Breaking news: An actual positive enhancement.

[awilcockson]

After years of grumbling, I rocked up at the CBR J lounge today and asked for a bourbon and dry, expecting the usual Jim Beam rubbish. And then I saw him pick up the hallowed black bottle. That's right folks, Jack Daniels is the new standard "bourbon*" in the J lounge

Apparently quite a few of the spirits have been upgraded.

*the pedants amongst us will now that JD is not actually a bourbon ...

 

[simongr]

Kentucky Sour Mash?

 

[TonyHancock]

It'll only be an enhancement when they stop offering it with mixers!

 

[Austman]

! But I wonder why not Wild Turkey. Isn't WT the one used on QF flights (in J)?

 

[rotor]

Tennessee Whiskey!

 

[awilcockson]

! But I wonder why not Wild Turkey. Isn't WT the one used on QF flights (in J)?

Small steps Austman, small steps

 

[casanovawa]

Have to say give me a glass of JB and coke, WT and coke or JD and coke and i doubt i could tell you which one is which...

Give any of them to me without and coke and I'd say no thanks...

 

[awilcockson]

Have to say give me a glass of JB and coke, WT and coke or JD and coke and i doubt i could tell you which one is which...

JB tastes like paint stripper.
WT tastes like heaven and is the less sweet of the remaining two.
JD is the sweeter one.

 

[casanovawa]

Ah well see i am a bit of sweet tooth, but i thought JB was maybe sweeter than JD??? WT with the higher alcohol content can be good for certain situations, i think i have a bottle of all of them at home...

No matter, when you don't have such delicate taste buds, you can actually be a lot more easily pleased...

 

[pshepvic]

Let's hope the Gordon's Gin has been replaced with Bombay, or better still Tanq 10!

 

[simongr]

Gordon's...

 

[v8Statesman]

Funny. I prefer JB black or small batch.

 

[drewbles]

Gordon's...

...is not Gin, it's paint stripper!

 

[Austman]

After years of grumbling, I rocked up at the CBR J lounge today and asked for a bourbon and dry, expecting the usual Jim Beam rubbish. And then I saw him pick up the hallowed black bottle. That's right folks, Jack Daniels is the new standard "bourbon*" in the J lounge

Apparently quite a few of the spirits have been upgraded.

*the pedants amongst us will now that JD is not actually a bourbon ...

I think too, I noticed the other day, that JD was on the international Y-class drinks list. It used to be JB I think? So maybe Qantas has ditched JB everywhere?

 

[Gold Member]

...is not Gin, it's paint stripper!

Moonshine at best...

 

[k_sheep]

It's Makers Mark or nothin'!

And by nothin', I mean copious amounts of whatever sparkling or dry white is lying around ... or vodka ...

 

[FuzzyAUS]

! But I wonder why not Wild Turkey. Isn't WT the one used on QF flights (in J)?

Not anymore (noooooo)

Not since about November last year from what I can put together, I did 6 J flights in December and wasnt any, and in Feb this year did SYD-MEL-HKG in J and there was nothing there, the CSM did say she believed they went "late last year" but didnt know why..

Did HKG-SYD in F on the A380 and while it wasnt on the menu, they still had it and in F its rare bread which I very much like and always get 3 bottles coming back duty free.. but I dont expect it to be there when I do 4 flights on the A380 in May/June...

 

[Princess Fiona]

Personally I think QF should serve Hendricks, its freely available in the AC's with a drink chit

 

[Hvr]

Is there any Sprite Zero yet?

 

[doctork]

Personally I think QF should serve Hendricks, its freely available in the AC's with a drink chit

I had an interesting afternoon coughtail at my local last week: Hendricks with freshly squeezed apple & cucumber juice. I couldn't quite believe it at first, but it was very good. Usually I drink Tanqueray (learnt gin appreciation in N America) rather than H or BS. Thanks for the tip Will ask for Hendricks in LAX AC in June.