Someone game me a bottle of eagle rare bourbon. Any good?
it's a good value single barrel but a little light in character. Not the worst thing by a long shot and something someone who doesn't drink whiskey ought to be able to handle on the rocks (only way I do it except for things like Jameson 18 year which I do neat). ER is not a far cry from Basil Haydens.
I pretty much only drink whiskey these days. American, Irish and Canadian. Not a big fan of any whisky I've tried to date. A very good value whiskey I recently tried was Old Grandfather 114 ($22). Spicy with a good alcohol flavor on the tongue. ... however not much burn going down.
Redbreast Irish is good but not cheap. Blantons is a good American but also kinda pricey. Lots of good options in the $20-35 range. Usually can get better for more money but like most things, there are diminishing returns imo.
