87%-13%
That was the final tally in the fan voting for last night's @sundaynightfights Final Four matchup between Four Roses Small Batch and Jim Beam Devil's Cut. The fan favorite was Four Roses, by the largest margin in SNF history.
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But as you can see from the 📸, Devil's Cut pulled off the upset. And it did it in pretty impressive fashion, defeating Four Roses SmB by a score of 5-1 on the scorecards. Mikey @thebourbonandryeclub scored the bout 3-0 in favor of Devil's Cut. I scored it 2-1 in favor of Devil's Cut, giving 1 vote to Four Roses SmB for having what I thought was the better nose. Ultimately, Four Roses SmB drank a bit flat last night and didn't provide the well-rounded drinking experience that Devil's Cut did.
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Devil's Cut now moves on to the Championship of the SNF 90° Bottle Tournament to face another heavy-hitter ... # 1 seed Buffalo Trace.
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Do you think Devil's Cut can take home the 🏆?
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Today's whiskey and vinyl pairing is the new Baker's Single Barrel with Tom Jones' Greatest Hits.
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Baker's has been reinvented by Jim Beam from an under-the-radar small batch product to a smartly designed, single barrel product with a detailed age statement label on the neck. I think the single barrel is an upgrade and I look forward to seeing how the age statement evolves. I was able to get an 8yr 6mo bottle and have since seen the age statements creep under 8yrs, but I've also heard there were some 9yr bottles that have been released. This bottle has stewed dark fruit, cherry, vanilla, and carmel on the nose. The palate has toasted nuts, vanilla, cherry cola, and oak. The finish is medium long with warm cinnamon and cooked dark fruits.
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Tom Jones is a classic baritone crooner that has continually adapted to popular music and has reinvented himself many times over. His reinventions were mostly about keeping his crooning style the same, but singing over backing music of all genres, including country, pop, rock n' roll, dance, and even techno. He has performed for nearly 60 years and at age 79 he is still touring worldwide. This greatest hits album illustrates Jones' genius of adapting between genres from orchestral pop on "It's Not Unusual", to country on "Green Green Grass of Home", to lounge on "I'll Never Fall in Love Again"
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What are you listening to and drinking this afternoon?
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I am absolutely loving this @fourrosesbourbon Small Batch Select. I was really happy to grab it last month right when it hit Chicago for the first time. For me, it's such an upgrade over the Regular Small Batch.
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The Select has well-rounded flavors of berries, vanilla, orchard fruits and some punchy oak with a nice long finish that's dotted with mint and cinnamon. It's no surprise that everything is intensified in this expression with an additional 14 proof points and being non-chill filtered compared to the Regular Small Batch. This is definitely my favorite new permanent release from the “Big 7” distilleries (Buffalo Trace, Four Roses, Heaven Hill, Jim Beam, Maker’s Mark, Wild Turkey, Brown-Forman).
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What is your favorite new permanent release from the Big 7?
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