Bourbon QPR 2008

[shoshani]

Fighting Cock. I LOVE this stuff. It's advertised as "the bad boy of bourbon", but it's actually very rich with a nice honey thread. It actually reminds me of what Wild Turkey 101 tasted like a decade or so ago, when it was still sold as an 8 year old. About $17 in Chicagoland.

Old Fitz BIB. $14-15 in this area. A lot of really nice flavor for the money.

OGD BIB. Around $16 ish here. Also very flavorful; this is probably the best QPR bourbon to come from the Beam stills.

Weller Antique. $19 for 7 year 107 proof wheated bourbon; get some before they change their mind and raise the price.

Elmer T. Lee. It's $20 for 90 proof, but compared to BT's other single barrel offerings it's underpriced.

[TBoner]

Weller Antique

Knob Creek (in these parts, anyway: I know it's much higher than $23/fifth most places)

WT Rye ($17: are you f***ing kidding me?)

OGD BIB

Regards,

Tim

[George]

Just wondering if anyone has noticed any changes to bourbon prices in recent weeks. I seem to be finding a slight increase in prices here in Connecticut. Brands I've noticed recently include BT, EC12, and ETL.

[callmeox]

WT is trending down in Ohio with 101 dropping 2 bucks/750 recently.

[OscarV]

Has Old Grand-Dad 114 been mentioned yet.

I now think it is the best value out there.

$22.00 at 114 proof and tastes great.

[Klepackage]

Has Old Grand-Dad 114 been mentioned yet.

I now think it is the best value out there.

$22.00 at 114 proof and tastes great.

Smokinjoe mentioned it. I'll third the nomination. It's $23 here in CO.

Want to know my favorite part about OGD 114? It's the bourbon world's answer to the wide-mouth beer cans! :slappin: Great for rocking it straight out of the bottle.

[StraightBoston]

Smokinjoe mentioned it. I'll third the nomination. It's $23 here in CO.

Want to know my favorite part about OGD 114? It's the bourbon world's answer to the wide-mouth beer cans! :slappin: Great for rocking it straight out of the bottle.

I'll fourth it -- $17.99 in New Hampshire (I paid $20.99 in MA for my latest bottle.)

Had a pour last night and had that same Mickey's Malt Liquor wide-mouth flashback!

[George]

A little late to start a 2009 thread, so I thought I'd give this a bump.

Any new thoughts on QPR for some of your favorites or not so favorites? Seems like with the increases in pricing and taxes in several locations, there might be some changes of opinion concerning value.

I like BT, but I've seen the price creep up from $22 to $25 to $28 in 2009. On the flip side, it seems MM has come down a slight bit. It always seemed to be running in the high $20s, and now, it's more often in the mid, and occasionally, lower $20s.

[tommyboy38]

I've also seen the BT creep up a bit but for $25 a bottle, I start to consider it a top shelf bourbon. I think the answer is to buy everything in handles. I picked up some EW recently for $17....works out to somewhere near $7.50 a 750ml.

I turned a friend and his wife onto bourbon and I found some very inexpensive Winn-Dixie bourbon that was $11 a handle. Brought one to them as a gift and my friend asked me get him 12 more. Maybe the bourbon deal of the year.

[CygnusX-1]

I like EW BIB white label, here in va its about 12 bucks and its pretty damn good

[The Boozer]

EW Black is still under $15, and AAA 10yr is $16. although I don't think its that good of a pour, fairly bland. WLW Special is $19 and EC 12yr @ $21 are still the two best QPR in MI. Lot of the other stuff is heading towards $25 /bottle. Its getting expensive to drink in this State.:skep:

TJ

[Dr. François]

Its getting expensive to drink in this State.:skep:

TJ

True, but oh-so-much cheaper than drinking single malt scotch!

Around here (Lansing/E. Lansing), shops are stocking more bourbon. I'm finding better selections nearly everywhere!