whiskey

ok i am going to a bottling workshop a week from saturday! psyched!!!

that's awesome! hope u can recap it here.

aw groan

finally bought a bottle of that Bulleit Rye. tastes pretty nice, but it's kind of harsh. Good for the price.

I thought it was pretty smooth for a rye! Has an interesting mint finish.

Did I previously mention I got a bottle of Baker's for my birthday? I did, and it's great with a splash of water, and it has a weird cherry finish.

ooh i still need to try this.

on a visit to the parental home for my mother's birthday she had the good sense to bring out a postprandial bottle of 1993 Scapa (2006 bottling); delicious and still seemingly very affordable (about £45 or so).

Bulleit Rye is a lot more harsh than the Tuthilltown Hudson Manhattan Rye, but at a quarter of the price I'll gladly drink it with water.

maybe this manhattan rye I have not had is just wussy

i also picked up a bottle of bulleit rye this weekend. it's fine, but at twice the cost of overholt and approx $10 more than rittenhouse, it's not gonna become my standard. nice flavor i suppose but maybe a bit weak?

it's at one store in my area and they've marked it up north of 40 bucks. so yeah not trying soon unless maybe i spot it at a bar.

40 bucks? wtf, I think it's $28 here. Like I said, hoping it's at Costco for $20!

i am going to have to stop by the store downstairs on my way home to see if they're carrying it because this curiosity is killing me.

bulleit bourbon's pretty rye-y anyway

very true

My new drink is Green Chartreuse, Manhattan Rye Whiskey, Sweet Vermouth, and Simple Syrup with a orange peel. Not sure what to call it, but it taste like heaven. Any other ideas for rye cocktails?

Sounds a lot like a sazerac

sazerac doesn't have the vermouth, right? i can not make myself like things w/ simple syrup lately :(

i think 'a lot' is a bit of a stretch xp

It's similar to the sazerac which I have never heard of. I should invest in a bottle of Peychaud's Bitters.

people sub chartreuse in for absinthe in a sazerac, so minus the vermouth...

yeah you're right i guess it all depends on the proportions, it could be v similar

it sounds like a bijou which is gin/green chartreuse/sweet vermouth

maybe this manhattan rye I have not had is just wussy

Tempted to get a bottle of Balcones Baby Blue this weekend - first product out from a distillery in Waco.
http://www.balconesdistilling.com/babyblue

But it's sort of expensive ($35/750, I think) and 'baby blue' corn whiskey screams harsh to me.

do you know how long they're aging it for?

4 months, IIRC

yikes!

i'm sure it will be interesting but only you know whether you can spend 35 bucks on interesting

Yeah, I'm just bullshitting, I've heard manhattan rye is good

kentucky derby, bitches

http://vintagebooze.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/05/Eagle-Rare-1981.jpg

I made some mint simple syrup for ready-made juleps a year or two back

got way wasted by the time my friends left, then a second wave of friends showed up. good times.

guy downstairs said he forgot to order it but would have it on tuesday...

eagle rare on sale at my neighborhood abc.

good week for whiskey? i'm celebrating derby tonight w/ the eagle rare since i have to work tomorrow night.

shit, i had a bunch of leftover mint a while back and forgot to make a syrup, then i went out of town and came back to yuck :(

hahah i celebrated the end of the work week (and nice enough weather to sit on the back porch) earlier today with an eagle rare julep.

nice!

eagle rare buddies <3

bah, i should have bought a bottle of whiskey today. through the bulleit already..

haven't had it in ages! it's so smooth!

i wouldn't mind a *little* more depth to it, though.

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Eagle Rare 10-year isn't my favorite bourbon but I love it dearly

it's a v. good mixing bourbon and a decent sipper imo.

I picked up a bottle of the Rogue Dead Guy whiskey tonight. Haven't cracked it open yet, though. Anyone had it?

http://www.1-877-spirits.com/store/images/large/Wild-Turkey-Rare-Breed-lg.jpgp

i mean:

http://mattsbar.files.wordpress.com/2011/03/wild_turkey_rare_breed_bourbon.jpg?w=263&h=576

Drinking this tonight, very smooth on ice.
http://www.thewhiskyexchange.com/ProductImage.aspx%3Fpc%3DBRBON/JEF4%26w%3D270

liquor store closest to my house that usually only stocks old overholt and beam as far as rye just got in some new stuff -- redemption rye and bulleit rye. bought the redemption. trying it out .... now. *sips*

I have recently been drinking bourbon and soda. Nice warm-weather drink.

a shot of maker's mark in a pint glass filled with ice and then topped up with soda water is delicious on a hot afternoon.

make it two shots and i'm in.