Suggestions For Another Bourbon Needed

[Wryguy]

My vote is for a vatting. 2:1 Larceny:EC12. That'll cost ~$40, give you 1500 mL to play with instead of 750, and you'll be pleased with the results (YMMV), all courtesy of our friends at Heaven Hill. Best of luck.

[HighHorse]

Plus you can't get the EC18 any longer and the EC20 is as pricey, if not more so, than JP18. I have to fall back on my rural Delta roots and the old storekeeper who told me once that "you can't shine s*#t!"

You can't replace the taste of SW juice for less than $40. If somebody out there was doing it ... there wouldn't be any left!

[squire]

If he wants aged woody whisky for $40.00 Craig 18 is about it. If he wants the same taste he'll have to buy the same whisky.

[HighInTheMtns]

Yeah, but does the taste? I haven't had EC 18 but I'd bet the taste is not close to S-W juice.

I feel like the S-W profile is not necessarily what OP is after - the only flavor element he mentioned was the woodiness. More clarification Borchard?

[thiemb]

I'd second Vintage 17, but it's also out of production, only a little bit cheaper and a lot more difficult to find than the JPS18 at least around here. Weller 12 is probably the closest thing in the under $40 range.

[drunk]

I'll second the Weller 12 recommendation. That might be the same "sweet" profile you're after as well. My last bottle of Wild Turkey Kentucky Spirit was extremely woody.

[black mamba]

If you can still find some EC 18, then vatting that with VSOF 12 would get you close.

[squire]

Ah, the vat trick, I never think of doing that.

[Borchard]

Thanks for all of the suggestions guys. I may just be SOL...