For sure. Eagle Rare is great stuff, and If I ever see it on the shelf at retail, I will probably buy every bottle they allow me to. But it typically is either impossible to find, or priced well above retail.
Before the plague, Walgreens Liquor in Orlando was selling Eagle Rare for $29.99 and seemed to have it once a week. I haven't seen it since. Whatever happened?
RR10 is not up to par with Eagle Rare. But it is very good for $31. However, in that range, I'd rather have Cooper's Craft at 100 proof.
Apparently the tater crowd exploded during Covid...
Thanks. Just the info I was looking for. I'll get around to picking one up one of these days. And in a search for the Cooper's Craft, it seems that one may not be available in Texas. At least not from a Houston area TW.
Oh wow. Cooper's Craft should be easy to find. It was Brown-Forman's replacement for Early Times after they sold it off. Pretty good for $30.
Coopers Craft 100 is probably my favorite in the under-$35 category.
If you are not a big fan of whiskey and would like to be try Angels Envy. It's on the more expensive side, but it is incredibly smooth and has a wonderful flavor. By far my favorite, both the rye and the original. Whistle pig is also good, as well as the rabbit hole mentioned above
Thanks for the recommendation. I’ve heard others recommend that also. Will try it out and report back!
Outside the obvious Total Wine and Specs megamarts, I found a solid selection of bourbons at Rice Fine Wines and Liquor in Bellaire. Haven’t been back in a while as I picked up a bunch last time and I’m not often in Houston. Might be worth a call.
Thanks for the tip. My youngest son lives in Bellaire, so I get over there every now and then. I'll check it out next time I'm in the area. How were prices?
Reasonable. Been a few years though. They announce drops on Facebook as well.
yeah, buddy. Old Granddad is some good stuff.
Russell's Reserve is from a smaller company that isn't in to over pricing their product.
Russell's Reserve is from a smaller company that isn't in to over pricing their product.
Buffalo Trace doesn’t overprice their product. Look at MSRP for any of it. Retailers and taters drive up the prices.
One of the best bottles for the dollar in my humble opinion.
Taters for sure. Ugly humans.
I don't know that I'd consider them to be a small company within the spirits industry. Russell's is part of Wild Turkey, which is owned by the Compari Group, a company with around $2 billion in annual revenues. But I do agree that much of their lineup (including WT) is very fairly priced. I guess I was mostly looking at the pricing difference between RR10 and RR13, which is why I asked if proof is a major factor. It's pretty unusual to find a 10 year old bourbon that cheap that you can almost always find on the shelf, so that was the point of my question.
I don't think I've ever seen "regular" WT around here. The 101 is fantastic.
This is my go to on the average night as it's super solid for the price. I can usually get a 1.75L for $55.
Knob Creek (either the 9 year or the rye) is my go-to affordable bourbon atm. Can't go wrong! George Dickel is also pretty nice. Cheers!
That knob creek mix is just fine. Great to take to a party or poker night.
I prefer the Bulleit to the KC, but both are fine. I’ll look for the Barsmith.
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