The Hard Liquor and Miscellaneous Stiff Drinks Thread

[Reverend Joe]

Yup--although it's not all that different from bourbon. A nice whiskey though, if it wasn't so overpriced due to it's popularity/image I'd buy it more often.

Excuse me? Jack Daniel's, not all that different from Bourbon? Were it not for your further words of wisdom, I would be inclined to call you out as a buffoon, sir.

I understand how it could be somewhat similar -- for the most part, it is brewed the same -- but the ending flavor of Jack Daniel's is nothing like proper bourbon, if I may say so myself. It has always tasted terribly sweet to me, to the point of being viscous. In fact, I would daresay that the only other Bourbon-ish drink that is sweeter (and a greater mark of shame upon American liquor) is the abomination known as Southern Comfort. Talk about Bourbon mixed with fruit punch.

@Beirut: Knob Creek is actually a little too alcoholic for me. It's a damn good whisky, but I find that the 100-proof alcohol content interferes with the flavor.

By the by, how do you (everyone) mix your egg-nog-and-bourbon? I have been told that my personal preference is far too intense; I generally mix about 2-3 parts bourbon to one part egg nog. It lets me taste both the egg nog and the bourbon, and I can drink enough to get loaded without giving myself an instant coronary from all that egg nog.

Edit: Adrian...



You want a bottle? That's a bottle. It is designed in the fashion of old frontier whisky bottles, complete with a cork cap. It also happens to be my favorite whisky, ever, ever, ever. It's really rich and very smooth for its strength. Of course, it's also around $25 a fifth, so it's definitely a special-occasion whisky.

[Beirut]

Were it not for your further words of wisdom, I would be inclined to call you out as a buffoon, sir.

Unlikely in the Frontroom, sir.

[Adrian II]

Unlikely in the Frontroom, sir.

I am sure the Reverend was only joking, dear friend.

Camus is my favourite, maybe Hennesy is better. But I like my familliar tasting and smelling glass now and then after dinner, no need to go hoity-toity about it (um, is hoity-toity a word at all?).

Reverend, your bottle rocks. Image-wise your Bulleit is right on the mark. Now allow me to point out a great cognac in the kind of vessel it deserves: Hine Grande Champagne, bottled and corked by Monsieur LeBrun himself on a sunny Sunday afternoon in 1928 in the Charente. No frills, no girly nonsense, and I can taste it by looking at it.

Until I think of the price tag of 1000 euro ($1800) ...

[Beirut]

I am sure the Reverend was only joking, dear friend.

But of course. I was merely being pro-active in my over-reactions.

If you buy, by God I'll help you drink it!

[Reverend Joe]

That is a marvelous bottle... if only more bottles had such class.

And speaking of which...



Almost makes me want to start drinking tequila again.

And then I recall the taste of tequila... and retch ever so slightly.

@Sasaki: Yeah, I guess in that context it would seem more like Bourbon. I suppose when your palate becomes more focused on a particular type of whisky, you tend to be more choosy about what is and is not included in that category.

[Mikeus Caesar]

Moving on from my last post here, in all seriousness, my typical hard drink (all i usually drink is the hard stuff) will be Jim Beam. Not because i like it (heaven forbid, awful cheap rubbish) but because it's within my price range. When i can afford it, i like to buy something with a bit more class, such as the beauty that is Bell's Scotch Whisky. Tragically, i've not been able to find any Bell's over here in Oz. I do miss it so. I have many memories drenched in the beautiful essence of that heavenly delight.

[Reverend Joe]

I just discovered that a fifth of decent canadian whisky, Seagram's, is about four dollars less than a fifth of Jim Beam.

So now I'm happy.

It's honestly good (well, not bad, anyway) stuff, too; it's got the body (and the zing) of bourbon, moreso than Jim Beam, even; and, like I said, it's $12 a fifth as opposed to $15-16 for Jim Beam.

[Reverend Joe]

Keepin' my thread alive.

I been drinking Jim Beam. Honestly, it's not the best bourbon ever; in fact, it's basically as cheap as you can go without getting into the nasty stuff.

But damn... even compared to a halfway-decent Canadian whisky (and I am not talking about Seagrams, I mean Canadian Club) it's the nectar of the Gods. Honestly, I just love that barrel-aged corn flavor. It's something else, man.

[Adrian II]

If you buy, by God I'll help you drink it!

By God you're welcome!

The Reverend's church keeps growing. I consider this a good omen.

[Sasaki Kojiro]

Excuse me? Jack Daniel's, not all that different from Bourbon? Were it not for your further words of wisdom, I would be inclined to call you out as a buffoon, sir.

I understand how it could be somewhat similar -- for the most part, it is brewed the same -- but the ending flavor of Jack Daniel's is nothing like proper bourbon, if I may say so myself. It has always tasted terribly sweet to me, to the point of being viscous. In fact, I would daresay that the only other Bourbon-ish drink that is sweeter (and a greater mark of shame upon American liquor) is the abomination known as Southern Comfort. Talk about Bourbon mixed with fruit punch.

Well, on my shelf I have JD, then a few bottles of bourbon, then tequila, rum, gin, vodka, triple sec and vermouth. In that context it's not that different than bourbon--they are both whiskey.

https://img110.imageshack.us/img110/...bourbondw2.jpg

You want a bottle? That's a bottle. It is designed in the fashion of old frontier whisky bottles, complete with a cork cap. It also happens to be my favorite whisky, ever, ever, ever. It's really rich and very smooth for its strength. Of course, it's also around $25 a fifth, so it's definitely a special-occasion whisky.

Heh, that's a neat bottle as well. I find bottle design pretty interesting actually.