Louisville stereotypes

This is right on
http://www.movoto.com/louisville-ky/lou ... ereotypes/

That's funny because It's true!

[Robin Garr]

I didn't think it was the best written article ever - not all bourbon is made in Kentucky, for example <sob!>, and it could have used spell-check and the services of an editor. But a lot of it is true, and most of it is funny.

not all bourbon is made in Kentucky, for example <sob!>,

Personally I refuse to drink Bourbon that WASN'T made in Kentucky...it's just one of my personal "lines in the sand".

But a lot of it is true, and most of it is funny.

Speaking as a "transplant" I'd have to say the majority of this "article" is "spot on"...and not in a bad way. Honestly, after I retired, we could have moved anywhere but we chose Louisville and I'd do the same thing all over again. Ya'll may be winter weenies and I will probably never learn to cut ya any slack for that...and I'm still trying to figure out this whole fascination with a second tier college sport but overall it's a great city with a lot of friendly people.

Personally I refuse to drink Bourbon that WASN'T made in Kentucky...it's just one of my personal "lines in the sand".

+1 on that! Personally I've had some varieties of Tennessee whiskey that rival fine bourbon, but they don't have to take bourbon's name in vain to do it!

Most Irish & Scotch whisky or whiskey tastes like a version they'd serve to patients in a hospital who aren't ready to get back to full flavored stuff. Not impressed with Canadian whisky. Never had any from Japan but so far I've not found any that do not fall vastly short by comparison to Kentucky bourbon & Tennessee whiskey.

And yes, you put the good stuff into a glass and you put nothing in with it. To do so is defilement. If you want a mixed drink with something along the general lines of bourbon, well, I guess that's why they make Yellowstone & Kessler's.

Not impressed with Canadian whisky.

Canuckastanian whisky is just one of many things "Canadian" I'm not impressed with. They DO have some pretty good fishing up there and I've drank some pretty damn good "American Style Lagers" on my annual "fly-in" fishing trips (Crystal, Kokanee, etc)...but otherwise whatta ya got ? Greasy fries served with with gravy and Back Bacon.

I didn't think it was the best written article ever - not all bourbon is made in Kentucky, for example <sob!>, and it could have used spell-check and the services of an editor. But a lot of it is true, and most of it is funny.

"the gentile slave states"

As for the bourbon thing, I didn't take it as a claim about the legal status of the drink, but more of a judgment about the authenticity of non-Kentucky bourbon. You can get Chinese food from Panda Express, but that doesn't make it real.

[Robin Garr]

"the gentile slave states"

Paging Mr Moses!

Personally I refuse to drink Bourbon that WASN'T made in Kentucky...it's just one of my personal "lines in the sand".

+1 on that! Personally I've had some varieties of Tennessee whiskey that rival fine bourbon, but they don't have to take bourbon's name in vain to do it!

Most Irish & Scotch whisky or whiskey tastes like a version they'd serve to patients in a hospital who aren't ready to get back to full flavored stuff. Not impressed with Canadian whisky. Never had any from Japan but so far I've not found any that do not fall vastly short by comparison to Kentucky bourbon & Tennessee whiskey.

And yes, you put the good stuff into a glass and you put nothing in with it. To do so is defilement. If you want a mixed drink with something along the general lines of bourbon, well, I guess that's why they make Yellowstone & Kessler's.

Bowman Brother's Bourbon is from VA and pretty good. There are some people outside of KY doing great things with whiskey, you just have to find it.

That said, KY bourbon is obviously better.

There are some people outside of KY doing great things with whiskey, you just have to find it.

High West.

'Nuff said.

There are some people outside of KY doing great things with whiskey, you just have to find it.

High West.

'Nuff said.[/

I'll see your High West and raise you this- ( )

http://www.stgeorgespirits.com/spirit/bourbon/

geez...not really sure where to start here??

I've had some varieties of Tennessee whiskey that rival fine bourbon,

naw, that ain't gonna fly... maybe the *very* best Tennessee sour-mash's can rival a "middle-of-the-road" bourbon for flavor, but rival a *"fine"* Ky bourbon? like I said, ain't gonna happen....

Most Irish & Scotch whisky or whiskey tastes like a version they'd serve to patients in a hospital who aren't ready to get back to full flavored stuff.

whoa, Lonnie! can't imagine where THIS one came from?! to summarily trash two of the oldest and highest quality alcoholic beverage catagories that have ever existed? As much as I love every one of the 15 brands of bourbon in my liquor cabinet, I don't love *any* of them (incl. the PVW) more than I love the Midletons & the Jamesons Vintage. And as for Scotch whiskey, well it's held it's own pretty well for about 900 years

And yes, you put the good stuff into a glass and you put nothing in with it. To do so is defilement.

you've heard the expression, "bourbon and branch" haven't you? ever wonder what the "branch" was??