Bourbon Journey
After a few years as a proactive hobbyist in American whiskey exploration, I wanted to share my Bourbon journey from enthusiastic perspective and to display bottles that satisfied my olfactory senses and end up as favourites in my whiskey cabinet.
the bourbon “stash“
My whiskey and bourbon “Stash” is storage place for my valuable and much appreciated American liquors. I want to share my three Bourbon shelves with gradual increase in quality according to my preferences with bottles I keep in my whiskey cabinet and enjoy…
entry shelf
Entry Shelf carry starter bourbon bottles according to my taste, that are invitation to this whiskey world.
I select fine quality, yet affordable and widely available, recognisable bourbons that are almost always in stock in most places. These whiskey labels are premium entry level and all of these bottles are introduction to the classic bourbon flavours and aromas. I recommend them to anyone who wants to join this explorative journey.
main staple shelf
On the Main Staple Shelf there are bourbon bottles that elevates the game.
In my liquor stash there are bourbons that are main staples - which means that I tend to enjoy them very often and to always have a bottle in whiskey cabinet.
All these bottles are higher quality stuff, richer in flavours and they are made for plentiful experience and serious tastings to discover all the aromas in them. They are my enthusiastic choices at this stage of hobby and I enjoy them on regular basis.
top bourbon shelf
On the Top Shelf there are bourbon bottles that turn the volume to the maximum.
These are the Ultimate Bourbons for my taste that raise the bar to its peak in my whiskey experience in terms of both complexity and intensity of flavours and richness of the aromas.
They unlock highest bourbon experience possible for my senses.
The most memorable feelings and sensations are sealed in my whisky journey tasting this small group of higher proof bourbons.
the most wanted bourbon
The Blanton’s Single Barrel Bourbon is one of the most wanted bourbon whiskey on the planet. It is very hard to find a bottle on the shelf, because there is such demand around the world for this amazing looking bottle and great whiskey. Even if you manage to find one in the store, prices went double or even triple the MSRP.
Blanton’s whiskey was the first luxury single barrel bourbon that was sold commertialy, and it was introduced in the 80’s. After its appearance in John Wick movie where main character drinks Blanton’s, the hype went even more viral, and everyone from the whiskey community wanted a bottle on their shelf or in liquor cabinet. I do enjoy Blanton’s and I have to put it in special category on my bourbon journey, where I do not take into account value for money, availability or secondary prices. For me Blanton’s is special in the world of whiskey and I do not comapare to anything else.
