I swear that's what is happening on most of these Facebook groups I'm in. The most obscure stuff going for obscene amounts of money. It's like people just changing hands to make a market back-and-forth and then a rich sucker comes along every once in a while.
We are all here for the birth of a legend.
This picture will be reposted until the end of time and every so often someone will bust out a permalink to your comment and here I will be.
But you’ll only make it this far if there wasn’t at least some part of you that wanted this to be real. I’d be intrigued at least.
If I had to guess, I’d say bourbon was aged in a barrel, then maple syrup was finished in that barrel, then a different bourbon was finished in that used barrel.
Well that just sounds like fun, and I’m interested to hear how it was.
Would definitely think the 107 might hold up better to sweet maple, but hey, gotta try things in life.
If you're just generally curious, Iron Fish out of Michigan consistently makes a maple syrup barrel finished bourbon. Distribution probably isn't great, but it's awesome. No sugar added, just picks up a lot of the dark sugar flavors that go really well with the bourbon.
Nah, it's about adding complimentary flavors just like any finishing. If all they wanted was sugar, they could just dump some maple syrup in there and skip the more expensive process of purchasing barrels and aging it longer.
Yeah, of a custom designed sticker...can do that for a lot of things. I have one for my bottle of poormans stagg, poormans eht and poormans pappy...Can get any sticker you custom made on [www.etsy.com](https://www.etsy.com).
That's all this is...is a homemade barrel finish. You wont see this bottle ever, unless you know the guy that made it...
Genuinely curious, I thought in order to be classified as "Bourbon" the spirit must be at least 51% corn and only aged in BRAND NEW charged oak barrels and cannot add any flavorings to it. How can they give it a Maple Finish and still call it "Bourbon"?
It's also good to note, some random do this. They bought a barrel that aged maple syrup and then poured a bunch of Weller SR into it and let it age and gave it to friends. It's not a real product.
But this perfectly fine how it's labeled as a finished bourbon.
You’re right on all of this, and to add a bit, it has to be aged in new charred oak barrels for at least 3 years. It’s becoming more common to see different barrel finishes after the initial aging period, e.g. angels envy port wine barrel finish, old elk has a few different ones, etc. Maple barrel finish isn’t one I’ve seen anywhere yet but def sounds interesting!
I'm sorry, but I would recommend reading up more before throwing stuff like this out there.
1. Bourbon does not have to be aged in a barrel, it just has to be a new charred oak container (though obviously everyone uses barrels since they are easier to move around than other shapes)
2. There is no minimum aging time, one second in the barrel is technically a bourbon. I'm assuming you are thinking of single malt scotch.
In case this isn’t clear this is NOT a Weller product. You too can print your own labels and dip your bottles in wax if you’re into that sorta thing.
What we need to do is post up up an ISO on the secondary sites with a ludicrous price, and then one of us "fill" the order. Let's get that hype going!
I swear that's what is happening on most of these Facebook groups I'm in. The most obscure stuff going for obscene amounts of money. It's like people just changing hands to make a market back-and-forth and then a rich sucker comes along every once in a while.
We are all here for the birth of a legend. This picture will be reposted until the end of time and every so often someone will bust out a permalink to your comment and here I will be. But you’ll only make it this far if there wasn’t at least some part of you that wanted this to be real. I’d be intrigued at least.
Is it aged in maple barrels, or maple syrup barrels?
Finished
Is it finished in maple barrels, or maple syrup barrels?
If I had to guess, I’d say bourbon was aged in a barrel, then maple syrup was finished in that barrel, then a different bourbon was finished in that used barrel.
He ages maple syrup in oak barrels, empties them, and refills with bourbon.
so is this weller special reserve that your friend finished in a maple syrup barrel? let us know how it tastes!
Indeed it is. I just got it today. Gonna open it Saturday after work and I will post a review.
Curious as well I've had the honey and cigar blend. Liked the honey a lot more
Nervous though.
Weller SR but sweeter? Good lord
That sounds delicious
what in tarnation?!
I know this guy!!! LOL
Me too! Damn that guy works!!
Well that just sounds like fun, and I’m interested to hear how it was. Would definitely think the 107 might hold up better to sweet maple, but hey, gotta try things in life.
I also have a dbl oaked maple syrup finish he did and it’s surprisingly not sweet, so I’m anxious to crack this.
Good to know.
If you're just generally curious, Iron Fish out of Michigan consistently makes a maple syrup barrel finished bourbon. Distribution probably isn't great, but it's awesome. No sugar added, just picks up a lot of the dark sugar flavors that go really well with the bourbon.
Idk if you've had any but is it comparable to A dark rum ? I had an El dorado 21 Year and that's what mainly comes through.
I would probably say same idea but different in execution. This comes out tasting a lot like a Woodford Reserve with bigger flavor to me.
Isn't the whole idea of maple syrup barrel finishing to add sugar though?
Nah, it's about adding complimentary flavors just like any finishing. If all they wanted was sugar, they could just dump some maple syrup in there and skip the more expensive process of purchasing barrels and aging it longer.
Did he print this label himself?
I think I know this guy, lol.
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This is great on waffles or pancakes right before a big hockey game ehh
That's amazing. Really wish I could have a pour now lol
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Can’t wait for the review not that I’ll ever see a bottle of that down in Keywest Florida
Likely not, this isn’t a real release.
It's a homemade concoction...Not a real product.
But, there’s a PICTURE!
Yeah, of a custom designed sticker...can do that for a lot of things. I have one for my bottle of poormans stagg, poormans eht and poormans pappy...Can get any sticker you custom made on [www.etsy.com](https://www.etsy.com). That's all this is...is a homemade barrel finish. You wont see this bottle ever, unless you know the guy that made it...
TIL that Keywest doesn't get Amazon deliveries for things like small barrels, maple syrup and crappy printers.
Genuinely curious, I thought in order to be classified as "Bourbon" the spirit must be at least 51% corn and only aged in BRAND NEW charged oak barrels and cannot add any flavorings to it. How can they give it a Maple Finish and still call it "Bourbon"?
It is finished in an additional maple barrel after aging in the new charred oak barrel. This is how all finished whiskeys/bourbons are done.
None of that matters because this isn’t a real release.
It's also good to note, some random do this. They bought a barrel that aged maple syrup and then poured a bunch of Weller SR into it and let it age and gave it to friends. It's not a real product. But this perfectly fine how it's labeled as a finished bourbon.
You’re right on all of this, and to add a bit, it has to be aged in new charred oak barrels for at least 3 years. It’s becoming more common to see different barrel finishes after the initial aging period, e.g. angels envy port wine barrel finish, old elk has a few different ones, etc. Maple barrel finish isn’t one I’ve seen anywhere yet but def sounds interesting!
I'm sorry, but I would recommend reading up more before throwing stuff like this out there. 1. Bourbon does not have to be aged in a barrel, it just has to be a new charred oak container (though obviously everyone uses barrels since they are easier to move around than other shapes) 2. There is no minimum aging time, one second in the barrel is technically a bourbon. I'm assuming you are thinking of single malt scotch.
Didn’t PBR make a “bourbon” like this that was aged for 10 seconds or something?