Yeah, sure it was special to you, you don’t even remember it, you insensitive clod!
runs off sobbing desperately
By the way, don’t you ever call me again!
In 1992 I had really bad laryngitis. (I happened to be in a “singer as actor” class at a local college.) A housework customer suggested I try what amounts to a “hot toddy.” I like Bigelow herbal teas (I used to like the Orange tea box with the little yellow kitten loioking at an orange :)) and she suggested I add five teaspoons of Jack Daniel’s to a cup. I went to a local physician, in South Bay Hospital, for treatment, and asked him; he said, Go ahead, if it works. I did, but it didn’t–I bought my own bottle of Jack Daniel’s–and I tried it nine times, never more than once per day, and it wasn’t nine consecutive days either. It didn’t work, and the bottle of Jack Daniel’s, about half full, has sat unused in a kitchen cupboard for about ten years now.
Ok you people! If I hear one more word about “jack and (insert mixer here)” I am going to kill somebody!
DO NOT FUCK UP JACK DANIELS WHISKeY WITH ANYTHING ELSE!
That mean no water, No Coke, certainly no Diet Pepsi!
Drink it as God intended you to- straight and slow. There’s a reason they call it “sippin’ whiskey” and not “shooter whiskey.”
I don’t even drink anymore, and I am still pissed!
[cringing] 
I’m sorry, EJS Girl…did my hot toddies count?
Hey, I haven’t touched them in ten years…
No, actually hot toddies don’t count! Although they work a lot better on your throat when you add honey to the booze and tea!
Over the weekend I finally cracked open that bottle of Jameson’s that’s been sitting around for about ten years. Of course, we drank it as it shoud be drunk: neat.
I bought my mom and her husband a bottle of Johnny Walker Blue Label last year for Christmas. They’ve been “saving it for a special occasion”. :eek: What good is it if it isn’t drunk? I got them another bottle this year so they can actually open it. I’m hoping they’ll offer me a snort so I can see why the stuff costs $160 a bottle! (Except that we’re having our Christmas this Sunday at a restaurant, and I doubt they’ll want to open it there.) Oh well, I still have a bottle of 15-year-old Laphroaig under the sink…
Great thread. 
EJsgirl speaks the truth. So does JohnnyLA. Whiskey is to be consumed pure, dammit.
I like Jack. Sure, it’s no refined single malt whiskey. But if you’re in the mood, it’s one of the better “blends”.
TVeblens words are of value, too. Water IS important. Just drink a liter of it before you go to bed, and it’ll seriously lower the odds for a hangover.
And always, drink in moderation. Goes without saying. Cheers!
$160 dollars a bottle?
Holy Batshit, Robin!
:eek:
Coldfire - Last time I drank water before and during whiskey it (eventually) made me think i could drink more than usual. I ended up drinking a whole bottle. I woke up with a fractured vertabrae and a very sore foot (which I still limp on after over a month since).
Very stupid - I know. But when you are drunk - stupid comes with the territory.
I have never and will never do that again.
P.S. I buy Jack D despite the fact that it’s one of the most expensive ‘reasonably priced whiskies’. (probably because it’s foreign where I am)
See, I was unfamiliar with this “sipping whiskey” concept. I poured myself a shot and gulped it down, with not-nice results. Next time I’ll know better, thanks guys. They should teach this stuff in high school. Right after the lesson about proper condom use.
:shows up at lel’s doorstep with candy and roses:
Candy and roses? Why thank you! goes off to the store to buy cuauhtemoc another bottle of Jack Daniels
Ugh - I can barely stand to read this thread. I had a really bad Jack Daniel’s experience in college and I nearly throw up if I get within feet of the stuff now.
The short story is that my roommate had a large bottle of Jack Daniel’s and between the two of us we finished it off in under an hour trading shots back and forth. I had never really drank seriously before and I was operating on an empty stomach - it was just bad all around. I felt a bit better after throwing up an hour or so later but I basically spent the entire weekend hung over.
It was a case of peer pressure gone awry - it all started with “he can’t drink that - he is a goody two shoes” (paraphrased) and it was all over after that. I do think I surprised them with what I could hold down though because I matched my roommate who was a champion drinker.
That’s enough - I can’t think about it any more. =)
I concur. Mixing it with soda gives you more of a hangover. take a multivitamin tonight as well. part of a hangover is the lack of b vitamins that the alcohol pulls out of you.
Real men use only ice, and then just a little.
And if you want a good, smooth Tennessee whiskey, try George Dickel. I prefer it to Jack hands down.
no one answered the “what is sour mash” question, so i’ll throw in my unprofessional definition.
Sour mash is a special kind of whiskey also known as Tennessee Whiskey. I have toured the JD distillery, and the mash is fermented in open fermenters which allows wild yeasts in which induces a “souring” of the mash. I also believe that some of each batch is saved and reintroduced into succeeding batches, much like sourdough bread but i could be wrong. in any case it has a distinctively different taste from a Kentucky bourbon. Personally I am far more inclined to Tennessee’s version, especially Dickel as I find it smoother.
I spent a day touring the Jack Daniel Distillery in Lynchburg, TN, last year. It was so cool (and as I said, I don’t drink). Of course, neither does anyone in Lynchburg, it’s a dry county. Even the Master Distiller and his tasters are attended by an official who makes sure they spit!
The tour takes you step by step through the process, like burning their own wood for charcoal, the protected spring on the property which provides the ONLY water that is used to make the whiskey (if something happens to the spring or the local water table, they will pack it in), firing the barrels, brewing the mash, etc. You get to see everything close up and can walk through every part of the operation.
It’s neet-o, and I highly recommend it if you are in the Nashville area (it’s about 90 minutes from Nashville, IIRC).
Yeah! that 's a good price for that stuff. I usually see 175!
Goes Red
Black
Green
Gold
Blue,
IIRC. The blue is old enough to drink itself.
I don’t know how old the Blue is. It’s probably on the website, but I haven’t looked. I think the “thing” is that it’s a special blend of whiskies that are supposed to taste like it did a hundred years ago. Or something like that.
Mom and Turk liked the present. But they didn’t open it, so I still don’t know what it tastes like. (I’m too cheap to buy it for myself.) They said they’ll have some on New Year’s Day.
Last year I bought the bottle at a liquor store (which had a surprisingly good selection, BTW) for $170; but I found it cheaper at CostCo, and another liquor chain will beat any price by a nickle. So I think this bottle was $159.90 (plus tax).
I think it’s 21. The IIRC is the order. Costco there sells booze, too?
Booze, cigarettes. My Canadian friends were shocked!
I had a girlfriend who taught me the trick of taking rum in hot tea before the cold sets in. A good-sized tot (Two shots for her non-drinking 105 lb. frame) when you have the suspicion you are coming down with a cold and crawl into bed with the electric blanket cranked to high. The alcohol conks you out so you don’t kick the blanket off during the night and the heat kills the little buggers. An artificial fever, if you will. I find it works about half the time.
DD