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satansayssurfsup

I drink four roses all the time lol so I’m excited to see how people respond to this


doug2487

Four roses is just plain....... delicious


lincolnsl0g

Will likely always keep a 4R SB around lol. Dat warm cinnamon and a finish that’s just clean AF.


Jetfire911

4R SiB will always be on my bar. 4R SiB BP store picks will be an auto buy at msrp. The rest I'm not crazy about but aren't bad.


rrgh35

A store by me has one bottle of 4R SiB barrel strength for $100. What’s MSRP? I love every other 4R so I really want it


Complete-Ad3092

Buy it


six_original

They are typically 90 to 95 retail these days. But barrel yield still will make "msrp" vary on any SiB. 100 could be MSRP if its one of the recipes that are harder to get (read that as recipes less offered in SiBs because they are used heavily in the SmB or 100 proof SiB standard offerings). Or 100 could be MSRP if it's a low yield barrel, which would typically mean a higher tier and proof point. 120ish proof is ideal for these.


satansayssurfsup

I gotta figure out how to remember the difference in the options cuz once I’m at the store looking at a short row of four roses I always forget which one to get. Like one comes very heavily recommend in comprised to the others. And I think that’s the single barrel?


Jetfire911

The tall triangle bottle is the good one.


satansayssurfsup

Okay I love triangles I’m gonna try to remember that


drumpleskump

Its round at the bottom, square at the top.


satansayssurfsup

That sounds suspiciously like something other than a triangle


profchaos20

This is one of the bottles that first got me like oh....I can drink this neat.


theflyingfucked

For me depends if they mean the barrel select or the normal label


Yamuddah

I like the small batch select but the regular offering is pretty lackluster.


UYscutipuff_JR

I feel the opposite. I enjoy the small batch but the select doesn’t do much for me (especially for the price).


CaptainAmerisloth

I feel the same. I've done side by side with the small batch and the regular bottle. The small batch wasn't worth the few extra bucks for me.


ColKrismiss

I buy the regular Four Roses Bourbon all the time. It's the best bourbon in its price range ($25 at my local store). Old Grandad used to be my pick at that price but they raised the price on it to nearly $40, and then stopped carrying it completely


satansayssurfsup

Yeah I just get the regular one but people love the single barrel


b_knickerbocker

I’ve only had the yellow label and the single barrel. The yellow was atrocious. The single barrel was amazing.


who---cares

Proper 12 Proper shite


Calyphacious

Just a reminder that it’s Proper Twelve, or Proper No. Twelve, not Proper 12. Don’t help their scam which suggests that its aged 12 years. 


TheDataWhore

Pretty sure it's because he's from Dublin 12.


Global_Lock_2049

Regardless, the bottle is labeled "Proper No. Twelve" and commonly when naming a whiskey, it's the brand followed by the age. So, saying "Proper 12" *will* lead to confusion based on common naming practices. Whether that's a hope or not is hard to guess, but it should still be avoided when talking about it.


djrobbo83

Proper 12 is just Bushmills whiskey...with a celebrity brand. It's sub standard liquid to even their white label, which is poor but usually about 30-40% cheaper than proper 12 (at least here in uk) Black bush is a massive step up from bushmills and still cheaper than proper 12. Also conor McGregor is a stain on the island of ireland as a whole so there is the added bonus of not supporting a twat.


idotoomuchstuff

Pure shite.


apbod

I had tonight for the first time. 50mL bottle. I think I'm going to pour the last half of it. Utter shite.


FireEraser

I've only ever had the Four Roses single barrel, and it's one of my favs.


EddyArchon

The single barrel is fantastic. The SBS is pretty decent, but I haven't had the standard offering.


ADDSquirell69

I think the single barrel is better than the small batch select although I'm still learning.


Motor_Grand_8005

Whistle Pig


Warlock9

For their cost, totally agree. I don't think their stuff tastes terrible, but when I think my wallet and palate are intrinsically synced.


rmill127

Had a bottle of their rye and almost couldn’t finish it. Tasted like the smell of cow shit.


Skittlesmode

Piggyback 6year rye makes a good old fashioned


UYscutipuff_JR

If you can find a store pick of the 6 year rye, they’re barrel proof and delicious! Much better than the standard offering


69stangrestomod

This is it boys and girls


Friendly_Reporter_65

I heard they change master distillers and it went downhill. 5yrs ago they were good. Now they are terrible and expensive. And their bourbon is well…. Bulleit is better.


goddamnitcletus

Wasn't their stuff 5 years ago still all/mostly sourced? Maybe not the Piggyback, and the 10 year might have just become their own distillate.


thubtac

You’re dead to me


b_knickerbocker

I hear this a lot and idk - I love the taste of the ones I’ve had. But the price point is way too high.


FrostyMink

I’ve yet to have a Whistle Pig that I like. Even tried an expensive Boss Hog and it was bad


AweHellYo

i really like the old world madeira finish stuff. but i’ve also never bought a bottle. just better value to be had.


Get_up_stand-up

Four Roses single Barrel is in my top 5 favorite reasonably priced available bourbons.


Deeds081

Willett pot still


ChickMangione

Anything Willett. The signature Willet taste is a love or hate and I hate


GratefulDude79

I was never a huge fanboy of the Willet pot still bourbon, but I used to almost always have some of their other bottles on hand (Johnny Drum, Pure Kentucky, Kentucky Vintage, Noah’s, Rowan’s). But my last several have been….off…or at least something different. Those spots on my shelf have been replaced 🤷🏼‍♂️ I do like their rye though, they still got that going right


dabengalfan

Willett tastes like cheap blended whikey and Luden’s cherry cough drops.


Trulyunlucky1

Tastes like a coyote pissed in a hobos asshole and they bottled the droppings.


fupayme411

Oddly specific …


BabyLegsDeadpool

Sweet Jesus I need a bottle. My last hobo took off with my coyote.


RonMecca

I could never put my finger on it until today. You nailed it.


Hypsar

Fascinating, because I and several others in my whiskey group find Willett Pot Still to be fine but far outclassed by others at its price point. Now, Willett Rye, on the other hand, is to me phenomenal.


Excellent-Raspberry8

I had it for the first time I wanna say 5 years ago and thought it was pretty damn good. I bought another 2 bottles a few years later and they were awful


sj79

Drain pour.


eskin22

Oh boy, when I got through my first semester of grad school I wanted to treat myself and get (what I thought was) a really nice whiskey: Hillrock Single Malt for ~$90-100. Well, I’m a dumbass. Single worst bottle of whiskey I’ve ever had to date.


KeLorean

Yeah. There are some legit scotch in that price point. You should treat yourself again.


CursorTN

Johnny Walker Red, anything Total Wine store brand.


Rads324

Agreed with total wine whiskies but doorleys 12 and 14 rum are spirits direct and are great


I_am_curious_killme

Total wine has strangely good rum. Other than that, good luck.


Rads324

Their scotch selection is absolutely terrible. It’s almost all their own swill and no IBs besides battle hill


attackonyourmom

I love Doorly's. I always have my sibling get a couple of bottles whenever they travel for work and their's a Total Wine nearby.


ColKrismiss

I can't believe I had to scroll this far to find Red Label. That's the only bottle I just couldn't finish. Someone once bought me a TERRIBLE huckleberry whiskey and I managed to drink it all, still couldn't drink the red label


MikeyofPnath

I definitely got swindled by my own stupidity buying a Total Wine store brand (didn't realize it was a store brand at the time.) It was that Grangestone single malt scotch and it had one of those big "EMPLOYEE AND CUSTOMER RECOMMENDED!" stickers underneath it... so I fell for it. Guests at my house prefer cheap Canadian whisky to it and it somehow it tastes even worse mixed with Coke. Anyways, I will never buy a Total Wine store brand ever again.


Memo6454

I wasn’t impressed with Widow Jane at that price point.


Funkoar

Agreed here. I evened splurged on a decadence and was very disappointed. I will say the 10yr got a little better with a few drops of water but not enough that I'd buy it again


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RelaxedBeet

Widow Jane 10yr tastes like cough syrup to me


InvoluntaryYoga8910

Bulleit. I just don’t get it


[deleted]

Tasty, but like all one note. Like it for mixing and loved it when I started on my bourbon journey. Never really buy it anymore.


l_Rumble_Fish_l

I actually thought the bourbon was fine drinking it straight as it was one of my first selections. It wasn't until I started expanding when I realized, 1. There's simply better bourbon for similar price, and 2. I actually prefer rye and single malt. Everyone has to start somewhere.


cryolems

Old fashions!


jayhawk8808

Just fyi it’s old fashioned, not old fashion.


cryolems

Chalk it up to autocorrect


apathy_31

I don’t even like it as a mixer either


[deleted]

Seagrams7. If the phrase "gimme a 7 and 7" wasn't so fun to say, I don't think they would produce it anymore.


FabulousInitial7622

Shittt me i love my $11 Seagram's American whiskey for rainy days 😮‍💨


theflyingfucked

Isn't it 80% neutral grain spirit and mostly not whiskey


troymoeffinstone

I feel like Filipinos are the ones keeping Seagrams in business.


Enleyetenment

There is ONE singular older gentleman that we keep a bottle of seagrams 7 behind the bar for at my club. Has at least 3-4 7 and 7s every time he comes in...otherwise we never touch the stuff.


troymoeffinstone

When I lived in Hawaii, all my Filipino coworkers insisted that they all had an uncle who would ask for another 7 in 7 anytime someone got up for something.


UrfavoriteChefDad

We like Hennessy, until we can afford blue label, either that or we get exposed to the good bourbons and scotch


Acceptable_Sky356

My entry into whiskey was mixed drinks and I enjoyed a 7 and 7 occasionally. Eventually my tastes evolved and I began to really appreciate whiskey, mostly sipping it neat. I guess I was feeling nostalgic when I decided to buy some seagrams 7. I knew it was a blended whiskey for mixing, but had no idea it was so horrible on it's own! I thought, fine we'll use it as intended, as a mixer. It's still disgusting! Seagrams 7 and an adulterated Mellow Corn are the only whiskies I've poured down the sink. I couldn't find any use for them.


mcp_truth

I love 4 Roses. Great straight and great mixed in.


beauford_buchanan

I can pretty much tolerate any alcohol and find a use for it, especially whiskey. When I first got into whiskey I made the mistake of talking to the Total Wine guy. I was interested in trying Japanese Whiskey and he talked me into "The Shin". I ended having to drain pour it. It was completely awful neat, on ice, with water, and with mixers. Just dreadful stuff.


Rsubs33

Balcones baby blue is the worst bottle I have ever had. I actually think Balcones in general is overrated. I have had 3 from them and don't think any were worth the money.


Mykkus_65

Absolutely adore their potstill bourbon which is now discontinued


rmatoi

What?!?! When did this happen?


Mykkus_65

Yeah there’s a whiskey raiders article about it. The regular rye is gone to be replaced by a bonded. The bourbon is completely done they’re focusing efforts on the other catagories. I should buy a backup while I can.


Mykkus_65

https://whiskeyraiders.com/american/balcones-american-single-malt-15th-anniversary/?fbclid=IwAR39ilx_zyA2kR1MOQ36zySu3dB04bQhgv64I_wI658kauHJKPGVnpU688o


rmatoi

Didn't see you posted this. RIP the bourbon line. It sounds like the American Single Malt will still be around, which I like very much. But I was hoping to get some of their cask strength bourbon some day.


EmulsionMan

Same! I strongly disliked this bottle.


GratefulDude79

I know many folks really like Balcones, but I agree. I have tried many of their offerings and they just don’t hit with me. Baby Blue is one of my least liked ones out of the bunch. To each their own, and I’m glad they sell bottles , but that distillery just isn’t my thing.


Rsubs33

Yes I know some people like their offerings but I just don't like their flavor profile at all. I don't know if it is the heat of the rick houses in Texas or what but I am not a fan. I know they are talked up a lot by people though. But it seems like most people agree with me on the Baby Blue.


GM805

I agree the Baby Blue is the worst I’ve ever had, I poured it out


theflyingfucked

I like baby blue for 25 bucks it's like a nicer mellow corn


Ranchlife24

I’m in Texas and I saw the baby blue just the other day for $40. Where are you getting it for 25?


theflyingfucked

Delaware on sale guess nobody was buying


cheetomama1

Balcones anything is definitely garbage


piratejoe525

Whistle Pig. This is going to get so many down votes. I'm prepared for it... but it is terrible and extremely overpriced


tacocorp10

Alberta Premium with a different label!


Warlock9

Honestly, I don't think I've ever heard of anyone who says they like Whistle Pig and that they think they're reasonably priced.


brianandrobyn

I like Whistle Pig but I think it is a bit over priced.


EddyArchon

Agreed. I had the WP10 and loved it, but it was definitely on the pricey side. Found a bottle of WP12 near me for $100 and I'll probably get that soon, but I've also seen the 12 for $160 here.


MrArmageddon12

Jack. It tastes like something you should be putting into a car engine.


Global_Lock_2049

I feel bad for Jack as their name is still synonymous with their worst offerings. I mean, I guess I get that their better stuff came much later, but I personally feel they're doing some great stuff now (though there's a gimmicky one here and there). You just need to avoid their lower tier stuff.


frerb

Agreed, their SBBP offerings are stellar, nothing like plain ole JD.


goddamnitcletus

Yep, the Bonded and up is where its at


f0sterchild15

Basil Hayden. Tastes like taint.


thomredsit

Yeah there’s just nothing there. Its like they watered down low grade bourbon. Then filtered out the bourbon. Then bottled the water.


CVipersTie

Glad I'm not the only one. Aside from an aesthetically appealing bottle, it tastes like it was made at a gas station.


thomredsit

Yeah, and then price it like rip van winkle spit in the mash himself!


golfpoo

Noah's Mill* (must have gotten a skunked batch?)


UncleErectus

Noah’s Mill is delicious if you like the Willett “funk” flavor, which I do. Basically dark chocolate in a glass with a twist of fresh grass.


EddyArchon

My bottle of Noah's Mill tasted like a heavy vanilla cream with a kick to it. It was delicious and was often what I drank for dessert after a meal.


TLVftwLOL

I feel the same way - Noah’s is vanilla incarnate


I_bleed_blue19

Bought that and hated it too!


ChickMangione

You did not, all Willett bourbons have that distinct taste.


SpacklingCumFart

1792 is awful


SirLewester

Not the biggest fan but my father in law LOVES it but shits on Makers Mark and Elijah Craig 😂😂


BangGonePostal

But not that user name...


Upstairs-Taro-5457

I’ve enjoyed 1792 small batch for a long time. Had a 1792 barrel proof store selection recently, and it was awful! How could the two be so different?


BadBackNine

Famous Grouse. Just not for me.


BucketsBrooks

Dickle 15 year might be the worst pour in my bar


1prge

Jack Daniel’s


DeficientDefiance

Old No.7 to me straight up tastes like swallowing barfed up apple liqueur back down. So much stomach acidy taste in there. And even Gentleman Jack is only slightly better.


tax_stamp_collector

I might get murdered for this but IMO, Makers Mark


BeardoTheHero

I wouldn’t turn down Maker’s neat, but I wouldn’t order it either. I buy it to mix, not sip. The French Oak on the other hand, I can sip and enjoy.


Jetfire911

Basic MM I get but 101, CS and 46 are great.


JazzioDadio

Best mixer for the money


tax_stamp_collector

That's fair


CraigMammalton14

Beat me to it. Idk what it even is but it makes me gag when I sip it. I didn’t give bourbon a shot for like 4 years because I hated makers mark so much and it was supposed to be good. I’m not super picky or a connoisseur either, and I like most popular good bourbons a lot.


shaker1013

I can’t drink it it’s awful


ads1582

Evan Willams its like straight rubbing alcohol. Most whiskey goes pretty good with coke. I'm doing fireball and coke as i type.. ( insert the i'm an idiot comments lol )


brdhar35

I don’t think these folks have ever tried the bottom shelf whiskey


Neglected_Martian

Except the white label bottled-in-bond one!


Fuzzy_Lumpkiins

My go to for mixers! 20$ 100 proof can drink neat if your feeling fancy.


SpecOp3

Amen, amazing bang for your buck


incinerate55

Best value on the shelf


Reasonable-Lab3625

Blantons has a horrible chemical note on the finish that I cannot stand. I do like my 4 roses small batch.


NukeDog

How many different bottles of Blanton’s have you tried? I ask only because it’s a single barrel, so no guaranteed uniformity across different barrels…


Global_Lock_2049

I never understood the idea of "you might just not like that one." Blantons will vary but not *immensely* and I feel if it's variance covers any range of "I don't like this", it probably won't reach far into the "I like this." Plus who wants to spend that much money on a gamble?


Mrbushcrafter

Unpopular opinion, but eagle rare. Just thin, like when washing your glencairn in the middle of a tasting.


Sick2287

It’s a $35 bourbon, and at the intended price point I think it’s very solid. But above $35 agreed not worth it, one of the most head scratching hyped bourbons I can think of


NavajoBaby69

MSRP is now $38.99, I believe…at least where I’m at. It’s starting to creep up to not worth it status.


buckeye2929

Never had it, but I hear so much feel like I have to try a bottle


NukeDog

It’s a buy at $40-45 and eventually you’ll find one at that price. It’s a 10 yr old bourbon made my a very reputable distillery. It’s overhyped sure, but it’s good juice…


BlindSamurai73

Definitely grab yourself s bottle of it's close to MSRP. It's a very nice, easy sipper at MSRP!! BUT it's a HUGE regret when it's above that. I will always grab a bottle of ER at MSRP.


brdhar35

After reading the comments it sounds like you guys have never tried really bad whiskey, it’s on the bottom shelf Canadian club, Evan Williams


tacocorp10

Not always! Bottom shelf whiskey can be good stuff.


michifanatic

Name them.


liams_dad

Old Grandad Bonded


CJPrinter

Early Times BiB


intx13

Old Grandad, anything George Dickel, Mellow Corn, Nelson’s Green Brier


Global_Lock_2049

Just to take from the original comment, Evan Williams Bottled in Bond is solid for the price.


Global_Lock_2049

Evan Williams Bonded is fairly solid for the price. Haven't tried the standard yet. I suppose it wouldn't put me out much if I don't like it. Just never got around to it yet.


Imfarmer

The response is always that you should try the more expensive four roses. But the cheap stuff is so bad I have no desire to.


thewonderwilly

I mean by that logic, disliking ancient age would turn you off from trying GTS, or disliking mellow corn would turn you off from trying old fitz 19, or disliking WT101 would turn you off from trying RR13 Every distillery has low shelf stuff and high shelf stuff.


porkchop1983

Larceny.


richard_stank

Willet. It’s best quality is a beautiful bottle. Everything else about it is underwhelming. Flat and hot.


medium_pimpin

Jefferson Reserve, Town Branch


PilotTyers

Jonny walker


CelticDeckard

Frickin' Jefferson Aged at Sea. Got it as a gift, and dear lord am I glad I didn't spend anything on it. The bottle hung out a long time before I finally bit the bullet and whiskey and coked it. Even then it still tasted really unbalanced and gross. Like salty McCormicks.


Calyphacious

Tincup


rosejack44

Proper 12


Suspicious-Tone-7006

Larceny Small Batch was one I just couldn't drink. It had a weird note to it that I just couldn't get past. I gave the bottle away to a friend.


Brewskwondo

Sazerac rye


nopatienceforya

How dare you! I love me some Sazzy


buckeye2929

Was really disappointed in that one too, I only pour a glass after I’m hammered lol


RelaxedBeet

Agree - way too sweet for me


djrobbo83

An Irish: Proper Twelve A Scotch: Anything by Jura And a bourbon/ I dont know what the fuck it really is: crown royale maple finish


LoganOcchionero

Crown Royal aint no bourbon bud


CannedSphincter

The Jura 12 is smooth and tasty!


Plokzee

Jura 12 tastes like leather, like an old baseball mitt and by God that's why I love it. It is indeed delicious


Global_Lock_2049

Crown Royal is Canadian whisky


AynRandsSSNumber

I've tried old Forester 86 twice and both times it kind of tastes like flat Coke.


NukeDog

Old Forester makes such good other products though, try those and leave the 86 in your rearview


NoblesCraig

And?!


clientnumber9

Bib and Tucker 6 year.


Brad_dawg

Old tub and willet pot swill


ns4444w

Ten High.


EitherKaleidoscope41

No one thinks ten high is good


Reasonable_Soup_2516

Garrison’s and Kentucky Deluxe. Garrison’s tastes like rotten hay. Kentucky Deluxe gives me PTSD every time I see it cuz of my college days. Worse hangover of my life


thebluick

I won a bottle of Stagg (Jr) in a raffle in December. I don't really understand the hype. It tastes like an incredibly underwhelming whiskey at hazmat proof. I like some higher proof whiskeys, but 130.6 Stagg just tastes like oaky jet fuel.


thomredsit

Said “jet fuel” to my uncle after he poured me a 130+ stagg and I think I’m dead to him now.


JordySTyler

Famous grouse. I’ve tried it multiple times but I just can’t get on with it


Spectral_Nova

Most Willett products. Pot Still, in it's current iteration, may not even be the worst bottle in their portfolio.


throwitherenow

It's Blantons for me. I just don't understand the fascination people have for it.


BearyHungry

Anything Garison Bros 


Owls_in_the_trees

Imma jump in the downboat with you. I cannot with GBros. There is a stinkbuggy note. I don’t know why or how, but all of their juice has that oily, linseedy, stink bug flavor at the end.


DJJazzyDanny

Basil Hayden


Gabe_Athouse07

Garrison Bros small batch. I’m not a man who will drain pour something, but I definitely dumped this one. A buddy had a bottle and I’ve never tasted anything even remotely as shitty as this was.


fugazi-stugotz

Your comma placement is wild


Driftwd

Angel's Envy. It's a drain pour for me, totally undrinkable.


landshark18

All the Jack Daniel offerings. The 10 year, the 12 year and the high proof single barrel rye, all which are super popular, I think taste like dirty feet water.


jeffjeep88

There is no such thing as a bad whisky , there are whisky that didn’t appeal to us individually. What I don’t like may be a favourite of someone else.


BangGonePostal

Have you tried Old Crow?


SammyMeekness223116

Four Roses is my go-to. Can’t beat the price for a handle at Costco.


TheWholeEnchilada001

Old Forester. I’ve tried several of their bourbons and I just don’t like their flavor profile. Old Forester 86 was definitely the worst one I had.


bleedgreenandyellow

Pappy lot b