Mrs. Gravy
Quite Saucy
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I like the flavor of the Henry McKenna BIB. It's middle of the road price is good for me too. Regular go-to is Knob Creek - thank you Costco.
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Ishad
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There’s plenty of excellent booze options under $200 for scotch. For bourbon most of the stuff you can find on the shelves for greater than $100 is overpriced trash as the real good stuff gets cleaned out instantly.
Julian The Apostate
Vyemm Raider
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McCheese
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My friend is a big scotch drinker, and I'd like to buy him a bottle for his birthday. He seems to prefer highland scotch, but he enjoys them all. I'd like to get something he hasn't had before. He buys a lot, especially from some of the more well-known ones like McCallan, Glenmorangie, Lagavulin, Scapa, Bowmore. So I'd like to avoid those. Any suggestions on a less well-known (but delicious) scotch that's still fairly widely available? My budget is $100, though I could go a bit higher for something good.
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Karen
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The Balvenie 14 Year Old Caribbean Cask Scotch Review – The Whiskey Reviewer
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An excellent scotch that is very approachable and easy to drink. My wife, who hates peaty scotch will drink this. About $80, but I’d say it’s worth it. Below is also a great starter scotch and it’s a bit cheaper though not as good or complex as the Balvenie.
Review of Glenmorangie Lasanta (12 year) Single Malt Scotch Whisky | The Scotch Noob
This is a respectable sherry-tinged malt that is very definitely worth $45 of your money. It's regularly available, consistent in quality, and can be absentmindedly enjoyed, or analyzed in turn.
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Chanur
Shit Posting Professional
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Been drinking Widow Jane, Buffalo Trace, and Wild Turkey 101. I think Buffalo Trace is the best whiskey under 30 bucks. Worth probably twice that.
Widow Jane has a really unique taste but is fairly pricey. Wild Turkey is a great bourbon with some kick. It's high proof so you can use ice like I tend to and not feel like you are watering it down.
Widow Jane has a really unique taste but is fairly pricey. Wild Turkey is a great bourbon with some kick. It's high proof so you can use ice like I tend to and not feel like you are watering it down.
Kiroy
Marine Biologist
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Ive been telling bourbon drinkers for years that evan williams is actually good unless your into the makers style of higher sweetness. Evans is my goto for my non-social drinking, and usually pick up basil haydens for social drinking. I also drink a fair bit of wt 101 if im aiming for a good drunk, for the mentioned higher abv
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stupidmonkey
Not Smrt
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Got an Oban 14 year single malt. Isn't bad but not as smooth as I expected. A bit high priced for the rough finish IMO.
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Very likely yes. They are giving me a bottle to sample to customers, and I'm pretty sure I'm going to sell the shit out of it to anybody willing to taste it. It's damn good. I think it's still like 70 or 75 proof. I have to imagine it would give you a horrendous hangover though
Intrinsic
Person of Whiteness
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A couple of our local bars do $2 Fireball Friday’s or $2 specials whenever certain sports events are on. We would go through 5-7 a night each. Next morning was always miserable. Then we all gave up Fireball for Lent and tried one when it was over, absolute disgusting and haven’t had one since. Of course I just shoot other stuff now that isn’t $2 so isn’t really helping.
BrutulTM
Good, bad, I'm the guy with the gun.
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One time I took a swig off of a bottle of fireball that someone was passing around and thought it was great. Then I went to the liquor store and bought a pint of it and thought it was horrendous. I don't know what I tasted the first time but that stuff is not good.