But Irish

I’d put a redbreast on the cart. The core line is the redbreast 12 and you should be able to get it for 60ish

As an alternative I’d recommend Green Spot or Method and Madness. All 3 of these brands come out of the Middleton distillery- but these two will be harder to find. Another one you might come across is Writer’s tears.

In terms of scotch there’s so much. A classic expression might be Glenmorangie 10
If you don’t mind paying around 80 - and Oban 12 is something you also can’t go wrong with. My boy in Cali find Oban 12 at Costco for 60something and stocks up as his daily scotch.
A scotch I will always have in my cart is Aardberg Uigeadail. It’ll taste so different from anything on your cart- but may be an acquired taste with all the smoke and peat. I love that shot but I can’t drink it everyday. But it’s one of those pours where some nights I want nothing else but Uigeadail. Ardbeg makes some other good stuff in the 55-65 range.

Rye- as named above, High West makes a lot of good rye at good prices. If you can find it— Nashville Barrell Company has a very good Rye called duet that comes in between $55-75.
If you don’t mind your Rye being from NYC, check out Fort Hamilton’s Rye. I actually know the guy who owns the distillery. Before I got into whiskey I coached his son on a soccer team. But their bottles should be $40-$50 and he made the Minnick top 100 list this year.

Some find the Minnick list controversial. I think it’s a great starting point.
Speaking of- a rye that was one of the most talked about this year (#3 on the lis) is Barrel Seagrass. I like it a lot but it isn’t a classic Rye.

Next time you need to refill your Japanese- a great 70-90 bottle would be
nikka by the barrel
Or Nikka Coffey Grain or Coffey Malt

Cheers!




Fred Minnick's Best Bourbon: Top 100 American Whiskeys 2021

Just watched some of the YouTube and figured I would compile/repost the list for the TLDRs

(https://youtu.be/lKjUfemKfSI)

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100. BALCONES WHEATED BOURBON
99. BANNER WHEAT WHISKEY
98. FORT HAMILTON DOUBLE BARREL
97. SAGAMORE SPIRIT BOTTLED IN BOND
96. LEGENDS SINGLE BARREL
95. WHISKEY ACRES MAPLE FINISH
94. ELIJAHCRAIGB521
93. BUZZARD'S ROOST TOASTED
92. CUTWATER DEVIL'S SHARE
91. GRAND TETON CORN WHISKEY
90. WILDERNESS TRAIL BIB 2021

89. KENTUCKY PEERLESS SMALL BATCH
88. DAVIES DOUBLE BARREL
87. IRONROOT HARBINGER
86. PINHOOK BOURBON WAR
85. OLD ELK SOUR MASH RESERVE
84. BOONE COUNTY WHEATED
83. KINGS FAMILY TENNESSEE BOURBON
82. WOODINVILLE SHERRY FINISH
81. ST. AUGUSTINE PORT FINISHED BOURBON
80. 291 E COLORADO WHISKEY BATCH 8

79. VIRGINIA DISTILLERY COURAGE & CONVICTION
78. ELIAH CRAIG C921
77. SPIRITS OF FRENCH LICK WILLIAM DALTON
76. BOOKER'S 2021-04
75. DOC SWINSON'S ALTER EGO
74. BRADSHAW BOURBON BATCH 4
73. KINGS COUNTY DISTILLERY EMPIRE RYE
72. SPIRIT WORKS DISTILLERY STRAIGHT RYE WHISKEY
71. NELSON'S GREEN BRIER TENNESSEE WHISKEY
70. IRONROOT HUBRIS

69. LONE ELM WHEAT WHISKEY
68. WHISKEY ACRES BLUE POPCORN BOURBON
67. LEE W.SINCLAIR 4 GRAIN BOURBON - BOTTLED IN BOND
66. HORSE SOLDIER PREMIUM SPRING 2021
65. MILAM & GREENE PORT FINISH RYE
64. OLD LINE SINGLE MALT, MADERA FINISH
63. NASHVILLE BARREL COMPANY TENNESSEE CASK
62. BARDSTOWN BOURBON COMPANY FUSION NO.5
61. FOUR GATE RUBY RYE BATCH 11
60. NEW RIFF RED TURKEY WHEATED

59. BARRELL BATCH 28
58. LARCENY C921
57. JEFFERSON'S RESERVE PRITCHARD HILL CABERNET CASK FINISH
56. O.H INGRAM RIVER AGED FLAGSHIP
55. DAD'S HAT BOTTLED IN BOND
54. AUGUSTA BUCKNER 13 YEAR
53. WESTLAND PEAT WEEK
52. WESTWARD CASK STRENGTH SINGLE MALT
51. BLUE RUN KENTUCKY STRAIGHT HIGH RYE BOURBON
50. LIBERTY POLE SPIRITS PEATED RYE WHISKEY

49. FOUR GATE BLUEGRASS TRILOGY I
48. HARD TRUTH SWEET MASH RYE BATCH1
47. PENELOPE 4 GRAIN CASK STRENGTH
46. SMOOTH AMBLER OLD SCOUT 5 YEAR OLD BOURBON
45. BLOOD OATH PACT 7
44. RABBIT HOLE BOXER GRAIL
43. KINGS COUNTY CASK STRENGTH
42. KENTUCKY SENATOR 15 YEAR OLD
41. CHATTANOOGA WHISKEY BOTTLED IN BOND BOURBON
40. SWEETENS COVE

39. BLACKENED CASK STRENGTH BATCH 106
38. HIGH PLAINS RYE
37. DETTLING 72 MONTH
36. UNCLE NEAREST MASTER'S BLEND
35. HUBER'S STARLIGHT DISTILLERY SINGLE BARREL
34. BARRELL BATCH 27
33. FOUR ROSES LIMITED EDITION SMALL BATCH
32. SMOKE WAGON UNCUT BATCH 25
31. LEOPOLD BROS. THREE CHAMBER RYE
30. YELLOWSTONE, ARMAGNAC FINISH

29. JEFFERSON'S RYE, COGNAC FINISH
28. A SMITH BOWMAN CASK STRENGTH
27. MICHTER'S10 YEAR RYE
26. MAKER'S MARK FAE-2
25. GARRISON BROS. LAGUNA MADRE
24. BARRELL BATCH 30
23. DICKEL / LEOPOLD BROTHERS THREE CHAMBER COLLAB
22. STAGGJR.BATCH16
21. WILLIAM LARUE WELLER
20. PARKER'S WHEAT WHISKEY

19. THOMAS HANDY RYE
18. MICHTER'S10 YEAR BOURBON
17. SAZERAC 18 YEAR OLD
16. BLUE NOTE 17 YEAR OLD
15. NEW RIFF MALTED RYE
14. OLD FITZGERALD 11 YEAR SPRING
13. OLD FITZGERALD 11 YEAR FALL
12. BOOKER'S 2021-03
11. WILD TURKEY MASTER'S KEEP ONE

10. JACK DANIELS 10YR
9. BARDSTOWN TRIPLE STAVE
8. KEUIPER BELT 8 YR
7. ANGELS ENVY MADEIRA CASK FINISH
6. OLD FORESTER BIRTHDAY BOURBON
5. REMUS REPEAL V
4. EAGLE RARE 17
3. LITTLE BOOK CHAPTER 5
2. BARRELL SEAGRASS
1. RUSSEL'S RESERVE 13
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Edit #1: Fixed formatting (copied from text editor)

Edit #2: Fixed 30-39

Edit #3: Fixed "DETTLING 12 MONTH" to "72 MONTH" which OCR and I missed