How to Drink Your Bourbon Properly
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Is there a right way to drink your bourbon or whiskey? The short answer is yes.
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There are four different ways to drink your bourbon, as well as four ways to properly enjoy it.
You can drink whiskey mixed, on the rocks, with a splash of water, or neat. But no matter how you take your drink, there are four steps to enjoying it.
First take a good whiff and enjoy the aroma. Then check out the color and appreciate the age (as well as the money you've just spent on that dram). Then sip and enjoy. Finally, repeat.
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My dad never gave me a lot of advice. But he DID give me this one: "If you ever mix perfectly good liquor with soda pop, I advise you to change your last name."
Good words to live by,
Fred Schwarz holla
Aha, aha. This is a good starting point for the therapy, you're opening up. Tell me more about your relationship with your father.
Fred Schwarz that's it. Let it all out, this is your safe house. Tell me more.
You first. How did having all those men coming in and out of your house and mother affect you?
Fred Schwarz you know, what you are experiencing is called projection: you see in others the things you fear, maybe even some of your own bad memories. It is okay, that does not make you a bad person, we all experience fear and anger, and i will be here for you. Keep going, talk to me.
"We are not here to enjoy ourselves, we are here to drink!" - Dad
lmao
nailed it
First of all, I prefer my bourbon with a cube. But as a bourbon connoisseur we are not snobby and we don’t care how you drink it, just drink it. If you are drinking your favorite bourbon with coke, then it will be the best bourbon and coke you’ve ever had. If you like it with water, then it’s the best bourbon and water you’ve ever had. Bourbon is America’s native spirit so you’re doing your patriotic duty by drinking it!
jim piser There’s no such thing as being patriotic by drinking fucking bourbon. You aren’t cool because you do or don’t drink. You aren’t cool if you do or don’t mix an expensive spirit with coke. Fucking pisses me off you think you’re doing America a favor by destroying your liver. Lmao. Ok.
@@Joab03291999
WTF? Lol he's just being a little funny I'm pretty sure.
dominionn09 Definitely is being real and thinking its so patriotic. There’s no lol, or lmao in his sentence. Pretty sad people think like this.
@@Joab03291999
I didn't take it literal at all. Also, drinking a little Whiskey now and then is no worse for you than anything else imo. I dont really drink but I enjoy one every so often. You don't have to be a drunk to drink alcohol, nor will a little destroy your liver . Live and let live. Not worth getting worked up about it .
dominionn09 Actually any amount of alcohol, whether a drop or a whole bottle, is a carcinogen (cancer causing) just so you know.
I toured A. Smith Bowman in Fredericksburg, Va. The production supervisor gave us a personal tour and tasting lesson. The proper way to drink an aged whiskey is to allow it to sit in the glass one minute for every year it was in the barrel. He demonstrated this to us and there really is a difference.
"When I drink whisky, I drink whisky.
When I drink water, I drink water."
Michaleen Flynn.
“I look like I ride a motorcycle but I drive a Honda Civic.” 😂
Patrick Hodson 😂😂😂
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Civic gang
@@BossMan_Jerm Nice one .... civic gang... kinda gives sophistication to it...
A stock civic ex. Definitely not a type r or si
The proper way to drink it is while you're in front of your ex house playing breakup songs
😂My kinda girl. 🍻
I've so been there girl But trust me life's toooo short Cry it out and turn away
Just turned 21 recently & learned quick that there is a lot of history behind each bottle of whatever you drink. Still learning & experiencing new things about bourbon, I like mine on the rocks. Or neat, maybe on the rocks with some tonic water after a few 😂 I love the video! All be safe out there 😎
The reason the ice ball works better is because it has LESS surface area than broken up ice. Therefore less ice touches the bourbon and it doesn't water it down as fast.
And also doesn’t cool as fast. You can’t have the cooling without the dilution. The big rock just changed how fast it melts.
i still haven’t figured out what i like better .. i’ve cubes or ice ball
You can use big chunks of ice, works the same when you aren't able to get fancy..
I prefer to snort my bourbon... but I guess your way is okay too
You gotta be truly dedicated to go that route!
Or the classic college way: butt chug.
URANIUM REAPER lol
Or do like Nikki Sixx and go intravenous. Hey, give me that needle, in going to shoot up, lol.
+Marco Jr
Yeah, you can probably do that, but you’ll miss out on the taste and your arm is gonna feel like it’s on fire!!!
Imma crack up everytime I order whisky on the balls 🤣🤣
Excellent video. Thanks for taking the time to film and edit it and of course for positing it for our benefit. Keep up the good work! -Migs
I take mine with two ice cubes. At first I get the pure experience, then slowly the water dash where some flavores begin to show. Then a little more water where other nuances come out. Every Bourbon has a unique series of transitions , and toward the end they're all refreshing and cold.
Yep, there's no wrong way, but that's what I do as well.
Same but I use 3 cubes. Always preferred it that way.
Chilled water works best for me. The water loosens the tannins in whisky and broadens the range of flavours.
On some yes but I've found it will over whelm muddle an some times ruin a finish but for the most part yeah it amplifie the notes
Said the connoisseurs as they were getting up off the floor.
Hahaha! 1 min when he almost mixes. That was good acting. This dude is cool. Humble and just sharing his opinion, which is educated and insightful. Thanks for posting this video!
That's why as a host, you have mixer bourbon and a neat/rocks bourbon.
Don’t you dare tell me how to chug bourbon straight from the bottle.
Surago exactly
Great video....bought my first Maker's Mark and first sipped "neat" and discovered that it was indeed "hot", then added the dash of water and it did change the taste while also calming down the heat. Thanks!! Very great first experience!
I did this exact thing today 😂. Bought my first bourbon and it was very hot
I like the laid back approach to your videos. Puts me in the sippin' mood. Haven't watched them all yet, but saw enough to subscribe. With each new whisk(e)y/bourbon I come across, I try each way. Some I like straight, while others are better (to me) on the rocks or with water. Depends on the whiskey and my mood, I suppose. Looking forward to seeing more of your channel, best of luck! A bottle of Elijah Craig Small Batch is beckoning me. Cheers, Chris!
I love your channel and this is my favorite clip of all. Thanks for the education!
The proper way to drink your bourbon is with your mouth.
Yep up the ass is the way it hits you harder and faster
I've been doing it with my ass all along.
Instructions not clear, ended up snorting it.
Mouth? I personally shoot it up my veins in a public bathroom.
@Time Warp Son, we call that alcohol abuse.
Am I the only one who mistook this guy as Daniel from The Whiskey Vault?
Nahhh Daniel is way cooler HA! I did think for a second he was the gentleman who brought the Bruichladdich Black in a recent video.
I thought so too.
I did to at first glance
Unknown clone?
Blasphemy! Haha
Thanks!! I am just transitioning from a decade of IPA's to bourbon. I do like a Manhattan (sorry about the mixing) but I also have begun to sip with a cube. Looking forward to the journey! ;)
Enjoyed your vid Bourbonite. Was a scotch drinker for years but liked expensive scotch. Drank my first bourbon while on a conference in Kentucky. Toured the distillery in Versailles and fell in love. Been a bourbon drinker ever since. Many great bourbons out there but Woodfords is where I started and it's where I'll end...
First, I'm glad I stuck around for the Honda Civic bit. Second, I always keep 2 bottles of whiskey at the house. Something cheap for my friends that like to mix it, and a 100 proof Knob Creek, which I explain is for sipping only. Sipping bourbon does not go into a mixed drink. However, I've found that my guests enjoy the most expensive whisk(e)y I can afford.
That's usually what ends up happening
Beginner Bourbon drinker - I've been interested in bourbon starting about 5 years ago when I entered a liquor store and asked for suggestions-Maker's Mark. Then I tried Woodford Reserve. Now that I'm really interested in bourbons, a few days ago I purchased 4 different beginner brands-Eagle Rare (like), Buffalo Trace (sipping with this video, like), Elijah Craig (not yet), Knob Creek (not yet), had a small bottle of Bulleit (? will revisit). I'm not a snob yet so I drink mine neat with a glass of ice water as a chaser a few minutes after a sip. Thanks for the instructions!
I was a dedicated Knob Creek drinker for a long time! Sounds like you've made some fantastic choices already!
I like Bulleit bourbon and Jim Beam Black.
I like clear ice for my alcoholic drinks, so I make my own ice. I purchased my first bottle of Marker's Mark 46 and fell in love. I tried it with my homemade clear ice, the fragrance and taste blew me away. It's kind of sweet, which won me over. Now I'll have to try my other Bourbons on the rocks as well.
woodford reserve is one of my all time favourites on the rocks with a side of ginger ale to , Noahs mill is another all time favourite as well as Buffalo trace.
i haven't had Buffalo Trace yet but Woodford Reserve is pretty good.
I like this video, nice job. You made it plain and clear. It takes years to learn how to drink whiskey, and actually enjoy it.
Your cinematography is simply superb. Oh, and your bourbon review is excellent, too. Nicely done.
I prefer the Whiskey tribes saying
“The best whiskey is the whiskey you like to drink and the way you like to drink it”
Ya, I completely agree. Their channel does a great job of constantly telling people it is their personal opinion and other people may completely disagree which is okay. This bullshit of there are wrong ways to drink something is just annoying. To each their own. If you don't like to mix it, fine. But get off your high horse and let people enjoy things they way they want to enjoy them.
Justin I really want to do one of their courses but I live in Australia I will get their one day when I am trying a new Whisk(e)y I have a few sips of it neat then drink the rest how I enjoy it
That's a nice sentiment. But it's kind of like , " Everyone who plays gets a trophy." It's nice to say , but dumb in practice.
I have to agree with our host here. The distillery did spend hours / days / years perfecting their mash. Getting their Barrels to the perfect char and then aging it 4 - 20 + years for some to thrn pour a soda made of high fructose corn syrup and cancer over top of it.
I going to guess that zero master distillers drink bourbon and coke. Just a guess though.
@@WhiskeyCowboyGaming this isn’t a competition with actual winners and losers here though. We are all winners if we’re enjoying our drinks. Right? I understand exactly what your point is, but don’t turn your nose up at someone else for enjoying something differently than you. Everyone experiences things differently.
The companies have been paid for their time perfecting their whiskey. And we are not “master distillers”. We just want to enjoy a drink.
*I'm going out tonight....watching this so I won't embarrass my dad*
Good video! First time watching this and already a fan.Lookin' into ways to pair various Bourbons with my Stogies.Keep up the good work.Woof!🥃🥃🥃🔥💨💨💨
Great videos bro! Love the background music. What do you like about bourbon over scotch?
There's no wrong way to drink bourbon. Enjoy it how you enjoy it
Hipster millennials have discovered Bourbon, which used to be the most unpretentious distilled spirit in the Americas. Now it's all precious and enjoyed in bars for 20 bucks a shot or more. Get off my lawn!
Fk'n hipsters.
Who is the hipster when you cant handle new people enjoying something you enjoy
Matias not about new people. It about being expensive as fuck
I liked Bourbon because it was working class, like me, and was consumed by men. like my dad, I still drink it, but bourbon douches are driving up the price point... call me a hipster but i liked it better when nobody else knew about it
@KnockaroundGuy 00 i'm not a cheap bastard. I m just not stupuid enough to know the value of things. Some drinks, iphones, cars, diamonds, and so on don't deserve their prices, but they are trendy things that are over-appreciated and so the manufacturers get away with it. You re a snobbish bastard, try living in the real word before selling your kindey to a company just because they asked for it.
Thanks for breaking it down in plain English ! Just opened up my first bottle of knob creek bourbon.
Hey man great vid, while I'm watching your video it comes to my mind which is the best Bourbon that I can buy.
Thanks bye
mix the cheap stuff. slowly sip the good stuff neat no ice. Great Video keep up the good work.
Wild Turkey 101 is really not that bad, neat. 81 is even better.
Matthew Pillsbury Agreed.
Matthew Pillsbury I agree 100%!
No shame mixing wild turkey that shite has horrible flavor.my go to bourbons are buffalo trace, Blantons, woodford reserve, but bourbon is overrated single malt scotch like macallan 12 or glenlivet 12 is all I need to be happy.
Stupid comment. Sounds to me like you're not a good bartender.
The correct way to drink your whisk(e)y is, to put it simply, the way you prefer to drink your whisk(e)y.
which is exactly what the Bourbonite said.
Asa Houra Is that what he eventually said. It was difficult to make it through this insufferable video.
I like mine with piss and diarrea shit, it's still correct?
@@abelvelasquez1427 absofuckinglootly. As long as you stay the fuck away from me. 😂🤣
@@asahoura2798 Not exactly.
This is an old video, but I like the top two ways you gave. Drinking bourbon neat right now! 🥃
Just the guy I’ve been looking for. Thanks!!!
I drink bourbon straight almost always but wild Turkey 101 is pretty good with one ice cube sometimes
Wild Turkey... Coke zero... You'll never look back.
Agreed on one cube
I refrigerate my glasses or freeze
Not sure which I respect more, the Bulleit 10yr or the cinematography. Keep up the awesome work
Live in northern Canada. Winters are -35. Keep my Bourbon in the garage. Best served chilled and neat!
Subbed. Niçe work dude
I like my Bourban Neat. But then again. Im a full blown alcoholic and I'll drink whatever's Wet.
So what you mean is you like it straight outta the bottle... That's what neat is.... No glasses to wash.
@@josephsmith2537 lolol
@@greenmetro5901
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Unfortunately I have a major drinking problem....two hands but only one mouth 😎
also, and might i add.... i'm a HUGE bourbon guy!!! i can't believe there's a whole channel devoted to it!!! SO subscribed!!!!
Just dropped a very small ice cube into a shot of Wild Turkey 101. Used to drink this neat. No more! I waited till that bit of ice was gone. Cooled the pour just a touch and added that splash of water you talked about. Damn guess I learned something. Thank you for the video and stay safe!
6:54... there is a bug crawling up your screen!
I like my bourbon with a good stout or porter
Me too... I used to have mine with a good stout Porter Waggoner.
Thank you sir for your take on enjoying bourbon.
i'm a scotch whisky guy and prefer the Islay ones but recently i've started to read into bourbons and looks really interesting :)
just ordered a bottle of Makers Mark and and also gettin the Bulleit one. you know, just to get to know it a bit.
"Affectionados"
LOL
I thought you just drank bourbon whatever way you want..
After all the pleasure in drinking it is surly with the bill payer is it not?
sofakingdrunk66 100% Agreed
EPLURiBusUNUM I intend on adding lots of soda for a better taste
EPLURiBusUNUM You probably drank mikes hard you flamer
EPLURiBusUNUM You’ve waited by your keyboard for hours on end just to defend your shitty comment.
Bryce Suwoop lmao
I love your video, you share the same view on bourbon that I do; the order in which you put all the different methods of having your Bourbon is the same as mine, for when I first came of age and was legally able to drink I guess you could say I was already "Bourbonite" myself by 4 years (Jim Beam being my 1st and only passion in the bourbon world; nothing else compares to the consistency in the quality of bourbon you get from our partners at Jim Beam). With that being said I want you to know you've just gained a new subscriber friend. Keep up the good work!
As a resident living up the road from Ironclad and a share holder of Ironclad, I recommend the one they aged in barrels they lent to a coffee company to age bourbon flavored coffee and then aged their bourbon in the barrels to get a coffee note.
Theres nothing wrong with enjoying whiskey with a mixer.
The best way to drink whiskey is the way you like to.
Dont support snobbery.
True but someone's gonna judge you depending on the bourbon.
It’s just a waste of money to drink expensive bourbon if you’re going to mix it with club soda or cola. even if money isn’t an issue a lot of bourbons like pappy are really exclusive and somebody getting that to mix is a shame because someone who will really appreciate it is going to miss out.
use your jack to mix it with cola.
Amen. Even Fred Noe says that you should drink your bourbon “any damned way you like”.
The only wrong way to drink whiskey is not at all.
Like mine neat, but had to comment that ice balls have LESS surface area than any other ice shape, therefore melt slower, adding less water to the good stuff during the drink... unless you let the damned thing melt away, in which case, you are drinking too slowly.
Normally a Speyside or Islay whisky drinker personally, however after getting a bottle of Bulleit Bourbon I'm actually starting to enjoy this American stuff. Though I cannot stand ice in whisky; the cold just masks a lot of the flavour
You crack me up dude! I too hate it when folks put coke in their bourbon! I take it neat and sometimes with a few drops of water like I do with Four Roses. Cheers!
Geez, I guess there's a "how to" for everything. I can't imagine this was an issue. 🤣🤣🤣
If you mix your whiskey with coke, you don’t like whiskey.
Preach 🙌
@rgtrooper13 same alcohol content?
Whiskey makes coke better
What song is that in your intro and outro? It's really cool
I love this video. There is really only one way to drink bourbon, neat, but i really enjoyed this.
Like my bourbon like i like my men
*Old and neat*
Neat and at room temperature. That's the only way.
Oh there's plenty of other ways.... How much life can you afford!!!
I'm so glad I found this video! For years, I've been lifting the glass to my face, then tilting it and enjoying the contents. I'm so ashamed!
My personally preferred way to have my Bourbon is in a Manhattan. Maker's Mark usually, sans the cherry. Maker's really holds up to the ice and dillusion, and it plays really well with Antica and the bitters.
A real man has his drink the way he likes it.
Do you use soda?
Drink it however the hell you like
I like "splash". Nice/neat video! Thank you!
A well thought out essay, thanks for your thoughts.
who knows bourbon from the vampire diaries [Damon & Alaric]
leon.mgv buffalo trace
Oh thanks for the titel. Is there a possibility that you can make a video how to drink water "Poperly
Just watched this video while sipping a glass of Uncle Nearest 1856. Yes the only thing in the glass was the whiskey.
Yeah man, I’m new to your channel. Count me in as a subscriber. Any suggestions how to drink single malt Scotch?
By the Bottle!
I introduced bourbon to my Mexican buddy and asked if he wanted it "on the rocks?" He replied "no, I hate ICE."
My grandfather drank crown on the rocks with a dash of water, not neat; so there's that :)
Remote Tactical so water with a dash of water? Good way to stay hydrated when drinking.
:) Cold, hard water, with a dash of liquid cold water :D
crown neat is pretty good, all that water and water isnt necessary
crown is already watered down
Not to be that guy, but crown isn't bourbon, it's Canadian whisky
Excellent video for a newbie 👍🏻👍🏻
I really liked the production quality of this video. The background music and sometimes the absence of it is very tasteful. There is one thing that I want to point out is that a sphere has less surface area to volume ratio and not more. By the way, I love to mix my bourbon into cocktails.
The sphere has less surface area than a cube, of equal volume, so that's why it melts slower and dilutes things less quickly. Enjoyable video though thanks!
One of the baddest men I've ever known (Vietnam Navy SEAL Master Chief) prefers Jack & Coke...if its good enough for him, its good enough for me!
Difference is Jack (MOST Jack) is cheap and expected to be mixed because, while it can certainly taste good straight to some, it doesn't have nearly the amount of minute flavor notes as some other, possibly higher priced bourbons, ryes, etc. i.e. don't add coke to red label Whistle Pig (and don't be fooled by the price of blue label, it's worse..), but knock yourself out with standard Jack. Again, no offense to Jack, just different notes and tasting experiences.
P.S. at the end of the day still all opi in based, so feel free to tell me to gtfo
Grow up
@@skepticchic3426 ? Who were you telling to grow up? Neither of us said anything childish lol
@@spencergrady4575
Yeah.... Pound for pound spirits are cheaper than beer, and a lot faster ride to the promised land (if ye know what I mean) noses and pallets are not what firewater is about.
@@skepticchic3426 stop being a chick.
1.) Open bottle.
2.) Drink it.
3.) Repeat till you want to stop, or stop by nature.
~Fin~
Don't stop till you wake up on the job, wondering how you got there. Usually there's a wife involved!!
Great video!
Love the background music.
What is it btw?
Good stuff. I like Jack and Coke but I find myself drinking it straight more. I like getting the full taste of it. I was really wary of Jim Beam Kentucky straight burbon because it was cheap but it actually taste pretty decent. I think the only whiskey I tried so far that tasted like garbage was Tullamore Dew whiskey
Very typical of an American drinking bourbon or any alcohol. And that is the money you spend. A lot of times most American base their taste and opinions relatively to the the cost of the alcohol. I find that very pathetic.
How I drink my bourbon; I don't call it whisky.
Nestor Dela Cruz it must suck not being an American. I wonder what that’s like? Guess I’ll never know, you’re pathetic
@Flood Light not necessarily, I can get a 30/40 dllr bottle which would compare to bourbons 3x the cost. Dont catch yourself buying the label.
So a manhattan or an old fashioned is the wrong way to drink bourbon? Your loss I guess...
llcoolmartine - clearly he's talking about soda not Bourbon centered mixed drinks...he even said and pictured a soda can..
Again I've made a stunning Lynchburg Lemonade with Single Barrel JackD (Sugar syrup, lemon juice, Cointreau, Sprite, JackD). And of course I prefer to drink it neat as well sometimes. My point is being conservative makes you miss out new taste sensations.
I totally agree! That's why every month, I'm trying a different mixed drink... keep an eye out for those videos!
llcoolmartine Again he said bourbon centered mixed drinks.
Bourbon and coke
jack and coke
rum n coke
tequila and coke
vodka and coke (its been ordered)
whiskey and coke
See where hes going? That Lynchburg Lemonade you made sounds killer. But yeah, drinking coke x spirit is not only killing the flavor but like you said, losing out.
llcoolmartine jack daniels isn’t bourbon
Cool Video. I‘m new to bourbons although many single malts rest in bourbon casks. You said that apart from the nose the color is also a kind of landmark to distinguish brands. I know a lot of Single malt distillers use sugar colouring to change or maintain a specific color. Is that the same with bourbons?
Loved your intro section!
Hey my uncle John said straight up when I was twelve, now I'm over 50 and it still works for me....
I wish you could give some recommendations of Bourbon to try for beginners. Great video 👍
For beginners... DONT!!! 40 years I been trying to kick this shit!!! It's a life breaker.
That escalated quickly...lol. Seriously though, good luck to you man.
Frickin' awesome intro! That's the way to make a start of a vid.
Cool stuff 👍😎
What's the the best cigar that goes with a Bourbon?
I need to purchase this asap
Good video. I like a no b.s. approach to bourbon and I enjoyed a Jim Beam Black while watching. It seemed to make the video even more enjoyable. That, or I just got a buzz.
If I may ask Chris, is your go to bourbon bulleit bourbon? I notice the label from your intro. And also how do you rank Jefferson's?
Now I believe what you said. Simply because you know what the exact soundtrack to use about bourbon.
Just found your TH-cam channel! Great stuff!
I would say, for someone trying to get into bourbon, that they should start off drinking bourbon mixed so that they can slowly and gradually get into the flavors of bourbon. Then move on to bourbon on the rocks, then neat and/or with a dash of water. That's what I did. Now, I prefer my bourbons neat.
Kind of funny the way you comment turned out. " For someone trying to get into bourbon,start of drinking".... STOPPED...
And then it said. Read more.
What would you recommend mixing it with?
Love the video! Especially the very end! Oh with on the rocks with ice. It's ok ... unless your mother calls .. keeps you on phone ... and now your drink is watered down... which just happened ... ugh ... on amazing ordering whiskey rocks now 😑
Can you give me some tips which whisky is worth the a try I opened a JimBeam last night it was pretty okey :)
THANK YOU! Everyone always tells me to mix my drink with something. its annoying and stressful while trying to relax