Unfortunately, I don't know enough about bourbon to tell if this is a good one or not. The old fashioned I made was good but I've also tried it straight and I'm not sure I'll ever have a palate for bourbon. Seemed thin and hot but I feel that way about all bourbons I've tried.

Gets pretty good reviews, like most of the other Kirkland liquors.

https://www.thewhiskeyshelf.com/kirk...ourbon-review/
https://www.bourbonguy.com/blog/2022...ter-distillers

Are you sure that's an old fashioned? I don't see a twist or a cherry. :confused:

A Rye Mule made with High West Double Rye and Fever Tree Ginger Beer so it was nice and spicy like i like it. First thing I did after coming back from polo scrimmage, really hit the spot as its a hot and humid morning here.

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Old fashioned with orange peel, no cherry.

I also don't drink bourbon straight. The Kirkland Signature Bottled-in-Bond is pretty good when in an Old Fashioned; however, I prefer the Kirkland Signature Small Batch (which is basically Barton 1792) in Old Fashioneds as it's a little more milder. Sadly, I missed this year's drop of Small Batch, so I picked up seven bottles of Bottled-in-Bond to help tide me over until May 2026 (when Small Batch drops again). Each Costco is allotted a few hundred bottles. At my local Costcos, they are usually gone in less than a week.

People call these bourbons as being a great value. Bottled-in-Bond is about $23 for a 1L bottle; about $18 for the Small Batch.

We will be dining next week at Guesthouse Tavern in West Des Moines to celebrate BamaVol Jr #2’s birthday. One of the drinks on their menu is a Wisconsin Old Fashioned. Apparently not an old fashioned like I’ve had before. “Lighter and brighter”. I will be trying one.

Yes!!! Brandy OF!!!

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Wisconsin Old Fashioned (in Iowa). Very nice. The walleye was excellent as well. Followed it with a draft Hamms.

In Wisconsin (at least the parts I know), every small town has at least a couple bars/restaurants that are full of people eating fried walleye and drinking brandy old fashioneds on Friday nights. Often with a salad bar, although I'm not sure how prevalent those are post-COVID. 25 minutes south of the border and I don't see that here, I wonder if the restaurant owner is a WI transplant?

Were you given the option of sweet or sour for your drink?

QM2 Southampton

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Left Khoo-Lada Right Honeysuckle Daiquiri
Mrs O loves the Khoo-Lada though but I'm testing the waters

No choice on the drink. I don’t know much about the restaurant. It’s called the Guesthouse. As predicted, there were many deer heads on the wall. They treated us well. The manager brought a free appetizer. The server comped one of our drinks for my son’s birthday. A couple drinks came with pull tab lottery tickets and we won a couple free drinks as well. Drink description below.

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Maple smoky old fashioned