Russellc
Addicted Member
107 proof. I guess you can also use it as rocket fuel.
that's sissy bourbon....Try a drink of my George Staggs...140+ proof.
Russellc
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that's sissy bourbon....Try a drink of my George Staggs...140+ proof.
Russellc
Russellc
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john_w
Miscreant
No luck so far with finding the Rip Van around here.
I saw Basil Hayden's 8 year in the liquor store when I picked up the Blanton's. The local guys swore by it, so I just grabbed a bottle.
A quick couple of half-shots of each - starting with BH - and I still have to go with the Blanton's by far. Basil Hayden's is smooth and tasty, but nothing close to the flavor and character of Blanton's.
I see Knob Creek all the time so that one may be next. I will have to order the Rip Van Winkle some time if I still don't see it.
Slightly off topic, some other store recommended a high-end Colorado whiskey called Stranahan's. Yes I know it's not Bourbon and can't possibly compare, but I have to try a local offering some time and this is still whiskey country, after all. :thmbsp:
I may be getting into this just a little too much for my own good, but it is a great listening "tweek" and cheaper than buying new gear all the time.
I saw Basil Hayden's 8 year in the liquor store when I picked up the Blanton's. The local guys swore by it, so I just grabbed a bottle.
A quick couple of half-shots of each - starting with BH - and I still have to go with the Blanton's by far. Basil Hayden's is smooth and tasty, but nothing close to the flavor and character of Blanton's.
I see Knob Creek all the time so that one may be next. I will have to order the Rip Van Winkle some time if I still don't see it.
Slightly off topic, some other store recommended a high-end Colorado whiskey called Stranahan's. Yes I know it's not Bourbon and can't possibly compare, but I have to try a local offering some time and this is still whiskey country, after all. :thmbsp:
I may be getting into this just a little too much for my own good, but it is a great listening "tweek" and cheaper than buying new gear all the time.
pmsummer
simul justus et peccator
That is a time honored, not even limited to the South, form of Bourbon drinking.
As a diabetic, I drink most cheap Bourbons with Diet Coke.
OK- Tell me if I'm nuts! I have this '56 T-bird Decanter thats circa 1976, full of Ezra Brooks 86 proof, made in Frankfort, KY. This was on my dad's bar for the last 32 years. I had boxed it & brought it home a month or so back, & when I unloaded it, the box was a bit damp. I didn't open it till last night & sure enough- it was seeping from the cork. So, I gingerly tried to turn the cork(it's the spare tire on the trunk lid), it wrings in half with almost no effort. I pulled the remainer with a corkscrew, and funneled the contents into a decanter. Of course I tasted it, & it's not bad! I know whiskey doesn't age in glass, but it seems that this stuff didn't suffer too much from all that time! I'm thinking the cork cracked while in transit in that box,otherwise it would have been near gone! I'm not gonna go blind or anything, right?
tentoze
Twangophile
Before I answer that, is your avatar a recently taken self-portrait?
I agree. But it is very much a matter of taste. I like the sweet Bourbons. Maker's Mark is sweet.
stuartk
Super Member
Have you ever tried rye? That tastes kind of sweet.
2long4u
Active Member
lol Is yours?
tentoze
Twangophile
Absolutely.
stuartk
Super Member
stuartk
Super Member
Mine too. I was having a really bad hair day.
