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Blantons is worth trying if you've never had it: https://www.blantonsbourbon.com/original_single_barrel https://www.blantonsbourbon.com/original_single_barrel
by jobu 11y ago
Blantons is worth trying if you've never had it: https://www.blantonsbourbon.com/original_single_barrel https://www.blantonsbourbon.com/original_single_barrel
Also, it's not Bourbon or single malt, but Templeton Rye is one of my favorite whiskeys (and reasonably priced): http://www.templetonrye.com/ http://www.templetonrye.com/
- tptacek 11y agoTempleton Rye is Midwest Grain Products commodity rye with flavorants added. They recently lost a lawsuit over it! I'm not going to say it's bad (I used to drink it too), but you can (a) do better than MGPI rye at the same price point and (b) do better for relabeled MGPI. Bulleit Rye, Dickel Rye, Redemption, Whistlepig, High West --- there's like 100 more, but those are the big names --- are all MGPI. You can buy whichever's cheapest; of the MGPIs, Templeton is the one I'd avoid, now that they've confirmed that they're not only quietly relabeling MGP, but also adulterating it.
- jobu 11y agoThanks for the tip. I knew a number of "craft" whiskeys were from MGP, but I didn't realize that Templeton was as well - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Templeton_Rye https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Templeton_Rye Now I'm really curious about the "alcohol flavoring agent" from Clarendon Flavor Engineers. I've had Bulleit Rye and High West as well and did not enjoy them.
- tptacek 11y agoTwo really good off-the-beaten-path ryes: Old Potrero (a high-proof "single malt" rye from San Francisco) and Few, a craft distillate from Chicago.