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Wait until they find out he's a lawyer.......
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This is good. I want to use it to spring board to my next question: what whiskey or whisky is too good to mix and which ones need to be mixed?
I grew fond of whiskey during college. A lot of 30% Beam, 70% Coke (liquid variety not powdered). Henry McKenna was a common handle we got as well.
As an adult that grew to 50/50's with Diet Coke being the more common adult choice, with diet ginger ale kind of taking the cake. When I hit 35 I became more likely to drink whiskey just on the rocks. I figure it needs to be truly aged for me to drink it on the rocks or even neat on occasion (more likely in the winter). I've gotten several different aged whiskeys but which level of whisky is too good to go half and half with ginger?
I grew fond of whiskey during college. A lot of 30% Beam, 70% Coke (liquid variety not powdered). Henry McKenna was a common handle we got as well.
As an adult that grew to 50/50's with Diet Coke being the more common adult choice, with diet ginger ale kind of taking the cake. When I hit 35 I became more likely to drink whiskey just on the rocks. I figure it needs to be truly aged for me to drink it on the rocks or even neat on occasion (more likely in the winter). I've gotten several different aged whiskeys but which level of whisky is too good to go half and half with ginger?
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I've always been straight up on the rocks guy myself in re to bourbon.
Rum strictly Coke or now Coke Zero (been years though).
Scotch Never my thing despite the Scottish heritage...my Dad though loved Scotch...straight up mostly, his favorite cheap Scotch concoction Hot Scotch and milk w/ cocoa.
Rum strictly Coke or now Coke Zero (been years though).
Scotch Never my thing despite the Scottish heritage...my Dad though loved Scotch...straight up mostly, his favorite cheap Scotch concoction Hot Scotch and milk w/ cocoa.
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Well this all started with AG (being a manly man of course) criticizing my agreement with USN in that you should add a splash of water to any good whisky if you want to really appreciate how the spirit tastes and you are drinking it neat. The water will open the spirit up and allow you to taste it better. You also get some flavors with a little water that you do not get when drinking it without, particularly cask strength bottles (about 46% abv) and spirits that do not employ chill filtering. We are talking about a few drops of water to a dram.BG Hokie wrote:This is good. I want to use it to spring board to my next question: what whiskey or whisky is too good to mix and which ones need to be mixed?
I grew fond of whiskey during college. A lot of 30% Beam, 70% Coke (liquid variety not powdered). Henry McKenna was a common handle we got as well.
As an adult that grew to 50/50's with Diet Coke being the more common adult choice, with diet ginger ale kind of taking the cake. When I hit 35 I became more likely to drink whiskey just on the rocks. I figure it needs to be truly aged for me to drink it on the rocks or even neat on occasion (more likely in the winter). I've gotten several different aged whiskeys but which level of whisky is too good to go half and half with ginger?
The answer to your question is your own personal preference, though it doesn't make much sense to drink any good bourbon or scotch if you are going to mask the taste with soda/coke/pop. You are not going to taste the spirit that way, so you may as well be drinking what AG drinks (cheap redneck shirt).
Whiskey snobs will tell you that taking it on the rocks also masks the taste, but I prefer most bourbons on the rocks. IMO, Scotch and Japanese whiskys are best enjoyed neat (with a splash of water after tasting it first without).
And as a bonus: I recommend that you pick up a bottle of Craigellachie 13 if you see it in your liquor store. No chill filtering and bottled without caramel color added (which whisky snobs disapprove of, but doesn't affect the taste). Retails for about $60 - not crazy expensive.
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...correct.ip_law-hokie wrote:Well this all started with AG (being a manly man of course) criticizing my agreement with USN in that you should add a splash of water to any good whisky if you want to really appreciate how the spirit tastes and you are drinking it neat. The water will open the spirit up and allow you to taste it better. You also get some flavors with a little water that you do not get when drinking it without, particularly cask strength bottles (about 46% abv) and spirits that do not employ chill filtering. We are talking about a few drops of water to a dram.BG Hokie wrote:This is good. I want to use it to spring board to my next question: what whiskey or whisky is too good to mix and which ones need to be mixed?
I grew fond of whiskey during college. A lot of 30% Beam, 70% Coke (liquid variety not powdered). Henry McKenna was a common handle we got as well.
As an adult that grew to 50/50's with Diet Coke being the more common adult choice, with diet ginger ale kind of taking the cake. When I hit 35 I became more likely to drink whiskey just on the rocks. I figure it needs to be truly aged for me to drink it on the rocks or even neat on occasion (more likely in the winter). I've gotten several different aged whiskeys but which level of whisky is too good to go half and half with ginger?
The answer to your question is your own personal preference, though it doesn't make much sense to drink any good bourbon or scotch if you are going to mask the taste with soda/coke/pop. You are not going to taste the spirit that way, so you may as well be drinking what AG drinks (cheap redneck shirt).
Whiskey snobs will tell you that taking it on the rocks also masks the taste, but I prefer most bourbons on the rocks. IMO, Scotch and Japanese whiskys are best enjoyed neat (with a splash of water after tasting it first without).
And as a bonus: I recommend that you pick up a bottle of Craigellachie 13 if you see it in your liquor store. No chill filtering and bottled without caramel color added (which whisky snobs disapprove of, but doesn't affect the taste). Retails for about $60 - not crazy expensive.
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For me, if it was condensed via an old radiator coil then it gets cut. If condensed in copper coils from the store then straight up.BG Hokie wrote:This is good. I want to use it to spring board to my next question: what whiskey or whisky is too good to mix and which ones need to be mixed?
I grew fond of whiskey during college. A lot of 30% Beam, 70% Coke (liquid variety not powdered). Henry McKenna was a common handle we got as well.
As an adult that grew to 50/50's with Diet Coke being the more common adult choice, with diet ginger ale kind of taking the cake. When I hit 35 I became more likely to drink whiskey just on the rocks. I figure it needs to be truly aged for me to drink it on the rocks or even neat on occasion (more likely in the winter). I've gotten several different aged whiskeys but which level of whisky is too good to go half and half with ginger?
If you are cutting with water ("what pussies call a splash"), make sure it's distilled so it ads no flavor. Big picture, only snobs really care about this. If you cut a $500 bottle of scotch with kool-aid then that's your business. I wouldn't, but don't think you're a cave man if you do either. I only use soft drinks with rot gut like Jack Daniels.
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This is kind of silly if you realize that most spirits are already "cut" with water before it even gets to you.awesome guy wrote:For me, if it was condensed via an old radiator coil then it gets cut. If condensed in copper coils from the store then straight up.BG Hokie wrote:This is good. I want to use it to spring board to my next question: what whiskey or whisky is too good to mix and which ones need to be mixed?
I grew fond of whiskey during college. A lot of 30% Beam, 70% Coke (liquid variety not powdered). Henry McKenna was a common handle we got as well.
As an adult that grew to 50/50's with Diet Coke being the more common adult choice, with diet ginger ale kind of taking the cake. When I hit 35 I became more likely to drink whiskey just on the rocks. I figure it needs to be truly aged for me to drink it on the rocks or even neat on occasion (more likely in the winter). I've gotten several different aged whiskeys but which level of whisky is too good to go half and half with ginger?
If you are cutting with water ("what pussies call a splash"), make sure it's distilled so it ads no flavor. Big picture, only snobs really care about this. If you cut a $500 bottle of scotch with kool-aid then that's your business. I wouldn't, but don't think you're a cave man if you do either. I only use soft drinks with rot gut like Jack Daniels.
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From 180 to 120 or 80. You're cutting again from there.ip_law-hokie wrote:This is kind of silly if you realize that most spirits are already "cut" with water before it even gets to you.awesome guy wrote:For me, if it was condensed via an old radiator coil then it gets cut. If condensed in copper coils from the store then straight up.BG Hokie wrote:This is good. I want to use it to spring board to my next question: what whiskey or whisky is too good to mix and which ones need to be mixed?
I grew fond of whiskey during college. A lot of 30% Beam, 70% Coke (liquid variety not powdered). Henry McKenna was a common handle we got as well.
As an adult that grew to 50/50's with Diet Coke being the more common adult choice, with diet ginger ale kind of taking the cake. When I hit 35 I became more likely to drink whiskey just on the rocks. I figure it needs to be truly aged for me to drink it on the rocks or even neat on occasion (more likely in the winter). I've gotten several different aged whiskeys but which level of whisky is too good to go half and half with ginger?
If you are cutting with water ("what pussies call a splash"), make sure it's distilled so it ads no flavor. Big picture, only snobs really care about this. If you cut a $500 bottle of scotch with kool-aid then that's your business. I wouldn't, but don't think you're a cave man if you do either. I only use soft drinks with rot gut like Jack Daniels.
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Pretty sure cask strength for most bourbons is about 100 - 110 proof. You must be confusing it with your ever clear.awesome guy wrote:From 180 to 120 or 80. You're cutting again from there.ip_law-hokie wrote:This is kind of silly if you realize that most spirits are already "cut" with water before it even gets to you.awesome guy wrote:For me, if it was condensed via an old radiator coil then it gets cut. If condensed in copper coils from the store then straight up.BG Hokie wrote:This is good. I want to use it to spring board to my next question: what whiskey or whisky is too good to mix and which ones need to be mixed?
I grew fond of whiskey during college. A lot of 30% Beam, 70% Coke (liquid variety not powdered). Henry McKenna was a common handle we got as well.
As an adult that grew to 50/50's with Diet Coke being the more common adult choice, with diet ginger ale kind of taking the cake. When I hit 35 I became more likely to drink whiskey just on the rocks. I figure it needs to be truly aged for me to drink it on the rocks or even neat on occasion (more likely in the winter). I've gotten several different aged whiskeys but which level of whisky is too good to go half and half with ginger?
If you are cutting with water ("what pussies call a splash"), make sure it's distilled so it ads no flavor. Big picture, only snobs really care about this. If you cut a $500 bottle of scotch with kool-aid then that's your business. I wouldn't, but don't think you're a cave man if you do either. I only use soft drinks with rot gut like Jack Daniels.
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It comes off the still hoter and is cut/normalized going to cast. That's why all million or whatever bottles have the same proof. Grain was 190ip_law-hokie wrote:Pretty sure cask strength for most bourbons is about 100 - 110 proof. You must be confusing it with your ever clear.awesome guy wrote:From 180 to 120 or 80. You're cutting again from there.ip_law-hokie wrote:This is kind of silly if you realize that most spirits are already "cut" with water before it even gets to you.awesome guy wrote:For me, if it was condensed via an old radiator coil then it gets cut. If condensed in copper coils from the store then straight up.BG Hokie wrote:This is good. I want to use it to spring board to my next question: what whiskey or whisky is too good to mix and which ones need to be mixed?
I grew fond of whiskey during college. A lot of 30% Beam, 70% Coke (liquid variety not powdered). Henry McKenna was a common handle we got as well.
As an adult that grew to 50/50's with Diet Coke being the more common adult choice, with diet ginger ale kind of taking the cake. When I hit 35 I became more likely to drink whiskey just on the rocks. I figure it needs to be truly aged for me to drink it on the rocks or even neat on occasion (more likely in the winter). I've gotten several different aged whiskeys but which level of whisky is too good to go half and half with ginger?
If you are cutting with water ("what pussies call a splash"), make sure it's distilled so it ads no flavor. Big picture, only snobs really care about this. If you cut a $500 bottle of scotch with kool-aid then that's your business. I wouldn't, but don't think you're a cave man if you do either. I only use soft drinks with rot gut like Jack Daniels.
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FTR I have some Jack in my liquor cabinet. It's not that bad on the rocks, given that the charcoal filtering removes most of the taste.awesome guy wrote:It comes off the still hoter and is cut/normalized going to cast. That's why all million or whatever bottles have the same proof. Grain was 190ip_law-hokie wrote:Pretty sure cask strength for most bourbons is about 100 - 110 proof. You must be confusing it with your ever clear.awesome guy wrote:From 180 to 120 or 80. You're cutting again from there.ip_law-hokie wrote:This is kind of silly if you realize that most spirits are already "cut" with water before it even gets to you.awesome guy wrote:For me, if it was condensed via an old radiator coil then it gets cut. If condensed in copper coils from the store then straight up.BG Hokie wrote:This is good. I want to use it to spring board to my next question: what whiskey or whisky is too good to mix and which ones need to be mixed?
I grew fond of whiskey during college. A lot of 30% Beam, 70% Coke (liquid variety not powdered). Henry McKenna was a common handle we got as well.
As an adult that grew to 50/50's with Diet Coke being the more common adult choice, with diet ginger ale kind of taking the cake. When I hit 35 I became more likely to drink whiskey just on the rocks. I figure it needs to be truly aged for me to drink it on the rocks or even neat on occasion (more likely in the winter). I've gotten several different aged whiskeys but which level of whisky is too good to go half and half with ginger?
If you are cutting with water ("what pussies call a splash"), make sure it's distilled so it ads no flavor. Big picture, only snobs really care about this. If you cut a $500 bottle of scotch with kool-aid then that's your business. I wouldn't, but don't think you're a cave man if you do either. I only use soft drinks with rot gut like Jack Daniels.
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I swore that crap off long ago. My FIL likes to bring Gentleman's Jack and talks like it's a fine bourbon. I don't say anything because he's from CA and so doesn't know any better. I gave him some Blantons to give him a glimpse into the good stuff. I used to drink Wild Turkey 101 like a madman. Then one New Year's eve, I cooked a porter house steak, then drank an entire fith of 101, and then ate the second porter house. I was sick for 3 days straight, swore that off too. From that, I learned that the more I want to sip, the better the bourbon. You slam and chug the rot gut.ip_law-hokie wrote:FTR I have some Jack in my liquor cabinet. It's not that bad on the rocks, given that the charcoal filtering removes most of the taste.awesome guy wrote:It comes off the still hoter and is cut/normalized going to cast. That's why all million or whatever bottles have the same proof. Grain was 190ip_law-hokie wrote:Pretty sure cask strength for most bourbons is about 100 - 110 proof. You must be confusing it with your ever clear.awesome guy wrote:From 180 to 120 or 80. You're cutting again from there.ip_law-hokie wrote:This is kind of silly if you realize that most spirits are already "cut" with water before it even gets to you.awesome guy wrote: For me, if it was condensed via an old radiator coil then it gets cut. If condensed in copper coils from the store then straight up.
If you are cutting with water ("what pussies call a splash"), make sure it's distilled so it ads no flavor. Big picture, only snobs really care about this. If you cut a $500 bottle of scotch with kool-aid then that's your business. I wouldn't, but don't think you're a cave man if you do either. I only use soft drinks with rot gut like Jack Daniels.
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My go to Bourbon is Buffalo Trace.awesome guy wrote:I swore that crap off long ago. My FIL likes to bring Gentleman's Jack and talks like it's a fine bourbon. I don't say anything because he's from CA and so doesn't know any better. I gave him some Blantons to give him a glimpse into the good stuff. I used to drink Wild Turkey 101 like a madman. Then one New Year's eve, I cooked a porter house steak, then drank an entire fith of 101, and then ate the second porter house. I was sick for 3 days straight, swore that off too. From that, I learned that the more I want to sip, the better the bourbon. You slam and chug the rot gut.ip_law-hokie wrote:FTR I have some Jack in my liquor cabinet. It's not that bad on the rocks, given that the charcoal filtering removes most of the taste.awesome guy wrote:It comes off the still hoter and is cut/normalized going to cast. That's why all million or whatever bottles have the same proof. Grain was 190ip_law-hokie wrote:Pretty sure cask strength for most bourbons is about 100 - 110 proof. You must be confusing it with your ever clear.awesome guy wrote:From 180 to 120 or 80. You're cutting again from there.ip_law-hokie wrote: This is kind of silly if you realize that most spirits are already "cut" with water before it even gets to you.
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Meh -
My old man, VPI '32, had a PhD in Bourbon, dissertation on Sour Mash.
The most important ingredient in good bourbon, according to him, was the water source. Nothing beat limestone spring water. Any decent bourbon started with that. He could lecture on good sour mash bourbon, and like our resident UWS patent attorney he would give it a splash of water.
True story: He'd drop in, unannounced, from time to time when I was in school. I used to think at the time he was trying to catch me in the process of effing up, which I was wont to do in those days. This particular time, late summer before my senior year, I was living in a Drapers Meadow apartment building right on the corner of Prices Fork and Turner (I think - it's all changed now). Anyway Dad walks in, late afternoon and, fortunately, does not catch anyone smoking pot. We didn't even have any beer. Dad looks around for some hooch, but all we had was about half of a hog leg of Bacardi rum. So he poured himself a snort, added a splash of water, and drank that. We scratched our heads over that one. God I miss the sob. The older I got, the smarter he got - imagine that.
My old man, VPI '32, had a PhD in Bourbon, dissertation on Sour Mash.
The most important ingredient in good bourbon, according to him, was the water source. Nothing beat limestone spring water. Any decent bourbon started with that. He could lecture on good sour mash bourbon, and like our resident UWS patent attorney he would give it a splash of water.
True story: He'd drop in, unannounced, from time to time when I was in school. I used to think at the time he was trying to catch me in the process of effing up, which I was wont to do in those days. This particular time, late summer before my senior year, I was living in a Drapers Meadow apartment building right on the corner of Prices Fork and Turner (I think - it's all changed now). Anyway Dad walks in, late afternoon and, fortunately, does not catch anyone smoking pot. We didn't even have any beer. Dad looks around for some hooch, but all we had was about half of a hog leg of Bacardi rum. So he poured himself a snort, added a splash of water, and drank that. We scratched our heads over that one. God I miss the sob. The older I got, the smarter he got - imagine that.
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If you have to cut your whiskey (or whisky as the scots spell it), you are either a pussy or too cheap to buy good stuff. Buy good whiskey, splash a bit of water in it (no more than a sprinkle) and enjoy.
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+1,000,000miles wrote:Meh -
My old man, VPI '32, had a PhD in Bourbon, dissertation on Sour Mash.
The most important ingredient in good bourbon, according to him, was the water source. Nothing beat limestone spring water. Any decent bourbon started with that. He could lecture on good sour mash bourbon, and like our resident UWS patent attorney he would give it a splash of water.
True story: He'd drop in, unannounced, from time to time when I was in school. I used to think at the time he was trying to catch me in the process of effing up, which I was wont to do in those days. This particular time, late summer before my senior year, I was living in a Drapers Meadow apartment building right on the corner of Prices Fork and Turner (I think - it's all changed now). Anyway Dad walks in, late afternoon and, fortunately, does not catch anyone smoking pot. We didn't even have any beer. Dad looks around for some hooch, but all we had was about half of a hog leg of Bacardi rum. So he poured himself a snort, added a splash of water, and drank that. We scratched our heads over that one. God I miss the sob. The older I got, the smarter he got - imagine that.
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It's been proven that you should add a splash of water (or ice) to any distilled spirit.awesome guy wrote:For me, if it was condensed via an old radiator coil then it gets cut. If condensed in copper coils from the store then straight up.BG Hokie wrote:This is good. I want to use it to spring board to my next question: what whiskey or whisky is too good to mix and which ones need to be mixed?
I grew fond of whiskey during college. A lot of 30% Beam, 70% Coke (liquid variety not powdered). Henry McKenna was a common handle we got as well.
As an adult that grew to 50/50's with Diet Coke being the more common adult choice, with diet ginger ale kind of taking the cake. When I hit 35 I became more likely to drink whiskey just on the rocks. I figure it needs to be truly aged for me to drink it on the rocks or even neat on occasion (more likely in the winter). I've gotten several different aged whiskeys but which level of whisky is too good to go half and half with ginger?
If you are cutting with water ("what pussies call a splash"), make sure it's distilled so it ads no flavor. Big picture, only snobs really care about this. If you cut a $500 bottle of scotch with kool-aid then that's your business. I wouldn't, but don't think you're a cave man if you do either. I only use soft drinks with rot gut like Jack Daniels.
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