Talk about whisk(e)y. Don't be a jerk.

[Anonymous No.13792808]

Has anyone had Ardbeg Blaaack? I lurve uigeadail. How does Blaaack compare? I've never had a pinot-noir finished whisky.

[Anonymous No.13792811]

>>13792808
good luck getting a bottle, the committee releases are impossible to find past the initial release
I snagged a pre-order, but I haven't gotten it yet.

[Anonymous No.13792826]

>>13792808
Haven't seen or tried it, but that label reminds me of craft beer threads where Europoors cherry pick the cheesiest labels and ask why Americans don't take beer seriously - and I say that as someone who has a bottle of Uigeadail sitting 4 feet away from me.

[Anonymous No.13792870]

>>13792826
yeah I hate the label as well, it turned me off initially. However, the description pulls me in.

>>13792811
for some reason I swear I saw it as a 'new addition' to my states liquor monopoly, but I just checked again and I don't see it. damn.

[Anonymous No.13792874]

>>13792870
most states have either a raffle or maybe 2-3 bottles per store, you should still be able to find it around Ardbeg day in the 46% version, but the 50.7% release pretty much came and went

[Anonymous No.13792954]

What are you drinking on Tuesday, lads?
I ordered a bottle of the new redbreast 27-year, but it won't be here until next week.

[Anonymous No.13793012]

>>13792874
damn. I want it.

I know a guy who is good at sourcing rare stuff, but I already used that ticket recently on some springbank 12 (asked for a particular batch from some years ago, 12 isn't sold in my state at all.)

[Anonymous No.13793073]

>>13792808
I'm new to Scotch and lost on where to start. I know the big boys of the industry like Lagavulin, Glenkinchie, and Dalwhinnie etc; but I'm looking for entry level scotch. All the value distilleries and brands all sound the same to me. Can someone list some distilleries that you've had good experiences with? Thanks in advance.

[Anonymous No.13793088]

Just got this today. Never had an Irish whiskey before and this sounded a bit different. Only £20. Lots of reviews which are mostly very positive so looking forward to trying it.

Also bought it because im trying to find things which are a bit different and unusual.

[Anonymous No.13793252]

For me it’s Lagavulin 16. The most comfy scotch in its price range

[Anonymous No.13793260]

>>13793088
I snagged one of those recently, and I like it a lot, especially for the price.
It’s very different to the standard Jameson fare, as I can clearly taste the stout-like bitterness of coffee and chocolate in the aftertaste

[Anonymous No.13793262]

>>13792954
Redbreast was sold out at my local total wine, so I grabbed green spot and proper 12

[Anonymous No.13793266]

>>13792954
I tried redbreast 12 and 21 at a tasting last week, and I have to admit I was kind of disappointed. All the raving reviews got my expectations up, but it really wasn’t that great in my opinion.

[Anonymous No.13793442]

>>13793260
Have you tried the IPA version? If I got another Irish it would probably be Redbreast but the IPA one sounded interesting.

>>13793252
Its nice, but I think for the same price range, the Ardbeg Uigeadail is better.

[Anonymous No.13793457]

Still recovering from all the dramfest fun 2 weeks ago

[Anonymous No.13793461]

>>13793442
>>>13793252
>Its nice, but I think for the same price range, the Ardbeg Uigeadail is better.

Heresy! 16yr is like a comfortable leather chair in a drawing room with old oak medullary rays in the bookcases, the window open and the sea spray coming in the lead glass window.

Distiller's Edition is actual heaven.

[Anonymous No.13793478]

>>13793461
Not had the distillers version. The Laga is probably easier drinking than the Uigeadail, but 54.2% vs the 43%, natural colour and non chill filtered are all really nice to have.

Either way, they are both great drinks and very reasonably priced. I think id have to put quite a lot more money in to find an Islay I liked as much as either of those. And compared to the kind of prices I pay to find a speyside that I enjoy, they are quite cheap.

>>13793457
This looks great. Where was it? And how much was it?

[Anonymous No.13793500]

I have a nice scotch, 14 years single malt Arran. its so delicious. Naturally sweet to my tastes and not in that sickly sweet bullshit you often find, very complex flavor profile, and strong and scotchy like I like.
It tastes luxurious to my poor ass, and I found it tastes amazing paired shepard's pie

[Anonymous No.13793517]

>>13793478

Honestly, I love Ardbeg, it's been a while since I had it, but it was.. peppery? Had a bite a lot of single malts are too shy to produce.

[Anonymous No.13793651]

Only one I've tried was Makers Mark thought it was okay. Where to go now?

[Anonymous No.13793702]

>>13792808
Absolute whiskey noob here. What to buy in the 20-30€ range if you've never bought whiskey before? I want to start appreciating different kinds of alcohol. Always thought it was just hipsterism/snobbery, but I recently got into wine and coffee and there's an entirely new world of taste experiences there.

And do you consume it cold/with ice, or does that ruin it?

[Anonymous No.13793766]

>>13793702
Depends where you are and whats available. Id suggest bourbon though (if youve never tried any whiskey). Its more approachable and easier to drink. I like Buffalo Trace - its good enough to drink neat, and its cheap enough to mix.

Drink it however you like it though. When trying something for the first time, to 'appreciate' it, most people will start off with it neat, and then add cold water by the teaspoon. Adding the water can open up different flavours. Different whiskies take different amounts of water. But really, if you enjoy it with a cube of ice, then do that. If you enjoy it with 5 cubes of ice, do that. It might influence what whiskey you decide to buy, but the right way to drink it is however you enjoy it.

[Anonymous No.13793790]

>>13793651

Makers is brown, that's all it has in common with single malt.

[Anonymous No.13793902]

>>13793478
Dramfest is a bi-annual thing held in Christchurch, NZ. Cost about 150nzd for the weekend, with extra sessions such as the one pictured above costing extra (in this case another 140, but by God it was worth it). 67 distilleries were present each with on average 4 selections apiece. I must have tried around 100 different scotches over the two days.

[Anonymous No.13793957]

Picked up a lowest-tier costco blended scotch for kicks with corona going on. It's nothing to write home about, not awful but not special either. It would probably work just fine for all kinds of baked items.

[Anonymous No.13794253]

>>13793651
try four roses, wild turkey 101, and evan williams single barrel

[Anonymous No.13794634]

>>13792808
>Ardbeg Blaaack
I just ordered some Ardbeg Corryvreckan as a special occasion drink, somewhat on /ck/'s advice though not exculsely, I'm not that retarded, but that's not what I want to talk about....

It being the day it is, let's talk about Bushmills. I'm out of daily-drink whiskey. Can I get some input from /ck/ on the relative merits of these three versions of Bushmills? And where do you think Bushmills fits in whiskey rankings anyway?

And yes, I live in the land of coronachan, there's no alcohol tax here. My city also cleared their last confirmed case recently so we're free for now though still under limited lock-down protocols. I really just want to talk about whiskey though.

[Anonymous No.13794649]

>>13793790
>whiskey thread
>someone asks for suggestions and explains his limited experience
>"dude single malts better lmao"
>not a recommendation in sight
Know that I hate you, limey.

[Anonymous No.13794667]

Glenlivet 12 tastes like an inoffensive fruit juice. I can see how alcoholism can creep up with a bottle like this.

[Anonymous No.13795068]

How'd I do lads? Pretty new at buying whiskey but my dad recommended redbreast and the bruichladdich got good reviews. Enjoying both of them

[Anonymous No.13795146]

>>13793651
Basing only off what I have experiance with personally.

>Bourbons:
Woodford Reserve
George Dickel
Hancock's Reserve
All of these are very affordable and tasty. There are many many more great bourbons out there but those are just the ones I have experience with.

>Irish Whiskey:
Jameson
Redbreast 12 year
Jameson is a great intro to Irish Whiskey. It's perfectly drinkable and cheap. It'll give you an idea whether you like it or not. Redbreast is pricier but there is also a substantial quality improvement. Single Pot Still is the traditional way to make Irish Whiskey, and that's the style most of the higher quality whiskeys will use. That term probably means fuck all to you right now but I'm too lazy to explain it. Look it up it's like a 5 minute read on Wikipedia. Again, there are a number of great Irish Whiskeys, but those are the two I have experience with.

>Scotch:
Bruichladdich Classic Laddie
This is the only scotch I've ever had and I love it. The thing to remember with Scotch is that there are different regions that vary vastly in flavor.
>pic related
The scotch I've had is from Islay, which is famous for it's very aggressive smokey flavors. I know fuck all about the other regions, but again, Wikipedia is your friend.

Final not about different terms:
>Bourbon must be made in the US and be made with 51% corn and be aged in new charred American oak barrels
>Rye must be made with 51% Rye
>Irish Whiskey must be made in Ireland
>Scotch must be made in Scotland

Styles of Scotch:
>Single Malt, Single Grain, Blended Malt, Blended Grain, Blended Scotch
Read this article to find out the difference: https://www.gentlemansgazette.com/the-scotch-whisky-guide/#:~:text=There%20are%20two%20main%20types,Scotch%2C%20and%20blended%20grain%20Scotch.


That's all I have the energy to type. Good luck anon

[Anonymous No.13795186]

Corn.

[Anonymous No.13795190]

>>13795068
Bruichladdich makes good whisky. I recommend getting one of their Port Charlotte releases, or if you’re feeling like spending a lot of money, Octomore

[Anonymous No.13795203]

>>13795190
>Octomore
I've been wanting to try that for awhile now. Seems very interesting. But yeah I'm a poorfag student who's already spending large sums of cash on guns and other /k/ related expenditures so that is a lot of money to throw down at once

[Anonymous No.13795233]

>>13793073
Try in order
Glenmorangie 10
Glenfiddich
Balvenie 12
talisker
Oban
Laphroiag
Lagavulin
Ardbeg
Aberlour

[Anonymous No.13795257]

>>13795203
I have the 07.3 Octomore and I can say it is indeed extremely good

[Anonymous No.13795274]

>>13792808
>kiwi pinot noir casks
Fucking dropped.
Ardbeg make a great whiskey but it just doesn't lend itself to these kinds of casks.
Same with the Uigedail. Dropped.

[Anonymous No.13795276]

>>13795186
Based.
UK here and there is a specific shop in London I go to to buy this.
Yanks have some nice booze.

[Anonymous No.13795335]

>>13795068
Everyone recommends Redbreast 12, I've had it and it's a solid "fine". Didn't really get the appeal until I had the cask strength Redbreast 12 and yeah I can see the love of it now.

[Anonymous No.13795371]

>>13795335
That's probably what I'm gonna get next when the redbreast 12 runs out.

[Anonymous No.13795383]

What's /ck/'s opinion about these guys? I've been watching some of their videos and they seem pretty knowledgeable. I usually skip the wacky hijinks time filler parts of the episode but the actual whisk(e)y reviews are pretty neat

[Anonymous No.13795389]

>>13795274
First post I've ever seen not praising Uigedail.

[Anonymous No.13795395]

>>13795389
I think a lot of people assume that sherry cask == better %100 percent of the time but its really not.
Also, becasue it costs a little more than Ardbeg 10 people assume more expensive == better.
Again not always true.
Peaty whiskeys are better young and bold.
Having said that you can buy the Corryvreckan if you must spend more.

[Anonymous No.13795415]

>>13795383
For me, they're fine for the most part. I don't like Rex but they have a large variety of whiskies and aren't boring as hell to watch compared to a lot of other review channels.

They hype up Balcones way more than they should though although that's definitely their Texas bias coming into it.

[Anonymous No.13795417]

>>13795395
I personally almost always prefer sherried. I live in New Jersey where Uig is $30 more than the 10. Love them both, 10 being one of the best values for whiskey imo but I'm willing to shell out more for what I consider to be a fantastic product. I've yet to try Corryvreckan but I was disappointed by An Oa. Different strokes for different folks.

[Anonymous No.13795423]

>>13795233
Swap out Aberlour or add Glendronach 12 to the list and it's a damn good rec list

[Anonymous No.13795587]

>>13795417
>$30 more than the 10
dude, i feel for you... I work in a tax haven where Ardbeg is like $20 for ten and maybe $30 max for Uigadeil...

[Anonymous No.13796050]

>>13794634
Bushmills is inoffensively light, honey, and flowers
the 10 year has a touch of leather and a little less sweetness overall
they're not bad, I would recommend getting the 10 year

[Anonymous No.13796058]

>>13795383
>rates everything sweet/sherried highly
I hate it

[Anonymous No.13796160]

>>13795383
They barely talk about the whisky they’re drinking and they seem to shill everything, i.e. liking everything

[Anonymous No.13796228]

Just moved, setting things up at the moment, what does /ck/ rate my whiskey collection? Planning on picking up a bottle of Aberlour A'Bundah and Sazerac to complete it.

[Anonymous No.13796245]

I really liked Dalmore 12, anything similar in this price range?

[Anonymous No.13796283]

>>13795423
Thanks friend. I just got into whisky and went real hard trying everything. Tried laphroaig first and thought it tasted like burnt tires but stubbornly decided i was gonna see what others saw in it.

That list is the order I successfully used to speed-initiate a good friend so we could enjoy the hobby together. Alternatively my recommendation for a beginner is:

>>13793073

Try a double of glenmo 10 to start. All scotch is going to be gross at first because your palate is more attuned to corn from years of only being exposed to Jack. Glenmo is like the vodka of scotch, it'll give you a frame of reference for how decently distilled barley tastes, which all other flavors build on.

On your way home from that bar, buy a bottle of Laphroaig 10. Don't drink anything else except water or milk until you have finished the bottle. Seriously. You won't like it at first, gonna taste like chewing a piece of burnt tire covered in band-aids.

Laphroaig 10 is considered the opposite of a 'beginner' scotch because it's a peaty punch in the face, and most people don't like peat & smoke to start. However, peat and smoke are a huge part of the scotch flavor landscape, even outside of islay. I see lots of newbies dancing around bottle selection or only partially enjoying otherwise great whiskys because they mistakenlh taught themselves early on "I don't like peat, it tastes like medicine".

Dark craft beers taste like medicine at first too, but with some patience, you find out they frequently have the most interesting flavor profiles.

[Anonymous No.13796293]

>>13796245
considering dalmore 12 is at the top of its price range, pretty much any other 12 year highland
Glendronach 12 is a personal favorite, but Glen Grant 12 is also very good if you like a fruitier style.

[Anonymous No.13796368]

>>13795274
>These kind of casks
I've never heard of a pinot noir cask being used.

[Anonymous No.13796382]

>>13795335
That's exactly what I thought about Redbreast. And it doesn't help that it costs near twice as much here as it should. Cask strength won't happen because tax is abv dependant so I imagine it'd be batshit crazy. Yea, $200 a bottle.

>>13795383
They are knowledgeable, but they're not interested in passing their knowledge onto you. They're just shills. Following their recommendations has not gone well for me.

[Anonymous No.13796407]

>>13792808
>Talk about whisk(e)y.
>Don't be a jerk.
Is this some sort of trick?

[Anonymous No.13796418]

>>13796368
new redbreast is being finished in ruby port casks
a few of the dalmores are finished in cabernet sauvignon casks
don't see why pinot noir wouldn't work

[Anonymous No.13796438]

>>13796382
>Cask strength won't happen because tax is abv dependant so I imagine it'd be batshit crazy. Yea, $200 a bottle.
Jesus, what fucking state/country do you live in?
It's ~80-90 in Texas, I always have a bottle on-hand because it's one of the best irish whiskeys out there.

[Anonymous No.13796456]

>>13795423
Glendronach is overhyped. It's got less sherry character than a well finished whisky like Glenmorangie Lasanta. If you must have something 100% sherry matured and aged go for Glenrothes.

[Anonymous No.13796471]

>>13796228
Very good.
Not sure about Nikka from the barrel, there are plenty of good Japanese whiskys that are less recognised and therefore you only pay for generalised Japan hype.

All of them are full..

[Anonymous No.13796481]

>>13796407
Op here

The last thread had a controversial theme that has been beaten to death before. I've seen good discussion here so I thought maybe things could go well if we just talk about what we like, ask questions about things we wonder, let people have their own tastes, and respect that pink fruity drinks are 100% absolutely, definitively the manliest drink choice out there and if you think otherwise you're less masculine than a faggot who sells flowers for wages at a store he doesn't own to pay off a gender studies degree and drinks only JW blue in a martini glass with crushed ice.

[Anonymous No.13796682]

>>13796471
Got the Nikka from a tiny corner store that still had one, it was only $60 but I haven't been able to find it anywhere else. I should try some other Japanese stuff, but frankly I think Nikka kind of lives up to the hype.

The Bunna is about half-full but I wanted to keep most of it closed since I was keeping it in my car while moving, I grabbed most of this right before I left.

[Anonymous No.13796702]

>>13796481
Gotcha. A decent thread. Holy shit! And it only took a Night of the Corona-Comet event to make it happen.

[Anonymous No.13796718]

>>13792954
I have Woodford Reserve and Elijah Craig at home right now. Only low price stuff.

[Anonymous No.13796729]

>>13793651
Maker’s Mark doesn’t use rye so it lacks the spicy flavor. Personally I also thought it wasn’t as buttery in the aftertaste as some other brands that did use rye.

I liked Knob Creek myself. That always gets recommended around here.

[Anonymous No.13796733]

>>13792954
>Elmer T. Lee

Good bourbon. What a shame it's apparently hard to find at msrp these days

[Anonymous No.13796738]

Is ardbeg drum any good?

[Anonymous No.13796740]

>>13796738
it's tropical and molasses-y, but not worth 100 bucks or whatever they're charging for it these days
if it ever drops down to 50-60, worth it

[Anonymous No.13796749]

What’s Oban like?
I can find the Bay one and 14 pretty commonly around here

[Anonymous No.13796807]

>>13794634
Corryvreckan is a good choice. I've not had much out of my bottle, but I definitely enjoyed it.

[Anonymous No.13796885]

>>13796456
The 12 is quite expensive for what it is, but the older Glendronachs are excellent. Certainly much better than Lasanta.

[Anonymous No.13796899]

>>13796228
Decent collection - covers a lot of bases. Is the Blantons worth its price tag?

[Anonymous No.13796971]

Just bought this 18yo Jameson for the meme. Jameson is such a featureless whisky, in combination with the advanced age, that this tastes almost like a sherry-finished bourbon. Candy-sweet, good shit.

[Anonymous No.13796991]

>>13796899
It's pushing it for $60, but it's got a really nice bottle for display so it kind of rounds out IMO, if you can find it for sticker buy it, but it's not mindblowing stuff, very similar to Buffalo Trace Single Barrel, a bit smoother and stronger hints of vanilla and orange. I think it's sort of turning into the Blue Label of Bourbon because it has very little harshness or bite which makes it very easy to drink, along with having a fancy bottle and popular word of mouth.

[Anonymous No.13796998]

>>13796456
>Glendronach is overhyped

Maybe but nothing could be more overhyped than Macallan. Still reasonably priced in my opinion

[Anonymous No.13797031]

>>13796991
My normal site for whiskey was selling it at £70, but they are out. Amazon looks like the best place online that I could get it, and its going for £100. Buffalo Trace SB is £40, and standard Buffalo Trace is £18. So definitely not worth it at £100, and still a push at £70.

[Anonymous No.13797068]

>>13797031
Yep, you could probably pretty closely replicate the flavor with Buffalo Trace SB and a drop of vanilla/orange extract and a bit of water, I wouldn't pay over $60 for it. One caveat is people like to collect the bottles/corks, so if you find and finish a bottle, don't throw it out, you could probably sell it online for $10-20 and get some money back.

[Anonymous No.13797443]

>>13796382
>>13796160
This raises the interesting paradox that if you shill for everything are you really shilling for nothing?

[Anonymous No.13797467]

>>13797443
In this instance, no, because there are plenty of people who go out and buy whatever they feature simply because they feature it.

Which begs the question, how are we to know if the free samples aren't sent in by advertisers/the distillery itself?

[Anonymous No.13797502]

>>13797467
Yeah that's fair. If I'm gonna take their advice, I'll usually base it on whether I like how they described the flavor profile only rather than their actual recommendation which is already a given

[Anonymous No.13797506]

>>13793088
the whiskey of choice for irish coffee.

[Anonymous No.13797523]

Having some Four Roses single barrel tonight boys. What should I stock up on before the stores shut down?

[Anonymous No.13797527]

>>13795383
They can describe what a whiskey tastes like as well as melonhead can explain what a record sounds like. That's all the praise I can give them.
sniffing, swishing and sipping doesn't tell you much.
Flavor is part of the experience, but it's not the draw. The draw is how it makes you feel.
Does it make you barf? Does it cause black outs? Do women cry and men fight? Are you gonna dance all night? Are you gonna shit your guts out? Should I have Asprin handy?

They don't even talk about what cocktails compliment these whiskey's.

[Anonymous No.13797529]

>>13796971
>Jameson is such a featureless whisky
I think this is why it's so popular, it's like drinking fruit cake
I think glenlivet occupies the same niche as well, the more advanced in age, the less character.

[Anonymous No.13797656]

>>13796749
purdy good. Tastes of a warm summer night after surfing at the beach all day. Minerality, salt, and seaweed.

[Anonymous No.13797693]

*is nice and affordable in your path*

[Anonymous No.13797694]

>>13797693
Sorry your thread failed, bro, but nobody's buying that shit.

[Anonymous No.13797697]

>>13797694
You can lead a consoomer to nectar but you can't make him drink

[Anonymous No.13797703]

>>13793088
Should get a regular bottle of Jameson to compare it to, but its still fantastic.

[Anonymous No.13798101]

>>13792808
Behold, the best whiskey to be made in Ireland

[Anonymous No.13798112]

>>13798101
Not readily available here.

[Anonymous No.13798166]

>>13795186
based

[Anonymous No.13798181]

I want to try an Irish Whiskey. Is red breast 15 a good choice? What would be the cheaper choice?

[Anonymous No.13798201]

>>13793088
Stout version is great, the IPA one sucks shit

[Anonymous No.13798242]

>>13797443
They're shilling for the whisky market as a whole and whatever salesmen course they're running.
Despite the guise of a reviewer, they're not actually interested in helping you form an opinion on any specific product.
There are people out there that will be fooled. There are certainly enough amateurs out there who are exclusively reviewing their favourites, thereby only offering positive reviews, that it masks whole market shilling like this.

[Anonymous No.13798258]

>>13797693
>category winner
For the category of 8 year old blends with a black label starting with the letter Q?
>challenge, gold
The rep could do 10 push ups in under 60 seconds?

[Anonymous No.13798262]

>>13798181
Bushmills 10

[Anonymous No.13798528]

>>13793252
this is the correct choice for your daily driver peaty whisky

[Anonymous No.13798536]

>>13795203
would not recommend unless you're into peat monsters, i'd be going with laphroiag, lagavulin
and ardbeg before you step up to that, also, there's a fuck ton of octomore versions, each one is pretty different

[Anonymous No.13798572]

>>13798536
>lagavulin
My dad just brought home an unopened bottle of lagavulin 16 from his office today. I'm pretty excited to try it.

On octamore, I *think* I like peated Whisky but I'm still very new to the whole scene so I'm speaking from limited experience. How about Port Charlotte? I've seen them get good reviews as well.

[Anonymous No.13799627]

>>13798572
Port Charlotte makes Bruichladdich, which Octomore is a subset of
They tend to have a more briny and light character, with moderate peat on top of it. It's pretty good but also they've gotten a little expensive in recent years, considering all of their expressions are at least 50 bucks

[Anonymous No.13799705]

>>13799627
>Port Charlotte makes Bruichladdich
other way around friend. Port Charlotte is a distillery that shut down in 1929.

on a related note, the port charlotte line is apparently aged in the original stone PC warehouse. I know still character and barrel character have a huge impact on flavor, but does the building have much of an impact? I hear lots of aficionados claim that it does, but I feel like that's not really true aside from maaaaybe the general temperature of the building.

[Anonymous No.13799971]

>>13799705
The alignment of the stars affects flavour, presumably the ghost of the old building too.
But seriously, the mechanisms behind what actions influence what flavour in what way are poorly understood so distillers usually take a try everything or never touch anything approach.

I tried Port Charlotte 10 and found it lacking the complexity of other islays. Nice, but not better than what I'm already drinking.

[Anonymous No.13800198]

>>13798536
>mfw Octomore was the first peated whisky I bought
Am I a madlad

[Anonymous No.13800957]

It's probably sacrilege here, but my favorite cheap ($6.00 cheap) whiskey was Black Velvet toasted caramel. Mixer and a sipper, and it's sadly no longer made.

[Anonymous No.13801045]

What Rye you guys recomend to start with?

[Anonymous No.13801248]

>>13801045
Templeton Rye is Bretty gud

[Anonymous No.13801484]

>>13801045
knob creek twice barrelled

[Anonymous No.13801572]

>>13793088
It's maybe the best smooth-sipping whiskey out there for the money, almost more like a good entry level scotch than Jameson.
>>13798201
The IPA just tastes and feels like regular Jameson with a little floral twang. There's supposedly a Red Ale edition but I've yet to see it in person.

[Anonymous No.13801730]

>>13796807
>Corryvreckan is a good choice
It just arrived.
God DAMN, /ck/ was right when they called it a smoke bomb. It's the smokiest, peatiest whisky I've ever tasted.
Definitely a slow sipping drink.

It's going to make a very expensive rusty nail later but I probably won't do that more than once because it would be a ridiculous waste.

[Anonymous No.13801741]

>>13801045
rittenhouse
sazerac
knob creek 115/barrel proof
woodford reserve rye
WT101 rye

[Anonymous No.13802583]

>>13792808
Barely anyone has had it yet as it leaked into the USA market early and only hoarders have eaten it up.
I've had a Fettercairn finished in Pinot Noir barriques (also sourced from NZ like Blaaaack is) and it was ok. Euros really didnt like it though.

[Anonymous No.13802659]

>>13792811
Its available online to order. I'm not sure what the initial price was, but its selling for about £200 right now.

[Anonymous No.13802728]

>>13801045
Pikesville is the best bang for buck, but it's also 55% ABV.
For lower proof I'd say Alberta Premium is a good starter for 100% rye and maybe Wild Turkey 101 Rye for American rye mash if you can still find it.

[Anonymous No.13803008]

Has anyone else had this ultra-based and ultra-cheap blend?
Hard to find nowadays.

[Anonymous No.13803344]

>>13793252
myman

[Anonymous No.13803414]

First whisky I’ve gotten in long time. The only other whiskies I’ve had have been Jack Daniel’s and Glenfiddich, both like 6-7 years ago.

[Anonymous No.13803426]

>>13792808
First whisky I’ve gotten in a long time. The only other whiskies I’ve had have been Jack Daniel’s and Glenfiddich, both like 6-7 years ago. Heard it’s a good starter whisky from a friend. I like it, where should I go from here?

[Anonymous No.13803433]

Got some Jameson Black Barrel the other day. Looking to crack into it later on tonight. Not really a fan of Jameson, but I've heard great things about the Black Barrel variant.

[Anonymous No.13803587]

I realized yesterday that buying one bottle after another was a bad idea. Silly me, I should have started a collection instead.

[Anonymous No.13803638]

>>13803587
It’s dangerously addictive. I’ve bought like 3 bottles within 2 weeks and now have to stop myself even looking at webshops selling the stuff

[Anonymous No.13803646]

Is there a bigger ripoff than macallan ?

[Anonymous No.13803676]

>>13803646
I really liked the 12 yr sherry oak, but I'm pretty sure I over-payed at like $75.

[Anonymous No.13803686]

>>13803646
It used to be 30 dollars a bottle where I live, but then they doubled the price for NO reason. At 30 bucks, it is definitely worth it.

[Anonymous No.13803783]

What's the deal with scotch tasting like bandages and people actually enjoying it?

[Anonymous No.13803789]

>>13793088
Finished a bottle of this stuff in a single night, good stuff.

[Anonymous No.13803790]

>>13803638
I'm halfway through my first lagavulin 16. I found it amazing opening it 2 or 3 weeks ago. Last week I was still enjoying it but a bit less and now I'm starting to find it boring. The one before was Port Askaig 12 and I was tired of it at the end. The one before that was Peat from Elements of Islay and it went the same. I'm just buying the next before emptying the current one.

[Anonymous No.13803820]

>>13803686
How long ago did the price hike? Could be tariffs kicking in that affect Scotch export pricing.

[Anonymous No.13803856]

>>13803820
A couple months ago I believe.

[Anonymous No.13803883]

>>13803646
I dont think there is. As far as 12 year old go in its category, its quite nice. However, at that price there is much better available. Id happily drink it, but id never buy it.

>>13803790
If youre drinking the same thing every day, then its not a surprise if it gets boring. If you have the self-control to not just drink them all really quickly, maybe try getting 3 or 4 bottles and alternate between them.

[Anonymous No.13803891]

I’ve been t-total for 12 years. Recommend me a whiskey to just experience what whiskey offers, something of a gateway whiskey would be good.

[Anonymous No.13803920]

>>13803891
How much do you want to spend?

If you were looking to do it on a budget, I would suggest Buffalo Trace if you wanted bourbon or Glenmorangie if you wanted scotch.

They are by no means the best. However, I think they are relatively cheap and they provide a good example of a basic version of bourbon/scotch.

[Anonymous No.13803950]

Am I allowed to like Irish cream?

[Anonymous No.13803991]

Yes, but dont let anyone see you drink it.

[Anonymous No.13803997]

>>13803950
Yes, but dont let anyone see you drink it.

[Anonymous No.13804057]

>>13803950
Might as well just drink ginger beer LMAO

[Anonymous No.13804177]

Thinking about splurging for a quarantine bottle.

Should I get Aberlour A'Bunadh or Lagavulin 16?
I've had Aberlour 12 and liked it, and I like other smoky Islays so I'm torn between the two.

[Anonymous No.13804193]

>>13803891
Wild Turkey 101.

>>13803920
Buffalo Trace is meme shit and he wont be able to find it because meme redditors like you buy it all with their mouths gaping open

[Anonymous No.13804213]

>>13803891
I recommend getting two or more whiskeys that are wildly different from each other on the spectrum and comparing them (assuming you don't have a budget).

You will hear arguments over team bourbon vs. team scotch, and any response will be biased in favor of one or the other. I myself prefer scotch, because the flavor spectrum is ridiculously varied, whereas bourbon is all grouped together in a tiny part of one quadrant.
However, a good intro bourbon is Woodford Reserve. It is like right on the border between being a budget bourbon and a premium bourbon. Tastes like liquid wood and a cool autumn morning. Very nice.
For scotch, get Glenmorangie 10 and Laphroaig 10, two completely polar opposites. Glenmorangie is basically liquid honey in a bottle, and Laphroaig is more intense, smoky, and basically what old grizzled sea captains drink. Both are great though.

[Anonymous No.13804630]

>>13803426
Redbreast

[Anonymous No.13804639]

>>13803783
It's acquired. IPAs taste like bitter shit at first and then they click and they taste like fruit and flowers. Stouts and porters taste like cough medicine and then they click and you get a whole world of flavor.

Peaty whiskys are like that.

[Anonymous No.13804881]

bought some red label just to larp as churchill pic related is cheaper and inoffensive.

[Anonymous No.13804910]

>>13804639
Stouts and porters are so un-acquired it's unbelievable. They taste like fucking chocolate.

[Anonymous No.13804957]

Panic bought this and its tasty, oily and rye spicy but smooth.

[Anonymous No.13805119]

>>13803997
Kek

[Anonymous No.13805202]

>>13804177
A'Bunadh if the price is right, otherwise Lagavulin.

[Anonymous No.13805211]

>blaaack
That's so cheesy I might buy a bottle out of sheer curiosity

[Anonymous No.13805511]

>>13804957
Anon has an electronic stove kek

[Anonymous No.13805769]

>>13805511
Yeah but it looks like induction so the laugh might be on you.

[Anonymous No.13806355]

>>13805511
I know i hate it.

[Anonymous No.13806374]

>>13797527
>cocktails

outed.

[Anonymous No.13807106]

>>13804193
Can you explain why Buffalo Trace is 'meme shit'?

[Anonymous No.13807941]

>>13803646
I want to suggest Dalmore but Macallan just seems to be taking the piss. I got to try almost all of their travel retail exclusives and they're just forgettable as hell. They havent released anything that is better than their Double Cask 12

[Anonymous No.13807957]

>>13807106
reddit hyped the distillery to retard levels so now you can never find any of their products

[Anonymous No.13808010]

>>13792808
Just picked this up. Please no bully. It's all I kind find in my local mediocre liquor store down the street.

[Anonymous No.13808015]

>>13807957
Buffalo Trace itself was never hyped, and it's still pretty easy to find and it's inexpensive because the distillery forces vendors to keep the price low because it's their only midshelf product and the face of the distillery. All their high end liquors are unobtainable now because Blanton's put out an aggressive product placement campaign that featured their whiskey in a ton of TV shows and movies.

[Anonymous No.13808020]

>>13808015
its allocated in some places now because of the reddit hype so people can't buy an entire shelfs worth

[Anonymous No.13808067]

I bought a second bottle of 2018 laga 12 even though I havent gotten around to the first yet.


Idk what I was thinking. Was mulling over going for it for weeks but kinda regret it now.

[Anonymous No.13809515]

>>13807957
Thats not the case in the UK. Its in almost every major supermarket and is normally one of the cheaper bourbons. Right now its £23 in Tesco where Makers Mark is £25 and Woodford Reserve is £32.

[Anonymous No.13809782]

>>13808010
Still better value than Jack

[Anonymous No.13809800]

>>13803426
I tried the caskmates stout edition

I should have bought the redbreast but oh well

[Anonymous No.13809808]

>ordered bunch of groceries including 5 bottles of vodka
>all of the vodka is "out of stock" suddenly on delivery day
fuck bros
i dont wanna go out
how are my alcbros coping with plague?

[Anonymous No.13809811]

How do I into Japanese whiskey?
Some Babymetal fan just told me this was a good place to start. But Babymetal is shit Japanese music so I don't trust him.

[Anonymous No.13809825]

>>13809811
I've tried this and Nikka's coffey malt, and this is my favorite. High abv gives a lot of the applie pie flavors, as well as cigar-box woodiness that you can almost mistake for peat smoke.

Be wary of the price variance though, the cheapest I've seen it go for is 50 USD but depending on your market I bet it can reach twice that fair price

[Anonymous No.13809832]

>>13809825
Thanks for the warning on the price.
Like that's your fav Japanese whiskey overall? Do you like Babymetal?

[Anonymous No.13809859]

>>13809808
>>all of the vodka is "out of stock" suddenly on delivery day
Liquorstore fag here, customers are buying vodka handles by the case, either because they're stocking up on booze they can mix in with juice. or because they're trying to use it as hand sanitizer. I work in a pretty snooty upperclass neighborhood so usually we just sell wine, and maybe some whiskey or beer on game day, but vodka is fucking flying off the shelf right now. I don't know if Tito's is publicly traded but I'd buy a couple shares of it if I could.

[Anonymous No.13809865]

>>13809859
fuck
i just like drinking it

[Anonymous No.13809870]

>>13809832
I like scotch
YOU like babymetal

[Anonymous No.13809911]

>>13809870
Saved

[Anonymous No.13810135]

Is there any reason to try out more expensive bourbons when WT101 exists? For Scotch the quality does seem to change when you invest more, but I kind of doubt the same is true for bourbon/rye.

[Anonymous No.13810150]

>>13810135
WT101 is a great everyday whisky, but it's also quite unique and spicy due to its rye content. getting something like Four Roses single Barrel will be a nice change of pace.

[Anonymous No.13810159]

>>13809870
>not liking babymetal

[Anonymous No.13810165]

>>13810159
metal is for neckbeards and loser teens with anger issues

[Anonymous No.13810179]

>>13810150
>Four Roses single Barrel
It's so fucking expensive though where I'm at (34€ vs the 22€ of WT). For that price I can get pretty damn good gins, rums and scotches. You think it's worth it anyways?

[Anonymous No.13810196]

>>13810165
But Babymetal is kawaii as fuck

[Anonymous No.13810228]

Copped pic related to keep me company while I hide out from corona-chan. Smooth and caramely, but not much else to it. Very easy to drink. Is it worth copping the single barrel next time?

[Anonymous No.13810373]

Got some woodford reserve today since local stores dont seem to carry WT101 for some reasons. I like it much more than the Jameson; maybe im more of a bourbon guy. My next step was to get a rye, but I see that WR has a high-rye at 18%. Are regular, non high rye bourbons substantially different?

[Anonymous No.13810496]

>>13807957
>live in Denmark
>BT everywhere
>it’s cheap as hell
Lol

[Anonymous No.13810506]

>>13810496
Isn't the BT you have the fake EU version? 40% instead of 45%.

[Anonymous No.13810517]

>>13810506
Might be. I got scammed once buying a bottle of WT rye.
Got home and realized it was 81 proof

[Anonymous No.13810523]

>>13810506
Just took a look online and you can get both kinds, you just gotta watch out what you order

[Anonymous No.13810542]

>>13810523
And the 90 is still "cheap as hell"? I doubt it, since it's imported goods. It definitely isn't here in Germany.

[Anonymous No.13810599]

>>13810228
Depends on what you like. There are a bunch of different versions of the single barrel, so take a look online at what characteristics you want and find the 4 letter code that corresponds to what you like.

Otherwise the small batch is solid if unremarkable.

[Anonymous No.13810600]

>>13810542
42 euro for 1 liter is not so bad in danish prices

[Anonymous No.13810608]

>>13810179
I really like it, but keep in mind that no two "single Barrel" bottles are exactly alike so your mileage may vary. I think it's a good idea to at least have had one bottle since it's so iconic.

[Anonymous No.13810684]

>>13810599
>>13810608
How do you get single barrels of your fav flavor profile

[Anonymous No.13810703]

>>13810684
Nvm, figured if out. Should I just start with the standard OBSV?

[Anonymous No.13810719]

Thoughts on all the different NAS bunnas?

[Anonymous No.13810727]

>>13810228
single barrel is a better value and a bit less woody
if you can find the limited select, it's a dynamite whiskey. But it's also >100 bucks

[Anonymous No.13810738]

>>13810719
abunadh alba is a really interesting whiskey, it's way too fucking hot on the palate because there's no sherry to round things out. So you taste lots of pleasent light fruit and citrus notes, a moderate sweetness, and then a fuckton of alcohol. With a tablespoon of water/an ice cube, it becomes much more expressive. Not worth the pricetag, but I got it on discount so I'm not super upset.

[Anonymous No.13810984]

>>13810738
I meant bunnahabhain bro

[Anonymous No.13811293]

>>13809800
Even with Redbreast being twice the price though?

[Anonymous No.13811354]

>>13795383
I like them. They're (Mainly Daniel) pretty knowledgeable and (Mainly Rex) pretty funny. Makes for an entertaining time. If you want actual serious content I'd go to https://www.youtube.com/user/LiquorHound lots of reviews and really knowledge. No fluff tho so not for everyone

[Anonymous No.13811375]

>>13808010
evan is not bad, for like 2$ more you probably could of got evan white label though which is bottled in bond, it's worth it.

[Anonymous No.13811525]

>>13792808
Drinking this right now. Pretty good

[Anonymous No.13811526]

>>13810719
Just had the travel exclusive Cruach Mhona and really enjoyed it. For me, it tasted like a better version of Port Charlotte.

[Anonymous No.13812125]

>>13811293
When you're locked in you won't care as much

[Anonymous No.13812370]

>>13810727
>limited select
I don’t believe I’ve heard of that. Oh well I’m too poor anyway.

[Anonymous No.13812543]

>>13796058
what? It's the exact opposite these guys are peat fiends.

[Anonymous No.13812548]

>>13796682
$60 is a solid price for the Nikka, it's a great whisky. I wouldn't pay above that price though.

[Anonymous No.13812718]

>>13809515
Isn't it reduced alcohol content in the UK?

[Anonymous No.13812781]

>>13809811
Find a whisky bar, go to the Japanese section of the menu, start buying half pours. Keep to a price limit.

I have found all the better recognised bottles to be quite a let down, and the "hidden gems" to also be priced higher than you'd like. Tenjaku and Taketsuru pure malt are some of my favourites, but at $85 and $135 I don't think I can justify them.

[Anonymous No.13813365]

>>13809808
>how are my alcbros coping with plague?
I'm >>13794634 so I'm just coming out the other side of lock-down after two months of enforced hikikomori, I feel like I've been preparing for this my entire life.

Deliveries stopped at the start and then started again after about ten days. It's been two months now and we've settled into the routine, you just go downstairs and out to the front gate to meet the delivery guys and you're fine.

The first ten days, I was drinking (and eating) through reserves of stuff I'd put away, like small-batch gin made locally by a kiwi hotel chef who started a distillery and some English cider that I'd randomly found online. I started in on the fermented horse milk after the cider ran out, it's better than sounds, it's basically drinking yoghurt with 5% alcohol, though if you get the more rustic stuff then it's really sour and I'm not into that. The distilled stuff is a clear spirit with a milky aftertaste that's great in black russians.

The deliveries started up again just after I started running out of imported stuff so I got to restock pretty quickly which was nice. Since then, just been ordering stuff in. My Corryvreckan arrived a few days ago and I'm still trying to decide if I like it or not.

[Anonymous No.13813547]

>>13793461
I truly fucking despise people who describe whiskies like this.
16yr is like drinking liquid wood with smoke stirred in. It's delicious, but no, it isn't anything like sitting in a comfortable leather chair in a drawing room while your coolie servant puts another log onto the fire as you await a report from Cathay. Poncery aside, that's not even an aesthetically pleasing description.