The Bourbon - and other spirits - Thread (was: @ Myronwemissyinz)

Ah. You're in bourbon country (close enough) In many parts of the US, especially the northeast, anything from the Buffalo Trace distillery has become a hot commodity and rare. Partly because BT couldn't keep up with demand starting a few years ago and by the time they can, it'll be years away since whiskey isn't made overnight. And partly because there's a lot of dipsits (with an "h") that take advantage of their distribution being limited. They'll literally follow the trucks. Snatch up everything they can and then scalp it for huge markups.

 

PA is real picky about ordering alcohol from anyone other than the state run stores.

 

It's not like they have road blocks everywhere.

 

IDGAF

1000008745 by TerribleTowelFlying posted May 2, 2025 at 5:42 PM

 

Ok. Solar eclipse, major earthquakes, the Pope died and next is likely to be Petrus Romanus , there was a worldwide plague, we're on the brink of World War 3...

But this...

THIS is the final seal. The end is nigh.

 

Ok. I gave you a little ribbing over that.

My turn. I bought it for my wife. But I have to be honest... I like it a lot. LOL

 

Then I'll give you something more in line with the thread.

I finally got to try Henry McKenna 10 yesterday (I haven't seen a bottle in the wild in years).

Reminded me a little bit of Wild Turkey Rare Breed. (A little lighter and thinner)

 

I bet that's pretty good on a boat in July.

 

All bourbon is whiskey. Not all whiskey is bourbon.

All scotch is whisky. Not all whisky is scotch. No bourbon is scotch. No scotch is bourbon.

All whisky is whiskey.

I can't believe this thread is almost 14 years old! Back then, I wasn't a big fan of whiskey (or whisky). Now, it's my go to for hard liquor (I still drink beer more often than the rest). I started with tequila and rum. I still like them both, but they tend to be a summertime thing now. I used to think I hated tequila back in the day - turns out I just hate well tequila and Cuervo.

There's nothing wrong with flavored whiskies. But if you ever want to expand to whiskey without added flavoring, there's a lot of us who can point you to things you might want to try, and then more based on what you liked or didn't like. I hate the expression "it's an acquired taste." It sounds snooty. But it's sort of true. It's not that you train your palate to enjoy it. It's more like you untrain your palate from wanting overly sweet things. (And there's nothing wrong with having a sweet tooth - unless you overdo it and take a left turn into diabetes. Ask me how I know).

Vodka's only purpose is to make other things alcoholic. By definition it's supposed to be tasteless (other than an ethanol burn anyway). No worries there.

Agreed on gin. I've yet to have one that didn't taste like dirty dishwater.

 

And I don't care for those either. Gin is just off putting to me. It always tastes like dishwater or soap. Oh well.

 

You can keep your martinis and negronis.

I'll stick with... everything else.