AttEn: WestSide/ElJefe'/SirCrankyPants/
Originally Posted by 8D_In_Trunk,Dec 4 2008, 07:49 PM
If the question to the corner is, "Has anyone ever tried <insert liquor name here>?" the answer is "YES!"
Well. . . with a few exceptions.
I have never consumed:
fermented goat milk liquor (apparently an African beverage).
prison wine
Indian sorghum whiskey, but I've had Chinese sorghum whiskey.
I suspect between James, WSB, and myself, we've probably drunk the world's booze 2-3x over.
Well. . . with a few exceptions.
I have never consumed:
fermented goat milk liquor (apparently an African beverage).
prison wine
Indian sorghum whiskey, but I've had Chinese sorghum whiskey.
I suspect between James, WSB, and myself, we've probably drunk the world's booze 2-3x over.
US Rye Whiskey
In the United States, "rye whiskey" is, by law, made from a mash of at least 51 percent rye. (The other ingredients of the mash are usually corn and malted barley.) It is distilled to no more than 160 (U.S.) proof, and aged in charred, new oak barrels. The whiskey must be put into such barrels at not more than 125 (U.S.) proof. Rye whiskey that has been so aged for at least 2 years may be further designated as "straight", as in "straight rye whiskey".[1] Rye whiskey was the prevalent whiskey of the northeastern states, especially Pennsylvania and Maryland, but largely disappeared after Prohibition. A few brands, such as Old Overholt, survived Prohibition, and both Jim Beam and Wild Turkey produce their versions of rye.
Although the continued production has largely been due to bourbon producers, the home of George Washington, Mount Vernon, has recently begun to distill and sell a version of the rye Washington distilled. Stronger and
In the United States, "rye whiskey" is, by law, made from a mash of at least 51 percent rye. (The other ingredients of the mash are usually corn and malted barley.) It is distilled to no more than 160 (U.S.) proof, and aged in charred, new oak barrels. The whiskey must be put into such barrels at not more than 125 (U.S.) proof. Rye whiskey that has been so aged for at least 2 years may be further designated as "straight", as in "straight rye whiskey".[1] Rye whiskey was the prevalent whiskey of the northeastern states, especially Pennsylvania and Maryland, but largely disappeared after Prohibition. A few brands, such as Old Overholt, survived Prohibition, and both Jim Beam and Wild Turkey produce their versions of rye.
Although the continued production has largely been due to bourbon producers, the home of George Washington, Mount Vernon, has recently begun to distill and sell a version of the rye Washington distilled. Stronger and






