National Bourbon Day

[KingDL1]

4 hours ago, UNTcrazy727 said:

Grabbed a bottle this weekend. They seem to be back in stock after being unavailable for months. Really enjoyed it neat and made a great old fashioned. 

That's great to know. I was in Cozumel last week and met someone at the pool talking up Russells Bourbon.

[UNTLifer]

Curious if anyone has tried any of the following:

Blackland out of Fort Worth:

https://blacklandfw.com/home

or

Bendt Distilling out of Lewisville.

https://www.bendtdistillingco.com/

 

[GrandGreen]

On 6/15/2023 at 3:34 PM, greenminer said:

So if I take a bourbon recipe and make it in Texas, it's not gonna be bourbon? lol

Bourbon can only be made in the USA.  Scotch in Scotland.  Not that difficult to understand. 

The designation is  based on where it is made and/or aged; not the mash or recipe.  

The taste of whiskey is largely based on the storage of that alcohol.  The amount of time and the barrell, it is stored in.  

 

 

[UNTLifer]

17 hours ago, GrandGreen said:

The designation is  based on where it is made and/or aged; not the mash or recipe.  

Bourbon's mash bill must contain at least 51% corn along with a few other requirments

https://www.newriffdistilling.com/what-makes-bourbon-bourbon/

[NT93]

On 7/11/2023 at 6:34 PM, GrandGreen said:

The designation is  based on where it is made and/or aged; not the mash or recipe. 

 

[Censored by Laurie]

9 hours ago, UNTLifer said:

Bourbon's mash bill must contain at least 51% corn along with a few other requirments

https://www.newriffdistilling.com/what-makes-bourbon-bourbon/

as, I believe, the only person whose paycheck, equity statement, and business cards say "distillers" on them...I suggest anyone making what they believe to be definitive statements read the information provided in this link...it's very thorough and clear on all the specifications of bourbons, save maybe if read too literally this statement:

"Bourbon production is similar to the processes of other whiskeys in that Bourbon improves as it spends more time in the barrel"

this is not entirely true. yes, in almost all cases an 18 year bourbon will be better than a 5 year. mash bill, barrel toast/char, aging process, distillation process will play a major role in flavor and I've come across plenty of 8-12 years that I prefer to an 18

that said, having drank a lot of very nice, well-aged bourbons, I think well-made bourbon hits it sweet spot in the 15-18 year mark...20 years, especially if you've a corn heavy mash bill, tend to drink a bit sweeter...and then moving past 20 they can often become over-oaked, so adding a kind of chardonnay buttery-ness on top of that over-saturation of corn which for me can come off as way too sweet.  

all tastes for all people, obviously...but in short, as with so many things in life just because something is the most expensive or rarest or oldest, those are not themselves traits of quality. 

[KingDL1]

On 7/6/2023 at 9:19 AM, UNTcrazy727 said:

Grabbed a bottle this weekend. They seem to be back in stock after being unavailable for months. Really enjoyed it neat and made a great old fashioned. 

John and his brother-in-law finally cracked the Russell's open over the weekend, and they said they really enjoyed it.