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Bourbon for cocktails

Insect Overlord · 2015-03-19 16:22:25

Anybody able to recommend something American for making cocktails with? I don't want to splash out on Jack Daniels (32.50 in Tesco at the moment) and the price of Jim Beam seems a bit high too if I'm just going to be mixing it with other stuff. Would Aldi or Lidl have anything worth checking out?

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19-03-2015 5:22pm

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Insect Overlord

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Anybody able to recommend something American for making cocktails with? I don't want to splash out on Jack Daniels (32.50 in Tesco at the moment) and the price of Jim Beam seems a bit high too if I'm just going to be mixing it with other stuff. Would Aldi or Lidl have anything worth checking out?

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#2 19-03-2015 5:31pm
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Alidi do a Bourbon that's quite drinkable for the price, "Clarke's 1886 Kentucky Bourbon Whiskey". I think it's around the €17 mark.

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#3 19-03-2015 10:34pm
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I've used Aldis and Lidl's (Western Gold) without problems. There are constant claims that either/or is actually Jim Beam but while I doubt that, it is effectively indistinguishable.

Lidl sell either a 6 or 8 year old around Christmas which is still cheaper than Jim Beam and I'd say is probably better if you were drinking neat/just iced.

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