Whiskey Thread

[Anonymous No.15502811]

Come join our discussion on the fruit of the barley/rye/corn/wheat.

[Anonymous No.15502878]

I'm disappointed in this. It's not bad, it smells great, but it tastes mediocre with alcohol burn even though 90 proof.

[Anonymous No.15502894]

>>15502878
it's really good for the 28 bucks it used to command
but now that it's almost 40, I'd rather get Rare Breed or Old Forester or Rowan's Creek

[Anonymous No.15502927]

>wheated and low-rye bourbons
>typical Speysides
>Lowlands
>40% ABV
>Irish whiskey that is not single pot still
>adding water or ice to whiskey
>Diageo

[Anonymous No.15502951]

>>15502927
yes but what's your opinion on taking less than 30 minutes to finish a dram

[Anonymous No.15503007]

>>15502951
not them, but its not so bad if you arent over pouring and are concentrating on the dram itself. Sometimes I over pour just so that I can finish the seconds in the morning.

[Anonymous No.15503109]

For me it's Grand Grizzly, 100 pesos.

[Anonymous No.15503416]

>>15502951

[Anonymous No.15503593]

>>15502951
Who cares?

[Anonymous No.15503605]

>>15503109
>64 pesos spent o bottle
>4 pesos spent on label
>30 pesos spent on 4chan shill
profit!

[Anonymous No.15503840]

>$15 -25 Evan Williams Bottled In Bond
>$25-30 Wild Turkey 101
>$30-40 Elijah Craig Small Batch
>$40-50 Four Roses Single Barrel
>$50-60 Henry McKenna
Prices and availability may vary on your location

[Anonymous No.15503864]

>>15503840
>Prices and availability may vary on your location
I'll say. Here, WT101 is $19, and the $25-30 pick is Old Grand-Dad 114.
Also, Knob Creek is available for under $30 in a lot of locations and is decidedly an upgrade over WT101.
I love WT101, though.

[Anonymous No.15504139]

>>15503840
>>15503864

>Woodford and Knob Creek
>$40 in my state

[Anonymous No.15504488]

Drinking old fashioneds for the first time. Not my drink imo, bitters are entirely overpowered, sugar just kind of sits in the background not doing anything, whiskey reminds me of being 16 getting blacked out on JD.
Buffalo Trace btw
t. gin drinker

[Anonymous No.15504495]

>The best whiskey

[Anonymous No.15504695]

The only whiskies worth drinking are Famous Grouse and Old Grand-Dad

[Anonymous No.15504718]

>>15504695
Oops, I forgot mellow corn. That's fine too.

[Anonymous No.15505530]

>>15502878
Eagle Rare has no alcohol burn, you're just a pusy. It's still overrated because BT but if you can't drink 90 proof like water than maybe you should stick to hard seltzer and tampons.

[Anonymous No.15505950]

Why has there been so much OGD shilling lately? Is it just contrarianism because normies think its icky?

[Anonymous No.15505978]

>>15504695
>>15504718
>corn whisky
Miss me with that shit home skillet

[Anonymous No.15505991]

>>15505530
Bullshit

I normally drink OGD 114 and WT101. Eagle Rare has a strong alcohol smell/taste for a 90 proof.

[Anonymous No.15505999]

>>15505950
It's good, cheap, and more rye than most bourbons.

[Anonymous No.15506134]

>>15505999
>more rye than most bourbons
This is why it is good.
Only the 114 is really special, though.

[Anonymous No.15506152]

>>15505978
What are you, gay?

[Anonymous No.15506566]

How bad is this stuff? I paid $10 for a 750 and I have absolutely no perspective on what good whiskey is supposed to taste like but it basically just tastes like lightly whiskey-flavored vodka

[Anonymous No.15506580]

>>15502927
Can someone give me the full Diageo pill?

[Anonymous No.15506601]

I read in a facebook group that whisky below 250 bucks isn't even worth wasting time on. Kinda steep for me desu, is this true?

[Anonymous No.15506627]

>>15506601
No.

[Anonymous No.15506647]

>>15506566
It’s shit

[Anonymous No.15506654]

>>15506566
>Canadian
>$10/750ml
>Screw top

Sorry Anon, double your budget next time for decent whiskies in the $20 range.

[Anonymous No.15506664]

>>15506601
Whiskey under $15 and over $60 are memes.

[Anonymous No.15506670]

>>15504495
I am really curious to try Blue Spot. I think my state is getting it within the coming weeks.

[Anonymous No.15506785]

>>15506647
>>15506654
Just to clarify, I was expecting it to be shit
I just wanted some cheap ethanol and wanted to try something different from vodka for once

I like what the flavor seems like it's supposed to be, I'll try a nice one next

[Anonymous No.15506796]

>>15506785
Maybe 40 Creeks or Crown Royal. Hell, Canadian Club would be better than that.

[Anonymous No.15506808]

>>15506796
I'm not specifically looking for canadian whiskey, just anything good

[Anonymous No.15506869]

>>15506808
Evan Williams Bottled in Bond is $15/750ml and is a great bourbon period.

Old Forester 86 or 100 Proof, Wild Turkey 101, Old Granddad Bottle in Bond, Old Granddad 114, Elijah Craig Small Batch are all solid bourbons under $30. Notice all different distilleries, so no shilling just good bourbons.
Irish is boring but Jameson/Bushmills/Dew

Can't comment on scotch

[Anonymous No.15506903]

>>15506808
First three things I can think of off the top of my head for an intro to whiskey would be monkey shoulder, power's gold label, and rittenhouse rye. Not the best, just three things that taste like whiskey that aren't expensive.

[Anonymous No.15507039]

>>15502878
Holy shit its collingwood rye!

ive drank it and cousin in the black botte and they are super smooth and go very well with lime and pepsi too bad the MLCC stopped stocking them

[Anonymous No.15507155]

Just yummie

[Anonymous No.15507163]

My first scotch, where do I go from here for a more nutty/ dried fruit range?

[Anonymous No.15507185]

Working my way thru this, which was a christmas gift from my brother in law. I actually kind of like it, but I'm no scotch expert so idk what to look for

[Anonymous No.15507202]

>>15507163

[Anonymous No.15507285]

>>15507202
Thanks king

[Anonymous No.15507308]

>>15507185
from my understanding Laga 8 isnt very complex with a handful of tasting notes.

>>15507163
if you like the Glenmo. try their Lasanta or Malaga

>>15507155
got my bottle about a month ago. i feel like I'm not getting the malt/distillery character. the finish feels quite heavy and the finish gets kinda dry for me.

[Anonymous No.15507334]

>>15507308
>the finish feels heavy
as in the port wood finish

[Anonymous No.15507342]

>>15507202
Based reddit reposter

[Anonymous No.15507631]

i'm drunk listening to duran duran

[Anonymous No.15507697]

>>15506580
They tend to ruin any whisky they purchase. It's all too common for them to purchase a whisky, water it down, use inferior barrels than before, chill filter it and/or color it.
They have also literally and quite transparently marketed heavily here for a long time now, and have caught quite a few bans for it.

[Anonymous No.15507770]

>>15507697
>t. assblasted suntory employee

[Anonymous No.15507772]

>>15502811
>make thread with Canadian Whisky as the image
>spell it "whiskey"

Cringe. Anyway I'm a whisky newfag, convince me not to go out and buy some Wild Turkey 101

[Anonymous No.15507779]

>>15503864
>>15504139
>mfw Knob Creek is $47 CAD

[Anonymous No.15507804]

>>15507770
Diageo and Sazerac are cancers on the industry.

[Anonymous No.15507838]

>>15507772
it's the best $25 bourbon, so why not? Pink collared party bros from early 90s to 2010s ruined its reputation. I'll shill for Wild Turkey 101 and Rare Breed because they are great bourbons.

[Anonymous No.15507845]

>>15507838
Is it similar to Jack because I fucking hate Jack.

Thanks for the help bro.

[Anonymous No.15507908]

>>15507845
nah, Jack No7 has that funky banana bread flavor, more so than other Brown Forman whiskies. Gentleman Jack is much better, but again... banana flavor. Their single barrels are nice, but overpriced.

Wild Turkey is vanilla frosting, cinnamon, rye, and oak. Austin Nichols uses heavy char and the base is aged 6-10 years. I no shit recommend it for anyone new to bourbon except the poorest of poorfags where I would say Evan Williams BiB.

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thanks for reading my blog

[Anonymous No.15508070]

i bought some johnny walker red label, lagavulin 16 and some canadian club cans

[Anonymous No.15508168]

>he can't afford The Macallan Fine and Rare 60-Year-Old, the only whisky that is good enough, because he spent all of his money on Wild Turkey 101

[Anonymous No.15508182]

>>15507202
thank you kind sir

[Anonymous No.15508296]

>>15502951
old pulteney doesn't really open up much after ten minutes.

[Anonymous No.15508304]

>>15508070
Why didn't you just... not buy the johnnie walker and canadian club?

[Anonymous No.15508401]

>>15508304
I'd assume the Lagavulin is for enjoyment, whilst the Red Label and soda are for getting hammered? I certainly wouldn't want to drink the latter neat myself. The only bottle I ever had of it years ago tasted distinctively like soggy bread - very yeasty and bland.

[Anonymous No.15508420]

>>15508296
It's not really that. You're probably taking too big of sips if you're finishing it under 30 minutes.
Another clue people are taking too big of sips is when they say they don't like cask strength whiskies because it burns too much. These people are almost certainly taking too big of sips.

[Anonymous No.15508433]

bought my second $84 box of Ardbeg Uggie (last one) to put back. My local ABC last year kept Uggie all year but now the 10yr is in stock now.

[Anonymous No.15508445]

>>15506869
>Evan Williams Bottled in Bond is $15/750ml and is a great bourbon period.

how much would you pay for it on the maximum end.

[Anonymous No.15508459]

>>15508304
cause i got money to blow
lagavulin is for special occasions
red label is for casual drinking
canadian club is for tonight
>inb4 you shouldve bought this and this instead

[Anonymous No.15508468]

>>15504695
This is a whiskey thread, got post about whisky somewhere else.

[Anonymous No.15508480]

>Canadian whiskey

[Anonymous No.15508490]

>posting whisky in a whiskey thread
Scotcucks go and stay go

[Anonymous No.15508535]

>>15508445
Probably $20 because I would be close enough to OGD 114, Old Forester100, Rittenhouse Rye, or Wild Turkey 101.

[Anonymous No.15508548]

you down with ogd yeah you know me

[Anonymous No.15509083]

The only rye whiskey I've had was Bulleit and Sazerac. I preferred the Bulleit.

What are some nicer rye whiskeys, say in the $35-50 range? The higher rye, the better, 95-100%, not that 51% shit

[Anonymous No.15509127]

>>15508548
nice book bro
ill try that drink because you posted this image

[Anonymous No.15509130]

>>15509083
'berta preem

[Anonymous No.15509285]

>>15509083
>Rittenhouse Rye
>Rittenhouse Rye

[Anonymous No.15509291]

>>15509285
that's 51% rye though

[Anonymous No.15509329]

>>15509083
High West Double Rye is pretty excellent for $40. I think that it gets overlooked because it was a meme rye for a minute and that shit gets old eventually.

Rittenhouse is pretty solid, too.

[Anonymous No.15509338]

whats a legit rye I can get for a reasonable price from BC Liquor store

[Anonymous No.15509383]

>>15509338
High west double rye and lot 40 are on the website and those are good, high rye, and under $50.

[Anonymous No.15509535]

>>15509338
'berta preem

[Anonymous No.15509540]

>>15509083
Just drink all the MGP shit

[Anonymous No.15509608]

[Anonymous No.15509648]

>>15502811
all liquors with animals on them are surprisingly good

[Anonymous No.15509658]

>>15509648
I'll take your word for it.

[Anonymous No.15509771]

>>15504139
Yeah that's about what they are in my state too in a normal liquor store, but at Costco you can get Knob for about $28 for a 750ml and, again, Woodford $50 for a 1.75ml, which really can't be beat where I am in terms of dollar to volume. Costco is based for whiskey, I can occasionally get Buffalo Trace for $25, and Lagavulin for $77, $55 on sale, and earlier this year I even nabbed a Blanton's for $55. Laphroaig 10 for $45, I could go on. Costco's worth the membership for whiskey deals alone, not even shilling.

[Anonymous No.15509784]

>>15509338
Ima let you in on a secret my dude, if it's available in your area.
Old Forester Rye. Way better than the price tag. Keep it on the down low

[Anonymous No.15509895]

>>15509784
been looking for it, but my store never has it.

>>15509771
>Live out west
>Can buy any booze at based Fred Meyers

Come back east
>lol, you can only buy whiskey at state ran stores at certain times with only some monthly specials.

[Anonymous No.15509903]

>>15508459
>cause i got money to blow
Your purchase says otherwise.

[Anonymous No.15509912]

>>15509784
Unreasonably based post.

[Anonymous No.15509927]

>>15509648
>>15509658
For me, it's Black Tiger.

[Anonymous No.15509935]

>>15509927
What is up with these Sierra Leone boozes?

[Anonymous No.15509942]

>>15509935
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XehwSM9n_Ko

[Anonymous No.15509944]

>>15509935
Have you seen the place

[Anonymous No.15509954]

>>15508168
>Macallan
>Good whisky
Pick one

[Anonymous No.15509959]

Got this Kirkland Anejo for the hell of it (NOM 1173). If you've had Casamigos Anejo, then you've basically had this, it's the same profile. Whether that's a good thing or not... on the one hand it goes down extremely easy with no bite of any kind. On the other hand it's a bit too sweet and has aromas and flavors that aren't natural at all. Coming back to the empty glass the next day it smells like marshmallows, an almost sickly sweet smell. I'm assuming this is diffuser juice with potent additives.

>>15509608
How do you like the Blue Swift?

[Anonymous No.15509966]

>>15509954

[Anonymous No.15509996]

>>15509959
its a bit like hennessy but tastes nicer

[Anonymous No.15510116]

[Anonymous No.15510120]

What is a smokey cognac?

[Anonymous No.15510202]

>>15507908
Cheers, m8. I'll pick some up this week. Thanks for the blog post here's some reddit gold.

[Anonymous No.15510619]

This was tonight.