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12-18-2008, 12:04 AM #1
Cheap but good
OK, I'm not a big booze snob, but I know good when I taste it...
Evan Williams single barrel bourbon is freaking fantastic. If you can find it, it's TOTALLY worth the $25 dollars for a bottle. This ain't the usual Evan Williams stuff, it's fantastic.
I can never get ahold of this stuff, outside of holiday packages and occasional obscure store sales, but damn... it's good when you can get it. I eagerly wait every year, hoping it will be available where I am currently living (wherever that may be).
Also, Buffalo Trace bourbon: it's not rare, but it's damn good stuff too, and for $20 a bottle, it will hold it's own with single barrel bourbon at twice the price. It's a little sweet for my taste (I like scotch), but it's so damn good.
Also, Cruzan rum.... check it out! Super cheap, but highly rated. Get it before they catch on and raise the price! Their Black Strap rum is awesome, as is the dark and 'clear' varieties... best widely available rum out there AFAIK.
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12-18-2008, 12:12 AM #2
Gotta follow that up with what I'm drinking tonight. I paid $27 for it:
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12-18-2008, 12:18 AM #3
Presidente Brandy, good for what ails you, especially in weather like we are having in KC!
It is easier to fool people than to convince them they have been fooled. Twain
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12-18-2008, 12:53 AM #4
I have seen the Presidente around, haven't tried it yet...
Four roses? I have to see if I can root up some of that.
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12-18-2008, 11:11 PM #5
I'll second Buffalo Trace and add Elmer T. Lee and Wild Turkey 101. All decent pours at very decent prices.
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12-18-2008, 11:49 PM #6
Let us not forget "Old Ezra" and my favorite - Bookers
Just don't drink Bookers while using a Boker
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12-19-2008, 01:31 AM #7
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12-19-2008, 04:38 AM #8
Also fantastic in margaritas! The cheapest, bestest margarita you can make (in my humble opinion) is made with Presidente brandy, Sauza Gold tequila, Cointreau (Triple Sec if you really want to go cheap), and Sweet and Sour mix. The initial outlay is expensive, but it'll keep you in quality margaritas for a long time. It depends on who's drinking it and how wasted they want to get, but I like to do an ounce of tequila, an ounce of brandy, 1.5 ounces of Cointreau, and the rest Sweet and Sour- I do most of it by sight, so measurements are approximations. Shake 'em up with ice, then pour in a glass with or without the ice. The fun part about these is you can make them taste so good, no one realizes how much alcohol there is in it and they guzzle them. They make for easy sipping, and everyone of all ages enjoy them.
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12-19-2008, 11:03 AM #9
I like Makers Mark, Wild Turkey Kentucky Sprit, and have recently stumbled on to Fighting ****. I don't care for Beam. I do like Knob Creek coming from Beam Distilery.
How do you like yours? Mine, over cracke ice in one of those glass jars armor dried beef came in with the little stars around the top.
Don
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12-19-2008, 11:05 AM #10
Favorite Bourbon. Also good and cheap. Around $20.
bjDon't go to the light. bj