Something we all should know

Knob Creek is my go to bourbon.  Thanks for the explanation.

BTW, you failed to mention Australian, Finnish, German, Indian, Japanese, or Welsh whiskey.

I'm a big fan of Van Winkle for my bourbon, and recently started drinking Tulamore Dew for my Irish whiskey. Still exploring the world of Scotch whiskys. My older daughter is also a fan of brown beverages, and joined me at a whiskey tasting last summer. We are thinking about a father-daughter trip to a big whisky tasting in NYC next summer.

A co-worker recently told me about Master of Malt, a British site that can ship anywhere. They have some cool sampler products, for putting together whiskey/whisky/bourbon (and gin or rum) tasting parties. And they also have a whiskey advent calender (better than chocolates, if you ask me!). 

I also had a small whiskey/whisky/bourbon tasting party for some friends, with a selection of tapas-style dishes afterwards. We ended up trying about 7 or 8 different drinks, mostly drawn from my own collection. It was a really fun time - I highly recommend it as a way for people to learn more about whiskeys overall.

I did a few months ago as well.  It was an excellent tour.

Thanks for bringing this up.  I am planning a driving tour of Tennessee and North Alabama in March.  The main reason is to visit some aging aunts and my cousins who are caring for them.  But, I will be passing close to Lynchburg.  I shall try to persuade JWKMH to pull off the Interstate for a tour of Jack Daniels.  It has been something I have wanted to do for a long time.  I don't care much for whiskey or any hard liquor.  We drink mostly wine.  But, it is a part of the state culture that I want to see and hear about.

It'll be great for you! Since it's a dry county, you aren't obliged, or allowed, to drink any samples! 

I enjoyed the tour. Took it when I first moved to Atlanta. However, was very disappointed I couldn't buy any special single barrel. 

I am well aware of the seeming incongruity of one of the world's most famous distilleries being located in a dry county.  But times, they are achangin'.  Tennessee is considering changing the law to allow grocery stores to sell wine.  There are already liquor stores in La Follette.  And I can get a glass of fine chardonnay with dinner about a block from the World Headquarters of the Church of God and the campus of Lee University in Cleveland, TN.  Lee is affiliated with the Church of God who have consistently opposed changing liquor laws.  

If Bradley and Campbell counties can do it, Moore County can't be far behind.  

since he is talking about whiskey, I would suggest a Manhattan instead.

There's another difference between Irish whiskey and Scotch whisky besides the spellings: Most varieties of Irish whiskey are distilled three times and made from unmalted barley. Scotch is distilled twice, and like you said, from malted barley.

Iowaman - 2013-02-28 8:51 AM Last Saturday I toured a 750 ml bottle of Jack Daniels Tennesee Honey. Yummy good.

Shame on you.  You should have Templeton Rye and keep the good folks in Iowa producing more!!!  :-)

Iowaman - 2013-02-28 9:51 AM Last Saturday I toured a 750 ml bottle of Jack Daniels Tennesee Honey. Yummy good.

Our neighbor across the street came walking over one late afternoon and took a bottle of  above said whiskey out of his pocket and told us we needed to try it. I was like.. um.. ok. That's weird. 

He's got great power tools so we would never want to burn bridges with him.. So my husband and I both took a shot..

It was GREAT!

Was on vacation and the resort had a martini bar.  I asked for a dry martini.  The bartender asks "Stoli or Absolut?". . . .
I reminded him, just on the edge of politeness, that I asked for a martini.

Yeah, but you'll pay almost twice as much as you should for it, as Tennessee has some of the highest booze tax in the country. 

I'm not much on whiskey/scotch/whatever, but I love me some honey Jack.

I have recently been trying to turn into a whiskey snob (along with my coffee, wine, and beer snobbery).  Well, maybe not snob, but educated.

Taste tested many and decided the bourbon is my whiskey of choice.  For my day to day drinking, I actually like Beem or Jack (let's not get into that Tennessy/Kentucky thing) but I like a single batch from Michter's for my special occasion (special occasion is mon-sun after 5 pm)...  It's a bit smokey, but good stuff.

I've been a bourbon drinker close to 20 years now.  My personal favorite is Blanton's.  I fell in love with her about 15 years ago. I've had others since, but I've always gone back to her.

My lower cost favorite is Knob Creek. That's the highest quality inexpensive bourbon I've ever tasted.  Hard to beat dollar for dollar.

Sounds pretty elitist to me... can't we all just get hammered.

P.S.: I hated whiskey pretty much since the day I started drinking... and no it wasn't because of some hard lesson learned.... it's just nasty.

My BF just picked up his father's bottles- he said the tour was great and they allowed him to dip his own bottles.  I don't think I can bring myself to drink from the bottle- In Memory of Ambassador [Aysel's FIL].

I will see your Manhattan and raise you a Parisian.