I've always been curious about Black Velvet and surprisingly, never tried it until now. I knew it would be cheap liquor as I can always find for under $10 and usually on the bottom shelf of any grocery store. So along with my usual Bourbon fix (Wild Turkey 101), picked it up.
At first, I tried it with Coca Cola and couldn't taste anything, but coke. And it was too sweet for my taste so I tried it again on the rocks and was surprised at how smooth it was, indeed as smooth as velvet. There are some sweet notes in the flavor profile and barely any hint of alcohol burn, but something about it just doesn't rest easy with me.
It's smooth...that's about it.
If anything, Black Velvet is very smooth and easy to drink, even more so on the rocks. It rests somewhere below the sweetness of a Jim Beam and below the heavy flavoring of Jack Daniels is where I would put it, however the lack of an alcoholic burn is disturbing, especially for an 80 proof whisky.
Fortunately, I have Wild Turkey to wash it down.
Would I buy it again?
For the price, its cheap and doesn't hurt to have something like that in the liquor cabinet. There is always a place for some cheap booze that is easy to drink and not very offensive.
Short answer...yes, probably.
Update 6/20/20
Okay, this is weird. I actually really LIKE Black Velvet. I'm surprised at how much I've consumed so far and it's not because of staying home so much, well maybe just a little. It's smooth as velvet and while the taste profile is quite lacking and is just a tad sweet with no bite, it's perfectly palatable as if I were consuming a more grainy alcohol mixed with soda...but no mix required.
Looks can be deceiving and don't knock something until you try it. I've gone done the list of all the cheaper bottom shelf alcohols that you can kick with your feet if your not careful and Black Velvet is still cheap alcohol, but very easy to drink.
Shocking! But this is going to be one of my mainstays in my liquor cabinet. It's so freaking cheap that I see no reason why not. Barely $8 a bottle, giving me more budget for fun stuff.
Update 6/20/20
Okay, this is weird. I actually really LIKE Black Velvet. I'm surprised at how much I've consumed so far and it's not because of staying home so much, well maybe just a little. It's smooth as velvet and while the taste profile is quite lacking and is just a tad sweet with no bite, it's perfectly palatable as if I were consuming a more grainy alcohol mixed with soda...but no mix required.
Looks can be deceiving and don't knock something until you try it. I've gone done the list of all the cheaper bottom shelf alcohols that you can kick with your feet if your not careful and Black Velvet is still cheap alcohol, but very easy to drink.
Shocking! But this is going to be one of my mainstays in my liquor cabinet. It's so freaking cheap that I see no reason why not. Barely $8 a bottle, giving me more budget for fun stuff.
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