Whiskey General

[Anonymous No.10802639]

Whiskey thread? Share your favourites.

Any recommendations for beginner Islay?

[Anonymous No.10802657]

>>10802639
i have some hibiki right now, its good but i dont think it was worth the 50 dollars i paid for it

[Anonymous No.10802738]

Prove me wrong, 4 Roses is the best bourbon known to mankind.

Protip: you can't.

[Anonymous No.10802863]

>>10802639
pic related is my affordable go-to

[Anonymous No.10802867]

Buffalo trace is my go-to cheap bourbon.

Maker's is what I splurge on. Or Eagle rare.

Bourbon is GOAT.

[Anonymous No.10802913]

>>10802867
I prefer Buffalo Trace to Makers, although Makers is at 45% and BT at 40% which is a downside.

I was planning to pick up a bottle of JD Single Barrel last week which Ive wanted for a while, but when I got round to going the offer they had on it was finished so I didnt bother.

[Anonymous No.10802925]

>>10802913
Not a big fan of Jack desu.

Buffalo trace is super smooth for its price point. The only problem is it's kind of hard to find. I live in Louisville, Kentucky and I still have to scope it out. Their operation is still pretty small.

I think Eagle Rare eaked out Maker's for me since I've tried it. It's the same price point, but because it's a BT bourbon you can't find it anywhere.

[Anonymous No.10802958]

>>10802925
BT is fairly easy to find in the UK. It's in most of the main supermarkets. Its also good on price..currently £18 where I shop (Standard JD is £16 by comparison).

I'd like to try some more bourbons, but I typically feel that for the same price, I can probably get a nicer Scotch or Rum than I can bourbon.

[Anonymous No.10802987]

>>10802958

I think the good starter set for bourbon is Four Roses, Eagle Rare, Maker's, Evan Williams Single Barrel and Wild Turkey (also super good for the price)

Idk about scotch. I need to try some good one because they all taste mossy to me.

[Anonymous No.10802990]

is this actually good?

[Anonymous No.10803324]

>>10802990
I mean, you have it right in front of you. Give a try yourself.

[Anonymous No.10803363]

>>10803324
im actually waiting on the finalization of my house being bought to crack it open (like a week from now) i wanna know what im in for aside for a 30 year debt

[Anonymous No.10803368]

>>10802867
>>10802913
Try Larceny. I think it blows BT out of the water for the same price point

[Anonymous No.10803480]

>>10802987
>Wild Turkey
A classic. I quit drinking but that stuff used to be a serious addiction of mine. As good as Maker's Mark but generally cheaper and stronger.

[Anonymous No.10803496]

>>10803368

Got a bottle of this for christmas. One of the best bourbons ive ever had. Told myself i was going to save it and a week later is wad gone.

[Anonymous No.10803514]

>>10802639
When funds, moods, and prospects are low I grab a feef of good ol Virginia Gent

[Anonymous No.10803548]

>>10802738
Their small batch is fucking amazing

[Anonymous No.10803557]

>>10802639
Weller, Old Grandad BiB, Turkey 101, or if you’re broke JTS Brown.

[Anonymous No.10803562]

>>10803363
I've heard pretty much all japanese whisky is excellent except for shit like Nikka Black that's meant to be cheap rotgut

[Anonymous No.10803656]

Peated scotch whiskey aka Laphroaig has a very powerful flavor. The peat flavor is the most prominent. I'm not sure I can handle this shit. I may just stick to Bourbon. Whats a good Scotch for a Bourbon man? I have had this aged Speyburn before I believe. I thought it was really tasty.

[Anonymous No.10803685]

>>10802639
This isn't exactly budget-friendly, but it's so damn good. I wish some American distillery would try to recreate the Irish pot still style.

[Anonymous No.10803720]

>>10803656
Good scotch is too expensive to fuck with imo. Anything good is like $60+/bottle in the US

[Anonymous No.10803726]

>>10802639
Fantastic at any price. At 35 or 40 a bottle, it's unbelievably good.

[Anonymous No.10803744]

>>10802639
oh fuck yes my dudes!

[Anonymous No.10803760]

>>10803656
Scotch whisky has regions to it just like wine does;
Laphroaig is from the island of Islay, which is traditionally known for its peatbomb whiskys, while Speyburn is from a region in the Highlands called Speyside.

[Anonymous No.10803790]

>>10803656
Oban 14 tasted like dry honey when I tried it

[Anonymous No.10803794]

>>10803760
>t. whisky for dummies

[Anonymous No.10803803]

>>10803760
For some reason I was expecting something smooth, and sweat in compulsive my mind. I have never tasted liquor like Laphroaig before. The shit is extremely pungent.

[Anonymous No.10803805]

>>10803803
>I was expecting something smooth, and sweat in compulsive my mind

Then you want a Lowland whisky. Try Auchentoshan.

[Anonymous No.10803806]

Over 9000 barrels of bourbon came crashing down in this distillery collapse.

https://youtu.be/ZeXPFdinUAI

[Anonymous No.10803808]

>>10803726
Muh nigga. Just picked it up myself and it's probably the best whiskey I've had. Tom's of powerful flavors but none are overwhelming and it's smooth as water with insane, intense spice.

[Anonymous No.10803816]

>>10803808
Stuff would be an absolute bargain at twice the price.

[Anonymous No.10803818]

>>10803805
Thank you for the recommendation

[Anonymous No.10803823]

>>10803816
Yeah. Especially considering one of the two rye's in the blend is a 16-year.

[Anonymous No.10803826]

cutty sark

[Anonymous No.10803830]

>>10803806
looks like they probably only lost a couple of percent. barrels are pretty robust.

[Anonymous No.10803831]

>>10803826
Delet dis

[Anonymous No.10803842]

>>10803826
>2018
>drinking Cutty Sark over J&B

it's like you aren't even a 76 year old divorced HAM radio enthusiast uncle who isn't invited to family events after "the incident" at Pam's wedding in 1999

[Anonymous No.10803843]

>>10803823
It's obviously fantastic straight, but if you have the itch, m8x up a Manhattan with high west. It's the best I've had in ~30 years of legal drinking. Goes perfectly with carpano antica and a griotte or two.

[Anonymous No.10803860]

High West is 100 dollarydoos in Australia. Is it worth paying that much for it?

[Anonymous No.10803877]

>>1080386
>freedom dollars to dollarydoos
I dont know the exchange rates. In Fatassistan, 35 bucks equates to about two people at a casual chain restaurant. IMO, the bottle would be fairly, even cheaply priced, at two times that.

[Anonymous No.10803885]

>>10803860
See
>>10803877
I fucked up typing. I'm a bit boozed up.

[Anonymous No.10803890]

>>1080387
Google says 100 dollarydoos = 74 freedom units

[Anonymous No.10803913]

>>10803890
Well played with the post number. Actual kek, lol.

Also, it depends on you financial situation. Can you afford to drop a hundy on booze with no ragerts? If so, I think you'll be very happy with the money you spent. If a hundy is a stretch for you financially, think twice. High West is very, very good booze. But if a hundred didgereedollars is too much, it's too much.

[Anonymous No.10803926]

Grabbed a bottle of George Dickel No. 12 the other day. It was really good in a Buckaroo, which is basically a whiskey and cola with a couple dashes of bitters to help cut the sweetness.

[Anonymous No.10803938]

>>10803926
Cant argue with Dickel. Really good Tennessee booze. Mixes well, tastes really good straight. Nothing wrong with it at all.

[Anonymous No.10803963]

>>10803913
I could easily afford 100 dollarydoos.
I used to buy Booker's for the same price but I can't find it anywhere now.
Is there a shortage of Booker's in the USA at all?

[Anonymous No.10803992]

>>10803963
FWIW, I think high west is much better than booker's That's obviously subjective, but if you look around for reviews, I'm not alone in my opinion. It really is exceptional booze.

[Anonymous No.10804017]

>>10803992
https://www.nicks.com.au/high-west-american-prairie-reserve-bourbon-whiskey-750ml

Is this the same one you get over there?
It says American prairie reserve on the label, it looks different than your picture

[Anonymous No.10804039]

>>10804017
Shheeeet negro. That one is about 50 freedom dollars a bottle. Given exchange rates and transport costs to the land down under, seems a-close-to-fair price to me.

[Anonymous No.10804049]

>>10804039
Alcohol gets taxed hard over here.
As a reference point 700ml (fifth) bottle of Jack is about 45 dollarydoos.

[Anonymous No.10804063]

>>10804049
Yowza on taxes. I guess that healthcare ain't free.
All things considered, seems a reasonable price. Give it a shot.

[Anonymous No.10804083]

>>10802639
>Any recommendations for beginner Islay?

I recommend Speyside

[Anonymous No.10804245]

>>10804083
bunnahabhain 12

or

bruichladdich 10

[Anonymous No.10804955]

>>10802639
>Any recommendations for beginner Islay?
Caol Ila 12 is usually a good beginner peated Islay. If you want unpeated try Bunnahabhain 12 or Bruichladdich Classic Laddie.
>>10803363
Harmony is basically just a better Dewars 12 except it’s also double the price.
If you want something Japanese get at least Nikka Pure Malt but honestly Japanese available in the Western markets are not very good and if they are they’re usually $200 and above thanks to the stupid demand for them. If you want the tropical fruit flavours but for less money get something from Isle of Arran or unpeated Caol Ila as they make some decently economical single malts at cask strength.
>>10803514
Do you also drink shooters of Everclear unironically?
>>10803860
Which High West? If it’s Campfire or Midwinter Nights Dram then id say yes.

[Anonymous No.10804980]

i'm making jack and coke beef jerky

[Anonymous No.10804987]

>>10803480
You guys seem like you know your bourbons so could one of you help me out? I've tried a bunch of the more mainstream lower end stuff and my favourite has become a toss up between WT101 or bulleit. A quick search online tells me that apparently they are both high rye so I will also like something like woodford reserve. I tried that and I really don't agree with it- it's really sweet, but sorta cloying and not in a nice way. I've also tried russel's reserve single barrel, and I think it's a nice drop but it's moving away from the harsher spice/sour that I get from WT101/bulleit respectively.

What I'm trying to ask is whether there's anything out there that I should bother trying, that does what WT101/bulleit does, but better. Or am I more or less at the end of my bourbon journey and should just be satisfied that nothing else will do this 'flavour profile'/whatever better than what I've already found.

>>10803562
Mate if you get the change I absolutely recommend giving nikka black a go (assuming you're getting it for dirt cheap/close to retail). For their market's 'this is supposed to be the lowest price/and standard equivalent', it's really a lot more value/complex than it's allowed to be. I'd throw it into a 'japanese teachers/JB/you get what you pay for but for this price you should be happy you're getting it'-category.

[Anonymous No.10805658]

>>10804987
I asked my boy to pick me up a fifth of Nikka Black while he's vacationing in Japan, but he forgets shit and I already owe him money so it's not likely. Also him and the other friend he's with are alcoholics lite so I don't know if they'd be able to have restraint with a bottle.

Also, the worst liquor I've ever had was Lauder's Blended scotch ($13 a fifth even with my state's large markup), so I'm a bit suspect on bargain scotches

[Anonymous No.10806070]

>>10805658
Sounds good man. Lauder's is not available where I am, so I can't say whether our tastes will match or not, but if it's any condolences to your state's large markup I looked it up and I can get it online nationally for $40 AUD.

[Anonymous No.10806615]

>>10804987
Seriously, try Larceny or Buffalo Trace

[Anonymous No.10806631]

>>10802639
I've learned that I'm not ready for 100+ proof whiskey. Old grand-dad kicks my ass. Think I'll stick to Jameson black barrel and Glenfiddich 12 for now.

[Anonymous No.10806652]

>>10806615
>Larceny
actually not bad for a startup bourbon. It's only been on the market for like a year or two now. Same company as Evan Williams (highly underrated, imo) and Elijah Craig. It's kind of their middle of the road stuff.

[Anonymous No.10806712]

Cheap shit but i love the taste of this

[Anonymous No.10806985]

>>10806070
Sin taxes were a mistake

[Anonymous No.10807044]

did i get memed?
its not bad but lagavulin is much better

[Anonymous No.10808515]

>>10807044
Talisker is a meme brand desu

[Anonymous No.10808734]

>>10803656
Dalwhinnie 15yr
Auchentoshan Three Wood
Balvenie Doublewood
Macallan 10

These are all fairly easy to find and won’t break the bank. These are all ‘approachable’ and good for a beginner Scotch drinker.

Scotch from Islay, and other peat bombs, are not recommended for Scotch ‘beginners’. They’re definitely an acquired taste.

[Anonymous No.10808740]

>>10803685
I don’t usually dig Irish whiskey, but that stuff is great.

[Anonymous No.10808771]

>2018
>Not drinking exclusively Woodford Reserve® Double Oaked™

[Anonymous No.10808773]

Tried a cocktail recipe with tonic water today

worst fucking taste of my entire life

how can people even stomach this

[Anonymous No.10808778]

>>10807044
I liked it, but I wouldn’t spend the $100+ for a bottle.

How is Talisker a meme brand? The 10yo is a solid, affordable bottle. Storm is decent. They’re not as good as Laphroaig or Ardbeg, but that doesn’t make them a meme.

[Anonymous No.10808782]

>>10808773
Whiskey and tonic water? Never heard of that. Shame on you for even attempting that.

[Anonymous No.10809033]

After a few drinks I find the peat taste of Islay to be more tolerable hahahah

[Anonymous No.10809079]

>>10803842
underrated post

[Anonymous No.10809089]

>>10809079
so how is j&b actually?

[Anonymous No.10809385]

I've got a bottle of Rittenhouse I use for Manhattans. They taste alright.
honestly, I don't really drink straight whiskey.

[Anonymous No.10809436]

>>10802639
I remember one time I shared an entire 40 of Wiser’s Triple Barrel with my friend at the time, and I drank it straight on an empty stomach. I literally couldn’t stand after we were done, and keep in mind, I’m that lightweight asshole you see uninvited at parties who feels a buzz after one beer.

[Anonymous No.10810535]

Jack is garbage.
Bourbons are garbage.

[Anonymous No.10810650]

>>10810535
>Jack is garbage
Yes
>Bourbon is garbage
No

[Anonymous No.10811243]

>>10802863
Good choice m8

[Anonymous No.10812692]

Is Old Crow drinkable? I am tempted to buy it since I have no money and it's only 9 bucks a bottle.

[Anonymous No.10812759]

>>10812692
Get a decent ginger ale

[Anonymous No.10812847]

>>10802639

[Anonymous No.10812983]

>>10802738
Oh man, i really should try some more Bourbon, I've only had a lot of Scotches and Jack. Been eyeing this one for a while actually.

[Anonymous No.10813312]

>>10809089
its very drinkable for being such cheap crap. makes nice scotch and sodas, though its not something you'd sip or enjoy neat

[Anonymous No.10813344]

>>10802639
>Any recommendations for beginner Islay?
If the style interests you, I'd go straight for a bottle of Ardbeg 10. It's pretty intense at first, but has the smoke and sea flavors for days

[Anonymous No.10813345]

>>10808515
it's the other way around actually. Lagavulin is as much of a meme brand as Macallan.

[Anonymous No.10813374]

>>10802639
alcohol is a toxic potion

[Anonymous No.10813419]

>>10803368
Larceny is significantly more expensive for me to get than Buffalo Trace, £45/L vs £25/L

>>10803656
Sherry cask whisky might be a place to start. Glendronach or Glenfarclas are good examples. They tend to be sweeter and closer to bourbon than other whiskys imo.

[Anonymous No.10813493]

>>10809089
dewars is better

[Anonymous No.10813528]

Quick reminder that Australia won best single malt 2018

http://www.worldwhiskiesawards.com/winner/whisky/2018/worlds-best-single-cask-single-malt-world-whiskies-awards-2018

[Anonymous No.10813597]

>>10813528
Judgement Of Paris posting 2

[Anonymous No.10813671]

>>10802639
Posters here, please help a poor soul out; no matter how hard I try, I can't seem to enjoy aged whiskey. I can smell and pick out the appetising flavour notes that others enjoy (chocolate, rich fruits, woods, corn grain etc.) but all that vanishes on the palate with a wave of bitterness only matched by my disappointment.

What makes it even more frustrating is that I have no issue at all with other spirits, as I can comfortably sip premium and overproof neat. Ironically, this even includes gin and moonshine, both of which are usually maligned for their difficulty to enjoy straight.

Therefore, could any kind anon here help me resolve this weird mental/physiological block, or at least explain it?

[Anonymous No.10813772]

I really need a sippable whiskey.
My heart lies with Japanese whiskey but I can't get any except for the Suntory Toki.
My favourite was the Hibiki 12 and Chita but those are impossible to get in Utah.
Anyone have any suggestions?

[Anonymous No.10813829]

>go to a wedding this weekend
>fiancee and i are each having a glass of whiskey
>"are you guys drinking straight whiskey wtf"
>everyone at the wedding going balistic that we are drinking straight whiskey
>they proceed to take shots of fireball and chase it with coke
is it weird to not mix coke in your whiskey?
i swear this has happened to us about 5 times, do people only do mixed drinks now?

[Anonymous No.10813944]

>>10802639
>Unironically drinking rotten corn water to hide your fragile masculinity
It would be funny if it wasn't so degenerate.

[Anonymous No.10813953]

>>10813829
>is it weird to not mix coke in your whiskey?

No, you're just dealing with normies. Pay them no mind.

[Anonymous No.10813967]

>>10813829
Normalfags ignore

[Anonymous No.10813998]

>>10813829
Uncultured swine, the lot of them

[Anonymous No.10814017]

>>10813829
I drink whisky neat at home a lot. I pretty much just stick to beer or gin and tonic when I'm out in public.
If I'm at a bar well known for its whisky collection I'll probably try a few drams of whisky I haven't tried.

[Anonymous No.10814225]

You guys ever schlip by when you thought you could schloop on?

[Anonymous No.10814633]

>>10813419
thanks for the recommendation

[Anonymous No.10814792]

Haven't been around for a while, what happened to /alc/?

[Anonymous No.10814807]

>>10813829
>fireball
Did they wash that down with some Birthday Cake vodka and Marvel movies?

the state of manchildren I swear to christ

[Anonymous No.10814840]

>>10814792
mods banned it. sad, it was be best thing on /ck/ and actually helped me quit drinking for a month.

[Anonymous No.10814921]

>>10814840
shit, did they make an official announcement or was it one of those things where they just gradually got more dickish?

More importantly is there an imageboard where I can talk freely about suicidal depression

[Anonymous No.10814963]

>>10814921
>>10814840


>>>/adv/19697470

[Anonymous No.10815694]

>>10814807
>Birthday Cake vodka
Friends fiancee drinks that garbage.
Makes me wanna throw up every time she brings that out.

[Anonymous No.10815716]

>>10802639
Woodford Reserve

[Anonymous No.10815741]

>>10813345

This is why you can't trust a website polluted with teenagers. Lagavulin is the best single malt you will taste for the money.

[Anonymous No.10816526]

>>10803363
>30 year debt
So? If you're smart, you opted for that to get a much better APR. I'm putting down 20% minimum and still maxing loan life for that very reason.
They WANT to be in business with you for a generation, why not let them for favorable terms?

[Anonymous No.10816555]

>>10813829
They're faggots, don't change.
Sipping a third of a sifter is patrician, in a non-ironic sense of the word. They're garbage people projecting onto you why garbage people drink the way they do.

[Anonymous No.10816591]

Someone redpill me on Manhattans, I usually drink whiskey str8.

[Anonymous No.10816601]

>>10816591
it's an easy to assemble drink that uses common ingredients, and it has a pleasant balance between sweet and bitter when made well

[Anonymous No.10816651]

>>10815741
I'm no whisky expert, but every time I've had a glass of Lagavulin it's been an absolute treat.

there's pretty much an unwritten rule on this website where anyone stating they like anything has to have one contrarian chime in telling them that what they like is shit.

[Anonymous No.10816656]

>>10816651
It's because that guy from The Office has "likes lagavulin" as part of his stock character joke, and everyone thinks they're just as clever and funny as a professional sitcom writer. Just as tiresome as the "steamed hams" meme.

[Anonymous No.10816756]

>>10816591
I don't know what the problem is, but I enjoy whiskey straight but have hated every manhattan I've tried, tastes like whiskey but fouled a bit

[Anonymous No.10816785]

>>10816756
Sounds like whoever made them didn't do it correctly, or the sweet vermouth was utter shit

[Anonymous No.10816811]

>>10813671
Just drink rum

[Anonymous No.10817006]

>>10816785
What's "good" sweet vermouth supposed to be and what constitutes "correctly made" or is it just the ratios

[Anonymous No.10817020]

>>10817006
The ratios play a big part but a good sweet vermouth wouldn't be made by Aristocrat or whatever other cheap shit maker
Something like Martini & Rossi or Google something you lazy prick

[Anonymous No.10817332]

>>10816756
manhattans are a good cover for shit whiskey. it makes JD, Benchmark, Heaven Hill, any canadian trash, etc drinkable.

If done right, it's a treat with something like Maker's Mark. You need good, FRESH vermouth (if it gets old it tastes like pencil lead), good ice, and a dash of bitters. The cherries play a big role too.

[Anonymous No.10817705]

>>10813671
Add a teaspoon of water to your glass of whiskey, if you bitch about it not being neat then go cry in a corner.

[Anonymous No.10817899]

>>10813772
Just check the DABC site for when orders come in and at which stores. I am able to find bottles of hibiki harmony pretty regularly, but it's often stored in the back of a liquor store so you have to ask an employee.
Alternatively, develop a taste for scotch, as Japanese whisky is just a scotch copy cat. Japanese whiskey is hard to find everywhere, not just Utah.

[Anonymous No.10818314]

>>10817020
>>10817332
I made them myself with freshly opened and refrigerated Martini & Rossi vermouth and whiskey I already knew I liked, and I'm pretty sure M&R falls in the range of "okay but not amazing"

You can also say that you don't know better recommendations instead of covering with insults

[Anonymous No.10818640]

>>10804955
Might be a stupid question, but is the peat taste the smoke taste, or are they two different elements?

[Anonymous No.10819018]

>>10817899
Yeah I check the site often but its just not showing up ever.
I'm trying to develop a taste for scotch but I just haven't yet.
Theres a certain hint or note I just can't place thats different about the two.
I'm looking for some similar bottles though.
I tried Dalmore 12 the other day and it was pretty good, but still not exactly what I want.

[Anonymous No.10819061]

OGD 100

[Anonymous No.10819673]

>>10802639
>>10802738
I can't drink bourbon straight, what's wrong with me? Liquor in general kills me, I only stick to beer. I do love bourbon barrel aged stouts, though.

[Anonymous No.10819710]

>>10818640
Yes peat makes smoky, but the taste is more complex than just the smoke. It can also be earthy or mossy or have kind of medicinal or chemical flavors.

[Anonymous No.10819803]

>>10819673
You're secretly a woman.

[Anonymous No.10819950]

>>10819803

[Anonymous No.10820346]

>>10802639
What the best cheap whisky out there?

[Anonymous No.10820350]

>>10820346
Can't go wrong with Chivas 12

[Anonymous No.10820916]

Does anyone have a good iceball mold?
I bough this one but it fucking sucks.
It produces too small ice balls and oddly shaped ones.
They only last like 20 minutes.
I hate chucking off a chunk of an iceblock to get nice big ice cube for my whiskey.

[Anonymous No.10820929]

>>10820916
avoid pic related.
my wife bought it for me after breaking my other two molds and it never fucking works, is messy to set up and leaks all over the freezer

[Anonymous No.10820938]

>>10820929
I too have tried one of those.
Absolute fucking rubbish

[Anonymous No.10820961]

>>10820916
these are the set my wife broke. pretty good but keep in mind they make a rather large ball. they take up a lot of room in the freezer too. getting some soon and tossing her gift in the recycler. it was nice of her but fuck that shit

[Anonymous No.10820974]

>>10820916
get some tupperware and fill it with water and throw it in the freezer
Ice is so much more fun to carve out. All you need is a serrated knife and a something heavy to break it once you've got a groove carved into your block

[Anonymous No.10821000]

>>10820974
As a man who just cut his hand cutting ice out of his ice block no thanks.
I like cutting my first drink out of a block of ice into the perfect diamond that fits perfectly in the cup.
But 5 drinks in I fuck my shit up.
>>10820961
Same company...
hmm
Are they actually big?

[Anonymous No.10821903]

>>10821000
yes. I can't vouch for their other products but these were legit. at like 12$ for a set of two just try it and let us know

[Anonymous No.10821960]

What would be your pick out of Wild Turkey 101 or Russell's Reserve 10 year old?

Both are around the same price at my local bottle shop.

[Anonymous No.10821971]

Picked this up yesterday. How would y'all rate it? Cost was 65 bucks

[Anonymous No.10821986]

>>10821971
I'm a sucker for the aesthetic of labelled single cask bottlings, but I'm not familiar with that one

Also I hope you aren't mixing it with the coke ominously standing behind it

[Anonymous No.10821992]

>>10819673
Kills you by flavor or kills you as in you get too fucked up? My advice for liquor, especially shitty liquor, is drinking it so the vapor doesn't get in your nose

[Anonymous No.10822045]

>>10821986
No no the Mrs puts a splash in hers. I do sometimes add a splash of birch beer to mine. Usually like 1 oz

[Anonymous No.10822070]

Pic related, it's pretty good. It's not my favorite, my go to is Woodford Reserve but this is nice since each batch's blend is different.

[Anonymous No.10822082]

>>10821000
>>10821903
been looking into clear ice makers and this one has good reviews. the user video showed the end results and I'm tempted...

[Anonymous No.10822148]

>>10821971
>>10821986
It's Williamsburg Brooklyn made bourbon. One of those "we can do it too!" microstills. Call me an ass but the fact that it's made by single speed riding trust fund hipsters and not gristled old Kentucky farmers who chainsmoke Winstons is a turn off.

[Anonymous No.10822163]

>>10804987
Four roses should be right up your alley then, specifically the single barrel.

[Anonymous No.10822437]

>>10822148
Ironically enough, authenticity fixations are a hipster notion. The best single malt was made in Tasmania by some nobodies that used to make shit whiskey in a tourist trap distillery, not an heirloom distillery in Scotland with centuries of history (JUDGEMENT OF PARIS POST)

Douchebags make good shit sometimes, I wonder how the bourbon actually tastes >>10822045

[Anonymous No.10822459]

>>10803843
>>10803823
>>10803816
I'm taking a drive up to Park City today, what bottle should I pick up?

[Anonymous No.10823178]

>>10821992
Can't stand the taste, it's like I'm eating ants.

[Anonymous No.10823203]

>>10823178
Are you the same guy that complained that whiskey tastes like vomit/butyric acid? That's a really unusual problem and I can't tell you what'd fix it other than trying different liquors distilled from different base sugars (tequila, rum, vodka), maybe comparing barrel-aged vs clear, and trying to mix using the usual things that defeat bad alcohol flavor like lemon juice and sugar

[Anonymous No.10823210]

>>10823178
>>10823203
And also practice not letting it go into your nose, your problem may have been vomiting through your nose at some point and associating the stomach acid burn with alcohol vapor burn

[Anonymous No.10823316]

>>10822437
I've tried a few startup "bourbons" out of the upper midwest and colorado that were awful. "Breckenridge Bourbon" was one I had on a Frontier airlines flight, and it's pretty typical of what I expect of these newer brands - the complexity is low and they cover up by making the end product overly sweet with simple sugars. They usually come out more like Canadian whiskey than bourbon.