Gentleman Jack is Flavorless.

kcult said:
Hmm. Now that you bring it up, I do remember buying a bottle, but really couldn't tell you if it was good or not.

So far, Makers Mark 46 is my fave, although I did have more 1792 than I needed last night.
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And right there is your problem. It should never ever be about "need".
You must enjoy it, not need it.
 
kcult said:
Hmm. Now that you bring it up, I do remember buying a bottle, but really couldn't tell you if it was good or not.

So far, Makers Mark 46 is my fave, although I did have more 1792 than I needed last night.
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Maker's 46 is some good stuff.
 
I’ve enjoyed a lot of Gentlemen Jack, as well as regular Jack Daniels and JD Single Barrel around a many a campfire with my Dad and my brother. And it tasted fine to me. I haven’t drank much of it lately as it’s just not the same without the Old Man. I’ll have a snort or 2 when I’m at the cabin. I’ll also take a glass up and pour it on his grave. I figure that him being up there alone with Mom for all this time, he needs a drink every now and then!
 
draco88 said:
Im definitely in the minority here, but, ewwww. I do not find that pleasing at all.
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Not Horrible but definitely not worth the hype. I currently have a bottle. I prefer Bullet over Rare.

Gentlemen Jack is ok, but not something I pursue. I can't go as far as to say it's flavorless.
 
There’s a perception that cheap booze tastes bad, and that expensive booze tastes good. Both are sometimes false.

I became a connoisseur of cheap bottom shelf scotch in the depths of the Great Recession. I found some that were really cheap, and yet weren’t “bad” tasting. They had absolutely no character to speak of, but were perfect for the budget minded volume drinker.

Likewise, I have had a few expensive scotches that taste like a blend of diesel fuel and burning peat bog. No thanks.
 
fieldgrade said:
There’s a perception that cheap booze tastes bad, and that expensive booze tastes good. Both are sometimes false.

I became a connoisseur of cheap bottom shelf scotch in the depths of the Great Recession. I found some that were really cheap, and yet weren’t “bad” tasting. They had absolutely no character to speak of, but were perfect for the budget minded volume drinker.

Likewise, I have had a few expensive scotches that taste like a blend of diesel fuel and burning peat bog. No thanks.
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Listen tease. Don’t be making bold statements without giving me a list of cheap whiskey that tastes good.

Seriously. I’d love a list. It will save me from some of the abominations out there.
 
Chdamn said:
Listen tease. Don’t be making bold statements without giving me a list of cheap whiskey that tastes good.

Seriously. I’d love a list. It will save me from some of the abominations out there.
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It’s short, and it’s scotch, so it might not be worthwhile to you. I burned out on cheap bourbon before I was 22. Nothing to brag about. I just don’t like it anymore. And TN whiskey even less.

As for bottom shelf scotch. And I do mean bottom shelf.

Clan McGregor. Plastic half gallons of scotch. I introduced a wealthy eastern NC jail-house lawyer who was father of a good friend to this cheap swill, because he drank scotch by the case, and you’d think I’d given him directions to the Fountain of Youth.

I don’t drink that crap now, but when my business was winding down in the great recession it was a go to. If I was feeling saucy, Grants.

And for good times, 12 year old Glen Livet. Not 15 yr. Not 18 yr. Just the 12. The others get weird.
 
Chdamn said:
I’ll spend $40 on bottles regularly. $70-80 on a 1.75 ml bottle.

Cheap would be half that.
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I shop a lot in SC and when I travel, so Im not sure all these fit the $20ish mark here in NC, but in free states they do.

Very Old Barton
Four Roses Small Batch
Elijah Craig Small Batch
Evan Williams Bottled in Bond
Larceny (wheated, if that matters)

And the one that pisses me off the most...Russells Reserve. I buy it regularly for $28 when I travel. Its flippin 40 here grrrr 😡

Edit: Im on my second Elijah Craig after an EH Taylor as we speak lol
 
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draco88 said:
I shop a lot in SC and when I travel, so Im not sure all these fit the $20ish mark here in NC, but in free states they do.

Very Old Barton
Four Roses Small Batch
Elijah Craig Small Batch
Evan Williams Bottled in Bond
Larceny (wheated, if that matters)

And the one that pisses me off the most...Russells Reserve. I buy it regularly for $28 when I travel. Its flippin 40 here grrrr 😡

Edit: Im on my second Elijah Craig after an EH Taylor as we speak lol
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Yeah. I like all of those but more expensive here.

Need to get back down to see @KnotRight in savanna and pick up another case of $28 a bottle Buffalo trace.

Speaking of which. We need another lunch so I can get that leftover bottle of yours.

Larceny is the cheapest out of your list up here. And I buy the hell out of it when I can find it.
 
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Chdamn said:
Yeah. I like all of those but more expensive here.

Need to get back down to see @KnotRight in savanna and pick up another case of $28 a bottle Buffalo trace.

Speaking of which. We need another lunch so I can get that leftover bottle of yours.

Larceny is the cheapest out of your list up here. And I buy the hell out of it when I can find it.
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I go regularly to Johnson City, TN and can buy Buffalo Trace for $29 a bottle. I need to get back up there.
 
If you go to Tennessee, pick up the Very Old Barton 100 proof. $28 a half gallon and it drinks WAY better than a lot of stuff that is twice the price. Also, try Ancient Ancient Age 10 Star. It is $13 a fifth, it is distilled by Buffalo Trace, it is basically the same mashbill and age as Blanton's, but is homogenized so you never get a bad bottle.
 
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East of Here said:
try Ancient Ancient Age 10 Star.
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I dunno. I drank a crap load of triple A in college. All I know is I’d be reduced to barfing and howling “HEEYAHH MULE!!!” at the top of my lungs. Chasing it with a quart of Coca Cola, and a six pack of Bud in the can may very well have contributed to that.
 
Chdamn said:
Yeah. I like all of those but more expensive here.

Need to get back down to see @KnotRight in savanna and pick up another case of $28 a bottle Buffalo trace.

Speaking of which. We need another lunch so I can get that leftover bottle of yours.

Larceny is the cheapest out of your list up here. And I buy the hell out of it when I can find it.
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Largo has BT Store pick for 23 or 24 dollars
 
fieldgrade said:
I dunno. I drank a crap load of triple A in college. All I know is I’d be reduced to barfing and howling “HEEYAHH MULE!!!” at the top of my lungs. Chasing it with a quart of Coca Cola, and a six pack of Bud in the can may very well have contributed to that.
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Oh, god, my stomach just rolled over
For my little grouo at UT, it was Bartons vodka with Hawaiin punch or Early Times (or Military Special) and coke. Both usually had some...read that as a lot of.... Natty Light in there with it too
 
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Guys, I’ll tell ya, I’ll buy “good” bourbon when I find it. Wellers, Eagle Rare, Blantons, Buffalo Trace and several others. But Jack Daniels is still my go to drink, especially around the campfire.
 
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Hammer12b said:
I’ve enjoyed a lot of Gentlemen Jack, as well as regular Jack Daniels and JD Single Barrel around a many a campfire with my Dad and my brother. And it tasted fine to me. I haven’t drank much of it lately as it’s just not the same without the Old Man. I’ll have a snort or 2 when I’m at the cabin. I’ll also take a glass up and pour it on his grave. I figure that him being up there alone with Mom for all this time, he needs a drink every now and then!
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That is kind tradition, I salute you. I would offer up a toast but my wife would be upset if I started that early.
 
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