Miscellaneous Whiskey - Bourbon

[GJ77]

So there's a wine thread, but how about one devoted to my tipple of choice?

I'm just relaxing with a drop of Bulleit Bourbon at the moment. It's pretty decent stuff for the price.

Any other bourbon drinkers out there?

 

[Jeanette]

I quite like Gentleman Jack but not sure it is classed as bourbon.

I'm not really a whiskey drinker but after visiting the distillery did rather take to Tullibardine. They make a nice whisky beer too :0

Jx

 

[GJ77]

Oh yeah, I'm partial to a scotch too.

 

[Andrew Sanders]

I've just finished a great bottle of Ardbeg single malt. I think I've got to wait for my 70th to have another one.
(9 years). I'll have to make do with the Talisker Sky until I win the lottery.
I can't get to grips with bourbon though.

 

[GJ77]

I recommend Woodford Reserve as a bourbon for the scotch drinker. Not over-expensive but damn good.

 

[Jazzaferri]

I had a doublewood scotch that was just like bourbon a while ago. Ill try and recall the brand. Currently working through both Lagavullin 16 year old and Talisker Storm.

Was through the Talisker distillery a year ago last November. oddly enough a beautiful clear sunny day all the way from Inverness to Skye and back. In early November

 

[Andrew Sanders]

I will keep my bloodshot eyes peeled GJ.

 

[Jazzaferri]

hard to find great Bourbon outside the USA...even have to go to specialty stores in USA

 

[GJ77]

I don't have the wallet for great bourbon...I quite enjoy the decent, mid-range stuff.

 

[Jules]

Seem to remember "Buffalo Trace" being pretty impressive...

 

[GJ77]

Oh yeah, that's a good one.

 

[aldevis]

Talisker fan here too.
I like the Bulleit and the Woodford. Also I feel that Jack Daniel's tastes very shallow, compared with few years ago. Is it just my memory?

I seem to remember some good Canadians for my Manhattans, in my remote youth.

 

[saxyjt]

I'm just relaxing with a drop of Bulleit Bourbon at the moment.

I didn't know that brand. But as it happens, it's on sale at Monoprix right now, so I'll get one for my guests tomorrow. Thanks for the tip!

 

[trimmy]

A JD man here and I'm not shallow 😉

 

[Pete Thomas]

In my drinking days, I was rather partial to JD, however when available I veered towards the Irish: Bushmills and Paddy.

Disclaimer, what I'm about to say involves illegal activity, for which I profoundly and contritely repent and invite any mod to remove. And I cannot advise strongly enough never to follow my example.

Don't read this ➠

My favourite was Poítin, not even slightly legalised by that fact I would obtain it from my very obliging lady friend in the Guardaí

 

[richardr]

I used to love Scotch but lately I've become disenchanted because single-malts that I can afford have become very ordinary. I suspect that this is because, whereas single-malts were exceptional, too good to blend, nowadays ordinary stuff is sold to satisfy the demand for single-malt.
I haven't much enthusiasm for bourbons except for a bottle of 118 proof Wild Turkey that a friend once had - very briefly.

 

[Jeanette]

We'll forgive you as it came with a warning. For info

How poitín went from illegal moonshine to being sold in Tesco

Jx

 

[Targa]

.

We'll forgive you as it came with a warning. For info

How poitín went from illegal moonshine to being sold in Tesco

Jx

One man's malt is another man's poitin.

 

[Wonko]

Thanks to Jeanette to bring this thread to my attention.
I am a fan of whisky (single malt Scotch whisky mainly).
I go to whisky tastings a few times a year over here, and there is a whisky festival every year in the neighbouring town. That has become something of a tradition for me over the last 3 years.
We have been to Scotland 3 times already, and every time I have visited a couple of distilleries. Our first visit to Scotland was to buy a Baritone sax that I found through this forum (Marketplace). That was a short trip (1 week) and I only got to visit one distillery then (Glen Ord).
My favourite malts are Old Pulteney , Glenfarclas and Lindores. Lately I have become a fan of Ardnamurchan, which is odd, since I usually don't like peated whisky's, and Ardnamurchan is half peated.

 

[Jeanette]

Old Pulteney

My late father liked this one 🙂
Jx