Is Copper Tongue 16 Really That Bad?

[@3Bourboneers]

What Orphan Barrels have you tried?

[@umami0247]

Out of my price range. I’m sure some are good but when I can walk in a store and get a Rare breed or Knob creek single barrel for under 60 all day well that’s where I’m going. My only splurge whiskey is River Roots and that’s because they are 30 minutes from my house and they have great picks. And most are in the 75-90 range yes they have some over 200 but those I pas on I won’t pay more than a 100 for alcohol. One caveat is the new malted bottle it’s 170+ and I’d buy it in a heartbeat it’s that good. I’ve been drinking for over 45 years and their malted whiskey is the best I’ve ever had. It’s a hazmat at 140 and drinks like a 110 seriously. Has dark cherry chocolate and lemon pound cake on the nose and palate finish is ridiculously long and cherry chocolate. If you can find a Michael Symon pick from them it’s a buy period. Enjoy!! 🥃🥃🥃

[@3Bourboneers]

It’s always good to have a hard stop number in mind. If you can set a limit and stick to it, you can save yourself a lot of cash! That’s 140 proofer sounds amazing though. Amazing when they can get a high proof like to not melt your taste buds. Cheers!

[@callmebender]

I've only tried a couple but none of the "epic" ones. I know Copper tongue was considered one of the worst by many (bias because is Dickel) personally I like it a lot, I own one... I have considered buying other orphan barrel bottles but my main gripe is the price.. many of the newer ones have been even better but push the $200 price tag. I've actually just bought more Calumet 14,15 &16 instead. But the biggest deal and surprise have been the Dickel 15 year ($55-$70 bucks) beware that proofs vary (80-104 proof) and are single barrels. But I've had 3 different bottle ranging 90-104 proof and I've really enjoyed them all. I consider it a hidden gem bottle. I still see a lot of the 80proof ones around. I may have to bite the bullet and just buy one. We'll see. Cheers

[@3Bourboneers]

Agreed. The major gripe here is price. If it were priced at about half, it wouldn’t hurt so bad and the value would be there.

[@C_H_1972]

Indigo’s Hour 18 year is still available by me for $250. No way! Interesting though. Thanks guys!

[@3Bourboneers]

@C_H_1972 Yea these aren’t worth the asking price unfortunately. Their retail pricing doesn’t make much sense.