List at link. Prices ranged from $30 - $90.
Only ones I recognized were Wild Turkey, Knob Creek and Old Grand Dad.
Posted on 02/21/2021 8:25:18 AM PST by simpson96
Whiskey purists will likely try and demean you if you drink anything on the rocks or with a little water. They want you to sip it straight, unchilled. That’s patently ridiculous. Yes, some whiskeys are crafted to be taken neat. But even the super svelte whiskeys out there will likely bloom in the glass with a few drops of water or a single rock.
Moreover, a good bourbon on ice can actually lead to a whole new set of flavors. Which is some cool chemistry, when you think about it.
What happens is twofold. One, the bourbon materially changes when you add water. Bourbon doesn’t come out of the barrel at 40 or 50 percent ABVs. Blenders add water to find the proof and flavor profile they’re looking for. So when you add more water, you’re proofing the whiskey down even further. The water isn’t adding flavors — it’s just allowing more of the chemical compounds that are already present in the dram to bloom or reveal themselves (while possibly muting others).
Next, you have the cooling effect of ice. Which effects you, not the whiskey. Our senses of taste and smell tend to mute flavors of things that are very hot or very cold. So as the whiskey cools, we’re going to taste less of what’s in there while, at the same time, fixating on certian notes — because our senses have to find something to… sense. In some cases, those notes could be things you didn’t even notice in the room temperature dram, simply because they were hidden by something sweet or woody or anything really, because, as mentioned above, adding water lets other chemical compounds (flavors) come to the surface.
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List at link. Prices ranged from $30 - $90.
Only ones I recognized were Wild Turkey, Knob Creek and Old Grand Dad.
Prefer my whiskey without the “e” or the water
No ice for me please.
Buffalo Trace is excellent and reasonably priced when you can find it.
Drink on the rocks.
Is that a comment about the present state of our economy?
I keep my Weller in the freezer and drink it over ice. Love it that way.
Is this guy talking about wine or whiskey?
This stuff is so good it shouldn’t have ice.
There’s a real throughline of sunny berry brambles (blueberry, raspberry, and blackberry) next to orange oils and a touch of oakiness on the nose. That fruit and oak will carry through on the palate as hints of buttery toffee, rich vanilla, and peppery spice mingle on the tongue and set your lips abuzz. The end tends to be slow and velvety with the spice, fruit, oak, and vanilla all blending nicely until the last drop.Gag me. Does that really entice anybody to sample "Elijah Craig Barrel Proof"?This is really high-proof whiskey that’s not necessarily hot but will certainly feel very bold to the uninitiated. The taste of this one on the rocks will really zero in on the vanilla and berry with a pure silken texture. The oakiness will get a little mustier (think a root cellar must) and the sip tends to get a little more buttery while holding onto the sweeter edges.
Agree on Buffalo Trace. That distiller’s Eagle Rare brand is really good at a decent price. Also like Basil Hayden.
“They want you to sip it straight, unchilled.”
Also called “neat”.
” If it isn’t a brew, it’s JW Red on the rocks in a Tom Collins glass with water.
That is smooooth!”
Once you try Black, you never go back!
In “Bourbontucky” the head distiller for Jack Daniels finishes the documentary by saying in effect, “It doesn’t matter what bourbon you drink, or how you drink it. All that matters is that you are drinking it.” I am inclined to agree. My favorite bourbon? Open and in front of me.
Woodford Reserve is very good for the price point. Blanton’s used to be but it’s impossible to find at almost any price now.
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Bourbon is distilled in Bourbon County Kentucky. If it’s distilled somewhere else, it may be whiskey, but it’s not bourbon.
Just over a cube. Enhances the flavors big time. Weller and Larceny are wheated and very similar.
FYI good tequila is best this way. Out of the freezer and neat. Makes it much smoother.
This, at a time when even the big liquor stores couldn't get more than two or three bottles per store per month.
I found out about BT watching Justified. A guy went into the bar owned by Boyd and asked for Buffalo Trace. I had to look it up!
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