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Just seeing what everyone is drinking/waiting to drink at the moment.

Just came back from the bourbon trail and I have enough bottles at the moment.

EW Vintage 1997, Makers 46, Makers, Belle Meade, Elmer T, Eagle 10, WW Double Oak, Weller 12, James E Pepper, Town Branch.

Old Heaven Hill BIB, Fighting Cock, Wild Turkey Rare Breed, Knob Creek, Old Weller Antique 107.

Bunkered Wild Turkey Rye 101. bunch of bunkered Old Charter 8 w/ clock face labels, couple Evan William single bbl, Knob Creek small batch, Early Times bar package liter and "354" issue, pre GNS Ten High, Spiced Jack rum, no-name Canadian, Seagrams 7, odd ball stuff, handle of Old Forester, go-to ready stock Old Crows and Ancient Age in glass 750s.

here's a link to a previous post similar to the OP's:

viewtopic.php?f=4&t=2474

Cheers All,
RG

currently, just KC 120 and a Ritt BIB. I have either finally used up the other stuff or given it away. I didnt like the 4RSiB, so i gave it to a friend on his birthday...he loves the stuff. I also absolutely despised the ECBP, despite looking for it longingly for nearly a year, so i donated it to the KBF cookout.

I have enough KC120 stashed to last for years. my current goal is to not buy any more bourbon until i see something that really really interests me....and the only thing that comes to mind that i really want to get is Willett 8 year, but i cant find any.

I am undecided on the Ritt BIB.

Also, I have some Larceny downstairs, but that is just for company who likes lower proof stuff than me...I didnt care much for it either, kinda bland

Open : Wild Turkey Rare Breed, Old GrandDad 86, and Old Ezra 101.

In the Wings: Old Weller Antique 107, Buffalo Trace, Makers Mark 46, Russell Reserve 10yo, Bulleit Bourbon, Wild Turkey 101, Elijah Craig 12yo, Fighting Cock, and Knob Creek 9yo.

The scotch is another list entirely.......

Abijah

Opened is some Rare Breed, 4RSmB, and a Weller Antique. Bunkered is PvW 20 from last year.

I have far too many bourbons to list. Do not take this as a brag, it is not. It is a measure of my curiosity and love of bourbon.

And, there are other BE folks who probably have more bourbon in their cabinet than I do. Among the 100 or so bourbons I have, NONE are unopened. I had some laid back at one time, but I do no longer. My opinion is that if you buy a bourbon that is new to you it should be tasted the same day you bought it. If you think that any bourbon is for a special occasion, it will always be a disappointment to you.

Greatness in bourbon is not measured in leaps, but in small degrees. If you have a bottle of bourbon that you hold back for the right moment, in my opinion, there is no right moment. There is no best bourbon. There are bourbons that suit your palate better than others.......... how do you find them? Not by hording expensive and well known bourbons and expecting a unique experience.

If you want a unique experience (my opinion), you can find it in every distiller's stable: Four Roses, Brown Foreman, Heaven Hill, Barton, Wild Turkey, etc. etc.

Was there a golden age of distilling and bourbon production?............. not according to my palate. I have had some of the old bourbons where barrel entry proof was low (barrel flavors were given prominence) and they are indeed great bourbons. But, I have also had bourbons from this current era of experimentation that (in my opinion) were every bit these older bourbon's equal.

WT101
OGD100
Dickel Rye
Bulleit Rye
EWBIB
Makers 46

Opened bottles of 2013 eagle rare 17 and George t. Stagg, pappy 20 and my favorite bourbon of all.... Rock hill farms.

And a sealed William larue weller from last year.

Open:

Bulleit Frontier
Makers Mark
Evan Williams Black
Knob Creek
Rittenhouse Rye
Evan Williams White
Wild Turkey American Spirit 15yr
Booker's
1792 Ridgemont Reserve
Henry McKenna Single Barrel 10yr BIB
Wild Turkey Rare Breed
Elmer T. Lee Single Barrel
Stagg Jr
Old Weller Antique
Old Forester Signature
Bulleit Small Batch 10
Elijah Craig Barrel Proof
Jim Beam Distiller's select 7
Four Roses single Barrel
Russell's Reserve 10
Russell's Reserve SB
W. L. Weller 12
Old Charter 8
WT Kentucky Spirit

Sealed and yet to get to is another 28 bottles:

Bunkered duplicates of open stuff is a further 22 bottles.

I am fairly new to Bourbon, less than a year since really bit. I am currently trying to get through about a bottle a week on average (with sharing with friends) and opening 1-2 as space allows on my shelves.

Right now I have: 08 William Larue Weller 2010 William Larue Weller; 2011 PvW 15; 2012 PvW 15; 2009 GT Stagg; 2011 GT Stagg and 2012 GT Stagg. Like many on this forum, I am awaiting arrival of this year's Buffalo Trace offerings including the Pappy's...

What I'm looking forward to:

Blanton
Jefferson's Reserve Very Old Kentucky Straight Bourbon
Jefferson's Very Small Batch
Four Roses Small Batch
Baker's

Right now just some Old Grand Dad 100, Evan Williams Single Barrel Vintage and Knob Creek.

ive splurged a bit, by my standards at least....i usually only have maybe 2 bottles open for my personal stash

ezra 7/101
KC 120
Ritt BIB (ehhh, so-so)
OGD 114

and i have some of the following for friends who dont like my high proofers

Larceny
HH 6 90 proof