What are you drinking right now? - Page 754

 

Both are more expensive than FR. EC is 12 yo and very roubust. Of course it will do good in coke but the alcohol is very concealed in it so one can easily go on the rocks. MM ... well I mean why not?

I seldomly drink Bourbon + coke but prefer a Whisky Sour.
My tongue is not as sensitive as yours, but I prefered the EC over MM because it had more character, I have not tried other bourbons.
Which reasonably priced brand would you recommend?

Yes but EC is aged 12 yo and MM is not. That makes a big difference in the flavor complexity. Also MM is a different bourbon because it is wheat based. 

 

As for the budget bourbons I like Four Roses Yellow Label and Evan Williams. A bit higher in pricing I cannot say I don't like Maker's Mark and I definitely like Four Roses Single Barrel. 

As a mixer, the versatility of EJ12 is rather limited, imo.

 

Why do you think so? I am asking because I have no extensive experience in making cocktails with different bourbons so I wonder...

I just don't think the characteristics of the bourbon work well with many cocktails.

 

OK, fair enough, I thought that you referred to particular brands of bourbon as better and worse mixers and wanted to understand that.

This truly is a holy grail of whisky! Ardbeg from the 70s!

 

Tom Miler is giving me a severe case of whisky envy.

 

And if I told you we had two of them to check how different barrels affect aging? :P 

 

2oz JW Black, 1oz Drambuie, lemon twist

Diet Dr Pepper.

Deugniet (Rascal)

Sazerac
2oz Courvoisier VSOP
1d Angostura bitters
2d TBT Old Time Aromatics bitters
2/3 sugar cube
lemon twist
served up, tumbler