LarryR Posted April 5, 2013 Author Report Posted April 5, 2013 Re: Rye Whiskey Recommendations You picked-up a bottle huh Doc? Yea I was pretty impressed as well. May have mentioned I was out with the new wife on Friday night, had one made with Knob Rye, it was pretty good, but Templeton (on my palate) was much better. Looking forward to a couple Manhattan's this weekend.
mguerra Posted April 5, 2013 Report Posted April 5, 2013 Re: Rye Whiskey Recommendations I don't drink mixed drinks, just sip straight spirits. I wouldn't know an old fashioned from a martini. But I know Templeton Rye is some luscious nectar! Got a bottle this afternoon out of curiosity, from ya'll talking about it. I drink very little, maybe an ounce or two once or twice a week. So might as well seek out the good stuff.
tony b Posted April 6, 2013 Report Posted April 6, 2013 Re: Rye Whiskey Recommendations No doubt, Doc - Midleton Irish, indeed! Cha-ching!! I got to sample some at a scotch tasting a few years back. Nice, very nice. I didn't plunk down the coin for a bottle, but I did come home with the nice wooden box the bottle we were sampling came out of! Sits on the top shelf of my bar to oogle. Glad to hear that the Templeton is a hit!
Carpetride Posted April 12, 2013 Report Posted April 12, 2013 Re: Rye Whiskey Recommendations I spent the afternoon at a friends house today and he offered me a manhattan made with Templeton Rye small batch. What nice drink. Definitely added to my list.
LarryR Posted November 13, 2015 Author Report Posted November 13, 2015 Been drinking High West recently, good stuff.
tony b Posted November 13, 2015 Report Posted November 13, 2015 Hi, Larry!! Glad to see you back; been a while, bud! I've also added a couple more to my bar - Michter's US*1 Kentucky Straight Rye. http://www.michters.com/whiskey/us1-straight-rye#whiskey/us1-straight-rye/1 And Willett, which has become one of my favorite distilleries, toured there last summer. http://www.kentuckybourbonwhiskey.com/whiskeys.html
LarryR Posted November 14, 2015 Author Report Posted November 14, 2015 Hi, Larry!! Glad to see you back; been a while, bud! I've also added a couple more to my bar - Michter's US*1 Kentucky Straight Rye. http://www.michters.com/whiskey/us1-straight-rye#whiskey/us1-straight-rye/1 And Willett, which has become one of my favorite distilleries, toured there last summer. http://www.kentuckybourbonwhiskey.com/whiskeys.html Nice, I'll have to check it out!Sent from my iPad using Tapatalk
tony b Posted November 15, 2015 Report Posted November 15, 2015 Yeah, I went through KY again this year on my way back to SC for a wedding. Bought waaaaayyyy too much bourbon, as if there's such a thing! But now, I'm officially "bourbon poor!"
PRippley Posted November 16, 2015 Report Posted November 16, 2015 I bet you are "beer poorer" though! I know how pricey brewing equipment can be!
tony b Posted November 16, 2015 Report Posted November 16, 2015 I bet you are "beer poorer" though! I know how pricey brewing equipment can be! Especially when you hire a contractor to build you a brewing room in your basement!
MacKenzie Posted November 16, 2015 Report Posted November 16, 2015 Awesome, Tony, it sure makes things much easier when yo have the proper equipment.
tony b Posted November 16, 2015 Report Posted November 16, 2015 Yes, the 2 biggest improvements were the sink (Hallelujah!) and the burner. Now, I don't have to haul all my gear upstairs to the kitchen anymore, then haul it all back downstairs and try and clean everything in the bathroom shower! As a consequence, I am brewing significantly more often than before the brew room, at least 3 times as much!!
ckreef Posted November 17, 2015 Report Posted November 17, 2015 Brewing room is way kewl. I want to sample! Charles - Prometheus 16.5", Cassiopeia 19" TT
MacKenzie Posted November 17, 2015 Report Posted November 17, 2015 Tony, remember the days when you added 0.5t of sugar to each bottle☺
PRippley Posted November 17, 2015 Report Posted November 17, 2015 Nice tony! Are there any houses for sale on your street? PJ
tony b Posted November 17, 2015 Report Posted November 17, 2015 As a matter of fact, PJ, there is - 2 doors down from me. http://www.skogman.com/property/44116857/1734-Chestnut-Lane-Cedar-Rapids-IA-52402
tony b Posted November 17, 2015 Report Posted November 17, 2015 Tony, remember the days when you added 0.5t of sugar to each bottle☺ And I had the bottle bombs to prove it! Now, there are pre-measured tabs that look like cough drops - one per 12oz bottle, 2 in a bomber. But, most of the time, if I naturally carbonate, I measure out the total amount and add to the whole batch, just before kegging. My software tells me how many grams of corn sugar to get the carbonation level I want for the beer style.
PRippley Posted November 18, 2015 Report Posted November 18, 2015 As a matter of fact, PJ, there is - 2 doors down from me. http://www.skogman.com/property/44116857/1734-Chestnut-Lane-Cedar-Rapids-IA-52402 Nice house, almost tempting... Wait you said You have snow in Iowa?????😖
tony b Posted November 18, 2015 Report Posted November 18, 2015 Yeah, in fact, weather forecast has 3 - 5 inches on its way Friday afternoon/evening! Seriously bummed, as it's not even Thanksgiving yet and I've already had to drag out the snowblower and give it a test fire-up to get ready!
PRippley Posted November 19, 2015 Report Posted November 19, 2015 A nice dark beer should cure that first snowfall bummin'!ðŸº
