Bourbon recommendations - north of $50 a bottle?

BennyBeaver said:

Tequilla said:

BennyBeaver said:

When not drinking my bourbon neat, rocks or in a Manhattan (I know Manhattans are supposed to be made with Rye, sue me, I like mine with Bulleit bourbon).

You are really over your head here

Please tell me more about your whisky knowledge, like how your favorite bourbon is Crown Royal and that I should flag myself for drinking blended whisky (which I never said).

I misspoke on classifying Crown as a Bourbon ... Buffalo Trace and Crown are my 2 go-to drinks ... that was my intention. I definitely know that Crown is a Canadian Whiskey ...

I don't claim to be a bourbon snob ... I do try a lot of different ones and that's how I stumbled upon Buffalo Trace ... I've had Pappy before and after a friend looked up Pappy and realized that Buffalo Trace was made by the same distillery it has been a go to from that date forward.

I've had probably the balance of what most would consider part of the typical rotation including Makers, Knob Creek, Woodford Reserve, and Bulleit. When I'm going more for value I'll drink Two Stars. I'm not a huge fan of Jack (and yes, I realize that that's a Tennessee Whiskey) or Jim, but Gentleman Jack isn't terrible. My friends and I generally on birthdays will go buy a different whiskey every year that we haven't had before ... I'm looking at a bottle of Lazy River sitting on my counter. There's a ton of different versions that I've had that I wouldn't remember by name ... I'm terrible at remembering that type of stuff.

From a scotch standpoint, I've gone to multiple tasting events for both Glenlivet and Macallen ... I like Macallen better ... the higher age stuff is outstanding. I've had a bottle of the Macallen 15 in the last year ... so smooth. From a Glenlivet standpoint, I like the 12 and 18 while not particularly fond of the 15. The 21 is good but to me not significantly better than the others to spend the money. I also will from time to time drink some Glenmorangie which I tend to like as well. If I'm going out to a place with a good selection I'll normally go through and sample various options after consulting with the bartender.

I'm not a big fan ryes at all ... just don't like the flavor as much.

As for blended, it was largely a tongue in cheek whoosh ... they aren't all terribly bad but typically when I think of blended I think of just trying to get drunk on value. My dad will often have a cheap version of a blended scotch around for his day to day activity while keeping the higher quality around for special occasions.

As for other liquors, I'm not a huge tequila guy outside of margaritas. I prefer a clear tequila versus a golden one ... I typically have no problem staying with Jose Cuervo Silver as my go to as I use that not only for margaritas but also for cooking needs (I use it a lot in cooking Mexican food). From a Vodka standpoint I'm almost exclusively a Tito's drinker ... I've probably moved more to Tito's in the last year as my default drink of choice (at least during the summer) for a few reasons. I'm not much of a rum guy and in particular not a huge fan of spiced rums.

YellowSnow said:

bananasnblondes said:

Tequilla's affinity for Crown Royal Bourbon needs to become a staple of the "what are you drinking tonight?" threads

I previously thought the TSIO should be sponsored by Kirkland Signature Brand 100% Agave Tequilla, but it seems like Crown Royal Canadian Bourbon should be the official sponsor. As a plus their colors are purple and gold.

Kirkland products in general aren't that bad ... I have no problem considering their products to be my "well" variety.

I don't know if Dennis would be approving of our podcast being sponsored by Crown ... I have a feeling Canadians are too white for his taste. He probably wouldn't be happy unless we were sponsored by Hennessy.

YellowSnow said:

greenblood said:

Buffalo trace is a great option. I'm more of a scotch guy myself.

I love Scotch as well but it becomes cost prohibitive sometimes. $45 to $50 is about entry level for single malt, but that kinda coin gets you into some real nice bourbons.

12 year glendronach is great quality and runs you about $60.00