Good bourbons

[guest]

I can't lie. I know it's mass produced shit but Jimmy Beam hits the mark for me. Maker's my go to though. Any Kentucky hicks out there with a tip?

 

[fusciasomething]

JIm Beam is the best for the cost, even in the city of Manhattan you can find $4 Jim. Garrison Brothers was the latest bottle I bought, good shit.

 

[Mr-Wrinkle-Paws]

I can't lie. I know it's mass produced shit but Jimmy Beam hits the mark for me. Maker's my go to though. Any Kentucky hicks out there with a tip?

I used to keep a bottle in freezer instead of putting ice in it watering it down

 

[guest]

I used to keep a bottle in freezer instead of putting ice in it watering it down

I like that clink of the ice and the watering down coolness. Hate mixers, especially sweet sodas, so there's that.

 

[fusciasomething]

I used to keep a bottle in freezer instead of putting ice in it watering it down

I know it's a bit of a hipster thing right now but whiskey ice cubes actually work to not water it down

 

[Mr-Wrinkle-Paws]

I like that clink of the ice and the watering down coolness. Hate mixers, especially sweet sodas, so there's that.

No mixes drink it straight

 

[Mr-Wrinkle-Paws]

I know it's a bit of a hipster thing right now but whiskey ice cubes actually work to not water it down

Do they do that now? I was doing it 30 years ago until hangovers/age thing got me

 

[guest]

No mixes drink it straight

I'm with you on the mixers but I just like my ice, especially in the summer. Ice water, ice coffee, whisky with ice in the night. On the occasions I get a coke with a fast food meal. Without ice? Undrinkable. With ice - ok.

 

[FranksWirecutters]

I'm with you on the mixers but I just like my ice, especially in the summer. Ice water, ice coffee, whisky with ice in the night. On the occasions I get a coke with a fast food meal. Without ice? Undrinkable. With ice - ok.

Look at you, moneybags. Some of have lawsuits to worry about and can't afford ice.

 

[guest]

Look at you, moneybags. Some of have lawsuits to worry about and can't afford ice.

Friend, I'm sympathetic to economic hardships that I'm immune from but, if you can't afford to pay for ice, I'm liable to say fuck you and your family.

 

[Udders]

Woodford Reserve, Knob Creek, Turkey 101, Blantons, Bakers, Makers Mark 46 are the best ones I've had at the top tier. Four Roses varieties are slightly below but still good imo. I've never had ones like Buffalo Trace, Eagle Rare, or Bulleit so can't comment on those.

 

[FranksWirecutters]

Woodford Reserve, Knob Creek, Turkey 101, Blantons, Bakers, Makers Mark 46 are the best ones I've had at the top tier. Four Roses varieties are slightly below but still good imo. I've never had ones like Buffalo Trace, Eagle Rare, or Bulleit so can't comment on those.

Buffalo Trace seems generic. Had a bottle over the weekend and it didn't blow me away.

 

[victor_sanchez]

Without question Evan Williams

 

[garbageman2244]

I second the Wild Turkey 101 recommendation - it's surprisingly good. My go to (when I can find it) is Old Grandad 100 proof - it's on the lower end cost-wise, but I'd put it up there with anything under the $80 threshold. The 114 is good too, but requires a splash of water (or melted ice) to taste anything other than the alcohol, and is rarely priced competitively.

 

[satanssockpuppet]

I like my bourbon like I like my women...straight and cheap.

 

[guest]

Without question Evan Williams

Evan Williams Bottled-In-Bond is my favorite cheap sipper.

I like most of the $30-$40 bottles. Woodford, Knob, Makers, Basil Hayden, Four Roses Single Barrel, Buffalo Trace, Eagle Rare, etc. Some of the cask strengths are also pretty tasty. Some of the Elijah Craig Barrel Proofs and Larceny Barrel Proofs are good, Makers Cask Strength store picks are good.

Really there's so many good ones out there. The Buffalo Trace products are really good, but they're hard to find and a lot of times they get sold on the secondary market for double the retail or even higher and I don't think they're worth that.

 

[Slackjawed Cow]

It tastes even better when they store it on a boat.

 

[Gay Faggot.]

I order a Wild Turkey 101at bars if they got it. Recently tried a whiskey called “Tehrig” I think. It was $60ish for a bottle. It drank pretty gud. Also got a bottle of Jameson Black recently and not too bad either. If you’re mixing, Windsor all the way baby. Smooth as fuck.

 

['THE NIGGER MAN']

Old Forester. It's aged in a forest, so the cost is less.

Whahbouh some Rye whiskey? Much tastier than the bourbons, buddayyyyy.

Also fuck Ron Bennington and his fatass sobriety. Swapping cupcakes for cocaine, huh?

 

[DeadWithoutMyDavid]

I like Gentleman Jack.