Ahhh I love these threads.
I used to drink a ton of Scotch, and it's still my fav, but I'm having to tighten the purse strings a bit, especially as my BBQ addiction grows. lol
For Scotch, mainly I go with The Balvenie Doublewood and Glenmorangie Lasanta. Also the Macallan 10 and 12, if I am feeling spendy. I don't often do much other than those, after years of trying various ones, I've found those are the ones I like.
I have gotten MUCH more into bourbon lately. I've found some great values, mainly I like the Evan Williams Single Barrel as a great bargain whiskey, definitely superb for those on a budget. Elijah Craig is my next most common, probably. I got some Blanton's a few weeks back, and at that pricepoint, I'm pretty well rationing it out. Four Roses is good as well, especially the Single Barrel and Small Batch. Really like Larceny, too, for something with a bit more body. Elijah Craig Small Batch Barrel Proof is great, but also a bit more, like $50 for a 750mL, but it's more like 120 proof.
Buffalo Trace was ok, Eagle Rare is alright, as well. Doubt I'll ever have Pappy's, lol.
<edit> For Scotch, I should add The Balvenie Portwood as another particular favorite. All you can find now is the 20y version, which runs about $200. I haven't had that one, but I did happen to run across a few cases of the 1993 Portwood (12y). This was bottled in 1993, the same as the 20y, same batch and everything, but the 1993 version was released in 2005/2006 and has been sold out everywhere for years. I bought 3 cases, and I think there are a couple cases left if I want to get them, which I will eventually - but the problem is getting them back into the US, 2 bottles at a time! lol
I used to drink a ton of Scotch, and it's still my fav, but I'm having to tighten the purse strings a bit, especially as my BBQ addiction grows. lol
For Scotch, mainly I go with The Balvenie Doublewood and Glenmorangie Lasanta. Also the Macallan 10 and 12, if I am feeling spendy. I don't often do much other than those, after years of trying various ones, I've found those are the ones I like.
I have gotten MUCH more into bourbon lately. I've found some great values, mainly I like the Evan Williams Single Barrel as a great bargain whiskey, definitely superb for those on a budget. Elijah Craig is my next most common, probably. I got some Blanton's a few weeks back, and at that pricepoint, I'm pretty well rationing it out. Four Roses is good as well, especially the Single Barrel and Small Batch. Really like Larceny, too, for something with a bit more body. Elijah Craig Small Batch Barrel Proof is great, but also a bit more, like $50 for a 750mL, but it's more like 120 proof.
Buffalo Trace was ok, Eagle Rare is alright, as well. Doubt I'll ever have Pappy's, lol.
<edit> For Scotch, I should add The Balvenie Portwood as another particular favorite. All you can find now is the 20y version, which runs about $200. I haven't had that one, but I did happen to run across a few cases of the 1993 Portwood (12y). This was bottled in 1993, the same as the 20y, same batch and everything, but the 1993 version was released in 2005/2006 and has been sold out everywhere for years. I bought 3 cases, and I think there are a couple cases left if I want to get them, which I will eventually - but the problem is getting them back into the US, 2 bottles at a time! lol
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