Bourbon and Bottles a live review on Oasis of the seas - June 9th

[mets123]

Tell Yuda (the server in the DL) that DJ and his family said hello. We were a family of 15 that was there 2 weeks ago most nights closing it up. He took great care of us, even when he was just cleaning up. Take good care of him and you'll be set for the week.

[DeerJod]

Nice long nap needed by all. Schooner for pre dinner drinks 

[DeerJod]

[DeerJod]

Aside from wind jammer for a busy lunch the ship has felt really nice crowd wise.

[Sea Dog]

27 minutes ago, DeerJod said:

 

 

 

Nice! They have Uncle Nearest. I don’t care for the Balcone’s . 

[DeerJod]

9 minutes ago, Sea Dog said:

Nice! They have Uncle Nearest. I don’t care for the Balcone’s . 

Do you see what I see? I was told for display only…

[Sea Dog]

3 minutes ago, DeerJod said:

Do you see what I see? I was told for display only…

Can’t tell. Please tell me.

[Husky1987]

18 minutes ago, Sea Dog said:

Nice! They have Uncle Nearest. I don’t care for the Balcone’s . 

 

I need to try the 1884.  I bought the 1856 on your rec and it's wonderful.

 

Also, WT101 is one of the best bang-for-the-buck bourbons out there...a lot better than some two-to-three times the price.

[Sea Dog]

1 minute ago, Husky1987 said:

 

Also, WT101 is one of the best bang-for-the-buck bourbons out there...a lot better than some two-to-three times the price.

I agree. Have you tried WT Rare breed? I love that bourbon. Does not drink hot with the high proof.

[Husky1987]

1 minute ago, Sea Dog said:

I agree. Have you tried WT Rare breed? I love that bourbon. Does not drink hot with the high proof.

 

Yep, love it.  That is my wife's favorite so far.  I tend to go back and forth between Rare Breed and OF1920 most often as my weekend evening neat pours.

[Sea Dog]

4 minutes ago, Husky1987 said:

 

Yep, love it.  That is my wife's favorite so far.  I tend to go back and forth between Rare Breed and OF1920 most often as my weekend evening neat pours.

Im a big fan of all the Old Forester. I really like the Statesman too.

[DeerJod]

The Buffalo trace was “for display only”

[Husky1987]

12 minutes ago, DeerJod said:

The Buffalo trace was “for display only”

Any particular reason?  I know it's been hard to find in places, but I would think it's a fairly easy to find bottle for them...

[DeerJod]

1 minute ago, Husky1987 said:

Any particular reason?  I know it's been hard to find in places, but I would think it's a fairly easy to find bottle for them...

I didn't push it was the bar outside of MDR, took my WT101 and walked.

[Tree_skier]

11 minutes ago, DeerJod said:

I didn't push it was the bar outside of MDR, took my WT101 and walked.

Weird... I ordered several Buffalo Trace Old Fashioneds when I was on Oasis...  

[DeerJod]

The service with the dining staff has been amazing, they’ve had fruit ready to go for us immediately upon sitting and quickly refilled chocolate milks as they were depleted.

 

Chicken cordon bleu wasn’t over cooked and was quite juicy. Son doubled up on the spaghetti and chicken fingers, both appeared to be winners. 
 

Stowaway piano player made an appearance as dinner was letting out then hastily retreated to an elevator.

[DeerJod]

Stray observations, you do get a decent amount of noise from the pool deck into the deck 10 cp cabins. Not enough to keep you awake but a polite reminder there’s a party going on somewhere. Baby and little one were able to nap no problem so it didn’t bother them. 

[Husky1987]

1 hour ago, DeerJod said:

I didn't push it was the bar outside of MDR, took my WT101 and walked.

LOL I just noticed it in the pic, and that it was empty (or near empty).

 

Kinda a "Hey, look what you could be drinking if you had sailed last week!!" 

[Tree_skier]

18 minutes ago, Husky1987 said:

LOL I just noticed it in the pic, and that it was empty (or near empty).

 

Kinda a "Hey, look what you could be drinking if you had sailed last week!!" 

Ah I missed that.

[bayportkat]

We will be on Oasis in August. If you happen to use the freestyle machine, i would love to know if there are any sparkling waters or flavored waters. I remember them having them on a cruise in 2019 but last year on Harmony the didn’t. Wondering if it was just that ship or if all machines are the same and they won’t have the sparkling water anymore. 

[DeerJod]

7 hours ago, bayportkat said:

We will be on Oasis in August. If you happen to use the freestyle machine, i would love to know if there are any sparkling waters or flavored waters. I remember them having them on a cruise in 2019 but last year on Harmony the didn’t. Wondering if it was just that ship or if all machines are the same and they won’t have the sparkling water anymore. 

We went sans drink package but I’ll press on the machine to see if I can get you anything. 

Edited June 11, 2023 by DeerJod

[DeerJod]

Guess the animals

[DeerJod]

Wj not packed at all for 8 am.

 

 

[DeerJod]

Only one person playing pickle ball, 3 courts setup.

[DeerJod]

One other family joined pickle ball. Get here early folks.