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[Jehannum]

they are usually watered down to ~40% after aging, are they not?

Yes, but generally the spirits that come from the stills are 65-70% ABV (so we're both right)

 

[APRIL]

Ok.
So how does Wild Turkey have a higher percentage of alcohol than Jack Daniels? Serious question, I'm curious.

Different yeast, more sugar that yeast eats...more it produces alcohol. Also, some are watered down, etc.

 

[Mr. Argumentor]

Ok.
So how does Wild Turkey have a higher percentage of alcohol than Jack Daniels? Serious question, I'm curious.

ABV sort of explains it. The rest of the volume that isn't alcohol is usually water

 

[gee]

Ok.
So how does Wild Turkey have a higher percentage of alcohol than Jack Daniels? Serious question, I'm curious.

How booze is made:

(1) Make high proof ethanol (80% or whatever)
(2) Put in whiskey barrels.
(3) Wait.
(4) Remove from whiskey barrels.
(5) Dilute to 50%, 40% or whatever.

Remove steps 2-4 for vodka. Replace those steps with "throw in some other shit" for making gin or other flavored liquors.

 

[Jehannum]

I liek whisky

 

[nukes]

I was preferential to rum, tequila, cheap wine and decent beer.

 

[nukes]

Rum mixes well with everything...juice, soda, codeine cough syrup, etc.

 

[tre]

I was preferential to rum, tequila, cheap wine and decent beer.

i was a whiskey, gin, vodka and wine guy. but whatever ya got will do.

 

[gee]

Do whiskey snobs appreciate the fine mouthfeel and aroma they experience when they're puking their guts up in public, stumbling home plastered drunk from a bar? That's my question.

 

[Jehannum]

Do whiskey snobs appreciate the fine mouthfeel and aroma they experience when they're puking their guts up in public, stumbling home plastered drunk from a bar? That's my question.

I don't drink that much, dude.

 

[fly]

Do whiskey snobs appreciate the fine mouthfeel and aroma they experience when they're puking their guts up in public, stumbling home plastered drunk from a bar? That's my question.

Getting drunk on whiskey out at a bar is generally a wallet lightening experience.

 

[Ledboots]

Do whiskey snobs appreciate the fine mouthfeel and aroma they experience when they're puking their guts up in public, stumbling home plastered drunk from a bar? That's my question.

 

[tre]

Do whiskey snobs appreciate the fine mouthfeel and aroma they experience when they're puking their guts up in public, stumbling home plastered drunk from a bar? That's my question.

In my experience, the "snobs" don't usually get shitfaced on it.

 

[fly]

@APRIL and I just had a nice Cafe Burbano.

 

[HipHugHer]

That anything like a Torta Cubano?

 

[gee]

In my experience, the "snobs" don't usually get shitfaced on it.

My last experience with a whiskey snob was when I bought a 2L of pepsi and a bottle of jim beam to someone's party on my street, because that was what I happened to have in the house at a time.

Had to listen to someone yammer on about bourbon and how no, you're not supposed to mix bourbon, it's meant to be drank neat out of a certain kind of glass or some shit.

 

[fly]

My last experience with a whiskey snob was when I bought a 2L of pepsi and a bottle of jim beam to someone's party on my street, because that was what I happened to have in the house at a time.

Had to listen to someone yammer on about bourbon and how no, you're not supposed to mix bourbon, it's meant to be drank neat out of a certain kind of glass or some shit.

You should hear @APRIL blabber on about how you're supposed to pronounce Gose.

 

[APRIL]

You should hear @APRIL blabber on about how you're supposed to pronounce Gose.

Go saaaaaa

 

[adi]

My last experience with a whiskey snob was when I bought a 2L of pepsi and a bottle of jim beam to someone's party on my street, because that was what I happened to have in the house at a time.

Had to listen to someone yammer on about bourbon and how no, you're not supposed to mix bourbon, it's meant to be drank neat out of a certain kind of glass or some shit.

 

[Hoff Kinkmeister]

Fractional distillation:
http://www.chemguide.co.uk/physical/phaseeqia/nonideal.html

The azeotrope at 95.6% is why you can't distill pure ethanol.