Drink of Choice
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Jonathon, Congratulations, you definitely got a few good ones there.
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Jonathon Very good haul. Now, enjoy them with friends.
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Visited some friends last night and had a decent tasting. Two of the entries were Whistle Pig 15 and Blackpitts Irish Whiskey. This was my first intro to a peated Irish Whiskey. Different at least. The Whistle Pig was a good sippin’ whiskey for sure.
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Jonathon congrats, that is a great win. I have enjoyed all 3 of those bottles. Its a hard call between Rabbit Hole and the Elijah Craig as my favorite pick. What was the mix in the Mason Jar?
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Need help. I have a very popular Bourbon Pecan Pie that took me awhile to develop. It uses Weller Red. I have a big event coming up that I have to bake them. I can’t get Weller to save my life here around the Houston area.
I have tried so many others bourbons, it’s just not the same. I’s amazing just how much one ingredient can shift the flavor.
Any recommendations on what would be a very similar flavor profile.
Chef I wish you lived closer. I would front you a bottle. I will do some sipping to find a close match, but it will never be the same on the final taste with the pie. I make a chocolate bourbon pecan pie, and believe it or not use regular Jack Daniels black label. I’ve tried other whiskeys and man it does change the flavor.
“You never really die until you end up on the wall at a Cracker Barrel”
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Chef I wish you lived closer. I would front you a bottle. I will do some sipping to find a close match, but it will never be the same on the final taste with the pie. I make a chocolate bourbon pecan pie, and believe it or not use regular Jack Daniels black label. I’ve tried other whiskeys and man it does change the flavor.
GWG8541 OMG just seeing the picture has me tasting the pie in my mind. Don’t know just why the distribution is so different in different areas.
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GWG8541 OMG just seeing the picture has me tasting the pie in my mind. Don’t know just why the distribution is so different in different areas.
Chef well I’m beginning to think part of it is marketing. Why the bourbon craze and people chasing delivery trucks its become kind of crazy. I picked up the half gallon from an exchange with a friend. When I noticed the craziness starting I picked up the other bottles. I still think part of it is marketing to keep up the chase. For us long time bourbon drinkers it is a pain. The good thing is I have tried many smaller and honestly great distillery’s products, that I may never had tried.
I just did a side by side with Woodford Reserve wheat and although it was close, I know it will be very different in a pie. It may be an option. Ill keep trying.
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GWG8541 OMG just seeing the picture has me tasting the pie in my mind. Don’t know just why the distribution is so different in different areas.
Chef the long term solution is to find a good blended whiskey that these bottle chasers don’t drink and use it in recipes. Just adjust the amount to get the flavor profile you are looking for. This is one of my mixing and cooking whiskeys. Its made by Buffalo Trace, same makers of Weller. Its against my religion to use high priced sippin whiskey as a mixer. Jack Daniels black label, Jim Beam white label and Benchmark favorite mixing whiskeys. I get the Benchmark for under 20 a half gallon.
“You never really die until you end up on the wall at a Cracker Barrel”
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Chef the long term solution is to find a good blended whiskey that these bottle chasers don’t drink and use it in recipes. Just adjust the amount to get the flavor profile you are looking for. This is one of my mixing and cooking whiskeys. Its made by Buffalo Trace, same makers of Weller. Its against my religion to use high priced sippin whiskey as a mixer. Jack Daniels black label, Jim Beam white label and Benchmark favorite mixing whiskeys. I get the Benchmark for under 20 a half gallon.
GWG8541 I’ll have to look for the Benchmark
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Chef the long term solution is to find a good blended whiskey that these bottle chasers don’t drink and use it in recipes. Just adjust the amount to get the flavor profile you are looking for. This is one of my mixing and cooking whiskeys. Its made by Buffalo Trace, same makers of Weller. Its against my religion to use high priced sippin whiskey as a mixer. Jack Daniels black label, Jim Beam white label and Benchmark favorite mixing whiskeys. I get the Benchmark for under 20 a half gallon.
GWG8541 Love that phrase & use it on a quite a few things these days. Speaking of these days, don’t get me started, it seems like just about everything is a Ridiculous Craze over something. Especially when it involves what some of us have been doing for ages, without the sudden high price tag & lack of availability. I will stop.
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So, finally restocked the bar a little! Wife had her last MBA class last weekend so we had a party for them here and I added nice bottle of tequila, rum and Titus and people left a bunch more. T
Good time, I hadn’t drank that much since the old podcast days!
Jonathon Congratulations to your wife, lots of hard work.
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Jonathon Think of it this way…https://youtu.be/JMOBxjIvLBE
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Could use a little of that Old Forrester 1920, a hard one to find. About as good as I can get usually around here is the 101. Still working though tonight, so all you all have one for me!
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GWG8541 Love that phrase & use it on a quite a few things these days. Speaking of these days, don’t get me started, it seems like just about everything is a Ridiculous Craze over something. Especially when it involves what some of us have been doing for ages, without the sudden high price tag & lack of availability. I will stop.
calldoctoday it kills me to see these new “whiskey aficionados” take a great bourbon or sour mash and mix it with Coke or some other substance. There are a few exceptions I can see, like an Old Fashion, or similar cocktail where most of it is whiskey, but I even use my mixing whiskeys for an Old Fashioned. I cannot bring myself to mix with anything more than 20 bucks a bottle. Its like cooking the perfect steak and smothering it with steak sauce.
“You never really die until you end up on the wall at a Cracker Barrel”
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calldoctoday it kills me to see these new “whiskey aficionados” take a great bourbon or sour mash and mix it with Coke or some other substance. There are a few exceptions I can see, like an Old Fashion, or similar cocktail where most of it is whiskey, but I even use my mixing whiskeys for an Old Fashioned. I cannot bring myself to mix with anything more than 20 bucks a bottle. Its like cooking the perfect steak and smothering it with steak sauce.
GWG8541 Ditto, that is really scary how it seems to be so allegedly normal to even create some of the mixers & definitely the steak sauce. The only thing steak sauce should be used for is a bad steak & that’s another story.
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Chef I wish you lived closer. I would front you a bottle. I will do some sipping to find a close match, but it will never be the same on the final taste with the pie. I make a chocolate bourbon pecan pie, and believe it or not use regular Jack Daniels black label. I’ve tried other whiskeys and man it does change the flavor.
GWG8541 Re: the Weller 107. Yep, in some states it’s easy to get. But, the price has at least doubled in the last year I believe because it’s one part of the poor man’s Pappy with Weller 12. Who would’ve thought that JD is a good substitute in pecan pie.
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calldoctoday it kills me to see these new “whiskey aficionados” take a great bourbon or sour mash and mix it with Coke or some other substance. There are a few exceptions I can see, like an Old Fashion, or similar cocktail where most of it is whiskey, but I even use my mixing whiskeys for an Old Fashioned. I cannot bring myself to mix with anything more than 20 bucks a bottle. Its like cooking the perfect steak and smothering it with steak sauce.
GWG8541 I agree with the mixing. The funny item is that most will only mix high priced bourbons if it’s not their own bottle or someone else is buying it. But, JD is the only one that I must have with Coke. There’s just something about that combo. I, like you, think that old fashions are the exception.
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GWG8541 I agree with the mixing. The funny item is that most will only mix high priced bourbons if it’s not their own bottle or someone else is buying it. But, JD is the only one that I must have with Coke. There’s just something about that combo. I, like you, think that old fashions are the exception.
zbigjeff Well, I suppose that would be like by old, old go to on a Blue Moon, Jack & Ginger. Every now &then, but it has to be Buffalo Rock Ginger Ale, which is just about like a sweet version of the Jack by itself. Never use it on the Gentleman or any single barrel or other higher priced stuff though.
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GWG8541 I agree with the mixing. The funny item is that most will only mix high priced bourbons if it’s not their own bottle or someone else is buying it. But, JD is the only one that I must have with Coke. There’s just something about that combo. I, like you, think that old fashions are the exception.
zbigjeff I have done plenty of Jack and Cokes. Sometimes I hold the Coke.
“You never really die until you end up on the wall at a Cracker Barrel”
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Its raining and and 45 degrees out so a good Irish coffee was in order tonight.
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