I have a bottle that I've used for mixing. Makes a great old fashioned. I don't think I've ever tried it neat.
Straight pour of bourbon, neat, what is your go to pick
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Booker's.
Do you like Maker's Mark. I think it's great myself! I drink more Scotch than anything. I'm big in Auchentoshan 3 Wood if you're looking for a Scotch.
Wild Turkey Rare Breed
Scotch drinker, but when I have to do bourbon it is Bulleit neat, Jim Beam on rocks.
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I've always loved the Rare Breed look...throwback, cool. I have yet to pick up a bottle. It's around $50 in my neighbor.
Rare Breed and Kentucky Spirit are my favorites but at the cost they are for special occassions.
this afternoon, jeffersons reserve. aged in wine barrels.
very old, like me!
very old, like me!
Woodford, Buffalo Trace, Eagle Rare
and for a shocker - Even Williams White label - it is BIB so 100 proof and about $14
(although I add a bit of water to all my whiskey after the first little bit)
and for a shocker - Even Williams White label - it is BIB so 100 proof and about $14
(although I add a bit of water to all my whiskey after the first little bit)
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Unfortunately, Weller, Elmer T Lee and Blanton's are no where to be found around here.
I rather like Evan Williams Single Barrel.
Unfortunately, EC "12" is no longer being produced. Heaven Hill announced the dropping of the 12 year age statement from EC several months ago, so it has joined the lengthening list of extinct age-stated bourbons. So unless you can find some old stock lurking back on some dusty shelf, you won't be able to taste that one. I haven't tried the current no-age-statement EC, but I'm sure the expert blenders at HH will do a creditable job of maintaining the basic style and flavor profile, but you can also bet that it will contain a good proportion of younger whiskey. It's what the current bourbon boom hath wrought: greatly increased demand has resulted inevitably in reduced stocks of older whiskey.
To your original question, being a value oriented drinker, I very much like Henry McKenna Single Barrel; 100 proof, 10 years old bottled in bond. A steal at around 30 bucks. Its close kin Evan Williams Single Barrel is also a terrific bourbon at about the same price point.
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So many great suggestions!! What do you guys think of the Japanese scotches and whiskeys?
+1 for EW BiB. I've only recently gotten into bourbons and have found that I like the sweeter bourbons. Elijah Craig NAS is good, but you can get a handle of EWBiB for less. They're the same mash and I'm really cheap, so I'll mix the 2 to get more drink with the aged flavor.
Wild Turkey 101 is really good too, but a spicy and not sweet bourbon.
Where does everyone find Blantons for $45?? I live in Jacksonville, FL and it's 55-60 around here.
And I've been searching for EW single barrel, but can't find it. I'd it seasonally available?
Blantons (just had my first taste last weekend) or 4 Roses Single barrel for me.
Absolute best bang for your buck under $45 is Buffalo Trace. Way under. I prefer Blantons, Angel's Envy, Woodford Reserve and a number of others, but Buffalo Trace has nothing to apologize for.
My dilemma: so many good bourbons and so little time and money to enjoy them. 
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I found Buffalo Trace at $22, a real steal. The only downside, it's an online deal, so there's shipping. Locally, Buffalo Trace goes for $32.
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