Eleven Posted March 12, 2015 Report Posted March 12, 2015 What bourbon would ya'll suggest for Mint Juleps? I'm going to attempt a 1 gallon batch of Mint Julep beer for the Kentucky Derby, and I've got to soak oak chips in bourbon to toss in the secondary. I figure whatever I have left over will go towards the real Mint Juleps for that day. I would go with something like Old Granddad for that, too. You want something that is going to stand up to the mint and sugar. Quote
Weave Posted March 12, 2015 Report Posted March 12, 2015 Grand Dad works. So does Evan Williams. Hell, Maker's Mark made their name with Juleps and the Derby. Wouldn't be a bad choice there. Quote
inkman Posted March 13, 2015 Report Posted March 13, 2015 (edited) and used gym sock). Mmmmm... Where can I get me a bottle of that? Is there a whiskey with a hint of skid marked underwear? How about a fromunda cheese note in a Bourbon? Edited March 13, 2015 by Inkoslav Manilov Quote
That Aud Smell Posted March 13, 2015 Report Posted March 13, 2015 (edited) Mmmmm... Where can I get me a bottle of that? Is there a whiskey with a hint of skid marked underwear? How about a fromunda cheese note in a Bourbon? Glad you enjoyed that. There was a bottle of rye I received last year -- some super small batch artisinal organic thing -- that was so funky that (1) I could not even think about drinking it neat (and, man, I will drank just about N-EE-thang) and (2) it approached that gym sock/fromunda territory. But it was really excellent in a Manhattan. I mean, you could almost go 1:1 with vermouth and still have a decent drink. Edited March 13, 2015 by That Aud Smell Quote
biodork Posted March 13, 2015 Author Report Posted March 13, 2015 In preparation for the upcoming holiday (3/17), a list of worthwhile Irish whiskeys: http://www.timeout.com/newyork/bars/10-best-irish-whiskey-bottles?cid=TOL|DD|EM|||2015-03-13T20:47:55 I think the only ones I've had are Jameson and Kilbeggan. Quote
MattPie Posted March 16, 2015 Report Posted March 16, 2015 In preparation for the upcoming holiday (3/17), a list of worthwhile Irish whiskeys: http://www.timeout.com/newyork/bars/10-best-irish-whiskey-bottles?cid=TOL|DD|EM|||2015-03-13T20:47:55 I think the only ones I've had are Jameson and Kilbeggan. I drank way more at my pi-day party to consider drinking tomorrow, even if I had something Irish around. I'll still be eating left-over home-made corned beef though. Quote
spndnchz Posted March 16, 2015 Report Posted March 16, 2015 In preparation for the upcoming holiday (3/17), a list of worthwhile Irish whiskeys: http://www.timeout.com/newyork/bars/10-best-irish-whiskey-bottles?cid=TOL|DD|EM|||2015-03-13T20:47:55 I think the only ones I've had are Jameson and Kilbeggan. I had some Tullamore Dew 12 year last year for St Patty's. Yum! Quote
Weave Posted March 16, 2015 Report Posted March 16, 2015 I had some Tullamore Dew 12 year last year for St Patty's. Yum! *ahem* St. Paddy's. That is all. Quote
That Aud Smell Posted March 16, 2015 Report Posted March 16, 2015 *ahem* St. Paddy's. That is all. Or St. Pat's. But, yeah: Not St. Patty's. Quote
darksabre Posted March 16, 2015 Report Posted March 16, 2015 Or St. Pat's. But, yeah: Not St. Patty's. What's wrong with St. Patty's? Quote
Weave Posted March 16, 2015 Report Posted March 16, 2015 What's wrong with St. Patty's? http://paddynotpatty.com/ Quote
LastPommerFan Posted March 17, 2015 Report Posted March 17, 2015 What's wrong with St. Patty's? The feast of St Patty is on 8/25. http://paddynotpatty.com/ Had not seen that before. Excellent. Quote
darksabre Posted March 17, 2015 Report Posted March 17, 2015 http://paddynotpatty.com/ Yeah but Padraig comes from the latin Patricius, which is the same origin as Patricia, which means Patty should be perfectly acceptable. Their logic seems flawed. Quote
LastPommerFan Posted March 17, 2015 Report Posted March 17, 2015 Yeah but Padraig comes from the latin Patricius, which is the same origin as Patricia, which means Patty should be perfectly acceptable. Their logic seems flawed. Yeah, the Irish, what do they know about Irish names! :P [insert some appropriate number of smileys so you know that I'm saying this thoroughly tongue-in-cheek.] Quote
Weave Posted March 17, 2015 Report Posted March 17, 2015 Yeah but Padraig comes from the latin Patricius, which is the same origin as Patricia, which means Patty should be perfectly acceptable. Their logic seems flawed. Except it is gender specific. Quote
darksabre Posted March 17, 2015 Report Posted March 17, 2015 Except it is gender specific. Then why is Patrick spelled with a t? That consonant seems to be the deciding factor. Quote
Weave Posted March 17, 2015 Report Posted March 17, 2015 Then why is Patrick spelled with a t? That consonant seems to be the deciding factor. LOL Not sure why you are arguing this. They chose Paddy to shorten the masculine version. What's the point of reading any more into it than they wanted to differentiate masculine from feminine? Quote
darksabre Posted March 17, 2015 Report Posted March 17, 2015 LOL Not sure why you are arguing this. They chose Paddy to shorten the masculine version. What's the point of reading any more into it than they wanted to differentiate masculine from feminine? Shouldn't it be Padrick? Just trying to figure out why the t is out. Quote
Weave Posted March 17, 2015 Report Posted March 17, 2015 (edited) Shouldn't it be Padrick? Just trying to figure out why the t is out. Patrick is not Gaelic. St. Patrick wasn't even Irish. But he was sainted for his work in Ireland. The shorthand was Gaelic-ized and made different from the feminine shorthand. Edited March 17, 2015 by weave Quote
LastPommerFan Posted March 17, 2015 Report Posted March 17, 2015 Then why is Patrick spelled with a t? That consonant seems to be the deciding factor. because the English ruin everything. Quote
Weave Posted March 17, 2015 Report Posted March 17, 2015 (edited) because the English ruin everything. This is more accurate than my post. Patrick is an English/French/Norman name. Padraig is Gaelic. St.Patrick made the name common in Ireland, but they assumed the Gaelic for its shorthand. Gatdammit, teaching these cretins makes me thirsty for a whiskey. Edited March 17, 2015 by weave Quote
darksabre Posted March 17, 2015 Report Posted March 17, 2015 So we probably shouldn't call it St. Patrick's Day then? Quote
Weave Posted March 17, 2015 Report Posted March 17, 2015 So we probably shouldn't call it St. Patrick's Day then? Absolutely we should. The man was named Patrick. He was English. But chose to live in Ireland. Quote
darksabre Posted March 17, 2015 Report Posted March 17, 2015 Absolutely we should. The man was named Patrick. He was English. But chose to live in Ireland. Now I'm really confused. His name was spelled with a t but I can't call him Patty? Quote
LastPommerFan Posted March 17, 2015 Report Posted March 17, 2015 Now I'm really confused. His name was spelled with a t but I can't call him Patty? You can call him whatever you want, but if you call him "Patty" you should expect most good Irishmen to give you a page and a half of internet . Quote
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