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Aberfeldy 18... now my friends, this one is not for sharing... 馃榾
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Continuing the eco-friendly champagne journey with this from one of the (if not the) oldest biodynamic grower in champagne. Not top of the pop but still yummy 馃榾

 
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Sigh...馃檨
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I need @ulackfocus to write me up a beginners guide to boxed wines...馃槣
 
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Boxed wine is the best invention since the hydrogen bomb and artifical super virus.
 
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Okay...at $120 a pour, I had something a little more wallet friendly. Couldn't resist a pic of Pappy though!
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Okay...at $120 a pour, I had something a little more wallet friendly. Couldn't resist a pic of Pappy though!

Not exactly pappy and that鈥檚 an insane pour price for that. Considering on the secondary market it鈥檚 only 150 a bottle. It鈥檚 highly constrained true but it鈥檚 not pappy. Then again there is not any actual pappy left it鈥檚 all spec made stuff.
 
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Okay...at $120 a pour, I had something a little more wallet friendly. Couldn't resist a pic of Pappy though!

Having had a "little" experience with Pappy I can give you their actual front line pricing:
Pappy 9yr. old - $90.US
Pappy 12yr. old - $120.US
Pappy 15yr. old - $150.US *
Pappy 23yr. old - $230.US
* Best for the bucks

Now good luck finding any Pappy except in a few stores in Louisville, KY.
Not to mention at a much bigger price 馃檨
 
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Having had a "little" experience with Pappy I can give you their actual front line pricing:
Pappy 9yr. old - $90.US
Pappy 12yr. old - $120.US
Pappy 15yr. old - $150.US *
Pappy 23yr. old - $230.US
* Best for the bucks

Now good luck finding any Pappy except in a few stores in Louisville, KY.
Not to mention at a much bigger price 馃檨

Is this not made anymore? Being Canadian, we can鈥檛 get it here. I was hoping I鈥檇 find it in Atlanta when I鈥檓 there for the South Sweet 16鈥檚 in 10 days.....
 
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Is this not made anymore? Being Canadian, we can鈥檛 get it here. I was hoping I鈥檇 find it in Atlanta when I鈥檓 there for the South Sweet 16鈥檚 in 10 days.....

Pappy is still made but it鈥檚 not Pappy. Pappy was made at the Stitzel Weller distillery, it closed and gradually they sold off the remaining juice. Pappy is currently made to spec at a massive distillery in Indiana with about 30% of all US whiskey. Old Van is buffalo trace that runs a higher wheat ratio in the mash bill. I鈥檝e got 4 bottles of Jefferson select 17 which are the last true Stitzel Weller juice and I鈥檒l sell them at a discount to OF members for 1k. They run over 1,200$ currently.
 
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Pappy is still made but it鈥檚 not Pappy. Pappy was made at the Stitzel Weller distillery, it closed and gradually they sold off the remaining juice. Pappy is currently made to spec at a massive distillery in Indiana with about 30% of all US whiskey. Old Van is buffalo trace that runs a higher wheat ratio in the mash bill. I鈥檝e got 4 bottles of Jefferson select 17 which are the last true Stitzel Weller juice and I鈥檒l sell them at a discount to OF members for 1k. They run over 1,200$ currently.

Wow!! Is old Van better than Buffalo Trace? I鈥檓 not a fan of Buffalo Trace. I like Basil Hayden as a comparative.
 
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Wow!! Is old Van better than Buffalo Trace? I鈥檓 not a fan of Buffalo Trace. I like Basil Hayden as a comparative.

It鈥檚 a little complex as it goes into the mash bill. Most people prefer wheated bourbons as they tend to be sweeter and smoother. It鈥檚 also aged longer so you get more oak notes and smoothness. Buffalo trace is not wheated and tends to be about 3 years old on average by volume. The bulk is younger but mixed with older stuff to refine the flavor. There is single barrel Trace out there which averages about 4 years old but there is no age statement on it.
 
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It鈥檚 a little complex as it goes into the mash bill. Most people prefer wheated bourbons as they tend to be sweeter and smoother. It鈥檚 also aged longer so you get more oak notes and smoothness. Buffalo trace is not wheated and tends to be about 3 years old on average by volume. The bulk is younger but mixed with older stuff to refine the flavor. There is single barrel Trace out there which averages about 4 years old but there is no age statement on it.

Thanks for the lesson! I鈥檒l look for some to try it. I鈥檓 really a scotch fan but I鈥檝e tried a few bourbons and there are some very nice ones. My favourite scotch is Dalmore 15 year old.
 
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It was a good night for us and the 3 other couples we met just outside Mickey & Minnie town for dinner on Friday:

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Among the highlights: 1995 Noellat Echezaux, 2000 Comte de Vogue Chambolle Musigny 1er Cru, 1997 Dominus, 2001 JJ Prum Graacher Himmelreich Auslese, and 2006 Bond Matriarch.

Boxed wine is the best invention since the hydrogen bomb and artifical super virus.

I'm going to use a paraphrased version of that the next time my sister buys wine in a box.
 
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Thanks for the lesson! I鈥檒l look for some to try it. I鈥檓 really a scotch fan but I鈥檝e tried a few bourbons and there are some very nice ones. My favourite scotch is Dalmore 15 year old.
Young Padwan we can get you better then Dalmore for the price. PM me for help 馃槈

I鈥檝e currently have over 250 bottles and 100 of them are Single Malt. I鈥檝e got an alcohol problem, thankfully not a drinking problem.
 
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Russell's Bourbon. I just got back from a trip down south visiting family and I discovered this. Its phenomenal.
 
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Just arrived in Dusseldorf ... on a work trip hunting for wines ... will take me to Champagne afterwards then The Veneto... but for now, drinking Alt Bier... this one is decent, not as good as Alt Verige, but good. nonetheless
 
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is happy hour in Wiesbaden! Scapa 16 in the glass..

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This Pappy came from an odd place, Germany.... and yes that is my 8 month old seat in the back drop. Not many chances to hang out except a quick drink after work during week days (I am Lucky to live just across the road from one of the better bars here)