Deer season's winding down. Still have late flintlock left. But, I'm a (go figure) turkey hunter heart & soul. Be hunting them in Campeche, Mexico in under 90 days !!!!
For about 7 years now, a buddy and I have been designing and producing carry solutions for just about any type of turkey call. It has grown into a little venture many of you know as "Yoder409 Turkey Call Holsters". One of our turkey call holster customers reached out to me a couple months ago wondering if I could design him something a little different...... He wanted a small satchel to safely carry a pair of Glencairn whiskey glasses and a pair of 50ml "airplane bottles" of Wild Turkey bourbon on his outdoor adventures. Being a bourbon guy myself, I agreed to come up with a carry solution for his need. Here is where I ended up. It carries 2 Glencairn glasses and 4 50ml bottles of Wild Turkey.....shoulder carry or belt. (It's stamped with a strutting tom, like all Yoder409 holster designs)
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So, I showed this to another bourbon guy. He wanted to know if I could make a similar satchel........but for 3X 750ml "fifths". Why not ?? So, back to the design board. A little more thought involved as "fifth" bottles of bourbon come in so many different shapes and sizes. Here's where I ended up on this one. Carries 3X 750ml "fifths" OR 1X 750ml and 1X 1.75L "handle" bottle. (Not stamped with our strutting tom as the customer has Lexington heritage and wants to put an engraved, brass bridle plate in its place)
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Gotta have something to keep me off the street and outta trouble til spring !!!
Or, at LEAST until Unicoi.
:icon_thumright: Very nice leatherwork, Yoder. I really like that strutting turkey stamp. That satchel looks very secure for keeping one's "valuables" intact. :D ;D
Very very nice! Good choice on the eagle rare and weller or "poor man's pappy" as we call it. I drive past the distillery every day and I won't tell you what I pay for bottles buying directly from there versus retail or online.
Fantastic work there!
a lot of talent right there Sir. this is how I occupy myself after deer season is over. getting everything ready for January and February. I really wish more people would get involved. It's not only a great way to scout post season it's also a good way to help our game animals in the long run.
Quote from: sswv on December 16, 2023, 12:06:47 PM
a lot of talent right there Sir. this is how I occupy myself after deer season is over. getting everything ready for January and February. I really wish more people would get involved. It's not only a great way to scout post season it's also a good way to help our game animals in the long run.
Boiling traps? Good luck!
Quote from: Kylongspur88 on December 16, 2023, 09:02:43 AM
Very very nice! Good choice on the eagle rare and weller or "poor man's pappy" as we call it. I drive past the distillery every day and I won't tell you what I pay for bottles buying directly from there versus retail or online.
I have drank Eagle Rare but have not heard of or tasted Weller, definitely have never experienced "Pappy". Please tell me more of Weller?
Yoder
Those cases are a thing of beauty and what a great idea.
Quote from: NCL on December 16, 2023, 01:10:07 PM
Quote from: Kylongspur88 on December 16, 2023, 09:02:43 AM
Very very nice! Good choice on the eagle rare and weller or "poor man's pappy" as we call it. I drive past the distillery every day and I won't tell you what I pay for bottles buying directly from there versus retail or online.
I have drank Eagle Rare but have not heard of or tasted Weller, definitely have never experienced "Pappy". Please tell me more of Weller?
Weller special reserve and pappy share the same mash profile/recipe. To my understanding each barrel of weller special reserve is potentially one that could be finished into pappy based on the taste profile of that particular barrel. The ones that don't make the cut are bottled and sold as a weller. The best ones are aged and finished some more and bottled and sold as pappy's. That's art least my simplistic understanding of it. I've had pappy by the pour and it's good but not my favorite. If I had to drink one bourbon for the rest of my life it would be Blantons.
Very nice! two nice bottles to go in there!
Quote from: 3bailey3 on December 16, 2023, 02:02:04 PM
Very nice! two nice bottles to go in there!
Actually 3 bottles if they're all fifths (750ml). 2 bottles if one's a handle (1.75L)
Quote from: Kylongspur88 on December 16, 2023, 01:51:24 PM
Quote from: NCL on December 16, 2023, 01:10:07 PM
Quote from: Kylongspur88 on December 16, 2023, 09:02:43 AM
Very very nice! Good choice on the eagle rare and weller or "poor man's pappy" as we call it. I drive past the distillery every day and I won't tell you what I pay for bottles buying directly from there versus retail or online.
I have drank Eagle Rare but have not heard of or tasted Weller, definitely have never experienced "Pappy". Please tell me more of Weller?
Weller special reserve and pappy share the same mash profile/recipe. To my understanding each barrel of weller special reserve is potentially one that could be finished into pappy based on the taste profile of that particular barrel. The ones that don't make the cut are bottled and sold as a weller. The best ones are aged and finished some more and bottled and sold as pappy's. That's art least my simplistic understanding of it. I've had pappy by the pour and it's good but not my favorite. If I had to drink one bourbon for the rest of my life it would be Blantons.
Your simplistic understandng is the same as mine. So we're either both right ......or we're both wrong.
Did you ever consider making a Turkey Satchel? Your leather work is real good. I'll bet the "Non-Vest" hunters would love to see a Yoder Satchel..........
Quote from: NCL on December 16, 2023, 01:11:03 PM
Yoder
Those cases are a thing of beauty and what a great idea.
:agreed:
Well done, my friend!
Very nice work Yoder!
Quote from: Tom007 on December 16, 2023, 03:30:00 PM
Did you ever consider making a Turkey Satchel? Your leather work is real good. I'll bet the "Non-Vest" hunters would love to see a Yoder Satchel..........
Truthfully ??
No.
We've never had any suggestion of interest in such a thing until yours. And I appreciate yours. Generally a new design stems from folks asking for something. I know the soft ones that Glenda Green does have become fairly popular. I have not personally looked one of Glenda's satchels over. So I don't know what features they have. But I know it would be a fairly substantial price jump over what she asks for hers to what I would design just out of what's in my head right now. The materials that go into "Tank Tough" ain't cheap.
BUT..........my ears are always open to suggestions and requests. If enough interest was shown........ ::) ;D
Quote from: Yoder409 on December 16, 2023, 11:07:17 PM
Quote from: Tom007 on December 16, 2023, 03:30:00 PM
Did you ever consider making a Turkey Satchel? Your leather work is real good. I'll bet the "Non-Vest" hunters would love to see a Yoder Satchel..........
Truthfully ??
No.
We've never had any suggestion of interest in such a thing until yours. And I appreciate yours. Generally a new design stems from folks asking for something. I know the soft ones that Glenda Green does have become fairly popular. I have not personally looked one of Glenda's satchels over. So I don't know what features they have. But I know it would be a fairly substantial price jump over what she asks for hers to what I would design just out of what's in my head right now. The materials that go into "Tank Tough" ain't cheap.
BUT..........my ears are always open to suggestions and requests. If enough interest was shown........ ::) ;D
I know if you did, it would be a beauty for sure. One could justify the price by allowing your wife to use it as a purse in the off season...... :lol:
These are very cool Yoder. Makes me want to start drinking heavily again :you_rock:
Pretty slick idea someone had there. :funnyturkey:
Those are nice yoder, cool concept and great craftsmanship. I dont drink and am a pretty simple guy. I make pot calls and shake down my gear and guns a dozen times and come up with 50 plans to hunt the coming season. Day one comes and I'm like a little kid again and the plan goes out the window, lol. Iplan on getting a Woodman Arms muzzle loader this year so I will play with that extensively. Again, great work bro. Z
Quote from: Kylongspur88 on December 16, 2023, 01:51:24 PM
Quote from: NCL on December 16, 2023, 01:10:07 PM
Quote from: Kylongspur88 on December 16, 2023, 09:02:43 AM
Very very nice! Good choice on the eagle rare and weller or "poor man's pappy" as we call it. I drive past the distillery every day and I won't tell you what I pay for bottles buying directly from there versus retail or online.
I have drank Eagle Rare but have not heard of or tasted Weller, definitely have never experienced "Pappy". Please tell me more of Weller?
Weller special reserve and pappy share the same mash profile/recipe. To my understanding each barrel of weller special reserve is potentially one that could be finished into pappy based on the taste profile of that particular barrel. The ones that don't make the cut are bottled and sold as a weller. The best ones are aged and finished some more and bottled and sold as pappy's. That's art least my simplistic understanding of it. I've had pappy by the pour and it's good but not my favorite. If I had to drink one bourbon for the rest of my life it would be Blantons.
Thank you very much. Definitely learned something from your post. I will have to look for Wellers and give it a try. I will second Blanton's but I have not been able to find it for several years or at least at a price I can afford, One of my abosulte faorites is Templeton Rye. Again thanks
Quote from: NCL on December 18, 2023, 01:25:13 PM
Quote from: Kylongspur88 on December 16, 2023, 01:51:24 PM
Quote from: NCL on December 16, 2023, 01:10:07 PM
Quote from: Kylongspur88 on December 16, 2023, 09:02:43 AM
Very very nice! Good choice on the eagle rare and weller or "poor man's pappy" as we call it. I drive past the distillery every day and I won't tell you what I pay for bottles buying directly from there versus retail or online.
I have drank Eagle Rare but have not heard of or tasted Weller, definitely have never experienced "Pappy". Please tell me more of Weller?
Weller special reserve and pappy share the same mash profile/recipe. To my understanding each barrel of weller special reserve is potentially one that could be finished into pappy based on the taste profile of that particular barrel. The ones that don't make the cut are bottled and sold as a weller. The best ones are aged and finished some more and bottled and sold as pappy's. That's art least my simplistic understanding of it. I've had pappy by the pour and it's good but not my favorite. If I had to drink one bourbon for the rest of my life it would be Blantons.
Thank you very much. Definitely learned something from your post. I will have to look for Wellers and give it a try. I will second Blanton's but I have not been able to find it for several years or at least at a price I can afford, One of my abosulte faorites is Templeton Rye. Again thanks
Best of luck. :(
In most places, Weller is as hard to find on the shelf as Eagle Rare or Blanton's.
Those bourbon carriers sure do look handy, nice job. Wife and I are planning a trip to KY in April to visit a bunch of distilleries. We did Makers Mark a bunch of years ago. We plan to start in Louisville and end up Lexington, spending about a week. Anyway, here's a pic of what I do to keep me off the streets since retiring from the machining trade. They're peppermills, I buy the grinder from a craft store and turn the barrels. They are a 1/10 scale bourbon/wine barrel.
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Those look very nicely done. :icon_thumright:
Looking good bud.
Those peppermills look great, I would also love to do the bourbon trail!
Quote from: Yoder409 on December 18, 2023, 03:49:30 PM
Quote from: NCL on December 18, 2023, 01:25:13 PM
Quote from: Kylongspur88 on December 16, 2023, 01:51:24 PM
Quote from: NCL on December 16, 2023, 01:10:07 PM
Quote from: Kylongspur88 on December 16, 2023, 09:02:43 AM
Very very nice! Good choice on the eagle rare and weller or "poor man's pappy" as we call it. I drive past the distillery every day and I won't tell you what I pay for bottles buying directly from there versus retail or online.
I have drank Eagle Rare but have not heard of or tasted Weller, definitely have never experienced "Pappy". Please tell me more of Weller?
Weller special reserve and pappy share the same mash profile/recipe. To my understanding each barrel of weller special reserve is potentially one that could be finished into pappy based on the taste profile of that particular barrel. The ones that don't make the cut are bottled and sold as a weller. The best ones are aged and finished some more and bottled and sold as pappy's. That's art least my simplistic understanding of it. I've had pappy by the pour and it's good but not my favorite. If I had to drink one bourbon for the rest of my life it would be Blantons.
Thank you very much. Definitely learned something from your post. I will have to look for Wellers and give it a try. I will second Blanton's but I have not been able to find it for several years or at least at a price I can afford, One of my abosulte faorites is Templeton Rye. Again thanks
Best of luck. :(
In most places, Weller is as hard to find on the shelf as Eagle Rare or Blanton's.
Bourbon has certainly seen a boom. It's funny. The stuff I used to steal out of my dads liquor cabinet when I was in high school is now selling for a few hundred dollars a bottle online. I'm not complaining. The bourbon related tourism is great for my area
I bet you could easily transform that design into chest pack. A place for binoculars, a pot call or 2, maybe an owl hooter or crow call, possibly a trumpet, and some mouth calls. I might be interested in something like that.