Let's talk Whisky!

[Syn7]

It's a bottle a week.

Or, about 5 oz a day, every day.

I am guessing that LCP is perma buzzed at all times.

Like the entire adult population of the UK. slightly buzzed all day.

Especially if he's drinking other spirits or liquors on top of that.

[Lee Chiang Po]

Especially if he's drinking other spirits or liquors on top of that.

Winston Churchill was something of a statesman. I think he was reputed to consume a quart of Scotch a day. Large man, large thirst. I on average consume 3, 1.75 Liters of beverage in a given month. I will consume various other beverages in much smaller amounts occasionally when socializing with friends that also drink. I used to do the snuff blasters. That is weed reduced to a dust in a coffee bean grinder. In the manner of the old timers I would take a pinch between thumb and forefinger and sniff it as though it were snuff. Instant blast.
I am what most call a functional drunk. Most people do not know I am buzzed. I never seem to get slobbering drunk, or staggering drunk or whatever. I seem to maintain my posture as a sober person. I will admit that it has been one of my more positive attributes where my fighting skills came it. Being buzzed all the time also ment I was completely without moral boundries so to speak, and fear was never a factor in whatever I decided to do. I will admit that it did not always lead to making positive decisions and could have even lead to an aggressive nature.
I am working on a fresh jug right now. My doctor tells me that it does not make sense that I should stop now. We both know what is going to kill me, we just don't exactly know when.

[Syn7]

I am working on a fresh jug right now. My doctor tells me that it does not make sense that I should stop now. We both know what is going to kill me, we just don't exactly know when.

Wow. Your doctor doesn't have issue with you drinking enough to stay permabuzzed? I dunno bout that, man. I sure hope he knows what he's talking about.
Is he a drinker too?

[GeneChing]

I must try some. I like good ol' straight JD. It was my father's drink of choice, and I still favor it for its honesty. I've also developed a taste for Green Label Jack. As you might know, the East Coast Tiger Claw office is in TN, and when we've crossed paths on the road, they've treated me to a bottle of that fine local pleasure. I'm not into Gentleman Jack. If I'm going to drink a higher end whiskey, it's going to be a single malt.

I suspect I won't like Honey Jack because I don't really care for sweet liquor, but thanks for the tip, guys. See? I knew there was some value in this forum here.

[YouKnowWho]

The Trader Joe's Blended Scotch Whisky is cheat ($9.99 1 Litre) and not bad.

[Judge Pen]

I must try some. I like good ol' straight JD. It was my father's drink of choice, and I still favor it for its honesty. I've also developed a taste for Green Label Jack. As you might know, the East Coast Tiger Claw office is in TN, and when we've crossed paths on the road, they've treated me to a bottle of that fine local pleasure. I'm not into Gentleman Jack. If I'm going to drink a higher end whiskey, it's going to be a single malt.

I suspect I won't like Honey Jack because I don't really care for sweet liquor, but thanks for the tip, guys. See? I knew there was some value in this forum here.

I thought of you when I was at the Jack Daniel distillery last week. If I have to drink Jack, I'll drink the single barrel. Gentlemen Jack is too light for me. I've not tried the Green Label. They said it was a "Duty Free" exclusive now.

[Judge Pen]

I just found this in my local package store and I have to say it is divine.

http://sourmashmanifesto.com/2012/06...west-campfire/

[GeneChing]

I thought of you when I was at the Jack Daniel distillery last week.

Nice to be thought of. I'm not a fan of Gentleman Jack at all. At that price, I can get Glenfiddich. But classic JD, well, that holds a special place in my heart...and my liver.

[Dale Dugas]

Just put some Ginseng in it.

Make it medicine.

[Judge Pen]

Nice to be thought of. I'm not a fan of Gentleman Jack at all. At that price, I can get Glenfiddich. But classic JD, well, that holds a special place in my heart...and my liver.

I don't like the Gentlemen Jack either. Actually I was surprised that the three main labels, Old No. 7, Gentlemen Jack and Single Barrel are all regular old Jack. The difference is they don't rotate the barrels in the warehouse while it is aging. The single barrel is at the top of the warehouse and it is worked in the wood more aggressively because of the more significant heat differences at the top. Gentlemen Jack is at the bottom and gets less of the temperature change. They also charcoal distill it twice. So it is very mellow. Regular Jack is the middle part of the warehouse.

I like the single barrel as its flavor is slightly more robust, but it's not worth the price difference for old no. 7. And you can get single malt scotch for the same price as either GJ or SB.

[Lee Chiang Po]

Wow. Your doctor doesn't have issue with you drinking enough to stay permabuzzed? I dunno bout that, man. I sure hope he knows what he's talking about.
Is he a drinker too?

He is not fine with my drinking so much, but he realizes that stopping or even slowing down will not really make much difference. You see, I have terminal cancer. So, I can still do what I can to keep the industry solvent. He, as well as a few others, have told me that they feel that cancers can more easily be linked to heavy drinking than it can to actual smoking of tobacco.

Something to think about. Most whisky's get their taste from the impurities that are left in it during distillization. Then more impurity is put into it in the charred barrel process. You can add flavor without adding sweeteners, such as soaking white oak wood in peach syrup or honey in water, then upon drying it is burned to add these carmalized sugars to the flavor. I find most scotch whisky to have heart burn in them because of the peat and burned wood tastes. The safest and cleanest alchohol is vodka that is like everclear, reduced with distilled water. You can purchase mixes to flavor this diluted alchohol to taste like most anything you favor, thus not having to consume the aldehydes that most boose has in it.

[Syn7]

He is not fine with my drinking so much, but he realizes that stopping or even slowing down will not really make much difference. You see, I have terminal cancer. So, I can still do what I can to keep the industry solvent. He, as well as a few others, have told me that they feel that cancers can more easily be linked to heavy drinking than it can to actual smoking of tobacco.

That sucks man, sorry to hear that. My grandfather was a heavy smoker. He quit then was diagnosed with emphysema. He fought it for a bit, then he just started smoking again and enjoyed what time he had left.

On that note, I totally understand what you were saying before. Makes more sense now. Still, it ain't over till it's over. Best wishes, and I hope you have good times ahead.



So is the cancer caused by the impurities or the alcohol? Or both? What about light but consistent drinking?

[brothernumber9]

didn't know this thread got revived. I've never really drank much whiskey until fairly recently.

I got a 4.5 L bottle of Johnnie walker Black 12yr for my birthday over the summer.
It's really smokey and the taste doesn't really change too much from the first taste to the after. It's got a fair kick and it mixes fairly well in coctails as well unless you don't like the smokeyness.

I also got a bottle of an Irish Whiskey called Redbreast 12yr. It was maybe the easiest drinking whiskey I've ever tried. The taste and kick are rather diminished, with a little bit of a floral and zest kinda aftertaste.

Otherwise I've only tried some of the standards that are at every liquor store. Jack, Jim Beam (White label), Jameson, Crown, Glenlivet 12 and 18yr. I do tend to like the bourbons and sour mash whiskeys for thier sweetness, but that may be because i've always been a rum guy.

[Lee Chiang Po]

That sucks man, sorry to hear that. My grandfather was a heavy smoker. He quit then was diagnosed with emphysema. He fought it for a bit, then he just started smoking again and enjoyed what time he had left.

On that note, I totally understand what you were saying before. Makes more sense now. Still, it ain't over till it's over. Best wishes, and I hope you have good times ahead.



So is the cancer caused by the impurities or the alcohol? Or both? What about light but consistent drinking?

I don't think anyone really knows these things, and being linked to something is only circumstancial at best. I know some really old dudes that have drank all their lives and have never had a sick day, and that usually includes smoking too. I think it is just the luck of the draw. I am 67 years old, been lots of places, done lots of things. I read that we are normally alloted 3 score and 10 years on average, give or take a couple. That pretty much puts me right there so when I go, be it 2 months or 2 years, I will have been taken by natural causes I suppose. In the mean time, I have a lot of booze to take care of.
A pretty decent 80 proof vodka can usually be purchased for around10 or 11 bucks per 1.75 liters. That's pretty cheap. You can usually taste the charcoal used in filtration however. There are several sites on the web where you can purchase what is called Essense, which you use to change this cheap vodka into anything you want. Crown Royal, Rum, Tequilla, Canadian Blends, Scotch, Gin, whatever you like. It mixes well with various mixes, and for sipping can hardly be distinguished from the real thing.

[Syn7]

So whats the diff between pure shine(diluted with only water) and vodka? One is from corn and the other from potatoes? Would a moonshiner in Russia call his sauce vodka? Whereas a shiner from the US calls it whiskey? Otherwise, same thing with a different mash???


I love your enthusiasm Lee. Whatever you choose, good luck with that.