Jack Daniels alternative

mikeecho

With BBQ season in full swing, I've been using J D as part of the maranating process for various meats.

(Basically, maranating with x y z. .. then lashing in some booze)

Is their a cheaper alternative?

dudara

Go to Aldi or Lidl and buy their standard Bourbon whiskey.

even tesco has a version called sams something for about fifteen quid

mikeecho

dudara wrote: »

Go to Aldi or Lidl and buy their standard Bourbon whiskey.

Is JD a bourbon.. I thought it was a whisky ?

Or just a marketing ploy .??

Effects

I think it's technically a Tennessee whiskey, but it's probably close enough to a bourbon.
You're using it as a marinade, so I don't think it's going to make much difference.

dudara

mikeecho wrote: »

Is JD a bourbon.. I thought it was a whisky ?

Or just a marketing ploy .??

JD is not technically a bourbon IIRC, I think it’s a Tennessee whiskey. But to all intents and purposes, it’s a bourbon.

the dark phantom

Golden Sun Lidl

CiaranMT

mikeecho wrote: »

Is JD a bourbon.. I thought it was a whisky ?

Or just a marketing ploy .??

JD is a Tennessee whiskey, Jim Beam and others are bourbon whiskeys. The difference is minimal, Tennessee is filtered through maple charcoal before ageing.

mikeecho

the dark phantom wrote: »

Golden Sun Lidl

It's for cooking, so I'm sure that'll be fine.

Thanks

drunkmonkey

Could you substitute it with coca cola gives you a nice sweet and sticky taste. Either drop the whiskey completely or make it 5/1, 4 parts coke and 1 part whiskey. Results might be very close.

mikeecho

drunkmonkey wrote: »

Could you substitute it with coca cola gives you a nice sweet and sticky taste. Either drop the whiskey completely or make it 5/1, 4 parts coke and 1 part whiskey. Results might be very close.

I'll try a bit of both.

Monday. I'm doing fish, but I'll try Coke and JD(ish) on Tuesday for the beef.

L1011

dudara wrote: »

JD is not technically a bourbon IIRC, I think it’s a Tennessee whiskey. But to all intents and purposes, it’s a bourbon.

It meets the legal requirements to be called bourbon - it's a marketing decision not to

mikeecho

I'm just looking for something similar to use for cooking.

I'll try the lidl version.

mikeecho

I'm just looking for something similar to use for cooking.

I'll try the lidl version.