The 30 Minute Cocktail Hour Podcast & Blog

In the first installment of  “Scott drinks good liquor and Randy drinks cheap booze,” I tried Yukon Jack from our friends up north in Canada.  The five dollar a pint price tag is the only good thing about this “whiskey.”    My first clue that this was going to be a good choice was the fact that it came in a plastic bottle.  One does not want to have a broken bottle mishap when trying to get their drink on.

I went for the straight up sip at first.  I instantly noticed the subtle flavors of horse urine(don’t ask) and rubbing alcohol.  Then, as per the recipe on back of the bottle, I mixed it with orange juice.  This is how the distiller warns the consumer that this is going to taste like shit.  Orange juice seems to be the go to mix for most of your lower end liquors.

I do have to say that it does do the job.  Meaning, it will fuck you up.  It should, it’s 100 proof.   I didn’t realize this until my second glass.  If you have a large bottle of Advil handy for the two day headache and need to jump start the party before you head out to the bars for over-priced, watered down drinks, I highly recommend it.