JD SINGLE BARREL SELECT - SCORE! Other stuff also.

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My drink of choice has always been Bourbon. There are at least 2 dozen that I like and try to keep in stock - but lately some have been hard to find and have gotten pricy.

I went into Total Wine & Spirits about 3 weeks ago and they had a sale on the purchase 3 bottles of Jack Daniels Single Barrel Select which I also like and the price was the best I've ever gotten! After the instant rebate I believe they were $43/ bottle. The Single Barrel Select is way better than the normal black label Old #7 and has a much better flavor & taste IMHO.

Another great Bourbon sold there is Elijah Craig small batch. They had that for $27 and for the money it is nearly impossible to beat. While I do really like Widow Jane, at just shy of $90/bottle I don't normally buy it and look at it as a special occasion bourbon. It's excellent, but not worth 3 times the Elijah Craig IMO.

Wild Turkey Rare Breed cask strength is excellent as well, but pricy and hard to consistently find. Another special occasion drink. For those here who are Bourbon guys & gals and have yet to try the Elijah Craig, you really should!
 
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Jack Daniels has been a hard sell for me. The Black label stuff, well it ain't at all for me.

I have been pleasantly surprised with the Barrel Proof Single Barrel from Lynchburg though. I think I paid around $60 for it, and have no remorse.

I couldn't agree more on EC small batch. At $27 I'd picked up several.

Never had Widow Jane bourbon. Bookers is my top shelf weakness, but I simply can't make myself pay today's prices for it.

WT101 is my mainstay. Just a good high rye bourbon that I can enjoy at a good price.

Congratulations on being at the right place at the right time!
 
i lived in Tullahoma, home of George Dickel and about 12 miles from JD from 1960-1965 and in my opinion JD Black ain't what it used to be, probably due to a much larger production now Vs then. Their black label from the early 60s would compare to Gentleman Jack of today. I remember being in the tasting room with 4 or 5 gentlemen in easy chairs while a fellow came in with a tray of glasses with stuff just tapped from a barrel. They would carefully swirl, sniff and taste and give their opinion, whereby the decision was made to bottle it or let it rest in the barrel a while longer. I don't know, but I doubt that kind of care goes into the process these days. Each of the tasters had spittoons by their chairs but I know not all of the samples were spit out. In those days both Coffee and Moore Counties were dry but you could get anything you wanted. The moonshiners in the hills and dales had access to the same wonderful spring water as George and Jack and their product was superb. I recently sold my property in Franklin Co. (on the Moore Co. line) on Henley Rd. Mr. Henley was a moonshiner who grew his corn up on Gourdneck Rd. and he brought it down in the holler to the spring where it all came together. Never tasted his shine but I used to go to Awalt, just down the road. Awalt is now under water due to the creation of Tims Ford. I went to high school with Betty Jean Tims who's family owned the land at the river ford that the lake now covers. What a great place to grow up.
 
Retired W4 said:
i lived in Tullahoma, home of George Dickel and about 12 miles from JD from 1960-1965 and in my opinion JD Black ain't what it used to be, probably due to a much larger production now Vs then. Their black label from the early 60s would compare to Gentleman Jack of today. I remember being in the tasting room with 4 or 5 gentlemen in easy chairs while a fellow came in with a tray of glasses with stuff just tapped from a barrel. They would carefully swirl, sniff and taste and give their opinion, whereby the decision was made to bottle it or let it rest in the barrel a while longer. I don't know, but I doubt that kind of care goes into the process these days. Each of the tasters had spittoons by their chairs but I know not all of the samples were spit out. In those days both Coffee and Moore Counties were dry but you could get anything you wanted. The moonshiners in the hills and dales had access to the same wonderful spring water as George and Jack and their product was superb. I recently sold my property in Franklin Co. (on the Moore Co. line) on Henley Rd. Mr. Henley was a moonshiner who grew his corn up on Gourdneck Rd. and he brought it down in the holler to the spring where it all came together. Never tasted his shine but I used to go to Awalt, just down the road. Awalt is now under water due to the creation of Tims Ford. I went to high school with Betty Jean Tims who's family owned the land at the river ford that the lake now covers. What a great place to grow up.
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I've always preferred Dickel over JD. Dickel's 9 year Single Barrel is as good as it gets, hard to believe the 15 year Single Barrel can be any better.

Us Tennessee boys know, JD is for the tourists.
 
sheepdawg said:
I've always preferred Dickel over JD. Dickel's 9 year Single Barrel is as good as it gets, hard to believe the 15 year Single Barrel can be any better.

Us Tennessee boys know, JD is for the tourists.
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That's right. I was there for the First Bottling of October, 1964 when they reopened.
 

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NOT a bourbon Drinker. That being said, my daughter's boyfriend brought me a bottle of something called "Left Bank" for Easter.Apparently it is made in Kentucky-shipped down the river and bottled/marketed in Louisiana as a small batch.105 proof and smooth as a baby's bottom. VERY GOOD sipping whiskey neat. Enjoyed it.
 
I'm not a bourbon drinker; however, I would like to find a good light beer to replace what I used to drink.
The only hard stuff I drink is Yukon Jack from the freezer, usually around "the holidays".
 
For the longest time I have not been a bourbon drinker. I had a bad experience raiding the old man's bourbon and then drinking a couple of beers.

Lately some coworkers have gotten me into bourbon. Tried Weller's Antique and really enjoyed it. Currently enjoying Rabbit Hole Cavehill. We had a tasting party with cigars and got to try Blanton's and some others. Kinda getting into it a little more.
 
Jack Daniels has a LOT of new & different bottlings out there but can't find them locally. The reason the Old #7 doesn't taste like it did years ago is that it is bottled at a lower proof now days. But I still like a Jack & Coke, just use more Jack & less Coke!
Bourbon..... I probably have enough on hand to last the rest of my drinking days.
Low cost favorites, Evan Williams white label BnB 100 proof.
Old Tub BnB 100 proof, It is like the old Jim Beam
Overall favorite would be Maker's Mark, the Private Selections are outstanding as is the Wood Finishing series.
 
Chief38, I too have been enjoying my JD single barrel select. I believe mine is 139 proof. My favorite is the 1792 small batch select. I was reintroduced to bourbon by my chief financial officer. She came into my office with a yeti tumbler full of gentlemen Jack and said have a drink with me. I was not about to let Mrs. Doubtfire know I don’t drink bourbon.
 
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