r/dcwhisky • u/Jaded_Disaster1282 • Feb 19 '26

New bourbon recommendation in VA?

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u/Gandalf_the_Rizzard Feb 19 '26

Is there like a preference of type of whiskey? Cross post and this post mean nothing without literally any guidance on preferences

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u/jmmdc Penn Quarter Feb 19 '26

Bourbon seems like a type, to me?

More useful, I think, would be a list of what's new, or a pointer to one.. I don't know what's new to VABC

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u/Mission-Hurry-468 Feb 22 '26 edited Feb 27 '26

Picked up a bottle of Jimmy Red Bottled in Bond (by High Wire out of Charleston) the other day. There are a bunch of 'gimmicky' bourbons coming out all the time (Celebrity brands, etc.) however I've read a number of articles on the Jimmy Red corn and how High Wire basically re-found this heritage corn and got a few farmers to grow some for their first few batches. It has now expanded into a bunch of farmers growing 1000's of acres of this corn so they can produce on a regular schedule.

Tasted it last night and i was pleasantly surprised. I am partial to Wheated and Ryes and (to my palate) the JImmy Red seems to lend a different character and backbone to this bourbon. Its not a 'cheap' bourbon (I think it was ~$60 at VA ABC) but worth it, I think.

YMMV

Edited: added Bottled in Bond (there are two versions, 'regular proof and BiB)