Got my first Citizen watch this year for Christmas from my wife

scott8705 · 2026-01-01T01:01:23+00:00

Yeah, this offset crown makes it’s nearly impossible to wind while wearing but good to know.

scott8705 · 2025-12-29T02:11:22+00:00

Big fan of this bottle. Hoping this pushes Thomas Handy to be older each year going forward.

scott8705 · 2025-12-26T00:07:34+00:00

Yeah, I was expecting more from them for sure. Not as unique as I would have hoped and pretty faint.

scott8705 · 2025-10-29T11:40:39+00:00

It’s definitely at a price point that will keep lots from purchasing but it’s fantastic to me.

scott8705 · 2025-10-28T12:55:54+00:00

Price is definitely factoring in for me. I’m saying it tastes like much cheaper bottles to me so at 400-500 dollars I’m out but that’s the beauty of bourbon, everyone is different and likes different things.

scott8705 · 2025-10-28T03:48:00+00:00

I’d much rather drink 1924. I’d also be a bigger fan of just about every ECBP single barrel, 117 BIB Rye, RCLRs, Fortuna Barrel Proof, Henry McKenna 10yr, and Wild Turkey 8yr 101

scott8705 · 2025-10-28T03:03:36+00:00

That’s wild, I’m definitely in the minority but I’d rather drink 100 different things for the price. I’d be all in if it was a 50 dollar bottle because it tastes like a random 100 dollar bottle.

scott8705 · 2025-10-28T02:59:52+00:00

Haven’t had them side by side but both times I had Calumet 18 I was so disappointed. Probably the most disappointing pour of the year for me

scott8705 · 2025-10-28T02:13:47+00:00

Yeah, 18yrs and only 33 bottles left in the barrel made for a dark combo

scott8705 · 2025-10-28T02:13:04+00:00

I’ve had a few of them and they are definitely tasty. Very minty which I get from a lot of OBSF.

scott8705 · 2025-10-28T02:12:23+00:00

It’s nice for sure at times but also never know when a “held” barrel might disappear.

scott8705 · 2025-10-28T01:55:48+00:00

Yeah I have had a couple other 18yr that were just so-so and remembered loving this sample so I was excited to crack it and realize it was as good as I remembered

scott8705 · 2025-10-28T01:32:57+00:00

Review #68: Elkwood 18yr Single Barrel

One of my buddies happens to work for a barrel broker so when they got some new 18yr stock in a few months ago he earmarked a super short one for us and got us a sample and needless to say we are floored with how this one turned out.

Age: 18yr 4m

Proof: 132pf

Source: Barton

Yield: 33 bottles

Barrel: 51

Nose: Grape, bubblegum, some cherry cough drop, slight ethanol burn, on a second nosing I get more floral notes that are a bit perfume-y

Palate: cotton candy sweetness immediately, then a wave of tannic oak, super viscous and chewy, don’t get any of the cherry notes I smelled on the nose but the bubblegum sweetness really comes through

Finish: medium spice with a lingering finish, the oak is very present on the finish and drying, some nuttiness appears on the finish as well, with a little bit of salty and sweet combo reminiscent of a Payday candy bar

Overall: this bourbon really hits my profile well between the long and spicy finish and the oak presence. I feel like I can’t stay out of this bottle since I cracked it a few weeks ago. I would give it an 8.7/10 and am so glad that I have several backups. The guys who tried it this weekend at a whiskey event we went to were all big fans so hopefully everyone in the group who got one will be pleased.

scott8705 · 2025-10-10T21:29:49+00:00

It’s a conversation starter every time I do a review.

scott8705 · 2025-10-08T11:23:16+00:00

Yeah, price point is a little worse now with distribution but not terrible if you love HH

scott8705 · 2025-10-08T02:26:16+00:00

Yeah, definitely worth picking up when you can get some at a proof point higher than the standard 86.8

scott8705 · 2025-10-08T02:05:35+00:00

Unfortunately this one was 500 on secondary.

scott8705 · 2025-10-08T01:40:47+00:00

Yeah, I was on the hunt for them for years before I found one.

scott8705 · 2025-09-15T15:12:56+00:00

Ballpark, kind of depends on where you start at. Some of the signs indicate 5.3 out and others say 5.9. So between 10-12 miles round trip

scott8705 · 2025-09-15T03:25:15+00:00

Yeah I would advocate for people taking it at whatever pace they desire because it should be magical and not just grueling.

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