Samus, Zero AND Vile? WHY ARE THEY DOING THIS? I CAN ONLY AFFORD ONE! ;_;

That's just awesome.

But what this implies is he has a face under that bucket, now I'm curious.

Sooo... Does Vile even have a FACE under that helmet or what? I've always wondered if that was a visor or shadow.

Pfft, Scotch. Also, Jack is not bourbon.

Need.

@Aequitas

Yes it is. Tennessee whiskey is bourbon.

Love the idea that Vile spends most of his time wasted while in battle.

This is the coolest Boba Fett action figure I have ever seen.

So it isn't just robots in Futurama that run on alcoholic beverages? Fascinating. The stronger the drink,the stronger the reploid, I'm guessing.

Tennessee whiskey is not bourbon. Legally, you can call it that, and NAFTA insists upon it for international trade, but Jack Daniel's distillery actively repels that label, and I'm inclined to agree with them (albeit for different reasons).

The filtering process that Jack Daniel's goes through prior to aging makes a more approachable whiskey, more palatable to the average masses, but it destroys the character of the whiskey. The alcohol burn is less intense, but the flavors are muted beneath charcoal.

The nuances of age and blend (JD is blended from many different batches to ensure consistency) probably limit the opportunity for a direct comparison, unless you find a single-barrel bourbon to compare with JD's single barrel.

My anecdotal experience over the last 5 years is that the difference between Tennessee whiskeys (including George Dickel) and quality blended and single barrel Kentucky bourbons, is striking. Particularly if you take your whiskey neat. Jack Daniel's certainly tastes like an approximation of bourbon, clouded by charcoal. But true bourbon tastes of tobacco, smoke, oak, spice, and a dozen other tiny notes that vary from brand to brand. By not being filtered, these whiskeys gain a depth that Jack Daniel's simply lacks.

That's not to say bourbons are perfect. Some of the Woodford Reserve Master's Collection releases which break the strict rules of bourbon qualification are better for it. I'm thinking specifically of the Sonoma-Cutrer release, in which the whiskey was finished in previously used Chardonnay barrels. The result was divine.

That went on a little longer than I expected. Bottom line: The letter of the law permits calling Tennessee whiskey bourbon, but anyone who tastes them side by side knows they are different things. As different as Irish whiskey and Scotch whisky. But that's a whole other tangent...