Whiskey truly is the perfect drink.

[cosine]

I may prefer beer, but I wouldn't consider Makers Mark as "foul." What's better about Jim Beam Rye or Gentleman Jack? I haven't had either, maybe I should branch out.

[Pharmacology]

OK, somebody on here in the past, suggested "Makers Mark".    
That is the foulest bourbon I've ever had.........
Give me a Jim Beam Rye or Gentleman Jack.

I had Jim Beam for the first time at a bar last friday.
It was the "well whiskey"  of the night.  


EDIT:
As I mentioned earlier, I thought JW  Blue  tasted  awful,  so my  opinion is likely that of a pleb and not worth much :)
I did have some very fancy whisky  in a Scot's  house that was amazing, though.

[RoadKingLarry]

Slightly off the topic at hand but I thought this was marginally interesting.

Oklahoma made vodka

http://www.twisterdistillery.com/

The local news did a piece on them this evening. Apparently the building the distillery is in has been hit by a tornado twice. God don't like vodka?

[Mannlicher]

I am a big fan of Bourbon Whiskey.  I have several different  brands on hand.  Buffalo Trace, Bullett, Booker, Rowan's Creek and others.  My favorite though, and one that I have been drinking for better than 40 years now, is Old Fitzgerald.  It is in limited distribution, and hard for me to find.  Recently, I made the drive from here to Atlanta (4+ hours one way) to buy all that a store had in stock.   

[Waitone]

Any decent single malt scotch is substantially improved by a medium to medium-full 45 minute cigar.
Scotch and cigars are meant to be enjoyed together.

[AmbulanceDriver]

I think anything with either oak or peat marries well with a good cigar...  :)

[Gewehr98]

The flavor really depends on how you do it.  Sour mash isn't as much a flavor, as a time-honored distiller's technique.



The sour "backset" or leftover slop from a distilling run is returned to the grain fermentation.

It keeps the pH consistent from lot-to-lot (makes yeast happy), and conserves water. 

The distilleries will use at minimum 25% of the backset from previous runs in subsequent batches, which creates a "Sour Mash", something they can then legally use for marketing purposes.

In the end, the flavors are a product of the master distiller's palate as he/she makes cuts between heads, hearts, and tails during the run, and then samples over time to determine the best casks to bottle or blend for sale.

That's probably why the master distiller for Jeremiah Weed gets paid less than the master distiller for Red Breast or one of the Glens.

 

[grampster]

Try Black Velvet as a cheaper alternative to Crown Royal if you like blended whiskey.  Very smooth.

I enjoy bourbon neat or with a cube or two.  Mattingly and Moore provides a very full bodied, aromatic sweet bourbon at rock bottom prices.  Most of the pricey bourbons are too harsh for my taste.

I am fond of Irish whisky neat or on the rocks.  There are many good brands, but I'll take my old faithful Jamison or Red Breast if I want to get spendy.

[MrsSmith]

I knew you had at least one redeeming quality Grampster. 
I love a wee glass of Jamison with two ice cubes. Also like blended whiskey, the Canadian's are good at that.
Still on my rye kick though.

Sour mash - the smell of it is enough to activate the gag reflex. Blech.

[SADShooter]

Promptly proceeding to my proximate purveyor of potent potables  , I acquired a bottle of Crown Royal Black on a whim, as well as some 80 proof Wild Turkey Rye, which I haven't had in years.

At 90 proof, the CRB is nice, having a body and character closer to American whiskies, the absence of which is my gripe with Canadian whiskies generally.

The Wild Turkey has good rye flavor and spice notes, while being too easy to drink neat.

[Lee]

I always liked the Black Velvet magazine ads. http://pacocamino.blogspot.com/2012/01/vintage-ad-black-velvet-whisky-1977.html
For some odd reason, I've not been able to get this goofy song out of my mind since reading grampster's reply.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=icfq_foa5Mo

[grampster]

Thanks for the ear bug, Lee.

[grampster]

Well, well Mrs. Smith.  For a wee tad of a girl you have good taste in whisky, Irish whisky that is.

[zxcvbob]

"Mighty, mighty pleasin', Pappy's corn squeezin's..."

[Gewehr98]

She ain't sampled my corn squeezin's, otherwise she'd sing a different tune re: sour mash.   

[AJ Dual]

I think anything with either oak or peat marries well with a good cigar...  :)

I'm a fan of the Islay peat-monsters myself.

Even better, you acquire that taste,  and the pool of folks who might pilfer your stash is quite limited.

[Scout26]

A much better Earworm. 

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tkXNEmtf9tk

[gunsmith]

Being clean and sober, I no longer drink.
However, I recall that drinking 50 plus year old Whiskey was extremely pleasurable, if you're having a hard time enjoying Whiskey I advise you to find some really, really old stuff, probably very expensive but worth it.

[erik the bold]

I may prefer beer, but I wouldn't consider Makers Mark as "foul." What's better about Jim Beam Rye or Gentleman Jack? I haven't had either, maybe I should branch out.

A lot smoother, without the bite.

I second the Crown Royal as well............

[Ben]

Back when I started my foray into "better" whiskies (i.e., better than the JD I drank in High School), Maker's Mark was the first "good" whiskey I started with. I hardly ever drink it anymore, but I see nothing wrong with it as a starter whiskey for those working their way into small batch stuff.

[lupinus]

Makers Mark is decent, not the best out there but it's FAR from the bottom.

Though they are monkeying with the product. New batches will go out with 3% less ABV, which doesn't sound like much until you consider that just means an additional 3% water added to the final product being bottled. Not that I care much about alcohol content, but any time a recipe is monkeyed with and claims of "we're watering it down but it'll taste just the same!"...well color me skeptical.

[Hutch]

Sour mash - the smell of it is enough to activate the gag reflex. Blech.

Here, and I thought we could friends... Wait a tick, this means we won't be competing for the same hooch!  All is forgiven.

After an absolutely disastrous experience as a youngster with Bacardi 151proof, as in, my only ever blackout/memory loss alcohol poisoning, I never thought I would enjoy rum.  Was wrong.  It won't displace good bourbon or sourmash, but really good Jamaican (Edwin Charley's) is, well, really good.

[dm1333]

OK, somebody on here in the past, suggested "Makers Mark".     

That is the foulest bourbon I've ever had.........

Your taste buds must be messed up!   

[MrsSmith]

Well, well Mrs. Smith.  For a wee tad of a girl you have good taste in whisky, Irish whisky that is.

  I haven't done too much experimenting with Irish Whiskeys. Jameson works for me so no need to look for better! Had Bushmills, but apparently it wasn't memorable.

Here, and I thought we could friends... Wait a tick, this means we won't be competing for the same hooch!  All is forgiven.

After an absolutely disastrous experience as a youngster with Bacardi 151proof, as in, my only ever blackout/memory loss alcohol poisoning, I never thought I would enjoy rum.  Was wrong.  It won't displace good bourbon or sourmash, but really good Jamaican (Edwin Charley's) is, well, really good.

That's exactly the sentiment I have toward the odd person who doesn't like bacon: I don't have to share! With regard to rum, you should give Mount Gay rum (original) a try. Very smooth, excellent flavor. Bahamian, IIRC. Also, Angostura (same company that makes bitters) makes a pretty amazing rum, 1824 I think, that's a blend of various rums, extremely limited editions.

[SADShooter]

I haven't done too much experimenting with Irish Whiskeys. Jameson works for me so no need to look for better! Had Bushmills, but apparently it wasn't memorable.

That's exactly the sentiment I have toward the odd person who doesn't like bacon: I don't have to share! With regard to rum, you should give Mount Gay rum (original) a try. Very smooth, excellent flavor. Bahamian, IIRC. Also, Angostura (same company that makes bitters) makes a pretty amazing rum, 1824 I think, that's a blend of various rums, extremely limited editions.

Mount Gay is produced in Barbados. It is also delicious, and, incidentally, my base liquor for macerating fruit when baking fruitcakes.