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zfleemanzfleeman Registered User regular
edited August 2010 in Social Entropy++
How goes it?

I recently purchased 750ml of Maker's Mark whiskey, and I was just wondering how you all enjoy drinking your whiskey/bourbons.

I'm pretty excited for this bottle, but I don't really know how else to enjoy whiskey any way besides shooting it. The only other bottle I have purchased was some Canadian Club, and I just drank that really quickly out of a flask. This being a Kentucky bourbon, I was unsure if there was any fancy way to enjoy it.

Thanks in advance.

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    PiptheFairPiptheFair Frequently not in boats. Registered User regular
    edited July 2010
    maker's mark is bourbon goddamn you

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    celandinecelandine Registered User regular
    edited July 2010
    Drink it slowly in a whiskey glass!

    I was lucky enough to have a scotch-drinking father. This means that I know that good >> shitty, and I will get a glass of the good stuff about once a year. You should too.

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    MeizMeiz Registered User regular
    edited July 2010
    I like Rémi Martin brandy.

    The way I enjoy it is I get a glass. I pour the brandy in the glass. I sip the brandy.

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    Drew-BDrew-B Registered User regular
    edited July 2010
    Sipped. Delicious.

    I sip pretty much any whiskey straight. I'd much rather drink any liquor, other than Tequila, slowly than shoot it.

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    naporeonnaporeon Seattle, WARegistered User regular
    edited July 2010
    PiptheFair wrote: »
    maker's mark is bourbon goddamn you
    And bourbon is whiskey.

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    HunterHunter Chemist with a heart of Au Registered User regular
    edited July 2010
    PiptheFair wrote: »
    maker's mark is bourbon goddamn you

    All bourbon is whiskey, not all whiskey is bourbon. He's technically right, although if you're drinking bourbon call it that, because bourbon is awesome.

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    naporeonnaporeon Seattle, WARegistered User regular
    edited July 2010
    I have won so many free shots from bartenders who mistakenly believe that bourbon has to come from Kentucky.

    SO MANY SHOTS

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    Charles KinboteCharles Kinbote Registered User regular
    edited July 2010
    son you do not shoot whisky unless you just straggled in from a Russian winter

    whisky goes in a whisky glass, neat if it's scotch, neat or on the rocks if it's bourbon

    night before last I went to the bar with a friend

    followed up a Tom Collins with a glass of Ardbeg. Once I had polished it, I excused myself and asked my friend to buy me a drink, whatever kind he wanted -- came back to a glass of Knob Creek

    what a joik

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    PiptheFairPiptheFair Frequently not in boats. Registered User regular
    edited July 2010
    Hunter wrote: »
    PiptheFair wrote: »
    maker's mark is bourbon goddamn you

    All bourbon is whiskey, not all whiskey is bourbon. He's technically right, although if you're drinking bourbon call it that, because bourbon is awesome.

    yes I know this

    but bourbon is fucking american, and not like that faggy british shit

    call it bourbon

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    PhonehandPhonehand Registered User regular
    edited July 2010
    bourbon always reminds me of new orleans

    ahhh memories

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    naporeonnaporeon Seattle, WARegistered User regular
    edited July 2010
    I like Maker's a whole lot, but its complete lack of rye makes it a bit different from most bourbons.

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    PiptheFairPiptheFair Frequently not in boats. Registered User regular
    edited July 2010
    naporeon wrote: »
    I have won so many free shots from bartenders who mistakenly believe that bourbon has to come from Kentucky.

    SO MANY SHOTS

    what

    what the fuck

    bourbon has 3 requirements

    be made in america

    be made from at least 51% corn mash

    aged 3 years in charred new oak barrels

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    LiiyaLiiya Registered User regular
    edited July 2010
    PiptheFair wrote: »
    Hunter wrote: »
    PiptheFair wrote: »
    maker's mark is bourbon goddamn you

    All bourbon is whiskey, not all whiskey is bourbon. He's technically right, although if you're drinking bourbon call it that, because bourbon is awesome.

    yes I know this

    but bourbon is fucking american, and not like that faggy british shit

    call it bourbon

    Ahem.

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    PiptheFairPiptheFair Frequently not in boats. Registered User regular
    edited July 2010
    oh dang it's one of them!

    hello love, how fares the tea?

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    Limp mooseLimp moose Registered User regular
    edited July 2010
    Best way to use makers mark is a mint julep.

    (easy way) take mint leaves a few table spoons of sugar and dump it in a glass. Mash the hell out of it with a spoon so the mint is all crushed up with the sugar. add ice till the glass is full of ice. Then pour in the makers.

    This will at first taste JUST LIKE STRAIGHT BOURBON. Give it about 10 minutes and a good stir and it will taste delicious and very different than normal bourbon.

    (the right way) combine bruised (not crushed) mint leaves in a simple syrup solution (one cup water, one cup sugar boiled in a pan on the stove until all sugar is dissolved) Leave the bruised mint leaves and syrup to steep in a sealed container over night in the fridge. The next day add 1 part mint syrup 2 parts bourbon over ice. This will taste better than the other way. Although the ultimate effect is similar.

    Easier bourbon drinks.

    Bourbon Ginger. Take ginger ale and go half and half with bourbon. This is pretty tasty. Sprite will work in a pinch.

    Manhatten. You can google it. But it is pretty much bourbon and vermouth. (something tells me you don't have vermouth.)

    Bourbon smash / boubon sour. Again google is your friend here but its pretty much bourbon and a sour or sweet mixer.

    Lynchburg lemonade. Bourbon and lemonade.

    Bourbon is so fing good.

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    naporeonnaporeon Seattle, WARegistered User regular
    edited July 2010
    PiptheFair wrote: »
    naporeon wrote: »
    I have won so many free shots from bartenders who mistakenly believe that bourbon has to come from Kentucky.

    SO MANY SHOTS

    what

    what the fuck

    bourbon has 3 requirements

    be made in america

    be made from at least 51% corn mash

    aged 3 years in charred new oak barrels
    There are a few more requirements than that, but those are the big ones.

    Also, so far as I know, it only has an aging time requirement if you want to call it "straight", in which case it must be 4 years.

    EDIT: correction, 2 years.

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    LiiyaLiiya Registered User regular
    edited July 2010
    PiptheFair wrote: »
    oh dang it's one of them!

    hello love, how fares the tea?

    The tea is good, better than that crappy American tea.

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    PiptheFairPiptheFair Frequently not in boats. Registered User regular
    edited July 2010
    naporeon wrote: »
    PiptheFair wrote: »
    naporeon wrote: »
    I have won so many free shots from bartenders who mistakenly believe that bourbon has to come from Kentucky.

    SO MANY SHOTS

    what

    what the fuck

    bourbon has 3 requirements

    be made in america

    be made from at least 51% corn mash

    aged 3 years in charred new oak barrels
    There are a few more requirements than that, but those are the big ones.

    Also, so far as I know, it only has an aging time requirement if you want to call it "straight", in which case it must be 4 years.

    theres minor semantic ones, but yeah those are pretty much all most people care about

    also it's 4?

    I could sworn it was only 3

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    ArchArch Neat-o, mosquito! Registered User regular
    edited July 2010
    i like whiskey

    i drank a lot of even williams this weekend

    mostly out of the bottle but sometimes i wasn't a southern slob and i drank it out of a plastic cup

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    PiptheFairPiptheFair Frequently not in boats. Registered User regular
    edited July 2010
    Liiya wrote: »
    PiptheFair wrote: »
    oh dang it's one of them!

    hello love, how fares the tea?

    The tea is good, better than that crappy American tea.

    but

    but

    :(

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    naporeonnaporeon Seattle, WARegistered User regular
    edited July 2010
    PiptheFair wrote: »
    naporeon wrote: »
    PiptheFair wrote: »
    naporeon wrote: »
    I have won so many free shots from bartenders who mistakenly believe that bourbon has to come from Kentucky.

    SO MANY SHOTS

    what

    what the fuck

    bourbon has 3 requirements

    be made in america

    be made from at least 51% corn mash

    aged 3 years in charred new oak barrels
    There are a few more requirements than that, but those are the big ones.

    Also, so far as I know, it only has an aging time requirement if you want to call it "straight", in which case it must be 4 years.

    theres minor semantic ones, but yeah those are pretty much all most people care about

    also it's 4?

    I could sworn it was only 3
    Looks like it is only 2!

    But that's only if you want to call it "straight".

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    cadmunkycadmunky One hand on the bottle, The other a shaking fist.Registered User regular
    edited July 2010
    uh boy.

    rocks or water, cheap stuff with coke.

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    ArchArch Neat-o, mosquito! Registered User regular
    edited July 2010
    oh man i want to make mint juleps

    like yesterday

    oh yeah i also had a lot of whiskey sours

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    PiptheFairPiptheFair Frequently not in boats. Registered User regular
    edited July 2010
    naporeon wrote: »
    PiptheFair wrote: »
    naporeon wrote: »
    PiptheFair wrote: »
    naporeon wrote: »
    I have won so many free shots from bartenders who mistakenly believe that bourbon has to come from Kentucky.

    SO MANY SHOTS

    what

    what the fuck

    bourbon has 3 requirements

    be made in america

    be made from at least 51% corn mash

    aged 3 years in charred new oak barrels
    There are a few more requirements than that, but those are the big ones.

    Also, so far as I know, it only has an aging time requirement if you want to call it "straight", in which case it must be 4 years.

    theres minor semantic ones, but yeah those are pretty much all most people care about

    also it's 4?

    I could sworn it was only 3
    Looks like it is only 2!

    But that's only if you want to call it "straight".

    time to flagellate myself

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    ArchArch Neat-o, mosquito! Registered User regular
    edited July 2010
    and the time before this weekend that i had whiskey it was just on the rocks out of mason jars

    goddamit i AM a redneck aren't I

    the south has finally won

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    Clint EastwoodClint Eastwood My baby's in there someplace She crawled right inRegistered User regular
    edited July 2010
    I drink beer and margaritas a lot.

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    HunterHunter Chemist with a heart of Au Registered User regular
    edited July 2010
    zfleeman wrote: »
    How goes it?

    I recently purchased 750ml of Maker's Mark whiskey, and I was just wondering how you all enjoy drinking your whiskey/bourbons.

    I'm pretty excited for this bottle, but I don't really know how else to enjoy whiskey any way besides shooting it. The only other bottle I have purchased was some Canadian Club, and I just drank that really quickly out of a flask. This being a Kentucky bourbon, I was unsure if there was any fancy way to enjoy it.

    Thanks in advance.

    Totally serious now:

    Most good bourbon is smooth enough that you don't need to mix it and really shouldn't make a sour with it or any of that bullshit.

    Sip it straight, over some ice (cubed...big cubes...crushed or chipped is blasphemy), or if you must you can mix it with some chilled water if you're on your period. Now if you must drink it in something mixed, good bourbon can be used in drinks like a Maker's Manhattan, but if I'm drinking mixed drinks I figure why pay for good stuff. Since I'm not a true alcoholic, I only buy good stuff so I usually don't mix shit.

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    naporeonnaporeon Seattle, WARegistered User regular
    edited July 2010
    True story: I've never had a mint julep.

    This is even more bizarre, since in addition to loving bourbon basically the most, I also adore horse racing, and watch the Kentucky Derby every year.

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    DavoidDavoid Registered User regular
    edited July 2010
    I drink crown royal (because I have no taste you see and don't know any really good whiskeys, please help me)

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    PiptheFairPiptheFair Frequently not in boats. Registered User regular
    edited July 2010
    naporeon wrote: »
    True story: I've never had a mint julep.

    This is even more bizarre, since in addition to loving bourbon basically the most, I also adore horse racing, and watch the Kentucky Derby every year.

    dan is going to mail you a mint julep immediately for this transgression

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    PiptheFairPiptheFair Frequently not in boats. Registered User regular
    edited July 2010
    Davoid wrote: »
    I drink crown royal (because I have no taste you see and don't know any really good whiskeys, please help me)

    crown royal is pretty decent actually

    stop supporting our commie friends to the north though and drink gentleman jack

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    ArchArch Neat-o, mosquito! Registered User regular
    edited July 2010
    hunter i like your opinion on bourbon and that is how i mostly like it myself

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    Charles KinboteCharles Kinbote Registered User regular
    edited July 2010
    I could drink no hard liquor beside whiskey and gin and live a perfectly happy life

    whiskey neat, whiskey on the rocks, whiskey and coke, whiskey sour, old-fashioned
    gin and tonic, gin and juice, tom collins
    and so on

    perfection

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    ArchArch Neat-o, mosquito! Registered User regular
    edited July 2010
    oh man gentleman jaaaack

    come back to me

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    HunterHunter Chemist with a heart of Au Registered User regular
    edited July 2010
    naporeon wrote: »
    I have won so many free shots from bartenders who mistakenly believe that bourbon has to come from Kentucky.

    SO MANY SHOTS

    It used to be true before they understood it was the hardness of the water used in Bourbon County, KY that made the whiskey taste the way it did. Now that people can mimic said water, you can make it anywhere using the correct ingredients, charred oak barrels, and aging process.

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    PiptheFairPiptheFair Frequently not in boats. Registered User regular
    edited July 2010
    gin is the devil's asshole

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    DavoidDavoid Registered User regular
    edited July 2010
    PiptheFair wrote: »
    Davoid wrote: »
    I drink crown royal (because I have no taste you see and don't know any really good whiskeys, please help me)

    crown royal is pretty decent actually

    stop supporting our commie friends to the north though and drink gentleman jack

    but Pip I am a canadian

    I will look for your gentleman jack though

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    mullymully Registered User regular
    edited July 2010
    i've still never tried whiskey of any kind
    apparently there is a bar here with a whiskey room where they let you sample small amounts of all the whiskeys

    i am thinking that is something i would like to do

    e: pip, you smell, gin is just fine

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    Grey GhostGrey Ghost Registered User regular
    edited July 2010
    I like whiskey but I have a hard time with it neat or on the rocks. I love Manhattans and Old-Fashioneds, and whiskey and coke is often my go-to drink when I'm at a bar. If I'm already fairly hammered I'll shoot whiskey too.

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    ArchArch Neat-o, mosquito! Registered User regular
    edited July 2010
    PiptheFair wrote: »
    gin is the devil's asshole

    is it wrong for me to agree with pip?

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