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Quoted from DBLM:Is the Mellow Corn as decent for the price as I hear? The reddit guys go nuts for it..
No.
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I had an entire dissertation written up about my mellow corn experience, but you have summed it up perfectly.
Quoted from beergut666:I had an entire dissertation written up about my mellow corn experience, but you have summed it up perfectly.
Please share.
Quoted from DBLM:Please share.
Ok. I actually like Mellow Corn for what it is: A perfectly acceptable bottle of cheep hooch to keep around for the purpose of getting torn up. I grew up in the land of corn (Nebraska), and while other parts of the country are much more well known for moonshine, we had our fair share of farmers who made corn liquor in small stills. I grew up on corn liquor, there was always a jug of it sitting around at family gatherings, and for teenagers looking to party someone always had a cousin, uncle, etc that would sell a couple jars to kids. Corn liquor to me tastes like home, and nostalgia is a very powerful drug, so my affinity for Mellow Corn may be skewed. While it is more complex in flavor due to it's time in a used bourbon barrel, it has that recognizable grainy sweetness and ethanol burn that I actually enjoy. When people are over and a round of shots is going to get poured, Mellow Corn will do the trick. It's a fine mixer for folks that want a something like a whiskey 7, whiskey ginger, or whiskey coke. It's much better than bottom shelf garbage like Beam's 8 Star, KFB, Barton American, and Old Crow. I'm not quite sure where it's recent momentum with the internet bourbon hipsters came from, but all of a sudden people are talking about it. At $12 a bottle it will always have a spot on my shelf next to the other weird shit I drink that most people hate like Malort, Becherovka, Fernet Branca, and Underberg.
Quoted from Whysnow:Rarely do I grab a Canadian wiskey.
Any good?
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Can't help you I really dislike canadian whiskeys.
Quoted from PinDeLaPin:Can't help you I really dislike canadian whiskeys.
Same but cool bottle and had never seen it. I am a sucker for new to me crap
Sample bottles arrived. I’ll try to put together something tasty. I really don’t have a unique collection. It will be fun behind the blindfold though. 
Quoted from beergut666:Ok. I actually like Mellow Corn for what it is: A perfectly acceptable bottle of cheep hooch to keep around for the purpose of getting torn up. I grew up in the land of corn (Nebraska), and while other parts of the country are much more well known for moonshine, we had our fair share of farmers who made corn liquor in small stills. I grew up on corn liquor, there was always a jug of it sitting around at family gatherings, and for teenagers looking to party someone always had a cousin, uncle, etc that would sell a couple jars to kids. Corn liquor to me tastes like home, and nostalgia is a very powerful drug, so my affinity for Mellow Corn may be skewed. While it is more complex in flavor due to it's time in a used bourbon barrel, it has that recognizable grainy sweetness and ethanol burn that I actually enjoy. When people are over and a round of shots is going to get poured, Mellow Corn will do the trick. It's a fine mixer for folks that want a something like a whiskey 7, whiskey ginger, or whiskey coke. It's much better than bottom shelf garbage like Beam's 8 Star, KFB, Barton American, and Old Crow. I'm not quite sure where it's recent momentum with the internet bourbon hipsters came from, but all of a sudden people are talking about it. At $12 a bottle it will always have a spot on my shelf next to the other weird shit I drink that most people hate like Malort, Becherovka, Fernet Branca, and Underberg.
Nice writeup. Thanks for sharing.
Quoted from Whysnow:Rarely do I grab a Canadian wiskey.
Any good?
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It’s supposedly the Canadian Blanton’s (same mashbill and made by Buffalo Trace), they even have a moose instead of the horse stopper. It’s decent.
Quoted from DBLM:Nice writeup. Thanks for sharing.
No shit! That was the best writeup this thread has ever had: and it was for Mellow Corn lol. Well done @beergut666. Wild Turkey 101 and Old Fitz bonded (why did they stop making that?!) were my go to not quite bottom shelf pours way back when and 2 bottles of 101 will always be on my shelf. Maker’s too.
If anybody wants a bottle of Old Carter Rye Batch 5 or 6 let me know and I can get you one. I picked up a bottle for somebody today and the store had one of each left. Price is $160/bottle. Pricey but really good and very limited. From what I read, you can get in Cali and right here around DC, but that is about it. Just let me know.
Quoted from Chisox:It’s supposedly the Canadian Blanton’s (same mashbill and made by Buffalo Trace), they even have a moose instead of the horse stopper. It’s decent.
Thx for the info. Now I am a little more excited to try it.
Cheers
Quoted from Whysnow:Thx for the info. Now I am a little more excited to try it.
Cheers
Here is some more info about the Caribou Crossing. Interesting story.
https://thewhiskeyjug.com/canadian-whiskey/caribou-crossing-single-barrel-canadian-whisky-review/
Quoted from Chisox:Oh man am I gonna be in trouble tomorrow. Cheers!
Shit... I had to deal with that all day today after Matt's midnight rumble.
I'm drinkin' just to get over the damn hangover!
Quoted from Fulltilt:Shit... I had to deal with that all day today after Matt's midnight rumble.
I'm drinkin' just to get over the damn hangover!
Don't blame me. It was all Jackontherocks fault!
Quoted from DBLM:Don't blame me. It was all jackontherocks fault!
Just trying to make a name for myself, haha, it’s always one more it’s just my saying can’t help it
Quoted from DBLM:Don't blame me. It was all jackontherocks fault!
Oh...it was 100% you. Just own it.
Although word to the wise-don’t just wander onto @Fulltilt’s land unless he knows you’re coming.
You’ve been warned...
Quoted from Chisox:Having myself quite the Sunday funday over here. Work is gonna suck tomorrow but ......fuck it, cheers boys!
Edit to add a raising of the glass for Corey Crawford, dude’s been amazing this series.
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It’s going to take a lot more to come back from this one after Knights badly outshot you tonight and should be western favorite. https://www.google.com/url?sa=i&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.redbubble.com%2Fi%2Fposter%2FCindy-Crawford-by-LenaWulf%2F48625627.LVTDI&psig=AOvVaw3IwfDZVQXhrYLpt0xHjWZH&ust=1597724800210000&source=images&cd=vfe&ved=0CAIQjRxqFwoTCNCbteyyoesCFQAAAAAdAAAAABAN
Corey Crawford (resized).jpegQuoted from bowz:Oh...it was 100% you. Just own it.
Although word to the wise-don’t just wander onto Fulltilt’s land unless he knows you’re coming.
You’ve been warned...
I was very behaved this time. A fellow bourbon guy wanted to have a social drink. Who am I to deny that during his time of need?
Yeah, no shit about wandering on to Don's property! Or riding in his car! Or storing things in his safe... I think we have found the most dangerous man on Pinside.
Quoted from Chisox:Ok so this is pretty amazing. A guy from work’s buddy came into a couple of serious dustys and hooked me up. Here’s the first: 1962 Old Fitz BiB. Nineteen -Sixty- Motherfucking -Two. Check it out. Bottle two will be here tomorrow.
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How is it?
Quoted from Chisox:Not sure what I’m going to do with it. May drink it or I may trade it for some other dustys (Turkey). I can’t find any comps to see what the value is.
Don’t you have a blind sample mailing coming up 
Quoted from Chisox:Ok so this is pretty amazing. A guy from work’s buddy came into a couple of serious dustys and hooked me up. Here’s the first: 1962 Old Fitz BiB. Nineteen -Sixty- Motherfucking -Two. Check it out. Bottle two will be here tomorrow.
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Damn thats pretty bad ass.
Quoted from DBLM:Yeah, no shit about wandering on to Don's property! Or riding in his car! Or storing things in his safe... I think we have found the most dangerous man on Pinside.
Or the stupidest!
Yeah it was like confession time.... I'm going to learn to keep my mouth shut one of these days.....
Quoted from Fulltilt:Or the stupidest!
Yeah it was like confession time.... I'm going to learn to keep my mouth shut one of these days.....
You are in good company and amongst friends. It’s all good.
Quoted from DBLM:You are in good company and amongst friends. It’s all good.
Drink 'Merican!
Quoted from Chisox:Here’s dusty number two. 1973 Old Forester Bottled in Bond from the legendary 414 distillery. So cool that both of these bottles were distilled before I was born..and I’m old as hell.
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Damn man those are 2 sweet ass scores.
Quoted from Chisox:Here’s dusty number two. 1973 Old Forester Bottled in Bond from the legendary 414 distillery. So cool that both of these bottles were distilled before I was born..and I’m old as hell.
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Congrats and super cool!
Quoted from Chisox:Here’s dusty number two. 1973 Old Forester Bottled in Bond from the legendary 414 distillery. So cool that both of these bottles were distilled before I was born..and I’m old as hell.
Most excellent! But you sure know how to make feel like a fossil. (:
Quoted from Fulltilt:Most excellent! But you sure know how to make feel like a fossil. (:
Hey man my bones are half dust too.
Pretty damn cool article you guys need to check out.
https://thewhiskeywash.com/whiskey-styles/american-whiskey/dick-stoll-legendary-pennsylvania-whiskey-master-distiller-was-one-of-the-true-greats/
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