Favorite Whiskey?

Went on a small road trip since I knew a place to snag some more HM10, so I bought two more. Found some others along the way, of course.

So far, enjoying the hell out of the OF Rye. We haven't gotten anywhere locally that I've seen, so I grabbed a bottle.

 

Love the Compass Box sampler! Have you had those before? I'm a huge fan of John Glaser's stuff - that Spice Tree is among my favorite scotches.

 

Yeah, first time I ever saw one, so I had to grab it. I've got full bottles of Spice Tree and Oak Cross that I picked up around Christmas when I was in Tennessee. Haven't had the Spaniard or Peat Monster before, so I figured this is the best way to.

I'm still not 100% on Scotch. I'm way more into Bourbons and Ryes, but I'm trying to expand my palate. I'm enjoying the Redbreast 12 a lot, so maybe Irish will wind up being my go-to.

 

Just saw this for sale on OfferUp. Never seen em before. Sadly it’s not full lol.

 

Anyone who starts on Irish, I always recommend checking out knoppogue castle. That was the whiskey that got me into good whiskey. Peaches, pears, bananas! Super fruity. So much so that it's really easy to pick out the flavors. If you see it around, give it a shot!

 

Used barrels go for less than $100 typically. How hard would it be to have a branding iron lasered from some 1/4" steel & do something like this?

Step 1: buy used barrels.
Step 2: shoot laser beams at metal.
Step 3: profit.

 

Dude! Mellow Corn is the bee's knees!!! Haha I love that little whiskey! Very jealous of the shirt... Sounds like quite the haul. Congrats! And for a Booker's fan, sounds like it was especially awesome.

 

Step 4: get sued for fraud
Step 5: get sued for copyright infringement

 

hey, whats your hot toddy recipe

 

It varies, but as a general rule:

• Juice half a lemon/lime (FRESH!)
• Shot of bourbon/rum/gin (gin toddy's are actually pretty awesome)
• Honey to taste
• 1 cinnamon stick
• 2-3 cloves
• small chunk of ginger root, smushed (the technical term would be 'muddled', probably)
• Hot water

Add all ingredients EXCEPT the liquor to a mug, fill with hot water. Let it steep 5-6 minutes, add the booze, stir and enjoy.
Then, if you're sick, go to bed.

 

thank you! I will be going to bed promptly after imbibing.

 

Feel better.

 

Thank you!

 

Funny story about that... apparently Johnny walker owns the crow and raven animals as a copyright/trademark. And they pursue anyone who tries to use it in their logos. I toured a small distillery in Seattle that had to change their logo as a result.

To JW's credit though, they were appreciative that they changed without fuss and hooked them up with some awesome barrel distributors for cooperating.

 

Looks like someone drove to Lynchburg and stocked up, and selling for a decent (as in small) markup for travel and whatnot. I really want one to turn into a drum smoker someday! next time I go back there, I'm bringing a couple back for sure!

 

Or if anyone is driving through Tennessee to Texas soon... Lemme know! TW Express!

 

I'd ask the same thing for anyone driving through Kentucky to Nebraska... need me some 1792 Sweet Wheat

 

I'd bandwagon that one with ya. I'll be back up there in the fall and could pick it up then

Maybe I just need to visit the distillery again, stock up and take the scenic route home

 

When I was in VA I toured the Copper Fox distillery, and they waxed their corks (with blue wax, to avoid being too close a copy of Maker's Mark) and the tour guide was telling me about how they actually got threatened with a law suit by Maker's Mark. Apparently MM has trademarked a red wax cap AND drips of wax down the bottle. So to get around it Copper Fox started dipping their bottles, then rolling them down a countertop to avoid the wax drips (and add a 'foxtail' swirl on the cap from the rolling motion, which they've now trademarked). The new bottles I've seen, though, don't have the wax, so they may have decided it's not worth the trouble.

As an aside, the smoking method they use gives the whiskey a VERY smokey flavor. It's good, but I have to be in the right mood for it. I think that if they barreled it at a higher proof and gave it 5 years to age it'd be excellent.

https://www.copperfoxdistillery.com/copper-fox-rye

 

I've had the same thought about converting to a drum smoker as well, just haven't gotten around to it. I have an extra barrel in the backyard (was used for a bourbon barrel stout from a local brewery). The first one I acquired, I disassembled for various projects and have ended up cooking with a lot of the wood .

I'll tell you, those Jack Daniels barrels look to be in a hell of a lot better shape than most barrels I saw being aged this past weekend. I wonder how "authentic" those are or if they are just refinished.

Most were like this (from Jim Beam):



There were younger barrels, though, that were in better shape (Old Forester):


Some really funky (Heaven Hill *really* old barrels):