Which bottle to give as a gift

[Sour Mash Esq.]

A buddy is opening his new bar/poker room in his house.  I traditionally bring a bottle to any bar christening.  Options at present are: Rendezvous Rye, Old Forester Statesman, Eagle Rare.  

 

Which would you rather receive?  Assume for purposes of this exercise the recipient does not have a decent bourbon collection.

[Bourbon Fanatic]

I would personally like to receive the OF Statesman, just because I've never tried it and I'm all about trying new things.

 

Second would definitely be the Eagle Rare, for sure! Great stuff!

 

Let us know what you end up going with and how he likes it.

 

Cheers! Jordan

[Mako254]

Not one you listed but the col e h taylor bottles are visually pleasing to most and (imo) would work for a guy that wants a cool bottle to display and have a quality pour of bourbon for novice or whiskey nerd or any in between. 

[Richnimrod]

If you could find a bottle of EWSB with this month's bottling date, that would a cool commemorative.

[Sour Mash Esq.]

12 minutes ago, Mako254 said:

Not one you listed but the col e h taylor bottles are visually pleasing to most and (imo) would work for a guy that wants a cool bottle to display and have a quality pour of bourbon for novice or whiskey nerd or any in between. 

I would, but the stuff is hard to come by in these parts and I’d have to part with one of my few.  I mean, place your oxygen mask first before assisting other passengers right?

[meadeweber]

I believe you can't go wrong with ER10.  It's a quality, good tasting, age stated bourbon and it's not too hard on the wallet. 

[fishnbowljoe]

I'd also go with the tried and true ER. 

 

Cheers! Joe

[Mako254]

23 minutes ago, Sour Mash Esq. said:

I would, but the stuff is hard to come by in these parts and I’d have to part with one of my few.  I mean, place your oxygen mask first before assisting other passengers right?

 

Truth!

 

I'd vote the Statesman as it is a handsome bottle and the movie aspect makes for a small conversation piece. 

[Bob_Loblaw]

2 hours ago, fishnbowljoe said:

I'd also go with the tried and true ER. 

 

Cheers! Joe

Thirded.  Of the three you mentioned I feel ER is also the easiest drinker for a newbie

[DCFan]

4 hours ago, Sour Mash Esq. said:

Which would you rather receive?  Assume for purposes of this exercise the recipient does not have a decent bourbon collection.

Eagle Rare. A very nice 10 year old bourbon at a very reasonable price.

[jshleffar]

Id happily take every bottle of ER10 anyone wanted to give me

[DeepCover]

Eagle Rare gets my vote, from what we've been told. I'm a bigger fan of the CEHT, but ER10 is a nice choice.

[Radioyada]

If the buddy is a true buddy then all of the ones you mentioned should be shared between you at some time. As far as a gift my vote is for the Statesman. Eagle Rare is much easier to get and just does not have as much “gift” appeal in my opinion.  I have not had the pleasure of tasting the Statesman yet, but the other two bottles are ones that should be standard pours in most collections. 

[berto]

Eagle Rare.  It's got an eagle and it's rare.

[kevinbrink]

My favorite of the three would be the HWRR though I only had Statesman at a festival, can't really go wrong with any of the choices you listed.

[chappy6107]

ER 10, it is good stuff and the bottle is a handsome bottle.

[Josh]

If I'm buying a gift bourbon for somebody the first question I always ask is "do I like this person?" Everything else flows from that.

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[NYCBourbon]

I'd agree with those voting for the Statesmen, it's a really solid pour in a nice looking bottle, plus as someone else mentioned the movie angle makes it a good talking point. 

[Sour Mash Esq.]

I did go with the Statesman, and it was so well received the bottle did not survive the evening.  Another buddy brought OF1920 which I opened when the statesman was on its last legs.  The consensus from the neophytes was that it drank too hot.  But I liked it of course.

[Radioyada]

I was able to try the Statesman last night, and thought it was good.  At the right price a bottle just may end up in my stash somewhere.