Hard Drinkers, Lets Drink Hard (Spirits, Liquors and Cocktails)

[pechelman]

If you're into whiskey I would skip it to be honest @Jett129. Really just depends on what and how you like to drink it. If you're looking for making cocktails and already have a bunch of rum then this might be a fun change of pace. But if you like sipping on other brown spirits there are many other rums I'd say to get well before something like this.

[TinMan]

@Jett129 I have seen this, I have been wanting to try.

[TinMan]

@pechelman if I ain’t the mood for Whiskey, good high proof rum is always my next go to

[Jett129]

@TinMan If I’m not in the mood for whiskey, tend to be reaching for agave based spirits. I tend to drink rum straight or an occasional Mojito.

[WhiskeySandwich]

@Jett129 Same deal.. Bourbon and Rye are my go-to, but I do like a good Anejo, especially a Mezcal, usually during warmer weather.

[mclaincausey]

@Jett129 I don’t know that one but have one called Tso’ok that is great. Very funky and very sugar cane-y. Imported by the Cuantacuentos people.

I don’t like rum much but enjoy this one even if I haven’t found a use for it outside sipping.

[Jett129]

@mclaincausey Thanks, I think the next time they have one of their big rum sales I might give it a try.

[mclaincausey]

I think I’ll make a daiquiri today with the one I have. It’s not smoky so would probably work well.

[WhiskeySandwich]

@Jett129 just found this for the first time, forgot how much you paid for it and I overpaid. I have always considered BiB to have value but seeing the price they’ve been going for lately, I’m starting to wonder if they’re actually the mark of a superior product worth the premium. While this is a good bourbon, i don’t think it’s worth the $65 I paid ($45 is much more acceptable). Same with the McKenna that’s skyrocketing in price to give another example, got it for $32 just a couple years ago, now $65-70. There seems to be a pattern of overly hiked prices for something that used to just be a standard. I’ve been hunting for a bourbon to overthrow Russell’s Reserve 10 year at the $40 price point but I’m hard pressed, since Buffalo Trace went all but extinct at $28. Sorry to rant, maybe I had too much!

[WhiskeySandwich]

Todays haul in preparation of New Year’s

[pechelman]

I like that this picture is a literal @WhiskeySandwich

Also, one of those is already pretty empty. You should go back and ask for a full one

[WhiskeySandwich]

@pechelman lol I had to “test it” to make sure it was good for the crew

[gouki74]

I've just prepared some punch for the new year's eve

[scooter]

@Jett129 said in Hard Drinkers, Lets Drink Hard (Spirits, Liquors and Cocktails):

@scooter A couple of years ago that was actually named Whiskey of the Year,and it was impossible to buy,so last year,when I was in Louisville,I had to try it. Paid $25 for a pour,and I was really disappointed. The price has,recently,dropped significantly in my neck of the woods,but I’ve passed on it. What did you think?

I'm not really a wheated bourbon guy. But, rumor had it, the Larceny BP can be less like a wheater, than typical. Much like ECBP, 3 batches are released per year, and each batch is said to be hit or miss. I heard good things about this batch, and a local store had it. So, I figured I'd give it a go. I find it quite good. But, certainly not exceptional. I paid $65 for the bottle, and likely would not again. In your case, I'm thinking, you likely heard all the accolades of one particular batch, and were poured one of a different, not so special, batch...

[scooter]

@Jett129 , btw, I opened the Stagg, and shared a dram with my brother, Christmas Eve. After popping the cork, I took a whiff, and got the greatest hint of apple Jolly Rancher and caramel. It drank as sweet, and tasty, as well. It drinks nowhere near as hot as you might think a 130 proof would, either. It's certainly a treat...

[Jett129]

@scooter You are right in the fact that the Whiskey of the Year is a specific batch/lot,but I would hope that there would be enough wiggle room between batches that would I would get some sense of why it received all the accolades.

[scooter]

@Jett129 , I hear you. You would think there would be better consistency. But, that doesn't seem to be the case. Thankfully, a number of reviews are out, before a particular batch even hits the shelves...

[Jett129]

@scooter Been meaning to tell you,but I was waiting to post it ,that I got a bottle of the Jeffersons Tropics,and absolutely love it. That and the rye are the best ones in that series.

[TinMan]

@WhiskeySandwich how is Russel’s? Turkey 101 is my gold standard daily driver. Been wanting to try Russel’s

[WhiskeySandwich]

@TinMan man it’s a best-buy for sure. A staple amongst my circle. It’s the one that turned me onto Wild Turkey products. I used to think it was dirtbag whiskey but was way wrong. Russell’s is the best one they make that’s not Master’s Keep, imo. I’ve tried them all, 101, Kentucky Spirit, Rare Breed line, and the 4 basic Russell’s releases which includes the single-barrels. the 10 year is best, and the single-rye is next. They recently raised the msrp by about 7 bucks, but it’s still easily worth more. If they start charging 60 though, I might have to move on.