@@Seaghost08 Talk to a janitor at a school or mental hospital. You'd be surprised. You know those ceiling tiles that you can lift up, that used to contain asbestos? Took ages to find that shit
Lol, I just fell in love with Monkey Shoulder (because of you guys). I'm a lifetime bourbon drinker, but the malty flavor was love at first taste. Reminds me of being a kid in KY and going to feed our race horses. That sweet, oat/barley smell when you first open the feed barrel! Monkey Shoulder takes me right back to that barn with every sip. Thanks guys for turning me on to a new whiskey type!
The "don't crap on the door you came in through" thing reminds me of what often happens with music: people discover a new genre through a somewhat popular band or artist, and that leads them to discovering more obscure artists and, soon enough, they're shitting on the artists that led them there in the first place. I always thought it felt a bit disrespectful and ungrateful.
Yeah, Wild Turkey 101 was my college companion. It's been 16 years since graduation, I've tried tons of other whiskeys, both top shelf and bottom shelf, and yet I keep going back to the 101. It's every other bourbon I buy, pretty much. It's cheap, it's strong, it's good. Early 20s me knew what he was doing.
Anyone who has fallen out of love with Jack Daniels hasn’t tried the single barrel rye, barrel proof, or heritage barrel. Go back and give it another try it’s good stuff
Buffalo Trace is WAYYYY too cinnamon-y for my tastes! I had a bottle and compared it to several other bourbons I had and the side-by-side comparison was stark. And yeah, my introduction to Islay/peated scotches was Laphroaig Cask Strength - baptism by FIRE but I love it and other Islays now!
totally agree with rex's comments on makers. I eased my way into whiskey through old fashions made with bulleit, woodford, and makers. then I began a journey of exploring what is out there to experience. went through a long balvenie phase. current I'm a big bruichladdich fan that always steered away from ardbeg cause I never thought I'd be able to handle it, and I just bought my first bottle of it yesterday. however, I recently retried woodford, and I was like oh dang I forgot that this tasted this good. :-)
Buffalo Trace is very cheap here in the UK and readily available. I never liked it from the first try though, but I think the reason for that is that it is very thin and watery as in the UK we only get it at 40%.
I personally enjoy it but it's one I'll have if I don't fancy something particularly heavy. Like you say as it's very cheap here, it doesn't break the bank
It's 40% ABV here in CA, USA, so you're getting what we are getting (at least here). I would LOVe to see a cask/barrel strength release of Buffalo Trace. Fingers crossed we see that (worldwide) one day.
I think Makers Mark is on the list for the opposite reason as Buffalo Trace. It’s always on the shelf and you overlook it because there’s always something else being hyped.
I started my whiskey journey with jamey and makers! (in a normal rocks glass) lovely whiskies but wanted to find more options in the vast world of whiskey. I revisited them after upgrading to glencairn glasses and so many things opened back up in those "entry level" whiskies! Glassware is incredibly undervalued in experiences!
RE: Makers Mark, I still like it, and in a mediocre bar, it or Woodford are generally the only two decent whiskeys on offer, BUT... the main reason I don't buy it anymore is Makers 46. Particularly store picks, when available. Makers Mark gets a lot of people in the door, but I bet most whiskey fans move on to 46 or the cask strength version, long term.
I personally didn’t like the 46, but I enjoyed the original MM. I’d like to go back and try it again now probably a year or so since I’ve had it because I have had a whole lot of stuff since
Yeah, most of those I'm tired of as well, except the Buffalo Trace. Still my go-to bourbon, and I can get it any time at my local (Seattle-area) Safeway for $27 for a 750ml bottle.
As a Canadian, we all do grow up drinking Crown Royal like it was water...I think most of us grew up mixing it with some sort of soda. I would have never considered drinking it as an adult whisky. LOL
I think a lot of these are still fine whiskeys. I think what happens sometimes is that what used to be little known or special because of its lack of availability gets pushed aside or hated as it becomes more mainstream (and it happens simply because it becomes mainstream). A bit like Starbucks or U2’s music...
I wish. Hard disagree though. The game has moved on and imo this has nothing to do with changing tastes. JD, Jameson specially IMO are just poor drinks.
Honestly the first whiskey that got me more into whiskeys and also having them neat or over ice was actually a Hibike harmony i bought myself for my 25th
I actually agree with the BT. I used to live in N.C. where it’s impossible to find so I cherished it every time I had it. I recently moved to another state where it’s always on the shelf and I blinded it with a few other bourbons around that price point, and it turns out I like WT101 and knob creek WAY more.
Man you can’t find shit in nc 😞 but I can say if you do the prices arent too too outrageous but definitely not the best, that and you cant buy liquor on sundays
Crown Royal still has a place on my shelf because of two things - It's nice when you want something that isn't really challenging or complex (sort of the nights when you just want to unwind a little bit with a drink but don't want to think too much about it) and it mixes well with other spirits and liqueurs. 2oz Crown, 1/4oz Nocino (I have the stuff from Watershed. It's fantastic if you can find it) and a few dashes of orange bitters. It tastes like fall in a glass
Over the past 3yrs I started homebrewing. Making recipes developed my skills in ALSO finding those whiskeys that are just as good IMO. I'm sure that I'm not the only one to spend more than necessary to get quality whiskeys. This channel has helped and also hurt my "bottle budget". I just keep the expensive bottles out on display so my friends see those and bring a bottle when the come over. Haha. Hide the 1.75 bottles of my preferred whiskeys.
Here in midland west Texas I can find buffalo trace anytime I go to the liquor store . Love it when they have the store picks some of best juice for the price $28 here that is. But I agree if buffalo trace wasn’t available here I would go to wild turkey 101! Love wild turkey always available
As for Jack, I can't stand the metallic note at the end. It turns me off completely. The Frank Sinatra edition tho........ That is my jams. It's soooooooooooo good. It's one I would have never bought, but it was given to me as a gift, and I couldn't be more thrilled with it. $150 for a 1L bottle was a stretch for me, especially for a bottle of Jack Daniels, but if you like smooth, semi-complex, not-too-woody bourbons, I highly recommend it. Edit mid typing this comment: I could not believe my ears when she said "bofa"...... XD What's even funnier is I live near Atlanta, and if you ever see a picture of the Atlanta skyline, the most prominent building in the picture will be BOFA (Bank of America). Tallest building in ATL was a meme (quickly became a dead meme, but a meme nonetheless). I do love the internet sometimes...
@David F that’s 100% fair, it’s not winning any awards by any stretch of the imagination. But sometimes I like boring! Or at least comfortable, and Jack is comfortable when I don’t feel like thinking too much about my whiskey. What I think is most true about it is that it’s overpriced. I like it better than something like the black label Evan Williams, but that is around $14 here, vs like $25-$27 for the Jack, and that’s just absurd. For my money, I keep going back to Monkey Shoulder at that price point (I can get it around $33).
Love your guys channel! I just turned 21 and I’ve been trying new, different, drinks all the time. Whiskey seems to be one that I always fall back on because of its mystique and wide array of flavor. Thanks for educating me on everything!
I've been drinking scotch whisky for a while and I still absolutely love monkey shoulder, I really dig maltiness and it also reminds me of the desserts sticky toffee pudding and banoffee pie. For me it's the best value in whisky where I am (scotland).
Funny enough. As a Canadian, Crown Royal was considered top shelf for me early on in my whiskey journey. It’s considered a premium spirit in most bars in my area. When I gained an appreciation for more expensive stuff than my usual Canadian Club, Royal Reserve and the like and Crown Royal became part of my average price range; I discovered lots of stuff in the Crown price range that I preferred. Forty Creek being a particular favourite. However, I’m currently in full on exploratory mode. There are a ton of brands in the $30 to $40 range from huge brands like Crown or Jack Daniels to lesser known, craft distillers... Before I get anything, I scour the clearance shelf at the liquor store for things that might normally be beyond what I can justify. Sometimes, knowing that stuff here is not being restocked, these become special occasion bottles if they were particularly expensive prior to clearance, other times it’s a chance to have something possibly higher quality than the norm as an everyday drinker... except, that it likely won’t be an everyday drinker since it’s now hard to find locally. The thing that’s great about Forty Creek though, is they have their regular production whiskies that I love and can have whenever I want, and they have some more expensive bottles that are limited release that I will buy when I either have extra money to spend or when it hits clearout to save for special occasions.
Blanton’s. I turned 21 December of 2000. I immediately grabbed the weird shaped bottle always sitting on the shelf at my store. For almost the next 10 years it was always there. Even if only 1 bottle. $29.99 or as high as $34.95. I loved it, it was great! Now it’s hard to find and allocated and between 59.99 and 69.95 damn near everywhere I can find it. When liquor store friends let me know they’re getting some in I pass. I will make an exception for the barrel pick from the Loch and Key Society. When that comes around I’ll make that exception for the price. That’s just me everyone else seems to go nuts all day everyday.
Fun fact, my wife got me my first Stagg JR. to make bitters with me when I turned 21. Back then I hated it and couldn't see past the high proof. It sat in the back and I tried it again recently and actually could get a lot more out of it now than I could back then and enjoy it a lot more that I had.
It was crazy, just got back from the Big Island and I saw no Wild Turkey products. Not in the two markets I looked at and not in the six different bars I was at. I found some good burbon choices, but no wild turkey.
A lot of people stuck with Crown Royal for years (smooth, easy drinking) but didn't fall out of love with it. They just wanted to try something new. Crown Royal is always there for you. A safe pick.
Laphroaig, plain and simple. I still remember my excitement when I read an online review that listed 10 scotches that prove that you didn’t have to pay a ton and could get accessible and affordable and quality. I was just getting into whiskey at the time and Glenlivet was my gateway. I only found one of the 10 on the list in my local store… Took home my bottle of Laphroaig 10 all happy and starry eyed. And then of course The reality hit that it actually tasted like sucking on the inside of a sharpie permanent marker, and my bubble was officially burst
@@dj_meta for sure. That was years ago, and I’m sure my tastes have changed and matured. The surprise was probably a large part of it as well. I’ve always wondered what I would think of it going back to try again now… But I’m also not that eager to have another bottle on my shelf if it has the same impact
I also bought into the Laphroaig hypetrain, but I had the opposite experience. Turns out I'm an Islay single malt drinker because I LOVE the Laphroaig 10. The Cask Strength 10 is incredible.
Crown Royal is my home base. I've tried almost every variety. XR? Great. Monarch 75? Great. Single Barrel Select? Yes please. I can keep a handle of the standard Crown at the house as a daily. But I have to admit, there is more and better whisk(e)ys out there that I have and love. But I won't ever look down on that purple bag
I had just taken a nice sip of my fresh coffee when I heard "Do you know about bofa?" I must say steaming hot coffee does not feel good when it comes flying out your nose. But at least it cleared my sinuses out and I got a good laugh out of it.
I still love Buffalo Trace but I can’t find it for less than $35 now which isn’t worth it for me. I now have a new go to budget bourbon, but this time I don’t want to share with others what it is so that it doesn’t become popular.
Te Bheag, it is a blended islay scotch that I used to REALLY love. Going back to it more recently it is fine, but not much more than that. Proofed down to 40% ABV, it is still a good value at less than $40 Canadian, but it has gone from being a go to tipple to not being something I would reach for at the liquor store.
As somebody who is a huge Jack Daniel's fan I can see where people would fall out of love with it but at the same time I'm still shocked that it's number one on this list. Especially with all the different variations of it that you can get.
Jack is a damn fine whiskey. Ol' reliable. Holds a special position regarding my whisky hobby in that when I'm buying bottles or having a dram at home its always neat Scotch, but if I'm out at a get together or a bar Jack is my go to, always on rocks. So easy, so good and so reliable every time.
I love the variety JD offers. I especially enjoyed the Master Distiller's Edition No.5 and No.6. The former is very spicy and peppery and the latter is super caramelly and loaded with vanilla. Their rye was a pleasant surprise as well.
It was Jameson for me. As I tasted it more the bright metallic note stood out more and more until I couldn’t stomach it anymore so I turned the last third of the bottle into some of the best bbq sauce I’ve ever had.
Lol bought and tried all of these off other lists you had. After Laphroaig 10, I keep to the Islay list for the most part. You guys are a hoot as always.
Wt101 is definitely one I came to love later in my journey. My first choice for falling out of love is Basil Haydens for a lot of reasons, it’s price is way too high and I realized very soon after trying other bottles at half the price that BH tastes wayyyyyy watered down lol and for the money come on 🤦🏼♂️. I will say that it is a nice “gateway drug” though because it is very smooth lol and it does have some complexity
Or "Old Number 2" as I call it. I'm not crapping on the door I came in through here. Jack Daniel's was the crap someone else had left at the door I came in through.
The Buffalo Trace pricing and availability reasoning is shocking to me. In SoCal it’s everywhere and you can get it for $19 for a 750ml at almost any liquor store that sells allocated whiskey’s. If you go to big brand stores it only goes up to $24.
Honestly i used to always drink Jameson. But im one of those guys who cringes on any hard alcohol and cant drink it straight, so i decided why spend 26$ on booze i dont even drink for the taste when aged rum is the same percent and proof, only $8, and goes better with diet pepsi than Jameson. there was really no point to this comment.
You might just need to try smooth stuff, like Naked Grouse or Wild Turkey 81. Agree on Jameson tho. Bleh. Can't even make me drink it for free. And it's quite harsh to begin with.
Number 1 is something I seem to taste in most under-proofed and lighter flavored scotches. You called it "maltiness", I consider it "musty". Side note, what the hell is wrong with me? Ryes, Islays, and 101 made me fall in love with whiskey after I tried Jack and Maker's which made me gag.
I was a salesperson representing many different brands in the late 90's early 2000's. We had Makers Mark and Laphroig in our portfolio. Laphroig was my introduction to Scotch Whiskey. It has taken 20 yrs for me to begin the journey all over.
Love the channel. You've opened my eyes and taste buds. I tried the Laphroaig you're "enjoying" and was completely turned off by the smell of medicine cabinet/mercurochrome. After that, I'm sticking to highland. I'm curious about how you feel about George Dickel?
Just came across this review 6 months after the event (but hey, that’s me) and pretty much agree with all of it. Nice to know I’m not alone with my tastes and opinions. Good work guys.
I only manage to get back to my Kilhoman 2018 Lock Gorm now and started enjoying it. I got it as a gift, tasted it and put it on the shelf. Was a tad too much for a whisky newbie. But now starting to enjoy it and appreciate the complexity within it. And still like to pour that glass of Jameson.
I don't so much fall out of love with a whisky as I evolve and move on. Look at it like dating in college. Jack and Crown are like that girl ya kept coming back to on a cold night because she was fun and familiar. But then you met your Oban!!
when I was a whiskey novice, I tasted Chivas Regal royal Salute 21 yr old. on several occasions and I found it amazing! Then later on I really saved all the money I could, and bought one for myself... I have never gotten another, I was so disappointed and it was never the same.
You guys around the world get the basic Crown Royal. There are some actually pretty decent Crown Royal Whisky that rate pretty good but we keep in Canada. All of are best tasting whisky we don't release to the world. Which I am glad about keep the good stuff hidden here! :-)
So, since I eneded up being sick on my birthday, which I got off work (no worries about driving), I bought myself a small bottle of Jim Beam, one of my favorite fairly cheap bourbons that I can find at the gas station by me, I tried you recommendation to add a pinch of salt to my bourbon, and it really took the bite off of it, which I had seen in one of the videos of yours I watched recently, I look forward to trying it in my personal favorite, which is Bulleit.
The door I came in by was Laphroaig select, I went 'back' to milder flavours afterwards to explore different categories and got a buffalo trace(among others), tbh I won't repurchase it because i get a soapy taste from it, to the point I spent way to much time cleaning my glassware thinking it was the problem but it never went away.
Same here. I was unsure of my first sip of the Laphroaig but the second was excellent. With the Turkey I was not much of a bourbon drinker in that I had tried Maker's, Buffalo Trace and variations of Jim Beam which I liked to varying degrees. But the 101 was the perfect balance between sweet and spice. I'm currently waiting to try Woodford Reserve
I'm right there with you on the Lap10, but WT101 was a journey. Didn't like it at first, but adding varying amounts of water, ice melt brought out some great characteristics that I now find when I sip it neat. It also has a great oakiness that punches through in whatever cocktail you use it in. Now the Lap10? I fell in love with from sip #2 onward.
No matter what whiskeys I have sitting in my office for a neat pour, I still ALWAYS have a bottle of Jack up in the cabinet for mixing cocktails. I also had the opportunity to visit the distillery so the experience stuck with me. I agree on the Buffalo Trace - I tried FOREVER to get a hold of a bottle and when I did the results did not make up for the wait. It just didn't hold the flavor profile that I enjoy in a bourbon. If it was readily available I'd give it another whirl, but I'm not seeking it out.....
Very surprising to see Jameson in there. Even though I like my Scotches from Islay and The Islands, I still enjoy Jameson and Irish whisk(e)y in warmer weather.
Sadly I have been very much told I know nothing about whiskey as my favorites are dickles and heaven hill. Over twenty years if drinking in can enjoy a good whiskey but at the same time love the harsher whiskeys.
Before covid my bar had a Monkey Shoulder event, we served drinks out of a cement mixer made to mix drinks. That was a huge truck, after that I've been drinking it regularly.
Still drink Jameson, at least bi-weekly. It's a bottle I always have in my house. It's my 'ole reliable and the first Whisk(e)y that I enjoyed drinking neat & on the rocks.
I used to love typical Bourbons, especially Henry McKenna BiB and Eagle Rare,.. nowadays the only thing I want to drink is rye and/or high rye bourbons, and smokey Scotches.
I have friends who work for Sazerac and I like a lot of the BT products, but I've never been that excited about the regular BT. Weller (yes, all of them), on the other hand, is outstanding. The new MM 101 is my new favorite daily sipper. I love a wheated mash bill.
falling out of love with Jack Black is like falling out of love with your right hand. There's MUCH MUCH better out there, but when you don't have the money, time, or patience to find a replacement your right hand will always be there..
Funny thing about wild turkey 101 is that was my college whiskey and now I'm more of a Jack guy because of it's simplicity. Check out Clyde May's though it's a bourbon profile but WAY different because of the way they finish it, definitely one of my new favorites
I wasn't a fan of Jack, but after having Jameson for some time, I started loving Jack. And then I started going more into Jim Bean and then into Rum. But whenever I have whiskey, I usually have a Jack with added flavours, such as honey, apple and such... they are just pleasant to drink for me
You’re comments on monkeys shoulder exactly matched my experience with it as a newby. I finally figured out that the flavor I was getting that I didn’t understand and didn’t like was malt. Now that I recognize it I’ve started to like it. I’m working my way around some Different scotches now and the more I try the more I find when I go back to one I like it more. The smokey peats are still hard for me to navigate. But progress is progress.
100% for me regarding Maker's. It was my gateway into whiskey as a whole. Now 10+ years in I've expanded my palette and things I like. Not that Maker's is bad or I'd ever turn down a pour, but it sadly kinda got left behind
Ditched school with some buds in my freshman year of HS and raided one of their dad’s liquor cabinets. Nipped a swig of almost every bottle in the cabinet until I got to the peppermint schnaps where I felt like a real man chugging ½ the bottle down. After puking it all up, the aftermath was a scarred soul who couldn’t even stand the smell of peppermint let alone drink any spirit straight without puking. Have always liked my beer though... OK … now got to do some arithmetic here…. some 55 year later I am asked to pick up a bottle of Maker’s Mark for a guest we have coming over. After having the bottle around for a couple weeks started wondering what the big deal was about Maker’s Mark so tried a shot. FIRE was all I could taste at first, but there was an interesting smokey sweet after taste. Tried it on the rocks a few more times and got to the point where it was too cold to really taste anything. Tried it neat again and there was NO fire but only a wonderful smoked honey - vanilla - cherry pie taste. What - no fire? What is with all these flavors I never tasted before? Now with my new taste buds, I wondered what rum really tastes like. Remember - sip - don’t swig. Raided my own liquor cabinet. Rum is delicious like I’ve never known before! How about Vodka? Wow it tastes like the way flowers smell! Next thing I know it is time to replace the bottle of Maker’s Mark - after all wouldn’t want to disappoint our guest next time… Oh wait, need one more bottle - where the hell did that last one go? . Started watching some whiskey and bourbon channels (like yours) and got some tips on what to try next without breaking the bank. Bushmills Original - yummy. Woodford Reserve - almost like my first love yet totally different. Think my new palate may have created a monster!
I don't think that's fair really. I think they laid it out straight when they said "tastes evolve". I wouldn't call any of these whiskeys bad, and neither did they, but they all had a run of popularity and hype....which means lots of people found them easily (especially JD). Every once in awhile though, people explore. They just need a new thing. That's how I discovered Old Whiskey River, Buffalo Trace, and Turkey 101. All fine whiskeys, though I am a Jamo guy at the bar most of the time. However.... I didn't start out liking Jami or Turkey. I liked Cutty Sark, Bushmills, and Jim Beam. Nowadays I won't even bother with Beam and I burnt myself out on Cutty.
The most odd thing to me is people in the states complaining about Buffalo Trace not being available and being expensive. Here in Canada my local liquor store is stacked with Buffalo trace its one of the most available bourbons here and 40 bucks doesn't seem to expensive.
Yeah, I can get it at grocery stores and sometimes Target around where I live. Cheap budget bourbon, but a lot of bars don't have it. I live in an area with a ton of rich snobs, though, so what does sell out is all the Scotch and special bourbons like Bookers and Blantons.
Balvenie 14 Caribbean Cask. Loved my first bottle. Got about a third of the way into the second bottle and was just done with it. Those sweet notes that I initially liked started to seem gimmicky and fake.
I'm glad I saw this comment. I tried it at a bar one night and had one of those "Where have you been all my life!" moments and purchased a bottle about a month later. A quarter of the way through the bottle and I was really questioning my sanity. I couldn't believe it was even the same whisky. Nice to know I'm not the only one.
I’m just watching this. I completely agree! It’s not that I don’t like jack or crown or even makers. It’s that I’ve moved to things I enjoy more. And oddly enough. I too hated wild turkey and thought I could only get bulleit and buffalo trace then i tried wild turkey 101 again and I love it!
Never have enjoyed Maker's Mark. My least favorite whiskey besides Jack Daniels. I know people who love it and I wanted to like it but for some reason it never jelled with me.
buffalo trace is legit everywhere for about $21-$25. The one that gets me is Henry McKenna 10yr single barrel going from around $25-$30 only a few years ago, and now up to $50 if you can find it. Will always love wt101
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Completely agree! Took the channel up a notch
“Don’t crap on the door you came in through”. Love it.
amen
The imagery of the line doesn’t work. No man has skill set to deuce up a door knob
@@Seaghost08 Talk to a janitor at a school or mental hospital. You'd be surprised. You know those ceiling tiles that you can lift up, that used to contain asbestos? Took ages to find that shit
This sounds like the first 6 whiskies everyone tried before they found what they really loved 😂🥰
Lol, I just fell in love with Monkey Shoulder (because of you guys). I'm a lifetime bourbon drinker, but the malty flavor was love at first taste. Reminds me of being a kid in KY and going to feed our race horses. That sweet, oat/barley smell when you first open the feed barrel! Monkey Shoulder takes me right back to that barn with every sip. Thanks guys for turning me on to a new whiskey type!
The "don't crap on the door you came in through" thing reminds me of what often happens with music: people discover a new genre through a somewhat popular band or artist, and that leads them to discovering more obscure artists and, soon enough, they're shitting on the artists that led them there in the first place. I always thought it felt a bit disrespectful and ungrateful.
Yeah, Wild Turkey 101 was my college companion. It's been 16 years since graduation, I've tried tons of other whiskeys, both top shelf and bottom shelf, and yet I keep going back to the 101. It's every other bourbon I buy, pretty much. It's cheap, it's strong, it's good. Early 20s me knew what he was doing.
It’s much better than Buffalo Trace, or even Eagle Rare, IMO
Anyone who has fallen out of love with Jack Daniels hasn’t tried the single barrel rye, barrel proof, or heritage barrel. Go back and give it another try it’s good stuff
I'm pretty sure they're just talking about the regular Black Label JD.
Anyone who has tried even entry level single malt scotch would never buy that shit.
Buffalo Trace is WAYYYY too cinnamon-y for my tastes! I had a bottle and compared it to several other bourbons I had and the side-by-side comparison was stark. And yeah, my introduction to Islay/peated scotches was Laphroaig Cask Strength - baptism by FIRE but I love it and other Islays now!
totally agree with rex's comments on makers. I eased my way into whiskey through old fashions made with bulleit, woodford, and makers. then I began a journey of exploring what is out there to experience. went through a long balvenie phase. current I'm a big bruichladdich fan that always steered away from ardbeg cause I never thought I'd be able to handle it, and I just bought my first bottle of it yesterday. however, I recently retried woodford, and I was like oh dang I forgot that this tasted this good. :-)
This list made me laugh because it completely followed my whiskey journey, like a “This Is Your Whiskey Life”
Buffalo Trace is very cheap here in the UK and readily available. I never liked it from the first try though, but I think the reason for that is that it is very thin and watery as in the UK we only get it at 40%.
I personally enjoy it but it's one I'll have if I don't fancy something particularly heavy. Like you say as it's very cheap here, it doesn't break the bank
Stacks of it sitting on shelves here in Australia too.
(also UK) I buy it to make Old Fashioned cocktails with.
It's 40% ABV here in CA, USA, so you're getting what we are getting (at least here). I would LOVe to see a cask/barrel strength release of Buffalo Trace. Fingers crossed we see that (worldwide) one day.
What it's 45 percent at the grocery store down the road?
I can't imagine not having Buffalo trace everywhere for a reasonable price. I had no idea it wasn't the same everywhere 😬
Ive seen it on the shelf for $60 plus
@@enricojaun2880 F that!
God bless Texas, it's everywhere for under $30. I get it for 23.99 here with limitless quantity.
$29.99 in Washington before the outrageous tax
@@Youllneverknow492 I'm in Washington too. Where are you?
That cut scene with fancy Dan was everything that I want in these videos 🤣
I think Makers Mark is on the list for the opposite reason as Buffalo Trace. It’s always on the shelf and you overlook it because there’s always something else being hyped.
I started my whiskey journey with jamey and makers! (in a normal rocks glass) lovely whiskies but wanted to find more options in the vast world of whiskey. I revisited them after upgrading to glencairn glasses and so many things opened back up in those "entry level" whiskies! Glassware is incredibly undervalued in experiences!
RE: Makers Mark, I still like it, and in a mediocre bar, it or Woodford are generally the only two decent whiskeys on offer, BUT... the main reason I don't buy it anymore is Makers 46. Particularly store picks, when available. Makers Mark gets a lot of people in the door, but I bet most whiskey fans move on to 46 or the cask strength version, long term.
I personally didn’t like the 46, but I enjoyed the original MM. I’d like to go back and try it again now probably a year or so since I’ve had it because I have had a whole lot of stuff since
I've just bought a bottle of 46 just to try it over whatever Christmas will end up being
Yeah, most of those I'm tired of as well, except the Buffalo Trace. Still my go-to bourbon, and I can get it any time at my local (Seattle-area) Safeway for $27 for a 750ml bottle.
I get it for 22 bucks and it’s my go too
As a Canadian, we all do grow up drinking Crown Royal like it was water...I think most of us grew up mixing it with some sort of soda. I would have never considered drinking it as an adult whisky. LOL
I think a lot of these are still fine whiskeys. I think what happens sometimes is that what used to be little known or special because of its lack of availability gets pushed aside or hated as it becomes more mainstream (and it happens simply because it becomes mainstream). A bit like Starbucks or U2’s music...
I wish. Hard disagree though. The game has moved on and imo this has nothing to do with changing tastes. JD, Jameson specially IMO are just poor drinks.
Honestly the first whiskey that got me more into whiskeys and also having them neat or over ice was actually a Hibike harmony i bought myself for my 25th
I went to the Jameson Distillery in Ireland 🇮🇪 it made me fall in love. The tour is genuinely eye opening to the craft of whiskey.
I actually agree with the BT. I used to live in N.C. where it’s impossible to find so I cherished it every time I had it. I recently moved to another state where it’s always on the shelf and I blinded it with a few other bourbons around that price point, and it turns out I like WT101 and knob creek WAY more.
Man you can’t find shit in nc 😞 but I can say if you do the prices arent too too outrageous but definitely not the best, that and you cant buy liquor on sundays
Crown Royal still has a place on my shelf because of two things - It's nice when you want something that isn't really challenging or complex (sort of the nights when you just want to unwind a little bit with a drink but don't want to think too much about it) and it mixes well with other spirits and liqueurs.
2oz Crown, 1/4oz Nocino (I have the stuff from Watershed. It's fantastic if you can find it) and a few dashes of orange bitters. It tastes like fall in a glass
unfortunately for me, I completely ruined that whiskey for myself in my younger years. just looking at the bottle makes me shiver
crown and maker's are my go to affordable (cheaper than Buffalo Trace here) for mixing or sipping. not adventuresome at all but they're totally fine
Over the past 3yrs I started homebrewing. Making recipes developed my skills in ALSO finding those whiskeys that are just as good IMO. I'm sure that I'm not the only one to spend more than necessary to get quality whiskeys. This channel has helped and also hurt my "bottle budget". I just keep the expensive bottles out on display so my friends see those and bring a bottle when the come over. Haha. Hide the 1.75 bottles of my preferred whiskeys.
I’m so glad you mentioned 101, I love Wild Turkey.
Here in midland west Texas I can find buffalo trace anytime I go to the liquor store . Love it when they have the store picks some of best juice for the price $28 here that is. But I agree if buffalo trace wasn’t available here I would go to wild turkey 101! Love wild turkey always available
I can always find BT at the liquor stores here in Ontario Canada. Love Wild Turkey as well and am looking forward to trying Wild Turkey 101
When I don’t go straight rye, I go wild turkey. I’m glad to see it get some love.
Buffalo Trace is easy to get in the UK, always on the shelves and I just bought a bottle on Amazon for £19
Hear that TTB, BATF, whatever alphabet soup agency that regulates alcohol.. UK buys Buffalo Trace on Amazon....
80 proof is it any good???
Wait you can order whisky on Amazon wtf lol. Not in the US
Crazy. I'm in Colorado in the US and you have to go to a liquor store here its not just sold at store's. But finding buffalo trace here is no issue
@@BG-oj6zt I like it, got a great spicy note.
As for Jack, I can't stand the metallic note at the end. It turns me off completely.
The Frank Sinatra edition tho........ That is my jams. It's soooooooooooo good. It's one I would have never bought, but it was given to me as a gift, and I couldn't be more thrilled with it. $150 for a 1L bottle was a stretch for me, especially for a bottle of Jack Daniels, but if you like smooth, semi-complex, not-too-woody bourbons, I highly recommend it.
Edit mid typing this comment: I could not believe my ears when she said "bofa"...... XD What's even funnier is I live near Atlanta, and if you ever see a picture of the Atlanta skyline, the most prominent building in the picture will be BOFA (Bank of America). Tallest building in ATL was a meme (quickly became a dead meme, but a meme nonetheless). I do love the internet sometimes...
WT101 is the bottle that I buy most often. Sipping or in a cocktail, nothing beats the price/quality ratio of the WT101
Truth! 100%
Wild Turkey 101 is the best combo of quality, availability and price in all of whiskey.
-Old grandad steps in the room--
@@jeffforbess6802 I can't get Old GranDad here...
As a Canadian I would like to see an episode that does the best of Canadian whiskey.
Forty Creek is my favorite.
Does it matter? You have to mix it, no matter what it is. I have yet to taste a Canadian that is good straight.
No...
@@dylangolden30 I'll take a Canadian whiskey over a scotch any day, so it's not really all about what YOU like
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Interestingly, I actually found I like Jack more now that I've had a wide variety of whiskey than I did before. I kinda like the maple thing.
I started with Jack, but now I hate the watered down simplicity and finish. I'll drink it but it's boring as fuck
@David F that’s 100% fair, it’s not winning any awards by any stretch of the imagination. But sometimes I like boring! Or at least comfortable, and Jack is comfortable when I don’t feel like thinking too much about my whiskey. What I think is most true about it is that it’s overpriced. I like it better than something like the black label Evan Williams, but that is around $14 here, vs like $25-$27 for the Jack, and that’s just absurd. For my money, I keep going back to Monkey Shoulder at that price point (I can get it around $33).
Love your guys channel! I just turned 21 and I’ve been trying new, different, drinks all the time. Whiskey seems to be one that I always fall back on because of its mystique and wide array of flavor. Thanks for educating me on everything!
I've been drinking scotch whisky for a while and I still absolutely love monkey shoulder, I really dig maltiness and it also reminds me of the desserts sticky toffee pudding and banoffee pie. For me it's the best value in whisky where I am (scotland).
Funny enough. As a Canadian, Crown Royal was considered top shelf for me early on in my whiskey journey. It’s considered a premium spirit in most bars in my area. When I gained an appreciation for more expensive stuff than my usual Canadian Club, Royal Reserve and the like and Crown Royal became part of my average price range; I discovered lots of stuff in the Crown price range that I preferred. Forty Creek being a particular favourite. However, I’m currently in full on exploratory mode. There are a ton of brands in the $30 to $40 range from huge brands like Crown or Jack Daniels to lesser known, craft distillers... Before I get anything, I scour the clearance shelf at the liquor store for things that might normally be beyond what I can justify. Sometimes, knowing that stuff here is not being restocked, these become special occasion bottles if they were particularly expensive prior to clearance, other times it’s a chance to have something possibly higher quality than the norm as an everyday drinker... except, that it likely won’t be an everyday drinker since it’s now hard to find locally. The thing that’s great about Forty Creek though, is they have their regular production whiskies that I love and can have whenever I want, and they have some more expensive bottles that are limited release that I will buy when I either have extra money to spend or when it hits clearout to save for special occasions.
Blanton’s. I turned 21 December of 2000. I immediately grabbed the weird shaped bottle always sitting on the shelf at my store. For almost the next 10 years it was always there. Even if only 1 bottle. $29.99 or as high as $34.95. I loved it, it was great! Now it’s hard to find and allocated and between 59.99 and 69.95 damn near everywhere I can find it. When liquor store friends let me know they’re getting some in I pass. I will make an exception for the barrel pick from the Loch and Key Society. When that comes around I’ll make that exception for the price.
That’s just me everyone else seems to go nuts all day everyday.
Fun fact, my wife got me my first Stagg JR. to make bitters with me when I turned 21. Back then I hated it and couldn't see past the high proof. It sat in the back and I tried it again recently and actually could get a lot more out of it now than I could back then and enjoy it a lot more that I had.
I love how many people snub wild turkey products. Will never be a problem finding that one.
Wish i could have found masters keep tho
Masters is amazing! Everything you love about 101 but so much depth!
101 is probably the best bang for the buck
@@chandlerkelley2812 sounds awsome. I have only seen it on a shelf once... for $400.
I asked all my stores, but no luck. Such is life!
It was crazy, just got back from the Big Island and I saw no Wild Turkey products. Not in the two markets I looked at and not in the six different bars I was at. I found some good burbon choices, but no wild turkey.
A lot of people stuck with Crown Royal for years (smooth, easy drinking) but didn't fall out of love with it. They just wanted to try something new. Crown Royal is always there for you. A safe pick.
Laphroaig, plain and simple. I still remember my excitement when I read an online review that listed 10 scotches that prove that you didn’t have to pay a ton and could get accessible and affordable and quality. I was just getting into whiskey at the time and Glenlivet was my gateway. I only found one of the 10 on the list in my local store… Took home my bottle of Laphroaig 10 all happy and starry eyed. And then of course The reality hit that it actually tasted like sucking on the inside of a sharpie permanent marker, and my bubble was officially burst
LOL.... the ending was great... the peaty Islay whisky is a hard one for a lot of drinkers... I prefer it though over single and blended malts
@@dj_meta for sure. That was years ago, and I’m sure my tastes have changed and matured. The surprise was probably a large part of it as well. I’ve always wondered what I would think of it going back to try again now… But I’m also not that eager to have another bottle on my shelf if it has the same impact
I also bought into the Laphroaig hypetrain, but I had the opposite experience. Turns out I'm an Islay single malt drinker because I LOVE the Laphroaig 10. The Cask Strength 10 is incredible.
Crown Royal is my home base. I've tried almost every variety. XR? Great. Monarch 75? Great. Single Barrel Select? Yes please. I can keep a handle of the standard Crown at the house as a daily. But I have to admit, there is more and better whisk(e)ys out there that I have and love. But I won't ever look down on that purple bag
Great bag for headphones
Some how Y'all have come up with a way to actually get me to watch an ad. Good job.
I had just taken a nice sip of my fresh coffee when I heard "Do you know about bofa?" I must say steaming hot coffee does not feel good when it comes flying out your nose. But at least it cleared my sinuses out and I got a good laugh out of it.
I still love Buffalo Trace but I can’t find it for less than $35 now which isn’t worth it for me. I now have a new go to budget bourbon, but this time I don’t want to share with others what it is so that it doesn’t become popular.
Its about 50-80 dollars here in Australia......
Good morning all you Magnificent Bastards 🥃 Have a great weekend.
As soon as i read the title of this video my first two thoughts were buffalo trace and jack daniels.
Te Bheag, it is a blended islay scotch that I used to REALLY love. Going back to it more recently it is fine, but not much more than that. Proofed down to 40% ABV, it is still a good value at less than $40 Canadian, but it has gone from being a go to tipple to not being something I would reach for at the liquor store.
As somebody who is a huge Jack Daniel's fan I can see where people would fall out of love with it but at the same time I'm still shocked that it's number one on this list. Especially with all the different variations of it that you can get.
Jack is a damn fine whiskey. Ol' reliable. Holds a special position regarding my whisky hobby in that when I'm buying bottles or having a dram at home its always neat Scotch, but if I'm out at a get together or a bar Jack is my go to, always on rocks. So easy, so good and so reliable every time.
I love the variety JD offers. I especially enjoyed the Master Distiller's Edition No.5 and No.6. The former is very spicy and peppery and the latter is super caramelly and loaded with vanilla. Their rye was a pleasant surprise as well.
Hope you've had 100 proof
@@cap5575 I absolutely agree
@@ConcaCon I actually haven't got a chance to try those. Honestly my favorite is number 27.
It was Jameson for me. As I tasted it more the bright metallic note stood out more and more until I couldn’t stomach it anymore so I turned the last third of the bottle into some of the best bbq sauce I’ve ever had.
Ok, the cutaways to Dan's story at 10:26 were brilliant.
Lol bought and tried all of these off other lists you had. After Laphroaig 10, I keep to the Islay list for the most part. You guys are a hoot as always.
FELL OUT OF LOVE?!?! *grabs the bottle right next to him that he specifically prepared for this exact video*
Wt101 is definitely one I came to love later in my journey. My first choice for falling out of love is Basil Haydens for a lot of reasons, it’s price is way too high and I realized very soon after trying other bottles at half the price that BH tastes wayyyyyy watered down lol and for the money come on 🤦🏼♂️. I will say that it is a nice “gateway drug” though because it is very smooth lol and it does have some complexity
It didn't take long to fall out of love with old number 7
Or "Old Number 2" as I call it. I'm not crapping on the door I came in through here. Jack Daniel's was the crap someone else had left at the door I came in through.
The Buffalo Trace pricing and availability reasoning is shocking to me. In SoCal it’s everywhere and you can get it for $19 for a 750ml at almost any liquor store that sells allocated whiskey’s. If you go to big brand stores it only goes up to $24.
Honestly i used to always drink Jameson. But im one of those guys who cringes on any hard alcohol and cant drink it straight, so i decided why spend 26$ on booze i dont even drink for the taste when aged rum is the same percent and proof, only $8, and goes better with diet pepsi than Jameson. there was really no point to this comment.
I’d rather have a rum than Jameson too
You're right there was no point to this comment and yet there was. Profound. Thanks.
I hear you though.
You might just need to try smooth stuff, like Naked Grouse or Wild Turkey 81. Agree on Jameson tho. Bleh. Can't even make me drink it for free. And it's quite harsh to begin with.
Number 1 is something I seem to taste in most under-proofed and lighter flavored scotches. You called it "maltiness", I consider it "musty".
Side note, what the hell is wrong with me? Ryes, Islays, and 101 made me fall in love with whiskey after I tried Jack and Maker's which made me gag.
BT is actually available pretty regularly at a couple stores near me for $20-25 a fifth.
I was a salesperson representing many different brands in the late 90's early 2000's. We had Makers Mark and Laphroig in our portfolio. Laphroig was my introduction to Scotch Whiskey. It has taken 20 yrs for me to begin the journey all over.
I fell out of love with Makers when, on the last day of my trip to Kentucky, after being closed because of covid, they opened back up..... MY HEART
Lol
Kind of like how crowded Barrel opened the day after I left Austin...
@@thomasbuck303 then on the way out of Louisville we went to Angels Envy and it was all better lol
Love the channel. You've opened my eyes and taste buds. I tried the Laphroaig you're "enjoying" and was completely turned off by the smell of medicine cabinet/mercurochrome. After that, I'm sticking to highland. I'm curious about how you feel about George Dickel?
You know what I haven't stopped loving? Ardmore Legacy, that you still haven't reviewed despite what you said in Ireland 😉
Just came across this review 6 months after the event (but hey, that’s me) and pretty much agree with all of it. Nice to know I’m not alone with my tastes and opinions. Good work guys.
Jack.....never even fell in like with it.
I only manage to get back to my Kilhoman 2018 Lock Gorm now and started enjoying it. I got it as a gift, tasted it and put it on the shelf. Was a tad too much for a whisky newbie. But now starting to enjoy it and appreciate the complexity within it.
And still like to pour that glass of Jameson.
I don't so much fall out of love with a whisky as I evolve and move on. Look at it like dating in college. Jack and Crown are like that girl ya kept coming back to on a cold night because she was fun and familiar. But then you met your Oban!!
when I was a whiskey novice, I tasted Chivas Regal royal Salute 21 yr old. on several occasions and I found it amazing!
Then later on I really saved all the money I could, and bought one for myself... I have never gotten another, I was so disappointed and it was never the same.
You guys around the world get the basic Crown Royal. There are some actually pretty decent Crown Royal Whisky that rate pretty good but we keep in Canada. All of are best tasting whisky we don't release to the world. Which I am glad about keep the good stuff hidden here! :-)
The Northern Harvest variety is amazing!
I, too, appreciate the Northern Harvest Rye. Way more that regulat Crown Royal.
So, since I eneded up being sick on my birthday, which I got off work (no worries about driving), I bought myself a small bottle of Jim Beam, one of my favorite fairly cheap bourbons that I can find at the gas station by me, I tried you recommendation to add a pinch of salt to my bourbon, and it really took the bite off of it, which I had seen in one of the videos of yours I watched recently, I look forward to trying it in my personal favorite, which is Bulleit.
Lol. I loved Laphroaig 10 the first time I tried it.
Same. Second to none from the whiskeys I've tried.
The door I came in by was Laphroaig select, I went 'back' to milder flavours afterwards to explore different categories and got a buffalo trace(among others), tbh I won't repurchase it because i get a soapy taste from it, to the point I spent way to much time cleaning my glassware thinking it was the problem but it never went away.
Funnily enough both the Laphroaig 10 and wild turkey 101 are whiskeys that I immediately loved
Same here. I was unsure of my first sip of the Laphroaig but the second was excellent. With the Turkey I was not much of a bourbon drinker in that I had tried Maker's, Buffalo Trace and variations of Jim Beam which I liked to varying degrees. But the 101 was the perfect balance between sweet and spice. I'm currently waiting to try Woodford Reserve
I'm right there with you on the Lap10, but WT101 was a journey. Didn't like it at first, but adding varying amounts of water, ice melt brought out some great characteristics that I now find when I sip it neat. It also has a great oakiness that punches through in whatever cocktail you use it in. Now the Lap10? I fell in love with from sip #2 onward.
No matter what whiskeys I have sitting in my office for a neat pour, I still ALWAYS have a bottle of Jack up in the cabinet for mixing cocktails. I also had the opportunity to visit the distillery so the experience stuck with me. I agree on the Buffalo Trace - I tried FOREVER to get a hold of a bottle and when I did the results did not make up for the wait. It just didn't hold the flavor profile that I enjoy in a bourbon. If it was readily available I'd give it another whirl, but I'm not seeking it out.....
I too know of the fine tradition that is having someone step right into a Bofah joke.
I started drinking Wild Turkey 101 because of Tom Waits in "Down By Law" and still love it, and grampy Waits, 20 years later. Cheers!
Very surprising to see Jameson in there. Even though I like my Scotches from Islay and The Islands, I still enjoy Jameson and Irish whisk(e)y in warmer weather.
Sadly I have been very much told I know nothing about whiskey as my favorites are dickles and heaven hill. Over twenty years if drinking in can enjoy a good whiskey but at the same time love the harsher whiskeys.
Before covid my bar had a Monkey Shoulder event, we served drinks out of a cement mixer made to mix drinks. That was a huge truck, after that I've been drinking it regularly.
Still drink Jameson, at least bi-weekly. It's a bottle I always have in my house. It's my 'ole reliable and the first Whisk(e)y that I enjoyed drinking neat & on the rocks.
I used to love typical Bourbons, especially Henry McKenna BiB and Eagle Rare,.. nowadays the only thing I want to drink is rye and/or high rye bourbons, and smokey Scotches.
StillLivinginthewoods Right, it’s called moving on.
I have friends who work for Sazerac and I like a lot of the BT products, but I've never been that excited about the regular BT. Weller (yes, all of them), on the other hand, is outstanding. The new MM 101 is my new favorite daily sipper. I love a wheated mash bill.
falling out of love with Jack Black is like falling out of love with your right hand. There's MUCH MUCH better out there, but when you don't have the money, time, or patience to find a replacement your right hand will always be there..
Funny thing about wild turkey 101 is that was my college whiskey and now I'm more of a Jack guy because of it's simplicity. Check out Clyde May's though it's a bourbon profile but WAY different because of the way they finish it, definitely one of my new favorites
Monkey Shoulder was fine until I discovered Naked Grouse.
I like Grouse so much more than Monkey
Same!!!
Depends on your tastes I suppose. I find Monkey Shoulder to be solid but Naked Grouse didn't quite do it for me.
Yous have peaked my interest
Neither for me I would rather compass box oak cross
I wasn't a fan of Jack, but after having Jameson for some time, I started loving Jack. And then I started going more into Jim Bean and then into Rum. But whenever I have whiskey, I usually have a Jack with added flavours, such as honey, apple and such... they are just pleasant to drink for me
"It starts as an inchworm, and then it..."
grows into a TWO inch worm.
You’re comments on monkeys shoulder exactly matched my experience with it as a newby. I finally figured out that the flavor I was getting that I didn’t understand and didn’t like was malt. Now that I recognize it I’ve started to like it. I’m working my way around some Different scotches now and the more I try the more I find when I go back to one I like it more. The smokey peats are still hard for me to navigate. But progress is progress.
Since I discovered Laphroiag, all other whisky is meh to me.
Love you Emma!
100% for me regarding Maker's. It was my gateway into whiskey as a whole. Now 10+ years in I've expanded my palette and things I like. Not that Maker's is bad or I'd ever turn down a pour, but it sadly kinda got left behind
That ending. Magic.
Ditched school with some buds in my freshman year of HS and raided one of their dad’s liquor cabinets. Nipped a swig of almost every bottle in the cabinet until I got to the peppermint schnaps where I felt like a real man chugging ½ the bottle down. After puking it all up, the aftermath was a scarred soul who couldn’t even stand the smell of peppermint let alone drink any spirit straight without puking. Have always liked my beer though... OK … now got to do some arithmetic here…. some 55 year later I am asked to pick up a bottle of Maker’s Mark for a guest we have coming over. After having the bottle around for a couple weeks started wondering what the big deal was about Maker’s Mark so tried a shot. FIRE was all I could taste at first, but there was an interesting smokey sweet after taste. Tried it on the rocks a few more times and got to the point where it was too cold to really taste anything. Tried it neat again and there was NO fire but only a wonderful smoked honey - vanilla - cherry pie taste. What - no fire? What is with all these flavors I never tasted before? Now with my new taste buds, I wondered what rum really tastes like. Remember - sip - don’t swig. Raided my own liquor cabinet. Rum is delicious like I’ve never known before! How about Vodka? Wow it tastes like the way flowers smell! Next thing I know it is time to replace the bottle of Maker’s Mark - after all wouldn’t want to disappoint our guest next time… Oh wait, need one more bottle - where the hell did that last one go? . Started watching some whiskey and bourbon channels (like yours) and got some tips on what to try next without breaking the bank. Bushmills Original - yummy. Woodford Reserve - almost like my first love yet totally different. Think my new palate may have created a monster!
Crown Royal...."its main defining quality is smoothness"......and that is why it sells so much....who da thunk it?
Make a trip to Oregon. Buffalo Trace is always on the shelf and a bottle is under $25.00.
this vid should have been named "6 Whiskeys the Whiskey snobs Hate because Everyone Likes them"
They are good go to whiskeys 😃
Sounds like you need to explore more the whiskeys on the list are drinkable but are all basic bitch bottles.
I don't think that's fair really. I think they laid it out straight when they said "tastes evolve". I wouldn't call any of these whiskeys bad, and neither did they, but they all had a run of popularity and hype....which means lots of people found them easily (especially JD).
Every once in awhile though, people explore. They just need a new thing.
That's how I discovered Old Whiskey River, Buffalo Trace, and Turkey 101. All fine whiskeys, though I am a Jamo guy at the bar most of the time.
However.... I didn't start out liking Jami or Turkey. I liked Cutty Sark, Bushmills, and Jim Beam. Nowadays I won't even bother with Beam and I burnt myself out on Cutty.
oh god. crown tastes like rubbing alcohol and vanilla extract.
The most odd thing to me is people in the states complaining about Buffalo Trace not being available and being expensive. Here in Canada my local liquor store is stacked with Buffalo trace its one of the most available bourbons here and 40 bucks doesn't seem to expensive.
Yeah, I can get it at grocery stores and sometimes Target around where I live. Cheap budget bourbon, but a lot of bars don't have it. I live in an area with a ton of rich snobs, though, so what does sell out is all the Scotch and special bourbons like Bookers and Blantons.
Balvenie 14 Caribbean Cask. Loved my first bottle. Got about a third of the way into the second bottle and was just done with it. Those sweet notes that I initially liked started to seem gimmicky and fake.
I had the same experience.
I'm glad I saw this comment. I tried it at a bar one night and had one of those "Where have you been all my life!" moments and purchased a bottle about a month later. A quarter of the way through the bottle and I was really questioning my sanity. I couldn't believe it was even the same whisky. Nice to know I'm not the only one.
I had a small sample bottle of this and was just thinking i might go get a full bottle. Now i feel like youre giving excellent advise here.
I’m just watching this. I completely agree! It’s not that I don’t like jack or crown or even makers. It’s that I’ve moved to things I enjoy more. And oddly enough. I too hated wild turkey and thought I could only get bulleit and buffalo trace then i tried wild turkey 101 again and I love it!
Never have enjoyed Maker's Mark. My least favorite whiskey besides Jack Daniels. I know people who love it and I wanted to like it but for some reason it never jelled with me.
In California Buffalo Trace is in every store for $20. Every grocery store, Target, CVS and liquor store.
I fell out of love with makers... my new love is makers cask strength
Same but the 46 cask strength. I love what the additional wood does to the classic Maker's flavor profile.
Makers 46 is delicious
buffalo trace is legit everywhere for about $21-$25. The one that gets me is Henry McKenna 10yr single barrel going from around $25-$30 only a few years ago, and now up to $50 if you can find it. Will always love wt101