Recommend a liquor?

[Guest Keal G Seo]

Got my brother coming down from PA for a couple of days. We like to drink when we are together but haven't been together since we were broke arse kids buying Takka vodka by the gallons. Not being much of a drinker anymore I am not sure what is good anymore. I need two suggestions, one in the 25 a fifth and one in the 50ish a fifth range. No real preference except I don't do rums, gins or flavored stuff.

[nightrunner]

Im mainly a whiskey man and my favorite right now is Jack Daniels Single Barrel Select

[peejman]

Bushmills and Glenlivet 12

[mikegideon]

Bushmills and Glenlivet 12

 

Good choices.

[Raoul]

Titos Vodka

[Sam1]

Coming in from PA, give him some TN stuff... George Dickel & the other usual suspects made here in TN.

 

Sometimes you need to forgo the quality and do something with a little hometown flavor ;)

Edited August 17, 2013 by Sam1

[Randall53]

1st choice - Herradura Silver.......sipp'n tequila that is great ice cold from the freezer with a slight squeeze of fresh lime in a frozen shot glass. No salt required.

2nd 1st choice - el Tesoro Platinum.......fixed same as above. (Either one is fine with me..both are excellent)

Both are way too good for margaritas. Edited August 17, 2013 by Randall53

[NRA]

http://www.pendletonwhisky.com/whisky/drink-recipes/          Yuuuum!

[austin7.62]

Haha Taaka. Worst night of my life was splitting a fifth with 2 of buddies while watching Platoon. 

 

2 lessons learned:

 

1) Don't buy or drink cheap vodka

2) Don't take shots of said cheap vodka

[Garufa]

Certainly in Cocke county you could find something with a local flair.

[Raoul]

Certainly in Cocke county you could find something with a local flair.

Amen to that.

[TN-popo]

 

Certainly in Cocke county you could find something with a local flair.

This.

The BEST I've had came from Bledsoe Co.
Dangerously, sippin' directly from the Mason, good.
 
Grundy Co, not so much... Edited August 17, 2013 by TN-popo

[Dane]

I second the TN Mason jar. I get some REALLY good stuff out of sequatchie county. Not overly strong knock you on your butt either.



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[LCPfraTN]

I buy most of my sippin' tequila in Cozumel, but I'll have to try the ones mentioned above.

 

For a $25-ish bourbon, Gentleman Jack is real smooth and obviously a TN whisky. Makers 46 is a good one for a little under $50, but I also like the JD Single Barrel. Prichards Double Chocolate (has a hint of chocolate, but isn't sweet) is very nice, but hard to find and will proably cost you more than $50.   

Edited August 18, 2013 by LCPfraTN

[Randall53]

I second the Prichards double chocolate......it's $65 a bottle here in Hixson.

[tartanphantom]

oops... double post.

Edited August 18, 2013 by tartanphantom

[tartanphantom]

Certainly in Cocke county you could find something with a local flair.

 

 

 

This.

The BEST I've had came from Bledsoe Co.
Dangerously, sippin' directly from the Mason, good.
 
Grundy Co, not so much...

 

 

I second the TN Mason jar. I get some REALLY good stuff out of sequatchie county. Not overly strong knock you on your butt either.



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I agree. My favorite personal source happens to come from Macon County, close to the Kentucky line. A 1.5 hour drive for me, but well worth it. I tend to "stock up" whenever I visit the Lafayette area.

 

If you can't go "local'; there are at least 3 or 4 legal Tennessee moonshine brands available at the liquor store these days.

Edited August 18, 2013 by tartanphantom

[TripleDigitRide]

Avion Silver Tequila.

[Shug]

Bourbon - - Knob Creek 9 single barrel reserve

 

Tequila - -1800 select silver 100 proof

Tequila - - Cobo Wobo  Anejo

[mikegideon]

Certainly in Cocke county you could find something with a local flair.

 

I always keep a couple of jars of Cocke County's finest. I'm not a fan, just always have some.

[knewcomb]

2nd for Gentlemans Jack.

[Guest Keal G Seo]

Thanks guys, think I am going to hit the liquor store and see if they don't have a couple of these for me to try in the really small bottles. Goin' local is good idea, had someone mention this to me not too long ago so I might be able to do that. 50 bucks and I could get a gallon and send him home with some. I also might have to make it a point to schedule a little trip down to Lynchburg and see what the freshest out of the barrel I can get a bottle of JD is.
As for the "legal moonshine", when I first moved up here I had a neighbor that worked in Gburg at one of them and he brought me a few jars, gotta say: It sucks, like cheap vodka (not as bad as Taaka though lol) and the flavors tasted like vodka with flavoring syrup in them...like not in good way either, like they just added it at the bottling phase and shook it up.

[Fourtyfive]

Luksusowa potato vodka , Poland.

[1pointofview]

Here is a lil sum different that i have enjoyed

https://www.finewineandgoodspirits.com/webapp/wcs/stores/servlet/SpiritsProductDisplayView?level0=null&level1=M_OnlineExclusive_Spirit&level2=&level3=&level4=&catalogId=10051&storeId=10051&productId=1384232&langId=-1&prodlistCatId=Wines%20by%20Variety&parent_category_rn=Wines%20by%20Variety

[TN-popo]

 

As for the "legal moonshine", when I first moved up here I had a neighbor that worked in Gburg at one of them and he brought me a few jars, gotta say: It sucks, like cheap vodka (not as bad as Taaka though lol) and the flavors tasted like vodka with flavoring syrup in them...like not in good way either, like they just added it at the bottling phase and shook it up.

Every legal 'shine that I've tried tasted like crap.