Which of these do you prefer and why:
Buffalo Trace
Bulleit
Evan Williams
Jack Daniels
Jim Beam
Knob Creek
Maker's Mark
Old Grand Dad
Jim Beam is easily the best in the lot, and I haven't even tried the other ones, I just know.
Bulleit is the best on your list, because the rest are pretty much all bottom shelf.
>>7233584
Buffalo Trace in the best on your list. Don't listen to any of the plebs try say otherwise.
Tonight I bought a 1.75L of Bulleit for nightly sipping. I don't like it, regret my pruchase, and really wish I doubled my upfront and instead went for a 1.75L of The Glenlivet... none of these are worth the cost and taste all the same.
Maker's Mark is the best one from that selection
Makers Mark is by far the superior one.
>>7233584
Evan Williams is far and away the best value of that lot. You don't realize how good it is until you taste it blind next to some of the others. It more than holds up for like half the price.
>>7233584
My go-to is OGD BiB. I rather enjoy Buffalo Trace, Evan Williams SB (and even the regular when I'm feeling like an alkie), and Maker's Mark.
I won't say no to any of the others, but Bulleit and Knob Creek are overrated. JD and Jim Beam are, well, they are what they are.
>Jack Daniels
>Bourbon
Pick one.
>>7233584
>Buffalo Trace
Best Bang for your buck
>Bulleit
Breddy gud
>Evan Williams
Meh.
>Jack Daniels
Not Bourbon
>Jim Beam
Garbage
Knob Creek
>good, but BT is better
Makers Mark
>Overpriced
>Old Grand Dad
Hobo Tier
>>7233708
Clearly I've had to much to drink. I fucked up my meme arrows
>>7233590
Are you GG Allin?
OGD
BT
Bulleit
KC
MM
JD
JB
EW
OGD because it's cheap
>>7234332
I'm not an alcoholic. I want something that tastes good, while also having attractive packaging that I want to look at.
>>7233584
No Woodford Reserve? Not even a choice between Maker's and Maker's 46? Stay pleb, OP, stay pleb.
>>7234469
How's Woodford Reserve? I think that one is available in my area.
Sippers:
Bulleit
Buffalo Trace
Knob Creek
Mixers:
Jim Beam
Evan Williams
Jack (although I find jack gross)
Cocktails:
Makers
Grandad BiB (skip the 80 proof)
>>7234417
>I'm not an alcoholic
>Bourbon
Fuuuuuuck offfffffff
There are a million good spirits out there what is this obsession with hot and woody whiskey?? I don't get it, at best, they are still hot and fucking woody, there is no God damn nuance to most mainstream bourbon, fuck van winkle, fuck four roses, fuck Woodford reserve. Anything that costs more than $30 for a fifth is a fucking rip off
>>7233675
It is a bourbon you fuccboi. I'm so sick of people who just turned legal drinking age thinking they know anything.
>>7233584
Eagle Rare. It's Buffalo Trace's single barrel. It's one of the best 25 dollar bottles you can get. If I have to pick the regular offerings from your list, Bulleit is the easy choice.
>>7233660
This. I picked up a bottle because of how cheap it was and was pleasantly surprised.
>>7235848
Because scotch isn't aged in wood? Because certain wines aren't fermented and aged in wood?
Come on.
If someone places a finger of Bulliet, vs Makers, vs Woodford in front of someone who drinks spirits of any kind, they could tell there was a different taste between all of them. Not saying one is vastly superior, but there is an obvious difference in taste.
>>7235855
No it isn't. It isn't even a bourbon type whiskey, like Tin Cup from Colorado, which has the the same methods and ratios but cannot call itself bourbon because it isn't from Bourbon, KY.
Jack Daniels, however, is not distilled using the same method as bourbon at all. It is dripped slowly over a charcoal filter before being placed in barrels. I think even the grain ratios are different.
>Just turned legal drinking age thinking they know anything
But you don't know shit about spirits or distilling either.
>>7235917
Evil Willy is the divil.
>>7233584
>not listing the god tier of bourbon that is Blantons
>>7235958
Not available in my government liquor store.
>>7235931
>cannot call itself bourbon because it isn't from Bourbon, KY.
if you're going to attempt to correct someone please refrain from spouting supreme bullshit
>>7235960
Fair enough although if you can get a bottle it's worth it.
>>7235965
Source: http://www.jackdaniels.com/faqs
>>7235931
>>7235965
Yeah stop being a fucktard. Bourbon isn't like Champagne, you can make it anywhere in the U.S. and be called bourbon as long as it meets the following requirements.
Produced in the United States
Made from a grain mixture that is at least 51% corn[20]
Aged in new, charred oak barrels
Distilled to no more than 160 (U.S.) proof (80% alcohol by volume)
Entered into the barrel for aging at no more than 125 proof (62.5% alcohol by volume)
Bottled (like other whiskeys) at 80 proof or more (40% alcohol by volume)
>>7235973
u dumb nigga, I didn't say anything about jack daniels I was adressing where the post said it has to be made in kentucky to be called bourbon which is completely untrue.
>>7235973
Fun fact: Jack Daniels meets all the legal requirements to be called bourbon.
>>7235992
I thought you were the same idiot that previously said that Jack Daniels is bourbon, when even Jack Daniels' says it isn't.
>>7236003
exactly, jack daniels is not a bourbon only because they don't want to call it that, it meets all legal requirements to be a bourbon. It was a marketing thing way back to seperate itself. I totally agree that jack daniels is not a bourbon because they say so.
>>7235982
>Can't read
>I plainly reference Tin Cup as tasting like a bourbon to me. It is a Colorado bourbon.
I don't consider it to be like bourbon either because the charcoal filtering process throws the taste way off normal bourbon tastes.
Like the difference between coffee and espresso. They are made of the same basic material [roasted coffee beans], but a black coffee has a completely different taste from a plain shot of espresso.
The methodology behind making them differs, like how the methodology differs from making Jack to making Tin Cup. Therefore, your flavors and textures are a lot different, so much that they are different beverages.
The GOAT
You pay for it though
r8 my stash m8
>>7233584
you've got a mix of price ranges there and the more expensive ones are better. Maker's Mark is definitely overpriced though, and Old Granddad is better than its price would indicate. Even Williams is the cheapest there and good for mixing or just getting drunk.
Lets just be glad we are Americans and can get great bourbon for dirt cheap compared to scotch.
Before I quit drinking, Bulleit Rye was my favorite. So good....
>>7236140
Looks great. The bottle behind the Wild Turkey is throwing off the aesthetic, though.
>>7236141
>Lets just be glad we are Americans
I'm Canadian, but yeah. Rye is definitely less expensive than bourbon is, but the price of bourbon isn't too bad.
>>7235917
True. I was riding around New Orleans with a high roller in a huge black car. We open up a decanter. He just pours one finger because he's about to hit the tables. I'm just hanging out, so I pour two. He's a bourbon drinker, so I ask him what he thought it was. He guessed Maker's. I yell up to the driver asking what's in the decanter.
Evan Williams. My buddy was taken aback, I filed it away for later. A much better bourbon than it has any right to be.
>>7235855
Why don't you know what you're talking about before you start calling people names on a Mongolian crocheting board.
It's not made in Bourbon County, KY so it's not Bourbon. And that's just the most obvious reason for why JD is not bourbon. I'd go through the whole distilling process and explain why it isn't bourbon, but you're obviously retarded so I'll just sip my Buffalo Trace and laugh at your ignorance.
>>7235999
Except they filter through charcoal, so not bourbon
>>7236410
bourbon doesn't need to be made in kentucky dipshit
>>7234522
>>7234469
I haven't had it in a while, but I remember Woodford being really inconsistent. One bottle would be spot on, heaven-on-earth, and the next would be just kind of OK. I'm not sure if there were just supply vs. demand issues, but when it's on, Woodford is really, really good.
It's just that when I have money for a decent bottle of bourbon, I always find myself sticking with the ones that have never let me down, like Evan Williams single barrel and Old Grand Dad BiB (although that one's also been somewhat inconsistent lately).
If it's not this why are you even trying you stupid faggots.
>>7233584
Evan Williams is best for the price.
>>7236519
I only buy alcohol with attractive packaging. That label is much too gay, and that's coming from someone who likes the image of roses.
>>7236528
oh man I don't like evan Williams I got a bottle and tried to shoot it but it was just too nasty. I tried mixing it with soda but still too nasty. I finally figured out if I mixed it with coffee it was bearable.
>>7236535
>roses are gay
>i only buy stuff cause it looks good
No anon, you are gay.
>>7236481
Yea it does, fuck face.
You can say it's 'bourbon style whiskey' but it ain't Bourbon.
>>7236775
wow you're fucking stupid or trolling
I just bought this bottle, I don't want to argue over whether it's bourbon or not I just want an honest opinion on what it's like and suggestions on what to mix it with.
>>7236815
Bourbon, whatever else it is, is made mostly from corn. Rye whiskey is made mostly from rye.
Beam Rye was good when it was 15$. It's still a decent cocktail rye, but old overholt is basically the same thing except cheaper, and rittenhouse is much better in most drinks and only a little pricier. For sipper ryes, I'd recommend bulleit rye at a similar price point
>>7236815
Stick that bottle up your ass, faggot.
>>7236832
I'm in Australia so we don't have access to much American whiskey.
>>7236815
diet cola mixes very well with rye. coke zero is the best.
rye is not and cannot be described as bourbon
>>7236834
It has too much girth for my liking.
>>7236764
>roses are gay
You idiot, I specifically said that I like the look of roses.
>>7236815
Make a rye mule.
Ginger Beer, rye whiskey, twist of lime.
JIm Beam rye is my go to cheap mixing rye, was the only rye whiskey I could get for the longest time.
Old Crow.
If you argue with this you are a bourbon tryhard
>>7236255
>this is the only mention of Wild Turkey in this faggy ass thread
fucking sickening you lot of soiled cunts
>>7237113
anything WT makes is the shit, I always have a 1.75L of 101 around the house somewhere
>>7236418
There is nothing in US law that prohibits the use of this process for bourbon.
drinking WT 101 right now, shared a bottle of OGD 114 with some friends over new years
to stay precisely on topic tho i'd have to pick
1. Bulleit
2. Buffalo Trace
3. OGD
For me its less about what a bourbon has and more about what it doesn't have. For me, BT and Bulleit don't taste like rubbing alcohol and they don't have an overly cloying aftertaste of vanilla like some bourbons do. OGD is third for me because of how affordable it is here in Kentucky, while still managing to not taste offensive
>tfw the whiskey is all gone
not a good feel
this stuff is pretty good
>>7237037
I actually have all those ingredients in my house right now, I'll make one for my next drink.
>>7237267
Time to dump those empties into a recycle bin and go shopping.
Evan williams, I drank it when I was younger cause it was cheap, and now I just drink it for the taste. Most people my age (college) don't appreciate it as much as I do but its ok
>>7233584
I like Jack Daniels unironically. It's smooth and simple. [spoiler]would probably be REALLY good if the abv was higher[/spoiler]
but i'm a wheated bourbon guy, so out of all those options, Maker's is my choice.
>>7233584
I've tried pretty much every one on that list and Buffalo Trace was my favorite.
Try to get WL Weller 12 year if you can find it, it's really good for the price.
I'm drying out for awhile however when I return my 1st purchase of bourbon again will be Calumet farms.. then basil hayden.. however pappy van winkle n eagler rare 17 are on my booze bucket list along with a dram of ardbeg supernova
>>7234522
I'm no super taster, but for the last couple of years I've had no issues with Woodford. I don't use cool adjectives when I describe whiskey... How about this: I really like bourbon and coke. Maker's I'll drink either straight, or in coke. Anything "worse" I only drink in coke, anything better I only drink straight. With Woodford I REALLY hesitate to drink it in coke, but I will like, 20% of the time. Make sense? It's a half notch above Maker's for me, Maker's being my go to.
>>7237761
ive had all kinds of bourbon and Tennessee whiskey up into the $80 range and Jack still tastes good to me, especially the barrel proof single cask one. I guess its just cool to hate it
buffalo trace gewd OP
7am and having a big ol glass of bourbon before I remote into work for today
gonna be a good day
If yall like bourbon and are ever in Louisville check out Down One Bourbon Bar. Largest selection of bourbon in the city, if not the world!
http://www.downonebourbonbar.com/bourbon
>>7233590
Agreed.
Ive had a fair few different bourbons but bakers 7 year old select is the best ive had, full of flavour and the overproof hits hard but its genuinely one of the best imo desu senpai baka
>>7236803
he's 100% correct
do your research fuccboi
>>7233708
I agree makers mark is overpriced.
Tastes like some $7 garbage.
>>7243658
>>7236775
WRONG
R
O
N
G
Nowhere in the code of federal regulations does it state that bourbon has to come from shitty Kentucky. The only geographical restriction is has is that it cannot come from outside the US.
https://www.law.cornell.edu/cfr/text/27/5.22
>>7233584
Of the options listed, I prefer Evan Williams and Buffalo Trace. Best taste for the money IMO.
>>7236272
Agreed. Evan Williams is far from the best bourbon available, but it's by far the best available at that price point.
My dad's from Kentucky and I've never met him.
I'm not a big bourbon or whiskey drinker. So last time I went to Kentucky for work I did a little research. Wheat bourbons are sweeter and rye bourbons are spicier. So I heard about larceny and the guy at the liquor store told me its top shelf. He gave me a small shooter of Evan Williams and saidry this before larceny so you can see the difference. Evan Williams had a bite larceny was sweet and smooth. So in my opinion go for larceny its wheat and 20 bucks is not a lot.
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