Senior Gun Nut Mement at the Liquior Store

[Solus]

No, I didn't have an unintended discharge....but

I was looking for Jack Daniel's No. 9...  Found Old No. 7

Wonder what I was thinking???

[alfsauve]

Were you thinking of Love Potion #9?

Oldest son gives me a different brand of small batch bourbon every Christmas.  So far, nothing beats Jefferson or Jack.

[Big Frank]

No. 9 would be 2 better than No. 7 wouldn't it? 

And for the record, this is straight from Jack Daniel's website, so no one has any reason to tell me how wrong I am about it not being bourbon.

IS JACK DANIEL'S A BOURBON?

Jack Daniel's is not a bourbon - it's a Tennessee Whiskey. Jack Daniel's is dripped slowly - drop-by-drop - through ten feet of firmly packed charcoal (made from hard sugar maple) before going into new charred oak barrels for maturing. This special process gives Jack Daniel's Tennessee Whiskey its rare smoothness. It's this extra step - charcoal mellowing – that makes Jack Daniel's a Tennessee Whiskey. Take a look at our Process section for more information about how Jack Daniel’s is made.

https://www.jackdaniels.com/en-us/faqs

[Solus]

Were you thinking of Love Potion #9?

Oldest son gives me a different brand of small batch bourbon every Christmas.  So far, nothing beats Jefferson or Jack.

Ha...I was trying to remember the lyrics a week or so ago....without googling it...

"He bent down and turned around and gave me a wink.
He said he'd mix it up right here in the sink.

It smelled like turpentine and looked like India Ink.
I  held my nose..I closed my eyes..
I took a drink...."

the rest is foggy....

Just googled it...was close...it's a she not a he..now if I can get the link to work

[Rastus]

What?  This is a gun forum.

First thing I thought of was Hoppe's #9.  Love Potion my ass....

[Sponsor]

[crusader rabbit]

A business associate gave me a bottle of Gentleman Jack, and I found it to be at least somewhat drinkable.

I know I risk alienating forum friends, but I think Jim Beam and Jack Daniels are rather poor excuses for alcohol.  A good bourbon like Maker's or Larceny is smoother with more and better flavor than any of the normally available Tennessee whiskey products.  There may be something out there in the Tennessee Whiskey family that doesn't doesn't taste like someone brewed it in a dirty bathtub.  I haven't tried them all.  There could be at least one.

That's just my opinion.  I know there are those with inferior tongues and a reduced appreciation for fine flavor that will disagree with me.  That gets to be their opinion.

FWIW

Crusader Rabbit

[Rastus]

Winning friends and influencing enemies, eh wabbit?

Beings as I don't drink but used to...I know what you're sayin' about the dirty bathtub.  Ancient Age....

[Timothy]

Small batch bourbon’s were tasty but alas, I had to retire from the drinking sports due to my A1C numbers...

[jaybet]

No. 9 would be 2 better than No. 7 wouldn't it? 

And for the record, this is straight from Jack Daniel's website, so no one has any reason to tell me how wrong I am about it not being bourbon.

IS JACK DANIEL'S A BOURBON?

Jack Daniel's is not a bourbon - it's a Tennessee Whiskey. Jack Daniel's is dripped slowly - drop-by-drop - through ten feet of firmly packed charcoal (made from hard sugar maple) before going into new charred oak barrels for maturing. This special process gives Jack Daniel's Tennessee Whiskey its rare smoothness. It's this extra step - charcoal mellowing – that makes Jack Daniel's a Tennessee Whiskey. Take a look at our Process section for more information about how Jack Daniel’s is made.

https://www.jackdaniels.com/en-us/faqs

THIS ^^^^^
As I understand it Tennessee whiskeys are essentially bourbon that go through some extra charcoal filtering or something.
As a practical drinker I have always liked Old Grandad 100. Not too big on the 86 proof, but the 100 proof has a much more clean taste. Still, i know it's not a real quality drink, but I've always liked the flavor.
Hopefully I'll be starting my own brand soon.

[Pathfinder]

From the land of bourbon - and the Bourbon Trail which I have traversed a good many times - here's what makes a bourbon. By law, no less, Federal definition and all that.

Must have a specific mix of grains - look it up, each manufacturer uses a different percent of corn, rye, etc.

Must be a specific proof range - varies by label not just manufacturer. FYI, companies like Buffalo Trace make many (like 17 in BT's case) different bourbons, even Makers makes Makers, 46 and private label stuff

Must be aged in NEW oak casks that are fire charred on the inside, cannot reuse barrels for bourbon. Used barrels around here go for $150 and up, people use them for decorating, especially the ends which have the manufacturer's name, logos, and production info printed on them.

Does NOT have to be made in KY to be bourbon, but it helps, something about the limestone-infused waters our distillers draw from.

So, no, Jack and Beam are not bourbons, they are whiskey. Jack drips moonshine, not bourbon, through charcoal but also uses ageing casks.

If you are ever planning to come to the Lexington or Louisville area, hit the internet and sign up for some of the tours the manufacturers give - often for a fee. The backstage tour at Buffalo Trace was awesome, real nitty gritty stuff. The Wild Turkey tour was, at best, "industrial", all computer controlled, etc. Beautiful location and all, but uninspiring.

Makers, Woodford and some of the others are in absolutely idyllic locations in the country. Town Branch is made here in Lexington along with Kentucky bourbon barrel ale - yes, they found a way to reuse the barrels in making ale! Not to mention the really small batch distillers that seem to pop up every few months or so, like Hartfield & Co. in Paris, Bourbon County, KY. As an aside, Hartfield is the first bourbon distiller in over a century in Bourbon County, KY.