The Old forester is my favorite out of this line up. Their 1910 and 1920 are phenomenal. Johnny Drum to me has some herbal notes that throws some people off. Surprised you liked it.
Knob Creek 9 and 12 years, Four Roses Single Barrel, Wild Turkey Rare Breed, OF 1920 & 1910, WR Double Oaked, Rittenhouse Rye - my go to’s Old Grand Dad 114 - barrel proof bourbon at a great price and it’s a high rye mash bill. Right around $40 - absolute banger
Old Forester 100 and Wild Turkey 101 are hands down, the best bang for your buck if you're looking for a quality bourbon under $25. OF 1910 & 1920 are truly phenomenal, but they'll also run $60 a bottle.
@@samn5362 Obviously, which is why I said, "the best bang for your buck if you're looking for a quality bourbon under $25." It's not about comparing 101 to Rare Breed.
I remember my 1st time tasting Old Forester. I tasted it blind next to an $80 Wild Turkey product. The Old Forester 100 is always in my cabinet. It's great to sip, and makes a mean old fashioned.
Couple things, definitely do a rye edition and also do a cask strength edition. You seemed to like higher proof so Cask Strength seems up your alley. For ryes, sagamore double oak is amazing, Rittenhouse rye, rare breed rye, Sazerac rye, all good options Also, if you want to smell less alcohol, when you go to smell it, open your mouth slightly, it should be less harsh.
For under $30 the new Jack Daniel’s bonded rye is phenomenal! Ryes are generally 2 categories. Straight or finished. Finished ryes are fun to try because there’s so many of them. For a finished rye I’d highly recommend Barrel Seagrass. It’s not cheap but it’s worth it.
@@evanwigerYou would be surprised. Old No7 sucks, but their Single Barrel, Barrel Strength in both the bourbon and the rye are great. I’ve been hearing good things about their bonded line as well. Plus, you would be surprised how many brands of whiskey are made from JD barrels.
If you can find the Elijah Craig Rye it's delicious! There seems to be a shortage of it in Michigan currently. I went to 3 stores tonight looking for it and couldn't find even a single bottle! I still have a half a bottle so it's not panic time yet. After tomorrow with the in-laws will be panic time lol.
Personally I am a fan of the Benchmark Full Proof. Here local its about $25 a bottle and comes in at 125 proof. I had low expectations from it and was pleasantly surprised.
Ol Forester 86 is the best bang for the buck bourbon hands down! I've done the research and have the documents! Cheaper than the 100 in the video and better in my opinion.
I like Old Forster so much , one time i got the bottle as present, shame that is not available in Europe, is so hard to get here , but i would buy it everytime over Johnnie ,jack or Jameson
Can't wait for your future Rye video! I've heard nothing but great things from the Sagamore Distillery. You should also try some from the American Malt Whisky category and Texas Whisky as well.
One surprisingly good rye, is Crown Royal North Harvest Rye. I tasted exactly what they mentioned, and it has a sweet, fruity, sorta floral smell it. Almost like it's trying to be the "apple pie" of rye whiskey, with apple being the lower taste. It ain't that bad, at all.
Basil Hayden's Dark Rye, is a pretty decent one, so is Knob Creek small batch Rye. I would pick 4-5 Ryes you might like, I would do $60 and under, and do a blind taste test of them head to head so that way, there will be no outside influence at all on which one you ultimately like the best.
@@Ratedred i recommended three ships ,5 year old , bourbon cask,10 year old ,Bains cape mountain whiskey, and I like you to try three ships mash tun ,it's a sweet whiskey, all really good I think they are available in America
Rich & Rare Reserve has been my go-to the past decade. I should own stock in the company. If someone were to give me a bottle of Crown Royal, I would be quick to trade it for R&R Reserve. I'm not drinking it right now. But that's only because i finished the bottle i had late last night.
I am more of a Woodford Reserve Evan Williams myself, but love all bourbons. If you want some rye in it, Woodford Reserve has some. I want to say 30%. Not under $40 though I don't believe, more in the $45 range. The Double Oak is the bomb, but definitely not under 40, more in the $55-$60 range, but worth every penny. Of course any bourbon is not going to be all rye, or mostly rye, as in order for it to be called bourbon it has to be at least 50.1% corn. Pretty sure Woodford is 55% corn, 30% Rye, 15% barley. Been awhile since I have been there. They do make a Rye Whiskey however.
You lookin' for rye bourbon? Get yourself some Bulleit Bourbon. Also get some Field of Dreams bourbon, just because Field of Dreams(the movie) corn field corn was used.
