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Weller 12 year old Black Label Bourbon
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Looks good with the exception of the Ice you Philistine.
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YUP! My ice ball cracked!Looks good with the exception of the Ice you Philistine.
I just picked up another barrel pick from my favorite bottle shop. A bottle of Bardstown single barrel private select
I picked up a liter of Weller 12 in Dallas a few months ago for $225. They may have gotten to me a little bit, but not too bad. Think about all the miles you burn up hunting bottles and it works itself out, kind of like Smiths that way.
Haha, They might not like to admit it , but they know.
George Dickel Distillery does this, I understand. The generic Tennessee whisky sold in some of the mega stores and supermarkets is blended from Dickel mash (proper term, guys?). Dickel has re-branded their standard #8 and #12 lines. Total Wine no longer carries Dickel 12. I'm told Lee's carries it, but more expensively. Appreciate the above suggestions, but I no longer try anything different. I have 3 bottles with one drink out and I'll never touch them again.
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Did a blind taste test for friends years ago, comparing $30, $60 and $90 bourbons. The unanimous winner was the $30 Buffalo Trace. Should have been surprised but I wasn't!
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I find that after a couple of drinks the quality doesn't matter as much. That said, I just found a 1.75 liter of Jack Daniels for $34.00 and a 1.75 liter bottle of Crown Royal for $38.00. I bought one of each and there was no sales tax as the purchase was made on a military base.
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Dickel is smooth but a bit on the sweet side for me. While I don't know this for a fact, I think some of Kirkland's (Costco) is made by them. At least that is the rumor that's been going around.
I've been into bourbon for quite awhile. I keep about twenty different mid to top shelf bourbons on hand for everyday sipping. Average cost of what I normally buy runs $50 -$80. My issue with bottles over $100, I can't tsste the difference between the very high dollar bourbon and the what I usually drink. There is a wide selection of excellent bourbons in my price range. Knob Creek, Woodford Double Oaked, J. Henry, Old Forester 1920 & 1910, Jack Daniels Cast Strength, Makers Mark, Eagle Rare, New Riff to mention a few.
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Yes - a vastly diminishing return after around $75-85 bucks.
Maybe that's what made you sick! Hope not. Be careful out there.
My go to is an inexpensive 80 proof Four Roses bourbon. It's smooth and makes a great Manhattan cocktail. Recently I bought a Makers Mark 46 French Oak that's a strong whiskey, but very tasty. I just put in on the rocks to cool off that high proof. I really don't get into the high-end expensive bourbons because, at my age, I really can't tell the difference.
The most expensive booze I buy for myself, not as a gift, is the Redbreast 12 year old single pot still Irish whiskey. That goes for $65-70 here.
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