Am I a wuss for liking Wheat over Rye?

[gburger]

I seem to like wheated bourbons better than ryes. I have read some places that rye is the bourbon with more character and or flavors. The PHC Wheated is like liquid candy to me, and other wheats are my favorite. Am I a wuss for liking wheated more?

[cbus]

No.

Also

No. And again, no.

[JayMonster]

No! If you drank something because you are "supposed" to like it... Wuss. (Most people I know who drink JD fit into this. They don't drink JD because rhey like it, but because that is what "everybody else" drinks)

Knowing what you like and drinking that = not wuss.

There is a reason both exist. Tastes differ. No one type is "right"

[Josh]

Yes. Next question?

[Restaurant man]

Actually only real men like wheaters, however your self doubt labels you a wuss and possibly a worse moniker; wussy

[AaronWF]

The wheater drinks sweeter while the rye is spry.

[Old Lamplighter]

Am I a wuss for liking wheated more?

Short Answer: YES / Long Answer: NO

It all comes down to individual palate...nobody is a "wuss" here :drink:

[ILLfarmboy]

your self doubt labels you a wuss and possibly a worse moniker; wussy

I second that.

Drink what you damn well like.

I like diet Coke. (if I drank regular pop, I'd be one fat bastard) I don't go around saying 'woo will they think I'm a girly man for drinking diet Coke.'

[BradleyC]

The wheater drinks sweeter while the rye is spry.

I like that. I might use it myself someday if you don't mind.

[JB64]

No! If you drank something because you are "supposed" to like it... Wuss. (Most people I know who drink JD fit into this. They don't drink JD because rhey like it, but because that is what "everybody else" drinks)

Knowing what you like and drinking that = not wuss.

There is a reason both exist. Tastes differ. No one type is "right"

I don't know why you needed to insult JD drinkers. Obviously I don't know the people that you know that drink JD but I doubt most of them are wusses. Since JD is one of the best selling whiskeys in the world I would imagine that many casual whiskey drinkers order JD because of that fact. If you are not passionate about whiskey you will probably order something you have heard of before. If you are a true whiskey drinker I find it hard to believe that you would drink something you don't really like. I find JD to be priced higher than it should be but it is consistant, has a decent flavor, and I always have a bottle open on my bar. If that makes me a wuss then so be it.

The only wusses I can think of are people who would call someone a wuss for drinking what they enjoy.

[LostBottle]

No, you are not a wuss; you like what you like and should not need to care about what others think.

That said, you should keep at the ryes. Learning to like them, in addition to the wheaters, will open up a much broader world of whiskey and taste experiences - one where the are some truly amazing rye whiskeys that rival those Pappys.

[Clavius]

I love the wheaters, too! They're my favorite. But I won't turn down a rye. Bourbon is bourbon. And so long as it isn't Town Branch I will drink it! :grin:

[trumpstylz]

I seem to like wheated bourbons better than ryes. I have read some places that rye is the bourbon with more character and or flavors. The PHC Wheated is like liquid candy to me, and other wheats are my favorite. Am I a wuss for liking wheated more?

[callmeox]

Drinking 80 proof rye whiskey is wussier than brl proof wheated (the parkers, for example).

Yeah, only the high proof stuff is manly! Arr harr harr!

Time to queue up an "I only drink Stagg straight" dick waving thread!

To Greg: drink what you want, how you want and don't worry about other opinions. It's your whiskey and your palate.

[Old Lamplighter]

:rolleyes:Time to queue up an "I only drink Stagg straight" dick waving thread!

:slappin: :slappin: :toast:

[JayMonster]

I don't know why you needed to insult JD drinkers.

Wasn't my intent to insult JD drinkers as a whole... if you like it, then great. My example, based solely on personal experience, is that within my travels, the people I come in contact with most that drink JD, do so because that is what they know more than that is what they prefer.

They wear a "bikers" leather jacket and a Harley-Davidson T-shirt (even though they don't have one) and they do their SHOT of JD with a beer chaser, drink their shot, swallow with a grimace, make some sort of grunting noise and then grab their beer to wash away the taste.

That is the person I am speaking about.

I could just as well probably use Stoli or Bacardi for the same example. But thought JD was a more relevant example here.

The only wusses I can think of are people who would call someone a wuss for drinking what they enjoy.

Absolutely, and that was the point I was driving at as well.

[BigRich]

Actually only real men like wheaters, however your self doubt labels you a wuss and possibly a worse moniker; wussy

There it is! Drink with confidence my bourbon brother.

[AaronWF]

I like that. I might use it myself someday if you don't mind.

Be my guest! You can level me credit in the liner notes.

[EW Slurps]

Wasn't my intent to insult JD drinkers as a whole... if you like it, then great. My example, based solely on personal experience, is that within my travels, the people I come in contact with most that drink JD, do so because that is what they know more than that is what they prefer.

They wear a "bikers" leather jacket and a Harley-Davidson T-shirt (even though they don't have one) and they do their SHOT of JD with a beer chaser, drink their shot, swallow with a grimace, make some sort of grunting noise and then grab their beer to wash away the taste.

That is the person I am speaking about.

I could just as well probably use Stoli or Bacardi for the same example. But thought JD was a more relevant example here.

Absolutely, and that was the point I was driving at as well.

I have to disagree. While some products have mass appeal merely because of branding, not all do. I think steak provides a good comparison. I don't normally eat steak at popular chains like Texas Road House or even Outback. It's not because the steaks at these places are bad, it's just that they are kind of generic. I'd rather have a more refined or flavorful steak which requires either paying more or finding a more unique steak house. But at the end of the day Outback is still steak and it still tastes good even if it's not usually what I want. I can't put it in the same category as school cafeteria Salisbury steak.

I don't love JD, but at the end of the day it is not Mr. Boston. I wonder if JD would get less hate if it had the bourbon label. Personally, I'd take JD over JB if that was my only choice.

[ratcheer]

I seem to like wheated bourbons better than ryes. I have read some places that rye is the bourbon with more character and or flavors. The PHC Wheated is like liquid candy to me, and other wheats are my favorite. Am I a wuss for liking wheated more?

Yes. Yes you are.

Tim

[cowdery]

You're not a wuss for liking wheaters. You're a wuss for needing our approval.

[mosugoji64]

If you take it neat, no. If you always drink it in Coke, yes. :grin:

[JayMonster]

I have to disagree. While some products have mass appeal merely because of branding, not all do. I think steak provides a good comparison. I don't normally eat steak at popular chains like Texas Road House or even Outback. It's not because the steaks at these places are bad, it's just that they are kind of generic. I'd rather have a more refined or flavorful steak which requires either paying more or finding a more unique steak house. But at the end of the day Outback is still steak and it still tastes good even if it's not usually what I want. I can't put it in the same category as school cafeteria Salisbury steak.

I don't love JD, but at the end of the day it is not Mr. Boston. I wonder if JD would get less hate if it had the bourbon label. Personally, I'd take JD over JB if that was my only choice.

Your still making the argument that I hate JD, which I do not. I don't drink it as there are other things I enjoy more, but I don't have any hatred for it.

My point was solely on a subset of people that drink it for the reason I described, nothing more or less.

It is no different than those that drink Macallan (andI am NOT picking on everybody who drinks Macallan), not because they like it necessarily, but because they *heard* that it was "the best" in some magazine or on some website.

In the end, drink what you like, and like what you drink is the name of the game.

[gburger]

Well I started this thread to get some of you going and it worked.

I just like wheated bourbons best, but I also own many ryes, and enjoy them as well. When I want to excite my taste buds I pull out a rye, when I want to relax after a hard day, out comes a wheater.

I drink all of my bourbon neat, sometimes with a whiskey stone and sometimes a very small splash of "branch water" (I watched all of the Dallas episodes years ago, JR drank it that way, ha) if the proof is over 130.

In this posting I found out that I am a wuss, not a wuss, a wussy, yes and no, yes and yes, no and no, and Mr. Cowdery stated no but that I am a wuss for asking for everyone's approval. But he did post a smiley face after the comment. That was sweet of him!

I have to go now because I need to leave a book comment on BOURBON, STRAIGHT: The Uncut and Unfiltered Story of American Whiskey on Amazon, I hope that I can post smiley faces there. How many stars should I leave???

Only kidding Col. Glad to see that us bourbon drinkers have a sense of humor.

[WsmataU]

You're a wus for liking wheaters. So make the Rye conversion and leave my wussy stockpiles alone!:slappin: