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Originally Posted by Porch Dweller
Does anyone else keep a bottle of inexpensive yet decent (a subjective judgment, yes, I know) bourbon on the bar for that last pour of the night?
I usually have three (okay, sometimes four  ) quality bourbons in an evening, along with one or two cigars. By the time I'm getting ready to wind down for the night, my palette is pretty much shot, so I'm not pouring a great whiskey.
I usually reach for Evan Williams, but recently I've been throwing some George Dickel 8-Year into the mix. I used to always have some WT101 around, too, but since the quality's gone down I've stopped buying it.
So, if you have a "last pour" bottle, what's your poison? |
Yes, there are often some that I picked up such as a four roses single barrel that is good but not something that i gravitate to first so as a "last pour" that is what I tend to look to. Often I will open something that I like and something that I have that fits that bill as I work through the "better" bottles.
Often they are lower proof, BiB that I will also use to fill the aged & ore bottles to take out to the golf course that others who may not like my barell proof bourbon tend to like better.
some that fit that bill, OF 1910, 1792 regular, KC 9, EC regular, Wilderness Trail yellow and black, four roses single barrel and small batch, JD triple mash, early times BiB, buffalo trace, weller green label.
Evan Williams BiB is always one that over delivers for its price point!
I am sure I am forgetting a few but that is a good start for me.