/ck/ - Food & Cooking

>mixing drinks
You're either non-white or a woman. Either way you should fucking kill yourself.

>>14095860
no u

>>14095853
Needs more wormwood. I recommend Pelinkovac.

>>14095853
Damn, I'd be embarrassed to have anyone over with half of that shit out on display.

>>14095961
Oh yeah, let's see your collection then.

>>14095860
imagine being such a manchild that you hang your masculinity on your vice and are a gatekeeping asshole about it besides.

>>14095968

>>14095978
>implying that garbage is any better
yikes dot jaypeg

>>14095978
That's all basically the same shit. I have a variety to please many different guests.

>>14095985
>that's all basically the same shit
Says the guy with two (2) bottles of Barefoot Pink Moscato.

>>14095993
Wine goes quick

>>14095853
The best bottle you have there is the Bulleit Bourbon. Goes down really smooth drinking it straight.

>>14095985
>i have a variety to please many different guests
That's obviously just a whiskey collection. Adults don't display their bar well.

>>14095947
Thanks for the tip. I'll get a bottle to add to my collection. Never heard of wormword before.

Anyone know a good brand for Mescal?

>>14096009
>Disrespecting the Hennessy like that

>>14095978
K N O B
c r e e k
straight R Y E w h i s k e y
SMALL b a t c h

when i was a graphic designer i would to make shit like that for the customers i didn't like

>>14095853
why are these all unopened? did you rob a liquor store?

>>14095978
>Green Spot
Nice

>>14095853

So i have been pretty much daydrinking, everyday, for the last 3 months. Here is what I got hiding under my bed:

>Elephant Gin (0,7l) (Triple-A gin, expensive as heck.)
>Star of maroco Gin, Feine Welt (1L) (this kicks elephant gins ass everyday and it's like 25 euros instead of 50)


>Vat 69 (0,7l) (decent whisky, like 6 euros cheap)
> GlendFiddich IPA (0,75l) (this is liquid ambrosia, but not worth the 50 euro price tag.
>tamnavulin whisky double cask (0,75l) (expensive middle class, i take a bottle of black&white or Vat69 anyday.)
>jack daniels Honey & Tennese fire (4l) (this stuff is addicting, put the honey on ice and its sweet sweet poison, Apple Juice or Cider and cinnamon whisky is deadly since you can hide half a cup of booze in it.)


>Absolute Vodka ('nuf sad)
>Tetos vodka (1l) (much better, weirdly sweet, its five bucks more expensive then A.)
>parliament vodka (russian, like stolichnaya but in cheap and milk filtered) (1l)
>russian standard, (it sucks but it can be mixed with anything sweet) (1l)

>Bacardi 4 years old & Oakheart (1,5l of pure sweet alcohol) ( I looove rum and spiced is just smooth.)
>Botucal (incredibly sugared and aged fairly sweet) (its still 35 bucks).
>Don Papa aged 10 years (fuck is this good, Philipean rum) (0,7l)

>>14096136
Been stockpiling the last couple months. Almost 750 bucks worth there. The Jim Beam, Frangelico, Baileys, Kahlua and Disoronno are opened already.

>>14096145
>Been stockpiling the last couple months.
what are ye afraid of son

>>14096070
is this even sold in the US? I worked with a guy who'd have it shipped from Mexico in 2l coke bottles

My alcohol lives with the cat food where it belongs

>>14095947
>>14096042
Might as well get absinthe, there is wormwood and other stuff in it.

>>14096161
Is the Nikka Gin any good?

>>14096161
i'd be an alcoholic if i had to live with a cat too

>>14095853
OP you have an odd collection of liquors there

a very odd collection

If you had some mixers you could make a lot. Otherwise what the literal fuck

anyway if you have some ice cubes do a bulliet bourbon on the rocks.

>>14096173
Honestly haven't opened it yet. Brought back a few Japanese gins and just haven't got on to that one.

am i more or less of a alchy if i dont have a "collection" because i finish what i buy before i buy more.

>>14096205
Depends how fast you go through it.

>>14096145
You could try making insomniacs or pharmaceutical stimulants I guess. Bitches love espresso martinis and all their variations

>>14096173
There's a unique flavor in there I just don't like. Others seem to love it though.

>>14096161
>Beefeater pink
That's probably the worst gin I've ever had. I drowned that fucker in lemonade and fruit and still couldn't hide that terrible artificial flavor.

OP,

What fruits/citrus do you have on hand? Some lemons or limes would open up a lot of possibilities for you.

>>14096261
It is fucking ghastly. Like children's paracetamol. What can I say, I live with a woman. If you look closely you'll see she managed to buy it twice by mistake

>>14096150
I have 3 functions planned for later this summer and I need a lot of booze to keep a lot of people buzzed.

>>14095853
Any number of variations on a sour, if you've enough lemons and limes, can always work. Please don't use sour mix. Liqueurs, you've Amaretto, Hazelnut Liqueur, Coffee Liqueur, Irish Cream, Cinnamon Schnapps and Jagermeister (and Hpnotiq, but I'm finnicky on that one). Main boozes, you've a bunch of bourbons, a single bottle of alright rum (Appleton Estate), an alright bottle of tequila (the regular one), an alright bottle of vodka (Tito's), the brandy (Hennessy), a mediocre gin (Bombay Sapphire) and that's about it. Everything else that isn't the wine you might just throw down the drain, it's probably gonna be super bad and full of artificial flavoring.

At that point, just remember that the ratio of 2 oz of spirit, to 1 oz of citric juice (you can use grapefruit juice instead of lemon or lime if you're so inclined) to 1 oz of liqueur or 1/2 oz of syrup, adjusted for tasted. Generally you want to lowball the stuff that's sweet. I like Bourbon+Amaretto+Lemon, and Bourbon+Hazelnut Liqueur+Lemon. The Cinnamon Schnapps and Amaretto, if you split, will pair up nicely with the Appleton Estae if you add a bit of lime. Coffee Liqueur has its uses.

>>14096176
What about it is odd?

>>14096266
I have plenty of lemons and limes. Some fresh strawberries and blueberries.

>>14095853
Jeesus that is grim. Apart from the Bulleit that is all trash

>>14095853

jaeger bombs

Anyone have a tier list for liquor?

>>14096571
Depends on what you like. Personally:
Apple Brandy > Rum > Whiskey (overall) > Gin > Eau De Vie/Schnapps > Brandy > Aquavit > Vodka > [assorted things I've yet to drink]

For Apple Brandy:
Calvados > Applejack > """Apple""" Brandy

For Rum:
Cachaca > Rhum Agricole > Jamaican Rum > Cuban/Puerto Rican Rum > Demerara Rum > Rhum Traditionnel > Spiced Rum

For Whiskey:
Rye Whiskey > Peaty Scotches > Floral Scotches > Bourbon > Canadian Whiskey > Irish Whisky

For Gin:
Plymouth > Genever > Old Tom > London Dry

For Eau de Vie/Schnapps:
Blackberry > Cherry > Raspberry > Pear

For Brandy:
Good Cognac > Armagnac > Pisco > Assorted Brandies > Grappa > Bad Cognac > Flavored Brandies

Aquavit, Vodka and Assorted Things I've Yet To Drink I haven't really got a ranking on them.

If you're having some parties you gotta get some high proof liquors like 99 bananas to get things wild.

>>14095853
You dont really have a lot there that mixes without adding some other bottles or mixers. Theres no classic cocktails that come to mind from that collection.

>>14096776
What would you suggest I get to add to my collection?

>>14096780
Vermouth.

>>14096165
>absinthe
not obscure enough

>>14096780
I would suggest adding based on what you like to drink.

However if you wanted to open up your options you could look at adding sweet vermouth, dry vermouth, campari, luxardo maraschino liqueur and some bitters.

I think its better to buy based on what you like to drink though. Chucking together random drinks can work, but it can also be disgusting and a waste of booze. Better off finding a traditional cocktail you like and adjusting it from there.

>>14096780
Sweet vermouth, dry vermouth, peychauds bitters, angostura bitters, sugar syrup if you're not going to make your own.
Get a decent rye whiskey, bulliet is good, Rittenhouse is great especially for the price point.
Buy a cocktail shaker, Hawthorne strainer, jigger
At this point you should be well stocked enough to make quite a few classic drinks
Research and start testing simple ones. Even the simple ones you'll initially fuck up, but keep going. Eventually become a master and then recoil in horror when all the people at your function just want to fucking drink bourbon and coke

>>14096390
You are one of the only people in this thread worth listening to. Thank you for contributing a quality post instead of just "hurr durr throw it away"

>>14096865
>>14096856
>>14096822
Thanks for the tips guys.

>>14095961
>>14095961
Imagine caring so much about what people think of you that it influences what you drink. What a fucking faggot.

>>14097154
You got it backwards, retard.

>>14095985
Its really difficult to keep a bar stocked to please guests.

A lot of cocktails require some fresh element. A lot also require a non-alcohol element such as well. Thats easier to keep, but it takes up space. It just isnt realistic to stay stocked up on such a wide range of those things so that you can please guests on the spot.

Its much easier to decide what cocktails you are going to serve before hand based on knowing what your guests like and stocking up for that. Buy everything you need for the main cocktail you want to serve and then also keep a few mixers in if you know you have guests - a few cans of coke, a few bottles of tonic etc and a lemon/lime to give you lots of options.

>>14097211
I have enough cash to keep stocked on everything and I plan on adding a lot more to my collection. There's been some really good suggestions on here so far. As far as space I have been looking into getting a professional bar setup for one of my spare rooms. I know a guy who knows a guy who makes some awesome looking handcrafted cabinets and furniture.

>>14097254
In that case, good luck to you.

So far you seem to have bought the first things that have come to hand with no real idea of what youre doing though. If you have the cash, why have you bought such cheap bottles rather than good quality bottles?

>>14095853
Disaronno and cola!
Disaronno and cola.
One part Disaronno.
Three parts cola.
Disaronno and cola.

>>14097261
The bottles I bought are stuff that I liked growing up in my teens-20s. I'm 35 now and I guess old habits die hard. Also, I am not very educated when it comes to fancy liquors, which is why I appreciate a lot of the suggestions in this thread.

>>14096144
Checked and based

>>14097254
If you got the cash, once this corona shit blows over spend a few nights at some high end cocktail bars. Figure out what sort of shit you like and gear your collection towards that. once you have a good base and have developed basic drink making skill you can start filling outwards into other areas if you want. Otherwise you might run the risk of buying shit hodge podge and having a ton of bottles but not much you can actually make from them, which is sort of your situation now (but easily fixable with advice in the thread)

Drink your yankee candle

>>14097431
Good eye

>>14095853
This has to be a joke.
That is one of the ugliest and silliest liquor collections I've ever seen.
>capt mo vanilla
>sugary pink cuervo
>barefoot wine
I mean if you are in poverty, ok, you have to buy cheap shit, but there's a lot better cheap shit out there anon.
Bombay sapphire is the only based drink there.
Enjoy your beetus

>>14096132
>i would to make
Nobody cares what foreigners thinks, go back to your country.

>>14095853
>cheap non-vintage rosé wine
>part of any "collection," let along a liquor collection
Just put those bottles of Barefoot in the fridge and drink them, OP.

They're not going to get better with age, and they look out of place on a shelf of liquor bottles.

>>14096161
How does it feel having a vaginer instead of a pee-pee now?
>>14096261
>>14096297
That fucking artifical flavored liquor is so goddamned bad, how can it possibly still be sold? Goddamn

>>14097453
Girls really like that type of wine. Its a big hit at parties.

I don't drink wine, it gives me awful hangovers that last days.

>>14097453
>>14097254
>>14097154
>>14097128
You must be catering to a lot of girls, which is pretty based, but honestly it looks like you ripped off the corner liquor store.

>>14097448
>but there's a lot better cheap shit out there anon
such as?

>>14097475
Don't buy flavored liquors. You have ingredients to flavor your liquor. I guarantee that having your own vanilla to mash up and throw into rum is 100000% better than the artifiical shit that is in Capt Mo vanilla. Gaahhhh.
For gin you should choose two levels: Segram's for cheap, and Tanquerey for expensive. Buy plain. Add shit to it to make it better.
Bacardi is just fine as a clear rum.
Plain Capt Mo is just fine as a dark rum. You don't need shit else.
Seagram's 7 is fine.
Old No. 7 is fine.
You should have a clear and dark tequila, NOT a flavored tequila. Even bottled mixers are better.

Are any of those liquor companies paying you to promote their mixed-up shit? No, they're not, so don't serve them.

That's the only reason why John Taffer and other bar guys promote that shit: they're getting paid. Pre-mixed shit is always, repeat after me, ALWAYS worse than mixing your own even with the worst WalMart brand mixer. All. Ways.

MD20/20 does not belong in that lineup, and frankly neither does the Barefoot. Boxed and barefoot wines are neat to have, to throw at low-class thots, but don't display that man. That's volume swill.

No bitters
No vermouth

Sweet n Sour Mixer: You know what it is? Half and half by volume white sugar and heated water with lime and lemon juice put in. Make your own, it tastes better and it's virtually free.

Hennesy Kahlua Bailey's actually fine for various guests. Nothing wrong with the Brothers and their cognac and brandy.

Just get shelf plain vodka, Absolute, Stoli, maybe Ketel one for snobs, but not for mixing.

POint is... why didn't you start with the basics? Can you afford the latest meme liquors? You spent money on Cuervo Margaritas but did you blow it all on that instead of saving a Patron for your meathead Guido friends?

Back to basic anon, I like you, thank you for reading my blog.

Keep it simple and branch out with the major stuff, THEN get the meme drinks.

>>14097530
Money isn't an issue. I bought stuff that I've drank in the past and enjoyed.

I made this thread to learn and expand my collection.

Thank you for taking to the time out of your day to give me some tips, I genuinely really do appreciate it.

>>14097475
So here's what I drink, and it's budget and it's good quality stuff. I don't have a 'bar', just various empty liquor bottles if you want to look at those:
>ketel
>stoli
>jameson
>no 7
>beam
>tanqueray
>seagram's gin
>laphoiag
>johnny walker black
>johnn walker red (for mixing)
>clear bacardi
>cuervo gold
>cuervo clear
>bushmill's
>capt mo's (some people just have to have capt and coke)
>angostura bitters

I buy cheap dekuyper liquers when I can, it's good and let's face it... you have to pay a LOT more to make a difference, most people who drink cocktails can't tell the difference. If you're serving them cuervo in a mixed drink instead of the Sombrero tequila, they're lucky already. Don't take any complaints, tell them to go to the dive bar and drink well brand shit. Ungrateful fucks.

Cheap shit:
>E&J
>Hennessy
>popov

Honestly if anyone turns their nose up to any of the above shit, tell them to fuck right off my friend.

>>14097552
You made fresh mojitos or any other popular drinks with fresh ingredients before? I guarantee that will be a big hit.
Homemade margaritas my dude. That shit is so cash and it's a perennial hit. It's so goddamned much better than mixer, it's easy, and everyone likes to have the blender going and gather round the kitchen and stuff.
You mush up some mint for mojitos, you're getting laid. It's that simple, that shit is so good.
If you keep triple sec around, it's pretty cheap for decent stuff, women will love you. It's an easy drink.
Man I wish I was young again, I don't know if you're having parties or simple cocktails for your friends, but you can go a long way on having a few fresh ingredients and a basic collection.

>>14097588
I mean triple sec for Cosmos, which shouldn't be a girl-only drink
If you have the bitters, you can make old fashioned if you buy cherries and keep a few lemons and limes around.
Triple sec also gets you into LIIT, which is the perennial 'bad girl' favorite. When the girls are out to get smashed, it's one Cosmo or a glass of wine, then make a real LIIT then it's on. Women are easy when it comes to drinks.

>>14097557
Thanks brother, E&J is a drink I totally forgot about. Good stuff.

>>14097588
I don't think I've ever had a mojito in my whole life. Margaritas however I make quite often.

> I don't know if you're having parties or simple cocktails for your friends
A bit of both.

>>14097614
You need to buy a bunch of fresh mint and make mojitos. God-damn.
Some people make them in pitchers b/c you get muddled mint leaves if you drink the dregs, but I use it by the highball glass b/c that freshly muddled mint is what kicks it. It makes a difference rather than just sitting in a pitcher, you have to hand-make each one. Fresh lime of course.
Endlessly variable. Cranberry juice, blueberries, strawberry muddle, anything you want.
Fuckin' mint.

>>14095978
You are like little baby. Solid start though, bib and cask strength have been hobbies of mine, and if you can't tell, bourbon focused.

>>14098093
I have that same Costo shelf, but at least I'm competent enough to store my whiskey upright.

This is the entirety of my liquor shelf. Currently cycling through whiskey to find what I want to be my standard. If I want anything other than a Martini or a straight whiskey, I keep the ingredients on hand for an old fashioned, and will pick up some limes to make a gimlet.

>>14098368
Based

>>14098202
I should try that, thank you.

>>14098093
How is The Forgotten Cask? I was tempted to buy but went with Foursquare in the end.

>>14097452
>Nobody cares what foreigners thinks

>>14098202
kek

>>14095853
A real fucking tequila. Cuervo especial isn't 100% blue agave.

Get el jimador blanco or reposado if you're going to be mixing

>>14096070
Gusano rojo. Even has a meme worm for the gringos. Not sure if they sell it in the US thou, i get mine when i visit Guadalajara

>>14100021
What does tequila taste like? It's the only liquor I haven't tried ever.

>>14100029
Like mexican cum, warm with a spice that lingers in the back of your throat. Goes down smooth

>>14095853
>liquor collection
all shit you can buy at walmart lol. No amari, no fernet, no scotch, no light rum, only shit bourbons, i'll give you a 2/10 and that's generous.

>>14096161
wats the japanese whisky i see hiding off to center left?

>>14100156
Hibiki

>>14100125
Where do you live that you can buy liquor at a Walmart? Vegas?

>>14100046
ok, so it's not really worth spending money on

Is this the official al/ck/ thread now? I want a recommendation. I like the smoky taste of Islay whiskies but I don't want to keep hurting my wallet. Is there a cheaper alternative to the usual Islay selections? anything that has a smokey taste to it even if it isn't as good

>>14098093
Saying at home has given me time to work on my collection.

this is all you really need

>>14101061
>star wars
may the seventeenth be with you

>>14100977
Well how should we know what alcohol costs for you, Anonymous User? To me Laphroaig 10 is quite cheap (30€).

>>14101180
I'd really like to spend more to the tune of €20, so I guess I'm limited to the cheaper blends. 1l of JW Black costs 25€ for me, 700ml Mcallan 12 is 29€. I guess my problem is that I drink too much, bottles barely last me 2 weeks.

is agave spirit really worth premium prices or is it just a LA RAZA attempt to meme some third world swill into fashion?

>>14095853
I remember being 21.

>>14101209
Well, ignoring the meme - yeah, some of it is worth premium prices. Much like pretty much everything else, you can have an extremely high quality thing on something that might be bottom of the barrel, and spirits are no exception.

>>14101198
Well drink less. But if you want to be efficient, you can try this: Get Laph 10 or other cheap peated whiskey. Get a really cheap blend from the supermarket. Mix them to your desired ratio. That way you get the smoke and your expensive bottles last longer. But really anon, drink less.

>>14101220
Cool, what does it taste like? Scotch?

>>14095853
>all that middle-shelf
Idk do you live in a sports bar?

Is this the dickwaving thread

>>14101230
>But really anon, drink less.
I've tried but I always come back to the habit. I'll try your suggestion nonetheless.

>>14096176
It’s by the far the most milquetoast collection ever made. It’s the
>i dont drink
>ever
>but need one of every alcohol

>>14101254
Where’d you get all that? I’d like a setup like that.

>>14101254
>two bottles of elmer t lee
hook me up with one bro please

People always talk about Laphroaig 10 and Ardbeg 10, but how do Caol Ila 12 and Ledaig 12 compare? Are they not as good?

>>14096485
Don't be a snob. Many of these are perfectly good liquors that would be fine mixed or even sipped in the right circumstances. The Hypnotiq and MD is pretty appalling though.

>>14101279
left barcart, from homegoods
right barcart, off craigslist. I think it's a 300-400 dollar "luxury" cart from Pottery Barn or something similar

>>14101289
there are two more tucked in the back :^)

>>14101294
Less smokey, more briny. Medium peat instead of high peat. They're not bad, but they're not worth paying more for either, especially caol ila since it's 70 bucks where I live

>>14101294
>lefrog 10

>>14097530
You missed the Jagermeister. It's severely underrated for what it is, no thanks to nightclub culture. A good sipper and excellent mixer, especially with tonic.

>>14101172
Unedited laser disc version, zoomer boy.

>>14095853
I have surveyed your collection closely, and I have not been able to identify any Clorox products within it. Might this be an oversight on your part? Perhaps.

Do you guys have any guilty pleasure liqueurs? Stuff like Fireball.

>>14101359
disgusting
it's like drinking candy

>>14101310
I'm very jealous. Weller 12 is one of my favorites but I think my all time favorite is stagg. In my opinion Blanton's is crazy overrated but that's just me. How do you have access to all that? Live in Kentucky? Know a liquor distributor?

>>14101386
vendor or limited edition speculator

>>14101359
Sambuca

>>14095978
Anyone else just find Basil Haydens just the most bland bourbon or rye around? Hell even Jim Beam or Bulleit seem more stand out than Haydens

>>14101310
Stuff seems memey.
>>14101254
>>14101279
>>14101289
>cart with $2000 in memey liquor
>lives in a shithole apartment
Makes sense.

>>14102011
bulleit is excellent and should actually cost 5 bucks more.

>>14101180
>>14101198
laphroaig 10 is $44 usd minimum here, so you're getting it for cheaper, that's 41 eur.
Last Drop 50yr is $4,017.80 or 3714 euro.

>>14102040
Imagine spending 4000 bucks on a single bottle of liquor.

>>14101061
but it hasn't given you time to work on your computer skills, photolet

>>14095982
It’s a million times better homy shit, you absolute tastelet
>jack danields
>barefeet
>hennesy
>kahlua
>jeiger
>captain morgan
Kys

>>14102050
>They didn't buy le meme alcohol I better sperg out.

>>14102057
Yeah I guess quality is a meme to retards
Enjoy drinking motor oil to wash down the fast food you most definitely consume everyday

>>14102011
Yeah, I bought a bottle because people kept recommending it here and I was really surprised by how bland it was. I guess it's typically recommended as an entry bourbon.

>>14095853
Aren't you drinking them?

>>14102068
>He didn't agree with me, I guess I better tell him to eat fast food.

>>14102068
>the fast food you most definitely consume everyday
It's funny because that whiskey collection you're defending belongs to the Taco Bell anon.

>>14102090
>>14102087
Tastelets out in full defensemode. Just admit you have shit taste. It’s like you went out of your way to find the least value trashiest liquor in the store. They’re not even appropriately priced. Why not beam or williams? Why not mount gay? Why even try to drink wine if all you’re going to get is barefeet? All the liquor in that “collection” is solely to get trashed and not to enjoy. You’re either ESL retards or just your standard regular retards.
>hurr durr everyone has different tastes
Yeah, and some of them are bad like yours

>>14102110
cry more

>>14102090
>glenfarlac
>laphroaig
>four roses
>pikesville
>Jefferson reserve
>belongs in taco bell
Okay samefag, what a dishonest comment.

>>14102123
>cry more

>>14102138
>what a dishonest comment
No, that's literally Taco Bell anon's whiskey collection.

>>14097530
>Don't buy flavored liquors. You have ingredients to flavor your liquor.
Agree.
>For gin you should choose two levels: Segram's for cheap, and Tanquerey for expensive.
Don't really agree, though if you must have a cheap gin, Beefeater is fine. For everything else I prefer Plymouth.
>Bacardi is just fine as a clear rum.
For $5/bottle more, Flor de Cana is much better.
>Plain Capt Mo is just fine as a dark rum. You don't need shit else.
It's not good. Appleton XO/12 is my standard darm rum these days, though it is admittedly 2.5 times the price of captain morgan. But there are better dark rums out there for less - the level below Appleton 12 for one.

Rest of your post is fine, though I have different whisk(e)y preferences I'm sure. Would rather have an inexpensive bourbon (4 roses or buffalo trace) than JD for example, or even a bottle of old overholt rye desu.

>>14102024
post your bar

>>14096173
I wouldn't buy a bottle but if you are curious about it I'd recommend trying it at a restaurant once they let us out of our cuck cages

>>14102266
Thank you for being tolerant of preferences, because there is that.

As far as price goes, $5 more than Bacardie is 30% increase in price.
I was judging on price and while I've never had Flor de Cana, I'm sure it tastes at least $5 better than Bacardi.
But Bacardi is excellent $13 clear rum. It is always the same, always available, and people are familiar with it.
His post was about entertaining guests.

>capt mo vs much better spiced rum
AGain, I'm sure you're correct, but again 2.5x the price is a lot, but more importantly
>>14097557
>>capt mo's (some people just have to have capt and coke)
That was another post to be fair, but again for entertainment purposes, Capt Mo is almost required, no, it is required. And it's a good price and while I don't personally drink Capt Mo, you almost have to have it for guests.

>though I have different whisk(e)y preferences I'm sure.
I'm 100% positive your whiskey sense is better than mine, the most expensive single-malts I've had were the old Glendeveron they don't sell anymore and L10. But he's not in the position to be serving higher-end single-malts and bourbons to his guests.
He just needs to go up two notches from Babby's First Apartment meme to 20s/30s adult comfortable with drinking meme.

Cheers

>>14102403
I don't have one. I have an empty Jameson bottle and an empty Bacardi clear bottle, plastic. I pour my clear liquors into a 5 o'clock vodka bottle with an Amazon pourer on it.

If you want to see this I will post a picture I guess.
I don't see the need to keep a 'bar' as I don't entertain. If I want liquor, I go to the liquor store. If it's closed, I go to sleep.

>>14099178
I like it a lot. Lots of sweet, well balanced depth to it. Haven't tried Foursquare.
>>14101061
Is that Forrester 1910? How is?
>>14101129
Fuck I need to find more Stagg.
>>14101254
Always.
>>14102266
Some flavored liquors are worth it. Velvet Falarnum comes to mind. Triple sec is another. I don't drink a lot of gin.

>>14102444
Checked and based.

When I have parties; Girls want either wine or fruity mixed drinks. Mainly margaritas or the creamy liquors. Toasted Almonds(1 part Amaretto, 1 part Irish Cream, 1 part coffee liqueur) are a big hit.

The "let's get fucked up" men want straight shots and it doesn't really matter what it is you give them.

The "I want to get drunk but slowly" men want either glasses of bourbon to babysit or mixed drinks like rum and coke. And yes Captain is an absolute. Its decent and its comfy because everyone knows it.

The "I'm only drinking one drink all night/I'm just gonna hold this and occasionally dump it into the sink to make it look like I'm drinking" men want your most expensive bottle you've been saving for yourself to be opened and wasted. Fuckers are lucky they're my wife's family or I'd kick their ass.

>>14102495
>Some flavored liquors are worth it. Velvet Falarnum comes to mind. Triple sec is another. I don't drink a lot of gin.
You're confusing the point.
Things like Triple Sec or Amaretto are apertifs, liquers, or cordials.
Vanilla-flavored Rum is 'flavored liquor'.

Yes, you're right, the flavors of some liquors are very good. But I have never heard a person I trust say that 'flavored liquores' like vanilla stoli are any good at all. In fact, they're fucking vile.

>>14095853
Bombay Sapphire + Lemonade
It's really refreshing

>>14096114
Hennessy is gay and I only use it for cooking because I can't find better cognacs in my quiet little po-dunk bayou town.
Bulleit is damn solid, though. I'm drinking some now

>>14102495
Forester has a boiled peanut thing going on I like it.

>>14096114
>>14102586
This is how you can tell you're talking to kidlets.
Hennessy is completely fine and there is absolutely nothing wrong with it.
Attempting to be discriminating does not make you mature, it makes you seem like a punk who's trying to be mature.

>>14102706
For fifty fucking dollars a bottle it better be fucking good.

>>14102603
But, for the same price I would rather get Russell's Reserve Single Barrel.

>>14102706
Hennessy VSOP is fine but not great, especially for its price. You're better off going for a smaller cognac house, or (if you're really smart) going for armagnac, where you can get 20+ year aged spirits for less than an XO of one of the big cognac houses.

american whisky goes straight into the trash

>>14102706
>Hennessy is completely fine
it's really not, it's saccharine and fumy
even shit like courvosier/martell are better than hennessey

>>14095853

whiskey sour with a shot of Frangelico is always solid

>>14102756
I'm not sure I'll ever get into Cognac, don't have it in me to drop $50 on a bottle I'd potentially hate. You can get a lot of whiskies in smaller bottles just to try, I think the only Cognac companies that offer anything below 700mL is Hennessy, Remy Martel, and Courvoisier.

>>14101294
The best of all the peateds is Longrow.

>>14095853
nice job advertising brands for free

>>14102973
I would've never thought a sour and hazelnut would go together. Hm, I'll have to give it a try.

Retired beer and the latest revival of an old series, limited edition.
Ive popped my bottle of Blanton's, EH Taylor, etc., and will do the same when my boss sells me a bottle of Weller 12 and 107 Antique, Elmer T Lee, Mitchers 10yr, etc.. Purity was meant to be corrupted.

>>14103318
Look at this comfy lad.

>>14101061
Those stand up glass humidors are terrible. Do yourself a favor and never store anything in it you don't mind tossing

>>14103341
tl;dr the problems for us son.

>>14103318
>>14103328
I can't say I'm a fan of speculating whiskey, seems very chintzy to me. Plus cigs.

I think your boss it taking advantage of you.

>>14103360
Smoke

>>14103360
IMO, whisky speculation and bottle-flipping are absolute abominations that corrupt the spirit of spirits, which is taste and not money. When all you prioritise is image, then image is what you're going to get, hence the overmarketed garbage currently pushed out by some distillers and obscene frauds like refilled Pappy bottles.

>>14101198
The maxim for drinkers should always be drinking better, not more.

>>14102995
Everybody knows those brands, and they pretty much all suck.

>>14102603
Weird, but appealing. Old tub bib, if you should spot it, has like a rum funk on it. I like it a lot.
>>14102768
Or, just don't drink it.
>>14102987
Try bandy. If you don't like brandy, you won't like cognac.
>>14103514
I did buy up every bottle i could find when one of my first loves got discontinued. If I never open another bottle, at least my heirs will have something unusual, like the bottle of 8 star my grandpa had. That's a special whiskey.

>>14097530
>You have ingredients to flavor your liquor
There are high quality liqueurs that are substantially better than adding fresh fruit to a cocktail.
>For gin you should choose two levels
Yea, the gin and tonic level and the sipping level. Tanquerey is not good enough to be sipping on. I'd suggest you go for something with a local botanical or something barrel aged.
>Bacardi is just fine as a clear rum
You don't need clear rum and vodka
>Plain Capt Mo is just fine as a dark rum
If you're going to be mixing dark rum you probably want something that goes better with coke ala Rebellion Bay. You may also want a nicer sipping rum.
>You should have a clear and dark tequila
You don't need any tequila, but if it's your jam get one you like to sip on.
>Just get shelf plain vodka
And a water filter

If your collection is just for you to drink you should seriously try to shrink it down. You want just enough options to keep from getting bored, and then change it up regularly so you can keep it fresh and keep experimenting. Also you want to be buying regularly, not in a lump sum when 20 bottles hit zero, forcing you to buy off sale.
If your collection is for entertaining guests seriously cut down on spirits. 5 dark and 5 light spirits is false versatility in the face of someone who drinks beer or wine. It'd be like throwing out that whole collection and replacing it with an old and new world Shiraz, Cabernet Sauvignon, Merlot, Pinot Noir, Sauvignon Blanc, Chardonnay, Pinot Gris, Riesling, Sparkling White, Rose and expecting everyone who comes over to be happy.

>>14104602
Literally no one sips gin.

>>14104608
People who like gin sip gin.
Of course not that many people get into gin because it has the weakest correlation between price and quality of any beverage. But good sip worthy gin is out there.

Confess you sin.

Starting to try bourbon and bought bulleit.
Overestimated myself, drank too much and felt like shit the next day.
I poured it away.
I poured good bourbon away because of my own mistake.

>>14095860
>caring what other people think about the drinks you enjoy
mmmhmmm now that's what i call manly

R8

>>14104706
>bourbon
>good

>>14098093
>Peerless
Why do people buy such overpriced average whiskey?

>>14100029
tequila (and other agave spirits like mezcal) basically taste like white pepper with notes of funky smoky herbaceousness and sometimes tropical fruits and agave nectar. Its not everyone's cup of tea but it certainly isn't "Mexican jizz" like this >>14100046 retard assumes. Go try a decent mezcal and if you like the flavor then continue onward.

>>14101359
I really like a good limoncello.

>>14104706
Bulleit is not that good, although I really enjoyed the batch strength. Sad that Diageo (their owner) took over the Stitzel-Weller site to use as a brand center, they'd make way more money converting it into a boutique distillery and try to replicate older bourbon production styles.

>>14104629
>People who like gin sip gin.
Do they fuck. You're mental

>>14104602

Whenever a subject comes up with maturity goalposts for young men, you get a bunch of responses like this which have nothing to do with the original question and everything to do with someone eager to show they've gained some knowledge of the subject.

No one cares what phase of discovery you're in, this post isn't about you.

Unlike other responders to my posts, you didn't add anything to the conversation.

I am a perennial g&t drinker and we know what you said and contradicted yourself with:
>gin because it has the weakest correlation between price and quality of any beverage

Seagram's is fine, Tanqueray is popular for a reason. It is fantastic straight or mixed.
To repeat for those whose balls are still descending from their lower abdomens: OP is having guests over, so Tanqueray is absolutely required. You pretty much have to have No. 7, Tanqueray, Capt Mo, Bacardi, and Cuervo among your collection.

Adults who have decades of party experience know this.

Oh, it's fine to have meme-drinks in your collection, that is not what this thread is about.

Now back to your entry-level office job, Trevor, where you can prove to other 24 year olds how mature you are by your discriminating taste in beverages.

Thank god this is not a beer thread, when I would have to explain why Busch Light is one of the finest beers made on the planet and why eventually you too will begin to settle on a mass-produced pilsner or lager as your staple, instead of your latest bullshit stout.

Thanks for being here, I felt like age-mogging on a smooth-faced faggot this morning and here you showed up. No, that beard doesn't hide the fact you're practically a girl.

>>14104608
You're right, it's pretty rare, although gin is gaining some traction after years of pushing. It is literally industrial ethanol flavored with berries, and that's how it started in Industrial England. So when craft beer, vineyards, and craft liquors started saturating the market, Gin is the obvious entrepreneur's choice.
So there's been a push on gin, and most of it is forgettable. This is because gin is quite literally a manufactured taste and the best ones define the market. So meme gins don't gain traction.
People are beginning to sip gin and some always have, it's skipped a couple generations, but it's all irrelevant because what this >>14104602 skink didn't understand is that OP is trying to flesh out a guest collection and in that case you are 100% correct: literally no one sips gin and if they do, they had better be used to sipping Tanqueray or they can gtfo. A gin drinker that would turn their nose up at Tanqueray is someone to avoid.

You young guys are missing half the point of even having liquor in the house. >>14104602 <---- that girl has no idea what it's about kek

>>14105911
I like gin but Tanqueray was by far the worst one I have tried. Even the cheap 7 bucks one from the supermarket was better (though honestly that one was way too good for its price).

>>14105455
On the whole, youve wasted your money.

>>14105881
>seethe

no mention of jim beam red stag in this thread = worthless thread

>>14106077
check'd and quite clearly not a seethe. It was a direct repudiation and I stomped on him, and left no room for rejoinder. That's why you said 'seethe'.
You're probably a lefty refugee from /pol/ who is trying to dilute the definition of 'seethe'.

>>14095978
>>knob creek
>it's all I drink!

is there something like ratebeer but for liquor? i wanna write some reviews on the shit i drink.

>>14104608
I sip sloe gin after dinner sometimes
it's tasty

>>14106716
distiller.com or flaviar, but as you'd expect the community for both is pure cancer

you're better off keeping a journal or an excel spreadsheet

>>14095974
Imagine being so sensitive you can't spot the most obvious bait in the world

>Hennessy is completely fine and there is absolutely nothing wrong with it.

>>14095978
tincup is some of the worst whisky i've tried. After drinking it I looked up what other people thought and the way they described the finish was spicy and cinnamon like when really it just taste chemical fumes and particle board

Post your stimulus whiskey

>>14095853
How do you get a collection together without just drinking it all first?

>>14107200
do you like it?

>>14107254
Yes, its not silky smooth as black label but has more taste and for 5 bux more its a good bargain I think since its all malt whiskies.

>>14107287
So you're saying that's a $42 bottle of whiskey? I thought it was like $200 or is that blue lable?

I happen to love Johnny Walker Black and all of the single-malt hipsters that try to down it are just displaying what insufferable idiots they are. Hitchens' defense of JWB is that b/c it's blended, it's always the same, always reliable, and always available. He is right and I've used the same argument to defend my love of Busch Light.

>>14107372
it's 50, in my area black label has a price hike from 45-55 depending on the liquor store and its been that way since I moved here 2 years ago. not sure why, is it nationwide this high?

>>14107399
Yeah, it' s Blue I'm thinking of, $214/5th state minimum here.

Green is $53/5th
Black is $35.70/5th

I might have to try green label I thought it was out of my league. Is it $18 better than black?

>>14107418
its been so long since I've had black because of the price hike but I think its worth a try at the very least if you enjoy black label. 15 year old blend of single malts for 50 is pretty good bargain i think.

>>14107441
I need to make more money so that I can drink better. Maybe next month I'll get JWG and see. That $45 L10 is calling my name but I think I'll resist the single-malt meme a bit more.

>>14107459
I was thinking of trying that but they didn't have it at my store and ardbeg was 5 bux more than i had on me so I put that back and got green label. I'm happy with my choice.

>>14107467
Do you drink it neat?
I think blended should go on the rocks so it broadens out the flavors. I heard that at a bar once and it's true. Something else the online single-malt snobs look down on: the ice should melt, to provide varying dilutions through the life of the glass.
I think what happens is people are repulsed while acquiring the scotch taste, especially islays, and they think it should be that hard all the way through.
The only right way to drink whiskey is the way you like it. I like mine with the big home-sized ice cubes, not the little ones and not the big goofy ball. Scotsmen used to actually take cold rocks out of the stream with dripping water to cool their whiskey. Dilution is part of the point of it.

>>14107529
Yeah, I've never had good luck with ice and whiskey even if it was fresh ice from filtered water it just always made it taste weird and watery too me, especially if its bourbon

>>14095978
oooo monkey shoulder

>>14096070
union kinda slaps in my onion

>>14098093
yo is that a dead guy logo i spy

Add vermouth

>>14107372
>its always the same
>always reliable
>always available

Thats a pretty shit set of requirements.

>>14105881
>this post isn't about you
You just made it about me
>you didn't add anything to the conversation
You're conversing with me in this post
>contradicted yourself
Just because there's a poor correlation between price and quality doesn't mean quality doesn't exist. It just means you'll have to honestly seek it out instead of just throwing money at the problem.
> OP is having guests over, so Tanqueray is absolutely required
Now who's the child?

>>14106295
Apparently you were triggered hard. And you're projecting Again. What is your problem?

>>14105455
Good common denominator liqour. Gives you a point of reference if you can say what you like about each, you can ask for recommendations.
>>14105607
Never tried a sweet mash, it's barrel proof, and I hadn't seen it at a bar. Was only like $50. It's not bad. Maybe a year of being open will help it out.
>>14105881
Well said. Completely out of place in the shit flinging that is /ck/. Good call on Busch light btw, one of my favorites. Also, barrel aged aquavit is certainly a sipping beverage, and a cousin of gin.
>>14107173 I liked it. Let it breathe for a few months though.
>>14107203 I dunno, maybe not be a degenerate?
>>14107759 Good eye. It's on the odd side, which is a decent portion of my collection. It was a gift from a whiskey friend, we trade bottles sometimes. Little bit of grape skin on the nose, beeswax honey and mint, sawdust. Lots of honey on the first sip, some oak/ hickory forest floor. More sawdust and beeswax on the nose. Good oak second sip, heat on the outside of my tongue. Lingering clover. Big round finish on the last take, herbaceous on the backside, bit of grappa hit on the lead. Beery clover and mint. Like i said, an odd one. Could have sworn I picked up hops on the first few go rounds though. Thanks for reading my blog.

>>14107898
...says the 24 year old kid
When you're not a novice drinker as you are now, Bunny, come back and let us know your opinion. Until then excuse me while I ditch your opinion into the commode where it belongs.
Next you'll be telling me your opinions on politics and religion, you puppy.
>>14107765
>another bearded soyjack reporting in

Isn't it a school nite? Don't you kids have stuff to do like brushing your teeth and going to bed?

>>14107898
Universality is good for common experience and language, fuck ass.

>>14107967
Once youve tasted a few more things, you'll understand.

>>14107970
If the common experience is drinking shit beer, whats the point.

>>14107962
fffuuuuuark i need to get my grubby little claws on some that sounds tight

>>14107988
Checked and because everyone starts drinking shit, at least 99% of America, because Busch, Jack Daniels, and barefoot can be bought everywhere. If you like Busch, you'd probably like other lagers. If you like jack, you can up it to dickel. If you like barefoot, that's fine, i don't get much into wine.

>>14108002
Ymmv. It's been open a while. Most of my stuff gets opened, tried, and sits on the self a month or a couple years, then gets revisited. If it's really hot when you open it, letting it sit can be very beneficial. E.H. Taylor was great out the gate though.

>>14107918
>Now who's the child?
You, for being a blind consumerist who thinks that their social position is defined by the things that they buy.
>>14107988
>If the common experience is drinking shit beer, whats the point.
chek'd little Adolf
It's unfortunate that you have this narrow view, Biusch is excellent beer. It is light and refreshing, you can drink it from 6am to 2am without puking, passing out, or blacking out. The hangovers are very minimal due to the high water content and quality production with low methanol and other contaminant.
Because Busch is so bland, it goes with everything, I haven't found a food it doesn't enhance. It also doesn't demand anything of you and the final beer at night is as refreshing as the first one at 10am on a fishing trip.

Understanding these qualities is a way for you to demonstrate your sophistication and have people respect you for not assigning a value system which is directly proportional to the price tag.

Consumer Elitism is the lowest form of discrimination, we've all fallen victim to it. I hope you someday outgrow this phase and join us in appreciating all of the quality this world has to offer, and not just consumer products.

Happy drinking my friend, I do enjoy these exchanges as I learn so much from guys like>>14107962 but unfortunately, not guys like you. I'd rather learn from you than argue about Cooonsooomerism.

>>14095853
>all that sugary shit
That's the most basic bitch collection ever.

>>14095853
The Cuervo Gold
The fine Colombian
Make tonight a wonderful thing

>>14108248
I love my collection of cheap bourbon. Granted, traveling through Kentucky nets me opportunities others don't have, but some $10 bottles are leagues above $50-$100 bottles. Sorry, I won't share details, there's way too many memes, and just listen to recommendations on bottom shelf. There's gems out there, and I'm still pissed at heaven hill over the 6 year bib to 7 year with a freaking 175% price increase.

>why yes, I add water or ice to my whiskey, how could you tell?

>>14108248
You know your beer is shit when you resort to defending it by calling it bland.

any shumba drinkers here?

>>14108524
>>14108543
>we define our being via product discrimination
You are both soul-less husks.
I pity you.

>>14095853
Get scotch, mix 1:1 with amaretto- godfather
Buy campari and sweet vermouth, make negronis or boulevardiers.
Gin, club soda and fresh lime - gin rickey.

Get some tequila and make palomas.

>>14108833
>88
>33
heil

>>14108248
>You, for being a blind consumerist who thinks that their social position is defined by the things that they buy
I literally said to disregard price. And you accuse me of being elitist?
You said he Must Have Tanqueray. You're the brainwashed consumer trying to buy status.

>Understanding these qualities is a way for you to demonstrate your sophistication and have people respect you for not assigning a value system which is directly proportional to the price tag
Now you're holding the opposite position in an argument with another guy in the same breath. And you're applying the exact same elitism in reverse. You think you're socially above people for having beaten the system with a couple of value for money purchases.

Stop overcompensating, you 24 year old child.

>>14101359
I love this stuff

I never had a collection of alcohol. Just binged whatever new bottle i had just purchased and got something different when it was empty. 2 months sober hopefully it sticks this time