Favorite Bourbon

[kuisis]

Can't believe anyone hasn't mentioned Blanton's. It is my favorite and one of the smoothest drinks anywhere.

 

[streckfu]

Another jump in here. I really like the sweet tasting Bourbons. Jack, Makers Mark, Woodford.

But the pricing is bad.

If you like those but the price bothers you, look for Evan Williams Single Barrel. I usually find for $3-5 cheaper and maybe more if your Sam's or Cosco sells liquor.

 

[redcoates7]

Eagle rare is definitely on the sweet side, and when you can find it sells for around $18 a bottle...

 

[Rommaster]

I will put my vote in for evan williams single barrel. The stuff is unbelievable, and can sometimes be found on sale for 19.99. Extremely good stuff. I also love Maker's like many of you have mentioned. I know that this is a bourbon thread, but i recently got into drinking high quality tequila. Oddly enough, if you get a good anejo tequila, it has a very similar flavor to bourbon because it is aged in oak barrels. It gets incredibly smooth and very flavorful -- not the slime like the unaged cuervo crap. Give 1800 - Anejo a try. It can be recognized by its wood cap. It's a bit pricey, but should give you a decent intro to good tequila. If you have a deeper wallet, try Don Juan Anejo. Anyways, just thought you bourbon fans might enjoy

 

[streckfu]

but i recently got into drinking high quality tequila. Oddly enough, if you get a good anejo tequila, it has a very similar flavor to bourbon because it is aged in oak barrels.

I'm a big fan of the Patron Anejo. :thmbsp:

 

[huskerdu60622]

A.H Hirsch...if you can find it. http://www.hirschbourbon.com/

They don't make it anymore and is pretty expensive but I'd have to say it is quite phenomenal.

 

[electronjohn]

Favorite Bourbons

A friend gave me a bottle of Elijah Craig 12 year old...might tasty brew. For ordinary drinking, I've come to enjoy Old Heaven Hill, with the OHH Bottled In Bond providing a quicker buzz. Jack (even though technically nota bourbon) is much overrated..especially since they cut the proof. The friend who gave me the Elijah Craig swears by Beam Black...particularly when he finds it on sale!

 

[Drybasement]

I used to mix Yukon Jack w/ Mountain Dew in my teens.

I used to drink Southern Comfort straight out of the bottle. Got so sick one time I vowed to never drink that blasted liqueur again. Twenty six years later I'm still holding true to that vow.

 

[Drybasement]

I don't have any experience with bourbon (besides the occasionly sip of Jim Beam) but I do like a good single malt Scotch. Lagavulin is mighty good. So is Glenlivet and Talisker.

I visited the Jack Daniels Distillery back in 1990 or so. It was a dry county then. No tasting. Gave us a glass of lemonade after the tour.

Cheers

 

[Grainger49]

. . . Jack (even though technically nota bourbon) is much overrated..especially since they cut the proof. . . .

(In the old ranger voice) Now I don't want you boys to get me wrong, I put in that Jack and George don't say Bourbon on the bottle just as an example of the "Kentuckey only!" rule. Both are Bourbon, but can't call themselves Bourbon. They are made in Tennessee, and are called "Tennessee Sipping Whiskey"

Boy that is a long way to go to not say Bourbon.

BTW, this was one of the tidbits I read in the 60s in Playboy. Yup, I read it too!

 

[jerrymrc]

I used to drink Southern Comfort straight out of the bottle. Got so sick one time I vowed to never drink that blasted liqueur again. Twenty six years later I'm still holding true to that vow.

I only did it one time. Was mixing it with Grapefruit juice because it was so sweet. All I have to do is smell SC and I get sick. About the same time frame as yours. 25 years ago.

 

[TheLordofPain]

Welp, I quit drinking but I must say my favorite whiskies were in order:

Booker's, Bakers, Woodford Reserve, Knob Creek, Maker's Mark, Basil Hayden's, Jim Beam Black.

That water of life is powerful stuff.

 

[cableguy]

First choice is Makers Mark, then I'll usally do little slumming with Wild Turkey 80 proof.

 

[onepixel]

I'll drink to that.

Cheers guys!

 

[luvvinvinyl]

Crown Royal, Canadian Club, and Seagram's 7 are Canadian Rye whiskeys, no corn, so not bourbon. The secondary grain in these is wheat. They are blended whiskeys, because they are composed of whiskeys of different batches and vintages, to produce a consistent flavour, like blended Scotch whiskys. Single-malt whiskeys are the spirit equivalent to vintage wines, single year, no blending, so the flavour changes from year to year. I have run across this with my favourite single-malt, the aforementioned Lagavulin. Is there an analgous term for bourbons, pot something?

There are some newly-released single-malt Canadian rye whiskeys, which I have not yet tried, but hope to, soon.

 

[Infinitoid]

Had some Buffalo Trace recently. Equal to Jack and substantially less expensive. Found it at Meijer of all places. Remember when you could get fine whiskey for under 7 bucks a fifth? What happened?

I think "single barrel" would define a bourbon or Tennessee whiskey that not only isn't blended but also comes from one year. The American equivalent of single malt Scotch.

Greg

 

[jbpollock]

Special Occasions: Booker's
When company is over: Maker's Mark
When its just me: Old Forrester

 

[gyusher]

Early Times

My Grandaddy drank Early Times every day of his long life. . .

I remember one time at a package store while traveling through Florida my grandaddy was getting kinda dry, he picked up a big bottle and a half pint which he imediatly downed completly. . .He cleared his throut and said "I feel a song comming on". . .

I never heard that song however but his nose got big and red. . . This was 1954-5 he had a brand new Chrysler New Yorker Deluxe and I remember him cussing because that new Chrysler would only go 100mph. . .I looked over and told him to take it out of Low and put it in Drive which he did. The car then proceeded to go well over 100 and he said "Yea thats better"

 

[Grainger49]

. . . They are blended whiskeys, because they are composed of whiskeys of different batches and vintages, to produce a consistent flavour, like blended Scotch whiskys.

Is there an analgous term for bourbons, pot something?.

Bourbon uses the term "Single Barrel Bourbon."

 

[TheLordofPain]

Baker's is still on sale at the grocer near me.

The bottle I had last time was batch 90-001 the bottle I got today was batch 85-001. Tastes completely different. The last bottle had a smokier flavor and a bite at the end. This new bottle is much smoother but has more a lot more warmth going down.