Sorry it took so long to post on the event. I've been a mad woman, overworked and underpaid.
My boss is a bitch and never gives me any time off.
Julian was his usual charming self. The crowd was not really a crowd this visit...more of a slow trickle, but we had a good time. Julian brought the Pappy 15, the 12 Lot B, Pappy 20 and 23. Too little of the 10 around any more to actually taste folks on it. Grab it while you can. I can't even order the 10 90 proof any more and can barely get the 12 now. It's becoming scarce. Take Chuck's advice and hoard up what you can afford.
NYTIMES showed up to take pictures. If you check out
http://www.nytimes.com/2005/05/04/dining/04bour.html?, you can see Julian's arm in the lower left corner and that's me in the overalls.
We had a nice dinner after the tasting on the roof of a local Mexican joint with a lovely view of lower Manhattan, wrapping up the evening with a pour of the former 15 at a local bar called Moonshine. Damn! It's good and I sorely miss it. If anyone finds any of the short squat 15, I'll trade ya.
The new 23 should be out around the end of the year, holiday-time. I still prefer the 20 year. Just better balanced to me. Julian was kind enough to leave me his samples so if you are around, stop in for a taste with me.
"Drinking just to get drunk is like having sex just to get pregnant." --Robert Hess