I just had a pour of EC18 last week, the proof was killing it, making it taste like oak water. Poured some Benchmark FP in and it turned out really good.
I FORGOT ONE!!! I called it EC 15.75. I did equal parts ECBP and EC 18. it came out beautifully. Seriously, might like it more than both. Cheers buddy thanks for watching 🥃
Wild Widow - 1 part Wild Turkey Rare Breed Bourbon and 1 part Widow Jane 10 year. Yum. Also, I put an oak spiral in Mellow Corn instead of pouring it down the drain and now it’s up to a “not too bad” standard.
Great timing I have some spiral experiments I need to check on! 😂 I love these types of videos and would love to buy a recipe card or spreadsheet off you it could be a download with bottle labels too! Thanks for all you do. These crazy liqour museums and distilleries who are pricing stuff at Secondary prices wre going to push folks to do more home blends.
And sometimes they are even better! I legit think the Poor Man's Old Fitz is going to SMASH standard Old Fitz. We shall see. Cheers buddy thanks for everything 🥃
Definitely store whiskey at room temp, BUT when aging, heat can create faster oak extraction. So I would say while aging, procede with caution. I have done the garage in spring and fall here, but not dead heat of summer. Cheers buddy thanks for watching 🥃
I have not. I have done char #3 and amburana. But I have soaked the char #3 spirals in other things to get those flavors. I soaked one in maple syrup to mimic maple syrup barrel. I also soaked on in port wine to mimic a port barrel. Cheers buddy thanks for everything 🥃
I'd love full reviews of all your blends and concoctions. Not a lot of folks doing that especially folks with the collection you have to cross reference to the real deal. @@yourdrinkingbuddy
I do some test blends in 9 oz bottles I got for that purpose. Been experimenting with some blends and hit on one that is really good. 2 parts LBP + 1 part Ben Holliday Soft Red Wheat. I added a used oak spiral (new ones are too intense in this small of a bottle, ask me how I know! :) ) and let it age for 3 months, man was it good. Plan on making a 750 sized blend as soon as I get some more LBP! I recently got some Green River wheated and Bardstown wheated and will plan on doing something with them as well (not sure what yet).
I really had fun last week, blending a bourye. I was thinking about throwing a stave in it. Idk though because I used a toasted bourbon as my base. I'll save this vid and try some of these.
Hey perfect video, I have been wanted a list of blends because I have been enjoying a few blends lately. love that you came up with a few. so I will be making soon. cheers
I've been blending some bottles together for awhile and I've been pleased with how they have came out. I have been experimenting with cognac and rye whiskey mostly of infinity bottle pour rye I have put JD SBBP ryd and rare breed and redwood emerald giant and some good cognac. Haven't tried it yet I let them sit for a few months before I try them to let them blend together. Great show.
Trying to blend some stuff on your own is a great idea 💡. Can't be any worse than some of the stuff these brands are coming up with 🤔. I definitely think somebody's hitting the sauce when they come up with some of the blends and finishes they come up with...SERIOUSLY 🫣. CHEERS 👍🥃😉 GREAT VIDEO
Just came across your channel. I'm located in Tucson too and I'm fairly new to the Bourbon world. Any recommendations on good locations to try around here for tastings or purchasing? I've been to Batch and usually just go to Total Wine or Plaza Liquor for purchasing.
I love this video!! So many more recipes than just Poor Mans and Prudent Pappy. If I may indulge with a few questions, what do you mix and age with the spiral into? I tried Poor Mans with a bottle, but it was a pain to get the spiral out, would it be better in a mason jar, then transfer to a bottle? And you mentioned aging them in your garage, does that help with the heat to transfer the oak from the spiral? I never would have thought that in glass it could, but it's something more for me to try. And, is there a minimum size for the spiral, such as 750 ml? Have you ever cut spirals for trying smaller mixes? And how often can you reuse spirals before they're spent? Thank you if you take the time to answer any of this, love the channel!
I would say the small ones I use are perfect for 750 ml bottles. Link in the description. Heat will cause faster oak extraction, but I have heard it can also spoil whiskey if it gets too hot. So use caution. I age in bottle, and the small ones I use are easy to get out. I just dump the whole thing into a larger container then back in without the spiral. I have reused them, but they don't do much the second time. Think second use bourbon barrel, it will do something, but not as much as a fresh one. I hope that helps! Feel free to respond to this if you have more questions! Cheers buddy thanks for watching 🥃
@@tillbrook I think both are a much closer approximation of Old Rip 10 than they are of Pappy 15. There just simply isn't even close to enough oak to come close to pappy 15. This is why I advocate for spirals.
@@yourdrinkingbuddy I bought a 40oz camping metal water bottle at WalMart, and mixed up a batch of Prudent, a full bottle of Makers Cask and a 1/2 bottle of Larceny, with a spiral in there. If I want to get closer to Pappy 15, how long should I leave the spiral?
How do you guys think throwing a stave in jack single for a week would turn out? Would love to get my hands on Jack 10 or 12 but never win the allocated raffles
Holy crap that was a lot of information, love it. I 100% agree on the 1924. I didn’t get a bottle, but in Salt Lake City, I got a pour for 20, nose was really nice, but man was I disappointed in the finish, nothing! (Back home now). I like the Shenks & Bombergers individually, I guess I’ll have to try a shenkberger 😉👍. Cheers DB, all the best pal
@@yourdrinkingbuddy awesome, me and the wife always have a blast on our trips. Didn’t have too much whiskey, mostly old fashioneds and other cocktails out at dinner with the wife.
"Nothing is too oaky" huh? Man that EC18 we had in the blind at Nana's several months back tasted like chewing on a piece of wood to me! I still need to try one or more of these YDB blends.
That one drank real nice to me and I sniped a bottle guess on it! Lol. I can send you some samples. Let me know buddy! Cheers buddy thanks for everything 🥃
Thoughts on adding a barrel spiral to Jack Daniels (maybe a blend of SBBP and Bonded) to see how it compares to Jack 10 and 12? Could be an interesting experiment.
A few months back I made a Prudent-ish Pappy that was decent, but not something I felt the need to create again. Since then I've thrown spirals into some infinity bottles where I dump the ends of my mediocre bottles as I run them down using them in mixed drinks. The first one I made... with all low proof, bottom shelf stuff... turned out ok. A little better than the sum of its parts, but not much. The second batch had some better stuff in it to begin, WT101, OGD114, Some 4-6 yr old BIB's, and some not terrible artisan bottles. After 6 weeks with a third use spiral in there, it actually came out pretty tasty. Batch 3 went in with the 4th use spiral and a fresh spiral about a week ago. And I finished off the spiral pack I had with three 1quart jar blends yesterday after watching this video and deciding to trim down the bottles I don't reach for often by doing some experiments. A: WT101 & Jack SBS B: MM101 & Michters Bourbon C: Rebel Cask Str (122) & Benchmark Top Floor
So because of your vids I went and picked up a full proof and dropped a barrel spiral in. It's only been in there a couple weeks as of right now. I think I want to try the eagle rare 17. When the poor mans stagg jr is ready I'll throw in some eagle rare and see what we get. I also need to make poor mans pappy! I bought a 375 decanter and put a poop mans pappy sticker on it.
This video will be viewed several times by me. So much good information. But you still didn’t tell me the formula to salvage my Willet Pot Still bottle? 3 aging spirals? Lol😂
Ok. Do you have Noah's Mill or another high proof Willett? You could do equal parts and drop a spiral in and see what happens? Would make it about 102 proof. Cheers buddy thanks for everything 🥃
Poor mans Prisoners share: I call it Colorado Prison Share: 700ml Colorado' Shine Shops, Ryes and Shine 120 proof bourbon ($35), and 50ml Martell Blue Swift VSOP Cognac (Cognac aged in bourbon barrels), $35. Age it with an oak stave for 2 weeks, then switch out the stave for cherry wood for 1 week. For a juicier finish, go with 650ml Ryes and Shine, and 100ml Martell.
Recently was one of the people that was lured into the Old Emmer Cask Strength at Total Wine. It's not terrible but it's mediocre at best and no way I'd grab it over anything else. I thought about just tossing an oak spiral in it, but decided a week ago to mix it with Maker's Mark, Larceny SB, and an oak spiral to bring the proof down to Pappy territory and see how that fares. Called it "Emmy van Maker" because I'm an idiot. Also, I made the Prudent WLW with the FAE-01 and an oak spiral for 2 weeks and it's just too much oak for me. I'd caution anyone who doesn't love oak out the ass to put extra oak into an already extra-oaked Maker's. Hopefully it mellows, otherwise maybe I'll try to salvage by mixing with more Maker's or something. Appreciate the videos on this subject, it's an interesting way to experiment and try to make something greater than the sum of its parts.
I'll add too that I made a topic in a couple whiskey Facebook groups asking what blends people do and was surprised at how many people blend random things. Usually we just talk about ways of making a cheap facsimile of Pappy because it's borderline impossible to find, but there are tons of people out there just playing with flavors and not trying to replicate something or fool themselves. Some of the blends people shared: "60% Eagle Rare and 40% Benchmark Full Proof. Let it sit for a few months. Tastes like a really good Buffalo Trace store pick I had once." "60% Knob Creek 9 and 20% each of Benchmark Full Proof and Old Forester 100 (and let it sit a few months). Each of the 3 has a different profile and they blend together nicely." "Elijah Craig or Larceny Barrel Proofs with their 92/94-proof small batch versions when I am not in the mood for high proof. Even at 50% each, the blend retains a lot of the extra flavor punch from the Barrel Proof bottles." "Banana Pancakes = equal parts Woodford Reserve Double Oak, Old Forester 1910, Jack Daniel's Single Barrel Barrel Proof" "1:1 ECBP and ECTB. (But don’t use any of the great BPs like B520 or C923…enjoy those straight up)! Last time I blended was with A122. I enjoyed the blend more that either one alone." "JDSBBP and OF1910. 50/50 mix" "60/40 Willett 8yr wheated and Hirsch DO blended Willett/Bardstown" "1:1 Woodford Double Oak and Woodford Batch Proof" "2:1 Buffalo Trace and Benchmark Full Proof" "1792 Full Proof and Woodford Double Oaked"
Dude! Thanks for these!!! You rock. I also have been planning to do something with the Emmer cask strength. I kind of like it, but yeah it isn't great, so I agree, it could be a fun blending addition. Cheers buddy thanks for watching 🥃
Stolen from Reddit: Midwinter Nights Sham Let a quart of bulleit rye and a quart of turkey 101 rye marry for a month while oak cubes are soaking in decent port. After the month, add the cubes (7) and a ounce of the port the cubes sat in and let it sit a week. Then strain and bottle and let sit a month
I just had a pour of EC18 last week, the proof was killing it, making it taste like oak water. Poured some Benchmark FP in and it turned out really good.
I FORGOT ONE!!!
I called it EC 15.75. I did equal parts ECBP and EC 18. it came out beautifully. Seriously, might like it more than both.
Cheers buddy thanks for watching 🥃
Wild Widow - 1 part Wild Turkey Rare Breed Bourbon and 1 part Widow Jane 10 year. Yum. Also, I put an oak spiral in Mellow Corn instead of pouring it down the drain and now it’s up to a “not too bad” standard.
I actually really like mellow corn as is. But your wild widow does sound excellent!
I should try it.
Cheers buddy thanks for watching 🥃
Could someone please turn this into a spreadsheet and share it with us? I want to try all of these.
I am not sure I have the time this week, but I will see what I can do.
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Great timing I have some spiral experiments I need to check on! 😂
I love these types of videos and would love to buy a recipe card or spreadsheet off you it could be a download with bottle labels too! Thanks for all you do. These crazy liqour museums and distilleries who are pricing stuff at Secondary prices wre going to push folks to do more home blends.
And sometimes they are even better! I legit think the Poor Man's Old Fitz is going to SMASH standard Old Fitz. We shall see.
Cheers buddy thanks for everything 🥃
Was thinking the same thing 👍🥃😉
Have you mentioned if you should store it in room temp or should it get mix of temps? I believe I heard you sometimes store in Az garage heat
Definitely store whiskey at room temp, BUT when aging, heat can create faster oak extraction.
So I would say while aging, procede with caution. I have done the garage in spring and fall here, but not dead heat of summer.
Cheers buddy thanks for watching 🥃
Have you experimented with any other spirals like toasted or maple wood?
I have not. I have done char #3 and amburana. But I have soaked the char #3 spirals in other things to get those flavors. I soaked one in maple syrup to mimic maple syrup barrel. I also soaked on in port wine to mimic a port barrel.
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I'd love full reviews of all your blends and concoctions. Not a lot of folks doing that especially folks with the collection you have to cross reference to the real deal. @@yourdrinkingbuddy
I’m 2 months in with Benchmark FP and it’s going well. I’ll pour out a sample and compare it after 8 months. Thanks for the idea.
Good call on that. That way you can see how much it changed.
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Thanks again for making this! I really appreciate it!
No problem! It is one of the most fun topics to me!
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I am All for The Oak. Great video. Definitely trying all of these. Cheers
Me too. I have decided I am definitely part beaver. Give me da oak!
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I really enjoyed the prudent WLW I had in a blind. The home aging can be really good
Thanks buddy!
I think that there are seriously some bangers on here that can rival unicorns.
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I dropped a spiral into a BMFP 2 weeks ago after I saw your last video. Can’t wait to try some of these other ideas.
You have to drop a comment and tell me what you think!
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Very cool video... definitely going to try a few of these out
Thanks buddy! I think you will enjoy it.
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These are my favorite bourbon videos. Thanks, again, for posting! I'm still loving the Prudent Pappy
That is awesome! I appreciate hearing it, as I find they can be somewhat polarizing.
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I do some test blends in 9 oz bottles I got for that purpose. Been experimenting with some blends and hit on one that is really good. 2 parts LBP + 1 part Ben Holliday Soft Red Wheat. I added a used oak spiral (new ones are too intense in this small of a bottle, ask me how I know! :) ) and let it age for 3 months, man was it good. Plan on making a 750 sized blend as soon as I get some more LBP! I recently got some Green River wheated and Bardstown wheated and will plan on doing something with them as well (not sure what yet).
This sounds awesome! Glad to hear you are enjoying playing with some blends!
Cheers buddy thanks for watching 🥃
I really had fun last week, blending a bourye. I was thinking about throwing a stave in it. Idk though because I used a toasted bourbon as my base. I'll save this vid and try some of these.
Toasted plus spiral can create over oaked whiskey for sure.
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Very cool video! More of your blends and aging videos are cool videos
Thanks buddy! I really enjoy doing expiramental things.
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Hey perfect video, I have been wanted a list of blends because I have been enjoying a few blends lately. love that you came up with a few. so I will be making soon. cheers
Thanks buddy! I appreciate that.
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This is a really fun experiment that we're definitely going to try. Great video!
Thanks buddy! I hope you like whatever you try out.
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What would you do with BT White Dog Mash #1? Obviously a barrel spiral but for how long and mix with anything else?
I did this about 3 years back. It turned out pretty good I think!
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@@yourdrinkingbuddy Nice! Any experimentation with just an oak stave in the White Dog?
BTW, amazing video! I just bought a bunch of cool looking antique bourbon bottles, and will feature many of the blends you posted on the bar.
That is awesome! Try and research to make sure the antique glass is safe. Google should be able to help.
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Great video, really interesting.
Thanks buddy!!
Cheers 🥃
I've been blending some bottles together for awhile and I've been pleased with how they have came out. I have been experimenting with cognac and rye whiskey mostly of infinity bottle pour rye I have put JD SBBP ryd and rare breed and redwood emerald giant and some good cognac. Haven't tried it yet I let them sit for a few months before I try them to let them blend together. Great show.
That is cool. I have not tried blending cognac in at all. Have you tried Bhakta 1928?
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Trying to blend some stuff on your own is a great idea 💡. Can't be any worse than some of the stuff these brands are coming up with 🤔. I definitely think somebody's hitting the sauce when they come up with some of the blends and finishes they come up with...SERIOUSLY 🫣. CHEERS 👍🥃😉 GREAT VIDEO
Lol this is a fair take.
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Where can I get that Prudent Pappy sticker?
I do have it on my Instagram. Drinkbuddydrink
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I KNEW YOU'D COME THROUGH!!!!! After our Instagram conversation I had high hopes!
Glad you found this without having to go message you that it is up lol.
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@@yourdrinkingbuddy Always easy to find when you have notifications turned on. 💥
Just came across your channel. I'm located in Tucson too and I'm fairly new to the Bourbon world. Any recommendations on good locations to try around here for tastings or purchasing? I've been to Batch and usually just go to Total Wine or Plaza Liquor for purchasing.
@@Zazu309 Nana's kitchen is my number #1 spot. Great food and great store picks. They have some BANGERS right now.
I love this video!! So many more recipes than just Poor Mans and Prudent Pappy. If I may indulge with a few questions, what do you mix and age with the spiral into? I tried Poor Mans with a bottle, but it was a pain to get the spiral out, would it be better in a mason jar, then transfer to a bottle? And you mentioned aging them in your garage, does that help with the heat to transfer the oak from the spiral? I never would have thought that in glass it could, but it's something more for me to try. And, is there a minimum size for the spiral, such as 750 ml? Have you ever cut spirals for trying smaller mixes? And how often can you reuse spirals before they're spent? Thank you if you take the time to answer any of this, love the channel!
I would say the small ones I use are perfect for 750 ml bottles. Link in the description. Heat will cause faster oak extraction, but I have heard it can also spoil whiskey if it gets too hot. So use caution. I age in bottle, and the small ones I use are easy to get out. I just dump the whole thing into a larger container then back in without the spiral. I have reused them, but they don't do much the second time. Think second use bourbon barrel, it will do something, but not as much as a fresh one.
I hope that helps! Feel free to respond to this if you have more questions!
Cheers buddy thanks for watching 🥃
@@yourdrinkingbuddy Which Pappy would you say that Poor Man's and Prudent each replicate? I assumed the Pappy 15?
@@tillbrook I think both are a much closer approximation of Old Rip 10 than they are of Pappy 15. There just simply isn't even close to enough oak to come close to pappy 15. This is why I advocate for spirals.
@@yourdrinkingbuddy I bought a 40oz camping metal water bottle at WalMart, and mixed up a batch of Prudent, a full bottle of Makers Cask and a 1/2 bottle of Larceny, with a spiral in there. If I want to get closer to Pappy 15, how long should I leave the spiral?
How do you guys think throwing a stave in jack single for a week would turn out? Would love to get my hands on Jack 10 or 12 but never win the allocated raffles
I think it would totally work! Only one way to find out!!
Cheers buddy thanks for watching 🥃
Holy crap that was a lot of information, love it. I 100% agree on the 1924. I didn’t get a bottle, but in Salt Lake City, I got a pour for 20, nose was really nice, but man was I disappointed in the finish, nothing! (Back home now). I like the Shenks & Bombergers individually, I guess I’ll have to try a shenkberger 😉👍. Cheers DB, all the best pal
How was the trip over all!?! Best whiskeys? Best views?
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@@yourdrinkingbuddy awesome, me and the wife always have a blast on our trips. Didn’t have too much whiskey, mostly old fashioneds and other cocktails out at dinner with the wife.
"Nothing is too oaky" huh? Man that EC18 we had in the blind at Nana's several months back tasted like chewing on a piece of wood to me!
I still need to try one or more of these YDB blends.
That one drank real nice to me and I sniped a bottle guess on it! Lol. I can send you some samples. Let me know buddy!
Cheers buddy thanks for everything 🥃
@@yourdrinkingbuddy Always up for samples... Hopefully they would actually get through the mail to my new house! 😄
Thoughts on adding a barrel spiral to Jack Daniels (maybe a blend of SBBP and Bonded) to see how it compares to Jack 10 and 12? Could be an interesting experiment.
Definitely a cool idea. Not sure why I haven't tried it!
Cheers buddy thanks for watching 🥃
A few months back I made a Prudent-ish Pappy that was decent, but not something I felt the need to create again. Since then I've thrown spirals into some infinity bottles where I dump the ends of my mediocre bottles as I run them down using them in mixed drinks. The first one I made... with all low proof, bottom shelf stuff... turned out ok. A little better than the sum of its parts, but not much. The second batch had some better stuff in it to begin, WT101, OGD114, Some 4-6 yr old BIB's, and some not terrible artisan bottles. After 6 weeks with a third use spiral in there, it actually came out pretty tasty.
Batch 3 went in with the 4th use spiral and a fresh spiral about a week ago. And I finished off the spiral pack I had with three 1quart jar blends yesterday after watching this video and deciding to trim down the bottles I don't reach for often by doing some experiments.
A: WT101 & Jack SBS
B: MM101 & Michters Bourbon
C: Rebel Cask Str (122) & Benchmark Top Floor
These are very interesting suggestions!? Do you have names for em?
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Would love figure out a collab🥃
Lets do it!
Send me a message.
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Equal parts Woodford DO, KC120, 1792FP with a half part Rare Breed. Drop in a spiral and way two weeks
That sounds veryyyy interesting! You have done this one?
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I currently have it in a Blantons bottle! Pretty good this one is!
barrel spirals are very effective at giving a bourbon a bit more 'oak' on the palette. i also agree that they are not the best for aging new make.
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So because of your vids I went and picked up a full proof and dropped a barrel spiral in. It's only been in there a couple weeks as of right now. I think I want to try the eagle rare 17. When the poor mans stagg jr is ready I'll throw in some eagle rare and see what we get. I also need to make poor mans pappy! I bought a 375 decanter and put a poop mans pappy sticker on it.
That is awesome to hear buddy. Glad you are having as much fun as I am with this stuff.
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This video will be viewed several times by me. So much good information. But you still didn’t tell me the formula to salvage my Willet Pot Still bottle? 3 aging spirals? Lol😂
Ok. Do you have Noah's Mill or another high proof Willett?
You could do equal parts and drop a spiral in and see what happens? Would make it about 102 proof.
Cheers buddy thanks for everything 🥃
Noah's Mill! There you go...I'm not sure I've had that yet, but I've seen it a few times and will give it a try. Cheers!
@@MarkO-ni3qc if you don't like Willett Pot Still you probably won't like it. I was trying to think of something to blend with your por still.
Drop a spiral into a Bull Run unfinished 14 or 15 yr American Whiskey (MGP?} for a couple weeks and it is excellent.
Wow, doesn't over oak? I haven't used a spiral in anything that high age.
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Poor mans Prisoners share: I call it Colorado Prison Share: 700ml Colorado' Shine Shops, Ryes and Shine 120 proof bourbon ($35), and 50ml Martell Blue Swift VSOP Cognac (Cognac aged in bourbon barrels), $35. Age it with an oak stave for 2 weeks, then switch out the stave for cherry wood for 1 week. For a juicier finish, go with 650ml Ryes and Shine, and 100ml Martell.
Interesting! I will consider this one.
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Recently was one of the people that was lured into the Old Emmer Cask Strength at Total Wine. It's not terrible but it's mediocre at best and no way I'd grab it over anything else. I thought about just tossing an oak spiral in it, but decided a week ago to mix it with Maker's Mark, Larceny SB, and an oak spiral to bring the proof down to Pappy territory and see how that fares. Called it "Emmy van Maker" because I'm an idiot.
Also, I made the Prudent WLW with the FAE-01 and an oak spiral for 2 weeks and it's just too much oak for me. I'd caution anyone who doesn't love oak out the ass to put extra oak into an already extra-oaked Maker's. Hopefully it mellows, otherwise maybe I'll try to salvage by mixing with more Maker's or something.
Appreciate the videos on this subject, it's an interesting way to experiment and try to make something greater than the sum of its parts.
I'll add too that I made a topic in a couple whiskey Facebook groups asking what blends people do and was surprised at how many people blend random things. Usually we just talk about ways of making a cheap facsimile of Pappy because it's borderline impossible to find, but there are tons of people out there just playing with flavors and not trying to replicate something or fool themselves. Some of the blends people shared:
"60% Eagle Rare and 40% Benchmark Full Proof. Let it sit for a few months. Tastes like a really good Buffalo Trace store pick I had once."
"60% Knob Creek 9 and 20% each of Benchmark Full Proof and Old Forester 100 (and let it sit a few months). Each of the 3 has a different profile and they blend together nicely."
"Elijah Craig or Larceny Barrel Proofs with their 92/94-proof small batch versions when I am not in the mood for high proof. Even at 50% each, the blend retains a lot of the extra flavor punch from the Barrel Proof bottles."
"Banana Pancakes = equal parts Woodford Reserve Double Oak, Old Forester 1910, Jack Daniel's Single Barrel Barrel Proof"
"1:1 ECBP and ECTB. (But don’t use any of the great BPs like B520 or C923…enjoy those straight up)!
Last time I blended was with A122. I enjoyed the blend more that either one alone."
"JDSBBP and OF1910. 50/50 mix"
"60/40 Willett 8yr wheated and Hirsch DO blended Willett/Bardstown"
"1:1 Woodford Double Oak and Woodford Batch Proof"
"2:1 Buffalo Trace and Benchmark Full Proof"
"1792 Full Proof and Woodford Double Oaked"
Dude! Thanks for these!!! You rock. I also have been planning to do something with the Emmer cask strength. I kind of like it, but yeah it isn't great, so I agree, it could be a fun blending addition.
Cheers buddy thanks for watching 🥃
Stolen from Reddit:
Midwinter Nights Sham
Let a quart of bulleit rye and a quart of turkey 101 rye marry for a month while oak cubes are soaking in decent port. After the month, add the cubes (7) and a ounce of the port the cubes sat in and let it sit a week. Then strain and bottle and let sit a month
This sounds fabulous. Seriously. I may need to try this one!!!
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great daily sipper 1 to 1 coopers craft 100, 1792 sb
That sounds very interesting!!