chitoryu12 posted:

Okay, so taste and price comparison of the three whiskeys in my house right now.

Ole Smoky Straight Bourbon: $40 for 750 ml
Old Crow: $16 for 1.75 liters
Glenlivet 12: $35 for 750 ml

For a reminder here's Ole Smoky Straight Bourbon: Smells pretty good, actually. A bit of vanilla, cherry, and sugar sweetness. But the taste is more of a harsh corn liquor that's been aged, and it tastes hotter than 80 proof probably should.

Old Crow: Sort of a spicy chocolate with cherries and oak. Definitely noticeable alcohol burn on the nose. Taste is generically sweet and oaky, but slightly less harsh than Ole Smoky and lacks the corn liquor taste. It also doesn't have the weird metallic bitterness of Jack Daniels despite costing less.

Glenlivet 12: Warm, dark chocolate scent with vanilla, dried fruit and a sort of Christmas spice note. Extremely smooth taste of sweet oak and rye bread with a bit of savory note at the end.

So overall, Glenlivet is the best value but Old Crow gets you a whiskey that tastes as good or better than Ole Smokey for a fraction of the price per ounce. There's basically no reason to buy Ole Smoky except as a novelty to try or a gift for a whiskey drinker when you visit Pigeon Forge or Gatlinburg.