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Eugene
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Join Date: May 2004
Location: Hillsborough, CA
 
2016-08-22, 05:50

My goto bourbon is Four Roses Single Barrel. Widely available, decent price for the quality. Strong, lots of rye. Don't let the nail polish on the nose put you off.

Hudson Baby Bourbon is very good, which is in stark contrast to just about every other Hudson bottling.

Back to Stranahan's. Don't get me wrong, it's good for an American malt whisky, but there's also a dearth of choice here. Hudson's malt whisky is terrible as I already alluded to. McCarthy's is decent, but it's peated and piney, so very much an acquired taste. St. George's is okay...it's made from a Sierra Nevada brown ale and it definitely gives you a whiff of beer when you try it.

Given the choice between Oban 14 and Stranahan's, I'd probably choose Oban 14 nine out of ten times.

Right now my top Scotch suggestions are anything from Glendronach, Hazelburn/Springbank, and always Compass Box.
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