Nice!..
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I love bourbon and root beer! Especially Bundaberg! Their ginger beer is my favorite!
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I got their ginger too. Tongue was itching for 30 minutes. 
I’m working to get rid of my “low end” stock, alcohol-wise. What is the minimum threshold ($$) for those Bourbons to start tasting better? Accepting suggestions. Even though there’re tons of pictures already in this thread, I’d like to start with a $50 budget, if possible. As a start. Otherwise, I’ll stick to bread ‘n’ butter JD. I do like that sh*t. But I’m a beer kind o guy.
If there is one thing NH is famous for is their liquor stores. Live Free or Die. 
It shouldn’t be hard to get anything in here.
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Eagle Rare
Buffalo Trace
Elijah Craig
Angels Envy
Woodford reserves Rye
High west bourbon
High west double rye
Those all should be under $50 depending on your state, and are great jump off points plus staples to have.
Cheers 
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Best motto in the Union.
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For me personally, nothing beats listening to Abbey Road along with a classic Rum and Coke. I am particularly a fan of Ron Flor de Cana’s Gran Reserve 7-year aged rum. Cheers!
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“One war at a time” – Mr. Lincoln. What’s your favorite in the list, or should I just play Russian roulette? I’m probably being too positive that the stores will have them all. hahaha…
Thanks for the suggestions though.
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To add to @TylersEclectic’s list,
Booker’s is my favorite
Baker’s is great
Weller Special Reserve
Knob Creek
And, coming in under $50 but pretty good nonetheless, Michter’s.
(I’d add that the Knob Creek and the Michter’s Ryes are excellent, and Michter’s also does a nice Sour Mash and an American Whiskey, this last being my go-to pour for something sweeter).
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Thanks. I can see the suggestion request is escalating quite quickly into a shopping list.
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Michters American is one of my all time favorite whiskies!
Also your recommendations are great!
Of the ones I listed, hmm to pick a favorite…it’s like asking a mom to pick her favorite child lol 
I would say Angels Envy is a top choice (I prefer the Rye version though)
I think Eagle Rare is probably the safest bet for a good taste…but they are all good, if you don’t prefer sweet I recommend trying Ryes over bourbon…or maybe dipping your toes in the water with a scotch? I recommend Balvenie double wood for a good jump off point with scotch.
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I found three bottles of Baker’s on a grocery store clearance rack for $3.50 each. I have a good whiskey collection stored.
Whiskey is like precious metals. Some stuff I paid $30-35 for is now closer to $50 or 60.
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This is currently my favorite beer, and it doesn’t even need to be paired with music. Citrus compliments the IPA style very well, and is much better than sour wheat-citrus beers IMO.
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Good to know about this one, I’ll keep my eyes peeled. I agree about the citrus being better with IPAs.
A rare exception, a few years ago, was Abita’s lemon wheat beer, which only went on sale for a single summer. It was glorious - not too sweet, more that the lemon peel had flavored the beer but without being overly bitter.
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Thanks again for the suggestions, @Tchoupitoulas and @TylersEclectic. Just came back from the Liquor store. Pulled the trigger on these:
The Scotch was a suggestion from a close friend.
As previously mentioned, I’m not a whisky guy and these two should add to the furniture in the short/medium term. Unless some habits change. 
In a few months, I may dare to raise the bar and increase the budget a little bit.
Cheers.
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I hope you enjoy them - “burn in” is a real thing with some whiskies 
. Disregard the first sip of the Baker’s, it takes a moment to acclimatize to the flavor and the 
of a 107-proof bourbon! Let the second or third sips guide your impressions (or the 20th, 21st…). Let us know how you get on with them!
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Oh! I liked that Glenmorangie! It was a great sipper as I recall!
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Glenmorangie in general are nice sippers! Glenmorangie Quinta Ruban is a good deal, and a few bucks more, the Glenmorangie NECTAR D’OR, aged in bourbon cask followed by Sauternes wine casks, is a great summertime sipper. Yum…
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A bar and a coffee shop have joined forces here in NYC and have drinks to go. Trying to keep these places going, we picked up a couple of their cocktails in plastic pouches.
I went with the old fashioned.
It was a bit sweet and weak so I gussied it up a bit. Listening to Lou Donaldson’s Blues Walk.
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that is awesome! I may have to make an old fashioned tonight =) I think my remodel is almost done…now where to hang my art…
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