The rise of bourbon
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December 27th, 2011 at 12:17 pm
1) Jack Daniels is NOT bourbon.
2) Flavored bourbons are an affront to God.
3) If John Browning drank, I’d like to think he’d drink bourbon.
4) if you feel the need to add Coke to a whiskey, please don’t waste the bourbon for the rest of us.
5) Great, yet another one of things I greatly enjoy will now ruined by the mainstream (along with poker and mocking Al Gore).
December 27th, 2011 at 12:49 pm
There are articles popping up about the rise in popularity of several alcohol types – from Japanese export whiskey to single malt Scotch to bourbon to rum to liqueurs to microbrew beers to moonshine to wine both red and white and pink all the way to Everclear mixed with caffeinated sugar drinks for the kids.
I suspect everyone is drinking more, and the market is noticing.
December 27th, 2011 at 12:54 pm
A couple years ago, I was enlightened as to the existence of “Indiana bourbon”. I was also aghast (and surprised: I thought Congress had declared bourbon to have been solely the product of Kentucky, if not of Bourbon County–apparently not).
The yuppie bourbon thing has been going on a while, now.
Personally, I like Booker’s, which I recall hearing was technically too high a proof to really be bourbon whiskey. And I prefer Knob Creek to Maker’s Mark (which I recall mostly tasting like flaming charcoal).
December 27th, 2011 at 12:54 pm
I’ll take a fine bourbon over a single-malt scotch any day.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Elijah_Craig_%28bourbon%29
Excellent bourbon at a reasonable price.
December 27th, 2011 at 1:55 pm
@AllenF, Jack Daniel’s could be bourbon, under the strict legal definition, if they wanted to call it that. My opinion is that Jack would be bourbon if they didn’t filter out all the flavor with the Lincoln county process. Since they filter out all the flavor, it ain’t bourbon. That stuff is bland!
If JMB had drank whiskey, it would most likely have been rye, which was much more popular in that time period.
Indiana bourbon has been around a long time, made by LDI in Lawrenceburg. I have an old “airplane bottle” of Walkers Deluxe made in Illinois. There was a famous Pennsylvania bourbon too, made by Michter’s. There’s a newer micro distillery in New York making a bourbon too. In the next few years, you’ll see a lot more bourbons made in a lot more places around the US.
December 27th, 2011 at 2:01 pm
I had Buffalo Trail for the first time this weekend. It was pretty good stuff…
December 27th, 2011 at 2:55 pm
Buffalo “Trace”? Overly thin, overly sweet, and I like it too.
Many Kentuckians find it hard to admit that their whiskeymakers arrived there from Pennsylvania, courtesy Alexander Hamilton. Having said that, Indiana and Ohio were just counties of Kentucky. Big ‘uns, but, hey.
Our militia having been squandered on Michigan, Ohioans owe everlasting thanks to the Kentuckians for relieving the savage depredations of HM Forces, and bringing a full canteen. Without their sacrifice, we’d be speaking English here now.
December 27th, 2011 at 4:48 pm
I supposed it probably was Trace and not Trail. Hard to remember since I probably had more than my share if you get my drift….
December 28th, 2011 at 10:41 am
All this tells me is the price is going to go up. Wish those Yuppies would stick to their Martinis.
December 29th, 2011 at 1:34 am
NYT is behind the times. This “boom” has been going on for about 8 years now.
+1 on Knob Creek
Basil Hayden too.
But, Wild Turkey and ol’ Jimmy Beam still hit the spot.
December 29th, 2011 at 11:06 pm
When I can’t afford pricier bourbons, I’ll go for Old Crow or Evan Williams black label.
But for special occasions, me and the missus like Maker’s Mark or Wild Turkey 101. I’m also down with Knob Creek. I’ve had Woodford Reserve, but must admit I wasn’t that impressed.
And while the missus likes her bourbon and Coke, and I love a good neat shot, I also have an absolutely killer, 140-year-old mint julep recipe that’s pure ambrosia during the summer. There’s a big bed of mint growing in an old bathtub out near the house just for that purpose.