bourbon suggestions
  • FuzzyFuzzy
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    I'm not a booze drinker, so my experience is limited, but I need to grab a bottle of bourbon to chill on toasted oak for a porter keg addition.

    Price range of $20-$40 for a bottle.

    I don't want anything super 'spicy' or otherwise herbal/harsh/sharp.

    Any suggestions?
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  • C_BC_B
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    I like bullet rye, splash of water or one ice cube. Smooth, not bourbon, but whiskey.
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  • C_BC_B
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    Woodford reserve double oaked. That is a bourbon and incredibly smooth.
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  • FuzzyFuzzy
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    C_B said:

    Woodford reserve double oaked. That is a bourbon and incredibly smooth.



    $60 bones at the store. I'll keep it in mind, but i want to try a sip before i invest a whole batch of beer.
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  • FuzzyFuzzy
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    C_B said:

    I like bullet rye, splash of water or one ice cube. Smooth, not bourbon, but whiskey.



    I'm not confident that i know the difference. I likr rye beers, but never had that edge in a porter/stout before.
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  • C_BC_B
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    Fuzzy said:

    C_B said:

    Woodford reserve double oaked. That is a bourbon and incredibly smooth.



    $60 bones at the store. I'll keep it in mind, but i want to try a sip before i invest a whole batch of beer.


    Yeah I thought it was cheaper than that.
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  • FuzzyFuzzy
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    C_B said:

    Fuzzy said:

    C_B said:

    Woodford reserve double oaked. That is a bourbon and incredibly smooth.



    $60 bones at the store. I'll keep it in mind, but i want to try a sip before i invest a whole batch of beer.


    Yeah I thought it was cheaper than that.


    there seems to be no rhyme or reason for the booze prices from store to store here.

    I've seen makers mark (what i used for my last two bourbon porters) range from $24-$38 for the regular 'normal' sized bottle.
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  • C_BC_B
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    C_B said:

    Woodford reserve double oaked. That is a bourbon and incredibly smooth.



    Got another bottle of this.

    It's really good.
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  • jlwjlw
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    Bourbon is really subjective to personal preferences. Ryes will have a little more bite or spice. Wheated bourbons will typically be smoother and a little sweeter. I generally like the smoother bourbons so lean toward the wheated varieties. Cost is going to be driven by region and what's available to you. Weller as example I can;t find here locally and if I did it would be $100 for bottle. But TX, you might be able to find it for cheap. Jefferson makes really good entry level bourbons, I like Eagle Rare and Buffalo Trace for a good starting point. To get started, I'd pick an inexpensive rye and an inexpensive wheated and figure out which family you like best and then start trying a few different things. I'm lucky, my BIL is obsessed with bourbon right now so he brings stuff to try all the time.

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  • FuzzyFuzzy
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    J_Ree said:

    Old crow



    Done and done.
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  • FuzzyFuzzy
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    jlw said:

    . To get started, I'd pick an inexpensive rye and an inexpensive wheated and figure out which family you like best and then start trying a few different things. I'm lucky, my BIL is obsessed with bourbon right now so he brings stuff to try all the time.



    I'm not trying to start a new hobby, especially a $100 a bottle hobby.

    I rapid aged some gentleman jack on some home toasted oak chunks. It no longer tastes like butt, so that's nice.

    Thym
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  • ceanntceannt
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    J_Ree said:

    Old crow



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  • ceanntceannt
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    One of my uncles taught me an easy way to transform shit Bourbon into something drinkable.
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  • ceanntceannt
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    Open up the bottle, and pour in about a teaspoon of dry sherry. Give it a good shake, and let it sit for a couple of weeks. He said a chemical reaction really smooths it out, so it isn't like drinking 5 yards of barbed wire any more. Hard to tell from high-end Bourbon.
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  • ThymThym
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    ceannt said:

    Open up the bottle, and pour in about a teaspoon of dry sherry. Give it a good shake, and let it sit for a couple of weeks. He said a chemical reaction really smooths it out, so it isn't like drinking 5 yards of barbed wire any more. Hard to tell from high-end Bourbon.



    I’d be willing to try it with someone else’s booze.
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  • FuzzyFuzzy
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    Thym said:

    ceannt said:

    Open up the bottle, and pour in about a teaspoon of dry sherry. Give it a good shake, and let it sit for a couple of weeks. He said a chemical reaction really smooths it out, so it isn't like drinking 5 yards of barbed wire any more. Hard to tell from high-end Bourbon.



    I’d be willing to try it with someone else’s booze.

    i think sherry stopped existing some time in the late 80s.

    C_B
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  • C_BC_B
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    Fuzzy said:

    Thym said:

    ceannt said:

    Open up the bottle, and pour in about a teaspoon of dry sherry. Give it a good shake, and let it sit for a couple of weeks. He said a chemical reaction really smooths it out, so it isn't like drinking 5 yards of barbed wire any more. Hard to tell from high-end Bourbon.



    I’d be willing to try it with someone else’s booze.

    i think sherry stopped existing some time in the late 80s.


    Probably why it's only available dried.

    CurlyFat
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