/ck/ - Food & Cooking

[Anonymous No.12561599]

anyone else here /donewithbeer/? after too many drunken nights going out and drinking beer, I've slowly been going away from it, I just feel so much better with a simple vodka soda or a nice whiskey, not bloated and wanting to go to sleep.

[Anonymous No.12561611]

>>12561599
Same.

Whiskey is sugar free, carb free, and few calories (~100 per 1.5-ounce shot). It's great if you're trying to lose weight, but still want/need to get drunk.

[Anonymous No.12561614]

>>12561611
I also like to sip on stuff, and alcohol has good flavor to sip on, it kinda occupies my minor OCD, if I was rich I'd just buy single malts once every two weeks

[Anonymous No.12561625]

>>12561614
>if I was rich
Plenty of great ones that regular middle class people can afford. No need to buy the super expensive ones. Remember that whisky quality doesn't increase in quality in a straight line into infinity as the price goes up; it follows a logarithmic curve and eventually plateaus.

[Anonymous No.12561630]

>>12561625
ok maybe not rich but, a good job, because maybe single malt prices are ok where you live but in canada the absolute bare minimum cheapest I've seen is $35.

[Anonymous No.12561696]

>>12561630
Yeah, those prices are ridiculous. I live in the Southeast US where Bourbon is king, and the prices for decent ones in that genre are much more reasonable.

[Anonymous No.12561722]

I strongly recommend that people not purchase this disgusting whisky.

[Anonymous No.12561734]

>>12561722
what's with the fucking talisker 10 meme.

[Anonymous No.12561737]

>>12561630
>>12561614
Fuck I go through a fifth of rum every 4 days. About $20 a bottle. Thanks asshole

[Anonymous No.12561745]

>>12561734
There's one anon who really likes it, and one who hates it. Or one who likes it and is trying reverse psychology. 'Bout it

[Anonymous No.12561746]

>>12561737
sorry for triggering you, but you're an alcoholic my dude, I've kept it to a drink a day since I started drinking at like ~16. never go above that unless i'm partying

[Anonymous No.12561750]

>>12561734
It has been shilled heavily and transparently as of late.

[Anonymous No.12561755]

>>12561737
I go through a fifth or two every day.

[Anonymous No.12561767]

I shift back and forth between beer and straight liquor/cocktails. Right now i'm in /martini/ mode

[Anonymous No.12561847]

>>12561599
I can't sip straight whiskey. It tastes horrible straight, add some lemon juice and water then your getting somewhere. I've always wondered if I am just drinking terrible whiskey but how do you get over the burning when drinking it straight?

[Anonymous No.12561850]

>>12561847
>how do you get over the burning when drinking it straight?
Try laying off the Glycine max for a while.

[Anonymous No.12561853]

nope, sounds like you are just an alcoholic

[Anonymous No.12561854]

>>12561847
you get used to it, also i don't drink it straight, I either add a few mls of water or put in ice and let it melt, a bit of water brings out the flavor. only bad whiskeys will have a bad feel in your mouth, unless it's one designed to be super smokey or peaty, it should be smooth but obviously have nose to it, if you don't like the all encompassing feeling of vapors going through your nose, you may not be able to drink hard liquors

[Anonymous No.12561866]

>>12561854
>unless it's one designed to be super smokey or peaty, it should be smooth
Nah. Old Grand-Dad 114 is decidedly not intended to be smooth. It is a very high rye content, very high proof bourbon intended to not compromise on flavor one iota in the name of "smoothness."
Some people think of high rye as burning or spicy, but to me that shit is Flavortown.
This is not a smooth whiskey. This is a delicious, intensely flavorful, complex and balanced whiskey that'll put hair on your chest. I highly recommend this intensely masculine bottle of poison wood water.

[Anonymous No.12561871]

>>12561866
Look at how fucking masculine this thick-ass cork is. That's one masculine whiskey.

[Anonymous No.12561879]

>>12561850
Oh I'll drink it if it's a dick measuring contest without issue but sitting around after work straight isn't my idea of an enjoyable drink. I've been assuming everyone who drinks straight alcohol is just insecure and pretending to like it. Pretty sure I'm right about that.

[Anonymous No.12561880]

>>12561879
I unironically love the burn of a cask strength whisky. That's the good burn, son.
Then again, I'm a masochist.

[Anonymous No.12561881]

>>12561734


Some newfag said "For me, it's Talisker 10", and posted it in every related thread without change. Pretty sure people mimicked him to mock him, and and now an unknown number of persons are doing the exact same thing he did, because they think that as long as they're disagreeing with him it isn't just as bad.

[Anonymous No.12561888]

>>12561879
>>12561880
The thing about cask strength whisky is it's undiluted. This is whisky in its most flavorful state. This is also typically around 60% ABV.
tl;dr: You get used to the burn and it's worth it for the intense flavors.

[Anonymous No.12561889]

>>12561630

>Live in Ontario
>Lagavulin 16 is $130
>Other Islay malts are about $80-100
>All other single malts are $60 at the lowest

Feelsbad.
I wouldn't mind taking advantage of Canadian whisky being cheap if it wasn't all just corn and syrup all the way through.

It bothers me bottom something fierce that damn near everything this country makes is called "Rye", and never contains any significant amount of it.


Except Dark Horse.
Thank you, magical anon from eons past who recommended it.

[Anonymous No.12561890]

>>12561880
Eh, each to their own. I don't like food that burns my mouth either and some people love that shit. You do get a lot of meming faggot kids grouped in with you though.

[Anonymous No.12561892]

>>12561599
I'm getting there. I just want a nice oatmeal stout that isn't trying to be some weird tween girl's Starbucks concoction or a chocolate milkshake. Considering switching to whiskey as well.
I will say that the "breakfast stout" meme is not a meme though. Makes a nice pairing for less sugary breakfasts on my days off work.

[Anonymous No.12561896]

>>12561889
>and never contains any significant amount of it

Alberta premium is 100% rye and cheap as fuck.

[Anonymous No.12561898]

>>12561599
That image sure gave me a hankering for a Rusty Nail, I tell you what. I'm going to shower up and head right out to replenish my supply of Drambuie.

[Anonymous No.12561899]

>>12561892
>I just want a nice oatmeal stout
Samuel Smith's obviously.

[Anonymous No.12561910]

>>12561871
Nothing better than a full bottle of bourbon

[bruce No.12561916]

>>12561599
I've been pretty done with booze in general after being an alcoholic for a few years. I still drink occasionally, but in moderation, but fuck drinking every night. It will catch up to you eventually.
>>12561611
Whisky is not good for losing weight lol, especially if you are an alcoholic and drink a lot of it. ~70cal per oz is still a lot of empty calories. Also please don't drink on an empty stomach. Ulcers are not fun.

[Anonymous No.12561930]

>>12561899
Looks like more of the same but I'll try it. Just because you're my friend, anonymous.

[Anonymous No.12561935]

>>12561930
It's THE classic oatmeal stout, anon. It's also not quite as sugary as a lot of the newer oatmeal stouts you find these days.

[Anonymous No.12561944]

>>12561916
calories don't mean much if you're staying under or around your proper amount, 4oz of whisky is the maximum i'd ever drink in a day and that's 280 calories, which really isn't much considering my meals are around 4-500. carbs are worse, they make you gain weight faster despite calories and also make you feel bloated

[Anonymous No.12561947]

This shit is even better than Talisker 10
Fuck you

[Anonymous No.12561952]

>>12561944
I recently lost 15 pounds pretty effortlessly while having a dram every night.

[Anonymous No.12561969]

>>12561947
I really like the Double Black when it's $29 at Costco. It's got a nice, subtle peatiness and a nice, subtle floral flavor. I like it when I'm in the mood for something mellow. I think it's a lot more interesting than your typical scotch bottles at that price like a Glenfiddich or a Glenlivet.

[Anonymous No.12561974]

>>12561952
>dram
?

[Anonymous No.12561982]

>>12561974
A small drink of whiskey, typically roughly 1 shot's worth.

[Anonymous No.12561988]

>>12561947
>This shit is even better than Talisker 10
That's not saying a lot, anon.

[bruce No.12562004]

>>12561944
Fair enough, but how many people here maintain around their actual required daily caloric intake. Also consider how much of a workout you'd have to do to burn 280 calories. That shit adds up.

[Anonymous No.12562035]

>>12561974
>>12561982

I think technically a dram is an 8th ounce, but colloquially it means "A small glass of"

[Anonymous No.12562112]

tfw legitimately like Talisker 10

[Anonymous No.12562113]

>>12561947
199 a bottle vs 13 for Evan Williams

[Anonymous No.12562162]

>>12562004
>how much of a workout you'd have to do to burn 280 calories
I jerk off that much daily. Get on my level. This is a cry for help.

[Anonymous No.12562365]

>>12561847
>how do you get over the burning when drinking it straight?
Rye = heat. Get a low-rye whiskey.

[Anonymous No.12562371]

>>12561866
>that'll put hair on your chest
I have plenty right now; I don't need more. It's fucking hot in Florida, and I don't need to prove anything to anyone, so fuck it all.

[Anonymous No.12562386]

>>12561899
>>I just want a nice oatmeal stout
>Samuel Smith's obviously.
>>12561930
>>12561935
WTF?! I've been buying that shit for myself every Thanksgiving the past few years or so. I've transitioned to whiskey since then, but hey go for it.

[Anonymous No.12562392]

>>12561910
>Nothing better than a full bottle of bourbon
Big-titted women come to mind. Then again, bourbon bottles don't complain.

[Anonymous No.12562406]

>>12562004
>Also consider how much of a workout you'd have to do to burn 280 calories.
I jogged 7 miles today and just had 5 shots. I think that evens out at minimum. I just weighed myself and I'm slightly under what I weighed this morning, so there you go.

If you do a work hard/play hard routine like me, you can get shit faced anytime you want and still lose weight. Just get off your fucking ass, ffs.

[Anonymous No.12562420]

>>12562113
>199 a bottle vs 13 for Evan Williams
Evan Williams sucks, but I agree with the general idea behind your post. Paying more than $40 for any booze is absurd. It's a fluid you use to get shitfaced, ppl. Paying more than that and your just showing off, compensating, etc. Just use that extra money you're saving to help blind kids, or something. Fuck.

[Anonymous No.12562427]

>>12562406
it's not all about weight and no you can't get shit faced any time you want. liver, kidney and stomach disease are all things that people like you get all the time. don't get cocky.

[Anonymous No.12562434]

>>12561599
I can dig on whiskey but still prefer beer.
>vodka soda
I'm not in college anymore. Now a Bloody Mary or vodka cranberry is acceptable, but vodka soda is not most of the time.

[Anonymous No.12562436]

>>12562427
5 shots is my limit for one sitting, so no worries. I don't do it every day, either (just when I'm stressed about transitioning from an apartment to first house).

[Anonymous No.12562443]

>>12562434
>Bloody Mary

I hat those vile things. Beverages are not supposed to be spicy or savory; they're supposed to counter savory/spicy foods.

[Anonymous No.12562458]

>Decent whiskey producers:

>US (Southern US)
>Canada (Northern US)
>UK (Scotland/Northern Ireland)
>Ireland (regular version)

Any others?

[Anonymous No.12562464]

>>12562443
>bloody mary
>vile
Get out of here.

[Anonymous No.12562465]

>>12562458
Japan

[Anonymous No.12562469]

>>12562458
south africa

[Anonymous No.12562472]

>>12562469
I didn't know Sierra Leone and South Africa were the same country.

[Anonymous No.12562477]

>>12562472
oops typed the wrong one.

[Anonymous No.12562484]

>>12562477
It's okay. They're all the same color so who cares, right?

._.

[Anonymous No.12562486]

>>12562469
The fact that it's packaged the same way detergents are makes it extra sophisticated.

[Anonymous No.12562489]

>>12562484
honestly true, unless you're a butthurt african.

[Anonymous No.12562491]

>>12561599
Organic wine.

[Anonymous No.12562492]

>>12562486
I'll raise you a a bottle that looks like a repurposed motor oil bottle. It's from the (now) world's biggest liquor company, no less.

[Anonymous No.12562496]

>>12562489
>unless you're a butthurt african.
We're all African, homie.

[Anonymous No.12562538]

>>12562420
Fuck blind kids

[Anonymous No.12562860]

I usually drink hennessy xo straight no problems. I been wanting to move onto something else I have started with Jameson because it wasn’t so expensive if it tasted awful. I have actually liked it but took about 3 sessions with it until I grew to like the taste. Whats a Better whisky for me to make my main brand Bros?

[Anonymous No.12562875]

>>12561611
The fact that you're complaining about carbs shows you know nothing about nutrition

[Anonymous No.12562907]

>>12561722
>>12561750
>>12561879
>>12561881
Cringe

Gain height hit the weights have sex get a clue dilate IM BEGGIN YA

[Anonymous No.12562908]

>>12561734

Sad thing is, Talisker 10 is really good. It tastes like it's from Islay, but it's a Skye whisky I think. The fucking pond moss here don't know any better.

[Anonymous No.12562911]

>>12562458
How about Taiwan and India

Honorable mention for North Korea

[Anonymous No.12562914]

>>12562420
t.American

I fucking hate the mentality that alcohol is just a means to get shit faced if that were the case get a goddamn vodka enema faggot

[Anonymous No.12562920]

>>12562860
Can't go wrong with Jameson

If you like the fruitiness of cognac maybe you'll like the light fruit character of glenfiddich or other speyside scotches

[Anonymous No.12562922]

>>12562914

That's all it's good for. Once in a while it tastes good.

[Anonymous No.12563060]

Whiskey is great as long as it isn't aged in sherry casks. Sherry can go fuck itself. The most vile shit ever and it's ruining so many single malts that could otherwise be good. I stay away from anything that mentions sherry in the flavor profile.

[Anonymous No.12563363]

>>12561611
This, but I had to switch back to beer because I found myself gradually drinking more and more whisky every night until it was getting out of hand.
At least with beer i'll have 4 or 5 until I'm full and will never get too drunk.

[Anonymous No.12563586]

>>12562496

[Anonymous No.12563669]

>>12561611
Complete retard.

[Anonymous No.12564320]

>>12562860
Remy Martin VSOP is a more sane cognac for regular consumption.

[Anonymous No.12564393]

>>12562914
Doesn't America have more overpriced bars than anywhere else?

[Anonymous No.12564478]

>>12561889
If I had to live in Cadada, I would be distilling everything I drank. $35 a fifth? I pay $18 for a 1.75 or a thirty rack.

Well, at least you can get codeine otc. Just acetone wash the caffeine out, and CWE the acetaminophen.

[Anonymous No.12564487]

>>12561599
Depends entirely on the occasion. Wine is my standby for drinking while eating. Cocktails are good as apertifs or for drinking at a bar, but they go too fast. A beer can be a nice way to pass more time - I can nurse a beer over 15-20 minutes while talking with friends, whereas a cocktail or a whisk(e)y I'll be through in 8-10 minutes.

[Anonymous No.12564505]

>>12561599
>he doesn't down the whole vodka bottle in one session
normie detected
>>12561611
doesn't your body break down the alcohol to sugar anyway?
>>12561847
score some good shit. Preferably 8 years +. Often has a very refined taste. Would be a shame to mix that, but cheap booze goes well with ice.

[Anonymous No.12565320]

How much good french liquor is there out there?

[Anonymous No.12565606]

>>12561889
>tfw Lagavulin 16 in the socialist shithole of California is still <50% of Canadian (im assuming you are talking American and not Canadian USD yeah?)

I should stop whining about my living situation, holy shit

[Anonymous No.12565635]

>>12561625
>>12561630
>>12561696
You used to be able to get Glendeveron 7 but they dont even make that age anymore or at least its not sold US. Very respectable scotch and about $25 a bottle. Punched way above its weight.

Dont forget blended scotch. Its got a lot of fans outside the faggy 28 year old hipster 'whiskey expert'.

Hitchens drank JW black.

[Anonymous No.12565645]

>ctrl + f hibiki
>0 results
Really?

[Anonymous No.12565821]

>>12561599
Take the bottom-shelf vodka pill already and embrace alcoholism

You just can't beat 39.3 standard drinks for only $10.99

[Anonymous No.12566338]

>>12561630
$35 is nothing. What do you do for work?

[Anonymous No.12566347]

Im susceptible to hangovers and beer always gives me hangovers. Vodka doesn’t though.

[Anonymous No.12566379]

>>12562469
>best before
why?

[Anonymous No.12566387]

>>12565821
that's 15.95 here feel like i'm getting jewed I'll stick with my 13 dollar a fifth evan williams

[Anonymous No.12566525]

>>12565606

Feel free to look at the LCBO website and see for yourself.

You'll finally know how bad things really are.

[Anonymous No.12566529]

>>12564478

Getting a license to distill alcohol in Canada is it's own bitch (assuming the rest of the country is like Ontario). After all the application and paperwork (which includes a business plan, because they don't expect you to distill for personal use), it comes to about 10 grand, IIRC

[Anonymous No.12566540]

>>12562860
Shift to Amargnacs. Half the price of cognacs for brandies that are at least as good. 5-10 years ago I would have told you to switch to American brandies (i.e. Germain Robin), but they've fallen off I'm afraid.

For whiskys, it really depends on what your preferences are. Do you like smokey/peaty flavors?

[Anonymous No.12566542]

>>12561599
Beer tastes bad to me and I don't see why I should ever put anything that tastes bad in my mouth in the year 2000+almost 2 decades.

[Anonymous No.12566555]

>>12561599
>anyone else here /donewithbeer/
No.
There's too many beers and too many flavours available to get bored of it.
Drinking some passionfruit and tangerine IPA, a grapefruit sour and some other bullshit tonight... all distinct enough that I'm not getting bored.

[Anonymous No.12566585]

>>12562469
South Africa only has 1 producer though (James Sedgwick) and they're still very young so I wouldn't consider them as important yet.
Japan and India at least have 2+ well known active distilleries.

[Anonymous No.12566594]

>>12561889
>I wouldn't mind taking advantage of Canadian whisky being cheap if it wasn't all just corn and syrup all the way through.
Lot No. 40 Cask Strength
You're welcome.

[Anonymous No.12566668]

>>12566594

For some reason I can't find the cask strength.
I have had the normal bottling. Good shit, but there's still a tiny bit of that syrupy blech in it.

[Anonymous No.12567468]

>>12561722
Talisker is a fine distillery. The Talisker Skye is very nice.

[Anonymous No.12567498]

>>12562469
that's some fucking wretched bootleg shit right there.

[Anonymous No.12567756]

>>12561916
>ulcers are caused by bacteria
>alcohol kills bacteria
If you had ulcers it’s because you weren’t drinking enough.

[Anonymous No.12567766]

>>12562458
Tasmania does some great whiskies (and gins too).

[Anonymous No.12567770]

Makers and Dessorano on ice.
Simple as.

[Anonymous No.12568160]

Thoughts on pic related?

[Anonymous No.12568376]

>>12566387
God I've probably had almost 200 bottles of Evan William's the last 3 years. It's $19 here but definitely worth the price. Jim Beam is $22 but, despite what others say, I can't fucking stand Jim Beam.

[Anonymous No.12568413]

the whiskey i drink is made in a mechanics bath tub who lives down the road,tastes like rocket fuel but ill drink anything at this stage

[Anonymous No.12568511]

>>12568160

Not my favourite style of scotch but very pleasant for what it is. Probably the best introduction to single malt scotch for the price it normally goes for

[Anonymous No.12568585]

>>12568413

Surely the methanol poisoning isn't worth it.

[Anonymous No.12568705]

>>12561599

I fucking hate beer. Wine is superior.

[Anonymous No.12568816]

>>12561847
>how do you get over the burning when drinking it straight
Take smaller sips, it's also something that you feel less the more you are used to it

[Anonymous No.12568827]

>>12568160
It's alright, good starting whiskey but a bit bland

[Anonymous No.12569002]

>>12568585

You realize you only get methanol from fermenting fruit pectin, right? And you don't get it in any appreciable measures, it was all a government propaganda conspiracy to keep people paying taxes. They poisoned alcohol with methanol and blinded and killed people, but that was for tax money. You throw out your feints and you get less methanol than is in a bottle of wine, which is actually made from fruit pectin.

[Anonymous No.12569036]

>tfw alcohol threads
>tfw everyone else drinks manly drinks
>tfw I only drink vermouth nowadays

[Anonymous No.12569127]

>>12561611
>Whisky is sugar free

No, you fucking retard.

>carb free

Again, no, you fucking retard.

>few calories

Are you absolutely fucking retarded? A hundred calories in a shot isn't a few at all. Fuck off you fat amerifuckcuck.

[Anonymous No.12569209]

Is Irish Whiskey really that good
I've only tried Bushmills and it was very meh

[Anonymous No.12569217]

>>12569209

No, it's like the Canadian whiskey of American bourbon. It's better than cornswill, but it's not Scotch.

[Anonymous No.12569287]

>>12566529
>getting a license
There's your problem. Do you know how easy it is to make a stovetop still?

[Anonymous No.12569325]

>>12569287

They even sell distilling equipment at all wine making stores in Ontario. They know you're making homemade booze all the time.

[Anonymous No.12569338]

Pic related is alright if you're a poorfag like me

[Anonymous No.12569347]

Pleb here, I only drink jameson. Smooth, cheap, gets the job done. I dig the acidic taste compared to bourbons which to me are very tryhard

[Anonymous No.12569348]

>>12569127
Technically it is sugar and carb free. It gets classified under the fourth macronutrient: alcohol

[Anonymous No.12569379]

>>12561847
Oddly the stronger higher quality ones were the go for me.

[Anonymous No.12569389]

>>12566529
It's illegal to distill in the US for personal use as well but I doubt they'd bother you as long as you weren't trying to sell it.

[Anonymous No.12569419]

>>12561599
I rarely ever drink beer, i dont like consuming that much liquid and beer always makes me bloated plus there are a bunch of unnecessary calories on top of the alcohol. I prefer dry wines and whisky / vodka

[Anonymous No.12569458]

>>12563060
Blasphemy. The Glendronach original is great

[Anonymous No.12569463]

>>12565320
St Remy is cheap but kinda awful. Might as well just go for christian brothers if price is such an issue

[Anonymous No.12569466]

>>12569217
Pretentious opinion.

[Anonymous No.12569697]

>>12569209
Redbreast is good, get it at Costco if you have one nearby

[Anonymous No.12569772]

>>12561611
>whiskey is sugar and carb free and low on calories
You can't be this retarded, right?

[Anonymous No.12569788]

>>12562392
haha just us and the guys amd i right guys

[Anonymous No.12569804]

>>12562427
>you should constantly be scared of all the horrible things that can happen to you
>please live a safe and sheltered life
Jesus christ you sound miserable

[Anonymous No.12569844]

>>12561599
Honestly, I feel better after slamming rum and cokes than after a six pack. Maybe it's the hops.

[Anonymous No.12570024]

>>12562469
It clearly says is made in Sierra leone