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Anybody recommend a good white corn whiskey? I enjoyed a bottle of George Dickel White #1 I got at their distillery, but I killed it and the state agency that controls all liquour distribution in our (anti-government, socialist hating) state doesn't stock it. I'm not making out of state trips while the world is burning, so are there any other brands out there worth it? https://www.totalwine.com/spirits/white-whiskeymoonshine/george-dickel-white-1/p/137871750
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Nov 24, 2020 06:00
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Costco has the 3 packs of 375ml (half-size) Maker's Mark bottles. One of cask strength, one of the 46, and one of Private Select, my all-time favorite whiskey, more than a lot of the high dollar stuff I've tried. They're about 70 bucks. If you have a friend in that price range, they're a neat gift.
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Nov 26, 2020 06:25
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Anybody had the Michter's Toasted Rye? I've missed getting a bottle 3 years in a row at these annual releases.
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Dec 2, 2020 07:00
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I was seriously underwhelmed by the bottle of Weller I bought two years ago. You could literally bottle it with a white label that has a blue stripe running under the word BOURBON and nothing else.
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Dec 2, 2020 20:52
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DoctaFun posted:I think a good makers mark private selection stands up very well against the Weller line up My man. The first year I really went wild with the rare stuff, I liked MM Private Select more and more than any of them. It's still my favorite. So the next year got a lot easier. Just grabbed as many of them as I could. I like that Costco has it in their gift packs now, I can proselytize.
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Dec 3, 2020 05:35
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Deceptive Thinker posted:That was also the allocated toasted barrel barrel proof in their lineup which punches way above it's price point compared to the regular rye I've been trying to get my hands on the toasted for a couple of years now. Is it that much better?
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Dec 20, 2020 05:39
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Found out about Sortilege from an episode of Letterkenny; does it taste any better than the regular store brand maple flavored stuff like Crown?
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Jan 7, 2021 07:14
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DoctaFun posted:Anyone know much about the Jack Daniels Single Barrel, barrel proof rye that just came out? Who on earth would pay those kind of prices for Jack Daniels anything? That's not even a whiskey snob thing. You just know that anything they'll make will be in enough numbers to satisfy demand.
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Jan 8, 2021 00:15
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JD's normal rye was really the first rye I tried a few years ago. I liked it, but I don't think I could go back to it with some of the other stuff that's grabbed my palate since.
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Jan 8, 2021 00:43
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Anyone ever tried Sortilege?
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Feb 1, 2021 02:42
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God yes. Guess whose 2019 Christmas present was Sturgill Simpson tickets in Louisville, May 2020, with a week’s hotel reservations. Sigh.
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Feb 10, 2021 17:23
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If you're ever in Birmingham, look up Dread River Distillery downtown. It's an interesting tour. The tasting room is a huge beautiful bar and lounge, with a good kitchen backing it up. The company's a bit of an odd duck; the team doctor for Alabama and his buddies essentially poured money into starting it up, and they have about 8 million bucks in equipment sitting there running at 15% capacity as they futz around with formulas and grow the brand. They make drat near every spirit (vodka, gin, tequila, whiskey), and apparently the CEO used to be on the ABC board, so they essentially had distribution unlocked from day one. It'd probably piss off a small craft distiller to see (it's definitely money chasing expertise), but the employees we talked to were nice folks that were really excited about the company. They're just now getting their own bourbon to the age where they can start selling some (it is pretty raw, but smoother than other 4 years I've had). The other brand in Birmingham is Redmont, which apparently has Charles Barkley as the public-facing owner and doesn't really have any attraction on site like tours or a tasting room yet.
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Feb 13, 2021 08:50
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How is Templeton Rye? Please tell me it sucks. Because I just lost a bottle to a shelf collapse, unopened.
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Feb 27, 2021 21:02
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I've got a floating IKEA cubby shelf with most of my bar stuff on there and I've beefed up the ledger board under it 2 separate times because of how scared that scenario makes me. I even move most of the bottles back towards the wall so there's less lever effect.
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Apr 3, 2021 21:36
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The Basil Hayden that they finish in rum casks is pretty tasty, if gimmicky.
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Jun 6, 2021 05:31
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Look Sir Droids posted:Has anyone had the George Dickel 15 year single barrel? I saw it for $65. Worth it? I really enjoyed it, bought it for and shared it with a Dickel lover so I couldn't speak to value. I don't care much for normal Dickel, but I liked their Bottled in Bond stuff.
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Jun 16, 2021 20:38
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I'm pretty much a wheated bourbon drinker and could never stand scotch. I don't want to completely write them off, so are there any I should try that are milder?
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Jun 21, 2021 22:01
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Casu Marzu posted:Is there any particular flavor you don't like in the scotches you've had? They just all taste like Pine-Sol to me. I've largely avoided them over the years (I dislike gin for similar reasons), occasionally trying a sip to see if it changed. I tried some Lagavulin 16 when a friend ordered it, no better.
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Jun 21, 2021 23:50
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ABC board here has changed to monthly releases. Big one this month was Buffalo Trace and Blanton's, I think a Larceny barrel proof and a 4 Roses something or other. I got there 2 hours before opening this morning and was 2nd in line, which is good because they only had six bottles of Blanton's. I hadn't had it in a few years, and when I got it home it was just as delicious as I remembered.
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Jul 24, 2021 16:54
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I tell you the Dickel I really got a hankering for, was their white corn whiskey (basically their #1 formula, unaged). https://www.georgedickel.com/whisky/recipe-no-1 It smells and tastes like a good distillery tour.
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Jul 29, 2021 18:45
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spankmeister posted:I can get this locally but it's 70€ for a bottle, which is absolutely ridiculous for a bottle of unaged spirit. Woof. Yeah, I love it, but it's not worth more than 25 euro.
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Jul 30, 2021 13:55
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When I was waiting in line for the Blanton's release (which, man I forgot how much I loved that sweet taste), a guy said that Costco's store brand small-batch bourbon was 30 bucks a bottle and excellent. Well....he was right on one count.
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Aug 6, 2021 03:10
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Toebone posted:I was just at a liquor store and they had Dickel Tabasco-barrel finished on clearance for $6. How bad could it be? (I did not decide to find out) We had a tasting at their distillery right after they came out with it and chuckled everytime the tour guide called it “Hot Dickel”. She was very much not into it. As stated above, it’s repulsive.
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Aug 9, 2021 01:57
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The tour is incredible. Skip the tasting.
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Aug 11, 2021 15:43
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So since we all appreciate the Dickel BiB, uh....I saw Evan Williams BiB on a shelf. Anyone try?
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Aug 22, 2021 01:32
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obi_ant posted:I'm a bit surprised that there isn't a Goon trading group for bourbon considering there is one for beer. Considering I live in one of the Dark Ages states when it comes to online out-of-state ordering, I'd be up for it.
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Sep 11, 2021 10:38
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How'd people like Early Times BIB? ABC Board is doing a release this Saturday, but considering the opportunity cost is a bottle of Blanton's the only way I'd look around is if I was beaten in line  I might drive a little to the further store over, here's the list of releases but they're more likely to have 4AM crazies in line. BUFFALO TRACE BOURBON 90 PR. 750 ML 084 9/25/2021 3974 GOVERNMENT BLVD, MOBILE, AL 36693 A000186 EAGLE RARE SINGLE BARREL BOURBON 90 PR. 10 YR. 750 ML 084 9/25/2021 3974 GOVERNMENT BLVD, MOBILE, AL 36693 A000249 BLANTONS BOURBON 93 PR. 750 ML 084 9/25/2021 3974 GOVERNMENT BLVD, MOBILE, AL 36693 A004271 WELLER ANTIQUE 107 BOURBON 107 PR. 7 YR. 750 ML 084 9/25/2021 3974 GOVERNMENT BLVD, MOBILE, AL 36693 A004598 WELLER SPECIAL RESERVE 90 PR. 7 YR. 750 ML 084 9/25/2021 3974 GOVERNMENT BLVD, MOBILE, AL 36693 A005346 E.H. TAYLOR JR. SMALL BATCH BOURBON B.I.B 100 PR. 7 YR. 750 084 9/25/2021 3974 GOVERNMENT BLVD, MOBILE, AL 36693 A005921 JOHN J. BOWMAN BOURBON 100 PR. 750 ML 084 9/25/2021 3974 GOVERNMENT BLVD, MOBILE, AL 36693 A007045 ELIJAH CRAIG BARREL PR. BOURBON 132 PR. 12 YR. 750 ML 084 9/25/2021 3974 GOVERNMENT BLVD, MOBILE, AL 36693 A007535 FOUR ROSES SMALL BATCH SELECT BOURBON 104 PR. 750 ML 084 9/25/2021 3974 GOVERNMENT BLVD, MOBILE, AL 36693 A009867 OLD FORESTER SGL BARREL / BARREL STRENGTH- BARREL SELECTION 084 9/25/2021 3974 GOVERNMENT BLVD, MOBILE, AL 36693 A010200 RUSSELL'S RESERVE BOURBON 114 PR. 13 YR. 750 ML 084 9/25/2021 3974 GOVERNMENT BLVD, MOBILE, AL 36693 E009819 EARLY TIMES B.I.B. BOURBON 100 PR. LITER 084 9/25/2021 3974 GOVERNMENT BLVD, MOBILE, AL 36693 F004585 BUFFALO TRACE BOURBON 90 PR. 1.75 L
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Sep 21, 2021 05:07
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I ran out of Sazerac last year and haven't been able to find it since. Found it on a shelf, got it home, fell in love again. 30 bucks a bottle.
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Sep 25, 2021 00:56
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obi_ant posted:SCREWBALL! Peanut butter whisky! Enjoy responsibly. I’m not opposed to gimmick liquors (it‘s not like you’re losing anything of value by adding flavored syrup to Jack Daniels) and have several on my shelf that my wife and I like for making mixed stuff,but this poo poo seemed like it went too far even for me
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Sep 25, 2021 13:17
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Blanton’s, Weller Antique and then while I was there a safety bottle of Sazerac and Dickel BIB. Not bad for a five hour wait in line huh Oh and Russell Reserve was all anybody was talking about in line, and the six bottles they got went quick. So the hype is real
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Sep 25, 2021 16:39
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I've got a bottle of Rare Breed and I like it well enough that I'm nursing it down to a 1/4 bottle. I didn't notice any real char or bitterness in it, either.
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Sep 30, 2021 05:25
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gwrtheyrn posted:
It is the first thing that springs to mind
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Oct 8, 2021 14:20
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At a certain point you really have to confront “do I really want to pay a four figure opportunity cost to open this bottle on my shelf I got at MSRP”.
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Oct 8, 2021 21:28
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I like normal Makers alright, but the Private Select is an all-time favorite.
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Oct 9, 2021 18:35
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Costco has Rare Breed and I like it enough to get a backup bottle. ABC’s annual sweepstakes is pushed back to December, have to see what’s out there when they release the list and tell us our place in line
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Oct 12, 2021 17:24
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In line for my monthly Blanton’s at the ABC store. Got here at 5am, about 20th in line. Asked the dude up front how long ago he got there- 3 days ago. For the Old Forester Birthday Bourbon, he said
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Oct 23, 2021 13:05
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Ended up with a bottle of John J Bowman, and a bottle of Foursquare 2009 Dark Rum. Opened the rum, it smells heavenly but is so goddamned hot on the tongue. Also, they were selling Blanton's miniatures, which I did not know was a thing. edit- after a few nips, that rum has an amazingly complex flavor. Some things there I couldn't begin to identify. If it had a little less burn ( I guess I could water it down) it would be a top-notch drink. GD_American fucked around with this message at 18:17 on Oct 23, 2021 |
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Oct 23, 2021 17:49
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I forgot to mention that at the last event I went to, there was a 43 year Canadian Club. Would that just taste like licking the inside of the barrel?
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Oct 29, 2021 03:26
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sean10mm posted:Maybe used barrels plus cold climate means it's not that bad? Reviews seem pretty complimentary, but it's still 350 bucks for a bottle of Canadian Club.
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Oct 29, 2021 03:48
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I'm glad I wasn't the only one that found the Weller unbearably hot. Sounds like a waste to turn whiskey that hard to find into "____ and Coke" but if I can't drink it straight it's not much else use to me
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Dec 21, 2021 07:32
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