KYPayne Posted June 5, 2012 Share Posted June 5, 2012 I found EW Black to be "hot" and not very appetizing. It didn't necessarily burn my throat, but there was a certain heat to it, akin to after burn of a jalapeno. I found Booker's to be very drinkable but lacking in substantial flavor. I don't detect a burn in WT101, just lots of rye spice. On the other hand, I've never drank a cask strength scotch, but all scotches that I've drank besides JW Red (which is crap) lack the burn that bourbon has. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sutton Posted June 5, 2012 Share Posted June 5, 2012 On the other hand, I've never drank a cask strength scotch, but all scotches that I've drank besides JW Red (which is crap) lack the burn that bourbon has.I find the same (scotch burn vs. bourbon burn) - for me it is the interplay between cut, alcoholic strength, and tannin from the new barrels. The tannin dries out your mouth, and if there isn't sufficient weight/sweetness to balance it, the alcohol/spice burn is amplified esp. over 100 proof ... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sailor22 Posted June 5, 2012 Share Posted June 5, 2012 for me it is the interplay between cut, alcoholic strength, and tannin from the new barrels. The tannin dries out your mouth, and if there isn't sufficient weight/sweetness to balance it, the alcohol/spice burn is amplified esp. over 100 proof ...That makes lots of sense - Good point! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scubadoo97 Posted June 11, 2012 Share Posted June 11, 2012 Most of the white dogs I have tasted aren't hot. Regardless of proof. That leads me to believe that possibly what is commonly described as hot , as in alcohol burning your mouth hot, is not actually the effect or taste of alcohol at all but something else. Perhaps we get the astringent prickly burn produced by aging in a hot environment or in small barrels confused with the burn created by alcohol? A little of that character comes acroos as "spicy" and a lot of it comes across as a burn. I find it is one of the characteristics of The Taylor Tornado that others describe as hot. Perhaps it is a characteristic from the barrel and not the heat of the alcohol?Regarding Stagg - Have you ever swallowed it wrong and gotten serious pain? - that's hot, and that's alcholol. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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