Any bourbon/scotch drinkers?

Discussion in 'The Good Life' started by Tiredricefarmer, Dec 30, 2019.

  1. Sara-s

    Sara-s This Pun for Hire

    Once in a blue moon, I will have a bourbon & coke. My favorites are Maker's Mark & Knob Creek- both smooth & smoky, without too much sweetness.
     
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  2. SharptoothC

    SharptoothC I bite..........

    Bought a bottle of Old Grand Dad this week. Not bad. Not bad at all.

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  3. Tiredricefarmer

    Tiredricefarmer Well-Known Member

    Going to pick up some Jim Beam Distillers Cut today. Not easy to find here. For the Evan Williams black lovers I highly recommend!!! $16
     
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  4. Tiredricefarmer

    Tiredricefarmer Well-Known Member

    Just got back from the package store. I called yesterday and was told they had it. They thought I was asking for Devils Cut, so no Distillers Cut for me. I’m heart broken :angry017:
     
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  5. rmcintyre84

    rmcintyre84 Got out of the kitchen

    I'm unemployed, so I've been trying what one writer calls "table Bourbons" (under $25, tasty enough to drink on ice or in a cocktail). Tonight I'm drinking Jim Beam Double Oak. It doesn't have enough depth to drink neat, and it doesn't hold up to ice. It would make a very good first bourbon for someone just getting into drinking whiskey.
     
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  6. jgreenepa

    jgreenepa Nasal Barbarian

    I’m an old Blanton’s, Woodford Reserve, and Bulleit guy. Of course, I’m old and retired.
     
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  7. rmcintyre84

    rmcintyre84 Got out of the kitchen

    Good stuff.
     
  8. S Barnhardt

    S Barnhardt Old, Crusty Barn

    Haven't drank any bourbon in "years", but when I did it was usually AA or AAA, depending on how much I could afford on that particular weerkend.

    Does anyone still drink it?
     
  9. The situational shaver

    The situational shaver Well-Known Member

    You can’t go wrong with Makers Mark. Evan Williams is very underrated. Jim Beams’ not bad, better as a mix.
    But like a few others have noted, I really like rye. Rye was the more popular choice, back in the day.
    I’ve been enjoying Old Overholt rye. It’s not a ‘craft’ rye, just a ‘straight’ rye. Really nice.
    If you enjoy a nice cigar with your bourbon, try KFC ( Kentucky Fire Cured) cigars.
    They burn bourbon aged barrel wood while the tobacco cures, to infuse some of the flavor.
    Normally, I usually don’t go for that type of thing, but my tobacconist recommended it.
    He wasn’t wrong.
     
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  10. Tiredricefarmer

    Tiredricefarmer Well-Known Member

    Was given a bottle of Blue Note small batch for my birthday. It’s a new bourbon/whiskey distilled and bottled in Memphis. Runs about $50 a bottle and is very good. Smooth and spicy, not overly sweet. Very impressed with it. Looking forward to trying their single barrel and one they call Juke Joint if I can find it.

    Also tried my first Japanese whiskey, Suntory Toki. Flavor seems light and sweet, not bad, just not sure I’d purchase again. $40
     
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  11. Tiredricefarmer

    Tiredricefarmer Well-Known Member

    Bump! Tried two new to me new ones today! Russell’s Reserve 10 yr and Wild Turkey Rare Breed. Both reasonably priced in the $30’s, and both very good/tasty! Recommend!
     
  12. Dave in KY

    Dave in KY On second thought, Buttercup

    Nice, never tried Rare Breed yet but love the Wild Turkey Longbranch
     
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  13. Tiredricefarmer

    Tiredricefarmer Well-Known Member

    I’ve seen the LongBranch, knew nothing about it. Next time I’ll have to give it a try. The Rare Breed came recommended. I’m watching some Arkansas Razorback basketball and enjoying a glass . It actually seems better than yesterday!
     
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  14. Dave in KY

    Dave in KY On second thought, Buttercup

    I tried the Longbranch on recommendation and it became my favorite nudging out Woodford Reserve. I'll need to try the Rare Breed for sure.
     
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  15. Dave in KY

    Dave in KY On second thought, Buttercup

    Old Forester 1910 tonight 1 glass remaining so need to get a couple more bottles of something...
     
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  16. PLANofMAN

    PLANofMAN Eccentric Razor Collector Staff Member

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    I've heard good things about Evan Williams Cask Strength 12 year whiskey, considered one of the "good" $60 range bottles.

    My most recent whiskey purchase was Angel's Envy. Very caramel and sweet forward, spicy afterglow. Not bad. I'll probably buy it again, but it's not a bar shelf staple like my beloved Glen Morangie "La Santa" single malt.
     
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  17. Tiredricefarmer

    Tiredricefarmer Well-Known Member

    Will keep an eye out for the cask strength, the EV Black is my “everyday drinker”. Not sure I’m ready to step up to scotch yet
     
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  18. PLANofMAN

    PLANofMAN Eccentric Razor Collector Staff Member

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    Angel's Envy is a bourbon, not a scotch. Both have a very unique taste that sets them apart. Also comes as a rye varient.
     
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  19. Enrico

    Enrico Popcorn

    Two weekends ago my son and I tried Dewars scotch ...... one of the absolute worst scotches I have EVER tried. Tasted like a mixture of plastic and petroleum ..... truly an unforgettable flavor / experience and makes my stomach hurt and cringe at the thought of it.

    I do like scotch, but that was like taste testing at a petroleum refinery.

    :sick007:
     
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  20. PLANofMAN

    PLANofMAN Eccentric Razor Collector Staff Member

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    I'll be honest, I've never had a good blended scotch. Dimple Pinch and Glenlivet 12 year are the "best" blended I've had, and $10 more will get you a cheap single malt with twice the character.

    The single worst whiskey I've tried is Pendelton. Whiskey flavored rotgut vodka, imo.
     
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