Something to hold y'all until I return with a long story of some other goings on at the five year old internet show called . . .
The Great Dumboni Goes In Search Of . . .
and of course, that would for the most part, be fine cigars, bourbon and rye.
I was advised The Whiskey Dogg Detective, my sensei, 13th Dan Master Whiskey (there are only 12 dans in Whiskeydom :dunno: :cryinlaugh: ) that this horse piss masquerading under the name of a fine Kentucky bourbon tasted like old man's bourbon. I kind of knew what he meant, but since I've been a boring old man since the age of 12, I figured what the heck. Since my two favorite web sites were carrying it for 8-10 above my third favorite web site, I was intrigued. Why such a low price on a web site famous for it's high prices?
I had one tasting last night and I'm no longer intrigued. This is pure Kentucky horse piss. It was one of the worst expenditures of $46.10 in my 48.28 years. This one doesn't get a second chance. Once again, a single barrel bourbon turns out to be a crashing, monotonous bore in the flavor department, and so smooth it's not exciting at all, no anticipation because there's nothing to anticipate. Oh sure, there's a hot, spicy, oakish entry, but it's so boring it smoothes out to nothing. I'm beginning to think that when some people talk about a bourbon's smoothness, they're setting you up for the fact that it's a failure in the flavor department.
The search goes on. This bottle's going to someone else with a HUGE warning. The only good thing I can say about this is that when it first enters your mouth you THINK it MIGHT wind up giving you some flavors like Old Grandad 114 proof does. Old Grandad 114 is a circa $25 bottle of bourbon (for this area, with taxes/shipping) with an alfalfa-ish flavor profile. While it definitely tastes like "old man's bourbon" at least it's unique and interesting.
Hancock's President's Reserve 88.9 proof bourbon . . .
uh uh, no it ain't. No second tastings for this dud. Buh-bye, good riddance.
But like I said, there's been other doings on The Bloofingtonian Whiskey Sipping Channel, and they are MAJOR in terms of selection, prices and location. More to come.
The Great Dumboni Goes In Search Of . . .
and of course, that would for the most part, be fine cigars, bourbon and rye.
I was advised The Whiskey Dogg Detective, my sensei, 13th Dan Master Whiskey (there are only 12 dans in Whiskeydom :dunno: :cryinlaugh: ) that this horse piss masquerading under the name of a fine Kentucky bourbon tasted like old man's bourbon. I kind of knew what he meant, but since I've been a boring old man since the age of 12, I figured what the heck. Since my two favorite web sites were carrying it for 8-10 above my third favorite web site, I was intrigued. Why such a low price on a web site famous for it's high prices?
I had one tasting last night and I'm no longer intrigued. This is pure Kentucky horse piss. It was one of the worst expenditures of $46.10 in my 48.28 years. This one doesn't get a second chance. Once again, a single barrel bourbon turns out to be a crashing, monotonous bore in the flavor department, and so smooth it's not exciting at all, no anticipation because there's nothing to anticipate. Oh sure, there's a hot, spicy, oakish entry, but it's so boring it smoothes out to nothing. I'm beginning to think that when some people talk about a bourbon's smoothness, they're setting you up for the fact that it's a failure in the flavor department.
The search goes on. This bottle's going to someone else with a HUGE warning. The only good thing I can say about this is that when it first enters your mouth you THINK it MIGHT wind up giving you some flavors like Old Grandad 114 proof does. Old Grandad 114 is a circa $25 bottle of bourbon (for this area, with taxes/shipping) with an alfalfa-ish flavor profile. While it definitely tastes like "old man's bourbon" at least it's unique and interesting.
Hancock's President's Reserve 88.9 proof bourbon . . .
uh uh, no it ain't. No second tastings for this dud. Buh-bye, good riddance.
But like I said, there's been other doings on The Bloofingtonian Whiskey Sipping Channel, and they are MAJOR in terms of selection, prices and location. More to come.
umpkin: 