bourbons closest to rye

[Flyfish]

I discovered that when bourbon and rye is heated, it's really REALLY delicious. It opens up like you wouldn't believe. I wish I could put a furnace in the room where I keep my whiskey in the house we bought. Get it about 85-90 degrees and it's amazing.

That's what brandy snifters are for. Hold your drink so it picks up your body heat. A stemless white wine glass achieves the same thing.

[GaryT]

That's what brandy snifters are for. Hold your drink so it picks up your body heat. A stemless white wine glass achieves the same thing.

I've done that with my Glencairns - grasped the bowl with two hands until the glass (and glass disc on top) are nice and foggy. Really opens the nose up nicely! I've often wondered about the brandy snifter, and using a little heat. Does that have even a better effect? Or is it one of those diminished returns things where more heat beyond your hands doesn't really add to it.

[393foureyedfox]

ENJOY IT.

Seriously.

I made the most amazing empirical discovery a few years ago, when we rented an apartment whose air conditioning never reached the kitchen pantry. In July and August, it was HOT. And the top shelf of that pantry was where I stored my bottles of whiskey. That first summer, I discovered that when bourbon and rye is heated, it's really REALLY delicious. It opens up like you wouldn't believe.

I wish I could put a furnace in the room where I keep my whiskey in the house we bought. Get it about 85-90 degrees and it's amazing.

trying to understand which point you're trying to make.....

do you enjoy your pour to be at 85 degrees, or do you prefer to store your whiskey at 85+ degrees, and drink it at room temp later with no ice.

half my stockpile is kept in the garage where temp swings may go from < 0 (this year) to 100 degrees. I dont figure it will impact the whiskey, as its aged at those temp variances those 6-9 years anyway. Theyre kept in dark storage too.

[TunnelTiger]

trying to understand which point you're trying to make.....

do you enjoy your pour to be at 85 degrees, or do you prefer to store your whiskey at 85+ degrees, and drink it at room temp later with no ice.

half my stockpile is kept in the garage where temp swings may go from < 0 (this year) to 100 degrees. I dont figure it will impact the whiskey, as its aged at those temp variances those 6-9 years anyway. Theyre kept in dark storage too.

[kjbeggs]

I've recently had to move some bottles to the garage myself.

Ran out of space in the cabinet, and wife got tired real quick of seeing plant ledges covered in "display" bottles.

The Texas summer oughta' really open 'em up...

[shoshani]

trying to understand which point you're trying to make.....

do you enjoy your pour to be at 85 degrees, or do you prefer to store your whiskey at 85+ degrees, and drink it at room temp later with no ice.

The actual pour, which was consumed immediately after pouring from the bottle stored in a very warm pantry.

I pulled 85 degrees out of my hat; the temperature varied in that pantry but I figured that was about the average.

[smknjoe]

I don't mean to derail the thread more, but while the whiskey itself can stand up to wide temp fluctuations you may want to keep an eye on those corks. I'm not convinced they will fare as well.

Edit: in response to the guys storing bottles in the garage.

[GaryT]

I don't mean to derail the thread more, but while the whiskey itself can stand up to wide temp fluctuations you may want to keep an eye on those corks. I'm not convinced they will fare as well.Edit: in response to the guys storing bottles in the garage.

[squire]

I don't think the heat will hurt the whisky but I wouldn't store the cork closed bottles in it.

[flahute]

Late to this......the James E. Pepper 1776 base product bourbon is 38% rye. I was gifted this bottle so I don't know the price off hand, but you can really pick up the rye on the nose and almost mistake it for a rye.

[393foureyedfox]

+1 - I personally have always heard that bourbon should be stored at room temperature for long periods. I don't know if the heat would change it, but I would imagine it would increase pressure, hurt the cork, and likely increase evaporation rates.

the garage stored bottles are screw caps. The Dickel 9 is kept in the home cellar, not the garage.

[TunnelTiger]

Y'all have convinced me. This weekends project will entail moving several cases of the bunker from the garage to the basement.

I also need to write on each box what is inside.

[squire]

Label them 'books' in case the wife is watching.

[shoshani]

Label them 'books' in case the wife is watching.

Or, perhaps, 'Book(er)s'.