Personally finding it difficult to find anything that consistently tops L&G Woodford Reserve. Usually I try a whiskey that appears to be better, only to be left disappointed when it loses its appeal on the 2nd or 3rd bottle. Haven’t been able to say the same for the Woodford. Four bottles now and I still enjoying each glass neat.
Went to a scotch tasting last night and one of the pours was this beauty:
http://www.bunnahabhain.com/pages/25-year-old
Soooooooo smooth and tasty. Alas it was also $375 a bottle…
james
[quote]Teledin wrote:
Personally finding it difficult to find anything that consistently tops L&G Woodford Reserve. Usually I try a whiskey that appears to be better, only to be left disappointed when it loses its appeal on the 2nd or 3rd bottle. Haven’t been able to say the same for the Woodford. Four bottles now and I still enjoying each glass neat.[/quote]
This. This. A million times this. I’ve been drinking Woodford pretty much exclusively for the last 7-8 years.
Has anyone tried Hudson Baby Bourbon? Kind of pricey here - $50 for 375ml. It’s only aged like 1 year or so. It’s a nice departure from the normal smokey, deep, layered flavors of aged bourbon.
In fact the Hudson taste like you’re eating creamed corn. Really sweet. But in a good way.
[quote]drunkpig wrote:
[quote]Teledin wrote:
Personally finding it difficult to find anything that consistently tops L&G Woodford Reserve. Usually I try a whiskey that appears to be better, only to be left disappointed when it loses its appeal on the 2nd or 3rd bottle. Haven’t been able to say the same for the Woodford. Four bottles now and I still enjoying each glass neat.[/quote]
This. This. A million times this. I’ve been drinking Woodford pretty much exclusively for the last 7-8 years.
Has anyone tried Hudson Baby Bourbon? Kind of pricey here - $50 for 375ml. It’s only aged like 1 year or so. It’s a nice departure from the normal smokey, deep, layered flavors of aged bourbon.
In fact the Hudson taste like you’re eating creamed corn. Really sweet. But in a good way.
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Woodford is in my regular rotation for sure. Straight up butterscotch, that stuff!
If you guys like that, I’d recommend trying Elmer T. Lee. Another great value at $30/bottle or so and tastes great, more on the caramel side than butterscotch, but nice for a change of pace and similar to Woodford, IMO.
[quote]pushharder wrote:
[quote]LankyMofo wrote:
[quote]pushharder wrote:
Headed here in a few minutes, again.
A gazillion different whisky/whiskey’s.[/quote]
We have a place like that in the city called Village Whiskey. It’s great for sampling stuff before committing to a full bottle, but because it’s in the city, it’s a bit pricey. Still worth it, the food there is great as well.
What did you end up drinking?[/quote]
I had a Saz Baby Rye and a Knob Creek Rye. The KC was purty good.
I’ve had the Saz 18 yr before and it was deeelicious so the Baby Rye wasn’t comparable but still tasty.
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I’m a fan of regular Knob Creek, I’ve been avoiding trying the rye because I feel like, a lot of times, the big name distilleries will just put out some garbage as a money grab and the KC Rye just kinda struck me that way (although I’m not sure why). Maybe I’ll try a bottle.
The Saz 18 yr is another one that’s not so easy to find. I’m jealous, haha.
[quote]atypical1 wrote:
Went to a scotch tasting last night and one of the pours was this beauty:
http://www.bunnahabhain.com/pages/25-year-old
Soooooooo smooth and tasty. Alas it was also $375 a bottle…
james[/quote]
Holy fuck, Bunnahabhain 25 is worth that much in the states?!
If you haven’t tried it, the 12 is still good.
I just finished my 21 year old custom malt cask whiskey couple of nights ago, such a fruity and petey flavour that was unique compared to name brand whiskeys.
[quote]RATTLEHEAD wrote:
Holy fuck, Bunnahabhain 25 is worth that much in the states?!
If you haven’t tried it, the 12 is still good.
I just finished my 21 year old custom malt cask whiskey couple of nights ago, such a fruity and petey flavour that was unique compared to name brand whiskeys.[/quote]
It was where we did the tasting at. I found it cheaper online but it’s still pricey. We had the 25, the 18, and the 12. They were all good and I particularly liked the 18.
That’s really cool that you’ve got a custom cask. How did you go about doing that? Do you work for a distillery? You might have mentioned it earlier in the thread but I honestly haven’t read the whole thing.
james
Have been sleuthing this thread since the beginning. Scottish and Irish single malt has provided many a tasty dram over the past forty years. My favorite is The Macallan, preferably the 25 year old but the 18 year old is a pleasure also. Two additional favorites are Loch Dhu (the Black Whisky) and Glendronach (matured in Sherry casks). Can easily talk about single malts for hours on end, but by then am totally wasted, too.
[quote]Stew wrote:
Have been sleuthing this thread since the beginning. Scottish and Irish single malt has provided many a tasty dram over the past forty years. My favorite is The Macallan, preferably the 25 year old but the 18 year old is a pleasure also. Two additional favorites are Loch Dhu (the Black Whisky) and Glendronach (matured in Sherry casks). Can easily talk about single malts for hours on end, but by then am totally wasted, too.[/quote]
Never heard of Loch Dhu, it looks like they stopped producing it?
Feel free to stop in and drop some knowledge on us any time!
[quote]atypical1 wrote:
[quote]RATTLEHEAD wrote:
Holy fuck, Bunnahabhain 25 is worth that much in the states?!
If you haven’t tried it, the 12 is still good.
I just finished my 21 year old custom malt cask whiskey couple of nights ago, such a fruity and petey flavour that was unique compared to name brand whiskeys.[/quote]
It was where we did the tasting at. I found it cheaper online but it’s still pricey. We had the 25, the 18, and the 12. They were all good and I particularly liked the 18.
That’s really cool that you’ve got a custom cask. How did you go about doing that? Do you work for a distillery? You might have mentioned it earlier in the thread but I honestly haven’t read the whole thing.
james[/quote]
Heres a wee pic of the malt
If you have never tried it, try Laphroig. It’s distilled on Islay like bunna and is also awesome.
Sadly the cask wasn’t custom to me, just want they call a malt that is distilled and and bottled privately.
Would LOVE to work for a distillery, keep asking my gf to get me a job at Glengoyne Distillery cause her village is right beside it.
Thanks for this thread guys made fathers day a hell of alot easier for me.
[quote]pushharder wrote:
Holy cow! I just made the most awesome root beer float known to mankind:
50/50 mix of authentic root beer (made from the real stuff) and this Orphan Girl Bourbon Creme Liqueur from Headframe Distillery in Butte, MT.
Tillamook Real Vanilla ice cream[/quote]
I’m going to serve this at a family reunion this week. That’s assuming I can find whisky cream liqueur at the indian reservation in Nevada. I’m heading into Utah so if the reservation doesn’t have it I’m out of luck.
I’m hoping to also get some whisky (and fireworks) to take home since Washington State is the most expensive state to buy liquor.
[quote]Loolu wrote:
Thanks for this thread guys made fathers day a hell of alot easier for me. [/quote]
So what did you settle on?
Hey, does anyone have this thread book marked for Mother’s Day?
[quote]drunkpig wrote:
[quote]Teledin wrote:
Personally finding it difficult to find anything that consistently tops L&G Woodford Reserve. Usually I try a whiskey that appears to be better, only to be left disappointed when it loses its appeal on the 2nd or 3rd bottle. Haven’t been able to say the same for the Woodford. Four bottles now and I still enjoying each glass neat.[/quote]
This. This. A million times this. I’ve been drinking Woodford pretty much exclusively for the last 7-8 years.
Has anyone tried Hudson Baby Bourbon? Kind of pricey here - $50 for 375ml. It’s only aged like 1 year or so. It’s a nice departure from the normal smokey, deep, layered flavors of aged bourbon.
In fact the Hudson taste like you’re eating creamed corn. Really sweet. But in a good way.
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If you like Woodford Reserve, then you might want to try Old Forester. Same recipe, same aging house, aged fewer years, so 1/2 of the cost.
Hard to beat Woodford Reserve for the quality and consistency. I’ve recently become a fan of Bulleit bouron. High rye mix, very smooth. Good value for the price IMO - generally a little cheaper than Maker’s.
Any of you Bourbon fans like Basil Hayden? It’s my drink of choice, alothough I seldom drink anymore… Back in the day, I would love to sit outside on a summer evening and have a couple on the rocks with a Padron 1926 Maduro Torpedo (a great cigar)…
[quote]Jake86 wrote:
Any of you Bourbon fans like Basil Hayden? It’s my drink of choice, alothough I seldom drink anymore… Back in the day, I would love to sit outside on a summer evening and have a couple on the rocks with a Padron 1926 Maduro Torpedo (a great cigar)… [/quote]
Definitely a great cigar!
I like Basil Hayden, but I think it lacks a bit of the flavorful punch some of my favorites have. It’s a bit weak in the proof as well, which isn’t in and of itself a bad thing, but the dilution seems to have (in my mind) taken some of the flavor with it.
I do like it though, and typically keep a bottle in the collection. And just a coincidence, it’s what I was drinking yesterday at my father in laws house.
[quote]pushharder wrote:
I am just starting out on a bottle of Knob Creek Single Barrel. This 120 proof stuff is right up my alley. Love it.[/quote]
Currently on my wish list - I’ve heard nothing but good things so far.
Edit - although I’ll probably give it a splash of water if necessary, lol.