Which ultralight burbon ??

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Took Jack Daniel Honey on my last trip. Rebottled in a smartwater bottle with flip top.
Never leaked and could use the top to back flush my sawyer if needed.

When it's empty, put water in it and the water tastes real good.

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knob creek 120 - I like the way the bootle goes in the pack

The Knob Creek bottles are heavy.

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Evan Williams single barrel or Woodford

I agree with that.

[Harrison Bergeron]

Personally, I wouldn't waste 12 oz on my back carrying bourbon. This is an excuse to break out the good stuff -- single malt scotch. Glenfiddich.

But there's no accounting for some people's taste.

Last year I was in town with my new-found hiking buddies, and one of them insisted that I refill my flask with Irish. I know, sounds like science fiction, but there you go. He was a good guy, so I bought a pint of Jameson's, filled my flask and gave him the rest. He didn't have anything to put it in, so he passed it on to the other guy. A couple of days later, we're killing off the last of my flask at Wesser Bald, drinking toasts from water bottle caps, and the other guy produces that almost-empty bottle that he'd been dragging around since Franklin. I couldn't believe he still had it. Must have weighed a pound, empty.

We graciously lightened his burden by four ounces.

[full conditions]

I think season and environment matter. During my section hike in Vermont last my partner and I each carried gin which we would mix at the end of the day (usually early afternoon) with powdered lemonade for a lightweight version of G&T's - one of my favorite memories of the trip is sitting on the boardwalk at the west side of Stratton Pond driniking gin and tonics and watching the shadows grow across the face of Stratton Mountain. This weekend we'll be up on Cheoah Bald (assuming the weather's ok) and we'll switch to rum and hot chocolate. whiskey is kind of a spring and fall beverage.

[TNhiker]

Did you want to say dram or (British) drachm? A fluid dram?

no....i meant grams....

think about it.....

[George]

The Knob Creek bottles are heavy.

motivation to share, to empty the bottle for disposal

[Mr. Bumpy]

i prefer to carry grams and not ounces......

Why not both?

[HeartFire]

Well I carry brandy - in a one liter platy! never had a problem with leakage - though it does seem to disappear a little too quickly!

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Well I carry brandy - in a one liter platy! never had a problem with leakage - though it does seem to disappear a little too quickly!

Thats the problem with all liquor containers: they all leak, seriously, from the top.

[garlic08]

If you're gonna drink it, spell it right....

Don't you recognize UL bourbon? Just leave one of the useless vowels at home.

[zelph]

Grain Alcohol is lighter and dual purpose

I agree :-)

Store it in a sanitized yellow bottle with turret nozzle cap for direct dispensing into mouth or stove.



No-Leak Caps are available here:-) http://www.woodgaz-stove.com/heet-dispensing-cap.php

[ChuckT]

Uh huh, drink Heet - as _the_ chaser to the Kool Aid perhaps?

[Berserker]

Does it get lighter if older ?

No, just woodier.

Should I get the highest proof ?

For me personally the 100 - 120 range is the sweet spot. Off the top of my head some good reasonably priced ones are:

• Rittenhouse Rye at 100 (actually this is a rye whiskey not a bourbon)
• Old Grand Dad bottled in bond at 100
• Wild Turkey at 101
• Fighting Cock at 103
• Old Grand Dad at 114
• Knob Creek at 120

Lightest container ??

I use a 375 ml plastic bottle that used to contain some type of alcohol (i.e. Smirnov vodka, George Dickel, etc.)

Smaller container might not work well ;0)

Depends on how much you want. Usually if I carry 12 ounces for a week I end up coming out with some left...I just have it for a little sipping at night.

[Venchka]

Don't you recognize UL bourbon? Just leave one of the useless vowels at home.

Indeed. What was I thinking. Those pesky vowels are heavy. Grinning.

Wayne


Sent from somewhere around here.

[Hummy585]

Hillrock! Made here in my hometown under the great Master Distiller Dave Pickerell (Makers Mark) using the Solara aging process...

http://www.hillrockdistillery.com

[Del Q]

Have carried various ailments, new flavor is Bacardi 151, cheap, high octane, tastes good when mixed with spring water. Lime's optional

[martinb]

Have carried various ailments, new flavor is Bacardi 151, cheap, high octane, tastes good when mixed with spring water. Lime's optional

This is usually my choice, as well. Packs more of a punch per gram.

[drewl]

Four Roses single barrel...

[Another Kevin]

I find that I just don't want booze very much when I'm on the trail. I'm not sanctimonious about it, and I'll have the occasional drink or three in town, but I just don't get the hankering to drink when I'm Out There.

If I did, it would likely be Scotch, not bourbon. The open bottle that I currently have in the house is Isle of Jura.