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JonR Offline
#1 Posted: Tue, Mar 18 2003, 2:32 PM EST
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A cigar smoking friend of mine suggested I try Jack Daniels Single Barrel with my cigars. Anyone have any input on this whiskey? JonR
jd1 Offline
#2 Posted: Tue, Mar 18 2003, 2:33 PM EST
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I know Jack all too well; only visit with him on occasion now and we invite Coke along for the ride. Before Coke came along, Jack and I were "like peas n carrots" and matter of fact; I think Jack loves cigars. Offer him one.
kodiakbr10 Offline
#3 Posted: Tue, Mar 18 2003, 3:23 PM EST
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jack and coke are my oldest friends went to party one night and we been friends ever since. :)

Kodiak
Intel Offline
#4 Posted: Tue, Mar 18 2003, 4:20 PM EST
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Makers Mark is a much better choice IMHO.
DrMaddVibe Offline
#5 Posted: Tue, Mar 18 2003, 5:11 PM EST
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I like a lesser known brand of bourbon. I was reading SPIN magazine about 16 years ago and saw that Keith Richards had nothing but good things to say about Rebel Yell. I figure if it's good enough for a guy like Keith Richards, then what the hell...I'm gonna get ****-faced! You don't need any coke or water with this, just ice!


Happy.
Velvet Jones Offline
#6 Posted: Tue, Mar 18 2003, 5:31 PM EST
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For a real treat try Knob Creek - a small batch Kentucky straight bourbon aged 9 years, smooooooth like honeydew vine water. Especially good with an Oliva "O" Maduro. Yowza.
Homebrew Offline
#7 Posted: Tue, Mar 18 2003, 5:43 PM EST
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I prefer Makers Mark.
Goes great with a CAO anniv. Maddie Belicoso
Homebrew
jjohnson28 Offline
#8 Posted: Tue, Mar 18 2003, 6:14 PM EST
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Jack is Jack and no doubt about it,it's probably the best to mix with coke. Now Bookers there is the bourbon of all bourbons IMO. The house bourbon of the JJ household among others is Elijah Craig 12 yr old,try it I think you'll like it!
Arrow_34 Offline
#9 Posted: Tue, Mar 18 2003, 6:20 PM EST
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That knob creek is smooth, but geeze! It is 100 proof! I had a few glasses of that and a few cigars, and i felt like someone had clubbed me upside the head.
rck_1 Offline
#10 Posted: Tue, Mar 18 2003, 7:24 PM EST
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Try some JW "blue Label" If ya can afford it!!!!!
I was gifted a bottle about a year ago. still got half a bottle left. Its definatly a special occasion drink!
jjohnson28 Offline
#11 Posted: Tue, Mar 18 2003, 11:27 PM EST
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Arrow_34 try the BOOKER NOE 8yr it's 126 proof and yummy, although $45 a bottle it's worth it.

http://www.hitimewine.com/spirits_4.htm#americanwhiskey
xaigoxx Offline
#12 Posted: Wed, Mar 19 2003, 12:58 AM EST
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Id have to agree with Makers Mark. Im not a jack fan. Dewars 8 year is good too (not the white label)

Lawrence
calavera Offline
#13 Posted: Wed, Mar 19 2003, 2:50 AM EST
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Knob Creek is very good, no matter how you drink it, although if you mix it with Coke, I will come to your house and smack you upside the head. I prefer Basil Hayden. Very smooth, sweet and rich.

J
Homebrew Offline
#14 Posted: Wed, Mar 19 2003, 3:17 AM EST
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The only way to drink premium whiskies, is neat. Maybe a slpash of water, none in mine please, with a nice full bodied cigar. Coke is for people who do not enjoy the flavor of whiskey. Use the cigar for your chaser, if you must have one. If you must mix, drink the cheap ****, save your $$$$$ for better cigars.
Just my opinoin.
Homebrew
jd1 Offline
#15 Posted: Wed, Mar 19 2003, 6:36 AM EST
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Agree with Homebrew. Although I don't party with Jack any more, I invite his friends Scotch, Cognac, and Tequila along with their Beer friends. All are "neat" in their appearance--if you gotta mix something with your alcohol, you're drinking the wrong alcohol.

I don't care for the taste of Jack any more so on occasion, if there is nothing of quality around, I'll drink it with cola; at least until I can get to something better. I've not had the Single Barrel so I can't comment on how it tastes neat.
JonR Offline
#16 Posted: Wed, Mar 19 2003, 6:40 AM EST
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Well thanks alot gentlemen you all gave me alot of excellent whiskeys to choose from, but I am going to try that Jack Daniels Single Barrel. Like my doctor friend said to me it's time for me to put away my orange kool-aid and sterno, and to move up with the big guys. I guess now I'll have to give up my Bad Frogs ( Rick has cornered the Bad Frog market anyway )and move up to Lone Wolfs. Thanks for your help. JonR
Sonny_LSU Offline
#17 Posted: Wed, Mar 19 2003, 12:53 PM EST
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OMG!!!!! Don't you dare mix Jack Single Barrel with Coke!!!!!

This stuff is WAY too good to taint it with sugary crap.

jd1 Offline
#18 Posted: Wed, Mar 19 2003, 1:01 PM EST
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Damn...now I gotta try the Single Barrel. For years (many ago) I thought that Jack black was the only thing around...
If Single Barrel is all that; I gots to go get some!
Robby Offline
#19 Posted: Wed, Mar 19 2003, 1:01 PM EST
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And don't drink a good single malt scotch "on the rocks" neither. Neat w/some mineral water ;-)
BeatDragon Offline
#20 Posted: Wed, Mar 19 2003, 2:07 PM EST
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YIKES! Not Jack of any kind. Too sweet. If you want to do some Bourbon with your smokes, which I do almost daily, try Blantons. Incredibly smooth. Or Bookers if you like it with some bite, about 120proof bite!
xaigoxx Offline
#21 Posted: Thu, Mar 20 2003, 10:49 AM EST
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Lets just get some arbor mist and tell the truth. We all love arbor mist with our cigars.
eleltea Offline
#22 Posted: Thu, Mar 20 2003, 11:32 AM EST
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I have tried most of the good bourbons, even tho I tend to prefer Scotch. Some of you will turn up your noses at this, but even tho I have Makers Mark in my cabinet and drink it most of the time, and prefer it to Jack, I think I enjoy good old Jim Beam about as much as any bourbon. It has a nice little bite to it. For me, bourbon, cigars, and women can be just too smooth to be interesting.
xibbumbero Offline
#23 Posted: Thu, Mar 20 2003, 11:57 AM EST
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So is what your saying LLT,is you like to be slapped around a bit by your booze,cigars and women? X
jd1 Offline
#24 Posted: Thu, Mar 20 2003, 12:19 PM EST
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As a side note, I've thoroughly enjoyed Pappy Van Winkle bourbon. Very smooth especially in the older age vintages.
Charlie Offline
#25 Posted: Thu, Mar 20 2003, 12:30 PM EST
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OhmyGod, the thought of mixing Jack Daniels with coke would turn Frank Sinatra over in his grave! How in the world can people who claim to be cigar experts turn around and admit they defile fine Bourbon or Whiskey with coke?

Booker with Root Beer, or Maker's Mark with Pepsi sounds about as appealing as mixing Jack Daniels with Coke! I love Coca Cola, but not mixed with a fine whiskey! Just my opinion.

Charlie

PS try Woodford Reserve sometime....damn fine with a couple of ice cubes!

eleltea Offline
#26 Posted: Thu, Mar 20 2003, 1:25 PM EST
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Well, not quite that, X, although one has to admire the way your mind works! lmao

I dont drink the hard stuff all that often, but depending my mood, it might be neat, or on the rocks, or with a splash of branch water, or on occasion, by floating a splash on top of a diet Coke and sipping -not thru a straw- and replacing top layer as required. Frank mixed his with ice and water, at least after the docs told him to quit altogether.
AZ-Ron Offline
#27 Posted: Thu, Mar 20 2003, 2:06 PM EST
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Talking bourbon... I got a 5th of CLC when I left in 1987, So I have had it for 16 yrs.unopened. Does it get better or only if it is aged in original barrel. Don't know what to do with it.
gerber Offline
#28 Posted: Thu, Mar 20 2003, 3:28 PM EST
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Puff,

Send it to me!!! I'll be glad to find some use for it.
Lazygardner Offline
#29 Posted: Fri, Mar 21 2003, 1:33 PM EST
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Jack Daniels is a Tennessee Sour Mash Whiskey and not a bourbon, which is made in Kentucky. A Tennessee man might compare George Dickel, or Lem Motlow with Jack Daniels, but never Makers Mark. BTW, mixing whiskey with coke is a shame, but it's your money. You like Coors Light, too?
DrMaddVibe Offline
#30 Posted: Fri, Mar 21 2003, 2:05 PM EST
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AND THE TWINS!!!!!!
Arrow_34 Offline
#31 Posted: Fri, Mar 21 2003, 10:23 PM EST
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Questions concerning JW black vs blue, besides the price, what are the taste differences?
ej178 Offline
#32 Posted: Sat, Mar 22 2003, 5:22 AM EST
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I'm about 1/2 way through a bottle of single barrel. I was a little disappointed with the result...at $30 for a 750ml I was expecting something much better than the regular JD. I think their marketing program did a heck of a job hyping it up with special packaging, individual numbering, etc.

I usually find myself pouring a MM instead.
JonR Offline
#33 Posted: Fri, Apr 11 2003, 5:26 PM EST
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I purchased a bottle of JD Single Barrel (750ml 94proof at a cost of $40.11) and it's worth every penny! I drink two or three fingers worth neat while smoking my favorite cigars, SHWEEEEEEEET !!!!!! Like JD best with my everyday cigars, Padron Churchill Maduro or Hemingway Classic. Thanks to all for your advice and suggestions. JonR
miluns Offline
#34 Posted: Sat, Apr 12 2003, 6:50 AM EST
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I must agree with eleltea, Jim Beam is my favorite. Nothing fancy just good kentucky straight bourbon. Pairs well with all my cigars.

Mike
abuccaneer Offline
#35 Posted: Sat, Apr 12 2003, 7:44 AM EST
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Call me crazy, but when I'm not drinking Jack neat, he be dancing with ginger :) BTW, I also find sipping on Knob Creek to be quite tasty with cigars.
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