TRAGIC: Bardstown bourbon storage building collapses
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June 26, 2018, 06:09 AM
GrumpyBiker
Glad I got a gallon & 1/2 last week !! I wonder why it is that I seem to like things that are difficult for me to get my hands on? I can't get 1792 in Ohio & OctoberFest is only available 2-3 months out of a year. Life would be easier if I liked Jack Daniels & Bud Lite ! LoL
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June 26, 2018, 06:25 AM
mr kablammo
I think that many people will buy some 1792 who otherwise would not.
"It is only with the heart that one can see rightly; what is essential is invisible to the eye". The Little Prince, Antoine de Saint-Exupery, pilot and author, lost on mission, July 1944, Med Theatre.
June 26, 2018, 07:53 AM
Deqlyn
yous guys get your bottle yet? $250 at the Giftshop
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June 26, 2018, 02:35 PM
GT-40DOC
I am hoping that Wine and More gets another shipment of 1792 in tomorrow. If they do, I will be "laying back" a few bottles, just in case!! It is kind of like the primers/bullets/cartridge shortage a year or so back.
June 26, 2018, 02:41 PM
GrumpyBiker
I'll be heading back to Bardstown next year for a visit. It's time, it's been 4yrs.
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June 26, 2018, 04:29 PM
Deqlyn
quote:
Originally posted by GrumpyBiker: I'll be heading back to Bardstown next year for a visit. It's time, it's been 4yrs.
check out old crow distillery and EHT distillery. really cool.
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Only boring people get bored. - Ruth Burke
June 26, 2018, 04:44 PM
GrumpyBiker
I was really impressed with Willett but surprised by Barton. It's an ugly Distillery however their bourbon was great. The price is / was really reasonable given its smoothness IMO is equal to Woodford Reserves.
I prefer to visit the smaller distilleries as the big ones (Jim Beam, Woodford Reserve etc) have grown into tourist traps.
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June 26, 2018, 04:50 PM
Dtech
A motley crew were seen fighting over, holding on to, and even riding in the barrels of the highly sought after libation after they fell in the river....
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June 26, 2018, 05:06 PM
erj_pilot
OK...question. With all this talk about this Bourbon meeting its early demise, what would you Bourbon connoisseurs recommend in lieu of Crown Royal Black Label. I know it's not apples to apples, but I'd be interested in trying a quality Bourbon with my cigars. Plus Canada is just about pissing me off these days.
Thanks!
"If you’re a leader, you lead the way. Not just on the easy ones; you take the tough ones too…” – MAJ Richard D. Winters (1918-2011), E Company, 2nd Battalion, 506th Parachute Infantry Regiment, 101st Airborne "Woe to those who call evil good, and good evil... Therefore, as tongues of fire lick up straw and as dry grass sinks down in the flames, so their roots will decay and their flowers blow away like dust; for they have rejected the law of the Lord Almighty and spurned the word of the Holy One of Israel." - Isaiah 5:20,24
June 26, 2018, 05:24 PM
Deqlyn
quote:
Originally posted by GrumpyBiker: I was really impressed with Willett but surprised by Barton. It's an ugly Distillery however their bourbon was great. The price is / was really reasonable given its smoothness IMO is equal to Woodford Reserves.
I prefer to visit the smaller distilleries as the big ones (Jim Beam, Woodford Reserve etc) have grown into tourist traps.
Then you definately want to go to Old EH Taylor(castle and key) and The Old crow distillery(glenns creek). Both right next to each other and I literally sat down with the owners of The Old Crow Distillery at the table and got a ton of history.
What man is a man that does not make the world better. -Balian of Ibelin
Only boring people get bored. - Ruth Burke
June 26, 2018, 09:26 PM
Dtech
quote:
Originally posted by erj_pilot: OK...question. With all this talk about this Bourbon meeting its early demise, what would you Bourbon connoisseurs recommend in lieu of Crown Royal Black Label. I know it's not apples to apples, but I'd be interested in trying a quality Bourbon with my cigars. Plus Canada is just about pissing me off these days.
Thanks!
Give Woodford Reserve a try.
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"I've got a life to live, people to love, and a God to serve!" - sigmonkey
"Strive not to be a success, but rather to be of value." - Albert Einstein
"A man can never have too much red wine, too many books, or too much ammunition" ― Rudyard Kipling
June 26, 2018, 11:25 PM
mr kablammo
erj_pilot,
My personal likes for bourbon, some of which are uncommon but not rare...
Blanton's Elijah Craig McKenna BiB 10 Yr Willett Pot Still Knob Creek Bourbon Col EH Taylor Small Batch BiB (!) Col EH Taylor Single Barrel (!!) Weller Antique 107 (!) Old Overholt BiB
"It is only with the heart that one can see rightly; what is essential is invisible to the eye". The Little Prince, Antoine de Saint-Exupery, pilot and author, lost on mission, July 1944, Med Theatre.
June 27, 2018, 06:37 AM
Graniteguy
1792 is a second tier bourbon. Relax everyone. I can think of 15 bourbons off the top of my head that are far better in a comparable price range.
Now, if they hadn't relied on flooring and joists built in 1792 to support several hundred thousand pounds of bourbon, we wouldn't have a story here.
June 27, 2018, 07:48 AM
Deqlyn
quote:
Originally posted by Graniteguy: 1792 is a second tier bourbon. Relax everyone. I can think of 15 bourbons off the top of my head that are far better in a comparable price range.
Now, if they hadn't relied on flooring and joists built in 1792 to support several hundred thousand pounds of bourbon, we wouldn't have a story here.
second tier? mmm try 3rd or 4th #imasnob
What man is a man that does not make the world better. -Balian of Ibelin
Only boring people get bored. - Ruth Burke
June 27, 2018, 07:49 AM
erj_pilot
Thanks for the Bourbon suggestions!!
"If you’re a leader, you lead the way. Not just on the easy ones; you take the tough ones too…” – MAJ Richard D. Winters (1918-2011), E Company, 2nd Battalion, 506th Parachute Infantry Regiment, 101st Airborne "Woe to those who call evil good, and good evil... Therefore, as tongues of fire lick up straw and as dry grass sinks down in the flames, so their roots will decay and their flowers blow away like dust; for they have rejected the law of the Lord Almighty and spurned the word of the Holy One of Israel." - Isaiah 5:20,24
June 27, 2018, 04:58 PM
crue-dell
quote:
Originally posted by GrumpyBiker: I was really impressed with Willett but surprised by Barton. It's an ugly Distillery however their bourbon was great. The price is / was really reasonable given its smoothness IMO is equal to Woodford Reserves.
I prefer to visit the smaller distilleries as the big ones (Jim Beam, Woodford Reserve etc) have grown into tourist traps.
There are several new places that have popped up since your last visit. Look into Mcintyre's Winery, 3rd Street Taphouse and Lux Row distillery. There is also Bullitt's Winery and Bistro downtown as well. It's tiny but they do good pizza and wine.
June 27, 2018, 05:19 PM
GT-40DOC
Just got back from Wine and More as they got a shipment of 1792 bourbon in this morning. I now have an adequate reserve of 1792, if "the sky falls". I like this bourbon, along with Knob Creek, Elijah Craig, Woodford Ridge, and Maker's Mark. These are all quality bourbons in my way of thinking.....plus they make my taste buds happy!!
June 27, 2018, 06:06 PM
GrumpyBiker
quote:
Originally posted by crue-dell:
quote:
Originally posted by GrumpyBiker: I was really impressed with Willett but surprised by Barton. It's an ugly Distillery however their bourbon was great. The price is / was really reasonable given its smoothness IMO is equal to Woodford Reserves.
I prefer to visit the smaller distilleries as the big ones (Jim Beam, Woodford Reserve etc) have grown into tourist traps.
There are several new places that have popped up since your last visit. Look into Mcintyre's Winery, 3rd Street Taphouse and Lux Row distillery. There is also Bullitt's Winery and Bistro downtown as well. It's tiny but they do good pizza and wine.
Thanks for the heads up. I'll hit those locations next year on our visit. I know 1792 isn't in the same league as my favorite (Bookers) but there's something about it that my taste buds just find very appealing! And the fact that it's inexpensive to boot is icing on the cake . Just wish I could get it in Ohio.
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July 04, 2018, 03:37 PM
ARman
UPDATE! UPDATE! TRAGIC NEWS! UPDATE! UPDATE!
Warning! Hide your women and children! More tragic news.
The rest of the wearhouse, with the Bourbon has collapsed this morning. The morning of 4th of July.
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