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puros_bran Nightrider

Joined : 10 Dec 2007 Posts : 1596 Location : Lower 48
 | Subject: Re: Favorite Bourbons? Mon Jul 07, 2008 8:27 pm | |
| In retrospect scratch that Winslow... Bourbon is nasty compared to a good Rum.. And I don't mean that Capt Morgan or Malibu crap JP  _________________ Crede Ut Intelligas
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ftrplt

Age : 62 Joined : 15 Dec 2007 Posts : 452 Location : Split between Raleigh, NC and OKC, OK
 | Subject: Re: Favorite Bourbons? Mon Jul 07, 2008 9:25 pm | |
| | Oh yes, PB ol' buddy, I'm acutely aware that whiskey from Tennessee is not Bourbon (see my earlier post on this thread)!! Without going into a too long story...My first wife's uncle-by-marriage was a VP for Schenley, way back when! Schenley bought the George Dickel rights, and old Uncle Ralph was sent down to Tullahoma to crank up the GD operation! When you visited Ralph's home, you could drink anything you wanted....as long as it was George Dickel straight or mixed with "something!!" FTRPLT |
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Winslow

Age : 62 Joined : 11 Apr 2008 Posts : 635 Location : Roselle, IL 60172
 | Subject: Re: Favorite Bourbons? Mon Jul 07, 2008 10:09 pm | |
| My uncle had a bar in his basement where the men of the family gathered at family functions.He kept a Crown Royal bottle full of Four Roses on hand to discourage moochers like his neighbor who liked to drop in for a free drink whenever he could.Talk about a velvet bullwhip to the tongue.............
Winslow _________________ "Pipes are occasionally of extraordinary interest," said he. "Nothing has more individuality, save perhaps watches and bootlaces." |
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puros_bran Nightrider

Joined : 10 Dec 2007 Posts : 1596 Location : Lower 48
 | Subject: Re: Favorite Bourbons? Mon Jul 07, 2008 10:21 pm | |
| That's why I pointed it out... You were quick to seperate them in the first post, but lumped 'em together in the second... Figured you'd forgot..what with ole age an all. 
oh George had no idea the college girl giggles he'd garner with his name though... _________________ Crede Ut Intelligas
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Ol'Dawg

Age : 62 Joined : 03 Jan 2008 Posts : 470 Location : Northeast Georgia
 | Subject: Re: Favorite Bourbons? Mon Jul 07, 2008 11:14 pm | |
| | puros_bran wrote: | Fun Facts.... Jack Daniels, you know Tn's pride, owned by Kentuckians 
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It's hard to go into a liquor store without buying something that's owned by either Brown-Forman, Diageo, Fortune Brands or Pernod Ricard. There are lots of fun facts about who owns what and how they're marketed or made. One I think is interesting is Early Times. If it's made for the US market it's a whiskey but if it's made for export it's a true bourbon.
Jim _________________ Not all rainbows end in a pot of gold. |
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Benton

Age : 35 Joined : 29 Apr 2008 Posts : 27 Location : Central Virginia
 | Subject: best bourbon? it's all about location, location, location Thu Jul 10, 2008 4:58 pm | |
| I bring a different bottle of bourbon each year for the annual fishing trip with my dad. We both like Maker's Mark, but any bottle that we open by the campfire after fishing all day is wonderful.
Of the ones that have been mentioned, Woodford Reserve is the only other one I've tried and it is very good. I'm already looking forward to next year's fishing trip. |
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Winslow

Age : 62 Joined : 11 Apr 2008 Posts : 635 Location : Roselle, IL 60172
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Puff Daddy bIG bAD vOODO dADDY

Age : 44 Joined : 09 Dec 2007 Posts : 1045 Location : Northern California
 | Subject: Re: Favorite Bourbons? Sat Jul 19, 2008 6:40 pm | |
| Enjoying a glass of Bulliet Kentucky Bourbon (Genuine Frontier Whiskey) at the moment. A couple drams straight up in a snifter. The nose is very light and almost brandy-like, the taste is clean and has an almost scotch-like character and the finish is reminiscent of the bourbons I'm more used to - those reasonably decent name brands found on most store shelves like Turkey and Beam - but with a much softer presence. It's pretty good stuff. My own preference is for something with a bit richer flavor but this ain't bad. Just discovered that the local Trader Joes market has a nice selection of good bourbons, many that are on Toms list in his original post. Almost grabbed the Makers Mark but decided on something I'd never tried before. Gonna have to grab a bottle of MM as it's so nice I should keep a bottle in the bottom desk drawer, where a real gentleman always hides such fine libations.  _________________ These are horrible times and all sorts of horrible people are prospering, but we must never let this disturb our equanimity or deflect us from our sacred duty to annoy and hinder them at every turn. I BLATANTLY ENDORSE    |
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Natch

Age : 58 Joined : 21 Dec 2007 Posts : 219 Location : foothills of the Ozarks
 | Subject: Re: Favorite Bourbons? Sun Jul 20, 2008 6:58 pm | |
| "Gonna have to grab a bottle of MM as it's so nice I should keep a bottle in the bottom desk drawer, where a real gentleman always hides such fine libations. "
Hell, PD, if we could afford Makers Mark down here in Arkieland, we'd keep it on top of the desk, as a statement to our affluence and good taste. Unless, of course, if my friends are coming over, then I'd hide it, otherwise I'd have to share it and it wouldn't last long!.
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mark

Joined : 02 Jul 2008 Posts : 282 Location : APPLE COUNTRY
 | Subject: Re: Favorite Bourbons? Mon Jul 21, 2008 8:00 pm | |
| | I share Makers Mark with people who think they don't like bourbon. |
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Slow Puffs Resident Sportscaster

Age : 59 Joined : 10 Dec 2007 Posts : 2260 Location : Alberta. Canada
 | Subject: Re: Favorite Bourbons? Mon Jul 21, 2008 9:36 pm | |
| I was listening to Colin Cowherd on ESPN radio. He was mentioning that a stripper in NYC was telling how she had the best sex with A-Rod and hoped that Madonna was experiencing the same. Colin Cowherd said if he had a bottle of bourbon, he could perform as well as A-Rod.
Does bourbon have powers like viagra? _________________ http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WixcqHFm-H8 |
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Winslow

Age : 62 Joined : 11 Apr 2008 Posts : 635 Location : Roselle, IL 60172
 | Subject: Re: Favorite Bourbons? Tue Jul 22, 2008 3:14 pm | |
| I take 1/8 of a Viagra daily,it keeps me from peeing on my shoes.
Winslow _________________ "Pipes are occasionally of extraordinary interest," said he. "Nothing has more individuality, save perhaps watches and bootlaces." |
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Tennessee Dave

Age : 58 Joined : 12 Feb 2008 Posts : 186 Location : Dayton, Tennessee
 | Subject: Re: Favorite Bourbons? Tue Jul 22, 2008 5:00 pm | |
| | Winslow wrote: | I take 1/8 of a Viagra daily,it keeps me from peeing on my shoes.
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Puff Daddy bIG bAD vOODO dADDY

Age : 44 Joined : 09 Dec 2007 Posts : 1045 Location : Northern California
 | Subject: Re: Favorite Bourbons? Tue Jul 22, 2008 8:05 pm | |
| | Winslow wrote: | I take 1/8 of a Viagra daily,it keeps me from peeing on my shoes.
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It also keeps me from rolling out of bed in the middle of the night
I've never noticed bourbon making my performance better, but I could be doing it wrong. Maybe you're supposed to dip your A-Rod in rather than drink it  _________________ These are horrible times and all sorts of horrible people are prospering, but we must never let this disturb our equanimity or deflect us from our sacred duty to annoy and hinder them at every turn. I BLATANTLY ENDORSE    |
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Natch

Age : 58 Joined : 21 Dec 2007 Posts : 219 Location : foothills of the Ozarks
 | Subject: Re: Favorite Bourbons? Tue Jul 22, 2008 9:05 pm | |
| "Maybe you're supposed to dip your A-Rod in rather than drink it"
Remind me to never accept a drink from you that has a "swizzle stick" in it.
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