tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3101162324715983722.post6380094417161894332..comments2024-03-16T11:28:41.525-04:00Comments on Diving for Pearls: 1792 Full Proof bourbon (2016 bottling)Michaelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02288790197865570681noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3101162324715983722.post-71717961552353067812019-06-23T22:28:58.110-04:002019-06-23T22:28:58.110-04:00It's true we all have different palates. That&...It's true we all have different palates. That's why I try to never make "recommended purchase" announcements. We each have to find a group of reviewers whose palates match our own before we leap out for a purchase. I find the regular 1792 to be decent stuff and have had two single barrel 1792s that were really good, and have bought them as gifts for family. Relatedly, I will try to give Old Forester another try next year. I tend to find Brown Forman's products to be grim, but I'm interested in what they've been doing with Old Forester.Diving for Pearlshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02373371259792882112noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3101162324715983722.post-43673892203202428252019-05-22T16:41:11.984-04:002019-05-22T16:41:11.984-04:00Hi, Michael. I enjoy your blog and especially your...Hi, Michael. I enjoy your blog and especially your Youtube reviews. I haven't had this one but one of the first bourbons I ever bought was the standard 1792 - they had them for $20 at Costco and I figured I could always demote it to cooking duty at that price. I still have about a third of that bottle - it's neither amazing nor bad. I have to wonder 2 things: 1. could your bottle be part of a bum batch? (taster was drunk, sabotage, Russian meddling, whatevers ;) 2. I also noticed that you don't like certain particular profiles (Woodford, Forester, etc.) - so I wonder if there's a certain flavor that your brain just rejects? Nothing wrong with that - likely we all have these. I wouldn't extol Woodford or anything else I'm going to mention but I also find them to be ok. I.e. Ancient Age - ok for bottom shelf (I prefer Benchmark 8, though). Yesterday I sampled Ancient Ancient Age 10 star (45%) - and enjoyed it. And I also liked Early Times (used cooperage bourbon-mash whiskey) - found it to have a roasted peanut flavor. Anyway, that's not the point. Just thinking out loud. I've also had a few single malts that I really detested at first, which later became my favorites. Thank you for the reviews, malt mate :) Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com