Whats a good snack with your favorite drink

[Drunkonjack]

Hello everyone . I like to drink and eat. I also like to combine the two.

What is a favorite thing to eat with your drink.

I tried Makers Mark and cotton candy but it was not a good match.

[jburlowski]

This has been covered elsewhere here (see Bourbon & Food Forum). But I would say: 1) aged smoked gouda; 2) smoked, dry roasted almonds; 3) really high quality chocolate (or, if necessary, plain ol' M&Ms).

[Drunkonjack]

Yes , Now I see it has a place of its own.

I'm kinda new here and a bit slow.....sorry.

I guess I need to comb through the forum a bit more.

How about Hickory Farms sausage ?

[reg]

Fresh caught bass grilled over camp fire with tomitillo salsa.

[Klepackage]

If I feel like spending the money, aged gouda is the best choice.

If I'm being cheap, I'll go with oyster crackers. I like to break them in half along the seams before eating them too.

[Drunkonjack]

whats gouda ? is it a chees spread for crackers ?

[gothbat]

Out of everything I've ever had with my bourbon nothing beats a bag of good jerky! (Oberto, Buffalo Bill's, Wild Bill's, Damn Good, etc...) Even salmon jerky was good with the bourbon!

[p_elliott]

I don't like to eat anything with my bourbon I don't want anything to interfere with the flavor. I could see having a bourbon say after a big meal but not during.

[kickert]

I'll go with oyster crackers. I like to break them in half along the seams before eating them too.

Is there any other way to eat them?

I do like a dark chocolate with my bourbon on occasion.

[smokinjoe]

I'm going to have to try this gouda thing. Besides you guys recommending it here in this thread, I've heard others tout it's merits over the years.

I like dry roasted almonds with my bourbon, too.

I recently enjoyed a neat Baby Saz with a fudgesicle, that was to die for. :yum:

[ElasticalGomez]

i can't stand even having a faint taste of anything on my palate when i'm enjoying bourbon. i once made the mistake of taking a sip of ETL directly after having some brie and crackers and i almost gagged.

[ILLfarmboy]

i can't stand even having a faint taste of anything on my palate when i'm enjoying bourbon. i once made the mistake of taking a sip of ETL directly after having some brie and crackers and i almost gagged.

It seems that people fall into two categories, those like myself who very much enjoy food with bourbon or other whiskey and those like yourself. For the most part, food with bourbon seems to be a love it or hate it proposition. I have noticed this trend in other threads.

[B3Nut]

I had WT101 neat with a great chipotle-BBQ burger at a gig Saturday, I thought they went well together (bourbon&coke is a kickass burger-side cocktail too.) I routinely have a neat pour of MM at my favorite Italian joint as an aperitif, (it's the only bourbon they have, incidentally...)...makes for an enjoyable meal, yessir. I love it either way...by itself, or with good food. By itself I can pick up on the subtle flavors, but I think it's also a good enhancement to a good meal.

[funknik]

i can't stand even having a faint taste of anything on my palate when i'm enjoying bourbon. i once made the mistake of taking a sip of ETL directly after having some brie and crackers and i almost gagged.

I'm with you.

It seems that people fall into two categories, those like myself who very much enjoy food with bourbon or other whiskey and those like yourself. For the most part, food with bourbon seems to be a love it or hate it proposition. I have noticed this trend in other threads.

Although I'm getting better, I prefer to have a clean palate when I'm drinking bourbon . . . maybe just some plain crackers with it. I do not enjoy bourbon when I'm eating and usually not until well after dinner. Wild Turkey seems to be able to cut through most food flavors, though.

[Josh]

I think dry roasted peanuts go very well with GD #8. Not sure why.

[ggilbertva]

I guess I'm boring. It's rare if I eat anything with my bourbon. A couple of times I've had chocolate with my bourbon which I think pairs well but other than that, neat and alone.

[ElasticalGomez]

I guess I'm boring. It's rare if I eat anything with my bourbon. A couple of times I've had chocolate with my bourbon which I think pairs well but other than that, neat and alone.

actually, i think it's rather that Bourbon alone IS NOT boring.

[Klepackage]

I mentioned that I enjoy some aged gouda and/or oyster crackers with my bourbon.

That said, I don't care to drink bourbon when I'm eating a meal. In general I find that it just tastes bland or unnecessarily spicy when I'm eating a full meal.

The aged gouda is an incredible addition to bourbon and I have no idea why. It's great on it's own, but it's much better when you've got a nice pour.

The oyster crackers have minimal salt and really let you taste the bourbon.

[gothbat]

A couple of times I've had chocolate with my bourbon which I think pairs well but other than that, neat and alone.

You're definitely not alone on that one, I think at previous Whiskyfest's I've been to they've had a chocolate and whisk(e)y seminar, I believe they were pouring scotch and bourbon. I've always wanted to attend this one but passed to attend Heaven Hill's Export Bourbon seminar/tasting and, last year, Heaven Hill's ultra-aged bourbon seminar (couldn't pass on having a taste of 30 year old bourbon!).

Actually, has anyone ever done the bourbon and chocolate seminar? How was it?

In general I find that it just tastes bland or unnecessarily spicy when I'm eating a full meal.

I find that I only get that if the food is spicy itself and that the alcohol burn mixed with the spice from the food is intense! I've had food that probably burned more on it's own but nothing makes my eyes tear like taking a sip of bourbon when my mouth is already on fire from spicy food!

[ILLfarmboy]

I find that I only get that if the food is spicy itself and that the alcohol burn mixed with the spice from the food is intense! I've had food that probably burned more on it's own but nothing makes my eyes tear like taking a sip of bourbon when my mouth is already on fire from spicy food!

I have experienced the same thing.

Bourbon and branch is a better pairing with spicy food, like hot wings, than bourbon neat.

Also, presumably because of the lower proof, I don't get this effect with tequila paired with Mexican food. Although I don't eat anything really spicy. I'm thinking that the spicier the food the lower the proof of the accompanying spirit must be to avoid this effect.

[jburlowski]

You're right... I've also found spirits and really spicy food don't blend well.

Having said that, I've recently developed a serious addiction for Wasabi-coated peas with my favorite pour. Great crunch and just the right amount of "heat"!

[independant]

I don't mix bourbon and food.although I really do enjoy a shot of it in my coffee after a big meal. Sometimes I get a little acid reflux after a few and I will have a dish of ice cream at the end of the night.

[OscarV]

I had some chocolate covered dried cherries with WTKS '04 neat last night.

They were very good together.

[jburlowski]

I had some chocolate covered dried cherries with WTKS '04 neat last night.

They were very good together.

Nice goin'... now I'm getting my car keys and heading to the store.

[Waiahi]

I love dark chocolate with Whiskey.

I get the "world" palette of Dark Chocolate from Trader Joes.

IMO, the really bitter, 80% cacao chocolates leave a very nice contrasting flavor in my mouth that really makes the flavors of the whiskey I'm sipping stand out...whether it's Single Malt Scotch, Bourbon or Rye.