Most drinkable cheap booze in your opinion?

AntiHero84 · Sep 17, 2009

McClelland's Single Malt, Highland is very nice and approx. $20 for a fifth. Excellent flavor.

Unfortunately, I have a hard time finding this near my new apartment, so I settle for Dewar's.

When it's cheap beer, I need some Nattie Boh. I'm heading to Baltimore this weekend, so I'm thinking of stocking up.

uhurit · Sep 17, 2009

For straight-up drinking, Tanqueray vodka is the cheapest and the best vodka that I've ever had

ama · Sep 17, 2009

Elijah Craig 12 - bourbon
Milagro blanco or repesado - Tequila
Islay Mist - Blended Scotch
Tomatin 10 - Single malt scotch
Appleton Estate VX Jamaican - Rum
Tanqueray Rangpur - Gin (well, kind of anyways, its great over ice and most cheap gin is awful straight up)
Titos - Vodka

sonick · Sep 17, 2009

Jim Beam Black

Piobaire · Sep 17, 2009

Originally Posted by Huntsman

Fee brothers is good people. Their 'whisky aged' and cherry examples are...

Originally Posted by IUtoSLU

I already own all of those except the chocolate and rhubarb.

Originally Posted by denning

Pio. I have the Fee Brothers West Indian Orange, Peach and Cherry Bitters. All freakin' fantastic. I've always been one to put a dash or four of Angostura bitters into my G&T, but I now use the Fee Brothers bitters for a different take. They lend an amazing aroma to any drink.

Because I am in Canada I couldn't order from Amazon and I had to order from www.kegworks.com, but found them to have very good prices.

Nice to see so many fans of bitters. I will admit, I did not wander outside the Angustora for my beloved manhattans, until the last few years. But even just the Angustora...what a difference with vs. without. It's amazing how 2-3 dashes can change an entire drink.

I'm going to try a Martinez this weekend. If my new orange bitters have not arrived, I need to use either Angustora or Peychaud. Which one do you think I should try first?

gnatty8 · Sep 17, 2009

I don't drink much in the cheap booze category, but I guess if I was forced, it'd be George Dickel No. 8 or Old Forrester.

Tangfastic · Sep 17, 2009

If I'm down to my last few pennies and want a bottle of something I'll go for ginger wine - strong, cheap and tastes good. Martini substitutes and fortified wines are another option (port and sherry are often knocked down to under Â£5 a bottle).

CTGuy · Sep 17, 2009

I agree with many of the previous suggestions that stated that Svedka is indeed a good value for cheap vodka that doesn't taste like cheap vodka.

As far as wine- I am no expert but Trader Joe's seems to have a nice collection of bottles under 4-5 bucks that are all quite good.

Miller High Life is without a doubt the best cheap beer. $10 for an 18 pack? Count it! I also feel that Yuengling is a real winner where available. Same thoughts on Narragansett.

Davidko19 · Sep 17, 2009

How cheap is cheap?

I will still throw down on a 30-pak of keystone light for $12. And dont forget the handle of mccormicks vodka for about $15. Add in juice and your just as fucked up as something fancy. In fact, if im drinking mixed drinks Ill just get the low range stuff anyways.

Morgan · Sep 17, 2009

I've never come across any bad bourbon in the $15-25 range. Despite the wide variety of brands, most of them are just different recipes made in the same few distilleries, like Heaven Hill and Buffalo Trace (formerly Ancient Age). Often the high-end brands are just batches or barrels of low-end brand bourbon that aged particularly well, and so were segregated and allowed to continue improving before being bottled as premium liquor (which they are).

cheessus · Sep 17, 2009

I'll +1 on the Svedka vodka and add Tanqueray Rangpur to the list, which I can sometimes get at Safeway for $15/fifth.

impolyt_one · Sep 17, 2009

I can't drink the stuff really, but soju here is about $1.10/bottle and 1-2 ******** an amateur up, 3-4 gets the locals sick, and it's not uncommon to see people drink a few more on top of that per person. The entire country is hammered on it whenever the sun don't shine, so I guess it's drinkable (but not in the sense of 'tasty')...

If I'm slummin it lately, a big carton of sake, or a fifth of Tanqueray. I love beer but I gotta drink $20 worth over here in cans to make it work for me.

randallr · Sep 17, 2009

Admiral Nelson Spiked Rum--**** is amazing. Like 17 a handle.

randallr · Sep 17, 2009

Originally Posted by gnatty8

I don't drink much in the cheap booze category, but I guess if I was forced, it'd be George Dickel No. 8 or Old Forrester.

Hah...small timer.

Flambeur · Sep 17, 2009

I ******* HATE svedka with passion

Most drinkable cheap booze in your opinion?

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