Lifestyle Bourbon
- Thread starter Grateful Dude
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The scalpers suck for whiskey.
this is a solid whiskey for sure. My go to mid level lately is a brand called woodinville
Toured the Neeley Distillery about a week ago. Solid tour. VERY interesting family background. Lots of murders and feuds. I'm talking Hatfield and McCoy type stuff.
Just cracked open a bottle I bought after the tour. Very solid. Admittedly I had to cut it a bit because it was a touch hot for my liking - but it's got a solid taste once you get the heat off it.
They don't distribute anywhere. The only place you can get their stuff is right at the family distillery. Pretty cool.
Just cracked open a bottle I bought after the tour. Very solid. Admittedly I had to cut it a bit because it was a touch hot for my liking - but it's got a solid taste once you get the heat off it.
They don't distribute anywhere. The only place you can get their stuff is right at the family distillery. Pretty cool.
Forgot to post pics here from a few other distilleries I hopped down to lately...
It was my first time at the Buffalo Trace distillery. Didn't do the tour but the shop was insane. I was hoping for Blantons or EH, but their selection for the day was Weller. Limit 1 and I'm now in jail for 90 days, but I scored a 2nd bottle by convincing my buddy to grab me one too. Had to grab some regular BT's while I was there. They let you get multiples of those.
The smaller bottle is a barrell pull from RD1 - which is a distillery across the street from one of my favorite music spots in Louisville - The Burl.
It was my first time at the Buffalo Trace distillery. Didn't do the tour but the shop was insane. I was hoping for Blantons or EH, but their selection for the day was Weller. Limit 1 and I'm now in jail for 90 days, but I scored a 2nd bottle by convincing my buddy to grab me one too. Had to grab some regular BT's while I was there. They let you get multiples of those.
The smaller bottle is a barrell pull from RD1 - which is a distillery across the street from one of my favorite music spots in Louisville - The Burl.
You should do a three hour tour
It's tasty when you cut it.
Plenty of folks can drink 110 neat. It's not unheard of. Plenty of bourbons out there 120+.
But for me? When it gets to 100 or over I usually prefer it cut a little bit. Tastes better to me.
Bonus: The bottle lasts longer.
I'd take Mary Ann down that moat and show her the 50 states if you know what I mean.
Nice, I get it.
Savor the flavor.
I'm not used to stuff that nice.
I always try/tried to water it down with couple ice chunks that melts, but sometimes I don't wait long enough.
When you go on borbon tours they usually provide water. That's to clear your taste buds between samplings, but also some will show you how adding water changes the taste with the same juice.
Scotch is big on that too. I've seen dudes argue about adding 1 drop vs 2 drops to a dram. Pretty funny.
Do what makes it most enjoyable to you.
I don't go over 35 a bottle if I wanted some whiskey, so I'm not even in that league.
I just make sure I use good water for my ice, that is as far as I go.
A review of this little-known bourbon I had tonight...
bourbonveach.com
Whiskey Of The Month June 2022 – Neeley Family Single Barrel Bourbon
When Matt and I were walking around the tasting event at the New Orleans Bourbon Festival, Royce Neeley came up to us and said “I have something for you to taste.” He pulled a sample bottle of his …
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When I say their family history is crazy...I wasn't kidding.
This should be a NETFLIX documentary...
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This should be a NETFLIX documentary...
Bootleggers and deadly feuds: How this distillery keeps its 'illegal' moonshine history alive
Royce Neeley is a master distiller who owns a stop on the Kentucky Bourbon Trail, but his family has a wild history of bootlegging moonshine.
www.courier-journal.com
