Alcohol Infused Goodness

[Kalah]

A whoopsie. He's excused. I'm settling in with my 15yr old Glenlivet French Oak Reserve.

[Ethric]

Whiskey is more of a woman's drink than a man's. Gin is for real men.

Gin? Pfft, it's even berry-flavoured, goes well with a pink umbrella in it I fancy...

[Omega_Destroyer]

As opposed to that turpentine you call whiskey?

[Kalah]

He's begging for it, E. Please, let me whack him. Pretty please.

[Ethric]

Whack? Tie him to a chair and put some cask-strenght whisky under his nose. Ardbeg should do nicely, it smells like a house on fire.

[Kalah]

Heheheeee...

[Milla aka. the Slayer]

As opposed to that turpentine you call whiskey?

They have to keep warm somehow

[Kalah]

In the absence of sunny weather or good women, yes.

[Ethric]

You can keep that sunny weather. And I'm a bit partial to bad women, if possible

[Kalah]

*slurrrrppp!!* Decent drink, this.

[asandir]

whiskey is a manly drink, however it's not my dink of choice

Bourbon is for me, quality stuff like maker's mark and the like, had some JD's single barrel once, now that was fine!

[Kalah]

Isn't it true that unless it comes from Kentucky, it's called "Sour Mash"?

[asandir]

No idea, but it's the same stuff, and nobody mention that other well known bourbon or I'm gonna have to re-post that picture

[Omega_Destroyer]

Isn't it true that unless it comes from Kentucky, it's called "Sour Mash"?

I'm not sure about the sour mash part, but bourbon only comes from Kentucky.

[asandir]

two reasons to like the place

[Corribus]

I'm not sure about the sour mash part, but bourbon only comes from Kentucky.

To be legally called Bourbon, it doesn't have to be from Kentucky, but most of them are. There ARE certain rules about how it is supposed to be made, though, to be legally called bourbon. For instance, it needs to be made from >50% corn, and I don't think it is allowed to be filtered through charcoal or have other flavorings. I'm not sure on all the specifics.

[Kalah]

So it's not a copyright thing like Champagne, then.

[Corribus]

So it's not a copyright thing like Champagne, then.

Not exactly, although it does have to come from the United States to be called Bourbon. It doesn't have to come from Bourbon County, Kentucky, though. There are a few brands of legit non-Kentucky bourbons (e.g., Virginia Gentleman). Though definitely the best come from Kentucky (Blantons, Knob Creek, Maker's Mark, etc.).

Oh and sour mash is just a method of making whiskey that involves taking some of the left over grain mash from the batch before and using it to start the new batch. Sort of like the starter concept in sourdough bread. Some bourbons are sour mash whiskeys and some aren't. And some non-bourbons are sour mash whiskeys and some aren't.

[asandir]

good to see you've put a lot of research into a worthwhile field C

for more info, see here

[asandir]

I enjoyed a nice pint of Heineken last night, while out at the pub for a meal with the family