Named for a sincere drinker and recommended only for such

[anavolena]

Last night's intensive study of Good Spirits by A. J. Rathbun led me to try the Ed Dexter.

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[ikkyu2]

I hope that at some point you can try the Eagle Rare 10 year old, a Kentucky bourbon. It is my favorite whisky; they use new oak and quite a bit of Minnesota rye. Elmer T. Lee is the same mashbill but they select it out of "honey" barrels that are very smooth and sweet; also good, but the added zing and roughness of the Eagle Rare make it something I think you'd like.

I've also been drinking Aberlour a'bunadh, which is the ambrosial nectar of the gods.

[anavolena]

Well, I'll be. The Washington State Liquor Control Board not only recognizes Eagle Rare 10 year old, but carries it widely enough that the online database claims they have 6 bottles at the Redmond store.

Elmer T. Lee they claim ignorance of.

I still need to write up the great Martinez experiment; for those who can't wait, Vya sweet vermouth is worth the premium price, imho.

[ikkyu2]

All these Buffalo Trace whiskys are yours, except Europa. Attempt no whisky drinking there.

[anavolena]

as long as europa != the french oak experiment, i'll totally cool with that. i'll leave all monoliths alone.

[ikkyu2]

That photograph at the end of the article is magnificent, isn't it?

[anavolena]

jamie gives good blog. and creates fantastic cocktails. and hires damn good bartenders. the night i went to vessel, he wasn't there, but jim and zane took very good care of us.

[ikkyu2]

That's pretty cool. I'd seen this article before. Didn't realize you practically know the guy.

[anavolena]

haven't met him (yet), but certainly benefitted from his creme de violette collection (don't care what his blog says, hermes makes a damn memorable aviation; i can still taste it) and got a few sneaks of the buffalo trace experiments. well, maybe not sneak when i remember the final tab for the evening...