Bourbon County 2018

There was a huge discussion last year about the +1. Someone asked goose, and they indicated that the guest could still go.

Did this work? I seem to recall testimonials that last year they "never checked" for who was the main entrant and who was the guest. Or something to that effect. So, no, the guest did not have to enter at the same time.

This is just what I recall. Wouldn't swear by it. I'm entering my wife and I only, and putting me down as her guest and vice versa. So, I'm not trying to use this information to my benefit, just sharing what I recall.

 

Ditto. I told several people (at that time, since my wife would not be able to go) that if I won, but I could not attend, I'd enter one of them depending on which ones of them won. Turns out, none of the 6 of us won, so....

 

I assumed they did this because (1) Vanilla is the second most-limited and/or expected to be the most sought-after.

I'd be shocked if it wasn't the first, but since Prop is Chicago only, there's obviously a difference there between availability and desirability. Not that Prop isn't always desired, I'm just saying I think people presently are probably more excited about Vanilla than triple chocolate.

 

Personally, I'd love to see Reserve be a staple every year. I'd love to see the difference between a Weller 12 BCBS vs. an ECBP BCBS vs. ____ BCBS vs. BCBS.

I think it's a pretty cool idea. It's rare enough that getting 1 (or if lucky) 2 bottles a year doesn't make me upset for paying the additional $10/bottle retail (assuming I can get it retail). If at any point I decide it's not worth it, it's easier to throw by the wayside than other variants, since all Reserve will be "very similar". If they aren't very similar, then I'm guessing I won't want to discard the idea of chasing them.

 

That'd be cool, but I was really referring to 1 each year. So, a flight would be difficult except at special events.

 

I think that's the intention, since last year we had 1, then this year we have ECBP. In the past they obviously did templteton rye, Weller. So, I'm curious to see what's in store down the road.