On 6/10/2021 10:22 PM, Dave Smith wrote:
> On 2021-06-10 10:59 p.m., Snag wrote:
>> On 6/10/2021 6:04 PM, Jim Lahey wrote:
>
>>>
>>> Lucky you're not local to me, or I would seek you out and punch your
>>> ****ing head in Bryan. That tirade just because of Snag's sig? Which
>>> means the exact opposite of what you accuse him of. Take your woke
>>> shit and shove it straight up your ass. I hope you get the karma you
>>> deserve someday. You're a ****ing sick man.
>>>
>>
>> Â*Â* Thank you . What kind of whiskey ? I'm partial to Ezra Brooks Black
>> Label ... got one at my elbow as I type this .
>
> I came across an interesting review of your \Ezra Brooks Black Label:
>
> Ezra Brooks has a deceptively pleasing color of a pale amber tint and a
> fairly mild nose. This is where the pleasantness ends and the
> distastefulness begins. The taste is more astringent than sweet with a
> hint of the sour mash coming out hard at the end. The charcoal, which
> did not mellow out this bourbon, hits first with an instant burn that
> finishes lightly on the tongue but continues to be caustic the whole way
> down to the belly and stays that way through the next day.
>
> Since there is no age statement to be found on the bottle I can only
> assume they put it in the barrel, shook it up and poured it right back out.
>
> It was found that if one allows it to just sit on the front tip of the
> tongue (i.e. if you dont actually drink it) you can discover the sweet
> citrus undertones lying there. However, during normal tasting actions
> (i.e. actually drinking it) these flavors are held back by the dominant
> sour burn.

Sounds to me like that was written by someone that doesn't appreciate
sour mash whiskey ... I like to take a sip and roll it around in my
mouth a bit before I swallow it .
--
Snag
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