Whiskey Clique

mcgruff10

Ok I m gonna buy my first bottle of bourbon tomorrow, Would you guys go makers or Buffalo?  I know nothing about bourbon.  I like my scotch neat.  

Gern Blansten

mcgruff10 said:

Ok I m gonna buy my first bottle of bourbon tomorrow, Would you guys go makers or Buffalo?  I know nothing about bourbon.  I like my scotch neat.  

I would go Buffalo but Makers is good too.  I prefer Makers 46

Bulleit, Knob, Makers....all good

dankind

Gern Blansten said:

mcgruff10 said:

Ok I m gonna buy my first bottle of bourbon tomorrow, Would you guys go makers or Buffalo?  I know nothing about bourbon.  I like my scotch neat.  

I would go Buffalo but Makers is good too.  I prefer Makers 46

Bulleit, Knob, Makers....all good

Basil Hayden’s is a nice mellow one to ease into the thing. 

markymark550

mcgruff10 said:

Ok I m gonna buy my first bottle of bourbon tomorrow, Would you guys go makers or Buffalo?  I know nothing about bourbon.  I like my scotch neat.  

I would go Buffalo Trace as well. I would actually go with the Eagle Rare 10 that tempo suggested, but that's just me. Eagle Rare is the same recipe as Buffalo Trace, it's just aged longer.

mcgruff10

Went with everyone s advice and also got a airplane bottle of makers just to give it a try.  

markymark550

Hope you enjoy!

mcgruff10

$39.99 for Buffalo, decent price?

exploderball

mcgruff10 said:

$39.99 for Buffalo, decent price?

Good choice for your first bottle. It should be closer to $25-30, but it gets marked up in places where it's hard to find. Don't sweat it, but if it becomes a regular on your shelf, I'd look for a lower price. If you like BT, then your next bottle could be Eagle Rare -- same juice but ~2 years older. A little harder to find, should cost $30-45.

If you drink your scotch neat, then I would try the same with bourbon. Damn tasty. Enjoy!

mcgruff10

exploderball said:

mcgruff10 said:

$39.99 for Buffalo, decent price?

Good choice for your first bottle. It should be closer to $25-30, but it gets marked up in places where it's hard to find. Don't sweat it, but if it becomes a regular on your shelf, I'd look for a lower price. If you like BT, then your next bottle could be Eagle Rare -- same juice but ~2 years older. A little harder to find, should cost $30-45.

If you drink your scotch neat, then I would try the same with bourbon. Damn tasty. Enjoy!

Good to know, thank you.  I ll definitely shop around next time.   So this will be sweeter than scotch?

exploderball

mcgruff10 said:

Good to know, thank you.  I ll definitely shop around next time.   So this will be sweeter than scotch?

I haven't tried much scotch, but bourbon should be sweeter. By law, bourbon has to be >50% corn, which results in a sweeter distillate. And it has to be aged in new charred barrels, which releases natural wood sugars into the liquid. So good. 

mcgruff10

Makers up , and after a sip I must admit I am a big fan.   Loving that sloooow burn.  Definitely different than scotch, maybe softer on the nose but man that burn is where it’s at.  90 proof, holy shit.  I might like this more than scotch.   

bbiggs

^Mcgruff, glad to see you're diving into the bourbon world.  Like others have said, Makers and Buffalo Trace are both great options.  Makers is a "wheater," meaning it is made with wheat, which is not as common.  It has a sweeter flavor.  I personally love wheated bourbons, but not all do.  Some above have said no to mixing these, which I get, but I wouldn't have a problem making a cocktail with either of those.  Neat or mixed, you can't go wrong.  Enjoy!

markymark550

Christmas present from my boss. I guess my work was acceptable this year

Gern Blansten

mcgruff10 said:

Makers up , and after a sip I must admit I am a big fan.   Loving that sloooow burn.  Definitely different than scotch, maybe softer on the nose but man that burn is where it’s at.  90 proof, holy shit.  I might like this more than scotch.   

at some point in your journey try this one...kind of reminds me of scotch due to the smokiness

Gern Blansten

markymark550 said:

Christmas present from my boss. I guess my work was acceptable this year

Nice!

mcgruff10

This is really really good scotch.  Wow.  

Jearlpam0925

Buddy of mine just texted this to me....

Cliffy6745

Jearlpam0925 said:

Buddy of mine just texted this to me....

Fucking a dude. You live around the corner. Let’s hang out with said buddy.

also that looks like a fucking sweet New Years.

happy New Years to you and the fam.

Jearlpam0925

Happy New Years to you and the cliff co. as well.He's in Mass, I told him to hold onto at least one when I'm heading up to New Hampshire in February.

Gonna be weird tomorrow...

Cliffy6745

Jearlpam0925 said:

Happy New Years to you and the cliff co. as well.He's in Mass, I told him to hold onto at least one when I'm heading up to New Hampshire in February.

Gonna be weird tomorrow...

Thank you good sir. Yeah man. Sucks big time, especially considering I don’t want to be part of any “protest”. If the rain breaks we may have beers in front yard but that’s it 

Jearlpam0925

Cliffy6745 said:

Jearlpam0925 said:

Happy New Years to you and the cliff co. as well.He's in Mass, I told him to hold onto at least one when I'm heading up to New Hampshire in February.

Gonna be weird tomorrow...

Thank you good sir. Yeah man. Sucks big time, especially considering I don’t want to be part of any “protest”. If the rain breaks we may have beers in front yard but that’s it 

Word, same, might move the outdoor heater out front to shoot the shit but that's about it. The idea of not starting a party at 10am on January 1st is an empty feeling. Mummers are kinda waning on me as it is, I don't need to be around the least common denominators that might somehow show up wearing blackface with a MAGA hat while not wearing masks to own Kenney.

Here's to 2021, we can (hopefully) only go up.

Cliffy6745

Jearlpam0925 said:

Cliffy6745 said:

Jearlpam0925 said:

Happy New Years to you and the cliff co. as well.He's in Mass, I told him to hold onto at least one when I'm heading up to New Hampshire in February.

Gonna be weird tomorrow...

Thank you good sir. Yeah man. Sucks big time, especially considering I don’t want to be part of any “protest”. If the rain breaks we may have beers in front yard but that’s it 

Word, same, might move the outdoor heater out front to shoot the shit but that's about it. The idea of not starting a party at 10am on January 1st is an empty feeling. Mummers are kinda waning on me as it is, I don't need to be around the least common denominators that might somehow show up wearing blackface with a MAGA hat while not wearing masks to own Kenney.

Here's to 2021, we can (hopefully) only go up.

I have mixed feelings on the mummers but super weird feeling not being at my sister in laws getting drunk while also throwing a party in like 12 hours. 

I definitely try to separate the politics from the mummers. Did the vast majority of them vote trump? Sure, but so do baseball players. It’s only the comics that bring a truly bad name and they should be gone but Since they’re on so early when nothing else is on, that’s what gets seen.

Anyways on to whiskey...give me a couple hours and I’ll be diving in headfirst 

dankind

Cheers!

mca47

dankind said:

Cheers!

Love the Lore!

mcgruff10

Is the lore very peaty?

mca47

mcgruff10 said:

Is the lore very peaty?

It is.  It's got that familiar Laphroaig "seaside briny" peat.

mcgruff10

Guys I tried this again last night and my god I love it!!!! Soooo good and complex   I m looking forward to my next islay scotch   

DavidD

Jearlpam0925 said:

Buddy of mine just texted this to me....

Very nice!  

I’m getting married in OCT. would love a nice bottle to celebrate with. Hopefully I can find one if not a nice bottle of scotch will do. 

mcgruff10

This stuff is legit.  

dankind

mcgruff10 said:

This stuff is legit.  

I’ve still got an unopened bottle of voyage 10, collecting dust.