“Ugh… This fresh alcohol tastes like shit. You know what would make it better? If it tasted like old wood.”
Oak contains vanillins and wood sugars. French oak tends to taste a little bit more spiced and American oak tends to be a bit more sweet.
When making my apple mead, I always add French oak while maturing, and it makes a huge difference in taste. I add it mostly for the tannins though (the bitter part of tea), which gives it more “chew” (like the difference between white and red wine).
I would try that
Its one of those things that’s bizarre enough to be entertaining
It reminds me of that bacon-flavored soda that was popular for a couple weeks until everybody tried it and was like “Yep, that’s what drinking bacon is like” and never bought a second bottle.
Was that the Jones Soda one? Honestly that’s not even the weirdest flavor they have, that’s just kind of what they do.
From someone where poor alcoholics drink Listerine to get drunk despite how hard it is on their body, it is nothing like bourbon and a scourge on humanity. My city took it off of user shelves and behind the counter at stores and pharmacies until lobbying got their way.
Oh and btw it only works short term and doesn’t even cover half the causes of bad breath.
Maybe don’t drink shit whiskey and try a good bourbon instead?
And the amazing thing is you don’t need to pay a premium for the good stuff compared to Scotch.
Any suggestions? I tend to shy away because of how expensive they can be.
Plenty of good cheap bourbon out there:
Cheapest, but very drinkable:
- Evan Williams
- Very Old Barton
A little more expensive, but amazing:
- Buffalo Trace
- Four Roses
- Basil Hayden
- 1792
? I really like bourbon.
