Any bourbon drinkers on this forum?

I agree with Marshwheeling above; "........although it starts to go down easier after the first five or six shots." ............and that skinny gal at the end of the bar starts to get a lot prettier too. I did my share of various Bourbons and Canadians for way too long...can't handle very much anymore but for those who do........enjoy. Keep shootin and check 6
 
Anyone tried Buffalo Trace? I wanted to try something different today and went for a bottle of this. It's going down quite smooth as I catch up on the forum tonight. :D
 
I don't have any real favorites. I skip around a lot. My current choice of bourbon usually depends on how rich I feel at the moment. When I'm out of town I frequently splurge on some of the pricier stuff, especially if I'm in Kentucky or some other whiskey/bourbon rich enviroment. I've tried all of the above and like them all. I'm currently sipping on some Rebel Yell. I learned during the "Great Bourbon Shortage Of Hurricane Katrina" to keep a good supply on hand. I buy the 1.75 liter jugs by the case and when they get down to three bottles I go get another case. This usually keeps me with at least a three month supply. I'm thinking that if a shortage goes any longer than that I've got enough warning that I can make my own.
 
I have Old Crow and Knob Creek on hand.
Old Crow is my cooking whiskey. I use it when I make drunken pork, or
chicken.

The Knob Creek bottle hasn't been opened yet. I have been drinking
more wine than anything else lately, and not very much of that.
 
When it comes to Tennessee Whisky Jack Daniels is for the tourists. Use it only if your mixin' it with something like Coke. :( yuk :eek: Now if you like sippin' whisky this stuff is the ticket, no chaser needed either cause it's smoother than silk.

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I was a Maker's Mark drinker for years, George Dickel Barrel Select puts it to shame. Knob Creek, Buffalo Trace too.
 
While not a bourbon per se, y'all need to try Stranahan's Colorado Whiskey. It's not like anything else out there. Not a drastic change mind you, but just different than anything.
 
My current favorite is a Four Roses single barrel ...makes a great manhattan too. And ditto CO Kid on the Stranahan's Colorado Whiskey.
 
I had a bourbon "phase" earlier in my life and my favorite was Ezra Brooks...don't know if they even still make it but I did have some great parties with it with my school buddies back in the 80s! I stick more to the Canadian blends, beer and red wine now...that's enough!
 
I like George Dickel No. 12 Tennessee Whisky. It is still 90 proof. Jack Daniel's Black went to 80 proof years ago and now I do not drink it.

My father loved Old Overholt Rye and I took a bottle to my brother's house so that we could drink to his memory.

Ezra Brooks was also a favorite years ago.

I mostly drink scotch now but will share my brother's bourbon when the opportunity presents itself.
 
How about some Texas Bourbon? I haven't tried a whole lot of different bourbons but I prefer this to L&G Woodford Reserve. If you get out in the Texas Hill Country they give a nice tour of the facility.
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Sebago Son said:
Was Capt'n Keith anywhere in the area? I'd be look for missing N-Frames...
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Wells thar Drew,

Ya know, we do a right smart of a tradin' and other doin's down around 'em rail corrals...An N frame or three mighta changed hands a time or two.

A few shots as well...I always keep a half-pint of OL' Crow cache'd for ya old cowboys. ;):D



Oh, I might share a lit'l pull of the Wild Turkey 101 with y'all.


Su Amigo,
Dave
 
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The liquor store down the road from us occasionally gets select barrels from certain distilleries, and then bottles it at the store. They had one several months ago called "Willett Family Estate" that just blew us away! It was full barrel strength, around 128 proof, but one of the smoothest whiskeys I've ever had. Apparently a member of the family that owns the distillery works or manages the store, so they make a run of this whiskey every 4 or 5 months. It certainly wasn't cheap, but we got bottle #55 out of 180 bottles from the cask.
 
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I try to find "Rebel Yell" Kentucky bourbon. It's made by Old Wellers but is dang hard to find.
 
WrongWay said:
My favorite bourbon is Jim Beam Black. It's aged for 8 years, very smooth, with a very slight sweetness to it. Pairs very well with full bodied cigars.
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I don't drink and smoke at all anymore, but my favorite Whiskey was Jameson 18years.
 
Marshwheeling said:
That's my story, too, and Im stickin' to it. I have made a lot of converts to Overholt over the years. It has stayed fairly cheap while a lot of other whiskies have gone way up. Right now, I'm sipping Bulleit Rye. The price came down about a third several months ago, and they seem to be selling a lot more now; good stuff, and the bottle is really cool.

When I drink bourbon, it's usually Jim Beam, or Basil Hayden for something more upscale. It is made of 49% rye, which is probably why I like it.

I can't stomach the sour corn flavor of that Tennessee product, although it starts to go down easier after the first five or six shots.

My favorite way to drink whisky is around a campfire, over a plastic rally mug full of store ice, not that nasty chlorinated stuff you get out of the ice trays in your refrigerator. I don't usually drink much at home, except over the last month or so, when misfortunes have poured down on my household like rain. Even so, it's still just a belt or two.
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I do a lot of Old Overholt myself. It's the most popular Whiskey in Tombstone, AZ. However I think Jim Beam Rye is smoother. For many years I did Jim Beam Boubon but since going to Tombstone they got me going on Rye Whiskey.

T.L.R.
 
keith44spl said:
Wells thar Drew,

Ya know, we do a right smart of a tradin' and other doin's down around 'em rail corrals...An N frame or three mighta changed hands a time or two.

A few shots as well...I always keep a half-pint of OL' Crow cache'd for ya old cowboys. ;):D



Oh, I might share a lit'l pull of the Wild Turkey 101 with y'all.


Su Amigo,
Dave
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Cap'n...

I knew a broken down old cowboy who's range days were over and he was workin' the stock yards down on the tracks near Odessa. We always called him "Irving Spurs" because he was the only Jewish cowhand I'd ever met. It was said that he was kin to the Presidio Zorns... well anyway, Irving kept a pint of Rock-N-Rye in the top of one boot. In the other he kept a S&W slip gun made up from an old cut down Victory model. On payday they traded boot tops, but both were just as deadly....

Headin' out now... meet me down behind the Count-House. We'll haggle. Think I gotta few of them "EN" frame guns you asked about... :)


Drew
 
Sebago Son said:
Cap'n...

Headin' out now... meet me down behind the Count-House. We'll haggle. Think I gotta few of them "EN" frame guns you asked about... :)


Drew
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Dang Drew,

I's been pullin the cork on a fifth of 101 all evenin now...

Better take a rain check on the offer...Ain't in no shape to get the ol pickup in gear.

I'll get up toward the rocky coast one of these days and we hunker and dicker fur a spell. ;):D

Su Amigo
 
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