Well, we had so much fun last time shooting our whiskey tasting review outdoors that we decided to do it again. Once again, from the world-famous Jeff back porch lounge and target practice range, we dive into our first try at a flavored whiskey.
These days, when you go into a liquor store, there are all sorts of flavored liquors on the shelf. Vodka obviously being the most overdone of all (Orange cream, seriously?) but no doubt financially successful.
Now we are seeing flavored tequilas, and of course, flavored whiskey. In some cases, these flavors bring with them an unwanted level of sweetness and syrupy texture, so we approached the Knob Creek Smoked Maple with some reservations. While you will need to watch the 9-minute video review below to get the full story, we found it to be both reasonably priced and not overly done with the syrup.
At some point, this flavored thing might get so carried away that distillers will be made to put a list of ingredients on the bottle - but lets hope it never comes to that. Besides, we really do not want to know what sort of chemicals go into some of those weird flavors. For now, we will blissfully go on thinking that real Vermont maple syrup is delivered in barrels on horseback to Kentucky where it is distilled down and mixed into whiskey like the Knob Creek by stunningly attractive young maidens in Daisy Dukes. It just tastes that much better when you have that image along for the ride.
Salut!
Jeff and Lance
