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I think I’m one and done with 1792 Sweet Wheat. It just tastes like young 1792. Nothing special.

I probably won’t revisit the NBC Stella’s Stash either. It’s printed nowhere on the bottle, but it’s almost certainly double oaked. It was darker than a cup of coffee. Just not my jam.

 

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So the new Old Fitz 7 BiB for $60 seems downright reasonable compared to plenty of new stuff out there.

 

Am I being too benevolent?  

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Hitting total wine today for a birthday tonight for a buddy. What would you snobs suggest in the 80-100 range that's not the obvious Blanton's or Garrison Bros type of stuff. 

Bonus points if it's slightly more obscure. He likes Bourbon, but he's not a snob about it. 

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3 hours ago, SydneyCarton said:

Hitting total wine today for a birthday tonight for a buddy. What would you snobs suggest in the 80-100 range that's not the obvious Blanton's or Garrison Bros type of stuff. 

Bonus points if it's slightly more obscure. He likes Bourbon, but he's not a snob about it. 

Jack Daniels Barrel Proof Single Barrel Rye.  Hands down.  and it's under $80 but tastes like it isn't.

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1 hour ago, BigDHornfan said:

Jack Daniels Barrel Proof Single Barrel Rye.  Hands down.  and it's under $80 but tastes like it isn't.

 

1 hour ago, Herbie Hancock said:


All of this. All of it.

I might grab that for myself, but I was thinking more along the lines of something he likely doesn't have. And I think he prefers Bourbon to Rye The ones near me had some Stellum and Chestnut farms that seemed like decent deals. Any thoughts on those?

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I might grab that for myself, but I was thinking more along the lines of something he likely doesn't have. And I think he prefers Bourbon to Rye The ones near me had some Stellum and Chestnut farms that seemed like decent deals. Any thoughts on those?

Pass.
The Bardstown Single Barrels are really good.
They will run you around $70
If you can find it and willing to spend a little more, Bardstown Discovery is even better.
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5 hours ago, SydneyCarton said:

 

I might grab that for myself, but I was thinking more along the lines of something he likely doesn't have. And I think he prefers Bourbon to Rye The ones near me had some Stellum and Chestnut farms that seemed like decent deals. Any thoughts on those?

2XO 

any of the $90 bottles are very tasty

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22 hours ago, huge said:

2XO 

any of the $90 bottles are very tasty

Innkeeper is the best in my opinion. Nice root beer note. Sneakerhead was good, but a step below. 
 

Innkeeper is on sale at Spec’s for $75 right now. 

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Just got this one in the mail. I hadn’t heard of Ironroot before I found this bottle, but happy to see them well regarded here. 

Lost lantern is an independent bottler that buys individual barrels from small distillers. Their flagship products are blends of these barrels and then they also have a single cask series. 

I keep an eye on breaking bourbon’s reviews to see if any of the seasonal releases are unusually good in their eyes. Obviously whiskey reviews are highly subjective, but I’ve yet to be disappointed by something that rated very highly. Of the 2000+ reviews they’ve done only ~60 have gotten 4.5 / 5. Since value is one of their ratings, things that are solid and cheap get a boost while really good but overpriced limited releases get dinged so there a TON of bottles that get 3-3.5 and a decent amount that get 4. So when I saw this come in at 4.5 I was very happy to see that it was still in stock. It was sold out by the next morning. 

https://www.lostlanternwhiskey.com/product/ironroot-republic-double-barrel-bourbon/

 

 

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Just got this one in the mail. I hadn’t heard of Ironroot before I found this bottle, but happy to see them well regarded here. 
Lost lantern is an independent bottler that buys individual barrels from small distillers. Their flagship products are blends of these barrels and then they also have a single cask series. 
I keep an eye on breaking bourbon’s reviews to see if any of the seasonal releases are unusually good in their eyes. Obviously whiskey reviews are highly subjective, but I’ve yet to be disappointed by something that rated very highly. Of the 2000+ reviews they’ve done only ~60 have gotten 4.5 / 5. Since value is one of their ratings, things that are solid and cheap get a boost while really good but overpriced limited releases get dinged so there a TON of bottles that get 3-3.5 and a decent amount that get 4. So when I saw this come in at 4.5 I was very happy to see that it was still in stock. It was sold out by the next morning. 
https://www.lostlanternwhiskey.com/product/ironroot-republic-double-barrel-bourbon/
 
 

I love IronRoot.
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14 hours ago, BigDHornfan said:


I love IronRoot.

Looking through their website it seems like it’s the Harbinger mash bill. 60% yellow dent corn, 30% bloody butcher corn, 5% floriani flint corn, 5% elbow rye). The Ironroot website doesn’t give the % but the harbinger is the only one with that combo. 

So I guess it’s essentially a harbinger double oak single barrel. 

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Probably my favorite “oaky” bourbon. Just a pleasant sipper that is pretty simple. They could price it better, but I believe industry standard is $10 for every year in the barrel. At $160 a bottle this is a little under that. 

I guess Heaven Hill wants to keep it that way because it’s a legacy offering. 

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9 minutes ago, Mo Horn said:

I'm in the RGV and went to the liquor store the Mrs Mo goes to and gets me all kinds of good stuff. Sitting on the shelf for $56 was a Colonel H Taylor. Crazy!

Small Batch I assume?

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I haven't been drinking much lately and haven't had any bourbon for probably 6 months now.  I've been meaning to go through my collection to figure out what of my favorites I want to keep for the odd time I do drink bourbon and pull the rest to give to friends.  I finally did it today and poured a few while doing so.  I finished the last oz of my KC2001 I'd been hanging onto and now I'm sipping on some Weller 12.  I don't miss drinking almost every other day and I'm not going back to that habit, but this stuff sure is good.   

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Opened one of these yesterday and was pleasantly surprised.  It’s $110-$120, but probably has my favorite finish of the year.  I should probably caveat this by saying I haven’t bought much in terms of new bottles this year. Definitely way better than the Old Fitz 7. 

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17 hours ago, BurntOrange&White said:

Making cocktail with bourbon for Thanksgiving and would like a recommendation from this cheap list:

 

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I think almost any bartender would recommend 100 proof bourbons for cocktails. You might as well buy OF100 it’s only $8-9 more than 86. Jackie Zykan let it slip once that tbeh blend 8 year distillate in OF100. It’s excellent. 

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My rankings of the cheap 100 proof bourbons.

1) OF100

2) Tom Moore BiB

3) Benchmark Bonded


As Bert outlined in some previous posts, Tom Moore BiB is an outstanding value pick. It’s a handle of 1792 BiB for $22. I think you’d have to work for Barton to tell the difference in a blind tasting.

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14 hours ago, Party_Taco said:


Tell us more…

Mister Sam Batch 4 is a very limited-release, high-proof (131.08 proof) blended whiskey created by Sazerac as a tribute to Samuel Bronfman. This rare bottling is known for its rich and complex flavor profile, which includes notes of cigar box, toffee, dried fruits, spices, and oak, with a full-bodied and oily texture. It was released in limited quantities in 2025.

Currently goes for about $1000 on secondary.
Buddy got lucky and won this one in a fireball for $100. Cracked it yesterday.  It's delicious and those notes listed above were pretty spot on.

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1 hour ago, BigDHornfan said:

Mister Sam Batch 4 is a very limited-release, high-proof (131.08 proof) blended whiskey created by Sazerac as a tribute to Samuel Bronfman. This rare bottling is known for its rich and complex flavor profile, which includes notes of cigar box, toffee, dried fruits, spices, and oak, with a full-bodied and oily texture. It was released in limited quantities in 2025.

Currently goes for about $1000 on secondary.
Buddy got lucky and won this one in a fireball for $100. Cracked it yesterday.  It's delicious and those notes listed above were pretty spot on.

Batch 1 might be a top 3 ever pour for me. Haven’t tried any subsequent batches though. 

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