Bourbon Guys and Gals
Help me pick a bottle. One from my choices below. TIA for any input.
Maker's Mark 46 Cask Strength.
Wild Turkey Kentucky Spirit Single Barrel
Woodford Reserve Double Oaked Bourbon
Woodford Reserve Small Batch Bourbon
1792 Single Barrel Bourbon Barrel Select
Michter's US1 Bourbon Small Batch
Old Forester 1920 Small Batch
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The Makers Mark Cask Strength and the Woodford Double Oakes are both good, speaking from personal experience.
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Woodford small batch and then look for Buffalo trace. Old Forester #3
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sure makes me curious what they taste like cause I ain't never had any of the good stuff from your list
evan williams
jim beam
old charter
crown royal
is about all I have tried and it was a lot of years ago
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I can’t really make a suggestion until I make a side by side comparison.
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I like Basil Hayden. Not on your list, but a must try.
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Any I drink of that caliber is usually a gift! I did just finish a Makers Mark and liked it,.
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Out of those either of the Woodford Reserve.
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danielgage: 31548241997467/comments/31548227878299
sure makes me curious what they taste like cause I ain't never had any of the good stuff from your list
evan williams
jim beam
old charter
crown royal
is about all I have tried and it was a lot of years ago
Crown Royal is blended Canadian whiskey.
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I'm curious. Why these as your list of choices? I would say that any of these would be a good choice. If I were to choose, I would go for the 1792 Single Barrel. I haven't had that one yet and would want to try it.
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Old Grand Dad 114 is a good choice ... if you can find it.
Wild Turkey Rare Breed 112.8 proof
Buffalo Trace
All very good and can be had for ⪯ $40.00
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I can not believe Austin has not responded to this thread.
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Woodford Reserve Double Oaked Bourbon
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susie: 31548241997467/comments/31548246735771
I'm curious. Why these as your list of choices? I would say that any of these would be a good choice. If I were to choose, I would go for the 1792 Single Barrel. I haven't had that one yet and would want to try it.
Susie, my wife is going to stop at Total Wine, so I am making a list. I have on the list, Elijah Craig small batch, a bottle of Basil Hayden's, and I was looking for one more. I was looking on Total Wine's site, and they have 18 pages of bourbons. I just started looking at page one, and listing ones that sound good, and are in a price range I could meet. I made it to page seven or eight, and then had to do other stuff. So that's how the list came about.
Thanks everybody for their input.
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liquor is such a personal choice, everyone taste thing differently. there are a lot of really good "brown" liquors out there. is there any place that sells "airplane bottles" near you, if so buy as many of those as you can and do your own taste test.
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My wife drinks it, I don't. This is second-hand advice. She likes Maker's Mark, is content with Evan Williams when they're out of her favorite - which is Jim Beam Black. JBB also won Best Bourbon at some recent competition, so she's not the only one.
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Years of drinking hard liquor killed my cousin at 55 years old. I only have my one beer a week with my friday night pizza.
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Help me pick a bottle. One from my choices below. TIA for any input.
Maker's Mark 46 Cask Strength.
Wild Turkey Kentucky Spirit Single Barrel
Woodford Reserve Double Oaked Bourbon
Woodford Reserve Small Batch Bourbon
1792 Single Barrel Bourbon Barrel Select
Michter's US1 Bourbon Small Batch
Old Forester 1920 Small Batch
I would say it depends what you are looking for and how you drink your bourbon
The Makers has a more Wheaty mashbill, I like the Private Select
the Wild Turkey is a bit spicy
both of these choices are pretty high proof
the woodfords are both solid, I like their double double oak
not familiar with the 1792 ( they have seven different variations) I want the 12 year old
That particular michter is just OK IMHO
Old Forester 1920 is good, I prefer the lower proof 1910
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Unless the the gift is for an experienced bourbon drinker, I think that you should avoid any of the cask strengths or high proofs. A day or two ago, Austin and I exchanged a PM on a bottle of George T. Stagg Barrel Proof;, a very high proof (116.9) bourbon which I recently acquired. It has amazing flavor, but it's not for the faint of heart. All of the Wild Turkey's have a high rye mash bill, which gives them the spicy taste which Austin mentioned. I love rye whisky, so WT is a personal favorite, but your mileage may vary. I used to enjoy 1792, but I don't know if the changed the mash bill, or if my own tastes have changed, but I don't enjoy it as much as I did 10 or 15 years ago. I like Old Forester, especially their bottled in Bond.
Getting back on track, I feel that any Woodford, be it bourbon or rye, is safe and solid bet.
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Mr. Christian: i think you are mixing your bourbons with your whiskeys, they are different. and i agree with you that some of the cast strength liquors have a very high alcohol content and require and experienced drinker to enjoy. this is where blended come into play. most of the less expensive liquors are blended to make every bottle taste the same, like Mc donalds, and the major companies pay their master distillers big buck to do this. as i stated earlier, its all a matter of individual taste. i bought a bottle of Templeton Rye the other day for about $40.00 that i found very tasty with a great finish. also hard to beat Elijah Craig small batch for a good bourbon, and at 94 proof acceptable to most. and one other thing, if you dont enjoy it straight from the bottle to the glass to the mouth you are not drinking the right stuff.
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Please, don't call me Mr. Christian- he was my grandfather. I prefer to be called Mark or Mark C.
Thanks.
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well dang, im sure glad we got that straight. no problem. So for the longest dissertation i have ever written on GB im in the dog house for showing proper respect. anyway in the spirit of goodwill and the season i hope you and yours have a very Merry Christmas and happy New Year.
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varian: 31548241997467/comments/31548275172507
well dang, im sure glad we got that straight. no problem. So for the longest dissertation i have ever written on GB im in the dog house for showing proper respect. anyway in the spirit of goodwill and the season i hope you and yours have a very Merry Christmas and happy New Year.
HUMBUG, BAH HUMBUG !!! I bid you good day sir!
You may be an undigested bit of beef, a blot of mustard, a crumb of cheese, a fragment of an underdone potato. 😀😆😎
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Thank you for the very generous giveaway, Please add my name to the list......
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I did not see Fighting Cock on the list! Don
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Forgot about that one, the aluminum bottle is unique. Called Chicken cock isnt it?
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JimmyJack: 31548241997467/comments/31548232959515
Forgot about that one, the aluminum bottle is unique. Called Chicken cock isnt it?
There is both a fighting cock and a chicken cock bourbon
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Bourbon whisky
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Bourbon whiskey technically can only be made in America and has to be at least 51 per cent corn based? Jim Beam is not a Bourbon. Its a Kentucky Whiskey. But what the hell they all taste good most of the time LOL.
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My first choice is Myers Dark Rum, after that is Woodford small batch. For me nothing is as smooth as Beam. Also have a sip of Old Overholt Rye . Not the most complex, but very smooth. You get I prefer smooth over complex and harsh, right? Happy Holidays Drifter.😊
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JimmyJack You seem a little confused, so here you go:
" All bourbon is whiskey, but not all whiskey is bourbon. A strict set of standards from the government regulates what's what. Learn more about what defines "America's native spirit" and the difference between bourbon and whiskey below.
1. Made in United States of America (not Kentucky)
2. Product from a fermented mash of 51% corn at least.
3. Distilled at no more than 160 proof
4. Stored at no more than 125 proof in new, charred oak barrels.
5. Aged for minimum two years.
6. Free from additives.
Because of this all bourbon is whiskey, not all whiskey can be called bourbon. Then there's Kentucky Straight Bourbon Whiskey, like Jim Beam®, which in addition to the rules above, must also be made in Kentucky. We know, it's a lot. But today, Jim Beam doesn't just "fit the bill", it's the world's #1 bourbon."
From the JB website: https://www.jimbeam.com/en/behind-the-bourbon/bourbon-vs-whiskey
Not trying to be an azz, I like Jim Beam and it has always bothered me that Jack Daniels is touted as bourbon when it isn't, it's Tennessee Whiskey, But as you can see from the quote above Jim is not only a bourbon, it is Kentucky Straight Bourbon!
But as you said "they all taste good most of the time"
Enjoy whatever you like to drink, these days I just prefer a cold beer and a little Southern Comfort on the rocks...OK I'll probably catch heck for that since it is a blended and I use ice...LOL
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