Good News For Bourbon Drinkers

[pappymac]

10 Health Related Benefits of Drinking Bourbon (Responsibly)

When done responsibly and in moderation, scientific studies have shown the suggested health benefits of our beloved Bourbon! Here are 10 benefits we found

www.gobourbon.com

 

[The Amish Tyrant]

Did my liver put you up to this?

Regardless, I'll drink to that.

 

[Kobold]

Sounds like some good reasons for me to go pour a glass!

 

[ashdigger]

I don’t need someone’s research to tell me something I’ve known for 50 years.

 

[Briar Tuck]

I do love bourbon...of course I love all whiskey, and beer as well.

 

[shanez]

I was all excited until I clicked the link and saw the word "responsibly ".

 

[anotherbob]

I was all excited until I clicked the link and saw the word "responsibly ".

which is a vague catch all. Does that mean sober? Or hiding your car keys?

 

[Singularis]

Just finished a dram of Four Roses Small Batch when I clicked on this post. Good affordable sipping whiskey. I think I’m starting to realize I prefer bourbon to scotch.

 

[kcghost]

Anything in moderation is usually a good motto.

 

[Egg Shen]

The problem for me is moderation is boring. I’m kind of an all-or-nothing person. Life is better for me when I don’t keep booze in the house. It’s fine though. The golden age of bourbon waned about 15 years ago, glad I was drinking it at the optimum time. I feel the same about craft beer.

But yeah, a lot of the stuff they say is bad for you is actually good for you if done right. Listen to your body and instinct and not the news. If your instinct tells you it is good then it is good for you.

 

[Elric]

I call foul on #6! I had half a bottle last night and it did not improve my cognitive function! And I drank responsibly; at least I think I was responsible for it!

 

[cosmicfolklore]

I've been tasting many different whiskey types, and I wonder why bourbon is the one the article focuses on. Is it the corn?
I am ok with bourbon, but it is the sweetest of the whiskeys that I have found so far. Irish is the easiest to drink dry whiskey. just plain ol' whiskey is just too hot... except for rye, I can handle rye. Scotch seems to ride along the full spectrum from dry to sweet, smokey to mediciney. I have had a few that I like, but many of them would be better in an old fashion than sipping, IMO. Bourbon is just too sweet to me at times. But, I do like the coconuty, cocoa notes you can pick out in some of them.
It's been fun learning to taste them. Maybe it will add a few more days onto the end of my life, ha ha.

 

[cosmicfolklore]

Yeh, responsibly. So far, just one sip over the line for me, and whiskey is the worst on my head. At least if I drink a tad too much wine, the room doesn't spin like a carnival ride. one shot is all I can take. I am still perplexed at folks that enjoy that sick feeling. I hope I never learn why. I don't want to end up sipping whiskey out of paper bag on the side of the road.

 

[pappymac]

I've been tasting many different whiskey types, and I wonder why bourbon is the one the article focuses on. Is it the corn?
I am ok with bourbon, but it is the sweetest of the whiskeys that I have found so far. Irish is the easiest to drink dry whiskey. just plain ol' whiskey is just too hot... except for rye, I can handle rye. Scotch seems to ride along the full spectrum from dry to sweet, smokey to mediciney. I have had a few that I like, but many of them would be better in an old fashion than sipping, IMO. Bourbon is just too sweet to me at times. But, I do like the coconuty, cocoa notes you can pick out in some of them.
It's been fun learning to taste them. Maybe it will add a few more days onto the end of my life, ha ha.

I just assumed they only talked about bourbon because the article was posted on a bourbon website. The article never really explains why bourbon has the benefits. The only clue is it mentions ellagic acid and antioxidents.

I looked up ellagic acid. It is found in oak species such as the North American white oak which is used to make barrels for aging bourbon. I'm guessing that the bourbon pulls the ellagic acid out of the oak during aging. As for other spirits aged in used bourbon barrels I guess the question would be how much ellagic acid is left in the wood.

 

[cosmicfolklore]

I just assumed they only talked about bourbon because the article was posted on a bourbon website. The article never really explains why bourbon has the benefits. The only clue is it mentions ellagic acid and antioxidents.

I looked up ellagic acid. It is found in oak species such as the North American white oak which is used to make barrels for aging bourbon. I'm guessing that the bourbon pulls the ellagic acid out of the oak during aging. As for other spirits aged in used bourbon barrels I guess the question would be how much ellagic acid is left in the wood.

I've been noticing barrel aged rums and tequilas in the store. I don't want to expand my tasting out too soon, but it's interesting that so many other spirits are becoming small batch and single barrel items as well. I guess it makes 'em some money... if they taste good.

 

[agnosticpipe]

I was all excited until I clicked the link and saw the word "responsibly ".

 

[maker]

I prefer water frozen and covered in bourbon

 

[frozenchurchwarden]

The only alcohol I keep stocked now is Ardbeg and Laphroaig, and they are only consumed half a shot per-day, if I remember to take any that day, so I only buy one or two bottles per-year.
Good Scotch tastes very different from anything else I'd consume regularly so I do enjoy it for what it is.

Just as with nicotine my brain has no positive associations with any of the effects of alcohol, it just feels like suddenly becoming tired.

 

[ADKPiper]

My mouth literally waters at the thought.
Alas I am on the damn wagon.

 

[markus]

I can get on board with #8. Relieves Cold Symptoms. I take a couple of shots before bed sometimes, just to open things up and help me sleep.
I also like to relax and sip a couple of fingers worth in a rocks glass, over an ice cube or two, with a good cigar or a pipe, but I usually know when to stop.
Buffalo Trace, Old Forrester and Yellowstone are the bottles that I keep on hand.