Recommend me a whiskey

[John_Hearne]

My “go to” whiskey is Knob Creek - it’s the perfect blend of taste and reasonable price point.

I used to drink Maker’s Mark (FWIW, it was a favorite of Jeff Cooper) but it fell by the wayside once I tasted Knob Creek.

I’ve had the other small batch brands like Booker’s, Baker’s, and Basil Haden’s. They are all very good and slightly better than Knob Creek but only a bit more. Except for the Basil Haden’s it is fine. If it weren’t more expensive, I’d drink it as my default.

On a friend’s recommendation, I tried Bullet. It wasn’t as good as Knob Creek but it is very smooth and very inexpensive.

[lethal_dose]

Aberlour 12… eh hem… aberlour 12… huh? What? Did someone hear something?

[Artos]

@bkb0000

Bookers is between 125 and 127,

wow…bookers is $60 down this way?? Blanton’s is worth a try as well and in the same price window.

My favorites are the upper end tequilas but admit I can get them way cheap across the border. Don Julio 1942 straight out of the freezer is to die for…

[Gutshot_John]

Woodford Reserve or Blanton’s are excellent bourbons. If you can find one called “Very Old Fitzgerald” jump all over it but it’s pricey.

If you like Scotch and money is no object…

http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20100205/sc_afp/antarcticanzealandheritagealcoholwhisky

[RancidSumo]

@Artos

wow…bookers is $60 down this way?? Blanton’s is worth a try as well and in the same price window.

My favorites are the upper end tequilas but admit I can get them way cheap across the border. Don Julio 1942 straight out of the freezer is to die for…

I think he is talking about 125 proof, not dollars.

[Powder_Burn]

Bourbon: Hard to go wrong with Blanton’s or Basil Hayden

Scotch: Balvenie 21

[R.Miksits]

I drink forty creek whiskey.

[KS_Trekker]

@Scattergun

The Glenlivet Single Malt Scotch Whisky

+1 - that’s my poison! Glenfiddich 12 year old is really good. Both are a good single malt that won’t break the bank.

[bkb0000]

@Artos

wow…bookers is $60 down this way?? Blanton’s is worth a try as well and in the same price window.

My favorites are the upper end tequilas but admit I can get them way cheap across the border. Don Julio 1942 straight out of the freezer is to die for…

indeed… i was speaking of proof, not price. i picked up a bottle for $50 i think, about three months ago.

speaking of such things- i think the little wooden/plexiglas crate it comes in is fuckin stupid… and cant help but wonder how much of the price of the booze goes into making, assembling, and packing the bottle into that stupid crate. i’d rather just pay $5 less.

[seb5]

A couple I’d like to reccomend, I’m not a bourbon drinker, too sweet, Canadian, even more so. If you already like scotch you as will really like a good single malt, my favorites are Glenmorangie and Glenfiddich.

I prefer the Irish variety, Redbreast being one of my favorites. Bushmills blackbush is pretty good, Jamesons is well, skip it.

I’ve been drinking a little of Stranahans Colorado Whisky of late and it’s made in the old manner and really tastes more like a Scoth ot Irish than bourbon. It’s really worth trying.

[Irish]

I’m partial to Jameson myself

[13MPG]

I really enjoy Woodford Reserve.

[Macx]

@SeriousStudent

When you say “whiskey”, do you mean American bourbon from Kentucky, Irish Whiskey, or single malt Scotch Whisky? They are different beasts.

American - I am partial to Buffalo Trace bourbon. Very inexpensive, only about $20 a bottle, no import duties.

Irish - Black Bush Irish Whiskey. About $40 a bottle if you can find it.

Scottish - Glenmorangie 18-year-old single malt Scotch, about $120 a bottle.

All of these taste very good neat. No ice, no water, just a glass to pour it in. I love my poison unadulterated.

That is good taste in whiskeys. Your point on the differences is a good one, so I’ll follow suit -

American - Wild Turkey Rare Breed (I don’t do burbon much, if I am going to it is gonna have to be good)

Irish - Tullamore Dew (what I drink more than beer) usually about $20 even smooth and tasty.

Scotch - Glenfiddich 15 year Solera Reserve.

[kmrtnsn]

Life is too short to drink blended whiskeys.

[Business_Casual]

Say what you want, but for the money, Jack Daniels is a pretty good whiskey. Neat, ice or for cocktails, it is a smooth drink.

M_P

[thopkins22]

Passport. Not really,(well maybe if you’re mixing with anything other than water and ice.)
I generally just resort to Highland Park 12 Year because I don’t like being disappointed.

Seriously if you’re interested in value, then I tend to agree with this article: http://partysourceeq.com/2009/02/05/bunker-booze-top-value-scotch-whiskies/

[spamsammich]

I’ve been keeping a bottle of Basil Hayden in stock at all times since May of last year, before that I drank Woodford.

When I’m in the mood for Scotch, it’s either Glenmorangie, Balvenie Doublewood, or Dalwhinnie (depends on mood and what’s in the duty free when I travel). When I’m feeling like a tough guy I have a bottle of Laphroaig Quarter Cask to take me down a peg or two.

[RancidSumo]

@seb5

A couple I’d like to reccomend, I’m not a bourbon drinker, too sweet, Canadian, even more so. If you already like scotch you as will really like a good single malt, my favorites are Glenmorangie and Glenfiddich.

I prefer the Irish variety, Redbreast being one of my favorites. Bushmills blackbush is pretty good, Jamesons is well, skip it.

I’ve been drinking a little of Stranahans Colorado Whisky of late and it’s made in the old manner and really tastes more like a Scoth ot Irish than bourbon. It’s really worth trying.

Stranahan’s, now there is a whisky I would like to try. I think I’ll have my dad pick up a bottle next time he is headed this way.

[MSP_Sarge]

OK Pirate you said it first but i perfer Jack Daniels Single Barrel… I also like the Green Lable Jack. Somewhat hard to find. Smooth ummm!

[lethal_dose]

Am I gonna have to buy you a bottle of aberlour?