tennessee bourbon

[A-Polly]

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"Tennessee whiskey is closely related to Bourbon but there are a few differences; Tennessee whiskey must be produced in the state of Tennessee and is always filtered through sugar-maple charcoal. The filtering process usually takes 10 days to complete. Tennessee whiskey was recognised as a separate style by US government officials in 1941. There are only two active Tennessee Whiskey brands:
• Jack Daniel’s (Jack Daniel Distillery)
• George Dickel Whiskey (George Dickel Distillery)"
from www.thewhiskyguide.com/America/American_Whiskey.html

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"The Taste: The taste descriptors for Tennessee whisky tend to parallel those of its Kentucky cousin. The distinction and the difference comes on the finish which is long, clean, and very, very smooth—a result of the final sugar maple charcoal filtration. Legally, Tennessee whiskeys could be sold as Bourbon; but the two Volunteer State distillers are proud enough of their “sipping whisky” to insist that the difference be known to all."
from www.tastings.com/spirits/american_whisky.html

[WHiiP]

A-Polly wrote:

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"Tennessee whiskey is closely related to Bourbon but there are a few differences; Tennessee whiskey must be produced in the state of Tennessee and is always filtered through sugar-maple charcoal. The filtering process usually takes 10 days to complete. Tennessee whiskey was recognised as a separate style by US government officials in 1941. There are only two active Tennessee Whiskey brands:
• Jack Daniel’s (Jack Daniel Distillery)
• George Dickel Whiskey (George Dickel Distillery)"
from www.thewhiskyguide.com/America/American_Whiskey.html

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"The Taste: The taste descriptors for Tennessee whisky tend to parallel those of its Kentucky cousin. The distinction and the difference comes on the finish which is long, clean, and very, very smooth—a result of the final sugar maple charcoal filtration. Legally, Tennessee whiskeys could be sold as Bourbon; but the two Volunteer State distillers are proud enough of their “sipping whisky” to insist that the difference be known to all."
from www.tastings.com/spirits/american_whisky.html

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[DP]

I have never been able to acquire a taste for whiskey and, sorry to say, bourbon is the worst. If I get it close to my nose I think of a powerful solvent. The fumes are terrible.
Way back when me and Moses were privates in the Army I was stationed at Ft. Knox. A fellow soldier who lived in eastern Kentucky would bring back some home-made after a weekend pass. He brought it in gallon plastic milk jug; no more mason jars! Great paint remover-couldn't even understand how anyone could drink it. I know it's not the properly aged stuff but...

[lafinfil]

I attended a cigar dinner many years ago that was sponsored by Jim Beam to highlight their small batch brands
(Basil Hayden, Bakers, Bookers, Knob Creek, etc ...) and one of the things they taught us was the proper way
to enjoy their product.

I had always been an "rocks" kind of guy with whiskey/ bourbon/ scotch etc ... but the way they promoted it
was to mix 1 part of the spirit with anywhere from 3 to 5 parts "branch water" and they even brought
their own from their special source. It made for a very light sipping - not harsh at all.

On the other hand many many years ago I was returning from Florida after helping a friend move there. His brother
who I was traveling with was a huge Jack Daniels fan so we had to make a stop in Lynchburg. We arrived at 6:00 a.m.
on a Monday morning after driving all night. The distillery didn't open for a few hours so we crashed in the back
of the empty cargo van we were driving.

The folks at the distillery were very surprised to have visitors first thing Monday but they obliged us with a tour
that was given to us by one of the old distiller himself. We kept kidding him about samples - knowing that
it was a dry county and that there were none. We kept asking so when we got to the part of the tour where they
showed the charcoal filtering. The had an oak vat about two stories tall that had a big pipe feeding the fresh hot steaming whiskey
into the filtering vats. This one was set up with a thick plexiglass lid so visitors could see the whiskey filtering in.

The old guy say "OK boys - here's your free sample" He told us to lean over it and he pulled back the plexiglass
and we both got a face full of whiskey steam that went right to the brain. A major head rush that we laughed about
all the way back home. No whiskey in the hospitality room though - just lemonade and cookies.

[jepinto]

Ask to make acquaintance of George. He is a much finer gentleman than Jack. He isn't quite up to the Mark, but he is a nice friend to have over on a soon to be nippy evening.

[Gutenberg]

Henry McKenna is wonderful stuff and hard to get elsewhere.

[rgG]

DP wrote:
I have never been able to acquire a taste for whiskey and, sorry to say, bourbon is the worst. If I get it close to my nose I think of a powerful solvent. The fumes are terrible.
Way back when me and Moses were privates in the Army I was stationed at Ft. Knox. A fellow soldier who lived in eastern Kentucky would bring back some home-made after a weekend pass. He brought it in gallon plastic milk jug; no more mason jars! Great paint remover-couldn't even understand how anyone could drink it. I know it's not the properly aged stuff but...

Having relatives in that part of the country, I can attest that "white lightning" or whatever you choose to call it, is some of the strongest stuff I think you could ingest. I think the only way you can develop a taste for that stuff is to grow up in that part of the country where it is the drink of choice partly because it was the only thing available.

I have an uncle by marriage that had constructed his own still, totally out of stainless steel. Where ever it was that he worked gave him access to all the parts he needed to make it. He should have been dead decades ago from drinking that stuff but is still going. He must be close to 90 now. My mother thinks his insides are pickled from all that alcohol and that is why he is still alive.

[Racer X]

knowing this makes you even hotter.........