merlin87 wrote:When I was but a pup, I used to drink this stuff, and back then whiskey was a means to an end, not something to enjoy. I now enjoy some really fine bourbons, whiskey and others, but I saw this stuff in a liquor store and figured what the hell. It is nasty beyond belief. But here is my question, the label says "Charcoal Filtered", how is that possible? I thought the very act of filtering of any kind made it NOT bourbon. So, does anyone have the scoop on this? I gave the crap away, but I am still curious...
Charcoal filtered is what they do to Jack Daniels, and I hate that crap. I think it must be a contributing factor to the fiery, burning I used to get in the back of my throat that turned me off to it. I picked up a bottle of cheap Kentucky bourbon recently with a higher proof than JD and it goes down fine and isn't charcoal filtered so it isn't the alcohol content that makes your throat burn, it has to be something else in it.