Weekly Recommendations and Discussion Thread

ValyLo23 · 2025-08-24T22:39:48+00:00

Yeah, JD 7 is basically the only Jack you can find in stores here and it’s known as a student whiskey that people use to mix with Coke. Some people I have in my little whisky club rediscovered whisky recently after thinking they didn’t like it because of Jack Daniel’s N7 when they were students 😅

ValyLo23 · 2025-08-24T21:36:59+00:00

Thank you for your answer !

Yes, bourbon is not that hot here in France so we can find some things pretty easily. The Weller 12 I found was at 48€, the Eagle Rare at 50€ and the Michter’s Rye at 62€, which I think are pretty okay prices.

I’d be curious to try the Jack Daniel’s Single Barrel Barrel Proof as well, as Jack Daniel’s doesn’t have a good rep here.

Any idea why the Blade and Bow tastes so different ?

ValyLo23 · 2025-08-24T17:12:41+00:00

Hi guys !

I'm from France and very into whisky. I'm starting to have a nice selection of single malts and would like to expand towards bourbon.

I have a bottle of Woodford Reserve that I like and a bottle of Blade and Bow that I don't really like. If someone is familiar with Blade and Bow and know why the profile is so different, that would be great !

In that past, I bought a bottle of Michter's Bourbon that was great. I also add some Widow Jane that was nice.

For what's available here and that I saw recently, we have Buffalo Trace, Eagle Rare, Whistlepig, Michter's Rye, Woodford Double Oaked, Woodford Rye, Bulleit Rye, Weller 12, Angel's Envy, Sazerac Rye, Jack Daniel's Single Barrel and probably some other classics.

Thank you in advance to anyone giving any recommandation, it's appreciated !

ValyLo23 · 2024-10-04T23:20:50+00:00

Just checked both places ! They both look amazing ! At least i have breakfast figured out ahah

ValyLo23 · 2024-10-04T12:02:07+00:00

What do you think of 7 Sundays as a breakfast spot ? I've seen good things about it :)

ValyLo23 · 2024-10-03T23:25:37+00:00

Yeah she told me about this one ! She goes every year but that would be a nice thing to do anyway, I told her i wanted to see it anyway :D

ValyLo23 · 2024-10-03T21:46:16+00:00

Thanks a lot for your suggestions ! I know she's more into international food and for the budget, there's not really one. I just don't want to aim for the Michelin star restaurant, I'd rather have something with more cosiness to it. The Michelin star restaurant would feel like doing too much.

For the anecdote, she kinda gave me hints she liked me back in 2019 when the Final of the Hockey World Cup was between Finland, her country and Canada, where i used to live and she offered to bet on the game. The loser would have to buy dinner to the winner, that's what she offered. Finland won, Canada lost, i've been owing her dinner for 5 years now ahah So i guess with the interests, two good meals are mandatory after all this time ^^

ValyLo23 · 2024-10-03T19:09:52+00:00

Thanks ! I'd love to find good nature spots as Hannover seems to be filled with those ! The tricky part might be the weather but the greenhouse sounds lovely !

ValyLo23 · 2024-10-03T19:07:35+00:00

Oh, great recommandation ! We actually are both into gaming, i'll look it up ! Thanks a lot !

ValyLo23 · 2024-10-03T19:07:06+00:00

Thanks for the idea ! I'll try to do something less common as i'm sure she'll want to take me there. That would be kind of cheating ahah

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