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Best Bourbon that doesn't break the bank?
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I still have a little of my Blanton's left in the bottle. It's pretty good. It costs me $60. But one of my bourbon buddies picked up some Blanton's Gold we're going to try. I've never had the Gold edition, kind of curious to see the difference.
My friend got to buy it through a liquor lottery at a local store. He didn't pay even close to that for the Gold Edition.
It's getting hard to even buy green label Weller's now. Too many people trying bourbons these days. I did find the Weller 12 year, but they wanted $300?? And the full proof and Antique 107 were $250 each! I like Weller, but I'm not paying those prices.
I recently had a good bit of William Larue Weller. I've got to say it's one of the best (if not the best) bourbons I've ever had.
I did recently buy an Eagle Rare 10 yr, but I paid $20 over the usual for it. I don't mind paying a little over for bourbons I enjoy, but I'm not going to pay outrageous prices.
I have to admit, that I am just not a fan of rye or bourbons with a mash bill that is heavy on rye. I do like Four Roses Single Barrel, which is about 17 to 20% rye and I do like Basil Hayden which has a mash bill of around 22 to 25% rye. I prefer a bourbon with a mash bill that is high in corn. I guess that is why I like Elijah Craig, Woodford Reserve, JD Single barrel barrel proof, Bookers and a slew of others with a high corn content. Not a huge fan of wheated bourbons, but I do drink some Makers on occasion.
I am not a fan of Wild Turkey, probably because I drank way too much of it when I was younger. But I did try Russell's Reserve the other day, and enjoyed it. Russell's is produced at the Wild Turkey distillery. Russell's is a very good 10 year old bourbon that is, in my opinion, a steal at $38. Yeah, there is a bit of Wild Turkey taste, but not so much to be just Wild Turkey in another bottle. I would recommend this to anyone. Good enough to drink neat, with ice and will hold up to mixing a very good Old Fashioned. Just my opinion, but if you get the chance try it.
I am not a fan of Wild Turkey, probably because I drank way too much of it when I was younger. But I did try Russell's Reserve the other day, and enjoyed it. Russell's is produced at the Wild Turkey distillery. Russell's is a very good 10 year old bourbon that is, in my opinion, a steal at $38. Yeah, there is a bit of Wild Turkey taste, but not so much to be just Wild Turkey in another bottle. I would recommend this to anyone. Good enough to drink neat, with ice and will hold up to mixing a very good Old Fashioned. Just my opinion, but if you get the chance try it.
We used to have the “wild turkey trot” back in college.
No chasers no mixers just bottles of wild turkey,I’ve never fallen down so many times in my life.
No chasers no mixers just bottles of wild turkey,I’ve never fallen down so many times in my life.
Stagg Jr. is really good. I believe I like it more.
I can taste the age on GTS but yes, Stagg Jr Batch 9 and 12 are superior over the 2019 GTS release and possibly 2018’s as well.
