Good Bourbon For A Present...And the pick was??? #77

[targetchief]

My current favorite, and is on my buy whenever I find it list, is Henry McKenna Bottle in Bond Single Barrel 10 year old. It might be one of the best bourbons under $100. I suspect it will go the way of Pappy and become unobtainium at list price.

Three years ago I could buy it by the case for $28 a bottle. Now if you can find it it's $50 limit 1.

 

[Nevada Ed]

The problem in making the correct selection, is going to be just plain luck......

since there are so many, types of "Blends" out there so many types of grains that can be used.

My father would not touch the stuff unless it was a certain "Bottled in Bond", of course he killed that good stuff when he added a twist of lemon juice to it.

Good luck and have fun.

 

[Bill Bates]

Three years ago I could buy it by the case for $28 a bottle. Now if you can find it it's $50 limit 1.

Same here,

With Utah's control and laws it is still $35 a bottle but they are limiting you to one bottle and you better be standing by the shelf when they unload the shipment or you're out of luck.

 

[robvious]

so many choices under $100... about all those mentioned above would be on my recommendation list...
I would add a suggestion of sipping glasses.. not a shot glass or old fashion glass... they are called glencairn glasses... perfect to sit back & slowly enjoy a neat pour with friends.. perfect addition to a fine bottle of bourbon...

 

[Jessie]

Blantons
Woodford
Buffalo Trace
Just 3 of several, I really like Blantons

 

[carpriver]

I would suggest.
Eagle Rare,
Bullet 10year old
Woodford double Oak.

Myself I like the 10-12 year old Bourbons.

Any of the above are very sip able

 

[charlie sherrill]

It all tastes the same to me after the second drink. Most of the fancy stuff is just selling a name. But, I guess if you're trying to impress someone, buy the name.

 

[Straightshooter2]

I'm going to make some bourbon drinkers cry. In a group I belong to, someone made bourbon vanilla extract using an approximately 35 year old bottle of Old Weller 107.

 

[HOUSTON RICK]

I have always been a fan of Black Jack:

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[Jessie]

I'm going to make some bourbon drinkers cry. In a group I belong to, someone made bourbon vanilla extract using an approximately 35 year old bottle of Old Weller 107.

Cry? I puked

 

[SMSgt]

Once I tried Jim Beam Black, all other bourbons became second choices.

 

[Truckin]

I would suggest.
Eagle Rare,
Bullet 10year old
Woodford double Oak.

Myself I like the 10-12 year old Bourbons.

Any of the above are very sip able

Agree 10-12 years, perfect color, smoothness and perfect taste.

 

[oink]

Once I tried Jim Beam Black, all other bourbons became second choices.

I agree that Jim Beam Black is surprisingly good. But for a gift meant to impress, the Jim Beam name probably doesn't rate. However it is an excellent everyday bourbon that is actually superior to most of the supposed gourmet labels. It doesn't even really resemble their white label version. I always have a bottle of the Jim Beam Black on hand and that's usually the bottle I hit.

 

[Donn]

Blanton's. He'll be spoiled for life.

 

[wuluf]

We just did a blind taste test of 3 bourbons, from $30 Buffalo trace to $90 Jefferson Ocean. All of us picked the Buffalo trace. Gotta love it when the cheapest wins..

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[billwill]

We just did a blind taste test of 3 bourbons, from $30 Buffalo trace to $90 Jefferson Ocean. All of us picked the Buffalo trace. Gotta love it when the cheapest wins..

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Thank you for doing a 'pour' and reporting the findings here. Isn't there a need to conduct the taste test again just to recomfirm the findings?!?

 

[Marshwheeling]

I haven't been following along for a few days, so somebody may already have mentioned this, but I have really enjoyed my last two bottles of Booker's barrel strength. One was 126 proof, the other 130, so I might have expected them to scald my innards. What I got was very drinkable, with a kind of nutty taste that was unfamiliar to me but quite pleasant. It is not real expensive, at about $60 (probably more now, a year later). I would consider it a very nice gift.

 

[Absalom]

We just did a blind taste test of 3 bourbons, from $30 Buffalo trace to $90 Jefferson Ocean. All of us picked the Buffalo trace. Gotta love it when the cheapest wins..

Most people are familiar with the law of diminishing marginal returns, economically speaking.

With bourbon and American whiskey in general, that kicks in at the latest where Blanton's is found, around $60 or so. Beyond that, you're adding to exclusiveness and marketing gimmickry, but not really the quality of the liquid in the bottle.

Because of the new barrels required, it doesn't get better once you get beyond the sweet spot of 7 to 10 years. It just gets woody. The few that make it to 20 or 23 years, like the Pappys, are pricey for a reason.

So they use gimmicks. Take Jack Daniel's. They distill one standard Tennessee whiskey recipe (plus since 2012 a rye). From that same whiskey come all their bottlings. Here in Oregon, you currently get a bottle of Old No. 7 for $22. That exact same whiskey can be had aged in barrels that have been scratched out on the inside a bit to expose more wood for more intense flavors. It works, and IMHO turns that $22 stuff into maybe $40 whiskey. But it costs you $160 as the "Sinatra edition".

Don't get me wrong, it's your money, buy what you like. But a bit of research will make sure you stay on the carpet

 

[wetdog1911]

It isn't bourbon but, Tennessee whiskey. I would suggest a bottle of George Dickel Bottled in Bond.

Yes, I am prejudiced. I don't know why since I only live 5 miles from the distillery.

My Dad was a bourbon drinker, as was I till a friend poured me a shot of Dickle #8 some 35 years ago. It was love at first taste and I've been a Dickle drinker ever since.

Rob

 

[jimmyj]

Purchase a cheap bottle of bourbon and have it delivered by a mail order swedish bride.

(yours welcome)