tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9082156144028140004.post8179396408932886564..comments2024-03-13T04:04:32.568-07:00Comments on Sku's Recent Eats: Tween Whiskey - An Endangered Species?skuhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00487419662314518931noreply@blogger.comBlogger27125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9082156144028140004.post-3269034932274822432015-07-18T06:47:42.265-07:002015-07-18T06:47:42.265-07:00Anon, you're right that they are fast disappea...Anon, you're right that they are fast disappearing, but there are still a few. Baker's is still 7 years. One of Smooth Ambler's standards is a 7 year old from MGP. As far as I know, Old Taylor is still 6 years old. There may be a few more.skuhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00487419662314518931noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9082156144028140004.post-61026455343879314132015-07-17T16:29:30.660-07:002015-07-17T16:29:30.660-07:00Are there any bourbons left that still carry are s...Are there any bourbons left that still carry are statements of 6 or 7 years? I can't think of any. Very Old Barton and Fighting Cock have both dropped their 6 year statements, and Old Weller Antique and Weller Special Reserve have dropped their 7 year statements. Is anyone left?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9082156144028140004.post-30990411957923666142015-05-26T08:49:11.781-07:002015-05-26T08:49:11.781-07:00It is interesting that distillers would apparently...It is interesting that distillers would apparently rather sell Elijah Craig NAS or Eagle Rare NAS than charge more $$ to keep the current products with age statements.<br /><br />Is this a reflection of dwindling 10-12 year old stocks? Or have they decided to lock up existing stocks for a few more years so they can come out with uber-expensive 15 to 20 year old whiskies?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9082156144028140004.post-56839659795391231322015-05-24T23:55:17.322-07:002015-05-24T23:55:17.322-07:00EC 12 is running $35 in metro New York. This is t...EC 12 is running $35 in metro New York. This is the new stuff without "12" on the front label.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9082156144028140004.post-32287343907709961482015-05-23T22:17:52.746-07:002015-05-23T22:17:52.746-07:00Henry McKenna's 10 y/o single barrel. Knocked ...Henry McKenna's 10 y/o single barrel. Knocked one out this week - and for under $30.MadMexnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9082156144028140004.post-14369882880806938762015-05-22T19:54:44.341-07:002015-05-22T19:54:44.341-07:00...and, as has been widely reported, the "12 ......and, as has been widely reported, the "12 Year" designation has been moved to the back label, like Eagle Rare 10 Year Old. Who wants to lay odds on how long before either or both of those Bourbons become NAS?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9082156144028140004.post-19266479489027164142015-05-22T12:18:55.109-07:002015-05-22T12:18:55.109-07:00I noticed that Elijah Craig 12, which had been sel...I noticed that Elijah Craig 12, which had been selling for about $24 late last year, is now going for $30 or more at local retailers. Sigh ...<br /><br />I guess even at that price I'd better stock up now before it disappears altogether, or gets replaced by a new 15-year version at double the price.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9082156144028140004.post-79419306093224212402015-05-21T12:25:54.402-07:002015-05-21T12:25:54.402-07:00A bottle of formerly occasionally available for ab...A bottle of formerly occasionally available for about $50 Old Fitzgerald Very Special 12 Year Old, bottled in 2013, sold last week for $369, before buyer's premium and sales tax, at Skinner's. Read it and weep.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9082156144028140004.post-70314326972770303342015-05-21T08:43:24.086-07:002015-05-21T08:43:24.086-07:00Henry McKenna Single BarrelHenry McKenna Single Barreltruck!zerohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01162699305937555272noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9082156144028140004.post-49914669828895754092015-05-20T19:29:25.572-07:002015-05-20T19:29:25.572-07:00I suppose the Belle Meade Sherry Cask Finish (9 yr...I suppose the Belle Meade Sherry Cask Finish (9 yr) doesn't qualify as readily available...Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9082156144028140004.post-72495656091769518792015-05-20T17:35:51.965-07:002015-05-20T17:35:51.965-07:00I know this doesn't fit your parameters, but O...I know this doesn't fit your parameters, but Old Ezra from Luxco carries a 7 year age statement, it's readily available, and costs less than $20.<br /><br />The bottom shelf (yet very drinkable) Sam Clay from Heaven Hill is stated as 6 years and can be had for $20 a handle!<br /><br />A couple of age-stated yet affordable outliers!Sam Komlenicnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9082156144028140004.post-63312993697202146422015-05-20T16:21:54.595-07:002015-05-20T16:21:54.595-07:00Widow Jane currently has an 8 year age statement.
...Widow Jane currently has an 8 year age statement.<br /><br />Old Beezer has a 10 year age statement.<br /><br />But neither of them has widespread distribution.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9082156144028140004.post-9212784341323688462015-05-20T14:11:20.722-07:002015-05-20T14:11:20.722-07:00Excellent question Brandon. I think the answer is ...Excellent question Brandon. I think the answer is both. Clearly, age statements (and whole brands) are disappearing because there is not enough aged whiskey to meet demand and companies want the flexibility to use younger whiskeys. <br /><br />But there is also more whiskey available at the very top of the age bracket than there used to be, which makes me think that companies are aging smaller amounts longer because they know they can charge huge premiums for very old whiskey. (Witness the replacement of reasonably priced Elijah Craig 18 with excessively priced Elijah Criag 20+ year olds). <br /><br />So whiskey in the tween years is getting squeezed from both sides, and of course, the 8 to 12 year bracket I'm using here is sort of arbitrary. I just picked it because there used to be a lot of bourbon in that category that's gone. I could have gone up to 15 and had pretty similar results with only a couple more whiskeys added to the group.skuhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00487419662314518931noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9082156144028140004.post-13980085064710566542015-05-20T14:01:22.071-07:002015-05-20T14:01:22.071-07:00So, what's your take on the reason for dropped...So, what's your take on the reason for dropped age statements in this age range? Are producers holding more barrels back to age longer and sell at higher ages now that older bourbon is so in demand? Or are they bottling everything they have regardless of age to get more bottles on the shelf now while bourbon is hot? (There doesn't seem to be any lack in supply of the recently age-dropped bottlings on shelves.) Curious what you think...Brandonnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9082156144028140004.post-30030118992515879442015-05-20T11:07:37.040-07:002015-05-20T11:07:37.040-07:00Funky Tape, Beam killed the Black Label age statem...Funky Tape, Beam killed the Black Label age statement.<br /><br />I didn't include PHC because, as you know, it is different every year, sometimes in the age range (as last year's and apparently this year's) and sometimes not whereas OFBB is pretty much always the same.skuhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00487419662314518931noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9082156144028140004.post-4927687422026991072015-05-20T10:47:51.456-07:002015-05-20T10:47:51.456-07:00If you consider OFBB in 'regular release' ...If you consider OFBB in 'regular release' then I suppose you have to open it up to all the other fall releases like PHC, etc.<br /><br /> I have a plastic handle of AAA 10 yr that was bottled early 2014 so I assume that was the last of it. <br /><br />I still see 8 yr Ridgemont 1792 out there but its of course a goner. <br /><br />Also, isn't there some black label Jim Beam stuff aged 8 yrs on the market currently, or did they kill that?Funky Tapehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09271221564702147756noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9082156144028140004.post-66841662148753235172015-05-20T10:20:07.210-07:002015-05-20T10:20:07.210-07:00Thanks Jay and Alan. I've revised the post to ...Thanks Jay and Alan. I've revised the post to add those bottles.skuhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00487419662314518931noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9082156144028140004.post-64566704566639051752015-05-20T07:06:37.283-07:002015-05-20T07:06:37.283-07:00I suppose it depends on how you define "regul...I suppose it depends on how you define "regular release," but Old Medley 12 Year Old Kentucky Straight Bourbon Whiskey is another whiskey to add to the list.Alan Minorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17997230183114219144noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9082156144028140004.post-6262678428865444262015-05-20T06:26:55.424-07:002015-05-20T06:26:55.424-07:00Hello Steve,
At the considerable risk of self-prom...Hello Steve,<br />At the considerable risk of self-promotion, and noting that the product is only sold in Ohio, Kentucky, and Indiana, I would point out that our O.K.I. Straight Bourbon whiskey carries an age statement of eight years. (The juice is actually nine years, and our label will be updated when we reorder labels.) This is Indiana juice, the 35% rye bill, bottled unfiltered and 97 proof. (We also do a few single barrels of it.) Sorry it is so scarce!<br />Cheers— Jay Erisman, New Riff DistillingJay Erismanhttp://www.newriffdistilling.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9082156144028140004.post-84345810497415447442015-05-20T05:20:08.583-07:002015-05-20T05:20:08.583-07:00Four Roses private selections are 8 to 12 years.Four Roses private selections are 8 to 12 years.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9082156144028140004.post-64264139631510004262015-05-20T03:45:56.066-07:002015-05-20T03:45:56.066-07:00William Larue Weller, while a bitch to find, is ty...William Larue Weller, while a bitch to find, is typically a 12 year old Bourbon each year.Marknoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9082156144028140004.post-76166790513303758932015-05-20T01:41:52.444-07:002015-05-20T01:41:52.444-07:00Hi there,
as to Knob Creek 9yo...
http://www.str...Hi there,<br /><br />as to Knob Creek 9yo...<br /><br />http://www.straightbourbon.com/forums/showthread.php?23812-Knob-Creek-Best-Bourbon-of-2015/page3&s=d448a9ef6b61164ed66b3ecbe4e82a12<br /><br />Greetings<br />kallaskanderkallaskandernoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9082156144028140004.post-80510538892161760182015-05-19T20:47:09.925-07:002015-05-19T20:47:09.925-07:00Bobby: Looks like you're right. Off the list ...Bobby: Looks like you're right. Off the list it goes.skuhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00487419662314518931noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9082156144028140004.post-71275453006228554722015-05-19T20:43:29.505-07:002015-05-19T20:43:29.505-07:00ShooterFlatch: Thanks, hadn't seen that one i...ShooterFlatch: Thanks, hadn't seen that one is so long that I forgot about it. I'll add it.<br /><br />Anon: ETL is NAS. I'm only going on age statements here because, as you know, they can change the age of NAS whiskey any time.<br /><br />Bobby: Interesting. Last I heard they were still making AAA 10yo in liters. skuhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00487419662314518931noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9082156144028140004.post-86920342756037047552015-05-19T20:28:34.742-07:002015-05-19T20:28:34.742-07:00Buffalo Trace's PR confirmed to me there is no...Buffalo Trace's PR confirmed to me there is no more AAA 10 year in an email exchange.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09197953849905955988noreply@blogger.com