/ck/ - Food & Cooking

>>17480499
>Ran it dry
Why don't you just say you loved it instead of being a faggot and explain it right after.

>>17480591
ran it dry as in drank all of it retard

>>17480499
If you can't afford Ardbeg or Laphroaig, just sip some Dewars out of an ashtray.

Seriously, though- treat yourself and cry about the cost later.

>>17480732
> treat yourself and cry about the cost later.
cringy consoomer boomer take, i hate you nigs with a passion

I don't think there are any good cheap scotches like teachers. You could try the smoky famous groose or JW black. But teacher's is cheaper than both these.

>>17480499
Teacher's is absolutely abhorrent
If you want something in that price range, altho not scotch, just go for Tullamore/Jameson/Bushmills, way better.

I mean, theres stuff like Ballentines., J&B, Grant's Johnny Walker Red, 100 Piper, etc, but those are as shit as Teacher's imo.
Famous Grouse and Dewar's are decent actually, if you really wanna go for a cheap scotch

>>17480499
Ardbeg 10 year is less than $60 a bottle and it is super-peaty.
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=goP51EcNUVU

>>17480499
thats rough dude, try to save and then get a case of handles next time you're home. should be $25ish a piece without case discount.

in the mean time try J&B. first couple pours will probably suck, but it gets a little more noticeable peat after a week or two of being open. It takes added peat well, so you could stretch a good bottle with a handle of J&B.

Johnnie Walker Black doesn't have the same caliber of peat linger that Teachers does so dont waste your time there. the Double Black is a known meme as well. Maybe try the Red Label as it's cheaper(same as J&B) and younger so the peat flavors should be fresher and hang around longer. Good luck.

I've been drinking this shit for 2 weeks, why won't it just die?

>>17480998
>BROKE NIGGA ALERT
>BROKE NIGGA ALERT

>>17481141
This is horrible.
One and only scotch I've ever had that tasted like straight up moss

Buy a handle of the cheapest scotch you can find and mix it with Laphroaig or Ardbeg, whichever is cheaper for you.

>>17481141
Ardbeg Wee Beastie tastes about the same as the 10, but only costs $40USD for 750ml.

>>17480499
>help me be an alcoholic
>food and cooking
Unless you’re firing that shit up in a pan you’re literally retarded for posting that here

>>17481607
makes a heck of a nice old fashioned

>>17482308
Had an old fashioned once but never made one before

>>17480499
Black Grouse

>>17482244
Based. For 40 you can’t beat it. BTFOS Teachers by alot. Although I was disappointed to find out there was no sherry flavor to be found in it, even though they advertise sherry casks in this one.

>>17481607
That’s for mixing anon.

>>17482673
>Single Malt btfo bottom shelf blended
shocker...
>no sherry flavor
it's really young and heavy peat. the sherry in it is more for smoothing over some edges before bottling. even their flagship "big sherry" bottling Uigeadail is also quite young and the sherry is still too subtle imo. it's really just a little extra sweetness on top, a gloss over really.

>>17480499
You picked out one of the hardest things to drink on a budget, the only thing worse would be cognac/brandy(my favorite). Anything that needs to be aged is going to be a bit pricey. I only know of cheap bourbon when it comes to cheap whiskey. I don't think I'd ever drink a "budget" scotch, because if I'm drinking scoth the price is the last thing I look at. If you are looking for cheap alcohol that actually tastes good Vodka is the drink for you. Trying to find good, cheap scotch seems to me like an idiots task. You'll probably just end up spending a lot more than you planned on and you'll still end up upset.

>>17482727
I heard the same thing is happening to the uigeadail. It was much more sherried in 2008 compared to today.

>>17482727
>Single Malt btfo bottom shelf blended
A lot of single malts are pretty bad, and are on the level with cheap blends.

>>17482673
>"guaranteed 5 years old"
You bastards! This tasted like shit! Then I found out it was only 4 years old and not 5 years old! Give me my money back!

>>17484343
I've never had a single malt with an ugly grain note

>>17484673
you've probably fallen victim to the placebo effect

>>17484730
you either are ignorant of what I mean or are biased.

>>17484775
i may be biased but you sir are definitely not based

>>17482680
I don't drink mixies, I've been drinking it by shots the last couple weeks after a couple beers

>>17482727
Did someone say single malt?

>>17484673
It won't have an ugly grain note, but it can still be bad. I'd rather have a bottle of teachers than dalwhinnie or oban.

Scotch is God’s gift to man.

>>17486404
I'm 3/4 down a bottle of Dalwhinnie 15. I'm going to agree with you anon.

Normally I don't get fucked up and savor the stuff but lifes been really rough and all I have to do is a air filter change on my car on a day off, so fuck it.

It's getting smoother each glass and it's my go to "daily"

>>17480499
State run liquor stores will usually order a case of something if you ask them to.

>>17485650
define bad

>>17486410
>Dalwhinnie 15
Comfy

>>17486448
I don't like how it tastes. Even if the price were halved, I wouldn't buy another bottle.

>>17485650
I love teachers too but better than oban 14? That’s pushing it.

Laphroaig is like drinking an ashtray. It's not even part of a complex series of tastes, there's a very slight change to the aftertaste but it is literally just the taste of smoke for 99% of the experience. It doesn't even taste like alcohol because all you can taste is smoke. It is absolutely foul.

Famous Grouse, Dewar's, and Monkey Shoulder are good cheap blended scotches, but if you're looking for a true blue peated scotch, just suck it up and buy Ardbeg's cheapest bottle.

>>17481476
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YVG1U-faqHY

>>17480726
>ran it dry (hated it)
>Are there any other cheap scotch's / blended scotch's that can give me a similar flavour?
Context matters idiot. Also, no one fucking says that about one bottle of liqour that they own. "Ran dry" is used when talking about restaurant alcohol supplies and rivers. No one says "ran it dry" you tryhard college faggot

>>17480499
just order it online

>>17480499
6 Isles, Aerstone Land (ailsa bay), Benriach Birnie Moss
Compass Box Peat Monster (caol ila / laphroaig), Johnny Black / Double black / Islay origin, Bowmore 1, Laphroaig Select, Ardbeg Wee Beastie, Glen Moray Peated, Smokehead, Peat Beast, Glenfiddich Fire & Cane.

Some of those are just a touch above bottom shelf, some less so, but they're all cheaper than Laphroaig 10.

A few years ago I'd have said Black Grouse but they've either stopped making it or, in the few markets that still have some, they've reportedly changed the recipe and it's now awful.

There's pic related, basically young bowmore for a lot less than the entry-level blended malts, albeit not as balanced / flavorful.

>>17486603
that's just like, your opinion, man.

>>17487312
next time I will just say I drank all of it so I don't make your ass and tits hurt you fucking millenial hippie sperg

>>17480499
Try Finlaggan Old Reserve if you can find it. Otherwise, try Black Bottle.

>>17482663
Came here to post this. Not sure if he would be able to get it in Ohio though.
The best smoky blended scotch I've ever tried was Johnny Walker Double Black. It's usually more expensive than regular JW though, so I only ever bought it in duty free when traveling.

Bought this for my brother. What is he in for?

>>17488718
most likely mixing

>>17488718
404 flavor not found

>>17486856
There's a subtle sweetness to it at the back of the palate that I adore.

>>17487950
>Johnny Walker Double Black
404 smoke not found

>>17486404
>Scotch is God’s gift to man.
its literally a jew marketing scam

>>17488718
>>17489188
>404 flavor not found
This.

Or, in other words, weak-ass tasting crap. If the only reason you bought it is because the character Connor MacLeod mentioned it in the movie "Highlander", then kys.

>>17489230
How?

>>17488718
Don’t listen to plebs. Solid whisky. Honey and tropical fruits balanced with nice maltyness. If you don’t like the taste of glennorangie 10, you don’t like scotch.

>>17486856
>he got filtered by laphroaig

>>17490356
Its finish is close to water. It's alright, but not something you'd buy regularly.

If you don't like the taste of Laphroaig 10, you don't like scotch.
I just wanted to say something stupid, too.

>>17480499
Personally love this stuff, $30 a pop for single malt and cheaper for mixed, but I personally have not tasted it before. Slight peaty amd fruity taste that's good straight but also good for making in a hot toddy

>>17490638
seethe

>>17490655

>>17490661
Based drunkard poet

>>17490655
what’s the abv? i hope it’s natural color too for robert burns.

>>17490704
86 proof, strong 'nuff and not like it is piss water

>>17488994
>>17489188
>>17489498
>>17490356
Alright thanks, I bought it because a couple of coworkers recommended it.
This one was also recommended. What do you think?

>>17490665
Is he talking about whisky, or beer?

I got this memed as a gift for christmas.
I don't drink any of these paint thinners at all.
Apparently a bottle is 30 Euros. Bit expensive to mix with 7up

>>17486404
What an incel take

>>17492134
It's great. Not sure if it can justify the cost though, especially since it seems young (which I do like).

>>17492134
This is the usual Scotch starter graph. The Glenmorangie 10 is the starting point because its the most common/weakest Scotch. The Glenlivet 12 and Dalmore 12 taste about the same, except they're both more expensive.

I would recommend going stright to either Ardbeg 10 or Aberlour A'Bunadh.

>>17492653
Shit, forgot the pic.

>>17492660
Whoever wrote this guide sounds like he got filtered by Islay. Shoutout to the Dalmore cigar malt by the way. Fucking kickass bottle

>>17492745
I've never had a single Dalmore. describe it to me.

>>17492653
>>17492660
Thanks for the guide

>>17492745
>Whoever wrote this guide sounds like he got filtered by Islay.

It's just a starter graph. There's a whole lot more scotches. See this pic.

>>17492873
>I've never had a single Dalmore. describe it to me.

There's a bunch of different Dalmore whiskies. The Cigar Malt Reserve is just one.
https://www.thedalmore.com/us/our-collections/the-principal-collection/

I described their basic vintage, the 12 year old Dalmore here: >>17492653
That is the only Dalmore I've tried.

>>17493295
You have to go back

>>17493361
I didn't get the pic above from reddit. I got it from a previous /wg/ thread here.

For me, it’s

>>17492134
Lore is good. probably a good place to start with Laphroaig all things consider since it's mostly young whiskey with enough older stock in the mix to give a nice complexity and has a good abv as well. if you can try and find a bottling from 2016-2018. better than any Uigeadail bottled in the past 6 or 7 years for about the same money also.

>>17493796
nigga drinking olive oil

Is this shit any good? I want to get something nice for by brother for his birthday but I'm a poorfag. It's $63 in Quebec

My ex saw me watching videos about guns and whisky last year and got an Islay tasting set for us. Afterwards she gave me the one we both liked the best for my birthday. Good shit.

Also, a buddy shared some Obon 14 with me last week. That is so smooth it's unreal.

>>17492660
This guide is only OK, but the Longrow and Talisker parts are absolutely based.

>>17494260
>it's so SMOOTH bruh
t.NPC

>>17494378
What's the 4chan-approved meme to communicate smoothness in an alcoholic beverage?

>>17493796
>Blended

>>17494246
A'Bunadh is excellent. My bottle is 122.4 proof.

Check out the chart in my attached pic, the Scotch value pentagram.

>>17494373
Fuck off Diageo shill.

>>17492660
>lagavulin 16
>sherry
The distillers edition sure, but the regular 16?

>>17494419
Ahahaha did you even see the label along the line that goes to Talisker on that image?
Yeah, you feel stupid now, don't you?

>>17494398
This is the worst chart i’ve ever seen.

>>17494427
Talisker is not on it?

>>17494389
NOOOOOOOO you cant just enjoy something because it dosn't have a harsh ethanol flavor and aroma to it. YOU HAVE TO ENJOY IT BECAUSE IT HAS THE TASTING NOTES I READ ONLINE.

>>17494398
This chart is absolutely terrible and nobody should ever refer to it.
>>17494389
Humans will choose to describe flavor characteristics of a whiskey. NPCs will simply call a whiskey smooth.
Even a basic bitch human would say Oban has a delicious honey note to it.

>>17494435
Look more closely.

>>17494389
If it has "smooth" in the name, it must be smooth, right?

>>17494442
Kek just saw it.

>>17492134
Too expensive for what it is imo. Has sherry in the mix.

I love clynelish 14.

>>17494246
Aberlour a'bunadh is good. I haven't tried aberlour outside of that.. Would be good to know

>>17494429
>>17494438
why?

>>17494481
barely more expensive than the 10 Cask Strength and 10 Sherry Oak and any recent Cairdeas and you get to taste 20+ year old Laphroaig with the punch of youth. generally unless you dish out 500 clams you aren't getting any official bottling older than 10 years from Laphroaig.

>>17480499
You could go for something like Famous Grouse. It's a blend with some Highland Park in it, which gives a mild peat flavor. Black Grouse has even more.
Your best case scenario would probably be to find the McClelland's line of Scotches. It's a line of budget scotch single malt whiskies from each of the regions. The McClelland's Islay is a 3 year old Bowmore, so you're going to get a bigger peat note than with almost any budget blends. It's honestly really good value for the price.
Adelphi also makes a wonderfully priced cheap blend that is fantastic, but it's unlikely to be available where you are.

>>17488718
Malt-forward, fruit, honey, overall a very gentle, though not at all bad whisky. It gets a fair bit of hate because it's one of the larger distillers, but that doesn't make it bad.
If he likes it, get him Glen Garioch 12, if he doesnt, try Benromach 10.

>>17486856
Like kissing a cigar-smoking walrus? Licking a seagull's armpits? A burning hospital by a coastal cliff? Yes. And it's glorious.

>>17487326
Ooh, goes to show how prices differ. Most of those are quite considerably more expensive than Laphroaig near me. Compass Box Peat Monster is a $40 jump.

>>17492134
Fantastic Whisky... for a specific type of person. I personally love it, but Laphroaig is a very (very) smoky whisky, and that flavor can be aggressive and overwhelming for many people. Approach with caution.

>>17492873
typical Dalmore notes:
Orange peel, marzipan, clove, nutmeg, dark chocolate, raisin, hazelnut, and (as Richard Patterson, the master blender for Dalmore would say) a wee bit of babysick.

>>17487746
freshmen

>>17495412
It cost $40 usd more than the 10 CS where i’m from and i think the CS is alot better.

Just bought some Dalmore 12 for my brother's birthday, what am I in for?

>>17487746
Calm down Zayden, it's just we don't understand the language trends on TikTok as much as you do.

>>17496938
Go have another ride on your dragon dildo. You've already run my patience dry.

>>17496988
Your generation thinks anime orgasm faces are sexy. You have no right to attack anyone short of scat fetishists.

>>17497005
>>17496988
>>17496938
You people are proven faggots and therefore have lost your scotch privileges

Richfag here

next meme chart will either be blended whiskey or irish
first 5 replies decides

>>17496938
the same insufferable faggot that keeps harping on people saying smooth instead of using their gay list of approved tasting notes from buzzfeed

>>17494424
Does the regular laga 16 use sherry casks? Diageo of course won’t say.

>>17497067
Irish please
Richfag, what are your 3 favorite distilleries?

>>17497372
I thought it was fairly well known that they use both ex bourbon and ex sherry cask in 16 for maturation and the DE is just a fresher sherry finish on top of the regular 16

>>17497354
as soon as he started banging his fist I started to hear Hitler speech clip highlights

>>17488718
A couple of ice cubes to help it taste like something.

>>17497453
Someone told me the older bottles (10+ years ago) used sherry. But since it’s become so popular they don’t anymore.

>>17492134
This is one of the best i’ve ever had.

>>17486404
>Scotch is God’s gift to man
The female butthole is god’s gift to man. As for Scotch, for me, it’s Glenmorange

>>17497067
Blended Scotch and Blended Irish whiskies would be subsets of Blended whiskey in general, right?

I've seen some blended American whiskies, but I think blended Scotches outnumber them or blended Irish whiskies.

Or did you mean Irish whiskies in general, not blended Irish whiskies?

If so, I vote for blended whiskies next.

>>17493877
I just ordered Lore because of you anon. Don’t let me down fren.

>>17493877
Receipt

>>17497995
did anyone ask?

>>17498114
>t.poorfag

What Scotch's aroma and flavor most closely approximates this .webm?

>>17492134
You should've gotten the 10 Cask Strength. it costs less and tastes leagues better than Lore.

>>17497995
>$140
that's $20 more than the highest shelf price I've seen. good price on the Loch Lomond 18 though. have you ever had any other labels from them?

>>17499812
I’ve never had a Loch Lomond before? What am i in for?

>>17499896
18 takes a little while to come out of its shell, but is really nice with a cigar. 12 is also good for the price and the main difference between the two is 12 is more fruity and peated and the 18 is more subtle and woody. can't go wrong with either, but if you've got any other quality spirit around do a comparison between the 18 and whatever else to help separate the characteristics.

when you get them, for sure try the 18 first because once you start sipping Laphroaig it'll be the last thing you taste for a good couple of hours.

>>17498498
This was hot until I saw her face

>>17481625
If you think it's horrible then you just don't like Scotch whisky. And as you said, it's the only Scotch you ever tried. What separates Scotch from other types of whiskys is the peaty smokiness. Stick to your Jack Daniels and Jim Beam.

>>17500006
The 18 sounds good. For the price and abv(46%), I couldn’t pass it up.
>>17500774
Not all Scotch has peat. Glengoyne is an example.

>>17488718
finding out his brother is a cheap tastelet, i guess.

>>17494398
why do you keep trying to meme his godawful chart

>>17480998
If you worry about how much your preferred liquor costs, it's a sign that you're drinking too much.

>>17487950
>JW anything
>best in any category
While we're talking about 'best,' you 'best' be joking, nigger.

>>17494398
Anon, you have fucking terrible taste.

>>17501520
>couldn't pass it up
you probably wont see it at that price for much longer

>>17481625
Maybe flavored vodka is more of your speed

>>17504353
>i drink scotch therefore i'm better than you

>>17504524
I have better taste than you therefore i'm better than you

>>17481625
Try a non peated scotch dude
Peat sucks

>>17481625
Think this might be more to your taste

>>17480499
Recently tried Bruichladdich HB 90 / 27 years in a pub in Glasgow, wasn't cheap but was bloody fantastic, hugely complex flavours and aromas. Would recommend if you get the chance but you'd need to be minted to buy a bottle.

do you guys keep the boxes or do you yeet them

>>17504667
I keep them if there is anything still in the bottle but chuck them once it's empty, else I'd be living in some kind of cardboard kingdom

>>17504667
I pun a water bottle inside, seal it up, and leave it by the dumpster.
So far I've watched 2 get taken away be the homeless, imagine how disappointed they were when they got back home to their cardboard house under a bridge.

>>17497067
Irish

>>17504667
Why would you keep the box?

>>17504863
because probably 20% of the retail price went into it

>>17504863
hoarders gonna hoard

>>17486888
Monkey Shoulder is great for it's price, I always keep some on hand.

Unironically what is the appeal of liquor? If tomorrow it suddenly didn’t get you drunk at all but still tasted the same I wonder how many of you would stop drinking it immediately

>tasting notes: lemon meringue pie, acorns
>ingredients list neither lemons nor acorns

>>17504863
>Why would you keep the box?
Why would you throw away the box?

>>17506423
I would continue to drink it. Sometimes i wish it didn’t actually have alcohol in it.

>>17506465
Consoooomer take.
Whisky is meant to be enjoyed not collected.

>>17504667
>>17504863
>>17506465
why would you even keep the bottle when you're done with it let alone the box?

>>17506484
I put cheap scotch in the empty bottle and 99% of people can’t tell the difference especially when they see the fancy box it came in

>scotch prices went up again
just fucking end it all

>>17506482
i buy hyped malts to re-sell later
i don't drink alcohol

>>17481607
>I've been drinking this shit for 2 weeks, why won't it just die?

Too low of alcohol content.

>>17504694
I'm going to try this with green bottles or vodka. Fill it half with water or something.

>>17506531
that's just crypto