Worst Bourbon you ever tried ?

[MauiSon]

Man, I want to taste that! On a side note, my wife really wants me to buy one for the funny-shaped bottle.

[BourbonBalls]

Also- Philadelphia whiskey. I never was under the impression that ten high was all that bad (not good either). It's the same recipe as VOB.

However, its a blended whiskey. Not 100% barreled whiskey

[BourbonBalls]

Pappy Van Winkle 15.

Just a second...let me clean out my ears. I don't think I heard that right! Pappy 15 the WORST you've ever had??? The question for you, what is the BEST you've had???

[squire]

Ten High is a blend in some parts of the Country and a straight in other areas. The straight version is essentially a 4 year old 80 proof Barton.

[LostBottle]

You will know if the cork is tainted SOB, if so even a high proof whisky will be undrinkable.

SOB? What does that mean?

The are the initials of the poster to whom I was responding

Oh I see. Now it makes sense. I thought it meant the other thing, the way my dad used to use it.

This was pretty funny.

Edited March 20, 2013 by LostBottle

[black mamba]

First let me say I'm an inveterate mixer. I have a decent palate, and frequently taste a couple different things and think they would both be improved by combining them. So I never pour out whiskey. If it's bad, I try blending it into drinkability. Usually works.

Bulleit, Old Bardstown 101 and B&E didn't impress me at all, but are OK for vatting. Definitely not good for the $$.

But the only whiskey I ever gave away was a recent bottle of Rebel Yell. It was weak and bland and just yuck, and I gave it to my son-in-law.

[squire]

Gotta admit, that last line got me.

[black mamba]

Gotta admit, that last line got me.

I hope in a good way, squire. He loved it!

[squire]

Mamba, a guy came by my office, sat a bottle of grade whisky on my desk and said, "Happy birthday, I brought you a bottle of 'good enough' whisky".

Okay, I'll bite, what's 'good enough' whisky?

"Well, if it were any better I'd kept it and if it was any worse you wouldn't drink it".

[black mamba]

LOL! I can't help it if my son-in-law is a lightweight! He adds water and ice to 80 proof liquor.

[Old Dusty]

But the only whiskey I ever gave away was a recent bottle of Rebel Yell. It was weak and bland and just yuck, and I gave it to my son-in-law.

I will second this-the badness not the giving away- and while it wasn't the worst ever, the most disappointing was Rebel Reserve. Didn't expect much and it delivered less. Flat, thin boring and whatever "extra age" it had over Reb Yell must have been measured in minutes.

[Grain Belt]

I will second this-the badness not the giving away- and while it wasn't the worst ever, the most disappointing was Rebel Reserve. Didn't expect much and it delivered less. Flat, thin boring and whatever "extra age" it had over Reb Yell must have been measured in minutes.

[BillP]

So a couple years ago I tried EC 12. It was by far the worst I ever tasted. Like burnt leather.

But recently I tried the latest batch. Wow! What a difference. I would say it could easily be in the top 5 I ever had. So the lesson leaned from all this is to try at least 2 before you give it the ultimate thumbs down.

[squire]

Good advise Bill, one shouldn't be too hasty in dismissing these things.

[Skinsfan1311]

Kentucky Gentleman. I bought a bottle to make bourbon slushes, (I have a great recipe if anyone wants it), and made the mistake of trying some before mixing. It's truly, the worst "bourbon" that I've ever had.

[mosugoji64]

Kentucky Gentleman. I bought a bottle to make bourbon slushes, (I have a great recipe if anyone wants it), and made the mistake of trying some before mixing. It's truly, the worst "bourbon" that I've ever had.

At the Sampler last year an interloper commented, after seeing that we were all drinking bourbons, that he had tried Kentucky Gentleman and thought it was pretty rough. I replied, "He's no gentleman, he's an asshole." Thought that summed it up.

[squire]

It's the nature of a blend like Kentucky Gentleman to be rough because the GNS that makes up most of the blend is almost pure alcohol straight off the still.

[p_elliott]

Some asshole:grin: to be unnamed put ghost peppers in OGD. I had To rinse my mouth out for 20 min and get a new glass. Very funny.

Edited March 26, 2013 by p_elliott

[Josh]

That good-looking asshole also clearly labeled that bottle of (86 proof) Old Granddad as being infused with ghost peppers! :cool: Caveat potator!

[squire]

Anybody who would adulterate Old Grand Dad should be . . . well . . . chastised.

[BradleyC]

Anybody who would adulterate Old Grand Dad should be . . . well . . . chastised.

Ha ha.

I can think of a few really bad bottles that I have had. Once there was a really nasty handle of ND OT 80 that just would not go away. Sam Houston NAS is on the list followed by green label Johnny Drum. Last would be some undrinkable SW Old Fitz Prime 80 proof from the late 80s. This is my short list of bottles that I will never finish.

[Creggor]

without a doubt old whiskey river.. I think this is what it was called.. After I had drank it one night.. I dumpoed the rest down the drain..

[squire]

I don't think Heaven Hill is very proud of that one.

[Ravensfire]

While not a bourbon, I tried the Dry Fly Port Finished Wheat Whiskey and damn near threw that crap out. I don't even know if I can cook with it. It starts out okay but then it just turns into a gawd-awful mess. The huckleberry port gives it a truly nasty flavor that just continues on and on. plbgh!

-- Ravensfire

[garbanzobean]

I don't live in an area where hunting for dusties is likely to bear fruit, so my list is mostly bourbons that were probably either bad batches or just not what I wanted that night:

James Pepper. No story, it's just not very good bourbon

Black Maple Hill NAS that was actually pretty good until 2/3 gone . . . turned gritty on me. Might have been poorly filtered?

Russell's Reserve 10. Was hyped up by a friend. Underwhelming.

Finally:

Hancock's President's Reserve. Forced down my throat at Total Wine by a manager who was trying to sell me on that instead of Elijah Craig 12. Tasted like Listerine and Garbage Water

Other Whiskey related abominations that I would be more likely to feed to my toilet than drink again:

Any of the new bourbon based liqueurs. Tennessee Honey is a great example of that. And by great I mean terrible.

Southern Comfort. Gross.

The worst whiskey I've ever had:

Connemara Single Malt. Proof that just because you can make a peated whiskey doesn't necessarily mean that it's a good idea. Tasted like oily plastic. Super disappointing given my love of Islay and Island peated whiskies.