Can we get them more from Journeyman?? I was looking at all of their whiskeys today and they have so much to offer. I too am a Michigander but have never had the pleasure of visiting their distillery or even trying any of their products
@@whiskeyneat97 so far the corsets&whips is the only one I've gotten to try and was so impressed that I bought a bottle and am looking forward to the others
Growing up tradition, my father kept Early Times in a decanter with matching glasses out in the garage. When folks dropped on Saturday or Sunday afternoon to work on the cars and they wanted whiskey rather than beer, this is what he served.
Journeyman Silver Cross has been one of my favorites from their very first barrel. I still have two low-digit bottles from the first batch. They use copper stills as well. The distillery is about 4 miles away from our home, and it's a great destination for travel to.
I like Early Times as a budget whiskey when I don't want to splurge on Woodford or Elijah Craig (I'm poor). It's nice and easy and I enjoy it just enough.
Early Times is my well whiskey of choice when having parties. Drank alot of it in my younger days if there is such a thing as a session whiskey Early Times is it. You're not going to serve it to hardcore whiskey fans at your gatherings but for none whiskey drinkers that order a Jack and Coke, whiskey sour, boilermaker etc its a decent enough whiskey for that, an at a budget price.
Journeyman is some of the best local whiskey I've had in the midwest. A fun trip is visiting them and then hitting up Greenbush brewery down the highway a bit. They age their beer in Journeyman barrels often too.
Just bought a bottle of Early Times after not drinking it for a long time. My tastes have definitely moved on after trying some great bourbons. It's inoffensive, but they're right, sooo watery thin. Probably the thinnest whiskey I've ever drank. I'll probably get Old Grand Dad next time if I'm feeling cheap.
Michigan man here drinking a Bushmills Red Bush tonight...not bad...but im buyin a Journeymans next....gotta love my home state products and look forward to enjoying a whiskey as diverse and interesting as my beloved peninsula!
I have a question regarding the richness of the Journeyman Silver Cross. I'm constantly trying to figure out the cause & effects for the aromas, flavors and textures of whiskies (and wines). What would you attribute to being the cause of the whisky having the textures you described? I tend to categorize the soruce as either being [1] Primary (grape/grain, yeast, soils), [2] Secondary which is the process of production (fermentation, distillation etc.) and [3] Tertiary factors (ageing whether in barrel or bottle) that contribute to the aroma and flavor profile. Is it due to the grains? Oils and other solids left behind to due Non-chill filtration? Extractions from the barrel during ageing? A combination of factors? Perhaps this is too complex of a question for this forum but I just had to ask.
Daniel and Rex, I just tried Early Times from a 200ml PET bottle as a "why not" change of pace. It reminded me of Mellow Corn. My bottle says it's "Aged at least 36 months in used cooperage". According to the Whiskey Wash, the mash bill is 79% corn, which isn't too far off from the 81% corn minimum of Mellow Corn, which is also aged at least partly in used barrels. Those facts and my tasting experience lead me to think that ET a great (even) cheap(er) alternative to MC for tribe members on a really tight budget. I've also discovered that ET (and certainly other young-ish, high corn whiskeys) plays well with dashes of Absinthe in simple cocktails.
I keep a bottle of the standard Early Times bourbon on hand for mixing drinks. It is moderately tolerable straight but it is perfect for mixing with a Cola or lemon lime soda.
I'm enjoying the cheap whiskey and completely random comparison, it's like Daniel Month never ended! My brother got me Journeyman Humdinger Jalapeno Spirit a few years ago as a present, which is a new make grain spirit infused with jalapeno (90 proof). It is fantastic, great to sip on and also great in cocktails. I wish Journeyman was available in my local stores because it seems like they make a lot of good stuff.
Hey guys, I was hoping you'd be willing to toast a friend of mine that passed. Jimmy died in a motorcycle accident a year ago this coming Saturday - a month after his 21st birthday. While his (legal) drinking career was admittedly short, it was punctuated by alot of Jameson as he was enormously proud of his Irish heritage.
I had the chance to try journeyman whiskey at a local distillery feature! The silver cross is great, but everything that journeyman is putting out was amazing!
I have an aging barrel, a few times ago I used Early Times. It helped some, but it’s not one I’ll do again. I want to try that Silver Cross one though now. I just got a bottle of Noble Oak’s Double Oak Bourbon - Sherry Cask fininished today at my liquor store. I haven’t tried it yet, hoping I like it.
I found a bottle of the Silver Cross and agree that it is a rich, complicated whiskey. One dominant note I pick up is mint. In fact I can’t shake it. It's a big part of the profile for me. I don’t get it on the nose, but in the taste, mostly on the finish. It just lingers as mint.
Living close I have quite the selection of Journeyman, I've got Not A King (rye) and it's quite an easy sipper compared to the other ryes I have. I'll have to get some Silver Cross next time.
Way too go Michigan! Excellent video today, gentlemen. As much as I love bourbon whiskey I also love new things like this 4 grain whiskey. What’s the strangest whiskey you guys have ever tried? Loved and hated.
Years ago I got so tore up on Early Times whiskey. I chugged a quart in 5 minutes. I was drunk for a week it seemed. I got tore up on Early Times several times. My friend got tore up chugging bottles of Benedictine all weekend
So tonight I decided to check out the Irish pub a few towns over that I had heard so much about, and discovered they have an AMAZING whiskey selection. I got my first taste of Green Spot, and what a glorious taste it was. Upon further inspection of the menu, I noticed a dish of prime rib that sounded simply wonderful. At the last second, I saw another interesting item. Jameson chicken breast. Could it be chicken marinated in Jameson? A Jameson glaze, perhaps? I had to know. So I decided to pass on the prime rib, and ordered the chicken. When I received my order of Jameson chicken, I found it to be quite disappointing. It was dry, bland, and not a good dish to pair with my dram of Green Spot. Then it hit me. Not ordering the prime rib was a missed steak....
Drank this all the time when I moved to LA when I was 21/22. It was everywhere there, hardly here at all back in Chicago. Weird how regional cheap booze distribution can be.
Hey guys I'm a big fan of the channel and I am new to wiskey. I was wondering if you guys could suggest a good beginning drink. I have had HIBIKI and I like it but it leaves me wanting something more flavorful.
Ok so I’ve got a question, might be a stupid one I don’t know. Whiskey is aged in white oak barrels, does the type of oak change the profile? Like red oak or pin oak? Is it even legal? Can it be called bourbon in a different oak barrel?
I've been on the fence on trying to add some age to whiskey with my own little barrel but after the fairly ok words and the cheapness of Early Times I think the experiments will have to start.😁
1:53 , 2:22 , 2:42 , 4:41, 6:05, 7:09 9:32, 10:42 I was anticipating a secret message or hidden sparkles, but I think it's Chad secretly sending an S.O.S If you're in danger, Chad, blink twice
Wait? Early times is a bourbon again? Because is started as a bourbon whiskey (aged in new chard oak) then became a regular whiskey (aged in used bourbon barrels).
Is there any whiskey/bourbon from other states like NC SC VA..... I'm thinking of a whiskey from different places like russia or germany?? is there any out there???
You Anonymous BASTARD! It's great seeing some Michigan representation thrown here into the mix - I now definitely have a lot more to go off of now when deciding purchases. It's surprising, but most bars(even whiskey bars) around these areas typically don't sell the locally distilled stuff (Green Door, Silver Cross, Grey Skies, etc.)and tend to go only towards big names so you can't sample them. Even in stores, some of them can be hard to find.
I'll add Long Road Distillers to that list of not being carried around here. Only local whiskey I can count on seeing in bars is New Holland's Beer Barrel Bourbon
You made an incorrect assumption that Early Times is at least 4 years old, because you overlooked the fact that it is not labeled as a straight whiskey, and therefore falls under the category of "unqualified whiskey". That means no age statement regulations apply to the labeling. It could be less than 1 year old, and they don't have to state that on the label. Also, because it is not a straight whiskey, it can contain caramel coloring, and I think it does to make it look more like an actual bourbon. That would explain why it tastes a lot thinner than it looks.
As noted in my above reply, the bottle I picked up a few hours ago states "Matured at least 36 months in used cooperage". Given that, I'm curious if it has any coloring added, or if 3 years as (presumably) the second fill in barrels from Brown-Forman's other whiskies is enough to give it the color naturally. OTOH, Mellow Corn, which is a higher proof BiB straight corn whiskey is much more yellow in color.
Lately you have been giving the note musty to basically all whiskys what the crap does musty even mean?! And what does it smell/taste like? There is corn must, leather must grain must.....
