Posted on 12/16/2020 11:45:31 AM PST by mylife
I can only speak for myself, but after the historic awfulness of 2020, I’d appreciate a gift of great whiskey wrapped up in a bow. I suspect I’m not alone. So I made sure my annual tradition of suggesting several bottles for the holidays was undertaken this year with extra rigor and, of course, adhering to stringent social distancing guidelines for my team of tasters to sniff, sip, and banter our way through the 30-plus candidates to land on this final list of 16.
As always, there’s a range of styles, prices and origins, from Europe to Asia, Kentucky, Philly, and Mexico (yes, for El Whisky). Each has their own virtues. But shared with a special person in your bubble, each can offer a taste to traverse the world, transcend the moment, and warm the mood with a sip of cheer.
BOURBON, TENNESSEE WHISKEYS, AND LOCAL STARS
Old Forester Straight Bourbon. Old Forester has been distilled continuously since 1870 and was the first American whiskey sold by the bottle. There are more complex editions of the brand, but the 86-proof standard remains a great value. This 72% corn-based spirit has bourbon’s classic profile of praline sweetness, fruit and grain, with a back note of tobacco. It’s also about as close to drinking a chocolate-cherry cordial as it gets. 86 proof, $21.99, (PLCB item #3290)
(Excerpt) Read more at cantonrep.com ...
Bottoms up!
We got to visit Oban on our first trip to Scotland. Neat little town & distillery & excellent whisky!
I would never insist, but highly recommend. )))
Flaviar has a great selection and, on the whole, their pricing is pretty good. Some of the “Vault” stuff is a little optimistically priced but most of the regular fare is at or near local pricing for me.
It isn't $13 or even $20 more that makes me stop for a second; it's when it's over $100/bottle more that I stop and think. On the bright side though, it gives me a reason to try out new brands and offerings.
I’m simple. I drink Gentleman Jack. Two ice cubes and three fingers and I am good to go. My other go to is Garrison Brothers.
I was able to do my holiday Bourbon shopping at Buffalo Trace Distillery in October - 2 bottles of Blanton’s and 4 of EH Taylor Small Batch. Very difficult to find any BT products in North Carolina.
Spent hours this summer waiting for the ABC store to open after stocking the new shipment in hopes of finding some Blanton’s or Stagg Jr. Because we were rarely successful we decided to try many of the mid to low priced bourbons. From our tastes: Best bourbon for the money was Eagle Rare. Big surprise in lower priced bourbon was Jim Beam Extra Aged. Again, just our taste.
Blame Fred Minnick.
< wink >It's terrible.< /wink >
$29.99 in PA. You have to be fast.
Amazingly the durn stuff holds..
My go to liquor store sells it for $50....when it is available.
They sell on the base near where I live. I’ll have to check the price next time I’m there.
Anybody try the single malt from Costco?
I’ve been eyeing that up for 70 bucks a bottle.
Bushmill’s is a much smaller operation but was purchased by the Beckmann Group from Mexico which we know as Cuervo. It is distributed by their subsidiary Proximo which also owns and distributes Shanahan’s Whiskey, distilled in Colorado.
Did you know that Buffalo Trace is made by the same distillery as Pappy Van Winkle?
No. I didn’t . Do you recommend? I know they make Eagle Rare.
Nana Pelosi likes them all. Daily.
Disclaimer: Opinions posted on Free Republic are those of the individual posters and do not necessarily represent the opinion of Free Republic or its management. All materials posted herein are protected by copyright law and the exemption for fair use of copyrighted works.