Evan Williams Single Barrel!!!

[Guitarman-S.T-]

Wowwiii! i might have a new winner here guy's. Ive been searching for some new bourbon lately.. something good.. something new. On a few pages i read about this.. called our local shop asked if they had it.. they did.. so it was as set in stone as that... BOOM grabbed a 750 bottle. Placed in the barrel in 97, bottled in 06, so a good 10 year old whiskey. Great straight, personally its not strong enough to toss in a coke, but if its good whiskey, straight is the only way to go. Very impressed by it knowing the price and what not. My ole' fav... Knob... my new might possibly be this. I still enjoy some crown, some maker's... and i can never forget about my first true love knob, but This single barrel hit me hard, But it looks like my journey is just starting haha. Thanks alot guys for the awesome suggestions!
Any other fan's and possible bourbon's i should look into after this is topped off?

[newcigarz]

Originally Posted by Guitarman-S.T-

Wowwiii! i might have a new winner here guy's. Ive been searching for some new bourbon lately.. something good.. something new. On a few pages i read about this.. called our local shop asked if they had it.. they did.. so it was as set in stone as that... BOOM grabbed a 750 bottle. Placed in the barrel in 97, bottled in 06, so a good 10 year old whiskey. Great straight, personally its not strong enough to toss in a coke, but if its good whiskey, straight is the only way to go. Very impressed by it knowing the price and what not. My ole' fav... Knob... my new might possibly be this. I still enjoy some crown, some maker's... and i can never forget about my first true love knob, but This single barrel hit me hard, But it looks like my journey is just starting haha. Thanks alot guys for the awesome suggestions!
Any other fan's and possible bourbon's i should look into after this is topped off?

I have seen this in the store, but always passed it up for my favorite Knob Creek. Thanks for the review, I'll have to give it a go!

[Ivory Tower]

Did the Evan Williams bottle have "1997" in big numbers on it? I saw a bottle in the grocery store the other day that had "1993" on it and I was tempted to try it for only $25.99.



My best Christopher Walken from SNL "Cowbell" impression:

Guys, Knob Creek is a nice bourbon, but you're gonna need to try Blanton's. I'm tellin' ya', try some Blanton's, babies.

[Miami]

I must give it a try. I like the Pappy Van Winkle 15yr it's made with wheat instead of rye. A great Bourbon.

[gvarsity]

Evan Williams single barrel is pretty much my all time favorite Bourbon allthough Eagle Rare is right up there. As for not being strong enough for coke I think it is a bit wasted on coke myself. The regular Evan Williams does fine for that. If you do mix it with coke it essentially adds a carmel vanilla flavor to the coke which I have found to sweet for me but it is something the ladies really enjoy.

[ATLHARP]

Originally Posted by Guitarman-S.T-

Wowwiii! i might have a new winner here guy's. Ive been searching for some new bourbon lately.. something good.. something new. On a few pages i read about this.. called our local shop asked if they had it.. they did.. so it was as set in stone as that... BOOM grabbed a 750 bottle. Placed in the barrel in 97, bottled in 06, so a good 10 year old whiskey. Great straight, personally its not strong enough to toss in a coke, but if its good whiskey, straight is the only way to go. Very impressed by it knowing the price and what not. My ole' fav... Knob... my new might possibly be this. I still enjoy some crown, some maker's... and i can never forget about my first true love knob, but This single barrel hit me hard, But it looks like my journey is just starting haha. Thanks alot guys for the awesome suggestions!
Any other fan's and possible bourbon's i should look into after this is topped off?

The majority of the time when you order Jack and coke it's Evan Williams. EW is so close to Jack that most won't taste it in a coke. Anyway, EW is a good budget mixer, but I haven't had the single barrel yet. I had the George Dickel Single Barrel the other day and it was alright (definitely not worth the extra $$$ as compared with the No.12). This has piqued my interest on the EW, I might have to give it a gander...........hmmmmm.....

Suggestions? I would try George Dickel No.12. It's not a Bourbon, but a Tennessee Whiskey. Quite smooth and flavorful, and damn cheap too. Good stuff!

ATL

[smokin5]

Yeppers, that Dickel is pretty smooth stuff. I did a side-by-side comparison with Makers Mark (Mothers Milk to me), & the similarities
were quite surprising, indeed. Good back up.

Never tried thye Evan Williams Single Barrel, but I will definitely keep it in mind next time! Thanks for the heads up.

[Guitarman-S.T-]

Originally Posted by Ivory Tower

Did the Evan Williams bottle have "1997" in big numbers on it? I saw a bottle in the grocery store the other day that had "1993" on it and I was tempted to try it for only $25.99.



My best Christopher Walken from SNL "Cowbell" impression:

Guys, Knob Creek is a nice bourbon, but you're gonna need to try Blanton's. I'm tellin' ya', try some Blanton's, babies.

?! OMG Yes it was a 1997 bottle but if you can grab that 1993 one DO IT! that sounds amazing, and it was just about the same price as mine from 97... You lucky bastage haha, Id love to try a bottle of the 93' haha but i dont think any is left around here... only 97's. If you feel the need to pick up a few bottles... You know what you COULD do
All in all grab one and give it a show and you tell us what ya think... it is pretty good bourbon, alot weaker then knob, but a bit smoother straight or on the rock's

Isn't it amazing that it is that drinkable, and at such a great price compared to most single barrel "top shelve" bourbons!!!

While it isn't Blanton's (yes, I have two bottles in my stash), it is just as good (IMO) from a different taste point.

I "lent" out my bottle of EW to Ninja Vanish, and haven't seen it since!!!

[Guitarman-S.T-]

Originally Posted by SvilleKid

Isn't it amazing that it is that drinkable, and at such a great price compared to most single barrel "top shelve" bourbons!!!

While it isn't Blanton's (yes, I have two bottles in my stash), it is just as good (IMO) from a different taste point.

I "lent" out my bottle of EW to Ninja Vanish, and haven't seen it since!!!

that bastage haha I feel your pain, i would be worried sick about what was done with that poor helpless bottle... It never had a chance

Originally Posted by Guitarman-S.T-

that bastage haha I feel your pain, i would be worried sick about what was done with that poor helpless bottle... It never had a chance

There is a bright spot on the horizon! He will be graduating college in about two weeks or so, and should be heading home.















OH, WAIT!! That means I had better start finding a hiding place for my Blanton's, my Bookers, my Woodford Reserve Master's Collection Four Grain, my ..................

Sorry, guys gotta go. Must start hiding or drinking!!

[Ninja Vanish]

Did I hear somebody say "Whiskey"? I got a tickle on the back of my neck like I get when Injuns are around.

[ATLHARP]

Got a bottle from '96 and it is smoooooooth! Very nice flavor and a little smoother than Maker's Mark. Quite a good little Bourbon for the money. I will most likely grab another one of these in the future. The thing I noticed was that it is not as tannic tasting as MM. It doesn't have MM body, but the finish seemed to be much better. If you are a big Bourbon fan I would highly advise checking this out.

ATL

[DETROITPHA357]

I might have2give that a try.

[Guitarman-S.T-]

Originally Posted by SvilleKid

There is a bright spot on the horizon! He will be graduating college in about two weeks or so, and should be heading home.


OH, WAIT!! That means I had better start finding a hiding place for my Blanton's, my Bookers, my Woodford Reserve Master's Collection Four Grain, my ..................

Sorry, guys gotta go. Must start hiding or drinking!!

What do you think about that bookers and blantons?
i got a bottle of each for my b-day havent even cracked into them yet