Justine got me some Apple Bitters* and some Ginger Bitters. The apple made an interesting sort of old fashioned with some of my homemade cider, bourbon etc. I haven't tried the Ginger yet. *Holy smokes $
Justine got me some Apple Bitters* and some Ginger Bitters. The apple made an interesting sort of old fashioned with some of my homemade cider, bourbon etc. I haven't tried the Ginger yet.
The pandemic drove demand higher by combining unexpected free time, in the form of quarantines, with unexpected money, from a booming stock market and government stimulus checks.
Social media then amplified the hype. For many, the so-called crotch shot, in which a lucky buyer posts a photo on Instagram of his latest find, ideally taken from the driverâs seat just after leaving a liquor store, has become a status symbol. Depending on the bottle, it can be as potent as a Rolex-clad wrist.
While some people will drink those bottles, others will flip them on the illegal secondary market, often for much more than they paid, or hold onto them as an investment.
âThereâs some poor guy out there whose wife has been nagging them about the 120, 200 bottles in the basement,â said Taylor Cope, who edits the website Malt Review. âAnd he says, âNo, you donât understand, I paid X for these and theyâre worth 2X or 5X or whatever,â and maybe for him thatâs some weird nest egg or retirement savings.â
I have been designing a new bottle for the St. Augustine Distillery
(not this one in the pic) and during the project I received as a gift
their "The Saint Bourbon" (the one in the pic). This product is so
decadently highly priced that I have been reluctant to even open it.
But I will definitely share it with my son-in-law who like me is
a boozer connoisseur of fine spirits.
An enthusiastic manager at the DEN Centurion lounge recommended this to me. Just finished it and - although quite good - I didn't see what made it so noteworthy. That could absolutely be my inability to get subtleties in bourbon without them being set up side by side for comparison.
It's good stuff. Straight rye has more of a bite - more "spicy" than most bourbons - not as sweet. There are some "high rye" bourbons that are kind of in-between. Redemption makes a very good one.
You're making me want to try some more rye. We'll see. I'm a little fireplace poor at the moment!
It's good stuff. Straight rye has more of a bite - more "spicy" than most bourbons - not as sweet. There are some "high rye" bourbons that are kind of in-between. Redemption makes a very good one.
