Whiskey, Bourbon, and Other Fine Spirits!

[FleetingSmoke]

Fail! Using whistle pig as a mixer! ;p

Hey sometimes you gotta try things and this was my try. But I have to agree with you. I am finding myself being a Top Shelf preference Whiskey Old Fashioned drinker.

 

[BarbarianBrewer]

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I'm not saying you have a drinking problem Craig but, if you are buying your whiskey by the gallon.....

 

[Craigerrr]

Can’t like that, unless they agree to replace with a new bottle, right?

Meh! It's just Jameson's, 4.5 liter bottle cost less than a 750ml bottle of the real good stuff, still about 1.5 to 2 liters in the bottle

 

[Craigerrr]

I'm not saying you have a drinking problem Craig but, if you are buying your whiskey by the gallon.....

In my defense that bottle is 7 years old.
Not to mention it is good to have some cheap shit to offer to family and friends

 

[Zambi]

I find Jameson a bit too sweet.
Much as I would prefer drinking Irish whiskey, I just prefer the scottish whisky
(Don't know why I prefer the "e" in whiskey)

 

[Minbari]

I find Jameson a bit too sweet.
Much as I would prefer drinking Irish whiskey, I just prefer the scottish whisky
(Don't know why I prefer the "e" in whiskey)

Ever tried Tullymore dew? My favorite of the Irish varieties

 

[Craigerrr]

Ever tried Tullymore dew? My favorite of the Irish varieties

The Dew is nice, but, for me, as far as Irish Whiskeys go...
Writers Tears is 2nd to the "Redbreast".
...and yes, I do have one in my collection

 

[Zambi]

Ever tried Tullymore dew? My favorite of the Irish varieties

Nope, budget doesn't allow these days, unfortunately.
So far my favourites are Tom'ntoul and glenmorangy. Both Scottish though

 

[Craigerrr]

This one is rare Lads and Lasses...

 

[Herm brews]

Top of the morning Craig, getting after it early today?

 

[Craigerrr]

Top of the morning Craig, getting after it early today?

That was actually from the other night, I figured someone would call me out for day drinking!

 

[WesBrew]

I got a nice bottle of Blantons for my Bday last month.

 

[Craigerrr]

I got a nice bottle of Blantons for my Bday last month.

I just checked, nearest store I can get that is 3.5 hours away, going to see if my local store can order it in.

 

[Craigerrr]

By far the best tequila

 

[DarkVader2]

Seems to be enough chatter here to justify a 'spirits' thread I think. I love my beer, but I need my bourbon too!

I'm meeting a few pals later today, and we are filling our own barrel (3 gallon) at a local distillery. We'll have the opportunity to sample the barrel whenever we want and we decide when it's ready. We also get to choose the proofing. We can go cask strength, proof it down, and combination. My guess is we'll do a few cask strengths and proof down the rest. Once the barrel is empty, we are leaning towards filling it with rum on the next go around.

Would you please explain the proofing. I don't know anything about that. Since I discovered craft beer, I prefer it over distilled spirits. I will occasionally add a splash of kahlua to a pint of porter or stout.

And because I'm curious, how much do you expect to pay for your 3 gallons of liquid joy?

 

[west1m]

Three gallons eh? That would be some joy...

 

[Craigerrr]

Would you please explain the proofing. I don't know anything about that. Since I discovered craft beer, I prefer it over distilled spirits. I will occasionally add a splash of kahlua to a pint of porter or stout.

And because I'm curious, how much do you expect to pay for your 3 gallons of liquid joy?

All I ever knew about "proof" is that it seems to be half of the ABV.
I found this however:

Alcohol proof (usually termed simply "proof" in relation to a beverage) is a measure of the content of ethanol (alcohol) in an alcoholic beverage. The term was originally used in England and from 1816 was equal to about 1.75 times the percentage of alcohol by volume (ABV). The United Kingdom today uses ABV instead of proof. In the United States, alcohol proof is defined as twice the percentage of ABV. The definition of proof in terms of ABV varies from country to country.

 

[Vodka Drunkenski]

I just checked, nearest store I can get that is 3.5 hours away, going to see if my local store can order it in.
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Jeez...you could take a detour to Barrie, and visit the lads up at North Stills, it
would be quicker for you, and you'd have a new hobby...lol.

 

[Vodka Drunkenski]

Would you please explain the proofing.

Judging by his comment it seems that he's referring to "proofing down".
Spirits off the still are pretty stiff (up to 80% ABV off a pot still, 90+ off a
reflux column). They're "proofed down" with distilled water, and in the case
of whiskey's, rums, and other spirits aged on wood, they're still around
60+ ABV as they're going in the cask (cask strength). Once aged on wood
they'll be proofed down further to 40% usually.

 

[Herm brews]

By far the best tequila
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My wife wants to be your friend, as she agrees with your assessment. We used to sip that at a neighborhood Mexican restaurant in Anaheim. Good stuff!