angelshare wrote:Linn, thanks for posting all the great pix!
It looks like you guys had a great time as well as some great bourbon along the way...as well as some JD SB! I thought that was an interesting line-up you had (JD SB, Tribute, 4R SB and...Pappy 20? Wasn't sure which Pappy it was for sure). How did you choose the line-up?
Once again, great pix - I'm envious!
Thank You Dave! You and Tina could have been in those shots! And we all wish you both could have attended.
As for the line up - I just pulled out four top shelf expressions (out of Howies' cases) that were all very different, and all very impressive. Four brothers and four bottles. We are all very different just as we all are very impressive. {You may laugh out loud now}
We went through a tremendous amount of bourbon!
20 year old Pappys - green (ryed) bottles and clear (wheated) plus we compared them with the new 15 year old Pappy. I'm very impressed with the new 15 year old 'Pappy' bottling as it is very like the wheated (clear bottle) 20 year old 'Pappy'. I'm glad I bought one to take home. I reccomend it highly.
Stoopsie (Howie) is ever the boyish prankster. Once we were well into our cups he sprang a blind "Stump The Bourbon Enthusiast" tasting on us. John L. asked "Did you adjust the proof?" "Yes" said Howie, "They are both within a tenth of a proof." So we nosed, and tasted, and pondered the profound profundities contained within the Glencarins. The facts are that Howie had poured us 1994 Evan Williams Single Barrel in one Glencarin and the new 1995 in the other! We all liked them both, but nobody got it right. Fun none-the-less.
Luckily, Professor Veach had the foresight to get me up on a table and tie a plastic Liquor Barn bag over the smoke detector. Thus keeping clean air in and smoke out. We all lit up some fabulous cigars and soon you could not see across the room. Even though it was only ten or so degrees outside we had to open the windows.
Fine Friends. Fine Bourbon. And Fine Tobacco. It's All Good! I wouldn't have missed it for the world!
ima