# Straight Dope Bourbon Society **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Tags:** liquor-alcohol\ **Created:** [September 8, 2006, 10:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/straight-dope-bourbon-society/371991 "2006-09-08T22:00:25Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![Key\_Lime\_Guy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/48db29/32.png) [@Key\_Lime\_Guy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Key_Lime_Guy)\ **Post date:** [September 9, 2006, 11:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/straight-dope-bourbon-society/371991/21 "2006-09-09T23:20:16Z")
Just had to check in and say, this thread inspired me to run out and grab a bottle of **Maker’s Mark**. My well-used **Finlandia** vodka thanks you all for the night off. ---
**Author:** ![Contrapuntal](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/e274bd/32.png) [@Contrapuntal](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Contrapuntal)\ **Post date:** [September 9, 2006, 11:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/straight-dope-bourbon-society/371991/22 "2006-09-09T23:35:04Z")
[QUOTE=Big Bad Voodoo Lou] And now I always keep a bottle in front of me (which is better than a frontal lobotomy!) [/QUOTE] One notch up. A free bottle in front of me, vs. a prefrontal lobotomy. ---
**Author:** ![silenus](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/silenus/32/166_2.png) [@silenus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/silenus)\ **Post date:** [September 9, 2006, 11:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/straight-dope-bourbon-society/371991/23 "2006-09-09T23:42:35Z")
[QUOTE=NAF1138] I have a bottle of Old Forestor open right now also, but I only have it because someone wanted to make whiskey mixed drinks and Old Forester is the only bottom shelf bourbon I will allow in my house. For a $12 bolltle of whiskey it isn’t half bad, but I wouldn’t make it my everyday pour by a long shot. [/QUOTE] Try their [Birthday bourbon](http://www.maltadvocate.com/html/bgam_oldf.html). It’s a whole different creature entirely! 3+ times the price, but you can taste every dollar. I just got back from a bourbon run, where I secured a backup bottle of Old Grand-Dad and brought Knob Creek back into rotation. ---
**Author:** ![Key\_Lime\_Guy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/48db29/32.png) [@Key\_Lime\_Guy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Key_Lime_Guy)\ **Post date:** [September 10, 2006, 12:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/straight-dope-bourbon-society/371991/24 "2006-09-10T00:16:57Z")
Afficionados: Is is heretical to have your **Maker’s Mark** on the rocks with a squeeze of lemon? Mmmm. ---
**Author:** ![El\_Cid\_Viscoso](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/41988e/32.png) [@El\_Cid\_Viscoso](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/El_Cid_Viscoso)\ **Post date:** [September 10, 2006, 12:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/straight-dope-bourbon-society/371991/25 "2006-09-10T00:22:05Z")
[QUOTE=Key Lime Guy] **Maker’s Mark** on the rocks with a squeeze of lemon? [/QUOTE] You actually made me say “ho”. Get thee to a Cosmo, pal. 😉 ---
**Author:** ![El\_Cid\_Viscoso](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/41988e/32.png) [@El\_Cid\_Viscoso](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/El_Cid_Viscoso)\ **Post date:** [September 10, 2006, 12:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/straight-dope-bourbon-society/371991/26 "2006-09-10T00:28:35Z")
[QUOTE=silenus] bourbon run [/QUOTE] Hey man, what’s a “bourbon run”? (Note: If it involves an RV, a smelly dog and a pilgrimage back to Kentucky, I don’t want to know.) ---
**Author:** ![silenus](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/silenus/32/166_2.png) [@silenus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/silenus)\ **Post date:** [September 10, 2006, 12:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/straight-dope-bourbon-society/371991/27 "2006-09-10T00:37:44Z")
“Don’t want to know”, or “want to come along?” 😃 Actually, it was a short jaunt to the local BevMo for the express intention of procuring more corny comestibles. I almost added a bottle of Russell’s Reserve, but the wallet wouldn’t take the hit. ---
**Author:** ![lee](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/lee/32/7455_2.png) [@lee](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/lee)\ **Post date:** [September 10, 2006, 12:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/straight-dope-bourbon-society/371991/28 "2006-09-10T00:52:08Z")
For rye, I like Old Overholt. It is not expensive, but it is very nice. ---
**Author:** ![El\_Cid\_Viscoso](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/41988e/32.png) [@El\_Cid\_Viscoso](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/El_Cid_Viscoso)\ **Post date:** [September 10, 2006, 12:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/straight-dope-bourbon-society/371991/29 "2006-09-10T00:53:53Z")
[QUOTE=silenus] “Don’t want to know”, or “want to come along?” 😃 [/QUOTE] Exactly. ---
**Author:** ![silenus](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/silenus/32/166_2.png) [@silenus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/silenus)\ **Post date:** [September 10, 2006, 12:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/straight-dope-bourbon-society/371991/30 "2006-09-10T00:54:09Z")
That’s it. Old Overholt goes on the shopping list. Too many people are saying the same things about it: cheap and good. ---
**Author:** ![Bricker](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/977dab/32.png) [@Bricker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bricker)\ **Post date:** [September 10, 2006, 2:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/straight-dope-bourbon-society/371991/31 "2006-09-10T02:23:08Z")
[QUOTE=Raguleader] My favorite bourbon is Knob Creek. Haven’t been able to afford a bottle for a few months now though. [/QUOTE] I have a bottle of Knob Creek open now – pretty much the only bourbon I drink (I am generally a single malt scotch guy). And here’s another vote for Old Overholt. It’s rare that I’m in the mood for a good rye on the rocks, but when I am, OO answers the mail nicely. ---
**Author:** ![kayT](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kayt/32/3633_2.png) [@kayT](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kayT)\ **Post date:** [September 10, 2006, 2:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/straight-dope-bourbon-society/371991/32 "2006-09-10T02:50:32Z")
See my cranberry recipe in the thanksgiving thread for what is good to do with bourbon. ---
**Author:** ![ultrafilter](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/u/3d9bf3/32.png) [@ultrafilter](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ultrafilter)\ **Post date:** [September 10, 2006, 2:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/straight-dope-bourbon-society/371991/33 "2006-09-10T02:56:07Z")
[QUOTE=silenus] That’s it. Old Overholt goes on the shopping list. Too many people are saying the same things about it: cheap and good. [/QUOTE] One shot old Overholt, one half-shot sweet vermouth, and two drops of bitters. It’s good for you. ---
**Author:** ![NAF1138](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/naf1138/32/3245_2.png) [@NAF1138](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/NAF1138)\ **Post date:** [September 10, 2006, 3:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/straight-dope-bourbon-society/371991/34 "2006-09-10T03:05:45Z")
[QUOTE=silenus] Try their [Birthday bourbon](http://www.maltadvocate.com/html/bgam_oldf.html). It’s a whole different creature entirely! 3+ times the price, but you can taste every dollar. I just got back from a bourbon run, where I secured a backup bottle of Old Grand-Dad and brought Knob Creek back into rotation. [/QUOTE] I have heard great things about the birthday bourbon, but have yet to try it. I will put it at the top of my list of bottles to track down. Thanks. mmm, I may need to do a bourbon run myself. ---
**Author:** ![silenus](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/silenus/32/166_2.png) [@silenus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/silenus)\ **Post date:** [September 10, 2006, 3:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/straight-dope-bourbon-society/371991/35 "2006-09-10T03:08:28Z")
The only problem with the Birthday bourbon is the bottle. It’s a nice design and all, but it takes up twice the cabinet space of a regular bottle. Oh, well. The taste is worth it. ---
**Author:** ![Pork\_Rind](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/pork_rind/32/111_2.png) [@Pork\_Rind](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Pork_Rind)\ **Post date:** [September 10, 2006, 4:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/straight-dope-bourbon-society/371991/36 "2006-09-10T04:13:35Z")
[QUOTE=silenus] That’s it. Old Overholt goes on the shopping list. Too many people are saying the same things about it: cheap and good. [/QUOTE] It really is nice. It’s a good thing that it’s so unfashionable otherwise it would cost twice as much or more. There’s always a bottle of Old Overcoat in my desk at work. ---
**Author:** ![flickster](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/7bcc69/32.png) [@flickster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/flickster)\ **Post date:** [September 10, 2006, 1:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/straight-dope-bourbon-society/371991/37 "2006-09-10T13:23:49Z")
Woodford Reserve Glass, Rocks, Bourbon - simple - spectacular I’ll also stray across the Tennessee line and enjoy Gentleman Jack in the same fashion. ---
**Author:** ![don\_t\_ask](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/e68b1a/32.png) [@don\_t\_ask](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/don_t_ask)\ **Post date:** [September 10, 2006, 1:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/straight-dope-bourbon-society/371991/38 "2006-09-10T13:32:59Z")
Wow you guys are way too sophisticated for me. Open right now: The bottle I bought this afternoon. Open tomorrow: The bottle I buy tomorrow. ---
**Author:** ![Martini\_Enfield](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/martini_enfield/32/11123_2.png) [@Martini\_Enfield](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Martini_Enfield)\ **Post date:** [September 10, 2006, 1:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/straight-dope-bourbon-society/371991/39 "2006-09-10T13:35:15Z")
Mmmm, Bourbon! The One True Distilled Spirit\*! **Currently Open** Woodford Reserve (An excellent drop!) Wild Turkey **In Reserve** Wild Turkey 8 Year Old Wild Turkey 101 **Swill To Serve To The Peasantry** Jim Beam \*With the possible exception of Bacardi Rum 😃 ---
**Author:** ![Ogre](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/ecb155/32.png) [@Ogre](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ogre)\ **Post date:** [September 10, 2006, 5:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/straight-dope-bourbon-society/371991/40 "2006-09-10T17:56:13Z")
> [@](#): > > I drink my whiskey neat with maybe just 2 or 3 drops of water to release the water soliuble compounds in the flavor profile. Huh? Not to be confrontational (enjoy your bourbon any way you like,) but does this really make sense? Doesn’t bourbon have quite a lot of water in it anyway? Wouldn’t those compounds already be dissolved in it, and therefore already be part of the flavor profile? Why would a couple drops of water make any difference at all? I’m pretty leery of the chemistry here, but by all means, eradicate my ignorance. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/straight-dope-bourbon-society/371991.md?page=1) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/straight-dope-bourbon-society/371991.md?page=3)