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Bourbon power rankings, my personal favorite.

>> No.6049561
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>>6048593
There are too many fantastic bourbons to list.

As an everyday bourbon, I love Wild Turkey 101.

As a once in a while treat, Blanton's is good, and Stagg Jr. is great.

>> No.6049576

Bulleit Rye and Eagle Rare are my go-to's. Blanton's is good but not worth the price.

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>> No.6049595

As far as American whiskey that isn't JD or Jim Beam goes, I have had Wild Turkey 101, Rittenhouse Rye, and Buffalo Trace, and maybe I just don't like bourbon, but something about it makes me sick. I liked the Wild Turkey 101, but I hates the Rittenhouse and I didn't really like the Buffalo Trace either. I mean, they were awesome for the purpose of getting drunk, but I could never sit down and appreciate any of them for them for their taste.

I don't know, I started drinking Scotch at the same time I started drinking bourbon and I like Scotch better, I am not trying to be pretentious, that is just how it turned out.

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>>6048593
I've had that, it's right up there among my favorites but not easy to find.

Pic related is a respectable one and available nearly everywhree.

>> No.6050314

Rye whiskey, bourbon is too sweet

Redemption Barrel Proof
Whistle Pig
Jefferson's
High West American Prairie
Willet

are some of the best

>> No.6050324

>>6050314
I want to try Whistle Pig, but can't get over the combination of the price tag and the fact that it's rebranded Canadian whisky.

I'd highly suggest Colonel E.H. Taylor's Straight Rye whiskey.

The bottled in bond thing is now just basically a novelty, but it's reassuring compared to the sketchy shit distilleries are doing now (i.e. a whole slew of bottlings come from the same source and there's very little difference between a $20 bottle of whiskey and a $50 bottle)

>> No.6050337

>>6050324
>I'd highly suggest Colonel E.H. Taylor's Straight Rye whiskey.
A bottle of it literally sitting right next to my laptop screen this very moment.
...just took a sip to remind myself what it's like.

Yes, it's an ok rye, it doesn't have everything I look for, for a cheaper rye I'd say go with Jefferson's.
Also I feel like Taylor is overpriced for what you get, I can get Whistle for only $65 where I shop and consider the extra cost worth it.

Still good to see another fellow rye drinker and appreciator out there, if you're ever in the SF Bay Area we should meet, I generally keep a variety of rye on hand, or at the very least you should visit Rye in SF.

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>>6050324
proof if you wanted it that I wasnt lying abouy having bottle with me

>> No.6050345

>>6050311

What are the hangovers like on EW?

>> No.6050346

Alcohol is degenerate as fuck.

>At least weed was made by Jesus.

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>>6048593

>> No.6050381

>>6050346
fuck off back to your cuck board.

>> No.6050451

>>6050345
Not bad at all, nothing some gatorade, sleep, cool tempretures, and a hair of the dog doesn't fix up. Hangovers from that are a lot less worse than say from wine or something more sugary for instance.

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What does everybody think of Buffalo Trace? I don't really like it all that much. It has got all the typical bourbon flavors but more than anything I am tasting butterscotch and spices- really it reminds me of this one rum I can't remember the name of right now. I mean obviously it doesn't taste like rum, but the sheer butterscotch/spices taste is the same. In a very specific mood I can enjoy it but outside of that I can only drink it quick to get drunk quick.

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>>6052048
It used to be really good, and it only cost $20. Now it's ~$30 and bitter.

They killed it because they couldn't keep up with demand.

Pic related is great. So is Bulleit Rye and Blanton's, but Blanton's isn't worth the price of $50. Bulleit Rye is $35 I think, and it was excellent.

>> No.6052067

um, but where are the power rankings?

>> No.6052138

>>6052066
Yeah, I payed about $30 for it. The thing is even though I don't like it that much, on the positive side, it is really smooth, minimal burn, and it is definitely really flavorful, but even so I don't care for it all that much. At $30 I guess I can't really complain, it is drinkable. Not nearly as drinkable as the scotch I have been buying recently, but price inflation and importation aside, even if I am paying between $40 and 60 for a 10/12 yo I feel like it is a better deal on enjoyment factor alone.

Eagle Rare and Bulleit are definitely at the top of my list of american whiskey to try, maybe next time.

>> No.6052244

Jack Daniels is best bourbon

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>>6052244

>> No.6052279

>>6052244
You dumb fuck, JD isn't bourbon... it's whiskey, not bourbon.

Do you see bourbon anywhere on a JD label?

Fucking retarded crackho!

>> No.6052299 [DELETED] 

My cock was so big that the bitch had an epileptic fit!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GztRLnVTpMQ

Bigger than a carrot to keep it on plot!

>> No.6052327

friendly reminder:

Only trust bourbons in the US labeled 'straight bourbon'

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>>6052048
Personally, I think of Buffalo Trace as an improved (more complex, not overwhelmingly sweet) Makers Mark. I can't say I've ever found it particularly bitter, but I haven't bought any of it in the last year or so. Good enough to drink for sure (especially when it was/is cheap), but nothing really special.

The last Bourbon of special note I drink recently was pic related. It was good, but not $50 good - very smooth (especially considering it's only aged 2 years), but the flavor was so mellow and short-lived that it was kinda boring.

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>>6049576
Hell yeah.

>> No.6052351

>>6052048
I heard somewhere (not necessarily a reputable source) that Buffalo Trace was aged in rum barrels- or was it the other way around? I don't know, I've been drinking.

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>>6048593
>>6049561
>>6049595

I love Wild Turkey 101 and Buffalo Trace, and prefer them both neat. Some times pick up the related pic. Not bad at all for the price, especially if I find it on sale.

>> No.6052503

>>6052478
I liked Wild Turkey 101 better than Buffalo Trace.

>> No.6052516

>>6052348
Despite the fact that it's made in Lawerenceberg Iowa?

Geeze, how's it like enjoying mass produced whiskey?

>> No.6052523

>>6052516
This whole thread is more than half plebs

>> No.6052535

>>6052066
Damn, that's a shame. Eagle rare used to be one of my favorite mid-good tiers(though haven't had it for a while). Hell it was simply one of my favorite whiskeys to drink period. That Bookers, Basil Hayden, and Redemption(for a little cheaper deal) always do the job quite well.

Also, where's the pappy elitism? The fucking 23 year is ridiculous(in price and flavor.) I personally haven't had any better, but I'm sure there is some bourbon out there that can compete.

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>>6052516

Unfortunately, small batch whiskey is outside of my budget. If affordability weren't a factor I would likely be drinking something nice, like pic related.

>> No.6052544

>>6052516
>>6052523
>born and live in Kentucky
>tears in my eyes as I read this thread

You don't have to spend that much to drink an expensive bourbon. Weller 7 Year will easily convince a "bourbon taster" in a blind test. Even better, Old Grand Dad is just straight up cheap but still good.

>> No.6052550
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I always push this as my favorite bourbon but have had no support as of yet

>> No.6052556

>>6052550
I got a bottle of this recently and haven't had enough of it to form a solid opinion.

>> No.6052559

Henry mchinna, ancient age, Evan Williams, the crow. I just don't like sweet bourbons.If I wanted Yukon Jack I would have bought Southern Comfort.nasty stuff Along with Jagermeister and Vick's fomula 44 Jesus please us, I might be old, but that's some stuff I need not abide. That and midori, campri,or over hopped Ipa or syrup sweet dark rums.that being said, burn meat you can cover, burn starch, you are screwed.smell it a mile

>> No.6052562

>>6052556
well its a start that someone has tried it

>> No.6052821

>>6052540
You need more than money to get that. You need to be on the list

>> No.6052830

>>6052821
How is it?

>> No.6052840

>>6049685
Sometimes they make bourbon bottles just so fuckin pretty

>> No.6052852

>>6052516
Indiana, dude, not Iowa.

>>6050324
>sensitive to price
>suggests the Taylor

>> No.6052878

What's a good entry level whisky I can enjoy on its own and even mixed in with other things

>> No.6052883

>>6052878
>entry level whisky I can enjoy
what do you drink currently?
what are you looking for in a spirit?

>> No.6052891

>>6052878
Bourbon wise i recommend evan williams. Best bourbon for the price. You can definitely do a lot better if you want to spend the money though

>> No.6052901

>>6052883
I'm a beer drinker mainly, really no specific style I adhere to or really enjoy over another

Can't really say for sure what I'm looking for in a spirit, only whisky I've had is Johnny Walker Black Label and Fireball, the latter is no longer going to be an option for a plethora of reasons

I did somewhat enjoy Johnny Walker as a nice sipping drink, still found it to have a really strong flavor. Not bad at all but entirely my cup of tea either. I feel as if I got some oak flavors from the black label and I did somewhat enjoy that

>> No.6052907

>>6052891
Thanks, I'll definitely try it out, always available at the liquor store

>> No.6052915

>>6052907
Try jameson and bushmills too

>> No.6053346

>>6052901
Well, a decent starter selection for bourbon whiskey is going to be
>Maker's Mark
>Bulleit
>Buffalo Trace

After tasting from there you figure out if you like high-rye, low rye, or wheated, and then you start hemorrhaging money.

If you were looking at Scotch then I'd go
>Glenmorangie 10 (Highland)
>Balvenie Doublewood 12 (Sherried Speyside)
>Lagavulin 16 (Islay)
This gives you the widest assortment of flavors and styles at fairly minimal cost. Note the region your favorite of the three is from and start buying more from that region. Enjoy your empty wallet.

>> No.6053827

>>6052351
Legally bourbon has to be aged in new made oak barrels. So probably the other way around.

>> No.6053858

>>6052066
That's happening to a lot of whiskey, both here and in Scotland. The demand is seriously high right now compared to the supply so producers are cutting corners to churn out more product and raising prices at the same time. It's hard to name a whiskey off the top of my head that hasn't gotten both worse and more expensive over the last ten years or so, outside of perhaps the very small batch offerings where scarcity has always been part of their deal.

>> No.6053912

>>6053858
I know what you are saying is 100% true about most of the older/big name distilleries. What about the breweries that stress the whole "craft presentation" and all that? And what about the smaller, less old ones? Off the top of my head there is Springbank, Tobermory/Ledaig apparently is 100% better than before, Edradour, Bruichladdi, Kilchoman, Balblair and others I am forgetting. They all seem to be producing high quality stiff.

>> No.6054581

>>6050451
I can back this.

>> No.6054630
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Anybody ever have Heaven Hill Black 10 Year Old? It's only $10 for a 750ml at a liquor store near me and I'm thinking about trying it.

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Looking for a bourbon/whiskey for a christmas present for someone who knows a lot about bourbon/whiskey, problem is I don't know anything.

I found this list on google, is it good? What's a nice go-to that's a little higher shelf than Jack?

>> No.6054683

>>6052516
first of all
>>6052852 this
second of all, really? You're taking the whole Pace Picante "New York City?!" shit to heart? Lice pace picante is a better salsa because of where it's made, right?

>> No.6054686

>>6054667
Pretty much anything on that list you dork.

>> No.6054857

>>6054630
>Heaven Hill
dont drink that shit

it's shit pure straight shit

>> No.6054907

>>6054857
It's that bad?

>> No.6054977

>>6054667
The descriptions are stupid but that's a solid list.

>> No.6055029

>>6052544
OP here 114 OGD is in my top 5.

>> No.6055032

>>6052550
>>6052556
OP here, I liked this one a lot actually. I want to buy it again but no deals on it :(