Maker's Mark

Several years ago, Mrs. Alphageek consented to go on a vacation with me to Bourbon country in Kentucky. For those of you who don't know, that is where they make bourbon whiskey. While we were there, we got to drive around some beautiful places and see some interesting sights. One of those interesting places was the Maker's Mark Distillery. I think she was trying to get me to buy new furniture too.

They make their bourbon an original way. While I could bore you with a lot of facts and figures about how they make their bourbon, I don't think that is what makes for a fun web page. You can read that kind of stuff on their web site. (In case you have not figured it out, just click where it says Maker's Mark to see their web site.) If for no other reason, this bourbon is great because many casinos in Las Vegas give away Maker's Mark to their patrons who are gambling. The fact that it was a great find in Vegas makes it even better. This means the Alphageek might have had this bourbon once or twice.

When you stop by the Maker's Mark Distillery, they give you a really neat tour of the whole place. You get to see the entire process for making bourbon. While on the tour, I noticed that something was wrong with the bourbon making process. They needed the Alphageek to help save the bourbon! I proceeded to try to help correct the machinery. This moment was captured on the security camera here for you to see.

After this occurrence, I was asked if I might be more interested in taking in the gift shop instead. They told me a hands on guy like myself could have some fun there. We proceeded to leave the security guards behind and head to the gift shop. When I arrived, I found out what they had in store for me. I was allowed to dip my own bottle of bourbon into the distinctive plastic that gives Maker's Mark its distinctive red covered look. This picture shows me happily posing with my new bottle, the unpleasantness of the earlier incident forgotten. I don't think Mrs. Alphageek has forgotten, but she says I made the whole thing up anyway.

Finally, here is a more artistic picture of my bottle of Maker's Mark at my house. I still have not had any because I am afraid to destroy the fine job I did of dipping my bottle. Enjoy some bourbon today!

Its not Bourbon!

I walked over to my bourbon cabinet to pour myself a drink. Much to my dismay, several bottles are almost empty! I think the cleaners are drinking my bourbon, or maybe someone is breaking in while I am working and drinking my bourbon. Mrs. Alphageek says I just don't remember how much I poured for my last bourbon.

I was thinking of finishing one of the bottles, but I need to keep the bottles to take pictures for this blog. After all, I need something to write about and empty bottles don't seem very interesting. Come to think of it, almost empty bottles are not very interesting either, but making them almost empty is pretty fun. Mrs. Alphageek says that I can't keep empty bottles around the house, so I have to leave a little bourbon in the bottle so I don't have to throw away the bottles.

I started digging around the bourbon cabinet and found a curiosity. I found a dark brown liquid that is not bourbon! I took a sniff and found that it smelled similar to, but not exactly like, the best thing to come out of Kentucky. It is called Bernheim's Wheated Whiskey. Ok, so whiskey is not necessarily bourbon, but bourbon is whiskey. This Bernheim's stuff caused me to ponder, am I allowed to drink this and write in Alphageek's Thoughts? After all, I said I was writing about bourbon and Bernheim's is not boubon. I took a sip and decided that even if Bernheim's is not bourbon, I am now ready to judge it sound. This fine drink is not even available in Virginia. The bottle I am enjoying came from New Jersey, where the liquor laws are a little different.

The wheat gives this drink a very even taste profile. That's fancy talk for it goes down very easily. I recommend that you click on the provided link to read more about this interesting drink. I could just cut and paste from the Bernheim's web site like some other blogs out there, but I think you are smart enough to just go there and read if you are interested. At any rate, grab a bottle of this whiskey and enjoy. If you are looking to purchase a present for a friend or loved one, this would make a fine addition to the bourbon cabinet.

How to post a comment!

Ok, it must be harder to post a comment than I thought. The Alphageek has received several questions along the line of "How do I post a comment"? I tried to find a link to a guide to posting comments online, but nobody has made one that I can find. Try not to feel bad if you need this guide, that is why I am the Alphageek and you are not. You should try to ignore the fact that it only takes about 4 or 5 mouse clicks to post something and that I have turned off as much security as possible.

If these instructions are unclear, I am sure I will hear about it.

Step 1. Click on "Comment" below the post you are reading.

Step 2. Type your witty saying in the box that says "Leave your comment". It should look like the example below. See where it says "You can use some HTML tags.."? If you are reading this guide, please forget about HTML tags.

Step 3. Type the word above the box that says "word identification" into the box "word identification". In this example that would be cdcgprbz. Please remember that the word is case sensitive. Case sensitive means you need to use upper and lower case, also known as big and little letters.

Step 4. This is the one step that seems to trip everyone up, so please pay special attention here! See "choose identity"? If you need this guide, just click on "anonymous". You will know that you have done this step correctly when the circle next to anonymous turns green. The other ones are for some day later. You can decide when later is.


Step 5. You are almost home! Simply press the big orange "publish comment" and your post will be shown for the world to see!


I hope you liked learning how to post comments!