Bourbon Whiskey is as American as Hamburgers or the 4th of July. Where did it come from? Where did the tradition start? This episode digs into the history of Bourbon and tries to answer the questions behind this traditional American spirit.
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I can drink bourbon but I prefer Rye whiskey. Irish and Scotch whisky are also very agreeable. I cannot abide Canadian whiskey.
ReplyDeleteI have a hard time getting past that rye bite. Even with bourbon, I like the ones with a low rye count in their mash bill.
DeleteI'm with ya on the Canadian. They need to stick to syrup or whatever.
Canadian "whisky" (sic) is for people who don't really like whiskey.
DeleteMuch like Bud Light is for people who don't really like beer.
Try the Jim Beam Rye. It is a very smooth Rye.
DeleteAgreed!
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All I know about bourbon is that I like it! I prefer the wheaters myself.
ReplyDeleteHave you tried Larceny small batch? It's the best affordable wheater I've ever tasted.
DeleteLarceny small batch is my go to, love it. Used to drink the Old Fitz bonded but you can't find it anymore. I like a few of the Wellers but not all. I love the taste of a bottle of Larceny that has aired out little. Cheers
ReplyDeleteI've got 3 or 4 different bottles open around here, but every since I tasted that Larceny I haven't drank anything else.
DeleteWoodford Reserve Double Oak...mmmmmm...
DeleteCan't do bourbon or any whiskey since I got a bad case of alcohol poisoning from it many years ago. Can't even stand the smell. I was so sick that it literally took a month to fully get over it. I'm surprised that I survived.
ReplyDeleteOn the rare occasion that I drink liquor, I stick to rum now..
I saw somewhere else recently the same info, that early whiskey wasn't barrel aged, more like just white liquor. Lots of burn, not much taste. Kinda like the moonshine my uncle in Arkansas always has available when I go up there. Wasn't till they tried to ship it in barrels that it sat long enough to absorb the flavor and create the whiskey we now know.
ReplyDeleteAlso know my uncle could run his old truck on that shine. He joke around and then pour several mason jars in the tank, claiming it'll up the octane and run better. That'd be the 58 Chevy Apache with a 1972 Monte Carlo engine and ratty-ass bucket seats from a Nova. Apparently he was getting his juice cheaper than the local gas station. Me and all my cousins, still in grade school, would pile in the back and he'd do burn-outs on the highway. Then we'd go shoot cans at the creek and sneak beers from the cooler. What can I say, it was Arkansas.
Correct me if I’m wrong, but isn’t the raw, white, unaged stuff just called White Lightning or Moonshine? He never mentioned either of those.
ReplyDeleteUse to know some ole boys who would buy shine and take a cup of white sugar and sort of
ReplyDeleteburn it on the stove in an iron skillet. They would then add the burnt sugar to the gallon bottles
of shine to give it a brown color and sell it to the bros who wouldn't buy clear shine. This was in Arkansas.