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Brunot Kano @brunotkano.bsky.social

BT juice is the best. So many good bourbons are made with it.

jul 15, 2025, 9:57 am • 3 0

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Cadbury Moose @cadburymoose.bsky.social

-48 volts? That's all I can get out of British Telecom. g,d&rvvvf

jul 15, 2025, 10:06 am • 2 0 • view
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Crip Dyke @cripdyke.bsky.social

The video opens up with, "If you get a chance to stop by the Buffalo Trace distillery in Frankfurt, Kentucky..." So I'm assuming BT juice is any alcoholic beverage made by the Buffalo Trace distillery. This is them: www.buffalotrace.com I haven't ever had them, so not an endorsement, just fyi.

jul 15, 2025, 10:37 am • 3 0 • view
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Cadbury Moose @cadburymoose.bsky.social

Ah, that could well be it. Here in England, BT expands to "British Telecom" for nearly everybody. Buffalo Trace do produce some superb bourbons (and somewhere I have an unopened bottle of "Sazerac" from them, though it appears that company actually owns them now). Elmer T. Lee is now £224/bottle!

jul 15, 2025, 10:58 am • 3 0 • view
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Cadbury Moose @cadburymoose.bsky.social

Having just looked in the cupboard, there's an unopened bottle of Buffalo Trace looking back at me. I bought it last year but have been drinking beer instead. I think that cupboard needs a suitable Hazmat sign, considering its contents: various vodkas, the infamous Polish Spirit (200 proof), etc. ⚠️

jul 15, 2025, 11:54 am • 4 0 • view
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Crip Dyke @cripdyke.bsky.social

Well! I typically drink no alcohol at all, and when I do, it's scotch whisky. But bourbons and whiskys aren't so far apart that I'd turn away a good one that showed up at my door. So give me a review when you open the bottle, would you?

jul 15, 2025, 6:01 pm • 0 0 • view
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Brunot Kano @brunotkano.bsky.social

This is an interesting one I had recently. The name doesn't lie.

A bottle of Corsair Triple Smoke whiskey.
jul 15, 2025, 7:08 pm • 1 0 • view
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Crip Dyke @cripdyke.bsky.social

I love the smoky Islays so I'll give this one a try if I ever get the chance, thank you!

jul 15, 2025, 7:11 pm • 0 0 • view
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Cadbury Moose @cadburymoose.bsky.social

This moose is not a fan of Islay whisky, I'm afraid. I once described Laphroaig tasting "as though it had been strained through a pair of leather trousers that had been dug out of a bog by Time Team". I stand by this description and prefer things like Glenfiddich. (Gran Reserva is glorious but £££.)

jul 15, 2025, 8:33 pm • 2 0 • view
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Crip Dyke @cripdyke.bsky.social

As a personal fan of Laphroaig, I have to say that you've described the flavour perfectly. Hearing you on Gran Reserva. Haven't ever had the pleasure, but it's not quite so expensive that I can't imagine ever giving it a try.

jul 15, 2025, 8:37 pm • 1 0 • view
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Cadbury Moose @cadburymoose.bsky.social

This moose read "Raw Spirit" by the late Iain Banks, and was offered a taste of the then "Havana Reserve" (Stupendous marketing cock-up) at Whisky Live in London. "I can't afford it" was my reply to the Glenfiddich rep; I tried it, thought "OMIGAWD!" and bought a bottle on the spot. Glorious stuff.

jul 15, 2025, 8:45 pm • 1 0 • view
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Matt Rogers, PhD 💙 🌊 🏃🏼‍♂️ @docrunner.bsky.social

I grew up nearby. It's actually Frankfort, lol. Named for the fort that used to be there, rather than the German city.

jul 15, 2025, 8:25 pm • 4 0 • view
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Crip Dyke @cripdyke.bsky.social

GAH! Sorry, and thank you very much for the correction.

jul 15, 2025, 8:27 pm • 2 0 • view
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Crip Dyke @cripdyke.bsky.social

But you know, now that you've brought it up, it makes me want to drop a "Coyfort" into my fiction as a counterbalance to all the frank forts.

jul 15, 2025, 8:28 pm • 2 0 • view
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Matt Rogers, PhD 💙 🌊 🏃🏼‍♂️ @docrunner.bsky.social

And now for every Kentuckian's favorite question: how is the capital of Kentucky pronounced- Lew-a-ville Lewi-vul, or Lewis-ville? A: Frankfort

jul 15, 2025, 8:49 pm • 2 0 • view
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Justa Mente @justamente.bsky.social

I wonder why it's called "straight" 😄

jul 16, 2025, 5:21 am • 1 0 • view