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Brandy > Whiskey

>>17564563
my next purchase may very well be pic related. got any experience with it?

Just me an' my ol' Grandad, burnin' the midnight oil

>>17564597
I've not had that one, but Baron de Sigognac is very good.

just got back with the Batch 6(last one at the store) and man that Rioja cask really pokes its head out and is almost like red wine vinegar on the nose. takes some water to tone down the youth a bit. plenty of spice from the Olorosso. pretty good, still prefer the Batch 2 though. 15 is finally beginning to open up and I got some cigar wrapper and cocoa which is nice because I had read that the Batch 6 was supposed to have a good amount of espresso notes but I didn't get any or even any chocolate with it yet. Hadn't had a drink in a week so its possible that it was to much too fast.

>>17564474
All I have been drinking is WT 101. Love this shit, pic rel was 50 bucks at Meijer,
>>17564563
brandy is a nice desert drink, but I couldn't day drink it

>>17565047
>$50 for a handle of WT101
that should be no more than $40 after tax...

>>17565070
that's the cheapest in my area. The liquor store charges 20% more for almost everything

What is the best bourbon to mix into cocktails?
What about the best Irish whiskey for mixing?
I personally really like standard Maker's Mark for cocktails. Affordable, but delicious.
I've been thinking about getting a bottle of Powers to use in Irish whiskey cocktails, but I am still on the fence because I also want to get the Stout Edition Jamison to try.

It looks better than it tastes. Kind of harsh, with a floral flavor profile. I don't think I'll buy it again.

>>17565185
>mixing Irish

>>17565599
Lots of cocktails specifically call for Irish whiskey and they're better for it, rather than just using any whiskey.

>>17564563
>>17564597
>>17564618
Brandy bros, but is it cheaper than a good scotch?

>>17565616
this>>17564597 is about $70 after tax, but its quality presentation of the liquor.

Is Jameson worth a try? Pretty expensive where I am.

>>17565599
god those scenes tripped me the fuck out.
>>17564474
local store had a pint of blantons sitting on the shelf for 5 days in a row. whiskey strikes again with the weird shit.

>>17566834
Redbreast 12 if you feel like spending over $30 on Irish

Just boughta 750mL Johnny Walker Black Label for $25 on manager's special at Woodman's. What am I in for bros?

>>17567570
A reasonably tasty mediocre scotch. Wouldn't pay more than $30 for it

>>17567570
It's better than the other anon said, but there are better JWs. Gold and the 18 year are fantastic.
>>17564474
Picked up a few on a whim, so currently having Bunnahabain, Glemorange 10 yo, and the classic Glenfiddich 12. Finished a Glenlivet Single Malt the ohther week. Prices are ok for me, and Tescos have good Clubcard deals.
The Bunnahabain's meh but the other two are pretty good.

>>17567660
>>17567627
MSRP for the black label is $34 here, for basically 26% off I had to try it. I never had it, but if worse comes to worse I can use it in cocktails. I'll post what I think of it later.

>>17567681
no prob. it varies between £25 and £30 here for 70cl here. I do enjoy it

>>17565616
Not really. Good brandy is expensive.

For me it's OGD BIB

>>17564474
Should I buy some redbreast 12 for Saint Patrick’s day. Regular is $50 and the cask strength is $65 so I’m leaning towards the cask strength. Anyone try it?

>invited to bar with work friend after shift never been
>ask for whiskey
>he gives me a glass that best resembles a pouch
>two ice balls in it
>
>I take a sip
>"you're sipping my balls, man!"
>he laughs
>bartender laughs
>I 'laugh'
>I come to 4chan and make a post about it
>everyone starts talking about bleu cheese rims and whiskey dick

tell be bros, who was in the wrong

>>17568076
Why did you drink out of the nut sack shaped glass?

>>17568927
You keep reposting this garbage meme but you're too lazy to redraw/shop it.

>>17568927
>room temperature
i prefer to drink spirits at body temperature. makes them go down extra smooth.

>>17564610
>Just me an' my ol' Grandad, burnin' the midnight oil
How many? 114 Grand-dads or only 100 Grand-dads? Or less?

>>17568058
12 is the least bitter, but also sweetest tasting, whiskey I've ever tried. Haven't tried the cask strength version.

trying whiskey for the first time next weekend, what should i expect?
friend decided to buy makers mark

>>17569649
MM is a popular starting bourbon. It's usually 90 proof, unless you're not in the US.

But you can do better for less money (see pic). Next time try Evan Williams Bottled-in-Bond (white label).

>>17568058
The cask strength is wonderful. Balanced and intensely flavorful are not two whiskey traits that tend to go together, yet it manages to be both simultaneously.

>>17569679
yea i kind of understood that, but since its first time i wanted to go with something i knew would be smooth
i also dont know what the store has available, i cant really check it out myself because i'm not 21, makers mark is just what he reccomended and i didnt want to spend time complicating things by debating what to get
bulleit is probably going to be next on the list to get

i started an infinity bottle bros, i know youre not meant to mix bourbon and scotch in the same one but i did and it kinda rules.

whiskey > whisky

whisky > whiskey

>>17569679
>not even an honorable mention for George Dickel

whiskey > whiskey

Has anyone ever done the Jack Daniels tour? I only live about an hour and a half from Lynchburg and am considering making a Saturday out of it. But I don't wanna waste my time if it's lame.

>>17569823
>Lynchburg
is it called that for why i think it be

>>17569825
The origin of the city's name is unclear. An article in an 1876 issue of the Lynchburg Sentinel suggests an early settler named the city after his native Lynchburg, Virginia.[6] The WPA Guide to Tennessee (1939) states the city was named after an early resident named Tom Lynch.[7] An article by Jeanne Ridgway Bigger in the spring 1972 issue of the Tennessee Historical Quarterly states that the city was named after a "Judge Lynch", who presided over a vigilante committee that met in the city sometime after the War of 1812.

>>17569823
Yeah it’s good.

>>17569801
GD manages to fly under the radar despite being $20 and tasting like $40, I'll never understand why.

>>17569895
>no whiskey
fuck

>>17569825
Lynch is a really common Irish surname, out of the many, many possible namesakes for the town the idea that they named their home after their favorite pastime of hanging darkies is the least likely.

>>17569902
Why would they cut out the 12, did a robot write this description?

>>17569895
I hope it stays relatively under the radar so they don't get too big like Jack.

GD: Soul
JD: Soulless

For me it's Canadian Club

>>17569903
>the idea that they named their home after their favorite pastime of hanging darkies is the least likely.
disappointing tbqh

>>17565514
to me this shit is like powdered sugar and french toast
I get why people go apeshit for it, but noah's mill / rowan's creek is the superior product

>>17569919
most people seem to rag on Dickel, but not as many that shit on Jack.

>>17565047
>>17565070
still worth it for 101. one of the best kept secrets in bourbon. let's hope the taters keep buying up Buffalo Trace and don't touch our sweet ass turk

Bought this week, liking it a bit more than Knob creek small batch if I'm honest

>>17570956
Knob creek always has an astringent peanut skin taste to it when I have it in blind taste tests. The Four Roses single barrels can be unique from each other as they have a variety of house yeasts. The variety is written on the bottle if you're curious. There's more to explore with Four Roses.

>>17570602
Some people think Dickel has a "Flintstones vitamin" aftertaste. I personally don't taste it that much but I kind of see where it might turn some people off of them. Apparently some of their more premium offerings like their bottled in Bond or barrel select don't have that aftertaste as much.

>>17568004
St Remy is always pretty good and can usually be had for under $20

>>17569718
If this is your first time trying whiskey chances are you won't like it. Even the "smooth" stuff will be unpleasant at first. I'd recommend trying it in a whiskey sour or an old fashioned to start

>>17569718
Just mix makers mark with some gingerale, try to use the least amount of ale possible while it still tastes tolerable for you. Take a neat sip of the whisky everytime you pour a new glass. If you keep lowering the amount of ginger ale, or whatever you mix it with, you'll get there

>>17570978
>Knob creek always has an astringent peanut skin taste to it
this is the classic Jim Beam profile, cola and peanuts, you get it even more with Booker's/Baker's, something to do with the yeast strains they like to use

>>17570978
>astringent peanut skin taste
i get that more with wild turkey tbqh

Is there anywhere that delivers alcohol in Florida that has Russian Standard vodka? Brick and mortar disposed of all of it.

the best bourbons are nutty

>>17571079
If Dickel calls it bourbon, it doesn’t have that taste.
It’s probably the same for rye.

>>17571222
>>17571250
i also drink a lot of arabic coffee and my dad is arabic, what would you reccomend?

>>17564563
based

>>17564474
what else do you need?

>>17571834
Maybe a rye? Rittenhouse is very good. Still recommend having it in an old fashioned or another spirit forward cocktail instead of straight for your first time

>>17571834

>>17572724
i'm orthodox, i do not worship muhammad (piss be upon him)

>>17572747
Based.

>>17564563
Completely different mood. Whiskey is bitter and cognac/brandy is sweet

>>17570366
boa lixo

What is the Pu'erh of Whiskey?

>>17564563
>buying any of the rap negro cognacs on purpose

>>17568927
>he doesn't know that ice in a finger of whisky converts the very first sip into a Highly Potent Sip with every flavor magnified x10 and the rest of it into a refreshing highball

>>17573130
What does that mean?

>>17573220
Pu'Erh tea is fermented and aged, giving it a strong, unconventional, pleb-filtering flavor.

>>17573130
Heavily peated Islay scotch.

>>17569913
you don't have to know how to write or speak a spoken language if you can write code. triple A games have spelling errors on loading screens today. also fuck tennessee "whisky"

>>17573222
so distilled kombucha?

>>17573265
Kombucha is brewed and then the liquid fermented, puerh is the tea leaves themselves fermented

>>17573222
>Heavily peated Islay scotch.

Go on, maestro. What introduces me to this corner of scotch. >$150?

>>17573431
The thread itself opened with a picture of one of the most common and reasonably priced islay scotches

>>17573431
Lagavulin 16 year

>>17573431
ardbeg uigeadail

>>17573191
Naa, Remy is decent, but I agree Hennessy and Courvoisier are shit tier.

>>17573431
Price really, really, really does not equal performance with regards to Islays because longer aging typically means less peat flavor. This is why longer aged Islays aren't really popular.
If you absolutely insist on dropping over $150, then one of the many Octomore releases, but these are expensive not because of quality or aging time but mere scarcity.

I decided to give scotch another chance after trying glenlivet 2 years ago and i wasnt disappointed. Is there anything out there similar to johnnie walker black and under $40? Glenlivet without a finished barrel tasted like gas so i figured i just didnt like scotch.

Somebody gifted me a bottle of Famous Grouse and I can't bring myself to drink such crap.
Is there any other good use for it, or should I just fob it off to someone else?

>>17573935
Teacher’s highland cream, Famous Grouse smoky black, and if they still make it Smokey monkey shoulder.

>>17573939
Make highball’s with it.

>>17573970
Actually a good shout. I love ginger beer.

>>17573939
use it for cooking if you dont want to drink

>>17564474
i've finally tried quarter cask and i like it more than 10 year

Looking forward to tonight, going to start with a glass or 2 of 4 roses SiB and after that maybe some stronger mixed highballs to get drunk

God bless Kentucky Gentleman, God bless Old Grandad.

>>17573939
anon, you could give it to me :)

This is the best bourbon I can buy in Taiwan.
Only other options are makers, Jack, Jim, and occasionally knob creek.
Costs USD70 but tastes pretty good. Vanilla and oak taste.

Next time I visit the west, I'm going to stock up on bourbon. What's good in the $50-100 range?

>>17575851
Get some wild turkey products to add to your bird collection,
Eagle Rare too if you can get it
Knob Creek 12 and Russell's Reserve Single Barrel are my personal favorite costly bottles

>>17575858
I'm going to get some turkey 101 since everyone on /ck/ loves it
I don't like regular or 9 years knob creek, only good for an overpriced mixer. I want to try the maple variant, I imagine that maple and Bourbon have very complimentary flavors.
Shill me on eagle rare and Russell's reserve

why are women who like whiskey so hard to find?

>>17575924
Russell's Reserve is wild turkey's bolder, and richer experience.
Eagle Rare is just a nice, well aged buffalo trace product
I also like knob creek 9 as a mixer but the 12 is a completely different beast, the extra years turn it into a super balanced and flavorful treat

>>17575962
Women are supposed to be different from men. You should accept their differences and love them for it. Otherwise you will just resent them and become a tranny because you don't understand femininity.

>>17575977
Ty anon
I think I'll pick up Russell's reserve instead of wild turkey
Maybe eagle rare if I have space/money left over at the end of my next trip

>>17575985
Exactly

>>17575985
a man can dream

>>17575962
Women are actually historically important to the whiskey industry

This is absolutely dogshit whiskybros. Avoid it.

>>17573201
Yes, it makes the first sip more flavorful and ruins every sip after that. That's why it's stupid.

>>17575985
I'm picturing a woman who likes whiskey, and I ain't liking what I'm seeing.

>>17564917
Never seen this before over in Burgerland but I really like their font.

>>17575962
Eh, I dunno. I think you're missing the bigger picture.

After getting into whisky I'd say most people don't actually like whisky. Most men who consider themselves whisky drinkers can't name a brand that exists outside of sports advertisements. At least women don't try to front.

I'd rather go whisky tasting with a woman who has never tried whisky over a man who bases part of their identity by only drinking Jameson or Jack.

i got drunk on cherry wine last saturday and this whole week my sex drive has been way too high, what am i supposed to do, its annoying

>>17576644
It's a Speyside distillery that got bought by Billy Walker, who famously revived Glendronach, a few years back. Their 10 CS is insanely good.

>>17576326
I'd proudly strangle that faggot with his own ascot

>>17576467
even the dog is judging it

>>17575851
Russell’s reserve single barrel, 4 roses single barrel, knob creek 12 year, knob creek single barrel, Wild turkey rare breed, old forester 1920 and old forester 1910, four roses small batch select.

>>17576938
She won’t even look at it now.

>>17576553
Feel free to call up every distillery that bottles anything lower than barrel proof and tell them that they're ruining their whisky, oh wise one

>>17576467
>>17577001
That is what happens when you buy flavored whiskey

>>17573431
>What introduces me to this corner of scotch. >$150?

Sheeeit, negro. Ardbeg Wee Beastie can introduce you to that corner for >$40USD.

Suntory Toki seems like it'd be a good, inoffensive whiskey for a newer drinker.

>>17575851
It feels like there's a bit of a renaissance/explosion in decent/good/great bourbon right now. Michter's is good stuff that I haven't seen mentioned yet, but there's just a lot period. Most of what's mentioned in the thread already too. Find the oldest white guy in the liquor store and ask about bourbon recommendations. If he doesn't look bored then he won't steer you wrong.

>>17575851
If you can find it, stock up on this (pic), Old Grand-dad 114. There's better, more expensive bourbons, but in my opinion, there's nothing better in the bang-per-buck category. A 750ml bottle will set you back only $26USD near me (New Orleans area).

>>17575851
... If you insist on the $50-$100 range, then I recommend Old Forester 1920 Prohibition style (pic).

>>17577038
Lesson learned.

I’m drinking it anyway because my grandma passed away 2 years ago.

Love u gram.

>>17577209
Picked one up this week, makes me think of white wine almost. For mixing I'd still use Jameson but for introducing neat drinking to friends I'd advise the Toki or maybe the glenlivet founders reserve. Notice that a lot of people have no idea what the range of tastes whiskey can be, porbably because they only know Jack daniels

my shop just got in some JW Dant bottles and handles. I like Henry McKenna 40% but didn't really find EW BiB to be as good. I haven't bought bourbon for over 6 month. should do it? they say it's becoming harder to find and that handles are going away.

>>17577559
It should be a pretty cheap bottle so I’d try it, try some J.T.S. Brown too.

>>17577614
$13.99 for bottle, $25.99 handle

>>17577669
If you’ve never had it before, just buy the bottle.

>>17577683
moneys not the issue. I want to know if it's closer to EW BiB, because if it is I wont waste my time driving the 60 mile round trip to get it as I dont really need more bourbon atm.

>>17577359
RIP Grams

>>17577247
Drinking this right now. They had it for $45 over the holidays at Costco so I bought three bottles. It's so good. Super oaky.

boop

My sister is going on a business trip to Japan in the next few months. What Japanese whiskey should I ask her to bring back for me?

>>17580435
post her pic

>>17575260
Quarter cask is a more rounded whiskey and "technically" better product, but personally I like the extra punch of the 10 year

>>17580435
jack dainel

>>17580435
The nigga whiskey hood

>>17580435
Do your research. There are apparently a lot of Japanese whiskies that are actually relabeled Scotch whiskies or whiskies from other countries.

>>17581663
Man that is a hell of a chart.

>>17581663
This pic is also outdated and a lot of whiskey that were listed as real Japanese have admitted since then to use imported spirits.

>>17581704
Too much chart, didn't read

>>17564474
I remember this hipster wine shoppe that was charging a Macallan 12 for $120. Feck off

>>17575260
unironically just had a double of QC

>>17580435
>one bottle of overhyped jap crap or 3 bottles of stuff you can't get outside travel retail/duty free

>>17576467
>meme label flavored shit
What were you expecting

>>17576467
The only good flavored whiskey is Knob Creek Smoked Maple.
Your whiskey being under 40% should have been a dead giveaway it was going to be total dogshit.

>>17573815
They do come at a premium though. Laphroaig 10 is literally 50% more expensive than many Speyside 10 year olds.

>>17580963
>and "technically"
A NAS with a finish over an aged release?
It's got more power, but it is not a technically better product.

>>17575962
cause theyre too busy drowning in white wine

>>17582895
Yes

>>17583642
The quarter cask IS the 10 year with a finish. They make Laph 10 and then move some of it into Quarter Casks for a few more months, and it tempers the smoke and adds complexity

>>17564474
what's a good one i can get in germany if i dont want to order stuff online?
looking for something in the 25 bucks or less field

What peat whiskey should I buy for master? He liked ardbeg 10 and master is so kind

>>17585441
Wild Turkey 101

>>17585441
buffalo trace is 28 euro in my country

>>17583635
>Laphroaig 10 is literally 50% more expensive than many Speyside 10 year olds.
Yeah, you're paying $15 extra for actual flavor.

>>17585440
This is wrong AFAIK. I believe it's 5 years in ex-bourbon then about 7 months in a quarter cask.
It tastes older than the 10, though. I prefer the 10, however, for its greater flavor intensity.

>>17585459
Whichever one makes you talk like a normal person

>>17586410
Master is such a kind and gracious master.

Mmmmm, yes....

>>17577027
They unironically are. Cask strength is best strength.

>>17585535
I really don't think it tastes older. You've lost the nuttiness and you've still got some harsh booziness left (which I like).

>I prefer the 10 for its greater flavor intensity
It's lower abv, lower barrel influence, some of the peat has aged away, it's not harsh from youth. It is most certainly a less intense whisky.

>>17580435
>business trip
anon i..

Has anyone ever distilled their own? I was thinking of trying it, starting with moonshine and eventually barrel aged whiskies. How long is too long to age whisky or is their no upper bound? I thought about making a sort of whisky time capsule. Maybe anothrr spirit is more suitable?

>>17565047
>day drink it
Wino

>>17587927
What kind of woman would travel to Japan of all places for sex tourism?

>>17580435
Johnny walker from the duty free

>>17587703
>I really don't think it tastes older.
It's oakier. It tastes like it's spent more time in oak.
>It is most certainly a less intense whisky.
The 10 is way more intensely peaty without the extra oak influence muting it.

>>17588120
15 gallon barrels are the most similar to 53 gallon barrels in terms of how much surface area is touching the whiskey.
Make sure that your barrel staves have been seasoned for at least 9 months to a year then charred to preferably #4.
You can’t really age these small barrels for too long before you fuck it up, you should be tasting it every week, and once you like it dump it into jugs.

>>17588120
>Maybe anothrr spirit is more suitable?
Yeah a brandy is better for this, if you get a full sized Armagnac barrel you can age it for 100+ years without ruining it. They are about 110 gallons though.

>>17588120
aging whiskey is like steeping tea in water
age it too long and it'll taste like bitter or sour dogshit
commercial whiskey is aged for so long because using a 53 gallon barrel is like the equivalent of putting a tea bag in 5 gallons of water
you will probably use somewhere between half a gallon to 15 gallons, it can be done in just a carboy if you put in wood chips, you would only want to wait up to a year depending on what you have

>>17589713
Aren't ones that are aged forever cost a lot though? Would people even bother doing it if it tasted so bad?

>>17591107
because it can be done a right way, but its very difficult, so you'd not only be paying for age, but also the difficulty of making it right
but most importantly, literally just because it sounds cooler, i really doubt anyone sincerely opens anything past 30 years barrel aged to drink it more than once a year, they're rare collector's items, and i'd bet theres more unopened bottles of it sitting in people's shelves waiting to be sold when it increases in value than there are people who actually drink it

>>17591139
Yeah I got recommended some video about a $30,000 whiskey that was barreled the year the queen was enthroned and bottled on her 50th jubilee. And I just thought, why the fuck would you ever open it at that price?

>>17591308
to drink it of course

>>17586449
holy booba

I think $70 is the cap out for great bourbon
not much is really worth it over that price, unless your really like bookers or barrell

>>17593752
I will literally nevar buy Barrel products

>>17564474
why post when OP won the thread...

>>17591308
Because you have company

>>17593752
>tfw bookers used to be 40 bucks
>tfw old forester birthday bourbon used to be 50 bucks

about 7-8 years ago I found a picture of a literal plastic 5l canister of whiskey here
it had some sort of black horse on the label
anyone got it?
ppl were posting jokes about it melting the canister away
it was called black something

>>17594826
Black Booster, new meme whiskey is 6PM, truly man’s hour.

>>17594826
https://youtu.be/XehwSM9n_Ko

>>17594840
>>17594846
funny, thats usually around the time i drink

>>17594826
If you look closely, it has a "best before" date on it. They switched over to glass eventually because of this.
Yes, Kadco and its products are real.

Gin is the best
whiskey cucks need not apply

>>17594875
ahahahahahaha

>>17564563
Take the armagnac pill fren

>>17594883

>>17594900

>>17594903
I made gin 3 times in a pot still

>>17594884
>lower fill level on the only one worth drinking

>>17594938
angels share

latest haul

>>17594965
Do you really need 6 bottles?

>>17594970
would you rather have 6 bottles of talisker 18yo or 1 bottle?

>>17594965
>haul
To the dump, right?

>>17594999
I have a decent amount of other whiskey bottles I enjoy, two bottles would last me a year, maybe three if I really loved it. In that time I am sure I more would come into a store for you to buy.
Also that's 18 year old whiskey, another thing I would bet on is that the store doesn't have an infinite supply of it. Maybe other people would like to buy a bottle and try it. Just seems selfish to buy 6 bottles.

>>17594999
Are you going to drink all 6?

>>17595020
yes
the fuck am I gonna do, look at them?

>>17595042
Dude is it the only thing you drink or what?

>>17595019
fag

>>17595047
yes, for the next week

>>17594952
angles can't pass through wax everybody knows that retard

>>17594965
how much not including shippin?

>>17595042
Some faggots flip bottles online, as long as you are actually drinking them and not selling them it’s fine.

>>17594965
>buys six entire bottles of 18yr scotch
Neck yourself, or drink yourself to death real fast. You probably will if you need all those bottles.

>>17595054
>Implying hoarding isn't the pinnacle for shitty behavior
Imagine believing that thinking of others is at all faggot behavior. You must be a fucking nigger or something.

Are there actually respected "competitions" that are reflective of blind taste quality in whiskey production or are the "awards" in this industry mostly just bought advertisement laundering?

>>17594840
iirc this was $3.75 a cannister and found in some west african country

>>17595226
>are the "awards" in this industry mostly just bought advertisement laundering?
Most awards related to food and drinks are

>>17595226
It's a scam

>>17595226
it's a little of both, but the latest trend is for the distillery to taste thousands of barrels of their single-barrel offering, pick the best one, and submit it for judgement. Never mind that 99% of people won't get that barrel and will get something comparably mediocre instead

if it pulls down any sort of award, guarantee the price will rise 30-50% next year

so my friend is slow as fuck, i'm this guy >>17569649
he decided instead of getting normal makers mark, he would get me something even "nicer" and get the cask strength at around 54%
what kind of shit have i gotten myself into

>>17595695
man I remember when I was first getting into whiskies
Makers mark Cask Strength was really damn hot
you're gonna want to drink it with ice and ween yourself into enjoying it neat

>>17594965
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Thanks,
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What kind of whiskey should I buy as my first bottle I keep at home?

>>17595910
If you're a real man: Old Grand-Dad 114
If you're a faggot: Glenlivet 12, Glenfiddich 12 or Maker's Mark or Buffalo Trace

>>17595695
"nicer" Makers would probably just be the 46 or a pick, MAYBE as they are generally bland and basic, so wheaters dont really benefit from high proof in my experience, but a higher age one that's well managed is probably going to be the best way to go albeit a pain in the dick to get from both an availability standpoint AND price wise. makers 46 works because it has no rye in the mash bill so any complexity from the grain is gone and that bitter/spicy French oak part takes place of the rye. cask strength OG Makers will just be higher intensity of the regular flavors, of which there just ain't that much of to start with; definition of a mixer.

if you can spare $100 or so, get yourself a half dozen decent bottles and pour some of each the first nite and compare and contrast to really be able to see differences between them. nosing glass is a big help as well.

>>17595910
can't go wrong with Beam for bourbon or Balvenie for scotch

>>17595266
you could lose the "related to food and drinks" part and still be right

>>17596007
Jim Beam is paint thinner

>>17596324
go drink old forester then faggot

>>17596537
Old Fo 10p is fucking amazing.

>>17596668
100*

>>17596668
>>17596672
>drinking banana bread juice
>instead of Beams cinnamon toast with peanut butter juice
[S]

>>17596683
The banana comes off as cherry for me.

>>17596723
Like dark dried cherries

>>17594999
It's not "or 1 bottle" it's or 6 different bottles, or 6 better value bottles and a pocket full of cash.

>food & cooking board
>food threads get 10-20 replies
>whiskey thread bumped to the limit by euphoric neckbeards trying to status signal on their vietnamese basket weaving forum
niggers

>>17596723
>>17596729
I've literally never gotten a pronounced cherry note on any liquor other than my only bottle of Maker's I had over a decade ago and even then it was that borderline medicinal/artificial cherry flavor from cough syrup.

>>17596853
I mean if Talisker 18 is still around $180-$250ish a bottle then that easily fits into my yearly bottle budget. I'd make the most of it and do half decent value and half special occasion purchases that I probably would never have again.

>>17597158
>"""trying to status signal"""
no one here is talking about their Macallan or Dalmore collections, nor has their been a single shilling of Johnnie Walker Blue, ya stooge. If you're looking for bougie twats and Asians doing backflips for shit even they dont have the gall to open, check facebook groups and reddit.

>>17597158
Yet here you are, bumping it further

>>17597158
>guy not into hobby gets mad at people into hobby
slugbrain behaviour

>>17597705
You have no hobbies you fucking dweeb. You just consoom and love being told that consooming one thing instead of another makes you a more sophisticated consoomer.

I have a bottle of Lagavulin Distillers Edition in my pantry. Is that something worth talking about on a cooking board? No, because I won't use it for cooking.
Is that something worth talking about under any circumstances? Not really.
Are you a colossal faggot? Absolutely.

>>17598008
slugbrain mad

>>17597161
Its not really about if you can afford it, but if you should.
I find Talisker 18 to be a minor improvement over the 10, and I've had at least 50 bottles that shit on it at that price (basically every independent cask strength release, and for that matter Talisker's CS special release).
And I like Talisker.

>>17599175
you're a big guy

>>17596537
>>17596007
Imagine suggesting Jim mother fucking Beam as a first bourbon bottle for somebody to keep at home.
They use the same whiskey in their regular bottles as they do make their flavored shit, if that gives you an indication of the quality of their product.

>>17599443
Honestly, Jim Beam tastes like bleach.

Brown Foreman shill verrry angry

>>17599498
Their Jim Bean competitor, Jack Daniels, fucking sucks, too. They're both trash tier whiskeys people buy to take shots or mix.

>>17598008
going into threads about things that upset you and getting mad isn't a hobby either, assmad outrage junkie bitch

>>17572187
my buddy told me he bought a bottle of this the other week, i checked in on amazon and was surprised at the price and bought one for myself. I nearly finished the bottle in a week.

>>17597161
>I've literally never gotten a pronounced cherry note on any liquor other than my only bottle of Maker's I had over a decade ago and even then it was that borderline medicinal/artificial cherry flavor from cough syrup.
Sometimes people describe it as dark fruit.
Idk if it’s true, but some people say you either taste it as cherry or banana.

>>17600042
>some people say you either taste it as cherry or banana
this one strikes me because I find Old Forester 100 and Jack Daniels Barrel Proof to be banana and John J Bowman/Stagg Jr to be cherry

Just got this to sip on brothers

>>17600042
>>17600049
the banana note is closer to totally overripe bananas you would use only for making banana bread. it sticks out like a sore thumb to me and makes Jack basically undrinkable outside the courtesy swig around others. cherry just isnt a flavor I get from bourbon virtually ever because all the others flavors are so much heavier between the oak char, vanillins, corn caramels and rye spices. on rare occasion theres a bitter orange or purple grape flavor but that's the extent of fruits in bourbon for me.

>>17600564
>cherry just isnt a flavor I get from bourbon virtually ever
It’s one of the most common tasting notes on bourbon.

>>17600597

>>17594840
>Worst after Dec 2012

>>17580435
What else?

What's are some basic ryes that don't break the bank? I'm in Aus so our obscene sin tax on piss equalises the real budget options, so I'm probably asking more for middling ones.

>>17601312
Old Forester Rye
Wild turkey 101 Rye
A good really cheap one (in the U.S.) is Rittenhouse Rye

>>17601351
cheers

>>17580435
Unless she's going by boat or something, how is she supposed to bring liquids back from her trip? They don't allow bottles of whiskey on planes

>>17601430
Put it in the checked baggage of course

>>17564474
>be me
>whisky drinking person
>move to Ireland for work
>prices of alcohol are 50% to 150% higher
>start drinking beer and gin tonics only
and to think I even work for Diageo, fuck me

>>17602594
oh dang the diageo shill got fired?

>>17602722
>I work for Diageo
>the Diageo shill got fired?
how do you make sense of these two notions together?

>>17602594
Where did you move from?

>>17595019
>two bottles would last me a year, maybe three if I really loved it.
do you even drink? as an anon said in a previous thread, scotch is meant to be consumed, not collected

>>17603075
Northern Italy

>>17603311
Do you work at a distillery?

>>17603782
>inb4 brand rep.
i.e. turboshill

>>17603307
In the first sentence I said I have a collection of other bottles I enjoy drinking. If I was picking up the same bottle every weekend that bottle may last me a month.
However, I don't do that because I enjoy drinking. If I had to drink the same scotch every time I wanted a whiskey drink I'd probably get sick of it really fast, just like one gets sick of having the same food over and over again.

>the Diageo shill finally admitted he works for Diageo

>>17603919
You all a bunch of people Diageo shill.

>>17604008
Has anyone really been far even as decided to use even go want to do look more like?

>>17604008
i'll shit down your hatch and sew your mouth shut you fucknigger

>>17603782
no, I do not

>>17601430
just put it in your suitcase, not your carry on

>>17595058
kek

What Whiskey should I buy? I am looking to drink it mostly as highballs and occasionally on rocks. Not looking for anything too expensive. Just something nice and crisp.

>>17605748
kentucky gentleman

>>17605748
NPC: the post
It's amazing you didn't manage to throw in the word "smooth."

>>17564474
I hate (you)

>>17605754
doesn't exist in my area. Western Canada

>>17605759

STFU and recommend me a whiskey to drink.

>>17605766
muthafucking B lantons

>>17605748
>>17605766
how badly do you get fucked on Crown Nothern Harvest Rye? I'd say that or Canadian Club 100% Rye.

>>17605748
Glenfiddich 12 year, it’s like $33-35 it’s pretty good and can be drank neat or on the rocks.

>>17605798
Think I will try the Crown Northern Harvest Rye, heard good things about it.

>>17605748
Makers Mark for highballs
For on the rocks sipping Tullamore Dew OR >>1760582, their sherry cask finish is so easy to drink.

>>17605894
Meant to indicate Glenmorangie 12 year

>>17605894
My go to is Suntory. It makes for a good highball I find. Lot of Japanese whiskeys are like that.

>>17605821
$30-$40USD is like $80-$100 looney

>>17605949
Sure but that is still cheap in their monopoly money.

>>17606057
nothing is cheap in the land of no freedoms

I want some nice faceted tumblers, any suggestions?

>>17605949
you can get it on special at Dan's for 65 bucks like you can every other week at some bottlo or another you lazy whinging cunt

>>17606338
eBay, just look up vintage whiskey glasses, there is some nice stuff on there.

>>17573191
>paying any attention to what those faggots do and basing your buying decisions around it

Hey whisky bros. What’s the best bottle I can get for 25 or less. I’m gonna get drunk and watch basketball tonight, but I’m on a budget due to Brandon.

>>17607212
Wild Turkey 101

>>17607230
yeah probably, decent quality and abv for the price

>>17607230
>>17607239
Thanks boys. I’ll post pictures of my dogs later when I’m off my rocker.

Go Duke!

>>17607242
Also I will continue to shill George Dickel because I like it. Their No.12 might be around 25 depending on where you live, it might be a bit higher though. But I live IN Tennessee so it might just be cheaper here.

Thinking of picking up a bottle of pic related as my second whiskey (my first being Jameson, which I very much enjoyed.)
How do you /ck/unts feel about Elijah Craig?

>>17607520
I think it's alright, just note that most bourbons are a lot more 'intense' than Jameson whiskey

>still waiting on my friend to get me that bottle of makers mark
god i hate unreliable stoners, i was expecting it like 2 weeks ago

>>17605914
I have heard this before, but Japanese whiskey tends to be expensive. I don't know how I would feel about mixing it in cocktails...

>>17607548
>makers
isn't that pretty common?

>>17607847
i posted in thread earlier
i'm not 21 so i'm at the mercy of other people to get me booze and its fucking annoying

>>17607865
getting started on the hard stuff a little early aren't ya kid? your early 20s are the beer years.

>>17608174
i want to try different things before i settle on one
spirits are good since i can keep around just a bottle rather than several packs, and i dont need to ask my friend to constantly go and get a shit ton of beer or wine

This is great. copped last night

>>17600081
what you think?

How does this compare to Wild Turkey 101?
I'm a Scotch head and Wild Turkey is the first Bourbon I've tried and I'm pretty impressed. Looking to find my second bottle at a reasonable price.

>>17608517
bulleit is mediocre for the price, same for makers and woodford reserve.

>>17608714
Any recommendations?

>>17608734
buffalo trace is pretty nice for 90pf at that low/mid level price range. an anon a couple threads ago was shilling very old barton 100 as a good really budget bourbon, and after a couple weeks of drinking it i can cosign.

>>17608714
Woodford double oaked is based, can you recommend something better?

>>17608174
Not really, by 21 you're done with the party drinking. Hell, you were probably done with the party drinking at 16 before you were legal.

>>17608734
Four roses single barrel is only a few bucks more than Makers where I live, but the taste is much more interesting

>>17608734
Knob Creek 9 year

>>17608734
Also Old Forester 100 proof.

>>17607239
>>17607230
Not bad fellas.

>>17609580
is the dog enjoying it more than the flavoured whisky?

>>17609677
They are both disinterested.

But neither seem to overtly hate this one.

I haven't had a drop of alcohol in like 3 months. No reason, just haven't. If you anons wanted a momentous spirit as a first drink in a few months, what would you buy? Unsure if I should go nice bourbon or scotch or just a good red wine out for dinner

>>17609767
Knob Creek 12 year.
Or Russell’s Reserve single barrel.

>>17609767
bordeaux or napa cab w/ petite filet mignon and buttery potatoes

>>17609767
Barton’s vodka. Straight. Room temp.