Happy New Year to you too Gary.
I find I prefer the mid shelfers myself. The only real value bourbon I have come to love so far is RITT BIB.
OGD 114
Weller 12
Saz Jr.
4Roses Small Batch
Eagle Rare 10/90
BT
RR 10/90
YMMV
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PaulO wrote: Wathens is in many stores around here. It has even more of the pecan pie taste. It costs around $40.
Don Galligan wrote:PaulO wrote: Wathens is in many stores around here. It has even more of the pecan pie taste. It costs around $40.
I can get Wathens Single Barrel for around $27. Makes me think I should run out and grab it. They just increased prices in Idaho. Picked up an OWA 107/7 with the age statement. Tag said $19.95 and it rang up at $21.95. I had to pay the $21.95. I hate State controlled stores! It is like going to the DMV to buy your juice!!
ggilbertva wrote:I would have argued the price but I guess for $2, maybe not. I bought 6 bottles of 2006 GTS and IIRC the shelf price was $49 but the register rang up $62. The guy said they just hadn't gotten around to changing the shelf tag. I said that was too bad as he's advertising a price and that's the price I was going to pay. They can't advertise one price and sell at another. He agreed and gave them to me for $49.
rb4browns wrote:Hi All
Anywhoo, as I cannot afford a $40 bottle for every purchase, especially if I have a bunch of folks over to watch a game or whatnot, can you guys recommend some good choices for a lower cost/larger bottle bourbon? I want my $20 to stretch with this but not be drinking rotgut. Thanks!
shoshani wrote:rb4browns wrote:Hi All
Anywhoo, as I cannot afford a $40 bottle for every purchase, especially if I have a bunch of folks over to watch a game or whatnot, can you guys recommend some good choices for a lower cost/larger bottle bourbon? I want my $20 to stretch with this but not be drinking rotgut. Thanks!
I generally buy 750s, but in my little corner of the world (Chicago), you can get very decent bourbon for $20 and under.
A few I haven't seen mentioned yet:
Old Grand Dad Bottled In Bond is about $18. Old Fitzgerald BIB is about $15.
Wild Turkey 101 runs in the $20-$22 area here but is well worth it. They still do everything the way it was done decades ago, with liquid yeast and one of the lowest barrel-entry proofs in the industry, in the neighborhood of 107 proof. (Lower barrel proof means less water has to be added to bring it down to bottling proof. A lot of whiskey is barreled at 120 proof.)
The high holidays are over now, but you can still grab a few bottles for the sukkah!
rb4browns wrote:The big bottle of Evan Williams will be for mass consumption on Simchas Torah
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