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The Macallan 10 year-old

Marcus — Thu, 19 Feb 2009 22:09:16 +0000

Note to all Bourbon fanboys: it’s okay to indulge in other spirits from time to time. Especially when there are so many options to explore. I thought I would take a minute to introduce our first review of single malt Scotch. Same rules apply: have fun while dressing up your ice and let us know what you think. The Macallan Fine Oak 10 year-old was a great contrast to my regular Buffalo Trace. At only $30 you’ll probably find it at the lower end of your local supplier’s scotch price options. It loses little in taste, however, for being a bargain. With a nose any scotch lover could get excited about and a subtly sweet aftertaste, this is one to remember to keep on hand…just in case that bourbon needs to age a bit more. Being Macallan’s youngest, this is a good sign Macallan’s older generations are worth a future review. Check out Macallan’s own tasting notes on their website here.

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Best Bourbon Bars: The Remington

Nic — Thu, 22 Jan 2009 01:08:12 +0000

There are nights when nothing sounds better than meeting up with your buddies for late night bourbon drinking. The hard part comes in trying to find a drinking establishment with a decent selection of bourbon. To help, The Boys of Bourbon is beginning a series of reviews chronicling the best places in America to drink bourbon. The first is called The Remington at the St. Regis Hotel in Houston.
Bourbon Selection:
Here is how you know you are in for a fantastic drinking experience: You say to your order taker “What does your selection of bourbons look like?” His reply, “We have pretty much everything.” This is what happened on my first trip to The Remington. I admit I was dubious about his assertion as were the rest of our party. After all, we take pride in believing we have a vast knowledge of the high end bourbon arena. To our surprise they had nine out of the ten bourbons we threw at him. We ended up ordering a variety of our favorites including Booker’s, Knob Creek, and Basil Hayden’s.

The Pour :
This may be the second most important criteria for evaluating a good bourbon bar. Are they stingy with their liquor? Fortunately, for The Remington, the answer is no. The serve the bourbon in a fairly standard highball glass, and fill consistently to the half inch mark. However, we found that when ordering either on the rocks or with water the amount of liquid in the glass was the same. In other words: Always order on the rocks and if you need water ask for a separate glass.

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The Remington definitely caters to an older wealthy crowd. The valet area is a mix of German luxury sedans, Porches, and super exotics (i.e. Bentley’s, Rolls, and silly sports cars). Inside, you are going to see a great deal of wood and leather. It all smells of rich mahogany. There is only one main bar, but it stretches across the entire main room. On a Friday night it is full of rich men in their fifties and sixties, and a women of assorted ages (21-80+). There are also tables and couches away from the bar with plush seating that make for both a comfortable seat and good people watching. If you are lucky/unfortunate (depending upon your perspective) expect to see a great deal of making out and second base type relations. I suspect more than one room at the attached hotel has been booked over the years by the bar’s patrons.

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The Remington at the St. Regis is a great place to drink bourbon in Houston. On a weekend the crowd has a real energy to it, the pours are generous, and the selection is more than adequate. The only disappointment I had was with our waitress who had no idea what kind of bourbon they had and the glares our group consistently received all night from old men who seemed to be worried we would dance with their wives. I will simply consider that a compliment.

The Stuff Inside

Nic — Thu, 12 Jun 2008 21:43:49 +0000

From the now for something completely different realm, Beam Global (they make Jim Beam and a number of the smaller batch bourbons we have reviewed) has launched an entirely different ad campaign called “The Stuff Inside.” The premise, while simple, is actually pretty deep and has nothing to do with bourbon. They are spotlighting people (all kinds of people) who bring passion to what they do and who they are. Check it out and submit your own thoughts. Pretty cool.

America Best Bourbon Bars | Twisted Spoke

Nic — Sat, 15 Mar 2008 18:21:22 +0000

While not 100% reliable, a good rule of thumb is:

Bars with a human skeleton riding a motorcycle on top of their bar are a good place to drink bourbon.

Confirming the rule is the Twisted Spoke in Chicago. They bill themselves as the neighborhood “family biker bar” but it seems to be only for families with no kids in them…just the way we like our bars (“Really you brought your kid to a bar?”). Selection is no problem as there are 40-50 different choices and our waiter had decent recall. What really sets this place apart though is the uniqueness: a pressurized keg of bourbon on tap (Jim Beam when we were there), Saturday night porn screenings (we were not there for this but heard it is a good time to go), and a signature dish called “smut and eggs.” This place is not for everyone (particularly women seem to avoid it), but go any way (Wednesday is the best night to try bourbon since they are half price).

Location:
Chicago, Illinois

Old Charter | Rating 87

Nic — Sat, 15 Mar 2008 18:15:18 +0000

On a recent trip up to the Texas panhandle to see my parents we decided to have dinner at “the club.” The club is full of wood paneling, 1970’s carpet, club chairs with wheels, and delicious steaks. It is almost like a trip back in time. In its hay day during the oil boom this was the place to be on a weekend. Of course it is still my parents favorite place to eat dinner. Having never had a glass of bourbon at the club I decided to see what unusual selection they might have.

I headed over to the bar to take a look. More of a scotch selection than anything else. Finally I spotted something called Old Charter. That sounded like a bourbon since a good rule of thumb in naming bourbons is to choose any word and add “old” in front. On delivery everyone asked what I had chosen. I said, “something I never heard of called ‘Old Charter.’” That resulted in several of these baby boomers nearly spitting Yellow Tail merlot out their nose. Apparently Old Charter is a classic bourbon they had been drinking all their life, and I was an idiot for not knowing anything about it.

Here is what I found out. These people knew what they were talking about. Literally this is a classically styled bourbon. I found it to be very fruity with significant amounts of caramel and charring. The alcohol is a manageable 90 proof that for me did not require anything but ice to easily enjoy.

Overall I say this is a terrific bourbon. A poor man’s Woodford in some ways. Pick it up for less than $12 a bottle, but make sure you never suggest to someone over 50 years old that you never heard of it.

America Best Bourbon Bars | Bourbon – Washington, D.C.

Nic — Sat, 15 Mar 2008 18:01:30 +0000

It should be no surprise that a political town like D.C. has a place or two with a decent bourbon selection, but none is better than the aptly named Bourbon. We counted around seventy different bourbons to chose from (but lost count several times due to our attempt to count and taste copious amounts of bourbon at the same time). But bourbon selection alone does not get a bar on this list, it takes knowledgeable bartenders and a solid atmosphere. Luckily, Bourbon has both. The bartenders we met knew the selection backwards and forwards and even threw in a little education for The Boys as well. Bonus points for having no sign on the building, that is how you know its a good spot. Bourbon is located in the Adams Morgan district making it part of “that scene,” so it is a little bit of a younger crowd. However, if you are looking for a place to drink bourbon go where the brown liquid is where ever that may be. In D.C. its Bourbon.

Address:

2348 Wisconsin Avenue

Washington, D.C.

Wild Turkey American Spirit

Nic — Tue, 11 Mar 2008 15:45:56 +0000

Thanks to Uncrate for the heads up on Wild Turkey’s new “super premium” bourbon. This must be the next logical step in the small batch bizarro arms race. Who knows if this stuff is any good (and full disclosure I am not a big Wild Turkey fan) but the bottle is definitely cool.

WhiskyCast

Nic — Fri, 07 Mar 2008 04:17:34 +0000

Just a heads up to check out Mark Gillespie’s podcast. He does a 15-20 minute podcast that is very informative for anyone interested in either bourbon or whiskey. You can check it out at www.whiskycast.com. порно фото в очках