Whiskey. What's good around $60?
08-11-2018, 05:03 AM
#32
Wish I had seen this earlier...
Buffalo Trace Store Picks $30
EH Taylor small batch $40
Elijah Craig small batch barrel proof $55-$65
Old Weller Antique (OWA) $26 (hard to find)
Weller 12 $30 (hard to find)
1792 Full Proof Store Picks $50-$60
Henry McKenna $35
Four Roses Singe Barrel OBSV $65 (hard to find)
Eagle Rare $33
Old Forester 1920 $65-$70
Stagg Jr $55-$65
For the most part, store picks (they go to the distillery, taste a few barrels and pick one, then put a sticker on it) taste better than the regular stuff on the shelf. Cork N Bottle released a OWA store pick recently, 300+ people in line before the store opened to get it, limit one bottle. All 450+ bottles gone in the first hour. This $34 bottle is selling for $200+ on the bourbon secondary market.
Buffalo Trace Store Picks $30
EH Taylor small batch $40
Elijah Craig small batch barrel proof $55-$65
Old Weller Antique (OWA) $26 (hard to find)
Weller 12 $30 (hard to find)
1792 Full Proof Store Picks $50-$60
Henry McKenna $35
Four Roses Singe Barrel OBSV $65 (hard to find)
Eagle Rare $33
Old Forester 1920 $65-$70
Stagg Jr $55-$65
For the most part, store picks (they go to the distillery, taste a few barrels and pick one, then put a sticker on it) taste better than the regular stuff on the shelf. Cork N Bottle released a OWA store pick recently, 300+ people in line before the store opened to get it, limit one bottle. All 450+ bottles gone in the first hour. This $34 bottle is selling for $200+ on the bourbon secondary market.
08-11-2018, 10:47 AM
#33
Thread Starter
12-10-2019, 01:17 AM
#34
12-10-2019, 08:44 AM
#35
12-10-2019, 01:21 PM
#36
My pick for $60 whiskey: Four fifths of Evan Williams at $14.99 a fifth.
If you are used to another brand it may not be your cup of tea. But it is by far the best bourbon for under $20 and can beat many far more expensive whiskeys in a blind taste test.
In a review of cheap but still drinkable whiskeys, thrilllist.com says "Some people consider Evan Williams a knockoff of another famous American whiskey, but they're wrong. Dead wrong. It's a triumph. It's majestic. Bold and milky almost? There's a kind of additional flavor that almost tastes like dessert. I really like this."
But don't believe a word I've written. I don't particularly care for bourbon. (But I do like a good blended scotch.)
If you are used to another brand it may not be your cup of tea. But it is by far the best bourbon for under $20 and can beat many far more expensive whiskeys in a blind taste test.
In a review of cheap but still drinkable whiskeys, thrilllist.com says "Some people consider Evan Williams a knockoff of another famous American whiskey, but they're wrong. Dead wrong. It's a triumph. It's majestic. Bold and milky almost? There's a kind of additional flavor that almost tastes like dessert. I really like this."
But don't believe a word I've written. I don't particularly care for bourbon. (But I do like a good blended scotch.)
12-10-2019, 01:50 PM
#37
Yep, there's a lot to choose from and it has a lot to do with what you like and get use to. I wish I could say I've tried them all but come to think about it I have tried a lot of them. Ancient Age, Angels Envy, Baker's, Basil Hayden's, Bird Dog, Blanton's, booker's Bowman Brothers, Buffalo Trace, Bulleit, Devils Cut, Eagle Rare, Early Times, Elijah Craig, Elmer T. Lee, Evan Williams, Ezra B, Ezra Brooks, Fighting Cock, Four Roses, Four Roses (SB), Hancock's Reserve, Henry McKenna, Jefferson's Reserve, Jim Beam, Jim Beam Black, Jim Beam Select, Knob Creek, Lexington, Maker's Mark, Michter's, Old Crow Reserve, Old Forester Signaure, Old Grand Dad, Old Taylor, Penny Packer, Rebel Yell, Red Stag - Blackberry, Ridgemont Reserve, Rockhill Farms, Russel's Reserve, Ten High, Traverse City Whiskey, Wild Turkey, Weller Special Reserve, Woodford Reserve.
12-10-2019, 01:59 PM
#38
One that Dave just listed was recommended to me today at the liquor store, so I bought a bottle. I may try a sip or two tonight. 
https://www.basilhaydens.com/bourbon-whiskey
https://www.basilhaydens.com/bourbon-whiskey
12-10-2019, 02:05 PM
#39
Yep, there's a lot to choose from and it has a lot to do with what you like and get use to. I wish I could say I've tried them all but come to think about it I have tried a lot of them. Ancient Age, Angels Envy, Baker's, Basil Hayden's, Bird Dog, Blanton's, booker's Bowman Brothers, Buffalo Trace, Bulleit, Devils Cut, Eagle Rare, Early Times, Elijah Craig, Elmer T. Lee, Evan Williams, Ezra B, Ezra Brooks, Fighting Cock, Four Roses, Four Roses (SB), Hancock's Reserve, Henry McKenna, Jefferson's Reserve, Jim Beam, Jim Beam Black, Jim Beam Select, Knob Creek, Lexington, Maker's Mark, Michter's, Old Crow Reserve, Old Forester Signaure, Old Grand Dad, Old Taylor, Penny Packer, Rebel Yell, Red Stag - Blackberry, Ridgemont Reserve, Rockhill Farms, Russel's Reserve, Ten High, Traverse City Whiskey, Wild Turkey, Weller Special Reserve, Woodford Reserve.
You and I are complete opposites...I have tried none of them!
12-10-2019, 07:59 PM
#40
This I know. Learned it thanks to my late father in law. Nothing blends with Coke better than Old Granddad. I know it's just an ok bourbon but there is something in the flavor that just meshes perfectly with cola. (I know...sacrilege. I told you I was not a big bourbon drinker.)