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  • markymark550
    markymark550 Columbia, SC Posts: 5,223
    tempo_n_groove said:
    Question to those that like ice/chilled bourbon:

    Why?  I would think that when it is warm or room temperature the flavors should be more prevalent like a cognac?

    I find bourbons and cognacs to be better at room temp.

    Anybody else?
    I can drink it room temperature and it's fine. I don't like it diluted with ice or water, but when chilled I get more of the vanilla flavor from the barrels.
  • bflynn1
    bflynn1 Posts: 1,394

    Eagle Rare, Blanton's, Jameson (Black Barrel, Caskmates, Original), Buffalo Trace. Those are what I usually always have on hand. I can drink it neat or on the rocks.

    Finally got to try Pappy 23 for the first time when I was in NYC earlier this year, had it neat of course, as I do with anything high end that I'm trying for the first time.

  • tbergs
    tbergs Posts: 10,458
    Degeneratefk said:
    Do none of you people enjoy good ole fashion jack Daniels? 
    That was what I cut my teeth on back in high school and early college. The last time I drank it was a night I'll never forget. For some reason that memory has kept me away from straight JD, but it was an instant hit for me over 20 years ago. Nothing like going to Germany at 17 and being able to purchase a nice bottle of JD :smiley: That was a rough flight back to the states.
    It's a hopeless situation...
  • Miss.Snowdrop
    Miss.Snowdrop Scotland Posts: 192
    I am going to the US for the first time in over 20 years in March, so this time around I am allowed t drink :-) . What are nice bourbons to start with? I am an absolute novice but would love to find out, if I like it. 
  • tempo_n_groove
    tempo_n_groove Posts: 41,599
    Miss.Snowdrop said:
    I am going to the US for the first time in over 20 years in March, so this time around I am allowed t drink :-) . What are nice bourbons to start with? I am an absolute novice but would love to find out, if I like it. 
    If you are in the city and near midtown you will find nice restaurants or bars that will have good high end bourbons.  

    Where abouts are you going?  A few of us can steer you in the right direction.

    Guys, bourbons to try?

    Buffalo Trace, Blantons, Pappy, 4 Roses.
  • dankind
    dankind Posts: 20,841
    edited December 2017
    tempo_n_groove said:
    Miss.Snowdrop said:
    I am going to the US for the first time in over 20 years in March, so this time around I am allowed t drink :-) . What are nice bourbons to start with? I am an absolute novice but would love to find out, if I like it. 
    If you are in the city and near midtown you will find nice restaurants or bars that will have good high end bourbons.  

    Where abouts are you going?  A few of us can steer you in the right direction.

    Guys, bourbons to try?

    Buffalo Trace, Blantons, Pappy, 4 Roses.
    Yeah, I'd say that depending on where @Miss.Snowdrop is going to be, just seek out a bar/restaurant with a nice selection of bourbons and let the bartender/waitstaff be her guide. Some places may even have flights. 
    I SAW PEARL JAM
  • Lizard
    Lizard So Cal Posts: 12,091
    I am gonna sound very pedestrian here BUTTTT
    I love Maker's Mark
    and Fireball--
    and yeah... Seagram's Seven -- Miss the days drinking that with my mom.

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  • Cliffy6745
    Cliffy6745 Posts: 34,036
    Not a damn thing wrong with Makers.
  • HesCalledDyer
    HesCalledDyer Maryland Posts: 16,498
    Makers used to release a Mint Julep liqueur right around the time of the Kentucky Derby, but I haven't seen it in years.  I'd love to get my hands on some but does anyone know if they still make it?
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  • dankind
    dankind Posts: 20,841
    Makers and/or Knob are essentials for a long camping trip. 
    I SAW PEARL JAM
  • jeffbr
    jeffbr Seattle Posts: 7,177
    I don't know if Maker's still does the Mint Julep liqueur either. I still have 1/2 a bottle of it from a few years ago, but haven't seen any recently. 
    My go-to's are Knob Creek, Maker's Mark, and Woodford's Reserve. But I love pretty much all bourbon. I have Blanton's, Basil Hayden, Booker's, Jim Beam Black, and just cracked a bottle of a local bourbon called Woodinville Whiskey which is quite tasty. I also have about 1/3 of a bottle of Pappy's 20yr that I'm slowly finishing up.

    Not a Scotch drinker, though. As William Weld said "Scotch going down tastes like bourbon coming up." 
    "I'll use the magic word - let's just shut the fuck up, please." EV, 04/13/08
  • Miss.Snowdrop
    Miss.Snowdrop Scotland Posts: 192
    dankind said:
    tempo_n_groove said:
    Miss.Snowdrop said:
    I am going to the US for the first time in over 20 years in March, so this time around I am allowed t drink :-) . What are nice bourbons to start with? I am an absolute novice but would love to find out, if I like it. 
    If you are in the city and near midtown you will find nice restaurants or bars that will have good high end bourbons.  

    Where abouts are you going?  A few of us can steer you in the right direction.

    Guys, bourbons to try?

    Buffalo Trace, Blantons, Pappy, 4 Roses.
    Yeah, I'd say that depending on where @Miss.Snowdrop is going to be, just seek out a bar/restaurant with a nice selection of bourbons and let the bartender/waitstaff be her guide. Some places may even have flights. 
    I'll be in New Orleans. I heard that's not a bad place for bourbon  ;)
  • Cliffy6745
    Cliffy6745 Posts: 34,036
    What's the difference between this mint julep liqueur and just making delicious mint juleps?

  • Lizard
    Lizard So Cal Posts: 12,091
    jeffbr said:


    Not a Scotch drinker, though. As William Weld said "Scotch going down tastes like bourbon coming up." 
    haha
    So I'll just lie down and wait for the dream
    Where I'm not ugly and you're lookin' at me
  • Cliffy6745
    Cliffy6745 Posts: 34,036
    edited December 2017
    Is there a more dangerous drink that mint juleps?  You drink one and about a dozen later you have your shirt off trying to fist fight your brother in law
  • jeffbr
    jeffbr Seattle Posts: 7,177
    Cliffy6745 said:
    What's the difference between this mint julep liqueur and just making delicious mint juleps?

    Nothing, really. Already pre-mixed and sweetened, so just pour over ice. I prefer making them myself.
    "I'll use the magic word - let's just shut the fuck up, please." EV, 04/13/08
  • markymark550
    markymark550 Columbia, SC Posts: 5,223
    HesCalledDyer said:
    Makers used to release a Mint Julep liqueur right around the time of the Kentucky Derby, but I haven't seen it in years.  I'd love to get my hands on some but does anyone know if they still make it?
    They do still make it. Use the following to find it in your area.

    https://www.makersmark.com/find
  • rgambs
    rgambs Posts: 13,576
    Cliffy6745 said:
    Is there a more dangerous drink that mint juleps?  You drink one and about a dozen later you have your shirt off trying to fist fight your brother in law
    Sounds like a decent Tuesday.
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  • HesCalledDyer
    HesCalledDyer Maryland Posts: 16,498
    Cliffy6745 said:
    What's the difference between this mint julep liqueur and just making delicious mint juleps?

    The liqueur is basically a ready made drink. Just add crushed ice.
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  • HesCalledDyer
    HesCalledDyer Maryland Posts: 16,498
    markymark550 said:
    HesCalledDyer said:
    Makers used to release a Mint Julep liqueur right around the time of the Kentucky Derby, but I haven't seen it in years.  I'd love to get my hands on some but does anyone know if they still make it?
    They do still make it. Use the following to find it in your area.

    https://www.makersmark.com/find
    Thanks! I'll have to be on the lookout for it, or ask one of my stores to get it in stock.  The map is unfortunately useless where I Iive, no hits within 100 miles. I kind of expected that though, we're never on anyone's stock finders.
    Star Lake 00 / Pittsburgh 03 / State College 03 / Bristow 03 / Cleveland 06 / Camden II 06 / DC 08 / Pittsburgh 13 / Baltimore 13 / Charlottesville 13 / Cincinnati 14 / St. Paul 14 / Hampton 16 / Wrigley I 16 / Wrigley II 16 / Baltimore 20 / Camden 22 / Baltimore 24 / Raleigh I 25 / Raleigh II 25 / Pittsburgh I 25

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