DU bartenders can you help me with this one?

[whodiedandmadeUSgod]

I need to take a guy in Russia a bottle of good American whiskey.
(He says American whiskey in Russia is made in Turkey What brand should I get? He is a wonderful person and I would like to take something good.

[ffm172]

1. Scottish whisky

tastes a lot better than American

[BOSSHOG]

2. Jack Daniels

I'm sure he would appreciate some good sipping Whiskey from Amerika. And the bottle would make a nice keepsake.

[emanymton]

3. Jim Beam Rye Whiskey - Yellow Label - Good Choice

[Tyrone Slothrop]

7. Yum. I love rye.

My favorite of the brown liquors.

[soothsayer]

17. Old Overholt! Wild Turkey's rye still tastes like bourbon, I noticed

[Tyrone Slothrop]

19. Never had Wild Turkey's Rye before

But I think I'll steer clear!

[Thtwudbeme]

4. Kentucky

Here is a good link for you to read about Kentucky Bourbon and Whiskey- and the (slight) difference between them.

This (ex) bartender drinks Jack Daniels, or Jim Beam exclusively....but, never turn my nose up at Turkey---that said, I would take Jack every single time if offered.

[Thtwudbeme]

5. And! I forgot the link:

here it is:

http://store.yahoo.com/randalls/spirits-bourbon.html

Seriously, go with the Jack-

[LynneSin]

15. But Jack Daniels is too common type of a whiskey

I mean if you're buying strictly for name recognition then I suppose Jack Daniels is the way to go. But if you want to buy something that tastes great and worthy of a good friendship then by all means you should go with Makers or Knob Creek. I don't drink much whiskey, but I can't touch JD without gagging, but the upscale stuff are great for sipping.

But in perspective - it's the same thing with tequila. Jose Cuervo is the name recognized brand of tequila, but if someone gave me a bottle of it (or if I gave someone a bottle) - well, it's just a crappy bottle of poorly made tequila. If someone wanted a recommendation on tequila I would go with either Herradura or Don Patron and at minimum the gold

[yewberry]

6. What, no Knob Creek fans?

I like small-batch, myself.

[3lefts]

8. Johnnie Walker Blue or Maker's Mark n/t

[Renew Deal]

9. I don't think Johnnie Walker is American.

[3lefts]

10. It's not, but it's good and he can get it here.

OK, go with Jack or Maker's

[Renew Deal]

11. Jack Daniel's is always a safe bet.

[Rabrrrrrr]

12. Knob Creek, Maker's Mark, Woodford Reserve

Don't take Jack Daniels or Jim Beam or Johnnie Walker (unless you take the real expensive versions). Those are just cheap whiskies with not much character or interesting nature.

All three that I mentioned are really excellent.

[LynneSin]

14. I was just going to recommend Knob & Maker's myself

JD is a cheap, commerical type of whiskey along the lines of what Jose Cuervo and Smirnoff Vodka.

If this is a really good friend, I strongly recommend any of the above trio. I hate whiskey but I've ahd Knob & Maker's - both are quite excellent sipping whiskeys (actually I think they are bourbon)

[yvr girl]

13. Crown Royal

Nevermind

[soothsayer]

16. Wild Turkey bourbon. Maybe Wild Turkey 101. Ooh! You can

get darling little miniature samplers of all kinds of good whiskeys! Bring him a big bottle of something (Maker's Mark---yum!) and then a nice selection of miniatures!

I love scotch (you bet I've got Johnnie Walker Blue!) but don't bring him scotch if he wants whiskey!

[trof]

18. Wah, Rebel Yell, natchuhly..