NT Drinkers, Come School Me.

[parada45]

I have put so many people on Captain and Coke

Tastes like Vanilla coke


Try it

 

[kickhead23]

Maker's Mark

Woodford Reserve

 

[lobotomybeats]

This man knows where it is at. He left off a couple other bourbons that I enjoy, I from KY so I'm kind of partial to bourbon. If you head down the bourbon trail definitely try Woodford Reserve. I like my bourbon on the rocks and for me it's my favorite that way. Another brand that's not bad for the price is Ridgemont Reserve 1792. Pretty smooth, and good on the rocks. Not quite as expensive as Woodford but in the same ball park. Eagle Reserve isn't bad in that price range. And after you try the stuff and get hooked on it, then move up to the $40-50 range like like Mojo said, but be sure to check out Bookers'. It's fantastic, but I wouldn't recommend starting out with it.

I love Booker's. I don't live that far from Kentucky, so I tend to visit the bourbon trail somewhat often. Of all of the bourbons I have tried the Willett Family Reserve 8 yr is my current favorite. Sadly, I've learned that this bourbon, along with other Willetts, aren't available in a lot of areas. Here is a review from the Sour Mash Manifesto.

Kentucky Bourbon Distillers (KBD) is an Independent Bottler based in Bardstown, Kentucky. While KBD has been in the process of renovating the old Willett Distillery, until recently it had not been doing any distillation. The company’s model has centered on sourcing choice barrels from other distilleries for bottling under their many labels. After the first of the year KBD was able to crank up the still at the distillery, and I sure hope to see some of their own distillate coming out soon. Until then…….

One of their more popular products is the Willett Family Reserve line of longer aged bourbons. The subject of this review is the 8 year old version. The source distillery is unknown and the folks from KBD would probably have to take out all of my taste buds one by one (a fate worse than death) if they told me. Here are my thoughts….

Willett Single Barrel Bourbon (8 Year) , Barrel #305, 64.15% abv (128.30 Proof), $50

Color: Deep Mahogany

Nose: Baked banana, smoky caramel, sorghum syrup, vanilla, cocoa, flint and roasted nuts.

Palate: This is brooding whiskey – molasses, toffee, dark chocolate caramels, bitter espresso, and heavily toasted bread. There is a good bit of waxiness as well. In spite of the deep dark flavors, this whiskey does not drink it’s proof. I would have guessed something around 100-105 – it hides it very well.

Finish: Huge finish with cocoa, coffee, toffee and more of the wood spices than were present on the palate (clove and cinnamon in spades). There’s a nice interplay between bitter and sweet.

Overall: What a fantastic whiskey! This is “end of a great meal” whiskey that could easily substitute for a well balanced dessert. Intense, sweet, bitter, solidly spiced, and interestingly smoky. I loved it from start to finish. At $50 it’s certainly not inexpensive, but considering the proof it is a tremendous value. Without hesitation, this can go toe to toe with the big boys from the Buffalo Trace Antique Collection. One note of caution – as mentioned in the opener, KBD sources these barrels. I can only imagine their program focuses in some way on consistency and flavor profile, but it’s still a single barrel product. As a result I would expect some variation. Please note that I’ll continue tasting some additional barrels and will post my thoughts and updates as I try them. Even considering the potential for variance, I highly recommend you give this one a try.

Sour Mash Manifesto Rating: 9.4 (Superb/Outstanding)

 

[ballerdoc23]

just drink that cheap stuff while you're still in college because once you're out, people start fronting like they never had a taste of charcoal filtered booze in their life.
Keep that empty bottle of Kettle One/Ciroc/Grey Goose/etc, buy a handle of bottom shelf generic, poor into previously mentioned empty bottle, mix with any Red Punch, invite the females, wave bottle around, gather yambs. Rinse and Repeat

rollin Damn boy that's quite an idea! if only I'm still in College I'd be doing that all the time

Anyways, can't go wrong with Jack and Coke, it's cheap and I never got any hangover from drinking a lot of it

 

[elnino4530]

Maker's Mark
Woodford Reserve

This man knows what he's talking about

 

[mojodmonky1]

I love Booker's. I don't live that far from Kentucky, so I tend to visit the bourbon trail somewhat often. Of all of the bourbons I have tried the Willett Family Reserve 8 yr is my current favorite. Sadly, I've learned that this bourbon, along with other Willetts, aren't available in a lot of areas. Here is a review from the Sour Mash Manifesto.

i have never seen let alone heard bout this Willetts you talk about. Ship me a bottle or two? Paypal "gift" (hopefully I wont need to start a thread on NT next month of NT VETERAN LOBOTOMYBEATS SCAMMED ME FOR A BOTTLE OF BOOZE!) hahaha.

 

[chip douglas]

Jack and Coke

Pineapple and Vodka

 

[lakersfan1]

For Bourbon try Bulleit the regular and the Rye

For whisky if you want to try a nice smokey flavor you can go with Glenmorangie, its a bit expensive tho

Vodka try Hangar One or Level both are good

 

[jdubb1914]

Bourbon & Ginger

or

a couple shots of everclear

 

[gumsoul410]

Bookmarking this thread for the school year

Why only one type per year? Its a whole year

Just kinda happened that way I guess

A shot of this taste just like big red bubblegum..and it's cheap as hell x

I wanted to try a flaming shot anyway, thank you for the idea

Beginners? Jameson and ginger ale....if you want to go a step up Johnny Walker Black, no ice for me though.

Gonna try this next week

just do the 1738 and thank me later

I plan on getting some and I'll let you know my man.

Remy Martin XO. Worth the $$$

I'm DEFINITELY thinking about it. My moms has some Courvoisier XO and she loves it. I told her Remy XO probably tastes better and she got mad at me for even mentioning drinking to her

 

[gustavo fring]

Jameson is a very easy drinking Whiskey to start with if you dont have a ton of experience with any whiskey. Other Irish whiskeys are also good like Tullamore Dew or Bushmills (although, I dont drink Bushmills... that is Protestant Whiskey, i kid i kid). Once you develop a taste for Irish and you want to take a step up, check out Red Breast. I am a dedicated Jameson drinker (I always try to keep atleast 1 bottle of Jameson, Jameson Reserve, and Jameson 18 in the house at all time) but man oh man that Red Breast is some good stuff.
Scotch is more of an acquired taste IMO. Some people get turned off by the smokiness of it. With scotch, there really is a wide range of flavor profiles based on the region in which it was produced. I dont really have a palate for scotch yet so I tend to drink some of the lower to mid range stuff like Chivas, JW Black, or Glenmorangie. The only exception is JW Blue which I drink often, mostly because my dad keeps cases of it and will always kick me down a couple of bottles when I stop by my parents house.
Bourbon is slowly becoming my new favorite whiskey. I havent been messin with Bourbon on a regular basis for that long, maybe only the last 3 years or so. On the cheaper end of the spectrum you cant go wrong with Bulleit. When I dont have Bulleit, I will usually default to something like Makers Mark. Once you develop a taste for Bourbon and are looking for a step up in quality, you can find some very tasty bottles in the $40-50 range. Some folks like Basil Hayden which is OK, not necesarily my favorite or go to. My pick for a mid-tier bourbon is Blantons. If I could afford it, this would be my daily drinker. Unfortunately I usually go through a 750ML in about 3-4 days (weekdays, weekends are a different story), so it would be quite a dent to my wallet to be drinking this stuff daily. My Holy Grail for my liquor cabinet is Pappy Van Winkle Family Reserve 20 year and 23 year. The problem is, its very difficult to find as it isnt mass produced. Pappy is like the Air Yeezy II's of the Bourbon world.

 Cases of it though? Granted it's not some crazy expensive stuff, but at anywhere from $130-$200+ for a bottle, keeping cases.

This man knows his whiskeys though.

One of my recent favorites has been Whistlepig. Got put up on it by a buddy of mine, and started seeing it around at some bars around LA. It's a rye whiskey from Vermont of all places, strongly recommend giving it a try.

 

[mojodmonky1]

 Cases of it though? Granted it's not some crazy expensive stuff, but at anywhere from $130-$200+ for a bottle, keeping cases.

This man knows his whiskeys though.

One of my recent favorites has been Whistlepig. Got put up on it by a buddy of mine, and started seeing it around at some bars around LA. It's a rye whiskey from Vermont of all places, strongly recommend giving it a try.

hahahahaha my dad is a somewhat functioning alcoholic and has been as long as i've been alive (30+ years). he was like hey son, check it out, I got a case of some blue, you should take a couple bottles home. I said why would you buy a case? he said, because its on sale and im gonna drink it all eventually (cant argue with that). Then I look over at my mother and she got the stoneface x smh killer combo goin.

 

[True Blues]

Mixes well with almost anything.

Also, Jager and JD are fun if you're looking to get crazy.

 

[knightlovesqueen]

madd dog or 4loko. only the classiest of gentlemen consume such beverage

 

[rawex5]

This is coke and a little lemon.

 

[innovazn2]

Hennessy!

 

[omgitswes]

This & Whiskey Sours.

I used to kill whiskey sours, now I can't stand the taste of aanything mixed with sour, even some margaritas are gross to me now


if you want to get into Scotch try Glenfiddich 12, it's my first single malt and it's damn good. DONT MIX IT WITH ANYTHING! Ice or a little water is fine though

 

[jackieboy]

Laphroaig 10yo.

/topic

 

[marsiv]

I got a case of some blue, you should take a couple bottles home.

A case of JW blue? **** it like $300 a bottle. I use to be a JW homer till I tried Glenlivet.. Havent gone back since.

 

[mojodmonky1]

A case of JW blue? **** it like $300 a bottle. I use to be a JW homer till I tried Glenlivet.. Havent gone back since.

he said it was around $1,600 on sale.

 

[Trey Bantz]

 Cases of it though? Granted it's not some crazy expensive stuff, but at anywhere from $130-$200+ for a bottle, keeping cases.

This man knows his whiskeys though.

One of my recent favorites has been Whistlepig. Got put up on it by a buddy of mine, and started seeing it around at some bars around LA. It's a rye whiskey from Vermont of all places, strongly recommend giving it a try.

hahahahaha my dad is a somewhat functioning alcoholic and has been as long as i've been alive (30+ years). he was like hey son, check it out, I got a case of some blue, you should take a couple bottles home. I said why would you buy a case? he said, because its on sale and im gonna drink it all eventually (cant argue with that). Then I look over at my mother and she got the stoneface x smh killer combo goin.

I'm envious of you sir.

 

[mojodmonky1]

^ ehhhh, there are the negatives too. for instance, me adopting my fathers love of booze (as mentioned in my earlier post about my average alcohol consumption throughout the week).

i already had 3 bottles of the Blue sittin in my liquor cabinet. No need to have 5. I'm probably gonna just kill one tonight with the boys since I am leaving tonight for a bachelor party. Why bother pre-gaming with average booze. Start with the good stuff and we can transition to the normal stuff when we at the bar/club and already drunk.

 

[gustavo fring]

If you're a beginner to drinking scotch, I'd suggest something simple like scotch on the rocks, or with a splash of water, or a scotch and soda (club soda, not Sprite or any of that nonsense), it will help you get a little more accustomed to the taste of the scotch without being too overpowering for somebody that hasn't developed a proper taste for it yet. Then eventually graduate to drinking it neat with maybe a cup of ice on the side. Before you know it, you'll be refusing to drink it any other way than straight neat.

A case of JW blue? **** it like $300 a bottle. I use to be a JW homer till I tried Glenlivet.. Havent gone back since.

Where do you stay where it's $300? Around here (LA) it averages around $170-$220, and some of the Asian shops can run as low as $130 when it's on sale.

 

[loskickking23]

Bacardi 151 Straight

 

[ninongjhey]

You can never go wrong with Crown. On the rocks of course, don't ruin it by mixing it with other things.