Sam Houston Small Very Small Batch

Whiskey is Good — Wed, 26 May 2010 15:40:33 +0000

The $30 price range is often a bit shady. It can be a good bourbon at a respectable price, but is often a bad bourbon hoping the price will make you think it’s good. Because of this, I often avoid it. Sam Houston however is the former. It has a nice spice due to the high rye content. That doesn’t over power the other flavors though, fruit and oak. Overall, if you’re looking for something different, sometime with a little character that doesn’t cost a fortune, just look for the first president of the Republic of Texas on the shelf of your liquor store.

Eagle Rare Single Barrel

Whiskey is Good — Wed, 21 Apr 2010 13:43:05 +0000

Eagle Rare is packaged with the “bold american eagle” on the front of each bottle, and looks like a special occasion kind of bourbon. The dark amber color, in the thinner than normal whiskey bottle, drew me to it and piqued my curiosity. I was impressed immediately when I uncorked this spirit. The intensity of the burn in my nose was on the lower side of medium and didn’t overpower the smokey aroma. The sweetness and fullness of body of this bourbon is dangerous. It was hard for me to not make drink after drink to an overly intoxicating level (which we don’t support). The perfect balance of smoothness and bite is interestingly well blended, and is “reminiscent of a fine port wine” (so says the label). This is certainly a whiskey that deserves to have “rare” in its name.

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Sam Houston Small Very Small Batch

Eagle Rare Single Barrel