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The best way to do it today seems to be finding local distilleries. Some have tasting rooms or bars attached. You can try out their offerings to find which you
by giantg2 3y ago
The best way to do it today seems to be finding local distilleries. Some have tasting rooms or bars attached. You can try out their offerings to find which you like. But it's still not cheap if they're good. The local one around me is about $50-60 and is usually good stuff (batches vary more at the smaller scale). Plenty of decent stuff at the big stores for cocktails or to occasionally try something new (the tasting search and adventure are half the fun). But it's tough to justify some of the prices to try things, and it's not much better at most bars that charge you 25% of a bottle price for a single drink.
- brendoelfrendo 3y agoOh, yeah. I hardly drink at home these days, but when I did, my shelf staples were things like Old Grand Dad 114 and Wild Turkey 101. Local can be very hit-or-miss, though. Opening a distillery was a very trendy thing to do for a while after the craft beer market got saturated, and I feel like there were a lot of distilleries selling really sub-par young product because they realized they would run out of money if they waited for it to age properly. For the most part, though, I agree, especially now that it's been long enough for some solid local contenders to get their feet under them.
- giantg2 3y agoThat's why I especially recommend going to their tasting room/events or attached bar. On a side note, one local place sells white whiskey - aged the legal minimum of 1 day. But it was also less than 50% of the normal whiskey they sell. I got some just to try it. It is not mellow at all, but it is interesting to try it, and it mixes in many drinks just fine and makes them different.