/wg/ - Whisk(e)y General

[Anonymous No.17179290]

What are you drinking this Christmas?
Any Rye?
Drinking some MGP 95 5 Rye and some Knob Creek 9yr bourbon.
Whisk(e)y General

[Anonymous No.17179435]

Drinking this bad boy, pure candy!

[Anonymous No.17179437]

>>17179435
Nice, I've always wanted to try one but back when they were not over priced I couldn't find one and now they cost too much lol.

[Anonymous No.17179467]

>>17179437
Yeah, the prices have been a little crazy on the Dram. I ended up trading that new Willett bourye (opened and was not impressed) for the act 9. For me it tastes even better than some higher end bottles like Pappy 20. If you see it for retail pick it up, it's fucking amazing!

[Anonymous No.17179473]

>>17179467
>If you see it for retail pick it up, it's fucking amazing!
Oh I would but I only see it for like $300.

[Anonymous No.17179474]

>>17179435
American garbage

[Anonymous No.17179756]

>>17179290
best part about rye is sniffing the dry glass for the next week instead of pouring more.

[Anonymous No.17179861]

>>17179290
>What are you drinking this Christmas?
I'll be drinking my high-proof whiskies.

[Anonymous No.17179880]

>>17179861
>>17179474

[Anonymous No.17180007]

Finally opened my stagg jr (b14)
it's great

[Anonymous No.17180794]

>>17179861
Based

[Anonymous No.17180809]

>>17179290
Got a bottle of this from my dad today. Not wasting it on 4chan though. Right now I'm drinking some of the Jameson I got from my aunt.

[Anonymous No.17181014]

Hope everyone had a good Christmas

[Anonymous No.17181022]

>>17179435
I usually despise puns on alcohol labels but this label is really nice.

[Anonymous No.17181048]

>>17181014
fuck you too nigga

[Anonymous No.17181084]

I see everyone is drinking their holiday cum

Happy Honnikuh, redditors.

[Anonymous No.17181121]

got this for Christmas

[Anonymous No.17181827]

Working in a liquor store has turned me off of bourbon forever. I don't even like the taste anymore. It's scotch or rum from now on.

[Anonymous No.17181943]

>>17179290
Board tourist here: every time I've had whiskey it was a very unpleasant all around. It's not because I'm a bitch with spirits, I actually like Rum, Brandy and Cachaça. It's just whiskey that consistently tastes like shit to me. Why would that be /wg/?

[Anonymous No.17181951]

>>17181943
Don't get me wrong, I actually love cooking with whiskey, but actually drinking it? Blehgh

[Anonymous No.17182002]

>>17181943
>>17181951
ok why would you think anybody gives a fuck?

[Anonymous No.17182341]

>>17181943
>>17181951
babbypalate only likes sugar sweetness. go suck on a tiki straw faggot.

>>17181121
>not even open
good call 2bh

[Anonymous No.17182364]

I went to the giant liquor store and this was the only one that was sold out (also the only one with a 2 per customer limit).

Is this really that good?

[Anonymous No.17182384]

>>17182364
i am actually unironically tom bulleit and i can assure you that this product will live up to any bourbon lover's expectations.

[Anonymous No.17182394]

>>17179290
Right now I'm drinking industrial lager (pic related) with a glass of Johnnie Walker Black thrown in here and there.

[Anonymous No.17182401]

>>17182364
I like Bulleit, not my favourite whisky but it's my favourite bourbon.

[Anonymous No.17182402]

>>17182384
thank you, tom.

[Anonymous No.17182700]

>>17179290
Pendyrn and Wild Turkey 101, also a whole lot of other shit that isn't whiskey like brandy, cider, and beer

[Anonymous No.17182723]

>>17182394
Ahh yes. The second best Norwegian industrial pilsner after Hansa.
Enjoying a homemade lager myself right now and a side of Bache Gabrielsen Tripple Cask VSOP

[Anonymous No.17182995]

Just found this board/thread. Didn’t know people on 4chan actually liked whisky. Which type gets shilled the most on 4chan? Scotch, Bourbon or Irish?

[Anonymous No.17183002]

>>17182995
People shill bourbon a lot despite it being shit compared to scotch. Nobody likes Irish

[Anonymous No.17183004]

>>17182995
Chinese

[Anonymous No.17183006]

>>17182995
There is a Scotch snob who constantly shits on bourbon but most people enjoy all kinds of Whiskey.

[Anonymous No.17183008]

>>17183002
people shill bourbon because its cheap, because fuck spending 60$ every time i go out to get a bottle of whiskey, i'd rather get a 20$ whiskey, some dry wine, and a pack of beer

[Anonymous No.17183010]

>>17183006
pointing out the obvious (i.e. bourbons all taste the same) isn't "shitting on them".

[Anonymous No.17183017]

>>17183010
Yeah that is all you do, point out it has the same flavor profile.
>People shill bourbon a lot despite it being shit
You're pretty delusional

[Anonymous No.17183024]

>>17183008
also not to say scotch is bad, because if i'm buying a gift for someone or be buying a bottle as a treat to myself, its gonna be scotch, but i'm not gonna get home every night babying it by the handle

[Anonymous No.17183249]

>>17183017
you probably run a micro distillery hoping to make it in the industry lmao
you will never be booker noe

[Anonymous No.17183262]

Finishing up some original Laphroaig, brought some to the party and I was surprised how popular it got.

[Anonymous No.17183277]

>>17183249
why even distill alcohol? the businesses that sell spirits become famous just from buying from actual distilleries and then mixing and marketing it
you could probably make a distillery without even selling your goods directly to the public and instead just leasing your services to other businesses

[Anonymous No.17183309]

>>17183262
Laphroig is great. Prices seem to vary depending on location tho. Glenlivet 12, Laphroic Quater Cask and Monkey Shoulder all cost about 50-60 "bucks" where I'm from

[Anonymous No.17183381]

>>17183262
Add Teacher's Highland Cream to the budget honorable mentions

[Anonymous No.17183411]

>>17183262
Laphroaig is based.

[Anonymous No.17183416]

>>17179290
>not drinking Johnnie Walker Second Harvest
OHHHHH NOOOOOOOOO
>captcha pnPPa

[Anonymous No.17183417]

>>17183262
>green label
>bougie
Do poorfags really

[Anonymous No.17183422]

>>17183416
>>not drinking Johnnie Walker Second Harvest
Never heard of it.

[Anonymous No.17183459]

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Your fortune: Your heart grew three sizes![/spoiler]

[Anonymous No.17183472]

>>17183381
I'll have to pick some up when I'm out of state. Black Bottle I also hear is a good cheap option, but both are out of immediate reach because of the absolute state of Pennsylvania.

[Anonymous No.17183474]

>>17183472
>Black Bottle I also hear is a good cheap option
Used to be better than it is now, it used to be very peaty, not so much anymore.

[Anonymous No.17183504]

>>17179290
Anyone ever made their own whiskey? I've made ciders and mead before but I'm not sure how complicated whiskey is.

[Anonymous No.17183541]

>>17183006
Bourbon is a liqueur.

[Anonymous No.17183544]

>>17183008
Ahh so people here are just poor alcoholics. Checks out.

[Anonymous No.17183546]

>>17183262
ain't no johnnie walker sub 18 year worth a damn

[Anonymous No.17183550]

>>17183541
>A liqueur is an alcoholic drink composed of distilled spirits and additional flavorings such as sugar, fruits, herbs, and spices
Literally isn't.

[Anonymous No.17183559]

>>17183550
Cope. Enjoy your diabetes and cavities.

[Anonymous No.17183564]

>>17183559
>adds caramel coloring and flavor to scotch for "color consistency"
lol

[Anonymous No.17183578]

Why is islay so PERFECT. I’m depressed because where do I go from here bros? The only thing that comes close is Campletown.

[Anonymous No.17183583]

>>17183564
>and flavor
Wrong

[Anonymous No.17183591]

>>17183583
It literally does keep coping there is videos of people being able to taste which has it and which doesn't.
Scotch is closer to a Liqueur than Bourbon.

[Anonymous No.17183597]

>>17183578
You might want to go Speyside next

[Anonymous No.17183599]

>>17183583
https://youtu.be/vOh656bGQDU

[Anonymous No.17183602]

>>17183544
its hard to justify spending 60 on something consumable that will only last a short period, the only way you could is by justifying it is price per shot that you get out of a bottle but even then 60 is still 60

[Anonymous No.17183632]

>>17183591
>>17183599
Cope

[Anonymous No.17183635]

>>17183632

[Anonymous No.17183654]

>>17183583
what do you think a wet barrel drenched in sweet wine is?

[Anonymous No.17183678]

>>17183008
you want both quality and quantity you neeed the capital

[Anonymous No.17183684]

>>17183678
you must have a phd in economics

[Anonymous No.17183692]

>>17183597
Tried speyside. It’s great. But islay is just perfect.

[Anonymous No.17183701]

>>17183654
>all scotch uses first fill wine casks
Retard

[Anonymous No.17183730]

They might as well be dumping straight moscatel and px into the whisky at this point. Low IQ retard above me will still buy it.

[Anonymous No.17183788]

>>17183678
or just buy a pack of beer

[Anonymous No.17183806]

>>17183730
>doesn’t understand scotch maturation
Cope

[Anonymous No.17183808]

>>17183701
Get your terminology straight first, anon.

[Anonymous No.17183815]

>>17183808
??

[Anonymous No.17183820]

>>17179474
>an American drink is garbage when made by an American
Time to off yourself eurofag. You country is darker than Detroit.

[Anonymous No.17183834]

>>17183820
Imagine drinking corn.

[Anonymous No.17183839]

>>17183834
Imagine drinking bread.

[Anonymous No.17183847]

>>17183834
imagine drinking barley
see how stupid you sound

[Anonymous No.17183855]

>>17183847
Uhmm anon. Beer tastes great.

[Anonymous No.17183860]

>>17183855
So does whiskey.

[Anonymous No.17183865]

barley spirit is so disgusting you need to flavor it with ex-bourbon or wine to sell it.

[Anonymous No.17183866]

>>17183860
Imagine drinking corn. See how this works?

[Anonymous No.17183870]

>>17183847
You don’t have to imagine anon. Just grab a beer.

[Anonymous No.17183872]

>>17183866
Imagine sucking cock, but you followed your mother's footsteps in that one.

[Anonymous No.17183876]

>>17183865
Vast majority of barrels in scotch are not first fill. Cope.

[Anonymous No.17183882]

>>17183872
Cringe

[Anonymous No.17183886]

>>17183876
you obviously don't understand the terminology you're falsely applying.

[Anonymous No.17183896]

>>17183886
You clearly don’t understand what you’re talking about.

[Anonymous No.17183899]

>>17183896
Enjoy your Port finished malt liquor

[Anonymous No.17183905]

>>17183899
Finishing is a relatively new fad in scotch. Enjoy drinking corn sryup.

[Anonymous No.17183908]

>>17183876
retard

[Anonymous No.17183911]

>>17183905
>Finishing is a relatively new fad in scotch.
Yeah they've only been doing it for 15 years lol

[Anonymous No.17183916]

>>17183908
Kek. Imagine thinking i’m wrong.

[Anonymous No.17183924]

$160ish on Springbank 15 worth it? I know they can very year to year, but I havent seen any of the 10 around since Summer.

[Anonymous No.17183928]

>>17183911
15 years is a relatively short period of time in the history of scotch. Vast majority of scotches in today’s market are not finished. Cope

[Anonymous No.17183935]

>>17183928
You probably weren't even buying scotch 15 years ago.

[Anonymous No.17183938]

leave it to /ck/ to fag up the /wg/ thread
just talk about alcohol and check your ego at the door

[Anonymous No.17183949]

>>17183935
You clearly don’t know anything about scotch and LARP like you do. It isn’t too hard to learn anon. You can do it.

[Anonymous No.17183950]

Having some of this, it's pretty tasty

[Anonymous No.17183954]

>>17183949
Keep crying I have more scotch than Bourbon by a long shot, but I'm not a baby so I can enjoy both without throwing a tantrum.

[Anonymous No.17183955]

>>17183938
We are talking about alcohol retard.

[Anonymous No.17183968]

>>17183954
I enjoy bourbon from time to time too anon. Just friendly banter. It’s all in jest.

[Anonymous No.17183969]

>>17183950
would you rank it higher than regualr Jameson considering its $10-$15 more?

[Anonymous No.17183979]

>>17183924
I had a springbank 15 from 4-5 years ago. It was great. I don’t know if it’s worth it for you. Idk how much money you have. I still think i prefer the 10’s and 12’s.

[Anonymous No.17184001]

>>17183969
It's got a bit of a barrel tinge, not very heavy. Probably not worth the extra, I'm sure there's a better scotch at that price point if you're craving barrel taste but I got it as a gift.

[Anonymous No.17184022]

>>17179290
Just turned 21 on Tuesday
What do you fucks recommend?

[Anonymous No.17184039]

>>17184022
get some H

[Anonymous No.17184046]

>>17184022
Buffalo trace, or Eagle rare. unless you're already into Whiskey, then try Jack Daniels Single barrel barrel proof.

[Anonymous No.17184048]

>>17184022
Evan Williams, it's cheap and will give you an idea if you like whiskey or not

[Anonymous No.17184075]

>>17184022
Get some Stagg. Magnus, Old Carter or Pappy even.

[Anonymous No.17184196]

>>17184022
Johnnie walker black, glenmorangie 10, glenfiddich 12. Start there.

[Anonymous No.17184200]

>>17183950
Jameson is honestly alway tasty.

[Anonymous No.17184211]

flavorless triple distilled garbage

[Anonymous No.17184240]

>>17183979
>I prefer the 10s and 12s
this is the reason I ask because most video reviews state the same thing. I will have enough for one more decent/not an everyday bottle and still not having had any Springbank Single Malt I'm willing to risk it as the other 2 Campbeltown distilleries I've had have been great. Guy at the specialty whisky shop I frequent said they got 5 bottles for 4 stores after 6 months of waiting as their holiday delivery so I'm not gonna be holding my breathe for them until they ramp up production/distribution. Alternatively there's a regular Longrow and Hazelburn 9 yr old finished in Barolo casks thats right around $100. I just got the new Kilkerran Heavily Peated 58.6 Batch 4 so the Longrow is lower on my desire meter than the Hazelburn.

[Anonymous No.17184257]

>>17184211
Are you talking about irish?

[Anonymous No.17184271]

>>17184240
Springbank is always worth the risk imo. You’ll fall in love with the “springbank funk” note that’s just so unique to their whiskies if you’ve never had them. It’s a great distillery to go down the rabbit hole.

[Anonymous No.17184276]

>>17184075
All meme bourbons.

[Anonymous No.17184305]

>>17184001
well my Dad enjoys regular Jameson and I was thinking of either getting him the Black Barrel or just a handle of the regular. When I got him the Bushmills 10 he wasn't crazy about so I might get the John Powers Gold Label because it's still Midelton made and about the same price as Jameson OG

[Anonymous No.17184331]

This is amazing

[Anonymous No.17184349]

My dad got me Bookers for christmas

62.65%, doesnt that drink hot tho

[Anonymous No.17184371]

>>17184271
I heard it was Campbeltown Funk in particular. between my Victoriana and the new Kilkerran both have a cheese like creamy/thick warmth and both are ultra desser-y without being terribly bombarded with ex wine casks which is nice as so much today is kinda samey even if it's still nice in it's own way. I'd rather pay for something unique in its own quality other than a bunch of middle of the road malts. I heard something about the prices spiking after the first of the year, so maybe I'm wrong in not stocking for volume.

[Anonymous No.17184443]

>>17183632
>Proven objectively wrong
>C-cope!
Come on man, you're making scotch drinkers seem like faggots

[Anonymous No.17184477]

>>17184443
Doesn’t change the fact that bourbon tastes closer to a liqueur than scotch. Cope

[Anonymous No.17184496]

>>17179290
Harsher than expected but very oak dominant

[Anonymous No.17184498]

>>17183865
Bourbtard

[Anonymous No.17184519]

>>17184257
sounds more like Canadian "rye"

[Anonymous No.17184627]

>>17184371
>Campbeltown Funk in particular
This might be true. I’ve only had Springbank from Campbeltown so idk.

[Anonymous No.17185077]

>>17184498
this is the most reddit thing i've read today, i bet you can't do 10 push ups.

[Anonymous No.17185130]

I just love whiskey

[Anonymous No.17185156]

>>17185077
post flexed arm

[Anonymous No.17185166]

>>17184498
you really think you're a rugged warrior because you own a bottle of ardbeg, don't you?

[Anonymous No.17185201]

>muh malt
>muh cask
>muh peat
>muh funk
>muh ralfy
>muh reddit rating system
>muh serge
>muh ppm
>muh whisky academy
>muh whiskytube
>muh sherry finish

[Anonymous No.17185214]

>I had a springbank 15 from 4-5 years ago. It was great. I don’t know if it’s worth it for you. Idk how much money you have. I still think i prefer the 10’s and 12’s.

[Anonymous No.17185229]

>>17182364
Boomer whiskey of choice that's why its sold out. Gotta get fucked up at christmas so you can ignore you physically manifested failures.

[Anonymous No.17185230]

>>17185166
>>17185201
>>17185214
Brainlets coping

[Anonymous No.17185239]

>>17184039
This is the best choice honestly. It really puts hair on your chest to have to fight through withdrawals. You become a man just like your great grandfather intended. Men were just built different back then. Your great grandfather fought it off as a baby. All these sick cunts in the skid and Kensington are just pussies.

[Anonymous No.17185244]

>>17184075
Stagg jr is the best thing I've ever drank. Dont worry though you wont be able to find any of these in store unless you live in ohio.

[Anonymous No.17185250]

>>17184022
Woodford reserve double oaked

[Anonymous No.17185281]

After reading the replies ITT I think I'll stick with bourbon. Apparently scotch makes you retarded.

[Anonymous No.17185288]

>>17185166
You really think your a cowboy because you own a bottle of knob creek?

[Anonymous No.17185291]

Why are there so many bourbon brands out there if they’re all the same recipe? Is it all a marketing meme?

[Anonymous No.17185423]

>>17183262
This picture is horrendous. Only the Ardbeg is worth drinking of those. Rest is food for the gutter

[Anonymous No.17185798]

>>17185291
well bourbon mashbills differ from brand to brand for one
some use wheat instead of rye or even both
another important factor is the kind of yeast used which has a high impact on flavor

[Anonymous No.17186707]

>>17185291
It's mostly a marketing meme for a product which is taking off in sales. There's only a few major distillers, and the name brands are often sold out, so people end up buying a similar brand; which the distillers have no trouble slapping on a new label.

Bourbon is fairly consistent in taste. There's an aging process, the mashbills can vary a bit, but it has to be 51% corn, and the yeast strains are largely preserved from the older days. I believe Brown-Forman uses the same yeast as Heaven Hill. And Four Roses uses the same yeasts as MGP (a master distiller left MGP to form Four Roses), although Four Roses are upfront on specifying the types of yeasts the use.

[Anonymous No.17186718]

>>17185291
its a
>who can make the cheapest blend and nicest looking bottle and sell it for 10x what its worth
type competition

[Anonymous No.17187167]

>>17186718
it's supply and demand retard

[Anonymous No.17187473]

Got a bottle of this for Christmas
Haven't had a chance to tuck in yet.
What am I in for?

[Anonymous No.17187500]

Got this. Haven't tried it yet.

[Anonymous No.17187506]

I'm a bourbon and Lagavulin 16 fag but I took the Tito's pill over Christmas weekend. And let me tell you -- it's cleaner, it's cheaper, it's a better funner buzz. Take the Tito's pill, broskis. And it's avail fucking everywhere, a 375ml glass bottle is literally only $9.99. Mix it with soda water or Simply Light orange juice or Simply cranberry, it's fantastic. Zero hangover and a superior buzz

[Anonymous No.17187520]

>>17187506
It doesn't taste like wood though.

[Anonymous No.17187526]

>>17187506
>t. paid Tito's shill

[Anonymous No.17187545]

>>17187520
bourbon and scotch get old and passe after a while. at least to me. I'm sure I'll come back to them, but I'm a tito's fag for the foreseeable future. and pissing away $50 to $100 a bottle for the brown -- if you can even find the bottles you want -- feels silly vis a vis a $20 fifth of Titos avail on every corner

[Anonymous No.17187550]

>>17187545
My every day bourbon is $16, thank you Wild Turkey

[Anonymous No.17187570]

>>17187550
101 was my go-to if i couldn't find a bottle of eagle rare or four roses single barrel... and didn't feel like buffalo trace. but titos is better. for me. right now. better buzz. brown makes you sleepy and sluggish...clean vodka makes you FUN

[Anonymous No.17187591]

>>17187506
i had the first blackout of my life off the stuff. accept no substitutes.
t. texanon who gets it for $15 a fifth

[Anonymous No.17187618]

>>17183262
Is Scotch rally this chap in America? The cheapest bottle costs $40 over here

[Anonymous No.17187631]

>>17187618
yeah, brexit normalized trade relations between the us and the uk

[Anonymous No.17187638]

>>17187570
>t. paid Tito's shill

[Anonymous No.17187665]

>>17187591
Haven't drank vodka since college. It really is such a better buzz than the brown--but it's dangerous and sort of synthetic. it creeps up on you fast. I feel like you have to work harder to get drunk off just brown and it's not an "exciting/funny" drunk

[Anonymous No.17187750]

i got a bottle of michters rye. what should i do with it?

[Anonymous No.17187771]

>>17187750

CRAM
R
A
M

[Anonymous No.17187813]

>>17187750
Drink it

[Anonymous No.17188057]

>>17187506
Patrician. Bourbon is gay, it's been totally pozzed by republican fags who want to feel macho.

[Anonymous No.17188318]

>>17183578
SOVL

[Anonymous No.17188362]

PROVE TO ME YOU ACTUALLY LIKE WHISKY
NAME YOUR 3 FAVORITE DISTILLERIES NOW!!

[Anonymous No.17188367]

>>17188362
Wild Turkey Distillery, Knob Creek Distillery, Old Forester Distillery.

[Anonymous No.17188375]

>>17188362
Wild Turkey
New Riff
Laphroaig

[Anonymous No.17188380]

Got given this, haven't opened it yet. Not sure what to expect, cautiously optimistic.

[Anonymous No.17188406]

>>17188380
>rum barrel

[Anonymous No.17188410]

>>17180809
That's good shit, one of my favorites.

[Anonymous No.17188411]

>>17188367
>Knob Creek Distillery
>Distillery

[Anonymous No.17188414]

>>17188411
It is a distillery, it's owned by Jim Beam but it still has a distillery, same way that Old Forester has it's own distillery but is owned by Brown Forman.

[Anonymous No.17188415]

>>17188367
Nice variety anon

[Anonymous No.17188425]

>>17188414
Kek. Anon it’s a Jim Beam brand. Not a distillery. Marketing works well on you.

[Anonymous No.17188430]

>>17188425
I looked it up before I posted it, it has a distillery.

[Anonymous No.17188437]

>>17188430
It’s a brand and you really should be 18 to post here.

[Anonymous No.17188441]

>>17188375
Kinda based anon

[Anonymous No.17188452]

>>17188362
Nikka
Buff Trace
Balvenie (don't know many scotch places, but would like to try more)
simple as

[Anonymous No.17188459]

>>17188452
Weirdest 3

[Anonymous No.17188549]

>>17188452
Nikka >>>>> suntory so hard it's not even funny
Shame it's so scarce in the states tho

[Anonymous No.17188734]

>>17188367
>>17188411
KEK
These are the people shilling bourbon on this thread.

[Anonymous No.17189360]

>>17188362
Highland Park
Springbank
Willett

I mostly drink independent bottlings these days anyway.

[Anonymous No.17189578]

I'll get Kilbeggan for new years eve. I'm always trying a new Irish on new years if I can. Last year it was Clontarf, this year it'll be Kilbeggan because it's available in my tiny local liquor store.

[Anonymous No.17189663]

>>17187570
But vodka tastes like pain thinner. Whisky at least tastes like other wood flavored things that you can drink like black tea.

[Anonymous No.17189706]

>>17187506
based

[Anonymous No.17190054]

>>17179290
How the fuck do I make this shit drinkable? I just got a bottle for Christmas but it burns my mouth. Any whiskey fags who can teach me how to drink this?

[Anonymous No.17190064]

>>17190054
feel the bern

[Anonymous No.17190065]

>>17190054
mix it with coke duh

[Anonymous No.17190098]

>>17190065
This
>snort cocaine from a fat russian hookers back
>drink whisky
>dance the mousolini
>feel like a champion

[Anonymous No.17190120]

>>17179290
The strenghts that I will go to
Distance any rye

[Anonymous No.17190132]

>>17190054
that charcoal makes jack notoriously harsh. you can mix it or put some water in it to mellow it out whatever you prefer. i would try some water first or an ice cube to see if you like the taste

[Anonymous No.17190145]

I might be a homosexual but I much prefer Irish whiskey to Scottish. I don't like smokey shit. Could you reccomend me some?

[Anonymous No.17190165]

>>17184331
based laphroaig bro. it's a controversial scotch really. some people hate it, glad you like it. they usually get hung up on the medicinal flavor but it makes it all the more complex. smells great too, like straight leather which is good

[Anonymous No.17190170]

>>17190145
Cask Strength or Lustau editions of your pic, Hyde No.4 Rum Cask Finish, Bushmills Black Bush, Jameson 12 Special Reserve (though I think it's been sadly discontinued)

[Anonymous No.17190182]

>>17190170
Thank you kind nigger.

[Anonymous No.17190230]

>>17190165
>Last bottle of the 10yo CS is from 8 years ago
>Bought on my last trip to the US
>Never been available in my country, can't travel anymore
>Its remaining 4 glasses worth are calling me from the dark depths of my cupboard

[Anonymous No.17190254]

>>17190230
not your blog, don't care

[Anonymous No.17190367]

>>17190054
save $12 and buy evan williams

[Anonymous No.17190394]

>whiskey general
>dumbass spelling with e in parenthesis
Include it or not. It's not a goddamned pronoun game.
>bunch of people acting snobby about shit for no reason
>calling a whiskey boomer
Is /ck/ being raided, or did a bunch of retard zoomers just turn 21?

[Anonymous No.17190530]

>>17189360
Nice 3

[Anonymous No.17190555]

>>17190165
Based. I really like the balance of it. There’s surprisingly alot of sweetness behind the smoke.

[Anonymous No.17190584]

>>17183834
i don't think a human could actually taste the fermented grain after correct distillation. ever tried vodka?

[Anonymous No.17190733]

>>17190145
>I might be a homosexual but I much prefer Irish whiskey to Scottish.
>I don't like smokey shit.

Not all Scotch whisky is smokey or peated. And there are a LOT more Scotch whiskies than Irish whiskies.

Just stick to the ones on the right side of this chart.

[Anonymous No.17190889]

posted in the christmas thread for maximum (You)'s but i had some of this mixed ~1:5 with with la croix by a campfire with a friend last night. was pretty good. he had some jager and root beer. good times.
just now picked up some ginger ale from the store to try it with the toki. i don't know if it's because neither the toki nor the ginger ale were chilled, but i preferred the la croix i had last night, maybe because the la croix was in the fridge beforehand.

[Anonymous No.17191011]

>>17190394
There is an actual reason between the difference spellings you fucking idiot.
https://www.scotchwhiskyexperience.co.uk/about-whisky/whisky-or-whiskey

[Anonymous No.17191217]

>>17190584
Are you retarded? The point of whiskey is to taste the grain. The point of vodka is to not taste the grain. Whiskey comes off the stills usually at 70%abv. Vodka comes off at 95%. That’s a big difference in flavor. At 70% you can taste the corn barley or whatever it’s made from. At 95% it’s very difficult to tell the difference obviously.

[Anonymous No.17191222]

>>17190584
Why do you think bourbon stipulates that it must be made from 51% corn then? Why not just use any grains? Or wtf why not just use fruits? It’s because you can taste the corn.

[Anonymous No.17191241]

>>17188362
Laphroaig
Springbank
Highland Park

[Anonymous No.17191306]

>>17190230
Just drink it already. That’s what it’s for.

[Anonymous No.17191362]

>>17191217
>>17191222
can i has some sauces for that?
i only saw "how it's made" for whiskey, gin, tequila, etc. and the process was universal in all the cases: make vodka, flavor is with stuff, sell it to pretentious faggot, profit

[Anonymous No.17191365]

>>17188362
Jim Beam
Laphroaig
Bruichladdich

[Anonymous No.17191458]

>>17191362
Every whiskey has it’s own rules. But this is bourbon’s. Can’t be distilled higher than 80%abv. To be a vodka and taste like nothing, it’s gotta be 95%abv in the US. Whiskey is not all about LE OAK. It’s about the grains it is made from too. Ideally you want a balance of oak and grain.

[Anonymous No.17191475]

>>17191241
>>17191365
Based

[Anonymous No.17191482]

>>17191458
i'm reading up on it online right now, thank you, but still
could you please sauce me for:
>you can taste grain after distillation
i thought that getting rid of heads and tails during distillation actually rids all the flavor, leaving you with neutral ethanol

[Anonymous No.17191485]

>>17190584
Imagine not tasting corn in bourbon.

[Anonymous No.17191494]

>>17191485
i do not.
i also am not a faggot

[Anonymous No.17191495]

>>17191482
>i thought that getting rid of heads and tails during distillation actually rids all the flavor
No it rids flavors that are not pleasant.

[Anonymous No.17191502]

>>17191494
What grains do you taste?

[Anonymous No.17191538]

>>17191495
sauce would me nice, but i'm not holding my breath

[Anonymous No.17191541]

>>17191011
Only if you are attempting to differentiate the two, fuckwad. It's a localized spelling which can mean either, but took on that meaning when the Irish decided to try to differentiate their stuff from Scottish booze. Otherwise, people who spell it one way, do so in any case, unless being a presumptive asshat.

[Anonymous No.17191543]

>>17191482
>i thought that getting rid of heads and tails during distillation actually rids all the flavor,
no it gets rid of the methanol that makes you go blind.

[Anonymous No.17191567]

>>17191538
https://thewhiskeywash.com/whiskey-styles/american-whiskey/happens-whiskey-heads-tails/

[Anonymous No.17191572]

>>17191543
It does that too but that’s not its only purpose.

[Anonymous No.17191576]

>>17191567
thank you

[Anonymous No.17191608]

>>17186707
I always found it funny that bourbon makers are so particular about their yeast strain, considering they end up just using a column still. You would think they would use a copper still if they cared about their new make spirit that much.

[Anonymous No.17191637]

>>17191541
>there's only a difference if you are trying to differentiate between the two you presumptuous asshat
Words cannot describe, how many ways you can go fuck yourself, you tremendous fuck.

[Anonymous No.17191654]

Bought a bottle of 375ml Elijah Craig small batch 94 proof tonight. Why would it have a strange after taste? I've had this before and it didn't have this. I legit thought it was a soapy glass but it's not -- I literally pour out the booze and used a different re-cleaned glass. Same astringent after taste.

[Anonymous No.17191666]

>>17191654
I'm about to just throw the bottle away. I should have just grabbed a fifth of Buffalo Trace but was attempted to switch it up tonight.

[Anonymous No.17191675]

>>17191608
this isn't that relevant, you can make spirits just as rich with a column still as you can with a pot still.

[Anonymous No.17191676]

>>17191458
>80%abv
has anyone here had a bourbon anywhere near that high? was it any good?

[Anonymous No.17191697]

>>17191676
The Jack Daniels Coy Hill was around 70%, people seemed to like it as a odd ball whiskey,

[Fred No.17191700]

Welp I've resisted Glendronach 18 for the last time. The Glenallachie 15 is great. feels more like a Highland than Glendronach 12 which I poured on Christmas before digging into the smorgasbord.

Nosing has a big nuttiness to it like roasted hazelnut. palate is nicely complex with the predominant notes being dark chocolate and orange and some wet wood and sweet tobacco. finish is moderate and still semi sweet. as you can to see I compared it to the 10 year old Cask Strength Batch 2 and Edradour 10 43%. The Edradour is barely comparable as its basically all bitter molasses and sulphur which reminds me of the taste of latex when the dentist goes fingering your gums. The 10 CS is relatively similar with the sweetness, but it aso stands apart with a herbal spicy bouquet that is nothing else than a big sticky Fraser fir during the holidays or what my niece calls "winter cinnamon" ;^)

No dice on the Springbank 10 or 15 probably. My options are basically Balvenie 15 Single Barrel Sherry, Glenfarclas 21/25, Compass Box Oak Cross + Alexander Murphy Bruichladdich 12 Cask Strength(2005)/Glen Oak 17(also Bruichladdich but 40 proof), Singnatory Vintage Ardmore 11 Bourbon after Islay + Arran Polt Finish or Singnatory Ardmore 11
+ Uisquebach Reserve + Evan William's 1783(90 proof) or Jim Black Black. bourbons strictly for taking to a NYE gathering so the more expendable the better. opinions/suggestions welcome.

[Anonymous No.17191827]

>>17191675
I’m sure you probably can. But it’s still funny.

[Anonymous No.17191834]

>>17191676
That’s not the abv it goes in the barrel anon. They water it down to 62.5 and put in the barrel.

[Anonymous No.17191837]

>>17191700
you're an autistic little fuck, you know that?

[Anonymous No.17191846]

>>17191700
Bruichladdich 12 Cask Strength sounds amazing. Are the glenallachie sherried like the edradour?

[Anonymous No.17192107]

this is my favorite whisky
am i based or cringe?

[Anonymous No.17192125]

>>17191846
Glenallachie and Edradour styles are night and day different. while both are both heavy and rich, the Glenallachie is only finished in both PX and Olorosso and Virgin Oak(heavy on the PX) where-as the Edradour has a second maturation in Olorosso only.

Edradour is almost like amaretto its so nutty-sweet, but nearly too dry and simple for me though. Glenallechie 15 is really similar to the Glendronach 12 but better balanced sweetness due to a presence of savory nuaces. While I get more initial enjoyment from the 10 Cask Strength Batch 2 than the 15 its not as balanced. given the Glenallachie isnt fully matured in sherry like Glendronach I'd give the edge to Billy Walker's new squeeze imo. its not quite to blow your socks off amazing, but a solid 9/10.

I'd simply describe Glendronach as fruicake forward and Glenallachie as bananas foster/rum raisin forward and Edradour as chocolate orange and marzipan.

[Anonymous No.17192328]

>>17192107
cringe

[Anonymous No.17192350]

[Anonymous No.17192365]

>>17192107
cringe

[Anonymous No.17192385]

>>17188362
Midleton
Glendronach
Buffalo Trace

[Anonymous No.17192430]

>>17190145
Auchentoshan. Single malt Scotch from a distillery founded by Irish refugees

[Anonymous No.17192553]

I got super hooked on laphraoig's 10-year scotch visiting my parents this year for christmas but I am a poor college student so I can't afford to buy more. you guys know of any more affordable whiskeys with that delicious peaty taste or am I just shit out of luck.

[Anonymous No.17192557]

>>17192553
Teacher's Highland cream.
It's not the same but it's got good peat taste.

[Anonymous No.17193133]

>>17192553
Teachers is good and cheap, but its a cleaner peat to me. Islay peats are always more unrestrained and brutal. not sure the prices in your market but pic related seems to usually be about $30 everywhere which about double what you should be getting Teachers for. I've only had the one bottle of Teachers myself but many others say it can fluctuate on high malt content sometimes but the Compass Box should be fairly consistent. They also make the Peat Monster Blended Malt which will also have a high amount of Laphroaig, but its normally pretty close to what a real bottle of Laphroaig would be as well.

also it may help if you have access to a Costco as they have regular Laphroaig 10 for under $40 before tax.

[Anonymous No.17193186]

>>17183008
The hate comes from international posters, where all spirits are $60 / bourbon doesn't have a massive tax advantage so you are comparing MGP to Laphroaig.
Not that I prefer Coca-Cola to MGP.

[Anonymous No.17193196]

>>17183564
Actually given I'm not in America, bourbon can have colouring and flavouring. Don't pretend your laws aren't shit.

[Anonymous No.17193221]

>>17193196
>Don't pretend your laws aren't shit.
those are your laws not ours

[Anonymous No.17193235]

>>17193133
The problem with compass box is that almost all of them are 50% clynleish, so they're not all that different from each other.

[Anonymous No.17193316]

>2021 winding down
>officially 4x’d my salary in 3 years
What should I buy to celebrate?

[Anonymous No.17193347]

>>17193316
Rich people get rich and stay rich by not squandering their money.
Buy a sensible rye and enjoy the compounding on the dollars you would have spent.

[Anonymous No.17193406]

got this from a friend for Christmas. tastes bretty good, idk if it is "nice" or not but it shits on must bourbon i have had

[Anonymous No.17193878]

>>17192107
Is JW Red Label any good?
t. newbie

[Anonymous No.17193884]

>>17193878
No

[Anonymous No.17193892]

>>17193884
Alright, seems that I dodged a bullet yesterday at the liquor store lol

[Anonymous No.17194259]

>>17192385
Based and varietypilled

[Anonymous No.17194261]

>>17191700
Do you prefer scotch to other whiskies?

[Anonymous No.17194264]

>>17191700
What are your 3 favorite distilleries?

[Anonymous No.17194365]

>>17194264
cringe autist

[Anonymous No.17194378]

>>17193347
Scotch outdoes the stock market. Only drink the losers.

[Anonymous No.17194977]

>>17193406
this stuff is the sweet spot for weller, shows up more often than the more expensive bottles and shits on them if you can get it near msrp

[Anonymous No.17195270]

>>17184039
don’t listen to him. Get some coke and go like an energizer bunny until you suck dick for power

[Anonymous No.17196506]

finally starting to get a liquor cabinet together, thinking of getting something very peaty next, glendronach is a good cheap sipper, absolutely would not pay NA prices for it though as it's maybe a $50 whiskey in terms of depth.

[Anonymous No.17196519]

>>17196506
>something very peaty
Ardbeg Corryvreckan

[Fred No.17196543]

>>17196506
TRY 3 BOTTLES FOR LESS THAN THE PRICE OF ONE!!!!

[Anonymous No.17196546]

>>17196543
never seen that combo, would totally go for it if I saw it, seems a bit memey though.
>>17196519
will consider

[Anonymous No.17196615]

>>17196546
yeah, unfortunately I think LVMH has caught the
lame advertising bug from Highland Park

[Anonymous No.17196620]

>>17196615
it's perfect given the fact that most people i encountered at tasting events were huge manchildren who liked capeshit pop culture

[Anonymous No.17196630]

What are your guys thoughts on these, I've actually really been enjoying them. Going through a can or so every few days.

[Anonymous No.17196632]

>>17196630
cocktail youtube man said they were good so I assume they are.

[Anonymous No.17196649]

>>17196630
>three bitters
but why

[Anonymous No.17196769]

>>17196632
What, How To Drink?

[Anonymous No.17196779]

>>17196769
yeah him.

[Anonymous No.17196817]

>>17196779
that's pretty gay desu

[Anonymous No.17196856]

>>17196506
Laphroaig 10 cask strength

[Anonymous No.17196861]

>>17193133
>distillery near the town of Aberlour

[Anonymous No.17196915]

>>17196817
He dresses like a Washington hipster but his videos are fine, especially his pop-culture recreations

[Anonymous No.17196930]

>>17196915
i shit on american pop culture and i couldn't even point out washington on a map

t. texan

[Anonymous No.17197013]

>>17196856
>$340 CAD in the aftermarket
ok maybe I should have listed a price, I'll go with ardbeg or regular laphroaig

[Anonymous No.17197035]

>>17196615
worse than kraken

[Anonymous No.17197055]

i like the beastie though, it's the patrician's ardbeg

[Anonymous No.17197068]

>>17197055
>cheapest youngest one
>patrician
ugh

[Anonymous No.17197096]

>>17197068
>price higher product moar gooder

[Anonymous No.17197245]

>>17197096
>something priced higher couldn't possibly had more effort put into it

[Anonymous No.17197363]

>>17192553
This (pic) is the least expensive peated Scotch I know of. It's $40USD for a 750ml bottle at my local liquor store.

[Anonymous No.17197437]

>>17197245
>longer exposure to wood = more effort = necessarily more gooder

[Anonymous No.17197447]

>>17192553
Laphroaig is under $40 at Costco.

[Anonymous No.17197454]

>hfw wee beastie

[Anonymous No.17197458]

>>17197437
Who are you quoting?

It's about blending and barrel selection too anway, retard.

[Anonymous No.17197476]

>>17197458
your faggot father, moron

[Anonymous No.17197604]

My little bro got me this for christmas. I really like it, very smoky.

[Anonymous No.17197670]

>>17194977
yeah he is industry so i think he just got it for retail

[Anonymous No.17198048]

>>17196506
Get some independent cask strength Caol Ila. I recommend Smokehead.

[Anonymous No.17198238]

>>17196506
>>17197363
if you have TotalWine just try Scarabus or Hamilton's Islay. 6 Isles is great if you can find it for $30-40.

[Anonymous No.17198483]

>>17182364
i always have at least 2 bottles of this and the green bulleit rye.

amazing taste for the price

[Bill Bruford No.17198658]

whatever's cheap and gets me smashed!

[Anonymous No.17198674]

Any recommendations for a good whiskey around $70 ?

My daddy has been so good to me this year and I want to get daddy a new years bottle!

Something we can drink while he ruins my bussy UwU

[Anonymous No.17200052]

>>17198674
neck yourslef troon

[Fred No.17200163]

>>17191700
Haha, lucked out and had just enough to go back and get it.
>https://www.whiskybase.com/whiskies/whisky/176603/springbank-15-year-old
this particular bottling scored well enough so I took the chance instead of waiting until after the New Year and getting Arran Port, the Signatory Ardmore and Uisquebach Reserve and boy am I glad I did.

Smoke is subtle, funk is present, sherry has a slight sulphur tinge, but not so heavy it ruins the flow and actually coexists with the peat to make this nice round earthy quality. plenty of spices with light fruitiness that leads to soft chocolates and the only nutty flavor I can discern is closest to macadamia. it does feel a little reserved right now, but I have no doubt it'll open up quite nicely.

Can't wait to come back after the holiday and compare my Victoriana and Kilkerran to it. it's going to be hard to beat Victoriana for half the price of what I paid for this though although both of those are Cask Strength so it may not be the most even match given they are likely less than half the age on top of that.

[Anonymous No.17200276]

>>17200163
>sherry has a slight sulphur tinge, but not so heavy it ruins the flow
Look at this guy trying to rationalize getting a ruined bottle. It's ruined. I'm sorry you paid so much for a ruined bottle. It's not supposed to taste like that. You got a bottle sourced from a flawed cask that wasn't supposed to be used because it was sterilized with a sulphur candle.

[Fred No.17200473]

>>17200276
nah, it's not that noticeable after sitting for 90 mins. still haven't added water, but the sherry really isn't all that big in the nose or palate. so far it's only sweet without being super distinctly PX/Olorosso/Fino etc. etc.

Isnt the sulphur candle deal only usually used in European Oak? the only other bottle I've noticed the taste on was Glenmorangie Quinta Ruban 14 which also settled down and instead became more tannin dominant.

[Anonymous No.17201016]

>>17200473
There's a huge genetic component to the detection / dislike of sulphur. You'll get some anons claiming every second bottle is tainted, and some that will say they've never had a problem in their life.

[Anonymous No.17201527]

>>17187500
Old faithful

[Anonymous No.17201728]

Where do you buy booze online nowadays in the US? Every website I check seems to be pickup or local metropolis only personal delivery. Did they change the law on that recently?

[Anonymous No.17201741]

>>17201728
acespirits is pretty popular for that.

[Anonymous No.17201817]

>>17201741
Looks good, thanks.

[Anonymous No.17202391]

>>17200473
>Isnt the sulphur candle deal only usually used in European Oak?
AFAIK you run the risk of getting a sulphur candle-tainted cask with any cask that once held wine. It's most commonly a sherry cask thing because sherry casks are used so heavily for scotch.
>the only other bottle I've noticed the taste on was Glenmorangie Quinta Ruban 14
The only bottle of whiskey I've ever poured down the drain was a HEAVILY sulfured Glenmorangie Nectar D'Or that smelled and tasted very strongly of rotten eggs. Absolutely undrinkable. Glenmorangie clearly doesn't have someone hand-inspecting/sniffing casks because there's no way that cask would have passed inspection.

[Anonymous No.17202398]

>>17202391
Oh, that Nectar D'Or was so fucking vile that I tried salvaging it by mixing like one part of it into four parts of Laphroaig 10. Nope. The rotten eggs literally dominated the peat. It was that bad.

[Anonymous No.17202406]

>>17201728
I use Wine Searcher to find the cheapest price on whatever I want.
K&L Wine Merchants has been the store I've utilized the most.

[Anonymous No.17202774]

>>17202406
do they ship to any state?

[Anonymous No.17204544]

NYE bump

[Anonymous No.17206057]

bump

[Anonymous No.17206093]

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