I'm not a big whisky or whiskey drinker. My son brought over a bottle of bourbon that he was given for Christmas tonight. We needed some for egg nog and he had been given 2 bottles for Christmas. I was curious, so I tried the stuff with a little water. Wow, I could definitely see drinking this stuff. Other than an initial heat (it comes cask strength, so ours was 131.9°), it was actually very smooth and very tasty. It smells wonderful, but there's an almost fruity/sweet-spice scent, and the finish is almost the same as the aroma.

Basically, I thought it was very tasty.

Stagg Jr. | Buffalo Trace Distillery

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"Other than an initial heat ..."

I was informed at a distillery tour that that is called a 'Kentucky Hug' :)

Did the Jim Beam tour over the weekend. Tour itself was just OK. Sampled the Bookers, Bakers, and Basil Hayden, all of which I've had before. Picked up a bottle of Knob Creek Single Barrel.

The 14,000,000 millionth barrel:

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The Mila barrel ...

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My kind of church, nestled right between 2 rickhouses!

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Not sure how this factors in with this thread, or if this stuff is even any good, but Neil Geraldo, husband and lead guitarist to Pat Benatar is in work producing a line of bourbon. Might be worth a taste...

Three Chord Bourbon

Randy

Bob Dylan also has a line of hooch, https://www.heavensdoor.com/whiskey/. Bourbon, whiskey, and rye.

My bottle of 1792 is safe in the cabinet, is your's?

Bourbon-barrel-storage-facility-collapses-in-Bardstown

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is that Mila's barrel? like it is all her's!?

Yes. Yes it is :D
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man..i LOVE her. and not because of the barrel of booze she owns. :)

Mine doesn't come in a fancy bottle with a fancy label or a cool name. I recently learned that the person who makes it isn't doing well and this will probably be my last bottle :(

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Here you go.
https://www.popularmechanics.com/home/food-drink/a21272152/jeffersons-whiskey-experiment/?src=nl&mag=pop&list=nl_pnl_news&date=062218

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Yum!

Ohhh geezus....most likely it the gentle swaying of the boat that the stuff is on that causes it to slosh around inside of the barrel. Then you have to look at temp differentials of heatng and cooling of the barrel.

But this is getting ridiculous.

Also everybody is jumping on the band wagon and becoming a micro distiller....

No wonder it was easy goin down it is 80 proof water...

Lets try some 100 to 125 proof likker...that's real man hoary.

I was drinkin Old Weller 107 back in the early 90's when nobody was drinking bourbons. Used to get it at Trader Joe's for $8 in a gift pack...

Now try and find the stuff..

I like the stuff that Stagg/Buffalo Trace Distillery makes..

Just bought a nice bottle of Blantons Single Barrel..comes in at 92 proof.

I want to find a bottle of Buffalo Trace White Dog that comes in at 125 proof...Along with the Wellers.

http://www.buffalotracedistillery.com/brands/white-dog

In the late 60's I used to drink Beam, and Old Taylor.

I don't care much for the Beam anymore....

Old Grandad 114 has that Beam taste to it...and at the price is hard to pass buy when it compares to Knob Creek.

OGD 114 has been rumored to be discontinued in the past.. a lot of bang for the buck.

I have had some good bourbon but I'd put the stuff my friend's dad and his friend make up against most. Just two good ol' Kentucky boys havin some fun. I just wish I could talk my friend's dad into teaching me how to make what they make.

A better view of the rickhouse collapse in Bardstown. As with many building collapses, repairs were being made at the time of the collapse. 9,000 barrels down. Although I'll bet they will salvage many and market them as some sort of special 'Collapse Edition' :cool:

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I like white dog corn whiskey. After looking on line it ain't hard to run some shine like my ole Grand pappy used to back in the 20's. Coming up with a distinctive mash Bill would be the trick, and using a copper pot still.

For me it ain't worth the trouble cause I don't drink enough .

Nice score!!

I am heading out to dinner this evening, the restaurant is next door to a really cool mom and pop liquor store called Roy's Liqueurs and Boozgeois Saloon. They tend to carry Elijah Craig there, my plan is to swing in after dinner and grab a bottle, hope they have something rare like that.

Drone footage of this unspeakable tragedy.

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Ohhh for the love of GOD NO!!!!!

Ive actually had the bottle for a while. But it was a lucky one! Lately I have been buying store picks to make it interesting. Some are better than the regular product and some definitely are not...

Couldn't help myself. Picked up a bottle gonna give it a taste now. 93.7 proof. https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/201...c68521af0f.jpg

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Well, the whole freekin thing came down today. Weird that they didn't stabilize it and/or try to offload the barrels.

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You guys are a bad influence!

I always drink my Bourbon straight up.

Is it better with an ice cube or a splash of water, I hear a lot about the water.

Good or bad?

Just cracked a Four Roses store pick and a bottle of Stag Jr. The stag was 130 proof and very good. But definitely needs an ice cube.

I like it neat or with a couple cubes.

The corn likker I think is better neat but the other nectar of the copper can go either way. As they say a cube opens the flavor up.

But cube(s) are also diluting the alcohol and lowering the temperature, both which change the taste.

To each his/her own.

A few years ago I took a class on whiskeys at the Institute for Culinary Education in Manhattan.

Both the instructors and the brand reps all said that whiskeys should be drunk with enough water to lessen the burn and increase (open) the flavor.

Works for me.

https://www.forbes.com/sites/samlemonick/2017/08/18/yes-you-should-put-water-in-your-whiskey/#7a616982ff60

At every bourbon distillery tasting I've been to, the advice has been, add water. They've explained the whys and hows, but I haven't really paid close attention since I drink all of them on the rocks anyway. Which results in a variable taste with each sip as the ice melts.

At 130 proof, I welcome the bit of water you get from an ice cube! The Stagg Jr definitely lives up to the hype.

If I end up with a bottle of my own I'd probably experiment with an eye dropper of room temp water so you aren't chilling the booze. Since I typically drink neat it might be an interesting experiment.

I find a little water or ice goes a long way. Don't want to drown the whiskey or bourbon but let it breath a bit.

A good friend had some glacial ice sent to him which we use when sipping a wee dram or two. Completely pretentious and absolutely appropriate.

So, what would be a good ratio of water/bourbon?

I earmarked the bottle Vash posted but also a huge woodford.

Been on a health kick so haven't had Bourbon in a year or three.

At the distilleries, you add water with an eyedropper. So it's typically just a few drops of water.

Same here. It will depend on the bourbon or whiskey. That is why you have an entire bottle. Experiment until you find the best flavor.... or pass out.

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I gotta say, I'm really liking this Evan Williams 1783 Small Batch.

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