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I think I'm gonna pick up a bottle of Woodford Double Oaked to celebrate the start of football season. Though that may change when I actually get to the liquor store.

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Smoky and sweet. Finished my bottle about 2 weeks ago. I WOULD buy this again.

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I definitely got the smokiness, but none of the sweetness I associate with Woodford was there. I'll have to try it with an ice cube to see if that opens it up.

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I got strong sweetness only on the buds on the tip of my tongue. Smoky and other flavors past the front taste buds.

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Not a Bourbon, but this was an excellent Rye! It was as good as most bourbons I've had. Maybe 2-3 better bourbons, but this ranks way up there. Bottle was $42 in Sheridan, Wyoming. This is a pix of the bottle at the bar in the Wyoming Rib and Chop where Tina the bartender introduced me to this Rye.

http://i1210.photobucket.com/albums/...99D1A5188B.jpg

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What to drink tonight... Always a tough decision! :r

I think I might have to break out the Single Oak.

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Digging up old threads again.. Bourbon is my drink of choice. I'm gonna buy a $50 bottle of some Scotch this paycheck to try and force myself to like it.. But Bourbon is my mainstay. I'm gonna have to dig through this thread more to find some good suggestions.. For me, I've tried the following:

Baker's [Forced my brother to throw in on a $50 of this.. He almost died that night. Puked on his brand new table the first night they had it]
Buffalo Trace
Bulleit
Evan Williams Black Bourbon
Four Roses
Jim Beam White, Jim Beam Black, Jim Beam Green, Jim Beam Devil's Cut, and Jim Beam Red Stag [Don't care too much for the Stag]
Knob Creek
Maker's Mark
Old Forresters Birthday Bourbon '09
Old Granddad
Wild Turkey, Wild Turkey Rare Breed
Woodford Reserve

Now, being as I'm a youngin' -- I haven't done much sippin' on these. Just shots. I'm forcing myself to slow down and do some sippin'. I had some Crown Royal Black last weekend, poured it over 2 ice cubes. Pretty damn good with the Alec Bradley Prensado Churchill I had.

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My wife found some more at McScrooges in Knoxville last weekend. Only $35 per bottle! I now have two unopened bottles in reserve!!

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WOW - $80 up here. Nice deal!!!

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Enjoying some Eagle Rare tonight

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Found a huge bottle of Bulleit at Costco for less than $30. Worth checking out if you are a member.

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I'm going on tomorrow. Guess I know what I'm getting!

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If you're not a big Scotch drinker yet, try one of the Japanese Whiskys, similar taste, but not quite as peaty and much lighter. Can't wait to get back to my hometown next week to pick up another bottle of it. Damn NC being an ABC state.

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If you dont want a "Peaty" Scotch, I would recommend Glenlivet 18. It cost a little bit more, but well worth the money. It sells cheaper the the Japaneses scotches.

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I've had it, but I'm not much of a Scotch man. At least not yet. The bottle of Hakushu 12 I picked up in August back home is on the upper end of my peat tolerance.

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Picked this up a couple of weeks ago from one of our Whiskey Events

http://i33.photobucket.com/albums/d6...195F291876.jpg

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Four Roses Small Batch is one of the best bang-for-the-buck bourbons out there. Only Woodford competes with it in my book.

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Only $20 for that big b!tch!!!

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Thats cheap man, I have to shell out $30 down here in NC, $25 if I catch it on special. Either way its a great bottle, though the Single Barrel is worth the extra dough if you can get it.

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$22 regular, but because of the event we gots a discount :banger

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Good pick up Mickey. One thing I miss about living in KY is easy and cheap access to all the bourbon you could ever want!

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A friend brought back a bottle of Jefferson's Presidential Reserve 18yr for me from his excursions in the US. Am very curious about this - never tried S-W juice before.

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Man I wish we had stores like this in NC... instead we have ABC's that have, at best, 1/4 the selection...

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Stopped at the local liquor store to pick up some stuff for the holidays and they were doing a tasting of Ridgemont Reserve 1792 Barrel Select. According to the sales girl the owner had gone to the distillery and hand selected barrels to be bottled just for the store. It was on special for $25 . I couldnt pass that up. Its very spicy and heavy on the rye which i like . i will be getting some more for sure.

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Man I wish we had stores like this in NC... instead we have ABC's that have, at best, 1/4 the selection...[/quote]

Thats my old stomping ground. Lived about a 2 minute walk from that Liquor Barn.:noon:noon

Best liquor store I have ever been to. Tons of beer, liquor, wine, bakery, deli, party supplies etc etc etc

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Rob, Liquor Barn is one of my accounts, good people there.

On another note, just picked up the below bottles. The Four Roses LE 2012 was Whiskey Advocate's #1 bourbon of the year, and rightfully so, such an amazing bottling. The Pappy 23 will be opened when my son is born in January.

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Saw some of the LE when I went home over Thanksgiving, guess I'll have to grab a bottle when I go up for Christmas in a few weeks. They had some Pappy 23 as well, but I a) don't have the money to blow on it and b) want to wait till around graduation time to try and grab a bottle so I'm not tempted to open it before hand.

I've never had the Old Weller. How is it?

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Thats awesome. Are you a liquor or cigar distributor?

Liquor Barn, especially that one has some great people working there. Always nice and knowledgeable. I truly miss the place. Now Liquor Barn seems to have taken over all the liquor stores in town pretty much. Call the Liquor Barn Expresses.

I have a couple of friends that are brothers. One buys all the Pappy, the other went for the weller. One likes just the Pappy, the other likes both. I really liked the Pappy, but didn't try the weller.

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I'm in the cigar business.

Actually heading down to Lexington today to see the LB stores.

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This is NOT a bourbon, but it is a spirit I read about last year, and have finally found, and laid a bottle into my supply cupboard! I'm interested in seeing how this taste, since I am a root beer fan, and was instantly intrigued by this recreation of the original root liqueur from early American history! I don't think I'll be opening this until around New Years, but will post my thoughts when I do pop the cork!

http://i1210.photobucket.com/albums/...ootWhiskey.jpg

This Bourbon grabbed my attention for several reasons:

First, I've never had it!!
Second, It's small batch, and any small batch bourbon has my attention,
Third, It's gotta be family, somewhere in the past (I'm half Fitzgerald!) as almost all the southern Fitzgeralds are from the three brothers that came over from Ireland in the 1700's!

This one will have to wait for some time to be opened, however. I have 5 more small batch whiskeys I will pick up in 3 weeks, and at least one is already promised to be opened first!

http://i1210.photobucket.com/albums/...enyBourbon.jpg

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These are waiting for me to retrive (Have to ship them into a different state, then pick them up later):

http://i1210.photobucket.com/albums/...ervebottle.jpg

http://i1210.photobucket.com/albums/...rvewhiskey.jpg

http://i1210.photobucket.com/albums/...E_BARRELED.jpg

Then I have this pair also waiting:
http://i1210.photobucket.com/albums/...oadBourbon.jpg
http://i1210.photobucket.com/albums/...odyRoadRye.jpg

This is their first year to produce the Rye, and my son tells me my bottle is Bottle 67 of Batch #1. Almost don't want to open that bottle. Should have gotten two!!

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These showed up at my door yesterday

http://i33.photobucket.com/albums/d6...26CA2A5031.jpg

http://i33.photobucket.com/albums/d6...26D17E0E8A.jpg

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Is this still the bourbon thread? :D

I recently have been enjoying a bottle of Black Maple Hill, really good imho. Also (while not a bourbon) I opened a bottle of High West Rendevous Rye which has been outstanding. But the highlight of my week last week was going to Matt-N-GA's and sampling Old Van Winkle 10, High West Double Rye, Buffalo Trace Single Oak, Woodford Reserve Master's 4 Wood, and Eagle Rare 17. They were all good but the ER 17 stood out above the others.

I see Larceny mentioned/pictured above. I tried it at a bar recently and thought it was pretty darn good. My Dad called tonight and said the store by him is having an introductory sale at $9.99 for the 750ml and $19.99 for the 1.75, I am going up there tomorrow to stock up

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Trying like hell to find this.

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You might try here: http://www.caskstore.com/root-liqueur.html

hmmmmm Scratch that. No shipping to Texas. The source I got mine from is out-of-stock, sorry!

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I'm drinking Black Maple Hill right now, it is my favorite sippin' bourbon.
That Larceny Bourbon has a mail -in rebate.

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Hello Bourbon Thread...

Been a fan of Maker's Mark for a few years now as an affordable "Whiskey"... recently I was corrected, Makers Mark is, in fact, a Bourbon...

So I thought I would drop by and ask you fellas what other affordable Bourbons are worth a try and readily available? What bourbons did you guys start out on?

Thanks for the info,

Rob

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Define affordable!:D

I've brought bottles from $20, to over $100. I consider a good bourbon at less than $50 to be affordable!

Woodford Reserve. Eagle Rare ($25+/-). Old Forester's Birthday Bourbon. Blanton's. Knob Creek. Certain Four Roses can be found under $50. Buffalo Trace is worth a try, and is usually under $25. For the price, Evan William's Single Barrel will knock your socks off! (also usuallu under $25).

Of these, Blanton's is probably the most expensive, but can usually be had for around $40-45. Happy shopping!

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Whisky Advocate declared the Barton Very Old and the Evan Williams Black Label to be the best bourbon buys for the money last year if that helps. Sounds like they'd be a step down from Makers Mark in terms of quality though.

Wellers is also a wheated bourbon (like Maker's Mark) and that may be they way to go, but I do like SKs idea of Evan William Single Barrel as well...

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Woodford and Four Roses Small Batch are my go tos as the stereotypical poor college student(working in a cigar shop barely covers my cigar hobby :r), both great bang for the buck(~$35 and ~$30 locally). If you cut yours with any water, try the Four Roses Single Barrel, which can be found for ~$38 in the right place.

The nice thing about bourbon is you can grab a very good bottle for under $50, as opposed to single malt scotches, which start at that.

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How was the 4 Wood?

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To be honest it was a little hot, but still very tasty. It was out shined a little by the ER 17, but still a great bourbon.

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Thanks :tu I think it retails at $100+/-. Is it worth that?

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Woodford Reserve's Master's Collection is always priced at $100 +/-

Worth it? Depends. If gladly pay that for the original Four Grain or the Sweet Mash from 2 years ago. But was disappointed in the Sanoma Cutler(?) and the Maple Wood if the past. I haven't broken open my bottles of Rye from last year, so can't comment. Honestly, for that money, you'd probably be better off with 2 bottles of Four Rose single barrel. Or, one bottle of Four Roses Single Barrel Barrel strength, and a bottle of Evan Williams single barrel. And maybe change left in your pocket.

I think Woodford has helped promote small batch distilling and given other small batch makers something to cheer about. But they are probably overpriced compared to what's now out there! Does that mean I wouldn't buy a bottle? Only if I could taste test it first!

Honestly, of the seven bottles I pictured several posts ago, NONE were over $50, even the Florida palm, which has a distillation of only 1000 gallons. I'd rather spend $100 on two bottles of small craft whiskeys than $100 on one bottle that has, so far, been only 50% hits with me!

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Grabbed the 23 a week or so ago. Finally tracked down the 20!

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Chip, let me know if you want me to pick up a bottle for you. They're local to me and I've been wanting to go there

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Ian, what kind of pricing have you found on the 20? WA State just changed our liquor laws going from all State run, to private industry so the distribution is pretty screwed up right now. I've only found one Pappy bottle in stock somewhere and the shop is frickin trying to rape someone... after tax, it's $299 for the 20 year!?!

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Ummm, pass. I paid $185 for the 20, and $279 for the 23. $299 for the 20 is just stupid.

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Picked up a bottle of Larceny yesterday before work. Haven't tried it yet as I was too tired after work to stick around and pour me a glass.

I'm hoping to grab a bottle of Four Roses Single Barrel LE 12 when I get back up to my parents' places for Christmas.

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Just found out that my wife's next contract will be back in Knoxville. McScrooge's HERE I COME!!! Great selection, great prices!!! They had some single barrel Four Roses that they had the whole barrel made up for them last Christmas. Hope they have more this year!!!