For those bourbon lovers out there:
- Old Bardstown Bottled-in-Bond from Kentucky’s Willett Distillery was named Best Bourbon at the 2026 International Wine and Spirits Competition after earning 98 points and a Gold Outstanding medal.
- Despite its $25 price tag, the four-year-old bourbon topped competitors costing significantly more and is made entirely by Willett using the distillery’s original 1936 mash bill.
- Old Bardstown Bottled-in-Bond is currently officially sold only in Kentucky, where Willett produces it at 100 proof from whiskey aged for at least four years.
For those bourbon lovers out there:
- Old Bardstown Bottled-in-Bond from Kentucky’s Willett Distillery was named Best Bourbon at the 2026 International Wine and Spirits Competition after earning 98 points and a Gold Outstanding medal.
- Despite its $25 price tag, the four-year-old bourbon topped competitors costing significantly more and is made entirely by Willett using the distillery’s original 1936 mash bill.
- Old Bardstown Bottled-in-Bond is currently officially sold only in Kentucky, where Willett produces it at 100 proof from whiskey aged for at least four years.
Good Whisky is distilled in Scotland , single malt barley, peat roasted, 12 years old...
Corn squeezins don't compare.
There is a very good Irish Whisky called Slane...
Try it if you can find it...
I guess we are going to Kentucky
Did you see this one?
https://www.foodandwine.com/king-of-kentucky-single-barrel-bourbon-14-year-2026-12149559
For those bourbon lovers out there:
- Old Bardstown Bottled-in-Bond from Kentucky’s Willett Distillery was named Best Bourbon at the 2026 International Wine and Spirits Competition after earning 98 points and a Gold Outstanding medal.
- Despite its $25 price tag, the four-year-old bourbon topped competitors costing significantly more and is made entirely by Willett using the distillery’s original 1936 mash bill.
- Old Bardstown Bottled-in-Bond is currently officially sold only in Kentucky, where Willett produces it at 100 proof from whiskey aged for at least four years.
Good Whisky is distilled in Scotland , single malt barley, peat roasted, 12 years old...
Corn squeezins don't compare.
There is a very good Irish Whisky called Slane...
Try it if you can find it...
16. And it has to be the smoky unparalleled product of Islay.
https://www.malts.com/en-gb/products/lagavulin-16-year-old-single-malt-scotch-whisky-70cl
(To be fair, the Lagavulin 12 is good, too, but it's worth the extra scratch to upgrade, no question. The 15 is also top-notch, if you can find it.)
Im never spending that much money on a bottle of liquor.Did you see this one?
https://www.foodandwine.com/king-of-kentucky-single-barrel-bourbon-14-year-2026-12149559
Ah, bourbon boys...the vegans of alcoholics.
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They were all Craft Beer boys just a few years ago. Hopefully they don't help destroy the bourbon industry like they did the beer industry..Ah, bourbon boys...the vegans of alcoholics.
They were all Craft Beer boys just a few years ago. Hopefully they don't help destroy the bourbon industry like they did the beer industry..Ah, bourbon boys...the vegans of alcoholics.
Nothing worse than 2 or more bourbon boys at a party comparing their bourbon/cigar rooms. 🙄
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Im never spending that much money on a bottle of liquor.
That one is indeed pricey, but I have had a couple of 200 dollar shots of whiskey in my life, and I can tell you that in both those times, you can absolutely appreciate the quality of those high-end liquors. You get the flavor and the smoothness along with the warm glow feeling without the harsh kick up front as it goes down. That's special occasions though.
I typically will only drop about $100-$150 on my whiskey. And QParker and I do not agree upon much, but he is dead right about Whiskey coming from Scotland, single malt, and 12 years aged (minimum, and I usually go with the 14 more often than not).
Same thing with cigars. I've only smoked a cigar about twenty times in my life, but the difference between a $5 cigar and a $150 is night and day better. You just don't appreciate it until you've tried it.