Bourbon And Whisky And Whiskey

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Sadly , I am no drinker, not even socially. Somehow I always mentally pictures you more with a wine glass

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Although bourbon may be made anywhere in the United States(and the world)it is strongly associated(in the US) with the American South and with Kentucky in particular.

As of 2014, distillers' wholesale market revenue for bourbon sold within the U.S. was about $2.7 billion, and bourbon made up about two-thirds of the $1.6 billion of U.S. exports of distilled spirits.

According to the Distilled Spirits Council of the United States, in 2018 U.S. distillers derived $3.6 billion in revenue from bourbon and Tennessee whiskey(a closely related spirit produced in the state of Tennessee) sold in the United States.

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As a southerner, bourbon has to be from Kentucky. As a purist that is.
But that being said Buffalo Trace is one of my favorites. I also like Evan Williams.

I hope that helps.
Oh,...and what makes it good is how its made, how long it has been aged, and from where its made.
 

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Sadly , I am no drinker, not even socially. Somehow I always mentally pictures you more with a wine glass

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actually, picture me with a bottle of kombucha, for accuracy.
And a reusable, non plastic, water bottle.
And a couple small bottles of spirits for baking.
 
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actually, picture me with a bottle of kombucha, for accuracy.
And a reusable, non plastic, water bottle.
And a couple small bottles of spirits for baking.

Ha Ha, Yupp I have a clear mental picture now
 
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Now just picture closing the cap on the kombucha and catching hair..and you have this morning.

Ouch

Long hair , can be an occupational hazard; but please do not cut it.
LPSG needs its free spirited scarlet haired lady Godiva as is


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Full disclosure, I've always preferred my whisky Scottish rather than the American, and that was before I stopped drinking altogether 2 years ago...

But for me, a good whisky is one that's smooth without sacrificing intensity of flavour (Talisker & Highland Park were my favourites). It tastes best to me with a splash of water, when you still get a little bit of the 'good burn' but not so much that it obscures the underlying flavours.

If you can't get into it neat or diluted, could maybe experiment making yourself an Old Fashioned? Just please don't mix it with cola. Whisky & Coke makes kittens cry...
 
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Just to add onto steve2727's post:
[In my opinion] Im totally okay mixing cheap whiskey into cola because cheap whiskey is just for getting trashed not for taste. Ahhh hell I can knock back 1 or 2...or 10 whiskey sours but don't make those with good whiskey.
And im not fan of the insane high number proof whiskeys. This is 300 proof whiskey we call it Burning Death.
Smh. Gtfoh.
 

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Bourbon by definition must contain at least 50% corn in the mash, if it's not 50% corn and labeled bourbon it's like a mouse in lion skin calling himself the king of the jungle, it just ain't true.

Whiskey is the general name, beneath that is scotch and bourbon and another half dozen labels 99% of people don't know. American, Canadian, Japanese, these are just modifiers of where the whiskey is from and not a sub category of whiskey like bourbon.

The flavor is a product of what is in the mash (corn, rye, wheat....) and what the barrel it's aged in (type of wood, if it's charred, if it's been used before) . The longer the aging the smoother the drink.

Telling you what you would like depends on your taste. Do you prefer dark chocolate to milk chocolate, strawberries or blackberries? My wife doesn't like any whiskey, except highland scotch, not all scotch, not blended scotch with a lot of highland... highland only scotch. Me, I appreciate all types of whiskey, as evidence by my collection of 80+ bottles of different whiskeys.

Cheap whiskey is good for mixing, but NEVER with coke, an angle dies everytime someone ruins even cheap whiskey with coke.
 
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I’m a non drinker, occasional taster.
But I’d like to grasp the appeal. My Love is a Jack Daniel’s guy.
It’d be nice to enjoy the occasional sip.

what makes a bourbon or whisky “good?”


I know very little about it, but my sis is a huge fan of Glenfiddich 15 yr single malt, and I must say when I have an irritated allergy throat a little splash in tea with some lemon is DIVINE. Really calms that scratchy throat feeling. And puts me to sleep.

It's kinda like alcoholic toffee, but not too sweet or anything.
 
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I'm far less well versed with my bourbons than I am with my whiskies. But I do appreciate a Wild Turkey when it's on offer. From my experience, I like sweet and fiery bourbons.

As for Whisky, generally peatiness is my weakness. I love a combination of smokey fire with subtle sweet touches (e.g. being stored in Sherry casks). But there are smoother whiskies that I love too, Springbank is a good example.
 
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I'm far less well versed with my bourbons than I am with my whiskies. But I do appreciate a Wild Turkey when it's on offer. From my experience, I like sweet and fiery bourbons.

As for Whisky, generally peatiness is my weakness. I love a combination of smokey fire with subtle sweet touches (e.g. being stored in Sherry casks). But there are smoother whiskies that I love too, Springbank is a good example.

I have too much sex on my brain...I read Springbank as "Spankbank" :rolleyes:o_O:innocent::laughing:
 

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Just to add onto steve2727's post:
[In my opinion] Im totally okay mixing cheap whiskey into cola because cheap whiskey is just for getting trashed not for taste. Ahhh hell I can knock back 1 or 2...or 10 whiskey sours but don't make those with good whiskey.
And im not fan of the insane high number proof whiskeys. This is 300 proof whiskey we call it Burning Death.
Smh. Gtfoh.
Wait...if proof is 2x the alcohol by volume, how does a proof exceed 200?
 
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Wait...if proof is 2x the alcohol by volume, how does a proof exceed 200?
Well the 300 proof bit was an exaggeration to show how crazy people are.
But I did find this:
[Bruichladdich's X4 quadrupled Whisky stands tall at 92% (184 proof).]