I need Whiskey help please. Top 5 whiskeys.

[Troublco]

Blasphemy! I forgot, you AF guys probally hate MREs too and enjoy chow hall slop. Are you even allowed to sit around some Ranger TV (camp fire) or do you get hazardous duty for not having a toilet nearby?

The hazardous duty pay only starts when we can't get cable. And why would we have a fire when we have climate control? It's not like we need a fire to make coffee, we have coffeepots for that. Food you heat in a microwave. Wait, you're not talking about deer camp, are you?


Stranahan's is one I like. It has gotten pricier than I think it's worth, though.
Connemara
Tyrconnell
Clontarf
Red Breast
Jameson Gold
Gentleman Jack
And I'd be lyin' if I said I didn't like Johnny Walker Blue. But that doesn't really belong here.

I am anything but a whiskey snob, but I look at it the way I look at wine. I drink what I like. If I want to drink a white wine with beef, I do.

Cigars - I'm not a big cigar aficionado, but on the occasion when I want one, I like Ashton VSGs. They aren't terribly cheap, though.

[wctriumph]

If it comes in a wine bottle, don't buy it!

Jack Daniels is always good
Makers Mark is smooth
Jefferson's Reserve is really yummy but way pricey
Johnny Walker Black Label is the lowest to go on Scotch
I like the older Jamisons for Irish
and a McCallums is great too.

Please forgive the spelling

[Veritas]

I'm not much of a whisky guy, but here are my favorite Scotch and Bourbon.

Scotch:
Maccallan
Aberlour
Auchentoshan (three wood)
Glenlivet
Glenfidich
Oban

Bourbon:
Woodford Reserve
Jefferson's
Blanton

Also, if you can find it Connemara is an excellent single malt Irish whiskey.

Cigars:
Ashton
Macanudo
Oliveros
Baccarat
Onyx
Author Fuente
Padron anniversary

[20X11]

Bulleit, obviously - Best for mixing in Mint Julep or with a splash of Ginger Beer.
Woodford Reserve - On the rocks Bourbon - Add a splash of water to appreciate
Bushmills - Regular is very good- 400th anniversary is spectacular(was on sale at AppleJack for 39.99)
Crown Royal is good for Canadian Whiskey
Stay away from Knob Creek...oversmoked for a Bourbon
Scotch - reasonable price _ Glenfiddich

Just my Humble PROFESSIONAL opinion.. ROFL

[asmo]

Scotch - reasonable price _ Glenfiddich

Normal (read 8/12 yo) Glenfiddich is some of the worst rated scotch in existence. I'd rather drink Old Sheep Dip, or Dewars, than 8/12 year Glenfiddich.

Their Caoran is decent (if you like peat) - but there is soo much better at that price point.

[20X11]

^^^^
I will defer my Scotch pick to the connesewers(intentional spelling) of the swill.

[XC700116]

Basil Hayden's or Bookers has to be on the list IMO.

[XC700116]

I think I must be a whiskey snob. But stranahans is very overpriced for the quality IMHO compared with what you can get in single barrel small batch out of bullet county. feel the same way about peach street out of palisade. I really want a good Colorado whiskey, haven't found it yet.

The CO guys charge 15-20 year prices for a 3-5 year whiskey.

Check out Deerhammer Distillery in BV. Right now they are only doing "white whiskey" which honestly is fantastic. But they've started aging as well of course that's a few years out though for obvious reasons since they just got their license about a year ago.

[centrarchidae]

Bourbon or "American": Stranahan's, Basil Hayden's Knob Creek, Woodford Reserve (Yes, I like Stranahan's, god help me)

Rye: Ri1 (Yes, it's made by the Jim Beam people. But it's good enough that you wouldn't know it)

Irish: Bushmill's, Tullamore Dew.

Scotch: I don't know scotches that well.

Cigars: If these aren't semi-regular smokers, then I'd go mild: Macanudo with Connecticut wrappers (everybody knows Macanudo) or Rocky Patel Edge Lite or RP Connecticut 1999 or Oliva Connecticut reserve (which I like a hell of a lot better than the first two).

Ashton Classic and Ashton Cabinet are also good for milder smokes, but a lot more spendy.

If you want something a little stronger, I've been on a CAO Brasilia and Man-o-War kick lately.

I'd skip the cigar stores and go straight to online: http://www.cigarbid.com or http://www.cigarauctioneer.com, which are the auction sites owned by http://www.cigarinternational.com and http://www.famous-smoke.com. They've both sucked an unholy amount out of my wallet over the years.

[keylay31]

+1 for Maker's Mark