Cabin Fever 80 Proof Maple Spirit

[funknik]

Has anyone else seen this stuff around in their neck of the woods? Anyone outside of New England? Has anyone tried it? It has showed up everywhere around lately -- I can't get away from it. 80 proof is pretty good proof for a liqueur and it says barrel-aged for three years, so it might not be too bad....catch is it's only available in 750s for $25 and I have been hesitant to take the plunge...that would cut into my bourbon budget!

Here's their website:
http://www.cabinfeverspirits.com/index.html

Anyway, if anyone has any personal experiences with this grog, I'd love to hear 'em.

[Jono]

Hmm...good on pancakes?

From the official website: http://www.cabinfeverspirits.com/

"... Cabin Fever’s taste is a harmony of oak and maple at the forefront with hints of caramel and butterscotch...."

Sounds good on vanilla ice cream...or make a float of it.

[Josh]

I think I speak for many when I ask, wtf ? Log Cabin meets Cabin Still?

[funknik]

I think I speak for many when I ask, wtf ? Log Cabin meets Cabin Still?

Must be a real man's drink! These old-timers seem to enjoy it.

[Josh]

Must be a real man's drink! These old-timers seem to enjoy it.

Is that OscarV in the middle?

[callmeox]

Only if real men drink their hooch out of ceramic mugs...

[Jono]

Probably a splash with their coffee....do their faces look happy? I wonder what they really think.

[smokinjoe]

Only if real men drink their hooch out of ceramic mugs...

I doubt that picture was taken here down South, but, drinking whiskey from a coffee mug, is something you'll see at times from the old timers down here. I have a couple of fellas in the neighborhood that always drink their bourbon that way. Don't know why, though.

[cowdery]

Supposedly, there are or have been spirits that are made by fermenting and distilling a mixture of maple sap and water. The Thirsty Traveler featured one on a show set in Canada.

Unfortunately, I don't think this is that. I think this is a GNS-based liqueur, perhaps sweetened with maple sugar, but just as likely sweetened with HFCS and flavored with maple extract.

Sorry to poop on the party, but maybe I just saved you $25.

[kickert]

I would be interested in trying it, but $25 is steep.