Thanks Ben...I likely would have passed if they were MSRP, but with the sale and coupon I paid about 67% of that. I'll send you a sample of each when I open them.
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It's this one here, from Total Wine. It was $77 at the TW I found it in Indianapolis. It is an absolute steal at that price and I'm kicking myself for not grabbing another one while I was there.
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I know that feeling. Sounds like a great bottle!
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Mike brought out the good stuff yesterday. After a pour of Old Carter American 10, we hit 3 of the BTAC series. Only thing better than the booze, cigars and ribs was the company.

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Sounds like an excellent way to spend a day :-)
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It would have been an excellent day if we drank Stroh's and smoked Rockys, so everything else was icing, Ben. :-)
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So I have tried two 2XO batches, Vinyl and Sneakerhead, at a great restaurant QT and I go to with her parents in Wisconsin. I liked both and ended up buying both releases at a great price. But I wondered if part of the appeal was environment, and if I would like them as well at home.

Opened the Vinyl last night, I like it a lot.:-)

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Sounds like a good bottle, Tom. I had a pour of James E Pepper last night. My bottle is opening up nicely.
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I'm usually not a big fan of bourbon cocktails (my opinion is I have too much good sipping bourbon that I'd rather drink), but I've been enjoying an occasional Blackberry Smash to get through a few opens that are more mixing-grade which I want off the bar. 2-3 Blackberries and some fresh mint muddled together, add 1/2oz lemon and 1oz simple syrup and muddle again, add 2oz whiskey and shake then double strain. These things are delicious :-)

I had some extra peaches last weekend so I did a peach smash using the same recipe, also delicious
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I’ve done those too Ben. A new one I saw was a smoked strawberry smash. Same recipe as yours, then use a lighter to torch a fresh rosemary sprig as garnish.
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Speaking of Blackberry, I saw Jack Daniel's Blackberry on Wednesday, wonder how it compares to the Crown version.
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We were at my favorite B&M and saw the Clyde May's store pick, so I picked one up. I've gone through a couple of bottles of the Clyde May's Special Reserve 6-Year and quite enjoyed them, so I figured why not. They also had one lonely bottle of the ET BIB, so I gave it a good home.


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Nice pickups, James! :-)

Did ET finally go to a 750ml?
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No, it's a 1L.
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Thank you, James, I don't know why they look smaller to me now. :-)
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My local base had each of these for 20% off. Wasn't looking to get anything, but I can't pass that up. I've especially been enjoying the OF Prohibition lately, and I'm not much of a fan of most OF stuff.

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Nice! I agree the 1920 is my favorite of the regular release OF bourbon, probably the only one I like. John (Black Coral) sent me a bottle of the OF Kings Ranch that they only sell in Texas and I've been liking that one too, gives me 1920 vibes but with a touch more fruit to it
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Hugh (hotreds) brought an LE tribute bottle of Art of Spirits to Shack, and was kind enough to send it home with me after. Thank you Hugh!

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There were lots of great bourbons that I drank but didn't snap a pic. Some of the highlights were an '87 Bookers that Mikepd brought, a near hazmat Stagg from beagleone, Old Carter American 14 from chibnkr, and these other bottles from Hugh (WLW and '70s Old Grandad did not get photographed, lol).

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:-)
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Parkers Blend of Mashbills is probably the best one out there other than maybe Promise of Hope. Glad you guys got to enjoy some decent pours :-)
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