I was at 'my' liquor store today and Nikko said I have something to show you. He had not even put any of this new arrival out on the shelves yet. I don't know what he had, but I followed him to the back and lo and behold, a bottle of Wathen's. He was able to get six bottles, I think.
I have never had Wathen's, but I know it by reputation, so I took the bottle directly from his hand and said, 'I'll take it, how much is it?', he said, 'It is $36.99'.
I could barely wait to get home to try it (he also sold me on a bottle of Stranahan's Colorado Whiskey.........see my post on that very good whiskey).
Wathen's is every bit as good as people say it is. It is FULL FLAVORED, with great BODY and RICHNESS. I have no hesitation in saying that I will return for more bottles to sit alongside the cached A.H. Hirsch, Old Rip Van Winkle 15 YO, Eagle Rare 101, and 8 YO Old Fitzgerald 1849 that already snuggle together in my saloon.
Wathen's............a great bourbon...........I'll drink to that!! It's a beautiful day in the neighborhood. I think I will ask Fred Rogers over for a sip................ah, shucks, I forgot, he died a while back.
Well, then, I 'spect I would enjoy James Earl Jones' company a whole bunch and I would be willing to give him a sip of Wathens, and Chris Cooper too...............shit y'all, we could have a fine old time. And if we could throw in Bourbon Joe, bunghole, John L, LaNell, Mike V, Gillman, Chuck, Gayle, Stoopsie, Hondo John, MikeK, Brendaj, JD, and more and more, all talking at the self-same time...........it would be just too good........Barleycorn is wagging his tale like ninety.
Alright, Barleycorn, alright..........you get a sip of Wathen's...........damn dog, he makes me act so foolishly. But then, y'all, as my wife says, I doon need much encouragement to be foolish! I am natural born to it!!