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bvscfanatic Advanced Taster

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Anybody up for a little game? Imagine that you have been ordered to lock in the names of just FIVE BOURBONS. These five bourbons will be the ONLY bourbons which you may purchase for the rest of your life. Which bourbons would these be?

For myself, the goal has always been to find value. I'm not a top shelf drinker, nor am I sophisticated in describing bourbon. I'm looking for affordable great taste, and I like high proof. I normally drink neat. Color is very important to me. Dark amber approaching ruby is what I look for. Experience has proven that the darker the hue, the more likely I'm going to approve. The possibility of buying in magnum (1.75L) bottles is nice, but I included one exception in my list. Here are my choices:

Elijah Craig 12 year (94 proof)

Weller Antique (107 proof)

Fighting Cock (103 proof)

Very Old Barton (6 year, BIB, 100 proof)

Old Grand Dad (114 proof)

I could be happy forever with these.

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White Dog Virtuoso

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I'll bite. I like your choices. I would want to cover styles and ages, but it's sad to think of only 5 for the rest of my life. I'll only use current releases.

OGD114 for Rye heavy.

GTS for some extra age.

Weller Antique for wheat.

FRSB just because.

And VWFRR, because if I can't have a Rye, life ain't worth livin'.

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flintlock Advanced Taster

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Cool idea. Although a novice, I'd choose:

EW white label BIB

WT 101

Bulleit

OGD 114

one of the Wellers...(hard to make up my mind)

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ggilbertva Guru

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I'm going to assume the originator meant currently available so I'll go with that.

1. WT 101

2. Very Old Barton BIB

3. Pappy 15

4. Rittenhouse BIB

5. George T Stagg

My selections give me a decent cross section of distillers, mashbill and upper proof and quality.

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kickert Virtuoso

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I could be very happy with Greg's list, but I would probably say:

1. Pappy 15

2. GTS

3. Rittenhouse BIB

4. EWSB

5. 4RSmB

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From the range available in Australia (in no order):

1. Bookers

2. Buffalo Trace

3. Jim Beam Rye

4. Elijah Craig 12yo

5. Makers Mark

Whilst not a bourbon, I really have to add one more:

6. Wild Turkey American Honey

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I'm gonna split hairs on this one. I have two lists. One for current bottlings, and one for bourbons no longer being produced. Anyone else get a feeling of deja' vu? :skep:

Current list, in no particular order.

1. Weller 12

2. OWA

3. BTAC WLW

4. Pappy 15

5. Lot B

Out of production list, again in no particular order.

1. ER 101

2. Weller Centennial

3. WTRR 101

4. Old Forester BIB

5. A tie between the older Old Fitz BIB and AA BIB.

Well, that about covers it for me. :grin: Cheers! Joe

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tsangster Advanced Taster

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no particular order:

1. OWA

2. Van Winkle Lot B

3. WT 101

4. Buffalo Trace

5. Old Grandad BIB

Hopefully I'd be able to find the occasional bottle of Rittenhouse BIB

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jdodso3 Novice

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In no particular order...

1. Pappy van Winkle 15

2. VWFRR

3. Evan Williams Single Barrel

4. FR Mariage - either year

5. WTRR 101

Too bad 3 of the 5 are hard to come by.

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whskylvr Enthusiast

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A mixture of current production and dusty's...

1. ER 101

2. FRSB

3. Weller 12

4. Pappy 15

5. G. Dickel - I know not a bourbon but would have to have it.

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bvscfanatic Advanced Taster

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Wow, you all have really made me glad that I began this thread. I never would have imagined such a terrific response, and the patterns are very interesting indeed. I've not had the Pappy 15, but I know and love the ORVW 10 (sipping it as we speak), so I can understand why it appears so frequently here. Keep 'em comin' PLEASE. I'm really enjoying reading all these lists.

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Parkersback Connoisseur

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The way I first understood your question, it was what bourbons would we want to be able to purchase for the rest of our lives, so I thought PVW15 would be off-limits since we know that it is finite (it could be that OGD114 gets discontinued, but we don't know for sure if it will).

But I'll give my answers under the conditions that most here have understood them, positing that each of the five would be perpetually available. In no order:

Woodford Reserve

PVW15

OGD BIB

Elmer T Lee

FR Small Batch

OGD and ETL because of the intersection of great price and great taste, PVW15 for when I am (or am feeling) flush, and FRSB because my wife loves it, too. And WR because it's great bourbon.

I have a George T Stagg in the cabinet but have not yet tasted it, I wonder if it'll change my list once I pop it open.

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p_elliott Guru

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I'm gonna split hairs on this one. I have two lists. One for current bottlings, and one for bourbons no longer being produced. Anyone else get a feeling of deja' vu? :skep:

Current list, in no particular order.

1. Weller 12

2. OWA

3. BTAC WLW

4. Pappy 15

5. Lot B

Out of production list, again in no particular order.

1. ER 101

2. Weller Centennial

3. WTRR 101

4. Old Forester BIB

5. A tie between the older Old Fitz BIB and AA BIB.

Well, that about covers it for me. :grin: Cheers! Joe

Joe I find it interesting in your current list it's all wheated bourbon (no big surprise there for you) but in your out of production list you picked more rye bourbons than wheated curious.

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kickert Virtuoso

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I could be very happy with Greg's list, but I would probably say:

1. Pappy 15

2. GTS

3. Rittenhouse BIB

4. EWSB

5. 4RSmB

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ethangsmith Connoisseur

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Wow. Tough to come up with my top 5.

Not in particular order:

Old Heaven Hill BIB

Old Grand Dad BIB

Booker's

Rittenhouse BIB

Cabin Still

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MTBottle Apprentice

MTBottle

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George T. Stagg

Evan Williams Single Barrel

Old Grand Dad 114

William Larue Weller

Wild Turkey Rare Breed

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White Dog Virtuoso

White Dog

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One thing is for sure after reading this list. Most of us are happy as long as there's some OGD around. At least Fortune Brands gets one thing right. :rolleyes: :rolleyes:

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Stones Enthusiast

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Restating what Cam said, based on Aust supplies:

Blantons

Elijah Craig

Bookers

Virgin

+ tweeking the thread query details (5 bourbons):

WT Rye

:grin:

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