Great thread.
I made a whiskey order on Thursday and now basically want to stock a basic home bar.
This is my list:
Vodka | Belvedere Vodka 1.0L |
Vodka | Ketel One Vodka 1.0L |
Vodka | Zubrowka Vodka 1,0L |
Tequila | Patrón Silver 0,7L |
Tequila | Patrón Añejo 0,7L |
Rum | |
Rum | |
American Whiskey | Four Roses Yellow Label 1,0L |
American Whiskey | Elijah Craig 0,7L |
American Whiskey | Jack Daniel's Gentleman Jack 1,0L |
American Whiskey | Jack Daniel's Single Barrel 0,7L |
American Whiskey | Jim Beam Rye Yellow Label 0,7L |
American Whiskey | Makers Mark Red Seal 0,7L |
Blended Scotch | Chivas Regal Scotch 12 YO 0,7L |
Single Malt | Lagavulin 0,7L |
Gin | Plymouth Gin 1,0 L |
Gin | Hendrick's Gin 0,7 L |
Cognac | Rémy Martin Cognac VSOP 0,7L |
Liquor | Southern Comfort 0,7 L |
Liquor | Jägermeister |
Liquor | Aperol |
Liquor | Baileys |
I am basically missing a white and a brown (?) rum and need recommendations for that. I guess roughly $30 per bottle budget for that.
What do you think of my other choices? The American Whiskeys are all ordered, so there is nothing to be changed.
I love Maker's Mark, ordered the two JD just to see what the difference is.
The other 3 were recommendations by the whiskey store (or more like some awards in some magazine).
Priority-wise, I will first order the vodkas (anyone unhappy with Ketel One in there? The other two are set in stone unless someone really opposes them with a good reason) and the blended scotch.
After that, I would order Gin, Tequila and Rum.
Everything else is less of a priority (doesnt mean I am not ordering them).
So, I need recommendations. I am a cocktail mixing novice and to be honest, at the beginning, I think the bar would be more used for simple mixed drinks rather than complex cocktails.
So, basically, I need a recommendation for 2 (or even 3) rums and criticism regarding my other planned purchases.