WHISKEY THREAD

[Anonymous No.15345867]

Bourbon, Irish, Scotch, or Tennessee allowed

*Reminder the bourbon shortage is literally Sazerac shilling.

[Anonymous No.15345878]

>>15345867
I infused a bourbon with four rinses of five pairs of my teen sister's unwashed panties. Served it to my entire family on Christmas. Delicious.

I call it my pussi barrel bourbon. Genuinely taboo.

[Anonymous No.15345899]

>>15345878
Post pic of sister

[Anonymous No.15345900]

Having a pour of classic laddie tonight. Think I'm going to take a break from whiskey soon after I clear out a few bottles and explore rum.

[Anonymous No.15346306]

[Anonymous No.15346313]

I used to drink that garbage in early college and shout 'WILD TURKEY SURPRISE!' Because of looney toons.

[Anonymous No.15346347]

>>15346313
>Wild Turkey
>Garbage

[Anonymous No.15346349]

>Whiskey

[Anonymous No.15346358]

>>15346347
Wild Turkey is prole bourbon. And bourbon is prole alcohol. Sorry. Pick a single malt. Whisky vs whiskey.

[Anonymous No.15346370]

how can you go wrong?

[Anonymous No.15346376]

>>15346370
It killed Christopher Hitchens so I'm on board.

[Anonymous No.15346377]

>>15346358
>Single malt

[Anonymous No.15346393]

>>15346377
Always kids here. No fucking point in talking.

[Anonymous No.15346414]

>>15346370
i drank a whole bottle of this at a christmas party, made a fool of myself and ended up in the drunk tank. at a christmas party. ill never enjoy a glass of this again

[Anonymous No.15346421]

>>15346414
Understandable

[Anonymous No.15346432]

What I'm drinking right now

[Anonymous No.15346448]

>>15346377
Only two people in that image drank whiskey. One of them drank blended Canadian swill and the other mostly stuck to girly cocktails. You're not exactly making a convincing "argument".

[Anonymous No.15346454]

>>15346448
>You're not exactly making a convincing "argument".
His point was to get a reaction out of people with minimal effort. Hook, line, and sinker.

[Anonymous No.15346459]

>>15346454
Yes, and my point was to deflect with some actual knowledge and bring it back on topic, because obviously nobody cares about such obvious bait...

[Anonymous No.15346461]

>>15346459
Ok fair enough

[Anonymous No.15346469]

>>15346370
>Diageo
How can you not go wrong?

[Anonymous No.15346481]

>>15345867
Wild Turkey 101 is wonderful, just finished a bottle myself. I usually don't like high righ bourbons but mixed with ginger ale it has just the right bite.

Since I killed my bottle of WT101 I've been drinking Old Grandad 114 with ginger ale and loving it. At 57% alcohol, it'll get you there. It's nasty when drank neat though, I've tried and can't stand it. I'm more of a fan of wheated bourbons. For sipping neat, I've been pacing myself with a bottle of Weller Special Reserve. I fucking love it and every time I pour a dram it's tempting to pour ~4oz instead my usual 2. I would drink it just as fast, it's that smooth. I can see why it's so hard to find a bottle in my area (Dallas, TX). I had to My other favorite to sip neat is Makers Mark Cask Strength. my bottle is 109 proof, and I add a water bottle cap's worth of water to it to open it up. I am not a huge fan of regular makers mark otherwise but this one is great. For the proof, there's very little alcohol heat, even when drank completely neat. It has a maple candy like sweetness that keeps you wanting more.

[Anonymous No.15346513]

>>15346481
>It's nasty when drank neat though, I've tried and can't stand it. I'm more of a fan of wheated bourbons.
What color of dress were you wearing when you posted this?

[Anonymous No.15346519]

>>15346481
>it's that smooth
>I add a water bottle cap's worth of water to it to open it up

[Anonymous No.15346526]

>>15346432
>only 40%
That's pretty girly. Not as girly as >>15346481 's post but pretty girly.

[Anonymous No.15346548]

>>15346513
Oh yeah, I tried Scotch too but I hate peat.

[Anonymous No.15346555]

>>15346481
>>15346548
>high righ
>mixing
>mixing WT101
>mixing OGD114
>It's nasty when drank neat though, I've tried and can't stand it. I'm more of a fan of wheated bourbons.
>dram
>smooth
>I add a water bottle cap's worth of water to it to open it up
>It has a maple candy like sweetness that keeps you wanting more.
>Oh yeah, I tried Scotch too but I hate peat.
This is actually elaborately crafted bait, isn't it?

[Anonymous No.15346744]

>>15346555
Sorry, I'm just starting to get into single malt bourbons

[Anonymous No.15347117]

>>15346519
There is nothing wrong with adding a splash of water to your bourbon. It can absolutely bring out the best flavors in the bottle. The only sin is chilling your bourbon before serving neat.

[Anonymous No.15347150]

just sipping some dewars
hard to find whiskey out here at all, finding my preferred rye is impossible.

[Anonymous No.15347164]

Woodford Reserve is my favorite "cheap" bourbon.

The pic related variety is particularly tasty, if a little more costly.

[Anonymous No.15347325]

>>15347164
I hear a lot of positive things on that one.

[Anonymous No.15347927]

>>15345878
Describe the notes

[Anonymous No.15347932]

>>15347117
A cap is more than a splash

[Anonymous No.15348258]

>>15346448
Scotch posters are so uptight.

[Anonymous No.15348328]

Hello

[Anonymous No.15348603]

>>15345899
I think you meant sister-wife based on the op

[Anonymous No.15348850]

[Anonymous No.15349314]

>>15347932
A splash is more than a cap!

[Anonymous No.15349357]

>>15346370
Well, at least you didn't go with red label.
A friend of mine gave me a generous pour of his Blue label on New Year's.
Was pleasantly surprised.

[Anonymous No.15349370]

Bros how do I start enjoying whiskey?
It tastes bad to me, I like gin but whiskey tastes like rotten fruit or something to me

[Anonymous No.15349399]

>>15349370
>I prefer the taste of pine-flavored paint thinner to whiskey
There's no hope for you. You just have shit taste, anon.

[Anonymous No.15349409]

>>15349370
People like what they like. I like white rum better than whisky.

[Anonymous No.15349443]

>>15349399
I mean should I keep trying more whiskey until I find something I like? Also how do I get over the 'burn' of alcohol when drinking it straight? I can tolerate it but I feel like it masks the flavors a little bit

[Anonymous No.15349451]

>>15349443
>how do I get over the 'burn' of alcohol when drinking it straight?
Shock therapy.

[Anonymous No.15349513]

>>15347325
It's very good, especially if you find it at a decent price.
>>15348328
Another good one, and definitely more affordable.

[Anonymous No.15349521]

>>15349399
Lmao that's a good description but I like it for some reason

[Anonymous No.15349564]

>>15349443
Hold it in your mouth longer before swallowing. It'll poke your tongue more, but you'll be able to enjoy the finish without coughing like a 6th grader who just found a pack of Camel blues. Also, exhale a little after you swallow, it pushes some of the excess vapor out. Biggest thing is to just take it slow; you're tasting whiskey, not trying to get pissed at a party.

inb4 everything I just said is taken out of context and someone jacks off to it.

[Anonymous No.15350088]

Anything missing?

[Anonymous No.15350100]

>>15350088
a copy of a virulently antisemitic book

[Anonymous No.15350184]

>>15346370
this is one of the most disgusting things i have ever tasted

[Anonymous No.15350190]

>>15350088
a gf

[Anonymous No.15350195]

>>15350088
self-respect

[Anonymous No.15350214]

>>15350088
>WT
>not the 101
Point and laugh at him.

[Anonymous No.15350223]

>>15346370
>try this for the first time
>it's like a wool sweater dipped in iced tea

this is the most popular blend in the world?

[Anonymous No.15350252]

>try old pulteney 12 40%
>tastes like nothing but harshness and bitterness
I've been had

[Anonymous No.15350297]

why cant I drink liquor without having the urge to throw up? I have to dilute 2 shots of whiskey with 2 cups of water and hold my breath while drinking to not taste it then drink regular water right after. Ive been drinking liquor for years and it just burns the shit out of my stomach and makes me nauseous without diluting it. I dont think its possible for me to just get used to it normally.

[Anonymous No.15350299]

>>15349443
Generally it's not a keep trying thing, it's a stop being cheap thing. You should try a light speyside, a smoky islay, and something sherried, but that's about it.
There's two avenues to avoid burn; get something extremely light (and generally low abv), or get something so flavorful that the alcohol is completely masked.

tl;dr try glenfiddich, lagavulin and glendronach.

[Anonymous No.15350309]

>>15349370
Why would you go out of your way to drink whisky if you don't like it? Just drink gin.

[Anonymous No.15350315]

>Generally it's not a keep trying thing, it's a stop being cheap thing. You should try a light speyside, a smoky islay, and something sherried, but that's about it.
There's two avenues to avoid burn; get something extremely light (and generally low abv), or get something so flavorful that the alcohol is completely masked.

[Anonymous No.15350321]

>>15350088
Nothing Japanese, Australian, Welsh, Taiwanese, No rye, Nothing sherried, nothing cask strength, nothing old.

[Anonymous No.15350451]

>>15350321
Ah yes, all those classic Australian, Welsh, and Taiwanese whiskys

[Anonymous No.15350510]

>>15350451
Absolutely, Get on the Starward / Sullivan's Cove / Archie Rose, Penderyn, and Kavalan.

[Anonymous No.15350697]

I went to couple of ABC stores on the way home looking for different Ardbegs and each one looked at me like 'what tha hell is Arbieg?" :/

Wound up getting a Laphroaig 10 to try for the first time. It was either that or quarter cask. What am I in for laddys?

[Anonymous No.15350788]

Total newfag here.

I found a store that sells WT (I'm in italy) and wonder if it is worth buying since it's posters here frequently.

For now I tasted
> Nikka from the barrel
The one I enjoyed the most so far.

> Nikka days
Tasted ok, but too much "generic"

> laphroaig 10
Liked it a lot, but too "smokey", it bored me in the last sips

> Bulleit
Liked a lot

> Talisker skye
The most disgusting things I drank. It smelled like cleanser and was unbearable. I will give it a second chance when the rona end.

[Anonymous No.15350983]

>>15350788
>The most disgusting things I drank. It smelled like cleanser and was unbearable.
That's what you get when you buy Diageo. That's what you get when you buy Diageo's worst distillery.

[Anonymous No.15351068]

>>15348328
based

[Anonymous No.15351307]

>>15350697
Welp, on my second finger of Laphroaig 10..not as much peat as the 'Uggie'. Kinda plain in flavor underneath the smokiness. I should've started with this or Ardbeg 10 than with Uggie. Feels like i'm downgrading.

[Anonymous No.15351321]

>>15351307
Clear your palate with water then really roll the Laphroaig around the tip of your tongue. There's a nice sweetness to it which a lot of people miss.

[Anonymous No.15351332]

>>15351307
>>15351321
Also, don't swallow while you roll it around the tip of your tongue. The finish will completely mask the sweetness.

[Anonymous No.15351341]

>>15349443
I always find if you keep the alcohol at the bottom of your mouth and throat as it goes down it doesn't really burt at all.

[Anonymous No.15351356]

>how do I get over the 'burn' of alcohol when drinking it straight?

[Anonymous No.15351360]

>>15346306
>>15347164
Based

[Anonymous No.15351375]

>>15351332
i swished it around like mouthwash (whiskey.com) and I'm just totally enamored by the 'Uggie".

[Anonymous No.15351383]

>>15346306
I raise you Toasted Barrell .
Then I go all in with Barrell Proof B then C

[Anonymous No.15351385]

>>15350788
I think youll definitely enjoy WT101

[Anonymous No.15351444]

>>15350788
Try Talisker 10 Year Old whiskey next time instead. It's very easy to drink and it's not diluted like a lot of other scotch whiskeys.

[Anonymous No.15351450]

>>15351332
are you kidding me

[Anonymous No.15351705]

>>15351444
One rupee has been deposited into your account, Balasubramanianasidharanarvesh.
Sincerely,
Diageo

[Anonymous No.15351771]

>>15350252
Let it roll around your mouth longer. Look for saltiness and some fruit sweetness

[Anonymous No.15351786]

>>15351375
>i swished it around like mouthwash (whiskey.com)
Protip: it tastes different when you do this with mouth open and mouth closed. Do it both ways to fully appreciate it.

[Anonymous No.15351806]

Poorfag reporting in

[Anonymous No.15351809]

>>15351806
i don't think poor people should have access to fun things

[Anonymous No.15351840]

>>15351806
>Evan Williams
I keep thinking of anon who made a deleted post on one of the NYE threads saying he’d blow his brains out because he gf was a whore and left him. I told another anon he was faking it.

I almost wish /ck/ would archive their shit.

[Anonymous No.15351977]

>>15350788
I doubt you'll like it, WT is a tier or two below most of those.

>>15351444
Unlikely, Skye isn't that much different from 10, and his complaint isn't that it's a little simple and a little rough which are problems the 10 might actually address.
That said, dark storm and the distillers edition are both sufficiently different that he may like them.

[Anonymous No.15352006]

Whisk(e)y should only be sold at cask strength.

Whiskey sold at 40% ABV gives the consumer the option of enjoying it from 1-40% ABV. Whiskey sold at 60% ABV gives the consumer the option of enjoying it from 1-60% ABV.

Whiskey sold at less than cask strength needlessly robs the consumer of choice.

[Anonymous No.15352015]

>>15352006
45.8 is the scientifically proven strength where alcohol solutions taste best

[Anonymous No.15352032]

>>15346744
>single malt bourbons

[Anonymous No.15352059]

>>15352015
>scientifically proving subjective perception

[Anonymous No.15352071]

>>15351840
>what is >>/ck/

[Anonymous No.15352086]

>>15352071
I stand corrected. Thank you.

[Anonymous No.15352112]

>>15351840
>his wife
Corrected.

[Anonymous No.15352133]

https://youtu.be/4uY9-TD73UA

[Anonymous No.15352178]

>>15352133
damn they managed to steal a bottle of stagg
https://youtu.be/psig6RL_NsY

[Anonymous No.15352260]

Need a scotch for the end of the month, single malt and not diageo.
give reccs

[Anonymous No.15352280]

>>15352260
why not diageo? they offer a wide range of excellent malts at approachable prices.

[Anonymous No.15352358]

>>15352015
It's the scientifically proven approximation for where an alcohol water solution is most viscous.
When it is most delicious is entirely up for debate.

>>15352006
I might rather it have been diluted to the best drinking abv as chosen by an expert and pre rested.
And the government is certainly trying to encourage the creation of better tasting beverages at lower abv's to lessen drinking via abv relative taxation. Which may be a good thing socially.
But yea, more and cheaper cask strength would be good.

[Anonymous No.15352365]

>>15352358
>Which may be a good thing socially.
Yeah how fucking nice of them.

[Anonymous No.15352383]

>>15352260
ledaig 10

[Anonymous No.15352387]

>>15352365
Unlike in America, the Australian homeless don't drink spirits.

[Anonymous No.15352397]

After the first glass, I can't taste the nuance in the whiskey. How do I refresh my palate?

[Anonymous No.15352455]

>>15352397
Fisherman's Friends

[Anonymous No.15352457]

>>15352397
ice water

[Anonymous No.15352563]

>>15352397
Water, obviously.

[Anonymous No.15352584]

>>15352358
>I might rather an expert decide what my tongue likes best than me
NPC spotted.

[Anonymous No.15352673]

>>15346414
how do I end up at a drunk tank? Sounds fun. I've been drinking copious amounts of Canadian Rye recently, but every time i wake up after a blackout its always in my own bed surrounded by a bunch of random shit i stole from 7/11.

[Anonymous No.15352773]

>>15345867
>tastes like stale raisins, old bathtub water, and cigarette ash

MMMM BOY, THE SINK IS GONNA LOVE FINISHING THIS BOTTLE!

[Anonymous No.15352779]

>>15346469
Why are you autistic?

[Anonymous No.15352781]

>>15347164
>woodford reserve
>favorite "cheap" bourbon

You don't know what cheap is, gorilla nigger.

[Anonymous No.15352792]

>>15350088
All you have are meme whiskeys, why?

[overseer x No.15352798]

>>15352792
because a whisky collection is literally an irl memefolder

[Anonymous No.15352799]

>>15351809
I don't think you should have access to fun things. Not a group or generalized set of standards regarding certain clique's, just you.

[Anonymous No.15352813]

>>15352773
Just let it open up for a few days. Nothing tastes how it should on the first pour.

[Anonymous No.15352814]

>>15352280
You realize Diageo doesn't actually distill the whiskey's, right retard?

[Anonymous No.15352829]

>>15352814
So?

[Anonymous No.15352831]

>>15352798
I mean, you're not particularly wrong, but then neither would it be if you said it about collections of virtually anything.

[Anonymous No.15352837]

>>15352829
So the parent company in charge of distribution has no impact on the quality of the product. Namely, saying "no Diageo" is a dumb requirement, unless you already have all their products that you like from them already.

[Anonymous No.15352841]

>>15352837
Dude you're quoting the wrong guy

[Anonymous No.15352860]

>>15352260
You realize Diageo doesn't actually distill the whiskey's, right retard?

Saying "no Diageo" is a dumb requirement, unless you already have all their products that you like from them already.

[Anonymous No.15352867]

>>15350088
Writer's Tears > Tullamore Dew....In fact, there's a number of Irish Whiskey's that are superior to Tullamore Dew...Knappogue, Kilbeggan, Slane, Bushmills....

[Anonymous No.15352872]

>>15352813
>Just let it open up for a few days. Nothing tastes how it should on the first pour.

I'm not vouching for the J&B but I've really taken this to heart lately. I got a bottle of Armagnac the other day, Jolittle VSOP, which is one I've had before. On the first pour the nose was completely off, almost more like a tequila than brandy. I thought I had a bad batch, but after a couple of days it started to smell and taste the way I remembered.
That's more drastic of a change than most bottles, but I no longer trust initial impressions when I try something new that's been freshly uncorked.

[Anonymous No.15352887]

>>15352813
>nothing tastes how it should on the first pour

My Redbreast does.

[Anonymous No.15352890]

You know what tastes lovely starting with the very first pour and ending with the last? Johnnie Walker Blue Label.

[Anonymous No.15352895]

>>15352890
For 200 dollars it fucking better.

[Anonymous No.15352906]

Who's the king of shit-hill between these two? I'm a Chivas man myself.

[Anonymous No.15352912]

>>15352906
Tillamore Dew

[Anonymous No.15352920]

>>15352887
Madame, that is HARDLY appropriate.

[Anonymous No.15352932]

>>15352920
Not really surprised by this reply. I was having second thoughts while typing it.

[Anonymous No.15352946]

what are some celebrity owned whiskies?

[Anonymous No.15352960]

>>15352946
>celebrity owned

Not sure about celebrities who actually own their own distilleries, but Willie Nelson has Old Whiskey River.

[Anonymous No.15352974]

>>15352946
Virginia Black is from Drake.

[Anonymous No.15352977]

>>15352946
Duke bourbon is owned by John Wayne's family, which seems strange since if you want to drink like John Wayne, his go-to was Wild Turkey 101

[Anonymous No.15352983]

>>15352974
>Virginia Black is a collaboration between Brent Hocking and Drake.[2] It is distributed in the United States by Proximo Spirits[3] and is available in Canada, the U.K., Ghana, Kenya, Rwanda, Tanzania, Zanzibar, Burundi, Uganda, and United Arab Emirates.[4]

[Anonymous No.15352992]

>>15352983
I'm always surprised by the UAE's remarkable leniency on alcohol for an Arab League nation. Honestly, they're better than Qatar in some ways.

[Anonymous No.15353207]

>>15350983
>That's what you get when you buy Diageo
Fair enough, but Lagavulin 16 is a classic for a reason.

[Anonymous No.15353373]

>>15349443
You build up more tolerance the more you're used to drinking spirits, also take smaller sips
You shouldn't buy expensive ones if the burn covers up the flavors, but the really bottom selves ones are very harsh

[Anonymous No.15353435]

>>15345867
What's your problem with rye, you cliche'd piece of shit?

[Anonymous No.15353442]

lucky day fellas, daddys here to evovle your booze sessions.

[Anonymous No.15353624]

Bought a bottle of Redemption Rye on a whim and I'm pretty pleased with it. Any suggestions for my next bottle?

[Anonymous No.15354430]

>>15353624
High West Rendezvous
Michters str8, barrel strength, or toasted rye
Willet rye
Wild Turkey Conerstone $$

[Anonymous No.15354741]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NrWffs0tQx0

[Anonymous No.15354763]

>>15353442
i got some yellow spot on my underpants

[Anonymous No.15355258]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ymstUAZK3Hw

[Anonymous No.15355287]

>>15355258
what happened to Ben the Butcher of Bakersfield

[Anonymous No.15355316]

Drinking buffalo trace & tullamore dew tonight. Just ordered food so don't have to worry about food when I'm too smashed to do anything about it. Might as well get an early start and get to it

[Anonymous No.15355322]

>>15352860
you realize upping supply inherently decreases quality because not all oak barrels and malts are the same quality and less stringent selection means worse scotch

[Anonymous No.15355335]

>>15350299
seconding glenfiddich and lagavulin genuinely worth the entry

[Anonymous No.15355565]

>>15355322
and yet the price continues to climb...

[Anonymous No.15355573]

>>15355565
chinese demand is incomprehensibly large, has gone from 20 to 70% of the market for high end spirits in 10 years

[Anonymous No.15355598]

getting smashed to this album
https://youtu.be/F9BROxvREbE

[Anonymous No.15355677]

I prefer Hillrock.

[Anonymous No.15355794]

>>15355573
Didn't it drop off hugely after they introduced a bunch of anti bribery laws?

[Anonymous No.15356005]

>>15355573
FUCK CHINA god damn bugmen can stick to beer and other gutter swill.

>>15355794
wouldnt be surprised if its a counterfeit scam

[Anonymous No.15356038]

I have scotch, I have bourbon, I have rye, but I don't have any japanese whiskey.
I've never even tried it before and don't know where to start.
What do you prefer?

[Anonymous No.15356119]

>>15356038
You either go the super delicate but complex blend route with something like Tenjaku, or the more distinctive but ungodly expensive route with something like Taketsuru Pure Malt.

But if you're looking for the basics and ignoring what I prefer; Suntory Toki, Nikka from the Barrel, Nikka Coffey Grain, Hibiki Harmony, Yamazaki 12. Maybe something from Mars, Hakushu, The Chita, Miyagiko.
This list may be a bit region biased though, so see what others say / what you can get.

[Anonymous No.15356127]

thoughts boys?

[Anonymous No.15356288]

>>15356127
i think it's technically just jack but marketed to blacks

[Anonymous No.15356295]

>>15346358
the problem with bourbon is it gets boring due to all the restrictions on it, biggest flavor limitation is the 51% corn mash and new charred oak barrels. Obviously scotch with all it's areas and flavor profile are going to win out in variations.

[Anonymous No.15356306]

>>15356288
How is that marketed to blacks?

Also, NOT ONE FUCKING LIQOUR STORE STOCK UP ON SCOTCH! U FUCKING PRENTITIOUS FAGGOTS GOT ME HOOKED ON SCOTCH FROM muh burbon AND NO BODY CARRIES THE SHIT! AHHHGGGGH!!!

rant over, I bought another Uggie. :/

[Anonymous No.15356312]

>>15356306
shut up fat

[Anonymous No.15356337]

>>15356038
Everything's hyped to hell and the prices have only kept climbing ever since Yamazaki made landfall in the US many years ago.
Certain Nikka lines are pretty good.
Toki was a bit light bodied for me.
Hakushu I remember had a slight smokey taste.
And personally, for me, I always felt Yamazaki 12 is a bit rough around the edges, but a solid whiskey when the prices were not retarded.

[Anonymous No.15356372]

>>15345867
jim bean maple is so yum yum but the store never has it so wild turkey again :(

[Anonymous No.15356514]

>>15350510
gay

[Anonymous No.15356610]

>>15352260
Imagine forsaking Caol Ila because they were successful enough to be bought out by GloboHomoCorp. Sheesh.

[Anonymous No.15356615]

>>15352397
Perrier

[Anonymous No.15356759]

>>15356312
get laid :)

[Anonymous No.15356765]

Do I buy it?

[Anonymous No.15356775]

>>15356765
absolutely

[Anonymous No.15356785]

>>15356610
Yes

Sazerac and Diageo should be ignored for being shits.

[Anonymous No.15356818]

>>15356610
Did Caol Ila ever produce a single malt before being owned by Diego?
Also it's perhaps the least interesting islay whisky, other Diego products included.

[Anonymous No.15356826]

Why is bourbon so disgusting?

[Anonymous No.15356833]

>>15356826
Why are you a tastelet?

[Anonymous No.15356837]

>>15356826
Lack of age, over use of new barrels and distinctive grains, lack of wine finishes or peat, abv reduction by exporters. Inb4 we have to do that because climate, you're getting shat on by Australia and Taiwan.

[Anonymous No.15356844]

>>15356837
Why would I want wine finish or peat in my bourbon? Why can't Portlanders shut the fuck up.

[Anonymous No.15356856]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XZbv7FYHxAg

These guys review the *ultra* tier liquors of the world e.g. Samaroli brands.

[Anonymous No.15356866]

>>15356765
yeah they jacked the price up to 500 dollars because the rumor is they're permanently discontinuing the line
that's what it retailed for 2-3 years ago, good price

[Anonymous No.15356880]

>>15356837
I have never had decent Australian whisky. Kavalan's core range is garbage and only starts getting interesting once you're over 150$.

[Anonymous No.15356881]

>>15352781
>gorilla nigger.

you mean orcs?

[Anonymous No.15356930]

>>15356880
Have you had any Australian whisky?
I recommend 23 St Hybrid, Starward 2 Fold, Archie Rose Rye Malt.
And might as well try some of the other world whisky award winners like Sullivan's Cove, not that I can afford it.

[Anonymous No.15357094]

>>15345867
Bourbon is impenetrably sweet. I even had a Jameson bottling that was aged in ex-bourbon barrels and it was a saccharine dram.

[Anonymous No.15357102]

>>15357094
There are plenty of Scotches aged in ex-bourbon barrels which aren't sweet, silly goose.

[Anonymous No.15357105]

>>15346519
>>15347117
Aren't most bourbons bottled at 50% ABV anyways? That seems like it needs a splash of water.

[Anonymous No.15357115]

>>15349370
Very small sips. Don't "drink" it like a soda or a glass of water.

[Anonymous No.15357124]

>>15357105

[Anonymous No.15357142]

>>15357124
>>15357105(Me)

[Anonymous No.15357154]

anyone like white dog better than the aged shit?

[Anonymous No.15357211]

>>15357154
Only the best distillates can hold up in their unaged form. Masking a spirit's shortcomings with wood drenched in sweet wine is literally cheating when compared to the honest quality of crystal clean Baijiu straight from the still.

[Anonymous No.15357232]

Guys, what is a bourbon that is similar to Blanton's?
I live in commie shithole Pennsylvania and Blanton's is impossible to find here so I need a substitute.

[Anonymous No.15357234]

>>15357232
Baijiu is superior to Blantons

[Anonymous No.15357247]

>>15357234
No chink shit is superior to anything.

[Anonymous No.15357253]

>>15357234
fuck off with that gay shit

>>15357232
Literally anything that isn't from Sazerac.

[Anonymous No.15357270]

>>15357253
Examples? I'm a bourbon noob, only had like 5 or 6, but Blanton's blew my mind when I tried it in a bar.

[Anonymous No.15357285]

>>15357094
Do people really find bourbon overly sweet? I take my coffee and tea without sugar, don't drink soda, don't have sweets very often and I've never had a bourbon that I found too sweet to enjoy.

[Anonymous No.15357323]

Plan on splurging and buying a really high end scotch to treat myself.
Should I get Aberlour A'Bunadh or Lagavulin 16?

[Anonymous No.15357342]

>>15357323
if you like smoke then the latter if you don't then the former

[Anonymous No.15357351]

>>15357342
I like both actually. That's why I'm torn between the two.

[Anonymous No.15357360]

>>15357351
flip a coin

[Anonymous No.15357419]

>>15356775
>>15356866
Well I posted the pic after coming back from the store because of 4chan mobile range bans. Didn't purchase it but I'll probably come back tomorrow to see if it's still there (it was an hour before close). Is it good enough to crack it open and drink it or keep it as resale/collectors item?

[Anonymous No.15357437]

>>15345867

[Anonymous No.15357447]

>>15357323
A'Bunadh if you can't get Lagavulin at a local Costco, because Lagavulin is a ripoff almost everywhere but Costco.

[Anonymous No.15357467]

>>15357419
you can sell it for probably a grand but finding a buyer might be hard
It's good and for that price you could justify opening it considering most 21 years are around the same price point, if not higher

[Anonymous No.15357620]

I got some Old Crow over new years. It wasn't bad, and sold for under ten bucks a bottle. My lonely gay buddy came over and killed a third of it because he didn't wanna go through the Jim Beam mini bottles in his car.

[Anonymous No.15357639]

>>15345878
>pair
>panties
how many pussies she got you esl fuck

[Anonymous No.15357763]

>>15357323
Go for it...but those really aren't high end.

[Anonymous No.15358145]

I'm looking for a bit more complexity with my next peated purchase. I have Ardbeg 10 and Benriach Curiositas 10. My budget is $60ish and the two I've been looking at are old label Peat Monster(brown label) and Lagavulin 8. Which is the better buy? No Ledaig around me unfortunately and the Bowmores are at least $20 more than I want to spend. I believe they also had The Big Peat Christmas 2018 bottle.

[Anonymous No.15358167]

>>15357154
havent had any but I did get a bottle of Jacobs Ghost when it first released and it was surprisingly pleasant.

[Anonymous No.15358227]

>>15356765
No you fucking retard. Thats max $120 whisky. Stop falling for the memes.

[Anonymous No.15358249]

High West Double Rye! or Whistlepig 10 Year?

[Anonymous No.15358651]

>>15349370
>tastes like rotten fruit
Alcohol is delicious rotten fruit juice

[Anonymous No.15358661]

>>15356038
Hibiki Harmony is the best jap one I've tried, but generally jap ones are not worth it's price

[Anonymous No.15359300]

So whay happened to the fag who was saving all the scotch recommended bottles for New year? Did he drink them and post about it? I want to hear his story.

[Anonymous No.15359303]

>>15359300
If his life was any interesting, he wouldn't be collecting Scotch.

[Anonymous No.15359325]

>>15359300
he'd been posting them for multiple years, the exact same pictures, and got mad when people called him out on it
maybe he actually opened one, but I doubt it

[Anonymous No.15359342]

>>15359303
>>15359325
So he was just a poser? Fucking fag. Shouldve been obvious desu. Anyone who keeps scotch and doesnt drink is human trash.

[Anonymous No.15359365]

This any good?

[Anonymous No.15359370]

>>15345867
Imagine not living in Kentucky with direct access to the worlds finest bourbons, at near wholesale price and with perpetual availability. Must be a sad fucking life.

[Anonymous No.15359375]

>>15359370
>bourbon
Into the trash it goes.

[Anonymous No.15359421]

>>15346448
Does scotch ever go with coke??

[Anonymous No.15359430]

First off: why is Lagavulin 16 so based?
Secondly: I've got some good sipping whiskey but I'm curious what bourbons you guys use for Old Fashioned cocktails

[Anonymous No.15359498]

>>15345867
They made the whiskey from Baki real? Hahahah

[Anonymous No.15359537]

you HAVE read his book right?
ralfy is peak comfy cant wait for the second one

[Anonymous No.15359553]

Got me it's the most expensive and rare whiskey

[Anonymous No.15359760]

>>15359300
>So whay happened to the fag who was saving all the scotch recommended bottles for New year? Did he drink them and post about it?
Still here, just trying to spend less time on social media. Makes me feel all fuzzy that y'all care.

>I want to hear his story.
Not much to tell, wish I could say something magical happened. On my days off I'm day drinking without a hint of guilt I suppose.

Opened uigaedail (hard to see, it's about 1/4 empty now) and pulteney. Had about 6-7 oz of whisky the first night. Flavor was kinda disappointing to what my mind and a year of these threads hyped it up to be. Also felt a bit of nausea ridiculously quick, by the 3rd oz. I was with people who don't drink whisky so I drank much quicker than usual to keep their pace.

A week later and I've had the opportunity to sip leisurely and I'm appreciating the Uige's flavor much more like I remember it. Old pulteney is new to me and sometimes it strikes me as good (sorta salty and fruity) other times all I can taste is the standard scotch barley note.

>>15359303
This is exactly true.

>>15359325
That's a different guy, I just bought all these last year. Looking forward to opening another next week, probably the talisker.

[Anonymous No.15359774]

>>15345867
Bought a bottle of bulleit bloody battered by the bastard

[Anonymous No.15359790]

>>15356306
>How is that marketed to blacks?

In 2017 there was a whole hubbub about how it had been discovered that Jack Daniels learned to make whiskey from an ex-slave named nearest green. There's no documentation, but everyone in the area knows the story because it was passed down by word of mouth.

[Anonymous No.15359813]

>>15359760
Corryvreckan > Uigeadail
That's why it's slightly more expensive.

[Anonymous No.15359966]

>be me
>good boy tryna share my scotch with the pops
>have a sip or two before he comes to "check up on me"
>offer him some if i have it poured
>nigger knocks back the whole glass
EVERY. FUCKIN. TIME!!!!

[Anonymous No.15359980]

>>15359813
This, always go by price.

[Anonymous No.15359995]

>>15359430
>what bourbons you guys use for Old Fashioned cocktails
something like WT101 or The Knob would be good for that

[Anonymous No.15360009]

>>15359966
he takes his drugs the most efficient and effective way like a man and then moves on with his life nothing wrong with that

[Anonymous No.15360018]

>>15349370
just drink gin

[Anonymous No.15360023]

>>15359813
I know you're memeing, the main difference is the type of fruit, Corry is like grilled pineapples, Oogey is more like sweet nuts and dark cherries/coffee

[Anonymous No.15360030]

>>15360023
>>15359980
I was half joking about the price thing but it really is better. Wasn't joking about that.

[Anonymous No.15360040]

>>15360030
my point is they're different and which you like more depends on what sort of profile you prefer
the sherry is much more present in the uigeadail, corryvreckan is more about the white fruit

iirc it's similar stock just finished differently

[Anonymous No.15360050]

>>15360040
ok, no need to act like a women all of a sudden

[Anonymous No.15360086]

>>15359966
dont throw pearls before swine
give that bitch caramel colored vodka

[Anonymous No.15360096]

>>15359365
better than white but it still tastes like puke

[Anonymous No.15360135]

>>15360096
>puke
we prefer to call it "funk"

[Anonymous No.15360161]

>>15358227
Are you stupid?

[Anonymous No.15360307]

>>15359966
Based dad.

[Anonymous No.15360482]

>>15350100
Damn if I had this collection I could throw in my copy of The Culture of Critique.

[Anonymous No.15360521]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RB_4Z5Qskoc

[Anonymous No.15360541]

>>15360521
can you fuck off with your ecelebspam?

[Anonymous No.15360547]

>>15360307
hes getting less based by the day it seems. he just came home from grabbing a 6 pack and was going on about how he was the only one "following the lines" and cussing out somebody that got in the invisible 6 foot bubble. I keep telling him to "just excuse their ignorance because if they are dumb enough to step on your toes, they are dumb enough to kill you for telling them they are doing it." I dont believe in the chud shit, but he sure does. Hes in his mid 60s and for the last year hes been cruising for confrontation, i just dont get it.

/blog
>pic very related

[Anonymous No.15360595]

>>15360541
no

[Anonymous No.15360604]

>>15360018
>Vodka that tastes like pine needles.
>Nah

[Anonymous No.15360606]

>>15360595
fine, then keep being an insufferable faggot

[Anonymous No.15360625]

>>15360606
ok

[Anonymous No.15360626]

>>15360604
You are litterally 4 iq.
Try some pine tea sometimes instead of drinking pop and candy all the time you fat fuck.
Stupid worthless piece of shit. fucking subhuman.
Gin is for MEN.

[Anonymous No.15360707]

Can anyone suggest a decent, reasonably priced rye whisky that is readily available in the UK? Its always so expensive.

Ive just gone through a bottle of Bulleit rye making Old Fashioned and Sazeracs. Looking for a different rye to try.

[Anonymous No.15360724]

>>15360626
>Defending the drink of Bong housewives

[Anonymous No.15360793]

>>15360604
>i like gin
>wtf i hate gin dont tell me to drink it

[Anonymous No.15360795]

>>15360626
>pine tea
faggot confirned

[Anonymous No.15360799]

>>15346481
>maker's and turkey
you have some pretty baste taste my friend

[Anonymous No.15361464]

Just tried Auchentoshan Three Wood. It wasn't bad, but it was a bit disappointing for some reason I can't clearly describe.

[Anonymous No.15361477]

What do you guys think of this bourbon? Employee was trying to sell me on this for $20.

[Anonymous No.15361478]

>>15361464
yo dude at first sight i thought you posted "i tried auschwitz"

[Anonymous No.15361520]

picked this up on sale while at the grocery. nothing offensive about it. light and pleasant. nothing to write home about but a good dram nonetheless.

[Anonymous No.15361565]

>>15361520
price after tax?

[Anonymous No.15361573]

>>15359537
>intrinsic
>qualiteh

[Anonymous No.15361593]

>>15357094
I've had scotch sweeter than some bourbons and bourbons dryer than some scotch. Most bourbon is sweet but something like Jefferson's and other higher rye, higher barley mash bills can have their sweetness more toned down.

[Anonymous No.15361613]

Fuck, Ardbeg Corry is $140? Fuck that

[Anonymous No.15361690]

anybody /yamazaki/ here?

[Anonymous No.15362034]

>>15357620
Love old crows new recipe. I prefer it to Jim Beam now despite being the Jim Beam budget brand.

[Anonymous No.15362037]

>>15362034
all beam brands use the same juice just the strength is different.

[Anonymous No.15362049]

>>15362037
Beam and Crow are the same ABV. Crow to me taste like it's got higher rye content.

[Anonymous No.15362056]

>>15362049
dude all american whisky literally comes from the same factory

[Anonymous No.15362058]

>>15356038
Thing that sucks is that it was easy to get great whiskey here in Japan, and even easier to get some of the lower tier stuff at great prices before weebs and whiskey faggots went apeshit for the stuff. Fuck all of you.

[Anonymous No.15362060]

>>15362056
And besides some tiny microcraft bullshit all irish whiskey is produced by the same 4 distilleries. Variation of flavor exist.

[Anonymous No.15362124]

>>15361477
solid for the money, but Buffalo Trace bought them because they were a better value proposition than both of their entry-tier bourbons so expect it to become hard to find for no reason now

[Anonymous No.15362139]

I think I may be an alcoholic, lads

[Anonymous No.15362302]

>>15362056
>>15362060

[Anonymous No.15362345]

>>15352260
>not diageo.
buddy, you're handicapping yourself on purpose at this point.

[Anonymous No.15362348]

Is nikka whisky from the hood actually worth it?
I'm a whisky newfag and its like $60 CAD for a 500ml bottle... not even a standard 26er!?

[Anonymous No.15362360]

Redpill me on scotch. Is glenfiddich a good place to start?

[Anonymous No.15362479]

>>15362360
Glenmorangie is a better place to start, in general scotch flavors aren't as strong as bourbon but they have more balance try to at least get a glencairn to better smell it or even better get a copita

>>15362058
>>15362302
Even with the same distillate barrel selection, age time, where the barrel is aged, and even where the barrels are located on a rickhouse floor heavily affect the flavor of the final product.

[Anonymous No.15362532]

the whiskey highball is now my go-to drink. literal perfection. monkey shoulder was 5 dollars cheaper than toki at the store this week so i got that. it's pretty good.

[Anonymous No.15362643]

My brother is in town and his drink of choice is an old fashioned with Wild Turkey 101. I have no idea why he doesn't explore different bourbons.
However, I still love some vodka and ice water.
But, to each their own.
If I had to pick, it'd be Evan Williams Green label (just for old time's sake).

[Anonymous No.15362806]

1.75l faggot, still alive if anyone wants to chat.

[Anonymous No.15362948]

>>15352387
They huff petrol instead

[Anonymous No.15363104]

>>15362643
Vodka and water?

Are you terrified of flavour?

[Anonymous No.15363193]

>>15361565
dunno about tax but it was 30USD down from 40.

[Anonymous No.15363224]

>>15349357
>pleasantly surprised
Well did you expect it to be bad?

[Anonymous No.15363244]

>>15349443
Exhale right after you swallow, like as quick as you can without spitting whiskey up.

[Anonymous No.15364476]

Current bottles. Also tried some Gold Label but wasn't my bottle. I liked it. What other malts would you guys recommend?

[Anonymous No.15364702]

what do with empty bottles?are you keeping them around?

[Anonymous No.15364767]

>>15364476
bruichladdich classic laddie

[Anonymous No.15364793]

>>15345867
test

[Anonymous No.15364856]

>>15364767
Nice. Will take a note of it for now, anon

[Anonymous No.15365016]

>>15364793
1st day

[Anonymous No.15365256]

Can anyone smell anything but apples in Glenfiddich 12? I swear to god it's identical to a bottle of Berneroy XO I had not too long ago.

[Anonymous No.15365337]

>>15350223
No, red label is more popular, i think.

(Don't try it, it's even worse)

[Anonymous No.15365353]

>>15350088
>Tullamore Dew
That's the worse of the mainstream irish blends. Even Jameson is better than that, and often cheaper.

[Anonymous No.15365359]

>>15365353
someone hasn't had proper twelve, genuinely one of the worst whiskeys I've ever had

[Anonymous No.15365379]

>>15352813
J&B is shit from the neck to the bottom.

[Anonymous No.15365388]

>>15352946
Proper Twelve by Conor McGregor

It's just heavily inflated midleton stock.

[Anonymous No.15365402]

>>15365359
Not as mainstream tho.

[Anonymous No.15365487]

>>15345867
>*Reminder the bourbon shortage is literally Sazerac shilling.
This would only make sense if the prices in the primary market were increasing, yet the scarcity hasn't raised msrp, only made the prices on the secondary market skyrocket. So either you're wrong or you're implying they're buying their own product and also control the secondary market, which again wouldn't make sense since they can just raise the initial price.

[Anonymous No.15365492]

>>15365487
>t. sazshill

[Anonymous No.15365546]

>>15365492
No, I'm t Kroger dairy fag, but I also have a degree in economics. If you're calling any perceived shortage, manufactured or actual, a "shill" you're already not making any sense.

[Anonymous No.15365720]

>>15351806
Based

[Anonymous No.15366810]

I work at a liquor store but am still a bulliett/Woodford babby. What bottles should I get to expand my horizons?
I currently have angels envy, widow jane 10, knob select barrel, George dickel rye, redemption rum cask

[Anonymous No.15367530]

>>15365487

Go look at all the brands that are impossible to find and sell for stupid.

Pappy
Booker's
ORVW
Buffalo Trace
Eagle Rare
Wellers
Stagg

All the same company with shitty business practices.

[Anonymous No.15367542]

Got a bottle of Teelings Irish Whiskey once from an Irish friend of mine. God-tier

[Anonymous No.15367545]

>>15367530
uhhh

[Anonymous No.15367557]

>Buffalo Trace
>hard to find
They always have it at Winco for like 19 bucks.

[Anonymous No.15367931]

Hi /ck/, I'm just getting into scotch. I've tried the Glenfiddich 12 and I love it. Where should I go next?

[Anonymous No.15367948]

How do you alchies cut down on your costs? I usually only buy single malts, but if I buy a bottle, I ususally polish it off the same night. What are your most cost-effective strategies? Do you just keep a ton of different bottles and sip them all throughout the week? Do you get wasted on the cheap shit and savor the expensive stuff? Genuinely curious.

[Anonymous No.15367967]

>>15367948
I manage to not be an insane alcoholic and finish a bottle at a reasonable pace. How do you drink a fifth of liquor in a night? How do you even have the time?

[Anonymous No.15368041]

>>15347164
I wish they’d lower the price on this, it’s probably my favorite bottle of booze on my shelf.

[Anonymous No.15368043]

>>15368041
>>15347164
What's so good about it? Just has more oak flavor?

[Anonymous No.15368045]

>>15366810
>What bottles should I get to expand my horizons?
>lists a million bourbons/ryes
How about something that's not bourbon or rye? You work at a liquor store for gods sake. Just pick something off the shelf. Surely you have some idea what's decent or popular since you work there.

[Anonymous No.15368055]

>>15367948
If you're an alcoholic then stop pretending you drink it for the taste and just get the bottom shelf rotgut swill for pennies. Or drink antifreeze or turpentine or whatever. You'll be dead soon anyway if it isn't uncommon for you to drink a bottle of whiskey in one evening.

[Anonymous No.15368175]

Laphroaig 10 year vs Cask Strength. Is the extra $20 for the CS worth it?

[Anonymous No.15368212]

>>15368175
If it's only twenty bucks more I'll say absolutely worth it. The difference is a lot bigger where I live.

[Anonymous No.15368226]

>>15368212
What's the difference where you live?
>10yr $63
>CS $80

[Anonymous No.15369821]

>>15367931
glenmorangie nectar d'or

[Anonymous No.15369828]

>>15368175
For some reason that 10yr gave me acid reflux like crazy but it has less peat than the Uggie. Go fig.

[Anonymous No.15369859]

>>15369828
Uige is younger I think 6-7 years or so