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Talisker General

There's already a whiskey thread you fuggin mouthbreather

>>17073499
It's past the bump limit and on page 8

I want to buy my Master some good Whisky for the holidays!

What are some good brands around $70.00? He's such a kind master and I love to please him! <3

Pwease helpeeee <3 :*

>>17073511
>What are some good brands around $70.00?
that's all you needed to say. try Ardbeg Uigeadail, or Laphroiag 10 Cask Strength.

Fuck I think my hangover is starting to kick in today, bros...

Got a bottle of Booker's Donahoe's Batch coming in the mail. I'm stoked, I tried it and it tastes like peanut butter.

How’s this? Been meaning to buy it as a Christmas treat for myself.

>>17073972
Delicious. I'm gonna try the 21 year for Xmas, myself.

Whiskey Nerds are so annoying.

"Let me sample this...

I'll do a tasting today...

I detect copper notes...."

Like, just drink the bottle dummy

>>17073626
Aberlour 12 Non-Chill Filtered is another good rec.

Well all you fucking alcoholics managed to meme me into whisky and after spending about $500 in the last year I've decided that all they taste like is wood generally with dry tannins on the finish on the older and more expensive ones. The cheapest blended scotch is arguably better in my opinion because it isn't like sucking on an oak chip on the finish. Up front you've generally got varying amounts of sweetness, vanilla and maybe caramel. Like now I'm being objectively reductionist about the experience I'm bored stupid by whisky.

We take the same cheapest genetically modified barley available as everybody else and subject it to ... (delete as appropriate) our high tech modern facility/our small batch artisanal facility. We then age it for a period of time leaving it (delete as appropriate) harsh as balls (distinctive) or smooth (complex). We then finish in characterful casks for added interest (product diversification across a range) and are also known for no smoke/smoke/lots of smoke.

Honestly all the craft/character malts are just about tasting of something and it is usually smoke or wood. The middle of road cheap ass blended shit at least is well made and actually balanced.

>>17074218
>$500
nigga that ain't shit

>>17074218
move onto single malts and try the different expressions, get away from blends

>>17073972
>80 proof
Dropped

What is the worst whiskey you have ever tasted?
Talisker 10 is the worst whiskey I have ever tasted. Unironically worse than Malort. And no, I'm not new to peat.

>>17074241
Why are the Hebrides three separate regions? Is everyone there an alkie?

>>17074342
suntory

>>17074342
Don't talk shit about Malort. That stuff is liquid gold.

>>17074241
Non-exhaustive list of shit I have drunk in 2021.

>edradour 10 unchillfiltered
>glenlivet caribbean reserve
>nikka from the barrel
>bunnahabhain 12
>balvenie caribbean cask
>glenfarclas 15
>laphroaig 10

Anyway. That is ignoring the rye, bourbon and other whiskey. Also the supermarket own brand single malts and the supermarket blends.

Like I said. Overall wood with or without smoke. Some are stronger and come across as harsh without a little water. Some are kind of weak anyway at 40% or less. Some are very sweet, generally most of them I find to be sweet. Sweetness, vanilla, caramel etc, but these are all things that you get from barrel ageing anyway.

I think I fail to see where the 'magic' is in whisky. It is basically malt distillate aged in a waste product from the bourbon industry. Sometimes they make the effort to find distinctive barrels and do something more interesting. The rest of it is like ... blah blah our craft our history our heritage.

Find me a producer using different types of malt producing a distinctive spirit and then doing loads of weird stuff with interesting barrels and processes?

Just had a glass of this.
Had to scratch that itch.

>>17074370
sounds like flavored vodka or wine coolers are your bag

>>17074370
>Find me a producer using different types of malt producing a distinctive spirit and then doing loads of weird stuff with interesting barrels and processes?
Switch to beers, anon. No one who has to let their product sit around for years before selling it is going to be winging it.

Got my hands on a proper tumbler yesterday and finished off my scotch. Enjoying some Jim Beam currently. Can't go wrong with a classic.

>>17074832
I get that you are just trying to be a cunt, but honestly ... how many other spirits attempt the same level of pretension of whisky? I understand that you've got to somehow imbue your product with a story and thus give it value, but like I said maybe I just don't get the magic of whisky. Maybe I don't like it that much? I'm fine with that ... like I said I've mainly been memed into it by posts here. I just see it as stripped from all the branding, the fancy bottle, the 'craft and heritage' it really is just distilled malt liquor aged in ex-bourbon barrels. I'm never going to drink a wine cooler you fucking knob end, they don't even exist here.

>>17074833
I don't drink a lot of beer as I'm surrounded by it through work. I do drink a lot of spirits, liqueurs, mixed drinks etc and I'm also fairly into wine. I think the thing is I just don't like whisky that much because it mainly just tastes like barrel ageing. Even the most half assed gin producer is making a ton more decisions on sensory characteristics than somebody making whisky.

>>17073428
Glenfiddich 12
Jameson caskmates stout
But I currently don't drink whiskey that much. I enjoy a nice gin and tonic or cuba libre more.

>>17074923
spiced/flavored Rum or young Irish then I guess

>>17073888
Get some water and fresh air. What beverage of choice caused your travesty?

>he describes whiskies as "smooth"
>he doesn't drink his whiskey from a glass which is skinnier on top than on bottom so as to efficiently funnel aromas to the nose
>he dilutes and/or chills his whiskey

>>17074896
Just bought some jim beam myself, friend

>>17073972
I expected more from it.
I suppose that's what I get for taking the word of randos online (and on r*ddit).
It's not terrible, it's kinda just mediocre. Nothing special. I still have half of the bottle in my liquor cabinet because every time I want to drink I'd rather my scotches or bourbons.

>>17074241
Give me the stereo types of the different regions

>>17073428
>What is your favorite Whiskey?
amaretto

It's really, really good, bros. For an analogy, if some bourbons are pilsners and some are amber ales, this is a stout. Dark, rich and heavy. Kind of like a higher ABV version of Woodford Reserve Double Oaked, but charrier.
Delicious.

>>17076402
I want to try some but I've been spending too much money on whiskey.

>>17073428
for me, it's Vodka

>>17073428
I had the pleasure of drinking
>George T. Stagg
>Pappy Van Winkel
>Bookers
>Colonel Taylor

all in one night a few weeks ago.

I would say the Stagg was the best considering the price of those things.

I really like smoky whiskeys like Lagavulin and Laphroaig. If I can’t afford the more expensive stuff then JW Black or Double black is good enough. I live in Korea so it’s a bastard to buy decent whiskey.

>>17077488
Try Teacher's Highland cream.
Or Smokey Grouse.

>>17075941
Highland: pretty big area, wide variety of distilleries. Can't really be pinned down to one stereotype.
Speyside: literally just Highland, this is where the lion's share of Highland distilleries are based so they sectioned themselves out for marketing purposes.
Lowland: there's only like three active distilleries here. Light and sweet, closer to Irish style.
Islay: this is the home of smokey peatbombs.

>>17077840
Don't forget Island

>>17077844
I omit Island and Cambletown as I don't know much about them.

>>17074109

I like Bowmore
Jameson is also nice
Laphroaig for special occasions

Usually drink WT101 or Old Grandad 114 but went for the David Nicholson 1843 today. First time trying this stuff and it's pretty good, I'll definitely be buying it every once in a while.

>>17078272
if Bowmore wasnt priced as a premium malt I would have tried it by now or you know if the collection of 12, 15, 18 minis were more available.

>>17078968
regular white label or the Reserve? i have the Reserve and i am woefully displeased with it. I havent tasted it since June so maybe its changed since then, but it so far has turned me off Luxco/Luxro products totally. I had a drink of 80 proof Rebel Yell and it wasnt near as smooth as other 80 proof bourons I've had and even at half the price $10 Henry McKenna was way better and Four Roses 80 proof is practically the bourbon version of Jameson

Whats a good whiskey in the 100~ dollar range? Wanted to get something a bit better than the usual 30~ dollar bottles i buy for Christmas

>>17079543
A Midwinter Night Dram, not that easy to find anymore.

>>17079543
that really really depends

>>17079543
Remus Repeal V
Laphroaig Cairdeas
Glendronach 15
Dovetail or Seagrass
Bourbon falls off after around $70 in general so I'd veer towards scotch

>>17079557
based unhelpful poster

>>17079543
Laphroaig Cairdeas

>this tastes great
no. no one fucking swishes whiskey around in their mouth. you toss it back and down to get drunk

>>17080388
this is actually true

can any whisky experts explain to me why there's a variety of flavors in scotch while literally all bourbons taste literally the same?

can any whisky experts explain to me why there's a variety of flavors in bourbon while literally all scotches taste literally the same?

Why do tasters use tulip glasses? They concentrate ethanol burn. I can barely manage to drink whiskey out of wine glass.

>>17080440
this is factually not true

>>17080446
Because those glasses concentrate the aromas; and the aromas matter when your trying to catch the whole experience.

>>17080440
All bourbon is vanilla, caramel, brown sugar, corn. Top shelf has musky grass note and bottom is thin. It's good but there is not much variety.

>>17080459
I just notice burn where i dont in a rocks glass

>>17080465
while top shelf scotch is just liquid smoke. mmm so good.

>>17080477
Islay does
Lots of top shelf scotch has a variety of barrel finishes

>>17080480
Wow so many different flavors that we have to put it in wine barrels and charge $500 for suckers to buy this plain shit

>>17080465
There is an enormous difference in flavor between a high-rye bourbon like Old Grand-Dad 114 and a zero-rye, wheated bourbon like Maker's Mark.
You also forgot barrel char as one of the primary flavor components.

>>17080482
You asked if scotch has variety and i answered your question.
You did not ask if it was cheap or good value.

>>17080488
what's the charriest bourbon

I got this today. Its p. Good I guess. $55

>>17074342
>What is the worst whiskey you have ever tasted?

Southern Comfort 100 proof. Someone here posted a pic of a bottle of Southern Comfort and it said it was bottled in New Orleans. Well, I'm from New Orleans, so the next time I was at my local grocery and saw some Southern Comfort on the shelves, I decided to try a bottle, the 100 proof version. I figured, how bad could it be? After one sip, I poured the rest down the fucking drain.

>>17079543
1.85 bottles of this (>>17076402).

>>17080440
>>17080428
By US law, to be called "bourbon", its mash bill has to include at least 51% corn.

There are no such restrictions for Scotch whiskys.

>>17081093
this and i drink jack daniels straight. southern comfort is the worst tasting whiskey ever produced

>>17073428
Favorite whiskey? Shit. No way toanswer that. There are thousands of good-to-great bourbons.
But, favorite abv is right around 50pct. Varies a little depending on the juice, but 50-50 is, in my 30 years of legal drinking, a very solid reference point.

Would recommend Arrogant Bastard ale and a nice glass of Jim Beam. Jimmy B goes down super smooth after a nice cold glass of Arrogant Bastard.

>>17081212
>hops-heavy beers

>>17081242
>IPA drinker detected

>>17081507
uhhhhhh... wat

Picked this up, what am I in for?

>>17082053
lavaduras americanas

>>17081507
Based retard

>>17073428
Tried, liked and would recommend:
. passport, for when ur broke/low budget
. red/black label

>>17073428
>tfw on the wagon for Advent
>tfw still can't stop lurking these threads
Anything non-alcoholic that can slake my whiskey thirst?

>>17083356
Choccy milk.

>>17083356
There are non alcoholic Whiskeys not sure if they are good though.

>>17083553
maybe you should find out and tell us
take on for the team, knah mean?

>>17073428
>General

>>17080388
Then why even come into a whisky thread? You have it all figured out, so there is nothing for you to learn here.

>>17080388
>no one fucking swishes whiskey around in their mouth
I do.
Stop drinking bad tasting whiskey like Maker's Mark and Talisker.

>>17080388
Stick to Everclear and moonshine, anon.

>>17084866
>not 114

>>17085063
Don't be a size queen, anon. OGD Bonded is tasty stuff.

>>17085072
It doesn't even have a Big White Cork.

>have a bleeding ulcer
>if I drink any alcohol whatsoever it feels like i'm dying

for me it's water :(

anyone know their Oban? Had a dram of this at a restaurant 3 years ago and still thinking about it

Nothing like a cold stein glass full of Jim and cola, bros. Just had my first actual good night at my new job. Proud of myself.

>>17085402
upgrade to something respectable with your first check then. wild turkey 101 should be your first stop

jim beam is an already bad product further ruined to appeal to women and teens

>>17085350
Just buy a bottle? You already know that it's good and it's not that spenny.

>>17085434
i don't collect liquor and stuff, i have two other nice bottles of scotch to go through and can't drink for an indeterminate amount of time

i'm asking of anyone knows it so they can suggest similar or etc

>>17084866
staring at a half bottle on my dresser right now. tastes like EW bonded with that citrus in there. i probably prefer the EW truth be told.

>>17085482
ew bonded is like 10 dollars more though

i love ole grandad

>>17085494
>ew bonded is like 10 dollars more though
don't know what weird ass prices you pay but old grandad's like $3 more for me.

>>17084866
30 bucks a liter
almost as good as knob creek
not as sweet as Evan Williams bonded,
not as spicy as WT101

I had a few shots of rum, can i still take my 30 mg of nyquil tonight

>>17073477
you stop barfing after a few years and I've never shit myself from it

>>17074218
i know what you mean. generally whisky doesnt seem to be my thing, but i have a bottom shelf scotch right now that tastes much better than the glenlivet 12 i tried. it's quite brandy esque.

Whidkey

My local store had 15% off for black friday.

>>17073972
>>17074261
>>17075556
The standard proof stuff is disappointing. The cask strength is much better, but still not quite worth the cost imo.

>>17081093
Soco is one of the foulest substances known to man. I think it’s literally just a whiskey flavored liqueur

>>17087810
>I think it’s literally just a whiskey flavored liqueur
Always thought that distinction belonged to Kessler

>>17087642
you couldn't find anything better than red label?

>>17081093
>>17081206
>>17087810
Soco is fine. Y'all just some yankee faggots.

>>17088000
Southern Comfort is the Sweet Tea of whiskey. You can have them both.

>>17088017
It's more a liqueur than a whiskey

>>17087642
Holy shit get a load of this normie. I bet he describes whiskies as "smooth."

i got a bottle of this as a gift, what am i in for?

>>17089011
should have gotten bookers

>>17087642
How much did you pay for a Maker's Mark? That shit costs $45 a bottle here

>>17089011
It's good, look up some tasting notes, hope you like smokey, meaty whiskey.

gonna pick up a store pick of Buffalo Trace tomorrow while its still on the shelf
I've heard great things

>>17089154
Not him but it costs $20 where I live.

>>17089011
Smoked pineapple

>>17089610
>single barrel/store pick
>Buffalo Trace
no doubt youre also paying $60-$80 and for that you could pay idian store prices on Eagle Rare and have something more appropriate to the cost.

>>17090049
Its 30 bucks

>>17089607
>>17089806
smokey? guess now i know why i got it as a gift. i love me some smokey, cheers

Whiskey is so strong/high alc. anyway, does it really matter what type you take

>>17091598
well basil hayden is 80 proof and tastes like water while old grand dad 114 tastes like whiskey

>>17073511
Can you tell us more about your life with your master, please?

Anybody tried Paul John stuff?

>>17089610
>>17090108
called this morning. it was sold out
picked up noahs mill instead

Damn bros just 150ml of 100 proof will knock you off yourfeet

Ahhh bliss.

>>17092362
fackin loightweight

>>17092382
Shit yeah. I remember 350ml 40 proof making me vomit and lose basically all inhibitiveness

How's it like for you? Thinking my smaller weight has something to do with it hehe guess I dont have to spend as much

>>17092407
like climbing a mountain

I just took a picture of everything in my liquor stores scotch section. Which of these should I get for the holidays if I got about 100 bucks to spend.

>>17092613
Just get 2 jim beam and some red bull
Cigarettes the rest

>>17092613
That's a decent price on Uigeadail so I would go for that

>>17092613
What do you like?
Have you ever had Whiskey before?

>>17092613
I'd buy a bottle of Compass Box The Spaniard

>>17092613
I hate how overpriced Bevmo is. I wish Total Wine would come to my town and put my local Bevmo out of business.

>>17093716
total wine can't be beat on prices but doesn't have as good a selection on some stuff as you might expect.

>>17092613
stop shopping at bevmo
>all that garbage locked away
lol what city?

>>17093716
same
>>17093831
for some of us, its all we have. sometimes the prices are "competitive" if you become a member

Makers Mark. Tasty bourbon.

>>17093868
99% chance you're pretending to enjoy it
I simply can't believe a regular person can enjoy bottom shelf convenience store bourbon other than maybe wt101

>>17083417
fuck off, Eric

>>17075136
Sugary cocktails. That's the leading cause of any hangover for me is sugar and alcohol.

>>17093890
>WT101
>bottom shelf
But I agree with you about the maker's mark. I'd take the kickin' chicken instead any day.

>>17093890
Neither of those are bottom shelf they're lower shelf.
Bottom Shelf is like Benchmark 9, Ancient Age, Rich and Rare, Seagrams 7, Evan Williams black.

>>17092613
Auchentoshan Three Wood

>>17094466
I usually go for Islay, but Auchentoshan really does it for me

What is the most aesthetic color of whisky?

>>17094624
Light-brown to brown, although a lot of scotch adds artificial coloring. Meanwhile, America has the strictest alcohol standards on earth and does no such thing. Bourbon for the win.

>>17073626
>>17092027
Don't reply to pasta

>>17094624
Mahogany if it's American. Amber is good too.

What is your favorite mixer?
I like 7up the most

>>17095518
Soda water w/Speyside. I've never found a mixer that goes well with heavy peats like Islay, and even for smooth ones (Inb4 smooth autist) I find water or soda best.

>>17092613
>That's a decent price on Uigeadail so I would go for that

Seconded. That's also a great price for the Corryvreckan in the other case. I'd get a bottle of each plus the Monsters of Smoke pack.

>>17095656
Good choices for someone experienced with peaty Whiskey but anon never even said if he's had whiskey before.

>>17073428
can someone recommend me a good rum ?

>>17094624
The color of whatever I'm drinking.

>>17095661
Two James Doctor Bird

>>17095660
Ah, he'll be fine. My first peated whisky was the Wee Beastie!

>>17095518
Nothing. A nigga gotta keep his figure.

any recommendations of Limochelo ?

>>17094624
Dark gold. Dark brown is a meme and cringe.

>>17095663

>>17080440
>variety of flavors in bourbon
KEK. All bourbons taste like corn syrup vanilla. Bourbon is for novices.

>>17095670
You must be 18 to post here.

>>17080560
wanna try this one bad

>>17087642
>not even black label

>>17073477
wait till you hear about seed oils and sugar. all the damage with none of the fun

>>17087642
All are essentially vodka except for Makers, which is liquid corn syrup. Terrible. But it will get you drunk so you got that going for you.

>>17094624
Amber

>>17074923
>it really is just distilled malt liquor aged in ex-bourbon barrels
And how is this bad?

>>17095531
for me its ginger ale/beer or pepsi/coke for peated cocktails. what i do is 1 part peated whisky, 1/2 part rum, 2 parts pineapple juice and a squeeze of lime. fill a tall glass half way with crushed ice, add cocktail, add soda/ale until glass is full and then stir for 30 seconds or so. use a straw for draining it in 2-3 sips.

>>17092613
I would pick that highland park 12, I love that one. super easy to drink, beginner friendly but still has a character.

Why do you guys hate Talisker so much? Because of the alleged shill that was here or because it's a Diageo product? I opened a bottle of Talisker 10 the other day after not tasting it for a couple years and it's really pretty good (although it's definitely heavy on the e150). A lot of you seem to like peated whisky so I don't really get it.

>>17096671
Not a fan of pineapple juice, vut the ginger ale sounds interesting. Might give it a try after Christmas

>>17096807
>Diageo
can someone explain the diageo hate, i'm a whiskey noob. i thought some of their stuff like buchanans and baileys is aight.

>>17096860
Mass market global mega brands focused on corporate bottom line. Like discussing kraft singles in a cheese thread or budweiser in a beer thread. They have a place and are part of a discussion, but few people want to be like "hey guise don't we all love branded products and services owned by unilever?"

>>17096860
Diageo is a huge corporation and they have upped production significantly at distilleries they own and some consumers perceive this expansion as affecting quality of newer bottlings. That may be a legitimate gripe but I don't really know. Personally I dislike some of their marketing like the GOT stuff which seemed lame and was pretty universally considered low quality whisky. I also think Nick Offerman is kinda corny.

>>17096860
Their casks are shit. Every time they buy a new whiskey they make it worse.

>>17096860
Cringe marketing really.

>>17096807
Talisker 18 is divine. I just wish it wasn’t so pricey.

>>17097020
How about Distillers Edition?

>>17094624
the darker the better
sans artificial coloring

>>17096261
Yes, I know. And I qualify,

>>17097077
>the darker the better

>>17097023
I never tried the distillers edition but i think it’s finished in sherry casks, which i’m not a fan of. I generally don’t like sweeter whiskies and when i see a scotch thats “finished in x cask”, it’s a huge red flag. It’s usually to hide the flavors of boring whisky and the finishing over powers everything else.

>>17097132
???

>>17096841
may vary with the rum you use. I used Plantation 5 year old since its not terribly fruity or overly sweet.

>>17096941
Nonsense

Reminder that a literal "former" Diageo salesman shills here.
>>/ck/thread/S15214869#p15228234

>>17096885
>>17096925
But Bulliett bourbon and rye are delicious. :(

>>17096395
what a shit opinion

>>17074109
I’ve recently recovered from Covid and my sense of taste has not returned. I used to enjoy reading a book and drinking whiskey, relaxing at night. It’s incredibly disappointing to not get the flavour. I may as well drink vodka.

>>17097416
I'm the one who constantly gets called a shill for Talisker, I've never worked for Diageo or Talisker, I just think it tastes good.

>>17097416
i used to work in a liquor store. some random customer told me that there are only 6 or 8 truly distinct single malt whisky makers in scotland. i asked him to name them. he could only remember lagavulin, but that was enough. i started naming off other prominent diageo distilleries like oban, clynelish, talisker, etc. he was like "yeah those are the others. those are all you need." turns out this retard ate up some diageo ad campaign from decades ago and had been regurgitating it to strangers as if it was fact.
separately, diageo reps were almost always smug assholes. i think the distilleries are left alone to make good product, but i disliked everyone else in their ranks.

>>17097514
Pleb

>>17097670
5 Rupees have been deposited into your account, Jegathiswaranandishwaradalarachananjundewsaroshitadhiyamaaniauppamadalarasenerrivaananivedhana.
Yours Sincerely,
Diageo

Anybody had Douglas Laing's Big Peat?

>Pennsylvania

You guys have all the good laws EXCEPT for booze. Turns out the whole state is out of Buffalo Trace, unreal. Managed to grab the last quart of Longbranch out of the store at least.

>>17092219
Went there anyway, it wasn't actually sold out
$30 dollar BT store pick
tastes like the regular BT but a bit less sweet and a bit more rich. On par with eagle rare and 10 bucks cheaper

>>17080560
>>17096294

Skip it. It pretty much tastes the same as Glenmorangie 10 or Glenlivet 12. The only difference is that it costs about as much as those two combined.

I say save your money and buy an Islay (peated) Scotch instead. Or two bottles of OGD114. Or a bottle of Old Forester 1920.

>>17073428
Probably Ardbeg Ten, though I also really like Oban

any recommendations for a europoor who got hooked on wild turkey rare breed
and now wants to discover the wonderful world of high proof bourbon?
mostly looking at the 50-100€
so far Booker's small batch (63€)
and Blanton's straight from the barrel (99€)
have my attention, what aould you prefer? others?

>>17100644
Old Grand Dad 114.
A lot of barrel bourbon is barrel proof.
Knob Creek barrel proof.

>>17100644
Elijah Craig Barrel Proof, Old Forester 1920, Stagg Jr if you can find it

>>17100657
>>17100667
thanks for your input it looks like only
>Old Grand Dad 114 (52€)
>Elijah Craig Barrel Proof (64€)
are readily available
what would you pick out of those two and the ones i've mentioned before?
or should i invest more time and try to hunt down one of your other recommendations?

>>17100711
Bookers, I'd avoid Blantons.

>>17100711
Those are pretty good prices on Bookers and ECBP. The OGD114 is way over priced.

>>17100715
>>17100755
guess i'll get the booker's then
thanks a lot for your help
i already figured that with blanton's you are paying mostly for the meme
but most of the complains seemed to be that the original is too boring
so i figured that maybe the barrel strength is better
>prices
yeah prices are all over the place for import stuff
i get similar feelings looking at your >>17092613 scotch selection

>>17100785
That Blanton's is expensive but way cheaper than it would go for in the US

Recommend me some good rye whiskeys

>>17101006
Barrel Seagrass, it's really good.

>>17074218
Cry harder

>>17101006
Whistle pig is one of the spiciest rye whiskey I've ever had, but it's pricey.

>>17101006
Alberta Premium cask strength
Lot40 cask strength

Also
>Whistlepig
Don't pay a premium for rebottled AP/MGP juice

>>17101142
I know it's MGP
I know it's over priced
I know it's meme tier in an age of pretentious hipsters sperging about bourbon
All that aside, it's still one of the best tasting rye whiskeys out there, and ignoring this because of the stigmata of not liking popular things is ridiculous.

>>17101006
I really enjoyed Elijah Craig rye. I thought Whistlepig was interesting, but it's pricier than I'd pay for myself and it had a very minty finish which I don't think i'd be down for all of the time.

>>17101289
>I know it's big
>I know it's black
>I know it's cock
>But I like what I like up my ass ok!?

Have fun

>>17101289

>>17101352
lol

>>17101289
Reviews say otherwise and I don't even care about reviews but every single one shits on Lot40 CS.

80 bucks. How’d I do

>>17101987
Damn it why.

Also saw this fancy bottle at Total Wine. Anyone ever had it? I was considering buying it just to spoil myself for the holiday but it seems like the type of thing where you’re paying premium for a fancy box

>>17101987
Damn it why.

Also saw this fancy bottle at Total Wine. Anyone ever had it? I was considering buying it just to spoil myself for the holiday but it seems like the type of thing where you’re paying premium for a fancy box

>>17102011
>LE FLOWERS BOX

>>17102011
have heard good things about it, but had glenmorangie 12 and it was a bit disapointing, but to be honest it might be cause I'm used to drinking it with coke, and had my glenmorangie alone with just ice

>>17102087
>I'm used to drinking it with coke

>>17101987
Good value
>>17102011
This is just Glenmorangie 18 with different packaging

I feel like rum drinkers are snobby in the sense that they pretend to not like low shelf rum
and whiskey drinkers (mostly bourbon drinkers) are snobby in the opposite sense where they pretend to enjoy the low shelf stuff and feel like they'll be laughed at if they dont

>>17102434
they're both just domesticated consoomer bugmen who are acting snobby about liquor because they're too dumb to be snobby about art or literature.

>>17101416
>Lot40cs is shit now
Hard to believe, but the last bottle I had was the 2017 so it might have gone the shitter

>>17102434
Most low shelf rum just ain't interesting, senpai. Straight brown sugar taste.
I've found one or two that I like well enough, but there's other liquors at the same price point that have more going for them.

I wish for a Laphroaig 10 for Christmas

>>17075941
Uhhh that’s racist.

>>17073428
Is this a picture of a tire leaking oil

>>17104282
I hope Santa brings it to you anon.

>>17104848
I think that’s what Americans call “whiskey”.

>>17104858
Thank you fren <3

>>17102434
90% of good bourbon just needs to be in a glass container, 90 proof and aged at least four years to taste passable.
no one here is drinking benchmark or evan williams and saying its fantastic

Why are liquor store employees so cunty? not even overt but they always have some snide thing to say when you interact. like every non total wine store has one dude on register and two dudes just lounging around and critiquing your purchase.
>oh bro you're not gonna go for the handle? that wouldn't last me the weekend
like fuck off retard and just ring my shit up nigga damn

>>17106162
i don't think people who drink a handle of vodka within two days are in a position to judge, nor is their judgement worth much

>tfw Texasfag
the selection here is so dogshit. Balcones and Still are fine, but I miss all the good stuff I could get in other states

>>17106264
i have a bottle of brimstone which is great. what other expressions would you recommend?

>>17106211
it was bourbon but yeah

>>17102434
>I feel like rum drinkers are snobby in the sense that they pretend to not like low shelf rum
sounds like classic zacapa or diplomatico drinkers who think they are drinking premium stuff while in fact they are drinking C grade rum at best mixed with lots of sugar to make it somewhat drinkable
>and whiskey drinkers (mostly bourbon drinkers) are snobby in the opposite sense where they pretend to enjoy the low shelf stuff and feel like they'll be laughed at if they dont
I agree, there are tons of whisky drinkers who have no opinion and pretend to like buffalo trace, wild turkey, monkey shoulder and such just because some one on youtube told them it's a great stuff considering the price tag

Going into big city tomorrow. Hoping to pick up a bottle of Yamzaki 12. Is it good or is it a meme weeb whiskey?

>>17106360
Yamazaki is like Balvenie 12 but better, and prettier, with a tiny bit of peat smoke

Hakushu 12 is better and more unique imo, and it’s usually cheaper.

You’ll probably be happy with either one.

>>17106359
OK mister I don't drink anything under $100.

>>17106466
actually on average my bottles cost about 50€

>>17106482
Same difference, Wild Turkey tastes great, stop being hoity-toity.

>>17106162
damn, you just described every visit to the specialty shop I've had minus the alckie critiquing. I try to conversate with the ones that seem to have more experience, but after a couple mins they get a bit clammed up and act like I'm overstaying my welcome. I was considering applying for a position there, but have no credentials and don't really want to be wagie just for some early access.

>>17106162
>>17106798
What did you buy?

>>17106162
The other day I had one try and act "cute" with me
>give him my ID
>the guy gets a troubled look on his face
>no, no, this can't be right
>ask him what's wrong
>"you are so beautiful there is no way you are 27"
>immediately wish that he gets testicular cancer
>grimace/sneer at him
Shut the fuck up, you disgusting, potbellied wagie piece of human garbage. Give me the fucking liquor or perish

>>17105456
plenty of people think evan williams is fantastic, especially "for the price"

>>17106834
He should have said tits or gtfo

>>17106834
Hehe
He made the roastie toasty

>>17106823
fifth of buffalo trace, it's the only store that i know in at least a 40 mile radius that carries it in a size bigger than 375ml. they tried to sell me on a handle but i already got a backlog and i don't need a whole handle taking up that much space. i threw in a glenmorangie tasting set which also got me some lip:
>oh you just getting into scotch or something?
i tell him no i just was picking it up as a white elephant gift for a party i'm going to.
>wow that's some white elephant gift
if they didn't have the monopoly on the trace i'd never go there again.
>>17106861
if there's a better bourbon in its price range i'd sure like to know about it

>>17106834
I'm guessing you're a rye drinker?

>>17107078
>if there's a better bourbon in its price range i'd sure like to know about it
its a bad bourbon
people pretend its a good bourbon
it is not good "for its price" its bad. sure you can mix it but you can do that with any alcohol

>>17107608
retard

is Black Bottle worth $30 USD?

>>17107918
im right

>tfw can’t afford BTAC this year

for me it's Canadian Club

Old Jim Bean never did me wrong.

>>17073428
Idk whatever gets me drunk the quickest

Fuck you, I like it.

>>17109274
Why not get the White label?

I got some blue cheese with whiskey but it doesn't taste very good, it's not the fault of the whiskey though. What can I do with it other than use as is?

>>17109307
I like roasted peanuts as a side dish with scotch

>>17109316
I realize I worded that badly. I meant a cheese infused with whiskey, not cheese with whiskey on the side.

>>17109356
throw it away if you don't like it

>>17107968
More like $20

>>17109362
I probably will but I was hoping to do something with it. Like blend it with something else or melt it down with another food. Ain't coming up with anything good tho.

bump

>>17109301
They don't carry it at the grocery store where I impulse buy a bottle of booze once or twice a year

Does anything even happen if you report a store for price gouging pappy? Could you negotiate the price down if you threaten to report?

>>17110846
>for price gouging pappy
nope, at least not if it isn't a state control store, under the law they can charge as much as they want.

>>17110846
lol

>>17110846
this is america you dumb son of a bitch

>>17109274
It's a touch sweet for my taste, but certainly not bad for the price.

>>17073972
Just tried it this week, it's the most rye-tasting irish whiskey I've ever tried. Decent bottle but the name definitely inflates the price.

>>17079570
Are there any somewhat easy to find bourbons in the $50-100 range that are even worth it? I say $50 because that’s what I pay for Four Roses Single Barrel.

>>17112454
Russell reserve Single barrel. Wild Turkey Rare Breed.

>>17112454
you're overpaying heavily

>>17112454
FR SB is $40 msrp
Knob Creek single barrel is like $50 and competes with any bookers batch for value and taste
Elijah Craig's 12 year barrel strength is generally considered a good value at $70

>>17112454
This. Old Forester 1920.

>>17112454
>somewhat easy to find bourbons in the $50-100
Old Forester 1920
Knob Creek Single Barrel
Jack Daniel Single Barrel Barrel Proof (yeah yeah not bourbon)

Those are a few I'd say are worth spending extra on, because otherwise I'm pretty happy with a $20 bottle of OF100.

What do y'all niggers think of Grant's?

>>17114354
Better options for the price.

>>17114386
What's a better budget scotch?

>>17114408
Teacher's Highland Cream, Famous Grouse.

>>17106162
>grab an assortment of beers I've never heard of, just to try
>clerk ringing them up looks down his nose and scoffs "well, at least you got ONE good beer"

He was right, too. The rest were awful.

>>17075531
>he doesn't have his whiskey with ice to slowly separate out the more subtle aromatics
What are you, gay?

>>17080388
>I don't understand it
>Must mean everyone except me is lying

>>17110846
>industry centered around an addictive vice
>expecting fair and sensible practices
Suck it up and buy a bottle of Bernheim or some other less prestigious wheated whiskey instead.

>>17080388
yeah man the 32 billion dollar whiskey industry exists only for mixed drinks and picklebacks

>>17106834
>lying on the interweb

>>17080388

hitler

>>17114703
One of Based Addies personal whiskey glasses.

One of them sold for 1000 bucks. Not a bad price for something the Fuher drank from himself.

Help me out fellow drinker got myself an old bottle of Saint Vivant Armagnac from a recently deceased relative. Must be at least 20 years old. Is this thing still good? It's still sealed but definitely wasn't stored properly.

Also can't find much info if this countains added sugar (after distillation).

>>17114929
are there any replicas?

>>17114868
I thought he didn't drink alcohol?