tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9082156144028140004.post4771949147357087451..comments2024-03-13T04:04:32.568-07:00Comments on Sku's Recent Eats: Felonious Bourbon: Breaking & Enteringskuhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00487419662314518931noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9082156144028140004.post-5455138089087840572012-04-23T17:17:02.744-07:002012-04-23T17:17:02.744-07:00Please correct me if I'm wrong but I recall re...Please correct me if I'm wrong but I recall reading somewhere that Buffalo Trace no longer contract distills (with the exception of the Van Winkles) so that would mean no Buffalo Trace in Breaking and Entering either. If Barton has the same policy, then we have our six distilleries (Wild Turkey, Four Roses, Jim Beam, Maker's Mark, Brown-Forman, and Woodford).Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9082156144028140004.post-4831516096402762072011-11-29T04:48:12.245-08:002011-11-29T04:48:12.245-08:00Florin, check out the exchange between me and Jaso...Florin, check out the exchange between me and Jason Pyle in these <a href="http://sourmashmanifesto.com/2011/10/12/breaking-entering-bourbon-review/#comments" rel="nofollow">comments</a> to his review. According to Jason, the whiskey is 5 to 7 years old. There are other things that would keep it from being straight (added coloring for instance), but I doubt St. George would do that. <br /><br />Of course, even if a whiskey is straight, it is not required to place that designation on the label (e.g. Tennessee Whiskeys), so maybe they just thought it was unnecessary.skuhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00487419662314518931noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9082156144028140004.post-86160072567998566542011-11-28T21:19:19.792-08:002011-11-28T21:19:19.792-08:00Sku, I agree that 80 barrels and 6 Kentucky distil...Sku, I agree that 80 barrels and 6 Kentucky distilleries (out of 9) covers a lot of ground. Good catch on the Straight Bourbon designation! According to my reading of the law (Title 27, sec 5.22 (b)(1)(iii)) the only way the "straight" designation is not met is if indeed some whisky is aged in new barrels for less than 2 years, as you suggest (presumably it could still be aged longer in used barrels).<br /><br />Now, when you go out and buy 80 barrels, this begs the question: once you have them, what are you going to do with all this whiskey, other than vat it together, bottle and sell it? Are you going to throw away 10 barrels because they don't fit your final recipe? Where is the blender's art involved? If you are a big distillery you can bottle the leftover under a lower shelf label, but what could SGD do?Florinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14445344658258056628noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9082156144028140004.post-37068050450182106162011-11-28T19:35:19.836-08:002011-11-28T19:35:19.836-08:00Florin, thanks for the great info! It's inter...Florin, thanks for the great info! It's interesting that they told you that it doesn't have any Heaven Hill. <br /><br />In reality, with 80 barrels, it would be hard to tell anything. Even if it has six distilleries, we don't know how many barrels of each there are and how many recipes from each distillery. There are a lot of possible permutations with that much whiskey.<br /><br />But it's fun to guess.skunoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9082156144028140004.post-37332630835108365602011-11-28T19:31:41.504-08:002011-11-28T19:31:41.504-08:00RC, I had a glass in a SF restaurant last year -- ...RC, I had a glass in a SF restaurant last year -- so it must have been Lot 9 or earlier. I liked it, but was not crazy about it. It had flavors of milky hot cocoa, which I found interesting and original, but I didn't spring for a bottle. The K&L single 11yo barrel blew me away -- I'm still cherishing 1/3 of the bottle one year after opening it, and after Jason Pyle's review of Lot 10 I tried it and liked it immensely: this one bottle only lasted less than a month. The milk chocolate is still there (Jason found Nutella; my wife found coffee), but there is also depth and spice. You may still not like it -- one man's Nutella is another's Ovaltine.<br /><br />It stands to reason that their lots would improve from year to year, since they have older barrels to draw from, as many maturing distilleries (Arran, Penderyn, Kilchoman...)Florinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14445344658258056628noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9082156144028140004.post-13564645411333737102011-11-28T09:39:58.815-08:002011-11-28T09:39:58.815-08:00Florin -
Have you had any of the prior lots of S...Florin - <br /><br />Have you had any of the prior lots of St. George? Lot 5 was my only previous experience and put me off - it had the same over-malted palate that seems to be the downfall of a lot of American craft distillers. I'd love to find out they've managed to work their way to a stronger profile.Regular Chumpingtonhttp://www.scotchandicecream.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9082156144028140004.post-31682453272008529102011-11-27T22:09:50.275-08:002011-11-27T22:09:50.275-08:00Sku, thanks for the blog and the review. I did a ...Sku, thanks for the blog and the review. I did a tasting last week at St George. Their line-up is impressive, and I *love* their single malt. I was underwhelmed by Breaking & Entering. I found it somewhat dry, woody, and flat -- it reminded me of Old Fitzgerald BiB. Their guy told me that it includes whisky from 6 distilleries. After tasting my first guess was Heaven Hill, but the man said, as a matter of fact, Heaven Hill is not one of the 6. He was sworn to secrecy, so he could not give me any more details.<br /><br />On an unrelated note, the new Lot 11 of their single malt will come in a new stubby bottle (same as their K&L 11yo single barrel), redesigned label, and higher price ($65 is what I've heard), possibly as early as December. I am sorry to see the old bottle go and I've bought a poster with the funky black dragon on the label.Florinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14445344658258056628noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9082156144028140004.post-12036521322143568782011-11-27T19:20:59.483-08:002011-11-27T19:20:59.483-08:00RC, no I didn't get any of the Woodford notes ...RC, no I didn't get any of the Woodford notes on this.skunoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9082156144028140004.post-77667639088612750912011-11-27T18:49:58.732-08:002011-11-27T18:49:58.732-08:00You mentioned Brown Forman - given the discussions...You mentioned Brown Forman - given the discussions we've had about them, does this exhibit any of that Woodfordy copper or oiliness? I recognize the peanut note for sure.<br /><br />Interesting. I'm trying this one later this week...Regular Chumpingtonhttp://www.scotchandicecream.comnoreply@blogger.com