Just say no to H2O

[TNbourbon]

...The label used to say, "bottled straight from the barrel." I can only speculate why it doesn't say that now...

Could it be that that Beam enters its bourbon into the barrel at close to the 125-proof maximum, so it's pretty hard to dump it at 114?

I suspect that when 114 WAS barrel-proof, entry was closer to 100.

[Gillman]

Remember our earlier disccussions that 114 proof, or 57% abv, is exactly the old British 100 proof (Sykes proof that is)? In my view this explains why 114 proof was a standard of quality, it is an inheritance or rather echo of the days before 100 proof became 50% abv in America.

It would have been improbable even when OG 114 was first released that the barrel happened to contain 114 proof, it is too much of a coincidence. Rather, this was an old standard of quality. Different barrels were mingled, I believe, to get 114 proof. It was still barrel proof and decanted straight from the barrel or barrels or however they wanted to say it, because no water was added. Today though, they may add water to get to 114 proof, in fact this seems likely. Still, it is the hallmark of 57% abv that is important.

Gary

[jburlowski]

Or, "I never drink water because fish fuck in it."

Sounds like some sort of species elitism to me...

[FlashPuppy]

So, my bottle of Stagg doesn't have any sediment in it. Does anyone else experience this, or am I just not leaving the bottle alone long enough?:drink:

OR... is it just that I have one of those bum Indiana bottles? Huh Dawn?

[CrispyCritter]

I've noticed that Stagg tends to get darker as one nears the last pours from the bottle...

[TNbourbon]

I've noticed that Stagg tends to get darker as one nears the last pours from the bottle...

It is the darkness of despair, a darkness more than night.

[Edward_call_me_Ed]

Ed,

Is this thread the one you meant to link? the Grand Dad discussion seems to start at post 61. The relevant discussion primarily talks about how older bottles of Grand Dad 114 stated barrel proof, but that newer ones don't, with some speculation on why that labelling change would occur.

Could you direct us to the thread you intended?

Whoops! Yeah that is the thread.

Great thread.

Ed

[luv2hunt]

OR... is it just that I have one of those bum Indiana bottles? Huh Dawn?

Duh....I pick 'em that way!!! I'm not fond of "chunks" in my drink!

Dawn