Blanton's pricing

[TexLaw]

Eagle Rare isn't all that easy to find around here, but it still shows up on the shelves from time to time. Frankly, it's not one of my favorites, so I don't pay tremendous attention. The others I mentioned aren't hard to find around here.

I'm glad Old Forester 1920 got a mention. That's also marvelous stuff and not too hard to find.

Anyone who really wants a good bourbon and isn't going to look down their nose at a label also needs to look at Evan Williams Bottled in Bond. I buy it by the handle. Don't tell them, but they should be charging twice the price. But, you see, that's America.

Same with Wild Turkey 101. It got a bad name, somehow. I think that had more to do with Hank Jr. and his got-too-drunk-but-still-death-defying antics than anything else. It's a terrific whiskey. Rare Breed is better without a doubt, but the ol' 101 is something you can't complain about unless you're used to living much better than I am (and I live well).

 

[ByMyBeard]

Eagle Rare isn't all that easy to find around here, but it still shows up on the shelves from time to time. Frankly, it's not one of my favorites, so I don't pay tremendous attention. The others I mentioned aren't hard to find around here.

I'm glad Old Forester 1920 got a mention. That's also marvelous stuff and not too hard to find.

Anyone who really wants a good bourbon and isn't going to look down their nose at a label also needs to look at Evan Williams Bottled in Bond. I buy it by the handle. Don't tell them, but they should be charging twice the price. But, you see, that's America.

Same with Wild Turkey 101. It got a bad name, somehow. I think that had more to do with Hank Jr. and his got-too-drunk-but-still-death-defying antics than anything else. It's a terrific whiskey. Rare Breed is better without a doubt, but the ol' 101 is something you can't complain about unless you're used to living much better than I am (and I live well).

Agree with all that. Though the last time I had ER, I did enjoy it tremendously. EWBiB will be a frequent pour..or it's little brother JTS Brown. It's been a LONG time since I gave the Turkey a spot in my cabinet, but that will change soon. I've found I need a bridge whiskey between a "daily" pour and a "special" pour. I guess that happens when your daily is under $15 and your other bottles are around $50 (which I consider a high price....I'm frugal). I'm just thankful that my palette is perfectly fine in that range. I honestly can't detect a lot of the subtleties that make higher priced whiskies worth it.

 

[Wishoot]

Impossible to find here.

 

[TexLaw]

Though the last time I had ER, I did enjoy it tremendously.

Oh, Eagle Rare a fine whiskey. It's just sweeter and fruitier than I like and, unlike Blanton's, it doesn't have a lot of depth to draw me in. Frankly, I find it slightly overpriced even at the $30-35 point, but that's my tastes. It just isn't my cup of tea, so I'm not really looking for it. I like them spicier. So many folks love it, though, that it's very often on my suggested list when someone asks for something to try.

As for the recent rarity, I can only chalk that up to it being from Buffalo Trace. Everything Buffalo Trace has become tricky to find. It's like everyone things everything BT is Pappy.

 

[Bhugo]

Eagle Rare isn't all that easy to find around here, but it still shows up on the shelves from time to time. Frankly, it's not one of my favorites, so I don't pay tremendous attention. The others I mentioned aren't hard to find around here.

I'm glad Old Forester 1920 got a mention. That's also marvelous stuff and not too hard to find.

Anyone who really wants a good bourbon and isn't going to look down their nose at a label also needs to look at Evan Williams Bottled in Bond. I buy it by the handle. Don't tell them, but they should be charging twice the price. But, you see, that's America.

Same with Wild Turkey 101. It got a bad name, somehow. I think that had more to do with Hank Jr. and his got-too-drunk-but-still-death-defying antics than anything else. It's a terrific whiskey. Rare Breed is better without a doubt, but the ol' 101 is something you can't complain about unless you're used to living much better than I am (and I live well).

I agree with everything you said! EWBIB is tremendous and often my Old Fashioned mixer. WT 101 is the same. 1920 is a favorite neat.

 

[TexLaw]

I agree with everything you said! EWBIB is tremendous and often my Old Fashioned mixer. WT 101 is the same. 1920 is a favorite neat.

Oh, heck, yeah. EWBIB is an excellent mixer (yet also good enough neat). It had enough rye in the bill (and no wheat) that it also makes a great bourbon Manhattan when I'm so inclined to deviate from a proper rye Manhattan. At about $20/handle, it might be the best bang for the buck on the shelves.

 

[Chango]

$64.00 paid today. Like I said earlier. I only get this because my brother is the store manager. The bottles sell out before they can hit the shelf. If I didn’t have that connection. I’m not sure how I would get it.

The NEX here carries it too. But even at the NEX they have to raffle off tickets to buy it. Crazy.