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I don't personally buy much of anything under $40. But I can say that Russian Standard is your best bet for Vodka and Crown Royal for Whiskey.
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I'm beginning to warm up to this Black Barrel. Still not sure I'd buy another bottle, but I am developing a "tolerance" for it.
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Not that many yet. 17 shots in a bottle. About half way through at this point.
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Under $30 I would probably say Old Granddad 114, Eagle Rare, Buffalo Trace, Elijah Craig Small Batch Under $40 a few more options open up, namely Four Roses Single Barrel, Old Forrester single barrel, 1792 Bottled in Bond, pretty much any Knob Creek store pick (might be a buck over $40) meh, I would only use crown to mix, it is over-price and over-rated.
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And I've sampled damn near everything in every price point. Everything you mentioned isn't as smooth. Granted some may prefer bold flavors. For me, the smoother the better. |
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For cheap drinking, the best advice I ever got was to go with a bourbon. Even if dirt cheap, they are still good quality whiskey (i.e. pot still, not column distilled pollution, and aged at least 2yrs). The 'scotch blends' and 'canadian' stuff is usually only about 10% pot still, the rest is fresh from the column and full of hangover-toxins. That said, for cheaper scotch I'm a fan of Ballantines (but haven't tried Crown since I was sneaking booze from parents' cabinets). Laphroaig Quarter Cask is probably the best value I know of in single malts, if you like peat - for me it is about as good as they make, but not their most expensive. If you don't like peat, stick with the bourbons. Some of the distilleries also sell to re-labellers, so you can sometimes find good stuff for less under a 'new name' (I think Costco does this w/ Lagavulin?).
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I always add a splash of seltzer.
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OK going back to that swanky Mexican joint tonight. Here is the list if you can see it
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Don't forget to Hydrate! One if the things that I strongly advise, especially for my middle-aged and older guys like myself, drinking/sipping some water while drinking alcohol.
Thought I'd try these to see what all the hype is about. Very good!
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I often have a full tumbler of seltzer between whiskey/seltzer drinks. It does work.
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Evan Williams Bottled in Bond 101. White Label.
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Last bottle of gin was from Boston, this time I'm keeping it local with some Jersey hooch..
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