The cheap whiskey thread (1 Viewer)

[v1pe]

I need to try this. But does rum qualify for whiskydom?

This bottle belongs in this thread.
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Damn, I'm definitely going to have to run by a Costco on my way thru California next month! It's $30 for a fifth here in Oregon. Great value for EC Small Batch!

 

[mummel]

Evan Williams is decent for the price.

 

[mummel]

$39 for 1.75L of Elijah Craig seems like a steal.

 

[v1pe]

Evan Williams is decent for the price.

Evan Williams BiB is my go to mixer for anything heavier on the citrus/sugar.

 

[ChaosRock]

If you’re paying $28.99 for 1.75L bottles please let me know where, I’ll buy a few cases for the bunker.

It’s $59 here in MI for a 1.75L actually.

 

[detroitdad]

It’s $59 here in MI for a 1.75L actually.

It’s $59 here in MI for a 1.75L actually.

Thanks, I was about to post that.

 

[Beakertwang]

After the discount, and the in-store reward, the Rebel Yell came out to about $12. I figure it will at least be decent as a mixer.

 

[FordPickup92]

Does anyone ever come across southern comfort cherry anymore?

 

[Beakertwang]

So the Rebel Yell is not good on it's own. So, mixer it is!

 

[FordPickup92]

So the Rebel Yell is not good on it's own. So, mixer it is!

What kind of base flavor does it have?

 

[Beakertwang]

What kind of base flavor does it have?

It's a bourbon that's somehow too sweet and too bitter at once.

 

[FordPickup92]

It's a bourbon that's somehow too sweet and too bitter at once.

Hmm probably dry too. Sometimes adding a few drops of vanilla extract or almond extract will make it blossom, depends on what you like. Couple drops of lemon juice will sometimes cut the over sweetness without robbing the flavor. I've experimented a little bit with adding different extracts to stuff to give it some life. Basically how they get your vanilla and apple etc flavors.
I know I'm weird lol I'm sorry

 

[Beakertwang]

Hmm probably dry too. Sometimes adding a few drops of vanilla extract or almond extract will make it blossom, depends on what you like. Couple drops of lemon juice will sometimes cut the over sweetness without robbing the flavor. I've experimented a little bit with adding different extracts to stuff to give it some life. Basically how they get your vanilla and apple etc flavors.
I know I'm weird lol I'm sorry

I'll add sugar, bitters, orange and cherry. I actually tried a Kentucky (Irish) coffee. It was fine.

 

[FordPickup92]

I'll add sugar, bitters, orange and cherry. I actually tried a Kentucky (Irish) coffee. It was fine.

What kind of success have you had with cherry?

 

[Beakertwang]

What kind of success have you had with cherry?

It's just part of an old fashioned, which is my favorite drink.

 

[FordPickup92]

Sounds intriguing. May have to try this.

 

[Beakertwang]

Sounds intriguing. May have to try this.

Here's my favorite Old Fashioned recipe:
-rub orange peel on the inside of the glass
-a couple dashes of bitters
-1 tsp demerara simple syrup
-about 2 oz (or a little more ) bourbon or rye

Add ice and a luxardo cherry.

 

[FordPickup92]

Here's my favorite Old Fashioned recipe:
-rub orange peel on the inside of the glass
-a couple dashes of bitters
-1 tsp demerara simple syrup
-about 2 oz (or a little more ) bourbon or rye

Add ice and a luxardo cherry.

Thanks!!
Will have to give this a shot

 

[Beakertwang]

Thanks!!
Will have to give this a shot

A lot of recipes call for a sugar cube and a splash of club soda, and to muddle the orange and cherry with the sugar and bitters.

 

[FordPickup92]

A lot of recipes call for a sugar cube and a splash of club soda.

Yick.... not much of a sugar or soda person lol I've always been a fan of plain whiskey straight from the bottle

 

[CraigT78]

Four Roses is my go to cheap Bourbon.

 

[Beakertwang]

Four Roses is my go to cheap Bourbon.

I'll have to see if I can find Four Roses locally.

Evan Williams is better than Rebel Yell, for about the same price.

 

[CraigT78]

I'll have to see if I can find Four Roses locally.

Evan Williams is better than Rebel Yell, for about the same price.

https://fourrosesbourbon.com/find-four-roses/

 

[honkydevil]

So I can get the Knob Creek Single Barrel Reserve for $30 at Walmart. Should I pick up a bottle?
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Did you try that out? I’ve been drinking the regular Knob Creek bourbon or Rye usually but I believe $30 for the single barrel is a great deal.

 

[v1pe]

Yick.... not much of a sugar or soda person lol I've always been a fan of plain whiskey straight from the bottle

Sugar cube is only about 1 barspoon/tsp worth of sugar, and the splash of soda is only to help break it down and better incorporate. This compared to many cocktails that have .5 - 1oz of sugar plus other sweeteners. An old fashioned is a very spirit forward cocktail.

My preferred old fashioned is 3-4 dashes angostura bitters, 1 barspoon of rich simple syrup (2:1 sugar/water), 2oz bourbon (middle shelf like Elijah Craig small batch, Four Roses single barrel, or Buffalo Trace are usually what I go for), all over a large rock of ice with an expressed orange peel. I also like a maple syrup and rye combination.

 

[Beakertwang]

https://fourrosesbourbon.com/find-four-roses/

Only one bar within 50 miles.

No matter, I can get Bulleit Rye at Target for $27.

 

[Beakertwang]

Did you try that out? I’ve been drinking the regular Knob Creek bourbon or Rye usually but I believe $30 for the single barrel is a great deal.

Not yet.

 

[FordPickup92]

Sugar cube is only about 1 barspoon/tsp worth of sugar, and the splash of soda is only to help break it down and better incorporate. This compared to many cocktails that have .5 - 1oz of sugar plus other sweeteners. An old fashioned is a very spirit forward cocktail.

My preferred old fashioned is 3-4 dashes angostura bitters, 1 barspoon of rich simple syrup (2:1 sugar/water), 2oz bourbon (middle shelf like Elijah Craig small batch, Four Roses single barrel, or Buffalo Trace are usually what I go for), all over a large rock of ice with an expressed orange peel. I also like a maple syrup and rye combination.

Something about the sugar gives me a headache lol and soda always gives me heart burn, so I just preemptively stay away.
Dually noted for comparison
I love maple!

 

[karsus]

“Life is too short for cheap whiskey.”

While I completely agree with this statement; sometimes the wallet is empty and the throat is dry:

Good for mixing in drinks that are NOT spirit forward: Kirkland Canadian Whisky at ~$20 for 1.75L from Costco.
Bourbon: Basil Hayden for ~$30 for a 750ML (great in Manhattan's -- add some orange bitters to your next Manhattan to take it to the next level)
Cheap (but drinkable) Scotch the 10 year Glenmorangie for ~$30 a 750ml; but I would recommend kicking it up to ~40-45 and go for the 12 year Balvenie Doublewood
Rye, Bulleit makes a good Rye (95%) for ~$30 per 750ml that you can't go wrong with for the money (Knob Creek also has a great Rye)
Irish whisky I would really avoid the cheaper stuff (I wouldn't recommend anything less than RedBreast) but if you really must, Tullamore Dew is okay at ~$25-$30 for a 750ml

 

[Beakertwang]

@karsus, Bulleit Rye is my go-to, and it’s $27 at Target. Good stuff.