squire Posted January 17, 2014 Share Posted January 17, 2014 Coke never met a Bourbon it didn't like. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tlandwe2 Posted January 17, 2014 Share Posted January 17, 2014 Old Crow for me. A buddy of mine was grabbing a round of drinks and decided it would be funny to order me one neat. I was not amused but still choked it down Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
upStomp Posted January 17, 2014 Share Posted January 17, 2014 Leaving out a couple obvious bottom shelfers, Wathen's and Angel's Envy. Both taste like Scotch to me, with the Wathen's adding notes of table sugar. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
smknjoe Posted January 17, 2014 Share Posted January 17, 2014 (edited) Greatest American Hero, that's good to know. Edited January 17, 2014 by smknjoe Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
r60slash5 Posted January 17, 2014 Share Posted January 17, 2014 Red State/Blue State Ted Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nywahoo Posted January 17, 2014 Share Posted January 17, 2014 Jeffers Creek .. it's just awful. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
whiskeyagonzo Posted January 17, 2014 Share Posted January 17, 2014 (edited) I recall camping with a buddy in my younger days and we just wanted to get drunk. I bought some McCormick's I think it was. It was barely suitable for even that purpose. Come to think of it, I'm not even sure it was bourbon. It was around 15 years ago so it may have contained some GNS. It was awful whatever it was. Edited January 17, 2014 by whiskeyagonzo Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bingstein Posted January 17, 2014 Share Posted January 17, 2014 Boy I've had some dusty OC8s that were atrocious. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sutton Posted January 17, 2014 Share Posted January 17, 2014 A DSP-1 OFitz BiB ... had to be bottle variation though since an earlier bottle was fine - but this one was very grassy, herbal, dirty...the scent memory it evoked was fresh lawn clippings. Didn't dump it though, blended it w/ some Maker's, Larceny, and two tablespoons of maple syrup. That did the trick!:grin: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
balassit Posted January 17, 2014 Share Posted January 17, 2014 Not really bourbon, but Balcone's Brimstone. It was at a tasting a buddy put together. I couldn't even drink the tasting portion. I know some people love the sutff, to each their own. I thought it tasted like rain water scooped out of a fire pit. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
black mamba Posted January 17, 2014 Share Posted January 17, 2014 Breaking and Entering comes quickly to mind, as does Rebel Yell. Only two bottles I couldn't finish, even by mingling with something better. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fishnbowljoe Posted January 17, 2014 Share Posted January 17, 2014 Gran Legacy. Probably a young, bulk whiskey that was bottled for a grocery store chain here. I bought it right after I got into bourbon. I figured what the heck, it was only $16.00 for a handle. Tried a couple of pours three or four times over about a six month period. After the last time I tasted it, down the drain it went. :crazy: Cody Road comes in a very close second though. :puke: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WAINWRIGHT Posted January 17, 2014 Share Posted January 17, 2014 :crazy: Cody Road comes in a very close second though. :puke: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jorgemu1 Posted January 18, 2014 Share Posted January 18, 2014 I recently gifted some BT Single Oak Project to my parents for the holidays. I figured it was a good way to make some space in the bunker. Last week they had opened one and I had a small taste of it. Sadly, I could not finish a shot's worth of bourbon. I don't recall the barrel number but now I'm thankful I stopped collecting the SOP bottles. Too expensive and too risky for $50 bucks for a 375ml. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kpiz Posted January 18, 2014 Share Posted January 18, 2014 Cyrus Noble. It smelled and tasted like the foreshots coming off a still. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Grain Belt Posted January 18, 2014 Share Posted January 18, 2014 Distilled,aged and distributed all from the depths of hell I believe,pure evil in a bottle.Holy hell guys! You might have saved my life! Just read a favorable review in some whiskey rag and almost bought some Cody Road that just showed up at my local. I think my hard earned cash will go to a Rare Breed instead.FWIW I once absolutely struggled through a bottle of Rebel Yell Reserve and the only thing I could think is "If this is the Reserve, what is the standard like?" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
squire Posted January 18, 2014 Share Posted January 18, 2014 (edited) The standard version is worst, let me tell 'ya. A shame really, these venerable old brands should've received a dignified funeral instead. Edited January 18, 2014 by squire Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jonhalter Posted January 18, 2014 Share Posted January 18, 2014 Reading this thread caused me to reach to the back of the cabinet and pull out the 1 that I would place on the list. No, not bourbon, but rye. Old overholt to be exact. As I currently take a sip, is it as bad as remembered? no. Is it good? No. I wont drink this often, but it isnt like Id have to choke it down. Right now Im having it with a cube. The bottle will eventually be finished in coke. It excites me that the worst tasting (in my opinion) bourbon/rye is still tolerable. Bad bourbons are few and far between. Good bourbons are plentiful. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mbroo5880i Posted January 18, 2014 Share Posted January 18, 2014 Ten High blend from a beverage dispenser at a hotel. The server apologized when she dispensed it into the glass. I took a couple of sips and then poured it into a planter. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fishnbowljoe Posted January 18, 2014 Share Posted January 18, 2014 Holy hell guys! You might have saved my life! Just read a favorable review in some whiskey rag and almost bought some Cody Road that just showed up at my local. I can't remember the thread, but another member here was inquiring about Cody Road once. The response Vosgar posted was, "Avoid it like the plague." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vosgar Posted January 18, 2014 Share Posted January 18, 2014 I can't remember the thread, but another member here was inquiring about Cody Road once. The response Vosgar posted was, "Avoid it like the plague."I sincerely hope it's gotten better since that batch 1 bottle I bought almost 2 years ago. The distillery is only a couple of hours away from me and I'd really like to see them put out a quality product and do well. They're buying grain locally and doing their own distilling, but they need to age it longer and in standard size barrels, IMHO Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
deathevocation Posted January 18, 2014 Share Posted January 18, 2014 Townhouse, an old Safeway brand, worst thing ever. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hn4bourbon Posted January 18, 2014 Share Posted January 18, 2014 Of the many bottles I've opened, the only one I've given away is a Willett Pot Still. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Harry in WashDC Posted January 19, 2014 Share Posted January 19, 2014 Just read the WHOLE thread (baseball can't get here soon enough). I echo what garbonzobean wrote a while back --One of my local purveyors told me I'd like Pepper 1776 Straight B. I didn't. I finished that bottle but won't drink it again. The only shot I've ever ordered and NOT finished in my 45+ years of bourbon was a neat Black Maple Hill. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
J-Brew Posted January 21, 2014 Share Posted January 21, 2014 Just read the WHOLE thread (baseball can't get here soon enough). I echo what garbonzobean wrote a while back --One of my local purveyors told me I'd like Pepper 1776 Straight B. I didn't. I finished that bottle but won't drink it again. The only shot I've ever ordered and NOT finished in my 45+ years of bourbon was a neat Black Maple Hill. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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