bourbon and branch?

[njnjron]

I think this is bourbon and water but am I correct? Also is this a current favorite?

[TroyTempest]

the only people that i have ever heard order it this way are old men (no offense intended if you are one). To elaborate, branch is branch water, like from the branch of a river.

[njnjron]

not an old man here but saw it on a tv movie being ordered as a drink and never heard of it
thanks for the info

[japhyryder]

i've found that only high-end bars in the north east would understand that order, but in the south it is part of the vernacular.

[brendastarlet]

You are correct. And it is an old, old phrase. I think J.R. Ewing used to order it on Dallas.

[TroyTempest]

I forgot to add, yeah, I am from the South, and that's the only place I've ever heard it.

[BourbonHQ]

Yep! That's the way I like my Pappy Van Winkle 15 year old, with water.

[growltiger]

As an old guy, branch water is water that has not been mineralized or adulterated in any way. So mineral water or seltzer water are non-starters. That said, I think distilled water is going a bit too far.

(Posted though this topic has not been touched in some time, but "bourbon and branch" searches do take seekers here. And so the post.)

[folprivate]

It was a young woman who first taught me about bourbon and branch. It was May 1978 at the University of Chicago and it was actually George Dickel Tennessee Whiskey. A far cry from the Pappy 20yr old I prefer now.

[warrenr]

yep, just bourbon and water. i like mine without water usually.