Comments on: Big Shot http://rummage.wordpress.com/2007/11/29/big-shot/ I just know it's around here somewhere.... Thu, 05 Nov 2009 21:08:37 +0000 http://wordpress.com/ hourly 1 By: Tony http://rummage.wordpress.com/2007/11/29/big-shot/#comment-135 Tony Mon, 03 Dec 2007 14:28:10 +0000 http://rummage.wordpress.com/2007/11/29/big-shot/#comment-135 Finally visited a local beer/wine/liquor shop (after living back here only what? ten years?) and found a much better selection than my usual supermarket. Actually found things I have lamented not being able to get except at a specialty store or out of state. Anyway, now I know where to look for things like Pernod and Chartreuse, though I passed those up this Saturday for a bottle of Jim Beam "Yellow Label" Straight Rye whiskey. Since Jim Beam "White Label" Bourbon still contains a fair amount of constituent whiskeys in addition to the corn, there is a great deal of similarity between the JB bourbon and rye. The rye is dryer and spicier, and makes a Manhattan that is somewhat lighter and crisper in flavor than the typical bourbon version. Finally visited a local beer/wine/liquor shop (after living back here only what? ten years?) and found a much better selection than my usual supermarket. Actually found things I have lamented not being able to get except at a specialty store or out of state. Anyway, now I know where to look for things like Pernod and Chartreuse, though I passed those up this Saturday for a bottle of Jim Beam “Yellow Label” Straight Rye whiskey.

Since Jim Beam “White Label” Bourbon still contains a fair amount of constituent whiskeys in addition to the corn, there is a great deal of similarity between the JB bourbon and rye. The rye is dryer and spicier, and makes a Manhattan that is somewhat lighter and crisper in flavor than the typical bourbon version.

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