Always have to read the booze threads,Very interesting. I prefer Henry McKenna 10 yr old single barrel on ice. I find bourbon to have a much more interesting flavor profile than the Irish whiskeys.
Whiskey and water
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usmc2427765
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Bourbon and branch with a little ice on a cool south Texas November evening around a mesquite fire. It don't get no better than that, especially if you are talking about absent companions and guns.
CAJUNLAWYER
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Love a good single malt-Balvienie Double Cask is one of my favorites. Believe it ir not a splash of water does indeed "open it up" so to speak. Just use good bottled spring water. As far as power drinking, well I like Dewars for that and I DON'T add water-I add club soda as I like it when the bubbles tickle my nose 
Boxhead
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Never happen here as proper gin martinis are what go down.
Tyrod
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Given that most bottled banded whiskey sold in the US is 80 proof (40% alcohol ABV). The rest is guess what? Water! So more than half the bottle is water anyway, what's a tiny bit more.
Besides anything but single malt scotch at least 18yo is swill anyway.
Besides anything but single malt scotch at least 18yo is swill anyway.
Now I know I don't need to throttle the bartender who sells me watered whisky.
Best bourbon I ever tasted was Booker's 130 proof. It has a nice nutty taste, and doesn't seem all that strong. Can't find it in the stores, though.
I am more likely to drink rye, though. Overholt over store ice, not made with tap water, in a plastic Rally mug was my staple camping beverage for years. Otherwise, Bulleit or Templeton, although I recently picked up a bottle of Canadian Club 100% Rye which I am enjoying quite a bit, at a very palatable price. That is one I don't see on the shelves often.
For Irish, I will sip Tullamore if I can have my way.
For vodka, I have a bottle of Russkiy Standart in the freezer. I like that with pickles and smoked trout or salmon. My pop taught me to make a savory parfait with sour cream over ikkrah, with a spiky portion of Pik-Nik shoestring potatoes. Goes well with the frosty vodka.
Out to dinner, I will often have a martini or two, Bombay, or Citadelle, if they have it.
Best bourbon I ever tasted was Booker's 130 proof. It has a nice nutty taste, and doesn't seem all that strong. Can't find it in the stores, though.
I am more likely to drink rye, though. Overholt over store ice, not made with tap water, in a plastic Rally mug was my staple camping beverage for years. Otherwise, Bulleit or Templeton, although I recently picked up a bottle of Canadian Club 100% Rye which I am enjoying quite a bit, at a very palatable price. That is one I don't see on the shelves often.
For Irish, I will sip Tullamore if I can have my way.
For vodka, I have a bottle of Russkiy Standart in the freezer. I like that with pickles and smoked trout or salmon. My pop taught me to make a savory parfait with sour cream over ikkrah, with a spiky portion of Pik-Nik shoestring potatoes. Goes well with the frosty vodka.
Out to dinner, I will often have a martini or two, Bombay, or Citadelle, if they have it.
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Arik
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First time I heard anything about vodka and sour cream.
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George Dickel Barrel Select in my favorite glass, no ice, no chaser needed. Jack Daniels is for the tourists.
Talldog
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I like a good single malt scotch or Paddy's Irish whiskey neat, Johnny Walker Black with a tiny bit of water, and bourbon on the rocks.
mike from st pete
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My pallet is not as sophisticated as y'all's.
A jigger of Two Stars and a half jigger of ice cold mineral water is my choice of poison.
A jigger of Two Stars and a half jigger of ice cold mineral water is my choice of poison.
I did the Jack Daniels tour last spring I agree about the Sinatra release. I like most any variety of Jack Daniels from the regular black label to the Single Barrel, "Barrel Proof" My current bottle of Barrel Proof is 138 proof and very smooth. I generally add 1 ice cube to any room temperature straight whiskey.
I'd love to try others but I probably enough booze and wine in my cellar to last the rest of my life
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What's interesting is that it's all the same whiskey. Jack Daniel's has been distilling the same one recipe since at least prohibition. With the different expressions from the standard No. 7 at 80 proof to the barrel-strength SB to the Sinatra, and the 100-proof anniversary edition I'm currently drinking, all the polishing and tweaking is done with aging, warehouse and barrel selection, and release proof. Okay, and a bit of marketing
The only exception is the relatively brand-new single barrel rye they released last year. Unlike Dickel, who bottle wholesale rye sourced from MGP in Indiana, JD actually came up with and distilled their own recipe. Pricey, but good stuff.
The two Tennessee whiskeys, Jack and George, are simply too similar in every way to justify love-hate declarations, but overall I still prefer Dickel, mostly because all the Dickel expressions spend more time in the barrel, and that's noticeable. Even the pricey JD's don't appear to be near the 9 years of the Dickel single-barrel or the 10 to 12 years of the Barrel Select.
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The higher barrel proofs are hard to find down here. The one I have open now is 133. Without digging through all my stash, of the two I have on the shelf, one is 129 and the other is 130. lIIRC correctly the highest is 140 proof, so at 139 you did good. Like you I could probably never drink all my stock but as with S&W's or ammo, can we ever have enough? regards, hardcase60
hardcase60
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What's interesting is that it's all the same whiskey. Jack Daniel's has been distilling the same one recipe since at least prohibition. With the different expressions from the standard No. 7 at 80 proof to the barrel-strength SB to the Sinatra, and the 100-proof anniversary edition I'm currently drinking, all the polishing and tweaking is done with aging, warehouse and barrel selection, and release proof. Okay, and a bit of marketing
The only exception is the relatively brand-new single barrel rye they released last year. Unlike Dickel, who bottle wholesale rye sourced from MGP in Indiana, JD actually came up with and distilled their own recipe. Pricey, but good stuff.
The two Tennessee whiskeys, Jack and George, are simply too similar in every way to justify love-hate declarations, but overall I still prefer Dickel, mostly because all the Dickel expressions spend more time in the barrel, and that's noticeable. Even the pricey JD's don't appear to be near the 9 years of the Dickel single-barrel or the 10 to 12 years of the Barrel Select.
I totally agree with what you wrote. The "aging, warehouse and barrel selection, and release proof" make all the difference. Regardless it is still Jack unlike what Crown Royal does with some of their special releases. And yes I know comparing sour mash to Canadian blended is like apples to oranges. The point being, the taste of Jack is constant and they don't try to reinvent the wheel. Don't misunderstand I still drink Old #7 but if the opportunity presents it's self then upgrade it is. Not many restaurants stock the higher end Jack's. I too have a bottle of the single barrel rye and since I'm not to the bottom of the bottle (yet) my decision is still open for discussion. Been a long time since any Dickel but has crossed my lips but perhaps it's time for a comparison. regards, hardcase60
I drink my top shelf out of a shot glass.......
I add ice cubes to the lower grade stuff, to cut the "Fire"
in the back of my throat.
I just have to add coke and ice to the real bad stuff, that some of my friends call whiskey.
I add ice cubes to the lower grade stuff, to cut the "Fire"
in the back of my throat.
I just have to add coke and ice to the real bad stuff, that some of my friends call whiskey.
Whenever my father would go to the Eagles, American Legion or VFW, his 'usual' was Windsor and water. I wasn't enamored of it but he was very fond of it.
People like what they like. Aren't choices great?
People like what they like. Aren't choices great?
A good bourbon on the rock, one 2" cube of perfectly clear ice. Great way to finish the day. I like my whisky but I'm not real snobby about it. Jack is fine, just picked up a bottle of Beam Black, not bad. Good stuff in my book, Woodford Reserve or Four Roses. Someday if I'm real good maybe I get a bottle of Pappy Van Winkles. Got to have goal.
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Qc Pistolero
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While I sure can appreciate a good whisky,I'm more of a cognac drinker.I drink it with a glass of water besides it....but somehow I keep forgetting to take a sip in the clear liquid glass.
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