Flask-worthy

[AnotherCigarGuy]

Think I found mine. Wasn't sure how to proceed, would be interested

in the criterion you guys use/used when filling/refilling?!

Anyway, I was thinking the most flavourful I could find, with a

ABV of 50 or less, as my share mates might not "enjoy" the burn

as much as I do.

Decided on OFBB, at least for the first go around.

[GaryT]

If I'm flasking it to share, I would go about it in much the same way you are - especially with folks who aren't bourbon geeks like us. I also tended to go with wheaters since sometimes the rye-spice might be off-putting. When friends from out of state have asked about what to try, I've pointed them to Makers (which I think of as a "gateway bourbon"). If I'm traveling to meet with folks who have more experience, I try to pack something they've never had before (if I have any such thing!) or something new. If I'll be the only consumer, depends on the mood.

When you mention refilling - just to throw this out that once my flask is empty, unless I'm immediately going back out - I wash/rinse/dry. Assuming it is stainless, it shouldn't be an issue - but sometimes the caps might get funky otherwise.

[clingman71]

I'm of the same opinion on %. I have a wheater flask with SB blend and a rye bourbon flask with ETL.

[squire]

I think Makers fulfills the gateway role about as well as any of the brands.

[393foureyedfox]

I think Makers fulfills the gateway role about as well as any of the brands.

[ThirstyinOhio]

If I bring a flask, I usually go with Makers or Woodford Reserve, mainly for the reason that if I was headed somewhere with people who appreciated bourbon on the same level as me, I'd be bringing the whole damn bottle and not just a flask.

[MonsterMashBill]

The answer to this question, as it is to so many questions, is Barton BIB.

[squire]

One of the advantages of a flask is the contents can be chosen to suit both the company and the occasion.

[berto]

Turkey 101 has always been to go to for my flask. It's habit more than anything.

[smokinjoe]

If I bring a flask, I usually go with Makers or Woodford Reserve, mainly for the reason that if I was headed somewhere with people who appreciated bourbon on the same level as me, I'd be bringing the whole damn bottle and not just a flask.

I love this response, particularly the last part. :toast:

[Richnimrod]

When filling a flask to go a-visitin' I consider with whom I'll be visitin'.

If it's with a Bourbon geek or two, I'll bring something nice, special even... maybe ECBP or GTS. :grin:

If the company is not likely to be Bourbonians, I'll bring whatever I like, and have open... maybe ECBP or GTS or something ordinary like those. :slappin:

[mosugoji64]

in the minority i know, but i disagree. had MM been my intro, id have diverted to other liquors

on flasking.....isnt a flask for personal use? I wouldnt fill a flask based on what others around me would like, they can bring their own flask with their own preference in it. None of my friends would want what i bring anyway, theyre all 80-90 proof guys.

[mrmountainhop]

I usually fill a flask with something I won't cry about if it spends too much time in stainless (you know... pick up that metallic taste). So... OWA, Turkey, like that. Every so often if I'm feeling spry I'll flask some ORVW10/107. If I'm going visiting and want to bring something good I put it in a glass bottle - or bring a whole bottle. I do love carrying a flask.

[393foureyedfox]

i just assume a flask is for personal use. I wouldnt ask someone to let me have a sip out of it, and i wouldnt hand mine over to someone else either. maybe its the nurse-training in me, but i dont drink after anyone I wouldnt open mouth kiss. fortunately, my friends dont share my tastes in bourbon, so im safe from that anyway. i dont have a flask anyway, but sometimes i do reuse a 200 ml bottle of whatever ive tried lately for an experiment. If i lose it or it gets confiscated, no biggie, ive got more!

[squire]

You can pour from a flask, just like you can from a bottle.

[smknjoe]

...and you can sip from a bottle just like you can from a flask.

[sutton]

You can pour from a flask, just like you can from a bottle.

And you can drink directly from the bottle and pass it around. I imagine infection risk is inversely proportional to proof ... Perhaps one of the benefits of the fox's prefernece for high proofers ... :grin:

[393foureyedfox]

And you can drink directly from the bottle and pass it around. I imagine infection risk is inversely proportional to proof ... Perhaps one of the benefits of the fox's prefernece for high proofers ... :grin:

yeah, 120 proof may be inhospitable to a lot of stuff, but i dont wanna be the petri dish.

if its ME who brought the flask, its ME whos is gonna be drinking directly from it.

taking a microbiology class would change a lot of your minds....

[HighInTheMtns]

I bring flasks specifically to share. Whiskey tastes better that way.

[Guest]

Turkey 101 has always been to go to for my flask. It's habit more than anything.

Yep same here, just seems right

[Old Dusty]

i just assume a flask is for personal use. I wouldnt ask someone to let me have a sip out of it, and i wouldnt hand mine over to someone else either. maybe its the nurse-training in me, but i dont drink after anyone I wouldnt open mouth kiss. fortunately, my friends dont share my tastes in bourbon, so im safe from that anyway. i dont have a flask anyway, but sometimes i do reuse a 200 ml bottle of whatever ive tried lately for an experiment. If i lose it or it gets confiscated, no biggie, ive got more!

Fox, this is the best. You have a well thought out and defined set of flask use rules and flask etiquette......but don't have a flask.

[Richnimrod]

I kinda agree with the 'Fox'. She is worried about contamination, and/or infection. Me too.

I never (well almost never) drink directly from my flask. I always assume it may be used for sharing whatever I brought, therefor no direct contact with the pour-spout, at least until it's about empty and nobody will get another chance at it. I find I'd rather have a clear GLASS, or at least plastic drinking cup so I can swirl a bit and see the color, and enjoy the nose of whatever is inside. That's the way I fully appreciate my Bourbon. If all I wanted was the buzz, I could bring GNS and drink from the flask, I guess.

[fricky]

When I use a flask, it is because a bottle is too difficult to conceal. I put in the flask what I like. I don't mind sharing but I am not going to base my decision on what someone else may like.

[squire]

The simple solution is carry two.

[jaycamm]

I don't know what's in my flask exactly. I top it off with something different every time.

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