Bourbon, Rye and American Whiskey

beachBOYken · 5 Dec 2022 at 15:48

BUDFORCE said:
If I'm honest I think all three of them are horrible.

I might try the fire. I don't drink these often, but as a liquor which is what it is, I found the honey very easy to drink over ice. I do not mind over indulging on all the sickly sweet food and drink over Christmas.

You ever tried the JD white rabbit saloon? Pricey but well reviewed for a JD.

Jack Daniel's White Rabbit Saloon : The Whisky Exchange

Originally released to commemorate the 120th anniversary of the opening of Jack Daniel's White Rabbit Saloon in Lynchburg, this special edition is now enjoying a more general release. The same grea...

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BUDFORCE · 5 Dec 2022 at 17:38

beachBOYken said:
I might try the fire. I don't drink these often, but as a liquor which is what it is, I found the honey very easy to drink over ice. I do not mind over indulging on all the sickly sweet food and drink over Christmas.

You ever tried the JD white rabbit saloon? Pricey but well reviewed for a JD.

Jack Daniel's White Rabbit Saloon : The Whisky Exchange

Originally released to commemorate the 120th anniversary of the opening of Jack Daniel's White Rabbit Saloon in Lynchburg, this special edition is now enjoying a more general release. The same grea...

www.thewhiskyexchange.com

No, I bet it is good though.

But...... I dunno its £50 for bottle of Jack Daniels........

That being said, I would be interested to see if its the same stuff they put in the legacy editions (both 43% abv) which can be had on offer for just over £20, I'd be a bit butthurt if you are effectively paying £30 over the odds for a different label.

beachBOYken · 5 Dec 2022 at 17:50

BUDFORCE said:
No, I bet it is good though.

But...... I dunno its £50 for bottle of Jack Daniels........

That being said, I would be interested to see if its the same stuff they put in the legacy editions (both 43% abv) which can be had on offer for just over £20, I'd be a bit butthurt if you are effectively paying £30 over the odds for a different label.

Yeah I agree, the legacy stuff is decent and if it was more or less the same, it would be a high price to pay.

~Divine~Wind~ · 8 Dec 2022 at 19:45

Jim Beam Black £19.47 S+S

https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B00452ZLQM

Wild Turkey 101 £19.10 S+S

https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B0043A012U

~Divine~Wind~ · 8 Dec 2022 at 19:46

beachBOYken said:
I have the honey for Christmas, I quite like that with ice.

What's the Fire and Apple versions like, I nearly purchased them today in sainsburys as they are on offer.

Whack a shot of the honey one into ya gravy! Works amazingly well

jpaul · 18 Dec 2022 at 22:26

since folks are waxing lyrical in GD on rum they drink - nice sipping rum currently £25

https://www.amazon.co.uk/Mount-Gay-Black-Barrel-Double/dp/B085WJY6K2

~Divine~Wind~ · 23 Dec 2022 at 21:56

~Divine~Wind~ said:
Wild Turkey 101 £19.10 S+S

https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B0043A012U

Way too sweet for my liking

beachBOYken · 24 Dec 2022 at 14:23

Bulleit £20 in Sainsburys, grabbed the last bottle earlier at my local.

Was looking for JD single barrel select which they had on offer, but my local didn’t stock that.

BUDFORCE · 24 Dec 2022 at 20:06

Tried a new one this evening, Daddy Rack.

Is very smooth. I'd say somewhere in between a bourbon and rye, it's labelled as Tennessee Whiskey anyway so doesn't claim to be a bourbon.

Easy to drink but possibly lacking any real flavour punch. Was a gift but I have a rough idea of how much and if I'm honest not worth the money, not saying it's bad though.

I'll stick it on the list at some point.

BUDFORCE · 1 Jan 2023 at 21:17

Another one, well.....sort of... Howler Head, selling it in Tesco's at the moment, says it's a liqueur, although 40% abv, it says "Kentucky Spirit" for whatever that means, so it counts.

Its like banana flavoured bourbon which I assumed would be vile, but it's actually not bad as although the banana flavour is strong it's somehow not too sweet.

jpaul · 1 Jan 2023 at 23:00

Hadn't realised JD rye is £20 https://www.amazon.co.uk/Jack-Daniels-Tennessee-Straight-Whisky

Jack Daniel’s Rye Whiskey

Whisky of the Week review and tasting notes for the Jack Daniel’s Rye whiskey, a delicious Straight Tennessee Rye that is now available in SA.

whiskyoftheweek.co.uk

£30 @ https://www.masterofmalt.com/whiskies/jack-daniels/jack-daniels-tennessee-rye-whiskey/

beachBOYken · 17 Jan 2023 at 17:26

For a mixer which goes better with coke, jack daniels or Jim beam white label?

~Divine~Wind~ · 17 Jan 2023 at 22:13

They taste completely different mate

For me JD goes with full fat coke best
Jim beam does suit Pepsi better but its far nicer neat

If Sweet is your game try using Amaretto as your mixer

50/50 with a bourbon (or rye for a bit more spice) with a few drops of orange bitters

ArcticHeron · 18 Jan 2023 at 10:51

Have they changed the Sazerac Rye recently? Used to love it on the rocks but tried it for the first time in years yesterday and it tasted incredibly flat. Profile was just so muted with none of the spice it used to have.

beachBOYken · 18 Jan 2023 at 12:35

~Divine~Wind~ said:
They taste completely different mate

For me JD goes with full fat coke best
Jim beam does suit Pepsi better but its far nicer neat

If Sweet is your game try using Amaretto as your mixer
50/50 with a bourbon (or rye for a bit more spice) with a few drops of orange bitters

Thanks, I generally prefer Bourbons like Makers, Bulleit, Wild Turkey neat or with ice, but have loads of cans of coke from Christmas and thought about getting a cheaper bottle to mix with it.
I do have a bottle of Amaretto mind, and do like a sweeter drink occasionally.
Thanks

~Divine~Wind~ · 20 Jan 2023 at 08:13

https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B077G5VYCW

Old forester 19.95

BUDFORCE · 20 Jan 2023 at 12:46

~Divine~Wind~ said:
https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B077G5VYCW

Old forester 19.95

Hmmmmmm......it's alright.......

Got a bit of an unnecessary burn to it, certainly had worse though and as always thanks for sharing any offers on here.

For £2 more I'd just get Bulleit.

beachBOYken · 23 Jan 2023 at 16:16

Got some JD Rye at weekend, its not bad, had better though.

~Divine~Wind~ · 26 Jan 2023 at 09:06

BUDFORCE said:
Hmmmmmm......it's alright.......

Got a bit of an unnecessary burn to it, certainly had worse though and as always thanks for sharing any offers on here.

For £2 more I'd just get Bulleit.

see I like some of the rougher stuff haha, that wt 101 was a bit light and way to sweet for me.
100% a mixer in my eyes.

~Divine~Wind~ · 26 Jan 2023 at 09:08

beachBOYken said:
Got some JD Rye at weekend, its not bad, had better though.

for a 20 quid bottle of rye I thought it was fairly decent tbh, yep had better but not really for 20quid.

longbranch has a little diacount at the meoment:

https://www.amazon.co.uk/Wild-Turkey-Longbranch-Whisky-Golden/dp/B07VXQRVGR/ref=sr_1_2?crid=2DZG82Q7AVRNQ&keywords=longbranch&qid=1674723903&rdc=1&sprefix=longbranch%2Caps%2C101&sr=8-2

but there's a voucher for 15% off on your first s+s as we normally have enough items each month for the additional 15% off as well

so works out just under 25 a bottle for me, might be time to try it.

anyone had it recently? is it very sweet?

Bourbon, Rye and American Whiskey

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