Posted on 12/08/2014 3:28:53 PM PST by Libloather
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Bourbon’s popularity has surged ever since the amber liquor became a star of Mad Men. Magazines such as GQ and Bon Appétit have devoted pages to articles on bourbon cocktails. The Manhattan and Old Fashioned have become fashionable again. President Barack Obama recently proposed a “Bourbon Summit” with Kentucky Senator Mitch McConnell.
“Whiskey has gone away from being seen as an old man drink,” says Mahesh Patel, a structural engineer who owns 4,000 bottles of whiskey and sponsors an annual tasting conference in Las Vegas.
Sales of bourbon are growing at a dizzying rate. Domestic sales of Kentucky-made bourbon have increased 36% in the last five years to $1.5 billion. Exports rose 56% to $300 million from 2010, according to the Distilled Spirits Council of the U.S.
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Will all of the preppers smell funny?
Sadly, for us bourbon drinkers, this means we will have to cough up a few extra bucks. I have to go out now and stock up on some Woodford Reserve.
Pretty bottles.
Mama was a “beam and water” woman from way back. Every once in a while i get a hankering for Jim Beams creation. I’ve been meaning to try the “devils cut” variety.
CC
I have tried it and didn’t care for it. If you’ve ever had a wine with a lot of oaky flavor, take a drink of that, bite off a chunk of wood from your bureau, and chase it with bourbon.
Try the Rye. It has more bite.
Two bottles and I’ll have a lifetime supply.
I might worry if it was scotch.
Jim beam makes knob creek. It’s pretty good.
Hey, I’m doing my part and abstaining from it.
Doesn’t true bourbon have to come from Bourbon Co. Ky?
My motto: abstinence from alcohol never fed a hungry child.
No.
Agree completely. A poor single malt is better than a great bourbon, IMHO.
But that is the beauty of the free market. People get what they want.
Bourbon whiskey is a type of American whiskey: a barrel-aged distilled spirit made primarily from corn. The name is ultimately derived from the French Bourbon dynasty, although it is disputed whether the namesake Bourbon County in Kentucky or Bourbon Street in New Orleans inspired the whiskey’s name.[1] Bourbon has been distilled since the 18th century.[2] The name “Bourbon” was not applied until the 1820s, and the Kentucky etymology was not advanced until the 1870s.[1] While the liquor may be made anywhere in the United States, it is strongly associated with the American South in general, and Kentucky in particular.
Source: Wikipedia
***Returning to computer with Old Fashioned in hand.**
SIP Ahhhh!
No shortage around here. I’m looking a Knob Creek small batch, a Knob Creek single barrel, a Ridgemont Reserve 1792, and Makers Mark. All barely tapped.
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