Bourbon question
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One of my favorites. On a side note. Not sure Jesus would approve its consumption according to some doctrines.
It replaced Makers 46 as my always-in-my-cabinet bourbon. Woodford is pretty good too but I'd put it behind Four Roses and 46. Ahead of regular Makers though.
I love beer, home brewing, and red wine. I probably just have 1-2 drinks/week now when on the rare occasion I'm not exhausted and the kids are in bed.
I just can't get into liquor though. My wife will have a Tito's or Belvedere vodka martini now and then. My friends that are really into home brewing beer also say Bulleit Rye is fantastic.
I presume that like beer, there is some sort of progression of taste that one develops when they get into bourbon/whiskey? Is it like at first you start to like whiskey/coke on the rocks (like bud light or something) and then you use less coke (like into Yeungling/Fat Tire) then progress onto whiskey alone on the rocks (like a big hoppy IPA)?
I just can't get into liquor though. My wife will have a Tito's or Belvedere vodka martini now and then. My friends that are really into home brewing beer also say Bulleit Rye is fantastic.
I presume that like beer, there is some sort of progression of taste that one develops when they get into bourbon/whiskey? Is it like at first you start to like whiskey/coke on the rocks (like bud light or something) and then you use less coke (like into Yeungling/Fat Tire) then progress onto whiskey alone on the rocks (like a big hoppy IPA)?
Exact same here, except I need to work on that 1-2 drinks per week thing. I could never acquire the taste for bourbon, even when it was highly popular amongst the peers back in the late 70's/early 80's. (Jack, George, Hiram, and Jim).
Up where I live, breweries are growing like weeds. There's about 20 of them within 30 minutes of my house, and I pretty much like all the various types of beer, and make my own from time to time.
I actually started with a love of the IPA, but now rarely drink those. I'm more into the porters, and love a good vanilla Porter, with Atwater's Vanilla Java Porter being my current favorite. It took me years to acquire the taste of a stout, but now I find them to be a wonderful 'sipping' beer.
That's very similar to me. I like stouts and porters, but not as much in the hot summers down here in the south - during these times I prefer IPAs or pale ales or rarely pilsners.
My all time best home brew was a coffee chocolate stout made with cold-brewed coffee (it takes away some acidity when you cold brew it) from a local roaster and some dark chocolate. It was great.
I like the Heffs in the summer time, but only when they have a strong banana taste to them. Up here, it still gets kind of cool at night (at times), so you can pretty much stick with winter warm types year round if you wanted to do so.
My first batch I made was actually my best batch, and I barely knew what the hell I was doing while trying to follow the kit directions. It was an American Ale, and just for the hell of it, I added some extra hops that I had bought at a brewery, and it ended up as a mild IPA taste. Still have a few bottles of it.
For whatever reason I just don't like Heffs or Saisons. The sour taste just doesn't set well with me.
It was definitely a progression for me. I started drinking terrible whisky sours with that fake sour mix, then progressed to well made mixed drinks, then finally to drinking it with just a few drops of water.
Beer I started drinking the cheap stuff in college because it was all I could afford, but as soon as I had the good stuff (Cordendonk Brown was the first one) I was hooked. Still love Belgians, not so big on Heffes but I'll have them sometimes, and completely over IPAs by now because every microbrewery in CA was pumping them out for a while. Now they're all making Saisons which is better because it's newer but I'm sure I'll be over those before long as well. Belgians and porters I'd have gotten tired of already if I were going to though.
My favorite porter is the Samuel Smith Taddy, and their Oatmeal Stout is great as well. Check them out if you're into dark beer.
Do you drink it straight? I love it in a Manhattan or Old Fashioned but I'm not a huge fan of it straight; too over proof for me.
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