E Street Brat
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I think I'll have some fireball tonight
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chauncey
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lmao @ hard liquor snobser this is TOTALLY different than beer (or wine for that matter). They aren't MEANT to be consumed straight. PS and FYI nobody (ie worth a flip) is impressed by anyone who drinks whiskey straight up (or nearly so) and no whiskey tastes good straight/in really high concentrations to anyone with functioning taste buds. If you think so, you don't have a superior or "acquired" taste, you probably have a drinking problem. Course there are worse things to have
And yeah, C. Mist isn't amazing, but is a good bang/buck whiskey (C Club is the real thing). I like Southern Comfort also, or VO. But in the end it's not a big one way or other.
chauncey
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I'm sure if I had been around 9 years ago when this thread was started I would have voted for Jack. Jack & coke was my go to drink for half my 20's, along with red bull vodkas. I am glad a good friend eventually introduced me to the art of drinking whiskey neat and that there are other bottles on the shelf besides old #7.pollardsvision said:
Koya
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mr fancypants
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Q for all the Jack Daniels fans. Have you tried Jim Beam Black? I used to enjoy Jack
but a friend of mine turned me onto to JB and once I went black I haven't been back.
but a friend of mine turned me onto to JB and once I went black I haven't been back.
Jules Winnfield
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pollardsvision
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Yes it is. Not being labeled as bourbon is just a marketing ploy for JD. They know what they are doing in that department. This the same marketing team that gets people to think they are tough and rugged swilling on 80-proof watered down whiskey for $25 a fifth. I can't think of a more ridiculously overpriced product, and obviously, they sell a couple of bottles of it.
I'm not sure how they've pulled off this magic trick, but certainly, distinguishing themselves from the hundreds of bourbon brands by calling themselves Tennessee Whiskey helps.
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Tennessee_ATO
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To be fair to JD, all whiskies that are produced in Tennessee which would otherwise qualify as "bourbon" eschew the "bourbon" moniker (the big ones are JD, Dickel, and Prichard's). Interestingly enough, those 3 whiskies are all distilled in a really small geographic area -- 3 contiguous counties. "Tennessee whiskey" is a legally defined type of whiskey that is basically straight bourbon distilled in Tennessee using the "Lincoln County Process". That last step was required by state statute in 2013. That is where JD really flexed their muscles. The "Lincoln County Process" is the charcoal filtering step that is not part of the classic bourbon process. JD pioneered it (JD is located in Lynchburg, Moore County, but way back when Lynchburg was in Lincoln County, not Moore County). Lots of small producers raised all manner of hell because they produce whiskey that was marketed as "Tennessee Whiskey" but don't include that charcoal filtering step. Prichard's doesn't either, but they were big enough to strong-arm an exception for their "Tennessee Whiskey". The little guys were just SOL -- they can no longer market themselves as "Tennessee Whiskey". Ironically, Prichard's is actually distilled in Lincoln County but doesn't use the "Lincoln County Process".
If you ever want to learn more than you ever thought you needed to know about whiskey distillation, it's worth a trip to those 3 distilleries. They are all located within a very short drive from one another. I've never done a tour at Prichard's, but the JD tour is fantastic and the GD tour is rock solid.
Tennessee_ATO
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FWIW, I think Single Barrel Jack is a solid enough bourbon for its price-point. It's not Basil or Pappy, but I don't think anyone honestly tries to make that comparison. Prichard's does some really good stuff, their rye is a nice (it's distilled in Indiana I think).
I've really come to prefer rye whiskies to the corn-heavy mashes of bourbons as I've gotten older. Not as sweet as the bourbons with a little more earthiness and spice.
I've really come to prefer rye whiskies to the corn-heavy mashes of bourbons as I've gotten older. Not as sweet as the bourbons with a little more earthiness and spice.
Koya
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Most Rye is distilled in Indiana, at the same plant, in fact (I think at a former Seagrams plant)
CletiusMaximus
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I dug deep into my liquor cabinet last night and found a half full bottle of Green Spot Irish a friend gave me last summer. That is one very nice Irish whiskey.
Tennessee_ATO
Footballguy
Here's a decent little flow chart that shows you where various bourbons are distilled.
http://www.gq.com/life/food/201311/bourbon-whiskey-family-tree
http://www.gq.com/life/food/201311/bourbon-whiskey-family-tree
Tennessee_ATO
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Yeah. Some folks are actually distilling their own, but you can't shorten the aging process so they're a ways away from being on the market yet.
Koya
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I stand corrected - thought their process didnt technically qualify as a bourbon, but does.
pollardsvision
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Rye always really seems to hit the spot. I mostly just drink Dickel Rye. Dickel and Bulleit are the only non-80 proof rye's I can get around here for less than $40 (with Dickel being about $5 less than Bulleit).
Dickel and Bulleit are great, but I really miss Turkey 101 Rye.
Tennessee_ATO
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sho nuff
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Love it in the bar...but $50 for a bottle vs. $40 for Basils or $35 for 4 Roses Single Barrel makes the home decision a little different.
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