I know we have a lot of spirit drinkers in here, and some love the scotch or other brown waters, but for me it's all about the bourbon. Latest acquisitions, favorite distillery, etc all welcome here! Plus love good photos! For starters maybe let's go with what is your favorite brand, prefer low mid or high proof, and anything else you like about bourbon. I personally like a lot of the Heaven Hill and Buffalo Trace Brands, Weller top to bottom is a big favorite. My all time favorite as far as what I've had is EH Taylor Seasoned Wood and probably 2015 or 2016 William Larue Weller. Posting a few of my favorite things over the last few years.

That's it Chang? Come on brother! HA Sorry for the boastful posts, just some faves from the last few years. ALL of my bottles are open or will be open. I collect friends not sealed bottles, just need more of you to be able to come over and drink. I also wanted to add another topic, what are you looking forward to this year? For me I try hardest to get every EH Taylor release, so I am going to start laying the ground work for the 18 year Marriage. I also love store picks of Weller, Elijah Craig, Eagle Rare and Russel's Reserve, so always on the look out.

pepsijunky I'm with you on "wants" this year. Really looking for the EHT 18 year. Also, as every year, I will be on the hunt for a GTS and Michter's 10 year.

I'm really hoping to learn from you guys in this thread, I get into whiskeys, but bourbon's are a blindspot for me. I did a Pappy tasting with five different kinds and definitely enjoyed it, but want to learn more. So even if some of the info is noob-ish, share please. One of my client's owns several steakhouses in this area, it's Pappy on good days, on bad days we pound Buffalo Trace haha.

A few things I love about Bourbon; the regulation of the process, the variance in proof, and the history in Kentucky(mostly). Ed it sounds like you are already well connected, but the other big thing for me is drink what you like. There are so many idiots out there paying big dollars for bottles, who don't even drink it or can't even drink it. Try everything, enjoy it, hopefully we all can be cheers-ing soon!

Bourbon here for me as well @pepsijunky (you already be knowin' that). I'll try and upload some pics later on some stuff I have recently acquired. I'm a Buffalo Trace guy through and through since I've been drinking it since college. I love Elmer T Lee because I've drank it for so long and remember when I was 22 or 23 just cruising into crappy liquor stores and it was sitting on shelves. It was a weekly drinker for me. I don't scoff at plain old Jim Beam though, I like the sweetness. Probably why I like wheated bourbons so much (anything Weller is amazing). EHT is also some of the tastiest stuff out there and produced at such a high quality in my opinion. I toured Woodinville 4 or 5 years ago when they were first starting and it was an awesome experience. Still one of the top 3 100% Rye's I have ever had and it's nice to see their brand doing well because they are great people up there. New Riff is also doing some awesome stuff right now with their own juice and I'm excited as more of it ages to see how it comes out. Good value and their Rye is also very very good. I also am in it to open bottles, enjoy with friends or surprise people with hard to find stuff we can enjoy together. The "game" or "hunt" has just become too overwhelming and stressful and it's good when a community of homies like here come together and help each other out. I have too much to drink over here....someone come help!

Moni_SLO Good to have a extra around, helps for the quarantine!

pepsijunky All of the extra handles of Buff Trace, Weller Reserve, and Mckenna got me through the long 6-8 weeks stretch. Moni_SLO I second the New Riff. That is one barrel we could actually do our own Tees&Coins barrel pick from and they would ship out to most states if he had enough people get down. The most fun part would be designing the sticker!

Putterho I second the New Riff. That is one barrel we could actually do our own Tees&Coins barrel pick from and they would ship out to most states if he had enough people get down. The most fun part would be designing the sticker! @Putterho I am 100000000% down for this.....

Took some photos of what's currently in the lineup. Got lazy as I have multiples of some of these and other stuff was just too far back on the shelves to grab. I've got some Nikka from the Barrel and Old Carter batch 5 to pick up from one of my local spots when things open back up. Who's comin' over? 😉

Kentucky Straight Bourbon

Moni_SLO

WB3 We will have to trade stories one day because my PVW20 story is unreal. It's too long to type but it's definitely an awesome bourbon worthy chat. I was going to save my bottle for when I had my first child but I don't think I'm having kids.....so I gotta find a good time to crack it and share it with some amigos 🙂

TFixer5

My buddy won the lotto for PVW 23 at the PA W&S last year and finally got the bottle this summer. Thankfully he shared it! Went really well with smoked chicken wings 😅

Moni_SLO

TFixer5 I actually had a choice of 15, 20 or 23 when I got my bottle but chose the 20 based on reviews and not wanting something overly smoky and oaky (and knowing I wasn't going to flip it). Glad you had some though....haven't had the pleasure yet! Just some 15 at Aloha a couple years ago thanks to the legend.....so tasty.

philipjunior

WB3 I got the book and watched the chat between Wright and Julian. Chat was great, excited to dive into the book.

Kirsch

Is it worth getting a case of Eagle Rare at cost? I’ve found a few bottles at the county liquor store recently, but is it still “rare”? Have the opportunity to get it from a local restaurant that may be closing...

ckay

Still crazy to me that Eagle Rare is a tough find.

Kirsch

ckay I’m not a huge bourbon guy and will admit I know nothing about good vs bad. But I was looking for a nice bottle for a coworkers Xmas gift and guy at the store said “you have to buy this, we never have it and it’s tough to find.” $27 later. Amazing deal compared to others and I actually liked it!

PureStickGolf

CKirsch I can find it pretty regularly here in colorado. But anything Weller is impossible out here.

southpawfox

Got lucky this evening!

Kirsch

pfdz good for you! Never had the EH Taylor.

Moni_SLO

pfdz Nice! And good to see you already cracked the ER10!

southpawfox

Moni_SLO oh yeah! It had been along time since I found a bottle had to make sure it was as good as I remembered 🤣

Bomber

I have 2 questions for the group...

1) where/how can you get a bottle of Pappy Van Winkle, or any other bourbon from the “Van Winkle” group? My dad and I are in a golf tournament (likely our last one as his shoulder arthritis is getting very bad) and he’s made the comment about sharing a drink of Pappy afterwards if I can ever find some.

2) when/how did Buffalo Trace become so popular/in such high demand that you can barely find it anywhere?

ckay

PVW just gonna have to pay secondary these days.

philipjunior

Merry Christmas!

bvan303

At my bro in law and had a little fun last night! Merry Christmas everyone.

tinkerer

What’s everyone’s easy to find go to bottle here? Being in NJ I’ve been struggling to find anything. I saw and bought one bottle of eagle rare but that’s it. Looking for some recommendations on easier to find stuff but also what should I really keep an eye out for?

mljones99

tinkerer can't find shit in Charlotte which is why I've practically given up other than having a bottle of Jack or Jim on hand to mix with coke.

WB3

tinkerer I really like Evan Williams 1783 as a bang for your buck daily drinker.

mbw10

Anyone ever do an whiskey and oyster pairing? doing an oyster roast this Friday and curious if you guys have any suggestions? I have seen scotch recommended and more summer type cocktails so far

bigjohntripod

Waivol Stitched Broooo. Bourbon House in NOLA. Every time me and the wife hit that place we grab some charbroiled and raw oysters. The only thing I’ll drink with them joints is their Bourbon Milk Punch. Holy shit. No idea what’s in it, but it’s fuego. As for non frozen beverage suggestions, I’m sure someone here will suggest something you can’t find 🤙😂

mbw10

bigjohntripod Could be a good play with the salty oysters! Found the link to the drink here