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BrentD, Prof #618454 08/21/22 08:12 AM
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Originally Posted by BrentD
Originally Posted by Stanton Hillis
I tried for years to find some Virginia Gentleman on the shelves, to no avail. Why? Because Gene Hill wrote about it and I just wanted to try some.

It's not that remarkable unless you are sitting g around a campfire in the mountains.

Wasn't really expecting remarkable ..........woulda been surprised had it been. But, Hill's other recommendation concerning bourbon has played very well .......... a dash or two of Angostura bitters over the ice before pouring.


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Stan- I have all of Gene's books, and signed. He and Michael McInotosh and Brian Belinski came here in October 1991 on an Orvis tour, and the manager of the local Orvis Shop in Ada was a close friend and hunting-fishing pal, so he set it up that Gene would go out with us for a morning duck hunt- Gene shot his Remington 12 auto--one of the best hunts ever, and he is/was the "real deal". But I also recall in one of his stories his mention of an older gentleman, an avid waterfowler, who favored Old Forester bourbon-- but you are right, I'd always wanted to try Virginia Gentleman, as I also sought J.T. S. Brown whiskey- closest I've come so far is Rebel Yell. Good stuff indeed. And of all of Gene's writings, my all-time favorite is "The Stranger". RWTF


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BrentD, Prof #618459 08/21/22 10:47 AM
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Originally Posted by BrentD
It's not that remarkable unless you are sitting g around a campfire in the mountains.

Pretty much true of all of'em it seems to me...Geo

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Reminds me of an old farmer/hunter in MN who my friend and his buddies knew. He had a lot of wetlands and would let them hunt every fall. But upon their arrival, he would get in their car, pull the cork on a quart of Stab-N-Kill and toss it out the window. The bottle would be expected to be empty by the time he gave everyone his standard welcome tour.

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Virginia Gentleman was what we drank in college, just because that’s what you drank at football games at a small college in Southside Va. It wasn’t great but we drank it with coke or ginger ale and the Sweetbriar girls loved it. I haven’t had any in years.

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My favorite is Blantons, however its becoming too hard to find. The best bang for the buck i've found, for "everyday" use is Henry McKenna.

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There are some really good "lesser names". Big Texas, 86, is one of them.


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My preference is Woodford even over some much more expensive options but I could get by nicely with a good supply of Henry McKenna. The late gun writer Skeeter Skelton liked Henry McKenna.

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Old Forester and Knob Creek for me. Just finished off last years single barrel Old Forester this stuff has went off the charts now. It’s great but it’s not 40.00 a bottle anymore. My Grandmother retired from Brown Forman so I have been getting some great bottles of OF my entire adult life. Also you Woodford guys, it’s the same recipe as OF, came straight from the distillers mouth, unless they changed it after the first decade. I.W. Harper made some great stuff also.

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I know people now that collect/invest in bourbon, partly as a hobby, but partly as an investment. When travelling, they hit all the obscure liquor stores (even in the bad neighborhoods) and then ask for what might not be on the shelves. I'd compare it to a form of hoarding except that the value of the accumulated stash continues to appreciate. Not all that different than accumulating gold and silver coins in the face of staggering inflation, but it clearly helps drive up the prices. It even has survivalist-overtones now in that it's also used as trade-fodder for other items, even better versions of bourbons that can't be easily obtained (rare or even discontinued).

Much like guns here, I'm a consumer (& not a collector). I tend to keep a little around for special occasions (& the occasional Saturday night snort). If it gets much above $40 a jug, I'm considering my other options.

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