Favorite brands of rum, vodka, whiskey and tequila

[chestr]

What are your favorite brands of rum, vodka whiskey and tequila? :( :( :eek: :confused: :rolleyes: ;) :p :cool:

[Plowman]

Knob Creek

[Behad]

Skyy Vodka or Tito's Handmade Vodka

Crown Royal

[bejezuz]

Whiskey: W.L. Weller Special Reserve
Tequila: Sauza Hornitos Reposado
Vodka: Monopolowa

I don't really drink rum. Monopolowa is a really affordable vodka that I like, and most people haven't tried it. The Hornitos makes a great mexican martini, and is my go-to 100% agave tequila. The Weller is the best mixing bourbon I have found, and it's cheaper than Jack Daniels. I prefer it even to Maker's Mark when making a bourbon and coke.

[VooDooPope]

Rum - Captain Morgans -- Mixes with everything and I can drink a ton of it without hanging the next day

Tequila - La Fogata -- Unfortunately they lost their US distributor and I can't get it any more. If I weren't on the wagon until the superbowl I'd still be searching for a suitable replacement.

[jonjon]

Rum: Bacardi Black

Vodka: Belvedere / Ketel One

Tequila: Patron

Among Others...

[mc mark]

Jameson Irish whiskey
Bombay Sapphire

[JBIIRockets]

Crown or Southern - Whiskey

Bacardi Limon - Rum

Ketel One -- Vodka

[leroy]

Whiskey has to be Knob Creek.

[Al Calavicci]

whichever gets me the drunkest the fastest

[raw10628]

Rum: Mocambo
Vodka: Tito's
Whiskey: Knob Creek
Tequila: Herradura

[Blake]

Rum: Cruzan (though I don't drink it often)
Whiskey: Jameson (on ice...too good)
Vodka: Tito's or Stoli
Tequila: Patron Silver or Don Julio

[Fyreball]

Rum - El Dorado 20 year or Mocambo 20 year

Tequila - 374 Blanco or Reposado

Whiskey - Glenmorangie 25 year Scotch

Vodka - Monopolowa

[Dave_78]

Captain Morgan
Belvedere
Crown Royal
Don't care about tequila

[kaleidosky]

Cruzan used to be the fav... until I got Appleton. Not their standard, but any of their reserves are pretty damn good

Herradura

[SwoLy-D]

I don't often drink rum, vodka, whiskey, and tequila... but when I do, I drink:

Rum - BACARDI
Vodka - "Oso Negro"
Whiskey - uhhh... Jack Daniels Sour Mash
Tequila - Sauza

:o
What are your favorite brands of rum, vodka whiskey and tequila? :( :( :eek: :confused: :rolleyes: ;) :p :cool:Heyyyyyyy, man... stop mocking me... :(

[Vinsanity]

Knob Creek

[SageHare6]

Knob Creek

I'm delighted to hear a few shout outs for Knob Creek seeing as I live in Kentucky, but 30 minutes from the Knob Creek distillery.

But just fyi - Kentucky labels them as "BOURBON" not whiskey, even though thye are very similar in chemistry and composition.

Meantime - I too second the vote for Belvedere. Polish Vodka is the best. For those looking for another name, CHOPIN is also very good vodka imho. Meanwhile, I find KetelOne aweful! (Sorry folks)

I like rum a lot too. I once had this 30 year aged rum, it was awesome. But for everyday drinking, I like Appleton Estate.

:p

drinketydrinkSAGE

[dharocks]

Rum: 10 Cane
Vodka: Chopin
Whiskey: Maker's Mark, if we're talking Bourbon
Tequila: Just bad news all around. But I do like Patron.

[No Worries]

Tequila - El Patron Silver (+ Cointreau = godliness)
Wiskey - most any aged Single Malt Scotches, neat

[Master Baiter]

Whiskey - I'm really digging this Glenmorangie 18 year that I've been drinking lately.
Bourbon - Woodford
Rum - Cruzan Single Barrel
Vodka - Ketel, Level, or Belvedere
Tequila - I'm not usually a tequila drinker but the best tequila that I ever had was Gran Patron Burdeos Anejo Tequila. It's a super premium that may be the best alcohol that I've ever tasted. Here is a write up that I found online:

Gran Patron Burdeos Anejo Tequila is distilled at 55 precent alcohol volume from the finest blue Agave grown in the highlands of Jalisco, Mexico. The Tequila is matured in a blend of American and French oak barrels and aged for a minimum of 12 months. It is then distilled again before it is racked in vintage Bordeaux barrels, hand-selected from the great chateaux of France to add the distinctive flavors of vanilla, raisins and dried fruit found in the finest Bordeaux wine.

http://www.tequila.net/images/stories/jreviews/591_gran_patron_burdeos_anejo_tequila_2_1184368688.jpg

[bnb]

Rum -- Bacardi White
Vodka -- just avoid the cheap stuff.
Whiskey -- Johnny Walker Black
Tequila -- ugh. just. walk. away. (if you can)

[Ziggy]

Hate rum but I don't mind mixing with Cap Morgan's spiced. When it comes to rum its not a big deal, the occasional coke n lime or mojito or long island... it doesn't make a diff.

vodka, they all feel the same to me except that Kettle 1 does have that kind of hidden taste type thing going on.

whiskey, no. scotch yes. JWB's (black n blue) and Glenlivet now sometimes.

tequila, it doesn't matter. all tastes the same when mixed to me and never shoot that stuff. never.

[rockbox]

Vodka = Debowa Oak Vodka
Tequila = for mixing, I like Milagro Silver

[basso]

Vodka: Kettle One Citron
Gin: Brokers or Hendricks
Scotch, Single Malt: lately it's been The Balvenie Double Wood
Scotch, Blend: JW Black
Bourbon: The Woodford Reserve or Makers
Rye: Michters
Tequila: Hornitos Reposado
Rum: don't really drink it often, but perhaps Mount Gay

[SirCharlesFan]

Vodka: Stoli (on the rocks, with a wedge of lime).
Rum: Cruzan
Whiskey: Only tried Jim Beam and Crown in my whole life, enjoyed the Crown and Coke enough.
Tequila: Eh, as long as it's not cheap, don't really care. Obviously Patron Silver is nice for shots. 1800 Resposado is nice.

[leroy]

Vodka: Kettle One Citron
Gin: Brokers or Hendricks
Scotch, Single Malt: lately it's been The Balvenie Double Wood
Scotch, Blend: JW Black
Bourbon: The Woodford Reserve or Makers
Rye: Michters
Tequila: Hornitos Reposado
Rum: don't really drink it often, but perhaps Mount Gay

Woodford Reserve is very good. A customer of mine from Kentucky sent me a bottle. It did not last long.

[AkeemTheDreem86]

Vodka: Tito's (made right here in the Texas hill country)
Bourbon: Maker's Mark or Woodford Reserve
Scotch: pretty much any aged single malt... Macallan 12 is the semi-affordable go-to... was just given a bottle of Balwhinnie 15 from the highlands, needless to say it's gone now :)

Damn, off to happy hour...

[basso]

Woodford Reserve is very good. A customer of mine from Kentucky sent me a bottle. It did not last long.

yeah, i like makers and knob creek as well, but if i'm drinking neat, it's the woodford.

[basso]

Vodka: Tito's (made right here in the Texas hill country)


hill country vodka? sweet- what's it made from?

[FranchiseBlade]

Whiskey - Makers Mark (but I'm not that big of a whiskey drinker)

Rum - It's been a long time.

Vodka - Belvedere

Tequila - Cazadores reposado (that's the best one that's semi-affordable to drink regularly. There are better ones if someone is splurging. Don Julio 1942 is one of those. Most varieties of Patron are overrated for the price.

[AkeemTheDreem86]

hill country vodka? sweet- what's it made from?
It's made from 100% corn, and I'm pretty sure it's won multiple international contests. It's some good sheet, the only vodka I drink. (on the rocks with a wedge of lime)

[TracyMacAddidas]

Rum: Ron Abuelo
Tequila: Gran Patron/JC De La Familia/Herradura
Vodka: Boru
Whiskey: Any Johnnie Walker

[Prince]

I don't drink whiskey always, but when I do, I go for Springbank only

http://www.parkavenuewineshop.com/xcart/images/D/springbank-10-year-old.jpg

[dandorotik]

OK, dumb question of the day- what's the difference between whiskey and bourbon?

Oh, and Smirnoffs for the Vod, Beefeater for the Gin, Jose Cuervo for the Tequila (I know, all obvious). Jack Daniels rules all.

[SirCharlesFan]

on a random side note, with everyone saying they love Patron Silver, I have a question:

Do people think Patron is so great because it's so great, or do they love it because Patron was the first to put a major marketing effort behind their Silver tequila? People always say they love the "smoothness" of Patron Silver, but all Silver tequila is going to be smoother than the aged tequilas. I'm glad to see Cuervo 1800 has started to market their Silver tequila as well.

I'd imagine that if people started trying other brands of Silver tequila, they wouldn't have a particular affinity for Patron, but rather Silver tequila.

[Furious Jam]

OK, dumb question of the day- what's the difference between whiskey and bourbon?

Oh, and Smirnoffs for the Vod, Beefeater for the Gin, Jose Cuervo for the Tequila (I know, all obvious). Jack Daniels rules all.

Bourbon is basically corn whiskey made in Kentucky. All bourbon is whiskey, but all whiskey is not bourbon.

The best whiskey for your money, bourbon or not, is Woodford Reserve.

Jose Cuervo is not really tequila. It's only 50% actual tequila or something like that. 1800 is Jose Cuervo's real tequila brand. Don't drink Cuervo Gold unless you want to be sick the next morning. I guess it's suitable as a mixer, but I wouldn't even use it for that purpose.

The best tequila for your money is Herradura Anejo. The best tequila I've ever had is Don Julio's 1942 - so smooth you can almost drink it like water, but still full and rich.

I don't really drink rum or vodka unless they're mixed into daiquiris.

Believe it or not, I probably drink Jagermeister more than anything else because it helps to settle my stomach.

[TracyMacAddidas]

on a random side note, with everyone saying they love Patron Silver, I have a question:

Do people think Patron is so great because it's so great, or do they love it because Patron was the first to put a major marketing effort behind their Silver tequila? People always say they love the "smoothness" of Patron Silver, but all Silver tequila is going to be smoother than the aged tequilas. I'm glad to see Cuervo 1800 has started to market their Silver tequila as well.

I'd imagine that if people started trying other brands of Silver tequila, they wouldn't have a particular affinity for Patron, but rather Silver tequila.

I think the main difference between both the Silver Tequila's (Jose Cuervo/Patron) is that "blanco" Patron is very harsh at the beginning as opposed to silver JC which is very smooth for a a silver Tequila. The way I see it is that Patron is a man's drinks and JC is more smoother "get through the night at maximum tipsy" drink.

Clear tequila itself and will have more of the "bitey" agave taste than a gold tequila or anything darker. The more a tequila is aged the more mellow it becomes. So the comparison I stated in the first paragraph may not apply to anejo or reposado tequila.

[R0ckets03]

Whiskey - Gentleman's Jack
Tequila - Don Julio Silver
Vodka - Ketel
Rum - Flor De Cana - Centanario

[baller4life315]

Whiskey: Maker's Mark or anything but Jack

Rum: Captain or anything but Bacardi

Vodka: Smirnoff or Absolut (for the money).....Ketel One if i'm spending

Tequila: Patron

Gin: Tanqueray or anything but Bombay

(In case you couldn't tell, i've had some bad experiences here and there...)

[Cohete Rojo]

Jameson or Wathen's, and Tanqueray.

[IROC it]

Back when I drank (16 years ago)... the member number... 151... Bacardi



http://img24.imageshack.us/img24/5420/18069598.jpg
Why is the rum always gone?


I don't recommend it at all these days... or you may end up stumbling around like Jack.

[BEAT LA]

Drinking kills your memory. Have fun being dumb.

[R0ckets03]

Drinking kills your memory. Have fun being dumb.


Dang...you must have drank a **** load in your life?

[Deji]

rum: Havana Club!
gin: Hendricks
whiskey: Irish=Jameson, American=Bookers, Scottish=anything single malt
vodka=Stoli, but anything will do as long as it isn't cheap swill
tequila=Herradura, but most tequilas that aren't either mass marketed crap (Cuervo) are fine.

Mixing whiskey with anything other than sour is just wrong, and it should only be done with cheap whiskey. I generally avoid mixed drinks.

[dsnow23]

Irish - Powers
Scotch - Glenmorangie 18 rare malt and Macallan 25. Both not really affordable.
Bourbon - Knob Creek and Makers Mark
Rye - Old Potrero
Tequila - Herradura Anejo
Vodka - most any, but only soaking in Zing Zang bloody mary mix
Rum - not really

[Harrisment]

Scotch: Balvenie Doublewood
Gin: Hendricks or Bombay Saphire
Vodka: Shustoff
Bourbon: Makers Mark
Tequila: Herradura Silver

[basso]

It's made from 100% corn, and I'm pretty sure it's won multiple international contests. It's some good sheet, the only vodka I drink. (on the rocks with a wedge of lime)

enjoying a bone-dry Tito's martini now, w/ a twist, lovely- it's got a touch of sweetness to it, which i assume comes from the corn. also a good deal- it was $20/bottle from the folks on my block, the oldest wine store in the country. (http://www.ackerwines.com/)

[Northside Storm]

Rum-Bacardi
Whiskey-J-Walker Red Label
Vodka-Kinda like Grey Goose, but it's way too expansive to be a favorite. Probably stick with good ol cheap Smirnoff on this one.

Baileys over everything though, don't care about the categories.

[thegary]

Baileys over everything though, don't care about the categories.

old greg?

[Northside Storm]

old greg?

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could you learn to love me?