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« Reply #294 on: October 09, 2018, 12:42:44 PM »
Jack and Makers are two of the Bourbons I sip on the rocks

not a Jim Beam fan, but it's OK.
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« Reply #295 on: October 09, 2018, 05:40:56 PM »
Not to be "that guy" but Jack Daniels isn't bourbon. Just sayin'... :)
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« Reply #296 on: October 09, 2018, 05:44:02 PM »
Dude,

You are most assuredly "that guy"

but then of course, I'm the other guy
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Re: Stirring the Pot
« Reply #297 on: October 09, 2018, 05:48:00 PM »
Quote from: utee94 on October 09, 2018, 05:40:56 PM
Not to be "that guy" but Jack Daniels isn't bourbon. Just sayin'... :)
It is not labeled as bourbon, but could be, according to the rules of what makes something bourbon.
I don't think the "filtering" step disqualifies it.
I don't care for it at all personally.  Gentleman is somewhat quaffable for me.  It's big in France.
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Re: Stirring the Pot
« Reply #298 on: October 09, 2018, 05:51:08 PM »
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« Reply #299 on: October 09, 2018, 06:42:44 PM »
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« Reply #300 on: October 09, 2018, 08:02:42 PM »
Quote from: Cincydawg on October 09, 2018, 05:48:00 PM
It is not labeled as bourbon, but could be, according to the rules of what makes something bourbon.
I don't think the "filtering" step disqualifies it.
I don't care for it at all personally.  Gentleman is somewhat quaffable for me.  It's big in France.
It's always been labeled as Tennessee Sourmash Whiskey.  Not bourbon.  They take pride in that.  That's kind of the point. :)
It's certainly made like bourbon and tastes like some bourbons.
But it's not.
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« Reply #301 on: October 10, 2018, 05:56:08 AM »
Johnny Walker only sold red and black label until relatively recently.  It makes me wonder if  all that product diversification and general rise in popularity of Scotch has cut into the quality of the red and black.  Red was considered a much better than average Scotch for over 50 years.
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« Reply #302 on: October 10, 2018, 07:07:13 AM »
I dunno. I picked up a bottle of JW Blue probably 25 years ago, and drank green (no longer made) for a good while too, and gold from time to time. They were not easy to find, but they were around. Green was replaced with platinum, I think. 
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« Reply #303 on: October 10, 2018, 07:18:14 AM »
Wikipedia indicates Johnny Walker blue first available in 1992.  Which is recent for old farts like me.
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« Reply #304 on: October 10, 2018, 08:25:18 AM »
Quote from: Temp430 on October 10, 2018, 07:18:14 AM
Wikipedia indicates Johnny Walker blue first available in 1992.  Which is recent for old farts like me.
I'm probably not that far behind you, although the more I post here the more I realize there are a lot of oldies (but goodies) here.
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Re: Stirring the Pot
« Reply #305 on: October 10, 2018, 08:25:51 AM »
I was at a party where they were pouring JW Black, which I had not had before.  I guess it wasn't to my taste, though I didn't think it was bad.

I think Armangac is underappreciated.

https://vinepair.com/wine-blog/brandy-differences-between-cognac-armagnac/

As it is less well known, it is often less expensive for the same quality as Cognac.

https://www.guildsomm.com/public_content/features/articles/b/charles_neal/posts/armagnac-an-in-depth-look-at-the-regions-grapes-styles-and-producers

It's interesting that all this stuff is made from what can be called "pot stills", though they are not usually stirred.

I did a lot of distillation "back in the day", heh.  You can only distill ethanol to 190 proof (95%) without doing something special to get higher.

The "absolute ethanol" is hygroscopic, e.g., it sucks water out of the air to get to 95%.  It can have a small amount of residual benzene in it which you really want to avoid.
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« Reply #306 on: October 10, 2018, 09:44:55 AM »
I forget what the story was when some years back Pappy Van Winkle went under.Evidently they had barrels sitting around in a warehouse(s).I guess the same distiller who bought out Weller,bought out Pappy also and Weller somehow got some of Pappy's stash - so it was much prized or the story goes .It was some high falutin' Bourbon snobs told me the story whilst we were sipping and sampling a relatives stash at Holiday Party
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Re: Stirring the Pot
« Reply #307 on: October 10, 2018, 10:13:31 AM »
Quote from: Temp430 on October 10, 2018, 05:56:08 AM
Johnny Walker only sold red and black label until relatively recently.  It makes me wonder if  all that product diversification and general rise in popularity of Scotch has cut into the quality of the red and black.  Red was considered a much better than average Scotch for over 50 years.
same with high end tequila and others back in the 70s and 80s
it may have been around on the east coast or in large cities like Chicago, but I didn't see it around here
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