Bourbon talk...

[Goin2drt]

Nicely done. That Hard Truth is very good. I had never heard of them until about a year ago and just finished my bottle. And I live about 20 min away from BT.

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[Miloe]

OK guys, I know this is a bourbon thread, but is anyone interested in Irish whiskey? Even this far from St Patty's Day, I'll enjoy a dram occasionally.

I'm far from an authority, but there are a couple of medium priced offerings I really like:

1. Redbreast 12

2. Bushmills 12 Single Malt

What are your favorites?

My choice for a more daily drinker Irish is Jameson Black Barrel.

 

[west tex]

My choice for a more daily drinker Irish is Jameson Black Barrel.

Just recently got my hands on this. You're right, it's very good.

 

[Bryce]

My son and I went to the Black Friday drop at Tower Liquors in Atlanta. First time for us. We got there about 6:30am for the 8am opening. Probably in the upper 200s in line with about 100 behind us at opening. We did 3 laps through the store and this was our haul.

I need to take a break from buying for a while. I'll never finish all I have.

 

[Voodooridr]

My son and I went to the Black Friday drop at Tower Liquors in Atlanta. First time for us. We got there about 6:30am for the 8am opening. Probably in the upper 200s in line with about 100 behind us at opening. We did 3 laps through the store and this was our haul.

I need to take a break from buying for a while. I'll never finish all I have.

Very nice haul, we never see Stagg up here

 

[Voodooridr]

Picked this up this weekend

And These couple weeks ago

 

[Maverick909]

Picked this up this weekend

And These couple weeks ago

love a good glass of old forester single barrel. that is some good stuff

 

[Matanzas]

This was my Black Friday pickup:

Also, Jose Cuervo has an Anejo called La Familia which is excellent. Best Margarita recipe:

1 1/2 cups tequila
1/2 cup grand marnier
1/3 bottle beer
1 can frozen lemonade
Squirt of lemon juice
Squirt of lime juice
1/2 ice and 1/2 water to fill blender

 

[Megawatt]

Green River Wheated was awarded Best in Class at the 2025 New York World Spirits Competition!

I hear the top awards can be “bought” so many people don’t always care about the ranking. However, what got my attention is this bottle runs $30. So I had to try this wheated bourbon.

A wheated bourbon is a style of bourbon whiskey that uses wheat as the secondary grain in its mash bill instead of the more common rye.

Bottle was gone in two days. Not bad. Would definitely buy again.

 

[Goin2drt]

Green River Wheated was awarded Best in Class at the 2025 New York World Spirits Competition!

I hear the top awards can be “bought” so many people don’t always care about the ranking. However, what got my attention is this bottle runs $30. So I had to try this wheated bourbon.

A wheated bourbon is a style of bourbon whiskey that uses wheat as the secondary grain in its mash bill instead of the more common rye.

Bottle was gone in two days. Not bad. Would definitely buy again.

I bought Green River several years ago when no one even knew about it. Their rep happened to be in my frequent liquor store talking about it and selling it to them. I bought a bottle then. I think I posted here or on a different forum and said for the money it is a great bourbon. Needless to say I was laughed at like I was some Gin drinking loser popping into a bourbon thread. Bourbon does not have to be expensive to be good. My favorite bourbon still to this day is McKenna that is not that expensive (well it is increasing because more are finding out how good it is)

 

[Bryce]

I bought Green River several years ago when no one even knew about it. Their rep happened to be in my frequent liquor store talking about it and selling it to them. I bought a bottle then. I think I posted here or on a different forum and said for the money it is a great bourbon. Needless to say I was laughed at like I was some Gin drinking loser popping into a bourbon thread. Bourbon does not have to be expensive to be good. My favorite bourbon still to this day is McKenna that is not that expensive (well it is increasing because more are finding out how good it is)

Back when the distillery was OZ Tyler and they were messing with rapid aging and TerrePure, it was not good. Evidently, it was the rapid aging and not the distillate, because I have had sourced OZ Tyler with normal 7-9yr aging from ShortBarrel and it's fantastic.

Green River stuff has been great. I'd like to get my hands on some barrel proof wheat. We did the fill your own thing at FR on Whiskey Row a few weeks back, had a flight and a pour if the single barrel. We enjoyed it.

 

[Whaler27]

Good to know. I have had some good tequila over the years, but I never thought to nail down how to select a bottle. I am putting your reply in my notes to reference in the future.

Big Thanks.

I have a specific recommendation: Jose Cuervo Family Reserve.

Jose Cuervo mass produces some of the most awful non-tequila money can buy, but their family reserve is amazing. It’s the color of maple syrup and as smooth as butter. I’m writing this at 0545, and my mouth is watering from reflex… The last time I was in Mexico it was about $85 for a bottle. (Comes wax-sealed in a decorative box with designs that change regularly.) My state taxes the heck out of liquor and the current price is $200 per bottle. Patron platinum is a close second for me. (I’ve never had the crazy-expensive tequila. It’s not in my budget.)

On whisky: I participate in the Ford Tremor Forum too. There are lots of whiskey aficionados there, and one of them put together a couple group purchases of a custom-blend-barrel bottled and labeled for forum members. The guys on the forum got to select the price point for the bottles, with ranges from $75 to $250 per bottle, and then a group of member agreed to serve as tasters to select a blend. I participated in the buy and the results were great. I’ve attached a picture of my favorite tequila with examples from the Tremor projects.

 

[Megawatt]

I bought Green River several years ago when no one even knew about it. Their rep happened to be in my frequent liquor store talking about it and selling it to them. I bought a bottle then. I think I posted here or on a different forum and said for the money it is a great bourbon. Needless to say I was laughed at like I was some Gin drinking loser popping into a bourbon thread. Bourbon does not have to be expensive to be good. My favorite bourbon still to this day is McKenna that is not that expensive (well it is increasing because more are finding out how good it is)

I know what you mean. 23 years ago I went into a liquor store. The store attendant recommended a new vodka from Texas. He said it was good and great quality at an unbeatable price. That bottle was Tito’s, and it has gone up considerably since then and won many awards.

 

[Voodooridr]

I bought Green River several years ago when no one even knew about it. Their rep happened to be in my frequent liquor store talking about it and selling it to them. I bought a bottle then. I think I posted here or on a different forum and said for the money it is a great bourbon. Needless to say I was laughed at like I was some Gin drinking loser popping into a bourbon thread. Bourbon does not have to be expensive to be good. My favorite bourbon still to this day is McKenna that is not that expensive (well it is increasing because more are finding out how good it is)

I've seen the Green River around but had never heard of it, I'll have to grab one next time I see it

 

[dragoneggs]

I've seen the Green River around but had never heard of it, I'll have to grab one next time I see it

Looks like my local TotalWines has both the wheated and cask strength. Will have to give them a try.

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