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What are you drinking now, pt 2.


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Oh so I did get to try the two bottles of Rittenhouse Rye 25yo on Tuesday night... Cask 6 and 12...

Here is my friend Steffen (Denmark) very happy to get his bottle.

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I really liked both, but they were really different. The barrel 6 was a little more woodie, and had a stronger Rye taste and was a little astringent. The cask 12 bottle was smoother overall and drank a little more like a bourbon - more of a balanced beverage overall for me. But was glad that I got to try them both. Steffen took the cask 6 bottle. And it will be shared around Denmark when he gets back... with a nod to HC...

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Right Brain Sour Owl...aged “a really long time” in oak barrels...definite wine notes...can a sour be considered a session?...I'd say so...

then some bottles of Three Floyds Zombie Dust...cool labels that the iPhone couldn't capture...

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let's try this again during the day...considered having my picture taken in the fetal position spooning the growler...

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Cigar City Hunahpu aged in Virgin Oak...

my friends & I are very appreciative to have had the chance to try this...& it did not suck:)...I even saved some for coffee the next day...

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The Great Orange Liqueur Experiment, Part Deux

Bonal and Rye with Cointreau, Clement Creole Shrubb and Mandarine Napoleon

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I will edit this later but right now Cointreau is out and it is neck and neck between the shrubb and the shorty.

I have to agree with Al and Claire, the Cointreau just seems relatively uninteresting or flat compared to the others. It is still a good drink but not great. The Shrubb is on the other end, because it has a prominent rum taste it adds a lot of complexity to the drink. In this case a bit too much, but it has a nice finish and the most bite. The Mandarine takes a little of the bite out of the rye which at first seems bad, but in the long run it has a nice complexity and does the best job of blending and complementing the flavors of the rye and Bonal.

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