Fresh cork pop from last night of @smokewagonbourbon Straight Bourbon Whiskey coming in at 92.5°.
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This is a great drinker filled with sweet butterscotch, candy corn, honey, nutty & spicy rye. This pour keeps kickin' long after you drink it down.
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Quick recap of last night's @sundaynightfights bout ...
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A picture is worth a thousand words and this one tells the outcome of the @newriff BiB rye vs. @buffalotracedistillery EH Taylor BiB rye. And while New Riff came out ahead on the scorecards by a margin of 5-1, the picture doesn't tell you that this fight was much closer. In fact, we had to extend the match an extra round in order to determine a winner.
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After 4 rounds, @thebourbonandryeclub gave the clean sweep to New Riff scoring it with a better nose, palate, and finish than EHT. I gave New Riff the edge 2-1, scoring it with a better nose and finish while giving the nod to EHT for an ever so slightly better palate. I was also very very close to giving the finish to EHT because it developed nicely throughout the fight with an array of flavors that I really enjoy.
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But, when the dust settled the new kid from Newport flexed it’s muscle and took down the old guard from Frankfort to become the newest member of the Sunday Night Fights 🏆Hall of Champions🏆.
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What do you think of this result?
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Today's whiskey and vinyl pairing is Old Bardstown Estate Bottled Kentucky Straight Bourbon with Donuts by J Dilla (Jay Dee).
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This bottle of Bourbon from @willettdistillery really reminds me of a super fresh yeast donut that has just come off the fryer. The nose is a super sweet dough with citrus cream. The palate has a hit of cayenne on the roof of the mouth then the sweet herbal citrus starts to bloom across your tongue and cheeks followed by sweet fruit and vanilla. The finish is a little minerally and the citrus tang kind of hangs out in the back of your throat for a bit. This is a pour that really got my attention quickly after trying it for the first time last week. It will be in the regular rotation for awhile.
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Donuts by J Dilla has come to be regarded as one of the greatest hip-hop albums of all time and has influenced artists in hip-hop, electronica, indie music, and beyond. Dilla was diagnosed with an incurable blood disease in 2002 and was in and out of the hospital several times before he passed in Feb. 2006. 29 of the 31 songs on Donuts were made from his hospital bed in the Summer of 2005 with just a sampler and a portable record player and a stack of vinyl. A lot can be said, and has been, about this album and numerous artists have gone on to sample it or build off of the short 1-2 minute tracks ... artists like Drake, Nas, Lupe Fiasco, The Roots, Busta Rhymes and many many others. This is an album that has to be listened to from start to finish and probably multiple times to really start to grasp it. It’s a perfect record for listening to on vinyl.
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What are you listening to and drinking this afternoon?
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Making it a single barrel Saturday night with @jackdaniels_us Heritage Barrel. Really enjoying this pour. It has a nose with very rich and syrupy vanilla, along with sweet brown spices. Dense and rich mouthfeel with roasted vanilla, sticky caramel, dark fruits, and toasted baking spices on the palate. The finish is long and lingering with some oak, spiced wood, and corn syrup sweetness.
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Have you had the JD Heritage Barrel?
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On Sunday night this rye from the storied @buffalotracedistillery has a chance to join the @sundaynightfights Hall of Champions. Tune in LIVE on Instagram at 8p CT 2/23 to find out if it can take down the upstart that is gaining a lot of attention and shaking up perceptions in the world of whiskey.
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Today the spotlight shines on the Bottled-in-Bond Straight Rye from the vaunted EH Taylor brand. Let’s take a look at the tale of the tape...
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100° / 50% abv
Chill filtered
Age: 4 years
Mashbill: undisclosed but consists of only rye and malted barley (no corn)
Price: ~ $70.00
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On the nose it has dried fruit, dill, and fresh cracked black pepper. A medium-bodied mouthfeel with a palate of brown spices, cinnamon, caramel, mint, and dill. The finish is touched with oak and slightly dry and lingers on the sides and back of the tongue. Overall, this rye is loaded with good flavor and extremely pleasing to drink.
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Do you think this bottle has what it takes to be a champion?
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On Sunday night this newcomer has a chance to join the @sundaynightfights Hall of Champions. Tune in LIVE on Instagram at 8p CT 2/23 to find out if it can take down a rye from one of the most storied distilleries in the country.
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Let's shine the spotlight on @newriff Bottled-in-Bond Kentucky Straight Rye Whiskey with a tale of the tape...
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100° / 50% abv
Non-chill filtered
Age: 4 years
Mashbill: 95% rye / 5% malted rye
Price: ~ $40.00
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On the nose it has spicy mint, fresh cracked black pepper, and some aromas of an orangesicle. A medium-bodied mouthfeel with a palate that leads off with cinnamon, followed by dark sugar, vanilla, rye spice, and mint. The finish is bold and long with more dark sugars, creamy vanilla, and herbal mint. Overall, this rye has a lot going on and deserves to be savored. I like it neat, but it also makes an incredible Old Fashioned.
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Do you think this bottle has what it takes to be a champion?
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