Blades & Bourbon

Moral objection noted and ignored 😀
Most people are able to enjoy more than one passion without mixing them up. Also, if the worst thing an underaged person sees online is legal age adults enjoying a fine single barrel and well make knives, well they they are dodging some pearl-clutching levels of debauchery found elsewhere 😉

Kids, don't drink and knife...OK? OK.
 
Beelzebubba said:
I'll probably be hissed from the room, but I have to ask;
alcohol use (proudly?) and sharp knives, what could possibly go wrong?
The kiddies are also watching...
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Over time, our culture has become confused on the difference between the responsible consumption of alcoholic beverages and irresponsible drunkenness. It's an interesting history but some parts of it might better be discussed in the political forum.

Responsibility versus drugs or alcohol can be a deep rabbit hole, especially when considering knives as defensive tools and the deeper subject of self defense and defensive tools.

Personally, I rarely have more than a couple of drinks and often have just one.
 
B Beelzebubba Should we be ashamed about alcohol use? Keep it in the shadows and pretend it doesn't happen? I'm a grown-ass man with a respectable job, who happens to have a knife in his pocket just about all the time. I don't drink to get drunk, I don't smoke (anything), I don't use illegal drugs...and I don't endorse combining drinking with dangerous activities.
Frankly, if the kiddies are watching on this site, I'd be more concerned about them picking up on the compulsive spending which is rampant here.

Oh, one more thing...
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Beelzebubba said:
I'll probably be hissed from the room, but I have to ask;
alcohol use (proudly?) and sharp knives, what could possibly go wrong?
The kiddies are also watching...
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Also PSA - Kids, don't try this at home, don't drink before you're 21, and 21 and older, please drink responsibly...
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Now back to our regularly scheduled programming of sharpened slabs of metal & America's finest official and oak aged alcoholic beverages...
 
Here's another local made bourbon... This one has quite a bit more flavor notes. Certainly not my favorite, but palatable, and I do enjoy knowing that I helped support a local company.
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Chronovore said:
Over time, our culture has become confused on the difference between the responsible consumption of alcoholic beverages and irresponsible drunkenness.
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Our culture (the U.S.) is actually pretty darn moderate in our drinking compared to much of the rest of the world, and certainly conservative by all historical standards. Just to put it in some context.
 
strategy9 said:
Here's another local made bourbon... This one has quite a bit more flavor notes. Certainly not my favorite, but palatable, and I do enjoy knowing that I helped support a local company.
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Looks interesting and have always enjoyed that pattern on your knife.
 
Oh - on the subject of Knob Creek - I remembered earlier this afternoon that somebody gave me a Beam sampler pack a couple years ago. Iirc, it was Beam Black, Basil Hayden, and - yup - Knob Creek.

Now I just have to remember what I did with it.
(I have an idea; but I'm not there to check)

Edited to add:. Found it! Having second thoughts about trying it tonight, though... mainly because I wasn't planning on drinking; but, if I do, I'd lean hard toward something I know I like.
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You'll enjoy all three of them, I think they are gradually gets better from left to right... Basil is high Rye if I'm not mistaking, it's very good but I personally would prefer Bourbon proportions.
Jim Beam is what made me start with Bourbon, about 35 years ago, still in Europe. Not nessesarily my everyday choise now, since Woodford Reserve, 1792, KC and others of this calibre are readily available.
Still, Beam have some unique releases, especially since they got purchased by Suntory.
I would highly recommend the Distiller's Cut, if they are releasing it still, great, tasty and little bit ABV hot pour for the around $20 they used to sell it...
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Another JB I personally like a lot is the 12 years old Signature Craft, but it's hard to get to this one.

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Smithhammer said:
Our culture (the U.S.) is actually pretty darn moderate in our drinking compared to much of the rest of the world, and certainly conservative by all historical standards. Just to put it in some context.
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I meant the freaking out about whether or not a person had a single drop of alcohol in some contexts. It's a pretty big change and I've watched it develop over the course of my lifetime. For reference, my dad was still in the generation where dry martinis were commonplace, meetings involved alcohol, fancier offices had a selection of decanters, and even the most basic office kept a bottle in a desk drawer.
 
Beelzebubba said:
alcohol use and sharp knives, what could possibly go wrong?
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We've touched on this in the past. Definitely reconsider fidgeting with sharp knives with complicated lock mechanisms while you are drinking.

I was thinking that this was the biggest danger but someone further down there mentioned that you should probably hide your credit card and ebay account if you are online while you are drinking, otherwise you might buy something you would regret later.
 
Luckily, my opinion of Knob Creek Small Batch shouldn't impact anybody else's enjoyment of it. I've tried it a few times since remembering that I had that 375 ml bottle; and can say that my feelings about it haven't changed from what I've previously expressed - I still don't care for it.
I haven't yet done any comparisons; but I will...specifically with KC12, KC single barrel, Beam Black, and maybe even Old Tub.

*I should probably look for a standard bottle of the single barrel, rather than the store pick I usually buy - just to keep things fair.
**I've had a few bottles of KC12 and enjoyed the first ones. The last though seemed a bit "off". Maybe it was something with that batch, or maybe I was just paying more attention; but it seemed more similar to the regular (9yr) version (now that I've had it again, I recognize it).

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Jim Beam Black vs Knob Creek Small Batch
Okay, this was more interesting than I expected. For anybody that doesn't know, Jim Beam bourbon uses one mashbill - the difference between their bourbon brands comes primarily from where & how long they are aged. (I say primarily because they also do some flavored stuff.)
I expected this one to be one sided since, historically, I don't object as strongly to the Black. At first sips, that held - there wasn't all that much to praise about the Black; but there wasn't anything bad either. It was, overall, milder - not surprising given the difference in proof. The KC had that slight something that I'm not thrilled with.
Things changed a bit when I gave each a good "chew", though. Now that  something was apparent in the Black...and reduced in the KC as I got some flavor I'd missed on normal sips. I think the extra ABV let the KC shine here.
I think I'm going to call this one a draw (for me)

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hhmoore said:
Jim Beam bourbon uses one mashbill
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Lots of the good companies are using one proven mashbil, Buffalo Trace, Old Forester to name couple.
They will change the mashbil for few small releases but generally this is a rule for the good companies.
I'm sure you are familiar, but to suggest it again if I may - try to go with the higher ABV because those releases contain the most flavor.
I would always put little cold water (no ice) to get it to the comfortable ABV level in the glass and would leave it for 10-15min just to open up.
I'm positive, you'll find a difference compared to drinking it full proof, with ice (if you do it this way).

On another note: I looooove your Microtech !!! 😍:thumbsup:
 
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