Let's talk about Bourbon
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I like my bourbon like I like my women...neat. Never had an Old Fashioned or a Manhattan...the blood of bootleggers runs in my veins...
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I also forgot to add that all REAL house bourbon in one’s residence needs to be stored in a proper carafe.MikeDamone said:
I like wild turkey but at 101 I get way too fucked up for it to be a house bourbon. EW is a great everyday drinker.YellowSnow said:
It's probably underrated, but still Wild Turkey 101 is easily the most underrated value bourbon there is.MikeDamone said:I’m in my bourbon phase. And I’ve tasted and drank many from all over and many price points. After all that, I’ve settled on Evan Williams as my everyday house bourbon. Way underrated and over looked. In a different bottle this would be 3 times the price.
Always trust in higher proof whiskey. Iron law.
Watered down whiskey regardless of price point sucks. Hence, why Basil Hayden (80 proof is for fags). -
Ahh, the decanter, just like on the soap operas, or any rich-people show from the 70's/80's. We have one, but it stores Mrs. Fish's brandy...YellowSnow said:
I also forgot to add that all REAL house bourbon in one’s residence needs to be stored in a proper carafe.MikeDamone said:
I like wild turkey but at 101 I get way too fucked up for it to be a house bourbon. EW is a great everyday drinker.YellowSnow said:
It's probably underrated, but still Wild Turkey 101 is easily the most underrated value bourbon there is.MikeDamone said:I’m in my bourbon phase. And I’ve tasted and drank many from all over and many price points. After all that, I’ve settled on Evan Williams as my everyday house bourbon. Way underrated and over looked. In a different bottle this would be 3 times the price.
Always trust in higher proof whiskey. Iron law.
Watered down whiskey regardless of price point sucks. Hence, why Basil Hayden (80 proof is for fags).
EDIT: She came from money... -
Got good & drunk on the Bullet Rye. Cannot remember a goddamn thing about it, but it must've been good, cause I kept drinking it around the campfire til the wee hours of the morning and didn't feel like shit the next day.Pitchfork51 said:Bourbon is for girls. Rye or die bitches
Buffalo Trace is another surprisingly smooth and easy to drink bourbon. Goes down very easy and very, very good bang for the buck.
I must be allergic to Scotch of all types, although I'm 1/4 Scotch by blood. Always tastes like Turpentine that wants to kill me after it torches my taste buds and throat. McCallans (sp) is supposed to be really good, but I couldn't finish a 3 finger pour. Too fucking harsh. Literally painful to drink. -
Just inherited 3 sweet decanters from my in-laws when they sold the family home. Looking forward to acting out my JR Ewing and Blake Carrington fantasies soon.Fishpo31 said:
Ahh, the decanter, just like on the soap operas, or any rich-people show from the 70's/80's. We have one, but it stores Mrs. Fish's brandy...YellowSnow said:
I also forgot to add that all REAL house bourbon in one’s residence needs to be stored in a proper carafe.MikeDamone said:
I like wild turkey but at 101 I get way too fucked up for it to be a house bourbon. EW is a great everyday drinker.YellowSnow said:
It's probably underrated, but still Wild Turkey 101 is easily the most underrated value bourbon there is.MikeDamone said:I’m in my bourbon phase. And I’ve tasted and drank many from all over and many price points. After all that, I’ve settled on Evan Williams as my everyday house bourbon. Way underrated and over looked. In a different bottle this would be 3 times the price.
Always trust in higher proof whiskey. Iron law.
Watered down whiskey regardless of price point sucks. Hence, why Basil Hayden (80 proof is for fags).
EDIT: She came from money...
So fucking 80s. Perfect. -
And always have a bucket of ice perpetually at the ready.TurdBomber said:
Just inherited 3 sweet decanters from my in-laws when they sold the family home. Looking forward to acting out my JR Ewing and Blake Carrington fantasies soon.Fishpo31 said:
Ahh, the decanter, just like on the soap operas, or any rich-people show from the 70's/80's. We have one, but it stores Mrs. Fish's brandy...YellowSnow said:
I also forgot to add that all REAL house bourbon in one’s residence needs to be stored in a proper carafe.MikeDamone said:
I like wild turkey but at 101 I get way too fucked up for it to be a house bourbon. EW is a great everyday drinker.YellowSnow said:
It's probably underrated, but still Wild Turkey 101 is easily the most underrated value bourbon there is.MikeDamone said:I’m in my bourbon phase. And I’ve tasted and drank many from all over and many price points. After all that, I’ve settled on Evan Williams as my everyday house bourbon. Way underrated and over looked. In a different bottle this would be 3 times the price.
Always trust in higher proof whiskey. Iron law.
Watered down whiskey regardless of price point sucks. Hence, why Basil Hayden (80 proof is for fags).
EDIT: She came from money...
So fucking 80s. Perfect. -
I do old fashioned without sugar. Big ice cube, bitters, a cherry. I don't go to CrossFit 6 days a week to out sugar in my drink.Fishpo31 said:I like my bourbon like I like my women...neat. Never had an Old Fashioned or a Manhattan...the blood of bootleggers runs in my veins...
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I got dragged, kicking and screaming, into the world of scotch by my father-in-law. It took me a good two years to "acquire the taste", but it is do-able. If you're interested, I've had several Speyside scotches that, for me are similar to ryes, taste-wise. If you're starting with heavy peat, it is almost impossible to get it dialed in...TurdBomber said:
Got good & drunk on the Bullet Rye. Cannot remember a goddamn thing about it, but it must've been good, cause I kept drinking it around the campfire til the wee hours of the morning and didn't feel like shit the next day.Pitchfork51 said:Bourbon is for girls. Rye or die bitches
Buffalo Trace is another surprisingly smooth and easy to drink bourbon. Goes down very easy and very, very good bang for the buck.
I must be allergic to Scotch of all types, although I'm 1/4 Scotch by blood. Always tastes like Turpentine that wants to kill me after it torches my taste buds and throat. McCallans (sp) is supposed to be really good, but I couldn't finish a 3 finger pour. Too fucking harsh. Literally painful to drink.
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Just thinking about Scotch is making me grimace. A friend left a bottle of Dewer's at my E WA place and I did drink it, eventually, mixing it with anything I had, even just water. But again, I just can't drink Scotch straight, or I'm pretty sure I'll die.
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Scotch doesn't make me want to die, but it is still strong. The one I liked the best (small sample size but still) is when @PurpleBaze sent me a bottle of Arran 10. That was good stuff. Still put a big fat fucking ice cube in it but I liked it a bunch and didn't feel like I was getting throat punched. There were a few other Scotch brands that had a bunch of promise, but ultimately, like you, I just think I'm probably not a Scotch guy.TurdBomber said:Just thinking about Scotch is making me grimace. A friend left a bottle of Dewer's at my E WA place and I did drink it, eventually, mixing it with anything I had, even just water. But again, I just can't drink Scotch straight, or I'm pretty sure I'll die.
I have been a rum guy for 30 years (rum sodomy and the lash!), and my whiskey guides and others have correctly pointed out that the sweetness of bourbon is an easy transition for my taste buds after so many gallons of rum. I just dig bourbon. Especially wheated bourbons. I think I'm hooked.
