Brass Tacks
We're getting down to 'em. What you've all been waiting for. The four top beasts in the land. The men have been separated from the boys. It's time to win or go home. Let's get to it.
Face-to-Face
They're both dark and lovely, but ECBP is half a shade darker if that means anything...
Nose-to-Nose
PVW: Straight sweet & wood. Big chocolate, vanilla, & brown sugar smack up against men's club leather chairs and big oak desks.
ECBP: It's got the wood, but not quite the sweet. The leather and left-over Cohibas are there, but it doesn't quite have the badass sweets of the Pappy. PVW takes Round 1.
Body-to-Body
PVW: It stays right there in the pocket with the huge wood and huge sweetness. Tough to find any weaknesses here.
ECBP: Such a strong palate. Just thick buttery oil across the tongue, like melting charred wood over butter. The ECBP takes the Palate, it's 1 - to -1!
End Game
PVW: Man, despite all the hype, there's a reason that Pappy is flying off the shelves at recockulous multiples of MSRP. Especially at 107 proof, all the strength and the sweetness and the wood come together for a blast of BOURBON. It's just what bourbon should be.
ECBP: The end game has always been the preacher's downfall, and it's never been more apparent than next to big Pappy. It's got a bitterness that creeps up your throat to the back of your nose. It's not a problem on its own. Hell, next to 95% of the hooch on the market, this stuff is tops. But next to the Pappy, it's very apparent how the finish just doesn't stack up.
Final Score
It's Pappy 15 by 2 - to - 1, Nose & Finish, but honestly we knew from the first nose (we did it blind a few times and could always pick the Pappy w/o tasting) that ECBP didn't quite measure up. Pappy holds it's seat with a strong showing in the Semis!
Brackets
Standings
Semi-Finals are worth two points!
| Player | Game 1 | Game 2 | Game 3 | Game 4 | Game 5 | Game 6 | Game 7 | Total |
Bo Wang
|
1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | ||
| BennieFF | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 5 | ||
Kurtis
|
1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 6 | ||
Daniel Forth
|
1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | ||
Justin Sloan
|
0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | ||
JOHN REYNOLDS
|
1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | ||
Chris Jones
|
1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | ||
Zach Raymer
|
1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | ||
Josh Lawrence
|
1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 5 | ||
Matt Zimbler
|
0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | ||
Stephen Joos
|
1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | ||
Jason Brown
|
1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 6 | ||
Soko
|
1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | ||
Carla C.
|
1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 5 | ||
espitz00
|
1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | ||
Joe S.
|
1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | ||
Kelly Beggs
|
0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | ||
Jake Van Nuland
|
0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | ||
Stefan Bing
|
1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | ||
jesterpee
|
0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | ||
Bruegengaters
|
1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | ||
Maggie Wafford
|
1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 5 | ||
djfivenine
|
1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | ||
J
|
1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | ||
zak rotello
|
1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | ||
Brent Sehnert
|
1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | ||
ZacP in RI
|
0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | ||
dave nichols
|
1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 6 | ||
stl cork'd
|
1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | ||
a-dig
|
1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | ||
Kevin M
|
1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 6 | ||
Rush Thrift
|
1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | ||
Michael St.pierre
|
1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | ||
Sarah Ilinitch
|
1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | ||
Danny Cakes
|
1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 6 | ||
Matt Rychtanek
|
1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 6 | ||
Dan Gilbert
|
1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | ||
Glencairn
|
1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | ||
Charles Binger
|
1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | ||
oak
|
1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 5 | ||
Tim Moon
|
1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | ||
Lucy Crow
|
1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | ||
Jeff Roth
|
1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | ||
paulgetto
|
1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | ||
Bryan Nanna
|
0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | ||
Max Burstein
|
1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | ||
Tom Kimball
|
1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | ||
Thomas Hurst
|
0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | ||
Will Moller
|
1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | ||
Mikel Isaacs
|
1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | ||
TJ
|
1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 6 | ||
Arok
|
0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | ||
T.J. Thompson
|
0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | ||
whiskycorner
|
1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | ||
Stephen Grim
|
1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | ||
Vincent Licata
|
1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | ||
whattastesgood.net
|
1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | ||
britney tucci
|
1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 5 | ||
Ravensfire
|
0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | ||
Reuven Weinstein
|
1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | ||
Funky Tape
|
1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 6 |
Tomorrow is the big wild card Click here for Game 6: Four Roses 125th versus Angel's Envy Cask Strength. Fortunes my be won or lost with another huge 2-point showdown. Don't miss it! /SB
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