/ck/ - Food & Cooking

>>17206091
Whatever the f*** I want

>>17206091
you fags drunk ?

>>17206091
i don't drink with jews

I am currently making a sport of drinking booze off the floor. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xmUZ6nCFNoU

>>17206091
Ralfy likes Ardbeg ten year
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=goP51EcNUVU

Canadian Club

fuck you snobs i like it

Turkey 101

>>17206091
I'm drinking natty lite

Irish vodka man myself. I like my grapefruit juice cut

>>17206234
I spend money on bourbon or old rare rum.

>>17206091
How does pic related compare with Jameson?

>>17206247
Similar. They have an aged series my friend got that was really good though

Im currently drinking makers mark and bought a bottle of jameson yesterday that i want to try. Is jameson any good?

>>17206251
It ain't smooth. But a chaser is not needed.

>>17206260
Evan Williams is underrated.

Taste juste like Jack Daniels.

>>17206260
Dont care if its smooth or not...

What does it taste like? Does it taste good? How does it compare to redbreast 12 (tried that once)

>>17206275
No. It tastes like cheap Irish whiskey, IT AIN'T BAD YOU WANNA BE A BIG BOY

>>17206275
Substantially worse.
But it's like 1/2 the cost so what did you expect.
For that matter Redbreast isn't worth it either.

Titos & Dubra a markedly similar.

>>17206290
If redbreast isnt worth it, what is worth it in your opinion? My budget is up to 70€

>>17206091
Miller Lite

>>17206306
That's Irish? Connemara. The cask strength and distillers edition are both excellent.

You're budget is fairly high though, you could really pick up anything.

>>17206362
Thanks for the suggestion i just checked it out and will definetly try that one. Didnt even know there were any irish peated single malts but it sounds very interesting

Glendronach 12 & Oban 14

>>17206222
me 2

I'm thinking of getting a Yamazaki 12 or a Hakushu 12. Anyone have recs over one or the other?

>>17206881
get both

>>17206881
Hakushu if you like island style scotch, yamazaki if you like sherried scotch.

>>17206221
how was new years, professor?

Trying this for the first time. I miss Jameson 12 year so much bros.

>>17206221
if you are going to drink rye, get canadian club 100% rye or lot 40.

>>17207511
thanks, helpful rec for sur. sounds like I should go with the Hakushu.

I’m drinking lapgroaig while crying uncontrollably. I hope everyone is bringing in the new year better than me.

>>17207831
Things will get better anon.

>>17207846
Thanks anon, i hope so.

>>17206091
had some Springbank 15 with my morning tea. poured a small taste of Four Rose's Yellow and the second half of the mini of Jim Beam Black after lunch(ham, egg and cheese with leftover beans toastie). then went over to the parents for dinner and while dad was cooking the steaks I poured us an Ardbeg 10. got home and mixed up a Cuba Libre with Bacardi Gold and Steel Dust Vodka.

why are whiskyfags always like this?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dEmqDPFjzrc

>>17206091
I gave up alcohol for New Years. Not because of alcoholism but because it makes your face fat and makes you less productive. And literally pissing $50 bottles of bourbon down the drain while also making my face fat is not the vibe I'm going for in 2022. I also don't like how predatory and weasel-like the arabic liquor store owners look at us goys buying booze from them.

>>17209200
>$50 bottles of bourbon
maybe stop drinking bottom shelf swill

>>17209200
based. $50 bottles of bourbon...$100 bottles of scotch...$30 to $50 bottles of wine with dinner. DRINK WATER instead

>>17206881
Japanese is so overpriced, just get multiple bottles of scotch with the same money.

I'm doing a flight of 5 different year releases of spring bank 12 cask strength. Pretty insane how varied they can be. The older ones have that classic Campbeltown funk, the more recent ones taste a lot cleaner. Either way, springbank is just a great distillery.

Four Roses Yellow Label. Best cheap bourbon they got in stock at some german stores.

>>17206247
I thibk Jameson is better, at least for sipping. Got a bottle of Bushmills and only use it for Irish Coffee.

>>17206247
Get a powers instead. I'm also partial to the spots bottles, green spot being the cheapest but I know a lot of people disagree. Also if you want an interesting irish, there is a bottle called currach, single malt aged in barrels charred with burnt seaweed, seriously good. Seems like it's been slept on a bit.

>>17209200
def feeling the fat face, I'm also going on a medication that say absolutely no alcohol so I'm gonna spend 2022 getting shredded instead

>>17209873
truvada?

>>17209892
accutane

>>17209200
Zoomer and millenial drunks never realize how bloated their face looks. They think just because their weight hasn't changed THAT much nobody can tell. No bro, your face is bloated as fuck and you look 10 years older than you are.

No alcohol January or some shit was trending on all the socials today. Looks like millions of drunks are going sober this month.

>>17210892
And they’re flooding the gyms as well

I fucking hate Resolution januaries. I’m gonna have to work out 3 in the morning until mid February when everyone’s gives up

>>17210920
Looks like some right wing personalities were encouraging followers to get sober, too. And even on some sports forums I follow. I've never seen that before--seemed broader than just new years resolution.

>>17210923
must be some WHO psyop

this is my favorite whisky.
am I based or cringe?

>>17211975
Based

>>17211975
Everything on the Coca-Cola website is cringe.

>>17212089
Wtf

>>17209200
>I also don't like how predatory and weasel-like the arabic liquor store owners look at us goys buying booze from them.

my local guys are pretty based and we stand united in our hatred for zionists


well honestly the topic never came up but they're muslim, they hate jews by default

>>17206458
I had the 120 proof 9 year of that, excellent

>>17207576
I'll look for those, thanks Anon.

>>17207527
Cold.

>>17212366
>they hate jews by default
They hate you by default as well

picked up a bottle of picrel a few days ago. very tasty stuff

>>17206881
get yoichi instead

>>17213279
shut the fuck up

>>17206162
Is this nigger dying? I remeber watching his vids in 2014, being a jolly chubby dude, then losing weight to race on the boneville salt flats.
Since then he looks like he brought all the salt with him back home and is an insufferable cunt that just babbles on and on and on and on while coming up with new ways how to say the same old shit while "finding nuances" or similar horseshit that sommeliers like to yammer about.

>>17215037
should have drank bourbon instead

>>17212366
They hate you and profit off a poison their religion forbids. They're not your friend you dipshit, they think you're a pathetic addict.

>>17206318
half based and half cringe
take the /highlife/ pill. 7.50 for a 12 pack at meijer

>>17206091
This fella. For the price point and the nice briney flavors, I'd buy it again

>>17215908
Fuck

>>17215911
How does it compare to the 10 year?

>>17215931
Dunno. Just got into the peated stuff and have only tried this and ardbeg. I think I'm going to try out Laphroaig next unless there's a better recommendation? I really liked the ardbeg but I wouldn't be opposed to something a touch smokier. I actually liked the talisker because it's a bit harsher, but still preferred ardbeg

>>17215950
If you really want the peat go cask strength special ardbeg or other releases, or if you really want to pony up it doesn't get better than Octomore.

>>17215931
Spicier, a little peatier, less complex.
Talisker has adopted the Coalgate approach, and I'm not sure it's a good idea. Within $10 I can buy storm, skye, 10, distillers edition, GoT, and you're pushing it but dark storm (volume adjusted) and port ruighe.

Admittedly I have therefore bought at least 6 bottles. But long term most of those are in the "never buy again" category just because I know which are best.

On the plus side though, they may be gaming retailers such that on of their products is always on sale, reducing their cut. Not that I buy off sale.

>it's yet another "paid Talisker shill posts on /ck/" episode

>>17215950
I reckon for sure try every Islay. There's really not that many.
So that means stick with your Laphroaig idea, but also check out Bowmore, Bruichladdich, Bunnahabhain, Caol Ila, Kilchoman and Lagavulin. Ardnahoe? I've never seen an Ardnahoe.

>>17216083
IMO chase value first. When it comes to cask strength releases avoid Bruichladdich Octomore (but Port Charlotte isn't too bad) and go for independent Caol Ila (Smokehead High Voltage is cheapest), Any Kilchoman CS release, Ardbeg Uigeadail (getting expensive).

There's also some non-islay peated CS releases that undercut the above from Talisker, Old Ballantruan, Benriach, Benromach, Connemara.

What would you think of me if I bought this decanter?

>>17216614
It's a good idea if you're a somewhat serious collector and the word is out among your friends and family. You put Johnny red in one of these and nobody asks about the dusty bottles in the basement.

Posted this in the last thread that died right after. I just finished a bottle of Ardbeg 10 year. I liked the "smoky" taste but found everything else about it really underwhelming. Is this stuff any better? Is there something else I should try in that price range? I'm not made of money but I drink very slowly (took me 2 months to finish this bottle) so I can buy another bottle in that price range.

Any good writing on whisky?
Pic related is not good.

>>17216614
I'd think you're autistic, but still probably a decently fun guy to hang out with

>>17216614
I’d think you were CRINGE. That’s not expensive and a decanter for whisky is laughable.

>>17216614
I'd stab it into your face.

>>17211975

nikka coffey single malt
is okay

>>17218827
We can see the tape on the printout.

>>17219330
That's the original picture.

4 days sober anons. Feels good. Drove by the liquor store earlier and chuckled.

>>17219627
you'll be back. they all come back sooner or later.

My whiskey experiment is over. I'm gonna stop trying to get into this stuff. It never really starts to taste better like people told me it would and ive tried a lot of whiskeys this year at several different price ranges. Goodbye /wg/

>>17219765
it's true that most distilleries rarely top their standard expressions with the more expensive bottlings by a significant margin.

>>17219765
age?

>>17219627
Dry January is based.

>>17209200
>>17209873
>>17209912
Wait, does booze really make your face that puffy? Can people really tell? Fuck

>>17218827
>Best before Dec 2012

>>17220524
Where can I get nikka whiskey from the barrel in the US?

>>17206881
Akashii is really nice despite being mostly young.
Anything Ichiros, single malts are crazy expensive especially from the old distillery but absolutely world class. Their blends are really nice.

>>17220972
how about rye january

whiskey vs wine vs brandy vs beer
What’s the best?

>>17221692
from the barrel in the us

what's good gentlemen?

Just picked up a local bourbon I haven't had yet, I also got more of their apple Brandy. They were out of the 100 proof brandy so I had to get 80. Also got a shit ton of my fav Aussie ginger for chasing/ mixing. Got some local hard cider & beer too because I was at the liquor store. Will update after I try the whiskey, been wanting to try it for a while because their brandy is my favorite.

>>17224749
>They were out of the 100 proof brandy so I had to get 80.
you didn't really have to

>>17223009
At low price brackets? Wine.
If it's hot and you're actually thirsty? Beer.
I don't think there's a place for brandy.
Whisky if you want something nice, and it's the most convenient since it's shelf stable after opening, and is served at room temperature.

>>17224999
In my opinion beer is the only thing you want to drink cheap. Cheap wine is disgusting and cheap brandy/whisky seems to be exceptionally bland.

>>17224995
Didn't have to, but I really like their brandy. All my friends love the stuff too. The reason they were out was because I got 3 bottles last time I was there, one for the house and gave 2 as Christmas gifts to 2 of my friends.

>>17225062
I can find pretty good cheap whiskey & cognac. Whenever I think of cheap brandy I think E&J and that's gross. Maison Rouge is cheap cognac and I love the stuff, it's usually 20-25$ a bottle. David Nicholson is the cheap whiskey I really like, I just started drinking it and it punches well above its price range. I don't really drink cheap beer because there are so many good breweries around where I live. Drinking a gose brewed with key lime rn and it really hits the spot.

>>17224999
>If it's hot and you're actually thirsty? Beer.
I keep domestic piss water around for this reason. When you're doing yard work and shit, and water just isn't cutting it, I'll throw down a Miller lite.
However a better grade beer and wine goes great with food, only time I really drink it. After work, want to unwind, I prefer a whiskey bourbon, or scotch. I haven't been drunk in years, I drink a couple of drinks, and stop. Binge drinking, blackout drunks in my younger years have taught me this.

Honestly this is the best Canadian Rye I've had in a while, it just always goes back on my bar. Actual has real rye flavour. I've yet to find anything else with more spice and anise notes to it.

Also pretty well priced here in Ontario.

>>17206221
I'm Canadian and I don't touch this shit.
It's like one of the worst Canadian Whiskies you can get. It's the Canadian Jack Daniels.

>>17225318
Going to try to find this in the states, seems very interesting. The one thing Canadians do better than anyone else is rye whiskey.

>>17226149
Canada fucked up whiskey so bad man, Rye should be our thing. Imagine an alternate universe where "Alberta Straight Rye" is a protected thing like Kentucky Straight Bourbon.

>>17226171
i'm just looking at pictures of canada on google images. i had no idea you guys are such a shithole

>>17225062
I'm in wine country. $15 will get me a good wine, but a trash six pack on sale.

>>17223418
>that color
That color is indicative of something with an average age of like 6-8 years.
>paying $150-250 for young grain whiskey

Back to work tomorrow. Good night, /ck/

>>17226732
Elite taste in Islay Scotch, okay taste in Bourbon

>>17226777
Still exploring bourbon. Four Roses is some of the best I've tried, but haven't found one I really love yet. Open to recommendations, if you've got any.

>>17226793
Angel's Envy is my go-to, and if you love oak, Knob Creek 9/12 Year stuff is good

Van Winkle is well worth it if you can win those lotteries, too. I'm still somewhat green myself, and it's hard to change that without more friends to drink with.

>>17226793
Old Grand-Dad 114
Woodford Reserve Double Oaked/Double Double Oaked
Old Forester 1920

>>17226711
>color is indicative of age

>>17226817
Will a whiskey aged for 6 months or 10 years in the same cask have a darker color, anon?

Been drinking a lot of local liquor/wine lately since I got on a farmers market kick, this is to date some of the best whiskey I've ever had and blows any commercially available still out of the water.

>>17226519
Same here, but beer's still better for the same price.

is black label worth the money?

>>17227052
No, get double black.

>>17227055
my options are only red and black

>>17227081
Buy something else then.

>>17226990
That's actually how I found my favorite brandy. A lot of the smaller distillerys start off like that, and their stuff is usually great because the really small batches usually end up delicious.

>>17226793
David Nicholson 1843 is one of my favorites, punches well above its price range and it's about as much or a bit cheaper than four roses.

>>17226823
But you didn't control for cask. You're comparing whisky aged anywhere in anything purely by colour.

>>17227347
5 cents were deposited into your account.
Thanks,
Diageo

>>17227366
>Diageo
Stop bringing them up

>>17227383
"No."

>>17227421
5 cents were deposited into your account.

Why don’t scotch and irish whiskey distilleries make their own barrels from scottish or irish oak? Do they just not have many trees?

>>17227626
anon I

>>17227635
?

>>17227657
They don't really have forests they could harvest from like the US does.

>>17224749
Finally tried pic related, better than expected. It is super smooth at almost 100 proof. Going to use this as my new almost(not a total degenerate) daily sipper.

>>17228452
Got practically the same bottle but mine is 92 proof instead of 82

Apparently Laphroaig didn't used to be peated.
I wonder why they started peating their malt in the 90s.

>>17228734
That’s false.

>>17228810
should have clarified it wasn't heavily peated.

3rd day sober and just took my blood pressure... 161/102 I'm going to fucking die.

>>17225929
what rye do you drink?

>>17228822
Yes. Older laphroaig’s were much more tropical fruit forward.

>>17227685
Makes sense

>>17228984
they don't have their own grain either for the most part

>be oatcakenigger
>can't even make whisky from oats simply because your colonial master has set up the laws that way

Why don’t scotch makers just actually put aged sherry directly in the whisky instead of larping by aging it from the le oak

>>17229017
adding anything to the distillate itself beside coloring isn't allowed so they use dripping wet casks as a loophole

>>17229035
That’s so stupid. Are they not aware of how silly it is?

those cheap ass bastards at whistlepig subbed out the 15 yr in their tasting sets and replaced it with piggyback and apparently charge the same price. didn't even let most retailers know so most of them still have listings up with the pic and description with the 15 yr.

>>17228452
>it is super smooth

>>17229294
piggyback sucks
whistlepig is overpriced
don't even use an actual whistlepig as a mascot, frauds

>>17228978
I suggest trying the Lore. I wouldn't saying its forward, but its certainly in the mix.

>>17229599
>hand
fat fuck

>>17229665
ywnbaw

>>17229017
I've seen gin distilleries do this with shiraz and it's trash. Also there isn't that much aged sherry, they'd have to make it themselves and take up valuable warehouse space.

>>17229035
Ignore that guy, it's a bad idea. Other countries are not so limited and they're not doing it either.

>>17229017
Because the goal isn't to add the flavor of the sherry, but instead the flavor of sherry soaked wood.

>>17229917
lol, pure marketing phrase

>>17229933
Ever drank Oloroso Sherry?
I did a flight of common finishing wines once. They had fuck all flavour and were the most part just adding fruitiness to the nose. In an instantly recognisable way.

Maybe I just had something shit though.

>>17229917
How is that any different?

>brother introduced me to bourbon when I was 19
>liked it at the time
>now he always gets me nice bottles as gifts
>have since lost my taste for it
>don't care much for bourbon anymore
>just drink cheap beer all the time
How do I tell him? I feel bad about him spending all this money for me

>>17231700
maybe drink something not as trash a whistel pig. pic rel. I make old fashions with it. straight bussin fr fr no cap

>>17231727
>maybe drink something not as trash a whistel pig
It was a gift. Did you even read my post?
>pic rel
I've had my fair share of buffalo trace and I've had old fashioneds with it. In fact my brother, the one in question, has made me old fashioneds with buffalo trace. They're okay but I'd still prefer a beer. Are you my brother?

>>17206091
all scotch is fedora tier especially islay. you cant change my mind

>>17231735
>Are you my brother?
yes. just be a man and come clean.

>>17231741
>yes
Prove it

>>17231743
i fucked u'r mom

>>17231745

>>17231746
ew kys

>>17231753
choo choo nigga
>mfw reading your reply

What am I in for?

>>17231740
Scotch is based but tumblers and cigars are cringe.

>>17231798
dont feed the troll

>>17231774
Strong nose, short tongue. Just the way your mom likes it

>>17232327
feed on my cock, reddit

>>17232565
r/bourbon

>>17226711
That’s a beautiful golden color.
I assume you just drink bourbon.

not worth the price

isn't awful just has that fire water taste

>>17232868
Are you the one that wanted to get into peated scotches and asked for recommendations?

>>17232868
Great price and great taste

>>17232868
Picked up the 18-year old by mistake the other day. Anyone tried it?

>>17232872
no. I walked in the store wanting to buy something else but it was out of stock and just bought something based on the descriptions on the labels.

>>17232886
I'll definitely drink it without any more complaints for what it's worth

>>17232893
Great whisky but very pricey. How do you do that by mistake?

>>17232950
I was going for the 12-year old but didn't look properly. Didn't notice until the cashier told me the cost. Couldn't be bothered going back and changing it.

>>17232868
HP12 was my gateway into scotch but I haven't drank it in years. The viking gimmick they've recently adopted isn't really helping either.
I remember trying HP Dragon Legend a while back which was ok but nothing to write home about.

pre-viking hp was best hp

>>17211975
You're getting there I would say

>>17233050
This is my first time tasting it but I personally prefer the Glenfiddich 12 and it's 10€ less per bottle (which is big percentage wise in this price bracket)

>>17233095
When will i know im there?

>>17233222
when you hear coolio rapping

>>17233225
Based

Didn't like this initially but it's really hitting the spot tonight, sweet and complex

>>17233237
IMO the 10 is outclassed by most of the NAS finishes, which are roughly the same price.

>>17215037
He's got a decent philosophy of taking your time and using whisky to appreciate the moment that you are in. Of course though, I'm not sure anyone can taste pickled banana or underripe papaya in a whisky though.

>>17235225
you cant possibly describe a flavor or smell you've never experienced before.

>>17235225
Imo happiness stacking isn't the way, and you should absolutely try to liven up some of your more dreary days with a treat.
Of course if your life is so well put together that you routinely have good things to look forward to on a short horizon, it's probably fine.
But the whole I'm not happy enough to have this enjoyable experience outlook seems stupid to me.
But that's my understanding of Horst's take on when to drink the good stuff.

Any other dry january bros in here? Going strong. No urge. But so bored after work.

>>17235541
what?

>>17235540
nah but i've been fasting all week. gonna get suh-mashed next week.

>>17235546
no but i'm doing nofap and been tying one on to make the days go by faster

>>17226711
color has nothing to do with it, and I've had $300 bottles that tasted like $30 ones.

>>17235546
not going dry, but I've put a hold on pouring any nice things so just been making cocktails and it feels like I'm not drinking anything. kinda irritating 2bh

>>17235830
imagine being an adult and drinking cocktails like a european child

>>17209537
>tfw live in Japan
>tfw can buy top quality Japanese whiskey for half the price you fags pay
Feels good man.

>>17232868
it's wild seeing this go from 30-ish a bottle to 50-ish a bottle in under a year

>>17236035
feels good not being a creepy english teacher or army faggot

>>17236127
cope

Is wine considered more prestigious than whisky?

>>17236235
Generally, no. The cost to get into whisky is higher. At the top end though, yea.

>>17236235
Wine is perceived as more snooty in Australia. Whisky fanboyism is either rare or for cheap shit.

>>17236235
wine def snootier but i'm jealous of how cheap some pretty decent wine is compared to whiskey

>>17206091
I like whiskey

>>17236235
Doesn’t top whiskies sell for higher prices than top wine?

>>17231727
why do zoomers love buffalo trace so much

Little rittenhouse rye tonight. Shits p good.

>>17236422
Yes, with the most expensive whisky sales being twice that of the most expensive wine sales. But you need to keep in mind wine should be 3-4 times cheaper based upon how much less alcohol it contains, and a whisky of that age (60) will almost certainly be drinkable, and a wine of that age is usually trash and may make you sick.

Regardless, at that point it's all pretentious.

>>17232868
Had this for the first time right now. Peaty caramel is the best my pleb tastes can tell. Yeah, reminds me of teachers/johnnie walker black. Don't have either on hand to compare. But I'd say this is a lot nicer.

One time my girlfriend's dad told his whiskey friend that I like whiskey and the guy got so excited he brought out like 6 different bottles and we tasted them all. Then he brought out a sealed Macallan 12 his grandfather bought in the 70s or 80s and opened it, that shit tasted like no whiskey I've ever had before. It was very unique, sweet and woody. Not necessarily better than other stuff but very memorable and definitely good.

>>17236824
Macallan 12 is overpriced. What else did you taste?

>>17237045
Don't remember, one of them was garbage though and we all had a laugh about it

not saying macallan 12 is anything crazy just wild to drink something bottled in the 70s since I'm not a winefag

>>17235836
I have had any extra time to properly savor my good shit so why would I waste it when I could be turning my brain off with mixed junk until I can go back to enjoying it the right way?

>>17237216
savor the bad shit like an adult

I'm drinking a combo of caol ila and lagavulin 16. Before you say I like ashtrays, I enjoy every family except bourbon and highland from scotch.

>>17236465
>>17231727
Buffalo Trace is pretty cheap and pretty good. But they must be putting a lot of effort into marketing because randomly there was a HUGE display at the liquor store near my parents house in flyover country of all places. Price has certainly gone up, right? I feel like it used to be $22 or $23 a fifth two years ago, now it's $28 or $29. Whenever I buy more expensive bourbon I always ask myself is it worth 50% more or even twice as much more than BT. The answer is usually no.

>>17237982
i don't know how popular it was but netflix recently put out a series about heists and they had two episodes covering pappygate. it was practically a commercial for everything buffalo trace.

>>17238080
Their biggest advertisement is JRE they sponsor that podcast and he drinks it on the show.

>>17238090
ahhh that explains it

My local Total Wine stocked some Buffalo Trace lately and all the bottles were gone within an hour. Absolutely insane.

Meanwhile, I picked up this which I thought was quite tasty. Very down-the-middle bourbon but dense flavors at a high proof at a good price. Anyone else tried?

>>17232868
HP12 is my go-to when I'm feeling scotchy without other qualifications. Definitely one of my faves.

>>17232893
It's pretty good. A more subdued and less rough-edged version of the 12, though I'm not sure that justifies that price. What did you think?

Maybe I'm weird(well, I am) but I've been drinking my lower end whisky(jameson) with a cold brew coffee. For some reason it really works. The bitterness of coffee sweetened by the kinda sweet whisky just really works. Not all whisky works though. You wouldn't want anything smoky/earthy because that just doens't combine well. Simpler ones work great tho.

Anything similar to this? Enjoying this one quite a bit, guy who sold me the bottle even gave me scottish water with a dropper for free. Super pretentious but still nice

>>17236235
Scotch > Wine > Bourbon

>>17238573
Stellum is based. It's Barrel Craft Spirits sourcing MGP as far as I know. The rye is killer too.

>>17236235
Wine > Scotch > Beer > Bourbon

What's the "weirdest" whiskey you've ever tried, /wg/?

>>17239093
It's a blend of a bunch of different of MGP and some unnamed Kentucky and Tennessee bourbons to adjust flavor.

>>17236824
>Macallan from the 70s/80s
You got to taste macallan from back when it was the undisputed best scotch distillery, before edrington bought it and turned it to shit. Pre-edrington macallan goes for a heavy premium since it was made with only golden promise barley and was aged in dunnage warehouses. A quick search says a bottle is worth at least a thousand dollars.

>>17239389
I had an oat whisky

>>17238715
Talisker

>>17236235
Wine is king. Whisky needs some wine in it to even taste complex.

>>17239534
I certainly felt pretty lucky to try it, made me nervous that the guy was opening it on my account

Didn't know about edrington, thanks for telling me! I feel even luckier now

>>17239534
>>17240267
Macallan is vastly overrated. Even before edrington.

>>17240316
overrated for sure but definitely still good, a very solid baseline scotch

>>17240852
>baseline
>all are sherry bombs
Macallan has a very specific house style. I wouldn’t call it a good baseline.

>>17241128
Alright fair, what would you consider a good scotch baseline?

>>17241641
Highland park 12

>>17241830
dont confuse the boy...

>>17241641
Glenmorangie 10, Glen Grant 12 or Tomatin Dualchas/Legacy are all easy on the wallet without being too far in any one direction(except perhaps boring if you've been drinking cask strength/single cask bottles for decades).

Highland Park, while not as great as it once was, is still an outlier in terms of profile(highland peat, matured in spanish sherry casks, on the northern most island) and should be on your to try list, but you should definitely get a handful of basic malts under your belt first(start with 2 per region).

>>17242441
are you gay? not even a hate, just getting mad gay vibes from you (which is totally fine).

i find whiskychads vastly more attractive than winefags

>>17242654
Post tits.

Also, thank you.

>>17242665
no, thank YOU

>>17206458
>gross funeral home

>>17242654
nice beardcope, winefags are 10x more attractive

>>17239991
Which one? Koval? I also had their millet whiskey and ultimately preferred the millet to their oat, though neither were as unique as I would have liked.

>>17206221
My grandpa drinks this and only this. Starts with a tall glass of half CC and half coke at 9 in the morning, and keeps refilling it throughout the day so its progressively more CC than coke. By dinner he's always shit faced.

>>17243381
How old is he?

>>17236035
>tfw can buy top quality Japanese whiskey for half the price you fags pay
That's not even true. Japanese single malts are actually easier to find in Europe than they are in Japan.

>>17243420
no they're not

>>17233077
I miss it so much. Why did they ruin a such a great simple design?

>>17243422
Dunno, maybe I was there during a whisky drought or something but back in 2017 I could only find a single store that had a bottle of yamazaki and they wanted like 90000 yen for it.

>>17243431
whatever, catfaggot

Is there some kind of chart for newfags?

>>17243410
68

>>17243381
based

>>17231746
bros i fuckin love cunny so much it's unreal

>>17243458
rude

Recommend me something with a decent amount of peat that I won't get mad about when my freeloading "friend" drinks half of.

>>17245481
port charlotte. so much peat your freeloading friend wont even like it.

>>17242441
Ehh idk. Highland park 12 has a little bit of everything in my opinion. The sherry casks are not overwhelming and are certainly mostly refill casks. Highland park is what johnnie walker blends wish they were imo. And johnnie walker trys to be “baseline” imo.

>>17206221
Jim Lahey lives!

>>17223418
Will be buying a bottle of this for graduation, tried a shooter and loved it so I'm really looking forward to it.

>>17247195
you can't tell the difference between Black and Blue in a double blind.

>>17247585
they are like night and day, quit seething poorfag

>>17247863
lol, "No."

>>17242955
Belgrove. An Australian maker.

almost 2 weeks since touching either the Springbank or Kilkerran. Whatever sherry they used on the 15 reminds me quite a lot of my Tyrconnell 10 Madeira finish. It has this waxy, cotton candy thing along with a hefty black pepper note that is reminiscent of a platter of surf and turf. 8/10 on both the nose and palate, so far the price/availability is the only negative.

the Kilkerran is deceptively sippable at the strength presented. the peat is understated on the nose and is on par with the Victoriana in terms of sweetness except being closer to custard than cheesecake/cheese tart/strawberry and cheese danish. 8/10 on both fronts as well.

both just really make me want to get a case of the 51.5 Victoriana as my special occasion pour.

The best part of working at the liquor store was getting first pick at allocated bottles, and laughing at taters who walked in, asked for Wellers, and then left.

>>17250547
wow, you get to pick stuff that all tastes the same.

>>17249965
Why do you like scotch so much?

So what are the good sherry bomb scotches? (cheap if possible)

>>17251630
Glenmorangie lasanta

>>17251630
>sherry bomb
>cheap
ngmi

>>17251630
might have to define cheap, but there are plenty of lists and videos and most are available for under $80-$100.

look for Aberlour A'bunadh/12/16/18, Arran Bodega, Balvenie 12 Doublewood/15 Single Barrel Sherry, Bunnahabhain 12, Edradour as a whole, Glenallachie 10/12/15, Glenfarclas 10-17, Glendronach 12/15, Glenfiddich 18, Glengoyne in general, Glenlivet 18 43%, Glenmorangie 18, Glen Scotia Victoriana, Tamdhu 12/15/Batch Strength, Tomatin 18

>>17251147
nothing says "my dick stopped working so i need a new outlet for my eros" like being a spirits afficionado.

All I got now is a bunch of Old Crow. I've actually been a fan of the stuff for years but lately I've been stuck on wt101 or Old Grandad114.

>>17252328
>I've actually been a fan of the stuff for years
This is the surprising part.

You have stocked up on whiskey for the inevitable winter supply chain breakdown, haven't you anons?

>>17252563
We don't have winter here.

>>17252563
i have 250 unopened bottles of various liquors for the next 10 years

have just impulse bought a bottle of this, which I've never had before. Am I in for a treat or a disappointment?
>>17206091
got a bottle of Jim beam devil's cut for Christmas. I'm not normally a bourbon drinking but I'm enjoying it more than I expected to
>>17211975
based
I thought I didn't like Laphroaig for ages because I'd only tried the select, but the 10 is nice
>>17215950
Laphroaig 10 year or above are good choices, but Lagavulin is the one to go for, if you can afford it

>>17252959
It's good I really like the toffee notes I get from it, and the peat/ smoke is great.

>>17252563
I already have hundreds of bottles even before any supply chain problems. Surely, anon, you have many bottles available at any given time for your tasting?

>>17236422
if you get into ultra-premium and back-vintage stuff wine will regularly reach hundreds of thousands of dollars in price. Doesn't break into the millions often the way whiskey can

>>17252563
You should have stocked up anyway. Sales are trash for 2-3 months following Christmas as a rule.

>>17250555
I agree that anything that came in that shipment of buffalo trace shit tastes similar, but it was still fun telling people no. Occasionally there were more interesting things like Midsummer Night's Dram or some of the nicer Elijah Craig expressions

>>17251884
Did you do your homework and actually drink those? They vary from sherry bomb, to rerereused sherry casks, to not sherried at all but has fruity notes.

Of those I'd say ignore Aberlour. Aberlour has some good whisky, but the sherry casks are not so good.
Arran has some other great cask finishes. Throw in port as well.
Balvenie is good, Bunnahabhain is good but peated whiskies don't tend to be sherry forward.
I'd put Glenallachie, Glenfarclas, Glenfiddich, Glengoyne, Glenlivet (except Nadurra), Glenmorangie (except Quinta Ruben and Lassanta) and Glen Scotia into the suspected to contain sherry category, and immediately write them off as not sherry bombs.
I'd recommend lower end sherry Tomatins, like the Bourbon and Sherry 8.
And not recommend Glendronach at all, as you see more fruitiness in some of the above finished whiskies.

Look out for independent bottlings. It will push up the price, but you can find a cask strength sherry matured bottling from almost any distillery.

>>17239389
Hellyers Road pinot noir.
It's zingy as fuck.

On that note the 15 is amazing, and not weird at all.

hey anons, newfag when it comes to whiskey here. All I've ever tried was Jack daniels tennesse honey and jim beans devils cut whiskey. My question is : Is there a whiskey thats smooth enough to not need or want a chaser with? i usually have a coke with what was mentioned.

>>17254286
There are lots. Irish stuff like Jameson will be smoother and buttery compared to most American stuff.

>>17254286
Ignore the other guy. You need to drop cash. Something marginally less shit, but still undrinkable won't convince you to like whisky.

>>17254286
Bulliet is good straight

>>17254242
>did you actually drink?
imagine not drinking... no I dont have proof of others as I've tasted them without purchasing, but experienced them nonetheless

>... to not sherried at all-
name one

>peated whiskeys not being sherry forward
Bunnahabhain 12 is basically unpeated at being no more than 5 PPM

>immediately write them off as not sherry bombs, Glendronach having no fruit
confirmed to not know what the fuck you're talking about, Diageoshill

>>17254440
>You need to drop cash
This is bullshit, he needs to stop being a fucking pussy faggot and just man up.

>>17254286
using mouthwash once a day will both help and hurt your identification of methanol and phenols in spirits. if thats no good, then getting used to drinking Bushmills white label, red bush/black bush or Jameson as the older the whisk(e)y, the more subdued the alcoholic notes *SHOULD* be.

getting your brain and palate acclimated to alcohol is your goal. drinking younger stuff is typically going to have more alcohol presence, especially something with a high neutral grain spirit content and volume focused distillerys/brands(Brown Foreman, Heaven Hill, Johnnie Walker).

>>17254527
>name one
Victoriana doesn't claim sherry use.
But to be fair a lot of those do have a sherry finish on a portion of the whisky before vatting like the Glenmorangie 18.

>Glendronach having no fruit
Not what I said. Some of the sherry finished whiskies have excellent casks. Lassanta/Qunita Ruben, Arran Port/Sherry, Tomatin 8, are all more sherry forward than the Glendronachs.

>Diageoshill
Did I commend a Diageo distillery? You did. Nice stealth marketing bro.
I literally recommended independents.

>>17254722
>Victoriana doesnt claim sherry use
I'll take "amazingly ignorant statements" for $600, Alex?

>Glendronachs have less sherry fruits than young Tomatins
definitively wrong when referring to Billy Walker products. you should try actually experiencing some sherry wines.

>you did
proofs? you delusional faggot.

>>17255147
Wow, according to Google according to distiller.com according to some dickhead according to Iain McAlister (spelt wrong). You know Glen Scotia has a website.

>definitively wrong
Ah, you didn't drink them.
In case You've never had sherry, they tend to add sweetness and dark red fruitiness (besides flavours you'll find in whisky anyway).

stay schitzo.

>>17255241
u mad cuz literally BTFO on every front now go cut it off already tranzoid

Reminder that reused sherry casks DO NOT impart sherry flavors anymore and a ton of companies market their whisky with “ex sherry casks” when they haven’t seen sherry in decades.

>>17255773
who does this so I can avoid them

>>17255789
Honestly you can’t really know. They definitely won’t tell you. You can judge a whisky by it’s color if it’s not e150 of course. You can tell first fill sherry from the color for the most part. You’ll see a darker ruby color in the whisky.

>>17251684
>>17251884
Thanks. I recently had a writer's tears red head and really liked the strong sherry taste.