Things I learned today and questions that were provoked

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Published 08/14/2017 at 20:28

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>Always splurge to get Jack Daniels over Jim Beam. The later just tastes like literal fire water and the former tastes like a mossy rock from the bottom of a creek (vastly preferable)

>Both Arizona sweet tea and McDonalds sweet tea costs a dollar. So why the fuck would anyone ever buy McDonald’s sweet tea unless they’re eating there? It tastes like the melted a lump of sugar and mixed it with the dish water. (WHY WOULD THEY EVEN HAVE DISH WATER IF THEY DON’T HAVE DISHES?)

>Why can privates be trusted with the privilege of buying liquor from gas stations, but the general population can’t?

>Any bad whiskey can be made acceptable with enough sweet tea.


Replies (59)

Kinja'd!!! "Chariotoflove" (chariotoflove)
08/14/2017 at 20:31, STARS: 0

Jack Daniels is fine, but for sipping, Knob Creek is where it’s at.

Kinja'd!!! "DC3 LS, will be perpetually replacing cars until the end of time" (dc3ls-)
08/14/2017 at 20:32, STARS: 1

I’ll have to try it sometime soon. The only “good” liquor I’ve had was tequilla which was amazing. Forget the company though.

Kinja'd!!! "Honeybunchesofgoats" (honeybunche0fgoats)
08/14/2017 at 20:33, STARS: 2

I will never understand bourbon or sweet tea.

Kinja'd!!! "fhrblig" (fhrblig)
08/14/2017 at 20:34, STARS: 1

I wholeheartedly agree.

Kinja'd!!! "themanwithsauce - has as many vehicles as job titles" (themanwithsauce)
08/14/2017 at 20:35, STARS: 3

Life advice - eagle rare whiskey is only a few bucks more than Jack Daniels. It is amazing for 30$. So is tomatin 12 year aged single malt scotch. I don’t buy jack anymore.

Kinja'd!!! "punkgoose17" (punkgoose17)
08/14/2017 at 20:35, STARS: 2

Tip Evan Williams is cheaper than Jim Beam and tastes much better. It is still not as good as Jack, but is definitely better than Jim.

Kinja'd!!! "DC3 LS, will be perpetually replacing cars until the end of time" (dc3ls-)
08/14/2017 at 20:36, STARS: 1

As long as you don’t drink unsweet tea your ok in my book.

Kinja'd!!! "TorqueToYield" (torquetoyield)
08/14/2017 at 20:36, STARS: 3

Evan Williams is like half the price of Jack and I like it better. I like Evan Williams better than whiskeys 2-3x the cost.

Kinja'd!!! "punkgoose17" (punkgoose17)
08/14/2017 at 20:37, STARS: 1

Knob creek is very good, but I only have Ezra Brooks money; it still tastes better than Jim Beam.

Kinja'd!!! "d15b" (d15b7)
08/14/2017 at 20:37, STARS: 1

Woodford Reserve is just as good.

Kinja'd!!! "d15b" (d15b7)
08/14/2017 at 20:38, STARS: 1

Gentleman Jack > Jack Daniels

Kinja'd!!! "TorqueToYield" (torquetoyield)
08/14/2017 at 20:39, STARS: 4

If we’re going with mid-range bourbon I like me some Buffalo Trace. Also, I love me some rye, Bulleit Rye is what’s up in that same price range.

Kinja'd!!! "Full of the sound of the Gran Fury, signifying nothing." (granfury)
08/14/2017 at 20:41, STARS: 0

Kinja'd!!!

Pretty good stuff for about $22.. I’ve never thought of mixing it with anything, preferring it on the rocks.

And remember, observe the 8 hour bottle-to-throttle rule and don’t drink and fly...

Kinja'd!!! "Bman76 (hates WS6 hoods, is on his phone and has 4 burners now)" (bman76-4)
08/14/2017 at 20:42, STARS: 2

Unsweet tea is best tea.

Kinja'd!!! "DC3 LS, will be perpetually replacing cars until the end of time" (dc3ls-)
08/14/2017 at 20:43, STARS: 0

I will. I don’t drink until the evening when I’ve gone everywhere I need to.

Kinja'd!!! "DC3 LS, will be perpetually replacing cars until the end of time" (dc3ls-)
08/14/2017 at 20:44, STARS: 0

Kinja'd!!!

Kinja'd!!! "Honeybunchesofgoats" (honeybunche0fgoats)
08/14/2017 at 20:45, STARS: 0

:(

Kinja'd!!! "Rico" (ricorich)
08/14/2017 at 20:46, STARS: 2

I’m almost out

Kinja'd!!!

Actually I am going to just drink the rest after I post this.

Kinja'd!!! "DC3 LS, will be perpetually replacing cars until the end of time" (dc3ls-)
08/14/2017 at 20:46, STARS: 0

You can have a legit excuse if you’ve lived in England for at least a year.

Or an Asian country that drinks unsweet tea.

Kinja'd!!! "wafflesnfalafel" (wafflesnfalafel1)
08/14/2017 at 20:48, STARS: 1

yeah - I know it’s kinda blasphemous but hold the sweetener. (Arnold Palmer is good too.)

Kinja'd!!! "PatBateman" (PatBateman)
08/14/2017 at 20:49, STARS: 1

Dear Every Single Motherfucking One of You Who Got It Wrong,

It’s Jack Daniel’s. With an apostrophe. As in it belongs to Jack Daniel. Without an “s” at the end of his name (before a possessive apostrophe is added).

That is all.

Kinja'd!!! "Bman76 (hates WS6 hoods, is on his phone and has 4 burners now)" (bman76-4)
08/14/2017 at 20:50, STARS: 0

Excuse me, I want to drink tea, not sugar water.

Kinja'd!!! "DC3 LS, will be perpetually replacing cars until the end of time" (dc3ls-)
08/14/2017 at 20:52, STARS: 0

Only garbage sweet tea tastes like sugar water. Good sweet tea still tastes like tea.

Kinja'd!!! "nermal" (nermal)
08/14/2017 at 20:53, STARS: 2

No no no. When buying bourbon, you find one that’s between $20 and $30 that has a label depicting a mood relative to the one you’re in. If you just got a large cash infusion, pick one that’s between $30 and $40, knowing you’re wasting $10.

That way you always get to try something new.

Kinja'd!!! "Bman76 (hates WS6 hoods, is on his phone and has 4 burners now)" (bman76-4)
08/14/2017 at 20:53, STARS: 2

Peach tea, hell yes.

Sweet tea, no... just no.

Kinja'd!!! "benjrblant" (benjblant)
08/14/2017 at 20:55, STARS: 0

Psh, Blantons!

Kinja'd!!! "LongbowMkII" (longbowmkii)
08/14/2017 at 20:55, STARS: 1

i like my green tea unsweet and my black tea sweet

Kinja'd!!! "LongbowMkII" (longbowmkii)
08/14/2017 at 20:56, STARS: 0

woodford is much more expensive generally.

Kinja'd!!! "LongbowMkII" (longbowmkii)
08/14/2017 at 20:57, STARS: 2

it’s garbage.

Kinja'd!!! "DC3 LS, will be perpetually replacing cars until the end of time" (dc3ls-)
08/14/2017 at 20:58, STARS: 0

I don’t know what that word means, BUT I’M OFFENDED!!!

Kinja'd!!! "DC3 LS, will be perpetually replacing cars until the end of time" (dc3ls-)
08/14/2017 at 20:58, STARS: 0

This is the correct answer.

Kinja'd!!! "benjrblant" (benjblant)
08/14/2017 at 21:00, STARS: 1

Kinja'd!!!

It’s a name.

Kinja'd!!! "PatBateman" (PatBateman)
08/14/2017 at 21:00, STARS: 1

It’s alright if you’re just shooting it.

Kinja'd!!! "lone_liberal" (token-liberal)
08/14/2017 at 21:03, STARS: 1

Bingo. Unsweetened tea with a bit of lemon.

Kinja'd!!! "Sweet Trav" (thespunbearing)
08/14/2017 at 21:20, STARS: 1

Very Old Barton. Best Whiskey Ever, at any price.

Kinja'd!!! "d15b" (d15b7)
08/14/2017 at 21:25, STARS: 0

I won’t argue that. Have a drink and do be safe and don’t drive.

Kinja'd!!! "Trunk Impaired 318" (matteocscaptura)
08/14/2017 at 21:25, STARS: 0

Jim Bean is terrible, you have that part. However, there are numerous whiskeys that are superior to Jack which cost less.

Kinja'd!!! "DipodomysDeserti" (dipodomysdeserti)
08/14/2017 at 21:44, STARS: 1

If I’m gonna buy crap whiskey (which I am) I go big and buy 1.75L of Evan Williams for $15. Git sum!

Kinja'd!!! "DipodomysDeserti" (dipodomysdeserti)
08/14/2017 at 21:44, STARS: 1

If you can find it.

Kinja'd!!! "DipodomysDeserti" (dipodomysdeserti)
08/14/2017 at 21:45, STARS: 0

Shitty bourbon is basically really cheap whiskey. Get into it.

Kinja'd!!! "benjrblant" (benjblant)
08/14/2017 at 21:46, STARS: 1

True story: that’s my last name. not related as far as I know.

Kinja'd!!! "DipodomysDeserti" (dipodomysdeserti)
08/14/2017 at 21:48, STARS: 0

Neither of those are good. If you’re going to sip either of those, just buy Evan Williams. You won’t be able to tell tje difference.

Kinja'd!!! "DipodomysDeserti" (dipodomysdeserti)
08/14/2017 at 21:48, STARS: 0

Don’t. Knobb Creek is not good, hence the name.

Kinja'd!!! "DipodomysDeserti" (dipodomysdeserti)
08/14/2017 at 22:08, STARS: 0

It’s damn good bourbon. My pops has a few bottles stashed away. We got some Pappy Van Winkles at a cigar/bourbon bar the other week and Blanton’s is better.

Kinja'd!!! "Chariotoflove" (chariotoflove)
08/14/2017 at 22:10, STARS: 0

I’m a fan of good tequila too

Kinja'd!!! "Chariotoflove" (chariotoflove)
08/14/2017 at 22:11, STARS: 0

Ill take your word for it. I have no experience of that brand. Ill look out for it.

Kinja'd!!! "BigBlock440" (440-4bbl)
08/14/2017 at 22:38, STARS: 1

I’ve done extensive testing of the cheaper bourbons in my younger years (living in an apartment by myself in the city left me plenty of time). I started with the cheap stuff and progressively worked my way up to more expensive on the PA liquor store shelves. Heaven Hill, Wild Turkey 101, Maker’s Mark, and possibly Rebel Yell are the only ones that I’ve found to taste even slightly different. And I’m not 100% sure on the Rebel Yell. Everything else up to Maker’s Mark tasted the same to me, and unfortunately by the time I got up to that price range, I had to end my test due to other financial matters (house and ring), so I don’t know if Maker’s Mark is just another outlier, or if they actually start changing at that point.

Kinja'd!!! "thatsmr" (thatsmr)
08/14/2017 at 22:49, STARS: 1

The answer to whiskey on the cheap is always Evan Williams

Kinja'd!!! "thatsmr" (thatsmr)
08/14/2017 at 22:50, STARS: 0

Oops posted similar before loading more comments. Agree 100%

Kinja'd!!! "WilliamsSW" (williamssw)
08/14/2017 at 23:14, STARS: 0

That’s hard to find- my liquor store doesn’t even put it on the shelf, I have to ask for it.

But it’s worth it. Light years ahead of JD.

Kinja'd!!! "NYankee1927" (nyankee1927)
08/15/2017 at 02:07, STARS: 1

Shhhhh keep the secret in about buffalo trace. We don’t need a run on it jacking up prices.

Kinja'd!!! "Svend" (svend)
08/15/2017 at 03:28, STARS: 0

What I’ve learned.

American ‘whiskey’ Jack Daniels, Jim Bean, Southern Comfort, etc... , okay for mixing.

Scotch, meh (except Auchentoshan which is triple distilled and tastes like a good Irish whiskey).

Irish, yes yes yes (blendeds are okay and with a little mixer).

Kinja'd!!! "Tristan" (casselts)
08/15/2017 at 04:16, STARS: 0

I can’t argue with that one bit.

Kinja'd!!! "X37.9XXS" (x379xxs)
08/15/2017 at 07:48, STARS: 0

I second the motion

And drink it like this

1 teaspoon simple syrup
2 dashes orange bitters
2 oz. Blantons

Build the ingredients in a rocks glass, add some ice, and give it an orange twist. If you find you don’t like your Old Fashioned getting watered down, try using a bigger ice cube, which will melt slower, or you can even stir the ingredients with ice to chill and dilute it just a touch, and then strain it into the glass without ice. This would be having it “up,” instead of “on the rocks” and it really is just a matter of preference.

Kinja'd!!! "So Shiney. So Chrome! So Frunky" (badams109)
08/15/2017 at 09:06, STARS: 0

The Holy Hand Grenade! Though I always go straight for the Willet if I can find it!

Kinja'd!!! "So Shiney. So Chrome! So Frunky" (badams109)
08/15/2017 at 09:07, STARS: 0

Jim Beam + Mountain Dew= THUNDER-BEAM! It shouldn’t work but it kinda does if you want to be very drunk and very awake

Kinja'd!!! "Rico" (ricorich)
08/15/2017 at 09:23, STARS: 0

Seriously, only my closest friends and now all of you know about my love for Buffalo Trace.

Kinja'd!!! "d15b" (d15b7)
08/15/2017 at 16:46, STARS: 1

I would put it slightly above a Glen Livet 15+.

Kinja'd!!! "Chariotoflove" (chariotoflove)
08/15/2017 at 17:58, STARS: 0

Wow