Vin's Eagle Rare Bourbon

[VinnySem]

So, my first from-scratch recipe... great success!! I wanted to make something that tasted similar to Eagle Rare bourbon, which is a very smooth almost sweet Kentucky Bourbon, with caramel and a very subtle hint of almond (at least that's what I taste lol) Here it is, for anyone that wants to give it a whirl:

TFA Kentucky Bourbon 3%
FA Caramel 2%
FA Vienna Cream 1%
FA Almond .5%

Didn't steep it at all. Shake & vape! The Vienna Cream is there to smoothen out the bourbon, I may try the Caramel at 1.5-2% next time, for a little more kick. But it's so nice & smooth as is, I may leave it as is. Hot damn dat boy's good!

Edit: I lowered the caramel to 2% as I said I was going to try. This stuff is fantastic for anyone that is a bourbon or smooth whiskey drinker. Last night I was vaping on this while drinking some Eagle Rare neat... so enjoyable. I'm vaping it now with my morning coffee. Delicious. Almost feels like day drinking

 

[Huckleberried]

So, my first from-scratch recipe... great success!! I wanted to make something that tasted similar to Eagle Rare bourbon, which is a very smooth almost sweet Kentucky Bourbon, with caramel and a very subtle hint of almond (at least that's what I taste lol) Here it is, for anyone that wants to give it a whirl:

TFA Kentucky Bourbon 3%
FA Caramel 3%
FA Vienna Cream 1%
FA Almond .5%

Didn't steep it at all. Shake & vape! The Vienna Cream is there to smoothen out the bourbon, I may try the Caramel at 1.5-2% next time, for a little more kick. But it's so nice & smooth as is, I may leave it as is. Hot damn dat boy's good!

Oh I'm glad you got it down! Congrats

 

[Daintanee]

Love that bourbon! Kudos!

 

[lirruping]

This looks great--especially for a first try. Awesome!
I only have fa Whiskey (no kentucky B), and I've never even tried it out yet. What do people think about subbing fa Whiskey for KB?

 

[gopher_byrd]

This looks great--especially for a first try. Awesome!
I only have fa Whiskey (no kentucky B), and I've never even tried it out yet. What do people think about subbing fa Whiskey for KB?

From HICs notes FA Whiskey is more like an Irish Whiskey than a Kentucky Bourbon. It won't be the same, but doable in my mind... Since I don't have the TFA (yet) I may give this a go with the FA Whiskey. All in the name of science...

Thanks for the recipe @VinnySem! You gave me a reason to add TFA KY Bourbon to my next flavor order!

 

[lirruping]

lol...I don't know what either one of those --Irish Whiskey or Kentucky Bourbon--really taste like. I seem to remember reading the tfa bourbon was sweet, though, and that maybe the fa whisky was not so much.

 

[Daintanee]

Yes the bourbon is much sweeter. They both have a nice boozy kick. Adding the cream and caramel should sweeten and smooth that whiskey some.

 

[VinnySem]

Bourbon is typically smoother, sweeter, richer tasting than whiskey, because it's primarily made from corn. Granted there are some that are rougher tasting, but the ones I primarily like are Eagle Rare, Basil Hayden, and the like, which are smooth and easy drinking. FA Whisky, from what I understand, is an Irish whiskey, think Jameson (blech!!!), which are made from grains, and often are made with peat. Very "earthy" tasting (to me, it's like sipping swamp mud and moss that has been fermented in kerosene).

After vaping on this for a day, I think the Caramel needs to come down to no greater than 2%, it's almost too smooth, the bourbon is somewhat muted. What I may try is FA Catalan Cream at 2% and leave the Vienna Cream out altogether.

 

[Daintanee]

FA Whisky, from what I understand, is an Irish whiskey, think Jameson (blech!!!), which are made from grains, and often are made with peat. Very "earthy" tasting (to me, it's like sipping swamp mud and moss that has been fermented in kerosene).

Oh me! Lmao! But fyi, I did not feel as I was vaping swamp mud and moss soaked in kerosene when I v aped FA Whiskey, thank goodness. It is not nearly as sweet. I do love the kick of both very much and prefer them fresh for that reason.

 

[VinnySem]

Yeah, they likely did not make it with peat notes, that's a bit of an "acquired taste" even for whiskey/bourbon drinkers.

 

[VinnySem]

Edited with updated percentages. Can definitely shake & vape, but a week long steep makes this stuff shine. Enjoy!!

 

[Daintanee]

Yum...gonna mix me some in a spell. TY.

 

[Jimi]

Thanks for the share sounds very good

 

[Daintanee]

@NGAHaze gotta mix this next. I'll try with half the caramel first. Can always add more.

 

[NGAHaze]

@NGAHaze gotta mix this next. I'll try with half the caramel first. Can always add more.

Oh yeah, I had this one marked but somewhere along the line, I forgot to mix it up ... Thanks for reminding me D!