This is sort of a thing with me regarding the graphics on so much of the canned micro brews these days; my issue is they have in many cases made it difficult to discern what the hell is actually in the can.
Yes some of the actual names do spell it out, but many more do not, to be honest I prefer bottles but with cost and shelf space requirement with bottles I get it, but now it's a flipping chore.
I think there marketing people have lost their minds, plus those multi color graphics come at a cost. I really wonder if the kids are attracted to that nonsense.
Hey, I think practicing on my curmudgeon shtick is starting to work.
Woodford Reserve is pretty much what the description says - a delicious, well respected bourbon that is very accessible. When the say accessible, I think they mean that people who are new to bourbon drinking will like it as it is easy to drink.
Woodford is definitely good and easy to find. Booker's is great as well but a much higher category/price point similar to Colonel Taylor reserve, my personal favorite. Also try, Eagle Rare, Buffalo Trace, Russell Reserve Single Barrel, Makers Cask Strength, or 46, the rest are spicy which takes away from a true bourbon, Woodford Double Oaked, Larceny is good for a low price point. Just my two cents. But I have a lot more to share for those interested.
@PappyJoe I think ”Very accessible” means it won’t drain your wallet and is a bourbon that “punches above (in flavor/quality) its’ price point”. “Maker’s Mark” gets high points from me for being tasty and “very accessible”🙂
@RockyMountainBriar Good point on not draining your wallet but that also means different things to different people. Down here I can find Maker's Mark starting at $22 per 750ml depending on which expression. I'm personally at the point where I don't mind spending $40 for a bottle that I like more.
Last night I drank a Golden Road Mango Cart while smoking some Newminster Superior Navy flake, I gotta be honest, it wasn’t that enjoyable of a drink combination. I’m better off sticking with what I usually drink, sparkling water.
Well, I got caught up in the movie “The Train” with Burt Lancaster and decided to smoke my pipe and imbibe a Gin & Soda with a splash of lime this evening….it’s cooler in here with the AC anyway🙂
honey, fruit cocktail, honeysuckle, soft leather, floral musk, hint of mint/eucalyptus, tea tree oil, cinnamon redhots, some unripe stone fruit, dried nectarines, slight tobacco, simple syrup, jasmine, little vanilla
I opened the Brimstone yesterday. The first pour was interesting but I found it needs to sit in the glass for 10-15 minutes to breath before I really appreciated it. I read what reviews I could find and frankly, I'm left wondering if Balcone's changed something in the distilling over the past couple of years. I just didn't get the same results from the nose and palate. One reviewer said it reminding him of sticking his finger into the bottom of a bag of Chili Cheese Fritos. It's not. A lot of people talk about how it takes them to standing around a Texas BBQ. It doesn't. At least none of the Texas BBQ's I've ever been around and I was born and raised in SE Texas.
That being said, there is a smokiness to it but it doesn't have the iodine notes of a peat smoked scotch. I get the sweetness from the 100% corn mash bill, I get vanilla, dark cocoa, a little raisin and leather. There were some other notes too but I'll have to slowly drink more of it to identify them.
I know a few whiskey snobs who will turn their nose up at Balcones Brimstone because its not a traditional whiskey or bourbon. But I will probably buy another bottle when I go back to Texas. It was $51.
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Looked good...but I hate it.
You're not wrong
Breakfast while mancrafting.
Happy 4th!
Sailor Jerry Rum and coke with the second.
I'm not a bourbon drinker, but I may try this. If I don't care for it, I'll give it to my son. he likes bourbon.
Booker's is great as well but a much higher category/price point similar to Colonel Taylor reserve, my personal favorite.
Also try, Eagle Rare, Buffalo Trace, Russell Reserve Single Barrel, Makers Cask Strength, or 46, the rest are spicy which takes away from a true bourbon, Woodford Double Oaked, Larceny is good for a low price point.
Just my two cents. But I have a lot more to share for those interested.
I think ”Very accessible” means it won’t drain your wallet and is a bourbon that “punches above (in flavor/quality) its’ price point”.
“Maker’s Mark” gets high points from me for being tasty and “very accessible”🙂
Good point on not draining your wallet but that also means different things to different people. Down here I can find Maker's Mark starting at $22 per 750ml depending on which expression. I'm personally at the point where I don't mind spending $40 for a bottle that I like more.
WTH is a “Golden Road Mango Cart? Don’t tell me it’s a “beer”.
Oh my, I punched it into the google and it is a “beer”? I though it might be some sort of mixed drink with an umbrella in it😬
Having vodka, soda and lime.
A CURIOUS TWIST
BRIMSTONE
A SMOKED WHISKY
That being said, there is a smokiness to it but it doesn't have the iodine notes of a peat smoked scotch. I get the sweetness from the 100% corn mash bill, I get vanilla, dark cocoa, a little raisin and leather. There were some other notes too but I'll have to slowly drink more of it to identify them.
I know a few whiskey snobs who will turn their nose up at Balcones Brimstone because its not a traditional whiskey or bourbon. But I will probably buy another bottle when I go back to Texas. It was $51.
Buffalo Trace old fashioned with some Seattle pipe club bourbon barrel aged in my referbished medico