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Tuesday, July 03, 2007Bad Bourbon
When people come over to my place, they can expect that I will have some of the finest bourbons around ready for their consumption. And now, they can rest assured that I have not neglected the bottom shelf or the "hobo's delight" rack at the front of the liquor store next to the checkout lanes. In preparation for a bold new experience known as the "Worst rotgut in America" party, and with the sound advice of a bartender at a bourbon bar, a specialist at a liquor store, and my parents relying heavily on their experiences during college, I have started amassing a truly formidable collection of the worst bourbon in the world. The collection currently includes:
Rebel Yell -- pronounced by many to be the absolute worst of the worst, with the most complimentary review being that it "might put hair on your chest if it doesn't poison you outright." Yellowstone -- From what I gather, back in the 1800s this was a well-respected label. any similarity between the old stuff and the current batch is purely coincidental. You know this stuff is good because it come sin a plastic bottle with a twist-off plastic cap, and rather than some flowery prose on the back label, all it has is a barcode. Both the bartender and the bourbon specialist laughed out loud when I mentioned this one, and the guy at the Woodford Reserve distillery shed a single tear for my madness. Kessler -- My dad was excited about this one, which along with Rebel Yell, was the bourbon that got him through college. "Smooth as Silk" it says on the label, with a picture of a distinguished dude with a Van Dyke beard on it -- obviously a drinker of Woodford or one of the finer Jim Beam labels. The more accurate depiction of a Kessler drinker is either a drunken half-naked University of Kentucky student camping at Natural Bridge, or a crazed hobo with a shank. Kentucky Gentleman -- Boasting the same quality packaging as Yellowstone, this bourbon is legendary among high school students with fake IDs, college students with no money, and modern day rockabillies who want to look bad-ass and sophisticated at the same time. I intend to expand the collection greatly, but these four premium spirits will serve as the basis for my tasting party. Total cost for all four bottles: $18.61 (that's about 9 pounds for you Brits). Labels: Drink posted by Keith at 10:42 AM 6 Comments:
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Hmm, 'went looking for "Booska Dreams" and can't find it - has it been removed? A great travelogue of Kyoto, Osaka & Tokyo for us future Japan travelers that I was hoping to read again for itinerary and hotel ideas. Where did it go?