Been doing some whiskey.  The boss shares premium boubons with us every now and then. I don't think I've purchased bourbon even once.
They drink it on the rocks.  I tried drinking it neat, but it felt too much like chewing on oak chips. The cold takes the edge off.
Last week I poured soda water on it and the boss said I could do what I want, but the maker of the whisky would be insulted. So I won't do that again, at least not in front of him. And it's wasn't good! Its flavor pretty much disappeared in the bubbles! Rocks really is best for Bourbon.
I mentioned some time before that that I drink Canadian club rye and they rolled their eyes, I mean yes it's cheap stuff but I think it actually tastes better.  I can drink it neat or on the rocks and its flavor really holds up in soda water. Just a hint of soda water killed that Bourbon.  I'm still working through that Jameson, it can take a little soda water, but not much.  The Canadian club rye can mix 3:1 or 4:1 and it's still really flavorful.  The Jameson washes out beyond about 2:1.

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(02-27-2021, 11:00 AM)TheO-LineMatters Wrote: I haven't drank in many years, but back in high school and college I lived on two things.....






Mix them with HI-C fruit punch and you have a delicious drink.

Yeah you basically have to mix either of those.

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