Bourbon, Rye and American Whiskey

[BUDFORCE]

Next one up, the Johnny Drum.

Bit milder then the Yellowstone select, bit of a plain jane.

Not quite the burn but also not quite the flavour.

Still perfectly acceptable, I'd put it on par with your Buffalo Trace/Wild Turkey.

 

[pooley]

Working my way through a bottle of Bulleit at the moment and its one of the nicer ones that I have tried, I will buy this again!

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[BUDFORCE]

Working my way through a bottle of Bulleit at the moment and its one of the nicer ones that I have tried, I will buy this again!

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Yea Bulleit is one of my favourites.

Shows with Bourbon you don't need to spend big to get a nice one, in fact in my experience some of the more expensive ones are not that great.

 

[pooley]

Yea Bulleit is one of my favourites.

Shows with Bourbon you don't need to spend big to get a nice one, in fact in my experience some of the more expensive ones are not that great.

Like you say the expensive one you have was 'Rough as a robbers dog' lol
Drunk Makers Mark over Christmas and was not a fan, Not buying it again and was glad when the bottle was gone!

 

[CAT-THE-FIFTH]

Like you say the expensive one you have was 'Rough as a robbers dog' lol
Drunk Makers Mark over Christmas and was not a fan, Not buying it again and was glad when the bottle was gone!

Bulleit has a high rye mashbill and Makers Mark uses a high wheat mashbill.

 

[BUDFORCE]

Like you say the expensive one you have was 'Rough as a robbers dog' lol
Drunk Makers Mark over Christmas and was not a fan, Not buying it again and was glad when the bottle was gone!

I have had some that are good, probably the best I ever tried was Jefferson very small batch, normally about £50 I had two bottles, which I paid about £35 quid for each.

You can't get it anymore.

Another thing I've found are some Bourbons tend to not be around for very long, more obscure ones, there are several on the list (first post in this thread) that you just won't be able to buy easily, even though they were never particularly rare/expensive, I think the distilleries must go bust or get bought out.

 

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Another thing I've found are some Bourbons tend to not be around for very long, more obscure ones, there are several on the list (first post in this thread) that you just won't be able to buy easily, even though they were never particularly rare/expensive, I think the distilleries must go bust or get bought out.

Are ghost distilleries a thing?

 

[rhobbyh]

Just spotted my local Costco has started selling Buffalo Trace 70cl for 14.99, so under 18 quids with vat added. Don't think I've ever seen it cheaper, at least not recently.

 

[CAT-THE-FIFTH]

Just spotted my local Costco has started selling Buffalo Trace 70cl for 14.99, so under 18 quids with vat added. Don't think I've ever seen it cheaper, at least not recently.

Just check if it is the US one too which is bottled at 45% ABV - also the Costco own brand Bourbon is meant to be decent too.

 

[beachBOYken]

Just check if it is the US one too which is bottled at 45% ABV - also the Costco own brand Bourbon is meant to be decent too.

Do they bottle it somewhere else as well then?

Got a bottle of JD legacy edition currently which was only £19 or so, doesn’t seem as good as I remember, prefer it more as a mixer. Out of Makers Mark and Bulleit, prefer the latter a lot more.

 

[CAT-THE-FIFTH]

Do they bottle it somewhere else as well then?

Got a bottle of JD legacy edition currently which was only £19 or so, doesn’t seem as good as I remember, prefer it more as a mixer. Out of Makers Mark and Bulleit, prefer the latter a lot more.

It's bottled in the US but the bottling for the UK is lower ABV.

The Costco Bourbon is made by Barton 1792:

Kirkland Signature Small Batch Bourbon Whiskey, 1L | Cost...

Kirkland Signature Small Batch Kentucky Straight Bourbon Whiskey is enjoyably smooth with notes of oak and rye spice accented by vanilla and caramel. These notes grow and meld together ending in a sweet, lingering finish. If you are not completely satisfied with this Kirkland Signature product...

www.costco.co.uk

Kirkland Signature Single Barrel Bourbon Whiskey 1L | Cos...

Kirkland Signature Single Barrel Kentucky Straight Bourbon Whiskey is characterised by strong notes of oak interlaced with honey, caramel and dried fruit notes. It finishes with a long, lasting spicy rye finish. This single barrel expression is non-chill filtered and showcases an unique...

www.costco.co.uk

 

[BUDFORCE]

Tried a new one to me, Woodford Reserve Double Oaked.

Now going by the list, I usually find the more premium versions are worse than standard, even more so when you factor the cost.

Wild Turkey 101 for example is pretty vile, premium Bulleit and Makers Mark all worse than regular.

This one isn't cheap at £55 at normal price, I got it for £42 on a clubcard offer, which is still a lot.

So was it worth the cost?

I'm not sure, but surprisingly and going against the grain of most other premium versions, this one is actually really bloody good.

If I'm honest, double Oaked is also double the cost, and I think I'd rather just have two bottles of standard Woodford, but unlike some of the other let downs I've had, I don't feel hard done by with this one.

 

[CAT-THE-FIFTH]

Amazon has the JD Bonded Rye for £32 - it's a new release in the UK:

https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B0CSFYM5V8

 

[BUDFORCE]

Last one of those four I got towards the end of last year, G&W Private Stock.

This one isn't that great, quite thin tasting, bit of a kick as well.

It's "bottled" in New Jersey, so I suspect it's random **** mixed together and I suspect a cheap bottle in the States, with the import mark up applied to get it here. Was about £30 here.

Not the first I've had like this actually, but it's the risk you take getting random ones.

 

[~Divine~Wind~]

Amazon has the JD Bonded Rye for £32 - it's a new release in the UK:

https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B0CSFYM5V8

Bah missed it

 

[beachBOYken]

Got a few bottles from Master of Malt recently including Jack Daniels Bonded Rye, one I've not tried yet, also got a free sample of Widow Jane Rye Mash, quite pleased with that as its bottled in Brooklyn NYC, somewhere Ive visited a lot from family connections. Checked the prices and this stuff is not cheap even in the states.

I'm getting back into gin more at the moment though, my other bottle was Edinburgh Gin Cannonball, I love the Navy strength stuff!

 

[beachBOYken]

Got a bottle of Evan Williams White Label to try, 100 proof so might need some ice with this one to mellow it.

 

[BUDFORCE]

Got a bottle of Evan Williams White Label to try, 100 proof so might need some ice with this one to mellow it.

I ended up getting 2x bottles of makers mark from Amazon in the end.

I did see your other post cheers, and I try not to use Amazon often, but £25 per bottle buy 2 to get free delivery was a good margin cheaper.

I hope that bottle of Evan Williams is ok, I've had their posh one before and it was lush, however I had one of the more standard bottles and it was rank, maybe I just got a bad one.

 

[beachBOYken]

I ended up getting 2x bottles of makers mark from Amazon in the end.

I did see your other post cheers, and I try not to use Amazon often, but £25 per bottle buy 2 to get free delivery was a good margin cheaper.

I hope that bottle of Evan Williams is ok, I've had their posh one before and it was lush, however I had one of the more standard bottles and it was rank, maybe I just got a bad one.

Hope so and the reviews seem good. I generally buy the cheaper bottles like Makers, Bulleit as they are reasonable priced and as good as some more expensive bottles, but sometimes I just fancy trying something different. I will update this thread once I've tried it.

 

[beachBOYken]

The Evan Williams is really nice, it does need some ice or maybe splash of water to mellow it a little, as it packs a punch, first sip burn, but once I got the taste it’s quite smooth I would say.