re: Whiskey/Bourbon/Scotch appreciation thread Volume II

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Who here is tired of buying every bottle you come across?

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Since I'm kinda new to this game, I have been buying more than I need to get an idea of what I like. Probably @ about 22 varieties since the fall. I bought the Woodford Reserve 2019 Master's Collection Chocolate Malted Rye as the most expensive @$119. I bought a bottle of Whistle Pig 10 for $75 and thought it was way overpriced. A year later, Nate at Oak Point in Watson gave me a taste of Whistle Pig 10 store pick Maple Bacon. I loved it and bought that. If it's not a store pick, I won't spend that much on a shelf Whistle Pig. There are still a few higher dollars on my list that I will pull the trigger on: ECBP, Booker's, and Baker's.

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I’ve decided to stick to sub-$40 bourbons, mainly store picks. My favorite bourbon I picked up this year was a $19 bottle of Buffalo Trace store pick, a $30 ER10 store pick was my second favorite.

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I'll error on the side of store picks too. I won't buy BT or ER10 unless it's a store pick. It's hard to beat WT1101 for the price, proof, and taste. Sazerac rye is $22 and bursting with flavor. EC small batch is a buy.

I'll pass on the Larceny, Maker's Mark, Basil Haydens,
woodford Reserve, Knob Creek, and Port Finish-Angel's Envy.

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There is only one bourbon over $40 that I will buy, it’s EHT single barrel.

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Rare Breed is great but for $50 it's overpriced. I rather buy Belle Meade Bourbon Cask Strength Reserve for a few dollars more.

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Now don't get get me wrong, I will still go to raffles, try to win some antique collections or Pappy, but no more dropping money on the next bottle I come across.

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I have no desire to stand around in a grocery store lined up like cattle for hours while paying for an opportunity to buy whiskey. Guess I'll never know what Weller 12 tastes like... :)