Is Maker's Mark Bourbon too Good to Mix with Coke?
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No. It's an "ok" bourbon not worthy of snobness.
Try it on the rocks or with coke and see what you prefer. Makers is very sweet with not much wood - in coke it is even sweeter.
Try it on the rocks or with coke and see what you prefer. Makers is very sweet with not much wood - in coke it is even sweeter.
Dr. Detroit
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yea, it's an "ok" bourbon, it's fine to mix with coke, but it'd going to taste the same as cheaper bourbon and coke
I'm a big fan of makers and love it in the rocks. It's great in coke too, but you could get away with a cheap whiskey in coke if you're on a budget.
JD is NOT a bourbon. It is a charchoal filtered tenesse whiskey.
A bourbon is a whiskey, a whiskey is not a bourbon.
JB = nasty, bottom well bourbon
JD = tasty whiskey
Yep, they have actually pretty strict rules on classifications too. I was lucky that over the Christmas break I got to goto maker's mark distillery and four roses as well. Really a cool trip, I also got to hand dip my own makers mark bottle.
More correct.
I always love bringing up the 4 things necessary in order to be called a bourbon.
And kentucky has nothing to do with them.
If you ever get a chance go see some of the distillerys. It really is fascinating. So if you pass through KY, go to a distillery. I think something like 95% of the worlds bourbon is produced here.
the woodford distillery has free bourbon balls in the lobby before the tour starts. I didn't feel like waiting for the tour so I had some free bourbon balls and left.
Pretty nice. Throw some woodford, blanton's in there and you're all set.
Just keep in mind that the age of the bourbon is insignificant. I always loved to here our master taster talk about aging them - he said they did it for sales because for some reason consumers equate more aging as being better. That couldn't be farther from the truth. The bourbon is done when it's done, anything past 5 years is useless.
Scottish Whiskey? That's another story, they have to age the crap out of it to get the fargin' "burnt toenail" taste of the peat out of it.
blanton's is a great smooth bourbon.
Pogue has been on my list for awhile and has never made it to my shelf, my last nice bottle was Noah's Mill, which I enjoyed.
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No, you drink what you like. Maker's Mark is actually great in coke, alone etc. Its a pretty good well-rounded bourbon that is not very expensive.
I would say anything less than 50$ per bottle is safe to be used as mixing. Above that, you have to think about the reason why it is more than 50$. Generally, soda and juice will cover up any sophistication/subtle flavors of the liquor if the liquor has any.
I would say anything less than 50$ per bottle is safe to be used as mixing. Above that, you have to think about the reason why it is more than 50$. Generally, soda and juice will cover up any sophistication/subtle flavors of the liquor if the liquor has any.
idiotekniQues
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i use evan williams to mix with coke - poor man's jack. or jack, or gentlemen jack. i mix them strong though. 50/50 ratio usually.
but id do a makers and coke, or on the rocks. that one goes both ways
stuff like basil hayden, woodford reserve & knob creek i drink with rocks.
but id do a makers and coke, or on the rocks. that one goes both ways
stuff like basil hayden, woodford reserve & knob creek i drink with rocks.
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