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Ducks4brkfast said:

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SpiderDude said:

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Yup. I have the pic to prove it. 127.5 proof. It was glorious. Drank it straight up in a Glencairn.

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that should be BT mash bill #1 and not a rye

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Kudos to you sir. I could have sworn it was a Rye. The green label threw me off lol! I had to go back and check the label in my pic. It is indeed not a Rye after all. Doesn't mean it was any less delicious tho.

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John Francis Donaghy said:

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aggiecouch said:

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Yeah that's probably a good call. No harm in letting it sit till July. Thanks.

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That AE Rye is really sweet. It's not something I drink normally, but every once in a while when I get a sweet tooth it's really good. Drink it when you're in the mood for dessert, and you may appreciate it more.

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FriedTex said:

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I'm curious, why does Makers Mark Cast Strength only top out at around 112 proof? As opposed to 120+?

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They still add water... just not as much. They have to have a consistent proof for mass production (if nothing else because they printed the labels to say 112 and regulators enforce the **** out of that)...so they dilute to 112 in the blending process.

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What else do distillers use/add when dropping proof? Sugar? Spices? etc...

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It better only be water unless they're marketing it as a flavored whiskey. That being said, my favorite Rye is Angel's Envy...I question if they add a hint of sugar. It's sweeter than I'd expect from just sitting in a rum cask.

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COLLEGE STATION Dr. Seth Murray may have more than a casual interest in National Bourbon Day on June 14.

Murray, Texas A&M AgriLife Research corn breeder and Eugene Butler Endowed Chair in the department of soil and crop sciences at Texas A&M University in College Station, has an ongoing research project aimed at producing better whiskey through science.

Whiskey is the generic name of distilled alcohol made with grain and aged in a wood barrel. Bourbon whiskey must by federal law be produced in the U.S. from at least 51% corn, distilled to less than 80% alcohol and barreled at less than 62.5% alcohol in new charred oak barrels. Most bourbon whiskey brands utilize 70-80% corn in their recipes.

Murray's corn breeding program evaluates about 7,000 varieties per year for food and animal feed, but his novel corn-for-whiskey project is attempting to answer the question: Can different corns make whiskey taste different? Better?

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For many reasons the most important of which being the rise and "blending" nature of the commodity grain market, which distillers turned to for grain after Prohibition these same concepts of variety and environment, or terroir, have been largely ignored in whiskey, he said.

But this is slowly starting to change, largely due to the craft whiskey movement, and Murray and Arnold say they are working to unravel the underlying science.

They have now evaluated about 30 Texas A&M varieties and are scaling up a proprietary Texas A&M hybrid. One acre each of three hybrids have been planted by the F&R grower to do proof-of-concept work, and hybrid seed production for next year's much larger production is planted in the Rio Grande Valley on contract.

"We have to work with the timelines of corn growing seasons, and good whiskey and bourbon are aged for a number of years, so unfortunately whiskey aficionados will need to wait a few more years until they, like the Capitol Hill staffers, can taste the difference in corn selected for improved whiskey flavor," Murray said.

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Gig 1995 said:

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That BH is pretty brown-sugary

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jh0400 said:

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I had a pour of VWFRR last night at Anvil, and while it was good I don't know if I'd splurge on it again. I think I much prefer the higher proof of the THH.

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AquaCasaAg said:

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What is a fair price for a BTAC bottle at this point? I know fair is in the eye of the beholder so I'm asking based on your views.

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aggiecouch said:

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I know the old forester 1920 is rated pretty highly around these parts. Any of their other offerings worth picking up?

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Avocado Toast said:

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https://i.imgur.com/m76Ukixh.jpg
First time I have ever seen them at the liquor store so I bought both.

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