Whiskey

             

   Whiskey is a subject near and dear to my heart (or maybe more accurately my liver) and that is the subject of today entry.

     Now to start off you should know I’m a “rocks” guy, I feel that adding any sort of sugary concoction to a well-made whiskey should be stoneable offence. For those of out there who can’t stomach the thought of straight whiskey your reading the wrong blog.

Over the years I have gone through I few fazes with whiskey

Faze 1:  The Dark years 

                     

 Anything that had alcohol in it and would mix with coke. These where indeed dark times

Faze 2: Crown and Pendleton 

                     Not such a bad time both of these are very nice and in my neck of the woods readily available.                  

            During Christmas one year we even did a taste test between Crown and Pendleton. There was no clear winner (at least not that I remember). A  great time was had by all and it was indeed a merry Christmas.

Faze 3: Pendleton 

             

 After a few years of a “whiskey is whiskey” attitude I finally choose a side in great Pendleton or crown debate. I choose Pendleton for pure geographical loyalty, Pendleton, Oregon, the town for which Pendleton whiskey is named after is about 45 minutes south of my little slice of heaven.        

              Faze 3 ½: The Pendleton hangover

              I’m not sure if it’s the pure smooth, almost Carmel taste that Pendleton has going for it that makes it so easy  to drink, or my complete lack of self-control but more than a few morning I have woke up with a snare drum in my head.

                
                      http://www.pendletonwhisky.com

Rating:

1 ½ DIAMONDS

                                               

I few years ago when I worked in the wine industry I gave a friend of mine a couple of used wine barrels that he used for yard decorations. Knowing my nthusiasm for whisky the brought me a bottle of “40 Creek Barrel select” and I was hooked.

       “This unique barrel selection process results in a whiskey       where aromas of honey, vanilla and apricot fuse with toasty oak, black walnut and spice.  The flavor is rich and bold on the palate and is completed in a smooth, long finish.”

        Although not really readily available in my neck of the woods, a few of my local haunts carry it and that’s fine for now. In conclusion there is a fine line( when it comes to drinking whiskey) between good and bad, let us strive to stay on the good side.

                                        Rating:

Dub’ Diamonds