/ck/ - Food & Cooking

I'll be honest, I've never tried Jack, is anything they make actually worth a shot?

>>9800590
eh... none of it is BAD per se, but even their higher end stuff like gentleman's jack isn't anything special

Went to a new place tonight and had one of these. Really nice oily single malt, if you can get one of these for under $120 USD do so!

>>9800590
>>9800709
I fell for the Jack Daniels Meme, I hated it.
It was too sweet and tasted like corn.
I ended up throwing half the bottle over the fence into the field where the neighborhood mormon kids play.
Hopefully they find it and become alcoholic

Gimme the whole enchilada on this bottle of nip shit right here?

Bought this bottle set last week for my birthday.
The Lasanta was really good.
The 10yr was good, reminds me a bit to much of Jack Daniels for some reason, lots of banana. I don't think I'd buy it again.
Haven't tried the port cask one yet.

currently enjoying a bit of Angel's Envy alone on my birthday. at least the whiskey won't leave me.

>>9800590
no

>>9800590
Dickel is better for Tennessee whisky

>>9800590
It's cheap enough to go out and try it desu. It's worth the £12 I paid for it.

>>9803272
don't worry sideways photo guy, we'll always be here

What's a good but inexpensive scotch? Need a Christmas gift around £25-35

>>9803961
Ive never had it, but monkey shoulder gets recced a lot for that purpose

My best friend drinks Jim Beam and I want to get him something nicer for christmas. Any recs?

>>9803122
Time to move to maine

>>9805065
what's your buget?

>>9805077
like, 40-50 dollars

>>9803430
no idea why my phone rotates shit like that. took it the right way I swear.

>>9805065
Jim beam daily drinker here- Jefferson or Blanton's hand labled. both are amazing and wont wreck your bank acct

>american whisky

>>9805080
Old Pulteney 12 is quite nice for around $40.

>>9805065
Get him some makers mark.

>>9800590
It's good but overpriced.

Dickel No.12 is better.

>>9805065
Presentation is important when it comes to giftgiving, so a really nice-looking bottle like Blanton's was a good recommendation from the other anon. (It helps that it's a good whiskey too.)

But since he likes Beam you could honestly just upgrade him to one of their small-batch lines...Knob Creek Single Barrel would be good, or Baker's.

>>9807333
>Knob Creek
i wouldn't give that rotgut to anyone i considered a friend

>>9807342
fine by me, more for the rest of us

I stopped drinking the 9yo when it lost its age statement though.

>>9807116
No one deserves that bad a gift anon, they are friends, not mortal enemies.

>>9805065
Wtf if you knows hes likes something why you do need to go against it. Just literally buy something a tier up from what he usually drink like JB double oak or w/e equivalent is in your budget/available in your area.

About to have a dram of highland park 12. what am I in for boys?

Why doesn't binny's beverage depot carry blanton's? Pissing me off

I'm on the tail end of my current bottles and need to re-stock. Problem being I can't buy myself a new bottle so close to xmas since there will no doubt be some stuff under the tree.

I could buy some cheap shit to carry me over or hold out...

>>9803272
Hey, I drink out of the same kind of glass.

>>9800590
I enjoyed JD Single Barrel. Not really a fan of their other drinks though.

>>9803143
I bought a set like this. Although it was 3 x 375ml bottles. Havent opened any yet but looking forward to them

>>9803961
Abelour 10/12 is normally on offer around this time of year in that range. Supermarkets have a lot of offers in december though so you should be able to find something nice.

What do you guys do with whisky you don't want to drink (at least straight)? Ideally I'd like some good recipes to pour them in

>>9811315
Plenty of baking recipes can use bourbon, usually sauces or pies in my experience. You can use whisky as a marinade if you pick the other ingredients to match it, and you can also use it to deglaze pans when cooking steak or sautéing mushrooms or onions or something.

>>9811315
Don't purchase it in the first place.
Or in case you got lured into buying some right rancid swill I recommend tricking your friends and family into drinking it for you.

>>9811372
Yeah, I was thinking about some sort of marinade. It's Ardbeg and the peat is a little too much for me, but I figure it'll blend in with the charred bits if it's in a marinade

>>9803961
Glen Garioch Founders Edition is very good for the price.
>>9804126
Monkey Shoulder just tastes like younger Balvenie 12, and Balvenie 12 is already mediocre as is

>>9811315
get a bottle of Drambuie and make a Rusty Nail

>>9811315
For scotch mix it with amaretto for a godfather

I'm on a scotch thing right now. bought some bottles of single malt like Ardbeg 10, Glenlivet 12, Balvenie 12, and Highland Park 12.
The Ardbeg was very sharp an surprising at first. The smoke was overwhelming, yet enjoyable in a way.
The Glenlivet was boring.
The Balvenie was enjoyable and well rounded
The Highland Park was a manageable smokiness compared to the Ardbeg

Any recommendations?

How to get expensive Whisky cheap?

>>9813185
More Islay

>>9807333
if he likes Beam, both Bakers or Bookers are a good choice that have a Beam pedigree. Basil Hayden is another

cheers gents

>>9813517
Was thinking that. The smokiness was strange but also exciting. Very complex

>>9813552
Aren't decanters bad for the whisky?

>>9813863
long term, probably yes since the glass stoppers are probably not as tight as corks
the liquor in those decanters will be gone within a few. i poured less than a 1/3 of a bottle in each

Anyone have a solera bottle?

No love for rye whiskey?

>>9813552
What kind of store is a good place to buy a decanter from? I don't want to buy one online.

>>9813968
upper-scale liquor store

>>9813829
Welcome to the cult

My first two sips were in "this is weird" territory, but the third began my almost-immediate love affair with the island.

And trust me, it doesn't get better than Ardbeg. I like Laphroaig, I like Lagavulin, but I NEED that medicinal tang in my peat.

>>9813968
the decanters pictured above are from Crate and Barrel. i think they were $35 each. they’re nice, but if you compared them to higher end decanters you’d notice the difference
if you feel like spending $200 - $300 on a decantur you can go to Macy’s. they have some very nice Waterford decanters in that price range
the glass in the pic above is Waterford
BevMo used to have a lot of glassware and you might still be able to find something at one of the larger stores

i recommend the Crate and Barrel ones. they’re nice for the price. btw they’re glass, not crystal

>>9813968
btw, the serving tray is also from Crate and Barrel
and no, i’m not a shill, housewife or a gay man, but i do get kinda gay over barware

>>9813253
Steal

>>9800709
that's why I stopped buying jack, for some bucks more you can buy single malt scotch

>>9803126
my cocalombian barman told me it's so smooth, it's no fun

>>9811315
muddle sugar with angostura, add ice and whiskey

>>9800590
Their flagship product hasn't been as good since they dropped the proof. They put out a rye whiskey recently that's actually okay, but for around the same price you can get yourself a bonded rye.

>>9814988
Rittenhouse Rye and Four Roses yellow label bourbon are two inexpensive whiskeys that are much better tgan J

>>9815234
Yeah there's no real reason to buy it unless the store is out of all the better options.

Having some Laphroaig 10, it is some wonderful stuff. Somehow got it on sale for only $35 a bottle.

>>9813552
>using a decanter for good whiskies
What the fuck stop that

>>9817579
what’s your issue m8?

>>9817742
It oxidizes the whisky too fast and contains it with bad glass that can affect the flavour of the spirit, why the fuck would you put a gentle peaty scotch like Springbank in one of those?

>>9800590
No. Just order a shot of the regular, after all that's the actual real Jack, the one that the old rock stars drink. It's not good and has a weird aftertaste, but after that at least you've tried it.

>>9817765
the liquor in that picture is long gone.
it never sits in the decanter for very long.
and since you asked why: to be a pretentious twat
now let me ask you: why would you give a fuck?

>>9808793
Can confirm that double oak is a good buy as a regular beam drinker. They have giftsets at Costco in the UK I believe.

>>9805065
Buffalo Trace. I went to a tasting recently and was majorly impressed

What's a decent cheap whisky for cooking? I'd like to try spraying meat in my smoker with whisky instead of the apple juice I've been using.

>>9810300
But seriously any Chicagoland fags know where Ican cop some Blanton's?

>>9818075
BevMo
who’s the fag? you

>>9818092
No Bevmo in Chicago. I live in Chicago. Hence the question being directed towards people who live in the Chicago area

>>9801324
How can alcohol be oily?

>>9818112
I never had an oily one but I always wondered that myself. The Victory Gin in 1984 is described as oily.
I guess it can look oily when you pour it straight from the freezer at least.

>>9818105
Binny’s?

>>9818092
>>9818105
Also they don't deliver to Illinois

>>9818129
That was my original post, saying that they don't have it at Binny's

Best cheap Canadian whiskeys?

So I was able to snag a bottle of pre-revamp HP 12and i really like it. I hear the new bottles dont taste the same. Is that true? That's sad if so.

>>9818248
Caliber. It's like 8 dollars for a fifth at walmart but it might kill you

>>9800325
>drinking Jack Daniels in the bathroom of Vitamin World in between rounds of shooting dice w/ the staff

I’m up $17
>alea iacta est

>>9818327
I remember including the word "best".

>>9818319
according to the reps at WhiskeyFest SF the revamp is just a visual thing
take this with a grain of salt though, they were just brainless wenches
but also, i’ve had recent Highland Park and it tastes great

FUCK alc. More Jew bullshit. Alc and tobaccoo lobbies make weed illegal so that their kike devil brew stays bought, and they keep us away from Odin's gift to mankind.

>>9818656
that thumbnail made it look like the guy is showing his bare ass

>>9818656
There's some truth to this. In my state in the south an absurd alliance has formed between the evangelicals, private for profit prisons, medfags and liquor distributors to block pot legalisation.

>>9818662
FUCKING THIS

>>9818656
>>9818662
I didn't realise that was NOT what it was until it was pointed out.

>>9818656
i’m not sure that i can completely agree with you considering Constellation Brands just invested 190,000,000 in Canopy Growth

>>9806636
"If there is no 'E' in a country's name, there is no 'E' in their whisky."
In the US it is spelled "whiskey".

>>9818112
>>9818126
Well pretty much all non chill filtered scotch have oils and proteins from the copper pot stills and this one was oily especially likely due to the still shape concentrating the oils differently in the whisky. Try Talisker if you want an idea of how that tastes.
>>9818248
Lot No. 40 Rye
Forty Creek Copper Pot Still
Alberta Premium Dark Horse
>>9806636
>e

>>9813963
Just getting in to rye. Gonna buy the 1.75l jug of Bulleit from Costco tomorrow unless they have somethimg better. $35.

>>9818248
Just don't. Life is too short.

>>9819157
I live in Canada, and like cocktails. Americans whiskey is too expensive (import fees) to justify mixing it.

>>9819158
Well then Black Velvet or Canadian Mist are the standard cheap blended Canadian whiskys. But that is speaking from a West Coast US perspective. You might have better alternatives I am not aware of.
Personally I would rather make cocktails with somethimg like Evan Williams but then again that would be an import for you.

>>9819158


>>9819173
Canadian Club and Lord Calvert are the only other cheap ones I can remember. How expensive is Crown Royal for you? I always thought it was overrated for the price but maybe it is sheaper for.you.

What should I kick the night off with? HP, Glenlivet, Ardbeg, or Balvenie?
Last night was an Ardbeg night

>>9818248
Canadian Club Chairman's Select and Alberta Premium Dark Horse.

Why should I even bother with canadian whisky when I could be drinking bourbon or scotch? What does it have to offer that's special or different?

>>9818248
Hiram Walker Special Old and regular Alberta Premium are decent and cheap as borscht. Forty Creek is a bit more but worth it.

>>9819846
Try a bottle and see for yourself faggot. Or don't.

>>9819846
The problem is that the term "Canadian Whisky" can mean almost anything as far as the mash bill goes. Do to the way Canadian law regulates whisky production it might say "rye whisky" north of the border but in the US it has to be called Canadian whisky which really just means it could be a blend of just about any combination of corn, barley, rye, or wheat.

>>9819883
Hmm so it's a mixed bag. What are some standout brands? Price is no object.

>>9819141
kek wut
from the barrels is anything.

>>9819889
http://www.canadianwhisky.org/news-views/canadian-whisky-awards-2017-best-in-the-world.html

>>9819131
>>>9806636
>"If there is no 'E' in a country's name, there is no 'E' in their whisky."
>In the unitEd statEs of amErica it is spelled "whiskey".

What is he trying to say?

>>9814988
seconded. i work at a liquor store. my boss brought in small bottles of jack rye and put them on sale. i really liked it - dry and spicy

McLellands Highland and Speyside scotches are on sale at a liquor store in my area at a decent price for a single malt. Are they alright?

Just broke my favorite tumbler. Fuck

>>9819899
He posted an Amerimutt meme but spelled it "whisky"......

The missus surprised me with a bottle of Buffalo Trace. she's amazing. I think it's to celebrate her fantastic wealth in bitcoins

Johnnie walker black isn't that flavorful, but I appreciate how smooth it is

>>9813963
Plenty of love for the rye, my man. Rittenhouse is my soulmate. I highly recommend pic related when you're looking for something a little exotic.

>>9813963
>>9820289
Also this bad boy right here is a real tasty rye that's also really affordable

>>9818112
when its stored in old Nigerian oil cans

Someone mentioned Bastille in a previous general. I couldn't find any but I did find this guy.
Very interesting, like scotch and cognac had a baby.

>>9820357
yeah that was me. Glad you found something along those lines, I'll keep an eye out for this one.

...but wf is "triple malt"?

>>9820289
>High west
MGP swill in a cowboy bottle. Fuck Utah

>>9819931
>http://thewhiskeyjug.com/scotch-whiskey/mcclellands-lowland-single-malt-review/
I constantly see hipster cunts write negative reviews about Mcclelland.
I've never tried it. Give it a try if it's cheap

>>9818337
Making me proud, anon

>>9820371
Thanks for the recommendation.

>...but wf is "triple malt"?
It's a vatted malt. "A blend of France's top three single malts" is what the bottle says.

>>9820383
you sir stupid and your opinions are misguided

>>9820576
t. Utard who drinks shit hipster whiskey

>>9820576
High West is MGP trash, that is a fact they will proudly tell you on their website even.

>>9820630
>>9820638
k samefag.
whatever they do to age/finish it results in a delicious product. i don’t really care about the origin.
the proof is in the taste.

>>9820702
>i don’t really care about the origin.
>the proof is in the taste
Whisky newfag confirmed

>>9820702
>whatever they do to age/finish
They literally blend it with Mormon saliva and put it in dirty old cowboy cunt barrels for a month.

>>9820638
You know there's actually some good rye whiskey that comes from those stills, right? Just because you've had one or two bottles of immature six-month-old NDP rebadged piss or more likely you read some stories and shitposts on it and think for some reason you actually know what you're talking about doesn't mean it's not a good whiskey. The whiskey speaks for itself.

>>9820711
>the proof isnt in the taste
>i go off other people's opinions for (You)s and e-reputation because i lack functioning nerve endings in my tongue and nose
>why am i even on this board
Whiskey plebeian detected

>>9800325
Let's talk Irish whiskey.

I think Jameson is a cloying syrupy mess and is easily my least favorite whiskey and I thought I hated all Irish whiskey until I tried Bushmill's. I like the standard stuff, but I like Black Bush and especially Red Bush much more. Tullamore Dew reminds me of Jameson but with some contrast and two dimensionality in the flavor profile that the latter lacked and wasn't just an estery sweet syrupy mess. I tried Slane recently and enjoyed the shit out of it, some new brand of dubious origin probably from Diageo but it was tasty.

Given this, where should I go from here?

Is this stuff any good or am I about to get memed on?

>>9821704
>blended
You're being memed.

>>9819899
Both are correct, it doesn't matter.

>>9821704
It's actually a scotch designed for cocktails.

Not designed to drink neat, but I doubt it's that bad.

>>9822108

I can return it for something else.

Opinions on Grant's?

>>9822173
Terrible, like all blended whiskies.

>>9822177
i agree
t. >>9822173

Thinking of just asking for whisky this christmas even though my family, but not my friends, are generally weary about alcohol.
Thinking of asking for
Lagavulin 16
Highland Park 18
Hibiki Harmony

Any suggestions?

Hey guys, I'm looking for a cheap (under 40 bucks) ~350ml decanter for my whiskey, but can't seem to find one. Anybody know of any?

>>9822628
they're probably larger than what you want, but see >>9814157

>>9821704
You know how some people have different taste receptors, so they think cilantro tastes like soapy dishwater?

Well, some people are more sensitive than others to butyric acid. I'm one of them. The Balvenie (the predominant malt in the Monkey Shoulder blend) tastes to me like someone vomited up some half-digested plums and then bottled it.

So needless to say, I'm not a fan. But others with "normal" palates seem to really like it.

Between Jim Beam Black and Double Oak which one is better?

>>9823468
>Jim Beam Black and Double Oak
the Double Oak... b-but ....
Beam is not a terrible choice.
however, i don't really like it. mainly due to the aftertaste, but sometimes it's the best choice at the bar
if you insist on Beam and can spend ~$40.00, go for the Basil Hayden. it's got a little less bite to it than either of those you mentioned
of course, if you wanna spend that much you have a lot more choices beyond the world of Beam

Best babby's first whisky?

>>9823542
Jameson's

starting out with a bourbon or rye is a really easy way to go on thinking that all whiskey is super harsh, robust, and manly.

let this be your gateway whiskey so you can appreciate the rest later.

>>9823569
Thank you, kind anon
I really appreciate this post

>>9823486
I was getting a bottle for my Dad and not myself. I called him up to see if he even wanted pricier bourbon and mentioned your stuff in addition to Bakers and he insisted that I not spend over $20 a bottle for him.
Ended up getting him a bottle of Double Oak.

>>9817765

>Alcohol comes in glass bottle
>Retard gets upset when you move it to another glass bottle

Okay, bud.

>>9800325
Single malt glenfiddich 18.. 21 is awesome too many sawbucks.. bourbon is all about the bullet bourbon 10yr SOME ONE TELL ME DIFFERENTLY PLEASE

>>9817579
>>9817765
>Anime poster
>Sperg-filled reactionary response
>Contrarian with no evidence to back up claims
Pure, unadulterated cancer.

I bought some glenmorangie... it was pretty good I guess

>>9823542
Crown Royal is always nice too

>>9820402
Because McLellands is a brand that takes bad barrels from Morrison Bowmore's owned distilleries and repackages them at a discount. They're basically 3 year old scotches that failed quality assurance test to having the distillery name put on them which is why actual people who drink and research whisky never recommen them.

>>9824338
Scotch isn't fucking wine though and doesn't benefit from a decanter and if you fuck up it oxidizes it faster
http://scotchaddict.com/why-do-you-put-scotch-in-a-decanter.html
Fucking morons, and of course you only use ad hom because you are low info retards

Is there a good place to start for a decent quality bourbon? I've had Wild Turkey and it was okay, but I'm curious what a better example of bourbon would be like. Some say Maker's Mark, but a lot of others decry it.

>>9824703
Four Roses, Buffalo Trace and Bulleit are all good choices.

>>9824703
Henry McKenna single barrel

>>9824642
holy nigger tits, will you just neck yourself already? please?
i poured about 1/3 of each bottle and the liquor was in the decanters for less than 48 hours
anyway, it wasn’t your liquor and there was no chance of you ever getting even a taste of this potentially oxidized and criminally tainted booze
so, can you please just be autistic somewhere else?
you might enjoy /r9k:

>>9824642
btw, two of the responses to your sperg posts weren’t even me
i’m the guy who originally posted the sideways decanters

drinking 1.75l a day
havent been eating
how long do you give until death?

What's the best cigar/whiskey pairing?

>>9826213
stuff that you can’t find and can’t afford

>>9826292

reeeeee

>>9826213
Dalwhinnie Cigar Malt and whichever proper Cuban you prefer.

>>9826292
Jej.

>>9826412
Whoops, Dalmore.

>>9800325
Who else pounds back $6.50 heaven hill whiskey?

my chest hurts
think this may be finally it

What are some better versions of what wild turkey 101 tastes like? I'm very new to whisky and wild turkey is the only one I can drink straight so far and enjoy.

>>9827130
Embrace the darkness.
You're heading to the right place.

>>9826511
Just whisky, not bourbon? I'd be tempted to give it a shot if that color isn't artificial.

>>9813963
Trying this Crown Royal Northern Harvest stuff which apparently won an award last year. It's pretty good, tastes a bit like scotch. I've had it neat but I find it tastes better with ice.

>>9820862
>You know there's actually some good rye whiskey that comes from those stills, right?
Dickle, Templeton, Angel's... My local Costco has the Bulleit for $35/1.75lt. I am sipping it neat right now idgaf.

>>9828598
It's pretty good. It's funny to think back how much those first bottles were going for after that review came out compared to what they go for now.

There were ads on kijiji asking for $150+, and a buddy managed to get me a bottle for Christmas from a store and paid about 80 bucks for it. Now it's around $36 at most liquor stores in Alberta.

>>9821704
Suprisingly good reviews.

Loved OG pendelton then this changed everything. cant ahve enough.

>>9821391
>Tullamore Dew
The worst whiskey I've ever had. I get absolutely zero taste from it besides what appears to be rubbing alcohol. I wouldn't even pay $7 for that swill.

>>9829020
>The worst whiskey I've ever had
Oh don't be so fucking dramatic. If that's the worst you have ever had then you haven't had much.

>>9829077
For the past year I would give it as a shot at parties as "the wort thing you will ever taste." Every single person agreed.

I'd say around 30-40 people near spitting it out is a good enough sample size.

Maybe you're serious, maybe you actually do enjoy it. My question is why something that everyone I've drank with has hated cost anything more than $14 a bottle.

>>9829119
>It would come to be known as the most ficticious tale to ever be spun in the history of 4chan

>>9829119
I didnt say my opinion of Dew one way or the other. What I said is you don't have enough experience to make such a strong statement.

>>9829152
pretty much this.

>I'm going to drop 20 or so bux to get a bottle of whiskey I hate just so I can advertise to everyone how bad it is
>STEP RIGHT UP STEP RIGHT UP AND TASTE THE WORLD'S WORST WHISKY
>there, the fags in that general will have to believe me now!

Having a cheeky japanese highball using Toki. Pretty good

>>9828956
my first rye. it's on major discount right now. good deal

>>9829165
Are you seriously suggesting it is more likely I fabricated an entire story than that I bought a bottle of booze I and the people I know did not enjoy?

>>9829174
If you are telling the truth it just reinforces my point about your experience level. I picture a party with a bunch of 19 year olds drinking rum and coke but one guy brought what he read is "really good whiskey" so a bunch of guys tried to act all sophisticated by chugging iff the bottle and gagged, therefore it must be bad. When you have puked off if plastic jug Ten High a couple times get back to me on Tulamore Dew.

>>9829166
>Japanese highball
Do tell.

>>9829119
>would give it as a shot at parties
>around 30-40 people
you sir are a liar and i refute thee
there’s roughy 16 shots in a standard 750ml bottle and i doubt you had a handle of TD
i do agree that it’s nothing special, but you lie
faget

>>9829328
That's 16 1.5 oz shots. There are something like 25 one oz shots in a fifth, and most people didn't want a full shot after seeing their friend's reactions to it.
I'm glad I'm rid of that shit, and can only warn others not to waste their money on it.

>>9829356
>Holding fast against the tide of doubt
You're committed to the lie, I'll give you that.

>>9829391
this

>>9829356
you’re not even old enough to legally buy liquor, are you?
you also seem like a poorfag

>>9829356
>1 oz shots
My god man just walk away already.

What's the feeling in your chest that sets in instantly after the first shot of the night?

>>9829493
the feeling that i can be someone i'm not

>>9829020
This. Tullamore is shit

>>9829565
samefag.
it’s ok
everyone was new to 4chins once
take it like a man: in the balls

>>9829565
Lol, samefag

>>9829598
>>9829612
Irish are literally worse than Jews

>>9829493
kaede is cute, and drunk

>>9829598
>everyone who doesn't like what I like is samefagging

>>9829174
>>9829273
He's right you know. If you think you're a big man go grab a pint of Chyme's and let us know how that stacks up to good old Tully.

>>9821391
Wondering how long this would go on before somebody brought up Irish whiskeys. Personally I love Jameson. So smooth, I can see how you feel it is syrup-y. Teeling's is for pompous fools, Bushmills is a little peaty for a whiskey for me. Try Powers for a more mild Jameson and worse hangover. Personally the best I've had was Kilbeggan's.

>>9826412
>>9826413
Dalmore cigar malt is just marketing memes, Dalmore a shit. Get yourself some Bunnahabhain.

>>9830470
>It's a meme he said, without a shred of irony. You should drink a type of drink that has an 72 character long name that is unpronouncable by human mouthparts instead.

>>9830428
>Teeling's is for pompous fools
lolwut
Green Spot, Yellow Spot, Red Breast are all pretty good too imho

>>9829174
>>9829356
>>9829565
>>9829680
>>9829725
>samefags are literally worse than Jews

>>9831307
Jews are literally samefags

>>9831293
Redbreast is really good.

For me, it's Evan Williams.

The original. I've noticed whiskey companies are starting to make faggy flavors of all their products to attract feminized faggots and maybe even women.

>>9827171
Send help

Am I pussy to drink bourbon with coke? I love it its one of my favorite cocktails. I can't stand it straight though, makes me gag.

I like Jim Beam. I started buying it because of GG allin's music about it.

>Go to a bar with whiskies
>Ask for the Bunnahabhain 12
>Get a blank look
>Ask again
>Get the same blank look
>Pronounce it like "bun a bain" instead
>"Oh THAT one"
>They bring over a Bowmore

>>9832979
>Bunnahabhain 12
mah nigga

>>9832970
No, its fine. Try mixing it with soda water and see if you can stomach the taste then, and slowly work your way towards straight.

>>9832970
If you like bourbon coke then by all means enjoy it. You shouldn't need permission from strangers to enjoy something. We are not in highschool here folks.
Now as for Beam, I would just suugest trying some other bourbons in that price range. I feel like Beam is overpriced for what it is. Just like the Tulamore Dew argument, my biggest criticism isn't that it's bad, just that it's uninteresting. Maybe try Four Roses, Wild Turkey, or Bulleit. To be honest I actually prefer Evan Williams or Elija Craig to Beam and they are both cheaper.

>>9832979
>whisky poseur
Literally no one cares, hipster.

>>9832979
You read like a really pretentious douche anon. Are you such a raging sperglord that you couldn't just ask for a drinks list?

>>9830340
>cites a Canadian in an argument about an Irish
>has literally no point, just name dropping shit
>fails to understand that literally no one here is evangelizing for Dew.
>still samefagging
Go drink your one ounce shots of Chimes then faggot. Hope the flavor doesnt clash with your cottoncandy flavored vapes.

>>9833693
>Got so utterly BTFO being called out over """""giving shots of Tullamore Dew to 30 or 40 people at a party""""" that he is trying to change the direction of the narrative to save face
Pathetic.

>>9833693
hey are you the same anon who got assblasted over me putting that Springbank in a decanter?

>>9833712
Lol you quoted the wrong guy then.

>>9833749
Lol you quoted the wrong guy as well.

>>9833670
>>9833499
I started to taking swigs straight from the bottle and chasing it. It's not bad at all actually. I'm getting more used to the taste. Only problem is acid reflux burping and getting some booze in my throat, hurts. I've drank half a bottle tonight although very slowly.

>>9834520
whoa whoa... you're not supposed to fucking chug the stuff straight from the bottle you savage!

put it in a glass over ice and sip! the flavors will be much more noticable and itwill get more and more mellow as the ice melts

>>9834603
Oh. The goal is not to get as hammered as possible? I've been drinking wrong all these years!

It became an empty bottle today.
This was a good whiskey, but maybe you bought a barrel from the UK.
I think Japanese whiskey is overestimated.

Anyone keep an archive of samples of whiskies you've bought? I'm thinking of buying a bunch of small glass bottles and saving a few ounces of every whisky i buy.

>>9836497
Why? For comparison tasting against other whiskies?

>>9836497
no.
interesting idea i guess.
i

stop drinking

>>9836497
I was reading about this idea where you take a an empty bottle and add a little of every whisky you buy to it. Over time you create a blend that reflects your own personal drinking history, and one that is always changing.

Makes me wish I had saved a little of pic related. Damn that was good stuff.

>>9838689
neck yourself

>>9838709
i never liked this idea.
just finish your bottles

I just had a glass of Yamazaki. I'm forever ruined.

I honestly don't know why anyone would drink scotch. It just tastes like alcohol did to me as a child, which is to say motor oil. Bourbon all the way.

>>9840388
everybody's different anaon, that's what makes the world a beautiful place

>>9803961
monkey shoulder

>>9840625
Thanks for the non-answer.

>>9840662
you didn't ask a question.
you just basically informed us that your babby taste buds never matured

>>9800590
>>9810967
>I enjoyed JD Single Barrel
This, it's pretty good.

>>9840388
>I only like the sweetest of corn whiskeys
Childlike tastes indeed.

>>9840682
"Answer" doesn't necessarily imply a question, dipshit. Talk about alcohol and stop shitting up the thread.

>>9840859

an·swer
ˈansər/
noun
noun: answer; plural noun: answers

1.
a thing said, written, or done to deal with or as a reaction to a question, statement, or situation.

you're the dipshit.

How good is balentines?

>>9840886
> statement, or situation.

Dipshit can't read or come up with rebuttals better than "no u". Thanks for quoting your own disproof.

>>9823468
go for devil's cut if you want to stick with beam

>>9821704
i thought it was better than glenfiddich 12

>>9840908
Highly variable. Sometimes good, sometimes good for dissolving paint.

>>9841093
Neat, mixing or both?

>>9831128
Holy shit it's literally just Celtic you fucking uneducated moron.
And it is better than Dalmore OBs, especially the 18 year.
>>9833675
>>9833692
Again kill yourselves that you defend retards who don't know common scotch names.
>>9840908
Cheaper Black Bush, so not the best.
>>9821704
It's too young for me and the 40% version is both watery yet hot. If you want a blended malt stick to Compass Box

Any rum is 100% better than your finest. Prove me wrong

>>9842108
>Gets BTFO across multiple posts
>INITIATE MAXIMUM DEFENSIVE MODE
>Womanly eyes full of tears, weak scraggly chin quivering
>But muh fine European luxury spirits!
>Those 21 year old waitresses earning $9.50/hr should be rabid scotch drinkers and know all the regional flavours and vintages

>>9842108
>retards who don't know common scotch names.
kek
are you the 1-oz. shot guy?

I'm off whiskey and on beer tonight. It sucks. Can't get drunk on this shit. But I'm trying to cut down.

>>9842135
Martin Luther was a her etic. He should have burned.

>>9843275
yur mum was a hairy tick

>>9804126
Monkey shoulder puts more money into marketing than into making a good whisky. It's got a decent nose, but no body to speak of.

Default recommendation for cheap but decent is highland park 12yo.
Talisker 10 is also surprisingly cheap for how good it is

Opened a bottle of Glendronach 12 last night. Very good. Only thing is that my local store was selling it for 80 bucks. Seems a bit much for a 12 year old scotch. 40 to 50 would have been more reasonable

>>9845255
Looks like it goes for about 60 burgerbucks around here. That's also the price Macallan 12 goes for. I guess most of the premium comes from the sherry casks.

Going to get a bottle of bourbon today but wanna try something new. Larceny and Bullit are my usual do tos.

>>9845396
What is your price range? I think I'm going to try Russell's Reserve the next time I buy bourbon.

Any love?

>>9800325
I'm a whiskey novice and am currently building my collection and have started with the 4 in pic related. Am I on the right track?

>>9845732
Absolut garbage
t. swede

Fancy liquors are just more trouble than they're worth. I will occasionally buy a nice bottle and tell myself I'll only have my first few drinks on it and switch to my bad stuff but i end up getting wasted and drink the whole bottle via shots of mixers.

>>9845955
>tell myself I'll only have my first few drinks on it and switch to my bad stuff but i end up getting wasted and drink the whole bottle via shots of mixers.
I'm sorry but this is the Whisky Thread, al/ck/ is 3 doors over.

>>9845732
Mackmyra is shit. They are releasing a 12yo in February which I'm hoping on

>>9845470
>>9845396
Hopefully didn't fuck up, will find out later tonight.

Giving this to my dad as a Christmas gift. Is he a pleb, /ck/?

>>9846176
If you're his kid then probably

>>9846176
I really liked it when I had it a few years back. Nice malt blend. Used to be reasonably priced.

>>9846176
You could do worse. Hope he likes it. Is he a regular scotch drinker?

>>9846176
I wish I could gift my dad whisky, but he only ever drinks bud light. literally. He'll get irritated at restaurants if they don't have it. He especially hates when he gets offered miller light instead.

I don't get it. All light beers taste the same to me

>>9846176
No, JW Green is good. You're a good son if you actually get him that.

>>9803126
Tried it. Only because it was the cheapest of the nip whiskeys for sale.

>>9803126
Not bad at all. Definitely not as good as the nikka coffee grain but definitely not swill.

So I'm new to the whisky thing. Trying to find a brand that I can enjoy. So far I've tried:
-Herman Marshal (local brewery)
-Knob Creek
-Little bit of Jack Daniels original

I'm looking for a whisky bar that lets me run floats or samplers so I can find something I like. I'm in the DFW area. I don't care if it's whisky, whiskey, bourbon, scotch, or something else. I'd prefer this than dropping multiple 50s on bottles that I may try once and never drink again.

I know there's The Londoner, but I'm hoping to find something a little closer to home. What does the hive recommend?

bought this from duty free coming back from London last week. ~60 USD for 1L
great sherry cask flavor, lots of spices on the palate. 8/10 overall

Best whisky for a poorfag like myself?

>>9846674
Whisky? Don't bother. Whiskey? Evan Williams.

>>9846729
>talks shit about whisky/whiskey that's not American
>recommends Evan Williams
Fucking poorfag alcoholic 56%er scum

>>9846083
What's it like Anon?
Only ever had the Lagavulin 16

>>9846674
Depends on what kind do you prefer; do you want scotch, bourbon, rye?

>>9847046
Scotch, preferably

>>9847012
Not him but I remember it being delicious

>>9846979
Yeah, piss cheap scotch is shit. I guess you could read that as talking shit, but the fact of the matter is that at lower price points, scotch can't compete with bourbon. Cheap bourbon still gets you something aged in fresh casks, as opposed to a shitty scotch grain whisky aged in 9th and 10th refills. Unless someone posts a price range, I'm going to assume poorfag means they want the cheapest palatable bottle. You can get drinkable bourbon for $20 per 1.75 liters. Scotch doesn't get drinkable until you hit stuff that costs ~$30 per 0.75 L.

>>9847078
Truth. You can (for the time being) get very good quality bourbon for half the price of an acceptable scotch. Although I'm now seeing a shit ton of bourbons in the $50+ range that didn't exist a few years ago. Really tickles the pickle.

>>9847078
Not necessarily. Cheap scotch is definitely more of a crap shoot but if you're looking for something cheaper you could always go with monkey shoulder. It's blended but quite a nice dram. Especially for the price.

>>9847051
>>9846674
Famous Grouse is pretty good for an inexpensive scotch. Grants is okay.

I would recommend trying to save up a bit and buy the next price level of scotches though if you can; you'll get a much better bang for your buck.

Strathisla, Monkey Shoulder, Johnny Walker Black, and Island Of Jura are all good choices.

Have you people ever tasted this?

>>9847269
Of course. I just had a glass of it.

>>9847279

how about.. $190..

Anyone else get cheek/eye twitches the next day after drinking hard?

>>9847289

back aches, sciatic nerve failures right down to my toes, shivering, hot flashes, depression, anxiety.

take your pick. Mostly its peripheral nerve failure.

>>9847283
used to be able to get a bottle for £55.
I hate how expensive whisky has gotten.

>>9847331
Shame that it takes so long for distilleries to respond to demand. I'm looking forward to increased production from a number of distilleries though.

>>9847352
i think a big thing in the future is that sherried whiskies are going to go up in price significantly since nobody drinks it anymore. Bourbon is getting bigger but at the same time aging beer on bourbon casks is super popular so might happen there too.

>>9847301
How long have you been drinking heavily?

>>9820289
My mom goes through that shit like toothpicks

>>9847410
I'd like distilleries to experiment with different casks. My vision for a distillery is one where they make craft beer in casks then use the same ones to make whisky.

>>9847410
That's actually something I hadn't considered. Fortified wines in general seem to be losing ground on all fronts, so a handy supply of port and sherry casks to finish your whiskey/rum/brandy in may not be a guarantee in the future.

>>9847529
We may seem them come back like gin. Never underestimate hipsters.

>>9823468
I've given up on JB Black since they dropped the age statement.

>>9800325
I bought a bottle of Glenfiddich 12 years and am finding it quite decent, drank one half of the bottle in 1 week... It's not too cheap where I live in, though (equivalent to around $33 USD). Pic related.

>>9801324
Bottle says "Unchillfiltered - Uncoloured", that's pretty interesting. How good was it?

I'm going to dinner with my boss next week. What drink should I order with my prime rib?

>>9847586
thats nice, got a bottle sitting here too, i want those glasses, shit i even got the yakuza 6 game just for the glasses.

>>9807333
>live in texas
>blantons is non existant beyond bars

the only way i would be able to get a bottle is to go to another state where they have it and bring it back. theres some retarded law where liquor cant be shipped here.

>>9847586
Douchebags on here raise a big stink about Glenfiddich, Glenlivet and Chivas Regal, but they are some of the best selling scotch whiskeys in the world. I don't mind Glenfiddich. I'd like to try the 18 year old one of these days.

>>9847601
get red wine and ask for the server's recommendation. they're paid to know more than you

>>9847651
>Best selling means that it's good

>>9847601
Order the most expensive and fanciest red wine available and charge it on your boss, when you see his reaction aks him "What, you can't pay that? You capitalist pig?". Don't forget to make someone else capture it on video and upload the webm for us.

>>9847651
Cool.
> Douchebags on here raise a big stink about Glenfiddich
I got your point, but just to make it clear, I am rather a noob than a douchebag. I've been buying really cheap scotch whiskies and for once I wanted to spend a bit more. So that bottle thing was the most expensive I was willing to spend my money on, with the obvious mean of simply getting started into the world of whisky...

>>9847665
>Best selling means it can't be good

>>9842167
no you fag
>>9847078
Well no shit thats because you live in America where import costs dont apply.
Also most Speyburn is better than most bourbon at that price range sans Weller
>>9847269
literally everyone has
>>9847283
ive had a glass of this and i vastly preferred the 8 year special edition. this one felt kinda weaksauce desu.
>>9847651
>but they are some of the best selling scotch whiskeys in the world
good sellers=/=good whisky in comparison to everything else out there. they sell because of marketing and price since thats all you need to push anything in this era of economics.
glenfiddich 12 is decent compared to some entry level scotches but you tell me you'd take glenlivet or chivas regal over a glendronach 12 or even the 8? and thats the issue. glenlivet cask strength is great stuff but the entry level stuff like the 12 and especially the reserve blue box is not worth the time or money especially when Auchentoshan and Aberlour are the same money or less.

>>9848030
Not wrong about popular scotch, but you must be quite the faggot to only like a wheated bourbon of all things at that price point. Reminds me of the lel icecubes are so spicy jokes.

>>9847665
This is one of the stupidest comments I have read in a long time.

>>9847700
I meant raise a stink in the negative sense of the phrase. Lots of people bag on those brands but they're being pretentious blowhards.

>>9800590
This was my go to in highschool. Expensive enough to taste good at that age and cheap enough to afford it each weekend. It has it's past with me - I'll still drink it from time to time.

>>9803272
>at least the whiskey won't leave me
>proceeds to go to the bathroom for a piss

>>9838948
Why ruined?

Sigh went through about 400ml of my 750 that I bought Friday

>>9848895
you tell that poo in the loo to srop drinking your booze!

>>9848895
What did you buy?

I always drink bulleit bourbon. I don't know if this is a meme or considered good or bad or what but I like it. Thoughts on this drink?