Anybody here tried Maker's Mark whiskey?

[Heisenberg]

I saw a brief segment about it on the History channel, and was thinking about getting a bottle for my birthday in a couple weeks. It sounded like it would be a good sipping whiskey. Before I spend the cashola I was wondering if anybody has tried it, and approximately how much it is per bottle.

 

[Rio Rebel]

This should be good...

*laughingly awaiting the flood of liquor advice from the 12-15 year olds...*

 

[n0cmonkey]

Never bought a bottle of it, but I drink it on occassion. Its great stuff, although it seems to make one of my friends say really stupid things...

 

[Jzero]

It's no Zima, but if you mix it with enough kool aid, you almost can't taste it.
<---Just kidding.

 

[n0cmonkey]

Originally posted by: Rio Rebel
This should be good...

*laughingly awaiting the flood of liquor advice from the 12-15 year olds...*

Alright old man, what do you drink?

 

[Kerouactivist]

I don't drink whiskey, I stick to beer, gin & tonics, and wine. But, one of my friends that is a big whiskey drinker swears by it, claiming it is the best.....

 

[ThePresence]

Never tasted it, although some of my friends like it. Personally, I dont touch borboun, I stick with single malt.

 

[UNCjigga]

It is my bourbon of choice. I can't even drink a drop of JD anymore now that I'm used to this!

EDIT: As far as price, it is a premium brand but you can afford a fifth. Its not nearly as expensive as Grey Goose or Belvedere or any of those stupid trendy vodkas.

EDIT #2: That reminds me--I need to buy some Allied Domecq stock! Check out their impressive roster of brands here. As long as we don't have prohibition again, I'd say this is a good stock. Symbol on NYSE is AED (British company--stock just became available through NYSE on July 31st.)

 

[n0cmonkey]

Originally posted by: uncJIGGA
It is my bourbon of choice. I can't even drink a drop of JD anymore now that I'm used to this!

EDIT: As far as price, it is a premium brand but you can afford a fifth. Its not nearly as expensive as Grey Goose or Belvedere or any of those stupid trendy vodkas.

I save Maker's Mark for special occassions, or when JD just doesnt hit the spot. Dont want to ruin something special by having it all the time

 

[Heisenberg]

Well I think I will get a bottle of it. After all, if n0cmonkey approves of it, I can't go wrong.

I'm still in college, so getting recommendations for a decent bourbon can be pretty hard. Most people I know seem to prefer Natural Light.

 

[n0cmonkey]

Originally posted by: Heisenberg
Well I think I will get a bottle of it. After all, if n0cmonkey approves of it, I can't go wrong.

I'm still in college, so getting recommendations for a decent bourbon can be pretty hard. Most people I know seem to prefer Natural Light.

Nasty light was good when I couldnt afford anything. Wait, no it still sucked then...

 

[DevilsAdvocate]

It is not bad... I've always been a heavy Crown Royal drinker myself. It got me through law school.

 

[n0cmonkey]

Originally posted by: DevilsAdvocate
It is not bad... I've always been a heavy Crown Royal drinker myself. It got me through law school.

Crown is decent. I choose between it and Makers when Im looking for something different.

 

[N8Magic]

EDIT #2: That reminds me--I need to buy some Allied Domecq stock! Check out their impressive roster of brands here. As long as we don't have prohibition again, I'd say this is a good stock. Symbol on NYSE is AED.

Wow, quite an impressive lineup.

Although i'm not a huge bourbon drinker myself, Maker's Mark gets accolades from my uncle who considers himself a conoisseur. My favourite liquor is gin, and I generally stick to Bombay Sapphire but i've found a brand called Brecon from Wales that is quite good and doesn't have a ridiculous price premium over standard gins. ($29.95 vs. $22.95 for a 750mL regular brand)

 

[Mookow]

Originally posted by: n0cmonkey

Originally posted by: Heisenberg
Well I think I will get a bottle of it. After all, if n0cmonkey approves of it, I can't go wrong.

I'm still in college, so getting recommendations for a decent bourbon can be pretty hard. Most people I know seem to prefer Natural Light.

Nasty light was good when I couldnt afford anything. Wait, no it still sucked then...

Natty Light is good... for what you buy it for. In other words, you can get drunk off it... cheap.

 

[Mookow]

Originally posted by: N8Magic

EDIT #2: That reminds me--I need to buy some Allied Domecq stock! Check out their impressive roster of brands here. As long as we don't have prohibition again, I'd say this is a good stock. Symbol on NYSE is AED.

Wow, quite an impressive lineup.

Although i'm not a huge bourbon drinker myself, Maker's Mark gets accolades from my uncle who considers himself a conoisseur. My favourite liquor is gin, and I generally stick to Bombay Sapphire but i've found a brand called Brecon from Wales that is quite good and doesn't have a ridiculous price premium over standard gins. ($29.95 vs. $22.95 for a 750mL regular brand)

You're a sick, sad little man.



Gin?

 

[Heisenberg]

Originally posted by: DevilsAdvocate
It is not bad... I've always been a heavy Crown Royal drinker myself. It got me through law school.

Ah...suddenly the nick makes perfect sense. Crown is good also. I've got a bottle of poor man's Crown (Canadian Mist) in my house right now.

 

[Lars]

I used to drink MM a lot when I liked hard liquor but now it is only beer for me, if anything at all. I am getting old, lol.

 

[N8Magic]

Originally posted by: Mookow

You're a sick, sad little man.



Gin?

I'm not the one who thinks Natty Light is good... (for ANYTHING) :disgust:

Have you graduated to Natty Ice yet there junior?

BTW, whats so bad about Gin?

 

[tweakmm]

Originally posted by: Mookow

You're a sick, sad little man.
Gin?

Gin and tonic ownz j00
and you have no room to talk natty ice boy

 

[Isla]

Boy, am I sheltered!

I was thinking you meant "Member's Mark" whisky, and I was thinking, Sam's Club makes booze?





<---takes another small sip of Woodbridge Pinot Grigio and gets ready for bed

 

[Mookow]

Originally posted by: N8Magic

Originally posted by: Mookow

You're a sick, sad little man.



Gin?

I'm not the one who thinks Natty Light is good... (for ANYTHING) :disgust:

Have you graduated to Natty Ice yet there junior?

Natty Light does get you drunk, cheaply, if you drink enough of it. Usually, I take a couple shots beforehand to numb my tastebuds up. I dont buy Natty myself. I buy good beer (Guinness) when I have a choice. But I dont complain when I go to a kegger and they have Natty. I just pre-game.

BTW, whats so bad about Gin?

You mean, besides the fact that it tastes like pine-sol?

Gin and tonic ownz j00
and you have no room to talk natty ice boy

Hey, I drink my whiskey straight up. I guess you cant stand to drink gin straight up. ANYTHING can taste OK when you cover it enough. The test of a liquor is whether it can stand by itself.

 

[N8Magic]

Natty Light does get you drunk, cheaply, if you drink enough of it. Usually, I take a couple shots beforehand to numb my tastebuds up. I dont buy Natty myself. I buy good beer (Guinness) when I have a choice. But I dont complain when I go to a kegger and they have Natty. I just pre-game.

At least you don't buy it yourself then... you have redeemed yourself by being a Guinness drinker.

You mean, besides the fact that it tastes like pine-sol?

... and Natty Light/Ice tastes like it's been cold-filtered through an old shoe. Different people have different tastes.

Hey, I drink my whiskey straight up. I guess you cant stand to drink gin straight up. ANYTHING can taste OK when you cover it enough. The test of a liquor is whether it can stand by itself.

I regularly drink my gin with nothing more than a twist of lime.

 

[tweakmm]

Originally posted by: Mookow

Hey, I drink my whiskey straight up. I guess you cant stand to drink gin straight up. ANYTHING can taste OK when you cover it enough. The test of a liquor is whether it can stand by itself.

I drink my JD straight up too, but I can chug any liquor as I have been blessed(?) with the ability to basicly take down anything... very fast

 

[Mookow]

Originally posted by: N8Magic

Natty Light does get you drunk, cheaply, if you drink enough of it. Usually, I take a couple shots beforehand to numb my tastebuds up. I dont buy Natty myself. I buy good beer (Guinness) when I have a choice. But I dont complain when I go to a kegger and they have Natty. I just pre-game.

At least you don't buy it yourself then... you have redeemed yourself by being a Guinness drinker.

Ha. I've drank more Guinness then you'll ever see.

You mean, besides the fact that it tastes like pine-sol?

... and Natty Light/Ice tastes like it's been cold-filtered through an old shoe. Different people have different tastes.

It doesnt taste like anything other than water after you drink 9 shots and 1 Guinness in 1 hour (my personal formula for a decent pre-game). And yes, that does involve the number 911

Hey, I drink my whiskey straight up. I guess you cant stand to drink gin straight up. ANYTHING can taste OK when you cover it enough. The test of a liquor is whether it can stand by itself.

I regularly drink my gin with nothing more than a twist of lime.

yeah, but I always drink my whiskey unadulterated. The most that goes into the glass besides whiskey might be some ice. Sometimes.