had Pappy) and I actually agree with the Makers Mark #1 . It was the conduit from Jack & Coke in college to entering the world of Bourbon (and eventually scotch).

Recently been enjoying Baby Saz - hopefully one of these days I'll get my hands on the 18 year old to compare

BamaVol Jr #1 texted me yesterday from an Irish pub in Eugene Oregon. He and his wife were splitting a double pour of Pappy 18. At $87, he proclaimed it "worth the price" and also remarked that he would likely never do that again. Same opinion. There are better values although probably not better bourbons. He followed it with a glass of Blanton's, not normally a disappointment, but it was this time.

BamaVol Jr #3 gifted me with a bottle of Whistlepig rye and I accepted delivery of a set of 4 Glencairn tasting glasses this weekend so it seemed an appropriate time to open the bottle. I liked it a whole lot and will be sorry when the bottle is empty, which could be very soon. I cannot believe it's 100% proof.

The "standard" Whistlepig (10 year)? I do admit it's one of my favorite ryes.

I used VA ABC's once-a-year 20% off coupon a couple of weeks back to get their Old World Madeira Finish 12 year rye, which at $120 I'd never spring for without the discount. It's quite tasty, though.

Weller 107 for me tonight - never disappoints

paying anything for pappy 18 is too much, because it doesn't exist.

I believe you. He might have fat fingered the keyboard and meant to type 15. I also imagine he had already had a bit to drink. I mean, who pays $87 for a double shot of bourbon if they're sober?

Love love love Weller 107...

I'ld pay $87 for a pour of the 18.... There are a couple of one off bottling of 18 yo van winkle... though I'm not sure they've ever born the Pappy name.

Van Winkle Special Reserve 18yr, Binny’s Single Barrel, 121.6pf – 2003

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Van Winkle Family Reserve 18yr, Park Ave Single Barrel, 2003

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Old Rip Van Winkle Blue Smoke 18yr, 92.6pf, ~2003

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You and I both know that those would be going for >$87/oz and don't dare call vwsr or orvw pappy ;)

Touché

This 18 Y.O Van Winkle for Binny's (as shown above) sold for £8800 at Scotch Whisky Auctions last year. With commission and VAT that would be £9700

https://www.scotchwhiskyauctions.com...r-binnys-75cl/

That would make it £646.66 for a 50ML pour.

Was having some from bottles I hadn't tried in a while... realized how much I love Noah's Mill. Need to run across the border to MD and find another bottle now.

Before markup by the pouring establishment. :D

Had a half pour each of WhistlePig Rye and Jefferson’s Reserve Ocean Aged with dinner tonight. Both quite good and of course very different, but I think I preferred the WhistlePig.

They had Elijah Craig 18, but I passed based on recommendations here that it’s over-aged.

Other high-rye options from their tasting serieswere 1792 Full Proof, Angel’s Envy, Blanton’s Gold Edition, Blanton’s Special Reserve, Booker’s Bluegrass, Four Roses Single Barrel, and Old Bones 10 Year. On the high wheat side, they had Garrison Bros. Texas, Old 55, and Willett Pot. Hope I didn’t massively miss out on anything I should have sampled!

Woodford Reserve is my mainstay among bourbons. I like its rich, sweet, and complex flavor. I've tried Woodford's Double Oak; I'm not a fan. It's too tart. Woodford Reserve Rye is okay. The basic Reserve is high-rye already, so the Rye is like that but moreso. ;)

Lately I've been drinking a bottle of Elijah Craig. At 94 proof it's like getting popped in the kisser. A bit of water or a small amount of ice smooths it out. It's grown on me over time (2/3 of the way through the bottle) but I still prefer Woodford Reserve.

Managed to pick up a bottle of Makers Mark Cask Strength on my travels. 111.3 proof. After my earlier foray into cask bourbons being Bookers, I found this a big step down but after a couple of days it's growing on me. Nice mouth feel and a long finish.

Also snagged a bottle of Woodford Reserve Masters Collection, Brandy Cask Finish. A great illustration of the perils of buying without access to reviews (roaming data not enabled on the phone). A decent enough bourbon with a nicer nose and palate taste than standard WR, but not worth double the price (luckily I got it for about $80 against the normal $100).

Were you over in Europe? Blantons Gold and Blantons Special Reserve are not sold in the USA.... might be worth trying....

FDW

Picked up KY Owl rye and it’s drinking really nicely. Can’t wait to see how it is after being open a bit.

where are you located these days? I don't think that the KY Owl is being distributed our ways....

fdw

fdw I'm now in dfw :)

Ahh I see what you did there....

Shame you left.. Schawan just released a Four Roses and Old Weller Antique barrel....

FDW

Shawan! Love those guys there

dang they usually have great picks too - would've grabbed a case of OWA. assuming it's 4rbp - what's the mash bill?

Yep me too

They were limiting sales to 1 bottle per person.. too many people I guess buying cases in the past...

4R is OESK. 9 years 9 months bottled at 110 proof

FDW

Just changed jobs - boss has several empty Pappy bottles on a shelf in his office.

Stay tuned :)

Still in search of my first Pappy or BTAC - hoping to find some success in NC this year or perhaps I'll splurge at the DL JFK T4 SkyClub during an upcoming 3 hour layover before a TATL Y flight.

Don't splurge in the Sky Club. JW Marriott Desert Springs in Phoenix has a huge stash. Both the bartender and restaurant manager confirmed they have a "direct line" to the source so they sell it at a legitimately fair price. Just go there for a weekend get away.

If you're ever in Baltimore give me a call.. might be able to work something out..

FDW

please don’t sell them - or drill a hole in the bottom if you do. Too many fakes.

Picked this up this past weekend at the local Total Wine. They only received in 2 bottles.

No clue how it is but I figured it be a cool bottle to have.

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Thank you for posting this. We were just at Four Roses last week when we did the Bourbon Trail and learned about their barrel strength bourbon. As four roses is one of my husband's favorite, I was able to contact our local BevMo and they are holding a bottle for me. It will make a nice gift.