And so many more: War Health Agency, War Logistics Agency, War Contract Management Agency, War Commissary Agency, etc. 🤮

Love JD BP!

Although I’m a Kentuckian and quite fond of the stuff from the Bluegrass State, there’s also great bourbon also from Indiana, Tennessee, Ohio, Colorado, Texas, and way more!

Give me a shout if you want any recs 😀

Good luck to y’all tomorrow! 🥃🐴

Appreciate it!

Oooo, good idea. Do you have a link?

George Garvin Brown was born this day in 1846. In 1870, he created Old Forester, the first bottled bourbon. The Brown family continues to be one of the top producers of bourbon. Each year Brown-Forman releases a new batch of "Birthday Bourbon" to celebrate the its founder.

All that to say…the water droplets make a big impact on smell and taste, but NOT on proof!

This is why I like buying higher proof offerings. There’s SO much room for tweaking. A drop of water, a splash, an ice cube? All great!

Applying the same approach to low- and high-proof whiskeys, the result is generally the same. An 80-proof whiskey with a drop of water is still almost 80 proof, and a 120-proofer might go as low as 119 for a quarter-ounce worth.

The same math results:
▪️1 oz ≈ 30 mL (previous post: bsky.app/profile/bour...)
▪️30 mL x 50% alcohol = 15 mL of alcohol
▪️adding 1️⃣ drop @ 0.05 mL brings our total volume to 30.05mL
▪️new ABV would be (15 mL alcohol / 30.05 total volume) = 49.92% ABV or 99.84 proof

Quarter ounce = 99.67 proof

Not much change! One drop in a full 2-ounce pour doesn’t significantly alter the proof.

But what about a smaller pour, or when you have an ounce left in the glass? Or a quarter ounce?

Assuming a 2 oz. pour of 100-proof (50% ABV) whiskey:
▪️2 ounces ≈ 60 mL (previous post here)
▪️60 mL x 50% alcohol = 30 mL of alcohol
▪️Adding 1️⃣ drop @ 0.05 mL brings our total volume to 60.05mL
▪️The new ABV would be (30 mL alcohol / 60.05 total volume) = 49.96% ABV

That translates to…99.92 proof!

A drop of water from one of these droppers gives *about* 0.05 milliliters. Not much, but a drop can HUGELY impact the nose or taste notes in some whiskeys!

Sensory changes aside, what does a drop of water do to the alcohol content? Here’s where the #WhiskeyMath comes in.

Years ago, at the advice of a friend with an absolutely stunning whiskey collection, I got a water dropper to use in tastings.

(I use something like these, which you can find pretty easily)

One of my favorite things to do with a new whiskey is to add a drop of water to see how it changes the smell and taste.

How much are we changing it though?

Time for some #WhiskeyMath here on #WhiSKY.

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I’ve gotten pretty good at 2 oz pours, myself!

Another way to think about it: If you go with a 2 oz pour, you’ll get about 12 pours per 750 mL bottle.

Now you know how to keep track of those precious drams! 🥃

👉 What’s your go-to pour size when sipping neat?

#whiSKy #bourbon #whiskey #facts

But when we have a dram of bourbon, we talk about quantity in ounces.

Here’s a couple of ways you can quickly convert between the two:

1 fl oz = roughly 30 mL (it’s actually 29.57 mL)

So, a standard whiskey bottle (750 mL) is just over 25 ounces.

Some Wednesday #WhiskeyMath on converting 🥃 volume measurements!

Wine, whiskey, and other spirits are sold with bottles marking their volumes in milliliters (mL). The most common size is 750 mL (or a “fifth”, referencing a fifth of a gallon).

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Nothing wrong with that! 🤤

True!

How it feels to not like Weller 12 year sometimes

In 2020, I got drawn in lotteries to buy a William Larue Weller, Four Roses Limited Edition, and a Birthday Bourbon in about an 8-week span.

I think I used up all my bourbon luck that year 😅

Look at that color!!

This sounds neat! Probably great for parties, too

Share a piece of whiskey lore about yourself

For when life throws you curveballs.
🥃: Few Spirits
📚: April Rinne

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