The Whisk(e)y Thread

Buffalo Trace is my fave.

How do you feel about Bourbon County Stout or Barleywine?

You know, I don't think I've ever had Buffalo Trace. That will be rectified very soon.

Heh heh, I said "rectified"

I love Barleywine.  I haven't had the bourbon stout, but I do like that crazy pumpkin ale aged in old bourbon barrels.

Hoya, I'm sure I can figure it out, but what proportions do you use for your manhattan last page? I just returned from Schneiders with all the ingredients for your drink – along with three bottles of Four Roses Cask Strength, which is very amazingand very rare. Highly recommended, though the dude said their supply wouldn't last the weekend

I've settled lately on a 2 parts whiskey to 1 part vermouth ratio, but in my salad days I would go as high as 4-5 parts whiskey to 1 part vermouth.

A proper manhattan is the same as manhattan'a area code: 212. 2 parts bourbon/rye, 1 part vermouth, 2 dashes of bitters.

Why, that's brilliant! I just wish NYC's area code was 215.

Relaxer wrote:
Why, that's brilliant! I just wish NYC's area code was 215.

You, sir, enjoy your bitters.

My favorite moderation to a manhattan is a few dashes of absinthe in addition to the usual 2-1-2.

Oh dang, I'm totally going to do that tonight.

Enjoying Hoya's recipe. I have to admit, I'm a sweets guy and it was just a bit too bitter/sour for me so I added a wee lil glurp of syrup and then I was in Pleasuretown.

Gonna do an absinthe rinse for my next one, but I have to play it cool because I"m single dad tonight.

One note: the very rare Barrel Strength Elijah Craig is in stock at Schneiders, at a nice and evil 66.6%  8)
It will be gone very soon. It's the best high-proof bourbon I've ever had, though I must admit I've never had Stagg, which people praise to the very heavens.

Unaged George Washington Rye Whiskey distilled at Mt. Vernon goes on sale tomorrow morning.
His plantation manager, James Anderson, is the originator of rye whiskey in the US.
http://www.mountvernon.org/whiskeysale

Julian, wrote:
A proper manhattan is the same as manhattan'a area code: 212. 2 parts bourbon/rye, 1 part vermouth, 2 dashes of bitters.

that is so cute!

Anyone had Basil Hayden?  I had it at Vinoteca the other week and it was yummy.

They also had Pappy there, but it was 3 weeks ago, so it may be gone by now.  They had the 15 and the 23?  Two different bottles.  I can't keep 'em straight.

Basil Hayden is overpriced but good.

They probably had the 15 and 20? The 23 would have a close to $1000 tag on it and that's probably stick out in your memory.

Julian, wrote:
Basil Hayden is overpriced but good.

They probably had the 15 and 20? The 23 would have a close to $1000 tag on it and that's probably stick out in your memory.

Vinoteca is a bar, sir.

Yada wrote:

Julian, wrote:
Basil Hayden is overpriced but good.

They probably had the 15 and 20? The 23 would have a close to $1000 tag on it and that's probably stick out in your memory.

Vinoteca is a bar, sir.

Ahh. My apologies.

so relaxer, you didn't answer james' question: ever tried an bourbon county brand stout, from Goose Island?  how about their barley wine?  strong bourbon flavor in both.

Relaxer wrote:

you're not paying for simple syrup, are you?  it's sugar that has been boiled in water.  it's about as hard to make as a cup of tea.

I don't go into the beer threads and shit them up with talk about whiskey or adverbs or Idaho, so no, I didn't answer his question.

And YES, I buy simple syrup. I know it's easy to make and I used to, until it got dumped over in the fridge and it took me an hour trying to unsticky everything and then I realized "You know what? I can just buy this stuff. We're not animals."

I will post a pic of my liquor cabinet when I get home. I too purchase simple syrup.

Relaxer wrote:
I don't go into the beer threads and shit them up with talk about whiskey or adverbs or Idaho, so no, I didn't answer his question.

POTM.