Comments on: Shot of rye

By: Judith in Umbria

Judith in Umbria — Sun, 11 Oct 2009 10:10:24 +0000

Irish? The stuff comes out of the faucets, almost.

By: Mr. Henry

Mr. Henry — Tue, 06 Oct 2009 21:45:15 +0000

Quite true, Judith. Mrs. Henry would toss “the real man of the Sixties” straightaway off the high balcony. And Little Henry would help the toss.

Try some good old Irish whiskey which is principally rye. Surely you can get Jameson or Bushmills in Umbria, either of which are quite delicious, especially the Bushmills 10-year.

By: Judith in Umbria

Judith in Umbria — Mon, 05 Oct 2009 07:07:35 +0000

I think I must have had rye at some time, because I have had some of those cocktails, but I wasn’t aware of it when it happened. I’d like to experiment, because it seems so very American, but although I can get Jim Beam and Wild Turkey bourbons at my supermarket, I have never seen rye whisky.

Nice image of Don Draper, Emperor of the Whole Damned World, and the very image of the men I knew in my youth. One hopes that if you are aiming at this image you stop at the superficial, because I can guarantee Mrs. Henry won’t stay long with the real man of the Sixties.

By: g-dog

g-dog — Wed, 30 Sep 2009 01:02:11 +0000

Have you tried Templeton Rye? Iowa’s own prohibition-surviving rye.

By: Mr. Henry

Mr. Henry — Wed, 30 Sep 2009 01:00:28 +0000

That happens to Mr. Henry about once every six months. It’s a sign of good character and righteous living.

By: Chicklet

Chicklet — Tue, 29 Sep 2009 22:08:21 +0000

I swear I used to know that Irish whiskey is made from rye. Maybe I drank too much of it and lost the knowledge permanently.

By: jelodi97

jelodi97 — Tue, 29 Sep 2009 19:29:08 +0000

Oh my dear heavens! Someone who loves the rye as much as I! Long ago when I started legally drinking, I drank frooty cocktails that didn’t taste like booze. From there I went near beer, and after many pitchers, couldn’t abide the burpiness. Then I fancied myself a wine-person, but got too sleepy when imbibing. Finally I’ve rested on rye whiskey. Scotch is too heavy and bourbon too harsh. I can drink several rye cocktails of an evening and still be on my feet. Rye is the drink for me.

By: Mr. Henry

Mr. Henry — Tue, 29 Sep 2009 18:13:47 +0000

Dear Chicklet,

Like all Irish whiskey, Jameson’s is a rye whiskey.

A Johnny Jump-Up sounds exactly like something the Founding Fathers would have drunk after a hard day of arguing over the establishment clause, except they would probably have prepared it hot.

By: Chicklet

Chicklet — Tue, 29 Sep 2009 14:07:57 +0000

Having just bought some (non-alcoholic) apple cider at an orchard on Sunday, I was thinking about using it to make a weaker version of a Johnny Jump-Up. Normally a Johnny Jump-Up is a shot of whiskey (traditionally, Jameson’s) poured into a pint of hard cider. (Yes, I know it’s only us Americans who specify “hard” cider; everywhere else it’s just cider.) My original plan was to add a shot of Jameson’s to a glass of the newly-purchased cider, but maybe now I’ll try rye instead. *ponders*

By: Pixie

Pixie — Sun, 27 Sep 2009 21:51:31 +0000

or you could put an equal amount of sweet vermouth in a shaker with some ice, swirl it around a bit and dump it, lovingly, into a chilled glass with a couple of maraschino cherries. THAT would be sublime.