Favorite go to Whisky/Bourbon

[COVRTDESIGN]

What is your go to $20/$30/$40 bottle?

I am partial to Four Roses blended for a cheap bottle. What's your go to?

[Blue Jays]

My friends pretty much all love Balvenie which is probably right in that price span.
I have no expertise yet they are very enthusiastic and longtime fans for that brand.

[Bob Ross]

I usually buy Makers Mark because someone once told me that the original Manhattan cocktail was invented to be made with not just any bourbon, but specifically Makers Mark, and the only reason I keep bourbon around is to make Manhattans.

I've since learned that I may have been misinformed as to that cocktail's origins.

So in a pinch (see what I did there?) I'll buy Bulleit. Or, frankly, any of the plethora of artisanal small-batch bourbons available in my local liquor shop.
But mostly Makers Mark.

[Too Tall]

That Four Roses is nice.
I've been buying Bullet Rye. That has been the most all around satisfying during brown liquor season and always makes a great Old Fashioned.

[murphy]

Wild Turkey 101 for $20, Knob Creek Small batch for $30 and the $40 one is hard. I would probably try and stretch it to about $45 and get a Wild Turkey Rare Breed as that is one of the cheaper barrel proofs. Or if there is a store pick of Knob Creek those can be gems since they can be up to 15 years old. Four Roses Single barrels are also right in that price range as well. I feel like that is the price range where your options really open up.

[NCC1701]

Whistle Pig.....

[clunk]

Russell’s Reserve bourbon. Do yourself a favor and pick up a fifth.

[abbeyQ]

Russell’s Reserve bourbon. Do yourself a favor and pick up a fifth.

This is my favorite that can be had anywhere at anytime.

I do love Blandtons though. Because of the Oregon state run liquor Monopoly when you find it, it's $45 which isn't too shabby.

[gt6267a]

This is my favorite that can be had anywhere at anytime.

I do love Blandtons though. Because of the Oregon state run liquor Monopoly when you find it, it's $45 which isn't too shabby.

$45 is kind of amazing. i haven't seen a price like that in > 10 years. Until the last 3-4 years, Blantons was going for $60-65 around here and available. Now its very hard to find. A year ago, I bought a bottle for $75 and thought that was high. Five months ago on a trip in TN, I bought 2 bottles @ $96 and thought that was getting wild. I paid it because its been so hard to find Blantons. Later on the same trip, another liquor store wanted $110 or maybe it was $120. On a trip in Feb, I found some Blantons but they were asking $180.

Basically, Blantons is getting hard to find and those who have it know people are willing to pay for the rarity. It won't be long before I'm priced out of the Blantons market.

[thollandpe]

Whistle Pig.....

If you have Whistle Pig down there for $40 a bottle you're risking an invasion.

One of my favorite bourbons is Johnny Drum, $27 around here. Was my favorite whiskey before the Pig came snorting around.

For rye my favorite is George Dickel. Pendleton ain't bad either.

[ldamelio]

Knob Creek as a go to 'every day' bourbon. In reality, every day is once every couple of weeks. I lean towards the bourbons with more rye in the mash bill. I also like their rye for Manhattans. Whistle Pig 10 year is an even better rye for Manhattans, but about $79/bottle in these parts so out of OPs specs. Nobody asked, but Carpano Antico is the go to Manhattan vermouth.

[deano]

I lived in Kentucky for ten years after high school. Worked across the street from Buffalo Trace and man we would get headaches from the smell of that corn mash. Their marque, Eagle Rare, is the best at the $30 mark. (By the way, if anyone is looking for a great cycling destination, central Kentucky is truly wonderful. You can hit a lot of the distilleries along beautiful tiny country lanes; traffic's not too bad. Scenery's great. Right amount of elevation change to be fun but not punishing).

Bourbon's great in that good stuff can be quite cheap. That said, at $20, it's hard to beat Wild Turkey 101. I know one at $11 that's actually pretty dadgum good, but am forgetting the name. If you wanna spend, I like Booker's and Baker's. None of the aforementioned are too sweet, which is really important to me as Scotch and bourbon should be drunk neat.

[sailor]

Scotch man here. I like black grouse and monkey shoulder blends sipped with a light splash of water on winter nights.

[rowdyhillrambler]

At this point I’m just trying to get sorted out-gimme the Evan Williams and let it do it’s thang

[rowdyhillrambler]

Last year my long time best pal and racing compadre did the 40th birthday gig-went to Lexington on the Bourbon tour—we were gonna ride to each distillery and do the tour-6 I believe... started at Four Roses then Makers Mark...then—not sure

July in Kentucky sipping on booze and riding your damn bike! That’s fucking america

[caleb]

Bulliet Rye is my go-to.

Buffalo Trace is fine, as is Four Roses Single Batch/Barrel.

Few Bros is still my high water mark for a <$40 bottle, but it never seems to be on the shelf.

[gggross]

Basil Hayden neat

Maker’s Mark for mixing

[GrantM]

What is your go to $20/$30/$40 bottle?

I am partial to Four Roses blended for a cheap bottle. What's your go to?

Can you Americans find Crown Royal down there?

-g

[72gmc]

Maunahaole! Nice to see you, feels like it’s been a while. Hope the dogs and family are healthy and well.

I’m about to have a little Four Roses because it’s Sunday and I don’t want to think too hard.