February 18, 201313 yr The Kroger liquor store behind beechwood has a bunch of it in 1.75. Hmm...I may have to stop by there then. That's kinda big for a "collectors bottle"...but if that's all that's available, I suppose it'll do.
February 18, 201313 yr Cards this weekend with some guys that I have known for about 50 years. I am bringing the bourbon and read the thread before shopping. So, thanks guys for the info. After the cash I just threw down I have been thinking about my speech on which ones are for mixing and which ones are to be enjoyed in their perfect form. I will never forget seeing a guy pouring a round of drinks from my bar and mixing 50/50 w/ Coke and a bottle of Woodford. My Woodford! Lesson learned, and if the speech does not work the nice sunny beach will cure all.
February 18, 201313 yr Cards this weekend with some guys that I have known for about 50 years. I am bringing the bourbon and read the thread before shopping. So, thanks guys for the info. After the cash I just threw down I have been thinking about my speech on which ones are for mixing and which ones are to be enjoyed in their perfect form. I will never forget seeing a guy pouring a round of drinks from my bar and mixing 50/50 w/ Coke and a bottle of Woodford. My Woodford! Lesson learned, and if the speech does not work the nice sunny beach will cure all. Can't help but wonder if that "guy" will be invited back?
February 18, 201313 yr Hmm...I may have to stop by there then. That's kinda big for a "collectors bottle"...but if that's all that's available, I suppose it'll do. Same here. I'm looking for smaller but that's all I've seen so far
February 18, 201313 yr Basil Hayden for my day-to-day. Pappy Van Winkle if I'm feeling generous. Either on the rocks or with whiskey stones. Holy smokes, at $100 to $200+ a bottle how can anyone afford to be that generous?
February 19, 201313 yr Can't help but wonder if that "guy" will be invited back? He got the invite but did not want to spring for airfare. Probably afraid I would clean him out again at the table. Last time he came to the table he paid a very big price. The ground transport departs, w/ the bourbon, on Wed. And I would not be surprised if the cheapskate takes the free ride at the last minute. I had better lock up the cases before shipping them.
February 19, 201313 yr Hmm...I may have to stop by there then. That's kinda big for a "collectors bottle"...but if that's all that's available, I suppose it'll do. Pretty sure all the 750's are gone.
February 19, 201313 yr Pretty sure all the 750's are gone. I called around to 8 or 10 liquor stores around NKY, and none of them had needed a Makers Mark delivery in the time period since the switch-around...so I went ahead and picked up a 1.75 from the Ft. Mitchell Kroger liquor store. I think they had 5 left after I bought mine.
February 19, 201313 yr I called around to 8 or 10 liquor stores around NKY, and none of them had needed a Makers Mark delivery in the time period since the switch-around...so I went ahead and picked up a 1.75 from the Ft. Mitchell Kroger liquor store. I think they had 5 left after I bought mine. Supplies being so low and all that they needed to cut the booze content ...
February 19, 201313 yr Supplies being so low and all that they needed to cut the booze content ... Most liquor stores buy enough product in October to get them through March. But I'm sure you already knew that.
February 21, 201313 yr Nice little update from the Washington Post on the tight space between a rock and a hard place Maker's Mark currently finds itself... Bourbonomics 101: What the Maker’s Mark dilution debacle says about corporate strategy
February 21, 201313 yr I will ask a dumb question, I don't fully understand the process that produces the Bourbon. In other words, Makers is aged about six years, did they have to make the decision six years ago on the proof (84 vs. 90) or is the proof something that can be adjusted so that Makers doesn't end up with a lot of wasted 84 proof bourbon?
February 21, 201313 yr I will ask a dumb question, I don't fully understand the process that produces the Bourbon. In other words, Makers is aged about six years, did they have to make the decision six years ago on the proof (84 vs. 90) or is the proof something that can be adjusted so that Makers doesn't end up with a lot of wasted 84 proof bourbon? Makers selects their bourbons based on a certain taste profile that their master distiller is trained to recognize. In other words, his palate has to know when the bourbon coming out of the barrels in their rick houses "tastes like Makers Mark". When they've achieved that correct taste, they are all generally around a certain proof, which is more or less as a rule, higher than 90. Then they blend the barrels they've selected together, and add just enough water to get it down to a consistent 90 proof for the entire batch. The reason they say Makers Mark is aged "around 6 years" is because of variants like temperature and humidity during the aging process, which can sometimes cause certain batches to mature faster or slower than others, thereby getting those batches to the "Makers Mark taste" at different points. Generally, though, it's somewhere between 5 1/2 years and 6 1/2 years, though - which is they said their bourbon is aged about 6 years.
February 21, 201313 yr Makers selects their bourbons based on a certain taste profile that their master distiller is trained to recognize. In other words, his palate has to know when the bourbon coming out of the barrels in their rick houses "tastes like Makers Mark". When they've achieved that correct taste, they are all generally around a certain proof, which is more or less as a rule, higher than 90. Then they blend the barrels they've selected together, and add just enough water to get it down to a consistent 90 proof for the entire batch. The reason they say Makers Mark is aged "around 6 years" is because of variants like temperature and humidity during the aging process, which can sometimes cause certain batches to mature faster or slower than others, thereby getting those batches to the "Makers Mark taste" at different points. Generally, though, it's somewhere between 5 1/2 years and 6 1/2 years, though - which is they said their bourbon is aged about 6 years. Thank you! So in short, its blended and diluted with water to reach the correct proof?
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