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Unread postby forumadmin » Tue Oct 30, 2007 6:33 pm

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Unread postby TNbourbon » Tue Oct 30, 2007 6:33 pm

I tend toward Mike's identification of 'wheater' here. While the berries sense (Mike calls it apples -- fruitiness, in either case) I note in my review is pretty unique -- and I don't expect it in a rye recipe, either -- the sweet-burnt caramel screams wheat and is something I've NEVER found this prominent in a rye recipe.
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Unread postby OscarV » Tue Nov 13, 2007 11:00 pm

Mike, when you say that you have your doubts about this Parker's not being a wheater are you serious or are you just trying to make a point about the taste?
If you are serious then this is most interesting from two points of view.
One, I can't wait to try this it sounds exciting.
Two, why would Kass say it is not a wheater?
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Unread postby TNbourbon » Tue Nov 13, 2007 11:26 pm

OscarV wrote:...Two, why would Kass say it is not a wheater?


Because HH didn't make any wheat 12 years ago when this was made. Some might see it as a letdown that Parker's first selection was something he didn't distill.
Frankly, it would make me admire the man that much more -- but we're kinda rare birds here in Enthusiana.
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Unread postby bourbonv » Wed Nov 14, 2007 12:28 pm

OscarV,
Larry told me it was not a wheated bourbon. My taste says the sample bottle I recieved tastes like a wheated bourbon made at Bernheim. I even compared it to last year's William LaRue Weller and found them quite similar. Now if Larry tells me it is not wheated, then I have to assume they made a mistake in the sample and bottled some Old Fitzgerald by mistake. Even so, It is damn good whiskey and like Tim I was more impressed with Parker when I thought he put his name on some wheated bourbon made by Ed Foote because it was damn good bourbon, not just because Parker made it.
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Unread postby OscarV » Wed Nov 14, 2007 8:53 pm

Well that is very interesting.
When I think about it, the label does say it is Parker's "Collection".
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