Thread: Bourbon Season!

I mostly drink Makers Mark and Wild Turkey American Honey(both straight), but during the summer I also enjoy some Southern Comfort on the rocks with a few drops of concentrated lime juice. Very refreshing.

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Originally Posted by Mvcrash

Bourbon is nice. I've never tried it with ginger ale. I think I will, thanks.

There is ginger ale and then there is Vernors. You should be able to taste
the oak. Compare and contrast with oak and maple wood aged whiskey.
A small drop or two of good maple syrup can help your buds dial in on maple
wood aged whiskey. Good whiskey only... do not settle for second tier stuff.

You gentlemen have a way of making me very thirsty, especially after a long day of PT, classes, battalion junk and field day. To crawl inside something strong and tasty would be amazing.

Makers Mark 46 on the rocks is my go to drink. Add in a Cuban cigar and it's as close to paradise as I will get in this life.

Originally Posted by 1OldGI

"Pollutants" in my case are merely to prime the pump for the first round and we're not talking about a carefully measured single shot with the rest of the glass being topped off with pollutants. I clearly said "a spritz of ginger ale" meaning 3 fingers of bourbon with about a tablespoon of ginger ale for the first round. After the first round it becomes a 5 fingers: 1 teaspoon affair. By the third and subsequent rounds (when I'm fully in the spirit of celebrating life in my own special way) it usually becomes a glass of bourbon and to hell with the spritz

I think Scotch is likely my next big step in the spirits world. I had a very good friend that would drink absolutely nothing except coffee in the morning and Glenfiddich any other time of day. As a younger man, despite near heroic consumption of most any other spirit that was available (ah...Cuervo Gold) I never took to Scotch. I'm not sure why that's so but perhaps its time to re-evaluate that through the filter of much more life experience. If I've learned anything in my near half century of being alive, it's that sometimes you just have to insist on pampering yourself. If you wait for others to pamper you, you are often times disappointed. Sometimes a simple indulgence such as a nice straight razor shave, an antique pipe full of a delicious codger burley, basking in the aroma of a good cigar or enjoying a wonderful adult beverage (in moderation of course) is just what the doctor ordered.

Since i took up the straight razor a few years back and joined this site,I now drink scotch and took up pipe smoking,this is a bad place to hang out !!

Mainly a Scotch&Rocks man for a night cap but I do enjoy my Makers Mark, Woodford Reserve, or my ole Buddy Jack Daniels every now and then too... I tried the Makers 46 last go round, not bad, not bad, at all but I still lean toward the standard Makers a bit more...
As I type this I am watching some Johnny Walker Black round off the edges of the chipped ice

My vice of choice is George Dickel Old #12 on the rocks with a splash of soda.

I don't however feel the need to wait until the weather turns chilly to enjoy bourbon. It's pretty much a year 'round indulgence for me.

Of course, 1OldGI has excellent taste in spirits and razors.

Knob Creek bourbon or Bowmore 12 year scotch is where it's at.

I'm loving anything by high west right now and while not bourbon My favorite whisky right now (so many to try) is the Yamazaki 18 year single malt.