CPK and Whisky (or other vices), a pictorial

dtmbinb said:
It's very nice. Smooth, lower proof. Vanilla nose and fruit and caramel finished. I usually grab a couple bottles a year of this one. One of my top 10.
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Sounds special ! How’s that price feel compared to you’re other 9 ? I’ll be keeping an eye out and interested in your other recommendations. Thank you !
 
EMCEE said:
Sounds special ! How’s that price feel compared to you’re other 9 ? I’ll be keeping an eye out and interested in your other recommendations. Thank you !
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It's worth the price to me. I paid retail. My favorites in no order are...
Buffalo Trace, Blanton's, Eagle Rare, Van Winkle 12, IW Harper 15, McKenna 10yr bottled in bond, Weller 12, Weller CYPB, Elijah Craig Toasted Barrel, and Angel's Envy.

I like wheated bourbon in general.
 
dtmbinb said:
It's worth the price to me. I paid retail. My favorites in no order are...
Buffalo Trace, Blanton's, Eagle Rare, Van Winkle 12, IW Harper 15, McKenna 10yr bottled in bond, Weller 12, Weller CYPB, Elijah Craig Toasted Barrel, and Angel's Envy.

I like wheated bourbon in general.
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I just took a screen shot of this list. 😋
 
dtmbinb said:
It's worth the price to me. I paid retail. My favorites in no order are...
Buffalo Trace, Blanton's, Eagle Rare, Van Winkle 12, IW Harper 15, McKenna 10yr bottled in bond, Weller 12, Weller CYPB, Elijah Craig Toasted Barrel, and Angel's Envy.

I like wheated bourbon in general.
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When McKenna is good it's fantastic but I've had a decent amount of variation from bottle to bottle. Picked up one recently for a gift, hoping it's one of the better ones.
 
tinfoil hat timmy said:
I feel like I'm missing out.

Am I missing out? Is Makers Mark good whiskey?

I have two liters sitting unopened from years ago. is that good?
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I like it. It seems Blues Blues does not. It is my go to if I’m going to have a mixed drink with bourbon. There is definitely better bourbon out there(and most definitely worse) but it’s an old familiar taste for me.I probably shouldn’t speak for Blues but at least we know he thinks it has no business calling itself Whisky without an e.
 
Mendoman said:
I like it. It seems Blues Blues does not. It is my go to if I’m going to have a mixed drink with bourbon. There is definitely better bourbon out there(and most definitely worse) but it’s an old familiar taste for me.I probably shouldn’t speak for Blues but at least we know he thinks it has no business calling itself Whisky without an e.
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I didn't mean to come across as dismissive. It's more just current tastes and b.s. posturing. I've had Maker's plenty of times in the past and had nothing to complain about. These days I tend to go for less sweet options...but I certainly wouldn't turn my nose up at a Maker's.

On top of that, I'm no kind of expert in the world of spirits. I only know what I've had, and what I prefer from that small universe of options.

ETA: My understanding, and it may be wrong, is that "whisky" is reserved for single malt from Scotland...and I may well be wrong. I didn't mean that as a line of demarcation between what's worthy to drink or not. Hope that makes that position clear.


TL;DR:

Not an elitist.
 
unwisefool said:
There are a lot of other places that spell it whisky, not just Scotland. Scotch is reserved for whisky made from Scotland. Even some American brands spell it without the "e", including Dickel and Old Forester.
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Thanks for that.

Here's what AI says on the matter according to Google. As far as I can see...it's murky at best.

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