Quote:Rye whiskey is much like bourbon only distilled from a higher percentage of rye grain over corn. (bourbon is corn and rye also - but not as much rye)
 
Great Ryes :     Bulleit   - Michters -   Rittenhouse   -  Sazerac   -  Templeton  - Prichard's tennessee rye -   and good ole Dickel
 
Woodford is a very good bourbon.  Others I like:  Blanton's  -  Bulleit  -  Dickel #12 (not 8)  -  Basil Haydens  -  Booker's
 
There is an interesting small batch (every bottle hand numbered) company called "High West"  that makes an American / Scotch whiskey blend that you may dig. 
Its called High West Campfire. 
 
If any whisky lovers feel like salivating.... check out the list for the place I'm working tonight:
http://www.theflatironroom.com/whiskey/

The Flatiron Room looks cool, like it has $100,000 in whisky inventory alone. I can't imagine what they charge in NYC for some of the ones listed.
 
 

Quote:If you ever have the opportunity to sample Pappy Van Winkle's Family Reserve 23 year old bourbon, do not pass it up. For one thing, you may never get another chance, as only very limited quantities are distributed every year. At one of the few liquor stores in Nashville that carry the brand, the line that forms every winter the days before the announced release date rival those you see for new iPhones. And it ain't cheap.
 
It is without a doubt the finest bourbon I've ever tasted, and at 95.6 proof it has a kick. The 20 year old (90 proof) and 15 year old (107 proof)  versions are worth trying too, and more accessible and affordable, especially the 15 year old.

I called the local guy here and he says that they have tried to get some PVW bourbon in the past but there's never enough supply to reach the New England area. You may have to make your way to a Jags Game and bring a bottle, I'll supply a game ticket.

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