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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He lost me at on the rocks. That being said Mr.GG2 and I enjoyed some Wild Turkey 101 last night. I would put it on a par with Buffalo Trace. Maybe a tad better. When money isn’t an issue we like Woodford Reserve double oaked. Knob Creek isn’t bad either.
Funny,
That “ammo”
Thread got pulled,,,
You mentioned 38 unobtainable.
I saw 80 rounds on
Gun broker just today.
Not “Special”
Not “Super”——just “.38”
Totally agree, BBen.
Not a thing. $18 for 1.75 liter is a bargain.
It’s Distiller’s Select.
My wife, (a drunker’s dream woman LOL) gave me numerous high end top shelf Fifths for Christmas.
So far, Woodford Reserve is now my favorite.
I need to maintain my proper Whiskey drinking decorum with that brand......taste so good and it’s so smooth I tend to have a nip or two more than normal for me. 🤪
Thanks. I’ll keep that in mind. Can’t wait to get started on that.
Perhaps a couple of weeks.
LOL!! That was the point!! I asked you about Evan and you didn’t mention it in your reply!! CROSSTALK!!
And me ;-)
Chestnut Farms- closest bourbon to Blanton’s I can find @ $60. I do have a bottle of Blanton’s I am rationing.
That would make it mighty scarce, since there's only one small distillery located in Bourbon County, Ky.
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