Hirsch Selection 21 year old Rye Whiskey

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Hirsch Selection 21 year old Rye Whiskey

Unread postby Mark » Thu Sep 01, 2005 7:08 pm

I just saw this on Preiss Imports Website:

Picture This!

A treasure hidden in the heart of Kentucky... waiting... ageing... a small batch of exquisite Kentucky Rye. Preiss Imports was fortunate enough to secure a small quantity to share with the Whiskey Connoisseurs who are lucky enough to get their hands on this exclusive selection.

This KENTUCKY STRAIGHT RYE WHISKEY is truly worthy of the Hirsch Selection™ name! This extraordinary 21 year old Rye was bottled in 1983 by Kentucky’s own Hirsch Distillers.



Not sure if it was spoken about before but there's a picture of the label and when you click on it it takes you to the Kulsveens website. If it is anything like the 21 and 22 yo classic cask ryes that were out it should be good.

Here's the label:
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Unread postby bunghole » Fri Sep 02, 2005 9:58 am

Good Lord Mark Ima Can't Read That Piss Yellow Font At All!
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Unread postby OneCubeOnly » Fri Sep 02, 2005 5:35 pm

That must just nudge out "Blanton's Straight from the Barrel" as the new Holy Grail.

Wow. Just Wow. :shock:
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Unread postby gillmang » Fri Sep 02, 2005 5:48 pm

Why do you say that, Gary?

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Unread postby Mark » Fri Sep 02, 2005 5:50 pm

bunghole wrote:Good Lord Mark Ima Can't Read That Piss Yellow Font At All!



Ok Linn, its changed from piss yellow to 'gold' :lol:
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Unread postby OneCubeOnly » Fri Sep 02, 2005 6:12 pm

gillmang wrote:Why do you say that, Gary?


1. Hard to get (presumably)
2. Old (OCO loves the oldies!)
3. I have a soft-spot for straight rye
4. The Hirsch name and legacy.

Maybe I'm overreacting, but at this point, that's the hooch I'm clammorin' for at the Gazebo!
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Unread postby gillmang » Fri Sep 02, 2005 6:59 pm

Okay, I see, thanks.

Interesting that the ad copy accompanying the photo gets it wrong. Clearly the whiskey was distilled in 1983 not bottled in that year.

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Unread postby Mike » Wed Sep 14, 2005 7:12 pm

They gots some of this stuff at 'my' liquor store and I been rebating in my pea brain whether to get some or not. Anybody out there tried any??

I got some of Anchor Brewing Old Potrero 1 YO rye malt and I like to have it once in a while.
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Unread postby Mike » Wed Sep 14, 2005 7:24 pm

Oops, my mistake, what I saw was the Hirsch Selection 21 YO Canadian Rye. Wonder if that is a very different animal?
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Unread postby tlsmothers » Fri Nov 04, 2005 11:45 am

I've got the Hirsch 8 and 10 year Canadians. I've popped the 8. It's light and easy like typical Canadian whiskey. Gotta check to see if we are getting any of this in NY, though.
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Unread postby tlsmothers » Sat Nov 12, 2005 2:06 am

They had this baby open at WhiskyFest but I got there so damn late I missed out. I hear it should arrive in NY within the next few weeks. I'll get my hands on some, I hope.
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Unread postby gillmang » Sat Nov 12, 2005 10:30 am

LeNell, there was a nice note about LeNell's in New York magazine, the issue in October that had a feature on Redhook area referring e.g. to its "antebellum" structures and the way the area has developed over the years. I assume you saw it, it was a nice tip of the hat!

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Unread postby tlsmothers » Sat Nov 12, 2005 1:10 pm

Yeah, I saw that. Nice mention for sure.
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Unread postby tlsmothers » Tue Nov 29, 2005 3:27 am

Got to try it finally. Sales rep was kind enough to bring a drop by. It's heady, woody, and what you expect from a whiskey this old. Not my style of rye, but not a bad whiskey, for sure. Pricey, pricey. On the shelf at right over $100. Due in later this week.
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