Popularity of Bourbon

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  • #731354
    bpt
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    ” Glenfiddich 50 Year Old “

    Just say when and where! The 40 y/o bottle is close to $2000, so be sure to save me some, as I’m sure the line will be out the door.

    #731355
    lkwdfellow
    Member

    Sacrilege – I have tried it, however I wasn’t crazy about it. Just my personal opinion…

    Recently, I went back to an old favorite – Wild Turkey 101. It’s a very solid bourbon. The only problem is that after you take a shot or two of it, anything less strong tastes very weak…

    #731356
    Sacrilege
    Member

    lkwdfellow

    Thanks! I always see it @ the story and never bought it, was wondering if it was any good.

    #731357
    cherrybim
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    #731358
    joker
    Member

    for some reason americans love boubon, the rest of the world all prefer scotch its classier and tastier. A single malt scotch is better than any bourbon any day. so if ur entertaining americans bourbon will be the more popular drink, if not, scotch is definately the way to go!

    #731359
    arc
    Participant

    classy is overrated.

    As someone said a 21 year old scotch is (generally) much better than bourbon however I prefer bourbon most times.

    To me Bourbon is steak and scotch is like fine chocolate 9 times out of 10 I’ll take the meat.

    #731360
    lkwdfellow
    Member

    cherrybim – I agree – Knob Creek is pretty good. I also recently had the Old Grandad 114 & thought it was pretty good.

    Sacrilege – you think I could get a job as a bourbon consultant?

    #731361
    Sacrilege
    Member

    lkwdfellow

    Fa Sho.

    #731362
    Homeowner
    Member

    Johnnie Walker Blue Label.

    #731363
    squeak
    Participant

    Johnnie Walker Blue Label.

    I didn’t realize that were we being asked to suggest alternatives to bourbons and single malts. In that case, I suggest Apple Juice.

    #731364
    arc
    Participant

    not bourbon

    #731365
    agittayid
    Participant

    Wild turkey is great to serve at a kiddush.

    #731366
    metrodriver
    Member

    Mod 80: Generally. From a Kashrus stand-point, there is an issue with some of the Scotch Whiskeys. Those that are blended. Some are blended with other whiskies that are aged in Wine Casks. Hence there is the Shaila of “Yayin Nesech”. Bourbons, on the other hand, are aged in their own barrels. As I like to say that I have Two “Rebbes”. Old Weller (107 Proof) and Wild Turkey (101 Proof).

    #731367
    lkwdfellow
    Member

    Sacrilege – I had a few shots of Pappy Van Winkle 20 year this Shabbos & I’m not sure if I can recommend anything else at the moment… it’s in a different ballpark… very geshmack!

    #731368
    cherrybim
    Participant

    Old Weller is a great bourban but it’s on the problem list. The London Bais Din is matir all scotches.

    #731369
    Sacrilege
    Member

    lkwdfellow

    Is that the $120 bottle? I’m still looking for the $60 bottle of Pappys…

    Just wondering, do I have to pay for these consultations 😉

    #731370
    cherrybim
    Participant

    I hate to be the bearer of bad news, especially when it concerns bourban, but Pappy Van Winkle is also on the problem list of bourbans.

    #731371
    lkwdfellow
    Member

    cherrybim – yes, someone told me that as I was leaving the simcha. I wouldn’t have tried it had I known.

    Sacrilege – I’m not sure how much it costs, but it was very good. And, BTW, payment is in bourbon only…

    #731372
    lkwdfellow
    Member

    Sacrilege – here’s the Bourbon of the Week – Noah’s Mill. I had it a while ago, but then this week I had it again & was quite impressed. Decently priced with a nice taam.

    #731373
    Sacrilege
    Member

    lkwdfellow

    I just Googled it. Ive neer heard of that one before… I’ll have to keep my eye out for it, thanks for the tip!

    #731374
    lkwdfellow
    Member

    Sacrilege – I think it’s in the Rowan’s Creek family. Always happy to share a good bourbon….

    #731375
    nfgo3
    Member

    I do not believe that anyone can taste the difference between most whiskeys. Its all pretension and fakery. In a truly blind taste test, no one can distinguish 21-year old single-malt Glen Goniff scotch from 4-year old mass-produced Old Zeyde bourbon. All whiskey tastes like nail polish remover, and the only reason people drink it is to be polite, sociable or intoxicated … not that there’s anything wrong with that.

    According to a passage in “The Autobiography of Malcolm X,” Mr. X opined that African Americans prefer scotch, so if you expect them at your simcha, be sure to have some available.

    #731376

    nfgo3 i must take issue with you in a very strong way

    you are completely wrong

    whiskey tastes nothing like nail polish remover!

    it tastes like rubbing alcohol

    except for some ive tried like lapphroaig (spell?) which taste like rubbing alcohol after having been filtered through a burned-out compost heap.

    if you can give me the name of some that taste like nail polish remover ill give it a try and will be glad to retract if i find you are correct.

    #731377
    Pashuteh Yid
    Member

    I am surprised a young, single girl like Sac knows so much about liquor. I don’t know one from the other.

    At any rate, I never drink Wild Turkey. I only drink Vilder Chaya.

    #731378
    lkwdfellow
    Member

    Being that I’ve never tried either nail polish remover or rubbing alchohol, I can’t give an opinion on them. But, a good bourbon tastes great even in a blind taste test…

    #731379

    on the other hand i dont believe it is “pretension and fakery”

    there are well documented genetic differences among people in regard to the ability to perceive different tastes.

    “Why do brussels sprouts taste bitterly repellent to one person and bland – or even delicious – to the next?

    A study published in the February 22 issue of Current Biology confirms the influential role of genetics in determining the wide range of human sensitivity to taste, ultimately impacting how we each perceive the world in a slightly different way.

    “Each human carries their own distinctive set of taste receptors which gives them a unique perception of how foods and medicines taste,” explains Monell Chemical Senses Center psychophysicist Paul Breslin, PhD, who shares first authorship and is a corresponding contributor for the study. “This paper shows that a single gene codes for multiple forms of a taste receptor, with each form having a differing sensitivity to taste compounds. Further, a person’s perceptual sensitivity to these bitter tasting compounds corresponds strikingly well with their genetically-determined receptor sensitivity.”

    #731380
    twisted
    Participant

    Bourbon could be made kosher, and even kosher lepesach with the following critera:

    a)a corn only mash,

    b)acceptance that corn is not chameshes haminim, (obvious) and

    c)corn, being native to the Americas, is not kitniyos either (not so obvious, nor well accepted)

    d)the malting agent and yeast are chometz free.

    This is not really rocket science, and could be done in the home bathtub, kitchen and garage, given some know how, and a sense of what can be put into dual-use. And also a new charred oak barrel, likely the most elusive and expensive of the must haves.

    #731382
    Sacrilege
    Member

    nfgo3

    This is where you are wrong. Bourbon is a complex whiskey that engages your senses, you arent SUPPOSED to drink it blind. In order to properly enjoy it you need to see it, smell it, taste it.

    #731383

    I’m with Mod-80 on this one. Since my youth when I freely mixed with beers and whiskeys and what-have-you, I’ve never been able to even smell these drinks without getting nauseous.

    Yes, I’m that guy at the kiddush trying to hide in a corner while he makes Kiddush on some chocolate liqueur.

    If you see me with my chocolate, please don’t come up to me. I prefer to remain anonymous.

    #731384
    lkwdfellow
    Member

    Sacrilege – Most kiddushim have only “vybisher” shnapps in the women’s section & the good stuff in the men’s section. So, if you see Derech HaMelech in the men’s section – you can trade him a bottle of chocolate liquer for a bottle of bourbon….

    #731385
    hockers
    Member

    people you dont realize that ARAK is of the better alcoholic beverages out there.GIT R DONE

    #731386
    bpt
    Participant

    “I’m that guy at the kiddush ….. makes Kiddush on some chocolate liqueur.”

    That’s only because you’re drinkin’ with the wrong chevrah. Sit at my table, and you’ll soon see why bourbon is THE drink of choice!

    #731387
    nfgo3
    Member

    Doesn’t anyone want to know how I know what nail polish remover tastes like?

    Sacrilege: When I said “truly blind taste test,” I did not mean visually impaired. What I meant was: pour 3 or 4 different whiskeys in different glasses, and see whether you can identify which is which by sipping, smelling, looking and tasting each.

    Mod-80 makes a good point about different people having different taste and olfactory receptors. But for most people, most whiskeys taste like nail polish remover.

    #731388
    Sacrilege
    Member

    nfgo3

    “pour 3 or 4 different whiskeys in different glasses, and see whether you can identify which is which by sipping, smelling, looking and tasting each”

    Youd be surprised how many people can do it.

    #731389
    nfgo3
    Member

    Sacrilege: I’d be surprised if anyone can do it.

    #731390
    Sacrilege
    Member

    nfgo3

    Id take that bet.

    #731391
    nfgo3
    Member

    Sacrilege: I didn’t say anything about betting, but … you name the place (in the 5 Boroughs) and I’ll bring the whiskeys.

    #731392
    Sacrilege
    Member

    lkwdfellow: You comin?

    #731393
    lkwdfellow
    Member

    Sacrilege – If you make it in lakewood – I’m there! With the roads full of ice & snow piles, I aint coming to the 5 Boroughs.

    I think that before & after you shovel your snow – you need a good anti-freeze to warm yourself up – like Wild Turkey 101!!

    #731394
    1dayatime
    Participant

    mod

    There are many great bourbons out there other than woodfords, basil haydens, makers mark, knob creek, bakers and the other popular jewish bourbons

    If you want something strong and gishmack, Old Grand Dad 114 makes a great boubon, buffalo trace is also a great bourbon,four roses and heaven hill are also great

    Elmer T Lee, Elijah Craig,Evan Wiiliams, Noahs Mill are good too

    #731395
    Sacrilege
    Member

    Old Grand Dad is swill… but then again you get what you pay for.

    #731396
    lkwdfellow
    Member

    Sacrilege – I will tell you – Old Grand Dad 114 does pack a good punch….

    #731397
    1dayatime
    Participant

    Old Grand Dad 114 is the way i go, it takes me right to the top

    #731398
    yeshivabochur123
    Participant

    I’d take any scotch over any bourbon any day.

    #731399
    Sacrilege
    Member

    If your main objective is to get a quick buzz, knock yourself out.

    #731400
    ZosHaTorah
    Participant

    Does anybody see anything wrong with spending a good $100 to $150 on top shelf single malts like Laphroig, Ardbeg, Coal Ila, Lagavulen, etc? I hate to spend so much for a bottle, but they bring such joy and kavod when drank in moderation at a Shabbos seuda.

    #731401
    nfgo3
    Member

    ZosHaTorah and Yeshivabochur123: If and when Sacrilege sets a place, time and date for a blind test, I hope you will be there to see how wrong you are about the tastes of different whiskeys.

    #731402
    1dayatime
    Participant

    Sacrilege,

    What else is the “objective” of drinking?

    #731403
    Sacrilege
    Member

    Um, do you need a ride to AA? I’m free tonight.

    #731404
    1dayatime
    Participant

    One can drink to get a buzz, which he/she enjoys, and not be an addict. In AA terms it’s called “Drinking like a gentelman”

    3 types of drinkers

    1. One who drinks, gets drunk, and doesnt drink for a while after that because they remember the feelings of nausea and dont want to go through it again. (not an addict)

    2. One who drinks regularly, gets a buzz-or drunk- when he does, but can stop when he needs to, it doesnt interfere with his life, nor does he use it to escape reality. (not an addict)

    3. One, who no matter what the consequences, cannot stop drinking-illness of body, obsession of mind. (finally, an addict)

    oh! thanks for the offer but i can get there on my own.

    Best

    1day

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