Woodford Reserve or Maker's Mark? (4 Viewers)

[Montana Saint Fan]

Eagle Rare 10 year old (made by the Buffalo Trace distillery).

 

[bop]

There is only one true reserve

 

[1yearOlder]

Blanton's single barrel , anyone ?

 

[JBreesy]

 

[Brennan77]

Blanton's single barrel , anyone ?

Well of course! It's just $45/bottle. For a similar taste profile at half the price, try the above mentioned Eagle Rare 10 year old.

 

[4saintspirit]

Those don't belong in the same sentence. 40 creek is a cheap substitute for Crown (both being blended Canadian Whiskey). Maker's is a Bourbon. Much different.

sorry meant knob creek -- basically I am a scotch man myself --

 

[buzd]

sorry meant knob creek -- basically I am a scotch man myself --

Makes a lot more sense now..

 

[Zardnok]

Woodford is the smoothest bourbon I have ever tried. I keep a bottle in my bar to sip on when I want a good sipping whiskey to unwind and relax with. For anyone that is interested in good bourbon, I highly recommend it. It has a golden flavor without the traditional bite or after taste that I envision when I think of bourbons.

Knob Creek is the taste a think of when I think of a standard or traditional bourbon taste and I try to keep a bottle under my bar.

Makers Mark is good as well, smoother than the Knob Creek IMO, but no where near as delectible as the Woodford Reserve.

Truth be known, Charter 10 is the bourbon I drink the most of, but that is because I can buy a half gallon for what a fifth of the others cost.

As for the 40-creek stuff, it is quite good for blended Canadian. I did a blind taste test between it and a $160 bottle of Crown Special Reserve and preferred the taste of the 40-creek overall.

 

[antipop]

$160 bottle of Crown Special Reserve

i think you have your crowns mixed up.....that stuff is $40 a bottle

the crown XR is $160

 

[Nolan]

Eagle Rare 10 year old (made by the Buffalo Trace distillery).

Wow, really? I hadn't seen or heard of Eagle Rare until I read a couple posts in this thread. I'm a huge Buffalo Trace guy, so I'll probably grab a bottle.

Has anyone here tried 1792 Ridgemont Reserve? I tried it at a bourbon tasting a few months ago and loved it. Really good, mid $20 range.

 

[MLU]

Has anyone here tried 1792 Ridgemont Reserve? I tried it at a bourbon tasting a few months ago and loved it. Really good, mid $20 range.

It's a little sweet for me.

 

[Eeyore]

Tried Maker's Mark tonight. As Mr. Horse would say... "No Sir, I don't like it." It has too much of a bite. I prefer Woodford Reserve.

 

[RobG]

I am a fan of Maker's Mark and have never had Woodfords. Has anyone had Woodford Reserve and id you enjoy it over Maker's Mark?

I like Woodford over Maker's but Crown Reserve is pretty good also.

 

[RobG]

i think you have your crowns mixed up.....that stuff is $40 a bottle

the crown XR is $160

Crown XR? Are you talking about Cask No. 16? The Reserve is a little less than $40 - only about $5 - $8 more than the regular crown

 

[xaeniac]

Just to let everyone know I decided upon the Eagle Rare 10 year and it has a great taste profile for the price. So I thank everyone and say it was a very good selection