Bourbon & Rye

[Chin Diesel]

Try a few drops (only drops) of ice water in the center of the whisky in a rocks glass

Whiskey and bourbon I'll do straight more often. This was a rum and I was just going off what I read.

Until yesterday I hadn't ventured in to sipping rums.

We then ventured in to tjis tewuila to sip. Had it neat and chilled. Tbis was also good.

Cava de Oro.

 

[FfldCntyFan]

For the record with a good whiskey my belief is the only way to drink it is neat.

There are quite few people who if they're drinking whiskey, without a mixer, drink it on the rocks. I personally don't get this as all it does is water down the whiskey. If what they are trying to do is release complex flavors, a few drops of ice water will do the trick. Some experts claim this is the correct way to get the most out of the whiskey, I've tried it but didn't really see a whole lot of difference so I do it the way I prefer.

I was merely offering a suggestion to avoid watering the drink down too much.

 

[HuskyHawk]

Whiskey and bourbon I'll do straight more often. This was a rum and I was just going off what I read.

Until yesterday I hadn't ventured in to sipping rums.

We then ventured in to tjis tewuila to sip. Had it neat and chilled. Tbis was also good.

Cava de Oro.

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My approach is the same regardless of spirit, if it’s past 50% I’ll try it neat and add tiny bits of water if it feels like it needs it. 50% and under, no water. I don’t buy any of that “opening it up” or “releasing flavors” crap. All it does is cut the ethanol so you can taste or smell things better.

Rum is fascinating. Suggest the book “And a Bottle of Rum” which is informative and a fun read.

 

[Deepelm]

My approach is the same regardless of spirit, if it’s past 50% I’ll try it neat and add tiny bits of water if it feels like it needs it. 50% and under, no water. I don’t buy any of that “opening it up” or “releasing flavors” crap. All it does is cut the ethanol so you can taste or smell things better.

Rum is fascinating. Suggest the book “And a Bottle of Rum” which is informative and a fun read.

It breaks up the oils. If you watch the spirit as you drop the water you can actually see it happening.

 

[Chin Diesel]

It’s pretty good, but you accidentally spilled a little on your ice cube.

Here you. Neat.

 

[huskymedic]

Just sharing... Bourbon Jungle

 

[Fishy]

Here you. Neat.
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Better, no?

That much ice just dilutes it too quickly, big cube or not.

You can use a couple of drops of water if you’d like - treat it like scotch or bourbon.

 

[Fishy]

American Single Malts going official

 

[Drumguy]

Whiskey and bourbon I'll do straight more often. This was a rum and I was just going off what I read.

Until yesterday I hadn't ventured in to sipping rums.

We then ventured in to tjis tewuila to sip. Had it neat and chilled. Tbis was also good.

Cava de Oro.

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I have a bottle of that and the clear version (extra anejo). I'm a big fan of the extra anejo now. The clear version ( I think it was from ether NH or Stews) is not as tasty. Definitely loses something inthe filtering process.

 

[HuskyHawk]

American Single Malts going official

I think it’s an exciting category. Lots of room to be creative with barley, casks, aging. Some of the distilled beers have been interesting too.

 

[Fishy]

I think it’s an exciting category. Lots of room to be creative with barley, casks, aging. Some of the distilled beers have been interesting too.

I think it’s the only exciting category of whiskey right now.

 

[uconndogs]

American Single Malts going official

I have migrated to ASMs from Scotch. Lots of craft distillers to try in this cate.

 

[Fishy]

I have migrated to ASMs from Scotch. Lots of craft distillers to try in this cate.

Same.

Scotch and bourbon are fine, but it’s all variations on a very similar theme. American single malts and folks experimenting at the fringes with barrel-aging are just more interesting to me right now.

 

[uconndogs]

Same.

Scotch and bourbon are fine, but it’s all variations on a very similar theme. American single malts and folks experimenting at the fringes with barrel-aging are just more interesting to me right now.

Here is one to consider Gentle Giant from Lost Lantern Whiskey

Full disclosure, I'm a small investor in this company, but I do think they are bringing some really interesting product to market from craft distillers.

 

[Fishy]

Here is one to consider Gentle Giant from Lost Lantern Whiskey

Full disclosure, I'm a small investor in this company, but I do think they are bringing some really interesting product to market from craft distillers.

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Kidding.

Tell us more.

(Edit - Starts with Balcones?! I am in.)

 

[uconndogs]

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Kidding.

Tell us more.

(Edit - Starts with Balcones?! I am in.)

lol

Founded by a young couple that have been in the whiskey business most of their professional lives. They are bringing independent bottling (much like what is done in Scotland) focusing on sourcing from craft distillers throughout the U.S. They are building up some nice relationships with distillers and putting out some award winning product. My preference are the ASMs, but they have gotten some recognition for their bourbons and as well.

....end of commercial...

 

[Deepelm]

lol

Founded by a young couple that have been in the whiskey business most of their professional lives. They are bringing independent bottling (much like what is done in Scotland) focusing on sourcing from craft distillers throughout the U.S. They are building up some nice relationships with distillers and putting out some award winning product. My preference are the ASMs, but they have gotten some recognition for their bourbons and as well.

....end of commercial...

Been keeping an eye out in my area for these folks. They sound like a start up version of Barrell but with a broader profile of spirits on offer. The reviews I have read have all been for the most part complimentary and make me want to try some things from them. Hopefully some starts to show up in the Carolinas at some point.

 

[uconndogs]

Been keeping an eye out in my area for these folks. They sound like a start up version of Barrell but with a broader profile of spirits on offer. The reviews I have read have all been for the most part complimentary and make me want to try some things from them. Hopefully some starts to show up in the Carolinas at some point.

Just starting to get some distribution in the PNW and in NY. Most of the business right now is through their ecommerce platform.

 

[HuskyHawk]

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Kidding.

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(Edit - Starts with Balcones?! I am in.)

Don't buy the Balcones rye and bourbon.

Have you tried the Old Line Single Malt? It's not as good as Westland, but it's about 1/3 the price.

 

[Fishy]

Don't buy the Balcones rye and bourbon.

Have you tried the Old Line Single Malt? It's not as good as Westland, but it's about 1/3 the price.

Never even heard of it. I will likely just go with Westland - it’s not that expensive.

Balcones’ rum is not great either.

 

[temery]

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That's likely just the pop up asking if you are 18.

 

[Fishy]

That's likely just the pop up asking if you are 18.

It was actually just a joke.

 

[HuskyHawk]

Local shop having a 15% off sale, so I grabbed an MDF distilled bourbon and a local American Malt that I’ve had before (surprisingly good).

 

[Deepelm]

Local shop having a 15% off sale, so I grabbed an MDF distilled bourbon and a local American Malt that I’ve had before (surprisingly good). View attachment 89486

MDF?

 

[HuskyHawk]

MDF?

Lol. Autocorrect I think. MGP. Midwestern Grain Products. I opened it. Pretty good.

 

[Deepelm]

Lol. Autocorrect I think. MGP. Midwestern Grain Products. I opened it. Pretty good.

Spotted this at my local store just yesterday. If I wasnt flush with too much stuff now I may take a flyer on it. Will have to watch out for it in the future for sure.

 

[HuskyHawk]

Spotted this at my local store just yesterday. If I wasnt flush with too much stuff now I may take a flyer on it. Will have to watch out for it in the future for sure.

The Cigar Rye is better. There are bunch of these of varying prices and quality. If Tumbling Dice is around, that's a better bet.

 

[Deepelm]

The Cigar Rye is better. There are bunch of these of varying prices and quality. If Tumbling Dice is around, that's a better bet.

Funny you would mention them. Tried this not long ago from Jays program. I must say that his palate and mine seem to be on the same page. This is delicious stuff.

 

[HuskyHawk]

Funny you would mention them. Tried this not long ago from Jays program. I must say that his palate and mine seem to be on the same page. This is delicious stuff.

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Yeah, I used to do joint/group reviews with him and learned that while I don't always align on Scotch, on Bourbon we almost always did. I think the Tumbling Dice is currently the best stuff coming from MGP.

 

[Deepelm]

Yeah, I used to do joint/group reviews with him and learned that while I don't always align on Scotch, on Bourbon we almost always did. I think the Tumbling Dice is currently the best stuff coming from MGP.

He seems to be pretty much a peat head, and there, we part ways. For me its sherry or bourbon or some other wine finish. Not the smoky guy at all.