Man, reading through this makes me want to start making my own corn whiskey again....smoothest likker I have ever had at 100 proof.....if you have never had a corn whiskey with no sugar added then you are missing out....anyways...love the thread fellas! carry on!
Today's Bourbon
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This is a good place to start with bottom shelf bourbons. I think the closest thing I’ve had to “bottom shelf” bourbon is OGD Bonded and Bulleit, so yeah not much experience to say the least.
https://www.google.com/amp/s/amp.pastemagazine.com/articles/2018/12/13-of-the-best-bottom-shelf-cheap-bourbons-blind-t.html
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https://www.google.com/amp/s/amp.pastemagazine.com/articles/2018/12/13-of-the-best-bottom-shelf-cheap-bourbons-blind-t.html
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Only one of these I've seen locally in the wild is the Jim Beam...
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Luckily I've seen at random stores the Old Crow, OGD, Evan Williams, Henry McKenna Sour Mash, and of course Jim Beam. Funny, that Jim Beam is the bourbon I'm least excited to try lol
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I own 4 out of that list
I want to try the Barton but my county stores only have the 1.75. Granted it’s only $19.99 but don’t want to buy a half gal to try it. Been meaning to pick up some EW BiB.
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Are they sippers or mixers for you? I haven't seen any of the Benchmark anywhere or the Very Old Barton, so I'll have to start stopping in more places to see if it's in stock. I can't wait to see the reaction at my cigar lounge when i pull one of these bottles out of my satchel. Especially after bringing Sazerac and Noble Oak Double Oaked as my last two bourbons. It's gonna be amusing.
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I hear what you're saying. That Henry McKenna Sour Mash is also 1.75 and I'd be breaking my rules as it's $27.99. I'm going to have to utilize bringing a flask with a finite amount of bourbon in tow, this way I don't over-consume, one of the drawbacks of lighter whiskey with short/nonexistent finishes
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Sippers? No I drink that shit straight lol. Just tell em to drink it and shut up, it's free ha
Link and title sounds negative but this is a nice little video about the sourcing of bourbon. Gotta watch the whole thing to appreciate it but it isn't that long.
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MGP for the win....
Not trying to sound like a condescending dick but I probably finish 50 bottles of bourbon a year right now. The 2018 M10 is the only bottle I’ve paid secondary ever, at 150.00 shipped (after my first one at retail of 120.00)
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Ugh that guys voice was like nails on a chalkboard. There’s actually not a ton of mainstream Bourbon & Ryes (non boutique brands) that are MGP sourced. How often does one come across “Bone Snapper Rye” or “Big Ass Bourbon” on their local shelf?
https://www.great-taste.net/tidbits-kudos/industry-news/whisky-brands-that-are-made-at-mgp/
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Well after tasting ryes at the distilleries all week I was under the impression that the majority of readily available ryes are made by MGP or some other bulk distiller. What the distilleries do with it once they get it makes them different from each other. The large distillers run column stills and don't want to interrupt production to run a lower volume product like rye whiskey. I think some distilleries even source rye blends to add to their existing distillate to make high rye bourbon but then they can't call it Kentucky bourbon or BIB
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True, there are definitely way more mainstream Ryes on that list i provided as compared to Bourbon (Angel’s Envy, Bulleit, Whistlepig, Dickel, Templeton, Willett, etc). My response was mainly targeting bourbon . However Basil Hayden, Woodford, Sazerac, Knob Creek, EH Taylor, Booker’s, Rittenhouse Ryes are not on that list, so i still wouldn’t say the majority of the Rye market
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I’m officially on vacation and don’t go back till the 18th. Kicking it off with a bang.
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Nice!! Enjoy it, man.I’m officially on vacation and don’t go back till the 18th. Kicking it off with a bang.
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