/ck/ - Food & Cooking

[Anonymous No.20357399]

>is the best damn whisky in your path
and no I haven't watched that stupid TV show.

[Anonymous No.20357401]

>>20357399
It's not the best, but it IS pretty damn good stuff.

[Anonymous No.20357421]

for me, it's picrel

[Anonymous No.20357458]

I’m drinking makers mark and water tonight. tastes like water. I like water

[Anonymous No.20357461]

>>20357399
That's not Talisker though.

[Anonymous No.20359087]

>>20357399
We're a two-whisky household. For celebrating we drink Lagavulin 16, but for everyday we satisfy ourselves with Johnnie Walker Black. Not nearly as good, but still pretty good, and far more economical than drinking Lagavulin allatimes.

[Anonymous No.20359097]

>>20357461
islay distilleries and talisker are the best

[Anonymous No.20359154]

>>20357421
>UN-CHILL FILTERED
>(exacty as it should be)
I don't even know what chill filtering does to a whisky but I feel like the bottle patting itself on the back like this is a red flag

[Anonymous No.20359554]

>>20359154
>what chill filtering does
It pisses off the whisky snobs. Chill filtering is done by lowering the temperature of the liquid to just below freezing; the water will start freezing around any nucleation sites (which include suspended particulates) making them larger; the semi-liquid/semi-frozen mixture is then run through a filter where the ice-coated particulates are separated. This has the benefit of clarifying the whisky by removing microscopic bits of charcoal from the whisky, it also has the secondary effect of increasing the proof of the whisky. But mostly, it's a cheaper way of filtering the whisky than investing in a submicron filter and high pressure pump.

[Anonymous No.20359667]

>>20359087
Do normal people really drink whiskey every day?
I grew up Mormon and still don't drink so I have no idea what the norms are when it comes to alcohol.

[Anonymous No.20359678]

>>20359667
It's normal to have a nightcap every day, but people who start drinking late in life are more vulnerable to alcoholism so I would stay away if I were you.

[Anonymous No.20359692]

>>20359667
By 'everyday' he probably means 'on non-special occasions'. Like for example you might drive to work in your Honda (your 'everyday' car), but on your wedding day you might ride in a limo

[Anonymous No.20359744]

>>20359678
>It's normal to have a nightcap every day
It really isn't

[Anonymous No.20359748]

>>20359744
Yes it is. Normal doesn't mean every person does it. It means ordinary, unsurprising.

[Anonymous No.20359933]

>>20359748
>Normal doesn't mean every person does it
That's exactly what it means, alkie.

[Anonymous No.20359943]

>>20357399
My girlfriend at the time gave me a little tasting set of Islay whiskeys for my birthday after she saw me watching scotch videos from Forgotten Weapons on Youtube. We tried them all and Lagavulin was the clear winner. Then she gave me a bottle for Christmas along with some shot glasses. Don't have the girl any more but I still have a little scotch.

[Anonymous No.20359992]

>>20357399
lmao this guy thinks he's ron swanson everyone laugh at the guy who thinks he's ron swanson

[Anonymous No.20360022]

>>20357399
Lagavulin?

[Anonymous No.20360058]

>>20359692
You're kind of half right. That is how I meant it, but also we're the kind of mid-life couple who enjoy a little drink before bed most nights. Not EVERY every night, but more often than not. Splash of whiskey, possibly an ice cube depending on moods.

[Anonymous No.20360112]

>>20357399
It's good but kinda bad value, would never buy at full price when le frog 10 or ardbeg 10 are right there for less than half.

>>20360022
The devs named all elites after whisky distilleries as a placeholder in the beta but that one stayed

[Anonymous No.20360126]

>>20360112
I'm pretty sure I've had Ardbeg 10 in the same sitting as Lagavulin 16 and the Ardbeg tasted like shit to me.

[Anonymous No.20360137]

Real answer

[Anonymous No.20360146]

>>20360126
Yeah they're nowhere near each other, the Lagavulin is much more drinkable for most scotch drinkers unless you just really love the ardbeg flavor in particular, most people would prefer the Lagavulin by a mile.

[Anonymous No.20360193]

>>20360146
I can't remember which one is was, but I had a peaty scotch tasting once and one of them was like burned newspapers steeped in normal scotch. Might have been Ardbeg, not sure. The Lagavulin was smooooth.

[Anonymous No.20360885]

Give it to me straight anons, is it swill?

[Anonymous No.20360886]

>That's not Talisker though.

[Anonymous No.20360907]

>>20360885
It's fine, but there are better options at the price point

[Anonymous No.20360912]

>>20357461
talisker is shit

[Anonymous No.20360980]

Not usually a whisky drinker, but when I do, it's this. Got my first taste in 2015 and haven't bothered with anything else since.

[Anonymous No.20360998]

>>20360885
>it's a wheated bourbon
It's swill.

[Anonymous No.20361004]

>the [insert whisky here] was smooooth.

[Anonymous No.20361051]

>>20360907
>Refuses to name any

[Anonymous No.20361183]

laphroaig mogs lagavulin imo. smokier and less band-aidy
>>20360885
this is the best cheap bourbon unless wild turkey is on sale (at least in Australia where it only costs a couple bucks more than jack)

[Anonymous Mogul No.20361189]

>>20360885
>handmade
Red flag

[Anonymous No.20361204]

I like to downplay expensive whiskies, but I have to admit that blue label got me "drunk" from the first glass 'o whisky, which is pretty much unheard of from me

[Anonymous No.20361257]

>>20360022
It's pronounced 'LOFF-LIN'

[Anonymous No.20361259]

>>20360980
That really is a top drop.

[fe2fucker No.20361265]

For me it has got to be Hennigan's

[Anonymous No.20361268]

>>20361265
based

[Anonymous No.20361381]

>Let's try a peated whisky I said
>It'll be great I said
It smells and tastes like a burning dentist office. Is all peat like this or did I approach it from a "bad" end?
Not that just avoiding peat would be some great disaster for me, this Anon >>20360980 gets me!

[Anonymous No.20361566]

>>20360885
Besides bottom-shelf bourbon, bulleit, WR and MM where the only ones that I drank.
Makers Mark was by far the worst of the other 3 imo. But it's serviceable for mixing at least.

[Anonymous No.20363244]

Johnny walker black does it for me

[Anonymous No.20363920]

For me, it's Laphroaig

[Anonymous No.20363923]

>>20361381
Nah peat just tastes like chemical warfare.

[Anonymous No.20363964]

Just get Teacher's.

[Anonymous No.20364557]

>>20357399
expensive whiskey and a cheap aftershave in one

[Anonymous No.20364577]

>>20363244
Johnnie Walker Black is kind of like Apothic Red. It's not GREAT but it's a perfectly good everyday drink, reasonably priced and quite good for what it is. We buy big bottles at Costco and keep our bar stocked all the time.

[Anonymous No.20364669]

>>20363920
based taste this is my go to

[Anonymous No.20364696]

>>20357399
>muh scotch

[Anonymous No.20364704]

>>20364696
who says you can’t love both

[Anonymous No.20364721]

>>20359748
10% of drinkers consume 90% of all alcohol
"it's normal" is the kind of mental gymnastics that alcoholics use to rationalize their behavior

[Anonymous No.20364725]

speyside > islay

[Anonymous No.20364807]

>>20364725
Islay makes better speyside coded whiskies than speyside

[Anonymous No.20365561]

>>20364807
I agree. It's the style that's important to me. Peaty is icky.

[Anonymous No.20365584]

>>20359667
It’s really only for when you have a bad feeling or minor inconvenience.

[Anonymous No.20365590]

>>20363920
just the right amount of peat

[Anonymous No.20366836]

>>20363920
10 year is horrific and stopped me from trying whiskey for years. Everything else is amazing.

[Anonymous No.20366943]

>>20365590
not even shitposting could use more
they all could use more
fuck it

[Anonymous No.20367055]

What Scotches would have heavy notes of dark chocolate and mocha?

[Anonymous No.20367318]

I have a bottle of this unopened. Is it how different from the normal 16yo?
Also, my favorite is Ardbeg Corrywreckan, if it matters.

[Anonymous No.20368002]

>>20367055
Glenmorangie Signet

[Anonymous No.20368130]

Love this peaty bastard.

[Anonymous No.20368147]

>>20361381
I like peaty whisky in small amounts and really only around holidays. To me it tastes like a mouthful of dirt but in an oddly nice sort of way. It gets old really fast though.

Pic rel is my favorite.

[Anonymous No.20369078]

>>20368130
too watered down. The 48% 10 sherry oak is delicious

[Anonymous No.20369092]

>>20368147
>cask strength peat
never had... I need that

[Anonymous No.20369129]

>>20369092
A'bunadh isn't peaty.
I'd recommend Corryvreckan for cask strength peat.

[Anonymous No.20369161]

Lagavulin is hard to beat, but damn I love picrel, also Ardbeg has some good offerings.
Talisker and Oban are also tasty but a bit expensive for what they are imo.

[Anonymous No.20371021]

Help me scotchfags.
What do you think it's the better bang for my buck from those options:
Aberlour 14 for U$84
or
Glenmorangie 10 for U$65?
Never drank a stoch that wasn't blended slop, but I've been drinking some bourbons and I'm looking for some different tastes.

[Anonymous No.20371048]

>>20371021
aberlour is a sherry bomb not representative for scotch whisky
glenmorangie 10 is apple juice for weakest of weakest of palates
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZWNhniqdbx0

[Anonymous No.20371071]

>>20368002
Any others that are cheaper? I'm also interested in molasses notes

[Anonymous No.20371307]

>>20371071
>molasses
stick to rum
>cheaper
not off the top of my head. Glenfarclas and Glendronach tend to have a chocolate note that is reminiscent of a tootsie roll.

[Anonymous No.20372084]

[Anonymous No.20372089]

>>20360885
its a good bourbon to learn drinking. But it lacks depth

[Anonymous No.20372325]

>>20371048
How the fuck is sherry cask aged Scotch "not representative for scotch?" Fucking idiot.

[Anonymous No.20372330]

>>20372325
aberlour is particularly sherry did you read "bomb" you fucking faggot

[Anonymous No.20372735]

>>20371307
I've heard that Glen Garioch 12 has brown sugar and molasses notes

[Anonymous No.20372743]

My favorite

[Anonymous No.20372750]

>>20371307
Also while not scotch, Armorik 10 also has dark chocolate notes, but they're slightly hidden behind up-front blasts of le peat

[Anonymous No.20373135]

Simple as
Wild Turkey or Alberta Premium if I want some bite

[Anonymous No.20373783]

>>20372735
I've not had that yet. I was hoping to get the 18 Renaissance before the price increase but I was too late. pretty pricey for a 12 in my market(about $80 after tax)

[Anonymous No.20373835]

>>20357399
Just bought a bottle of scotch for the first time and finally understand what people mean by "smokey". I did not expect it to smell like a literal campfire.

I'll be honest... I don't think I like it. Very different. But still better than all the irish whiskey I've tried.

[Anonymous No.20373857]

>>20372330
And you say that like it's a bad thing?

[Anonymous No.20373868]

>>20373857
no, but he is a beginner to single malt whisky

[Anonymous No.20373881]

>>20363244
I don't like johnny walker because they had a commercial with a black hand in it one time. Am I racist?

[Anonymous No.20373890]

>>20373868
I've never bought the "don't start noobs out with the good shit" line of thought.

[Anonymous No.20373898]

>>20373881
If that's the ONLY reason? Yeah probably.

I don't like johnnie walker red/black/dbl black because they're not really good.

I do like johnnie walker green/gold/18 because they're consistent taste, almost always available, and the price is steady.


I have the weird habit of liking things based on price/taste/ease of access instead of arbitrary shit like the actors they use in their commercials or if it's a single malt vs a blend.

[Anonymous No.20373996]

>>20369092
Sorry my post was misleading. Abunadh is sweet almost fruity. I should have specified that it's my favorite overall, not of peaty whiskys