is it any good --- i mean, is it really good???  i don't watch yellowstone, but online there's a photo of the attractive actress kelly reilly leaning back with this prominent bottle of whiskey -- ammunition bourbon -- resting on her thigh.  that bourbon is apparently  aged in red wine casks. a pairing that sounds uh, very odd.  does it reek?  i generally drink knob creek 120 proof, or japanese whiskies, or lagavulin 16 yo....  

Ain’t no bourbon as good as lagavulin 

2 hours ago, TnRiver46 said:

Ain’t no bourbon as good as lagavulin 

On 2/9/2025 at 12:09 PM, fishhugger said:

is it any good --- i mean, is it really good???  i don't watch yellowstone, but online there's a photo of the attractive actress kelly reilly leaning back with this prominent bottle of whiskey -- ammunition bourbon -- resting on her thigh.  that bourbon is apparently  aged in red wine casks. a pairing that sounds uh, very odd.  does it reek?  i generally drink knob creek 120 proof, or japanese whiskies, or lagavulin 16 yo....  

 

IMO, any bourbon that is 3 or 4 years old (per their website) that is finished in Cab Sav barrels is probably hiding some youth and imperfections. Admittedly, I don't like finished bourbon, but don't mind some finished scotch because the malted barley can hold up to it, like an Ardbeg sherry cask strength.

 

Basically, that's a pass for me if I saw it.

Appalachian hillbillies don’t like finished bourbon either, in fact we don’t even like it aged . This is where the money’s at ‘round these parts. 
 

 

day old and bold, just like banana puddin’

I don't mind it, but not the flavored Sugarlands or Ole Smoky stuff. We get Tim Smiths' Climax in stores around me, it's pretty good, lots of nuttiness and viscosity for the proof. My sister's husband's uncle is a NC moonshiner and he makes pretty good shine too, but I only get it in the fall if I take him fishing haha...

 

But that hangover the next day after drinking a bunch of shine is something else....

A bunch? At least you woke up 😂 

 

I can only drink one sip and I have to be within arms reach of somewhere to sleep when I take the sip 

3 hours ago, TnRiver46 said:

Ain’t no bourbon as good as lagavulin 

for me, they're like my kids.  you just can't choose one or the other!!!!  

thanks guys.........  i'm too lazy and all to do all the research. but in defense, look, there was this hot lady from yellowstone holding this beautiful bottle on her denim thigh.  call me dumb.............!  but thanks to your comments @Junger and @TnRiver46............ i'll pass on ammunition bourbon.  never had moonshine, being from california.....

 

It will make your racecar go fast! 
 

I wish I had tried ammunition and could give you a review. I like the history and smell of bourbon and maybe a taste here and there but I can’t actually drink it much

18 minutes ago, TnRiver46 said:

It will make your racecar go fast! 
 

I wish I had tried ammunition and could give you a review. I like the history and smell of bourbon and maybe a taste here and there but I can’t actually drink it much

thanks so much for the thought.....  i'm old fashioned (no pun intended) and tend to drink uh... standard???  bourbons.  i guess i like that bourbon is an american drink....  but lagavulin is hella... it's the only scotch i drink.  heck yeah, dude!!!

Scotch, me like 

 

 

Bourbon just doesn’t jive with me, I blame college 

It's literally an advertisement and catches guys because its associated with a good looking woman