Costco carries its own Kirkland signature bourbon. A cursory googling on the godmachine revealed no reviews or tasting notes. Is it any good? Well according to Costco's monthly magazine one Joe Butera from Newark, Delaware reports:
I read ["Costco introduces Kirkland Signature Bourbon", April 2011]. However, being a self-professed bourbon connoisseur, I was skeptical. I purchased a bottle and to my surprise was impressed by the quality and drinkability of the Kirkland bourbon.
Just to make sure I hadn't lost my taste buds, I invited two other bourbon drinkers over for a blind taste test. In all we tasted seven different bourbons, which included several premium, name brand, small batch bourbons; all three of us chose the Kirkland brand as the winner.
This bottle of Kirkland brand bourbon now occupies a space on the top shelf of my home bar.
So there you have it. Still no flavor profile. Is is a wheated bourbon, or does the mashbill favor rye? Or maybe a mostly barley backing. Old Grand Dad has a strong rye presence in the mash, which gives its famous bite. Other bourbons are sweeter with a wheat back. Still with this glowing endorsement from Costco's own publication how could I miss? So I just might bite the bullet and give Costco a swig. If so stay tuned for a review, including flavor profile. And if you, dear reader, pick up a bottle please let me know what you thought of the taste.
Wednesday, June 29, 2011
Tuesday, June 28, 2011
More guitar fingerwizards: the fastest fingers in the west
Wow that was fast...
That's what she said!
New homebrewing project: beer vs wine
I was reading James Joyce's Ulysses on the train. Close to Bloom's day and all. I was at the part where Blazes Boylan, Dignam, and Stephen Dedalus were discussing Hamlet at the pub. I found I wanted a beer. I haven't bought a beer in a long time. I wanted a specific beer with a big barley taste and very little hops. Is this an English Ale? I thought I would make it myself. Mrs Booze knows of a pet store that sells big bags of barley for horsies. I could malt that and brew it.
I've also been working on a spiced wine recipe. I've found quite a few recipies call for raisins, aka zombie grapes, and I'm not sure why. I tried to imaging the flavor a raisin would impart to a wine versus a grape. I haven't eaten a raisin in at least 15 years. So I bought a box. Ahhh, the flavor's coming back to me now.
At first it wasn't so good, but then the flavors lingered in my mouth and I came upon an idea. Maybe a bad one. Make a mash of raisins and oats. Ferment.
The problem is that the starches in the oats need to be broken down into sugars for the yeast to be able to feast. Since they are cut oats they cannot be malted. So then what? Well the raisins would provide the sugar. The oats would provide flavor, but too much starch might spoil things.
The recipe, for now, is:
2 cups of oats
2 cups raisins
1/2 cup of sugar
a pinch of cinammon
a dash of cloves
It might be necessary to add some malted barley to this recipe so that the starches in the oats don't make a soupy unfermentable mess. The crazy person in my head says things like "why don't you just spit in the mash. The salivary amylase in your spit will do the trick." Hey that sounds like a fairly simple solution. Ok, time for my meds...
Once Mrs Booze racks her wine I will start the fermentation and we will see how good or bad this recipe is. This seems like a great thing to drink on a chilly December evening, and I will let you know.
I've also been working on a spiced wine recipe. I've found quite a few recipies call for raisins, aka zombie grapes, and I'm not sure why. I tried to imaging the flavor a raisin would impart to a wine versus a grape. I haven't eaten a raisin in at least 15 years. So I bought a box. Ahhh, the flavor's coming back to me now.
At first it wasn't so good, but then the flavors lingered in my mouth and I came upon an idea. Maybe a bad one. Make a mash of raisins and oats. Ferment.
The problem is that the starches in the oats need to be broken down into sugars for the yeast to be able to feast. Since they are cut oats they cannot be malted. So then what? Well the raisins would provide the sugar. The oats would provide flavor, but too much starch might spoil things.
The recipe, for now, is:
2 cups of oats
2 cups raisins
1/2 cup of sugar
a pinch of cinammon
a dash of cloves
It might be necessary to add some malted barley to this recipe so that the starches in the oats don't make a soupy unfermentable mess. The crazy person in my head says things like "why don't you just spit in the mash. The salivary amylase in your spit will do the trick." Hey that sounds like a fairly simple solution. Ok, time for my meds...
Once Mrs Booze racks her wine I will start the fermentation and we will see how good or bad this recipe is. This seems like a great thing to drink on a chilly December evening, and I will let you know.
Monday, June 27, 2011
Youtube poop: Straight Edge Juggalo
Self explanatory.
Youtube poop bonus: ICP explain themselves in a way that vindicates my economic analysis
"You may think this rapping duo is crazy but...these two guys will be laughing all the way to the bank"
Well said mister TV guy, well said
Saturday, June 25, 2011
Friday, June 24, 2011
The Beavis and Butthead prophecies
Once upon a time Beavis and Butthead opined that Jeff Walker from Carcass sounded like Dave Mustaine. I thought that was crazy at the time, they hardly sounded alike at all.
Low and behold Jeff Walker puts out Welcome to Carcass Cuntry and guess what? He sounds just like Dave Mustaine.
If I hadn't told you, might you have thought it was some shitty Megadeth B side from Risk?
What other observations did Beavis and Butthead make that will come true? We must work together to decipher the Beavis and Butthead prophecies.
Low and behold Jeff Walker puts out Welcome to Carcass Cuntry and guess what? He sounds just like Dave Mustaine.
If I hadn't told you, might you have thought it was some shitty Megadeth B side from Risk?
What other observations did Beavis and Butthead make that will come true? We must work together to decipher the Beavis and Butthead prophecies.
Wednesday, June 22, 2011
More guitar fingerwizards: Bob Zabek
Once I had a dream that I was at a party and a guy was there with a guitar. He laid the guitar flat on the ground and started tapping on it. The music he made was like techno. I awoke and immediately went googling to see if someone has done this. They had.
Bob Zabek had done the tapping thing years ago. Dig the floral Jem, buddy.
I like this stripped down raw performance better than what he recorded for his album, but I also haven't followed his stuff in years. He has a whole lot of stuff on youtube now, but gone is the floral Jem. What gives big guy? Jem or GTFO.
Bob Zabek had done the tapping thing years ago. Dig the floral Jem, buddy.
I like this stripped down raw performance better than what he recorded for his album, but I also haven't followed his stuff in years. He has a whole lot of stuff on youtube now, but gone is the floral Jem. What gives big guy? Jem or GTFO.
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