Favorite bourbon/ whiskey...

I’ve always been a Russell’s Reserve fan and this Single Rickhouse doesn’t disappoint.

 

A couple of new ones for me. I'll report back.

 

I've always liked Oban; their 14 year single malt is nice and smooth...

Those are from 2 different regions, so you'll definitely have different profiles if you're comparing them.

 

I found top recommendations at different price ranges. My experiment is to see if my unsophisticated palate can differentiate.

https://uproxx.com/life/best-scotch-whiskeys-at-every-price-point-2023/

 

You will definitely notice a difference between those . Oban is pretty nice but I’ve never tried the other .

 

The Ardbeg came across with a prominent peat and smoke. The other tasting notes from the Ardbeg review were lost on me. With the Oban there was more citrus and fruit present for certain.

Both were enjoyable.

 

Now you should find a couple other from each region (islay) and (west highland) and compare them to these 2; you may find that you prefer islay over highlands or vice versa... and then expand to sampling the other regions as well My regional preferences were usually Highland and Speyside...

 

Was going to crack open the increasingly rare beer tonight (been very fond of the Carlsbad Elephant lately) but the wife wanted to open a bottle so we shared.

We do have a bit of a wine collection too, but nothing too fancy. I've had the 2015, 2016, and 2018 vintages of this one and the 2016 is by far my favorite.

I'm on Vivino with over 170 wines rated if anyone else gets into grape juice...

 

I enjoy wine. I collect all the finest Kirkland vintages!

They don't last long in my wine cooler.

 

I wouldn't be surprised if Kirkland had some legit offerings!

 

The best wines are often the ones you bring home from trips. Curious to hear what you think when you try it.

 

A malbec, that has been finished in a bourbon barrel. Delicious

 

Malbec, specifically Argentinian, is my top wine by far.

 

Had very good luck with Gascon Malbec

 

Haven't tried it, but if I see it I'll pick it up. There are so many thousands of options.


I have 16 Argentinian Malbecs rated, these are my two top rated offerings..



Also now you know my name of you want to look up my rap sheet...

 

Malbec and Pinot Noir are my go to reds. Kidding aside, Costco has great prices. Picked these up last week.

 

Just had a bottle this weekend. A crazy great value.

 

My shitty state doesn't let Coatco carry wine and liquor. I saw a Reddit post today where a Costco had Pappy 10 year for $81.

 

I feel your pain. OK just allowed non liquor stores to sell wine and strong beer (3.2+) in 2016 but they still can't sell spirits. There are currently bills pending to change that.

 

Been sipping on this not to bad, my neighbor owns a chain of liquor stores and hooks me up.

 

I know this is a bourbon page but I saw all the previous post about wines and I had to share this one. I’m a big fan of Châteauneuf-du-pape wines.

 

That’s my favourite red .

 

My collection is growing. Big fan of the Wellers! I'm hoping I can find a cheap bottle of the 107 at my local liquor store (they have it for MSRP occasionally).

The Sazerac is alright, but I think I'm just not really a Rye Gye.

 

That Weller is good, and they have some reeeeaally good ones. I grabbed a bottle of the SR on the cheap recently

 

Wow, and I thought $40 for my bottle was a good deal

 

I bought the big one and a Michters US1 Small batch. Both just buttery goodness.

 

Agree on ryes, have tried several just not my thing. That Wellers SR was fair probably wouldn't buy it again unless I found it for around 40. The 107 so far has been my favorite even over the Full Proof, interestingly it didn't get better being open. The first half of the bottle was great but about half empty it developed a grassy flavor that I am not a fan of, I managed to fight through it and finish her off though.

 

This is one of our favorites as well. Bang for buck, it is hard to beat.

If you are looking for a few others that are similar, these two are equally awesome

 

The first one is probably our go to red, we also like Portuguese greens.