I’ve got a mate whos a big fan of Bourbon. He’s tried all the standard brands like Buffalo Trace, JD, Jim Beam and Wild Turkey.

I want to get him a bottle for Xmas of something he might not have tried before, something I can say was recommended by Americans as a good bourbon. Doesn’t need to be some weird flavour like Red Stag, just old fashioned American bourbon that maybe flies under the radar in other countries.

  • Everto@lemmy.world
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    1 year ago

    Angel’s Envy is one of my favorites. Runs about $45 here in the states and is relatively easy to find. I’m not sure if they export though.

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      Oh! Have they fixed their supplying issues? I haven’t had a drink in a while, but for years they were having trouble keeping stock in most stores because they had a distillery fire and had to run with what they had stored. Even after that, any time I’d find a place that would get some, they’d only be able to get a single case in and it would be sold out within a day or 2. I basically had to get lucky and happen to stop by the same day they got it in, but before they stocked the shelves. It was probably solid 5-6 years of never seeing it on a shelf and only getting it if I asked for it and they go it from the back.

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        I’m not sure. That’s the first I’ve heard of a fire. It’s pretty easy to find in my area, but I can’t speak for the rest of the country. I have noticed the price go up some in recent years, but I assumed it was from popularity and just general inflation.