Food Whisk(e)y (especially bourbon) - yeah!!!!

I've seen some variant of the Whisky rocks available on Amazon.com, though they've gotten a lot of unfavorable reviews. Maybe those ones are just knock-offs and the real thing is better.

 

Looking forward to seeing them!

 

I've been drinking Maker's since college, though I've tried Knob Creek and Woodford Reserve. Knob Creek is the most overpriced drek I've potentially ever had the misfortune to purchase. Harsh and obnoxious that. Woodford is definitely a step up from Maker's, but I'm not sure it's enough of a step up for me to really be willing to pay the higher price tag.

My friend, who is quite the bourbon drinker, has recently been espousing the virtues of Bulliet. He says you can't beat it for the price. Does anyone have any experience with it?

 

Interesting comments on Knob Creek. Almost picked that up on a few occasions, glad I didn't.

 

Yipes... guess I can't tell good bourbon from overpriced drek. Good to know, better choices next time.

 

I remember one night in a bar with my boss at the time and a few other mates from work.

He was hugely entertained (well we were all drunk) by the sexual connotation of "knob's creak" and kept buying shots of it and forcing me to "take my knob" etc etc.

I was pretty drunk and couldnt even tell you whether it tasted ok or not.

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On the ice thing, I always thought "real" whisky drinkers insisted you have to drink it neat with no ice to dilute the flavour?

Like I said, I normally take mine by the neck, but thats just how I like it. I think the above is pretentious idiocy though, people should take their drink however they like it. If you like ice (of coke with it) or whatever else, then thats what you should have, who cares what some pompous expert thinks is the "correct" way. My old grannie used to drink whiskey with ginger ale...

 

I'm probably not a real whisky drinker. I just like it cold.

 

I prefer scotch and still have dreams about the ONE time I had Johnny Walker Blue.

I do like Woodford Reserve though as it tastes like the KY Derby. Drink it neat or in a Mint Julip, the only "drink" I'll entertain for bourbon. It's too tasty to drink any other way.

 

KY Derby conjures up a whole lot of thoughts not related to bourbon

 

That pic caught my eye, as I have one of those gorgeous square glasses on the right.

Anyone else interested can get one here:
Blade Runner Whiskey Glass - Arnolfo di Cambio Double Old Fashioned - Cibi DOF - by Cini Boeri
The vendor is a pleasure to deal with, unlike me.

On a more related note, I'm not a bourbon drinker, but I do have a bottle signed from the late Booker Noe:


It's been over a dozen years, so I expect the bourbon is no good anymore.

 

I've forbidden my old lady to even touch any of my personal glasses, as she's notorious for dropping her own coffee mugs.

 

I like both these points! I am definitely going to have to at least try the glass cooling trick.

As for Pappy... this is why I like it too. If you are ever in Louisville and need some help getting pointed out for bourbon flights at some of the places downtown, let me know!

 

Hell I'd come down if there's enough notice!