Good Bourbon

nivek

As Above So Below
Generally I prefer rye, but a good bourbon is hard to beat. One of my favorite ryes is Wild Turkey, which is the first rye I tried if memory serves. I reasoned that I like Wild Turkey bourbon very much, so that was a good place to start. I can still taste some corn in rye now and then, but by law it can be mixed with plenty of bourbon.

Evan Williams is damn good whiskey, and cheap too. Their 1783 is really good, and still a great deal. Like me some Jameson too, now and then. Goes down a little too easy in the middle of March.

My uncle loves Wild Turkey Rye, I haven't seen the Bourbon wild turkey before, I don't think the ABC store sells it in this area...?

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These are both really good. I haven't seen all of this thread, so apologies if Bulleit has been mentioned twenty times already.
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nivek

As Above So Below
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This is the only picture I could find. But have you guys ever tried Legit Country Moonshine?

I can't imagine people drink it for taste, But, People drink it.

I have not tried that but I've had 'moonshine' made in the mountains of North Carolina, homemade clear and apple jack...

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nivek

As Above So Below
View attachment 3435 I recommend that you try bourbons that are higher than 40% ABV. They have a better taste to them. A few drops of water bring out other aromas.

The Pikesville Rye is 55% ABV.

I'll be making a stop in the city next week and shall scoop up a bottle of this for a try...:cool8:

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nivek

As Above So Below
The one advantage of having higher percentage alcohol is that it makes for a more flavorful bourbon/whisky.

I just looked at the bottle of Johnny Walker Platinum Label I have tucked in the cupboard, its at 40% but its aged 18 years too...

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Standingstones

Celestial
I just looked at the bottle of Johnny Walker Platinum Label I have tucked in the cupboard, its at 40% but its aged 18 years too...

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Age statements have their place, but a whisky made in India or Taiwan will age more quickly due to the heat and humidity of the location.

Blended malts are bought by more people, but single malts are more coveted by connoisseurs.
 

Standingstones

Celestial
I always recommend that people get out of their comfort zones. Some drinkers only know Budweiser or Miller. Once they try something like a German beer they get a new viewpoint of how something good and different can taste like.
 

nivek

As Above So Below
I always recommend that people get out of their comfort zones. Some drinkers only know Budweiser or Miller. Once they try something like a German beer they get a new viewpoint of how something good and different can taste like.

I never drank either one lol...

Used to drink American beers when I was younger but now if I purchase beer its either Stella Artois or New Castle...

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pigfarmer

tall, thin, irritable
I always recommend that people get out of their comfort zones. Some drinkers only know Budweiser or Miller. Once they try something like a German beer they get a new viewpoint of how something good and different can taste like.

I rarely meet a beer I don't like but did try some sort of vinegar beer on a pub crawl in Philadelphia once and it was vile. The bartender eagerly handed me a sample and was offended at the Popeye look I couldn't keep my face from screwing itself into. Blaaaaarrgh.
 

nivek

As Above So Below
Well, I did stop by the grocery this afternoon and picked up a six of Red Oak today, best served very very cold, its a stout beer but great flavour...The only place that sells it close to me is about a 40 minute drive so I don't get that way very often, but when I do I get a six of Red Oak and two pounds of ground Bison, the only place its sold around here too...:Whistle:

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Kchoo

At Peace.
These are both really good. I haven't seen all of this thread, so apologies if Bulleit has been mentioned twenty times already.
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These bottles make me imagine ma and paw sitting on the porch of their freshly built cabin, sun just hinting on the horizon, fresh biscuits and honey on tin metal plates, as they each pour a ‘ bit o fuel’ into their fresh hot steaming coffee before beginning yet another day of tillin’ and plantin’ And tendin’ Animals.
 
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