One bourbon distillery only please!

[Josh]

In a surprise to no one Four Roses [emoji257][emoji257][emoji257][emoji257]

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[garbanzobean]

For sheer variety, it has to be Heaven Hill for me.  Glad I don't have to choose though.

[PaulO]

6 hours ago, beasled said:

Tough choice... 

 

Heaven Hill I think. 

 

EC12

ECBP

McKenna

PHC

Rittenhouse BIB

Pikesville

Old Fitz 12 / Fitz BIB / Larceny

Evan Williams (especially the 23...)

 

And not forgetting... Mellow Corn. 

 

 

All this, plus HH 6 year old BIB, JW Dant and JTS Brown!

[Kepler]

This might be the toughest question I've seen on this site.

 

Because of variety I might just have to go with the Trace, even though I feel oddly guilty for some reason.

 

Forgive me, Jimmy R!!

[jshleffar]

I'd go with BT but man would I miss ECBP

[beasled]

5 hours ago, PaulO said:

All this, plus HH 6 year old BIB, JW Dant and JTS Brown!

 

Good call. No sign of HH 6 on these shores unfortunately!

[graftonbc1]

It would have to be Four Roses for me. The depth and deliciousness of each of their products, and the quality of their single barrel selects puts them over the top for me. Close second is Beam as I do love me some Bookers. 

Edited August 9, 2017 by graftonbc1

[kcgumbohead]

Yup tough one for sure but given how many PS bottles have been and continue to delight me above most/all others I shall hoist my cult flag for the mighty 4R (with trades for OGD,HH,WT????)

[Mule Skinner]

I gotta go with Beam.  I've been getting some really great store select bottles of Knob Creek at Lincoln Road Package store in Hattiesburg, Ms.  Then there is the old stand by, Bookers, which I keep a few of.  

[Whiskey Dick]

HH on a bourbon night, MGP on a rye night.

 

I'm kinda surprised 4R is not getting the love it used to. Is it because 10+ year stuff has all but dried up, the distiller change, or what?

[Paddy]

^^^I think it's more to do with the limited portfolio, than the quality of the whiskey.  I love Four Roses, but I also love wheated bourbon and rye!   

[The Black Tot]

It's still Trace for me, although this is the first year that I feel guilty about not saying 4 Roses.

 

I think if 4R made a rye, I could commit.

 

BT has ramped up so much in recent years, I think if the boom eases we're going to see some monsters coming out of there. their bog standard CEHT rye is delicious, and I recall hearsay that they've got something in the pipes to "replace" VWFRR. Wheaters have been made at full clip for some time now, and I don't foresee the shortage of them lasting much longer. More and more rack houses means more and more rack house sweet spots!

 

We could say the same of HH of course, and some of our esteemed members have already done the recon!

 

The last few years have really rounded me out regarding patronage. Beam gained the most ground for me with my newfound love of KC store picks (thanks C+B) and that damned Booker's Rye.

 

Some 4R picks this year were some of the best bourbon I've ever bought - I really wish they had expanded years earlier.

 

Turkey is the only one who has yet to blow my doors off, but I trust several members here when they say it's just a matter of time.

 

I'm hoping 8yrs from now I can say Castle And Key. If half of what they are planning comes to bear, it could happen!

[PaulO]

I'm kind of surprised all the votes for BT.  We can talk hypothetically about some of the wheated or mash bill #2 brands they make.  

[garbanzobean]

8 hours ago, Whiskey Dick said:

HH on a bourbon night, MGP on a rye night.

 

I'm kinda surprised 4R is not getting the love it used to. Is it because 10+ year stuff has all but dried up, the distiller change, or what?

Four Roses is still my favorite rye recipe bourbon.  Wild Turkey is on the rise in terms of quality of their store picks, too.  In fact, I think they have edged out FR in that regard in the past year or two.

 

That said, I just like variety and Heaven Hill has got that in droves.  It's a shame I can't swap Stagg Jr. for ECBP, though.

[MeAndMyWhiskey]

Heaven Hill . . . but I'm so glad this is only a hypothetical!

[flahute]

3 hours ago, garbanzobean said:

Four Roses is still my favorite rye recipe bourbon.  Wild Turkey is on the rise in terms of quality of their store picks, too.  In fact, I think they have edged out FR in that regard in the past year or two.

 

That said, I just like variety and Heaven Hill has got that in droves.  It's a shame I can't swap Stagg Jr. for ECBP, though.

This right here. (Although I'm fine with ECBP).

 

Four Roses has been my favorite distillery and rye recipe bourbon for a while now. If I didn't like variety, 4R would be my choice. I'm also concerned about how strained they are right now with supply, and I worry about quality dropping, or, changing, with the changes they've been making at the distillery. I'm in wait and see mode with them.

[mbroo5880i]

On 8/7/2017 at 11:02 PM, Paddy said:

If I would have access to the full portfolio, my choice would be Buffalo Trace.  Given my current access (available wheaters, standards and rye's), my choice is Heaven Hill.

 

This is where I stand.

[ratcheer]

Yep, Buffalo Trace, mainly for their Rock Hill Farms / Blanton's / Elmer T. Lee line.

 

Tim

Edited August 11, 2017 by ratcheer
minor typo

[Louisiana]

 

 

On 8/7/2017 at 10:02 PM, Paddy said:

If I would have access to the full portfolio, my choice would be Buffalo Trace.  Given my current access (available wheaters, standards and rye's), my choice is Heaven Hill.

 

 

Very Good Point!

 

 

[tanstaafl2]

Well, it may be a bourbon thread but the man said one distillery. He didn't say one bourbon distillery. He didn't say one company that owns lots of distilleries (with all its attendant distilleries like BeamSuntory has, which would other wise be a good choice).

 

So my choice is....

 

Midleton

 

HA!

[kevinbrink]

4 hours ago, tanstaafl2 said:

Well, it may be a bourbon thread but the man said one distillery. He didn't say one bourbon distillery. He didn't say one company that owns lots of distilleries (with all its attendant distilleries like BeamSuntory has, which would other wise be a good choice).

 

So my choice is....

 

Midleton

 

HA!

This would hurt bad, if i had to I might go Amrut have access to Unpeated and Peated Malts, and very importantly Rum holy hell would I miss American Whiskey

[The Black Tot]

Even in the context of global eligibility, I'd still stick with BT, with 4R close behind.

 

One would think I'd go with Diamond Distillers Ltd, but since the best stuff they make is actively being shut off to the market and I'm not even sure it's in production at ALL, I can't go that route.

 

Springbank would be my second. But as much as I love a great Springbank, I'd take one of BT's or 4R's best first, hands down.

 

Midleton - I love that RB21 but the price puts my feet back on the ground right quick! A good OWA pick is still in the mid-high 20's.

[hn4bourbon]

With what i'm enjoying recently, I might have to go Beam. 

[garbanzobean]

11 hours ago, tanstaafl2 said:

Well, it may be a bourbon thread but the man said one distillery. He didn't say one bourbon distillery. He didn't say one company that owns lots of distilleries (with all its attendant distilleries like BeamSuntory has, which would other wise be a good choice).

 

So my choice is....

 

Midleton

 

HA!

The title does say bourbon distillery, not sure if it has been edited.  If I could only choose one distillery in the world, I could narrow things down to Heaven Hill, Springbank, Bunnahabhain, Caol Ila, and Bruichladdich.  All distill a good variety of whisky (Bruichladdich I'm far less fond of than the others, but they have great variety), but I don't think I'd enjoy only drinking malt or bourbon/rye/wheat whiskey for the rest of my life.  Longrow just doesn't do it for me like Islay peaters do, so Springbank could be out.  But . . . Springbank.

 

Its nice not to have to choose.

[kwshannon]

Going with the idea of a bourbon distillery.

 

I've had to consider this question for a while.  I've been in a wheat funk recently (WSR, MM).  Also found great deal on Gentleman Jack for $10/375ml that has me going back for more & more.  I've also had a chance recently to have barrel strength / premium products that include rye (WTRB, ECBP, 4RSBBS, Blanton).  I've also toured most of the KY and TN distilleries, so would include their appearance and presentation in the mix (JB, 4R, MM, Barton, Willett, WR, BT, WT, JD, GD).

 

Buffalo Trace - range of products including wheat, standard, and single barrel, plus they have a very good hard hat tour.