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08-23-2012, 12:47 PM | #1 |
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Bourbon Drinkers - Which Style Do You Prefer Wheated or Rye?
For those of you who may not know, there are distinctly two different styles of Bourbon. There is the Rye, of which there are many, many and then there is the Wheated, of which there are not nearly as many. Of course, no matter if Rye or Wheated it must contain at least 51% Corn to be a Bourbon.
Which style do you prefer and what are some of your favorites, within that style, or for that matter, in both styles. Personally, I much prefer the Wheated Style over the Rye. I will not name the ones I like at this time, so as not to influence others, however, I will say that my all time go to is Makers Mark! BTW, there are a very, very few bourbons that are made from Malt, however, the number is so small, I chose not to include them in this discussion.
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08-23-2012, 12:50 PM | #2 |
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Re: Bourbon Drinkers - Which Style Do You Prefer Wheated or Rye?
Wheat over Rye all day for me. Not big on bourbon, but when I do drink it, I prefer wheat. Much smoother IMO, I like the profile of them better.
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08-28-2012, 01:00 PM | #3 |
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Re: Bourbon Drinkers - Which Style Do You Prefer Wheated or Rye?
Same here. Rye is a handful to drink for me.
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08-28-2012, 01:22 PM | #4 |
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Re: Bourbon Drinkers - Which Style Do You Prefer Wheated or Rye?
Yes, Wheated Bourbons are much smoother than Rye Bourbons and some offer a slight sweetness on the finish.
Had me some Makers 46 last night, Oh Yea!
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08-28-2012, 02:15 PM | #5 |
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Re: Bourbon Drinkers - Which Style Do You Prefer Wheated or Rye?
I don't mind rye in beer or bread.
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If they are not, give me some examples of wheated bourbons. To me, the normal Makers Mark is nasty, not smooth at all. Of course, that is simply make taste/take on it. If that is wheated, and if some of the others which I have tasted and found that I don't like (because I don't find them smooth) are wheated, then could we assume the smoothness is dependant upon individual palate? Peace of the Lord be with you.
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Yes, taste is very subjective and different people, when tasting the same product, can perceive different flavor profile. However, it is commonly suggested by many bourbon drinkers that wheated bourbons do often offer a slight sweetness of the finish.
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08-25-2012, 11:14 PM | #11 |
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Re: Bourbon Drinkers - Which Style Do You Prefer Wheated or Rye?
Any thing that was aged by pappy. Rye is great and so is wheat, just depends on my mood that day. Right now my two loves are Rowan creek(small batch wheated) and willett(the get all of their barrels from pappy then design their own mix).
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08-27-2012, 01:54 PM | #13 |
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My fav. I actually prefer rye to bourbon, but if I'm going to drink bourbon, I prefer a wheater. Don't try to understand me.
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08-28-2012, 02:18 PM | #18 |
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This.
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08-27-2012, 03:29 PM | #19 |
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I've had rye, and I enjoy it. I've never had a wheat bourbon, unless I did and didn't know it.
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08-27-2012, 04:06 PM | #20 | |
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Makers Mark Old Weller Antique Old Weller 107 Old Weller 12yo Van Winkle Old Fitzgerald Rebel Yell Rebel Reserve Cabin Still David Nicholson 1843
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