BUCKS AND BOURBON

hhmoore said:
I forgot about this thread.
Re: the Makers Private Select for those that might not know, it's barrel strength Makers 46...with the selector's choice of staves added. I happened to be at the Makers distillery when they debuted the cask strength 46 - it was only 375ml bottles, and it was a plain white label. That stuff never went into distribution... but is still available at the distillery as a Private Select (it's ___'s Choice)
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That's all I have left from what I brought home...luckily, I have been able to get the 46 Private Select locally
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I really like the cask strength 46, and pretty much every private select I've tried. I have a few private selects I will try getting posted in the next few weeks. Here is a couple of the 375 ml bottles!
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these two are Fighting it out this fine Friday evening.
 
tiguy7 said:
Are those finishing staves placed in the barrel, or are they part of the barrel?
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Not an expert in Bourbon, but I have experience with barrels. Technically, you can do it either way, but legally, to remain in the Bourbon designation, you need new, charred, never used before casks. So, my assumption is that these French oak staves and are placed in the barrel at latter end of aging (chain of oak) like adding spice to your meal.
 
tiguy7 said:
Are those finishing staves placed in the barrel, or are they part of the barrel?
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After it is fully matured in the oak cask to become makers 46 cask strength, they add the 10 staves into the barrel for 9 weeks stored in a limestone cellar. I really like just the plain cask strength 46, so it makes sense that every stave combination I've tried I've also enjoyed. Some more than others, but all very good.
 
allenC said:
How does that Campfire Rye, Bourbon, Scotch blend taste?
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Personally, I think it's a 'best of both worlds' scenario. You've got the sweet, vanilla of Bourbon, the spice of Rye and the smoke and peat of scotch coming together and it works surprisingly well. It may disappoint a Bourbon purist, but if you are looking for a 'different' sipper, it's worth the while. I am biased in that I am an Islay fan, so I do appreciate the peat. But it doesn't hit you over the head either. It's as if each unique quality of the blend is toned down a hair. I take it neat.
 
We're nearing the end of (my) bourbon season - bourbon (neat) just doesn't taste right to me during the summer.
It wasn't all that hot today, but the Bowman Bros I brought outside with me while I was digging up stump clumps tasted pretty bad. Since I was hot & sweaty, the logical alternative was to frost a copper mug and make a Kentucky Mule with what I had left. I happened to have my Buck 112 in my pocket; so it got lime duty.
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The perfect mug for Mules, IMO - it holds 5 oz alcohol (in this case 4 of Bowman Bros, 1 of Solerno), a full can of ginger beer, a good squeeze of lime, and 3 ice cubes. Time to relax......
 
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