|
06-19-2008, 01:04 PM | |
Enjoyer of things
Join Date: Jul 2005
Location: Toronto
Casino cash: $10012210
|
Any Bourbon drinkers out there?
I've heard some good things about Buffalo Trace Bourbon.
http://www.buffalotrace.com/ Can't get it up here north of the border but, through a wine distributer I am able to order a case. Would like to hear from someone who knows their stuff and has tried it before I order. Thanks |
Posts: 2,178
|
03-20-2013, 01:40 PM | #181 |
Ith Fuhtbawl Time
Join Date: Apr 2010
Casino cash: $9999900
|
I'm not gonna lie, I'm totally tying the bourbon root beer float this summer. That sounds wonderful!
|
Posts: 10,085
|
03-20-2013, 02:36 PM | #182 |
Veteran
Join Date: Nov 2008
Casino cash: $5626719
|
|
Posts: 2,411
|
03-20-2013, 03:44 PM | #183 |
Ith Fuhtbawl Time
Join Date: Apr 2010
Casino cash: $9999900
|
|
Posts: 10,085
|
03-20-2013, 03:52 PM | #184 |
MVP
Join Date: Mar 2004
Location: Helena, MT
Casino cash: $2038849
|
|
Posts: 18,641
|
03-20-2013, 04:06 PM | #185 |
Rockin' yer FACE OFF!
Join Date: Feb 2003
Location: Omaha, Nebraska
Casino cash: $1855437
|
Take off eh? This ain't no Canehdian whiskey thread ya hoser!
__________________
We have a million reasons for failure, but not one excuse... Die Donks, DIE!! Holy Crap fellas!!! We did it!!! THREE TIMES!!! |
Posts: 26,828
|
03-20-2013, 04:10 PM | #186 |
MVP
Join Date: Mar 2004
Location: Helena, MT
Casino cash: $2038849
|
Crown Black tastes remarkably like Bourbon though, as a side note.
|
Posts: 18,641
|
03-20-2013, 04:44 PM | #187 |
Ith Fuhtbawl Time
Join Date: Apr 2010
Casino cash: $9999900
|
|
Posts: 10,085
|
03-20-2013, 04:52 PM | #188 | |
MVP
Join Date: May 2008
Casino cash: $4264814
|
Quote:
edit tidbit: Kentucky spring water, purified as it flows over limestone rock formations, is perfect for Bourbon distilling because it is free of minerals that affect taste. This iron-free limestone water is part of what makes Kentucky Bourbon world-renowned. Last edited by Johnny Vegas; 03-20-2013 at 05:08 PM.. |
|
Posts: 5,096
|
03-21-2013, 12:29 PM | #189 |
Rockin' yer FACE OFF!
Join Date: Feb 2003
Location: Omaha, Nebraska
Casino cash: $1855437
|
not really...
__________________
We have a million reasons for failure, but not one excuse... Die Donks, DIE!! Holy Crap fellas!!! We did it!!! THREE TIMES!!! |
Posts: 26,828
|
03-23-2013, 05:17 AM | #190 | |
Y'all are brutalizin' me!
Join Date: Jan 2004
Location: Jim Bob Cooter 4 Heisman
Casino cash: $10000985
|
Quote:
I use my mixing bourbon, not my sipping ones for these. Definitely don't go top shelf on the whiskey, but I would reccomended a quality ice cream. I prefer a vanilla bean, but ymmv.
__________________
MASTER CYLINDER! |
|
Posts: 1,096
|
03-23-2013, 11:26 AM | #191 |
Be Kind To Your Pets
Join Date: Jun 2002
Location: Glorious Independence, MO
Casino cash: $17236178
VARSITY
|
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/0...n_2934989.html
GREENSBURG, Pa. — Fifty-two bottles of well-aged whiskey disappeared between his lips, police said, and now it's time for a western Pennsylvania man to settle up. John Saunders, the former live-in caretaker of a Pittsburgh-area mansion, faces criminal charges for allegedly drinking more than $100,000 worth of the owner's whiskey. Owner Patricia Hill found nine cases of whiskey hidden in the walls and stairwell of the century-old Georgian mansion built by coal and coke industrialist J.P. Brennan after she bought it in 2012. The Old Farm Pure Rye Whiskey was produced in the early 1900s by the nearby West Overton Distilling Co. "My guess is that Mr. Brennan ordered 10 cases . pre-Prohibition," said Hill, a New Yorker who bought the house to convert it into a bed-and-breakfast. "I was told by his family that family members used to greet him at the door each day with a shot of whiskey." Scottdale police told The Pittsburgh Tribune-Review ( ) that Saunders drank dozens of bottles whiskey valued at $102,400 by a New York auction house. Saunders, 62, of Irwin, was charged with receiving stolen property and theft. A preliminary hearing is scheduled for Wednesday. Hill told police Chief Barry Pritts she stored the whiskey in the original cases, which contained 12 bottles each. After Saunders moved out, Hill said she discovered last March that the bottles in four cases were empty. Saunders initially denied drinking the whiskey when questioned by police, but Pritts said a DNA linked him to three of the empty bottles. A phone listing for Saunders could not immediately be located Friday. |
Posts: 40,934
|
04-01-2013, 12:19 PM | #192 |
MVP
Join Date: Jan 2007
Location: Missouri
Casino cash: $-447750
|
I quit drinking pop/soda a while back, and at the time I didn't realize exactly what I had done to my drinking experience.
As a result I'm now searching for the right bourbon and this thread has been very helpful! I'm thinking I'll give Knob Creek a try next. |
Posts: 8,767
|
04-01-2013, 01:10 PM | #193 |
Rockin' yer FACE OFF!
Join Date: Feb 2003
Location: Omaha, Nebraska
Casino cash: $1855437
|
You will not regret it, I assure you.
__________________
We have a million reasons for failure, but not one excuse... Die Donks, DIE!! Holy Crap fellas!!! We did it!!! THREE TIMES!!! |
Posts: 26,828
|
04-05-2013, 02:36 PM | #194 |
Certified Bourbon taster
Join Date: Aug 2000
Location: Shawnee KS
Casino cash: $6550157
|
I may have mentioned that my memory sucks, so if I'm said all this before - well, I"m saying it again. The folks @ Sazarac have been trading the liquor in their portfolio (basically, they sell company A a brand name w/recipe & enough reserve liquor to market until company A gets their own supply made/aged from the recipe) Long story short, they wound up owning most of my favorite bourbon brands (beside the Wild Turkey portfolio) and some of the stuff that used to be available in Kentucky, but not here in KS/MO may start showing up on your shelf. One to point out - Very Old Barton (VOB) is now a Sazerac label. This was (as you might guess) a Barton brand, but anyhoo - this was always a decent drink, and danged good for the money, per my bourbon buds who had access to it (folks in Kentucky and nearby, mostly)
So if you see a new bottle on the shelf of Very Old Barton - give it a try. They market it at 80-86-90-100 proof. For my money, 90 proof is the sweet spot. You may never have heard of this stuff unless you're from it's old market-area, but if you see it on the shelf it may be worth a try, esp. if it's a good price while they expand. Another 'good buy' bourbon from Sazerac, their Old Weller has another 'sweet spot' bottle to recommend. Their regular bourbon is a good buy, their 107 proof is a good hi-proof if you enjoy that sort of thing - but their 12 year old Old Weller is the stuff I tout to anyone interested. More time in the oak = smoother. The really good barrels of this stuff get set aside and marketed under fancier labels, but this one is hard to beat for the money. One final bargain - Benchmade 8 year, an old 'cut rate' label that these folks bought, cleaned up and now sell w/a pretty decent bourbon for not a lot of cash. If you know someone who likes bourbon & coke or bourbon w/ginger ale/7 up, try this. I was impressed. More on all their stuff here: Sazerac's great-bourbons
__________________
A man can never own too much red wine, too many books, or too much ammunition. -- R. Kipling Last edited by BigOlChiefsfan; 04-05-2013 at 02:39 PM.. Reason: 'cause I f**ked up |
Posts: 5,160
|
04-05-2013, 02:59 PM | #195 | |
Can't Use That Disney Ass Name
Join Date: Feb 2012
Location: Charleston, SC
Casino cash: $10015211
|
Crown royal black is pretty good. I'm not a huge fan of the regular Crown. My favorite is Devil's cut and Larceny.
__________________
Quote:
|
|
Posts: 23,919
|
Thread Tools | |
Display Modes | |
|
|