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Knob Creek 12 is very good. Depending on your region, can be hard to find. As an addendum to your quote, Knob Creek 9 is the 120 proof single barrel and is VERY good and even cheaper than KC12 and is available in much broader markets. FWIW
In your opinion, which is the best one?
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Whatever you decide, make sure you have Tour/Tasting tickets in advance. I was hoping to get into Michter's and Evan Williams but was unable to get a spot on-the-fly last July. I did enjoy the Old Forrester Tour/Tasting. (I also love OF lineup as well.)
Peerless is right in there if I recall, and had a fantastic tour when we were there (of course that was like 3-4 years ago, before their Bourbon had even hit shelves). This would be my go to for seeing distillery operation, especially if you can't get out to Bulleitt.
Michter’s and Rabbit Hole are the two that I’d put at the top of my list as well. Rabbit Hole bar afterwards was really nice.
The double oaked was very good...I agree. Im not sure I had much hype with it...just seems there are others better in that price point...and others I prefer at a lower price point as well.
This and Turkey Wild 101 have come up here before as great values. My own list right now...
Then you better skip this post...
When I visited Heaven Hill, this was part of the tasting we did. I thought this stuff was plain awful. Different strokes for different folks, I guess. Enjoy.Then you better skip this post...
Next up on the whiskey journey: Mellow Corn
First thought: I don't think I've ever put as much consideration into a whiskey purchase as I did with this bottle. I thought even I had my standards; not only is this not bourbon, it's also 80% corn mash. I can't imagine how it's going to taste, and what's worse, I discovered it has the same ratio of corn, rye and barley that Jack Daniels has. My hope is that it doesn't have the same ethanol punch in the face on the first sip. Still, at $16.50 for 750ml, it's going to be tough to call it a waste of money.
First sniff: Reminds me a little of some of the lower-end bourbons I've had lately, which is better than it smelling like corn syrup.
First sip: Quick flash of heat, but the sweetness of the corn blunted it quickly and gave way to a mix of the mash ingredients, in that I was able to recognize both the rye and the barley. The aftertaste is more bitter than you'd expect from such high corn content, but it's not terrible.
Second sip: Much like the first, but I was able to enjoy the rye and barley together instead of as separate ingredients. It's sweet, but in the right way.
Knee-jerk thoughts: I guess I'm not surprised that I like it more than I was expecting to. It's made by Heaven Hill, who also makes Elijah Craig and the Evan Williams labels that I've enjoyed. In fact, if anything, it's almost a sweeter version of the Evan Williams Bottled-in-Bond, which again makes some sense because Mellow Corn is also Bottled-in-Bond, so both are 100 proof. It gets better with each sip, so I think I'll be buying this one again. At this point, the low price is just an added bonus.
Fair enough. Won't argue that it's an acquired taste and I honestly wasn't expecting to like it at all. I probably understated the point about the cost, but at $16.50, it's not a bad option.When I visited Heaven Hill, this was part of the tasting we did. I thought this stuff was plain awful. Different strokes for different folks, I guess. Enjoy.Then you better skip this post...
Next up on the whiskey journey: Mellow Corn
First thought: I don't think I've ever put as much consideration into a whiskey purchase as I did with this bottle. I thought even I had my standards; not only is this not bourbon, it's also 80% corn mash. I can't imagine how it's going to taste, and what's worse, I discovered it has the same ratio of corn, rye and barley that Jack Daniels has. My hope is that it doesn't have the same ethanol punch in the face on the first sip. Still, at $16.50 for 750ml, it's going to be tough to call it a waste of money.
First sniff: Reminds me a little of some of the lower-end bourbons I've had lately, which is better than it smelling like corn syrup.
First sip: Quick flash of heat, but the sweetness of the corn blunted it quickly and gave way to a mix of the mash ingredients, in that I was able to recognize both the rye and the barley. The aftertaste is more bitter than you'd expect from such high corn content, but it's not terrible.
Second sip: Much like the first, but I was able to enjoy the rye and barley together instead of as separate ingredients. It's sweet, but in the right way.
Knee-jerk thoughts: I guess I'm not surprised that I like it more than I was expecting to. It's made by Heaven Hill, who also makes Elijah Craig and the Evan Williams labels that I've enjoyed. In fact, if anything, it's almost a sweeter version of the Evan Williams Bottled-in-Bond, which again makes some sense because Mellow Corn is also Bottled-in-Bond, so both are 100 proof. It gets better with each sip, so I think I'll be buying this one again. At this point, the low price is just an added bonus.
I'm jealous. I haven't found it in Oregon for like 3 years. Cheapest I've found it in Cali is $150.
I just noticed that's not even the regular? Gold edition? Wth?
Yep. Gold. I walked out of the store that ran out of Eagle Rare 2 people in front of me. Never had Blantons or wanted to join the hype, but should have waited and bought one because she said they had 4 left and I would have been 3rd in line. Regular has a tan/off-white label.
If you have to ask that question, then resell.
If you have an avenue to actually get the crazy $500+ a bottle, then sell it. It is a fantastic bourbon but not nearly as rare as the current secondary prices indicate. Re-buy when the market realizes it is overvalued.
Export only along with Straight From the Barrel. The Gold is 103 proof and a good step up from regular Blantons. SFTB is (obviously) barrel proof and can get above 130 pf and can be incredible.
I finished the bottle of Blanton's Gold I imported from the UK 7 or 8 years ago about a month ago. As I was about to pitch the bottle in the trash I stopped because it was so nice looking. I wound up listing it on ebay and got $30+ shipping for the empty bottle.
Yesterday I bought a bottle of Willett Pot Still Reserve mostly because I figured it'll look cool on the shelf. As for the actual bourbon, reviews seem kinda meh.
Last July I visited Willet Distillery and purchased a Pot Still Reserve. It is still on my shelf unopened. I've seen similar reviews as you have. I also thought the bottle would look cool on the shelf. (And it does.)
Just be careful with that. There's a lot of business in buying empty bottles and filing and reselling them. There's entire FB groups dedicated to tracking down counterfeiters who source most of their bottles on ebay. Mostly in the Pappy realm but a bottle of Gold with a decade old DD might be worth their effort.
I am in line with the meh crowd. I picked up a bottle a little over a year ago when I visited Willet. It wasn't bad. The bottle is empty, so that says something, but it wouldn't be something I seek to restock either. Definitely a cool looking bottle.
Had the chance to get a 1.75L for $145 last week, but passed due to reviews. Fancy/cool bottle, but the whiskey doesn't seem worth it. I guess it's ok if you're going for the decoration factor.
