Food and Drink Any Bourbon drinkers out there? - Page 20

The Poz · 06-19-2008, 01:04 PM

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

**penguinz** · 12-03-2014, 11:25 AM

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Anyone try Orphan Barrel? Looks interesting.

http://www.orphanbarrel.com/#our-whiskeys

Love the packaging.

Barterhouse is very good.

saphojunkie · 12-03-2014, 11:29 AM

Just got back from Tennessee and tried a bottle of Belle Meade. Two sons who discovered their family was an old whiskey distiller before prohibition and have brought it back to life. Drank this stuff all week and really liked it. It was almost a hybrid Tennessee sour/bourbon. Worth a try.

BigOlChiefsfan · 12-03-2014, 11:37 AM

The folks who own Buffalo Trace have done some swapping w/other distillers over the past 20 years. IMHO they've wound up w/a really great portfolio of bourbons, picking up some 'big shot' bottles as well as several of the better 'working man' bourbons to give those of us who don't plan to spend $80/750 for a 'single barrel' bottle.

The Very Old Barton is now in their stable, Barton is pretty much just making rum/vodka, etc... for their own label, and making bourbon that gets marketed under other labels. VOB was never available in KS, but may start appearing on local shelves (I don't buy much anymore, it might be out there now)

Y'all fans of Buffalo Trace are right - it's a danged good bourbon for the money. And your W.L. Weller - a 'wheated' bourbon - is the basis for the Van Winkle bottles (When Julian Van Winkle sold off the family distillery and it's rickhoused bourbon, he kept 'the best' and marketed it himself. That's mostly gone now but he still picks the 'honey barrels' to use for Van Winkle w/the Buffalo Trace folks). That said, I think the Weller 10 year old is the best bargain most of yez will need to find. Good, smooth bourbon w/enough time in the wood to develop some nice mellow flavor.

Doc has me 'off the juice' for now as my gall bladder has been acting sassy. Y'all will have to drink a double to keep my share of the whusky flowing like normal. We don't want to have any more distillers going out of bidness just because I'm on the sidelines.

NewChief · 12-03-2014, 02:39 PM

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Originally Posted by saphojunkie

Just got back from Tennessee and tried a bottle of Belle Meade. Two sons who discovered their family was an old whiskey distiller before prohibition and have brought it back to life. Drank this stuff all week and really liked it. It was almost a hybrid Tennessee sour/bourbon. Worth a try.

This has become the goto whiskey for my favorite bar. The bartenders are constantly pushing it. I like it pretty well.

Mother****erJones · 12-03-2014, 02:48 PM

Half done with a bottle Basil Hayden. Very good

The Poz · 09-12-2015, 05:07 PM

Just cracked a bottle of Basil Hayden's and mmmm mmmmmm mmmmmm. Delightful!

KCTitus · 09-12-2015, 09:07 PM

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....Y'all fans of Buffalo Trace are right - it's a danged good bourbon for the money...

Hell yes it is...a nice nip in the air tells me its time for bourbon, bidges...cracking a bottle of buffalo trace as we speak.

Bewbies · 09-12-2015, 09:12 PM

I'm smoking a toro sized La Flor de las Antillas paired with a couple fingers of Makers Mark, out on my patio in the earliest 60 degree night I remember here in Atlanta.

I love how Makers gets all caramelly(is that a word) when it's poured from a cold bottle...

KCTitus · 09-12-2015, 09:15 PM

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Originally Posted by Bewbies

I'm smoking a toro sized La Flor de las Antillas paired with a couple fingers of Makers Mark, out on my patio in the earliest 60 degree night I remember here in Atlanta.

I love how Makers gets all caramelly(is that a word) when it's poured from a cold bottle...

Does it get any better? I think not...

Bewbies · 09-12-2015, 09:23 PM

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Does it get any better? I think not...

Maybe a 60 degree Sunday night in early February celebrating a KC win in the last football game of the year..,

KCTitus · 09-12-2015, 09:25 PM

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Originally Posted by Bewbies

Maybe a 60 degree Sunday night in early February celebrating a KC win in the last football game of the year..,

Ok...you win...even in my neck of the woods there aint no 60 degree Sunday nights in February.

Prison Bitch · 09-12-2015, 09:27 PM

Having some Knob Creek right now. Better than Makers.

KCTitus · 09-12-2015, 09:29 PM

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Having some Knob Creek right now. Better than Makers.

Dunno...never been a fan of the Knob...it's not nearly as smooth as a few others for the price.

philfree · 09-12-2015, 09:35 PM

Last evening I had a Smoked Manhattan make with Makers. That's a pretty neat cocktail. They infuse the bourbon with a hickory smoke from a smoke gun. It was good.

Bewbies · 09-12-2015, 09:37 PM

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Having some Knob Creek right now. Better than Makers.

Even though you're wrong, it's nearly impossible to lose when drinking bourbon.

06-19-2008, 01:04 PM
The Poz 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
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12-03-2014, 11:29 AM	#287
saphojunkie MVP Join Date: Aug 2011 Casino cash: $3556550	Just got back from Tennessee and tried a bottle of Belle Meade. Two sons who discovered their family was an old whiskey distiller before prohibition and have brought it back to life. Drank this stuff all week and really liked it. It was almost a hybrid Tennessee sour/bourbon. Worth a try.
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12-03-2014, 11:37 AM	#288
BigOlChiefsfan Certified Bourbon taster Join Date: Aug 2000 Location: Shawnee KS Casino cash: $6760157	The folks who own Buffalo Trace have done some swapping w/other distillers over the past 20 years. IMHO they've wound up w/a really great portfolio of bourbons, picking up some 'big shot' bottles as well as several of the better 'working man' bourbons to give those of us who don't plan to spend $80/750 for a 'single barrel' bottle. The Very Old Barton is now in their stable, Barton is pretty much just making rum/vodka, etc... for their own label, and making bourbon that gets marketed under other labels. VOB was never available in KS, but may start appearing on local shelves (I don't buy much anymore, it might be out there now) Y'all fans of Buffalo Trace are right - it's a danged good bourbon for the money. And your W.L. Weller - a 'wheated' bourbon - is the basis for the Van Winkle bottles (When Julian Van Winkle sold off the family distillery and it's rickhoused bourbon, he kept 'the best' and marketed it himself. That's mostly gone now but he still picks the 'honey barrels' to use for Van Winkle w/the Buffalo Trace folks). That said, I think the Weller 10 year old is the best bargain most of yez will need to find. Good, smooth bourbon w/enough time in the wood to develop some nice mellow flavor. Doc has me 'off the juice' for now as my gall bladder has been acting sassy. Y'all will have to drink a double to keep my share of the whusky flowing like normal. We don't want to have any more distillers going out of bidness just because I'm on the sidelines. __________________ A man can never own too much red wine, too many books, or too much ammunition. -- R. Kipling
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12-03-2014, 02:48 PM	#290
Mother****erJones Can't Use That Disney Ass Name Join Date: Feb 2012 Location: Charleston, SC Casino cash: $10015211	Half done with a bottle Basil Hayden. Very good
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09-12-2015, 05:07 PM	#291
The Poz Enjoyer of things Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: Toronto Casino cash: $10012210	Just cracked a bottle of Basil Hayden's and mmmm mmmmmm mmmmmm. Delightful!
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09-12-2015, 09:12 PM	#293
Bewbies Ith Fuhtbawl Time Join Date: Apr 2010 Casino cash: $9999900	I'm smoking a toro sized La Flor de las Antillas paired with a couple fingers of Makers Mark, out on my patio in the earliest 60 degree night I remember here in Atlanta. I love how Makers gets all caramelly(is that a word) when it's poured from a cold bottle...
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09-12-2015, 09:27 PM	#297
Prison Bitch Rabbi Goldmann Join Date: Nov 2012 Casino cash: $5450159	Having some Knob Creek right now. Better than Makers.
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09-12-2015, 09:35 PM	#299
philfree Indian Twitter Join Date: Nov 2000 Location: Free Agency Casino cash: $-223802	Last evening I had a Smoked Manhattan make with Makers. That's a pretty neat cocktail. They infuse the bourbon with a hickory smoke from a smoke gun. It was good. __________________ [/SIGPIC]
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