Bourbons I keep buying

Maya Hennessey

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This isn't a ranking, it's closer to a confession. I keep a running tab of what's in the cabinet for whenever the Celtics blow a fourth quarter lead or the Yankees do something Yankees-y, and lately the tab has gotten out of hand. Sipped most of these on the couch with a half-finished novel open face-down beside me, which my bookmark collection will never forgive. One of these bottles is objectively better than the rest and I will die on that hill.

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Bourbons I keep buying — 10 items
Name	Bottle	My take	Proof
1Buffalo Trace	Buffalo Trace	The house bourbon. If you don't own this you're not really trying.	90
2Eagle Rare 10 Year	Eagle Rare 10 Year	Same family as Buffalo Trace but dresses up nicer for guests.	90
3Four Roses Small Batch	Four Roses Small Batch	Floral in a way I didn't know bourbon could be. Grew on me over a rain delay.	90
4Maker's Mark	Maker's Mark	Soft and wheated, good for nights I'm easing into a new novel instead of finishing an old one.	90
5Woodford Reserve	Woodford Reserve	Reliable, a little formal, tastes like a museum gala. I mean that as a compliment.	90.4
6Elijah Craig Small Batch	Elijah Craig Small Batch	Oaky enough to make me feel like I'm doing something serious on a Tuesday.	94
7Old Forester 100 Proof	Old Forester 100 Proof	Cheap enough to pour generously during a close Celtics game, which matters more than people admit.	100
8Knob Creek	Knob Creek	Big and sweet, the bourbon equivalent of a walk-off homer.	100
9Old Grand-Dad 114	Old Grand-Dad 114	Spicy, a little unhinged, keep it for when the Garden crowd gets loud.	114
10Larceny Small Batch	Larceny Small Batch	Wheated and gentle, good for reading on a Greenway bench without embarrassing myself.	92

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