What’s the BEST bourbon?

[whatsupdoc]

Oh man. Congrats if that’s your bottle.
Not many barrel #1s out there still.
Probably worth over 10k!

Legendary bottles of American whiskey exceed expectations at Sotheby’s auction - Decanter

American whiskey auction: A selection of rare American whiskeys exceeded their upper estimates at a high-profile auction held in New York this weekend.

www.decanter.com

The star of the show was a bottle of LeNell's Red Hook Rye 23 Year Old Barrel #1, which sold for $56,250 (£44,814). That smashed the estimate of $20,000 to $30,000 at Sotheby's 'Festive Spirits and American Classics' auction in the Big Apple.

 

[VVhoisJohnGalt]

Yikes. I know someone that paid 4 or 5k for one a few years back…seemed nuts back then. Looks like appreciation has worked in his favor!
Supply and demand is fascinating.

 

[BLKWLFK9]

 

[nockhunter]

"Whatever you're buying"

Mike

 

[Fx51LP308]

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I'm glad to see "Woodford Reserve" on your shelves. That's my "go to" Bourbon. I'll confess my palate is not as sophisticated as all of yours. I'm not able to discern the differences in all these bottles. I can tell the difference between things like Woodford vs Bulleit Bourbon vs Maker's Mark vs Jim Beam "Devil's cut," etc. Just as I can now tell the difference between certain kinds of Scotch. JW Black vs. JW Blue Label (worthless blend IMHO). My "go to" Scotch is: Lagavulin 16. Much more "peaty" than the others.

 

[ColbyLang]

The best bourbon? Maker’s Cellar is a top 5 for me. Funny part about a lot of bourbon is this bottle is great to me, and you may hate it

 

[TACC]

HANCOCK RESERVE

 

[TACC]

HANCOCK RESERVE

 

[BLKWLFK9]

I'm glad to see "Woodford Reserve" on your shelves. That's my "go to" Bourbon. I'll confess my palate is not as sophisticated as all of yours. I'm not able to discern the differences in all these bottles. I can tell the difference between things like Woodford vs Bulleit Bourbon vs Maker's Mark vs Jim Beam "Devil's cut," etc. Just as I can now tell the difference between certain kinds of Scotch. JW Black vs. JW Blue Label (worthless blend IMHO). My "go to" Scotch is: Lagavulin 16. Much more "peaty" than the others.

That woodford double oaked is a county barrel pick. Its honestly one of my favorites on the shelf. I love hunting for allocated bottles as much as the next guy, but there will always be a woodford double oak in my house. Its hard not to like. I dont really care for the regular woodford but double oak is the shit. Love it.

 

[wilb]

Travellers #40. What a great bottle ! Maybe not for a connoisseurs tastes, but a smooth, warm caramel; light in the mouth with no lingering aftertaste or heat, just simple well behaved flavour.

 

[BLKWLFK9]

Travellers #40. What a great bottle ! Maybe not for a connoisseurs tastes, but a smooth, warm caramel; light in the mouth with no lingering aftertaste or heat, just simple well behaved flavour.

I thought it tasted young and high ethanol note. For every 2 people that say it isn't good, youve got 1 that says they love it. Thats the beauty of whiskey. lol

 

[Slash0311]

12 year old Weller... damn its smooth.

 

[Mudburner]

I kind of stopped drinking anything else once I found Smoke Wagon. I have Horse Soldier, Driftless Glenn, Russell's, Jefferson, Basil Hayden, Whistle Pig, and others but always come back to Smoke Wagon.

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Man, that photo just appeals to me. I would REALLY enjoy just smelling each of those bottles!

 

[ColbyLang]

 

[ColbyLang]

 

[Bigrederic]

Well, I was lifted this bottle the other day, and man this great pour!! Excuse the crotch shot, I am down on the couch recovering from knee surgery.

 

[sakoguy21]

Lol, you guys are all wrong. The best Bourbon is whatever I have in my cabinet.....

 

[Crgchck]

Lol, you guys are all wrong. The best Bourbon is whatever I have in my cabinet.....

Nope…. Liquor in the cabinet is no good..
The best is what’s in my stomach

 

[Fx51LP308]

Actually, I'm just starting in my whiskey journey. For years, I was a "tea totaler" having had medical issues in college (some forms of alcohol being a "migraine trigger" for me). The migraines are, pretty much gone now, as long as I "drink responsibly" (no more than 1-2 shots of spirits per day). Furthermore. pure whiskeys (particularly bourbon and scotch) have not as much effect on my type II diabetes as some other "Sugary" alcohols (cordials, etc.). No more "Grand Marnier" for me.

My initial bourbon selections are:

1) Woodford Reserve (standard) but I'm looking into "Double Oaked."'
2) Bulleit Bourbon (Std).

For the next "acquisitions" = I'm looking into:
1) Buffalo Trace Std (may have to hunt for that one);
2) Elijah Craig Barrel proof (again allocated)
3) Woodford Reserve Double Oaked.

After that, we'll see. Definitely not looking for anything on the secondary or tertiary markets... Sorry Pappy!

For Scotch, I have very small tasting bottles (200 ml) of Johnny Walker black (somewhat peaty) and even one of Johnny Walker Blue (a little more peaty but very disappointing for the price). But my pride and joy, scotch wise, is a full 750 Ml of Lagavulin 16.

 

[vinniedelpino]

Actually, I'm just starting in my whiskey journey. For years, I was a "tea totaler" having had medical issues in college (some forms of alcohol being a "migraine trigger" for me). The migraines are, pretty much gone now, as long as I "drink responsibly" (no more than 1-2 shots of spirits per day). Furthermore. pure whiskeys (particularly bourbon and scotch) have not as much effect on my type II diabetes as some other "Sugary" alcohols (cordials, etc.). No more "Grand Marnier" for me.

My initial bourbon selections are:

1) Woodford Reserve (standard) but I'm looking into "Double Oaked."'
2) Bulleit Bourbon (Std).

For the next "acquisitions" = I'm looking into:
1) Buffalo Trace Std (may have to hunt for that one);
2) Elijah Craig Barrel proof (again allocated)
3) Woodford Reserve Double Oaked.

After that, we'll see. Definitely not looking for anything on the secondary or tertiary markets... Sorry Pappy!

For Scotch, I have very small tasting bottles (200 ml) of Johnny Walker black (somewhat peaty) and even one of Johnny Walker Blue (am little more peaty but very disappointing for the price). But my pride and joy, scotch wise, is a full 750 Ml of Lagavulin 16.

Have you tried drinking a glass of water, Gatorade, coconut water or pedialyte between pours?

As a young degenerate I was able to kill a bottle, gorge myself on Taco Bell and Mountain Dew and run a 5K the next day. Now I’m out of commission for 48 hours after three drinks without a generous helping of h2o and electrolytes.