Post by: Alexander Traditional on August 30, 2021, 06:29:59 PM
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Post by: McDave on August 30, 2021, 10:39:53 PM
That is neat :thumbsup: :archer:
Actually, I believe it's on the rocks 😁
Post by: Pat B on August 30, 2021, 11:17:57 PM
Bourbon has always been my choice but I prefer it neat. That would work in that cool glass too. :thumbsup:
Post by: Ray Lyon on August 31, 2021, 04:06:21 AM
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Fantastic glass of bourbon. Yes, I prefer mine neat, with just a eye dropper of water splash.
Post by: olddogrib on August 31, 2021, 05:21:06 AM
You must be the official bartender of Shrewhaven. If so, there's probably a bottle or two of Basil Hayden and Booker's on that shelf!
Post by: Al Dente on August 31, 2021, 06:11:25 AM
As far as Pappy goes, waaaay over priced. My Dad would buy it for $35 a bottle before the "craze" hit. Now it is upwards of $800 a bottle, and that is if you can even find a bottle. The family only made a limited about of cases each year, then it got a great review. and BOOM, the demand skyrocketed, yet the supply is still a small run.
Try Hillrock, Solera Aged. It is a small distillery based in Ancram, NY, about 100 miles North of NYC. The original Master Distiller was from the Maker's Mark distillery. They brought him out of retirement to start theirs up. It is a bit higher, around $100/bottle than most, and some special cask aged ones are in the $130/bottle range, but it is delicious. My favorite is their Solera Aged in a Port Wine Barrel. Best tasting ever, IMHO.
As is anything, it is your taste preferences that define what you like. But I simply cannot justify paying 30X for what I know Pappy SHOULD be selling for.
Post by: TIM B on August 31, 2021, 07:31:35 AM
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Post by: Ray Lyon on August 31, 2021, 08:23:31 AM
As for Shrewhaven, Basil Hayden was for many years the bourbon of choice. Some call it a ‘beginning sipping bourbon’ because it is 80 proof and really smooth. I’m more partial to the higher proof now. With it comes more flavor and of course the warm Kentucky hug. Blantons was a preferred bottle in camp a few years ago, but it’s very hard to find a retail price bottle. Personally I’d drink a glass of Old Forester 1920 or 1910 before most bottles of Blanton’s. I also love the Maker’s Mark products, especially the wood finish series/private selection bottles.
There’s still a fair amount of good bourbon available at decent prices and after dinner at Shrewhaven Lodge we will sip on a neat poured glass with a splash of branch and a good cigar or bowl of pipe weed. Yes, bow hunting and bourbon are a wonderful thing and the current season is fast approaching and camp plans are being formed.
Cheers gentlemen and good luck in the woods (and finding good bourbon 😉)
Post by: Ray Lyon on August 31, 2021, 08:38:25 AM
A picture is worth a thousand words. I took this photo at Shrewhaven Lodge right after dinner and the evening conversations are starting and a couple of guys at the end cleaning up dinner dishes. Seated in the right foreground is Steve Turay/Northern Mist Bows chatting with Tim Cosgrove. Ron LaClair is talking with Randy Gufstofsen who watches over the cabin for us throughout the year. Gas lights, crackles from the fire in the wood stove and evening chatter. It’s what we look forward to on the calendar each year.
Post by: Alexander Traditional on August 31, 2021, 08:44:19 AM
I had way too much bourbon last night for any bows this morning!! :biglaugh:
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Post by: Ray Lyon on August 31, 2021, 10:39:23 AM
One end of my man cave has my archery workshop and hunting accoutrements. The other end has my ‘bar’, library and table for tastings. After a day on the range with my Shrewhaven buddies it’s fun to sample bourbon and laugh about the day on the range and who’s the better archer 😆
Post by: Al Dente on August 31, 2021, 11:17:29 AM
What i am working on right now is my own infinity bottle. I started on it a few months ago with an old crystal decanter my Dad had purchased from a Reserve Barrel about 40 years ago. I am looking forward to sampling the contents after a few more months of filling it.
Regarding Maker's Mark, I am going to be visiting the distillery next Spring. My Dad purchased an entire barrel over 25 years ago, and he never picked it up. It has since been emptied and filled again, awaiting him to get it. Since his ascension over 5 years ago, I have been trying to have it shipped, but they will not, not even to a ATF or State Liquor Authority licensed agent. I have to go there and get it myself. It will be a whole experience though. I will be able to assist in the opening of the barrel, the filling of the bottles, the dipping of the bottles in the wax, and then packing up the bottles into cases for the trip back. I am told between 15 and 20 cases.
Post by: Al Dente on August 31, 2021, 11:20:25 AM
Post by: Pat B on August 31, 2021, 11:40:03 AM
I was given a bottle of Blanton's a few years ago and really enjoyed it. Also a bottle with a gold key hanging on it. Don't remember the name of that one.
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Post by: Badlands on August 31, 2021, 04:23:29 PM
I like it neat and in a Glen Cairn glass that will warm in your hand similar to the way brandy warms in a brandy snifter.
luckily, I get to do some of the bourbon tour in about a week!
Post by: achigan on August 31, 2021, 04:39:29 PM
When I can get it I keep white lightning in the freezer for the same reason. Seems to make it smoother for sipping.Blade and Bow. It refers to the parts of a key.
I was given a bottle of Blanton's a few years ago and really enjoyed it. Also a bottle with a gold key hanging on it. Don't remember the name of that one.
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Post by: Badlands on September 01, 2021, 02:53:36 PM
The Old Forester tour in downtown Louisville is FANTASTIC. Maker’s Mark tour is nice and a beautiful facility
Thanks Ray, I'll check out Old Forester. The Makers Mark tours seem to be full while we will be there but I am a Makers Mark Ambassador for life, so, maybe they'll fit us in.
Post by: Badlands on September 01, 2021, 03:01:04 PM
It is a pretty good bourbon.
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Post by: Badlands on September 02, 2021, 02:01:34 PM
It would have to include Blanton's, Makers 46 and Woodford reserve.
Favorite rye would have to be Basil Hayden's dark rye.
Post by: Ray Lyon on September 02, 2021, 06:51:38 PM
Here is my up-to-date bourbon collection.
If I were going to put bourbon on my personal bar to serve guests, I would get a bottle of eagles rare, Russell’s 10 year, and Woodford reserve.
If I wanted to have an upgraded Bourbon bar selection I would go for Makers Mark 46, old Forrester 1920 or 1910 and perhaps Michters 10 year old/Angels Envy or Four Roses Select Barrel.
Post by: Pat B on September 02, 2021, 10:49:45 PM
Post by: Ray Lyon on September 03, 2021, 05:11:37 PM
I have a Blade and Bow too.
It is a pretty good bourbon.
By the way Brad, that’s a nice assortment. It’s not real clear, but are those Old Weller bottles??
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Post by: Badlands on September 24, 2021, 02:26:13 PM
Love the glasses! I want one. But if you can spend$800, let alone $130 on a bottle of f****** bourbon, then I don't know what to tell you.
They can get pricey but I don't think I've ever spent much more than $80 on a bottle. Usually just buy things when I see it on sale. When you just sip it neat, a bottle lasts a long time.
Post by: Ray Lyon on September 24, 2021, 07:00:45 PM
Maker’s Mark 46; Russell’s 10 year and Woodford Reserve all retail for under $40 and are quality sipping bourbon. Old Forester 1920 is about $55 a bottle and I prefer that over most bottles of Blanton’s that I’ve tasted.
Why’s this all so important???
Because sipping on a nice glass of bourbon and perhaps smoking a really nice cigar or bowl of pipe tobacco after dinner in archery deer camp is probably one of the nicest ways to cap off a day of hunting with my buddies.
Post by: R.V.T.B. on September 25, 2021, 08:33:53 AM
A dozen years ago one of my sons brought a bottle of Tullamore Dew into camp one fall. It was a big hit with the guys and we kind of adopted it as our camp whiskey for toasts since then. Since that point in time I have always had a bottle and a pack of the little red solo cups in camp. When someone brings in a deer, we sit around that night and drink a toast of Tullamore to both the hunter and the animal. It has become a tradition. I carry a small flask of it in my pack on hunts for the same reason. I have been involved in a lot of guys harvesting their first deer with a bow. We recover it and they are understandably excited. We sit there for a moment to savor the experience and I will pull out that flask and toast the deer. I have had guys come up to me 7-8 years later and tell me that that cold, snowy night on the side of the mountain when we recovered their spike buck, then passed that flask of Tullamore back and forth is one of their fondest memories.
Post by: Ray Lyon on September 25, 2021, 08:56:21 AM
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Post by: Badlands on October 04, 2021, 03:48:03 PM
Bourbon and apple pie.
Some how this is starting to sound like a good reason for some kind of bow shooting, bourbon sipping rendezvous.
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Post by: KentuckyWolf on October 08, 2021, 10:40:18 AM
FYI, my parents farm and childhood home is a few miles from Maker’s Mark as the crow flies.
Post by: Ray Lyon on October 08, 2021, 11:10:52 AM
I just did the Maker’s Mark tour and Old Forester tour when I visited Kentucky in August. Maker’s Mark is a beautiful facility and the countryside around it is beautiful and looks ‘deery’.
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Here’s me with my Private Select bottle that I red wax dipped
Post by: KentuckyWolf on October 08, 2021, 11:47:54 AM
Hard to believe but even did it as a school field trip.
Don’t think that would happen nowadays.
Post by: Badlands on October 08, 2021, 12:47:43 PM
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Post by: Badlands on October 08, 2021, 12:52:19 PM
Does Kentucky have a trad shoot anywhere near bourbon country?
Post by: KentuckyWolf on October 08, 2021, 01:11:01 PM
KTBA’s stuff is over near Harrodsburg, a stones throw from most of the bourbon production.
Post by: Badlands on October 08, 2021, 01:27:12 PM
I'll check it out.
might be a fun way to combine two passions of mine.
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Post by: woodchucker on October 16, 2021, 04:29:57 PM
Bottle of Wild Turkey 101 (the one with the cork in it!) makes me happy!! :thumbsup:
Post by: Badlands on October 19, 2021, 01:26:45 PM
you'll have to give us a closer look at your collection.
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Post by: R.V.T.B. on October 21, 2021, 06:57:21 PM
Hunting camp....
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Post by: Badlands on October 22, 2021, 09:04:42 AM
Crab and Bourbon, that sounds good.
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What letter did you get?
hope it was one that you needed.
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