/ck/ - Food & Cooking

>>16932673
For me, it's Johnny Walker Black and a life bereft of sexual intimacy

I wanted to try an Ardbeg but couldn't decide which, but I found a place near me that has the monsters of smoke combo box so I'll get that, has the Wee Beastie, the 10 year, and the An Oa.

>>16932673
i stay away from liquor ever since that one day.
but when i was downing booze i still stayed away from whiskey.
whiskey gave me warm face too quickly which i took as a sign of, this is bad.
it's not comfy, it's a fake comfy.
it illusions you into hell.

>>16932697
You don't have to be an alcoholic to enjoy Whiskey.

been throwing monkey shoulder in my hot chocolate and it makes it taste like ripe malty bananas. 10/10

These prices bullshit? What you pick?

>>16933104
Cont

>>16933104
Jim beam. Woodford is overrated as hell and no where near worth double

>>16933111
>>16933114
Oh didn’t see this. Of all of those I would say bulleit, but Buffalo fags will cry about it. Bulleit is a good bourbon for its price,y fave of those you posted

The buffalo trace is ok price in the U.S.but if those were the prices for the other bourbons in the U.S. they would be over priced by close to $10, but you also don't live in the U.S. so you'll never have U.S. Bourbon prices.

>>16933117
Is Buffalo any good? Ive always meant to try it because I always hear about it. Never been a big bourbon guy, usually stick to scotch, but been interested in getting into it.

>>16933155
Damn I didn't even look at the including VAT price your prices are fucked anon sorry maybe try the Jim Beam.

>>16933104
Woodford double oaked, best thing there by a mile

buffalo trace at 45% is already too light and boring, can't imagine how empty the 40% version is

>>16933185
It is very solid considering the price. Obviously nothing special in the grand scheme of bourbon, but I would pick it over meme bourbons like woodford and makers.
Definitely a great place to start if you’re getting into bourbon.

>>16933185
Yeah it's good if you get it under MSRP, so like $22, also if you don't live in the US you're only getting like 40 abv which is not as good as 45 abv.

>>16933104
Is that all the bourbons you guys have?
Look for some Wild Turkey 101 and post the price on that.

>>16933104
>>16933111
prices are average considering your buying bourbon in the UK. in terms of bang for buck its probably something in the order of Woodford, Trace, Makers, Bulleit, Beam.

>>16933104
trace
>>16933185
people complain and argue over trace a lot. its just nice for its price range
>>16933243
its already shocking to see woodford under $40 if im calculating euros correct

You guys hate on jim beam white clearly, but put into context of relative pricing I don't mind it. I don't baby it because it clearly isn't supposed to be anything special, but as cheap as it gets is like ... 9.99 ex vat and maybe 12.39 for something that claims 6 years old.

>>16933243
wild turkey 101 would cost £20.08 here.

>>16933666
Beam White would be better if it werent 40%

Just ordered dahlwinnie 15 and bowmore 12.

>>16932673
>Taylor small batch
Fuckin based, that shit is so good. I got picrel recently and it was so good I wish I had thought to get two seeing as they only sold it locally in the place I was visiting when I got it

>>16933666
>wild turkey 101 would cost £20.08 here.
buy it 100%

>>16933104
Buffalo Trace and it isn't even close

just get a decent vodka (pictured), rather than vodka that tastes like a soggy dirty burned barrel

>>16933117
Trace mogs bulleit. That shit is meme "cowboy" whiskey thats intentionally supposed to taste like gut rot. Now bourbon doesn't need to be sweet as fuck but I also don't live in the old west and would like my alcohol taste to be bearable when I drink it neat

>>16932716
That sounds interesting. Maybe a nice hard hot choccy after some good snow shoveling, doesn't seem like a feasible thing to get drunk on though

>>16933742
>Decent vodka
>Ketel one
Pick one. Also I don't drink vodka because I'm not a Slav or a house wife

>>16933713
what did you pay for the bottle and the glass together?

>>16933778
Bottle was $65 and the glass was $5, which was why I didn't get a second bottle because I was banking on buying it in my own city a couple hours away but they only sell it within 30 mins of the distillery it seems

finding a bottle of E.H. taylor period is ass

I got a bottle of cognac to try from Aldi and I really liked it. What should I try next on my journey to becoming an old man?

>>16934034
>Aldi Brandy
Korbel?

>>16934085
It's called Chevalier, but it's Aldi so it's just whatever made up brand name they chose to try and imitate a more well known brand.

>>16933104
>>16933111
woodford and makers are so mediocre for the price

>>16934125
US or UK?

>>16934243
uk

>>16932673
>recommend
Eastern spirits, they sell a lot A LOT of different drinks
Try those or keep drinking the same over and over again

I want to be able to appreciate neat liquors but they all taste like gasoline. Dark spiced rum I sometimes barely tastes the notes of vanilla or whatever but its still just an overwhelming gasoline taste that its not enjoyable. Then there's things like bourbon that just taste like paint thinner. I like dry reds and dark beers but can't into spirits. How do learn to expand my palette into the realm of spirits?

>>16934717
I think drinking all that paint thinner and gasoline has ruined your palate my son.

>>16933755
Alright then smart guy, what vodka should I be drinking? I like ketel one just fine.

>>16934743
Smirnoff

>>16933666
>wild turkey 101 would cost £20.08 here
That's still better value then anything else posted.

i drank a bottle of evan williams bonded 100 proof this evening. ama.

i'll can tallk to you about hegelian dialectic until you cry.

>>16935916
What did it smell like, what did it taste like?

>>16935927
it's good. not very complex, but good enough to drink neat. smell and flavor is a little caramel, molasses, slight smoke. for me most importantly it's got a kick and i don't get a headache or hangover but YMMV. don't drink a whole bottle like i did though.

What am I in for?

>>16935974
a monster headache.

>>16935981
nonono too much uhhhhh sushi-fish, hai!

>>16935974
>that color
Is it aged for three weeks?

>>16935974
It's good for making highballs.

>>16935974
good highballs

>>16935808
johnny walker is vile but ill take a cigar good chap

>>16932673
I was really in whiskey and gin a few months ago. But recently I don't want to drink anything but 24oz lagers all the time. How do I fix this

Bought a bottle of Four Roses for my weekly drinking session.
Surprisingly inoffensive stuff tastewise.

>>16932673
I haven't had any whisky for a long time, but today I bought a laphroiag 10yr. Fuck it's delicious, I missed this.

Got a bottle of Peg Leg Porker and I'm not a fan. It's so rough that I can't identify much of anything in it.
Great Jones Bourbon is pretty good if you can find it, though.

>>16934743
For me it's sobieski and luksusowa. Poles produce the best vodka for the money. I can't imagine spending more than $30 for 1.75l of vodka.

>paying more than $10 for a handle of vodka
You're doing it wrong.
>b-but I can taste a difference!
No you can't. Not in a double blind test.

>>16933111
makers cos it's so cute

wait if you are in the uk why not drink scotch

>>16938234
>when a fashion company owns your scotch brand

>>16939372
better selection usually, yes, but the price for quality liquor will always be high because they're all a bunch of ninnies

Wild Turkey

>>16935974
extreme boredom
get Mars Iwai 45 instead next time

>>16938446
Wait another few months? It's the same for me. I was really into whiskey for a while, changing from different kinds to others over time, then gins for a little bit and currently I'm all about rum. My current preference keeps changing and comparing with other stuff other than alcohol at some point it'll rotate to whiskey.

>>16939331
Do you often drink double blind?

>>16940294
At least three times a day.

>>16940294
its well known vodka has little to no variation in distilling. which, I imagine thats why there's so many "flavored" vodkas. they aren't terrible but you will be hard pressed to find any vodka that stands out on its own without some gimmick

>>16932703
But it helps.

>>16935808
I like ya shoes, govna'
I'll take a stoagie and a swig

>>16940577
>its well known vodka has little to no variation in distilling
it's only "well known" by reddit midwits

>>16940577
When you buy a bottle, or frankly anything, a lot of what you're spending your money on is also the status or the idea of the product like the bottle looking extra nice so you feel you're buying a premium product and then you think it's better. Yes you might not notice the difference when you're drinking "double blind" but that's not a realistic situation anyway.

>>16940250
gonna need more of a review with some smell and taste, is it even truly Jap made?

I bought Ezra 99, bit underwhelming for the price. Similar to EW white label but less nutty and more sweet, too sweet really.

>>16934717
You drink them until you can disregard the alcohol flavor and then you can taste the nuance. Start with really good liquor and work your way down from there.

Try an armanac or expensive irish whiskey

>>16934717
if you drink nothing but very high ABV all you will taste is gasoline.

Some friends gifted this to me and I want to one up them. I don't know shit about whiskey though. What should I buy them that will impress them?

I tried a whiskey at a party once and it had a nice wood flavor with very mild sweet vanilla, like a retard I forgot to ask what the name of it was. Any recommendations of anything that is similar to this description.

>>16943575
Black Maple Hill

>>16943277
Angel's Envy Port Wine Barrel Finish.

>>16943970
Thx

>>16943277
>I want to one up them
Woodford Reserve Double Double Oaked, obviously.

bump

>Buffalo Trace
>Manhattan
>Achievement Unlocked: Basic Bitch
I'll probably feel a lot better about it after my 6th one

>>16943575
>wood
>vanilla
Sounds like literally every 2+yo whiskey on Earth, good luck anon

Just drank a Scotch soda, didn't have any nice ice so I didn't use any, I still liked it.
Used Teacher's Highland Cream.

>>16945103
you like what you like

2021 bottled Knob Creek Rye Single Barrel Store Pick just came in. under $50, 5 1/2 years old, 6th floor matured. should I? only had Rittenhouse and Bulleit as far as Ryes go and only a Cask Strength Single Barrel Select Knob before, but generally like Beam stuff. havent really touched the rye since the end of spring, but feel like it'll be nice now that its cold.

31 and never drunk a drop of alcohol in my life; a life which is currently going down the shitter thanks to vaccine mandates making it illegal for me to live. I feel like regular depression isn't quite enough, I kind of want to just punish myself.

Is absinthe a good (bad) idea?

B R E H S

>>16946393
Absinthe is a meme. They took all the wacky shit out of it like a century ago. Just get boozed on your favourite like the rest of us as a life cope.

>>16946393
In general, drinking when you're in a bad mood doesn't feel great. Use it to raise your high moments or the mundane ones.

Preaching aside, good absinthe is pretty savory, but pricier than the cheapo stuff. Absinthe Extraordinaire is a good starting point if you can find it.

>>16935974
Don't listen to the fags. Toki is best-on-shelf for on the rocks or a mixer. It's light because it's a 3 year with no coloring added. The same whiners would hypocritically shell out for something like Ardbeg Wee Beastie for its "Character"

>>16940250
Mars is terrible at any price point. Flat in 5 seconds or less.

>>16946462
I'm not sure sure that's true, I read in 2007 they made it legal to put wormwood in again; and one of the reasons I thought of absinthe in the first place is because I bought some "mugwort tea" that's been giving me incredibly vivid dreams when I sleep. Mugwort (absinthe) probably isn't the same as mugwort (common), but eh.

>>16932673
>better then jack

bump

we eatin

fuck women, fuck niggers, fuck brussels and fuck usrael

>>16946530
>I don't know the difference between bourbon and the Lincoln County process.
Comparing Jack Daniel's and bourbon is like comparing a lemon and an orange. Yeah, they're both citrus fruit, but they're very different.
And it's 'than,' you ignorant peasant.

>>16948176
I can smell your farts from this assortment of body-harming food.

>>16948548
and that's literally all you can do, smelling my farts.

>Avoid it like the plague
>Shill media and Reddit trash it
>1.5L for $13
>Get it anyways yesterday for a party mixer
>It's fucking delicious
>Even straight it's delicious
Probably the best value spirit I've ever come across. The bitching started in 2020, so maybe they switched distributors, or something?

>>16948556
Das good one comrade

What am I in for?

>>16943277
You know what you have to do. Give them a BWC (Big White Cork). As in the cork from a bottle of Old Grand Dad 114. It's aged 114 years. That should impress them.

>>16932697
All things in moderation.

>>16949391
Based and Grand-Dad pilled.

>>16943277
this if you can find it
The one I have is a store pick, it has the smokiest finish I've tasted in a bourbon

Lads, where can I get Rye Whiskey in England? I want some for christmas

>>16950166
The Whiskey Exchange website, Maybe try Highwest Double Rye.

>>16950287
Cheers mate I'll give it a look

>>16950287
My man that website is fantastic thank you again

>>16950402
No problem.

>>16950166
You can't get shit in England nowadays. All your stores are empty and there's nothing you can do about it lmao

>>16946461
i'm going to buy angostura bitters for the first time in my life and this better be worth 20 fucking dollars you co/ck/s.

what whiskey goes best for old fashioneds anyway? i'm deciding between bulleit rye, wild turkey 101, buffalo trace, and makers. might get 2 of those actually.

>>16951085
wild turkey 101, or old grandad 114 if you can find it.

last night i indulged a little too much. i woke up on the floor next to me bed and my hip is so bruised. it hurts, bros

>>16951112
we only have the regular old grand dad kentucky straight here for 20 bucks. is that still worth it?

>>16951234
>is that still worth it?
Not over the Wild Turkey 101.
Reason to get it is because it's high proof and affordable.

>>16932673
Thinking of getting this soon. Any opinions on it? Looks memey but it's what's inside that counts, and it's not too expensive

>>16945103
Love Nicholson in Easy Rider

>>16951085
$20 for angostura bitters is a rip-off. It should be half that.
I prefer Peychaud's anyway, which is even cheaper.

>>16951310
>cheaper
yeah okay. it's 18 dollars. not really that much cheaper.

>>16951302
High West is gimmicky, sourced from MGP and usually overpriced.

>>16951234
what proof is the "regular", 80 or 100? because the 100 is the Bonded and totatlly fine for cocktails where as I'd argue against using the 114 for anything but sipping. if its 80 then yeah WT101 is probably the better choice.

>>16951590
>muh MGP
Damned near everybody used some Seagram juice, pally.

>>16951440
I don't know where you are, but Angostura is about 10 bucks here and Peychaud's is $6

>>16951616
>literally defending literal run of the mill swill

>>16935932
>pretending to like evan williams

>>16935974
this shit LEGIT made me sick for like 2 weeks. like bedridden sick. I can drink tequila, bourbon, rum etc all night and be fine, but this shit... idk man. maybe my worst experience with alcohol ever

>>16946462
>Just get boozed on your favourite
are you drunk right now? he just said hes never drank in his life
>>16946393
drinking is a shit way to cope, friend. and fuck pro vaxer bullies

>>16952849
>mass produced but custom blended is bad
Shouldn't you be throwing axes?

Made a Hot Toddy with some blended scotch, it's good, but it's pretty hot so I can't really tell the difference from using bourbon.

If this were $10 cheaper, it would be my go-to bourbon. I can only find it with the tin, with which it costs $55 and I'd rather just get Four Roses SB

>>16954182
If 10 bucks matters that much, maybe you should be worrying about something other than bourbon.

>>16954206
I worry about a lot of things

>>16954209
As do I, (Eagle Scout,) but 10 bucks ain't shit, broheim.

>>16943277
Noah's Mill
solved bourbon, honestly the best thing that's findable

>>16954255
>Noah's
Shit is goddamned good.

>>16954115
>>>""""""""(((custom)))"""""""""
im not supporting zany hipsters adulterating something as simple as bourbon. if they dropped the bourbon thing and just called it blended american whiskey then i wouldnt give a shit because i dont drink that unless I blend something of my own.

>>16954255
>Willet/KBD
big Nope on them too. all show and no go.

>>16954182
Wherever you're getting that for $55, it sounds like you're getting ripped off. Look around more, you can probably find it elsewhere for less money.

>>16954375
>I only drink TRACEABLE farm-to-glass bourbon
you talk like a fag and your shit's all retarded

>>16954236
That extra $10 is cumulative though. In reality it's like $30.
It's $10 more than Four Roses SB, which is $10 more than Woodford Reserve, which is $10 more than Buffalo Trace. I can only make so many $10 leaps before I'm spending more than I ought to be anyway

>>16954182
>Four Roses SB
I'd rather just get Old Grand-Dad 114 if I want a high-rye bourbon.

>>16954408
>cmon man whats wrong with gmo corn liquor
>dude who cares if it sucks the bottle looks cool
can do this forever pal

>>16953956
NTA but it's easily the best of the cheap stuff

My local liquor store just started importing tons and tons of Jap Whiskey. Not just the meme shit like Hakushu/Yamazaki/Hibiki but actually a ton of smaller name Jap stuff.
Anyone have any good experience with mid tier or lesser known Jap stuff?

>>16955780
Proceed with caution, a lot of "Japanese" whisky is just re-bottled scotch. Even if a brand has one bottle of really good domestic whisky, they might have three or four other bottles of import with very similar names.

>>16955798
Got burned with Kuroyashi 12 year like this. The age statement drew me in like a moth to a flame and it was right next to the Suntory single malts. I only quickly googled it to see if the price was fair. Got home and did more research and yeah, I paid a big premium for imported Scotch that was proofed down with water from a Japanese river.

To be fair it was decent, just way overpriced.

>>16955798
What resources are there where I can vet these bottles while I'm in the store? Is there a kind of glossary of imported watered down scotches?

>>16955780
Smaller name "japanese" whiskey is often bottom-barrel dogshit or not japanese at all. Russia is overflowing with brown gasoline from china because Yamazaki and Hibiki are so scarce.

>>16956258
There's a chart floating around of bottles known to be import and known to be domestic, but it's not exhaustive.

>>16956298
Thank you anon, I'll make sure to reference this list next time I'm at the liquor store.

>>16955780
When I was in japan I drank a lot of bottom shelf whiskey. Their cheap stuff is cheaper than here. The high end obviously gets as ridiculous as anywhere. But yeah, what was this? 50-60 bucks for 4 litres?

>>16956684
Truly men's hours

>>16956696
Wow!

Just got into whiskey recently (to the point i should take a break). Of the 5 bottles i've tried these in order I liked them.

Old Forestor 120
Four Roses SB
Wild Turkey 101
Basil Hayden
Makers Mark Cask S

Is there a good price range between the $65 OF 120 and Four Roses SB? If most I think i'll just roll 4 roses or wild turkey due to price.

>>16956258
>>16956298
I don't think this flow chart is even up to date look into Japan Spirits & Liqueurs Makers Association maybe they have some info.

>>16956345
This is what you want to use.
Pretty sure the other one was just speculation.
https://www.nomunication.jp/2021/04/13/jslma-japanese-whisky-list/

>>16957419
Hey man

I would advice against purchasing any of these products since they're all made in Am*rica. Get some Scotch or liquor from a country that is inhabited by actual humans.

>>16957419
From Wild Turkey 101 you can try WT Rare Breed and Russell's Reserve, both under $60

new New NEW, is only slightly more spicy/herbal than the regular Knob. distinctly peppery on the nose, almost like opened in big bag of peppered beef jerky with a little cinnamon and all spice. initial palate is molasses brownies and orange zest. mid palate has moderate amount of dill and dark chocolate. finish is medium "S"mooth with some alcohol taste and charred wood. not much as far as nutty flavors go so far, but the bottle has been open for a whole half hour. very sippable with no water. reminds me of Rittenhouse just if it were higher proof. the Knob is more black tea and Rittenhouse is more bready. added some water it amplified everything and added a smoked jalapeno note.

>>16957487
the knob creek cask strength rye is the best I've had, jim beam just makes great whiskey

>>16957479
Live in a smaller town and didn't see Rare Breed. I'll looks out for the RR.

>>16957503
>>16957487
i think my store has the knob rye but not sure if its cask. is the regular decent enough?

first whiskey i ever bought, did i pick alright? i'm liking it quite a bit so far.

>>16957602
it's ok, nothing special unless you have a real hardon for pickles

>>16957535
in my experience, anything with the words Knob Creek are decent enough
try the standard 9 year bourbon, its like basil hayden but actually has flavor

>>16957657
thanks ill check it out
basil hayden was smooth as fuck but expensive and i like getting drunk

>>16957665
>basil hayden was smooth as fuck
Yeah it had no flavor

>>16957789
yeah it was pleasant to me but wouldn't buy it again

>>16957602
Weird choice for a first whiskey, rye is usually more of an acquired taste. I like bulleit rye though

>>16957614
is it the most pickly rye?

>>16932673
I'm quite fond of Bacardi Black. I think regular Bacardi (the clear stuff) tastes like gasoline and rubbing alcohol, but the Black goes down really easy and tastes like charred bananas and vanilla to me.

Whiskey on the other hand... I have never had a whiskey that didn't taste like what the lumber department at Home Depot smells like. How do you guys drink the wood water?

>>16957833
bacardi black for your cardiac

>>16957828
certainly the most pickley ive had

>>16935974
harsh as a sipper but good as a mixer

>>16957419
You need Old Grand-Dad 114 in your life. You need the Big White Cork.

>[whiskey] was smooth as fuck

>>16958374
ill see if they have it. this place sucks so i might drive to the city and stock up on shit.

>>16958381
got em

>>16957503
If you're talking about this stuff, yeah it's outstanding. Might sound weird but to me it has a really pronounced lilac note. The only other whiskey I ever got that from was Elijah Craig 18, but to a lesser extent.

>>16932673
>Kentucky Deluxe and coka-cola
It's a monday bois

>>16957828
My man... you want Willett Rye

>>16956298
>Fake Japanese Whiskey
What does this mean? It's not actually distilled/aged in Japan? It's not technically "whiskey"?

>>16951234
Here (New Orleans area), I can get a 750ml bottle of OGD114 for $26.

>>16956696
>Best before Dec 2012

>>16951234
If you pay more than $7.50/liter for Old Grandad, you're getting ripped off
It's garbage, just buy Evan Willians

>>16957419
Your list is fine, except for the Basil Hayden.
FYI, its on this list of the Top 5 Worst Bourbons:
http://youtu.be/Q34hiUNAWn4

In case you need it, I've attached the Whisky Value chart.

>>16958656
Yes.
foreign made whisky is imported in bulk and merely bottled in Japan.

>>16958761
So, where is it made? China?
It's just weird that it would be economically profitable to ship it over, repackage it, and then ship it to the gaijin as "authentic real deal nip whisky"

>>16958771
They buy 2 buck scotch and then water it down and call it Yozakimura 14 year, $110 you buy long time

>>16958710
disregard this post

>>16958779
Ok, that makes sense.
Basically foreign holding companies which can technically say "Japanese (owned) Whiskey"

>>16958780
Admittedly I'm in the mindwest and rye is cheap as shit, but Ole Grandad is bottom-shelf tier garbage. Old Crow/McCormick tier.

>>16958788
Yep. To be fair, America is terrible about that as well when it comes to other products. So many brands advertise themselves as being an all-American brand, and then you read closer and it's "designed in America, manufactured in China"

>>16958810
>and then you read closer and it's "designed in America, manufactured in China"
Don't remind me anon

>>16958810
even in whiskey, a lot of "straight american rye" is distilled in Alberta.

This is my first time in the general, but I want to throw something out there. About 4 years ago, I went on a trip around Ireland and while I was there I had a whiskey (pic related).

This is one of my favorite whiskeys. It's smooth, glides over your tongue smooth.

It's good with ice/water. I don't usually mix it, though an Old_Fashioned_Plus.drink would probably make it sparkle.

If I did, I'd do either a cherry-ish variation of an old fashioned with 2oz Writer's Tears, 3 dash Cherry Bitters and .5-1 oz maraschino liquor.

Or I'd do an orange variation with 2oz Writer's Tears, 3-4 dash orange bitters and .5-1oz Cointreau. Garnish with an orange peel, burn the spritz. (my favorite)

>>16958821
Honestly, I don't have a problem with making bourbon from canadian grains
It seems fitting
Those maples exist to support us, I'm glad they're not just selling their shit to china.

>>16932673
>last thread died early
Yeah just like you and most of us itt lmfao

Old Granddad bonded
Evan Williams White Label
Wild Turkey 101
Holy trinity of cheap bourbon

>>16957809
just out of interest, what sort of thing would be more usual to start on? where i live there is not a big drinking culture of bourbon and whiskey.

>>16933111
prices look fine
from those choices, for me it would be maker's but I'd take any one of them except for the tennessee apple (but if you're pouring shots of it I won't turn my nose up at it)

>>16948539
uh bro evan williams is charcoal filtered. and jack daniels is bourbon even if it doesn't identify as one. am I missing something? it's actually a fine comparison

>>16958642
i don't know, 130 euros for a 4 year old grain spirit seems excessive to me.

i drink about a handle a week, you guys reckon thats too much?

>>16960125
Yes, try sticking to 1 serving a day.

novice alcoholic here. any ins and outs i should know? whats the purpose of each individual spirit?

Shiet bros Total Wine had Russel's Reserve store picks in. Got one of them and Bruichladdich Classic Laddie to celebrate a job offer.

>Ctrl+f
>wildturkey 101
>10 results

based

>>16958860

alcohol doesnt kill you so easily anon. liver failure however, thats where you god gets you

Bulleit rye vs bourbon?

>>16933210
What’s good then if we disregard price? I wanna try something better than the usual cheap ones.

Been seeing Old Forester 1920 shilled around here a lot but I've always thought Old Fo had a pretty subdued taste. Is the 1920 that much of an improvement?

>>16959550
Usually you'd do common bourbons before picking up ryes.
Skipping the real cheapo ones, there's Maker's Mark, Bulleit bourbon, Buffalo Trace, Wild Turkey 101, Woodford Reserve, etc

Why do so many of the american manufacturers make such a big deal of bonding or bottling in bond? How many people at retail are even aware of what that means or able to buy bonded? Unless I've got it wrong and bonded warehouses are really common? Here I instruct my wine dealer to purchase wine and store it bonded, as in free of duty and taxes until I'm ready to collect or take delivery. I pay a fee for storage. You might as well do so if you are buying wine in advance for selling further down the line, trading or just getting when it is ready so you've got the money for something else or you pass it on to somebody else when you sell or trade it. Like if I buy some 2020 pomerol en primeur today I'm not taking delivery until 2022 maybe 2023 and I'm not going to drink it until at least 2028 ideally 2030 and beyond depending on the quality of the vintage. Why pay the tax on something I'm not going to drink for 10 years? How much of that applies to a bottle of old granddad?

>>16960342
Of all the diseases one can have, I think the people in these threads have picked the best one.

>>16961567
almost nothing comparably. it started as a quality standard for whiskey because of the additves like spitoons, sugar, and others flavor enhancements to boost bad spirits. Bonded Bourbon must be 100 proof, minimum of 4 years of age and all grains used must be harvested in the same season. to quantify the importance of this it took nearly 10 years more for a regualtion like this to implemented for food.

what liquor will make me hate women a little less?

>>16962419
all, but the bliss point isnt universal

>vodka is tasteless and odourless
what do people mean by this? i think it tastes like alcohol and a bit like grapes or something.

>>16960184
>whats the purpose of each individual spirit?
taste good, make you drunk, prepared from readily available local ingredients.

>>16956298

i'm looking into buying a japanese whiskey for my room mate for christmas, i think he's really only had experience with western and not even had suntori.

i'm going through the chart on google trying to find something that's within the $50-$100 range. if i can't i'll just default to 1.75 mL jim bean devil's cut since he's always getting nervous when people pour from the bottle he still has.

what are some other exotic liquors to get a holiday gifts?

>>16933104
This fills me with rage. Why is Jim Beam 12 euros but at least 24 fucking CAD here. That's like if I could get JB for 17 $. Not that I buy the stuff anymore, but WHY THE FUCK IS LIQUOR SO EXPENSIVE IN CANADA

tequila gives me such smelly farts
that being said, this g4 goes so well with hearty meals. I just washed it down with the broth of my soup. heavenly

decided to try this, the taste is nice, but faint for the strength.

>>16963401
just get him a handle of monkey shoulder and take off all the labels. then grab a paint brush and black paint and swipe some kanji looking letters on it.

who else plastic bottle of vodka

>>16964182
I've bought a lot of $10 plastic handles of vodka for mixing with water, powdered drink mix and lemon juice.

>>16964182
bottom shelf vodka was my first enjoyable alcohol experience. think it was absolute. mix that shit with anything and its drinkable

spritis make head go ouch! :(

>>16963612
>but WHY THE FUCK IS LIQUOR SO EXPENSIVE IN CANADA

mainly because sin tax is good revenue, and partly because police chiefs in canada believe high liquor prices discourage binge drinking.
I'm sure you've noticed that most alkies stick to beer and fortified wine.

But hey, try getting in to rum. prices are lower compared to whisky and we get an oddly good selection of it up here.

>>16963612
If you can buy any spirit for $24CAD you have nothing to complain about. You'll struggle to find anything under $35CAD here.

>>16964348
>believe high liquor prices discourage binge drinking
They do, and particularly for young people.

please shill me the best rum for under £50 i like the spicy kola flavour and i will probably mix it with coke before drinking it straight when im drunk enough

Yo what open next ..

Bunnahabhain 12
Glenfarclas 15
Edradour 10
Balvenie 14

I'm bummed, I tried to order E.H Taylor Uncut from a local store and it wasn't super overpriced and my order got "cancelled" cause it was "out of stock"

>>16964917
Nearly all rum is under £50, but if you're going to mix it with coke pretty much anything will do.

>>16964781
Sure, but if it were the only concern then a simple minimum price would suffice.
Not to mention, the fortified wines that binge drinker binge on are all crown brands.

Grant's and Evan Williams'... Home

>>16932673
Share your old fashioned recipes with me bros.
For me it's regular wild turkey, some orange flavored bitters idk name, orange peel and simple syrup I made myself.
Yummy

>>16946393
I hope you're still around - don't drink. Just don't. It's not worth it. Never is, never ever is worth it. Go work out and get stronger. Hell, buy steroids online and take those if you want to hurt yourself,

>>16951302
>>16951590
High west stuff is super forgettable. Not worth the pseudo premium cost

>>16966631
why do people pretend to like evan williams

>>16966436
i know which is why i dont know what to buy
its my birthday i want something nice
i dont mix it much 50/50 is as weak as i ever go; its just to take the edge off when im sober so i can get drunk more easily

>>16966875
I'd get Beam and Red Label but I'm cheap

>>16966875
because its better than jim and not overpriced like jack

>>16966875
better than any spirit in its price range. Literally the only bourbon I use in drinks where mixers overpower the spirit.

>>16966940
This it's the lightest bourbon and sometimes you want that even at the cost of flavor, also it's 43%

>>16966908
My personal favourite is Mount Gay XO, which'll be around £50 these days, or the Black Barrel with is a bit cheaper but still great.
For spiced, Rumbullion or Chairman's Reserve Spiced are pretty decent.

>>16933104
if I planned on dinking like I usually do? jim beam but I would get the handle. If I want to appreciate the bourbon, then either the maker's or the buffalo. I like maker's mark more but I haven't had buffalo trace in a while so I'd probably go with that.

>>16966940
most bourbon is ass unless you pay a lot more
just get tullamore dew or bushmills. evan williams is fuckin undrinkable

>>16966963
ngl i thought you were taking the piss when you said mount gay but it exists
rumbullion has been my go to for a while but i want to try more things
whatever gets recommended ill probably try eventually if not immediately so, please, give me more - all i can typically find is people suggesting generic stuff like captain morgans or actual shills

>>16933742
any vodka that is less than $30/ 750ml will taste worse than grain alcohol and get you drunk at a third of the rate. and no I don't mix because I'm not a woman or a faggot.

>>16966792
3oz WT
.5 to 1 oz simple syrup depending on how sweet I made it
orange rind
mariscino cherry
2 large ice cubes
2-3 dashes of bitters

>>16967035
>mariscino cherry
Not a fan of these myself
Makes drink tastes weird

>>16966875
because 1783 and white label are the last good bourbons under $20

>>16966875
It's the cheapest 100 proof alcohol I can find in faggotland

>>16967187
fuck it, just buy 40 proof and drink twice as much
is ingesting nail polish worth it?

What whiskey do you drink when watching westerns?

I really wasn't an enormous fan of Russell's reserve 10 year, but I got the single barrel and its great. Not as woody and medicinal as the 10 year

>>16967223
old forrester

>>16967223
Bulleit and sazerac rye have the most kino bottle shapes. Otherwise woodford.

Bulleit Rye and L.A. Noire is a kino pairing

>>16967338
>not pairing noir with a smokey scotch

>>16967221
it's not as good as wild turkey 101 but it tastes OK

>>16960342
>>16967396
Why are Wild Turkey 101 fans so obsessive?

>>16967416
that shit good!

>>16966978
honestly most bourbon aged four years/90 proof/not in plastic is good enough for me

>>16967416
Don't know. It's a solid bang-for-buck bourbon like Evan Bonded, but I think the bang-for-buck champion OGD114 would be more popular than WT if it was more widely available.

>>16966073
Bunna 12 is fuckin nice, and a little different from the usual. Edradour is almost too sherried imo. if yours is the chill filtered 40/43% version it should be intensely marzipan and cloyingly sweet, surprisingly little malty notes for a 10 year. can't speak for the other 2.

>>16967416
they awful uppity for folk who drink some shit that tastes like peanuts

>>16966951
>the lightest bourbon
you've obviously never had Four Rose's yellow label

>>16967717
I haven't tried that one, I don't like Evan Williams much the lightness feels watered down instead of being mildly flavored.

>>16966792
this is questionably an old fashioned, and straight from the grand mariner company website so it's uncool, but I like it a lot.

>>16967750
all Heaven Hill stuff is thin and watery. makes the price very apparent. Four Rose's yellow is 40% but feels richer than any Evan Williams short of maybe the Single Barrel. Four Rose's is definitely in the realm of mild, like a tea. both in texture and flavor. a little more expensive than EW, but easily better for those looking out for something outside of low price and being able to pick it up from a gas station.

>>16967798
Interesting. I'll have to try it

>>16967798
>Orange twist to garnish
hate this shit in cocktail recipes its deluded, who am i the queen of england?

Its fucking incredible how cheap alcohol is in America as compared to Australia.

Gay angel hopped in the car on the way home.

>>16968076
it adds a little extra orange flavor into the drink, doesn't seem like much but you can definitely taste it

>>16966488
Idk how alcohol tax works where you are, but here it's dependent on abv, with almost everything being 40% and attracting the same tax.
If it were the only concern there would only be a tax on people under 25 or so, but that would reveal the tax for what it is: shitting on everyone to mask ageism.

>>16967701
>Wild Turkey
>peanuts
Let me introduce you to anything Jim Beam.

>>16968238
Yeah I blew my Aussie friend's mind like 2 years ago when I told him that I bought a 1.75 liter bottle of Wild Turkey 101 for $24, though it's not that price anymore.

>>16933104
The white label Jim Beams taste horrible, it just burns like cleaning alcohol and has no flavor.
It's the same for all of those 10 bucks shovelware whiskeys. They aren't aged at all, it goes straight into the bottle. And they are indistinguishable from one another.

But it's fine if you are just going to use it in a mix with energy drink or whatever other bullshit kids use these days.

If you actually want to enjoy it then go for one aged for at least 8 years. Preferably aged in cherry barrels.
Scotch usually has more woody, smokey and earthy flavors. Burbon is usually more flowery and fruity. But it's not a definite rule.

Those usually cost at least 20-50 bucks. But some scam brands also sell stuff in the Jim Beam white label tier for that price. So don't get scammed. Look at reviews.

>>16969689
>>16969698
man, i used to buy so much hibiki harmony back somewhere in '10-'12, back before jap whisky really took off in popularity in the states
jesus, i can't even imagine how much money i spent on em

>>16960437
There's 5 or more different types of Old Forester whiskey. The 1920 Prohibition style is only one of them.

https://www.oldforester.com/whiskies/

Which one did you think tasted subdued? The 86 proof (that's the most common one)?

>>16969689
>>16969698
>Hibiki

You should avoid whiskies named after anime characters.

>>16969641
I wouldn't say Jim Beam has no flavor, it's the best of the worst

>>16970277
I thought it was fairly clear from my post but yes, the 86 proof (the most common one).

>>16970616
I've actually never tried the 86 proof OF, only the 115 proof 1920 prohibition style, which is very, very good. Personally, I still prefer OGD114 over the 1920 because OGD114 is almost as good as 1920, but it's also half the price (at my store) of the 1920.

As far as OF whiskies, the only ones that I remember being mentioned here, besides the 1920, is the 1910 and the birthday edition. The 1920 gets mentioned the most, but at least one person who posts here insists that the 1910 is better than the 1920.

And the only thing I remember hearing about the birthday edition is that you should do anything required to acquire a bottle, short of selling your soul to the devil.

>>16970678
thanks, think i'll give OGD114 a try next time I'm down at the likker sto

>>16932692
JW is overpriced crap. Black is muddled blend of crap with no distinct flavour other than musk. IMHO stick to single malts. Auchentoshan 3 woods or Glenfiddich 12 or a Dalmore 12

>>16934034
>>16934125

If they still have it in your local Aldi, pick up the Glen Marnoch 12 Year Old Speyside Whisky. It's a steal at £20! Better than some £50 bottles I have.

>>16969689
>Talisker
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Sincerely,
Diageo

>>16970805
You recommend 3 flavourless whiskies as a response to him liking peat?
Try Talisker or Caol Ila, that's what's in the JW Black giving it its definitely smoky flavour.

GRAND-DAAAAAD?

Best bourbon for an old fashioned?

>>16971419
really doesn't matter too much. historically old fashioneds and improved whiskey cocktails were used to cover up the taste of shit bourbon. that said, it's hard to go wrong with WT101

>>16971419
Rye.

>>16971387
there is nearly no smokeyness in JW black, however Caol-Ila is like inhaling a bonfire.

>>16933111
>>16933104
Hey fellow bong here, though it's not super cheap it's cheaper than a lot of stuff in this country, where you shopping lad?

>>16971419
1792 cask strength

>>16971419
big fan of using Laird's apple brandy to make OF's in the winter

>>16949131
Bog standard blended scotch

>>16971475
Bookers. Tbh supermarket offers often beat them and some stuff is cheaper on amazon even. A litre of Tanqueray is £20 in morrisons right now for example, bookers has it for £19.78, but that is year round instead of on offer. I like buying booze at bookers because they have a lot of relatively unknown restaurant or pub only brands for shit that is otherwise quite expensive in supermarkets. Like supermarkets are getting their act together with tequila, but you can get don angel blanco or reposado for about £13.49 which is OK and 100% agave. Ouzo, different sambuca, fernet, amaro etc, the weird shit that you don't often get outside of specialist or high end retailers here where it is always overpriced is basically £10-12 a bottle at bookers. I quite often buy the jim beam as it is only ever as low as £14 on offer elsewhere and it is superior to the generic bourbons offered by supermarkets at about £14.79.

The tesco one is ... ok. The aldi one is ... ok. The lidi cheap one is ... ok. The slightly more expensive lidl 6yr is alright, but I think at £12.39 jim beam edges out all of them.

>>16971555
Thanks mate; I often get the Aldi one because it's 11.95 or something by me, but as you say it's okay. I like Buffalo Trace but Wild Turkey 101 is my my favourite, only seem to be able to get it from Amazon, I look out for it on offer and all the family know its a go to Birthday/Christmas gift so I get a steady supply, it does annoy me how cheap it is overseas though.

>>16967282
>Woodford
The Toyota Camry of bourbon. Reliably decent, nothing exciting.

>>16971792
Well it is a high rye bourbon, so it is spicier than average.

this booklet says using the code inside gives you a discount on a purchase of Laphroaig from their site. has anyone used it before, how much is the discount, what if you are in a place that can not be shipped alchohol?

>>16971804
>what if you are in a place that can not be shipped alchohol?
Then you can't use it.

>>16971801
OK, so it's the Camry with a sunroof.

>>16970814
I got a 25 year old Glen Marnoch a couple of years back. It was a Christmas line, but this was late January and it was reduced to clear for £25.
Shame they don't bother with that kind of thing at Christmas any more.

>>16971801
I wouldn't call 18% high rye. Medium rye maybe.
The Old Grand-Dads at 27% are high rye.
Also, the double oaked Woodford is amazing.

>>16972060
Sure it's not a ton of rye but if you're just going off classic mash bills and what makes something a high rye bourbon mashbill it counts.

>>16968287
That angels envy is great. The mount homo, I’m not sure

>>>16972281

New thread

>>16932673
just killled a bottle of knob creek rye whiskey.
i feel like hell.