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If you have KC12 in your top5 then I’ll probably have to check out the rest of your list. I’ve had ER it’s not bad but KC12 is my all time favorite. WT101 will probably always be in my top5. I almost bought a bottle of RareBreed but decided to try longbranch instead bc I was bringing it to share with the in-laws(lower proof). It was a win-win bc longbranch is legit.
1. Go to: Rare Breed 2. Mixer: Old Granddad BiB (Buffalo Trace close second) 3. Friday Night: Booker’s 4. Impress Guests: Old Rip Van Winkle 10 year 5. Special Occasion: Jack Daniel’s Coy Hill
1. Go To Pour: Woodford Reserve Double Oak 2. Mixer: Wild Turkey 101 3. Friday Pour: Old Forester Single Barrel 4. Impress Guests: Remus Gatsby Reserve 5. Special Occasion: George T. Stagg
I'll start by saying that I'm cheap, sooooo... Old Forester 86, Jim Beam, Buffalo Trace, Makers Mark 46, Woodford Reserve Double Oaked. Be nice to see your 5 fav's for Scotch, Irish and Rye too!
1. Daily: Four Roses Single Barrel or Rare Breed 2. Inexpensive Mixer: Old Forester Signature (100) 3. Friday Pour: Russel's Single Barrel or rare breed 4. Impress Guests: Weller Full Proof Store Pick 5. Special Occasion: Stagg (Jr.) or Russel's 13
@@1970Cuda440 Well, it's cheaper than Rare Breed (about $40 in my market), and always solid and always available. Nice proof point, and it was one of my "gateway" bourbons that pulled me over from being a scotch drinker (along with Eagle Rare and Blanton's, back when B;anton's was $50 and on every shelf (and, IMHO, better than it is now)).
For many years Elijah Craig 12yr old was my go to. When they took away the age statement and the quality suffered, Wild Turkey 101 became one of its replacements as a budget friendly Whiskey. These days, the Costco Kirkland brands are all really good budget friendly spirits.
I am an every day drinker. Spot on with the Rare Breed. One of my favorites. I tend to drink regularly out of my collection. Probably have 40 bottles opened that I drink from every day. My mixer is the handle of Ancient Age 10 star or OF 100 proof. My Friday night is EC barrel proof (currently C922) and OF 1920. My friends are very impressionable so they get the BT, ER or Ancient Age poured into an empty Blanton’s bottle. They are clueless. My special occasion is Weller 107 and Calumet 10 yr. Probably hardly a special occasion for most but that’s how I roll.
Very similar tastes, with the exception that I keep below $100 ... 1. JD Single Barrel (store picks are ubiquitous, so usually its a store pick), 2. Evan Williams BIB, 3. ECBP (love these, I never miss one), 4. Sagamore Double Oak, 5. Knob Creek 12 (my friends don't know there's anything more expensive anyway 😁)
Love this idea. My 5: Go to pour: OF 1920 or WT101 (haven’t tried rare breed yet) Mixer: Buffalo trace (not hard to find in my area for msrp) Friday pour: 4R SBS Impress guests: Eagle Rare 10 Special Occasion: Stagg 23B
If I must 👊👊👊 1. 1920- for any and all occasions -special or not 2. 4 Roses single barrel- close 2nd for me 3. Rare breed 4. Woodford double oaked 5. 101 or Remus if we are making a ton of mixers…. Take care out there guys !!
GoTo: OF 1920 or 1910 Mixer: Makers Mark Weekend: EC Barrel Proof Impress: Blantons (guest will be impressed by the name, and taste) Special Occasion: Russells Reserve Private Barrel Selection
My Grandfather was a master distiller back in the 30’s,40’s,50’s. Bourbon mainly. He told my dad to never drink a bourbon under 100 proof. And that knocks out a lot.
1. Rare Breed 2. EC 3. Bookers (not mentioned enough. It’s one of if not the most unique bourbon on the market) 4. Stagg Jr 5. George T Stagg ( I don’t have this bottle. I wish I did). Right now I’m stuck at 1-4.
Great list! RR 10 year, Larceny barrel proof, Heaven Hill BiB, Willett Rye and Frank August Small Batch are some of our “go to” pours currently. Thanks for sharing!
I'm pretty new to whiskey but currently: GO-2: OGD 114 Cheap Mixer: OF 100 Friday Pour: Willett Rye Impress Guests: Sagamore Double Oak Special Occasion: JD Single Barrel Barrel Proof Rye (Or Redbreast 21 if I can go outside US)
My go-to is Old Grand-Dad 100 proof. Cheap mixer is Old Grand-Dad 80 proof. Friday pour same as go-to. Impress guests is Smokewagon. Special Occasion either Hardins Creek Frankfort or Makers Mark Cellar Aged unicorns.
-Go to Pour: Green River or Jim Beam Devils Cut -Cheap Mixer:Lairds Apple Whiskey -Friday Pour: Penelope Rose Cask Finish Bourbon -Impress Guests: EH Taylor Small Batch -Special Occasion: Hennessey X.O.
Great list! I currently have four of those five in my house. Strangely enough, the one I don’t have (and have never tried) is JTS Brown. I like the dose of common sense you guys bring to whiskey. I’ve got more than my share of spendy bottles. Too often, they don’t live up to the hype. You have brought me back down to earth.
Been into Whiskey/Bourbon for less than a year my 5 Bottles would be 1. Go to pour - Knob Creek 12 year 2. Mixer - Bulleit Rye 3. Friday Night Pour - Penelope Toasted 4. Impress Guests - Blantons 5. Special Occasion - Weller Full Proof
Newer bourbon drinker here (only been drinking it for about a year) and higher proof for my pallet blocks the flavors and has a tendency to have the dry erase marker taste that I can’t get past. My list for flavors and smoothness are Go-To Pour: Hirsch (this was introduced to me and very much reminds me of a poor mans Blantons - smooth, caramel and warm), Cheap Mixer: Makers Mark or Buffalo Trace (I can find either of these ANYWHERE and usually at sub $30/bottle), Friday Pour: Woodford Reserve Double Oaked (This was the first Bourbon I ever tried and hits my pallet perfectly!) Impress Guests: Michters Small Batch (Most of my guests have never tried bourbon neat or on the rocks and Michters is straight up apple pie in a bottle!), Special Occasion: Blantons (So Smooth, So Rich, it’s like a warm hug for your throat. Issue is I can’t find it ANYWHERE and it’s crazy expensive, plus you get the fun horse in stride for your collection!)
Here in MN Buffalo Trace is hard to find. One of the local stores had some today but it's hidden in the office. Cost me $55.43 out the door. They jokingly said they would put it in a bag for me so I don't get mugged on the way to my vehicle.
1. Wild Turkey Rare Breed 2. Early Times Bottled in Bond 3. Elijah Craig Barrel Proof 4. Found North 006/007 5. Michter's 10 Rye / JM Cigar Blend That being said the bottles at #4 and #5 are equally enjoyable. I simply put Found North at #4 because I have more FN on the shelf than M10R or JMCB.
It's fitting since I ordered my first bottle of it during the live stream you had with Nick. The enthusiasm all three of you shared was infectious ! @@stuffandwhiskey
1. Go to: Johnny Drum 2. Mixer: Elijah Craig 3.Friday Night: Stagg Jr. or Tom's Foolery 4.Impress Guests: Lock Stock and Barrel 13 Rye 5. Special Occasion: Parker's Heritage
Ready or not. Here it is. Go-to pour - Tin Cup Whiskey Cheap Mixer - Wild Turkey 101 Friday Pour - Knob Creek 9 Single Barrel Reserve Impress Guests - Eagle Rare Special Occasion - Larceny Barrel Proof B522
Go to: regular Elijah Craig or Jack Daniel’s triple mash Mixer: benchmark full proof or WT 101 Friday night: Still Austin cask strength or rare breed Impress guest: Elijah Craig 18 Special occasion: sorry but I go for scotch on special occasions so I would probably choose a 30 year old glenfarclas that I’ve had for years and still haven’t opened lol
Love the video. 25 years of sampling different tastes….a s I would go with: Stagg Jr, Calumet 15, and Kentucky Owl….fabulous. Everyday, I think McKenna and Russels 10 are great. Rare Breed is delightful too. Black Label Weller is pretty fabulous too, but the green label is a nice everyday as well.
I’ve only seen the plastic bottle of JTS Brown and I just have a thing about whiskey in plastic bottles. Even the WT101 I can’t bring myself to buy a plastic bottle of it. These other picks are very solid and I’m a huge fan of the rare breed bourbon and their rye it’s just fantastic. Enjoy!!
I can see Rare Breed as a go-to, also any regular Redwood Empire (but for bourbon it would be the Pipe Dream). For mixer maybe EW BiB. I'm all over ECBP for a Friday pour, but would never dilute with more than just a couple drops of water. If I want a 90 proof for mixing, I'd just grab EC small batch or Larceny. I'd use Blanton's to impress non-bourbon nerds; for real bourbon enthusiasts I'd go KC18. And agree that Stagg would be a great special occasion pour, or Jos. Magnus Cigar Blend.
My "go to pour" -Tin Cup 10 Cheap Mixer/Backyard sipper -Early Time BiB Friday Pour -Rare Breed Impressive pour -Russell's Reserve SB Special Occasion pour - Stagg.
Five is tough but I'm going to make it based on what I can regularly get in Vegas. 1. Smoke Wagon Uncut Unfiltered 2. Pikesville (yes, not a bourbon) 3. Knob Creek 9 (affordable and great to drink or mix) 4. Elijah Craig BP - this is usually not hard to find 5. Ezra Brooks 7 - not always so eazy to find but more common than not, I love this one. **Honorable mention that I just found is the Traverse City Straight Wheat Barrel Proof. This satisfies my Weller OWA cravings. I just found this the other day and if it's a regularly stocked item, it will bump out something on my list.
I don't *need* any bourbon. 🙂 But my favorites are: 1. Balcones Texas Pot Still Bourbon 2. Knob Creek 9 3. Woodford Reserve Double Oaked 4. Elijah Craig 5. Four Roses Small Batch
For me: 1) Wyoming Whiskey Small Batch Bourbon for daily driver, 2) Four Roses for Mixers as well as for Baking and BBQ, 3) Woodford Reserve Double Oaked for introducing to friends (I have no Bourbon friends to impress), 4) Wild Turkey Rare Breed for Friday nights 5) Old Wild Turkey 101 8yr for special occasions (I still have 3 bottles of this one.)
6:57 If you’re a fan of ‘Natural Wine’ or have never heard of it before. There’s a growing movement of higher skin contact wine and wine blends from local independent vineyards/wineries. If you have some places or shops in your area outside your grocery store, I can’t recommend enough bottles from Las Jaras, Scotty Boy, Stolpman Vinyards, Duckman, and Big Table Farm. I’ve been able to find some at Whole Foods wine department that range from 25-45 a bottle
I like your list and agree that Elijah Craig is the one for me. An observation: I notice that Erin doesn't blink an eye when Josh says he'll pay $250 for a special one. I'm not sure there are many wives that would be that understanding. Of course, you are running a bourbon channel so maybe that is the reason. Thanks a lot for the channel.
Josh here. We’ve each got our own “fun money” budget monthly and as long as we stay within that-or save it up for bigger splurges-whatever we spend it on is fair game without critique from the other partner. Helps a lot when whiskey splurges come up for me or yarn splurges come up for Erin.
Let's get real. ANYONE spending 150$ on one bottle of anything is completely UNrealistic (for us normal income folks). Five NORMAL bourbons everyone should have. 1) Mixer-Jim Beam handle 2) Everyday-OF-100 proof 3) Friday pour-Woodford reserve 4) to Impress-Rare Breed 5) Special occasion-Bookers (yes, in some markets it's still only 75$!) And 75$ is pushing it on the amount normal folk would spend on ONE bottle!!!
My five will be eagle rare, Weller special reserve, Ben Holladay Soft Red Wheat, red empire pipe dream, and smoke wagon. I did not place them in the order yall described but they will fit the description of them.
Rare Breed was our “Go To Pour” when we started drinking bourbon about 15 years ago. We were out of town & tried to buy a bottle of Rare Breed? They suggested Noah’s Mill. We fell in love with it & Noah’s is our go to bourbon now. We rarely have a Rare Breed now. Our special occasion bourbon is Michter’s 10 year. That is about as expensive we are willing to go. At $140 a bottle it’s well worth. Very hard to source. We drink that over a few cubes. I bought 3 bottles at once 8 years ago & still enjoy one bottle at a time. Great review! I’ll try to find those other bottles you suggested?
@@Robert.Sheard I've been pretty active in a local Facebook whiskey group for a few years. Sometimes people there talk about participating in the secondary. I've DM'd people there a few times to try to find out more info but no one ever replies. Pretty frustrating for me.
@@stuffandwhiskey It's nice to see a channel admit to turning to secondary. (And I know you've mentioned it in the past.) Not too long ago I was surprised to see a channel admit to getting 80% of their bottles from secondary! And even mentioned competing with other channels there.
Rare Breed, 101, ECBP, then what ever nice pours that I can find beyond that. Russell's Reserve Single Barrel is never a bottle to be ruled out for sure! Great show! Cheers!
I like the Heaven Hill profile and used to actively search for the EC and Larceny thrice yearly releases (B523, etc). But over the years I found them to be uneven in quality, so I stopped automatically longing for them in advance. At the same time I have also kind of gotten over the specialness of different bourbons and just like what tastes good. There's a group for me that includes most of the offerings of: Wild Turkey, Old Forester, Heaven Hill, Widow Jane and other pours I stumble onto in tastings. Since I rarely spend more than $80 on a bottle, like never actually, I just share with my friends whatever I have around. It's all great stuff and flavorful. It's about the friendship with me, as I know is with Josh and Erin. Hey, separate side topic: Matt at ADHD Whiskey is a super great guy with unique intonation and a bodacious humor. If I had a small dinner party on my yacht (if I had a yacht), I would invite you two and Matt and it would be a heck of an evening.
If I could have only 5 (that I’ve actually tasted/ tried) 1. Wild Turkey rare breed 2. Jack Daniels single barrel, barrel proof I think it’s called.. the gold labeled one +/- 63% alcohol 3. Russell’s reserve 10 4. Found north cask strength rye 5. Im really liking EH Taylor small batch (just got first bottle)
Great list! I might make OF 100 the mixer and wT101 is my daily drinker. But have Four Gate KC5 and Stagg (some ) batches and agree with you completely. Also hear ECBP c923 is great, just have not found it yet….
Go to: Blade and Bow. That nose... Cheap mixer: Changes, but Rebel 100 usually, or whatever. I'm not drinking it. Friday pour: Four Roses small batch select. Easily my favorite bourbon. Price, availability, and flavor, all there. Impress guests: Right now, I was fortunate enough to get a Blue Note 17. Fantastic. Special occasion: I have a Makers wood finished that my wife and I hand-dipped together at the distillery. Might be a lone voice here by Wild Turkey is meh to my pallet and I could not tell you a worse bourbon for the price than Elijah Craig. Any of it. I keep trying it but me and EJ aren't friends. Just my taste.
The other day, a friend who isn’t super into bourbon but who has some very generous friends and family, pulled out a Calumet 15, a Fiddler, and the Four Gates Kelvin Bourrye. I have a Calumet 15 that I don’t remember hitting as well as this one did. That pour was dynamite. I’ve only had a couple bar pours of Stagg Jr. but this really reminded me of Stagg. The Four Gate landed easily in second, as it should, but the Calumet was noticeably better.
Heh. I like standard easy to find stuff, for the most part, and I can daily, Friday, or mix all of them. Woodford Reserve. Woodford Reserve Double Oak (wonderful base for a manhattan or old fashion, or also neat). Elijah Craig small batch (yeah the regular stuff). 1792. Makers Mark 101. Wild Turkey 101. Ok, that was 6. Any five of those.
1. Stellum (Lyra Leo, or whatever name next) in the $59 for everyday first sip. 2. Sam Grant (Safeway store brand) or Evan Williams for mixer. 3. My impress bottle is William Heavenhill at 137 proof, but, it’s impossible to get. 4. The Friday night pour would be something, almost anything from Barrell. 5. Special Occasion Eagle Rare 17yr. Saving that for the day a certain former reality TV star enters prison. ;). I’m really looking forward to trying some of your suggestions since they are available at my local Total Wine, including Rare Breed and Calumet. I’ve had the Elijah Craig and it’s OK, but not a favorite at the price point.
it is cool to have crazy expensive bourbon that cost over $90 for 750ML, but I have found, that many that cost less than $50 taste better. I really like Eagle Rare bought at the distillery for $40ish, wife and I, so, we get two bottles, (Buffalo Trace almost as good). My normal 5 bottles: Knob Creek 9, Makers Mark, Larceny normal proof, E Craig normal proof, Buffalo Trace, and next would be 1792, Heaven Hill Bottled in bond, Russell Rev Single Barrel, Weller Special Res. at normal price (>$30).
Of the bottles I own, I'd always have as a regular sipper an Eagle Rare store picks (easy to get in London now and even tastier than the normal one), mixer would be Makers Mark (don't have your array of cheap pours in the UK and it's one of the cheapest over here at around £25), Friday night pour is OF 1920, Impress the Guests bottle is a Kings County pick by a friend that is high in proof but doesn't feel like the proof other than it's so full of flavour and my Special Occasion bottle is GTS 2020 bottle (which will have to be replaced in the not so distant future, sadness).
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Honestly my list would be Knob 12, Rare Breed, OF 1920, Eagle Rare and then a splurge bottle I’d hunt for number 5.
Knob 12 is delicious. Love 1920 and 1910
Eagle rare is so inconsistent. My opinion
I have only acquired one Eagle Rare and it is delicious. @@vadidrock
If you have KC12 in your top5 then I’ll probably have to check out the rest of your list. I’ve had ER it’s not bad but KC12 is my all time favorite. WT101 will probably always be in my top5. I almost bought a bottle of RareBreed but decided to try longbranch instead bc I was bringing it to share with the in-laws(lower proof). It was a win-win bc longbranch is legit.
Switch out rare breed for ECBP and I'm right there with you
1. Go to: Rare Breed
2. Mixer: Old Granddad BiB (Buffalo Trace close second)
3. Friday Night: Booker’s
4. Impress Guests: Old Rip Van Winkle 10 year
5. Special Occasion: Jack Daniel’s Coy Hill
1. Go To Pour: Woodford Reserve Double Oak
2. Mixer: Wild Turkey 101
3. Friday Pour: Old Forester Single Barrel
4. Impress Guests: Remus Gatsby Reserve
5. Special Occasion: George T. Stagg
This list is excellent. 👏
1. Daily: Old Forrester 1910 or Rare Breed
2. Inexpensive Mixer: Wild Turkey 101
3. Friday Pour: Penelope Cask Strength
4. Impress Guests: Barrel Vantage
5. Special Occasion: Stagg Jr. or Bookers
I'll start by saying that I'm cheap, sooooo... Old Forester 86, Jim Beam, Buffalo Trace, Makers Mark 46, Woodford Reserve Double Oaked. Be nice to see your 5 fav's for Scotch, Irish and Rye too!
Solid list! I also drink most of those
Glad to see I'm not the only cheap person.
Jim Beam, almost exclusively. If not straight JB, the Red Stag.
Excellent
Go To: Wild Turkey Rare Breed
Mixer: EW BiB or Wild Turkey 101
Friday Pour: Old Forester 1920
Impress Guests: Blanton’s
Special Occasion: Weller
1. Daily: Four Roses Single Barrel or Rare Breed
2. Inexpensive Mixer: Old Forester Signature (100)
3. Friday Pour: Russel's Single Barrel or rare breed
4. Impress Guests: Weller Full Proof Store Pick
5. Special Occasion: Stagg (Jr.) or Russel's 13
4 🌹 SB on the daily!? I like it! Well done!
@@1970Cuda440 Well, it's cheaper than Rare Breed (about $40 in my market), and always solid and always available. Nice proof point, and it was one of my "gateway" bourbons that pulled me over from being a scotch drinker (along with Eagle Rare and Blanton's, back when B;anton's was $50 and on every shelf (and, IMHO, better than it is now)).
My Five:
1. Go to: Old Forester 1910
2. Mixer: Buffalo Trace
3. Friday Pour: Old Forester 1910
4. Impress Guests: Calumet 15
5. Special Occasion: Woodford Reserve Historical Barrel Entry
For many years Elijah Craig 12yr old was my go to. When they took away the age statement and the quality suffered, Wild Turkey 101 became one of its replacements as a budget friendly Whiskey. These days, the Costco Kirkland brands are all really good budget friendly spirits.
I am an every day drinker. Spot on with the Rare Breed. One of my favorites. I tend to drink regularly out of my collection. Probably have 40 bottles opened that I drink from every day. My mixer is the handle of Ancient Age 10 star or OF 100 proof. My Friday night is EC barrel proof (currently C922) and OF 1920. My friends are very impressionable so they get the BT, ER or Ancient Age poured into an empty Blanton’s bottle. They are clueless. My special occasion is Weller 107 and Calumet 10 yr. Probably hardly a special occasion for most but that’s how I roll.
1. Go To: Wild Turkey Kentucky Spirit
2. Mixer: Coopers Craft 100
3. Friday Pour: Jack Daniels Sib Barrel Proof
4. Impress Guests: Frey Ranch Sib Barrel Proof Store Pick
5. Special Occasion: Old Forester Sib Barrel Proof
Im kool with the Rare Breed
2) OGD 114
3) EC BP (A123)
4) JM Cigar batch (But im with ya on the 16)
5) RR13..... Great list
Very similar tastes, with the exception that I keep below $100 ... 1. JD Single Barrel (store picks are ubiquitous, so usually its a store pick), 2. Evan Williams BIB, 3. ECBP (love these, I never miss one), 4. Sagamore Double Oak, 5. Knob Creek 12 (my friends don't know there's anything more expensive anyway 😁)
Love this idea.
My 5:
Go to pour: OF 1920 or WT101 (haven’t tried rare breed yet)
Mixer: Buffalo trace (not hard to find in my area for msrp)
Friday pour: 4R SBS
Impress guests: Eagle Rare 10
Special Occasion: Stagg 23B
If I must 👊👊👊
1. 1920- for any and all occasions -special or not
2. 4 Roses single barrel- close 2nd for me
3. Rare breed
4. Woodford double oaked
5. 101 or Remus if we are making a ton of mixers….
Take care out there guys !!
GoTo: OF 1920 or 1910
Mixer: Makers Mark
Weekend: EC Barrel Proof
Impress: Blantons (guest will be impressed by the name, and taste)
Special Occasion: Russells Reserve Private Barrel Selection
My Grandfather was a master distiller back in the 30’s,40’s,50’s. Bourbon mainly. He told my dad to never drink a bourbon under 100 proof. And that knocks out a lot.
Smart man!
Favorite Rare Breed, budget: EW bottled in bond, High Rye OGD 114, Wheated Makers Mark Barrel Proof, off the wall Knob Creek SB and SB 120proof.
Mixer: Wild Turkey
Every day: WT 101
Friday Night: Bakers 7 (Rare breed runner up)
Guests: Eagle Rare (hard to find here)
Special Occasion: Stagg
1. Rare Breed
2. EC
3. Bookers (not mentioned enough. It’s one of if not the most unique bourbon on the market)
4. Stagg Jr
5. George T Stagg ( I don’t have this bottle. I wish I did). Right now I’m stuck at 1-4.
Great list! RR 10 year, Larceny barrel proof, Heaven Hill BiB, Willett Rye and Frank August Small Batch are some of our “go to” pours currently. Thanks for sharing!
1. elijah craig
2. bakers bourbon
3. buffalo trace
4. weller sr
5. stagg
love ur picks as well. can never go wrong with anything from Wild Turkey imo
Weller SR to impress your guests???
My List
Go to : Blue Note
Mixer: WT 101
Friday : Michters Small Batch
Impress: Blantons
Special Oc: Rock Hill Farms
OGD 114, Wild Turkey Kentucky Spirit, Calumet 16, ECBP, and Eagle Rare
1. HH BiB
2. WT 101
3. 1792 Full Proof store pick
4. WT RB non-chill filtered 1L
5. Old Forester SBBP
I'm pretty new to whiskey but currently:
GO-2: OGD 114
Cheap Mixer: OF 100
Friday Pour: Willett Rye
Impress Guests: Sagamore Double Oak
Special Occasion: JD Single Barrel Barrel Proof Rye (Or Redbreast 21 if I can go outside US)
1. Wild Turkey Rare Breed
2. Old Grandad Bottled in Bond
3. Blanton’s original single barrel
4.Rip Van Winkle 10 year
5. Stagg
Go-to: Jack Daniel’s Bonded Rye
Mixer: Evan Williams BiB
Friday Pour: Redbreast 12
Impress Guests: 1792 BiB
Special Occasion: Macallan 18
My go-to is Old Grand-Dad 100 proof. Cheap mixer is Old Grand-Dad 80 proof. Friday pour same as go-to. Impress guests is Smokewagon. Special Occasion either Hardins Creek Frankfort or Makers Mark Cellar Aged unicorns.
Surprised you don’t have OGD 114 on your list as maybe Friday pour
-Go to Pour: Green River or Jim Beam Devils Cut
-Cheap Mixer:Lairds Apple Whiskey
-Friday Pour: Penelope Rose Cask Finish Bourbon
-Impress Guests: EH Taylor Small Batch
-Special Occasion: Hennessey X.O.
The Green River Wheated is quite good too!
@DanSmithAloha I haven't been able to find it I want to try it so bad
Great list! I currently have four of those five in my house. Strangely enough, the one I don’t have (and have never tried) is JTS Brown. I like the dose of common sense you guys bring to whiskey. I’ve got more than my share of spendy bottles. Too often, they don’t live up to the hype. You have brought me back down to earth.
Been into Whiskey/Bourbon for less than a year my 5 Bottles would be
1. Go to pour - Knob Creek 12 year
2. Mixer - Bulleit Rye
3. Friday Night Pour - Penelope Toasted
4. Impress Guests - Blantons
5. Special Occasion - Weller Full Proof
Newer bourbon drinker here (only been drinking it for about a year) and higher proof for my pallet blocks the flavors and has a tendency to have the dry erase marker taste that I can’t get past. My list for flavors and smoothness are Go-To Pour: Hirsch (this was introduced to me and very much reminds me of a poor mans Blantons - smooth, caramel and warm), Cheap Mixer: Makers Mark or Buffalo Trace (I can find either of these ANYWHERE and usually at sub $30/bottle), Friday Pour: Woodford Reserve Double Oaked (This was the first Bourbon I ever tried and hits my pallet perfectly!) Impress Guests: Michters Small Batch (Most of my guests have never tried bourbon neat or on the rocks and Michters is straight up apple pie in a bottle!), Special Occasion: Blantons (So Smooth, So Rich, it’s like a warm hug for your throat. Issue is I can’t find it ANYWHERE and it’s crazy expensive, plus you get the fun horse in stride for your collection!)
Here in MN Buffalo Trace is hard to find. One of the local stores had some today but it's hidden in the office. Cost me $55.43 out the door. They jokingly said they would put it in a bag for me so I don't get mugged on the way to my vehicle.
Cheap: OGD 114
Daily: Knob Single
Friday: ECBP
Impress: Woodford Batch Proof
Special Occasion: Hardin’s Creek
1. Wild Turkey Rare Breed
2. Early Times Bottled in Bond
3. Elijah Craig Barrel Proof
4. Found North 006/007
5. Michter's 10 Rye / JM Cigar Blend
That being said the bottles at #4 and #5 are equally enjoyable. I simply put Found North at #4 because I have more FN on the shelf than M10R or JMCB.
Always love seeing Found North get some love!
It's fitting since I ordered my first bottle of it during the live stream you had with Nick. The enthusiasm all three of you shared was infectious ! @@stuffandwhiskey
I just have seasonal preferences: Makers Mark for spring and summer, Knob Creek for fall and winter.
1. Go to: Johnny Drum
2. Mixer: Elijah Craig
3.Friday Night: Stagg Jr. or Tom's Foolery
4.Impress Guests: Lock Stock and Barrel 13 Rye
5. Special Occasion: Parker's Heritage
Rare Breed
EW BIB
4🌹’s small batch Select
Weller 12
Thirteenth Colony Double Oak
Honorable Mention
HH 6 yr Green Label
Stagg
Cooper Cask
Ready or not. Here it is.
Go-to pour - Tin Cup Whiskey
Cheap Mixer - Wild Turkey 101
Friday Pour - Knob Creek 9 Single Barrel Reserve
Impress Guests - Eagle Rare
Special Occasion - Larceny Barrel Proof B522
Go to: regular Elijah Craig or Jack Daniel’s triple mash
Mixer: benchmark full proof or WT 101
Friday night: Still Austin cask strength or rare breed
Impress guest: Elijah Craig 18
Special occasion: sorry but I go for scotch on special occasions so I would probably choose a 30 year old glenfarclas that I’ve had for years and still haven’t opened lol
Love the video. 25 years of sampling different tastes….a s I would go with: Stagg Jr, Calumet 15, and Kentucky Owl….fabulous. Everyday, I think McKenna and Russels 10 are great. Rare Breed is delightful too. Black Label Weller is pretty fabulous too, but the green label is a nice everyday as well.
Daily: E.H. Taylor Small Batch
Mixer: Old Forester Rye
Friday: JD BP Rye
Empress guest: Stagg
Special occasion: EHT BP
go-to = Woodford Reserve Double Oaked
Mixer = Buffalo Trace
Friday Pour - Smoke Wagon
impress - Blantons
Special Occasion - Stagg Jr.
I’ve only seen the plastic bottle of JTS Brown and I just have a thing about whiskey in plastic bottles. Even the WT101 I can’t bring myself to buy a plastic bottle of it. These other picks are very solid and I’m a huge fan of the rare breed bourbon and their rye it’s just fantastic. Enjoy!!
I can see Rare Breed as a go-to, also any regular Redwood Empire (but for bourbon it would be the Pipe Dream). For mixer maybe EW BiB. I'm all over ECBP for a Friday pour, but would never dilute with more than just a couple drops of water. If I want a 90 proof for mixing, I'd just grab EC small batch or Larceny. I'd use Blanton's to impress non-bourbon nerds; for real bourbon enthusiasts I'd go KC18. And agree that Stagg would be a great special occasion pour, or Jos. Magnus Cigar Blend.
My "go to pour" -Tin Cup 10
Cheap Mixer/Backyard sipper -Early Time BiB
Friday Pour -Rare Breed
Impressive pour -Russell's Reserve SB
Special Occasion pour - Stagg.
VERY solid choices all around!
Five is tough but I'm going to make it based on what I can regularly get in Vegas.
1. Smoke Wagon Uncut Unfiltered
2. Pikesville (yes, not a bourbon)
3. Knob Creek 9 (affordable and great to drink or mix)
4. Elijah Craig BP - this is usually not hard to find
5. Ezra Brooks 7 - not always so eazy to find but more common than not, I love this one.
**Honorable mention that I just found is the Traverse City Straight Wheat Barrel Proof. This satisfies my Weller OWA cravings. I just found this the other day and if it's a regularly stocked item, it will bump out something on my list.
Great list Jason!
Rare Breed, Old Forester 1920, 4 Roses Small Batch
Stagg, WJ Decadence, by far my favorite and no comparison Wild Turkey Master’s Keep Unforgotten
1: WT101
2: WT101
3: WT101
4: WT101
5: WT101
I don't *need* any bourbon. 🙂 But my favorites are:
1. Balcones Texas Pot Still Bourbon
2. Knob Creek 9
3. Woodford Reserve Double Oaked
4. Elijah Craig
5. Four Roses Small Batch
For me:
1) Wyoming Whiskey Small Batch Bourbon for daily driver,
2) Four Roses for Mixers as well as for Baking and BBQ,
3) Woodford Reserve Double Oaked for introducing to friends (I have no Bourbon friends to impress),
4) Wild Turkey Rare Breed for Friday nights
5) Old Wild Turkey 101 8yr for special occasions (I still have 3 bottles of this one.)
EH Taylor Small Batch
Stagg
Eagle Rare
Knob Creek 12
Redwood Empire Grizzly Beast
Honorable mention: Bardstown BIB
EHT Small Batch
Old Forester 100
Something BP (ECPB, WFP, Peerless currently)
Stagg Jr/Stagg
Leopold Bros 3 chamber still rye single barrel
Daily is four roses single
Mixer woodford
Basil dark rye
Whistle pig farm stock
Expensive I couldn’t say haven’t tried enough
Rare Breed, OF 1920, Heaven Hill BIB, Michters Small Batch, Elijah Craig Toasted, these are my Top 5 always on my shelf
I agree with Erin. Rare Breed for all 5. Or Old Forester 1920.
All those look like fantastic bourbons, but for my budget, the Evan Williams BIB 100 proof would have to fit all five of your categories. Cheers.
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I like your list and agree that Elijah Craig is the one for me. An observation: I notice that Erin doesn't blink an eye when Josh says he'll pay $250 for a special one. I'm not sure there are many wives that would be that understanding. Of course, you are running a bourbon channel so maybe that is the reason. Thanks a lot for the channel.
Well said lol. Well said.
Josh here. We’ve each got our own “fun money” budget monthly and as long as we stay within that-or save it up for bigger splurges-whatever we spend it on is fair game without critique from the other partner. Helps a lot when whiskey splurges come up for me or yarn splurges come up for Erin.
Let’s be honest. The ONLY bourbon you need is Old Grand Dad Bonded.
My Old Man's go to Bourbon back in the 60's and 70's.
Go-to: KC12, Mixer: don’t do too many cocktails but OGD114, Friday Pour: ECBP, Impress Guests: McKenna 10 year, Special Occassion: Weller Antique 107
Let's get real. ANYONE spending 150$ on one bottle of anything is completely UNrealistic (for us normal income folks). Five NORMAL bourbons everyone should have. 1) Mixer-Jim Beam handle 2) Everyday-OF-100 proof 3) Friday pour-Woodford reserve 4) to Impress-Rare Breed 5) Special occasion-Bookers (yes, in some markets it's still only 75$!) And 75$ is pushing it on the amount normal folk would spend on ONE bottle!!!
Blantons
Basil Hayden (budget friendly)
Calemut 16
Angel Envy Rye
Then a good 15+ year scotch.
My five will be eagle rare, Weller special reserve, Ben Holladay Soft Red Wheat, red empire pipe dream, and smoke wagon. I did not place them in the order yall described but they will fit the description of them.
Rare Breed was our “Go To Pour” when we started drinking bourbon about 15 years ago. We were out of town & tried to buy a bottle of Rare Breed? They suggested Noah’s Mill. We fell in love with it & Noah’s is our go to bourbon now. We rarely have a Rare Breed now.
Our special occasion bourbon is Michter’s 10 year. That is about as expensive we are willing to go. At $140 a bottle it’s well worth. Very hard to source. We drink that over a few cubes. I bought 3 bottles at once 8 years ago & still enjoy one bottle at a time.
Great review! I’ll try to find those other bottles you suggested?
What secondary sources do you trust? I'm not sure I'm ready to go that route, but possibly for something special.
I may have to do this video someday.
Would love to see your list! And for secondary, only local with people we know or people that can be vouched for by people we know.
@@stuffandwhiskey Gotcha, I see so much online that just looks like a scam.
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I've been pretty active in a local Facebook whiskey group for a few years. Sometimes people there talk about participating in the secondary. I've DM'd people there a few times to try to find out more info but no one ever replies. Pretty frustrating for me.
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It's nice to see a channel admit to turning to secondary. (And I know you've mentioned it in the past.) Not too long ago I was surprised to see a channel admit to getting 80% of their bottles from secondary! And even mentioned competing with other channels there.
For me, 4 whiskeys I always have:101, rare breed, buffalo trace and ER. I like, try and buy others but I am a happy camper with the said 4
Wild Turkey 101
Knob Creek 9y Small Batch
Blantons Gold
Eagle Rare
Buffalo Trace
Green River/TC 10yr, Redline elements amburana finish, JD sbbp, ECBP, Calumet 15
Rare Breed, 101, ECBP, then what ever nice pours that I can find beyond that. Russell's Reserve Single Barrel is never a bottle to be ruled out for sure! Great show! Cheers!
Wow just got 101 this past weekend and I love it. It’s really good and great value
Wow, watching your video channel I knew our palates are similar, but this solidified it! Great list of 5 bottles!❤
I like the Heaven Hill profile and used to actively search for the EC and Larceny thrice yearly releases (B523, etc). But over the years I found them to be uneven in quality, so I stopped automatically longing for them in advance. At the same time I have also kind of gotten over the specialness of different bourbons and just like what tastes good. There's a group for me that includes most of the offerings of: Wild Turkey, Old Forester, Heaven Hill, Widow Jane and other pours I stumble onto in tastings. Since I rarely spend more than $80 on a bottle, like never actually, I just share with my friends whatever I have around. It's all great stuff and flavorful. It's about the friendship with me, as I know is with Josh and Erin. Hey, separate side topic: Matt at ADHD Whiskey is a super great guy with unique intonation and a bodacious humor. If I had a small dinner party on my yacht (if I had a yacht), I would invite you two and Matt and it would be a heck of an evening.
Matt is awesome and that would be a fun time for sure!
Widow jane lucky 13 is fab if you can find it.
Early Times is a good alt to JTS Brown.
Old forester 100, rare breed, elijah craig 94 store pick OR eagle rare, jdsbsbp rye, knob creek 12
If I could have only 5 (that I’ve actually tasted/ tried)
1. Wild Turkey rare breed
2. Jack Daniels single barrel, barrel proof I think it’s called.. the gold labeled one +/- 63% alcohol
3. Russell’s reserve 10
4. Found north cask strength rye
5. Im really liking EH Taylor small batch (just got first bottle)
That's covering all the bases. Great list!
Woodford Reserve is my favourite
Nice picks. Calumet 15 & 16 is my go to for when i feel like treating myself. Prefer 16
Gonna cheat a little
Eagle Rare
Sazerac
Whistle Pig 12
Col Taylor small batch
Blantons Gold
Nice Vid
Mines gotta be
Rare Breed
Turkey 101
Stagg jr/stagg
Blantons gold
George T Stagg or William larue weller.
Great list! I might make OF 100 the mixer and wT101 is my daily drinker. But have Four Gate KC5 and Stagg (some ) batches and agree with you completely. Also hear ECBP c923 is great, just have not found it yet….
Go to: Blade and Bow. That nose...
Cheap mixer: Changes, but Rebel 100 usually, or whatever. I'm not drinking it.
Friday pour: Four Roses small batch select. Easily my favorite bourbon. Price, availability, and flavor, all there.
Impress guests: Right now, I was fortunate enough to get a Blue Note 17. Fantastic.
Special occasion: I have a Makers wood finished that my wife and I hand-dipped together at the distillery.
Might be a lone voice here by Wild Turkey is meh to my pallet and I could not tell you a worse bourbon for the price than Elijah Craig. Any of it. I keep trying it but me and EJ aren't friends. Just my taste.
Early Times is my cheap mixer. $24 for a liter is 18 for a 750.
Only way I can get by with 5 bourbons is if I can also have 5 ryes and 5 scotches.
The other day, a friend who isn’t super into bourbon but who has some very generous friends and family, pulled out a Calumet 15, a Fiddler, and the Four Gates Kelvin Bourrye. I have a Calumet 15 that I don’t remember hitting as well as this one did. That pour was dynamite. I’ve only had a couple bar pours of Stagg Jr. but this really reminded me of Stagg. The Four Gate landed easily in second, as it should, but the Calumet was noticeably better.
Heh. I like standard easy to find stuff, for the most part, and I can daily, Friday, or mix all of them. Woodford Reserve. Woodford Reserve Double Oak (wonderful base for a manhattan or old fashion, or also neat). Elijah Craig small batch (yeah the regular stuff). 1792. Makers Mark 101. Wild Turkey 101. Ok, that was 6. Any five of those.
Rare Breed, WT 101, ECBP/Larceny Barrel Proof, Smoke Wagon Unfiltered, and Barrell 34.
I have all those in my arsenal except the JTS. That's WT 101 for me. Get the Calumet 16 in my area for $130 which is nice.
EH Taylor SiB SP, Wild turkey Rare Breed, Maker's Mark 46 and old Forester 1920. If 1920 has become a little Brazen for you then old Forester 1910
Great list! That Calumet 16 to impress the guests was a nice one and a bottle I wasn't expecting to see. Thanks for the video!
Elijah Craig, Eagle rare, Wild Turkey 101, Jack Daniel Sinatra, Stagg Jr (23a).
Of all the videos I see almost nothing is available at my local stores what the hell
Availability varies in different markets unfortunately.
1. Stellum (Lyra Leo, or whatever name next) in the $59 for everyday first sip. 2. Sam Grant (Safeway store brand) or Evan Williams for mixer. 3. My impress bottle is William Heavenhill at 137 proof, but, it’s impossible to get. 4. The Friday night pour would be something, almost anything from Barrell. 5. Special Occasion Eagle Rare 17yr. Saving that for the day a certain former reality TV star enters prison. ;). I’m really looking forward to trying some of your suggestions since they are available at my local Total Wine, including Rare Breed and Calumet. I’ve had the Elijah Craig and it’s OK, but not a favorite at the price point.
Those are some great choices! To have a William Heavenhill and Eagle Rare 17 is quite the rare duo too. Congrats!
Great video guys. I love that you updated this. I plan to give JTS Brown a chance now.
Woodford Reserve as a mixer is always good.
it is cool to have crazy expensive bourbon that cost over $90 for 750ML, but I have found, that many that cost less than $50 taste better. I really like Eagle Rare bought at the distillery for $40ish, wife and I, so, we get two bottles, (Buffalo Trace almost as good). My normal 5 bottles: Knob Creek 9, Makers Mark, Larceny normal proof, E Craig normal proof, Buffalo Trace, and next would be 1792, Heaven Hill Bottled in bond, Russell Rev Single Barrel, Weller Special Res. at normal price (>$30).
Bardstown Original White label, EW 1783, Knob Creek 12, Rare Breed, and a rotating splurge bottle.
Of the bottles I own, I'd always have as a regular sipper an Eagle Rare store picks (easy to get in London now and even tastier than the normal one), mixer would be Makers Mark (don't have your array of cheap pours in the UK and it's one of the cheapest over here at around £25), Friday night pour is OF 1920, Impress the Guests bottle is a Kings County pick by a friend that is high in proof but doesn't feel like the proof other than it's so full of flavour and my Special Occasion bottle is GTS 2020 bottle (which will have to be replaced in the not so distant future, sadness).
I always like these list type things.
Cheers buddies 🥃