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>>12056812
we don't talk about the turkey no more

I'm young but I don't understand the appeal of whisky. Tastes like shit to me senpai, even if I mix with coke. Rum is much nicer.

>>12056812
Absolute garbage. 101 is where its at

Isnt it just 101 watered down?

101 with less burnv which you could accomplish by just putting 101 on ice. Either way its a good "cheap" bourbon that won't make you hate yourself. If you're just starting on bourbon though I'd go with Evan Williams instead because it's cheaper.

>>12056812
bourbon is garbage

>>12056812
101 or don't bother

>>12059683
Came here to post this.

>>12057397
WT101 and EW BiB are the only acceptable sub-$40 whiskies.

>>12057388
How old are you? I tried wild Turkey when I was 18 and hated it. Now I'm 22 and it's one of my favorite cheap liquors. I'd still say I prefer rum though.
I also used to hate beer.

>>12060477
Old Grand-Dad 114 heavily outclasses both in terms of bourbon.
There's a shitton of great sub-$40 bottles if you know where to shop, though. You can acquire stuff like Laphroaig 10 and Redbreast 12 for under $40 if you know where to look.

>>12057397
Correct.

>>12056812
American whiskey is absolute piss.

>>12060761
The average straight bourbon is significantly better than your average scotch or average Irish whiskey because of the law which stipulates what can and cannot be sold as straight bourbon.
$17 can get you 1.75 L of Evan Williams Black Label, a perfectly delicious bourbon which is pleasant to sip neat.
Sipping scotches and Irish whiskeys usually don't start appearing until around the $40 mark, for 0.75 L, not 1.75 L.

WT 101 and Rye are much better

>>12056812
Anyone had some of this? What did you think and is it worth the money?

>>12056812
The 81 isn't the 101 so skip it

>>12060789
this is correct

>>12060789
Mostly a scotch drinker but yeah this is true for the most part. Any other good bourbon recommendations for sipping neat? I typically like highland scotch whiskies and want to branch out some more

>>12060789
>they're cheaper, therefore better

>>12062977
Evan is a pretty standard mash bill bourbon. Wild Turkey 101 and Knob Creek are some nice, reasonably priced options with reasonably standard mash bills. Wild Turkey 101 advertises itself as a high rye bourbon but it's not. Knob Creek's smoked maple bourbon is an exceptionally lovely dessert dram which is still bourbon-like instead of being liqueur-like and cloying.
Old Grand-Dad 114 is THE high rye bourbon to start out with if you can find it. That's the good fucking shit right there.
Maker's Mark is the obvious introduction to wheated bourbons, which substitute wheat for rye in the mash bill and are much mellower and softer than standard bourbons. You'll find the wood really shines through in something like a Maker's Mark where there's no rye spice to mask the wood.
If you don't like any of these, bourbon's just not your drink, but I'm sure you'll find something here to your liking, and then you'll probably want to explore the more expensive options in that style in the future.

>>12064152
Also, if you ever want to start an infinity blend, those Knob Creek bottles are excellent for that IMO. They have durable, long-lasting synthetic corks which produce a serious seal with a real loud pop to it when you uncork it. They're the best-sealing whiskey bottles I've encountered.

>>12064152
>>12064198
Thanks for that, will actually save that list for the weekend

>>12056812
for me? It's Old Crow

>>12064347
If you can't find Old Grand-Dad 114, Bonded Old Grand-Dad and Bulleit bourbon would be other good, reasonably-priced choices for an example of high rye content bourbon.

>>12064368
>post-sale-to-Jim-Beam-era Old Crow

>>12057388
the appeal of whiskey is when you're wasted in a bar and want to do a shot that tastes slightly better than the rubbing alchohol that is vodka

>>12066041

Is it bad that I want to drink some just because of this manga?

>>12066775
Not at all

>>12066881

>>12060761
It isnt. Elijah Craig, Old Granddad, Rittenhouse Rye, Pappy van Winkle, Four Roses Small batch etc. are excellent.