So I fell in love with Bourbon a couple of years ago and have recently decided to begin stocking a selection of different bourbons to accompany my cigars. The idea is to start by buying somewhere around 1 different bottle every month so that I can start to get an idea of the differences between all of the different varieties out there.
I loved this initial stage when I began smoking cigars...going to the store and buying something new to try. I find it really fun and exciting to find something new that you really enjoy.
I began with what had been my stand-by: Jim Beam Black Certainly not the best, I'm sure, but for the price I think it's quite good.
Second, thanks to the heads up from AVB, I ordered a bottle of the George T. Stagg (2004 bottling) online this past weekend (my order hasn't been processed yet, so hopefully I'll get it :whistling: ).
Then I have the ever growing list of bourbons I want to try, ranging from inexpensive to pretty hard to find. I think to start, I'll pretty much focus on what I can pick up at the liquor store (unless I happen to come across a good deal, like above)...no sense in spending a ton of time looking for really hard to find bottles when there are a bunch of bottles sitting on the shelf at the local liquor store that I haven't even tried yet.
Here's my list so far (but it changes every day):
These (supposedly), our local liquor stores "stock" regularly and would be fairly easy to get.
-Elijah Craig 12YR
-Elijah Craig 18YR
-Wild Turkey 101
-Eagle Rare Single Brl 10Yr
-I. W. Harper Gold 15YR
These our local stores either stock or you have to special order.
Jim Beam Small Batch
-Bookers
-Baker’s
-Basil Hayden’s
-Knob Creek
Wild Turkey Selections
-Kentucky Spirit Single Barrel
-Rare Breed
-Russell’s Reserve
Buffalo Trace Antique Whiskey Collection
-Eagle Rare 17 yr
-George T. Stagg
-Sazarac Rye
Anyone else care to add to the list or talk about how to started stocking a bourbon bar?
I loved this initial stage when I began smoking cigars...going to the store and buying something new to try. I find it really fun and exciting to find something new that you really enjoy.
I began with what had been my stand-by: Jim Beam Black Certainly not the best, I'm sure, but for the price I think it's quite good.
Second, thanks to the heads up from AVB, I ordered a bottle of the George T. Stagg (2004 bottling) online this past weekend (my order hasn't been processed yet, so hopefully I'll get it :whistling: ).
Then I have the ever growing list of bourbons I want to try, ranging from inexpensive to pretty hard to find. I think to start, I'll pretty much focus on what I can pick up at the liquor store (unless I happen to come across a good deal, like above)...no sense in spending a ton of time looking for really hard to find bottles when there are a bunch of bottles sitting on the shelf at the local liquor store that I haven't even tried yet.
Here's my list so far (but it changes every day):
These (supposedly), our local liquor stores "stock" regularly and would be fairly easy to get.
-Elijah Craig 12YR
-Elijah Craig 18YR
-Wild Turkey 101
-Eagle Rare Single Brl 10Yr
-I. W. Harper Gold 15YR
These our local stores either stock or you have to special order.
Jim Beam Small Batch
-Bookers
-Baker’s
-Basil Hayden’s
-Knob Creek
Wild Turkey Selections
-Kentucky Spirit Single Barrel
-Rare Breed
-Russell’s Reserve
Buffalo Trace Antique Whiskey Collection
-Eagle Rare 17 yr
-George T. Stagg
-Sazarac Rye
Anyone else care to add to the list or talk about how to started stocking a bourbon bar?
I've actually been back lurking for a little bit now...
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