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klk
Trad climber
cali
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Topic Author's Original Post - Mar 28, 2008 - 12:42am PT
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personally i prefer a decent rye content:
bulleit or maybe hayden's.
but i'm not a snob.
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Wes Allen
Boulder climber
KY
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Mar 28, 2008 - 01:13am PT
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I am pretty partial to Woodford or knob creek - not the super premium, but still very solid. And, I usually mix with that other *famous* kentucky brew - Ale 8. Had three tonight, actually!
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Blitzo
Social climber
Earth
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Mar 28, 2008 - 01:32am PT
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Wild Turkey!
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Mike from Phoenix
Trad climber
Phoenix, AZ
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Mar 28, 2008 - 01:39am PT
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I have had some super premium, expensive bourbons, but don't believe the hype. I keep going back to Maker's Mark.
Just b/c it's more expensive and trendy doesn't mean it tastes better.
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Curt
Boulder climber
Gilbert, AZ
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Mar 28, 2008 - 01:47am PT
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And here I thought you were a man of refined taste...
Curt
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klk
Trad climber
cali
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Topic Author's Reply - Mar 28, 2008 - 01:51am PT
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Hey, I never thought I'd bail on Rebel Yell for smartass small batch crap. But Bulleit rules. Not that I would turn down good singlemalt, especially cask. But I really like that smoky rye-corn thing.
And cheers for the Ale 8. And Pearl in the can while we're at it.
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Landgolier
climber
the flatness
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Mar 28, 2008 - 01:54am PT
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Evan Williams on weeknights, Kickin' Chicken (Turkey 101) on weekends. Early Times (even though it's no longer technically bourbon) before noon.
I've had stuff rarer than hens' teeth and more expensive than a divorce, and I say the hell with all of that. Leave the snobbery for Scotch, red whiskey is for drinkin', not talkin' about drinkin'.
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klk
Trad climber
cali
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Topic Author's Reply - Mar 28, 2008 - 01:58am PT
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yeah, that was my opinion, but i've really come to love the stuff that's right on the rye/corn edge-- smokier, drier, not so sweet. and really cheap compared to even a mass-produced single-malt.
yum.
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Mike from Phoenix
Trad climber
Phoenix, AZ
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Mar 28, 2008 - 01:58am PT
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Curt wrote: "And here I thought you were a man of refined taste..."
I am. I just don't let others tell me what tastes good, let alone a magazine or an ad campaign.
So then what are your favorites? I bet they are really expensive. Have fun spending your money!
Also FWIW, bourbon often costs less in Arizona than it does in Kentucky.
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klk
Trad climber
cali
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Topic Author's Reply - Mar 28, 2008 - 02:08am PT
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MikefromPhoenix-- That's precisely the beauty of decent bourbon. Bulleit is only 22 bux a bottle in my overpriced neighborhood. I shudder to imagine the cost of an equivalent single malt from the cask. God bless America. We still make a few decent products.
Actually, the best liquors I've had in the last two years were both homemade. An obstler from the Tirol last year (a colleague in Innsbruck shared a bottle that one of his students had given him) and some weird local stuff that I can't recall the name of from a friend just outside of Fontainebleau. If my dollars were still worth anything I'd go back just for the food and booze.
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Raydog
Trad climber
Boulder Colorado
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Mar 28, 2008 - 03:15am PT
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this thread is an inspiration.
yeah, take THAT to the bank.
you all ROCK.
plain and simple.
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Karl Baba
Trad climber
Yosemite, Ca
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Mar 28, 2008 - 03:19am PT
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If drinking Piss got you high, people would develop a taste for it and different methods for influencing good tasting piss would evolve and Piss snobs would argue about the accents and flavor of various urine.
Coffee, Wine, Whiskey and Off-WidthAcquired tastes
Just sayin'
Peace
Karl
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Raydog
Trad climber
Boulder Colorado
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Mar 28, 2008 - 03:26am PT
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RE:
" If drinking Piss got you high, people would develop a taste for it"
wow, I just checked into reality - fukkin' cool G.
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dirtineye
Trad climber
the south
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Mar 28, 2008 - 05:33am PT
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DID you know that a real bourbon can't be altered in any way from distilling and then aging in oak barrels? That's why Jack Daniels is not a bourbon-- it's charcoal filtered.
Also, the expensive bourbons come from barrels stored at the top of the warehouses, where the extra heat brings out more flavor and color from the barrels.
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divad
Trad climber
wmass
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Mar 28, 2008 - 05:48am PT
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"If drinking piss got you high, people would develop a taste for it."
I can imagine that this would be a popular toast: "I'll drink mine if you drink urine."
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dirtineye
Trad climber
the south
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Mar 28, 2008 - 06:00am PT
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By the way, once upon a time, urine was used to clean teeth.
So if piss did get you high, you'd get whiter teeth at the same time.
OF course some would say that you'd have to be high to drink piss.
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FinnMaCoul
Trad climber
Green Mountains, Vermont
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Mar 28, 2008 - 08:12am PT
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My favorite is definitely the one in front of me.
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ha-ha
climber
location
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Mar 28, 2008 - 08:15am PT
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karl baba FTW
"This one is just delightful...just a hint of asparagus"
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Karl Baba
Trad climber
Yosemite, Ca
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Mar 28, 2008 - 10:20am PT
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I wrote
"If drinking piss got you high, people would develop a taste for it."
Truth is stranger than fiction
from
http://tinyurl.com/24jez6
"Reindeer are a kind of deer found in the cold regions of Europe and North America (locally referred to as 'caribou'). They feed on grass and lichens, but also have a taste for the fly agaric toadstool, Amanita muscaria, because of its intoxicating and euphoric effects. Amanita muscaria is found in pine and birch woods of western North America, northern Europe, and Asia.
The Sami have a custom of feeding fly agaric to their deer and collecting the urine to drink. The reindeer's digestive system metabolises the more poisonous components of the toadstool, leaving urine with the hallucinogenic and psychotropic elements of the fungus intact. Drinking the urine gives a 'high' similar to taking LSD. Under the hallucinatory effects of the drink, the Sami thought their reindeer were flying through space, looking down on the world. The reindeers' liking for the toadstool hallucinogens are such that they, in turn, have been known to eat the snow on which intoxicated humans have urinated, creating a reciprocating cycle."
And
"Of course, Fly Agaric is not without side effects. As with other hallucinogens, most users experience nausea when taking large amounts. This negative experience can often be avoided by preparing your stomach with a day or two of light eating or even fasting.
Muscarine, another of the potent ingredients in Amanita, can also cause the unfortunate side effects of sweating, over-production of saliva, and muscle twitches. To avoid this unpleasantness, traditional Muscaria-using cultures had the tribal shaman ingest the drug, and then the other members of the group would drink the shaman's resulting urine, which is still highly psychotropic, but purified of many toxins."
That was from
http://www.salvia.ca/store/amanita-muscaria.html
I don't know what to say! That's how Santa gets his reindeer to fly!
Peace
Karl
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bluering
Trad climber
Santa Clara, Ca.
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Mar 28, 2008 - 10:59am PT
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Knob Creek, Makers Mark, but when I'm camping it really doesn't matter, just hand me the bottle.
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crazyfingers
climber
CA
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Mar 28, 2008 - 01:07pm PT
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Maker's Mark for sure.
I had the chance to tour their facility a few years ago. Very nice place with a lot of polish and cleanliness. I will never forget the aroma in the aging barn. Hundreds of barrels of bourbon, all stacked in a hot, stuffy barn. It was like breathing bourbon. Awesome!
Also got to dunk my own bottle into the wax. Got in trouble for "slam dunking" (hitting the bottom of the wax pot), but left with a really unique souvenir. Lady next in line: "tell me how to dunk it right, I don't want to mess up like he did." LMFAO
The Jack Daniel's factory looks like an oil refinery. Filthy!
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Dick_Lugar
Trad climber
Indiana
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Mar 28, 2008 - 01:15pm PT
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Not a Bourbon connoisseur, been dabbling in Scotch the past couple winters. Anybody try Talisker by chance? Man, that's some fine smokey, peaty, oaky scotch.
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stevep
Boulder climber
Salt Lake, UT
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Mar 28, 2008 - 01:28pm PT
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Evan Williams Single Barrel is very good, and reasonably priced, at about $25/bottle.
I prefer it to any single or blended scotch that's in that price range.
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Dick_Lugar
Trad climber
Indiana
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Mar 28, 2008 - 02:09pm PT
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Evan Williams? It's on the list to try. Talisker's a little hard on the debit card @ $50-$60/bottle. I've had luck with Glenfiddich 15-yr.(sp?) single malt and Balvenie 12-yr., single malt double wood. Mmmm..is it 5 pm yet?
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couchmaster
climber
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Mar 28, 2008 - 03:36pm PT
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Love Bourbon.
I see nobody has yet professed a love for "Fighting Cock".
Hmmmm.
Personally, I have lots of the stuff, all kinds, but tend to W.L. Wellers for the price -performance ration.
Have Woodwords, Bookers, Hayden, Makers mark, Crown Royal, etc, etc etc IN the cabinet right next to those and the "Fighting Cock" bottle, but reach for the Wellers as it's as good, or better, but not the price of the others.
If I could still get I.W. Harper, I'd be doing that, but sadly, the bastards only peddle it in Japan and in duty free shops any more. Bastards.
I.W. Harper ruled. (more corn in the recipe, it was soooooo good)
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Crickett
climber
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Mar 28, 2008 - 03:50pm PT
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If you want something truly sublime, maybe for a special occasion, pick up a bottle of "Pappy Van Winkle's Family Reserve 20 Years Old Bourbon".
It's expensive (roughly $100) but if you love bourbon you should make sure to have a dram of this stuff before you die.
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hungry man
Trad climber
around
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Mar 28, 2008 - 04:14pm PT
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Ancient Age is the best kept secret in all of spirits.
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quartziteflight
climber
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Mar 28, 2008 - 04:27pm PT
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bourbon is bourbon in my mind. I usually drink rot gut, old crow, evan williams, early time...occasionlly I'll drink wild turkey, but when you mess the dirty bird ya get the spurs!!!!!!
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Gene
climber
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Mar 28, 2008 - 06:00pm PT
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Help a Bro out....
What's the difference between Bourbon and whiskey?
GM
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murcy
climber
San Fran Cisco
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Mar 28, 2008 - 06:38pm PT
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bourbon is a variety of whiskey. wikipedia will tell you more.
bulleit is very nice. as is plain old jack daniels. (not technically bourbon, i know)
among ritzy labels i've really enjoyed another not-really-bourbon: anchor steam produces "old potrero" small-batch early-american whiskeys.
http://www.anchorbrewing.com/images/pdfs/Flyer_Whiskey18th.pdf
i asked about a tour (they're here in sf) but they don't do them. i want to distill my own sometime... anyone here try that?
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Sparky
Trad climber
vagabon movin on
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Apr 10, 2008 - 02:50am PT
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Best bourbon? While I don't think there is any one best bourbon, if there were it wouldn't be Bulleit. It's a very good smooth bourbon but would be blown away by George T. Stagg, Elmer T. Lee, Jeffersons Reserve or about ten other bourbons I could name.Get out and try some, they're the best value in whisky right now. Any comparable single malt would easily set you back one hundred or more dollars.
-Spark
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troutboy
Trad climber
Newark, DE
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Apr 10, 2008 - 07:29am PT
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What's the difference between Bourbon and whiskey?
There are many minor differences, but the biggie is that to be labeled bourbon, the spirit must be aged in UNUSED, charred, oak casks.
TS
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AbeFrohman
Trad climber
new york, NY
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Apr 10, 2008 - 09:51am PT
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and originally bouron was only made in bourbon county, kentucky, no?
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Brian in SLC
Social climber
Salt Lake City, UT
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Apr 10, 2008 - 11:25am PT
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Buffalo Trace, Maker's Mark, Evan Williams single barrel, Woodford Reserve, Knob Creek.
Took a tour of Buffalo Trace when I was driving from the Red. Neat-o. They have something like a half a million barrels in rotation at any one time. Crazy. And, the super spendy stuff doesn't set in one place, but, they move it around depending on the season. Interesting process.
-Brian in SLC
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Brian in SLC
Social climber
Salt Lake City, UT
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Apr 10, 2008 - 11:29am PT
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i want to distill my own sometime... anyone here try that?
Was a bit of a science geek when I was a kid. Used brewer's yeast to ferment corn flakes (the breakfast cerial) and sugar. Then distilled it. Actually worked ok.
-Brian in SLC
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sketchy
Trad climber
Vagrant
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Apr 10, 2008 - 12:03pm PT
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I like cheap as hell rot gut whiskey. Or if I'm feeling spendy early times. For scotch has any of you connoisseurs tried Glen Salen. $15 a bottle and damn good.
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tradmanclimbs
Ice climber
Pomfert VT
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Apr 10, 2008 - 01:11pm PT
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Back when I was still drinkin i was likeing that there Evan Williams 7 yr bourbon @ $10.80 a bottle. It really is some tasty stuff for the price. Surly Times gave me heaRT burn big time.. Knob and makers tasty stuff but pricy. Evan was some darn good sippin wiggy........... I know Evan Williams, Ezra brooks he was my friend, hang out with em all night long untill the bitter end.. wrote a cool song in Em that started out with that line..
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Tomcat
Trad climber
Chatham N.H.
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Apr 10, 2008 - 01:22pm PT
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Hmmmmm...I've tried several of those top shelf bourbons.Have half a bottle of Bookers in the cabinet,but still really like my Jim Beam Black the best.I guess I am a tasteless slob.
I hate it when I order Bourbon and they bring it in a snifter.
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AbeFrohman
Trad climber
new york, NY
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Apr 10, 2008 - 01:34pm PT
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you'd prefer a plastic baggie?
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Tomcat
Trad climber
Chatham N.H.
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Apr 10, 2008 - 01:38pm PT
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No,I'd prefer a good quality shot glass filled to the rim,thank you.And a Coke on the side,unless you have Cherry Coke,in which case I'll have that.
I mentioned being a tasteless slob.
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SteveW
Trad climber
State of confusion
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Apr 10, 2008 - 02:48pm PT
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There's a great pub in Denver, a British place called Pint's Pub.
They brew their own brews, and carry probably the largest variety of scotch whiskey anywhere but Scotland, so they say.
Oh, they serve drams from about $8 to $500 for some that's from
a distillery that no longer exists. I keep to the $8 to $15 stuff, the Glenfarclas is awesome.
For those Wild Turkey 101 (is there any other, now really?),
drinkers, what you do is fill your shot glass with it, then
turn the lights down low. Light it with a match, it burns nicely with that alcohol content. Bring it up, drink it, blow it out at the same time, then swallow. Voila! Singed mustache, for sure. (I only did that when I was younger & dumber, now I'm just old and dumb). . .
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ms55401
Trad climber
minneapolis, mn
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Jan 10, 2015 - 05:37pm PT
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premium bourbon?? really??? I'm guessing some Silicon Valley dipshit will lay down a Ben Franklin for "premium bourbon", but that guy is lame.
I ALWAYS get change from a $20 when I buy a 1.75-liter (plastic!!!11) bottle of Benchmark. That's the way to go.
[Apologies in advance to my friends in the Silicon Valley community. I validate your lifestyle and your choices as consumers.]
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Peter Haan
Trad climber
Santa Cruz, CA
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Jan 10, 2015 - 05:53pm PT
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Well finally! We are back on topic!
Things winding down and all, I always thought a good name for a bourbon would be "Ole Offwidth".
Russ McLean (and I) would drink Old Overholt, saying repetitiously to each other "Ole Overcoat" squeezin' the last bit of funny outta there while marveling that a booze could still be decently good and still be affordable.
And yeah I agree with Karl B. that if piss would get you high, we all would have certainly developed a finely graded palette for it by now.
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Salamanizer
Trad climber
The land of Fruits & Nuts!
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Jan 10, 2015 - 07:35pm PT
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Bookers is definitely one of the best. It's the only one that I know of off the top of my head that is un-cut from the barrel. Everything else is watered down, and that makes a difference.
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Fat Dad
Trad climber
Los Angeles, CA
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Jan 10, 2015 - 08:50pm PT
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I found bourbon after tasting alot of good scotch and realizing I liked the sweeter, less smoky ones, which is more or less what bourbon's like. I like Woodford's (drinking some right now) and Knob Creek. Bulliett is OK, but has a higher rye content I believe and so tastes a bit spicier. Been meaning to try some older brands like Elmer T. Lee but haven't seen much of it around. My folks asked what I wanted for Xmas and had no idea so I told them just to buy me some bourbon. They're not drinkers and ended up buying me a HUGE bottle of Knob Creek from Costco. So I'll be drinking that for a while.
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Srbphoto
climber
Kennewick wa
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Jan 11, 2015 - 07:53am PT
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"Bourbon needs to be produced in America and made from 51 percent corn, whisky does not," says Maker's Mark Master Distiller Greg Davis. Bourbon also needs to be stored in new, charred oak barrels whereas whiskey barrels do need to be oak but not new or charred. "Lastly, to be called bourbon, the liquid needs to be distilled to no more than 160 proof and entered into the barrel at 125." For other whiskies the liquid must be distilled to no more than 190 proof. David notes that this isn't just common practice — "it's actual bourbon law."
Bourbon regulations are strict because in the 1800's distillers spent a lot of time adulterating, diluting, and tampering with their whiskies. "Finally, they set some standards with the Bottle in Bond Act of 1897" says Davis. Essentially, the act requires the spirit to be the product of one distillation season and one distiller at one distillery. "It must be bottled and stored in bonded warehouses under the U.S. government supervision for no less than 4 years. The act has made the U.S. the guarantor of the whiskey's authenticity and therefore bourbon's."
Read more: http://www.mensjournal.com/food-drink/drinks/what-exactly-is-the-difference-between-bourbon-and-whiskey-20140905#ixzz3OWq5ZlgI
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kpinwalla2
Social climber
WA
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Jan 11, 2015 - 08:14am PT
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srbphoto - get thyself over to Jimgermanbar in Waitsburg and sample some of the 10 year Old Rip Van Winkle. Jim says he prefers it to Pappy 23, but I'm not so sure.... I had some there last night. The rock climbing in the Blue Mtns. may not be world class, but Jim's cocktail skills certainly are.
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couchmaster
climber
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Jan 11, 2015 - 08:21am PT
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SBR has it. Lots of good choices upthread. I like them all. 2 points to add to the thread:
1st) The barrels must be new as said. After they use them once, many are sold to the Scottsmen to make Scotch. They clearly have more financial control and smarts than us yanks. Much like using everything including the squeal out of a pig, they keep using the barrels over and over.
2nd) Bourbon County was named to show gratitude and respect for the kindness of the Bourbon royals of France for the assist during the revolutionary war. A distinctive corn Whiskey was an early product of the county.
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stormeh
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Jan 11, 2015 - 09:38am PT
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I am a bit of a whiskey (especially Bourbon) snob and have a few things to contribute to this thread:
* I've seen reference that Jack Daniel's is not Bourbon. This is not true. Jack Daniel's meets the legal requirements to be called Bourbon but they have elected to use a different term on their label, Tennessee Whiskey. Tennessee Whiskey recently became a legal term and as was mentioned earlier in the thread, now refers to the Charcoal Filtration process than Jack Daniel's uses. It also must be produced in Tennessee. Another notable (and delicious) Tennessee Whiskey is George Dickel.
* Bourbon can be produced anywhere in the US, not just in Kentucky or Bourbon County.
* Try Bourbons made by Four Roses, they are delicious. Especially the Small Batch and Single Barrel, but the Yellow Label is good (and cheap, $18 by me) too. Buffalo Trace and Elijah Craig 12 Year are also great Bourbons for relatively cheap.
* Bookers was mentioned as the only available "barrel proof" Bourbon but there are quite a few on the market now, some tipping the scales at 140+ proof. Almost all whiskey is proofed down with water to a more drinkable strength, but you won't get as much flavor (as well as burn) on lower proof offerings. Other good barrel proofers now readily available are Stagg Jr, EH Taylor Barrel Strength, Four Roses Barrel Select, and Elijah Craig Barrel Proof.
Drink your whiskey!
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wilbeer
Mountain climber
Terence Wilson greeneck alleghenys,ny,
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Jan 11, 2015 - 09:44am PT
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Not while I am drinking.
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Evel
Trad climber
Nedsterdam CO
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Jan 11, 2015 - 09:50am PT
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I like Four Roses. Blantons is very good as well but somewhat pricy. Recently had a 10, 12, and 15 year old Pappy Van Winkle. Very Good!
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KP Ariza
climber
SCC
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Jan 11, 2015 - 09:53am PT
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Rye-
Michters
High West (Utah)
Templeton
Old Overholt
Wild Turkey
Rittenhouse
Whistle Pig
Four Roses
George Dickel
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Salamanizer
Trad climber
The land of Fruits & Nuts!
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Jan 11, 2015 - 10:36am PT
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* Bookers was mentioned as the only available "barrel proof" Bourbon but there are quite a few on the market now, some tipping the scales at 140+ proof. Almost all whiskey is proofed down with water to a more drinkable strength, but you won't get as much flavor (as well as burn) on lower proof offerings. Other good barrel proofers now readily available are Stagg Jr, EH Taylor Barrel Strength, Four Roses Barrel Select, and Elijah Craig Barrel Proof.
Not the only, just the only one I could think of off the top of my head. But now that you mention it, I've had the EH Taylor. It was good, but nothing special. Certainly not worth the 70 or so dollars a bottle it costs. Four Roses is consistently mediocre, too many spices and other crap that doesn't belong in a Bourbon IMO. I'll have to try out the other two you mention. As long as they're well under 100 bucks a bottle.
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KP Ariza
climber
SCC
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Jan 11, 2015 - 10:54am PT
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Sal,
Check out Noah's Mill or Rowan's Creek. Both affordable and not overdone.
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Johnny K.
climber
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Jan 11, 2015 - 11:32am PT
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Bulleit...with a dash of snowflake.<3
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Roger Breedlove
climber
Cleveland Heights, Ohio
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Jan 11, 2015 - 12:32pm PT
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A few years ago, I starting switching from Scotch to bourbon. Partly it was just digging out of my own ruts, partly because my favorite Scotches were getting too expensive, and partly because bourbon is ‘Merican.
One of the most interesting things about whiskey, whether Scotch, bourbon, rye, or Irish, is that most are owned by only a few corporations, and most sell a series of labels, covering the palates of their customers. This says that whiskey can be made many different ways and among the well-made whiskeys there are many styles and price points—bad whiskey is bad whiskey, but you can always mix it with something sweet.
The 51% corn mash needed to make bourbon gives bourbon its basic taste. I call this “tractor pull.” Some folks think that this is the alcohol content, but there are very smooth 100 proof whiskeys with great taste but low “tractor pull” and there are 80 proof bourbons with great taste with high “tractor pull” I like to sip the low “tractor pull” whiskeys but I think that high “tractor pull” whiskeys do better in a Manhattan where the bourbon competes with the vermouth and the bitters. Bullet is a high “tractor pull” whiskey and Basil Hayden is a low “tractor pull’ whiskey. Bullet is made on contract by Four Roses, a great whiskey with a low rye mash bill’; Basil Hayden is a high rye mash bill made by the same company that makes Booker’s, Baker’s and Knob Creek.
At Christmas, my daughter purchased a bottle of Wathens single barrel whiskey for about $37. Nice sipping and mixing
I visited a liquor store in Brooklyn NY and asked for a recommendation. I now have a great bottle of Johnny Drum, single barrel, ($37). I haven’t figured out if there is a specific distillery or if this is contract whiskey. Nothing wrong with contract whiskey: Bullet is made by Four Roses which is owned the Japanese firm Kirin.
Interestingly he only pointed to a few of the well know whiskeys and only one costing more than $40, Blanton’s, from the same company that makes Buffalo Trace.
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Gnome Ofthe Diabase
climber
Out Of Bed
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Jan 11, 2015 - 01:04pm PT
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J W Dant, and the two Dickels,
Over Thanksgiving my sisters kid now a man made a drink with Rye and a 100 proof ??
The liqucure, looked clear and was almost a dead ringer in taste to Angostonga Bitters??
If the drink fits wear it but of course many of the very best Hooches are made at home.
My Wife's Grandfather distilled several varieties of fruit. The best being a plum and also a cherry. That the crafty old Austrian batched, aged and,saved in a crypt. more than 700 bottles. The keys to the crypt doors he was going to leave to his grandson in his will, and then never had one! so It came to my wife (long routes).
It was a real privalige to help do the taste tests with the old man...
Not why I married into the family, but it was not a curse, to me.
SAlute' JHA? S
http://www.gq.com/life/food/201311/bourbon-whiskey-family-tree
long routes
Their are a number of sisters the Greedyist pack of vultures that have ever been seen . The Keys to the Crypt were overlooked While suplanting the will. The Karma of this went on as the crypt held an older very telling will . And 786 counted + bottles of various schnapps, Brandys, wines, ciders, & hooches.
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EdwardT
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Retired
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Jan 11, 2015 - 02:08pm PT
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Check out Noah's Mill or Rowan's Creek. Both affordable and not overdone.
That's why I drink Old Forester. Great price. I've tried other, more expensive bourbons. Nothing top shelf, but "better" bourbons. I always go back to Old Forester.
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couchmaster
climber
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Jan 11, 2015 - 06:34pm PT
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Salmonizer said: "Four Roses is consistently mediocre, too many spices and other crap that doesn't belong in a Bourbon"
Agreed, was shocked at how much better Jack Daniels Devils Cut (new product I just tried) was stacked right next to 4 Roses. Will never buy 4 roses again.
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Evel
Trad climber
Nedsterdam CO
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Jan 11, 2015 - 06:39pm PT
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Jack Daniels Devils Cut
The Devils Cut is Jim Beam.
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Norwegian
Trad climber
dancin on the tip of god's middle finger
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Jan 14, 2015 - 07:55am PT
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i like that whiskey, uh
i can't remember the name of it,
it doesn't matter you'll recognize the one.
you know.
it like life is in one bottle
and death in a jar next to it.
and this special blend,
of whiskey.
it cross contaminates the two
exclusively sanitized domains.
and as a little bit of
death mixes with your life,
and my life blood
trickles thru death's folds,
all spiritual thresholds are
eliminated and at that
moment, zero exceeds infinity.
you ever had that batch? anyone.
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couchmaster
climber
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Jan 14, 2015 - 08:02am PT
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Evan said: "The Devils Cut is Jim Beam."
DOHHH!!!! Correct. Perhaps I was drinking too much however I suspect I just forgot and confused the 2 companies. LOL
Thanks
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Gnome Ofthe Diabase
climber
Out Of Bed
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Jan 14, 2015 - 04:39pm PT
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from a climber friendly region The Gunks!VThe best water makes the best Hooche. . .
as I have left the zone that
these folks http://tuthilltown.com/home call home I can not say any more .It is in the Gunks A world that has given rise
to some fine climbing on white cliffs
A nose for trouble! so the bet is the booze costs double?
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KP Ariza
climber
SCC
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Jan 14, 2015 - 04:48pm PT
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Tuiliytown Spirits outta NY. They also do a single malt. Tasty but spendy.....for the entire line up.
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Norwegian
Trad climber
dancin on the tip of god's middle finger
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Jan 15, 2015 - 06:08am PT
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damn the distilled condition;
my kids are snug warm in their bed,
dreamin' freely to infinity and back;
and i'm outside 'neath the cold moon,
trippin and stumblin' over an 1/8 inch of now.
tears in my eyes.
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ClimberDave
Trad climber
The LBC, CA
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Jan 15, 2015 - 08:44am PT
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I do enjoy some good bourbon, most of my friends are scotch drinkers, after trying a variety I have come to the conclusion that I really dont enjoy scotch.
Always wanted to try some of the Hudson whiskys, but the bottles are so small, looks like you'd get 2 good doubles and it would be gone!! LOL
My flask in the back country is usually filled with Buffalo Trace, or Bullit (whichever is on hand) and its also my go to if im at home making a mixed drink, when I don't have any rye on hand. (Old Fashioneds, Manhattans or Hot Toddys)
For sipping at home, I love me some Willet Pot Still, or Blantons, either neat or with a single small cube.
Just picked up a bottle of 4 Roses Single Barrel and found it to be quite tasty as well.
Bookers is good too but at 129 proof (or whatever it is) I need to watch myself. Another good hi octane selection is Knob Creek Single Barrel Reserve, it comes in at 120 proof but goes down pretty easily.
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skitch
climber
East of Heaven
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Jan 25, 2015 - 04:50pm PT
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So I've started feeling full/bloated/fat after drinking a beer or 3, so I figured I'd pick up some bourbon. In my entire life I think I've had 1 whiskey & 7, and maybe a shot of whiskey in high school.
I definately do not have a taste for whiskey/bourbon. . .
They had Bulleit Bourbon on sale at Manor Market for $26, so I grabbed a bottle. I just poured an ounce or so with an ice cube and I'm not so sure that I like bourbon!
How long does it take to get a taste for it? Will I become an old dirty drunk in short order?
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TYeary
Social climber
State of decay
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Jan 25, 2015 - 05:09pm PT
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Been enjoying this lately. Not Top Shelf, but top shelf in value for sure.
TY
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