Whoa. I got a bottle of Elijah 18yo in Miami about 3-4 years ago for like $50 US I think. There was a bottle of Pappy 20yo there for $250 at the time. They've really jacked the price on that elijah18.
- aschuter82

Internet research indicates they stopped production, then did a limited released for a suggested retail of $200. That explains it.

The 18 year was for many years the most affordable extra-aged bourbon and is now universally missed. It has become, in Greg's words, the girl from high school that you never really noticed until she was gone. I will pull a hipster and assert that I liked it before it was cool: I thought it stood up well to Pappy and was criticized for this. But even I took for granted that I could pretty much wait for the periodic sales when it would dip below $40 and not give it too much of a second thought. Now it is off the market in favor of the $130, 20 year version. God I wish I had bunkered a case of this stuff. That said, your experience may vary a bit as with all single barrel products, but definitely buy this if you can find it. If you do not enjoy it I will happily dispose of any unused portion.
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Whoa. I got a bottle of Elijah 18yo in Miami about 3-4 years ago for like $50 US I think. There was a bottle of Pappy 20yo there for $250 at the time. They've really jacked the price on that elijah18.
- aschuter82

the bottle's got tattoos on it.

worth 75 or 80 bucks right there.

the bottle's got tattoos on it.

worth 75 or 80 bucks right there.
- kicksave856

I recall not finding it much better than the 12yo. But I wasn't about to turn it down when I saw an affordable 18yo.

Yeah, the tattoos are bad as (frank).

okay. just picked up a bottle of redemption rye. just $29.99

hoping i like it. will report back soon.

hopefully watson will be around.

okay. at first i was afraid, i was petrifryed.

(holy smokes. okay, now that that's out of the way..)

i figured a rye was going to be too spicy for me. i remember the bulleit rye not being my favorite. but to be fair, that was the first whiskey i ever bought that wasn't jack or jim. so maybe my tastes have just changed since then and my buds kind of know what they're looking at now.

it's definitely spicy. more than a bourbon anyway. but it's interesting and i like it. it will be nice to mix in a glass every once in a while to change things up.

it's probably 7.5 streit2thepoints out of 10.

i've had jack a couple times but i was already wasted so i don't know if i like it compared to regular bourbon

and i've never had crown royal

i almost bought this last week:



but i just went with bulleit instead because i am not an adventurous man
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i was looking at this in the store tonight because i was standing in the aisle reading reviews on my phone like a nerd and one of them mentioned how great this was. but it was too expensive.

also, i think it was you that keeps telling me to try blantons so i looked at that but it was also really pricey here.

i was looking at this in the store tonight because i was standing in the aisle reading reviews on my phone like a nerd and one of them mentioned how great this was. but it was too expensive.

also, i think it was you that keeps telling me to try blantons so i looked at that but it was also really pricey here.
- kicksave856

blanton's is the only thing that has ever rivalled 4 roses single barrel for me

but it's way too expensive

wish we could edit the thread title to "The QOTSA & Bourbon Thread (For Kicksave and Ziggy, but also other people too)"
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- kicksave856

yeah that was a great idea

blanton's is the only thing that has ever rivalled 4 roses single barrel for me

but it's way too expensive
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i've been doing extensive research for weeks now (i'm actually obliterated right now) and i was surprised to find that the buffalo trace stuff is actually a notch ahead for me.

the four roses single barrel was my favorite bourbon in my head and i basically willed everyone to buy it for me for christmas. but there's just something about the buffalo trace taste that has put it ahead to me recently. for affordable daily sippers i go buffalo trace and four roses yellow label.

but my top three for overall bourbon is currently:
buffalo trace
eagle rare
four roses single barrel

yeah that was a great idea
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we should just make that thread.

(frank) dave.

btw, was crown royal northern harvest rye the thing people were talking about recently in one of these threads?

i'm reading about it now and people say it's awesome.

i've been doing extensive research for weeks now (i'm actually obliterated right now) and i was surprised to find that the buffalo trace stuff is actually a notch ahead for me.

the four roses single barrel was my favorite bourbon in my head and i basically willed everyone to buy it for me for christmas. but there's just something about the buffalo trace taste that has put it ahead to me recently. for affordable daily sippers i go buffalo trace and four roses yellow label.

but my top three for overall bourbon is currently:
buffalo trace
eagle rare
four roses single barrel
- kicksave856

i'm having a real hard time thinking of my top 3-5 bourbons right now. i've had a few kilkennys tonight, love that beer, might be my favourite. but this isn't the beer thread

btw, was crown royal northern harvest rye the thing people were talking about recently in one of these threads?

i'm reading about it now and people say it's awesome.
- kicksave856

yeah.

can't find it in this province. i'd give it a go

i'm having a real hard time thinking of my top 3-5 bourbons right now. i've had a few kilkennys tonight, love that beer, might be my favourite. but this isn't the beer thread
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i think my very favorite beer might still be the poet from this new holland brewery.

but man i've had so many good beers in the last couple years.







(we might be alcoholics)

yeah.

can't find it in this province. i'd give it a go
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i'm going to look to see if we have it around here. there's always at least three kinds of crown royal in our stores. and i have had good experiences with canadian whisky. it's always soft and smooth to me which i kind of like.

i think my very favorite beer might still be the poet from this new holland brewery.

but man i've had so many good beers in the last couple years.







(we might be alcoholics)
- kicksave856

i'm making a conscious choice to live this way. the other option is sleeping pills and that means being more like crims, and putting more money in watson's pockets

i'm making a conscious choice to live this way. the other option is sleeping pills and that means being more like crims and putting more money in watson's pockets
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there's always pot.

do you have dispensaries there? claim to have glaucoma. just go for an eye test and say you can't even tell what the E is. tell them it looks like a 7 to you.

there's always pot.

do you have dispensaries there? claim to have glaucoma. just go for an eye test and say you can't even tell what the E is. tell them it looks like a 7 to you.
- kicksave856

i'm sure my body is broken enough that i could get a prescription but i don't think it's 100% legitimate yet. i should probably look into it

a lot of the weed i get just makes my brain run 1000 miles/hour. i love it but it's not for sleep

i'm sure my body is broken enough that i could get a prescription but i don't think it's 100% legitimate yet. i should probably look into it

a lot of the weed i get just makes my brain run 1000 miles/hour. i love it but it's not for sleep
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that's weird. i love to get high and sleep. it's the only way i ever get a good solid sleep.

that's weird. i love to get high and sleep. it's the only way i ever get a good solid sleep.
- kicksave856

WELL THEN AREN'T YOU SPECIAL

edit: i didn't mean that. at least we both can't sleep and love bourbon and qotsa

wish we could edit the thread title to "The QOTSA & Bourbon Thread (For Kicksave and Ziggy, but also other people too)"
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lol

lol
- kicksave856

have you given that new iggy pop album a listen? the song sunday is pretty dang good

rest of the album ranges from mediocre to decent

have you given that new iggy pop album a listen? the song sunday is pretty dang good

rest of the album ranges from mediocre to decent
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just listened to sunday

does he even write his own songs. i m sorry but someone who doesnt write the music to his songs i cant even take