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Message: [QUOTE="HuskyHawk, post: 3782857, member: 1414"] I go back and forth as well. Shifting between bourbon, rye, rum, scotch - and there between peated, ex bourbon cask and sherries, and Irish. Have mostly found Irish to be bland, but there are few good ones. There is a Teeling Rum cask that was only $27 and was solid. Picked up Knappogue Castle 12 and it’s better than Redbreast 12, and cheaper. Will try the 14 when this is gone. I love Privateer‘s rums. Made in MA and now sold in NY. It may be an alternative to Bourbon that you guys would like. [USER=38]@Fishy[/USER] Rye is going to have the same aging as bourbon, new charred oak is required by law. But there are a bunch of products both rye and bourbon with finishes now. You might like the Abraham Bowman port cask. You’d probably like the various High West finished cask offerings too. It does change the character. [USER=93]@8893[/USER] woodford probably won’t be the one to grab you. You seem to like pleated Scotch, but ex bourbon barrel and sherry blended Irish and Japanese. I think ex bourbon cask Scotch usually has more going on than Irish or Japanese. What is it about the Nikki that grabs you? The Kaiyo I mentioned is good and available. One of the reasons the Nikka is popular and flavorful is that it’s 51.4%. Scotch is usually 43 or 46%. It’s also a blend of sherry and ex bourbon casks. So is Redbreast. [/QUOTE]