I had the day off from work today because of an unexpected power outage, so I thought the best way to spend my new found free time was to try a new type of whiskey.
I am a huge whisky and scotch fan. I first started drinking whisky by drinking the cheaper, more commercial whiskys like Seagram's, Maker's Mark and Jack Daniel's. All are good but lacked boldness. And I too thought most tasted the same. Yhat was until I tried a bottle of Lagavulin Single Malt scotch. It blew my socks off. Oakey, leathery textured taste with a sweet finish. "There's the flavor" I thought.
Since then, I've tried numerous other types. Irish Whisky, Sour Mash, etc. and find hints of new flavors every time.
Today, I tried Booker's. Booker's is a bourbon produced by Jim Beam's distillery and is their highest proof whisky. Most whisky's are around 80 proof, but this is between 121 - 130 proof.
It had a very sweet finish, yet still maintained that oak barrel flavor. You can definitely tell it is a high proof spirit, for one glass can give you quite the buzz, even for an experienced drinker.
Definitely recommend.
Happy Steeming!
Very good spirit to drink. @jgullinese
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You got the steeming right today, I quite a drinker too, but I tend to enjoy gin than other types of drinks.
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Like the unassuming bottle. I am bit of super taster and so just a sip of whiskey can sit with me for an half hour. Makes whiskey on the whole unapproachable for me. Though I do love to taste it and find all the complexity. I did find a way to enjoy it though as a sipper ... on ice with about half a shot of orange juice ... It is still mostly whiskey and you can make out the flavors but it really mellows it down.
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Orange juice in your whisky?! Blasphemy! Haha.
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Don't knock it to you try it and don't overdo the orange juice.
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You might have tried these already, but if you're a fan of scotch and bourbon I recommend Talisker, which has a briny, almost iodine-like flavor, and George T. Stagg or Stagg Jr., which is like Booker's, except turned to 11 🥃
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Lagavulin 16 year is probably my all-time favorite Scotch whisky...
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