Poll: Top 5 Whiskeys

[MurphyDawg]

1)Old Forestor BDay Bourbon
2)WT Russells Reserve
3)ORVW 10 Year/ 107
4)Wathen's Single Barrel
5)W.L.. Weller 19 Year


(and this is taking into account that I have got enough of THE STAGG to form an opinion. . . that it ranks a solid 6th)

Tom ( Blasphemy, I Know ) C

[Bob]

My top 5 would include:
1. George T Stagg
2. Old Forester Birthday Bourbon
3. Wild Turkey Kentucky Spirit
4. Van Winkle 13 YO Rye
5. Old Rip Van Winkle 10 YO 107 Proof
The was harder than I thought, there's so many good things out there, but those are my votes!
Bob

[Paradox]

My Top 5 until someone can beat one/all of them are:

1. A.H. Hirsch 16 Year
2. Pappy Van Winkle Family Reserve 20 Year
3. George T. Stagg
4. Wild Turkey Kentucky Spirit
5. Evan Williams Single Barrel Vintage

Old Forester Birthday Bourbon (#6) almost made it but the value and quality of the Evan Williams put it into my Top 5.

[Speedy_John]

Living in the great control state of Pennsylvania--where the state government operates all wholesale and retail of alcohol--I do not have access to some whiskeys which have received much praise on this site, namely Stagg and OF Birthday Bourbon. My Stagg is on special order, but Lord knows when (or if) I'll ever actually get it. I'll have to look into the availability of the OFBB. With that in mind, I present my current Top Five:

1) Van Winkle Family Reserve Rye 13yo
2) Wild Turkey Rare Breed
3) Wild Turkey Kentucky Spirit
4) A.H. Hirsch 16yo
5) Knob Creek

Moving up the charts with a bullet is Wild Turkey 12yo. Late last year, the PLCB cut its price on WT12 to $38 per. I hoarded what I could (as did others), and now the state is just about dry on that number.

Sazerac Rye 18yo was in my Top Five two years ago, but the latest release just didn't measure up to the first release, dropping it out of the rankings (but still Top 10 material).

[pepcycle]

Just Five? I thought this would be easy, but I've changed it numerous times.
Here Goes
As of 4PM 1/15/2003
1) Jefferson Reserve
2) Hirsh 16
3) Rock Hill Farms
4) Stagg
5) Weller Centennial

Ask me again at 9PM

[ph0rk]

At present...
in no particular order...

woodford
makers
knob creek
WT rare breed
george dickel (you said american whiskies...)

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[racer]

George T. Stagg
Eagle Rare Ten Years 101
Van Winkle 13yr Rye
All Wild Turkeys
Jack Daniels No.7

[**DONOTDELETE**]

OK Tom I'll match your Re Revision with one of my own;

1) Buffalo Trace's George T. Stagg

2) Wild Turkey's Kentucky Spirit

3) Buffalo Trace's Rock Hill Farms

4) Pappy Van Winkel Family Reserve 20 year old - Yes a wheater!

5) Brown-Forman's Old Forester Birthday Bourbon

6) Charles Medley's Wathen's

7) Jim Beam's Knob Creek

I cheated a bit and gave you a different bottle for every day of the week. I challenge anyone to say they would actually be unhappy if this weeks worth of bourbon showed up on their front porch.

[Barrel_Proof]

Upset if those 7 showed up on the porch??? No way!!! A great list of great bourbons, is that. And thankfully, none of those pesky Tennessee whiskeys taint Linn's list.

[MurphyDawg]

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4) Pappy Van Winkel Family Reserve 20 year old - Yes a wheater!


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With that kind of an endorsement, I will have to get a bottle next time I head sout to KY.

TomC