Red Hook Rye

[bourbonv]

I received a bottle of LeNell's Red Hook Rye from UPS yesterday. When Mark gets the information up, I will do a review.

I was lucky enough to be one of the people LeNell and Ben asked to come along and pick a barrel for her to bottle. It was a great day spent with Drew at Kentucky Bourbon Distillers and I remember picking a very nice rye. I personally do not care for a lot of wood dryness that tends to come from whiskey aged over 15 years. If I remember right, that is what sold me on this particular barrel - it had a nice balance of wood and other flavors. I am looking forward to opening the bottle and doing the review.

Thanks for sending the bottle LeNell. I hope you and Ben have a big hit on your hands that forces you to come to Kentucky often to pick more barrels. Have a good Holiday and thanks again for the bottle.

[Bourbon Joe]

I called LeNell today and got my bottles. I'm going to have a future tasting of the Red Hook, Willett's and Rittenhouse 21.
Joe

[tlsmothers]

Geesh...it's been way too long since I've posted. These 7 day work weeks have taken their toll on my participatiion here so sorry, folks, for being so absent. Squeezed in a few minutes this morning before the store opens. (Reading posts was much more interesting than that pile of paperwork sitting on my desk.)

Mike, John, and Linda...thanks for being a part of that barrel pickin'. It was quite a day! We sold out of the rye in a week...all 228 bottles. Damn! Hello, distilleries?!!!! Wake up! "Nobody drinks rye anymore."

All my love and the best of whiskey to ya in the coming new year!

[bourbonv]

So LeNell, does that mean we can expect another trip to Kentucky from you and Ben? I sure hope so.

[tlsmothers]

Gosh darn do I need a vacation! What keeps me going right now is daydreaming of a dusty ole rick house! ha ha Here's to a trip in 2007!

Happy Hoildays to all of y'all!