At the Crossroads of Smoking and Whiskey - Bourbonites Unite!

[bgosnell151]

 
Yup. Our first. Congrats to you, too.

He's keeping us up at night, but other than that, he's pretty awesome.

it gets better... have a 2 year old right now and he is a real firecracker.... but he loves his sleep.

 

[jeffed76]

Yup. Our first. Congrats to you, too.

He's keeping us up at night, but other than that, he's pretty awesome.

what's going to be funny is when the little one says "yea, me and my Daddy love to smoke together" to the teacher on their first day of school :)

 

[bvbull200]

 
Yup. Our first. Congrats to you, too.

He's keeping us up at night, but other than that, he's pretty awesome.

Our little Stella fortunately made it through that phase fairly quickly (though you wouldn't believe it last night).

Good luck with the little fella! 

 

[bgosnell151]

Rockin some Johnny Walker Black with a chucky this weekend.  First one I have done, so wish me luck.

 

[bvbull200]

A scotch guy....I like it.

Good luck on the chuckie.  Be sure to come back with pics of both of your treats.

 

[smokin isthe dr]

So finally here are the pics of my bourbon smoke last weekend. Been crazy at work this week and am working all weekend, so I won't be smoking or drinking much. As I mentioned before, I did a bunch of stuff this last smoke. Did two butts, a small brisket, and a Cincinnati chili fatty over a hickory/cherry wood combo.

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• smokin isthe dr
• Sep 20, 2013

The fatty was a mixture of Cincinnati chili and cheddar cheese in a turkey sausage and bacon blanket. It turned out delicious, but the inside kind of mixed in with the turkey so the fatty deflated a little. Still reminded the wife of home, so it was a win.

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• smokin isthe dr
• Sep 20, 2013

The brisket was rubbed with a random mix of sweet and spicy.

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• smokin isthe dr
• Sep 20, 2013

One butt was rubbed with a mix of pepper and curry spices. I used JJ's foiling sauce as a finishing sauce for this and the mix of sweet and pepper was pretty nice.

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• smokin isthe dr
• Sep 20, 2013

Now for the bourbon butt. I injected this butt for the first time. Used a mixture of wild turkey 101 bourbon and apple cider for the injection. I just kind of eyeballed the amounts to taste but was probably 40% bourbon to 60% cider. before injecting it I let this mixture sit with some Thai hot chili peppers opened up inside. After injecting, I rubbed it with a mix that had a little heat to it. I also occasionally mopped it with the same mix as the injection. The finishing sauce was loosely based off of jj's finishing sauce, but I made it in the mostly empty bourbon bottle. I let that sit (also with the Thai peppers) to soak up a hint of the bourbon flavor. The end result was a delicious piece of meat with a hint of bourbon up front and a tinge of heat on the backside. I would definitely do this again!

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• smokin isthe dr
• Sep 20, 2013

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• smokin isthe dr
• Sep 20, 2013

Unfortunately I had planned a long smoke, but the weather stopped cooperating so I had to do the last four hours or so inside in the oven!

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• smokin isthe dr
• Sep 20, 2013

 

[bgosnell151]

Anyone know how to start a group on here... we should start a whiskey smoking group.

 

[pgsmoker64]

Anyone know how to start a group on here... we should start a whiskey smoking group.

I was told you could start it yourself but I didn't see how...put a message out to the moderators - especially Pineywoods - and they can help.

I think that the whiskey smoking group is a good idea!

Bill

 

[bgosnell151]

I was told you could start it yourself but I didn't see how...put a message out to the moderators - especially Pineywoods - and they can help.
 
I think that the whiskey smoking group is a good idea!
 
Bill

Thanks Bill... PM sent to him.

 

[bvbull200]

Good idea bgosnell!  That is the spirit of this thread.  Keep us posted on the group status!

 

[bgosnell151]

Good idea bgosnell!  That is the spirit of this thread.  Keep us posted on the group status!

I certainly will... we should probably name it in your honor :biggrin:

 

[bvbull200]

I certainly will... we should probably name it in your honor

Ha ha...there were a handful of us in another thread that got the idea kicked off.

The "Whiskey Smoking Group" is good.  Or just "Whiskey Smokers" or something.  

 

[bvbull200]

Now for the bourbon butt. I injected this butt for the first time. Used a mixture of wild turkey 101 bourbon and apple cider for the injection. I just kind of eyeballed the amounts to taste but was probably 40% bourbon to 60% cider. before injecting it I let this mixture sit with some Thai hot chili peppers opened up inside. After injecting, I rubbed it with a mix that had a little heat to it. I also occasionally mopped it with the same mix as the injection. The finishing sauce was loosely based off of jj's finishing sauce, but I made it in the mostly empty bourbon bottle. I let that sit (also with the Thai peppers) to soak up a hint of the bourbon flavor. The end result was a delicious piece of meat with a hint of bourbon up front and a tinge of heat on the backside. I would definitely do this again!

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• smokin isthe dr
• Sep 20, 2013

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• smokin isthe dr
• Sep 20, 2013

 

Everything looked great, don't get me wrong, but that bourbon/apple cider recipe sounds awesome.  I will definitely be trying that soon.  Glad you give it the seal of approval.  I'll have to check out JJ's recipe and make the bourbon additions that you did.

 

[smokingreg]

Well guys. Still haven't decided on what to smoke this weekend.  Leaning toward spares.  I'll pick up some meat in the morning.

On the more important note, I decided to look at the local store to see how much Buffalo Trace is.  $19.99 for a 750.

On the way out the door, I continued my exploration of cheap bourbon and picked up a 750 of Rebel Yell.  Pretty decent, but nothing spectacular.  Worth $8.99 for a 750.  And since I wasn't sure of that one, I picked up some more Evan 1793 for $11.99. 

 

[bgosnell151]

Well guys. Still haven't decided on what to smoke this weekend.  Leaning toward spares.  I'll pick up some meat in the morning.

On the more important note, I decided to look at the local store to see how much Buffalo Trace is.  $19.99 for a 750.

On the way out the door, I continued my exploration of cheap bourbon and picked up a 750 of Rebel Yell.  Pretty decent, but nothing spectacular.  Worth $8.99 for a 750.  And since I wasn't sure of that one, I picked up some more Evan 1793 for $11.99.  :beercheer:

2 for the price of 1... well played.

 

[smokingreg]

2 for the price of 1... well played.

I know I've already said it in this thread, but I cannot stress how good Evan 1793 is for the price.

I implore everyone to try it.

Oh, and 3 racks of spares and some jalapenos/habaneros going on the egg today.

Contemplating doing an Asian rack and 2 standard bbq.

 

[smokingreg]

Got some live QVIEW going if any of y'all want to follow.

http://www.smokingmeatforums.com/t/...le-and-plain-ole-bbq-and-smoked-peppers-qview

Bourbon will be poured very shortly.

 

[bgosnell151]

Ribs are cooking now. 3-2-1 method-ish. The 2 was spent foiled with honey, 2 ounces of Buffali Trace and 4 ounces of apple juice.

 

[bgosnell151]

Here is a pic prior to their nap.

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• bgosnell151
• Sep 23, 2013

 

[mneeley490]

I had a little over a shot of Pendleton Rye left in the bottle, so it went into Pop's brine with some bacon. Probably not enough to effect the taste, but we'll see.