/ck/ - Food & Cooking

I like ardbeg uigaedail

Canadian. I like the sweetness. I drink Rich & Rare with water.

>>14360102
i once drank a pint of R&R then fingerbanged a curvy girl up against a piece of drywall wall so hard it cracked.

She and I never spoke again.

Old forrester if I'm having it nearby or on the rocks. Bulleit rye for an old fashioned

>>14360128
*neat

>>14360128
I got a bottle of 1920 and its nice.

>>14360034
I got memes into buying a bottle of this because of this board, and it is inferior in every way to Makers Mark, Jack Daniel's, and even Bushmills although Bushmills is different

>>14360102
Rich and Rare with Pepsi is sensational. However Canadian Host with Dr. Pepper is the patricians choice

>>14360034
>Ah, I see you're a man of culture as well.

wild turkey

>>14360533
>>14360034
I'm having this tonight as well. It's good
>>14360102
How is Crown Royal compared to American bourbons? I'm either trying that next or Bulleit. The idea of "Canadian whiskey" kind of turns me off but if it's good, I'll try it

>>14360736
There's basically two kinds of Canadian whisky, bland inoffensive stuff like Crown Royal which are popular only because they were the only potable alcohol in North America during prohibition, and proper rye whisky which is less popular because not many people like rye.

Bulleit is pure corn juice btw. Very sweet.

>>14360757
>Bulleit is pure corn juice btw. Very sweet.
What the hell. The mash bill says it's on the lower end of corn and higher rye. The woodford reserve I'm drinking now has more corn

>>14360771
That might be true for their rye bottle. I've only had the bourbon.

>>14360777
Obviously the rye is high rye but the bourbon is still 28% rye. It's not Jack Daniels

>>14360781
Well, I've only had JD and Bulleit for bourbon. JD is undrinkable paint thinner and Bulleit was sweet corn juice.
I usually stick to scotch and rye though so maybe I'm biased.

Only the cheapest of cheap, honestly for 13 bucks a bottle it's not bad.

>>14360736
crown Royal is overpriced swill, for the most part. some folks claim that their northern harvest rye is good but I haven't tried it and their track record with me is so shit that I have no desire to.

Lot40, Caribou Range, the higher end Forty Creeks, all great Canadian whiskies: as a rule try to avoid Canadian whisky that advertises itself as such. It's usually code for "cheap mixer"

>>14360870
That's a terrible rule of thumb and your own list ignores it.

>>14360523
never got the love for WR. I mean it's FINE but really nothing to write home about, especially in its price bracket.

>>14360801
I always keep a bottle of this on hand for mixed drinks. excellent for the price.

>>14360875
should have specified. you'll find good Canadian ryes in the rye whisky section at decent liquor stores. the "Canadian" section will be full of cheap swill

>>14360903
I'm not convinced.

>>14360801
Have some dignity. At least spend a few extra dollars for the 100.

Grabbed an ardbeg blaack and a wolf burn morven recently, both pretty good yeah. Tried the morven earlier at a festival and I'm looking forward to their other offerings.

>>14360034
>tfw even lower-tier whiskey is like $30 around here thanks to ridiculous liquor taxes
Being a leaf is fucking suffering

>>14360999
Think of it this way: two cocktails at a bar is also like $30, so buying the bottle whole is actually saving money!

>>14360801
bought a bottle of the 10 year SB, we'll see if it's worth the price tag

>>14360999
Are you in Nova Scotia? Fucking worst prices even in canada.

>>14361059
Alberta, Alberta Premium is about the cheapest whiskey you can get at $27, how bad is it over in NS?

>>14360034
Alcohol is for underage faggots. Take your shitty dude weed threads elsewhere.

What happens to the flavor of whisky (particularly islay) in a flask? Have you tried it? Does not being able to smell it decrease your enjoyment of the flavor?

Hail to the king, baby.

>>14360999
I wish it were possible to by a bottle of whisky that cheap.

>>14360034
im about to quit alcohol for good. wish me luck boys.

>>14361783
>Does not being able to smell it decrease your enjoyment of the flavor?
For some whiskies it definitely does, yes.
I would never put something like a Laphroaig in a flask. Both because I want to sniff it before I sip it, but also because it just doesn't feel like a flask kind of whisky.
I've never noticed the taste itself being changed by the flask I use. I mostly put fairly cheap and uncomplicated stuff in it since it's not really for sipping and enjoying in the same was as having a glass at home is. Fairly often it ends up in my coffee anyway. Glenfiddich, Tullamore De, Ballantine's, Grants, Jameson... stuff like that. Those tend to go on sale here pretty often and when they do I grab a bottle and use that to have in the flask.
Save the good stuff for when you can really appreciate it.

>>14361102
Based, real adults are into jenkem.

I like normal whiskey and bourbon but I'm more of a rye man myself.

>>14360903
what if i live in canada?

>>14362148
what if I put laphroiag in it, but poured it into dixie cups for me and a pal at work to sip?

I like BYOBing but not a whole bottle that I'm not going to finish

>>14363043
There's no reason why you shouldn't.
It's not going to eat a hole in the flask or anything. I don't know why you're bothering asking about it all.

when are we going to address this man's rampant antisemitism?

https://youtu.be/guGMH9Kn_ys?t=465
https://youtu.be/ij2eEhE9r4E?t=311

>>14362435
The most rye I've had is a bourbon with 35% rye mash and I prefer it to cornier bourbon. Kind of curious about bulleit rye but at 95% rye I don't know what to expect

>>14363216
>antisemitism

Here in California, we've learned that there's nothing wrong with being anti-Jew, because they run over innocent Muslim babies and tie them to tanks and blow them up for fun.

Jews need to pay Muslims reparations.

>>14363225
At that percentage it's going to be "spicy", it'll have a bite to it like a good ginger beer.

>>14363216
he doesn't even come close. "and tha's foine, people have an option as to whether they buy them."

Based Ralfy supporting individual agency and responsibility.


What are the 5 best whiskys for drinking in the hot Michigan summer and 5 best for the cold, cold mitten winter?

>we have to get rid of aunt jemima and uncle ben cause it's racist!
>meanwhile, in japan...

>>14364041
How do they keep getting away with it?

DYC.

1,5 litres, 16,90€.

Fantastic for the average macho.

>>14364041
I would buy it just to keep it on my shelf and laugh at with my white friends

>>14363718
Laphroaig 10 is unironically a good summer dram.

I like Gibson.

Very smooth.

>>14360034
Whiskey is the reason for the US two-party political system, but I still like it.

>>14361882

About to pour me some of this.

>>14360533
>Femine hands
>Manicured nails
Show bobbies

>>14360034
Tried pic related for the first time recently and it tastes like pretty much every other bourbon I've ever had, not really distinct in any way. I've got some mixed in a flask with a bit of Wild Turkey and I can't really tell the difference between the WR, the WT, or the mix. Really like Four Roses in terms of bourbon though and am thinking about trying their small batch or single barrel.

>>14365038
Why do you carry a flask? Who even does that anymore? Do you wear a pocket watch and a monocle, too?

>>14365046
I keep in my backpack when I go fishing.

>>14364041
based maji

>>14362148
>For some whiskies it definitely does, yes.
For all food and drink it does. People with no sense of smell can't taste jack shit.

>>14360034
I've had to dial down my whiskying since I lost my job but I picked this up on sale yesterday.
It's ok, the marketing promises a lot more smoke than is in there though, it's mainly just a sherried single malt. Still tasty, just misleading.

>>14367209
These new HP designs look like someone from reddit started a wine company.

More of a rum guy but I like this.

maker's makes the pain go away

>>14367240
tried it recently. was quite disappointed. but I guess you get what you pay for

>>14360870
>Lot40
>Caribou Range
>better than Wreyford
Hahahahahahahhaa

Since the shutdown I've lost my job and become a horrific alcoholic.
My fiance says I need to stop.
Sorry anons.

>>14364108
Truly my exact thoughts

>>14360034
Actually in my shelf
Carlyle
Old Parr
Gentleman Jack
Jack Daniels

>>14360109
That's basically the standard RR experience

>>14361082
35$+ for a 750ml bottle of something drinkable. 12 bottles of beer is 26$ at the low end

>>14363225
It's going to make you poop

>>14361059
I am, and my whiskey cabinet is empty as a result. :((( Going to snag some Writers' Tears once there's a sale on or I have some spare cash, whichever's first.

>>14368129
Alberta Premium is $27 at the NSLC where the hell are you shopping?

>>14360999
How do you survive? I would be clamoring to move to the US or UK just for the money aspects.

>>14368191
Nobody here is clamouring to move to the US these days, boss, no matter how much they like liquor

UK sounds good tho

>>14368263
If you're under 60 and that afraid of corona you might have fallen for the meme

>>14368290
Sure thing, Qtard, enjoy drowning in your own lung juice

>>14368310
>tiny fraction of a percent of healthy people have complications
>better crash the economy, set precedents for draconian laws, and throw away multiple years of my youth for this

>>14368191
it aint that bad, im in quebec and the prices r about the same.

as long as youre not some gook from t*ronto or van life over here is fine.

>>14368558
*same as the nova scotia anon

I'm on my last two pours of woodford double oak barrel pick from a local store tonight. I didn't really like it at first but it's really grown on me and I like it a lot and I'm going to miss it when it's gone.

>>14369636
oak funk is the bomb
https://youtu.be/332SqqV-buk

>>14368191
>>14368263
Trust me I'd love to move to the US for the booze and the guns, but you guys only take in third worlders.

>>14360034
My great great aunt died a couple of years back, and being that she was born in 1914, she had aome old ass stuff. Including two unopened bottles of Napoleon Cognac from the 1940s. We opened one, and its the best alcohol I've ever had, bar none.

For more regular consumptin (ei a glass every sunday night), Lagavulin 16 is my go to

>>14367240
Grouse is only good if it's naked

>>14368186
Depends what you like I guess.

I actually don't understand how people can tolerate anything not from islay

>>14361882
you fucking faggots got me hooked on this shit, it is all I drink. My roommate and neighbor even know WT101 is "my drink".

>>14360034
I absolutely adore Islay Scotch whisky and American rye whiskey.

I love bourbon whiskey and even some Tennessee whiskies (but fuck Jack Daniel's), hell, I'll even enjoy F R O N T I E R whisky like Stranahan's (which is basically Scotch in the Rockies)

Even the Jap whiskies are cool. They're effectively Scotch, but made with even more autism.

If I had to drink a single spirit for the rest of my life it'd be Old Granddad 114. It's overly potent, super harsh, but so flavorful and has a strong character that cannot be replicated by inferior foreigners.

this is pretty nice

>>14360109
>I drank R&R
>tells story like anon’s

Nothing out of the ordinary here.

Personally I prefer the big shaggie itself. Affordable where I am ($25)

Rate my current shelf /ck/:

-Ardbeg 10
-Michter’s Kentucky Straight Bourbon
-Yamazaki 12
-Singleton
-Connemara
-Lismore 15
-Buffalo Trace

>>14360053
smoky boy. Nice lineup, i love the aberlour.

>>14361004

this shit addicting.

>>14371073
sometimes it's nice to drink things besides fruity campfire

>>14369769
Damn, nice. Treasure the other bottle and pass it down.

>>14371144
>35% abv
>added flavoring
This is why nobody takes Canadian whisky seriously

currently have
>ledaig 10 yo
>bruichladdich port charlotte
>longrow peated
>lagavulin 16 yo
really love the longrow, lagavuilin is lovely too
i'd be interested in something even peatier - something smokier and saltier/seaweed-y
also looking to try other scotch in general - what's worth trying?

>>14363225
Its good value. pretty mild desu

>>14371073
Such a "I found out about that place called Islay just yesterday" thing to say

tried this recently and it was good, don't need water or anything in it
>>14361004
it is now full circle

>>14368186
You may be right but
>buying alberta premium
Besides glenora I'm not sure if anyone else makes whiskey, however there are a lot of other good distillers around

>>14371836
Literally nothing wrong with berta preem

>>14369636
I felt that way about the standard Woodford Reserve. Didn't care for it at first, but it's really grown on me. Like it better than the Knob Creek I've got here.

>>14371641
Ardbeg? Caol Ila ?

>>14371816
I grabbed myself a bottle of Toki around Christmas time since it was the first time I've seen it where I live. Wasn't my favourite, but was still very drinkable. Not sure it was worth the "premium" price the shitty LCBO was charging.
My dad brought this one back for me when my parents were in the UK last year. One of my favourites and I'll never get it again.

Can anyone explain to me how bourbon increases in alcohol content during maturation? Like wtf, do Americans really?

i like scotch whisky, but any beverage with more than 40% stisfy me

>>14372291
Maybe if the water of the bourbon evaporates? Depending on how it is stored if it is too hot or warm

I had Tullamore Dew once and I liked it.

>>14364914
>Manicured nails

are you fucking retarded?

>>14364914
have you ever seen a woman's hands?

>>14360757
>>14360771

Bulliet is in fact not 100% corn. It's something like 70% corn, 25% Rye, and 5% Barley.
I believe their rye is 95% Rye and 5% Barley.

Can confirm about Canadian whisky as well. Basically all of it is candy shit, or tastes like nothing. Damn near everything that's primarily corn (Which is damn near all of it) has a cloying syrupy sweetness that just comes off the wrong way. Gibson 12 is about the most tolerable thing that has it. Lot 40 is good though.
If you can get your hands on Japanese whisky without overpaying for it, the Nikka Coffey Grain is basically just what Canadian whisky should be.

>>14371816
For me it’s suntory toki. It’s like $30 for 750ml here and it’s amazing for that price.

>>14371952

>Premium LCBO Prices
>$60

You should try scotch, starting prices for anything drinkable is $60, $80 if it's from Islay.
LCBO is a scam and I have no idea how the province hasn't tried to get rid of it.

>>14372513
These are some bitchmade hands if you ask me

>>14372533
Bourbon only needs 51% corn and to be aged on oak

>>14372606

That's mostly correct, but irrelevant. We're discussing the specific mash bill, not the legal minimum for the classification.

I like cheap Japanese whiskey.

Most recently I tried Kirin's Pure and Mellow Riku Land Discovery. It's pretty nice.

Balcones from Waco, TX was surprisingly great. I visited their tasting room 2 years ago and have been a big fan ever since. I recommend trying to get some if you like bourbon.

>>14364041
God damn could japanese whisky be any more based?

>>14371816
Yes this was quite good and I found it on sale for $25 cash. Got it for my brother in law as a gift too, its pretty nice and light.

>>14373165
I was lucky enough to try their whole line. I think True Blue was the best of the lot, cheapest too.

>>14364041

>>14364491
Elaborate

>>14373211

prefer this one.

This is interesting. Fresh grassy notes

>>14360053
Talisker

>>14360053
Excellent selection. You are my nigger.
The Oogie is particularly fine.

>>14371641
if you're looking for more peat, the ardbeg specialty lines are the most peaty, as well as the octomore series. Both get expensive quickly though.

Give Tomatin a try. Underrated distillery and still pretty cheap.

>>14360422
Shits fantastic. One of my favorites

>>14373701
all these new mick distilleries popping up

>>14360533
That other anon's (You) is the absolute reason why you should cut your nails desu.

Is barrel proof/cask strength a meme? Isn't proofing down whisky to an acceptable abv that maintains flavor while producing suitable drink ability part of whisky production? Do producers just use it to give underaged NAS whiskies the flavor/aroma strength that they would need to age longer for?

>>14374530
>Do producers just use it to give underaged NAS whiskies the flavor/aroma strength that they would need to age longer for?
Sometimes yes but the example you posted is 12 years old. Besides, higher proof is always preferable.

>>14374546
>higher proof is always preferable.
There comes a point where the alcohol is too high to even taste the flavor

>>14374593
That's just wild speculation on your part.

>>14374597
Do you know what alcohol is?

>>14372419
>>14372513
Calm down, sweatie. It's 2020, you can be a girl if you want.

>>14374593
I'm seconding >>14374593 I've had Jack Daniel's Single Barrel Barrel Proof that was 65%, and while I could get the bananas foster flavor people talk about, It was legitimately painful to sip straight, and I didn't enjoy drinking it. When I added water to proof down the taste went to shit.

>>14374593
You get used to it if you drink high proof alcohol enough. You can always just add water.

>>14375073
In general I find that bourbon that is less than 90 proof is generally less flavorful for whatever reason. Someone said that it’s because the alcohol is where a lot of the flavor is dissolved in.

*ahem*

>>14371209
7/10
Buffalo Trace is overrated because of Weller and Pappy.
I'm glad you have a variety of whiskies from around the world.
You should balance the bourbons though, and I can't say much from a scotch standpoint. But I don't believe Mitchers and Buffalo Trace balance well if you're going to have bourbon at all.

You should have a bottled in bond, a full proof, a sour mash, a wheated, and then a cheapy. This here is my personal favorite. Give it a try if you never have, just know there's a good reason it isn't sold in anything less than a fifth (to my knowledge).
>Kentucky was the 15th U.S. state, admitted to the Union on June 1, 1792, after the American Revolutionary War.

>>14375319
the irony is 1792 is owned by sazerac, but I agree it's a much more robust bourbon overall

>>14375319
I like this too.

>>14368329
>t.retard

>>14377015
>>14377059
you ruined your flex with your own faggotry

Having some Highland Park 10 right now.

I've only ever had single malt scotch. What is blended scotch like? It can't be that bad

>>14360546
101 or the regular
I like the 101

>>14360034
my favorite whisky is vodka

Just had a Tomatin Wood, Kilchoman Sanai is up next and I'll get my blood alcohol level to dangerous heights with Black Snake. Still trying to figure out if I should just stick with neat.

Guys I just started drinking/enjoying whisky in december. But I quit all booze as a challenge for 2020. I still bought some bottles though because I was so excited about discovering a new hobby. When 2021 gets here, what should I open first:
- aberlour abundah
- ardbeg uigaedail
- port charlotte islay barley
- lagavulin 12 '18
- springbank 12
- old pulteney

Better yet, what order should I open them, and what should I buy next?

>>14378637
Ask again in 2021

>>14378238
it's good, too. Just buy Monkey Shoulder.

>>14378640
But the us will have fallen to lawlessness or facism by then and my collection will be stolen by raiders or the DJTNKVD by then. I want to fantasize now while I still have the bottles

>>14375160

Higher proof mostly just means that the producer didn't water it down so much before bottling it. It isn't "more alcohol means more flavor", just "Less dilution means more whisky"

>>14378854
You're wrong

>>14379111

I like your citation

>>14371209
I love Buffalo Trace, hard to beat for the price.

Sazerac is my most recent favorite value whiskey.

4 roses sb tastes like flowers, dill and tea to me. is this normal?

>>14379111
how do you think it gets from 55% abv in the barrel to 40% in the bottle?

>>14379367
No, about less flavor

>>14379412
You really think watering it down doesn't make it taste weaker?

For me, it's the Crik

>>14379421

Can't beat a big ol glob of knob

>>14379421
that arm and my colon would make a perfect match

>>14379415
This is what I'm disagreeing with:

>>14378854
>It isn't "more alcohol means more flavor"

It follows that less alcohol doesn't mean less flavor, which is not true

>>14379502

I think that's a bit more pedantic than is required to explain why 45% tastes more strongly than 50%, particularly when the alcohol:other whisky compounds ratio doesn't change.

I think everyone knows that if you strip the ethanol out of something it doesn't taste the same. Be neat to see if adding everclear or something to a spirit makes it taste stronger though.

>>14379662
big hmmm

>>14360034
Lately I've been liking whiskeys from this section of the local liquor emporium

>>14379468
Ewwww!

obviously i can't afford all of these
what needs to make the cut alcoholi/ck/s?

>>14377015
Damn, nice tits.

>>14379468
You forgot to say no homo.

>>14380125
i'm a married man with 3 children who only occasionally engages in very specific forms of homosexual debauchery.

>>14361004
BASED

>>14379958
Of those I have tried the four Rose's single barrel. An extremely tasty bourbon

I got a 1.5 L off goPuff tonight. barefoot. it is so. bad. it's carbonated. but I'm drunk so hey

>>14380459
You look dead inside

>>14380530
*drunk. not that there isn't plenty to feel dead about these days

>>14380459
You look like one of these people who have real name Twitter accounts with blue checkmarks and post stuff about Trump or climate change.

>>14380552
I'm fascinated by Twitter and I have an account. I think it's creating an artifact that is influencing politics. or maybe I have it backwards

>>14380459
Shakes?

>>14380581
Alcohol is influencing my fist into your face faggot

>>14380593
nope, so far it seems that I don't have trouble managing it. currently actually drinking less. but it always is there ofcourse. the real issue is loneliness, drinking is a break from it.

>>14380599
you're like a baby to me

>>14375176
drinking this right now anon. I'm pretty new but I enjoy this.

>>14379958
Ardbeg and Four Roses, Abunadh has gotten too pricey even though it's very good

>>14380639
you might enjoy my wood, too.

>>14380654
Sorry I only fuck traps.

>>14380135
Hmm. Interesting.
You're probably me in the future, though, since I specifically want 3 children (like my mom did) and I do lurk and post on homo stuff from time to time, but not always, unironically.

>>14379958
I love an Ardbeg.
Nikka Coffee malt disappointed me. I like Japanese whisky for sure, but not one of the popular bottles has impressed me.
A'bunadh is great.
Arran is good ish. Cut it if you're looking to cut a few things.
Younger Glendronach has disappointed me. I imagine they're cheaping out on casks compared to other 100% sherry whiskys, or even sherry finished whiskys. Therefore I wouldn't risk the 15.
Four roses is outclassed on this list.
Caol Ila 10 is nice, but it lacks complexity. Perfect in blends, but otherwise not quite up to the Ardbeg/Laphroaig/Lagavulin standard. I don't imagine younger would be better.
Ardmore legacy is the worst peated whisky I've ever had. A real one note dram. But I have been impressed by older independent bottlings. I'd be keen.

>>14379502
>It follows that less alcohol doesn't mean less flavor, which is not true
Less alcohol doesn't mean less flavour. But it is an indication of less money being put into the product, which is correlated with a worse product.
Of any whisky brand I've ever tried Glengoyne has been the most consistent across their own range which I think makes for an excellent case study into the effects of ageing and abv. Anyway their cask strength tastes almost exactly the same as their 40% 10 year old.
It really shook up my previous opinion that cask strength whisky is worth more money. Now my thoughts are more along the lines of: you're buying a volume of flavourful liquid, only look at the volume, flavour, and price.

The current opinion also fits better with all the outlier bottles completely betraying expectations.

Bourbon is good from all price ranges. Scotch is good only starting with mid range price tier, the cheap stuff is tolerable for highball though

>>14378854
Only true if you dilute it yourself. Which you won't do because you are worse at it than the guy who filled the bottle, and the guy who filled the bottle decided that the abv in the bottle is best.
No distiller is stupid enough to bottle at the wrong abv and rely on people to dilute it to perfection instead of drinking it as is and sharing their correct opinion that it's shitter than the competition (because they consumed it at the wrong abv).

>>14378637
Springbank, old pulteney, aberlour, ardbeg, lagavulin, then port charlotte probably.
This is assuming you intend to drink from them all simultaneously, which is definitely the way to go.

>>14381388
>Bourbon is good from all price ranges
It's only good young and cheap, with some exceptions in the middle price range. There exists good stuff beyond that, but there's no value for money when compared to scotch.

>>14375694
FUCK SAZERAC

>>14361882
i looked at my bottle of this and noticed the master distiller's name is "jimmy russell" and I literally cannot stop thinking about the "are your jimmies rustled" gorilla image every time I pour some out

>>14377933
Having some highland park 16 later my man
>>14378238
>>14378238
Blended
>Malt
Is actually pretty good
Blended
>Scotch
is hit and miss. they make affordable daily sips though

>>14360546
I had a buy 2 get 1 deal for WT 81. Was it a good deal?

>>14381551
>teenkasia
RIP. The blue dildo video is still a fucking classic, though.

Been thinking of buying a new Islay bottle since I dried up 2 weeks ago. Do I save up for a bit more for a Lagavulin 16 so I can try it out, or should I just go for the old reliable Ardbeg 10?

>>14381677
Did she die?

>>14381551

my god. shes perfect.

>>14381689
Depends on how much more it costs. If it's not much give it a go. There's not too many old islays with a good peaty punch like Lagavulin.

Got Lagavulin 16 today. The only islay scotch other than Talisker 10 I had. Can't wait until it's evening hope it delivers.

>>14382165
Actually I meant the only smokey scotch other than Talisker... I know Talisker isn't islay.

>>14381694
Either that, or somehow disappeared to somewhere that obsessive porn enthusiasts could never find her, and I'm pretty certain that's impossible.

>>14360034
nigga whisky from the hood

>>14361783
it might get metallic if you leave it in there long enough. aside from that, itll be very warm

>>14381396
>>14381384
You're either retarded or really going the extra mile to get (you)'s.
In Whisky there's no elaborate reduction process involved during dilution like there is in Cognac.
Whether you're getting the legal minimum of 40% or 46%, is down to the manufacturer's decisions brought about on economic calculations not a question of quality. They're literally trying to figure out with how low of an ABV they can get away with without ruining the product completely.

>>14382342
Those are both critiques of cask strength, brainlet

>>14382381
Same principle applies, mongoloid.

>>14377275
Nice argument moron

Anybody tried the Glenfiddich projects (XX, IPA, Fire&Cane)? How do they compare to their age statement whisky?

>>14383136

I've had the three of them, the 12, and the 15.
They're all pretty good. A sweet peat treat worked out rather well, the IPA isn't so beer-y that it distracts from being a scotch, and the XX is a fruity mess that tastes like what someone who hasn't had Dalmore would expect Dalmore to taste like.
None of them are as generic applejuice as the AS bottlings, but they don't deviate so far as to be unrecognizably Glenfiddich.

>>14381551
From thumbnail it looks like cunny.

>>14373701
Yeah! It's not bad

>>14383136
Fire and Cane is trash

>>14383136
>beer whisky
sounds awful if you ask me

>>14371816
>weebsky

>>14384382

Surprisingly not. Jameson has a beer finished line called caskmates, and the stout version was actually pretty good. A bit creamy for my liking, but it was good.

>>14371641
How do you like the Ledaig 10? I'm thinking of buying a bottle (can't sample anywhere locally, so I'd be super happy to read your opinion).

If you're looking for something peatier and more seaweedy, try the Laphroaig 10. It isn't salty tho.

My current bottle. I was going through a bottle of various highland single malt scotches per week but then my job didn't come back because of the black plague and I got evicted. It's hard to consider finishing the bottle sitting in my one person suite. Probably save it for when I get hired somewhere. Or when I give up. We'll see.

Just bought this, liking it so far.

>>14361882
Bourbons are BUILT for old fashioned. Not for sipping. Also 4 roses>alll

>>14384951
You're built to fuck off.

>>14384954
Scotch btfo bourbons for sipping

>>14362435
This is my go-to. Rye is where its at, not sure why bourbon gets all the buzz

>>14384951
old fashioned is a rye drink tho

>>14385102
Rye is pure novelty, Bourbon is an institution.

>>14384600
we're all gonna make it brah

black velvet, dismiss it, but it's great

>>14383136
There's this one bottle shop, and I don't trust what they say because there's some real cunts there that will class check you then not let you taste pricey stuff, that said not to bother with the projects (particularly IPA) because it's just ruined old Glenfiddich.

>>14384600
>and I got evicted
We literally banned evictions nation wide.

>>14381695
>Look Reddit! I read The Art Of Manliness and made a cool man-picture!

>>14382193
Can't be that obsessive if they don't even follow her twitter account.

Is Johny Black pleb tier?

I know it's extremetly popular and mass produced but i find it good for its price point here (22 €)

>>14381695
shes gotta be like 80 by now

John Wayne drank Wild Turkey 101, Frank Sinatra drank Jack Daniels, Winston Churchill drank Johnny Walker Red

Anyone know the preferred whiskeys of other famous men?

>>14388593
I read Churchill's favorite drink was Hine cognac.

Good?

>>14388841
>45.5

why the lower abv tho?

>>14388903
It's for the Jap market

Not for every day but I love the salty smokey taste.

A 18yo Talisker was a revelation.
So any Scottish. Sky island at first or any high peat taste.

I remember a japanese one with an incredible cherry blossom scent (which not present when drunk).

>>14388841
>>14388903
fuck it i'm gonna order it despite the bad reviews, something tells me they're wrong.

>>14388593

IIRC Churchill took his Red Label as just a dash in his soda water. Probably because it's trash on its own.

>>14371165
>>14368109
Thanks yall, I was feelin bad about it

>>14385132
Elaborate

>>14384600
Please tell me how to enjoy macallan. It tastes cloying to me. I love uigaedail, laga. The balvenie is quite good. Not tryina insult, just genuinely curious

>>14391212
Preload your palate

>>14391223
with my cock that is.

>>14388593
>try to look up what Clint Eastwood drinks
>google says he doesn't drink liquor, doesn't smoke, and eats a vegan diet
What the fuck. He is 90 though, so I guess it's doing well. Just weird that the quintessential cowboy archetype doesn't even drink whiskey

>>1436797
Turn to Allah my friend.

I know this is a whiskey thread but I don't want to start a new thread for it.

How does brandy compare to whiskey? I was thinking of buying some cognac for the first time, either Martell VS or Remi Martin VSOP. I assume it's like whiskey in that it's a complex liquor that lends well to drinking neat.

I have an open bottle of RM VSOP and it's quite fruity, less oak driven. Pleasant enough to drink neat, got it as a present, probably wouldn't buy.
Obviously, grain or malt notes are absent here. I do get grapes, apples, pears and some spice, though.

>>14391684
Cool, thanks. The Martell is like $14 less than the Remi, so I might go with that if you think it's inferior to whiskey

>>14391727
I wouldn't say it's inferior just different.

test

Anything 10+ year old I really enjoy.

I never fuck with mixes though. It has to be straight up.

>>14379421
Not a bad whiskey.
I agree it's pretty nice.

>>14364041
I've got a bottle of this but I'm tempted to print this out and replace the label.

>>14379161
Agreed, haven't been able to find Buffalo Trace anywhere in months but I have four bottles of it at the moment because I anticipated a shortage so I'm not worried yet. Can't get Sazerac at all where I live but I went out of town this weekend and a liquor store by my hotel had a full shelf so I bought a few bottles to bring back, fuck distributors.

You guys are my only friends and I don't even like you

Fuck you

I'm crying

>>14391843

>>14391852
Some day, friend. but not tonight

>>14360523
The double oak is worth a try.

>made fresh carrot juice earlier, with a bit of ginger and clove
>decide to mix a bit with bourbon
>it's actually pretty nice
Well fuck me twice on Easter

>>14391968
Tastes kind of like a thinner textured eggnog

>>14391843
Same but with pretty much every board and thread that I only lurk on.
ALso, alcohol is literally making me cry at the thought of never having experiencing a gf of whom I would love with the deepest hert, mind, and soul and dedication that would break world records of commitment alnd love desu; Minami's new song doesn't help either.
>https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=766qmHTc2ro

>>14392555
Shit thread and wasted trips
Whiskey is best not aged like it was done over a hundred years ago
New age bottling is a marketing gimmick
Don't get taken for a sucker
Whiskey isn't special and bourbon is even worse corn crap

>>14392566
Hey man, I think you should go easy on the inflammatory speech.

Where should I start with whiskey to see if I want to get further into the more expensive brands?

>>14361882
>Wild Turkey
Nice. I need to burn through my Crown Royal before I spend more money on whiskey.
>lol you dumb
Yeah I know

>>14362435
A man of taste I see. Dickel and overholt are p good too if you ask me

>>14391172
Old red label was supposedly much better than the modern version

>>14392929
Cheaper brands.

>>14392929
mid-shelf stuff.

rotgot will taint your experience negatively and you can't appreciate the higher-end stuff when you're just starting.

>>14392929
Bourbon:
Evan Williams single barrel or bottled in bond
Wild Turkey 101

Rye:
Rittenhouse bib
Forrester rye

Is it possible to make black people understand that Hennessy is actually not a good cognac and they're overpaying just for the brand name?

Just tried Larceny. Pretty nice, but I'm a pussy and prefer a little bit sweeter. Where should I go from there?

>>14371073
>YESSSS ARDBEG IS THE BEST SECOND ONLY TO BALCONES OR CROWDED BARREL!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

>>14394689
Elijah Craig Small Batch

>>14373211
My Nikka!

This is Douglass and Todd a really great whiskey made in Minnesota. Not for beginners to bourbon style whiskey, but to the aficionado that wants to have the oaky flavors punch you in the face, one would be wise to get their hands on a bottle. It's even a mid price-point spirit that tastes like it ought to cost more. Like Buffalo Trace, this distillery puts a lot of craftsmanship into their final bottled product and they don't charge an arm and a leg.
>inb4 Buffalo Trace is overrated
Yeah, I get it, but for What BT costs per bottle you are still getting a pretty good whiskey that is actually affordable to be a daily drinker.

>>14394678
I work in a liquor store and it is difficult to change the minds of most black people to think outside the "henny" box. When they do, they usually go for the Remy Martin and D'Usse, which are at least VSOP. The real yak lovers listen to me and go for Hine VSOP which is the best cognac I sell (working class neighborhood, but not the ghetto).

My go-to is Evan Williams by 1792 and Woodford Reserve are reasonably priced good bourbon.

As for Irish whiskey I go for Bushmills and Tullamore Dew.

>>14396632
Much like Castle Danger, it's irrelevant how obscenely delicious their product is because I can't fucking get it where I live.

how come drinking the same whisky sometimes gives me a big kick taste-wise, and sometimes go down smooth as fuck? what does it depend on

>>14398275
what you eat along or prior to whiskey consumption has a massive effect on how you perceive taste. carbs and sugar are generally detrimental because they increase saliva production, lemons will amp up the sweetness and lower the alcohol burn, olives in brine are quite good for that, too.

>>14396643
Any rec for a good working class tier armagnac?

>>14360034
between four roses single barrel and tullamore dew. im not a gigantic whiskey fan, i prefer rum. pic rel is a good dominican rum but its gotten a little more expensive recently. wray and nephews i like because it tastes like bananas and gets you drunk quickly

>>14399852
(pic related oops)

I've drank the go to cheaper whiskey but want to get into it more. I just dont know where to start. Any tips?

>>14389364
Talisker is unironically an amazing distillery. Personally a huge fan of the Storm

Big fan of theirs.

Bourbon is King.

I have a question. Is Total Wine the cheapest place to buy a handle of Evan Williams Black? $19.99 fyi.

>>14400340
FUCK. Forgot to mention I’m in Houston.

>>14360034
depends, i find bourbon has a weird taste, I've tried most mainstream brands like jim bean and it almost feels like they taste salty to me.
if i plan to get drunk off whiskey i usually just buy a shitty sour mash like jack daniels since i like the harshness of it more, it tastes like crap to start with but the third or fourth shot in i start to get the nice throat tingling feeling.

>>14369741
agreed anon, i looked at the requirements to move there and it is legitimately easier to migrate from some shitty third world country than it is from the uk, canada and australia offer pretty good visa options though, maybe australia would be cool but I'm scared I'd be to much of a pussy to keep up with the austrlian blokes banter

>>14400183
>blended and packaged in sierra leone

this is in my freezer right now. Better than Jamo

>>14361882
fuck yeah

>>14379421
Noice

>>14391223
what does this mean?

>>14391629
Whiskey is distilled beer, cognac is distilled wine. Best description I can give you other than actually tasting. IMO the sugar/sweetness blows out most of the other more interesting flavors.

>>14391968
Sounds pretty good, ngl

>>14392929
get a bottle of laphroaig 10. Don't consume any liquids other than laphroaig or water until the bottle is finished. No shooting or (god forbid) chugging.

You won't like it, but you will learn to appreciate whisk(e)y

>>14392929
Pints and half pints lol, even 50mL's. These fuckers dont know whisky.

>>14360523
Woodford isn't my cup of tea but fuck off with this shit.

>>14360878
I feel the same way, I feel like people who praise it always talk about how smooth it is but it just tastes simple as fuck to me, and I tend to prefer spicy rye-heavy stuff so that could be part of it.