Picked these up today and am really enjoying the HH. I like it better than the standard BiB and only a few bucks more.
The VOB100 is a staple on our bar, and kinda/sorta hard to find around here, but I always manage to have a bottle on hand. It's really good whiskey and only $13.99
barelfly right? We "discovered" the VOB100 years ago on our first Kentucky trip. People don't know what they're missing when they ignore some of those bottom-shelfers. All too often folks equate price with quality. Their mistake..more for us!
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So I said I was going to try a Rye since a lot of you folks really enjoy it. Picked up a bottle on the way home from the boat this afternoon and went out on the deck with a good cigar to give it a try. I liked it, doesn't seem to have the body that regular bourbon has. Kind of light and citric. But enjoyable. Glad I bought the toasted barrel one as the regular may have been too light for my palate.
In addition to the whiskey barelfly listed in the post below, I can recommend Woodford Reserve rye, Jack Daniels Barrel Select & the bottled in bond. The JD Barrel Proof is crazy high in proof and probably not a good entry level into rye choice, but it's really, really good. Pour it over a large cube. Rittenhouse bottled in bond, Sagamore,(any iteration). Pikesville Rye a great pour too. I cannot, in good conscience, recommend those TW "spirit direct" bottles. They're pretty bad...
Thanks for the tip Skinsfan1311. I will purchase one of your suggested bottles. I am not shy of high proof as I have had them and at first said wow but after sipping some of them are pretty good. I remember a Three Chord that I really liked and a Detroit Bourbon also. Those were cask strength which along with my ice cube turnout out quite tasty, Barelfly just seen your post and thank you for the tip. I did see the Sazerac and being not familiar bought the Elijah instead.
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Do you have a Total Wine near you? They provide tastings on their “spirit direct” bottles, that could be a way to find a few other ryes that you like before buying them.
The other thing you can do, if you enjoy some bourbon bottles, see if they have a rye offering. It won’t be the same of course, but the non-rye portion of the mash bill may be similar to what you already like, with the addition of the higher rye content.
But a few I like -
Jack Daniels Single Barrel Barrel Proof
Angel’s Envy (the regular rye - they also make a Caribbean rum barreled rye that I drink, but it’s different)
Sazerac Rye
Wild Turkey 101 Rye, or Wild Turkey Rare Breed Rye
Michter’s Rye
Knob Creek - a few options - rye, bourbon x rye, or their blenders special bottle
Most of these are readily available and range in price, I’d say there are $30-$65 bottles in this list, but all are good in my opinion.
And for Friday sippers…if you happen to sip a rye on Friday…..we like to call it fRYEday!!!! Or fRYEyay!!!!!!!!!!
cruiseplanner1 Here's a rye that I left off my earlier recommendations.
I "discovered"Old Forester 100 rye when we toured the distillery back in 2019
The tour guide asked everyone to guess the price after we tried it. $21.00. Everyone guessed a lot higher.
It's an incredible bargain that flies under the radar because it's so reasonably priced. If you did a blind taste, you would swear that it costs twice as much and I'm pretty sure that you wouldn't consider it a thin-bodied pour. It's really good & a staple on our bar.
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My absolute favorite rye bottle! I’d recommend this one as well for cruiseplanner1 but it’s not cheap…so, just know that! But it’s a dandy of a pour!!!!!
Thanks for the tip. I will look at it. Just on my third tango with the Rye Whisky I got and I am really getting a taste for that now. Kind of reminds me of the Buffalo Trace I had a few years ago. A nice earthy but light taste
Do you think this one's better than JD SBBP Rye? I've had a couple Peerless in the past and they are pretty true to their name, without a peer, but I've never had this one.
Huskee - it’s my favorite bottle made. The combo of the rye and the oak flavor just nails it for me! But double oak varieties are my favorite, so it’s different than JD SBBP Rye. If you like the DO finish, than I think you will really enjoy this pour!
I went to the distillery this morning to pick up the rye, and snagged a bottle of their bourbon, which I've never seen before, so why not?
The girl who rang me up told me to help myself to the stickers.
I love going to Costco several times a week to see what limited supply whiskey and bourbon and tequilas specials they have. Today it was Blanton's @ $66.99 and Weller 12 @ $39.99. only one per membership allowed.
Okay barelfly I did find a bottle of Sazarac Rye and am enjoying a pour and cigar on the deck now. Surprisingly warm and we just came in. A nice taste. Took uncle out to dinner up north last night in Alpena and had a pour of Bulleit Rye. That was good also.
Sagamore is known for their ryes, (and some of them are among my favorites), and they finally released a bourbon.
I picked one up the other day and have kicked off the first night of a 3-day weekend by giving it a try. It's very good, especially if you're a fan of Sagamore rye.
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@cruiseplanner1 Now here's something unusual, when I first saw your picture of your fireplace I thought someone was at our vacation home in Graeagle, Ca. It's quite similar.
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