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Drinking Whiskey In The Spirit Of George Washington
NPR ^ | Oct. 22, 2011 | Allison Aubrey

Posted on 10/22/2011 12:40:40 PM PDT by La Enchiladita

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To: Charles Martel

I’ve read about Cherry Bounce. Thanks, I’ll look it up - I like stuff like this.


41 posted on 10/22/2011 9:39:11 PM PDT by Ladysforest
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To: La Enchiladita

GOT A BOTTLE !!

Just did the transaction, and will have it picked up for me in a few days.

I was offered the opportunity to purchase a un-aged bottle also after I mentioned that my husband hasn’t opened the one I gave him last year.

Maybe she forgot how much this stuff costs. :)

I’m still in shock that I went ahead and brought this one. She had to jump through hoops to work this out for me, getting special permission - which was first denied.

So, YEA!


42 posted on 10/23/2011 11:20:45 AM PDT by Ladysforest
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To: ConorMacNessa

Slainte!!
:)


43 posted on 10/23/2011 1:20:49 PM PDT by La Enchiladita
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To: Ladysforest

Thanks for checking in and Congrats!
I just reviewed the thread and was following your saga and wondering.
Here’s to your health, and here’s to America.
We had the right kind of Founding Father, *wink.*


44 posted on 10/23/2011 1:29:18 PM PDT by La Enchiladita
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To: Charles Martel

Would Cherry Bounce be a liqueur?


45 posted on 10/23/2011 1:32:41 PM PDT by La Enchiladita
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To: La Enchiladita

Thanks!

I’ll be making a presentation box for this new bottle - they don’t come in any sort of special box or package - and giving it to husband for Christmas. Just wish I could have given it as a surprise........but he checks the credit card statements :) .

I’ll consider letting him open his “last years” un-aged bottle for a tasting once this bottle is safely under the Christmas tree.


46 posted on 10/23/2011 2:08:30 PM PDT by Ladysforest
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To: La Enchiladita

It is a cordial.

**“Cherry Bounce” is one of this country’s oldest libations. Martha Washington even included her own special recipe in her writings:

“Extract the Juice of 20 pounds of well ripend Morrella Cherrys Add to this 10 quarts of Old French brandy and sweeten it with White Sugar to your taste—To 5 Gallons of this mixture add one ounce of Spice Such as Cinnamon, Cloves and Nutmegs of each an Equal quantity Slightly bruis’d and a pint and half of Cherry kernels that have been gently broken in a mortar—After the liquor has fermented let it Stand Close-Stoped for a month or Six weeks—then bottle it remembering to put a lump of Loaf Sugar into each bottle.”**


47 posted on 10/23/2011 2:15:54 PM PDT by Ladysforest
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To: Ladysforest

YUM! Martha spent her time well, while George was off fighting the good fight and founding this great nation.

Maybe I could afford 10 qts of Old French brandy... at 1799 prices..hah.


48 posted on 10/23/2011 2:49:46 PM PDT by La Enchiladita
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To: La Enchiladita; jocon307; indcons; Chani; thefactor; blam; aculeus; ELS; Doctor Raoul; ...

Thanks to La Enchiladita for the post and the Freepmail and to jocon307 for the ping. Although we have posted Gen. Washington's whiskey news before, good whiskey and The General are in my Top Ten favorite topics of all time, so here's a ping on the story that has some good updates.

The RevWar/Colonial History/General Washington ping list...

49 posted on 10/23/2011 4:23:25 PM PDT by Pharmboy (Democrats lie because they HAVE to...)
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To: La Enchiladita

I wonder how long that sized batch would last? But they usually had a houseful of visitors, who often stayed weeks if not months.

Even sipped from those teeny glasses, that much could still be consumed pretty quickly.


50 posted on 10/23/2011 4:25:06 PM PDT by Ladysforest
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To: Sacajaweau
He was Frederick Winslow Taylor ahead of his time.
51 posted on 10/23/2011 6:24:40 PM PDT by ProtectOurFreedom
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To: Pharmboy

Thanks Pharmboy.


52 posted on 10/23/2011 7:04:25 PM PDT by SunkenCiv (It's never a bad time to FReep this link -- https://secure.freerepublic.com/donate/)
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To: Recon Dad

Rye has a different flavor from bourbon it’s almost Monty in my opinion. It’s definitely a nice change of pace.


53 posted on 10/23/2011 7:28:19 PM PDT by reed13k (For evil to triumph it is only necessary for good men to do nothing.)
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To: reed13k
I never had rye whiskey before... saw some marketing at a liquor store in Dallas and was offered a sample of (ri)1... was a different change of pace... I may buy a bottle in the near future:


54 posted on 10/23/2011 8:10:30 PM PDT by Trajan88 (www.bullittclub.com)
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To: Mr. Lucky

Yup....Poker was No. 1.


55 posted on 10/23/2011 8:14:51 PM PDT by Sacajaweau
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To: Pharmboy

This is good history.


56 posted on 10/23/2011 9:38:01 PM PDT by El Sordo (The bigger the government, the smaller the citizen.)
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To: Ladysforest; La Enchiladita

Sounds interesting. Canned sweetened Morello cherries are locally available (Zergut brand at some local food shops, plus Trader Joe’s also carries some) so this would be a worthwhile experiment for Christmas.


57 posted on 10/23/2011 9:48:40 PM PDT by thecodont
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To: thecodont

You’d have to adjust for the the sugar of course, but if you start out with a mini batch you should be OK.

I think I will talk the husband into trying a tiny batch. He brews beer and makes makes wine, so this should appeal to him.


58 posted on 10/23/2011 9:54:32 PM PDT by Ladysforest
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To: Pharmboy

Thanks for the ping!


59 posted on 10/24/2011 11:42:33 AM PDT by aculeus
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