Liqourlopnik: I tried a dram of bourbon that was bottled in 1953 last night.

"OpposResidentLexusGuy - USE20, XF20, XU30 and Press Cars" (jakeauern)
07/12/2019 at 15:19 • Filed to: None

It was delicious. The bourbons and whiskeys I’ve tried recently have gotten crazy. 1975, 1982 and 2000 Wild Turkey 101, a French Barrel pick of Blanton Gold, a couple few hundred dollar Willetts I ended up buying and the like. The tasting room at the local liquor store has become a hangout where a group of will get together once or twice a week and bring the mother load of brown fire water. It is always a great time.

Also, here is the current collection on the cart. The better stuff is under the counter/on the counter.

DISCUSSION (24)

lone_liberal > OpposResidentLexusGuy - USE20, XF20, XU30 and Press Cars
07/12/2019 at 15:26

I didn’t know bottle aging bourbon was a thing. TIL.

OpposResidentLexusGuy - USE20, XF20, XU30 and Press Cars > lone_liberal
07/12/2019 at 15:27

This was not bottle aged as much as it was bought form an old lady who was selling her late husbands stuff he had stored in the basement . It was so smooth and had an oddly enduring musk to it.

lone_liberal > OpposResidentLexusGuy - USE20, XF20, XU30 and Press Cars
07/12/2019 at 15:30

Mmmm, sounds good.

RamblinRover Luxury-Yacht > OpposResidentLexusGuy - USE20, XF20, XU30 and Press Cars
07/12/2019 at 15:31

Neat - pun only sort of intended.

Kinja'd!!!

OpposResidentLexusGuy - USE20, XF20, XU30 and Press Cars > lone_liberal
07/12/2019 at 15:32

BiB so 100 proof is such a good place for a bourbon, especially since it was my first pour of the night.

itschrome > OpposResidentLexusGuy - USE20, XF20, XU30 and Press Cars
07/12/2019 at 16:08

Best whiskey I ever had, I drank a bottle of 23 year pappy van winkle on Christmas with a buddy of mine a few years back. Nothing I’ve ever had since has made me happy. In the following years I have stopped drinking all together. All whiskey tastes like poop after indulging in the 23 year. This is literally the only cases of A: finding something so good nothing else like it compared and B: the only time I will say spending a ridiculous amount of money on booze is worth it. Do your self a favor, find 23 year pappy and have some. Unless you value enjoying whiskey cause it will ruin all others.

OpposResidentLexusGuy - USE20, XF20, XU30 and Press Cars > itschrome
07/12/2019 at 16:15

The problem is I’ve had Old Rip 10 Year and did not like it that much. I’ve got 3 bottles that have won Whiskey of the Year i my collection . I can still enjoy cheaper $25 bourons for what they are even though I have a bottle of Willett that would wreck just about any Pappys. I’ve almost become hipster in my disdain for what Pappy has done to the Bourbon and Whiskey market

Chariotoflove > OpposResidentLexusGuy - USE20, XF20, XU30 and Press Cars
07/12/2019 at 16:29

I see you’ve got plenty of Knob Creek there. I’m not a bourbon aficionado in that I don’t shop for or compare them regularly , but a grad student brought some of that in once, and I immediately loved it. I’d happily sip my way though several drams of that.

nFamousCJ - Keeper of Stringbean, Gengars and a Deezul > OpposResidentLexusGuy - USE20, XF20, XU30 and Press Cars
07/12/2019 at 16:46

TIL I need a whiskey cart.

OpposResidentLexusGuy - USE20, XF20, XU30 and Press Cars > Chariotoflove
07/12/2019 at 17:28

Knob Creek is one of my favorites for the price. All but 2 of those are at LEAST FOURTEEN year old barrel picks where my local store went and picked their favorite barrel out of 3 and that barrel is all that went into the bottle. $55 a piece for 14+ year old juice!!! The other two are barrel pick Ryes which are 6-7 years old and also very d elicious . Also all 120 Proof.

OpposResidentLexusGuy - USE20, XF20, XU30 and Press Cars > nFamousCJ - Keeper of Stringbean, Gengars and a Deezul
07/12/2019 at 17:30

I did not know I need a whiskey cart until the whiskey shelves we bought would not fit on the wall due to lack of studs. I still was unaware I needed a whiskey cart until my wife brought it home to display my wares rather than hide them all in a cabinet. Married a winner who deals with my shenanigans

Chariotoflove > OpposResidentLexusGuy - USE20, XF20, XU30 and Press Cars
07/12/2019 at 17:31

That’s attention to detail for sure.

OpposResidentLexusGuy - USE20, XF20, XU30 and Press Cars > Chariotoflove
07/12/2019 at 17:32

My whiskey cart is always open to anyone that makes it to Tennessee.

Chariotoflove > OpposResidentLexusGuy - USE20, XF20, XU30 and Press Cars
07/12/2019 at 17:33

Opening Maps now...

Textured Soy Protein > OpposResidentLexusGuy - USE20, XF20, XU30 and Press Cars
07/12/2019 at 17:45

When we moved my grandma into assisted living there was a big stash of old liquor bottles in her condo that my mom thought had a bunch of value to them. Some of them got stored but us grandkids got to take some. So I have a bottle of Old Forester from the 60s or 70s with the tax seal on the cap still intact. Still waiting for the right opportunity to open it.

OpposResidentLexusGuy - USE20, XF20, XU30 and Press Cars > Textured Soy Protein
07/12/2019 at 18:03

Next Oppo meet we’re both at is definitely it.

OpposResidentLexusGuy - USE20, XF20, XU30 and Press Cars > Chariotoflove
07/12/2019 at 18:04

How far did it say

Chariotoflove > OpposResidentLexusGuy - USE20, XF20, XU30 and Press Cars
07/12/2019 at 19:57

Too far for a dram.

About 700 miles to Nashville. I’ll be passing through West Memphis week after next, though just for a night.

OpposResidentLexusGuy - USE20, XF20, XU30 and Press Cars > Chariotoflove
07/12/2019 at 20:50

Darrnn

Riskbytheminute > OpposResidentLexusGuy - USE20, XF20, XU30 and Press Cars
07/13/2019 at 01:22

I liked your story

Goggles Pizzano > OpposResidentLexusGuy - USE20, XF20, XU30 and Press Cars
07/13/2019 at 05:28

Dude...

Kinja'd!!!

How does a bourbon of that era compare to something dis till ed 10 years ago? How old was it when it was bottled?

OpposResidentLexusGuy - USE20, XF20, XU30 and Press Cars > Goggles Pizzano
07/13/2019 at 09:00

Old stuff of the same recipe just seems to taste better. Old Grand Dad for sale now, it’s okay. This Old Grand Dad, fantastic. I don’t know if it’s the materials used or just the old age or what but it is really good stuff.

OpposResidentLexusGuy - USE20, XF20, XU30 and Press Cars > Goggles Pizzano
07/13/2019 at 09:00

Also I think it was barreled in ‘49 and bottled in ‘53 so 4 years old

CobraJoe > Textured Soy Protein
07/19/2019 at 10:22

I once got a cheap bottle of vodka from my grandma that she didn’t finish. We believe the bottle was from 1975ish.

It tasted like rubbing alcohol, but it went down smooth. Definitely a weird experience.