Booze of the Week
I’m pulling this one right out of left field. Honestly, this is one of the odder liquors I’ve decided to try. I picked this up on the advice of semi-regular commenter Moses. This should also serve as warning that I might just ban his ass if this stuff sucks.
After removing the cap the first smell is just Jim Beam. After a couple of passes across the nose I can smell the cherry at the edges. Even after recapping, I still feel I can smell the cherry.
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First taste, neat. Wow. The cherry may be subtle to the nose but it screams out loud on the tongue. I really taste the cherry. In a way, I think that helps the Beam. Verdict: It isn’t bad, but it just seems wrong to flavor bourbon.
A little water seems so settle it down a bit. The cherry is not quite as overwhelming, but it still ain’t bourbon.
Even better with soda. Red Stag & soda ain’t a bad drink. But it still ain’t bourbon.
Last try. Red Stag and Coke. Not good. Not even as good as the Red Stag & soda. I was actually thinking the point of the cherry was to mix well with coke. I was apparently wrong.
Final Verdict: It isn’t horrible. It isn’t bad. But it isn’t good and it certainly isn’t bourbon. I’d not buy it again. It wasn’t so bad that I’d ban Moses over it tho.
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I don’t know….Seems weird to add a flavor to something that has flavor already.
Have this on the shelves over at my local liquor locker, and though we sell a bottle now and again, it doesn’t seem to be really moving off the shelves.
On the other hand, we have three quarters of an aisle full of various vodkas. They range from the rot gut, to the “premium” brands. About half again of the space allotted for this beverage, contains flavored vodkas … vanilla, apple, lemon, pear, peach, pomegranate, and watermelon. (There may be others, but they escape me at the moment.) There seems to be a trend starting to “flavor” tequila, if this ever gets to single malt scotches, I will know the end times are officially at hand.
Speaking of “flavored” tequila:
http://www.patrontequila.com/#/tequilas/patron-xo-cafe/
Patron XO Cafe: Coffee Liqueur made with Tequila.
Should be filed under WTF.
I am sorry that I have let you down, I guess this college kid does not know the good from the bad. Thank you for not banning my ass from your site.
@Guy S:
The flavored vodka I get. Vodka doesn’t have a taste and its whole purpose is mixed drinks. The idea of flavoring something that already has (or is supposed to have) a distinctive flavor is a mistake.
@Moses:
Now see? You go an apologize like that and you make me feel bad for giving you a hard time.
I think probably college-age folks is probably what this stuff is made for anyhow. And women maybe.
Nice addendum with the “maybe” after “women”, ArmedGeek
Might have to give it a go, just for the WTF value.
Haha, don’t go feeling bad about that, I know that it’s all in fun. You might be right, I just have to get on the ball and start looking for some better booze. I figure that I have a few years ahead of me to finally discover the good stuff. All I know right now is that the free stuff always taste better. Be it free “shitty” booze or a light cig.
All I know right now is that the free stuff always taste better. Be it free “shitty” booze or a light cig.
@Moses:
You are completely correct. No bullshit, you really are. Free booze > no booze.
This is a good indication that maybe I’m just getting old. As I said, the Red Stag ain’t bad, but it ain’t good and it aint bourbon.
There is a trick to bourbon. First, you have to like booze. That’s important. I’m going to put it in a post.
You can fuck with anything, but don’t change characteristics of the bourbon itself. Purists will call you on it, obviously.
If you want a cherry flavored drink, there are more appropriate liquors for that. I can see the need for change, but go drink something else instead of bourbon for a change if you want something that tastes like cherries.
My $0.02