/ck/ - Food & Cooking

>fake wax on the cap
>ends up crumbling and getting in the bottle
Hate meme packaging

>consuming a drink named after a terrorist
Really showing off the MAGA intellect, lol!

I have 80 handles of booze I made myself on hand for the Trumpvirus. It might last a few months.

>>13821672
>>13821678
Your brain is fried from politics. Get some rest. Turn off the internet for a day or two.

>>13821679
That piece of shit sat on the virus for 2 months, then tried to push through a corporate bail out and is STILL DOING NOTHING. So It's just him killing people at this point. It's not politics, it's just this malignant narcissist trying to make money and save his businesses. I'd hire any republican other than him to do his job at this point. He's mentally damaged, dying and is killing people because he can't care.

>>13821671
Bruh ever since makers mark people are trying to get that fancy-pany waxseal aesthethic on their booze. even though even makers uses plastic.

>>13821679
the goeverment ordered isolation isnt helping my shizophrenic-conspiracy boner. g

>>13821679
When the chief medical officer of your country "face palms" in the middle of a presidential briefing, you can pretty much accept you're going to die the next time you go out to get milk.

>>13821679
Here you go, shitbrain.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c8xVXrp8cRE

>>13821690
>>13821691
>>13821701
>>13821712
You're actually ill. Take an ibuprofen and go to bed. Turn off the computer.

>>13821737
Call me when you family dies, gimp.

>>13821690
>>13821701
>grrrrr Trump bad
>he should have shut down the entire country the moment a single chinaman coughed
>Trump dumb, me smart

>>13821737
Here you go, you mental cripple. Your family is going to die in this. Most of you and I will lose people.

>>13821742
You need to relax and get off 4chan for a while.

>>13821679
>>13821737
ay NPC got any other lines?

>>13821748
Take your own advice and fuck off.

>>13821747
Mortality rate is at 1%. It's a flu.

>>13821751
>>13821752
You're getting yourself worked up. You need to take a break.

>>13821701
your judgement is so clouded you didn't even see that he was trying to suppress his laughter

lay off the MSNBC

>>13821754

It's 4% and it's not a flu, it's a coronavirus, unique catalogued as 19. It goes deep into the lungs, damages the lungs and ruins your life even if you survive it.

>>13821598
honestly i am more disappointed they didnt make a gin outta this then a whisky

>>13821762
Gin is shit, you idiot. Whisky takes so much more skill to make. Why do you even post when you're sucha fucking no nothing?

>>13821761
No it doesn't. Recovery for most people is complete after 1 month. The study about permanent lung damage was in people with comorbidities like heavy smokers.

>>13821766
it ALWAYS destroys fibrins in humans. You will always suffer from lung damage if you get this disease.

>>13821766
Spend the rest of your life dodging pneumonia like an asshole, like you sound like you are.

>>13821771
>>13821773
>i don't read I just regurgitate boomer facebook memes
Recover is complete in normal people after 1 month.

>>13821771
>it always destorys fibrins
So do all respiratory viruses. Thankfully your body has this cool thing called cell division to repair damaged tissue after you recover.

>>13821782

Flu goes into 60% of your lungs, Covid is small enough to crawl into 90% of your lungs, That part dies, and you'll never breath through it again. It's like Nephrosis. I know you don't know what that is, but you can look it up. A kidney dies, you die. Your lung dies, you die.

You're really profoundly stupid, aren't you?

>>13821785
Some shit recovers, like a liver, lungs, kidneys and shit, don't recover. That's called "ageing" but it really is a death counter. It's the number that will count down until you die.

>>13821712
Don't care didn't ask loser

>>13821791
>>13821796
You're fundamental misunderstanding of how viruses function means your panciked ramblings can be safely disregarded. Thank you.

>>13821805
Boy, do you sound like you know what you're talking about. I'll take your advice for sure. Are you paid to be here?

>>13821811
Me thinks the lady doth protest too much.

>>13821782
I thought facebook boomers were the ones who downplayed the epidemic? Get your boogeymen in order.

>>13821805

The covid virus is .08 to .15 microns. The N95 mask only protects from .3 microns. You sound like some chinese or russian or some disinformation creation device that wants people to die.

>>13821817
It's funny when you see State Vectors give up on a social story. They find someone who knows more than the peasants and the just give up on their "story" to the public.

I love Trump. We right-wingers are the people holding this world's morals afloat. We've been derided, demonized and cast aside. But Trump changed that, he gave us a voice, he gave REASON a voice. He pointed at us and showed the world that the noble virtues of conservatism are still here, making the world a better place. We won't hold our heads down. There's a bright dawn ahead of us and as right-wingers, we'll welcome and protect it from you trannies. We are led by brave and smart men like Bolsonaro, Netanyahu and Trump. We are not scared of you leftist trannies.

>>13821830
seething bernout

>>13821830
like for all you people studying like great philophy and shit...this is the conclusion you have come to? like bruh... like bruuuuuuuuuuuh.

>>13821816
>>13821817
>>13821824
You people are insane. No wonder the sotres are ransacked. You'll believe anything your grandpa posts on facebook as the truth.

>>13821847
Grandpa is the one who posts that it's just a flu, remember? The ones buying all the toilet paper are trumpanzees.

>>13821765
>whisky takes so much more skill to make.
kek

1. take your white licour (any kind is fine)
2.put it in a charred barrel for a couple of years
3. add caramel for the colour if ya insecure about it.
4.???
5.Profit.

>>13821765
>gin is shit.

what is wrong with you?
maybe try something else then ass everyone and then.

>>13821847
You can't debunk >>13821817, can you?

>>13821856
>viruses are small
There's nothing to debunk. It doesn't matter how small the virsus is normal people fully recover in 1 month, dummy.
>>13821850
But I thought Truml and his followers didn't believe in the virus? Get your facts straight, looney.

>>13821876
Umm sweetie? Toilet paper hoarders = bad. Trumpanzees = bad. Conclusion: Toilet paper hoarders = Trumpanzees. The science is settled hun.

>>13821598
>Take dat Libs

This is already a worse whisky thread than the one where OP started off saying Jack was the manliest drink

Guys I come here for food and drink not autism

>>13821701
>facepalms
I read that on cnn.com too. Did you watch what actually happened?

>>13821672
I view the Jesuit failure in England as the single most regrettable turning point in history.

been drinking a shitty jim beam $20 whiskey, starting to taste very odd the farther down the bottle i get. next time ill shell out a bit more. maybe ill try scotch

>>13821690
He literally wanted to shut down flights from China in January but the CDC and the WHO told him not to. And that corporate bail out you're whining about is what will keep people employed AND give ordinary americans a bit of cash to keep going.

>>13821701
>Watching MSNBC
>Watching CNN.
>Inb4 you accuse me of watching Fox even though it's not even broadcast in my country.

>>13824731
Dude, why would you fuck with Beam when you can get a Evan Williams for cheaper or a WT101 for around the same price.

scotch and bourbon / rum sometimes
these little boys I've just recieved from my order
>>13822158
truly patrician choice, my man. no exeptions.

>>13824751
You can't 'keep people employed' during a fucking lockdown you stupid cunt. We gave billions to the telecom industry to build out rural telecom. They pocketed those what, 400 billion? and did nothing. These cocksuckers will do exactly the same thing. Give a UBI for the time it takes to get this shit under control. You'll preserve purchasing power and the economy from the bottom up. People will IMMEDIATELY spend that money and inject the economy with stimulus. You brainwashed cunts have to be the dumbest people on the planet. You literally want these corporations to offshore this wealth and wait until you personally die, so they can own the world.

>>13821856
He can't because..

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BmsYYjQnkMo

>>13821876
trump first stated that he believed the virus wouldn't be an issue and would be gone by april. now he's ordering people to stay inside and requesting a stimulus package for people affected.

>>13824802
>truly patrician taste
>literally none of the whiskeys are open

fuck off Diageo shill

>>13824795
it was my first bottle purchase and it was on sale.

and it said kentucky on the label

you recommend evan williams?

So this entire thread has been sanitized I see. I posted a video about how you can stop transmitting covid and got a temp ban for my troubles. Don't listen to anything that happens here. Good luck to you all.

I got a bottle of Dalwhinnie 15. It doesn't taste the same as I remember. Less complex / smoky and spicier. Hopefully once it's been open for a bit it'll open up a bit and get back to what I remember.

Rip all those other comments lmao. I'll drink anything really. Got Cruzan spiced rum atm. Pretty good cheap spiced rum.

>>13821765
>Gin is shit
Them fightin words.

>>13824919
>video
Guess it's time to go to warsou and see if it's good enough. Good luck out there.

>>13821853
Ever heard the phrase "No one knows you're ignorant until you open your mouth"?

You don't know shit about whiskey, so you have nothing of value to say on the subject.

>>13821853
>>13821854
>>13825349
Sorry, y'all, but >>13821765 speaks truth. Gin is just flavored vodka. Shitty flavored vodka. Yes, some whiskey is shit, but a good whiskey is godly while a good gin is still as shit as a shit gin, because all gin is shit. That's why it was so popular during Prohibition: any idiot with a bathtub could make gin.

>>13825495
Incorrect. And try genever if you haven't already. Across between whiskey and gin and absolutely godly.

>>13825501

Whiskey is garbage, whisky is king. Gin is juniper berries in a flavour basket inside a still, but you don't know that because you've never made an ounce of booze in your life. Go fucking home you ignorant, no nothing asshole.

>>13825501
See this, dipshit? That's a flavour basket used to add citrus, juniper, whatever the fuck you want to add.

>>13825495
>flavored vodka
Stopped reading there.

>>13822158

What batch of A'bunadh?

Bruichladdich Octomore 8.1. Most delicious dram to ever grace my tongue. Like sipping campfire

>>13825616
haha like compound gin is the same as real gin.

>>13825495

>good whisky is godly

>>13825484
i always find it funny when people say someone is uninformed about something without actually showing why. like thats the whole process of making whisky. sure there are more steps like filtration and blending but come on.

>>13825495
>drinks shit-tier gin

yeah yeah start drinking stuff like this and try again pal.

>>13825100
Yea. It only took a day. Chill as.

>>13824865
Bruichladdich, Ardbeg, Aberlour and absolute based Springbank aren't Diageo you windowlicker mong

Jaegermeister, Maker's Mark, Woodford Reserve, Kraken.
I'm still figuring out what I like in a drink, so I think I might have all meme choices.

>>13825761
57

I got into this too late to easily find an early batch. Heard it's still really good though, havent opened it yet.

>>13826101
Mostly, yeah. Maker's Mark has some nice stuff at the upper tiers, though. If you do like Jaeger, I encourage you to try some other aniseed type alcohol, like Sambuca

I'm kind of new to whiskey aside from the most mainstream brands, and I've been trying different kinds of mid-range bourbon to see what I like best. Currently I've got Evan Williams White Label, Bulleit, 1792 and Knob Creek, of these Knob Creek is my favorite.

Anyone want to recommend anything? No Buffalo Trace please, I've tried it already and it's too sweet for my tastes.

>>13821598
Bought plenty of rum when I was in Czech, kind of a neat history there about making fake rum to get past cold war import restrictions and later make real rum.

>>13826839
Spoil yourself and buy a bottle of booker's.

>>13827114
what is dis

>>13826839
four roses small batch
baker's 7 yr single barrel
maker's mark private select
rowan's creek
woodford reserve double oak

>>13827643
Bozkov Republica, a Czech made rum.
Basically what happened was that when Czechs were under control of the commies they couldn't import products from western countries so they had to get creative. In comes a """rum""" they called Tuzemák, which was actually just potato vodka that was flavored to taste like rum, and quickly became one of the most popular spirits in Czech. Fast forward to today and Tuzemák is still very popular, and mainly produced by Bozkov, but after a legal battle with the EU they were forced to change the labels of the bottles because it could no longer legally be called rum (which leads to some funny shit, when I was in Czech I found bottles of Tuzemák that were labelled "um" or "run").
While the fake rum is still around and very popular, they have also made a couple of genuine rums to add to their line, the republica line, with the 8 year old exclusive and a 12 year old called reserva.

It's pretty good rum.

>>13827643
The vz. 58 (model 58) is a 7.62×39mm assault rifle designed and manufactured in Czechoslovakia and accepted into service in the late 1950s as the 7,62 mm samopal vzor 58 ("7.62mm submachine gun model 1958"), replacing the vz. 52 self-loading rifle and the 7.62×25mm Tokarev Sa 24 and Sa 26 submachine guns.

While externally the vz. 58 resembles the Soviet AK-47, it is a different design based on a short-stroke gas piston. It shares no parts with Kalashnikov rifles, including the magazine.

>>13827702
hmm interesting. you guys make one of the best beers in the world, and looking orward to make some based rum huh? I'd definitely try it.
>>13827715
I know about that. I spend fuck to a time in the military and had plenty of Russian made small arms and rifles during the service. btw pic related was mein.

>>13825974
I'm not going to waste my time telling you how wrong you are, but I'll address your first point:

>1. take your white licour (any kind is fine)

No, not any white "licour" is fine, because this isn't fucking vodka. Whiskey has to be distilled from grains. Not potatoes, not fruit, not any other shit. Just grains.

Not only that, but the grains used yield very different products. Bourbon has to be, at a minimum, 51% or more corn (there are several more criteria necessary to qualify a whiskey as a bourbon, but we're just talking about your first point). The other grains can be anything: wheat, barley, etc.. The final product tends to be a little sweeter than most other whiskeys.

Rye, on the other hand, has to be, at least, 51% or more rye grain. Rarely are there 100% rye whiskeys, because rye is temperamental and hard to work with (and, unlike vodka, you're concerned about flavor, not just producing a flavorless, neutral spirit). Rye whiskeys tend to have a spiciness to them.

As soon as you throw something into the initial mash that's not a grain, you no longer have whiskey.

See? I spent all that time (and could have elaborated further) on just that first point. The initial premise was wrong, so why bother wasting my time to educate someone who's, clearly, too stupid to educate?

>>13825758
But that's all gin is. It's neutral spirits (vodka) with juniper steeped in it. It can be any neutral spirit, it doesn't require any aging or blending or special handling... How is that different from anything on the Smirnoff line (with the exception that they probably just use syrups for flavoring)?

>>13825964
>anything I don't like is reddit

Does it hurt to cope as hard as you are?

For me, its whisk(e)y

Noob question: does rye whiskey taste like rye bread? If I dislike the latter, will I also dislike the former?

>>13828696
what weat bourbon tastes like?

>>13828802
>Noob question: does rye whiskey taste like rye bread? If I dislike the latter, will I also dislike the former?

Actually, that's a good question.

Here, one of the most important things to realize is that, especially in the U.S., the vast majority of rye bread made and sold contains caraway seeds, so much so that, when most people think of rye, they, also, think of caraway. They're that intertwined.

If you can only find rye bread with caraway, then pull out one of those seeds and eat it, on its own. You'll find that it has a very distinct and strong flavor. If that's the flavor you dislike, you're in luck: rye whiskey doesn't contain caraway (or, at least, I've never run across one that does). Then, take a piece of the bread that doesn't have any of the seeds in it and try that (doing your best to direct your attention away from any residual caraway flavor that may still be there). If you taste the actual bread and still find it disgusting, you probably won't like rye whiskey.

Personally, I feel like the rye, on its own, has a very mild, pleasant flavor that's easily overpowered by caraway (I like caraway, but I don't understand why it has to be in all rye bread; it really takes over).

>>13828802
It tastes like a more menthol and cinnamon and cloves ish version of bourbon basically. ALL the baking spices followed by wood and mint and dill. That's most ryes in a nutshell. Always interesting but still sorta samey in their intense spiciness.

One that i had recently that was good was old forester rye. Had that interesting chocolate and citrus taste I have gottten from some of their bourbons

>>13828821
less spice due to less or no rye on the mash bill, in this bottle of weller I get a lot of honey graham type sweetness

>>13825495
>y'all
>speaks truth
>godly
>as shit [...] a shit [...] is shit
Reddit moment. Cucked, cringe, dilate.

>>13826304

Nice, it should be good. I started in the 30s. Most of the The 50s are good, some of the latest 60s not so much.

>>13821598
how long does it take to make liquor? could I make my own vodka before the lockdown ends?

>>13829742

It takes 5 days to make pitch into wash, then it takes 3 hours to make 3 handles of booze. But you need to make a still and that costs around 600 bucks to do it right.

>>13827114
>Canadian

I had 5 2oz sample bottles of whiskey I've accumulated over the course of two years and I finished them off this week, last sip was last night. I should have bought a full sized bottle when I had the chance lol.

How my alcoholics doing? I have to go out tomorrow. Kind of worried, but withdrawal would kill me faster than Corona.

>>13829927

Drink a corona before you get corona. I have 80 handles of booze in a vat so I'll late a couple months.

>>13829927

Liquor stores are still open here, going through cheap vodka stash at an alarming rate though.

What are your 5 must have reasonably priced whiskys to have on your shelf at all times?
For me it’s:
>Lagavulin 16
>Ardbeg 10
>Eagle Rare
>Woodford Double Oaked
>Laphroaig 10

>>13830075

Glenfarclas 12
Clynelish 14
Ardbeg 10
Aberlour of some sort
Old Grandad bottled in bond for bourbon

>>13828654
It is in the same sense that whisky is flavoured vodka, but worse because oak is the only flavour. Whisky doesn't require ageing, blending or special handling. 2 weeks of wood chips will turn it brown and make it whisky tasting.
Gin's problem isn't a lack of quality. Or even a lack of barrel ageing. It's the complete unpredictability caused by so many botanicals being used at once. It completely ruins any sort of price / time /effort correlation with quality.

>>13830075
Does anyone with 5 whiskys they've bought before on their shelf have any place making lists?

Firstly I'd refute the question. The difference in quality between similar whiskys is not enough compared to the price fluctuations caused by sales. Always buy on sale.
Secondly those whiskys are well known, they're not trying to undercut the market. Glen Moray is a would be Glenfiddich / Glenmorangie competitor, the 15 is under priced. Dalwhinnie 15 is probably the only other easily obtainable cheap whisky of that age. Loch Lomond 18 comes in way under price ($10 cheaper than the Lagavulin 16 atm). If you can live with the sharpness, Ledaig is cheaper than the other 10 y/o Islays. Glengoyne has is a really cheap cask strength if that's your jam (given that I wouldn't dilute it, I think the 10 is better value).

>>13824909
>you recommend evan williams?
Not that anon, but it's my personal go-to bourbon for day to day drinking (sipped, mixed with coke, old fashioned, it's good for it all). It's dirt cheap and I actually like how it tastes way better than Beam. Wild Turkey is also good, like he recommended, although if I'm not splurging on something fancy I usually just stick to EW for bourbon. Promise that acronym doesn't match its quality.

>>13830467
Alot of /cocks/ like to shit on Wild Turkey for whatever reason.

>>13829813
You don't need a copper still mate

>>13830810
BT shills

>>13821598
>what are your favorite drinks during the lockdown
water because i am not an unhealthy and/or fat fuck like you slobs

>>13828634
Wow you really changed my mind, i tough wisky was any alcohol in a barrel aged but you are right!

oh wait:

https://thewhiskypedia.com/spud-box-whisky-distilled-potatoes

http://whiskyadvocate.com/6-rice-whiskies/

like just beause grain is most commonly used doesnt mean it ONLY uses grain. Whisky heads looooove to proof that whisky making is an artform and requires sooo much knowledge when at the end of the day its still just white liquor in a barrel. Does it take skill to perfect it? sure. But is it a complicated process that require 21 alchemists to create? fuck no.


oh man getting whisky heads riled up is funny.

>>13828654
Neutral spirits and vokda aren't exactly synonymous. Vokda can have flavorings in it, and I don't mean the fruit flavored ones. Look at some of the cheaper brands that don't have some fruity flavor or whatever, but they'll say they used flavorings in the vokda. It helps mask the cheap quality. Neutral spirits usually means a higher proof too. Vodka is neutral spirits that has been diluted, and may have flavoring. This is why Everclear isn't exactly advertised as "vodka". Grey Goose is just some commercial neutral spirit made from French wheat, then diluted and sold.

>>13828696
That Henry McKenna BiB is excellent at its price point. I'm on my thirdly bottle of it.
Weller is also very good, as I'm sure you already know.

>>13830997
I have some barrel aged vodka which is pretty interesting

I've been drinking a lot of vodka these days. A LOT.

>>13831149
How did it taste? Had some barreled age gin before. Basically like gin with whiskey undertones, but not overpowering. Wasn't the usual juniper heavy gin either.

>>13825495
>bathtub could make gin.
Stopped reading there.

>>13830979
Not him but "rice whisky" is just aged shochu. Unless rice is considered a grain it's not whisky.

>>13831268
Rice is a grain, r*tard.

>>13831268
Rice is the seed of a cultivated grass, which makes it a cereal grain, dumbass.

>>13831184
Mostly like oaky casks. Very whisky-like

Just bought this beauty. Great taste but kinda weird since it uses indian pale ale casks (never heard of those desu). Pretty good for the price of 40 euros.

>>13831985
>Glenfiddich
>IPA
Those are two subpar things. I can’t imagine a mixture of them being particularly good.

>>13830858
I'm pretty sure you do, bro.

>>13829688
Neat, I'm looking forward to it.

Bad batches must be disappointing to distilleries because there's nothing you can do about it anymore other than re-cask, but then it's a different whisky.

>>13832000
no you don't. it's enough to have a stainless steel still for home moonshining / brewing. tho the head must be copper, as you did it correct. anyway if you have fuck ton of money and don't know where to throw em, you can make a copper still too.

>>13831991
C'mon glenfiddich is okay. Better than glenlivet.

I'd say it's par with maker's BiB

>>13831991
I am no whisky head. i had glenfiddich, ardsberg, knobs creek, bulleit frontier whisky, nikka from the barrel, hibiki harmony, tamnavulin (jack, Jim and Johnny dont count) and thats about it. This is weirdly tastier then most of them. Pretty young whisky for sure (bit of a burn), colour is also on the brither side. but the taste is pretty good. Its weirdly flavorful and a tad sweeter then the regular one. Dont really get the ipa part of the deal. no real hoppy or fruity ness. not even that bitter like regular IPAs. still a good buy. kinda sucks its only limited.

>>13832047
It is only okay. Smooth without a distinctive flavor profile. It would be a good buy if it were cheaper, but it isn't.

What are some underrated scotch whisky that has gone under the radar?

Are Balvenie Doublewood and Caribbean cask memes? They seem to have very mixed opinions

>>13832533
Ledaig, Springbank, Kilkerran, Glen Garioch, Tomatin

>>13832539
Balvenie in general is babbies first scotch, it's so smooth and featureless it might as well be an old bourbon

>>13822158
>seething liberal

The Jews gave my grandma who's a housekeeper a crate full of 40% vodka and other shit and then she gave it to me.


What do?

>>13822158
>Talisker

Do I just get smashed for doomsday?
I'm 19 should I do it?

>>13833360
>>13833380
since this was a kikish vodka don't drink it by yourself. it's probably poisoned or at least cursed. best way is you can mix it with a grape juice and sell to blacks.

Using the quarantine as an excuse to taper down. Ran out of liquor 2 nights ago, gonna give it at least another week before I leave the house again.

>>13833413
Ngl, I'm already tipsy after mixing a couple of the small bottles with orange juice and cold and flu medicine.

It's a good thing school and work has been cancelled.

>tfw amaro supply running low
I'm on a half bottle of montenegro, 3/4ths of a bottle of fernet tuve and a third of a bottle of a local 'fernet' that tastes more like cedar bark than anything. Shitalians, please send aid.

>>13833456
damn kid, at least you consecrate this jewish booze. don't play with such things kek

>>13832055
Yeah i agree with that, fair aSessment

>>13830979
"whisky means a spirit obtained by the distillation of a fermented liquor of a mash of cereal grain in such a manner that the spirit possesses the taste, aroma and other characteristics generally attributed to whisky"
"spirit means a potable alcoholic distillate, including whisky, brandy, rum, gin, vodka and tequila, which, unless otherwise required by this Standard, contains at least 37% alcohol by volume, produced by distillation of fermented liquor derived from food sources, so as to have the taste, aroma and other characteristics generally attributable to that particular spirit"

Not that there is no mention of age or wood.
Definitions vary per country, of course.

>>13832055
>without a distinctive flavor profile
Green apples / pears is the distinctive Glenfiddich flavour profile.

Is Maker's Mark good or is it just mass produced slop?

Should I get MM or Suntory whiskey?

>>13832047
>Better than glenlivet.
nah, at least not the founder's reserve.

>>13833369
is hating on Talisker a /ck/ meme

>>13834841
Maker's is decent for the price.
Maker's cask strength or 46 are good gets

I have a bottle of Lagavulin 16 and a bottle of Bushmills. I don't really like drinking whiskey straight that much though so I use them in sours and irish coffee.

>>13835138
You just said two bottles at both ends of the spectrum. Drams of Lagavulin, drink the Bushmills like its human urine.

>>13835116
Yes

>>13835138
>wasting Lagavulin 16 on shitty cocktails
What's wrong with you

>>13835142
Because this site is full of human garbage. If you hate Talisker, you hate Bowmore, or anything else really. it's perfect single malt.

>>13835143
>why yes I mix fine spirits with simple syrup and store bought lime juice

>>13835146
I think you'll find a requirement of being a perfect single malt is me having it.
My Taliskers are quarantined with a friend. A better scotch would be here. Dalwhinnie 15 is that better scotch.

>>13825964
>>13829360
>don't agree with post
>scream reddit at top of lungs
>win debate everytime

Is it because typing out a well thought-out rebuttal keeps you faggots from breathing for too long?

>>13830416
Crap. A real response.

It's true that, for a lot of whiskeys, there is a strong, woody flavor, but that's far from it. The aging process brings other flavors to the forefront, which is why a rye whiskey and a bourbon whiskey, aged for the same amount of time in the same kind of barrel, will taste different from one another (similar, but different). That's why you can tell the difference between whiskey, brandy, tequila, and aged rum.

Also, I'd argue that the aging process and the flavoring process aren't comparable. Aging takes years and during that time the climate has to be taken into account, the product has to be monitored, some flavors mellow and others become more pronounced. When it's finally ready for consumption, there will be woody notes, but you'll also taste the different grains (for whiskey) and fruits (for brandy). Some crappier distillers will add flavoring or coloring, but a good whiskey speaks for itself.

Gin is really just the herbal tea equivalent of liquor. Take vodka, through some herbs in, let them steep for awhile, and you're done. And vodka is just spirits that have been distilled, sometimes several times, so that any flavors that were in the initial mash have been removed. It's like alcoholic water.

All those fedora whisky fags. Whisky is cheap ass grain spirit and scotch ages in old barrels. Try some fruit brandys like cognac, armagnac or calvados, which age in finest european oak.

My sexy 8yo niece left without flushing her urine so I saved some in a mason jar.

>>13830979
whiskey or whis•ky
[hwis-kee,wis- ]
noun, plural whis•keys

1. an alcoholic liquor distilled from a fermented mash of grain, as barley, rye, or corn, and usually containing from 43 to 50 percent alcohol.

Also:
Whiskyorwhiskeyis a type of distilled alcoholic beverage made from fermented grain mash. Various grains (which may be malted) are used for different varieties, including barley, corn, rye, and wheat.Whiskyis typically aged in wooden casks, generally made of charred white oak.

Any standardized definition will tell you that whiskey is a grain alcohol. Just because a company decides to use potatoes in their mash and call their product "whiskey", it doesn't mean that it's a whiskey, just like how almond juice isn't actually "milk".

Lastly, your rice whiskey article. Did you feel good about that? Did you feel vindicated? Did posting it make you feel so, so superior?

Rice is a grain, you goddamn retard. What did you think rice was?

>>13830997
Thank you. That was, actually, enlightening.

On a side note, all the hand sanitizers are sold out, but few people have thought to purchase Everclear. 95% is high enough to sanitize.

Does the darkness of a whiskey indicate anything? I've been trying different bourbons and it seems that how dark it is corresponds with how much I like it.

>>13831247
>Stopped reading there.

Yeah, because that was the end of the post.

>>13835997
>All those fedora whisky fags. Whisky is cheap ass grain spirit and scotch ages in old barrels. Try some fruit brandys like cognac, armagnac or calvados, which age in finest european oak.

A lot of brandys reuse their barrels. Countless times.

Bourbon requires aging in unused, charred oak barrels.

Try again.

>>13836129
Heard some people were buying just regular vodka despite that not being high enough.

>>13836130
How long is been aged, and the proof a little bit.

>>13836161
i think they bought the vodka for differnt reasons anon

>>13836013
Thx for pasting wikipedia definitions on 4chan.

>vulgar bill nye the science guy very funny 2012 epic maymay always CVCKS

Never heard of
>corn whisky?

>>13829927
Taking this as an opportunity to get sober desu. I had one really bad week of shakes and paranoia, this week was ez pz tho. Already saving money.

>>13835973
I think you have to redistil the spirit after the steeping process.
I'm not sure that the spirit used is filtered to the extent of vodka. They could very well be trying to maintain some level of distillery character.
Also aged gin is great.

>>13836013
>and usually containing from 43 to 50 percent alcohol
That's a lie.

vodka>any other spirit
enjoy your Congeners

>>13836981
>Never heard of
>corn whisky?

You're joking, right? You're trolling? Please, please, tell me that you're not serious. You seemed so smug with your rice whiskey, completely ignoring the fact that rice is a grain.

Now, you're asking me if I've heard of corn whiskey?

Retard, ...corn is a grain, too.

>>13837331
I've never had aged gin, but I have heard that older style gin (pre-Prohibition or shortly after) is dissimilar and miles above today's gin, of which I'm not particularly fond. Given a chance, though, I guess I'd be willing to try an aged gin. What would you recommend?

>>13837337
No, it's not. Most mainstream whiskeys hover around 45%. Sure, there are still plenty of outliers, but the majority of them fall within this range or very close to it.

>>13821598
I cannot enjoy whisky. I can get fucked off it. But I have never enjoyed sipping a glass.

>>13836981
Do you legit not know what a grain is?

>>13838560
Almost all whisky, by volume, is exactly 40%.

>>13831268
Why would you waste such good bait on /ck/
It’s like throwing chum into a small pond with sunnies

>>13831985
Ipa casks are just beer casks they use to mature the whiskey in

I have tullamore dew. What am I in for?

>>13833456
Youre mixing acetaminophen with booze?
RIP your liver

>>13838792
It's pleasant.

>>13838784
I usually go for the sherry cask finishes since it makes it drinkable. Anyone got experience with beer cask whisky?

>>13832055
>>13832055
>>13831991
Unfair

>>13835920
>attributes of your post display quirks of speech and emotional qualities typical of the redditor
>get mad when people point this out

>>13839658
I tried Jameson's stout finish. Wasn't too impressed but I don't think I'm a big Irish Whiskey fan

This meme whisky is coming in the mail on Monday. What am I in for?

>>13821598
I hate myself and I'm poor

>>13838733
>Almost all whisky, by volume, is exactly 40%.

Are you stupid? 40% is becoming more popular, but there are no shortage of whiskeys that fall between the range if 43%-50%. There are several single barrel and cask strength whiskeys (which are becoming more popular, as well) that are well above 50%. Since ABVs have been measuring and certain standards put in place, whiskey has, generally, fallen within the 43%-50% range. If we take the average of whiskey ABVs of just today's whiskeys, you'll find that the mean average ABV falls somewhere between that range.

...But that's not the the real issue, here, and you already know that. The problem (which you must think you're so clever for trying to exploit) is that your whole post is irrelevant. The definition given is written as such to allow for outliers in regards to that given ABV range, so that they could still fit within the definition of "whiskey". The reason for posting the definition, though (and the whole discussion prior) was about the mash content of whiskey and how only grains are allowed. You saw that, realized how wrong you were, and, to try to save face, tried to be sneaky and throw out a red herring about ABV. You'd lost, already, so you tried to change the matter at hand, but what you had was, at best, a flimsy stance to take.

Why don't you go back to drinking your vodka and Red Bulls and let the adults finish the conversation, yeah?

Drinking Jameson & beer tonight. Wasn't me that went to the store so I'm making due.

Got my first Glenmorangie 10, after just drinking relative cheap bourbon, this blew me away.

>>13835138
bushmills in coffe is perfect, laga 16 wtf u doin?

>>13835116
Basically. Also thats my collection and fuck that guy i enjoy talisker even though it's basically the anti-integrity malt. the stuff tastes good, I like salty.

>>13836130
>indicate anything
>how dark it is corresponds with how much I like it.

Yeah, that you fall easily for marketing. Most whiskey has coloring added unless the label specifically states otherwise.

>>13836981
>Never heard of
>>corn whisky?

You mean bourbon?

>>13838548
Old Tom Gin is the name for that, but pretty sure the London style is still closest to the original style of gin. Besides how the Dutch originally made it anyways. Old Tom came afterwards, but disappeared for a while after Prohibition. As for aged gins, not labeled old Tom, Ginskey by Boulder is good. Aviation Old Tom might be something you'll want to try. I know Aviation is an American style gin, which are less juniper forward, but don't remember what style Ginskey was. I think it's American, wasn't heavy on the juniper either.

>>13840348
This is the stuff with some type of fast aging process right?

How do I into Japanese whiskey? I like ryes the best.

>>13842492
Yes. I found it via a Google search after I had the idea, "hey, I wonder if anyone has ever tried finishing heavily peated scotch with charred oak like they age bourbon in for double the smoke." That search led me to >>13840348 which finishes 12-18 month old Islay whisky with charred Riesling in a speed-aging "reactor" that works as follows:
Phase 1 Unaged booze and wood are combined in the tank and heated at a temperature between 140 and 170 degrees Fahrenheit for several days. Acids in the wood help turn volatile molecules created during fermentation into flavorful esters.
Phase 2 The mixture flows into a glass cylinder, where light breaks down polymers in the wood. That releases more flavorful molecules and a few things you don’t want, like medium-chain acids and precursors to ethyl acetate—basically nail polish remover.
Phase 3 Back in the tank for more heating, the complex solution undergoes further reactions. The acids convert to esters that in turn bond to other molecules, resulting in compounds with rich, honeylike notes identical to those formed by long-term aging.
The novelty of it intrigued me but I was, of course, skeptical. I found mostly positive reviews of it online, though, and my curiosity got the best of me. I had to have it.
Will report in when I get it. I am so fucking curious about it. To be honest, they had me at Islay + charred staves. The novel tech just makes it seem more fun.

What's better, Four Roses Single Barrell, or Wild Turkey 101? Both are similarly priced at my liquor store and I'm not sure what to get as my next bottle.

>>13842569
WT101 is good for the price but Four Roses Single Barrel is better by a fucking mile and they shouldn't be even remotely similarly priced.

>>13839723
Upvoted. :D

>>13842535
You won't like most Jap whisky if you like ryes the best. They're like the polar opposite of ryes, which have a strong flavor. Jap whisky is typically super light on flavor.

>>13842556
>hey, I wonder if anyone has ever tried finishing heavily peated scotch with charred oak like they age bourbon in for double the smoke
Er, yes, I know most scotch is aged in used bourbon barrels. I meant unused charred oak, to be clear.

>>13842556
Interested how it compares to more traditional Islay stuff. How much was the bottle?

>>13842601
$60 altho it's typically $50, but the place I got it from did free shipping on an order of $100+ so that kind of made up for the rapey price. I got some Redbreast 12 Cask Strength to get the free shipping.

>>13842612
...aaaaaaaand it's coming just in time as I'm just killing off the last of my bottle of Laphroaig 10 right now and I wouldn't be caught dead in a crowded Costco right now which is where I typically buy that for $37.

>>13842625
Wish I could get Laphroaig 10 for 37. I'm paying more like 47 and Costco doesnt sell spirits here

>>13842639
>Costco doesnt sell spirits here
Unfortunate. Redbreast 12, Four Roses Single Barrel and Woodford Reserve Double Oaked are all similarly priced at my Costco.
Also, my last two bottles of Laphroaig 10 displayed rather stunning bottle variation. The last one was super iodiney and vegetal, even for a peat bomb. I wasn't too keen on it and ended up mixing much of it with sherry bombs, which was super nice. This last bottle is unusually sweet for Laphroaig and it's lovely.

>>13842648
Oh, $60 Lagavulin 16, too. Costco is amazing. Pls go away SARS-CoV-2 so I can shop at Costco safely again.

>>13842648
Interesting. The last time I drank Laphroaig was a couple months ago but it was very iodiney and medicinal. I have an unopened bottle though, will see if I notice a difference. How much is the Redbreast at costco?

>>13842669
>but it was very iodiney and medicinal
I mean, it always is. Even my current bottle. That one was just extra iodiney, vegetal and medicinal.
>How much is the Redbreast at costco?
Close to $37, don't remember exactly. That +/- a buck or two last time I bought it.

>>13842681
Is woodford reserve double oak as good as I hear it is? I rarely drink bourbon and I think the rye is what's throwing me off

>>13842703
>Is woodford reserve double oak as good as I hear it is?
Yes. It honestly has a lot of the same dark chocolate-like flavors as you'll find in spirits that have been aged in a single oak barrel for 25 years.

>>13842734
Also, the only other time I've ever encountered those kinds of flavors for a double digit price was a literal 25 year old Armagnac.

>>13842664
That shit was 90 dollars for us the last time I checked.

>>13842571
this is correct

vodka waters

>>13842760
Yeah 60 is a steal, I'm paying 75-80

Does anyone know a bourbon that comes down to scotch or irish whiskey on the level of sweetness? I've tried three different bourbons so far and I found the taste likened to drinking pancake syrup from the bottle.

>>13842819
>Does anyone know a bourbon that comes down to scotch or irish whiskey on the level of sweetness?
Doesn't exist. Bourbon, by definition, is 51% or more corn in the mash bill, so it's going to be sweet. Period.
You may like very high rye bourbons such as Four Roses Single Barrel or Old Grand-Dad 114, though. Knob Creek Rye is also, while called a Rye technically, basically a super high-rye bourbon.

>>13842819
Bourbon is sweet. If it must be bourbon and rye is unacceptable, look for something with a high rye mash, like Tumbling Dice.

>>13842847
>>13842884
thanks guys. I think I'll look for a rye whiskey when it's safe again to creep over to the liquor stores.

Got pic related after waiting since Christmas for them to sell outside of Washington. Local State store had it for like $20, and I decided to finally try it, and I am not disappointed. The brown sugar flavor is a little stringer than I thought, but other than that, it's great for sipping.

>>13843155
>under 40% ABV
Into the trash it goes.
The only flavored bourbon I've enjoyed is Knob Creek Smoked Maple, because it's 45% and it's not cloyingly sweet. It tastes like a bourbon with maple, not maple syrup with bourbon.

>>13843164
Yeah, I was a little bummed with the low ABV, but I've been wanting to try it. I'll have to give that a shot, I'm always looking for new alcohol to try out.

what's a good whiskey for shots?

>>13841599
Welcome to the scotch rabbit hole

>>13843231
Vodka

>>13843231
Whatever is cheap, really.

>>13831149
Stop trying to make your Kentucky Deluxe sound fancy.

>>13843231
Evan Williams Bonded is pretty good. Otherwise Rebel Yell, or Henry McKenna. Would recommend the later more. And it's note it's not the 10 year, it's should just say Straight Bourbon with no age statement. It's about 10-13 around here.

>>13822158
The only thing worse than someone drinking alcohol to "stick it to someone" is someone who's elitist about the yeast-piss that they drink. If you like scotch, that's fine, but fuck off pretending it's the greatest.

>>13843231
Evan Williams, Ezra Brooks, Heaven Hill, Clontarf.

>>13843231
The only whisky meant for shots is bad whisky. You're supposed to slowly sip everything else.

>enter liquor store I frequent
>manager tells me it's his last day
>sells me the rest of his allocated stuff

>>13843581
You don't drink bad whiskey. There's cheap whiskey that you could easily buy that costs just as much.

>>13843597
You're correct. Hence, you're a fucking retard if you shoot whisky.

>>13821598
Total longshot question here, but back in college one of my friends had this stuff that came with a decorative bottle topper in the shape of a hat. Does anyone know what that could be? The bottle topper was part of the packaging, and I believe it was imported.

>Almost out of cheap vodka
>thought I'd just go buy some more tomorrow
>remember tomorrow is sunday

>>13844105
gas stations not open right now or what? sure paying ten bucks extra sucks but come on. we alcoholics need our drug of choice as well. also you wont get judged buying liquor at ten in the morning.

>>13844175
I live in Utah, they don't sell liquor outside of state stores. Hell we only got 5% beer a few months ago.

>>13843573
I was more complaining about people arguing over politics instead of discussing whiskey.

>>13844197
That anon is obviously just jealous of the nice little collection you have there

the liquor stores have been closed for over a week and I haven't seen the distillery owner I'm a friendly acquaintance with yet, couple more days and I'll be drinking by fernet as the main liquor of the day (fun but expensive) and then just buying beer (not good for me)

I just ordered Ardbeg 10. Did I make a mistake

>>13844803
uigedail is better but the 10 is a solid introduction to ardbeg

Where do you guys order scotch?

>>13845389
Hi-Time Wine Cellars, Mission Liquor and K&L Wine Merchants have good prices.
Total Wine delivers to some locations and they have good prices.

>>13845389
>>13845762
Also, depending on your location you may find a place with good prices on Drizly.

>>13821598
found an older bottle.not bad at all

>>13843593
Goddamn that's based of him.

>>13843593
How much was it?

How do I get into sweet and sherried whisky?
I’ve had some Tomatin sherry aged whisky as well as aberlour 10 and abunadh, and I just don’t really like the raisin flavor and acidity
I often see people describe sherried whisky as cinnamon, fruitcake and chocolate, but I just didn’t really get that in any of my ventures

Are whisky auctions worth getting into?
Seems like you might be able to snatch some underrated old stuff for cheap

>>13846832
Try sherried bourbon first, Angel's Envy or something like it. The corn sweetness works very well and gets you accustomed to the fruitiness.

>>13846446
I think it wound up being 400 bucks for everything, not upset about it

>>13831247
so you read the whole thing

>>13847126
Angels Envy is crazy expensive where I live

glen grant 12/18
glenmorangie nectar d'or
neither are sherried but both lean sweeter

Making Sake Manhattans, since it's what I have around that's not beer. I kinda want to noodle around with it in the future, because it is quite nice.

I wanted to splurge for the apocalypse and get some of the cask strength lagavulin 12 but I couldn't find any, so I got a bottle of lagavulin 16 and one of laphroaig 10 cask strength. The laphroaig is pretty good for the first sip or two but past that my tongue was numb, I guess I'll add water next time.

What's a good rye whiskey? I've kind of given up on finding a bourbon I like drinking straight, I want something less sweet.

cum
fuck

shitty bottle of Maker's that I got for Christmas. Tryna find Sazerac but it's $50 minimum pretty much anywhere online, and the only place I've found in store wanted $80 for it.

>>13826839
For me it's Wild Turkey 101

>>13828802
>Not liking rye bread
I don't know what to do with you.