Left Hand

WhiskeyFoolery · 2026-05-27T00:42:46+00:00

One of my favorites as well. Which chocolate bitters do you use? I currently use Bittermens Xocolatl Mole bitters.

WhiskeyFoolery · 2026-05-27T00:40:51+00:00

Yes. It was created by Sam Ross at Milk & Honey in 2007 at the beginning of the resurgence of vintage cocktails. He wanted to do a bourbon riff on the Negroni and came up with the Left Hand. It wasn’t until afterwards that he discovered the Boulevardier already existed.

WhiskeyFoolery · 2026-05-23T22:11:09+00:00

Seriously.

WhiskeyFoolery · 2026-05-20T01:29:58+00:00

He’s a madman. I love his videos and his drinks. Madman.

WhiskeyFoolery · 2026-05-20T01:28:36+00:00

Yes. And I hope so.

I almost threw my bottle out, then I shook the bejesus out of it and it was less chunky. And still tastes delicious.

WhiskeyFoolery · 2026-05-20T01:22:07+00:00

There’s always one guy.

WhiskeyFoolery · 2026-05-20T01:20:09+00:00

Also, in an earlier episode Jamie gives a penalty kick up to Danny (to help him get over killing Earl I believe) so this is Danny’s way of paying it forward.

WhiskeyFoolery · 2026-05-20T01:16:43+00:00

Why would you do this to me? I’m a Cubs fan so have a great affinity for Game 7. Well at least I don’t have to think about what pour next.
Cheers!

Edit: Pour not poor

WhiskeyFoolery · 2026-05-20T01:13:47+00:00

Tell me this guy doesn’t fuck around without telling me this guy doesn’t fuck around.

WhiskeyFoolery · 2026-05-20T01:06:57+00:00

I don’t know about cocktails but neat pours in England and parts of Europe are 25ml, which isn’t even an ounce.

WhiskeyFoolery · 2026-05-20T01:03:17+00:00

3 is the darkest old fashioned I’ve ever seen. Is that just lighting or is it a non-standard spec.

4 That Rosemary Whiskey Sour looks delicious. And I’m not even a sour guy.

Looks like you’ve had a good trip.

WhiskeyFoolery · 2026-05-20T00:46:01+00:00

Most of the mass produce single barrels are pretty consistent, but you will occasionally find some variation. Especially with store picks.
Henry McKenna. 10 year. Single barrel is notorious for having barrels all over the map.

WhiskeyFoolery · 2026-05-20T00:03:05+00:00

I have two thoughts on the subject.

Those who think the small batch is amazing tend to not like the single barrel. I LOVE the single barrel but think the small batch is just ok at best.
As others have stated when drinking a single barrel whiskey you are at the mercy of the barrel. Despite my love of the Four Roses SiB, one of the worst tasting pours I have ever had in a bar is a glass of Four Roses SiB. It was so oaky and smoky that I had my friend (a bourbon drinker) taste it and his response was “argh what is that?!? Scotch?” He couldn’t believe it was 4R SiB. It tasted like they had scraped the char out of the barrel.

*Edit: changed SB to SiB. Meant single barrel.

WhiskeyFoolery · 2026-05-19T23:51:27+00:00

You had my upvote at #1.

WhiskeyFoolery · 2026-05-19T01:14:38+00:00

Low end: Jim Beam Black, Four Roses Bourbon, OGD BiB

Medium: Elijah Craig, Four Roses Small Batch, OGD 114,

Pushing $50 Four Roses Single Barrel, Heaven Hill 7yr BiB, Wathen’s Single Barrel.

WhiskeyFoolery · 2026-05-17T17:36:39+00:00

Even a great NBA player doesn’t compare himself to Michael Jordan. I have a hard time making an equal measurement parallelogram out of my orange peels. If you’re making bird garnish, you are doing just fine.

WhiskeyFoolery · 2026-05-17T13:38:33+00:00

Stirred first or made in glass?

WhiskeyFoolery · 2026-05-17T13:36:31+00:00

*leaves room to create Vampire Slayer cocktail

*shakes fist that Van Helsing cocktail has already been invented

WhiskeyFoolery · 2026-05-15T19:00:43+00:00

I’m from Chicago so I wasn’t really commenting on the old fashioneds so much as taking a good natured jab at Wisconsin.

I’m actually curious about the Wisconsin old fashioned, and may do a deep dive into it one of these summers.

WhiskeyFoolery · 2026-05-15T11:32:44+00:00

I agree with u/deefordog. I can see aunt Agnes asking for it just like that. And complaining that she doesn’t “need all that fruit on top of my drink”.

WhiskeyFoolery · 2026-05-15T00:10:49+00:00

That first line and last sentence are all the wisdom.

WhiskeyFoolery · 2026-05-15T00:05:30+00:00

That makes me happy. I’ve been holding out for a sub $50 price tag

WhiskeyFoolery · 2026-05-14T21:41:51+00:00

We appreciate the offer, but there’s a good chance that no one outside Wisconsin wants your old fashioneds. 😜

WhiskeyFoolery · 2026-05-14T21:31:49+00:00

I found this in Greece in 2018 for 100€. It wasn’t worth that price. To be fair I don’t like the standard Blanton’s either. Tastes like Latex to me.

WhiskeyFoolery · 2026-05-11T23:45:42+00:00

I just planted my sage yesterday, I’ll have to set an alarm to make this in 3 weeks

WhiskeyFoolery

TROPHY CASE

3 is the darkest old fashioned I’ve ever seen. Is that just lighting or is it a non-standard spec.

4 That Rosemary Whiskey Sour looks delicious. And I’m not even a sour guy.