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Wild Turkey has new labels, and their 80 has changed to 81. Solid bourbon.
Email I just received. Just wanted to humble brag about how awesome that trip was.
Sadly, the only bourbon they had in St Lucia was Jim Beam White Label. Therefore, I lived on Johnny Walker Black/Gold.
Which is the humble brag? The part about the bourbon trail or the part about St. Lucia?
Seriously though, I've got to do the BT. Sounds awesome.
Buckets - head to Fette Sau in Williamsburg ... they have the best bourbon collection in the city. The top, top shelf there is all bottles they buy at auctions and is generally 35 to 50+ years old.
It's probably the best BBQ in NYC too. Definitely worth a trip. Bring some boys, get a few whiskey flights, a growler of one of the micro-brews on tap and pig out.
Get a couple different bottles of some of the shit mentioned in this thread. In that range you could probably get 2 or 3. Bourbon-wise I'd recommend Jefferson's Reserve...about $50/bottle and excellent. I wouldn't get glasses or stones. You can get those in a bottle deal at the liquor store, any cheap store, thrift, garage sale, etc.
Ah ok. Anyone else have any suggestions?
I'm also looking at beer making kits. If I could make my own Imperial IPAs...
I mostly drink Maker's but two other good one's that are good sipping bourbons are Bulleit and Blanton's.
Likely not in the price range you laid out but my go to bourbons:
Standard = makers - solid, tasty, smooth.
Special = Blanton's - expensive, delicious, worth every penny.
If anyone puts something other than ice or a dash of sweeth vermouth in blantons, it is a defense to murder if you kill them for it.
This can go for most single barrel bourbon. It kills me when I see nice whiskey drowned in coke\sprite, etc. LeftCoastDeac has a nightmare story where someone in a bar mixed coke and pappy 23 year.
Yeah...british couple was drinking high end whiskeys at the Belmont in Charleston. The girl was complaining about the taste of the 23 year pappy which pours at $50/glass at said location. Asked the bartender for a coke who, while discouraging her to mix, obliged. The wench mixed the two together and said "So that's what this drink was missing."
The boyfriend was in totally agreement, much to the dismay of everyone that witnessed the event.
Likely not in the price range you laid out but my go to bourbons:
Standard = makers - solid, tasty, smooth.
Special = Blanton's - expensive, delicious, worth every penny.
If anyone puts something other than ice or a dash of sweeth vermouth in blantons, it is a defense to murder if you kill them for it.
Someone who is so drunk and high their taste buds cannot register with their brain?
Of the American Honey brands, I like the Jack Daniels and the Evan Williams the best.