tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9082156144028140004.post2268707524636798027..comments2024-03-13T04:04:32.568-07:00Comments on Sku's Recent Eats: Dusty Thursday: Old Charter (early 1980s)skuhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00487419662314518931noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9082156144028140004.post-78802413390128744672012-06-09T03:39:22.452-07:002012-06-09T03:39:22.452-07:00I just got an oc ten year old yesterday of the sam...I just got an oc ten year old yesterday of the same era, I did not get around to trying it yet, but I look forward to it. I have always been a big OC fan. I have heard the 7 year old has a dirt flavor though. From your notes I guess you did not get that at all.tmckenzienoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9082156144028140004.post-69085654341728231262012-06-08T20:15:58.411-07:002012-06-08T20:15:58.411-07:00IW Harper must have been much younger than the Cha...IW Harper must have been much younger than the Charter. I don't know exactly what they were doing back then, but the '80s Old Charters (and Old Foresters in the late-'80s) taste so woody and imbalanced that they're pretty much undrinkable. The IW Harpers are nice and sweet, and the Old Taylors and Old Grand Dads seemed to keep the wood in check. The Old Foresters from the early '80s also kept a balance. The Old Charters were a bit older, perhaps, but not that old compared to current offerings, even with the whiskey glut, but they tasted creaky and tired. Compare them to bottles like Buffalo Trace or even the current 10 year Old Charter, and, while younger or nearly the same age as they are now, they tasted so past-their-prime.BMchttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05036354965069864586noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9082156144028140004.post-58166012484889283942012-06-08T12:31:06.372-07:002012-06-08T12:31:06.372-07:00I had this exact same bottle in college 1981 - it&...I had this exact same bottle in college 1981 - it's in a photograph of my dorm room. I recall it was consumed in a game of "Bob". The rules were simple: watch the Bob Newhart show. When anyone says the name "Bob" you do a shot. Did you ever play Bob? Needless to say I have no recollection of how this bourbon tasted. Indeed, no recollection of that particular evening at all, really.Josh Feldmanhttp://cooperedtot.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9082156144028140004.post-8879769864085209562012-06-08T11:45:14.798-07:002012-06-08T11:45:14.798-07:00Steve - I've picked up this label over the yea...Steve - I've picked up this label over the years and to be honest, they sit in the bunker, untouched. Of the two you mentioned, I prefer the IW Harper at 86 proof.Greghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03084821666852687199noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9082156144028140004.post-27255290505870707832012-06-07T22:08:22.023-07:002012-06-07T22:08:22.023-07:00Thanks David! I appreciate it, but I am a mere du...Thanks David! I appreciate it, but I am a mere duke compared to some folks out there.skuhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00487419662314518931noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9082156144028140004.post-80871825898434380602012-06-07T21:35:11.834-07:002012-06-07T21:35:11.834-07:00Did you see I called you the king of dusty hunting...Did you see I called you the king of dusty hunting today?David Dnoreply@blogger.com