Posted on 12/20/2004 9:04:56 AM PST by Jimmyclyde
When you've known Jack as long as I have you can call him John.
I've switched brands to Makers Mark. Jack Black reduced the alcohol content in their brand.
This FReeper will be drinking heavily.
Guinness!
Egg nog. Maybe open a bottle of wine.
Other than that, just the usual coffee, water, diet sodas, etc.
Bushmills.
The Irish INVENTED whiskey, God Bless em!
My in-laws will be here, so the short answer is "Anything I can get my hands on."
Bushmill's Black Bush only for me. Either neat or on the rocks.
The Irish invented whiskey, and they still make the best on the planet. Want to try a fun thing on your favorite Single Malt snob? Pour some Black Bush in secret and have them have a taste. My brother, one of the world's worst single malt snobs said, "What the heck is that?"
Trouble is, even though I hid the bottle, he sucked up all my Black Bush that Christmas!
Sadly this is true.
For a Whiskey that will make a man out of you try Wild Turkey 101.
Jameson blend. Beats Bushmills single malt.
Lagavulin. Neat.
Hah! You and I are on the same frequency.
this is fascinating....two questions:
during aging, when volume is lost, does that mean that what remains is more potent, either in alcohol, or in sugars/other ingredients?
second, when the whiskey mixes with the charred wood, is this really at the microscopic level, or does it have to go through some sort of sieve when it leaves the oak barrel?
May I suggest something a bit more refined?
Try Jim Beam Rye, instead. It's excellent, and rye is the true American whiskey.
Water
I'll be drinking a new and superior bottled water I recently discovered, so delish I'd rather have it than booze.
Evamor water, bottled from artesian springs in Louisiana, of all places. Has a high natural bicarbonate content, selenium, and other good things for your system. Try it, you'll like it. Sure as heck beats getting a hangover!
Woodford Reserve drinker here.
It’s very, very nice.
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