Favorite Bourbon\Rye cocktails....

[DitchPanda]

Most of  my bourbon and rye consumption is either neat in a glencairn or over 1 big ice cube in a rocks glass. But lately I've really been enjoying cocktails...in particular old fashioneds, think I've finally got the recipe right for me. What is your favorite bourbon or rye cocktail?

[Jigfishn10]

Bourbon or scotch, club soda and lemon twist. Summer drink for me. 

[Chris at Tech]

Manhattan!

[slonezp]

Rocks. Anything else is just wrong.

[DitchPanda]

Your probably right

[FryDog62]

For years I drank/tested a number of Scotches and could really tell the differences and developed a top 10 list. 
 

I have been doing the same with various Bourbon and Ryes the past few years. If I’m honest, I can taste the differences, but it’s much more subtle to me and not as big a variance as Scotch. So instead of spending the extra coin - I just order a “Beamer” now and am just as happy. 
 

Jim Beam - on the rocks 

[DitchPanda]

Im liking some beam products lately...namely the single barrel and Knob creek 9.

[FryDog62]

I just had Devil’s Cult, not bad👍

[dave]

Old Fashioned, with the most out of this world, indescribable cherry you have ever had.  Junger, please educate...

1 hour ago, FryDog62 said:

I just had Devil’s Cult, not bad👍

Try Black

[DitchPanda]

I recently picked up a bottle of OGD Bonded and I was underwhelmed after all the praise I've seen it receive. Which was surprising because I usually like Beam stuff like I said. Maybe it will grow on me.

[TnRiver46]

3 hours ago, dave said:

Old Fashioned, with the most out of this world, indescribable cherry you have ever had.  Junger, please educate...

Try Black

Luxardo cherries ? 

[BigAngus752]

We have way, way too much bourbon in our house.  I had to order another cabinet to hold it.  It has taken over fishing for "hobby dollars" in our house because both of us are enjoying it.  Our best bourbons are imbibed "neat".  We have a few higher-end bourbons that are a bit hot so they get one or two small ice cubes.  Something that we buy and don't like will get mixed with Coke, but that's rare.  The only other time bourbon is mixed is if my wife makes herself an old-fashioned or I make myself a whiskey sour. 

 

My whiskey sour recipe:

-2oz Smokewagon bourbon ONLY (If I don't have Smokewagon, I don't have a whiskey sour)

-1oz simple syrup

-1oz real lemon juice

-Maraschino cherry

[DitchPanda]

8 hours ago, BigAngus752 said:

We have way, way too much bourbon in our house.  I had to order another cabinet to hold it.  It has taken over fishing for "hobby dollars" in our house because both of us are enjoying it.  Our best bourbons are imbibed "neat".  We have a few higher-end bourbons that are a bit hot so they get one or two small ice cubes.  Something that we buy and don't like will get mixed with Coke, but that's rare.  The only other time bourbon is mixed is if my wife makes herself an old-fashioned or I make myself a whiskey sour. 

 

My whiskey sour recipe:

-2oz Smokewagon bourbon ONLY (If I don't have Smokewagon, I don't have a whiskey sour)

-1oz simple syrup

-1oz real lemon juice

-Maraschino cherry

Just out of curiosity and so I know when to stop, what qualities as way too much bourbon? Also thanks for the reminder, I like a whiskey sour from time to time

[GReb]

Whiskey sour or old fashioned. I don’t add egg to the sour so it’s really a Boston sour I think. With the old fashioned I like to make my own brown sugar syrup and add a few dashes of bitters, two cherries and an orange peel. If I don’t have any oranges I’ll add a few dashes of orange bitters and they work quite well in a pinch. 

[BigAngus752]

1 hour ago, DitchPanda said:

Just out of curiosity and so I know when to stop, what qualities as way too much bourbon? Also thanks for the reminder, I like a whiskey sour from time to time

That's based entirely on the digits listed at the end of my checking account statement...😆  Actually my wife just counted recently and then we bought a couple more so we are just under 70 bottles I believe. 

[DitchPanda]

47 minutes ago, BigAngus752 said:

That's based entirely on the digits listed at the end of my checking account statement...😆  Actually my wife just counted recently and then we bought a couple more so we are just under 70 bottles I believe. 

I'm mostly bourbon and rye with a couple scotches and a couple Irish...I'm guessing I'm at 35ish bottles myself. That's just for me...my lady isn't into whiskey. I don't question her book spending, she doesn't question my whiskey spending. Its a nice understanding we have come to.

[dave]

19 hours ago, TnRiver46 said:

Luxardo cherries ? 

Hopefully Junger (he brought them) will see this to confirm.  Indescribably good.

[Junger]

22 hours ago, TnRiver46 said:

Luxardo cherries ? 

Yes, Luxardo or bust.

 

Smoked old fashion is my go to cocktail, except when it gets warm, then it’s a Paper Plane. Fresh squeezed lemon juice is a must or it gets too tart.

[TnRiver46]

45 minutes ago, Junger said:

Yes, Luxardo or bust.

 

Smoked old fashion is my go to cocktail, except when it gets warm, then it’s a Paper Plane. Fresh squeezed lemon juice is a must or it gets too tart.

Ok I figured so, my wife is obsessed with those things. She doesn’t even drink but somehow found a bulk jar of those cherries , I think it cost a small fortune 

[DitchPanda]

Agreed the luxardos are incredible and the gold standard for a reason, however they are incredibly expensive. Honestly for home use though you can make an old fashioned even with a Luxardo or two in it for a fraction of what one will cost in a bar. If you are budget minded I've found that Wal mart carries a Best Value premium cocktail cherry...their store brand...they are nowhere near luxardo quality but are decent and also under $5 a jar as opposed to $20-$25.