Bourbon recommendation

[JackAstro]

I picked up a bottle of Evan Williams Single Barrel 2000 Vintage last night, and it's magnificent. Flavorful and sweet, mellow, smooth, and very little heat. It's best neat, but mixes well – just take it easy on whatever you're mixing with, because it's not especially powerful. I made a 4:1 Manhattan, and it was fucking awesome (I typically mix 3:1). At $27 for a 750mL bottle, it's downright cheap, which is the best part.

[HudsonHawk]

I picked up a bottle of Evan Williams Single Barrel 2000 Vintage last night, and it's magnificent. Flavorful and sweet, mellow, smooth, and very little heat. It's best neat, but mixes well – just take it easy on whatever you're mixing with, because it's not especially powerful. I made a 4:1 Manhattan, and it was fucking awesome (I typically mix 3:1). At $27 for a 750mL bottle, it's downright cheap, which is the best part.

Do you squat to piss too?

I prefer scotch, as most men who don't club their women do, but I've heard that Booker's is on the tastier end of the bourbon scale.

[JackAstro]

Do you squat to piss too?

I prefer scotch, as most men who don't club their women do, but I've heard that Booker's is on the tastier end of the bourbon scale.

Bastard. I've said it before, I'll say it again – I'm a whiskey fan, not a whiskey snob. I like shit that tastes good, and I like variety. So yes, I'll drink it neat, on the rocks, in a Manhattan, Old-Fashioned, Sazerac or a red plastic cup with Coke. I've consumed it out of a plastic flask imbedded in the heel of a flip-flop, for Christ's sake. I'm not fussy. And if my dear, departed grandfather taught me anything, it's this: men drink Manhattans. And are occasionally pricks to the waitstaff.

Yes, Booker's is a lovely bourbon, though it's completely different from most of the other small batch or single barrel varieties. It's more like a roundhouse kick in the mouth, which is great if you're looking for what amounts to bourbon concentrate, but not a terrific place to start if you're not already a bourbon fan. From that same family, I like Baker's and Basil Hayden quite a bit.

[strosrays]

Do you squat to piss too?

I prefer scotch, as most men who don't club their women do, but I've heard that Booker's is on the tastier end of the bourbon scale.

I don't squat to piss, unless I am really hung over, and I've never come close to hitting a woman; but I'll admit to favoring bourbon over scotch, which I realize is the trendy spirit now and all.  I just never developed a taste for it.

As for bourbon, I've tried a few but always come back to Jack Daniels 90 proof, in a highball glass with three cubes of ice and a little tap water.  Nothing quite does it for me like Jack black.

[HudsonHawk]

Bastard.

You broke my heart the moment I realized that your avatar is not really you.  You lied to me.  You lied to us all.

[HudsonHawk]

I don't squat to piss, unless I am really hung over, and I've never come close to hitting a woman; but I'll admit to favoring bourbon over scotch, which I realize is the trendy spirit now and all.  I just never developed a taste for it.

It's not the preference for bourbon, it's drinking Manhattans, Old Fashions, Side Cars, Appletinis, what have you,  that make me question your Y chromosome.

[JackAstro]

As for bourbon, I've tried a few but always come back to Jack Daniels 90 proof, in a highball glass with three cubes of ice and a little tap water.  Nothing quite does it for me like Jack black.

My go-to, as well.

[HudsonHawk]

As for bourbon, I've tried a few but always come back to Jack Daniels 90 proof, in a highball glass with three cubes of ice and a little tap water.  Nothing quite does it for me like Jack black.

Has anyone...scotch or bourbon drinkers...ever tried those "ice stones"?  They supposedly act like ice in getting your drink cold, but don't melt and water it down.  I've been interested in trying them.

[JackAstro]

It's not the preference for bourbon, it's drinking Manhattans, Old Fashions, Side Cars, Appletinis, what have you,  that make me question your Y chromosome.

You're baiting me with the appletini jab, sir. But I shan't take it, as I am a gentleman, and prefer to avoid such ugliness on the internets. I bid you good day.

[JackAstro]

Has anyone...scotch or bourbon drinkers...ever tried those "ice stones"?  They supposedly act like ice in getting your drink cold, but don't melt and water it down.  I've been interested in trying them.

A friend cracked those out last year, and they were pretty useless. They didn't necessarily taste like anything, but they didn't make the drink cold, either. And after one lukecold drink, they were room temperature and there were no more rocks in the freezer. I asked him why he didn't just put his bottle in the fridge, and he had no idea. Good times.

[MRaup]

You're baiting me with the appletini jab, sir. But I shan't take it, as I am a gentleman, and prefer to avoid such ugliness on the internets. I bid you good day.

Just slap him with one of your riding gloves.

[HudsonHawk]

A friend cracked those out last year, and they were pretty useless. They didn't necessarily taste like anything, but they didn't make the drink cold, either. And after one lukecold drink, they were room temperature and there were no more rocks in the freezer. I asked him why he didn't just put his bottle in the fridge, and he had no idea. Good times.

"Sometimes, I guess there just aren't enough rocks" - Forrest Gump

Come to think of it, I don't know why I don't put the bottle in the fridge either.

[MusicMan]

Just slap him with one of your riding gloves.

Just photoshop him into gay porn, as gentlemen do.

[JackAstro]

Just photoshop him into gay porn, as gentlemen do.

DING DING DING

[Ron Brand]

My go-to, as well.

There's nothing like a nice shoeful of pruno to get the evening started.

[HudsonHawk]

Just photoshop him into gay porn, as gentlemen do.

Ha!  They'll know it's photoshopped.  I quit doing gay porn years ago.

[BizidyDizidy]

I bet you eat your meat cooked and seasoned too - might even use a sauce. Real Men gnaw it straight off rotting carcasses.

[JackAstro]

I bet you eat your meat cooked and seasoned too - might even use a sauce. Real Men gnaw it straight off rotting carcasses.

...and reward themselves with 24 hours of explosive diarrhea.

[HudsonHawk]

I bet you eat your meat cooked and seasoned too - might even use a sauce. Real Men gnaw it straight off rotting carcasses.

No, the men who still live in caves do.  Sophisticated, scotch-drinking, pipe-smoking gentlemen about town, like me, have very refined palates.

[matadorph]

Apologies for the thread hijack, but Old Overholt Rye is imo the best value liquor on the market today at ~ $14/btl.  Two oz. Overholt, a 1/4 oz sweet vermouth, and a couple dashes of Fee Bros bitters makes a damn tasty Manhattan. Perfect for watching baseball on TV.

[BizidyDizidy]

Rittenhouse bonded rye probably even a better deal (a better manhattan at least). 8:1 isn't a manhattan though.

[Guinness]

Rittenhouse bonded rye probably even a better deal (a better manhattan at least). 8:1 isn't a manhattan though.

Do you boil it first?

[BizidyDizidy]

Do you boil it first?

Whenever I have time.

If you really want to kick it up, get the Carpano Antica Formula vermouth (Carpano Punt y Mes is nice, but not really a true vermouth - more bitter). They have it at the smith street specs; head and shoulders best vermouth available in America. Nice on it's own as an aperitif.

[Curly]

I'm a fan of the small batch bourbons, but prefer Woodford Reserve.  I've tried Jefferson Reserve, but didn't find it that great, and it has a little higher price tag than Woodford.  Maybe the taxes are more in Jefferson County than in Woodford County...idunno.  I've also had a couple bottles of Blanton's and thought it had a good flavor/finish.  I don't consider myself a snob, just preferences as I rarely "mix" much any more.  If I was planning on it, I would probably pull in a bottle of Makers.

[mrpink]

As for bourbon, I've tried a few but always come back to Jack Daniels 90 proof, in a highball glass with three cubes of ice and a little tap water.  Nothing quite does it for me like Jack black.

I think that's technically not a bourbon.  Just sayin'

[GreatBagwellsBeard]

I think that's technically not a bourbon.  Just sayin'

This.  It's a whiskey, to be sure, but it ain't bourbon.

For the Houstonians, Spec's has ri1 rye on sale for $20 this month.  It's the premium rye from Beam, and it's really quite good.  Malty and spicy, like the Sierra Nevada Pale Ale of whiskey.

[JackAstro]

This.  It's a whiskey, to be sure, but it ain't bourbon.

For the Houstonians, Spec's has ri1 rye on sale for $20 this month.  It's the premium rye from Beam, and it's really quite good.  Malty and spicy, like the Sierra Nevada Pale Ale of whiskey.

Any Tennessee whiskey is closer to tasting like bourbon than ri1 is to tasting like rye. OH SNAP IT'S A WHISKEY FIGHT

[hostros7]

Any Tennessee whiskey is closer to tasting like bourbon than ri1 is to tasting like rye. OH SNAP IT'S A WHISKEY FIGHT

What is "is?"

[Bench]

It's not the preference for bourbon, it's drinking Manhattans, Old Fashions, Side Cars, Appletinis, what have you,  that make me question your Y chromosome.

I can't imagine the level of insecurity that it takes for a man to not enjoy cocktails.

[MusicMan]

I can't imagine the level of insecurity that it takes for a man to not enjoy cocktails.

DING DING DING

[HudsonHawk]

I can't imagine the level of insecurity that it takes for a man to not enjoy cocktails.

I enjoy cocktails.  But I like them to taste like liquor, not fruit juice. 

[JackAstro]

I enjoy cocktails.  But I like them to taste like liquor, not fruit juice. 

Fair enough, but then what's your problem with a Manhattan?

[HudsonHawk]

Fair enough, but then what's your problem with a Manhattan?

It's not.  It was just a smartass joke made two days ago.  I didn't expect The Spanish Inquisition

[Guinness]

It's not.  It was just a smartass joke made two days ago.  I didn't expect The Spanish Inquisition

<diabolical posting>

[JackAstro]

It's not.  It was just a smartass joke made two days ago.  I didn't expect The Spanish Inquisition

NO ONE something something I'm gonna go get a cocktail now.

[Gizzmonic]

"Better watch your back, Fish! Squirrel Master ain't gonna be there for you all the time. Next time I come for you, I'm gonna want some cocktail... FRUIT!"