/ck/ - Food & Cooking

>>16465209
My favorite

>>16465209
I'm drinking rum tonite but you know when I run out I'm heading back to that sweet Mellow Corn.

Alcohol is for depressed losers

>>16465209

I always avoided glenallachie because of the retarded tribal font, is it any good?

>>16465539
some seem to be less impressed with some of the older aged bottles (15/18), but the 10 Cask Strength Batch 1-5's are pretty unanimously renowned as eloquent "sherry bombs". I was pleasantly surprised, as I was able to taste the different barrels pretty easily and the complexity takes you on a little ride every sip. pairs/mixes well with Ardbeg 10 as it is on the sweet side(slightly savory). I have the Batch 2 and its perfectly sippable(like a maltier/heavier Irish) at its abv although a few drops of water dont hurt if you are looking for more.

>>16465427
>Alcohol is for depressed losers
which came first, depression or alcohol?

>>16465427
So how much do you drink per night?

>>16465427
posting here isn't though

>>16465427
Winston Churchill says both "hi" and "in the morning you'll still be ugly."

>>16465658
thanks for the rundown, unfortunately looks like it's not available in my state, but I will keep an eye out for the cask strength

I picked up a bottle of Smokehead Supercharged because it was on heavy discount.
It's fucking amazing, and I immediately went out and bought another.
Hopefully the tacky arse bottle keeps the snobs away so that my gloriously under-priced cask strength single malt islay can stay cheap forever.

I haven't been able to guess the distillery though. I don't think it tastes like Ardbeg or Caol Ila, as most people assume.

>>16466475
Is this available stateside?

>>16465209
>makes whiskey thread
>bottled of generic plantation 5 year rum
You fool. This is a rum thread now.

>>16466531
I bought it in Australia so I'd assume so.
We don't exactly get region exclusives except lower abv versions of bourbon or rare SMWS barrels that were bought and aged here.

>>16465427
somebody please end my suffering, I can't take another fifty years of this

home from my late shift
sipping on one of my absolute favs that I don't see lots of talk about.

>>16466586
because this shit has become impossible to find in the last 2 years or so
it's really good but the bourbon market is so fucked right now

>>16466531
as far as places that will ship it there are 4 on wine searcher. Total Wine typically has the standard Smokehead on the shelf and their site shows High Voltage as available in Indianapolis.

as far as if its Coal Ila or not, have you had young cask strength Coal Ila before? reading up on the tasting notes (honey, smoke, pepper and floral) to me says Coal Ila. Its possible they threw it in a Laphroaig barrel to make it less obvious and the fact they have to heavily color it would suggest its naturally light in color(especially at the 6-10 years its aged) so from that you can assume Ardbeg, Coal Ila or Laphroaig. I'd rule out Ardbeg because they like the blended stuff they are in to say it and Cask Strength Laphroaig would almost surely be more expensive even with the youth. Coal Ila makes so much they got it coming out their ears and are known to be in at least a hand full of other Independent Bottlings like Port Askaig, so its pretty cheap and you no doubt are paying more that packaging.

>>16467542
fair, I've only seen it in like two stores nearby
bourbon isn't worth the hunt these days

Serious peated Scotch question coming. Please only answer if you've tried the two Scotches I'm asking about.

To anyone who's familiar with both Octomore and Ardbeg Wee Beastie, which one is the stronger peated Scotch?

>>16468390
depends on what you mean by stronger. Wee Beastie is less refined in almost every way compared to Octomore, but WB also has 4-5x less PPM and Octomore is a bit older to boot. So the strength of the two differs by a bit (Ardbegs Youth and lower abv/ppm - Bruicladdichs higher abv and ppm)

>>16468580
They're also on completely different ends of the scale price wise. If you can afford to drop Octomore coin you can buy a bottle of Wee Beastie without blinking.

why does all bourbon taste the same? even rye is barely different from bourbon. why can't americans get anything right?

>>16468700
stop doing shots, or comparing Wild Turkey to Jim Beam
Try something weird like new riff or angels envy

>>16468726
i can't get any of those. how's balcones brimstone?

>>16468758
that's one I can't get, but since its a corn whiskey at a higher proof its probably pretty unique

DUDE I'M A 30 YEAR OLD VIRGIN WHO BUYS $130 WHISKEY THAT I COULDN'T DIFFERENTIATE FROM JACK DANIELS IN A BLIND TASTE TEST BECAUSE IT MAKES ME SOPHISTICATED LIKE IM IN MAD MEN OR SOMETHING!! ALSO I LOVE CIGARS

NEAT
PEAT
MASH
CASK
DRAM

:DD

>>16468819
this but unironically
also the bottles can be upwards of $250

>>16468819
jack daniels tastes exactly like artificial banana flavoring, most people just mix it though so they have no idea what it tastes like neat
not sure why I'm replying to a shitpost though

>>16468878
nice pic, I'd add maker's mark cask strength as a non meme barrel proofer
no point in hunting weller and pappy when this stuff is easy to find

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>>16465539 #
some seem to be less impressed with some of the older aged bottles (15/18), but the 10 Cask Strength Batch 1-5's are pretty unanimously renowned as eloquent "sherry bombs". I was pleasantly surprised, as I was able to taste the different barrels pretty easily and the complexity takes you on a little ride every sip. pairs/mixes well with Ardbeg 10 as it is on the sweet side(slightly savory). I have the Batch 2 and its perfectly sippable(like a maltier/heavier Irish) at its abv although a few drops of water dont hurt if you are looking for more.

it's okay, not even close to worth the asking price.

>>16468878
i was ready to talk shit but then i noticed you did in fact have OF100 in there. nice graphic

>>16466565
Hang in there, gramps. I'm sure the Reaper is locking on to your coordinates as we speak.

Bought some of picrel because it had a fun name, and that seemed to work for knob creek and mount gay

It's actually terrific bourbon lads, 10/10 from me. Beat out knob creek to be my new favorite bourbon.

>>16468878
Where do you guys find Mellow Corn? It's not in my local grocery store that specializes in wines and liquors, where I can find almost every other type of liquor mentioned in any whisky thread here.

>>16469510
if your state carries heaven hill products, it should carry mellow corn
on the other hand, it's getting increasingly hard to find since bourbon prices are going up across the board

>>16469477
First time I saw the Cock at my local grocery a few months ago, it was around $46USD for a handle. Just yesterday I noticed its now $57USD. Even the lower price was $20 more than OGD114. Fuck that shit.

>>16468700
By US law, in order to call a liquor "bourbon" it has to have a mash bill that's at least 50% corn. So, all bourbons are made from mostly corn, so they all probably taste similar.

>>16469525
What is ogd114?
I paid ~60 USD for mine, but I live in Taiwan so fancy bourbon is harder to come by. I think it's worth around 50 USD for a 700ml bottle if I were in the US.

>>16469561
This (pic). Old Grand Dad 114.

>>16469518
it's become a meme bottle. there is an entire subreddit dedicated to it where this huge fat dude posts memes.

>>16465278
gay nigga alert

>>16465209
Knob creek 12's are very good, wish I could get the 120 around here.

Shilling smoke wagon. It's sourced so I thought it would be a meme, but for the thirty dollar bottle category it's really good. Then you have the the small batch and the unfiltered uncut, which means you can pick 90, 100 or an entry level barrel proof and have a bourbon up your alley. If you have smoke wagon at your store try whichever proof you'd prefer.

>>16469510
You have to just look around liquor stores. I can find it at a couple liquor stores near me but no grocery ever has it.

I always forget I have this stuff lol
It tastes like a tapioca pudding with a burnt flan skin aftertaste, really sweet stuff.

>>16469587
That's stupid
I just made this

>>16469594
unfortunately has become a meme as well in many parts of the US, TX especially

bros...
I just had Clynelish 14 and actually enjoyed it
what's happening to me? Am I becoming the diageo shill?

>>16467630
No, I've only had the official Caol Ila 12 (and Johnny Walkers). I found it to be quite boring. If it is Caol Ila then they're definitely doing it more justice than the distiller itself.

A Laphroaig barrel is not out of the question. I've known them to do wonders before, but usually to unpeated whisky.

>have to heavily color it
It's dark as fuck. Does e150 get that brown? Regardless they're all pale, so it doesn't really narrow anything down.

My tasting notes for the smokehead are more along the lines of Cream, hint of lemon (which I find to be the most commonly false tasting note) and malt, with a background of smoke. So for the most part it tastes like really nice cream biscuits. I'm not getting honey / pepper / floral notes.

The only ones I'd rule out are Bowmore / Bruchladdich because it's too smoky. Or Kilchoman / that new one that's not 3 years old yet because they're too young.

The cheapest CS Caol Ila I found is North Star $180AUD, so literally double the price of this. Uigeadail is like $150. Lagavulin 12 CS $200. Laphroaig I can't get. Nothing's close.

>>16469561
Taiwan has some of the lowest booze prices around. I wouldn't complain.

>>16470262
Saying the word makes you a shill, it doesn't matter if you liked it or not.
Try the GoT edition. Caol Ila needs the abv imo.

>>16470599
>Caol Ila
Clynleish.

>>16470693
shut the fuck up imposter

I can't afford scotch anymore so I'm back to bourbon. Got a bottle of Eagle Rare that'll be gone in a week at this rate. Is there anything better than that or woodford reserve around the ~$30 mark?

>>16470855
just distill your own piss
https://inhabitat.com/gilpin-family-whisky-is-recycled-from-diabetics-urine/

>>16470855
very old barton is fucking incredible for the dirt-cheap price it commands
make your first drink the 30 dollar stuff then switch over to it

>>16471889
is VOB even in a glass bottle?

>>16472137
it is
strangely enough they make 3 different proofs of it, 80, 86 (the most common), and 100
only saw the 100 when I visited kentucky

Oh yes lads. Just got a bottle of Maker's 46 Cask Strength as a follow up to my rapidly depleting bottle of FAE-001.

>>16472172
makers is literally the worst producer in america

>>16472172
it's starting to show up all over the place now,
haven't popped mine yet cause I got two other wheaters open

>>16472178
>all offerings start at at least 45% alc
as long as jack daniels continues to exist, maker's will never be the worst producer

>>16470855
I have to agree, although I think the regular makers mark stands out as a bottom shelf 80 proofer as it has it's unique makers profile (which isn't good) where most 80 proof offerings usually only provide the most stereotypical bourbon notes buried in water. When actual bourbon folks try to push makers to me it always comes off as shilling as there's no complexity and it consistently carries plastic funk. You've had one Maker's you've had them all besides variations in proof, albeit I have never had one of these private select offerings from them because I'm not a lemming.

bulleit rye is really delicious, much better than rittenhouse

>>16472572
>all offerings
Not the exports.

Bros, I've been drinking nothing but Bulleit bourbon and rye for months. What should I get next?

Didn't bother checking if there's a thread for different spirits but you're all fat alcoholics so you'd know. How are sherries? I have a chance to get my hands on a seemingly okay quality sherry but I've never had it before. It's a Pedro Ximénez, which apparently tastes like liquid Christmas cake.

>>16473322
Luckily enough you've picked one of the sherries used to finish whisky.

They're super fruity. I can only drink a very small amount at a time.

Avoid other finishing wines. I tried Madeira and Oloroso at a whisky bar and they were the worst wines I've ever had.

>>16473459
Well it's only £4.80 for a 35cl bottle so what the hey, I'll give it a shot tomorrow. Can't the worst thing I've drunk.

Pic related, the worst thing I've drunk.

>>16473463
>Pic related, the worst thing I've drunk.
I'll one-up you there with its off-brand cousin from across the border that tastes like it's made with gasoline.

>>16473478
I guess I'll give you the best thing I've drunk now, at least for whiskies. I'm not really a whiskey man but downed a full bottle of this neat on a Christmas day. No hangover or ill effects the next day. Good lord what a clean crisp whiskey.

>>16473539
Interesting. Jura 10 is on my list of worst ever scotches, along with Label 5 and Ardmore Legacy.

>>16466475
luv me Islay
luv me smoke
luv me peat

simple as

>>16473661
I'd agree with this. Jura is one of my least favorites as well. Massively overrated.

For me it's Lagavulin 16. Can't go wrong there. I've tried other Islays like Laphroaig but nothing else comes close.
For bourbons I like the sweeter ones, chicken cock and knob creek maple.

Any recommendations for me?

>>16465209
>whisky bread
Is that rye?

>>16473322
there is a radical difference between styles, to the point where they would seem incomparable
Pedro Ximinez: some of the sweetest dessert wine out there, syrup, raisin, liqueury
Fino: some of the driest table wine out there, aged under a layer of flor which gives it a rounded yeastiness like bread dough, but very dry and citrusy otherwise. This is classic for pairing with salted meats, strong cheese, olives, and general charcuterie
Amontillado: sherry that is allowed to oxidize over time, making it nutty and autumnal and reducing the acid levels. Pairs with almost every dish under the sun. This is what you should use for any dish besides bisque, which should use a cream sherry
Cream sherry: dry sherry blended with pedro ximinez to make it desserty but not overwhelmingly so. Tend to be the cheapest.
palo cortado: a fino sherry that then undergoes oxidation, giving it both a yeasty and bright quality as well as a nutty and spicy character, depending on how long oxidation is allowed to occur
then there are single harvest/single barrel sherries which can taste like almost anything depending on how long they age and under what conditions

almost all sherry casks used for scotch are not used for producing sherry that people drink--they usually just dump Palomino wine into them for a few months, dump the wine, and then ship the casks off to scotland

>>16470855

See this post: >>16468878

euro here, is angel's envy rye good?

Recommend me a good and spicy bourbon

>>16475111
no
>>16475133
no such thing

Hey ausfag here prices here are ridiculous , whats a should I be drinking at around $50 AUD

>>16475368
You probably can't buy good whiskey if you're that poor

>>16475440
I'm not looking for anything fancy just a guide on what to buy

>>16475450
You might be able to get some acceptable bourbon - Woodford, Buffalo Trace, WT101. But $50aud is about £28. Personally there's nothing I'd buy for £28 unless it's on offer. And that's before you add the cost of sending it around the world.

>>16475450
DW ABOUT IT MATE EITHER BUY GOON OR CHEAP FORTIFIED WINE TO GET FUCKED ON. DONT PAY OVER 20 DOLLARS FOR 20 STANDARD DRINKS ITS A DOLLAR A STANDARD OR ELSE YOU HAVE NO STANDARDS.

>>16465209
Favorite rye for the price. $40-50 at the store and is super flavorful and drinkable. They also make a damn good bourbon that almost tastes like candy corn despite being fully proofed. Some might like that more than the rye.

They also make an "american whiskey" which I suppose uses grains other than corn. I didn't like that as much but it was ok for the money.

>>16475133
New Riff bourbon has a higher rye content than other bourbons, so it's pretty spicy, but its also young. You're better off getting a bourye like knob creek rye or pikesville

>>16465768
The girlfriend

Grow up manchild

if an american whiskey is exactly 50% corn and 50% rye, what is it?

>>16475829
American whisky

Port Askaig is my current favorite. I like the balance between the smoke and the sherry finish. Just found out that a store nearby carries it, my first bottle was a couple years ago.

For me, it's always Wild Turkey 101, Caol Ila 12, or regular Jameson for that cheap weekday buzz—on the rocks.

>>16476650
>weekday buzz
you shouldn't have more than 1 drink a month

bought a little 20cl bottle tonight but drank it on a full stomach
barely feeling a buzz
money wasted

>>16476738
Like I don't fucking know that. But it keeps the demons at bay and throws it's own dopaminey jazz over the rhythm of your daily grind. That, and it tastes good, which obviously is the result of your history of usage and the mental confirmation that stems from the repetition of consumption and the fact that this makes you feel "good"—or better.

>>16475368
Not whisky. If you have to:
Bulleit Bourbon (40%), Old Virginia 6, Johnnie Walker Black Label / Double Black, Tullamore DEW, Glen Moray 12, NAS Loch Lomond, Aerstone (haven't tried, but pricing is too good to be true), Monkey Shoulder.

But dead set, either get 2 six packs of craft beer, or 2 excellent wines.

>>16477866
To follow that up in the $60-$70 range you can get some entry level whisky, at $70-80 you can search for bargains, but it's the $80's that's the sweet spot for price to performance. There's tones of fantastic options at the 80's, but anything less than that and you've really got to look hard.

>>16475507
I'm willing to spend more but atm I like drinking Buffalo trace ($55) and Woodford ($62) and Devils cut($45) , is there anything else I should be trying at the 50-70 mark?
>>16475532
might as well drink fat lamb

>>16477866
so what am I looking for at the 80 mark?

>Tried Conor McGregor's supposedly shit whiskey
>It's actually amazing

Inb4 many comments telling me how based and redpilled I am

>>16478312
>try a bottle of ancient ancient age
>it's actually markedly worse than the regular
also fun fact: Blanton's, Elmer T. Lee, and Ancient Age are actually owned by a company called Age, Inc, and just contracted out to buffalo trace

>>16478326
It probably went bad from being too old

>>16478230
Any Laphroaig, Ardbeg 10, Bunnahabhain 12, Any compass box (often drop into 70s on sale), Any Penderyn (also drop into 70s), Glenfiddich Fire & Cane, Alisa Bay, Highland Park 12, Talisker skye / storm / 10 / distillers edition, Glenrothes, Benriach 10, Benromach 10, Glenmorangie Quinta Ruben / Lassanta / Nectar d'or, Dalwhinnie 15, Any Tomintoul, Old Pulteney 12, The Gospel Solera Rye, Any Tomatin, Coonemara, Clynleish GoT.

And I'm not even close to done trying what's available.

>>16475368
You can buy bottom-tier Armagnac at that price and it's breddy good.

>>16478374
Talisker might be the only distillery that has managed to introduce a young/NAS bottling better than their old youngest. Storm is legit better than the 10 year.

>>16478226
why not fat lambs pretty tasty?

>>16478533
I think it's worse. Dark storm may be better though.

>NAS bottling better than their old youngest
Old cheapest. Lahproaig Lore, Ardbeg Uigeadail, Aberlour A'bunadh, Highland Park Valknut, etc, etc are all better than their entry level bottlings.

My favorite cheaper NAS is Benriach Birnie Moss, which was better than the Benriach Curisotas 10. Unfortunately it looks like it's being replaced with Smoky 10 and Smoky 12. Though apparently they're not bad.

I’ve never tried rye, what’s a good $30-40 bottle? I know Rittenhouse is commonly recommended but I can’t find it in my area.
>>16465209
Slowly working through a bottle of Knob Creek, I’ve been enjoying it, might grab a few 375ml bottles to try out different bourbons.

>>16478706
>I’ve never tried rye, what’s a good $30-40 bottle?
I've only had Bulleit and Sazarac, but I like Bulleit. Tastes like marshmallow.

>>16468878
The only issue I take with this is the lack of woodford double oaked in honorable mentions

>>16468946
my fellow cibi chad, we meet again

>>16478750
How is this brand in general?

>>16478778
average, I never had it before so i decided to try it

>>16475368
fellow ausfag
Loch Lomond is decent, aerostone is also tasty. Glenlivet is pretty good too. Wild Turkey 101 and Woodford you can get on special for around that, both really tasty bourbons. Although a complete meme, Proper Twelve is a decent Irish around that price too. Normally I just go to the liquor store and grab whatever's on special. Stuff that's normally 60-65 frequently gets specialed down to 50 and that's when I try it to figure out what I like

What's your favorite whiskey for under $300? Looking to buy my dad some for his birthday but I have no clue what's considered good in the hood.
>inb4 red label

>>16479148
What does he normally drink?

>>16479148
blue label

>>16479148
Midleton

Today's pickups:
Ardbeg Corryvreckan
OGD Bonded
Rittenhouse Rye
Old Forester 100

we gettiin drunk tonite lads

>>16479148
Glenmorangie signet is probably the best bang-for-buck high end scotch, although Midleton Rare/Barry Crocket are very good too

>>16479859
so about $150-$200?

I say good luck to you with your Corryvrecken as my Uigeadail has recently opened up and i bought/opened it in March of this year. Its better, but still a tad overpriced/overhyped for me.

Today in absurd pricing
I bought a bottle of henry mckenna 10 for $45.99
It's $84.99 at another store that also sells EH Taylor for $60

>>16480674
shoulda bought 3! open one, store one, sell one.

>>16480688
they only had two bottles left sadly, tempting to buy both but I wanted to leave one for a stranger

>>16480698
cuck

>>16480698
i must agree with thy brethren of dubs

>>16480699
>>16480705
imo hoarding allocated bottles and keeping the price up is for cucks
whiskey is meant to be shared

>>16480715
whisky has no meaning

>>16480715
it would be less gay if you had just said you were too poor for multiple bottles at this point

>>16478544
It's disgusting.
Most of them are filtered remaindered wine with a splash of cheap flavoring falsely advertised as cider.
You'd do much better buying Vodka Cruisers / UDLs, or Rekorderlig, etc which use pear cider as a base and nice flavoring.

Dad stored a bottle of brandy in the fridge, is it ok to store out of the fridge now? I don't know much about liquer/alcohol I just like to drink occasionally.

>>16479148
7500ml of OGD114 (10 bottles of OGD114.)

>>16482033
absolutely based taste
love the nutty taste of OGDbib might have to actually try bookers one day

>>16482041
Baker's is also good and is beam-suntory too

>>16481913
should be fine, temperature affects flavor on the palate but changing temps doesn't really matter

>>16481913
depends on the quality of the bottle and how long it was in there and how cold it got. chilling before serving is fine, but if it was there at near freezing temp for longer than a few days it might have fallen a few points if it were something good, but im guessing its lower end and will probably be fine to drink. personally I'd let it sit out and come up to room temp with the top off or put it in a decanter unless its going to be gone in a day or two anyway.

>>16482033
>*Not eligable for case discounts
its like they hate the big white cork bros

>>16482033
I took /ck/'s and bought a bottle of this

It kicked my ass up and down, grandad would be pissed

my job got this in recently and I've been considering picking up a bottle. Anyone have any opinions on it? it's like $30 if that matters

>>16482116
the bottled in bond is supposed to be their best stuff but I can't speak for it

>>16482116
general rule of thumb is the fancier the bottle, the weaker the juice. add x10 multiplier for bourbon, 2x multiplier for Sazerac, .25x multipler for historical date incorporated name and you got yourself some mediocre mixer

>>16482193
there's something about 1792's design that is just so repulsive, it's apparently decent stuff though

>>16479148
glendronach 18

>>16482198
I really do hate the aesthetic they go for

>>16482202
what about a recently bottled 15 for $80 after tax?

>>16482055
>>16482067
Thanks lads. It's gonna sit for a good while, we don't really drink it much I finally opened it and the cork broke so I had to make shift a cork with paper towel, not the smartest but oh well. It's a common found bottle, nothing special or I'd try to find a replacement cork or something better at least.

Amerifat thread

>>16478915
>>16478689
what if a I want bourbon instead

>>16482198
it's the way it tries to look expensive while being cheap bourbon
>cheap fake leather neck wrap
>fake brass looking cork top
>thick glass bottom
>bottle shape closer to a cognac bottle
>1792 tries to make it seem like an old brand and old bourbon

its the way the entire bottle tries to look fancy and upscale but tries to fake it in the cheapest tackiest ways

>not being an octomorechad

>>16482437
>paper towel
did you wad it up and shove it in the neck or just lay it on top? stuffing the neck is ok, but a piece of plastic wrap and a rubber band is better as paper towel will breathe almost regardlessly and leave behind that dusty stuff.

bump

Is whiskey to 2 parts water accepted here?

I usually use rye, no ice

>>16468819

>>16485232
i also like rye, especially before and after i beat my wife.

>>16465209
It's old crow for me tonight boys

>>16465209
Rec me something for a complete beginner that doesn’t like the taste of alcohol

>>16485232
>cutting whiskey with water
>ever
b2reddit

>>16482116
It's good, buy it
also costco is currently partnered with them for their bourbon releases, their cask strength should be dropping soonish. The BiB just dropped and is fantastic

>>16485264
what about during?

>>16485726
Glenmorangie Quinta Ruban

>>16485742
What about something like a peach brandy? Would that have less of a burn than whisky?

>>16485786
legally brandies can have cane sugar/syrup added to them, and flavored brandies even moreso. It'll be sweeter, but the quality of the base spirit will be worse

if you want to completely disguise the alcohol, you're looking at liqueurs. Lemoncello served ice cold is not a bad starting point

>>16485805
Thanks, I’ll give it a try

>>16485742
alright I'll pick up a bottle of the 1792 assuming my boss doesn't get mad. Sometimes he doesn't like employees buying bottles we don't get a lot of

>>16465209
i like black velvet

>>16486319
push that nigger into oncoming traffic

Enjoying Mellow Corn mixed with club soda and simple syrup, watching Spongebob dvds on my computer. This is the vida loca

>>16482631
Ye then wild turkey 101 or Woodford reserve are both excellent choices at that pricepoint

rate my new haul

>>16487130
nice glasses

how do i get one of Horst's German exclusive whisky.com glasses in the US?

>>16487358
they're just rebranded snifters you can find elsewhere. just look for brandy or whisky snifters and pick the shape you want.

>>16466565
the surest way to live a long life is to crave a quick death

>>16487130
baldy

>>16486473
This actually knocked me on my ass

Give me some good desert bomb bourbons. Something like the Woodford Reserve double oaked, or Old Forester.

>>16487130
dude how old are you

>tfw liquor store is out of mellow corn

is mellow corn actually good

>>16487656
it borders ok and good. its bold, but not complex or smooth in the slightest. price is indicative of the experience in this case. Heaven Hills typical ethanol note is strangley absent.

Good choice on the Glenallachie 10 CS. Not usually a fan of their older stocks but Billy Walker is doing a great job on that particular release.

its friday you fucking drunk

>>16487130
looks like some quality stuff gramps

>>16487768

>>16487374
he said they have them custom blown and the only other two I can find online look like shit

>>16487130
Are you that old guy? Am I really here forever?

>>16487656
Best bottom shelf whiskey you can buy. Also one of the only corn whiskeys out there that doesn't have a hipster tax, if you like corn whiskey.

This anon is correct in that it's not complex >>16487759. It's very straightforward corn/vanilla/banana.

>>16468878
Is mellow corn supposed to be this expensive? I thought it was Henry McKenna cheap.
Are the alcohol monopoly fags just being jews again?

>>16488771
$15 is the retail, but it started becoming harder to find before meme year so they are probably going to start overpricing it.

>>16465209
you talk about taking a shit - whisky looks like diarrhea water you knob, vodka's holy water in comparison

>>16488771
I buy at 12.99

im interested in this blended scotch as I've only had single malts and vatted malts so far. i can get it for around $60 which for a 12 yr old blend is double the cost of Chivas 12 and Johnnie Walker Black. can anybody vouch?

this tonight

>>16489556
i wouldn't buy it at that price

>>16489556
monkey shoulder is tasty for price. check out compass box for unique blends, too

>>16489590
i have the Peat Monster and im interested in Spice Tree which is the same price and sans the solera system of the 58/6 something I've not experienced yet. i have plenty of sherry/sherry finished scotch but nothing with french oak or inner staves.

>>16487656
The flavor is very thin and straightforward. It's fine for $13, I wouldn't pay any more for it. Even at that price I have no intention of getting another bottle.

>>16465209
this stuff is okay

>>16478714
Ending up finding a bottle of Rittenhouse, had it by itself and in a Sazerac and I'm enjoying it. I'll go with Bulleit for my next rye, thanks anon.

>>16473463
>the worst thing I've drunk.

I had heard of Southern Comfort before, but until I saw a pic of the bottle here in a previous whiskey thread, I hadn't realized that it is bottled in New Orleans, where I'm from.

The next time I saw some Southern Comfort at my local grocery, I bought a bottle of the 100 proof version, figuring, "how bad could it be?"

After one sip, I poured the rest down the drain.

>>16489556
if you want to try a good blended scotch get something from compass box, artist blend and glasgow blend are good values, glasgow blend is a bit heavier in flavor and imo better, but artist blend is still good

other good blends: johnnie walker green label 15 year, jane walker 10 year blended malt scotch whiskey (make sure its pic related which is actually good and not just relabeled johnnie black, it should be 41.9% abv), naked grouse

>>16475655
that's my champagne.
definitely ignore their bourbon and sour mash.

>>16487130
Nice haul grandad, I also like speyside whiskies and at present I have : Glenrothes 10 yr, Glen Grant 10 yr and Tamnavulin double barrel.

>>16475655
I like michter's, but I hate the fact that all of their higher-end offerings push 100 bucks
their 10 year is really good but for 150 bucks I could buy a much older scotch

>>16473322
>It's a Pedro Ximénez, which apparently tastes like liquid Christmas cake.
Literally a wine-trade sales meme, like calling Valpolicella Ripasso "Baby Amarone"

It's diabetes in a bottle, but there's nothing wrong with that.
If it's too sweet to drink, then pour it over high quality vanilla ice cream and thank me later.

Get yourself some good Olorosso or Amontillado Sherry if you're after something nutty. Move on to Medium if you want a little more sweetness - it's Amontillado sweeted with something like the PX you've bought.

>>16474401
Hi Sherry bro, I don't come to /ck/ much but is there ever a wine general here?

>>16492134
No, there are sometime some wine threads, but you could try start making wine generals

>>16487130
nigga you old

>>16492134
they come and go, there's a wide gap between people who have only ever tried wine once and people who are vitners/somms discussing their favorite champagne growers

I'll usually contribute if someone's genuinely interested in learning more. Maybe I'll put together some grafix

>>16490542
I'd honestly get Teacher's or Old Smuggler before buying Johnnie Walker

bump

>>16468819
lole

bamp

>>16489675
It is frequently the case that the sherry barrels being used are French oak. I suspect you won't find any new flavors there.
That said, it's a great whisky.

why is JW green proofed higher than every other JW

i can't stand straight whiskey but 3 parts whiskey to 2 parts water w/ plenty of ice is quite nice imo

Id let you make my knob creek if u catch my drift ;)

>>16498470
that's just a shitty highball
make highballs

>>16498487
ok macho man. drink straight whiskey and pretend it doesn't take like rotgut liquor

>>16498493
it literally doesn't, stop doing shots

>>16498448
It's the most flavorless one so they couldn't sell it with a straight face like they could the rest.
Personally I'd be more ashamed of red.

>>16482067
Storing it cold won't degrade the flavor at all. Maybe it'll pick up a freezer stink but that wouldn't seep into a glass bottle.

picked up a bottle of woodford reserve double oaked after seeing the whiskey threads on here a lot lately.

wow i forgot how fucking /comfy/ whiskey can be. cheers, boys. i've been enjoying my beer and wine (and gin) a lot the past couple of years but nothing is as cozy as some late night whiskey - neat or on the rocks.

what are you guys up to?

>>16474078

>>16478531
came here to ask about armagnac, never tried it before and want to pick up a bottle. any recs?
locally i'm seeing: jollite, laubade, delord, maniban, sempe

>>16498527
looking at my fading collection while contemplating grand theft liquor and having moral battles with my own conscious urging me to drink more quantity over quality, but also more quality.