What is your "You Only Need 5 Whiskeys?"

Cheap Mixer: Kirkland Small Batch or whatever I have on hand, like Bulleit Bourbon & Rye. Go To Pour: Woodford Double Oaked Friday Night: Hibiki Impress: High West MWND Special Occasion: I don't have anything crazy at the moment. Likely a Redbreast 27. Love the videos as always, David!

I had the same pick for your “out of box” for a special occasion! That one’s definitely coming out for wedding anniversaries. We’ll see how many it makes it through. Keep pumping out the great content!

Great list David! My go to and 5 is WT101, JD SBBP, Old Grandad 114, Smoke Wagon Uncut, and Hardin's Creek Frankfort. I'm sure I can add more. 😆 Cheers!

So jealous on the four roses 135th. Wanted that bottle bad, but alas not enough to pay secondary. Great list!

Nice list! Redwood Empire Lost Monarch is a great neat pour! KC 12yr is a great choice! Antique 107 is delicious! ECBP’s so nice! Still looking for a E H Taylor single barrel or barrel proof:) Little Book Chapter 7 is one of my favorites! Looking for an Old Carter at a decent price:)

Great picks. Loved the out of the box additions! My mixer is Rittenhouse for pretty much everything except I gotta use Makers 101 for the Old Fashioned. Go to pour has been 1792 full proof lately. Friday pour is usually ECBP, out of the box is Evan Williams 12 Year. Impress my guest would JD 12 or maybe Old Overholt Rye 10 year. Special occasion is Little Book 7, out of the box would be the Harden’s Creek Trio sampler pack but they are only about 7 ounces each!

I had Old Carter once last year and it was incredible. Best bourbon I've had IMHO. Agree.

Great list. Knob Creek 9 has become my daily drinker. My next three are Four Roses Single Barrel, Old Forester Statesman, and 1792 Aged Twelve. My special occasion bottle is Calumet Farms 15 Year. But also, every list should have a balanced mixer so I'm adding a 6th bottle. My local favorite is Bonneville Bourbon from Salt Flats Distillery. For more widely distributed mixer I typically use Michter's Bourbon.

The Lost Monarch is a good choice. Love the out of box choices but except for the Lost Monarch you are paying secondary (in Maryland) Love OC (I have 2 bourbons and a rye) but I would go with the Russell’s 13 or an Old Rip.

Those are some really good options. I bought a WT Masterskeep to commemorate my 25 year wedding anniversary

Mixer Early Times BiB Daily Jack 10 Friday Night ECBP Impress THH Special Occasion M10 Great video!

Amazing video David. You are The Dean of Daily Drinkers!

Always nice to see another twist on the reddit list. D

Great picks David. Need to save up and get an Old Carter one of these days. Keep up the great content! Cheers 🥃

Great list

I love this list cheers David 🥃

My OF 100 just went up $3 last month, it'll still be on my shelf but Early Times BiB is $5 cheaper and a full liter. WT 101. These aren't in any special order. All subject to change as my 'Whiskey Bank' grows. #2 - OF 1910 and 1920 #3 - MM 46, Elijah Craig #4 - Baker's 7 and Knob 9 #5 - WT RB. And as of right now I think Trails End 10 yr is my fave poor. I know, way more than 5

Some really good bottle picks. I’ve yet to find or try the Four Roses LE or Old Carter. I think my top 5 bottles to always have would be: 5- Buffalo Trace 4- Lost Monarch 3- Stagg 22A 2- Jack Daniel’s Twice Barreled Rye 2023 release 1- GTS 2023

I think that instead of saying "daily" or "every day" drinker we can say "any day" drinker. It indicates that is something casual, but it doesn't imply that you are drinking every day.

great video David. Always enjoy your content. I will be in Japan in few months and need that Wild Turkey 12 Year in my collection. any tips in where i can find it Japan will greatly appreciated.

Hey Whiskey Bank 👋🏽

As I've watched more content and gotten other people's opinions and try or buy more bourbon, my 'you only need 5 bourbon' has altered somewhat. Firstly I saw a video from Wisconsin Bourbon Bros the other day, where they only list 4 bottles: Mixer Bourbon, Daily Sipper, Friday Special and Rare Occasion. This eliminates the "impress/show off" bottle. Which as I thought about it, isn't a bad thing and probably conducive to mental health. Especially in today's bourbon market. I opted to add the fifth slot back as "wildcards", which will be your revolving lazy susan of bourbons that you inevitably will acquire and try as you explore more bourbons. The wildcards will more than likely be one-off bottles for the most part because these will be bottles you buy that you don't have the ability to try first. Also I started referring to the 'daily sipper' or 'everyday pour' as my "go-to pour" or "favorite pour". Another person commented on this already and I chimed in, but I just thought I would repeat it here again. Currently, my 5 Bourbon list: 1. Favorite Pour - Eagle Rare 10 Year (still only have my one bottle of this ☹) 2. Mixer - Wild Turkey 101 (considering old grand-dad bonded now that I've found where to buy it locally) 3. Friday Night - Knob Creek 12 Year (this is awesome stuff but unfortunately intermittent supply in my area, could substitute with Knob Creek 9 Year Single Barrel Reserve) 4. Rare Occasion - currently don't have one for this slot but it would be something like Stagg Barrel Proof or Blanton's Straight From The Barrel, something allocated that would be special for me. 5. Wildcards - currently sitting on Kentucky Owl Confiscated, Maker's Mark Cask Strength, Russell's Reserve 10 Year, Sazerac Rye and Heaven Hill Bonded 7 Year. >Regarding the wildcards, this is where I would place any single barrel store picks. Also found Calumet 15 and 16 in my area at or just below retail but I'm undecided on it. The main problem with bourbon is the same problem that plagues a lot of other things these days, the market is flooded with options/choice but the ones you ultimately want are ones everybody else wants too 😂.

I’ve just found ur channel and love the content! Feel like we have similar taste. I’ve recently started collecting bourbons. Imvisiting CA in a couple weeks and would love some store recommendations. I’ll be in LA/ Anaheim and also inland empire SD area. If u got some secret hookups I can email instead 😂

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Agree with the white label Redwood Empires! Mids $30's and it is the wife's personal favorite with the lost Monarch. She was upset when i told her i bought another bottle, her frown changed when it was the redwood empire Devil's tower and couldn't wait for me to open it. 😅😅😅 David, where in Korea did you get the WT 12? Hoping you got it at Incheon airport . I missed my chance in Japan for the WT 8 & 12 yr.

I agree with your picks, spot on. Question for you I see your Still Austin on the shelf what would you recommend to buy ? Cheers...

I like the WT 101 and ET BIB much better than the OF .

No pt in doing most of these since they are allocated.

Saw a Buckner's 10 Year SB. Haven't seen one before, so I pounced on it for $153. Anybody have a pour of it? Seems like it could fall under the impress your guests category, if it's good

Mixer- bardstown origin BIB Daily- blue note juke joint uncut Friday- Stagg Impress- RR13 Special- GTS

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