Thread: Scotch/whiskey of the day

Originally Posted by ZeroCool

Has anyone tried Rye whiskey? If so, what's a good one to start with in the $40-60 range?

Thanks!

Coming to this thread after a hiatus for a bit. Rye Whiskey is one of my favorites outside Single Malt Scotch. Unfortunately the one I like the best is called Ole George and is produced by Grand Traverse Distillery in Traverse City, MI. It is a small batch Whiskey that they only sell in their tasting centers in Traverse City and Frankenmuth MI so a little hard to come by.

For something that may be a little easier to find Jefferson 10 year Rye Whiskey is good stuff too. It has a very distinct pepper note too it that caught me off guard when I tried it the first time. You should be able to find it at a Total Wine and Spirits ( I believe there is one near Jersey).

Too bad you can't get any "Corn Whiskey" by the gallon or that cheap kerosine smelling Rye Whiskey in Sweden, I happen to like the stuff!

Originally Posted by Troggie

Coming to this thread after a hiatus for a bit. Rye Whiskey is one of my favorites outside Single Malt Scotch. Unfortunately the one I like the best is called Ole George and is produced by Grand Traverse Distillery in Traverse City, MI. It is a small batch Whiskey that they only sell in their tasting centers in Traverse City and Frankenmuth MI so a little hard to come by.

For something that may be a little easier to find Jefferson 10 year Rye Whiskey is good stuff too. It has a very distinct pepper note too it that caught me off guard when I tried it the first time. You should be able to find it at a Total Wine and Spirits ( I believe there is one near Jersey).

Jim Beam has a Yellow Label rye that is great. Check for local distributorship but it should be widely available.

The only thing i seem to like outside single malt is Maker's Mark! In general, Bourbon is yuck for me. JD even more so!

My current favorite scotch is GrangeStone. I have both the 12 and 21 in my cabinet though I am going through the 21 faster than the 12 at the moment because I find it much smoother on my palette with more of a fruity finish. The 12 is a little more smokey. Now if I could find a bottle of their 40 in the US. I still need to get the 18 in the line to see how that one is but they are so reasonably priced 25, 50, 80 respectively they are good value purchase for something new even if you are not keen on them.

Tonight I cracked open the 18yo Highland Park I picked up on my travels last weekend. Very, very nice!