Let's talk about Bourbon
Besides the obvious shit like the really high end Wellers, Stagg and Pappy, what else does everyone swear by for bourbon? I heard Olf Fitzgerald if you want to lighten your wallet a good bit, and I've also had recommendations for Redemption Wheated (affordable but I can't find it anywhere), Four Roses, and Elmer T Lee (also super pricey). Anything else? Any bottles of great bourbon you don't have to take out a second mortgage to buy? I've had Makers, which I liked, but it wasn't excellent to me. Wellers 7 year still the best until I try some of the more expensive shit I guess.
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I had a sample of Blanton's bourbon last night. $100 retail, but since it's hard to find people often sell it for $250 on the second market.
Personally, I do not care for whiskey/bourbon at all so I couldn't tell you if it's actually as good as the hype. I mostly stick with beer and even that has become kinda boring. -
I bounce around quite a bit. Regular rotation is Basil Hayden, Four Roses, Knob Creek, Buffalo Trace. I ran across Tatoosh (Seattle) several years ago, and that kind of got the bourbon-ball rolling for me. I really like it, and have given it as gifts several times, with good response.
A trip to Colorado to see the daughter (and son-in-law, who is a bourbon geek) helped. We checked in to the hotel in Denver, and lo-and-behold, they had complimentary tasting of Colorado bourbon in the lobby.
Of those I tasted there, and on a few distillery tours we went on, I brought home:
Laws Four Grain
Breckenridge Reserve
Old Elk
If I didn't live in Sin Tax Washington, I'd probably have Laws in regular roto, but $90 is a little steep for me. I have also latched on to a couple Heritage options (NOT BSB, too sweet, although the 103 proof high altitude brown sugar is pretty good, in small doses).
Heritage Dual Barrel with vanilla finish
Heritage Elk Rider Rye...my favorite rye
Don't know how easy the Colorado / WA stuff is to get to your neck of the woods, at a good price point (under $100).
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I’m with @BleachedAnusDawg regarding bourbon which is kinda sad because I now live in Kentucky and Woodford distillery is probably 30 minutes from my house and I’m surrounded by bourbon experts.BleachedAnusDawg said:I had a sample of Blanton's bourbon last night. $100 retail, but since it's hard to find people often sell it for $250 on the second market.
Personally, I do not care for whiskey/bourbon at all so I couldn't tell you if it's actually as good as the hype. I mostly stick with beer and even that has become kinda boring.
Eagle Rare is something I’ve had, thought it was fine and have heard Kentucky natives speak highly of.
Maybe I’ll bring you a bottle if I lose enough weight to fit in a car again and can make the drive to your trailer park (your home has reinforced flooring, right? I still have PTSD from the last time I went inside a trailer and fell through the floor.) -
I remember my buying Blanton’s for $55 at SafeWay in Seattle phase. FML.
In the $50 price point don’t sleep on Wild Turkey Rare Bird at 116 proof and old forester Bottled in Bond at 100 proof. -
Good stuff. Appreciate it. I have a guy in WA that can get me stuff. I call him the Shah of Kenmore.Fishpo31 said:I bounce around quite a bit. Regular rotation is Basil Hayden, Four Roses, Knob Creek, Buffalo Trace. I ran across Tatoosh (Seattle) several years ago, and that kind of got the bourbon-ball rolling for me. I really like it, and have given it as gifts several times, with good response.
A trip to Colorado to see the daughter (and son-in-law, who is a bourbon geek) helped. We checked in to the hotel in Denver, and lo-and-behold, they had complimentary tasting of Colorado bourbon in the lobby.
Of those I tasted there, and on a few distillery tours we went on, I brought home:
Laws Four Grain
Breckenridge Reserve
Old Elk
If I didn't live in Sin Tax Washington, I'd probably have Laws in regular roto, but $90 is a little steep for me. I have also latched on to a couple Heritage options (NOT BSB, too sweet, although the 103 proof high altitude brown sugar is pretty good, in small doses).
Heritage Dual Barrel with vanilla finish
Heritage Elk Rider Rye...my favorite rye
Don't know how easy the Colorado / WA stuff is to get to your neck of the woods, at a good price point (under $100). -
The only Old Forester I can find is 500 a bottle at resellers. FMLYellowSnow said:I remember my buying Blanton’s for $55 at SafeWay in Seattle phase. FML.
In the $50 price point don’t sleep on Wild Turkey Rare Bird at 116 proof and old forester Bottled in Bond at 100 proof. -
Hmmm….Swaye said:
The only Old Forester I can find is 500 a bottle at resellers. FMLYellowSnow said:I remember my buying Blanton’s for $55 at SafeWay in Seattle phase. FML.
In the $50 price point don’t sleep on Wild Turkey Rare Bird at 116 proof and old forester Bottled in Bond at 100 proof.
I just went to your Virginia is for Gay Lovers site. If you can find Elmer T Lee in the store buy all the bottles you can. -
Maybe I'm cheap or a just a rookie, but I usually stick to Buffalo Trace.
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Are we talking about that swill that brewers keep using to ruin perfectly good stouts and then charge three times as much for them?
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*barrels1to392831weretaken said:Are we talking about that swill that brewers keep using to ruin perfectly good stouts and then charge three times as much for them?
