Need information about whisky:
I need to obtain a bottle of whisky for a marinade recipe. The recipe calls for a cup of Jack Daniels or like whisky. I have a bottle of Canadian Sipping Whisky that I can use, but I don't drink, and frankly don't know the deference between the two if there is any. I know what will happen if I drink it, but I'm using it to cook with.[;)]
I figure the sipping whisky should be OK to use seeing how it is Canadian, and the goose meat I need to marinade is also Canadian.[:D]
Any thoughts[?]
Trinity +++
I figure the sipping whisky should be OK to use seeing how it is Canadian, and the goose meat I need to marinade is also Canadian.[:D]
Any thoughts[?]
Trinity +++
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It may taste a little different and have a different alcohol content then Jack, but I don't see why you couldn't use it.
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I don't think it will matter. But the real reason they include whisky in the receipt is in the hopes that you drink enough while cooking so that you dont notice how bad the goose tastes.[;)] 0 -
...Makers Mark...for marinades and BBQ auces etc...[^] 
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quote:Originally posted by elkoholic
I don't think it will matter. But the real reason they include whisky in the receipt is in the hopes that you drink enough while cooking so that you dont notice how bad the goose tastes.[;)]
Ha!Ha! A lot of truth to that statement. The wiskey brand should not matter, the quanity will!0 -
quote:Originally posted by COLT
...Makers Mark...for marinades and BBQ auces etc...[^]
Makers Mark is the best Bourbon, in my opinion!! Good stuff.[:D]0 -
quote:Originally posted by COLT
...Makers Mark...for marinades and BBQ auces etc...[^]
And drinking...one fine whiskey IMO!!!0 -
quote:Originally posted by NUTFINN
quote:Originally posted by COLT
...Makers Mark...for marinades and BBQ auces etc...[^]
Makers Mark is the best Bourbon, in my opinion!! Good stuff.[:D]
And a great Christmas present too!!0 -
I visited the Maker's Mark Distilleries when I was young. That place smelled GOOD!!! 0 -
I think the biggest difference is the spelling "whisky" or "whiskey"[;)] 0 -
[8D]--You didn't say " this is a stupid question" !!
--And it is !!!!!!!!
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Jack Daniels is a corn whisky, while most Canadian whiskeys are distilled from rye. Just how much difference this makes in the flavor of the marinade is subject to debate, but likely it would be a less sweet since corn is sweeter than rye. Makers Mark is a straight bourbon, and while bourbon is a corn distilled whisky, it is not filtered through maple and is aged much differently than a whisky like JD. As a result, bourbon has a much different taste than whisky, which is why many prefer it [:p][:p] and it would likely give a different taste to the marinade if used in place of JD. 0 -
The difference between Bourbans and Whiskeys, and Canadian Whiskeys is only differentiated by the amount of, or difference in ingrediants. At least from the lectures I have attended during my tenure in this business.
Even scotch and Irish whiskey are whiskeys,..just made differently or with some variation in ingrediants.
Makers Mark is good,....but Knob Creek is beteer IMHO as is Basil Haydens, Eagle Rare, Bakers, Bookers, ect.0 -
Maker's Mark is real sweet for bourbon, it would be the best choice for a marinade IMO. If you don't drink, give the leftover to a friend that does, they will appreciate it! 0 -
It will work perfectly! Save whats left for another time. 0 -
Woodford Reserve, unfortunately it is catching on here and the price keeps going up as more people buy it. 0 -
Use the type of whiskey the recipe calls for. If it calls for Tennessee sour mash, use it. Scotch, use it. Rye...etc.
After the alcohol steams out, you will be left with the whiskey residue. That's the flavor.
....the same as substituting table sugar, when a recipe calls for brown sugar. They're both sugars, right? Don't do it.
PS..Canadian whiskey has a "metallic" aftertaste. It's not an American blended whiskey. Don't mess with the recipe, or your goose will surely be cooked[:D][:D] Joe0 -
quote:Originally posted by givette
Don't mess with the recipe, or your goose will surely be cooked[:D][:D] Joe
I got a chuckle out of that one [:)]0 -
I will be more than happy to sample the dish you cook; .......
You know; to see if its poison or really good. [:p][:p][:p][:p][:p]0 -
Canadian Whisky is the best in the world
Guarranteed NO LEAD0 -
quote:Originally posted by decee
Canadian Whisky is the best in the world
Guarranteed NO LEAD
You don't get out much do you ?0 -
Well you all had me thinking a lot about it, so I went home and read the bottle label closer.
This is what the bottle says.
IMPORTED
Canadian Club
Blended Canadian Whisky
Distilled & Bottled under Canadian Government Supervision by
Hiram Walker & Sons
This Whisky is 6 years old
86.8 Us Proof
The Tax band has the date 1971 on it.
This bottle was a Christmas present my Father in-law received from the Bank he worked at back in 1971. The gift wrapped box had never been unwrapped. He doesn't drink, and had just placed it is his basement for the past 36 years. The bottle says that the whisky inside is six years old, so that makes it 42 years aged. Is that good or bad thing?
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Name brand Canadian Whiskies like Canadian Club, V.O. (very own), Crown Royal, Black Velvet, Schenleys OFC (original fine Canadian), Wiser's deluxe are the best.
If you happen to have a bottle of Crown Royal that says Joseph Seagrams and sons on the label, you have a treasure. The Bronfman family had owned Seagrams for generations but the young kid of the family sold the distillery business in the dot-bomb market boom to sink the money into entertainment stocks. He nearly wiped out the family fortune. The new owners of the brand promptly changed the recipe to save money.
Most of the blends that I see sold in the USA are just junk. Names like Canadian Hunter, Canadian Mist, Canadian LTD aren't even sold in Canada. They are just whipped up to be sold as well drinks in the US.
When a whisky says 6 years old that means it was aged in oak barrels for 6 years. After it moves to glass, it could be a hundred years old and it wouldn't matter
And yes I do get out
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...I don't drink much, so I have no idea...but I would think that you may have some pretty darn good stuff there! I'd save it for sippin' and buy something "newer" to cook with!
..Hey kristov...my Makers Mark bottle says "Straight Kentucky Bourbon Whisky"..."Handmade"..so it's a Whisky..Bourbon (?) just aged differently?
... I do like a good Scotch/Cognac though! I just cook with most of the liquers (sp/ck) I have...Baileys/Kaluha in coffe and chocolate cakes/brownies, Ameretto in deserts too..Brandy/Bourbon in coffee...and Jose To-Kill-You straight, once in awhile...and a few Michelobs a year...rather have an ice cold Dr Pepper or ice tea...[:p]0 -
TS--I saw the post and thought maybe you were turning into a party animal! [:D] 0 -
quote:Originally posted by TrinityScrimshaw
I need to obtain a bottle of whisky for a marinade recipe. The recipe calls for a cup of Jack Daniels or like whisky. I have a bottle of Canadian Sipping Whisky that I can use, but I don't drink, and frankly don't know the deference between the two if there is any. I know what will happen if I drink it, but I'm using it to cook with.[;)]
I figure the sipping whisky should be OK to use seeing how it is Canadian, and the goose meat I need to marinade is also Canadian.[:D]
Any thoughts[?]
Huge difference in flavor between blended Canukistan whiskey and Bourbon and/or sourmash whiskey. If it call for Jack, get a good Bourbon.
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Make mine George Dickel or Jack single barrel. 0
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