Bourbon

[MileHighGrowler]

Got to try some Blanton's Gold, High West Midwinter Night's Dram and Smoke Wagon Uncut/Unfiltered this past weekend. The Smoke Wagon elevator batch I had around Christmas was better than the Uncut/Unfiltered, but they're both damn fine whiskey. I've been very impressed. The Midwinter Nights was excellent as well and had a fantastic nose as well.

Also had some New Riff that's been breathing for almost a year. I bought a bottle last March when I was visiting a couple of brothers in Florida and found it remarkably mediocre. I sent it with my brother who was driving so I didn't have to deal with an open bottle (that we each only one pour from because no one was impressed). He's been telling me it got really good the last few months so brought it for me to have a taste over the weekend. It definitely improved after sitting in the open bottle for a while. The cost of the bottle felt a lot more worth it given the current flavor profile.

Someone brought over a bottle of New Riff's rye late on Saturday night but I'd cut myself off for the evening and didn't get into it. Next time...