Knives and Spirits

[GSPTOPDOG]

My GSP Zeus convinced that this would be a good Bourbon...... It was expensive ... I think I'll leave him in the car next time....

[Railsplitter]

My GSP Zeus convinced that this would be a good Bourbon...... It was expensive ... I think I'll leave him in the car next time....

Great post, Dog! Let us know how you like the bourbon when you pop it open.

[GSPTOPDOG]

My GSP Zeus convinced that this would be a good Bourbon...... It was expensive ... I think I'll leave him in the car next time....

Great post, Dog! Let us know how you like the bourbon when you pop it open.

Thanks R.T. .... I'm trying to think up a special occasion that warrants a drink.... No holidays for a while no birthdays for a long while.... Maybe the 4th of July would warrant this year?

[1967redrider]

My GSP Zeus convinced that this would be a good Bourbon...... It was expensive ... I think I'll leave him in the car next time....

Great post, Dog! Let us know how you like the bourbon when you pop it open.

Thanks R.T. .... I'm trying to think up a special occasion that warrants a drink.... No holidays for a while no birthdays for a long while.... Maybe the 4th of July would warrant this year?

The 250th Anniversary sounds like a good reason.

[GSPTOPDOG]

Great post, Dog! Let us know how you like the bourbon when you pop it open.

Thanks R.T. .... I'm trying to think up a special occasion that warrants a drink.... No holidays for a while no birthdays for a long while.... Maybe the 4th of July would warrant this year?

The 250th Anniversary sounds like a good reason.

... Thinking a little more about it... I reckon that I had better REALLY celebrate the 250th Anniversary .... .... ....

I might not see the 300th Anniversary

[Railsplitter]

Thanks R.T. .... I'm trying to think up a special occasion that warrants a drink.... No holidays for a while no birthdays for a long while.... Maybe the 4th of July would warrant this year?

Well you know, Dog, March 31st has to be SOMEBODY’S birthday.

[1967redrider]

Getting some early Derby practice in. It's a warm one today, so the ice is nice.

Thanks R.T. .... I'm trying to think up a special occasion that warrants a drink.... No holidays for a while no birthdays for a long while.... Maybe the 4th of July would warrant this year?

The 250th Anniversary sounds like a good reason.

... Thinking a little more about it... I reckon that I had better REALLY celebrate the 250th Anniversary .... .... ....

I might not see the 300th Anniversary

I don't think I'll make it to 109, so party on!

[Waukonda]

Derby, you say?
How about this Woodford from 2023 which commemorated the 50th anniversary of the win by Secretariat. W/o looking, who can name the jockey? No, it wasn't Willie Shoemaker or Laffitt Pincay.

[GSPTOPDOG]

Thanks R.T. .... I'm trying to think up a special occasion that warrants a drink.... No holidays for a while no birthdays for a long while.... Maybe the 4th of July would warrant this year?

Well you know, Dog, March 31st has to be SOMEBODY’S birthday.

.... I'll drink to that R.T.

[GSPTOPDOG]

Getting some early Derby practice in. It's a warm one today, so the ice is nice.

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The 250th Anniversary sounds like a good reason.

... Thinking a little more about it... I reckon that I had better REALLY celebrate the 250th Anniversary .... .... ....

I might not see the 300th Anniversary

I don't think I'll make it to 109, so party on!

Good advice R&R ... .. and that Mint Juleb looks mighty good! (Nice bones on the knife as well)

[1967redrider]

Derby, you say?
How about this Woodford from 2023 which commemorated the 50th anniversary of the win by Secretariat. W/o looking, who can name the jockey? No, it wasn't Willie Shoemaker or Laffitt Pincay.

I've got the 150th from 2024, Ike, and I won't open it either . . . probably. I bet some bourbon/Woodford connoisseur has a collection of these Derby commemorative bottles.

[1967redrider]

Getting some early Derby practice in. It's a warm one today, so the ice is nice.

1000048184.jpg

... Thinking a little more about it... I reckon that I had better REALLY celebrate the 250th Anniversary .... .... ....

I might not see the 300th Anniversary

I don't think I'll make it to 109, so party on!

Good advice R&R ... .. and that Mint Juleb looks mighty good! (Nice bones on the knife as well)

Thank you, Sir.

[Railsplitter]

I’m not drinking just yet but this is what I’m having in an hour or so. I used to be kind of leery about blended bourbon but I’ve liked every blend that I’ve had from this company including their blended rye. They really know how to do it right.

The knife is a Viper Moon from Maniago, Italy.

[DanielS]

Wild Turkey 101, preferably in a clean glass but a jelly jar works too (Leroy Jethro Gibbs style).

[Railsplitter]

Took a little tour yesterday of the Whiskey Acres distillery in Dekalb, Illinois. Had a total of 5 samples and these 2 were my favorites.

The grains that they use to distill the whiskey are all grown right there on their own property. It was a fun day.

[Waukonda]

Took a little tour yesterday of the Whiskey Acres distillery in Dekalb, Illinois. Had a total of 5 samples and these 2 were my favorites.

The grains that they use to distill the whiskey are all grown right there on their own property. It was a fun day.

Looks like a nice operation, thanks for showing, Rick!

[1967redrider]

A fun time I bet, Rick.

[Railsplitter]

Thanks Ike and John.

This isn’t Whiskey related but since it happened on the same trip as the distillery trip, I thought it might fit in here.

The trip revolved around visiting a childhood friend that I grew up with. He has had this Franklin Mint Harley Davidson knife collection for a long time. He sent me home with it as a result of some downsizing that him and his wife are doing.

Needless to say, I am honored.

[Waukonda]

Thanks Ike and John.

This isn’t Whiskey related but since it happened on the same trip as the distillery trip, I thought it might fit in here.

The trip revolved around visiting a childhood friend that I grew up with. He has had this Franklin Mint Harley Davidson knife collection for a long time. He sent me home with it as a result of some downsizing that him and his wife are doing.

Needless to say, I am honored.

That is a very nice gift! I've seen a lot of nice stuff over the years that came from Franklin Mint.

[1967redrider]

Wow, that's really cool!

[LKSKNIVES]

Thanks Ike and John.

This isn’t Whiskey related but since it happened on the same trip as the distillery trip, I thought it might fit in here.

The trip revolved around visiting a childhood friend that I grew up with. He has had this Franklin Mint Harley Davidson knife collection for a long time. He sent me home with it as a result of some downsizing that him and his wife are doing.

Needless to say, I am honored.

Nice on all accounts RS.
The little distillery in Decalb and even more the set of Harley knives. I’m assuming your friend had a Harley at one point as well? I am not a partaker in the spirits. Always enjoyed working in the industry. You were only about a half hour from my place in Decalb.
Steve

[Railsplitter]

Thanks fellers.

Steve, I had no idea you lived in Dekalb. You are correct about my friend. He has owned 2 Harley Davidsons but he has a Kawasaki dirt bike now. I wish I had a picture of his first Harley. He had it set up to look like the bike that Peter Fonda rode in the movie “Easy Rider” only it was a much newer model. It was a beautiful bike.

[GSPTOPDOG]

Took a little tour yesterday of the Whiskey Acres distillery in Dekalb, Illinois. Had a total of 5 samples and these 2 were my favorites...

Hmmmmm Cask Finished Series...

[Railsplitter]

Took a little tour yesterday of the Whiskey Acres distillery in Dekalb, Illinois. Had a total of 5 samples and these 2 were my favorites...

Hmmmmm Cask Finished Series...

There were 7 people on the tour and we all said the one finished in a Maple Syrup cask was our favorite.

[tvic]

Dang, nice gift, Rick! And that tour looks like fun!