What's the most "American" liquor?

[Prod]

I'm thinking one of these 3 would be it:
Jack Daniels
Jim Beam
Wild Turkey

Any others? Comments on each?

[Penguin]

White Lightning

[ElCoyote]

Devine Brown:wub: :wub:

[wukindada]

It's a Jim Beam product but hand tapped & poured Bookers is my favorite:):):)

[BLACKonBLACK Limited]

moonshine

[robinlsb]

Vine fermented blueberries:icon_mrgr

[one69chev]

wild turkey

[tytek]

moonshine

:whore:

[konrad]

I vote JD

[hutru01]

Jack Daniels or Moonshine....

Moonshine, wow, do I have some memories drinking that stuff..lol

[hassa]

The US must have invented the infamous 40oz and Malt Liquor....:lol:

Other "notables" should include Boone's Farm and MD 20/20....

We have alot to be proud of, no?

[wukindada]

Hey.....how about the most "American" beer.

One can never look past "Old Milwaukee"



I gag just saying it:(:(

[hutru01]

The US must have invented the infamous 40oz and Malt Liquor....:lol:

Other "notables" should include Boone's Farm and MD 20/20....

We have alot to be proud of, no?

and must we not forget the infamous Night Train :lol:

[mmarton]

Rye is America's whiskey. George Washington even made it at Mt. Vernon. I have yet to try the real good stuff, but Jim Beam makes a nice bottle for a modest amount.

[VTsullyman]

I am sorry but JD has lost it places in the classics to me. When they decided to change the recipe and drop the proof of a time honored booze i completely stopped buying it.

[jigelow]

http://www.thebottlecapman.com/images/Unused%20Beer%20Cork/Hamm's%20Red.jpg

[robinlsb]

I have said it before. Until you try this , you are drinking moonshine




George Dickel is one of only two whiskies recognised by US law as Tennessee whisky. To qualify as a Tennessee whisky, George Dickel has been through an additional, charcoal mellowing stage, compared to bourbon. Although this is expensive, it provides the whisky with an exceptional smoothness and a unique, deceptively dry finish.
To ensure the perfect whisky, George Dickel is carefully handcrafted in small batches at its Cascade Hollow distillery in the heart of Tennessee. This small scale is crucial as it allows exceptional attention to detail at all stages of the whisky making, from the selection of the raw ingredients to the choice of the matured whisky cask. It allows for the careful application of craftsman skills acquired over many years and the specialised knowledge passed down through the generations, which are at the heart of what makes George Dickel so special.
George noticed that his finest whisky was made in winter and so thereafter he only distilled during that season. His example is followed now by chilling whisky before it is allowed to seep through the charcoal, a process which is unique to George Dickel's Cascade Hollow distillery. This extra process provides emphasis and clarity to its full array of flavours.
Crystal clear spring water from the Cascade Spring adds a clarity and freshness to the flavours of George Dickel and the purity of this water source is protected from any possible damage by 600 acres of timberland, now a specially designated nature reserve which surrounds both the spring and the distillery.
The effect of the attention to detail and insistence on extra time and care is a rich and complex whisky recognised since it was first distilled in 1870. It has a strong, smoky, creme brule and malt character to the aroma with traces of vanilla and white chocolate 'woodiness'. It has a full, sweetly-oaked character on the palate, warm, spicy and lingering: aromatic, seductive and deceptively dry on the finish.

You will never find George Dickel trying to sell his stuff as a marinade!!:wub:

[robinlsb]

Nitrous is like a hot chick with STDs. You want to hit it but you're afraid of the consequences"

ugh:(

[VTsullyman]

Ha Ha What? ^^^

[direavenger]

George Dickel is one of only two whiskies recognised by US law as Tennessee whisky.


The other being Jack Daniels :wub:

Despite lowering the alcohol content by a whole 6 proof, I still love it. Jack gets my vote.

[Prod]

Moonshine is obviously the most American, but being that it can't be acquired at your average drinking establishments I can't consider it.

[Gumby]

The other being Jack Daniels :wub:

Despite lowering the alcohol content by a whole 6 proof, I still love it. Jack gets my vote.

Why did they do that? Tax/duty reasons?

Gumby's Jack recipe: 1 pint glass filled with ice, half fill with Jack, half fill with Coke. Don't you wish all recipies were that easy?

[direavenger]

Why did they do that? Tax/duty reasons?


For ease of distribution. In some places, the highest proof allowed is 80 proof.

For more info: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jack_Daniels

[unstablementaly]

and why is everyone leaving out southern comfort?????

[direavenger]

^^^ I've become a little disenfranchised because of those damned trendy commercials that they've been airing recently.

However, it's hard to get more American than a grain alcohol like Southern Comfort.

[Gone2Tokyo]

Jd

[2005garnetGT]

prod, its good ol' natty light.


especially for you! PSU IP BAN FTMFW!

[Tide]

Jack

[turntable]

IMO it would be bookers because when i think of an american liquor i think of the best bourbon i have had.



in terms of overall prevalence and "household name" factor i would say jack daniels

[direavenger]

Gumby's Jack recipe: 1 pint glass filled with ice, half fill with Jack, half fill with Coke. Don't you wish all recipies were that easy?

I missed your recipe when I read your post the first time! I love jack + coke + rocks. I have to be careful though, I set my drink down once and my fiance took a drink from it, thinking it was just straight coke. I thought that she was going to vomit on the spot :lol:

[VVG]

Historically? Rum.

The triangle trade was comprised of primarily New England cargo ships bringing rum to Africa, where it was traded for slaves. Then the slaves were brought to the West Indies sugar cane plantations, where they were traded for molasses. The molasses was brought home to be distilled or used to make candy. The Sugar Act in 1764 to tax sugar, molasses and tea (although partially repealed in 1770) was arguably the first of the "Intolerable Acts" that led to the Revolution.

Ironically, although New England ships largely enabled the slave trade, the region later became the center of the Abolition movement. This set them against wealthy South Carolina planters, who had exported the West Indian agricultural system. Most other forms of Southern agriculture could have been profitable without slavery.

In Germany, the most American of liquors was considered to be "Whisky."

[NSFW]

What's the point of freedom, if not to choose the booze that YOU like the most?

(In soviet Russia, vodka consumes you.)

[MDW25gt]

True Bourbon Whisky is only made in Kentucky. So I say Bourbon. i.e. Jim Beam, Makers, Wild Turkey, Old Crow, etc.

[PhilT]

Historically? Rum.

But rum isn't American, when foreigners think of American booze, they think of JD, SC, which are famous worldwide.

[johnAWD]

Indeed. Having grown up in Minnesota, I drank quite a bit of this horse piss. However I tend to agree with the Boubon comments.

http://www.thebottlecapman.com/images/Unused%20Beer%20Cork/Hamm%27s%20Red.jpg

[awdG35killer]

Jd

[jigelow]

Indeed. Having grown up in Minnesota, I drank quite a bit of this horse piss. However I tend to agree with the Boubon comments.

Then you must know about Grain Belt as well.

[urfsin]

True Bourbon Whisky is only made in Kentucky. So I say Bourbon. i.e. Jim Beam, Makers, Wild Turkey, Old Crow, etc.


+1

True, Burbon is the way to go. Knobb Creek and Woodford Reserve and a few others that are good.

But I would say that Jack Daniels has the highest "Q" rating of all of them. Most people would say Jack if they think of "American" liquor.

[red beast]

nothing more american

http://hogwild.net/images/Misc/40-ounce-malt-liquor-colt-45.jpg

http://www.farpoint.us/albums/album31/IMG_0094_001.sized.jpg

[urfsin]

^^^^ Red Beast, you have finally posted a pic of yourself !!! :lol:

[red beast]

^^^^ Red Beast, you have finally posted a pic of yourself !!! :lol:

not me


i'm old