Quote:I went to Cincinnati this past weekend for the Patriots-Bengals game and stayed across the river in Covington, KY. While my friend went to look at all the stores and restaurants along Main St in the "Main Strasse" are, I settled into the Old Kentucky Bourbon Bar with my list of bourbons provided by NYCJag.

 

Of course, I asked about Pappy Van Winkle (correct?) and the bartender lit up and told me he was expecting some but didn't have any. I asked if he had anything comparable and he served me an Old Forester Birthday bourbon which was predictably fabulous. As luck would have it, a guy rolled in wearing a Red Sox shirt and sat beside me with his girlfriend- he was a lawyer from Chicago, originally from Worcester, MA.

 

What a bar- bourbon only and probably 150 of them on the wall stretching from waist to ceiling. The Jaguars are playing in Cinn. next year and I can't wait to go back there.

 

I pulled my list and we tried Blanton's, Dickel 12, Basil Hayden and Bulleit. The Basil Hayden was so good, well, we had another as the girlfriend had something called a Vieux Carre...we were getting too drunk to even care what it was but she liked it so it was all good. I bought a bottle of Basil just now on the way home and am settling in for the Detroit-Oakland baseball game.

 

Thank you all again for the information and it once again proves what a valuable resource the board can be. Looking forward to talk scotch whiskey once it gets a little colder.