What is the difference between Scotch and Bourbon?

Sunkist said:
The second part of your first statement shows you are one of the few who understands genuine "recovery."
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It's true that I understand recovery very well. There are others too. I don't know if they number in the few or the many, but there is sobriety, and there is recovery. Either one will work, but to me there is a difference.
 

Bretrick said:
What is Southern Comfort?
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Southern Comfort is an American fruit-flavored liqueur, originally created in 1874 by bartender Martin Wilkes Heron in New Orleans. Blending whiskey with stone fruits and spices, it features a sweet, mellow profile. It is commonly used in cocktails like the Alabama Slammer, with popular pairings including cola, lemonade, or orange juice.
 

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MACKTEXAS said:
It wasn't clear what you were referring to. I do not attach positives to my previous drinking either. They were outweighed by the negatives, but that does not make me immune from returning to alcohol since it was once a daily event and a significant problem in my life. Some who abused alcohol stay off, then get the idea they are fully recovered and can handle a drink now and then. If they try doing that, they may end up in worse shape the second time around - and that is what I was referring to.
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I have always told people that I never had a drink I didn't like. Having said that, I quit drinking January 2nd of 1997. I had a drink of Scotch when I got home from work. Made supper for my wife and I then cleaned up and got my wife ready for bed. She had MS. After I put her to bed I turned the tv on and poured another Scotch. When that was gone I poured the last of that bottle into my glass, took a sip and poured the rest in the sink. Haven't touched a drop ever since and don't miss it. There was still more left in the bar.
 
BeefStu said:
I have always told people that I never had a drink I didn't like. Having said that, I quit drinking January 2nd of 1997. I had a drink of Scotch when I got home from work. Made supper for my wife and I then cleaned up and got my wife ready for bed. She had MS. After I put her to bed I turned the tv on and poured another Scotch. When that was gone I poured the last of that bottle into my glass, took a sip and poured the rest in the sink. Haven't touched a drop ever since and don't miss it. There was still more left in the bar.
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I can recall many nights when alcohol made me absent from my family, since I was in my own world, or tuning out the world. I do not recall the date I took my last drink (over 12 years ago) or a specific event that made me do it - I just became determined that it had to happen. I was tired and no longer got the buzz that felt good. Like most other people who have suffered from addiction problems, I'm not perfect and have my times of temptation which I don't mind admitting to because I am human. But I can also be a very self-determined person, which has served me well.
 
MACKTEXAS said:
I can recall many nights when alcohol made me absent from my family, since I was in my own world, or tuning out the world. I do not recall the date I took my last drink (over 12 years ago) or a specific event that made me do it - I just became determined that it had to happen. I was tired and no longer got the buzz that felt good. Like most other people who have suffered from addiction problems, I'm not perfect and have my times of temptation which I don't mind admitting to because I am human. But I can also be a very self-determined person, which has served me well.
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At the time, I felt like I was using alcohol as a crutch. I used to drink socially, and because I liked it. This was a pretty rough part of my life, watching someone I loved being gradually taken away from me and as much as I thought it was a crutch to cope with what was happening I somehow realized that night that it was not a very strong crutch and eventually was going to fail and let me come crashing down to the point that I may never get back up from. In early March of that year my wife's family convinced me to have her placed in Long Term Care. That was probably the worst day of my life.
 
horseless carriage said:
Scotch can be aged in various used barrels (e.g., sherry or bourbon casks). Bourbon must be aged in new, charred oak containers. Scotch often features smoky, earthy, or rich savoury notes (due to peat). Bourbon generally has a sweeter, smoother profile with notes of vanilla, caramel, and oak, owing to the high corn content and new barrels.
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You mentioned the thing that comes to mind first for me for scotch, peat. However in looking it up I learned for the first time there are unpeated scotches. I thought it was a requirement. The peat is used while malting the barley when it is dried over peat fires giving it the peat smoke flavors. I love that in the scotches I enjoy.

I prefer scotch to bourbon overall but enjoy them both from time to time. I'll usually drink scotch neat (no mixer, or ice) and I usually have bourbon in mixed cocktails.
 

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