The bourbon bar

So tonight is the first night I've taken off of work in like 3 weeks. Had some guys over to my basement bar for drinks. But they all went home to their wives for the night and since I work nights I'm not tired. I suppose that as I enjoy this 21 year old bourbon I'll tell ya a little about myself. Man this stuff is good. The palate is covered in flavors of honey, warm pecan pie, cinnamon and oak. But its a little heavy on the rye spice on the nose. Definitly a treat though.

Anyway. I'm Thumper. I live in the Midwestern US. Though I did a lot of traveling when I was younger and was serving in the Marines. My Republican friends call me a liberal and my liberal friends call me a conservative. Ill let yall figure out where I align politically on your own.

At nearly 4 decades aged I seem to be a bit older than a lot of the folks I meet on sites like this. I'm married with several children and two* grandchildren. I make a living as a millwright electrician and machinist for a large company that makes food cans. But I also have several rental properties and occasionally develop new components for use by the company I work for as well as others similar. In addition to working and raising a family I am heavily involved in several charities and volunteer as a school board member in my district (my second term) and am a production supervisor with the local amateur theater. Lotta irons in the fire I guess.

So there it is. That's me. You treat me right. I'll treat ya better.

Thumper39 said:

So tonight is the first night I've taken off of work in like 3 weeks. Had some guys over to my basement bar for drinks. But they all went home to their wives for the night and since I work nights I'm not tired. I suppose that as I enjoy this 21 year old bourbon I'll tell ya a little about myself. Man this stuff is good. The palate is covered in flavors of honey, warm pecan pie, cinnamon and oak. But its a little heavy on the rye spice on the nose. Definitly a treat though.

Anyway. I'm Thumper. I live in the Midwestern US. Though I did a lot of traveling when I was younger and was serving in the Marines. My Republican friends call me a liberal and my liberal friends call me a conservative. Ill let yall figure out where I align politically on your own.

At nearly 4 decades aged I seem to be a bit older than a lot of the folks I meet on sites like this. I'm married with several children and two* grandchildren. I make a living as a millwright electrician and machinist for a large company that makes food cans. But I also have several rental properties and occasionally develop new components for use by the company I work for as well as others similar. In addition to working and raising a family I am heavily involved in several charities and volunteer as a school board member in my district (my second term) and am a production supervisor with the local amateur theater. Lotta irons in the fire I guess.

So there it is. That's me. You treat me right. I'll treat ya better.

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Hi Thumper, welcome to DP!

That's a great introduction, enjoy your bourbon and I look forward to reading your thoughts along the way.

Serenity said:

Hi Thumper, welcome to DP!

That's a great introduction, enjoy your bourbon and I look forward to reading your thoughts along the way.

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Thank you. I had to put that bottle up after the first glass. It's generally a bottle that comes down off the top shelf on special occasions.

Welcome to DP, Thumper. How did you find yourself in local theater? Production with special lighting demands?

You clearly have a sophisticated palate. How did you come by it? Mine's that of an appreciative peasant, but I love the fragrance and taste of bourbon.

I think you're going to be pleasantly surprised by the DP demographics.

Bourbon, what a nice choice. Of course brandy ain't to shabby either. Good to meet you, Thumper39. As for age, 40 was a nice age. Thank you for your service.

21 year old Bourbon! A discerning palate and a comfortable financial sheet. You never revealed the brand of the 21 year old? My poison of choice was beer for a long time. Cannot drink more that two or three in a day now, so I have taken up Bourbon, (in moderation!) I find myself in the same political category as you, in that to some I am cruel conservative and to others a flaming liberal.......keep them guessing!

nota bene said:

Welcome to DP, Thumper. How did you find yourself in local theater? Production with special lighting demands?

You clearly have a sophisticated palate. How did you come by it? Mine's that of an appreciative peasant, but I love the fragrance and taste of bourbon.

I think you're going to be pleasantly surprised by the DP demographics.

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A friend is a manager at a high end liquor store in one of the larger cities near my town. He keeps an ear out for deals I might like. Normally I drink cheaper stuff. But after such a long stretch at work I felt like treating myself.

My goto is JessieJames Outlaw Whiskey. It's not a bad bourbon for how cheap it is. Like 18 bucks a fifth and a hell of a lot better than Jim. I also really like Bookers Uncut and Unfiltered. But it's a little more pricy at 60 a fifth. The stuff I started out with last night wasn't too bad price wise. Jefferson's Presidential generally runs about a hundred bucks.

My friend is holding a bottle of Jefferson's Ocean right now. But I haven't been able to get up there to pick it up.

I have a bottle of Pappy's 23 year old that was given to me as a gift. But I'm saving it for something special.



My mom has been the stage manager there for the past thirty years. After my wife, kids and I moved back to town a while ago I got involved. Started out as a way for some mother son time and I ended up enjoying it. Yeah. Right now special lighting. I'm kind of floating from spot to spot learning more about it. I'll probably be back on the stage team for the next play.

I've been pleasantly surprised with this place so far. Most political forums are chalk full of toxic people. I haven't seen that here yet.

Rexedgar said:

21 year old Bourbon! A discerning palate and a comfortable financial sheet. You never revealed the brand of the 21 year old? My poison of choice was beer for a long time. Cannot drink more that two or three in a day now, so I have taken up Bourbon, (in moderation!) I find myself in the same political category as you, in that to some I am cruel conservative and to others a flaming liberal.......keep them guessing!

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I wanted to see if anyone was gonna hazard a guess on what I was drinking.

I do enjoy beer on occasion. But years ago when I was a single man a gal I was after told me that a man that knew his whiskey was sexy. So I learned about bourbon. She ended up being a stuck up twatwaffle but atleast I learned to appreciate good booze.

Thumper39 said:

So tonight is the first night I've taken off of work in like 3 weeks. Had some guys over to my basement bar for drinks. But they all went home to their wives for the night and since I work nights I'm not tired. I suppose that as I enjoy this 21 year old bourbon I'll tell ya a little about myself. Man this stuff is good. The palate is covered in flavors of honey, warm pecan pie, cinnamon and oak. But its a little heavy on the rye spice on the nose. Definitly a treat though.

Anyway. I'm Thumper. I live in the Midwestern US. Though I did a lot of traveling when I was younger and was serving in the Marines. My Republican friends call me a liberal and my liberal friends call me a conservative. Ill let yall figure out where I align politically on your own.

At nearly 4 decades aged I seem to be a bit older than a lot of the folks I meet on sites like this. I'm married with several children and two* grandchildren. I make a living as a millwright electrician and machinist for a large company that makes food cans. But I also have several rental properties and occasionally develop new components for use by the company I work for as well as others similar. In addition to working and raising a family I am heavily involved in several charities and volunteer as a school board member in my district (my second term) and am a production supervisor with the local amateur theater. Lotta irons in the fire I guess.

So there it is. That's me. You treat me right. I'll treat ya better.

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mmmm bourbon

ReverendHellh0und said:

mmmm bourbon

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Pappy's is pretty good. I enjoyed the 15 year old the plant superintendant broke out at the Christmas party last year. And like I said I've got a bottle of the 23 year old waiting on a special occasion. But I've heard it's very overrated. Kinda like it's for status more than actual flavor.

We will see when I actually find an occasion to try it.

Thumper39 said:

Pappy's is pretty good. I enjoyed the 15 year old the plant superintendant broke out at the Christmas party last year. And like I said I've got a bottle of the 23 year old waiting on a special occasion. But I've heard it's very overrated. Kinda like it's for status more than actual flavor.

We will see when I actually find an occasion to try it.

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way over hyped, priced, but people get all giddy when I break it out. It's basically buffalo trace these days anyway. Weller's is just as good if not better. Hell makers mark 46 is damn close to the 15.


I have a 23 at my office.

ReverendHellh0und said:

way over hyped, priced, but people get all giddy when I break it out. It's basically buffalo trace these days anyway. Weller's is just as good if not better. Hell makers mark 46 is damn close to the 15.


I have a 23 at my office.

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I do like buffalo trace. But they always seem to go way overboard on rye in the grain bill. And it's a little acrid on the finish.

The 23 I have is several years old. I'm not sure if it's from right after they bought Pappy's or not.

Anyway. With as much as I enjoy Jefferson's Presidential I am really looking forward to trying their ocean. Some people say the whole aged at sea thing is a gimmick but I've heard really good things about it from some people that share my tastes.

I've not tried makers 46 yet. I've been meaning to give it a try. Just haven't gotten around to it. And I'm running out of room behind the bar. The guys I ride with kinda turned my bar into a clubhouse of sorts. So now I have all their booze and a 4 banger kegorator that came out of one guys garage when time came to put his bike up for the winter.

Makers is my ‘daily swill.’ A relative, we were visiting in Rehoboth Bch, DE, too us to dinner at a place noted for it’s Bourbon selection. Can’t recall the name, but they offered a flight, (three or four shots.) One of my choises was Blanton’s. I found it expensive and tasty. They have a gimmick with the stoppers. They depict jockey and there are eight or so different ones. Different positions and a different initial near the bottom of the horse. They spell out BLANTONS and I found that the “S” was the hardest to find. My guess was going to be Pappy’s because it seems to be the “it” lately. I have heard some folks “collect” bottles to display, what control they have.......what do you ride? We have a 2002 FXSTDI.

Thumper39 said:

So tonight is the first night I've taken off of work in like 3 weeks. Had some guys over to my basement bar for drinks. But they all went home to their wives for the night and since I work nights I'm not tired. I suppose that as I enjoy this 21 year old bourbon I'll tell ya a little about myself. Man this stuff is good. The palate is covered in flavors of honey, warm pecan pie, cinnamon and oak. But its a little heavy on the rye spice on the nose. Definitly a treat though.

Anyway. I'm Thumper. I live in the Midwestern US. Though I did a lot of traveling when I was younger and was serving in the Marines. My Republican friends call me a liberal and my liberal friends call me a conservative. Ill let yall figure out where I align politically on your own.

At nearly 4 decades aged I seem to be a bit older than a lot of the folks I meet on sites like this. I'm married with several children and two* grandchildren. I make a living as a millwright electrician and machinist for a large company that makes food cans. But I also have several rental properties and occasionally develop new components for use by the company I work for as well as others similar. In addition to working and raising a family I am heavily involved in several charities and volunteer as a school board member in my district (my second term) and am a production supervisor with the local amateur theater. Lotta irons in the fire I guess.

So there it is. That's me. You treat me right. I'll treat ya better.

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Welcome, Thumper! I hope you enjoy DP as much as I enjoyed reading this thread. I don't know a lot about bourbon, but I know more now. I have Makers in my cabinet because I don't drink it often and I'm fussy about it. I now have me an itch to sip some bourbon. Too bad it's it's morning here. LOL

Thumper39 said:

So tonight is the first night I've taken off of work in like 3 weeks. Had some guys over to my basement bar for drinks. But they all went home to their wives for the night and since I work nights I'm not tired. I suppose that as I enjoy this 21 year old bourbon I'll tell ya a little about myself. Man this stuff is good. The palate is covered in flavors of honey, warm pecan pie, cinnamon and oak. But its a little heavy on the rye spice on the nose. Definitly a treat though.

Anyway. I'm Thumper. I live in the Midwestern US. Though I did a lot of traveling when I was younger and was serving in the Marines. My Republican friends call me a liberal and my liberal friends call me a conservative. Ill let yall figure out where I align politically on your own.

At nearly 4 decades aged I seem to be a bit older than a lot of the folks I meet on sites like this. I'm married with several children and two* grandchildren. I make a living as a millwright electrician and machinist for a large company that makes food cans. But I also have several rental properties and occasionally develop new components for use by the company I work for as well as others similar. In addition to working and raising a family I am heavily involved in several charities and volunteer as a school board member in my district (my second term) and am a production supervisor with the local amateur theater. Lotta irons in the fire I guess.

So there it is. That's me. You treat me right. I'll treat ya better.

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Welcome to DP!

Rexedgar said:

Makers is my ‘daily swill.’ A relative, we were visiting in Rehoboth Bch, DE, too us to dinner at a place noted for it’s Bourbon selection. Can’t recall the name, but they offered a flight, (three or four shots.) One of my choises was Blanton’s. I found it expensive and tasty. They have a gimmick with the stoppers. They depict jockey and there are eight or so different ones. Different positions and a different initial near the bottom of the horse. They spell out BLANTONS and I found that the “S” was the hardest to find. My guess was going to be Pappy’s because it seems to be the “it” lately. I have heard some folks “collect” bottles to display, what control they have.......what do you ride? We have a 2002 FXSTDI.

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I've not tried Blantons. I kinda stuck to a few moderately priced bourbons for a long time. I've only recently started to broaden my tastes.

I've got an 05 ultra. But threw on a 95 kit and stroked it to 103. Power commander II, Baker 6 and went with gear driven instead of leaving the chain driven cams. It's a little louder. But the wind and pipes drown it out above 60mph. My bar hopper is a 72 fx that I bobbed.

Thanks everyone for the warm welcome.

Welcome aboard Thumper39 eace

Thumper39 said:

So tonight is the first night I've taken off of work in like 3 weeks. Had some guys over to my basement bar for drinks. But they all went home to their wives for the night and since I work nights I'm not tired. I suppose that as I enjoy this 21 year old bourbon I'll tell ya a little about myself. Man this stuff is good. The palate is covered in flavors of honey, warm pecan pie, cinnamon and oak. But its a little heavy on the rye spice on the nose. Definitly a treat though.

Anyway. I'm Thumper. I live in the Midwestern US. Though I did a lot of traveling when I was younger and was serving in the Marines. My Republican friends call me a liberal and my liberal friends call me a conservative. Ill let yall figure out where I align politically on your own.

At nearly 4 decades aged I seem to be a bit older than a lot of the folks I meet on sites like this. I'm married with several children and two* grandchildren. I make a living as a millwright electrician and machinist for a large company that makes food cans. But I also have several rental properties and occasionally develop new components for use by the company I work for as well as others similar. In addition to working and raising a family I am heavily involved in several charities and volunteer as a school board member in my district (my second term) and am a production supervisor with the local amateur theater. Lotta irons in the fire I guess.

So there it is. That's me. You treat me right. I'll treat ya better.

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Love the idea of bourbon sitting in a barrel for two decades before taking a sip, but honestly can't get anything out of it that I don't enjoy the same or more in something aged 10 or under.

Anything coming out of Kentucky or Texas or Tennessee is better than anything coming out of scotland though. Can't enjoy a scotch to save my life. *Runs and hides from the mob*

roughdraft274 said:

Love the idea of bourbon sitting in a barrel for two decades before taking a sip, but honestly can't get anything out of it that I don't enjoy the same or more in something aged 10 or under.

Anything coming out of Kentucky or Texas or Tennessee is better than anything coming out of scotland though. Can't enjoy a scotch to save my life. *Runs and hides from the mob*

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Like I said. It's a rarity that I enjoy scotch. And on the occasion that I do I tend to prefer blended scotches.

They say the sweet spot for bourbon is 8 to 12 years. But I've noticed some very distinct differences in bourbons like Jeffersons.

Thumper39 said:

Like I said. It's a rarity that I enjoy scotch. And on the occasion that I do I tend to prefer blended scotches.

They say the sweet spot for bourbon is 8 to 12 years. But I've noticed some very distinct differences in bourbons like Jeffersons.

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To each their own. I consider it a blessing that I really enjoy 30-40 dollarish bottles of bourbon to exclusive rare bourbons or very aged scotches. In all honesty I could be a pretty happy man if I had to limit it to Jack or Jim Beam for the rest of my life.

roughdraft274 said:

To each their own. I consider it a blessing that I really enjoy 30-40 dollarish bottles of bourbon to exclusive rare bourbons or very aged scotches. In all honesty I could be a pretty happy man if I had to limit it to Jack or Jim Beam for the rest of my life.

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I understand. It's an indulgence. I can be happy with JessieJames James. But like to treat myself on occasion.

Thumper39 said:

I understand. It's an indulgence. I can be happy with JessieJames James. But like to treat myself on occasion.

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Nothing wrong with that. I don't begrudge anyone their individual joys in life. I'm just happy that mine tend to be on the cheaper side, lol.

roughdraft274 said:

Nothing wrong with that. I don't begrudge anyone their individual joys in life. I'm just happy that mine tend to be on the cheaper side, lol.

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I do fairly well for myself. So I indulge occasionally. Work hard play ard.

Welcome to the Forum Thumper!

I don't have anything of value to offer to the discussion on Bourbon. At your age, more than 20 years ago, I owned and operated a Roughneck Tavern, more for sport, certainly never profitable. Today, and for years, I gave up drinking alcohol.

Your participation as a School Board Member piqued my interest. The School Board in my county employs nearly 7000 people. The hapless job of School Board member.... we have 5 members... generally requires winning an election every 4 years. Our School Board has frequent scandals. I believe the job of School Board member pays 36K/year. Could you expound a bit on your School Board?

Feel Some Love! Happy Holidays!

Trippy Trekker said:

Welcome to the Forum Thumper!

I don't have anything of value to offer to the discussion on Bourbon. At your age, more than 20 years ago, I owned and operated a Roughneck Tavern, more for sport, certainly never profitable. Today, and for years, I gave up drinking alcohol.

Your participation as a School Board Member piqued my interest. The School Board in my county employs nearly 7000 people. The hapless job of School Board member.... we have 5 members... generally requires winning an election every 4 years. Our School Board has frequent scandals. I believe the job of School Board member pays 36K/year. Could you expound a bit on your School Board?

Feel Some Love! Happy Holidays!

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What would you like to know? Our elections are held every two years and we are not paid.

Thumper39 said:

What would you like to know? Our elections are held every two years and we are not paid.

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Questions: Annual Budget, # of employees, # of schools, # of students, # of School Board members, average teacher salary +/-, salary of the top administrator.

I live in Florida... 67 counties, 20.98mil population.