/ck/ - Food & Cooking

>>5918328
Nitro milk stout

Wild Turkey 81

>>5918328
Utter swill. Seriously.

One of those freezable margarita pouches, except unfrozen. Mixed with apple cider and two dollar caramel apple flavored wine. It tastes like homelessness, razor blades, candy, and shame.

>>5918328
tears

$5.50 at Rite Aid, i just can't argue with that price

a little too sweet but all-in-all pretty palatable

>>5918328
Sierra Nevada pale ale

Nothing because I don't have a substance abuse problem.

$5.50 at Rite Aid, i just can't argue with that price

a little too sweet but all-in-all pretty palatable

some bottom shelf vodka

Black Velvet and Coke. Gotta work early tomorrow.

drinking some cheap rum to get through the weekend until the walking dead tomorrow night

>>5918400
I bet you're a lot of fun at parties
=)

Burnetts straight up
>so fucking good and cheap

and lambrusco on ice.

I mixed the two last night and got vilely drunk so it's shot and chaser tonight

>don't know why but it's different

Just opened a bottle of this. Pretty good, peaty in a non-Islay way. Looks like it has a lot of caramel coloring, but it's bottled at about 46% so that's nice.

>>5918622
Oh, I'm retarded. Got into my system quicker than I thought.

>>5918500
I bet you're fun since everyone is laughing at your lack of dignity and self-control.

Home-brewed Belgian Strong and a home-brewed Pale Ale with homegrown hops.

Switching to 4 Loko after this though.

>>5918625

Is that what this is? Daddy beat you and lost control on the alcohol?

I'm so sorry :(

>>5918625
Oh wow dude I was just messing originally but you really are lame. That was an embarrassing post.

>>5918622
>>5918624
>tfw i finished my bottle and too poor to buy another

>>5918356
>Not Wild Turkey 101

Are you even trying?

I started my drinking day with a scotch and soda, then I had a few beers, then a few belgian beers, then a few double bourbons on the rocks, then a few beers and a few double scotches neat (now).

Boxed wine, just wanna get drunk

>>5918722
>getting drunk on wine

that absolutely kills me. must be the sulphites. i'm fine on beer and liquor.

>>5918727
Personally getting drunk on wine knocks me the fuck out

Everclear, "moonshine cherries", and cotton candy soda. It's all mixes great.

>>5918687
This. Because 101 is 50.5%, you're getting more alcohol per dollar. And 101 tastes a hell of a lot better too.

>>5918733
I kind of get sick of it while drinking it, but I can sink a fifth of vodka and function properly. Wine is my achilles heel, I think.

I know a lot of people who have one kryptonite drink. For me it's wine, but ouzo/pastis/sambuca is a popular one. Tequila as well.

What's yours?

swan draught with lunch, cheers anons

>>5918776
>>5918776

Red wine in particular will sometimes make me crazy, crazy nauseous after only 3 or 4 glasses. I don't even have to be drunk.

This is actually happening to me right now. I went out to dinner and had 3 glasses of wine and I'm sitting here feeling like shit on the verge of vomitting.

>>5918328
Jim Beam Black over ice.

>>5918794
Pretty sure the large amount of tannins in red wine really do badly for some people.

>>5918794
>>5918832
sulfite sensitivity brahs

>>5918328

>>5918328
Having some of this. I've got to say, I am really impressed so far.

>>5918328
Dewer's that's even worse than 211.
That looks like a plastic bottle.

>drinking the liquid Jew
This is /ck/, doesn't anyone here make their own alcohol?

>>5918868
Most of us work and have stuff to do, we're not in prison cells with time on our hands making our own. It's easier to just buy shit.

>>5918868
Eveyone that works is an evil jew meant to keep you down, you should keep garlic around your neck. Jews might eat the multitude of children that you've pumped out and can't afford.

>>5918869
Making good alcohol takes almost no time at all.

>>5918870
Shalom!

>>5918866
I've never understood 211. It's alc content is 8.1% yet it gets me drunk faster than any other beer with the same alcohol content.

southern tier double brown stout

>>5918873
Maybe that it's salty to that the more one drinks the more one wants to drink more.

I don't quite get it myself.

>>5918872
Aye!

>>5918877
Some of the chicks here in Southern Tier are pretty cute, dunno know about the stout, I don't pay much attention to that.

i really hate allthese "session ipas" that are hoppy but have like no body

pic related. 10%, 100 ibu's. 6 hop varieties. my go-to at the moment.

also polishing off a 6-pack of zombie dust

>>5918903
Do those come complete with a velvet harlem pimp fedora?

Was drinking smoe Steelhead Extra Pale Ale and then I went out to Vietnamese food with my roommates and had a Sapporo, it was alright.

>>5918908
shhhh
there's no reason to be scared of hops m ychild

>>5918911
Try this one... Get trippin on acid in NYC then go to a Chinese food restraurant, the noodles start to turn into worms and shit, and the bunch of us at the table are cracking up like crazied weirdos.

We're civilized of course so finish our meal knowing that it's not worms but just the acid then pay our bill and get out then are bugging out relating that to each other.

People were looking at us too, but we had a big table ordering a lot of stuff. All in fun and we weren't causing trouble just some laughs.

It's niggers, weirdos, and other sorts that can't control themselves in a public situation that give good drugs a bad name.

And for the record most of us are PhDs by now, in real fields, not ethnic studies or shit like that.

>>5918928
You don't need to justify anything man, no one gives a shit.

>>5918932
Actually folk such as me do, to get stuff legal that shoudln't be illegal in the first place.

>>5918943
Someone seems pretty full of themselves.

You honestly think that your posts on 4chan are gunna change the tide in favor of repealing drug laws?

No one cares if you do/did acid. And you're not going to change anyone's mind who thinks its some crazy psycho drug.

>>5918328
Nothing right now. But probably guinness extra stout and a few sips of The Glenlivet 12 when I get out of work.

Say, beverage adorers, I like cheap bourbon such as Four Roses, not so much cheap whisky like Red Label, would I enjoy a singlke malt?

Water

>>5918328
I tried this shit and it was way too sweet. All of these liquors mixed with honey are such a fucking cop out, made to serve to girls and man-children I guess. I want my hard liquor to cleanse my soul, not to leave the taste of sugar in my mouth.

I've realized I really enjoy a gin and tonic and I'm looking to buy a bottle of good gin. Can anyone recommend something? I'm thinking of pic related, if only because it's produced very near to where I live.

I like my wine like I like my women. French and arrogant.

>>5919546

>hello darkness my old friend

Home-brewn rakija eyo

>>5919495
I don't like gin but I've heard nothing but good things about Botanist gin from Bruichladdich distillery. Tastes like flowers n shit.

>>5918928
>a racist name faggot druggie posting an anonymous weeb forum acting like he and his friend have phds, in addition to acting like it matters when he's anonymous
top kek

>>5921546
>mfw I was thinking the exact same thing

Tea. I would usually follow this with a nightcap of whisky, Old Pulteney 12 being the current house malt, but for some reason I got absolutely blasted last night on a pretty small amount of liquor, so I'm doing without tonight.

Call me pleb, I give no fucks. Shit's like drinking breakfast. I love it.

>>5921661
I'd try this if I didn't have to buy the whole bottle.

>>5921672
>Update

It's like $20 a fifth. Perfect for a poor college student, tbh, and it's sweet enough that most ladies are all for it. Smooth as a baby's ass. Admittedly, might be too sweet even for people who like actual bourbon.

getting my pleb on.

Also, I hate how in our society it's only acceptable to drink at parties, and if you drink leisurely at home then you have a substance abuse problem. Funny thing is that getting black out drunk every weekend is severely bad for your health, but a drink or two a night appears to be beneficial to your cardiovascular health.

>>5921685

while I agree with you to an extent, let's cut the bullshit, nobody's drinking for the physical health benefits.

>>5921688
well, no, but the buzz provided from alcohol has been shown to reduce hypertension, which is good for your heart health.

If you drink enough to get really drunk, though, the negative effects far outweigh the benefits.

>>5921688
>He doesn't maintain a BAC of .02% throughout the day

>>5921696

>He doesn't inject the ethanol intravenously

>>5921694
As far as I understand it works in the same fashion as aspirin by being an anticoagulant (aka blood thinner), thus making it harder for platelets to stick. But, like you said, that benefit is quickly lost when drinking heavily, in which blood pressure begins to spike, not to mention severe dehydration usually also.

>>5921684
>$20 for a fifth
>35% alcohol
>perfect for a poor anything
nope

>>5921712

Poverty is relative.

>>5921698
fuckin stoopid snake

>>5921740
you watch your filthy whore mouth

>>5921749
that's a cute pic :3

>>5921749
Your mum's filthy whore mouth was pretty useful to our poker team last night

>>5921684
You know fucking nothing about what $20 can buy.

Pic related.

Old Grand-dad is $20.99 or $21.64 after tax (depending on which side of town I'm in).

That's for a handle (1.75L) of 80 proof bourbon that's actually better than Jack or Jim.

Hell, if you don't like the rye in Old Grand-dad, you can get a handle of Ezra Brooks for $20.

Fucking kill yourself.

That honey shit is the cancer killing whiskey.

I'm fucking disgusted that Dewar's started doing that shit (not that Dewar's isn't shit already).

>>5921755
fucking right?

>>5921757
srry bout ur new herpes m8

>>5921762

Sorry I wasn't born with the prerequisite knowledge that you consider standard in everyone who consumes alcohol ever.

Please forgive me, you colossal anal shitfaggot.

>>5918871
>Making good alcohol takes almost no time at all.
uhhhhh, you're incredibly uniformed about the production of alcoholic beverages - especially spirits.

>>5919523
>JW
>Ballantine's
0/10 shit tier whisky. Even the newly-raped Teacher's Highland Cream is better than that swill.

>>5919523
>Blended

>>5918328

Alexander Keith's IPA. Nothing like a nice, hoppy beer on a chill fall evening with the QT on the balcony.

>just kidding, there is no QT

>>5921684
I could afford it, I just wouldn't want to take the chance of wasting my money on something that I might like less than my usual go-to, which is Wild Turkey 101

>>5921767
Sorry, just got off work, still mad.

Old Grand-dad, Old Overholt and Old Crow are great whiskeys for not a lot of money.

Old Overholt is a GREAT rye, and it's $18 for a fifth. Old Grand-dad is a great bourbon that has an awesome rye content in the mashbill. Old Crow (reserve) is a very good traditional bourbon (i.e. not as much rye).

I highly suggest all of them as a functioning alcoholic.

OGD 100 proof is better and a bit more expensive - $20 only gets you a fifth. OGD 114 proof is a great bourbon regardless of the fact that it's $24 for the fifth.

>>5921832

Admittedly, I don't know enough about WT101 to make an actual comparison. As you can see above, though, it's the sort of taste that a whisky snob would get a stick in their ass about. If you're just drinking for fun, though, it's what I like if I have company I'm sharing it with. Easily accessible is what I would describe it as, in all honesty the extreme example of widely accessible bourbon.

-Your Friendly Neighborhood Whisky Pleb

>>5921834

Thanks for the suggestions. Sorry for calling you an anal shitfag, defense mechanism. I admittedly don't have much experience with bourbon, but it's shaping up to be one of my favorite kinds of liquors. The ones I've personally tasted that I like them most have been Bulleit and Four Roses, can you recommend anything along similar flavor profiles?

>>5921878
It's common practice for low-mid tier whiskeys to be bottled at a higher proof, so as to have a higher concentration of flavor, where the more noticeable and appreciable flavors will be more distinct and the less desirable and nuanced cheap flavors will e masked.

However, Wild Turkey 101 has been a standard to which most mid-tier whiskeys are measured. They began offering the 81 so that novice drinkers would not be turned off by the 'bite' of the 101 - something that experienced whiskey drinkers appreciate.

>>5921887
It's cool, I came off as an anal shitfag - still love you brah.

If you've had Bulleit's bourbon, I suggest their rye (green label). It's the best rye until you get to the Knob Creek price ($25 for Bulleit, vs $35 for KC).

If you're not much for rye, Willett makes an AWESOME bourbon, but it's like $40 for a fifth (really cool bottle). Other than that, the usual /ck/ recommendation of Buffalo Trace is my next suggestion.

I really love Old Grand-dad - that's my shit. I usually have a handle at my house, a handle in my truck (for use during/after work) and a bottle of Old Overholt floating around somewhere during the week.

The one mixed drink that I love is a 3:1:1 ratio of Old Grand-dad:Old Overholt:water. Fucking delicious and refreshing.

>>5921920

Despite college poorfag status, I've got a nice enough placeholder job to where money is no object. I will promply be trying out bulleit rye, Willett, and BT soon enough. Old Grandad also sounds really worthwhile, I'll e trying lots of these in the coming weeks. Many thanks.

>>5921920

Isn't that an English pistol there?

>>5921920
>>5921834
>those pics

I like you.

>>5922011
.455 Webley it appears

>>5922011
>>5922030
Yes, Texas takes in firearms when their home is trying to melt them down for edgy, Orwellian art exhibits.

>>5922044
Spot on, it hasn't be converted to .45 ACP/.45 AR.

>>5922000
I'd suggest Willet's rye before their bourbon. That being said ,I largely prefer rye to bourbon.

E.H. Taylor does an _AMAZ|NG_ rye - their bourbon is supposed to be peerless as well.

>>5921834
I can't find Old Crow Reserve in my area anymore and it pisses me off.
Pic is what I'm drinking tonight though.

Is this the alcoholic thread? Yes?

I've been drinking Captain Coke (yes, casual), screwdrivers, and now I'm on Connemara samples. That shit is actually pretty good, I didn't know the Irish made decent peated whiskey.

>>5921822
i knew that feel

>>5921920
>>5921834
>>5921762
have you shot anyone yet?

So al/ck/ohol, how's the pain today?
Mine's numbed.

>>5922221
this

>>5922221

I enjoy not being able to feel my face.

>>5922223
>>5922229
Lovely. Tell me what's your cause, will you?

>>5922256
The cause of my drinking? Unemployment I guess

>>5922256

Stress from exams, death in the family, guilt from not caring as much as I probably should.

>>5922265
Did you do anything before you got benefits (not judging m80, just asking)?

>>5922271
Who died Anon?
My aunt died a while ago from ALS. It was shitty because it's a progressive illness and it pretty much caused everyone close to my aunt, including my mom, to become a wreck for about half a year. Then she finally died and it was best for everyone, including herself. Still, throughout all the time, I just couldn't care much because I'd never been very close to her and oddly enough, I've never been able to feel a lot of empathy for my relatives. Not even for my sister when she almost died from an aneurysm, even though I'm really close to. It's very different when it comes to my friends. I have no fucking idea what's wrong with me in that regard and I've talked to various shrinks and therapists about it, but they couldn't tell why it's the way it is or how I can fix it. For what it's worth, I cry like a bitch and am pretty devastated when relatives actually die.

So eh, I guess what I'm saying is, don't worry too much about an "obligatory" amount of caring. As long as you aren't a god damn sociopath, shit's ok. And if you are, get some help before you skin a bunch of animals so you can rape 50 women dressed up as a weresquirrel.

Also, what's your poison of choice Anons?

Jaegermeister, Jim Beam, Mt. Dew, and RC Cola mixed together

>>5918328
....water

cop or not?

Is this stuff any good?

>>5922328
Gimmicky shit, IMO.

>>5922319
>Did you do anything before you got benefits (not judging m80, just asking)?
Don't get any benefits, never held a real jobby job (not for lack of trying), just fix peoples' computers for some dosh.

>Also, what's your poison of choice Anons?
No preference for any particular alcoholic beverage really yet, only started drinking a couple months back, so I still have an open mind.

>>5922328
>>5922338

Lol just read through the thread to see all the honey hate, Ok so as a non-alcoholic whisky noob that's only ever tried Jack daniel's (like it) and johnny walker red label (dont like it), what would you recommend? I'd like something mellow.

>>5922328
all the honey whiskies seem pretty lame and gimmicky much like the zillion cinnamon whiskies that have popped up

pic related to today's consumption

DRINK POWER RANKINGS

Elder-god tier:
Water

God tier:
Milk

High tier:
Liquor, tea

Mid tier:
Fruit juices, Wine, coffee

Shit tier:
Vegetable juices

Elder-shit tier:
pisswater (beer)

>>5922341
>Don't get any benefits, never held a real jobby job (not for lack of trying), just fix peoples' computers for some dosh.
I see. It's good you got some occasional work to do at least. Where you from?

>No preference for any particular alcoholic beverage really yet, only started drinking a couple months back, so I still have an open mind.
What have you tried so far?

>>5922345
Well, if you want to go for some straight Scotch, I'd recommend a Glenlivet 12 (yrs old) for starters. Really, really easy-going and very affordable.
Another whisky that's often recommended at entry level is Highland Park 12. Don't be fooled by its entry-level status though. It's a big step up from the Glenlivet 12, for example, and all in all, it's a great whisky. Mellow, slight peat, pretty much perfect for someone just getting into Scotch.

The Irish whiskeys tend to be quite a bit sweeter, but somewhat less complex in general, so that's also worth a try. Obviously that's a bit of a generalisation because I'm not nearly as experienced with Irish whiskey as with Scotch.

If you're looking for mellow in general and not just in terms of whisk(e)y, then I'd recommend a bottle of Southern Comfort. Pretty sweet, but it's really not bad at all. Mix up a Southern Comfort Sour and you've got a nice balance between sweet and sour.

Finally, "mellow" calls for bourbon recommendations, but I honestly don't know shit about US whiskey, so I won't comment on that.

>>5922374
Southern Comfort is made from distilled grain spirits, not Whiskey.

>>5922354
>MMXIV
>drinking liquid fat

>>5922377
I didn't mean to imply that it was whiskey. As you correctly mentioned, it's not. It only has whiskey flavouring. Sorry if that didn't come across clearly in my post. I meant to mention that in:
>If you're looking for mellow in general and not just in terms of whisk(e)y, then I'd recommend a bottle of Southern Comfort.

>>5922374
>Where you from?
From a relatively small city in California, not too many tech jobs here, mostly agriculture.

>What have you tried so far?
Not too much, just some bottom shelf brandy+vodka and a variety of whisk(e)y, all mixed or straight. I mixed some whisky+tea a couple days back and that was pretty fun being drunk without the sleepiness. I have yet to touch the other kinds of liquors, and beer in general though.

Yamazaki 12 year.

wanna try some rums today. what are some good ones?

>>5922861
I like Ron Barceló Añejo for casual drinking.

Drinking 500ml Heinekan cans to get pissed.
Any other Ausbros know any good seasonal beers for the on coming summer? I'm a big fan of James Squire stuff and I have been having a nice time with Saranacs pumpkin ale

>>5918328
Chocolate milk.

Islay master race reporting in.

>>5922861
El Dorado 12 and 15 year are both good

Stand back, weeb coming through

>>5923131
Is that sake? I remember buying a bottle. It was too rich. At first I really enjoyed the taste, but halfway down the bottle I was like "damn, this shit is gross."

>>5923576
Yeah. That's good shit though, real dry, real mild. If you see that brand pick that shit up

Captain Morgan 100 proof.
Went to the liquor store still drunk and went for quantity over quality kek.

>>5922374
is glenlivet or glenfiddich better?

>>5923996
Glenlivet.

>>5922400
>whisky + tea

Uh, interesting. First time I've heard someone do that. What tea/whisky did you use? I might give that a try myself.

You ought to try some gin. Mix it with tonic water. Shit's glorious.

Well only have 2 dollars and 87 cents exactly so about to go buy me two 24oz cans of steel reserve 211. It will do it's job.

>>5918328
Tastes like candy, man

>>5918622
I wouldn't call it "peaty" but definitely smokey and an island scotch. gotta love Talisker, try out the distiller's edition or the storm for a real treat =)

>>5921822
>Keith's
>hoppy

is this b8?

Centennial 10 Year Old Canadian Rye Whiskey

Pretty decent, it was on sale at the LCBO. I needed a cheaper bottle of rye for when I can't justify digging out my 21 Year old Collingwood.

With ice, out of a mug that endorses the flat tax

>>5927791
is rye like the scawtch of the new world?

>>5927931
Rye is like the whiskey of the new world.

Bourbon is like the scotch of the new world.

>>5927935
So you'd say bourbon is more fancy? I had the idea that rye was these days.

>>5927928
don't try to dignify maker's

it's still maker's

>>5927965
bourbon is mos def on the rise given the shortages of a few distilleries

rye will have its day soon enough.

>>5927999
what would be the closest thing to a single malt as far as prestige goes in the us/canada?

Monkey Shoulder...nothing tastier in the world

Got some Laphroaig 10 the other day. My only other whiskey was Glennfiddich. This is worlds different, but I really like it. I think I'll try something from Ardbeg next.

>>5928020

single barrel

>>5928142

Ardbeg is a lot like Laphroaig.
I would suggest a Speyside malt next. Bowmore has some nice options.

If you really want your mind blown, spring for Aberlour A'bunadh. It's in a class of it's own.

>>5928151
Awesome, I'll keep an eye out for them. Thanks for the advice.

>>5928151
>I would suggest a Speyside malt next. Bowmore has some nice options.
uwotm8

>>5928142
Go for Lagavulin stead. Ardbeg is a lot like Laphraoigh but Lagavulin 16 has that Islay peat but with a pretty different style. Almost cognacy. It's very nice.

>>5928163

Also, Trader Joe's has a couple of cheap inhouse malts that are pretty solid. Nothing earth-shattering, but very good for the price. I prefer their Speyside to most common highland malts, and it's ~1/3rd the price.

>>5928174

Why you mad though?

>>5919495
Boodles is solid. Just had some in a martini tonight.

Sup /ck/

I'm going to be turning 19 soon, which in Quebec means I can just go buy alcohol instead of having to drink friend's (Very shitty cheap beer only for drunk)

What kind of microbrewery beers (Not trying to become a hipster) are must try? Big name?

Sorry for the English.

I just tried some Young's Double Chocolate stout, and I really disliked it. It tasted of almost nothing, besides a vaguely chocolatey aftertaste. I had to buy it in the bottle rather than the can which I've heard is better, but I expected to at least like it.

>>5928211
Depends on what you like, faggot.

>>5928211
You've got some of the best beers in North America in your backyard.
Unibroue makes some top shelf stuff.
It's mostly Belgian-style, but damn good.

>>5928386
I went to this beer shop and asked if they had this.

The guy replies, "no, we don't carry them. they're owned by a large corporation."

I wanted to ask if he was trying to be a pretentious douche.

Ayooo turning 21 on Friday.

Not that exciting. It's not like i haven't had a fake ID since i was 16.

>>5922328
in my experience, its mainly used by people who like the idea of drinking whiskey but don't have the commitment for anything other than cloyingly sweet beverages.

>>5928211
Are you retarded? Drinking age is 18 in Quebec.

Working on the Chevas right now. It helps the lovesickness. Scotch is good for washing away those shitty preconceived self-doubts.

that doesn't make sense.

>>5928410
Your joke sucks, bro. Re-work it.

>>5928542
I wasn't joking

I almost cringed when he said that.

Svedka and 7-up. Got some Cherry 7-up thanks to that cherry soda thread and it's really fantastic stuff. The grain Svedka makes me feel more sick in the morning than my preferred potato vodka but I don't really mind; this stuff is fucking tasty.

>>5928563
Hey I was the dude that told you to mix it with hooch! You should try it with Luksusowa potato vodka sometime. Cheers!

>>5918328
My tears...

>>5928582

Dewar's is shit, anyway. It's not even good for blended.

>>5918328
Cheers m8.

>>5919495
Yarra represent!

Unreal gin when you can get your hands on it, best negroni i've ever had.

>>5928739
how's the platinum compared to the normal stuff?

>>5928211
I don't know if you can find this, but the best beer I've ever had by a mile is Thirsty Dog's Wulvers Heavy Ale. The shit is like a dessert in your mouth. But not too strong. Just right.

>>5922374

Ok so I went and bought a bottle of the Glenlivet 12. I can confirm that it tastes like whisky.

>>5929113
In my opinion. There's no point to drinking scotch unless for the light tastes and aromas. It's a lot like home made steeped tea. At the end of the day tea is mostly water, but good quality tea will leave little flavors in your mouth to appreciate as you go on about your business. The same is true of scotch.

If that's not what you're into then don't bother with scotch.

Get on my level

17€ a Litre at my local.

Tastes better than Smirnoff and gets you hammered fast

>>5929149
>most entry level single malt there is
>get on my level

>>5929149
But I'd have to regress to do that, anon.

>>5918624
Love Talisker!
Actually finishing a 17 years Clynelish bottled by William Cadenhead's...

>>5923095
looks interesting :^)
wanna try once

>>5928142
Not so fan of Laphroaig. Some double matured are fine imo.
Ardbeg and Lagavulin are my favorite. Nerver been disapointed with them.
Talisker also great.

>>5928386
>La Fin du Monde
Trois Pistoles and Don de Dieu are good too.

Free Heineken. Not spectacularly good, but surely not a bad pilsner either. Good casual beer.

>>5929774
>that emotion when too Judaic to buy anything over 12 years

I'm skeptical that a few more years in the cask improves the quality relative to the price increase. I've yet to have anything older than the lauded Lagavulin 16, which while good, doesn't feel $80 per bottle good.

>>5929946
>tfw getting lagavulin 16 for 50 bucks

>>5929962
I've never seen anything of that age ever for that price, except maybe something like Glenfiddich.

>>5929946
Try Lagavulin 12 years old (single cask). A bit more expensive, but so good !

>>5929986
16 years is 'bottom range' Lagavulin...

>>5929928
Heineken is like pee for me

>>5930057
Which are your favourite affordable lagers, then?

I must say that I'm Dutch and that it isn't an expensive beer here, so it's mostly a circumstantial drink for me. Abroad I'd drink something local as well as I do here.

>>5918328
Pic related

>>5930045
I'm not sure what that has to do with what I said.

the one i have is 14.5%

I have $10 for booze for tonight
don't know what to get.

>>5930121
Super strength lager (malt liquor you'd call it I guess) or cheap vodka.

Don't you need a pack of smokes?

>>5930088
>88
>I'm not sure what that has to do with what I said.
>>5930036

The new Crown Royal regal apple blend. I like it but I really like apples. There isnt anything subtle about the apple flavor so be prepared for that. Its like a cannon blast of apple in your mouth. Still good straight but I can tell this sweet apple nectar was designed as a mixer.

The green box and bag looks based as all fuck, new favorite crown bag.

>>5930192
Have you drank Calvados? It's the patrician apple drink.

>>5930134
Guess I'll do vodka. I always drink malt liquor and wanted to change it up this time.

And no for the smokes, I'm pregnant.

>>5930217
ayy

>>5930227
lmao

>>5930227
Aaayyyy!

>>5930215
I havent, ive actually never had apple flavored liquor but im enjoying the hell out of this apple Crown. Ill look into it, probably enjoyable to my tastes.

>>5930215
>>5930267
Alright I just googled this incredible sounding liquor, im sold and will be buying. Where do I start??

>>5930168
Still lost. All I did was mention that I can't find Lagavulin 16 for the prices you said you can. I don't know what anything else you said after that has to do with that statement, seems kinda non-sequitur, except that you're also mentioning Lagavulin.

>>5919546
That's like $100 worth of Japanese beer, right?

>>5930264
gabagool

>>5918652
You couldnt handle a second of my world. Shut the FUCK up.

>>5918328
Wish I never tried this shit to begin with. I'm fucking hooked.

>>5930687
You must be mentally unstable or something. Sorry brah.

>>5930687
http://youtu.be/h8MAHQhKe7Q?t=3m17s

>>5918328
oranjeboom

>>5930217
>drinking while pregnant

oh well i guess if it helps you who cares about the baby

>>5930804
Don't be like that, okay? It's not quite the doctors orders, but I specifically asked him about drugs, alcohol and cigarettes. He said as long as I don't smoke during the pregnancy, the baby won't get used to nicotine and won't go through withdrawls when I stop.
The drinking is fair game, I'm getting drunk he (confirmed he) will not be affected because alcohol is a liver thing not a blood thing.

>>5930815
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fetal_alcohol_syndrome

Because this totally isn't a thing.

>>5930815
>drinking while pregnant

thank god you're not smoking

you must have some self control to stay away from that while pregnant

golly gee willikers

>>5930843
>golly gee willikers
why is this always sarcastic?

>>5930804
it was obviously a joke, do you take everything everyone writes online seriously, do you think a grown man can be pregnant?...and please don't bring up arnold schwarzenegger in that one movie with danny devito, that's not relevant.

>>5930885
sorry, when i heard his tone when he spoke i didn't know if he was foolin' around or not

>>5930706

>Glendronach allardice 18

BRO FIST

>>5930899
It truly is worth every penny. So glad someone recommended it to me.

>tfw used to drink everyday
>tfw went up to 200 lbs (I'm 5'9")

I'm 165 and lean as hell now. Funny thing was, I drank because I'm depressed and paranoid with low self-esteem, so I didn't even think I lost weight.

I still drink a handle every weekend, but I work out everyday, so it evens everything out.

>>5930917
I know that feel. Used to drink just to get drunk. Cheap and strong was all I cared about for booze.

Now I sit down and have a beer or a dram of scotch because I enjoy the taste. If I have a second one and get a bit wobbly at best, then so be it. That's not my end goal though.

>>5930918
>dram
*tips fedora*

>>5930935
>Not using dram or jigger to talk about a measure of scotch

I bet you put your scotch in a tumbler with ice.

>>5919546
that is the neatest passing out i've ever seen

>>5931006
Thats pretty much how I fall asleep every night

>>5930706
This is good shit....

This is what I am on tonight.

>>5930943
>implying you need permission to put ice cubes in scotch
>he never mixed black with coconut water
grandad pls go

>>5930687
My fedora isn't big enough to tip this m'lady.

>>5919495
Hendrick's Gin is bretty gud. Even though it's mass-produced.

>>5927999
>mos def

>>5924060
not that guy, but bancha!

>>5931355
Cask strength, wow. I don't think I could handle above 46 ABV without my tongue calling it quits.

Sounds pretty tasty though. I'm especially more fond of unpeated single malts.

Listen to me: have some tea with some baking soda dissolved in it and very lightly sweetened. It does wonders for a hangover.

>>5931945
You can/should add water.

>>5931973
Yeah, I add a bit of distilled water to my scotch, but only a few drops. Cask strength would need increasingly more water lol.

Moscow Mules have been my go-to for a while.
They are just so goddamn perfect.

2 shots of Stoli
ginger beer (Barritts is good for the price, the new stoli branded one is actually pretty good to)
half a lime
couple of mint leaves

Could I get some opinions on Bowmore 12? I am new to single malts, so far I have had Old Pulteney 12 and HP 12, I loved both, but I am looking for some more smoke and peat - the HP 12 was sort of smoky when I opened the bottle, but now a couple weeks later it is just not there, although the finish is pretty peaty.

I was going to get Laphroaig but Bowmore 12 is a bit cheaper, and I here it is less peaty and smoky. I seem to like the peat and smoke, though I am not sure exactly how intense Laphroaig is.

>>5932102
Bowmore is alright, but they tend to have a few practices I'm not fond of (artificial colouring).

But Bowmore 12 is a lot lighter than HP 12, without a doubt. Haven't had Laphroaig, so I can't inform you on that one.

>>5932127
Well I am new to single malts and also cheap so I haven't had any no coloring added, non chill filtered scotch as of yet and probably won't until I feel like spending more money, so that isn't too much of a problem for me. My price range is around $40-60 or maybe $65 but that would be pushing it, and living in NY where everything and anything is overpriced, that will pretty much only get me standard 10/12 year old stuff.

Not sure if I want something lighter than the HP 12, though, definitely looking towards something stronger and smokier.

>>5932143
Well, I can't help you out in terms of smoke/peat because while I don't mind it, it's only something I'll have every now and again, so my HP 12 is lasting me an ice age.

However, from what I do remember about the production of scotch, peat smoke generally tends to become more mild and subdued as the scotch gets older. Maybe look for something that's peated at 8/10 year, and see if that makes a notable difference. You'll be saving cost as well, so that ticks another box.

>>5929113
>>5929118
>>5931973


Oh shit, Just tried adding a drop of water to mine. Makes a world of difference, takes the harsh edge off it and you can focus on the taste rather than the alcohol burn. Much more pleasant.

>>5932384
Yeah, until you get used to higher ABV, you want to make it so the alcohol doesn't numb your taste buds. When I first started I was dropping my 40% down to about 32.

Plus distilled water actually opens up the smell of the whisky too as alcohol + water isn't a perfect mixture obviously.

>>5919129
I bet you eat vanilla ice cream

>>5929149
I actually laughed
good job

>>5932102
Laphroaig is plenty intense, and if you sincerely enjoy peat smoke you will be happy with it. At least in my area, it is one of the cheaper 10 year-ish single malts, so the flavor per dollar ratio is quite high.

>>5933171
I generally like smoky things, smoked fish, smoked meat, smoked tea, cigars/pipe tobacco - so I don't see why I wouldn't like it in a whiskey. It is more the iodine and medicine flavors that some people describe in Laphroaig or Ardbeg that is worrying me. I am probably going to buy a bottle of Laphroaig 10 this weekend regardless, but I sure hope I like it.

>>5933202
One thing to never worry about in terms of Scotch is what other people taste. It can give you a general idea of what you may find, but no guarantees.

>>5933212
Yeah I noticed that just from the two bottles I have had so far. Even just as far as what I taste it has been varying over the past few weeks. I am almost done with my HP 12 so I am just gonna buy the Laphroaig.

>>5932102
I was very disappointed by Bowmore 12. Worst Islay I've had. It's just flat/boring.

>>5933222
Alright, that sounds good. You'll have to tell us what you thought of it. I'm curious at any rate.

>>5932102
Bowmore is often referred to as one of the more "boring" Islay whiskys, but I rather enjoy it. It's not going to overwhelm you with peat like an Ardbeg or Laphroaig.

>>5933202
Like you said, I found Bowmore had more of an iodine taste to it, but I find it more prevalent in the 15 year and older Bowmores. I think you will be happy with Bowmore 12.

>>5933225
Don't have anywhere else to talk about it really. My two friends who like whiskey are more into Bourbon (I like it to) so I normally buy bottles and drink it with them, but they aren't really for sitting down with some scotch all that much.

>>5933235
Hmm, I am going to put Bowmore on my to try list. I want something more intense than the HP 12 I am drinking. It was a little smoky at first but I am mainly getting honey first, then maybe some kind of fruit (almost like pineapple or something, sort of vague) and then floral earthiness (the peat I guess?) but barely any smoke. It is stronger/richer tasting than the Old Pulteney 12 I had but I want something stronger and smokier.

>>5933245
>>5933235
>>5933224

Someone here turned me onto Bowmore 15 saying it was the best shit ever.

It's a pretty terribad scotch for drinking neat, but it's an amazing mixer. Easily my favorite single malt for cocktails that require it.

I took 300 mg of ibuprofen two hours ago.
How hard am I going to die if I start drinking whiskey right now?

>>5933316
You will probably be okay, but you never know, your stomach might start bleeding and you will shit and puke blood and get put in the hospital because they think you have ebola.

Better off waiting a few more hours.

>>5933327
Shut up, dad, I'll drink all I want when I want and you'll have to pay the bill when I start puking blood.

I'm drinking some Glen's vodka mixed with tesco value cola and eating a cadbury's Dairy Milk Oreo bar.

>>5933202
The iodine taste is there, but it is a background flavor. At least, that's my perspective. For me, the smoke and peat and all the flavors bound up in there are forefront. The body of it is vanillay and salty and a little seaweedy, maybe a bit leathery, and the iodine is in here, but it isn't big.

Ardbeg 10 in particular to me has a taste of weird burnt medicinal rubbery tar, which is totally absent from Laphroaig, and it ruins Ardbeg for me.

>>5933316

Really hard, add in a healthy dose of acetaminophen for a truly wild ride.

>>5933245

>It was a little smoky at first but I am mainly getting honey first, then maybe some kind of fruit (almost like pineapple or something, sort of vague) and then floral earthiness (the peat I guess?) but barely any smoke.

That's more or less how HP goes, so I'd say you're more or less tasting it accurately. It starts sweeter, the peat/smoke, which are pretty much tied up together, peak in the middle of the period it sits in your mouth, and then it finishes off more dry and fruity.

If you want more of that peaty smoke then you'll be happy Laphroaig/Lagavulin/Ardbeg, who are the big peat monsters. You'd probably also enjoy Talisker, which is not an Islay, but a peaty smokey whisky in a similar style.

My impression of Bowmore is that it isn't that interesting.

>>5933427
naw its cool nada will happen its just ibuprofen it goes through kidneys not liver monkey

>>5933434

Ibuprofen and alcohol together can cause stomach bleeding. But probably not so much at that dosage, unless you're slamming back that whisky. Acetaminophen on the other hand, is renowned for its ability to slap your liver around if taken with alcohol or in excess.

>>5918328
Sam Adams. Gonna have some Laphroaig scotch later on tonight.

A Belgian Dubbel (Grimbergen)
Hoegaarden

Imma drink a Saison from Finland now and then I'll open my bum beer and watch some televised poker.

>>5919495
Broker's. Only gin you'll ever need for any occasion.

>>5934680
Thank god, I just ran out of Pine-Sol and I need to dust and clean my coffee table.

Tullamore Dew and sobieski vodka

>>5933430
Talisker is one that I really want to try. When I was drinking Old Pulteny "The Maritime Malt" I thought, well, this could be a lot more maritime, and Talisker seems to be super smoky, earthy and coastal.

After the Laphroaig I want to try a big sherried single malt. Since I have a small budget ($40-60) and can pretty much only afford entry level bottlings I am thinking GlenDronach 12.

>>5934881
I see Laphroaig quarter cask for $40 here. Should I buy it?

is bombay sapphire gin worth it?

Love me some hard cider.

Some Żubr and got a bottle of Mount Gay eclipse chilling for later.

Belly full of jerk chicken, music blasting, house to myself and getting drunk. Happy Halloween /ck/

>>5935013
It's quite nice but I think it's best suited for a G&T or simple cocktail. If it's going into something with a lot of fruit or sweetness it'll get drowned out so you may as well use something cheaper

>>5935013
Broker's. Trust me.

>>5935013
Portobello road gin is pretty damn good

Also if you're feeling in the mood for gin but not feeling fancy. Get a bottle of fanta lemon, put it in the freezer. Check on it every now and again till it's slushy. Pour it out add the cheapest gutrot gin and that shit is great

A cute girl from Valencia taught me that one, but she also drank absinthe and lemon granita as well as absinthe and coffee granita. So maybe you need to be drunk and in Spain to fully, fully appreciate

I drunk atleast 450 ml 35% captain Morgan rum
I'm 150lbs and according to wikipedia I'm extremel drunk, with possibility of going KO

>>5935108
I'm starting to feel bad now.
Dilemma right now wether to choose between alcohol to fix it, or waiting it out until there's not enough alcohol left..

>>5935108
Don't go cold turkey (with most drugs yes you will feel like complete and utter shit) but going cold turkey with alcohol can and will kill you, look up DTs.

>>5935164
My liver is currently breaking it down at a steady pace so I should be fine.
Being drunk is cool but going sober is making me feel like shit.

I haven't even drunk in like 1 year.

>tfw only had three beers today

i'm gonna make it brahs

Drinking half price Tesco wine. Spent nearly 7 pound on it, which means it was supposedly nearly 14. No way was it ever 14. Now this stuff is actually drinkable unlike a lot of the offers, but still. These offers are a disease. They screw over people like me who want to learn about wine but know fuck all. I know for a fact you can get perfectly decent wine for 7 because i've tried it. Castillo San Lorenzo Rioja 2009 btw.

>>5934972
Yes, unless your whisky prices are generally low for some reason, that's a pretty dang good price.

>>5935340

I don't know what things are like at UK supermarkets, but here in murrica buying wine at the grocery store is a rube's game if you want to learn. It all tastes the same because it's all internationalized mass market stuff.

You pay higher prices at the small shops but if you find a good one with a well chosen selection you taste a variety of styles much more readily. Also, the people usually know what they're talking about.

Drinking shiner bock and dewars white. I a a good cook but eating McDs and frozen pizza (#yolo) and getting blitzed while watching anime and Dredd

>>5935348
oh and...
>tfw no friends

>>5918860
>>5919426

He's back!

hit a new liquor store after cashing my check today (since it was right next to the check cashing place) and decided to try tito's instead of my usual stoli. definitely pleased with both the store and the booze. not too sure about the everfresh though.

i've also got a few torpedo ipa's and some sailor jerry if i feel the need to mix it up.

gonna be a boring, lonely night regardless. so here's to booze.

Please help me. No matter what i won't cook. I always order pizza and i don't want to stop liking it.

Old Gran-Dad neat, 'bout 2 fingers or maybe a thumb at a time, and Yuengling for some filler. I feel pretty damn OK, friendos. Happy Samhain to all you glorious fuckers!

>>5935347
Similar in the UK. There is good wine in the supermarkets but you have to know what you're doing it's mostly terrible. Also our alcohol taxes are very high, much higher than yours, so Anyone sensible knows full well all the half price offers are bollocks. They would literally be selling at a massive loss.

I'm drinking this little bottle of hennessey that came in a silicone wrap like an ipod. I feel so cool, it's like I'm drinking technology. Totally worth paying for the gimmick.

Also, this hennessey is really nice. I don't know anything about liquor but this taste is like fruity vodka but not sweet it kind of sparkles in your mouth with a slight burn it's like if you got some top shelf red champagne (with the anti steat things) and then you added everclear to it with a little bit of plum juice and whiskey, and then at the end you make it like a tequila bite fuck it's good

I really like this, my new favourite drink

>>5935445
wtf is anti steat?

>>5935400
>tfw i will never swill affordable whiskey erry day like an american

>>5935445
It's distilled wine that's been aged so your description pretty spot on :)

>>5935445
Yeah, there's a reason the rich have been drinking cognac for centuries. It's delicious.

>>5935455
sorry I meant to type anti steal like the things that are on expensive clothes

Bacardi 151. Why? Because it was a gift
>tfw hovering around 0.4 all day