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Post by Auf Kiltre on May 22, 2020 21:44:43 GMT -5
Just curious, I've never been a whiskey guy, but lately been indulging in the occasional Jack and Coke. If a schlub were to explore sipping a whiskey neat or on the rocks, is JD as good as any to start with, or is it the WalMart of whiskeys?
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Post by Peegoo 🏁 on May 22, 2020 22:04:33 GMT -5
I've never been a fan of the black label stuff. Their green label tastes better and is a lot smoother.
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Post by rickyguitar on May 22, 2020 22:25:04 GMT -5
It is popular, whatever that is worth. I think Wild Turkey is better, Evan Williams is almost dirt cheap and it pretty good. Their round bottle stuff works for me.
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Post by rangercaster on May 22, 2020 22:46:51 GMT -5
I think Jack is a fine Tennessee whiskey, which technically is bourbon anyhow ... Overhyped a bit, and overpriced ...
There was a famous celebrity singer from Hoboken who loved it...
Evan William's White Label BIB or black label are my choice ... the oldest distillery in KY ...
Their license # is 1 ... George Dickel is another Tennessee whiskey that's worth a sip ...
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Post by budg on May 23, 2020 5:43:52 GMT -5
I like it . When I drink JD , its usually with Vernors Ginger Ale instead of coke. Just like the taste. With coke , Capt Morgans spiced rum gets the nod from me.
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Post by Debs on May 23, 2020 6:19:52 GMT -5
I don't drink hard liquor very often but when I do it's usually Courvoisier and it has to be straight up.Life is to short too drink cheap stuff.
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Post by Laker on May 23, 2020 6:25:29 GMT -5
Personally, I think it’s swill.
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Post by Sharkie on May 23, 2020 6:31:31 GMT -5
I prefer Seagrams Crown Royal; but that’s up here in Canada eh!
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Post by Pinetree on May 23, 2020 8:41:40 GMT -5
Jack Daniels is technically a Whiskey, because it's been filtered through charcoal.
Try their Single Barrel Select, it's probably twice the price but quite good.
No. 7 is popular for good reason, but there's a lot better out there.
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Post by Leftee on May 23, 2020 8:48:49 GMT -5
Love me some Vernor’s!
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Post by Auf Kiltre on May 23, 2020 8:53:16 GMT -5
Oh yeah, growing up in Detroit with Windsor just across the river, Crown and Vernors are not unfamiliar to me. Vernors is medicine for Michiganders.
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Post by Leftee on May 23, 2020 8:55:01 GMT -5
It was my maternal grandmother who started my Vernors addiction when I was a wee lad. She was from Lansing, MI.
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Post by funkykikuchiyo on May 23, 2020 9:59:37 GMT -5
The whisk(e)y aficionados I pay attention to don't mind Jack Daniels. They don't look down their noses at it. I don't think any consider it their go-to, but do have a slight soft spot for it. I haven't bothered drinking it in a long, long time, mainly because there are so many other options out there, and the big name has the effect of inflating the price a bit.
I think whenever you have a drink with strong brand name cache there will inevitably be a group of people repelled by that.
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Post by Sharkie on May 23, 2020 10:01:55 GMT -5
If it’s available here, we’ll give it a taste. 🥃 |
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Post by budg on May 23, 2020 10:23:06 GMT -5
Yeah Vernors is da bomb. I like it on its own or with JD.
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Post by rangercaster on May 23, 2020 11:11:43 GMT -5
Charcoal filtering makes Tennessee whiskey a bit smoother than other whiskey... Evan Williams is also filtered ...
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Post by Lesterstrat on May 23, 2020 12:39:10 GMT -5
It’s not bottom shelf, but it’s a fairway or two from top shelf. And yes, it’s filtered through charcoal which separates it from bourbon.
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Post by GmanNJ on May 23, 2020 13:15:21 GMT -5
I am enjoying the Japanese whiskeys from Suntory. They got very high marks and sold out. So now they have NAS non age specific whiskeys till the second plant production has 6 to 15 years to mature. Lighter in color and mouthfeel the Toki has a good price point. Harmony a bit more complex but very good.
Suggest both for sippin not mixin
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Post by NoSoapRadio on May 23, 2020 16:54:34 GMT -5
I've got a bottle of No.7 that someone gave me in the back of the cabinet. As long as I have a jug of Woodford Double Oak or Maker's 46 (which I always do), No.7 probably won't see the light of day. Unless I give it to my wife to add to her eggnog in the Fall -- but while it's far from my favorite, it doesn't deserve to be defiled like that.
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Post by Laker on May 23, 2020 17:05:59 GMT -5
We toured the Maker’s distillery and really enjoyed the samples poured at the end of the tour (the whole tour was very interesting). What we thought was funny is we toured with our Corvette club where we were poured all these really healthy pours of Makers and then they turn you loose in a bunch of high horse-powered cars and say, “have fun”. ZIPPEE! I have no idea how this website works, but my quote totally disappeared. |
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Post by Auf Kiltre on May 23, 2020 17:41:12 GMT -5
A Crown Royal ad popped up in my Facebook feed. Creepy.
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Post by LM on May 23, 2020 18:00:31 GMT -5
I can handle Ol' NO 7. It's smoother than Maker's Mark and some the other more pricey stuff. A good friend has a cabinet filled with just about every brand and some of the most expensive ones are as smooth as turpentine.
My daughter and SIL bought me an early Father's Day present of Woodford Reserve. With an ice cube, it makes a good sipping bourbon.
I agree Evan Williams isn't bad for the price.
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Post by FlyonNylon on May 23, 2020 18:50:36 GMT -5
I was born, raised, and still live in East TN and am man enough to admit I prefer KY bourbon to No. 7. Maybe it’s because I never really liked liquor when I was younger and everyone always bought shots of JD, often near the end of the night, which I sometimes downed reluctantly.
I only buy bourbon or whiskey a couple times a year and Buffalo Trace, Bulleit, Elijah Craig, or Angel’s Envy the typical fifths.
Bulleit rye makes a great manhatten fwiw.
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Post by Auf Kiltre on May 23, 2020 20:46:29 GMT -5
I bought some Makers Mark, tried it on the rocks. Then shortly afterward this happened.  |
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Post by Lesterstrat on May 23, 2020 20:56:33 GMT -5
I've got a bottle of No.7 that someone gave me in the back of the cabinet. As long as I have a jug of Woodford Double Oak or Maker's 46 (which I always do), No.7 probably won't see the light of day. Unless I give it to my wife to add to her eggnog in the Fall -- but while it's far from my favorite, it doesn't deserve to be defiled like that. Makers is a great go to and I love Woodford. I also dig Larceny & Knob Creek. |
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Post by Lesterstrat on May 23, 2020 22:53:28 GMT -5
p.s. my every day sipper is Jim Beam black extra aged bourbon. It’s good stuff!
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Post by rickyguitar on May 23, 2020 23:35:33 GMT -5
Makers is welcome here.
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Post by rickyguitar on May 24, 2020 4:43:48 GMT -5
Had Evan Williams 1783 on 1 ice cube tonight. It was very good.
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Post by Ayns on May 24, 2020 10:19:25 GMT -5
I don’t mind JD, and in fact I got a bottle a couple of weeks ago for my birthday. I quite often drink JD with coke, whereas I wouldn’t do that with Knob Creek, Woodford Reserve et al.
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Post by rickv on May 24, 2020 11:44:52 GMT -5
Jack on the rocks is ok with me. I prefer Woodford. Not impressed with Makers Mark. TX blended on the rocks is one of my favorites. Just finishing up a bottle of Black Bush Irish whisky that was quite enjoyable.
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