/ck/ - Food & Cooking

I was pleasantly surprised by the white costco bourbon. Want to try the black single barrel one next but dont think I've seen it.

I was drinking some good cognac yesterday, so today Im drinking water

>>16678947
it's on the hypefag radar now unfortunately but it's only 28 bucks for a liter of 120 proof barton, I snagged a bottle a few weeks ago, haven't opened it yet.

Still working on the bottled in bond, which is also very good. Reminds me of peanut brittle

>>16678942
My birthday is coming up and I like Laphroaig. What should I get this year to drink alone fireside?

>>16679031
I bought myself a 15yr Glenlivet for my bday next week.

>>16679031
you should definitely try Laphroaig 10 yo cask strength. its not cheap, but worth every penny.

Bevmo by me had a BOGO 5 cents deal on some Pendleton Rye 12 year. It's bretty gud. Not normally into rye, but I suppose the aging really toned down the spice on this one. Has almost no harshness whatsoever to it.

Get some, lads.

>>16679031
if you can find the triple wood around retail it should be priority, next I'd say Lore then Cask Strength then Quarter Cask.

>>16678942
sipping Uigedail and nursing my TMJ while playing Quake

>>16679068
>Pendleton
Every time I see this label, I think it's pendejo brand whiskey.
Thank you for reading my blog post

>Russels Reserve Single Barrel sold out everywhere

I hate youtubers

name a better value for dollar than WT rare breed

>>16679312
>rare breed
Great whiskey. In terms of value though, I'd put the gateway drug, Four Roses single barrel as a better choice. Is 4RSB the best out there? Hell no. Is it, at ~40bucks a bottle as good as many at 75 a bottle? Yep.

Gibson's

>>16678942
Tonite, it's Manhattans. I make them with High West Double Rye, Antica vermouth, and Peychaud's bitters. It's a really good drink.

>>16679288
Agreed. And the worst part is that Russell's Reserve is 7/10 juice. At best.

>>16679483
Dt;isc
Meant to be >>16679308

>>16679308
the era of great, unknown whiskey is basically over
although you can still find a bunch of MGP products everywhere for cheap, which are excellent. Uncle Remus, Old Elk, and Smoke Wagon, although it has become something of a meme item as well

>>16678942
Ole Smokey Apple Pie

Trying to get into blended whiskeys. Ordered a Cutty Sark and a Bushmills lately. Any further recommendations?

>>16678942
pic related, i buy it mostly for the amount but it also has a decent taste to it

I've recently gotten in to brandy. I bought a small bottle of Martell cognac and loved it. I've just bought a bottle of Three Barrels and it's too sweet for me. Does anyone have any suggestions how I can drink it? TIA.

>>16681750
Anything that is too sweet works well to liven up a cup of hot black unsweetened coffee.

>>16681160
Compass Box King Street blends

>>16681750
make french 75s

Just got a promotion, so I'm splurging on some serious stuff.

>>16679483
>part is that Russell's Reserve is 7/10 juice
It really depends on which batch you get. Some store picks are S tier

Also the 10 year is shit tier.

>work at a shitty restaurant
>cook ordered strawberries for some reason
>think a strawberry manhattan would be good
>make a strawberry rosemary syrup
>yet another drink the entire staff is now addicted to
That and this gin and chambord drink I came up with I'm gonna try and have them put on the menu.

Should I switch to Scotch?

>>16683837
From what?

I have to stop drinking whiskey because I can't afford it. I refuse to drink anything less than $30, and really I'd prefer $50-70, but I go through it too quick to justify.

Pray for me, lads.

>>16683934
Mellow Corn.

>>16678942
Drank some of this tonight.

Newsflash: It tastes just as weak as regular Glenlivet 12.

>>16683934
Good. I can get OGD114 for $26USD for 750ml. Stay away from my BWC's.

>>16679312

>>16684275
>I can get OGD114 for $26USD for 750ml.
I really hate you, anon.

>>16684279
black label > bottled in bond

>>16684279
Rare Breed is pretty good. Setting aside memetics, at the barrel-ish proof level, Elijah Craig is really good.

rum old fashioned with brown sugar, quite delectable

>>16682516
honestly the best pricer/dollar cask strength whiskey, rye or otherwise I've had, it's so powerful and filling in your mouth

>>16683934
100% rye. lot 40 and alberta premium are decent, though not sure if canadian whiskies are more expensive in the US?

What is the US state for a man who hates alcohol, hates bars, hates beer, hates Whisk, hates vodka, hates wine and hates all alcoholic beverages in general?

>>16684348
utah

>>16684348
Utah is about as close as you can get.

>>16684354
>>16684356
Utah is my favorite state

And which city in Utah is the best for the man who hates alcohol and hates bars?

>>16684358
idk probably some small town that is 100% mormon

>>16684358
Salt Lake City, or some small town in BFE Utah that is run by Mormon fundamentalists.

>>16684361
>>16684365
officially
Utah is the best state

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P6APDsYda1Y

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PzUlAUgjxt4

>>16684358
Why would you hate alcohol though?

>>16684306

>>16684373
only idiots drink alcoholic beverages.

And I do not see any sense to drink beer or be in a bar

>>16684358
Utah is full of alcoholics. I'm a Utah alcoholic and pothead. As far as towns with minimal alcohol go to Logan or Provo. Both are boring as fuck Logan doesn't have any dispensaries and has one beer bar and one full service bar for a valley with 100,000 people. That's what you're looking for

>>16684365
Salt lake has a ton of bars, distilleries and dispensaries don't listen to this faggot. Same with Ogden. You're looking for Logan or Provo

>>16684266
I only think the illicit still is worthwhile from them.

I bought a bottle of Suntory Toki for my husband because he really wanted to try it. I really wish I would have just bought four roses instead because it sucks

>>16684379
Only idiots? Explain.

>>16684400
>Explain.
There are "people" who don't understand that CAD and CAM have eliminated the need for straight edges.

>>16684279
tfw evan williams bib is nearly £40 here

i like american whiskey but the prices in england are so fucking ridiculous theres no reason to buy it over scotch or rum

>>16678942
I think I am going to drink pic related after nightfall, while smoking some camel cigarettes

I have 3 bottles of Blantons

What do

For me, it's an 8$ handle of Kentucky Gentleman.

>>16685295
What even are the ingrendients in this billo-bottles?

>>16685293
live your best life

>>16678942

What is the difference between a $100 bottle of Scotch and a $40 bottle of Scotch?

>>16681335
Can you recommend Teachers too?

>>16685958
60$

>>16685293
use them to make eggnog

>>16681750
Make brandy sours. Sidecar being the best known cocktail. I prefer the brandy crusta (without the sugar crust because it's just a mess) though. There are plenty other cognac cocktails out there.

GOING TO LIQUOR STORE IN TWO HOURS WHAT SHOULD I BUY

SUGGESTIONS THAT CAN'T BE DRUNK NEAT WILL BE IGNORED

Im dr. Unkb

Not gequoln notnrum not rum but tequila whole 750ml

>>16685378
I dunno but it helps kill me faster I hope.

>>16686509
JW blue if you are not a poorfag
JW black if you are a poorfag but still want somethng decent

Saw this recommend in here a week ago, so I picked it up. Pretty good, but probably wouldn't get again. I prefer jack daniels

>>16686672
nice meme

>>16686509
Glenmorange
10 if they are it

>>16684289
Don't hate the playa. Hate the game.

>>16685972
Teacher's is pretty sharp and young tasting but it has more smoke than most blended scotch. Worth trying if it's as dirt cheap as it is here, but don't expect anything special obviously

>>16685977
Ding, ding, ding!

Just a sip of Grants.
I'm listening at Teresa Teng and one of her CDs, out of hundreds recorded. In my youth I lived in china and used to go down by the river and listen on local girls singing Teresa Teng covers while sipping bamboo wine.

>>16687143
Can't find any chinese liquor in EU though...

Did any anons get into Scotch/Irish Whiskey as a way to connect with those cultures? I'm an Amerimutt and my ancestors came over after the potato famine, but otherwise I have no connection to those places. I've been thinking of getting into whiskey as a way of connecting to those places since no one else in my family cares.

>>16687177
I'm not french or like champaign too much but I bought a buss trip with wine testing through the champaign district for me and my sister, just to be a cool bro.
It was super fun, can't forget how fun it was.
Maybe you can do something like that.

>>16687194
I've been thinking of doing that some day. There's a castle in east Scotland where my ancestors originally lived around the 1300s, so if I'm in that area we could stop by Islay as part of the trip.

>>16685958
disappointment

Rate my haul

>>16687478
starter tier/10

>>16684348
anywhere? i dont see how the state effects your decision to not buy & consume alcohol

>>16679117
Triple wood over lore, cs, and qc?
No way.

>>16681160
For actually good blends or to save you money because you're broke?

>>16678942

>>16682516
I got a 33% raise, but I only buy on sale, so I've found fuck all.
Money won't come in until next month, so there's still time.
Any Aus fags seen any sales on the good stuff?

>>16683934
This is the correct play.
If you can't drop 80AUD on a bottle, I'd say stick with craft beer and wine.

>>16687994
Name literally one quality that makes a bottle of hooch worth eighty dollars.

>>16684266
It's supposed to be worse, it's their cheaper NAS offering.

>>16684358
Hit up Provo and get on that dry bar comedy trail.

>>16684396
I was fairly unimpressed with this.
That said, Glenlivet 18 is amazing and I have high hopes for the 15.

>>16687998
taste good.

>>16688037
Evan Williams tastes good.

>>16688049
I don't agree.

>>16687998
As opposed to what?

>Cheaper whisky
An enjoyable flavor experience. Anything $60 and under should be drank with coke. There's a few decent options in the $70s, but once you hit $80 there's hundreds of good choices. You're also probably not going to see peat, sherry maturation, or ~15 year olds below 80 unless it's an attempt to disguise some really shit stuff.

>other booze
Price wise it's on par with 4 $20 craft six packs or 3 $25 bottles of wine for roughly the same amount of alcohol. Which is what you want to be spending for those anyway.
With beer the concern is lack of variety in the bottle shops. I literally moved to whisky after trying every available brand of beer (/cider/ginger beer/etc). Also thirst quenching isn't the goal, and is often an impediment.
The problem with wine is you have to drink the whole bottle in a day, and picking a good wine is harder than picking literally anything else.

>eating out
Cheaper for the same tier of flavor, shelf stable, available on demand.

>>16688070
>Anything $60 and under should be drank with coke
You're Australian right?

>>16688037
>>16688049
>>16688054

He's not me, but I agree.
Also you may have overlooked the AUD (Australian Dollar) in my post. EW Single barrel is $75AUD so even if it's good it's not amazing value (is it supposed to be 43.5%?), or I can get the Black Label (40%) for $55 online but that sounds like mixer tier trash (and I've confirmed this is higher abv in USA, which almost guarantees it's trash here).

>>16688070
>The problem with wine is you have to drink the whole bottle in a day
sometimes I forget that 75% of the people on this website are autistic axe murderers

>>16688093
It taste like shit the next day.
If you're not interested in flavor than this is clearly what makes it worth it to me and not you.

I LIKE TO DRINK KRAKEN RUM AND THE.
RELEASE

>>16684384
>tfw started my 5th year of college in logan reading this
this is accurate though, there is a singular liquor store (ran by the state) with piss poor selection, and theres 2 full on bars in town. makes being a college kid quite difficult, not even the frats allow anything past beer/wine coolers

What's a good rum... Appleton estate, plantation, bacardi 4 year? Only rum I've had is kraken and captain private stock.

Was browsing Total Wine for some gin to get my sister for her birthday (ended up getting her a bottle of Roku) and saw this when I was looking for a bottle to get myself. I'm a sucker for anything made in-state and I gotta say it's pretty good. Goes down smooth. Gonna have to go back and get the gin from the same distillery and make a Floridian suffering bastard.

>>16688459
all those brands can be good, but certainly not the regular ones, try for at least 12 years old for a rum you can drink neat

>>16688507
It looks a little too dark. Wouldn't it taste more like watered down whisky than woody gin?

what are some good bouryes?
pic unrelated

>>16688568
the gin?

>>16688752
Nvm, I'm a dunce. I thought the picture you posted before was the gin.

>>16687970
not in terms of rank necessarily, but since its discontinued if you see you should probably grab it.

>>16687478
nice

>>16688841
Happens to the best of us, especially in a thread about booze

>local liquor store not getting blantons in for many more months

im never gonna get to try this shit

>>16690527
just get a pour at a bar, that's what I do.
The typical bartender is clueless and you'll usually get a 2 oz pour. That's the only upside, blantons is unremarkable

>>16681160
Black bush is one step above bush mills in price and many steps above in flavor and smoothness

>>16690627
>blantons is unremarkable
It's not that I don't believe you, and I know you are right, but I still want to try it for myself.

>>16690680
is red bush decent? only had the 10 and if im gonna spend over $30 on black bush I'd rather just get the 10

I get Knob Creek all the time. Recommend me something different, but good and around the same price.

I HATE BEING A CANADIAN BECAUSE IT MEANS I CAN'T BUY DELICIOUS COSTCO BOOZE

>>16692932
Dick River bourbon is a nice alternative at a similar price point

>>16692932
hard to beat knob creek.
I'd say either four roses single barrel or maker's 46
four roses is bold and sweet, maker's is a wheater with a lot of complexity; totally different profile

>>16692951

>>16692968
soulless

i'm not really liking four roses...it tastes like chemicals.

>>16678942
I got this for me dad on his bday...hope he likes it

>tfw you eat spicy food earlier in the day and ruin your palette for whiskey drinking for hours

>>16694986
Caol Ila is the worst item in Diageo's portfolio

Does whiskey have more calories than vodka? I'm trying to lose weight

>>16695223
whiskey is only higher calorie if higher proof than 80, so most non-shit whiskeys

>>16692932
Wild Turkey Rare Breed

>>16678942
This shit is on sale this month at my state-owned liquor store. I'm drinking this shit like a fucking fish.

>>16688521
I picked up some Appleton it smells good. Smells like capt private stock

What's the best whiskey to drink while watching cowboy movies?

>>16695632
The cheapest rye you can stomach.

Can somebody tell me what whiskey hes drinking in Good will hunting?

>>16695643
Looks like Bushmills

>>16678942
Elijah Craig's rye is lovely.

>>16695643

>>16695643
>my wife used to fart in her sleep

>>16683890
Beer

>>16695654

>>16695652
Ah thanks, i couldnt recognize the printing as bushmills

>>16695654
This made boomers piss and shit themselves with laughter

>>16695674
i still do

>>16678942
>bought slightly more expensive gin (the botanist) to try it
>tastes worse than a cheaper brand like beefeater
>less piney taste and more bitterness
>tastes like this on it's own or in soda
Remind me again why people buy expensive booze.

I also picked up some kraken black spiced rum because the bottle looked cool and it was $12. I tried a sip and it's actually great. It's harsh but has a hint of vanilla and something else in it. When I finish my current cup of gin and shasta I'll try the rum with the soda and report back.

>>16695703
gin quality is contingent on what sort of flavors you prefer and at what proof, the cost of production is largely the same since it's minimally aged.

People like Botanist/Hendricks because it's extremely mild and floral, but if you want that intense piney/coriander quality then it's gonna seem like some bullshit

>>16695703
lmao

>>16695115
:(

>>16695455
I remember drink 3/4 a bottle at this at a house party and poked myself in the eye by accident and then was convinced some had done it for the whole night.
No hangover tho :)

>>16695223
All alocohol is empty calories.

>>16695710
>People like Botanist/Hendricks because it's extremely mild and floral
If I approach it with an open mind expecting something totally new it's not terrible, but it doesn't taste like a proper dry gin to me. The floral taste you mentioned is actually okay. I just don't like the extremely bitter aftertaste.

And I tried the spiced rum which is really good. It tastes exactly like vanilla coke with the slightly fermented flavor of cheap rum mixed in. It's almost unpleasant but still great at the same time.

>>16695916
>but it doesn't taste like a proper dry gin to me
do you also drink bourbon and then get mad at it when it doesn't taste like speyside scotch

>>16695927
>do you also drink bourbon and then get mad
Yes.

>>16695938
Dad?

>>16695942

i don't drink any more but i used to drink grants scotch whisky because the triangular bottle was easier to hold onto when i was on the verge of passing out, which was standard practice while i was drinking.

autism is what makes this shit hole more interesting than all the other shit holes

Might get bullied for this, but I had some skrewball and it tasted like peanut butter so that was kinda cool. More of a liqueur than a straight up whiskey but it was still pretty neat.

>>16695947
daddy :3

>>16695703
Gin has the worse relationship between price and quality. And the worst reviews. Nobody is drinking it straight, so they actually have no clue what the product they are recommending tastes like.

I'd recommend you try some barrel aged gin, because it's usually intended for a neat only audience.

Failing that, vary the tonic instead of the gin.

>>16695115
I think it's fairly mediocre compared to other Islays in that price bracket, but you seriously underestimate Diageo's portfolio if you think that's their worse.

Johnny red? Buchanan's? Vat 69? Cardhu? Dalwhinnie (except the 15)?

Also independent Coal Ila seems to be very good. I've only seen more improvement from Ardmores.

>>16678942
Glendronach 18

>>16695948
>the triangular bottle was easier to hold onto when i was on the verge of passing out, which was standard practice while i was drinking.
I don't understand why you would splurge for Scotch if you're going to treat it like Old Crow

>>16696505
because i only consume the best

>>16688710
The 2017 Bourye release is great

>>16692932
Nope, you've already made it friend

belle meade is trash

drinking is for gay retards

>>16696505
It's a bottom shelf blend, there aren't too many Bourbons cheaper than it.
He didn't even go for the bottom shelf triangular single malt: Glenfiddich.

anyone ever had Timorous Beastie? 24 year old Sherry version popped up in a store for $99

>>16697080
you're welcome

>>16678942

Sorry, I don’t drink.

IIIMMM. GGOING TO GGGUMMM IM GOING TOOO I IOOHOHHOBBOO

>>16698777
yeah?

>>16697970
My dad likes it quite a bit

Any sipping rum recommendations? I love scotch and bourbon and I'm interested in trying a good rum. I hear some rum has added sugar, probably trying to avoid that

Really enjoying the new Laphroaig PX

>>16699286
Foursquare special releases are the best rums out there imo

>>16686690
is it actually aged 50 years or is that just bullshit

>>16692166
Go with the 10, red bush is trash

>>16699286
Best ones I've had are Appleton Estate 8 year and El Dorado 12 year. Both are very smooth and have a lot of oak and brown sugar flavors.

>>16699471
Though I’ll say for the price of 10, I’d rather get redbreast, or a decent scotch

I wanna gift a friend.
I know he likes pic related, what are some similar whiskeys I could give him? Nothing too expensive, please.

>>16699501
buffalo trace or bulleit bourbon

>>16699501
Good news is he has no taste and he'll like just about anything
You can just get him the Gentleman Jack or any other fancy JD bottling and call it a day.

>>16699501
just get the single barrel, or if he only drinks mixed drinks get him a rye or a fancy looking cheap bottle like 1792

>>16699507
>>16699512
>>16699514
thank you frens, I'll look into it

I'm travelling to Spain next week - anyone got any recommendations for brandy I should pick up while there?

>>16678942
I've never had whiskey before. Where should I start? Is Jack Daniels good?

>>16699608
basil hayden or buffalo trace tend to be very approachable to new drinkers
don't drink jack daniels

>>16699638
>don't drink jack daniels
Why?

>>16699638
Also is that stuff expensive? I meant to ask for good but inexpensive whiskies.

My liquor collection is up to 150 bottles lads

>>16699645
It's not bad, but it's overpriced for what you get. The exception is their single barrel barrel proof

>>16699673
Do you beat your wife?

>>16699682
Nah I'm just a grad student who treats this as a hobby

>>16699608
The whiskey value chart is right up there (>>16684279). Start there.

>>16699693
Thank you.

>>16699673
Do you have multiple bottles of the same liquor, or is that 150 different liquors?

>>16699733
150 different ones

>>16699471
>>16699489
was going to try the RB12 because I have a place that sells it for under $50, but they also have a Tyrconnell 10 Madeira Finish for about the same so I might go with that instead.

>>16699686
Are you always hammered anon?

>>16699782
No, I usually I only have 0-2 drinks per day.

I prefer Campari. Campari and soda is a great summer drink and the one and only time I cheated on my wife was facilitated by my ordering of a Campari and soda at a hotel bar. I was at a conference in another state and after drinking quite a bit of wine at dinner I went to a bar with a few colleagues. I was feeling good and stopped by McDonald's for a McDouble and carefully ate it on my walk back to the hotel, making sure I didn't get it on my suit.

It was the second last day of the conference and I had given an excellent talk and decided what the fuck, might as well keep a good thing going and maybe attend the talks a bit later tomorrow. I went to the hotel bar and ordered a Campari and Soda. It was the perfect addition to my booze and grease saturated stomach. I was chatting with some strangers and by the third C&S a very attractive woman in her late 30s (older than me) sitting a few stools over came over and asked what it tasted like. I flirted with her and gave her a taste and two hours later I was having a taste.

It was amazing and when COVID is over and conferences resume normally I'm going to start plowing pussy via the C&S opening move.

>>16699501
Bitcoin Bourbon

>>16699733
It's all Fireball, I bought a couple pallets awhile back

>>16678942
For me its Krupnik.

I know its cringe but I started an infinity bottle and by God its the smoothest tasting whiskey I've ever had

I'm getting filtered, bros. How do I appreciate the smoke?

Went drinking with my coworkers and my boss got some expensive rye for me. Any ryes you'd like to recommend? It was really spicy, and I loved it.

>>16700365
Gotta be Rittenhouse

>>16683821
literally wat

>>16699673
Opened whiskey goes bad after 2 years doesnt it? By bad I mean it loses some touch but it's still drinkable

>>16700323
>ahhh, this johnnie walker is too smokey!
Ha. Hahahaha. Ahoo. Heh.

>>16700374
>>16700365
Rittenhouse is choice
Very affordable in my area too

>>16700929
yeah rittenhouse will blow you away

>>16692932
gad a strange experience with The Knob. I had a few bottles of the non age stated stuff and loved them but then my liquor store got the new 9 year age stated bottles in and I didnt like it as much. I once had a bottle of OGD BiB and loved it, maybe I just like younger Beam products

>>16700143
not cringe

>>16700840
I spray wine preserver in my bottles, a lot of liquor collections do the same. It's controversial though as some people claim it alters the taste, while others claim that it works well to preserve it.

>>16699734
Which one is your most expensive liquor?

And which one is your favorite?

>>16701158
Most expensive would be Yamazaki 18, which I got for MSRP ($250, but I've seen shops trying to sell it for like $700 lmao).

Favorite would be either Elijah Craig BP or Green Chartreuse VEP (liqueur but still, very unique flavor compared to the regular expression).

The store didn't have anything except watered down gin and watered down brandy so I got the brandy

>>16700323
bruh the smoke it really in the background the whole time. Sometimes something just isnt for you and this might be one of them.

>>16700143
Because it's just a pretentious long island ice tea. Ngdrv

>>16695703
nigger just buy roku and be done with it. USD 25 ish range, you cannot go wrong.

>New to whisky and alcohol in general
>Tried Jameson, Tullamore Dew, and WT101
>All tasted vile
>Try pic-related after seeing it shilled here all the time
>Actually enjoy the flavor for once
Too bad it's absurdly expensive where I live.

Most rum is aged in used Bourbon barrels due to legal requirements causing the market to be flooded with them. But does anyone know what Cuban rums are aged in, if yank distilleries are forbidden by their government to trade with Cuba?

cant seem to find this info anywhere

>>16702496
never seen this in BC, just the 80 proof which I have never tried

>>16702601
It's also aged in bourbon barrels. Havana Club is part of Pernod Ricard. I bet they can get Cuba every fucking barrel they want. Still saw it in a docu that they use the barrels much more often than other industries. To be fair they don't even feign their customers with tons of food colouring like the scotch fuckers.
Cuba can also buy barrels from other countries. So e.g. mexico buys barrels as a front man and sells them to Cuba.

>>16702601
The answer is you should be drinking dat Jamaican funk instead

>>16695659
No -- the path is beer, bourbon, Japanese whisky, scotch, cognac, armagnac.

>>16704234
Theres no regulation in rum so when you buy jamaican rum its not even jamaican

>>16702496
This is the best bourbon you can buy -- stop talking about it, it's already hard enough to find.

I did the bourbon trail in 2011 and they had just started releasing the single barrel. After the tasting, everyone bought up all that they had in the gift shop. The only other place I'd seen that was Evan Williams Red Label at the shop in Louisville.

How big are the fucking barrels if they're able to release single barrel products

>>16704273
Just wrong. Jamaican rum has the same regulations as scotch.

>>16704301
Each barrel holds about 50 gallons so you get about a 100 bottles out of a barrel. Single barrel products have a barrel designation on the label so you can tell which barrel you got your bottle from. Lots of barrels are bought by distributors so know you get every bottle of a specific barrel. There's usually not a lot of variation since they do a fair amount of rotation in the aging process.

>>16704342
>>16704354
Good to know. I watched documentary about rum and they said theres no regulation. I just got some appleton I'm glad it doesnt have sugar added

>>16704438
You just have to be very carefull with rums from Spanish speaking countries. Those fuckers are well known for adding tons of sugar and putting numbers on the label that are not the actual age and is at most the solera age.

>>16702707
>feign their customers with tons of food colouring like the scotch fuckers
They do it because people like you think the color matters. It's so bad that the scotches that bowed to your additives outrage had to color the bottles instead because even after getting what they want they still didn't understand that color doesn't matter.

>>16700840
Only if it's nearly empty.

>>16700323
You either go for a higher quality bottle with subtler smoke, or you go full hog and get a really smoky whisky.

I'd recommend Dalwhinnie 15 or JW Blue for the former, and Ardbeg or Laphroaig for the latter.

>>16704477
good rum comes from from cuba or jamaica. anything else is trash

>>16699489
>for the price of 10, I’d rather get redbreast
Isn't Red Breast like 2x as expensive as Bushmills 10?
And it undercuts 10 year old scotch by like $10.

>>16705000
Straight lies. You can get great rum from any country. Unironically the best I've had is Australian.

I know next to nothing about alcohol, but you fellas seem to.
I bought this about a year ago and I really enjoyed it, is there anything similar to it so I can expand my choices? Or should I just stick to the same thing since I seem to have lucked out?

>>16678942
Is there any spirit that doesn't have the aftertaste of old cologne? I've had some decent-tasting whiskey but the aftertaste is always foul and sticks in my throat. Ruins the whole experience.

>>16705027
TOP KEK australian 'rum' is well known as floor cleaner at best. let me guess, you prefer spiced rum?

>>16705118
Johnnie Walker Green

>>16705163
lemoncello

>>16705118
JWB is a little bit of everything, so it's hard to qualify as a jumping off point
Try some of the Compass Box blends

>>16705118
Johnnie Walker double black

>>16704989
I had some fireball that was half full and I left it for 3 or 4 years and it tastes stale now. But it's only like 20% percent

>>16696609
>>16692947
Yeah I just kept getting Knob Creek. Thanks for the input other anons. The liquor store down the street from me has a really good price on it, and I can't turn it down.

>>16705163
Almost anything that's not whiskey.

Beer, brandy, cognac, gin, vodka, etc.

>>16705118
Johnny Walker is owned by this huge multinational liquor company named Diageo.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Diageo

We generally tend to avoid Diageo products, especially since there are paid shills that come here and hype Diageo-owned brands.

Look at my pic, find Johnny Walker Black, and look for others near it. I would recommend Ardbeg 10 or Laphroaig 10.

>>16692932
Try this, Old Forester 1920 Prohibition style. I think its around the same price as Knob Creek stuff.

>>16705624
>old forester
The most based bourbon out there. All of them. Fucking dee-lishus. If you can get your hands on a bottle of their birthday bourbon, sell a child, a kidney, pimp your wife, whatever it takes.

>>16705510
Plus any of the peated Scotch whiskys usually don't have an old cologne aftertaste. They have a whole different type of aftertaste.

Try this (pic) Ardbeg Wee Beastie.

I don't know much about whiskey, but I love me a Canadian club and cola :)

>>16700376
I am severely mentally ill

>>16705714
hello, Andres

Picked up two bottles of 2011 Jack Daniels Christmas holiday select for 30 bucks a pop. Go for a pretty penny online.

>>16705748
>2011
Why it's not gonna taste right

>>16687348
Hut the bourbon trail in ky

>>16705769
It'll go bad?

>>16705866
If it was bottled in 2011 it wont taste the same but it should still be alright

>>16705769
This is the cheapest I found online

>>16705871
Taste won't be affected as long as it was stored properly and isn't opened. I have whiskeys from the 80s that are unopened and will taste fine when I do decide to drink them.

>>16705915
Even if it's unopened there's still oxygen in the bottle that slowly eats away at it. It might still taste fine but won't taste the same as the day it was bottled

>>16705915
It was stored in a box, up right in a climate controlled bar. I'm guessing Chip the owner sat it there in 2011 and no one's looked at it since, he has a ton of stuff like that.

>>16705214
Obviously not, there's fuck all Australian spiced rum.

>>16705214
image is fucked

>>16705469
Liqueurs fair much worse. I had a 40% honey whisky that went to shit in 6 months.

>>16705591
That chart is trash, and WE don't avoid a 38% of the whisky market to push a political agenda.

And why have you recommended peat bombs when you know there's more mildly peated stuff, or even closer stuff on that chart? Bowmore or Highland Park would be closer. Or dare I say Talisker, which JWB likely contains?

>>16705927
Old bottle effect is amazing, and can turn even the shittest of whiskies into something fantastic.
I had a 1960s Haig at a bar once, and it was top tier.
I don't think his JD will get worse.

What I can do with a shitty botanical gin that goes way too hard on the lemon myrtle? I can't make anything work with it but I've got a whole bottle.

>>16678942
the left in the op pic is pretty damn good, it's a better Basil Hayden's for a reasonable price

>>16706021
Mix it with tonic?
Cut it with vodka and then mix it with tonic?

>>16706061
Oh and of course buying a carbon water filter and turning it into vodka.

I've never been a drinker, but I'm turning 30 in a couple days and wanted to celebrate.
Any recommendations? I was going to get 2 small bottles, one of Maker's Mark and one of Jameson, but I don't know if there are better choices in the same price range

>>16706071
It really is an acquired taste, for the price those are fine, you'll probably want to mix though.

As a Kentuckian I must insist you stick with Kentucky bourbon.

>>16678942
I don't drink ALCOHOL

>>16706021
G&T? Bee's Knees? Negroni?

I almost always drink Wild Turkey 101, just finished a bottle. Might get brandy/yak next and maybe some gin.

>>16679031
I've been really enjoying the Ardbeg 5 year old. It's not actually all that harsh.

>>16706071
Makers is ok, Jameson is decent. for 30 I'd definitely get a tasty Scotch as well unless you only mix in which case dont waste your time.

>>16699458
Bullshit. I mean unless this dude is so rich he can buy it. (50 yr scotch at least 2-5K a bottle) yet prefers jack daniels. It's not aged that long I guarantee. And he fullashit too

>cheap enough to mix
>good enough to drink on its own
Is there any real reason to drink bourbon that isn't Evan Williams White Label?

>>16695659
They both have their place, for me it's beer when I'm out with friends and whiskey for enjoying at home.

What are some good simple whiskey cocktails. Right now I just make whiskey and coke and whiskey sour

>>16707806

Manhattan:
2 oz rye whiskey
1 oz vermouth (sweet or dry depending on your tastes)
dash or two of bitters
maraschino cherry garnish

>>16707806
Tennessee Traveler:
>black coffee
>Tennessee whiskey
Simple, but it gets the job done.

>>16707944
Damn, so that's why all the people I meet from Tennessee are retarded

>>16707944
Sounds degenerate I dont want to get in the habit of mixing coffee with whiskey that sounds like a fast track to becoming a alcoholic

dont know why but my dad bought this on his way home today. said he payed just under $40 after tax because it was on sale at Walgreens. we each had a glass. it does have a little smoke to it but to me it just reminds me of blackened marshmallows and roasted peanuts. smell and taste both no more than a 5/10, about as light as my Bushmills 10 and absolutely abrupt finish due to the proof. watery mouthfeel and not even half as smooth as some of the bottom shelf 100 proof bourbons I've had.

>>16678942
vodka martini, Stolichnaya and Gallo

>bought a bottle of scotch and the cork crumbles into it as soon I open it

FUCK boomers and FUCK their natural corks every fucking bottle should have a synthetic cork or a screw top I'm sick of NPCs complaining about how "real" whisky needs a fucking cork

>>16710649
try returning the bottle(tell them its corked and you shouldnt have any trouble). if they dont do returns or replacements try the distillery directly. or see if you can fit an old cork it the new bottle. alternatives are decanting or sealing the top with plastic cling wrap or even a plastic bag and rubber band

>>16710740
Nigga there's crumbled cork in the booze

>>16710740
>>16710747
I already fixed it. I filtered the whisky through a couple layers of cheese cloth. Poured it back in the bottle and recapped with a synthetic cork from a stranahan bottle. I'm just tired of dealing with this.

>>16696089
Love this with some ice as a desert after dinner, but cant justify the $30 price tag it has other than treating guests

>>16699501
I enjoy Jack Daniel's especially after a tour of the distillery, all I taste when drinking it nest is charcoal and brown sugar. The gentleman jack is a great step up in showing off that caramel and brown sugar you get from the regular just more of.
I'd probably recommend woodford reserve, buffalo trace, Evan William's BIB or Jack single barrel and they'd be quite pleased. If you want to go above the mark, willet pot still, weller 12 (if its affordable), and Basil Hayden's are really good front runners for me.

>>16705972
>That chart is trash, and WE don't avoid a 38% of the whisky market to push a political agenda.

Oh hey everybody, look. It one of the fucking Diageo shills! Hello, Diageo shill!
Do you know how I know you're a fucking Diageo shill? Who the fuck else would know what the fucking percentage of the fucking whisky market your employer owns except a Mother fucking Diageo fucking shill?

Fuck you and GTFO, Diageo shill.

Is there a better whisky to mix with coke then jim beam? I've tried the expensive shit but jim beam goes so good with coke

whiskey tastes strange, rather drink rum or brandy

>>16712426
what kind of rum would you recommend to someone who has never had rum before?

>>16712552
Appleton estate

>>16712583
That's mean.

>>16712718
?

Besides pic related also drinking a Goose Island lemonade shandy. The beer was on sale and it's already one of my favorite summer beverages.

Picked this up, I'm unimpressed. It isn't vile or anything but tastes somewhat off, like it was confused if it wanted to be smokey or sherried and sort of muddled itself into what it is.

The color sort of looked pretty deep, so I'm assuming caramel coloring. Not a deal breaker but come on...

Will not be getting anything from them for a while.

>>16688006
>It's supposed to be worse, it's their cheaper NAS offering.
Well then, that one is on me. I assumed with a name like "Founder's Reserve" that it would be better than the regular 12 year double-oaked version.

Fortunately, I only bought the 375ml half-bottle of the Founder's Reserve. It's not that good, but its not the worst alcoholic drink I've ever drank.

One sip of Southern Comfort 100 and I poured the rest of the bottle of that dreck right down the fucking drain. A (almost) full 750ml bottle. Luckily it cost less than the half-bottle of Glenlivet Founder's Reserve.