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Clyde May’s any good? If so which one?

Had a damn good drink of lemon drop homemade yesterday. It was probably running 110-120 proof but smooth. Guy said he runs it through 40’ of PVC packed with charcoal.
No ice, but it was in the freezer for 24hrs. Good for a 90deg day working 9 hrs on Father’s Day. They legalized weed here but still won’t allow someone to make their own whiskey for personal consumption? That’s why no one takes the rule of law seriously any longer, there’s no rationale to most laws.

I've not yet tried the Clyde May's.

I couldn't hack drinking high proof stuff while working in the heat.

Well after the work was done. I never drink and work except a beer or three mowing the yard.

All this bourbon talk got me motivated to crack a McKenna. These are a gamble as they can run the gamut from hand sanitizer to exceptional. This one happens to be exceptional with butter toffee over dried fruit notes.



As for using the cheap bourbon for mixers, That Basil Hayden is a basic rye, and not very good at that. Perfectly fine as a mixer.

If you're a guest of mine, the better bottles come out, and it may be straight up, a Manhattan, or a whiskey sour from scratch, depending on the mood, and the whiskey.

Everyone else? you all can ruin your whiskey anyway you like, none of my business.

I would say not at its price.

The Heaven Hill 6 year in the pic would be a easy pic over the Basil Hayden for me, but thats my preference, I am a big Jim Beam fan, but more towards the Booker and Knob creek line. Not a fan of Basil Hayden.

That HH 6 yr is $14 a bottle and only available in KY. It is the same juice that goes into the fancy Old Fitzgerald decanters. The problem is the distillery is limiting the bottling of the 6 yr, so they can age it longer for the fancy Old Fitzgerald line. Getting hard to find.

Clyde mays not worth trying. If you like the trendy Pre - prohibition Era trendy stuff, you might like it. I prefer more depth.

I’m not sure what “Smokey, with hints of fruit, vanilla, nuts, old leather and tobacco notes” means, so pass the beam and a dirty glass with a bud light chaser for me. My wife does the cleaning and grocery shopping so YMMV.

What a bunch of alcoholics...

Hold into AA and Sheesh

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Fugging A Squadcar.

Ancient Age?

Y’all oughta make an Old Fashioned and sub in DANNYL’s syrup from NY for your simple syrup.

You’re welcome.

Do you also use Grand Cru Burgundy to make beef stew?

Only when I’m slummin.

The EW 12yo (red label) is excellent, don't know that it's available Stateside though.

I saw a couple of bottles of it but didn’t buy any. I have a bunch of good burbon but I hardly drink it after my gizzard (gall bladder) was pulled I get real bad heartburn drinking whiskey. No mo laying on a good one lol.

Unfortunately it sit with the rest of the bourbons. As mentioned really bad heartburn.

Some of you boys should do the bourbon trail for a couple of weeks. Fortunately, I live right in the middle of it.

Get down to talking about white oak trees grown in different soils.

Enjoy your discussions.

Big fan of the Evan Williams single barrel and Evan Williams period. Do not care for Whistle Pig Rye at all, but that's just my taster.. The Basil Hayden I've not tried..