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Re: Knives and Spirits
Posted: Sat Mar 28, 2026 11:45 pm
by 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....
Re: Knives and Spirits
Posted: Sun Mar 29, 2026 12:03 am
by Railsplitter
GSPTOPDOG wrote: ↑Sat Mar 28, 2026 11:45 pm
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.
Re: Knives and Spirits
Posted: Mon Mar 30, 2026 10:47 pm
by GSPTOPDOG
Railsplitter wrote: ↑Sun Mar 29, 2026 12:03 am
GSPTOPDOG wrote: ↑Sat Mar 28, 2026 11:45 pm
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?
Re: Knives and Spirits
Posted: Tue Mar 31, 2026 12:55 pm
by 1967redrider
GSPTOPDOG wrote: ↑Mon Mar 30, 2026 10:47 pm
Railsplitter wrote: ↑Sun Mar 29, 2026 12:03 am
GSPTOPDOG wrote: ↑Sat Mar 28, 2026 11:45 pm
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.
Re: Knives and Spirits
Posted: Tue Mar 31, 2026 8:53 pm
by GSPTOPDOG
Re: Knives and Spirits
Posted: Tue Mar 31, 2026 9:32 pm
by Railsplitter
GSPTOPDOG wrote: ↑Mon Mar 30, 2026 10:47 pm
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.
Re: Knives and Spirits
Posted: Tue Mar 31, 2026 9:51 pm
by 1967redrider
Re: Knives and Spirits
Posted: Wed Apr 01, 2026 2:33 pm
by 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.
Re: Knives and Spirits
Posted: Fri Apr 03, 2026 11:53 pm
by GSPTOPDOG
Re: Knives and Spirits
Posted: Fri Apr 03, 2026 11:55 pm
by GSPTOPDOG
1967redrider wrote: ↑Tue Mar 31, 2026 9:51 pm
Getting some early Derby practice in.
It's a warm one today, so the ice is nice.
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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
)
Re: Knives and Spirits
Posted: Sat Apr 04, 2026 1:36 am
by 1967redrider
Waukonda wrote: ↑Wed Apr 01, 2026 2:33 pm
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.
Re: Knives and Spirits
Posted: Sat Apr 04, 2026 1:36 am
by 1967redrider
GSPTOPDOG wrote: ↑Fri Apr 03, 2026 11:55 pm
1967redrider wrote: ↑Tue Mar 31, 2026 9:51 pm
Getting some early Derby practice in.
It's a warm one today, so the ice is nice.
1000048184.jpg
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.
Re: Knives and Spirits
Posted: Sat May 30, 2026 10:27 pm
by 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.
Re: Knives and Spirits
Posted: Sun May 31, 2026 1:03 am
by DanielS
Wild Turkey 101, preferably in a clean glass but a jelly jar works too (Leroy Jethro Gibbs style).
Re: Knives and Spirits
Posted: Sun Jun 07, 2026 12:33 pm
by 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.
Re: Knives and Spirits
Posted: Sun Jun 07, 2026 1:12 pm
by Waukonda
Railsplitter wrote: ↑Sun Jun 07, 2026 12:33 pm
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!
Re: Knives and Spirits
Posted: Sun Jun 07, 2026 3:58 pm
by 1967redrider
A fun time I bet, Rick.
Re: Knives and Spirits
Posted: Sun Jun 07, 2026 7:57 pm
by 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.
Re: Knives and Spirits
Posted: Sun Jun 07, 2026 8:55 pm
by Waukonda
Railsplitter wrote: ↑Sun Jun 07, 2026 7:57 pm
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.
Re: Knives and Spirits
Posted: Mon Jun 08, 2026 12:24 pm
by 1967redrider
Wow, that's really cool!
Re: Knives and Spirits
Posted: Mon Jun 08, 2026 12:35 pm
by LKSKNIVES
Railsplitter wrote: ↑Sun Jun 07, 2026 7:57 pm
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
Re: Knives and Spirits
Posted: Mon Jun 08, 2026 2:37 pm
by 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.
Re: Knives and Spirits
Posted: Tue Jun 09, 2026 3:24 am
by GSPTOPDOG
Railsplitter wrote: ↑Sun Jun 07, 2026 12:33 pm
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...
Re: Knives and Spirits
Posted: Tue Jun 09, 2026 12:46 pm
by Railsplitter
GSPTOPDOG wrote: ↑Tue Jun 09, 2026 3:24 am
Railsplitter wrote: ↑Sun Jun 07, 2026 12:33 pm
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.
Re: Knives and Spirits
Posted: Tue Jun 09, 2026 1:00 pm
by tvic
Dang, nice gift, Rick! And that tour looks like fun!
I reckon that I had better REALLY celebrate the 250th Anniversary .... 
It's a warm one today, so the ice is nice. 
Cask Finished Series...