Recommend me a decent Bourbon whiskey ......

[deanogtv]

A good pal of mine turns 50 next week and loves his Jack Daniels. His has all the different types of JD out there. I was considering getting him something a little different but do not have a clue about Bourbons.

Please help

[LordGrover]

Bulleit and Makers Mark are widely available and pretty good.
Others are more tricky to get hold of.

[Liam79]

Woodford reserve is excellent. Polished a bottle off last week.

[LordGrover]

Ooh! I've not tried it yet, but a friend's recommended Elijah Craig's.

[scottri]

Liam79 said:

Woodford reserve is excellent. Polished a bottle off last week.

This gets my vote as well.

[Wadeski]

I sell a brand called Hudson (made in New York) which has recently launched in the UK - its excllent and something a little different to the other brands from Kentucky.

George T Stagg and Four Roses Single Barrel are all nice too.

[krallicious]

Maker's Mark, Maker's Mark 46, Stagg Jr, George T Stagg and Ridgemont Reserve are all very nice.

[BaronVonV8]

Wild Turkey Rare Breed!

[robdcfc]

https://www.thewhiskyexchange.com/C-639.aspx

there you go.

[6th Gear]

scottri said:

Liam79 said:

Woodford reserve is excellent. Polished a bottle off last week.

This gets my vote as well.

Mine too. A lovely drop.

[6th Gear]

scottri said:

Liam79 said:

Woodford reserve is excellent. Polished a bottle off last week.

This gets my vote as well.

Mine too. A lovely drop.

[Cheese Mechanic]

The prob with Bourbon is ready availability. Much of the truly good stuff is hens teeth.

If not in London, and nowhere near a speciality retailer , then perhaps a local Waitrose may help. They are stocking Eagle Rare 10 yr old, which although I've not actually tried it yet (bottle in stash) is apparently, pretty good.

Should be worth a go.

[BorkFactor]

Personally not a fan of Woodford, but I would recommend Makers Mark or Wild Turkey 101. Both rather nice!

Also if he likes Jack Daniels, how about a bottle of Gentleman Jack or Single Barrel?

[scottri]

Cheese Mechanic said:

They are stocking Eagle Rare 10 yr old, which although I've not actually tried it yet (bottle in stash) is apparently, pretty good.

Should be worth a go.

I tried this recently. Amazingly smooth, very nice although I found had a grassy flavour which I wasn't massively keen on.

[griffin dai]

How much do you want to spend? These are some of the nicest I've had

Blanton's Gold
https://www.thewhiskyexchange.com/P-1018.aspx

Four Roses Single Barrel
https://www.thewhiskyexchange.com/P-10251.aspx

Jack Daniels Single Barrel
https://www.thewhiskyexchange.com/P-1132.aspx

Old Grandad
https://www.thewhiskyexchange.com/P-1093.aspx

Knob Creek
https://www.thewhiskyexchange.com/P-1164.aspx

Makers Mark
https://www.thewhiskyexchange.com/P-1168.aspx

Bulleit Bourbon
https://www.thewhiskyexchange.com/P-22222.aspx

Damn this thread!!!!! Got me looking now!

[B17NNS]

Knob Creek.

[autofocus]

Hi there,

Pretty lucky as I work in the wine and spirits industry so get to try loads of stuff inc some great Bourbons.

Was invited to the Manchester launch of this last week which was yummy

https://www.thewhiskyexchange.com/P-20297.aspx

Regards

Tim

[TwigtheWonderkid]

If he likes Jack Daniels he may not appreciate a decent bourbon, because JD isn't even a bourbon, and it's crap, imho.

But there's nothing wrong with liking it, as I prefer various cheap and nasty foods over their decent alternatives.

[Fatbloke]

I have tried two of the Hudson Bourbons

both very nice

[Rutter]

Buffalo trace is a great bourbon, you can easily find it in tesco and asda for around £20 a bottle. Buffalo trace also make some of the best bourbon around like Stagg, eagle rare, Weller etc.