[quote]pushharder wrote:
[quote]Nards wrote:
Silly me, I can google…wow…what a neat idea…Brilliant![/quote]
I’m not so sure I’ll use 'em again in my whiskey because I like it neat and at room temperature (tonight was the first time I tried them). But I do see using them in mixed drinks and such.[/quote]
Do they actually stay cold long enough for you? I bought some and they lose their chill very quickly. Maybe mine are just a crappy brand.
[quote]pushharder wrote:
OMG, this stuff is good! At 127 proof they recommend drinking it with water but I love it neat.
[i]Booker’s bourbon is part of Jim Beam’s “small batch collection,” which is intended to compete directly with the most premium of ultra-premium bourbons and whiskeys sweeping the market.
Booker’s Bourbon is Jim Beam’s invention of the “single barrel bourbon.” It is the bourbon taken straight from the barrel in all its unfiltered, high proof glory. It’s aged between six and eight years in American oak. Jim Beam suggets mixing with spring water to “taste,” which is almost a necessity given its high proof.
This was featured on BlueKitchen.net as part of their Best Bourbon Tour with an overall grade of A-. They caution against “spitting it into your campfire” as it “clocks in at 126 proof.”
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I didn’t know water was recommended…I’ve had four bottles of this then the store that carried here in Taiwan stopped carrying it. Argh!
I love the wooden box it comes in too.
One of my favourite ‘cheaper’ Scottish single malts
[quote]pushharder wrote:
[quote]Nards wrote:
[quote]pushharder wrote:
OMG, this stuff is good! At 127 proof they recommend drinking it with water but I love it neat.
[i]Booker’s bourbon is part of Jim Beam’s “small batch collection,” which is intended to compete directly with the most premium of ultra-premium bourbons and whiskeys sweeping the market.
Booker’s Bourbon is Jim Beam’s invention of the “single barrel bourbon.” It is the bourbon taken straight from the barrel in all its unfiltered, high proof glory. It’s aged between six and eight years in American oak. Jim Beam suggets mixing with spring water to “taste,” which is almost a necessity given its high proof.
This was featured on BlueKitchen.net as part of their Best Bourbon Tour with an overall grade of A-. They caution against “spitting it into your campfire” as it “clocks in at 126 proof.”
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I didn’t know water was recommended…I’ve had four bottles of this then the store that carried here in Taiwan stopped carrying it. Argh!
I love the wooden box it comes in too.[/quote]
Just had some more tonight. This stuff goes straight to my top 5 list. I really like it.
The wooden box is cool.
I paid $58 for it here in MT. What does a bottle go for in Taiwan?[/quote]
This is unbelievable!
I just posted yesterday about how I can’t get it here anymore …and yesterday I checked at the store and they had it! Two bottles! I was thinking of getting both (what are they going to do? Go bad?) but the missus would have given me that look. As I walked home I thought of you, pushharder, and Lanky.
I paid about $65US. Booker’s is the only drink I’ll put that much down for, considering I’m happy with a $12 Heaven Hill or my $25 Crown Royal.
This is a picture of my two whiskey shelves that I took a couple months ago. A few bottles have been added since.
[quote]Nards wrote:
I paid about $65US. Booker’s is the only drink I’ll put that much down for, considering I’m happy with a $12 Heaven Hill or my $25 Crown Royal.[/quote]
If you think about it, you’re basically getting a bottle and a half worth of alcohol in the Bookers, it should definitely last longer than other bottles with its high proof.
Just thought you should factor that in to your “value” equation.
Btw, something I wanted to clear up.
Bourbon, scotch, Irish whiskey and Canadian whiskey are all whiskeys, just different kinds made in different places. Bourbon is made in KY, scotch in Scotland, the other 2 are obvious.
Jack Daniels (and some other notable whiskeys) is not bourbon, but American whiskey as it’s made in TN, not KY.
[quote]pushharder wrote:
[quote]LankyMofo wrote:
Btw, something I wanted to clear up.
Bourbon, scotch, Irish whiskey and Canadian whiskey are all whiskeys, just different kinds made in different places. Bourbon is made in KY, scotch in Scotland, the other 2 are obvious.
Jack Daniels (and some other notable whiskeys) is not bourbon, but American whiskey as it’s made in TN, not KY.[/quote]
It’s a crazy world.
It’s interesting how picky the world of whiskey/whisky can be when it comes to identification.[/quote]
It’s also crazy that they all most definitely have their own distinct taste. Some straight up American whiskeys can taste like bourbon, but other than that, my completely unrefined palate can taste the difference between all of them.
But yeah, some snobs get offended at certain terms, I just wanted to clear it up for people who never bothered to look it up. When I first started getting into it, I didn’t know the difference.
[quote]pushharder wrote:
[quote]LankyMofo wrote:
Woodford Reserve tonight with a cigar.
This is a picture of my two whiskey shelves that I took a couple months ago. A few bottles have been added since.[/quote]
Good to see the Redbreast in there. Love it! Top 5 for me.[/quote]
Agreed! My favorite Irish whiskey, for sure. Better than the Jameson 18 year I’ve got there, IMO.
[quote]LankyMofo wrote:
[quote]Nards wrote:
I paid about $65US. Booker’s is the only drink I’ll put that much down for, considering I’m happy with a $12 Heaven Hill or my $25 Crown Royal.[/quote]
If you think about it, you’re basically getting a bottle and a half worth of alcohol in the Bookers, it should definitely last longer than other bottles with its high proof.
Just thought you should factor that in to your “value” equation.[/quote]
Ha, yeah, I actually did think this…I only have about 2 or 3 ounces of Bookers when I have it on a Friday night.
I have been trying to start drinking whiskey since the Tequila made my pants fall off. I can not drink it quickly so it takes much longer to get me wasted. It is harsh though. I started off easy with Crown and Diet Coke, but where else should I start to acquire the taste?
[quote]dmaddox wrote:
I have been trying to start drinking whiskey since the Tequila made my pants fall off. I can not drink it quickly so it takes much longer to get me wasted. It is harsh though. I started off easy with Crown and Diet Coke, but where else should I start to acquire the taste?[/quote]
Any middle of the road ($20-25) 80 proof bourbon, neat.
And the key is not drinking it like you’re taking a shot or drinking a soda. You’re just sipping enough to coat the top of your tongue. Which over the course of several hours has a very nice effect, haha.
[quote]LankyMofo wrote:
[quote]dmaddox wrote:
I have been trying to start drinking whiskey since the Tequila made my pants fall off. I can not drink it quickly so it takes much longer to get me wasted. It is harsh though. I started off easy with Crown and Diet Coke, but where else should I start to acquire the taste?[/quote]
Any middle of the road ($20-25) 80 proof bourbon, neat.
And the key is not drinking it like you’re taking a shot or drinking a soda. You’re just sipping enough to coat the top of your tongue. Which over the course of several hours has a very nice effect, haha. [/quote]
My problem is I dip snuff and don’t spit when I drink.
This could cause a problem
[quote]Derek542 wrote:
[quote]LankyMofo wrote:
[quote]dmaddox wrote:
I have been trying to start drinking whiskey since the Tequila made my pants fall off. I can not drink it quickly so it takes much longer to get me wasted. It is harsh though. I started off easy with Crown and Diet Coke, but where else should I start to acquire the taste?[/quote]
Any middle of the road ($20-25) 80 proof bourbon, neat.
And the key is not drinking it like you’re taking a shot or drinking a soda. You’re just sipping enough to coat the top of your tongue. Which over the course of several hours has a very nice effect, haha. [/quote]
My problem is I dip snuff and don’t spit when I drink.
This could cause a problem[/quote]
Ya nasty bastard.
