the Blue Note. It's a good pour! The Dominick's 8 yr old Reserve is better than it. I almost died on EH Taylor lol. Knob Creek is meh to me but at 12 yrs old, nothing is terrible.
You're not going to get any bourbon snob points with that take but I'm guessing that might be the point.
Speaking of Florida, for those that visit the panhandle Destin now has a Total Wine.
It is Buffalo Trace just younger. Crazy price point and fantastic mixer.
Another good one from that distillery is Traveller. Very good bourbon at a great price
Yes, love Eagle Rare but can't ever find that or Taylor
Bourbon and Tequila are both going through such a wave over the past few years. I know that actual "craft" distilleries have opened up but it seems many of these newer labels, especially when a celebrity is involved, are just some sort of already established distiller with non descript barrels stored somewhere in Kentucky or fields full of mature Agave that the celebrity puts their name on.
Never heard of that one, but I’ll have to give it a try. I’m not sure that over ever had anything bad out of the Buffalo Trace distillery
Not down south. The heat and humidity speed up the aging process. Basically a similar deal with Jeffersons that they throw on a boat. I toured the Crittenden distillery in Kiln a couple months ago. It's really good! Is it a 10 yr old? No, but they use so many different casks and things for differing notes that's it's really good. It's basically all a 6 to 8 year old bourbon, Aged 4-6 years.
I see people saying this a lot and I don't understand it. I can find either of those every day in south MS.
On this note, Ancient Age 95 Proof if you can find it, and Very Old Barton's especially the 90 proof.
Not sure what your response is about. I said minimum of 3 years so you are saying it only takes 4 in the South? It is still a long time to get to market. I also said there are actual "craft" distilleries. I was just also warning people that many of these newer Bourbons and Tequilas are just marketing already produced products. You really think The Rock is out in the fields helping plant the agave 8 years ago and now harvesting it with Mana?
The 8-10 year aging.....don't go off the rails on me lol. There are a lot of new, family owned craft distilleries opening up across the the south, and they're producing really good bourbon. Most of the larger distilleries produce a lot of bad bourbon IMO. Those absolutely have to be a 10 year generally, otherwise they suck! And they're going to price those ridiculously too. You can get a "craft" bourbon that's much better than the larger produced stuff. I'm anxious to see how many of these end up selling out to larger companies down the road.
Fine. But I'm talking about apples and you are talking about oranges. I never said that true craft distillers didn't exist and don't produce some good products. I am just pointing out that there are many pure marketing brands that have also popped up over the past 10 years. I don't know about aging in the distilling bourbon process and if there are ways to speed it up. Truthfully I don't know if 20 year Bourbon is better than 15 which is better than 10 which is better than 8 etc. I just know if I like it and that is all that matters to me. There are $20 bourbons I like very much and there are $80 bourbons that are just okay.
Ball knower. Do I have expensive bourbons? Yes. Can I really tell the difference in all of them? Not really. Can 90% of the guys who are talking in this thread tell the difference either? Likely not.
My wife says I need to find those $20 bourbon because I tend to drift between 80 and 120
When I have friends over I break out the "good" craft stuff. When I'm home alone and just want an Old Fashioned, I drink Four Roses.
My experience is different. The Texas distilleries try to tell the story that "we get the same aging in 2-3 years that takes 6-8 years in Kentucky", but I've found it to just not be true. TX whiskeys just taste thin and flat compared to the longer aged products.
Also, don't sleep on Bardstown. Their Origin Series Wheated Bourbon is fantastic and at $45 is an absolute steal!
Eagle Rare is a very good, smooth bourbon, about 90 proof. IMO one of the best bourbons for the price out there, especially for Buffalo Trace.
All depends on where you live. I can tell you that ER is somewhat easy to find where I live. Haven't see the 12 year ER yet. EHT is going to be $100 and not in the open. You'll have to "qualify" to purchase it.
Depends on which EHT you're talking about. I see it all the time, from the lesser to the higher ones. Higher ones are harder to find for sure! Midrange ones are pretty available. Eagle is a good one and an exception. I can even go with some of the Angels Envy (rye). But I rarely drink anything below 110 proof because I'd rather sip on the notes than get drunk on the skunk. Markers 46 cask is right there and it's ok. But give me all the more local stuff over any large produced big name lesser aged etc. They simply are better. I don't touch damn Trace, it's trash!
Where I am, even the small batch is hidden behind the counter. Single barrel and rye come around twice a year and will cost $130-150. Hell, "green" Weller is $70+ in my neck of the woods.
Get a bottle of Evan Williams BIB. I use it to put in my fancy decanter and people don't complain.
Most people taste what they want to taste and go along with the usuals for their groups. I'm certainly no expert but I like to try different bourbons. Many are bad IMO, but sometimes you get a good surprise from one you didn't expect. I rarely go above $120 bottles myself, so my range is limited.
If you know of any liquor stores in the metroplex that has EH Taylor in floor displays please help a brother out and share where they are.
