The Whiskey Ledger with Bourbon Apprentice

Summertime is upon us, and it’s not always appealing to drink whiskey neat, so we should talk a bit about ways to continue enjoying the juice while keeping yourself cool and refreshed through the season. I’ve spent the last few months at Feathers & Whiskey telling you a bit about why I love bourbon and what turned me on to America’s Spirit, but I haven’t spent much time talking about how I drink it or how I’d recommend you enjoy it. To be honest, I probably won’t make any recommendations for you. I subscribe to the “you do you” philosophy. 

It’s cliché to say, but there’s no wrong way to drink it as long as you’re using it as a conduit for making memories with the ones you share it with. That’s why I’m excited in July to not only write The Whiskey Ledger, but also to expand my audience by guest blogging for a high quality whiskey merch site like Lord’s Rocks.  

 I’m fairly simple. I like bourbon in its natural form – neat. Give me the heat, give me the flavor. I don’t care where I am or what the temperature is, let me at that uncut, unfiltered barrel proof bourbon! Some people may add a drop or two of water to proof it down a bit and see if it creates an evolution of flavors, some may add a large rock to keep it cool without immediately diluting—no judgment either way. But even the most die-hard purest can admit, sometimes you just need a fine cocktail!