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Jack Daniels alternative

  • 30-06-2019 11:52pm
    #1
    mikeecho
    Registered Users Posts: 5,037 ✭✭✭


    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?


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  • #2
    dudara
    Registered Users Posts: 33,519 ✭✭✭✭dudara


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


  • #3
    [Deleted User]
    Posts: 0 ✭[Deleted User]


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


  • #4
    mikeecho
    Registered Users Posts: 5,037 ✭✭✭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 .??


  • #5
    Effects
    Registered Users Posts: 9,761 ✭✭✭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.


  • #6
    dudara
    Registered Users Posts: 33,519 ✭✭✭✭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.


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  • #7
    the dark phantom
    Closed Accounts Posts: 772 ✭✭✭the dark phantom


    Golden Sun Lidl


  • #8
    CiaranMT
    Registered Users Posts: 4,092 ✭✭✭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.


  • #9
    mikeecho
    Registered Users Posts: 5,037 ✭✭✭mikeecho


    the dark phantom wrote: »
    Golden Sun Lidl

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

    Thanks


  • #10
    drunkmonkey
    Registered Users Posts: 28,075 ✭✭✭✭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.


  • #11
    mikeecho
    Registered Users Posts: 5,037 ✭✭✭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.


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  • #12
    L1011
    Moderators, Business & Finance Moderators, Motoring & Transport Moderators, Society & Culture Moderators Posts: 67,523 Mod ✭✭✭✭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


  • #13
    mikeecho
    Registered Users Posts: 5,037 ✭✭✭mikeecho


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

    I'll try the lidl version.


  • #14
    mikeecho
    Registered Users Posts: 5,037 ✭✭✭mikeecho


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

    I'll try the lidl version.


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