The Bourbon and Whiskey Thread

Jrflickster

@ShawnOL said:
Started my new part-time job at a liquor store. Saw this, a no-brainer decision for sure, at least if you like flavored whiskey.

Single tall diet squirt and crown apple is my current favorite mixed drink. Has to be diet squirt to keep the sweet tolerable.

Bob_Luken

Crown Apple was @raidermike preferred drink and I did not concur.

R.I.P @raidermike

peter4jc

You have to like Jim Gaffigan, but this is pretty funny.
https://youtu.be/pHzyxWkHWKM?si=rZ7G0sHYuW-HKu08

Ross_G89

@ShawnOL said:
Started my new part-time job at a liquor store. Saw this, a no-brainer decision for sure, at least if you like flavored whiskey.

I used to drink nothing but that! lol look up a Washington apple. Fantastic drink.

peter4jc

Let's see what this is all about...

peter4jc

A gift from the brother of my friend Nathan.

ShawnOL

The best kind of gift.

My daughter gave me a bottle of Teeling and my sister gave me a whiskey smoking set.

edz

@ShawnOL said:
The best kind of gift.

My daughter gave me a bottle of Teeling and my sister gave me a whiskey smoking set.

Don't the papers get wet when your smoking whisky. bad jk
Wife got me a little one from Cherryqueen

ShawnOL

Works as promised.

ShawnOL

I wonder how it would taste if I put burley tobacco in this thing.

ShawnOL

Curiosity got the better of me. Added C&D White Burley to the pecan chips. Interesting.

ShawnOL

Drinking this stuff this afternoon. Technically its whiskey. And rum and brandy and bourbon....

Rdp77

That looks like feeling really bad afterwards

ShawnOL

Its ok. Hasn't made me sick, so far.

ShawnOL

ShawnOL

ShawnOL

New-to-me.

ShawnOL

Diver43

@Bob_Luken said:
My first bottle of Blanton’s.

Up to this point I have not been a dedicated seeker of Blanton's, but I saw this high on a shelf behind the counter at my small neighborhood (nearest mini strip mall) liquor store. They seem to be a bit higher on all their stuff than some of the bigger stores I have in the area, but they are closest geographically. My plan is to buy more. I think I spotted a second bottle up on the shelf there at the same store. $95.oo. Is there a particular time of year that Blanton's is more likely to be spotted? I don't recall ever seeing it in any store. If I ever did see it, I'm sure I balked at whatever price they gave me. It's not my first taste though. Last winter my son gave me an opened 375ml/pint bottle secondhand because he was not impressed with it. I thanked him and disagreed with his opinion. I have nursed that small bottle along for a while now wondering if I would ever spot any Blanton's but also not really trying hard to find it either.
I called around this morning, and one place said they had it for $112 or $120, he wasn't certain about the price. And another place said he thought he usually priced his in the $70 to $75 range and he might get some today or tomorrow and told me I should call back. Three other places did not have it. I think I'll drop by my local again and get that other bottle if no one's grabbed it and also keep calling that other guy. I don't guzzle my bourbon, and I have other hobbies that I willingly spend plenty of money on, so I might as well try to keep some Blanton's on hand if it pleases me.

If you enjoy Blantons you may like Horse Soldier Bourbon.
It is wheated instead of rhyed but has a similar taste.

Amos_Umwhat

I've seen this on the shelves forever, never tried it until now. I usually stick to Buffalo Trace or Four Roses for bourbon. This stuff is very good, in my opinion.