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[Anonymous No.4646334]

Anyone else here who enjoy drinking whisky/whiskey? How long have you been drinking? And what's your favourite?

I started about a year ago with different types of bourbon, but I soon started to explore Irish whiskey and recently Scotch. My current favourite is Talisker 10yo. Haven't tried the 18yo yet, but I will as soon as I get the chanse.

[Anonymous No.4646351]

Talisker is the only stuff I have at the moment and it's more of a winter whisky.

[Anonymous No.4646372]

>>4646351
Indeed it's a pretty hot whisky. But I find myself enjoying it even though it's summer.

[Anonymous No.4646583]

Don't have a favorite, but I'm currently on this and I find it to be pretty good.

[Anonymous No.4647216]

I had a bottle of this. Very nice.

[Anonymous No.4647229]

>>4647216
If you like Ardbeg, try out Laphroaig. Both are Islay single malts, very peaty and very smoky. My two favorite scotches.

[Anonymous No.4647257]

Enjoying this right now.

[Anonymous No.4647259]

I've been drinking whisky for about 18 years. I drank blends when I was younger. I thought chivas and JW black were awesome.

I went though phases where I liked different styles and I don't really have a favorite. While I've cut back drastically on the hard liquor in recent years, I can see myself picking up a bottle of pic related if I was to buy a bottle for home. But I drink too much anyway so a bottle of whisky is the last thing I need at home.

Last whiskey I had was Widow Jane rye. It's from brooklyn so I wanted to hate it, but it was really good.

[Anonymous No.4647272]

I would love to love whiskey. I like the flavors of bourbons, scotch's and all. But, I can't get over the raw alcohol burn. I'm basically limited to shots right now, and I get the delicious flavors for a brief second. I've tried sipping, but the fucking burn ruins everything. Will I ever get used to it? How?

[Anonymous No.4647277]

>>4647229
I've had Laphroaig. I like them, but I still prefer a lot of the highlands stuff. Glemorangie is probably my favorite scotch all around. It's nice having a bottle of the Islay for when you just really want it, though. I was considering trying out Kilchoman for the next bottle.

[Anonymous No.4647278]

>>4647272

1. Start with the tiniest possible sip, then take a slightly less tiny sip, then take bigger and bigger sips until the burn starts to bother you.

2. Drink older examples (most scotch gets pretty mellow around the 14 year mark) and watch the ABV (try not to go much over 40% until you're used to it, a glass of straight bookers will burn even a fairly jaded palate).

3. Consider adding some room temperature water. Ignore the fedoratards who will get mad at you for this.

4. Consider a cocktail such as a rob roy, rusty nail, old fashioned, or manhattan. Don't fall into the trap of using cheap stuff for cocktails, the difference is pretty obvious. You can experiment with much more potent tasting examples when they're in a cocktail and the strong flavors of the whisky can be enjoyed without the strong alcohol burn.

[Anonymous No.4647305]

Poor grad student here. I really like whiskey and have been getting by on J&B. It's obviously pleb-tier scotch but its better than any other pleb-tier scotch. I also like Duggan's Dew from time to time if I'm trying to go for more alcohol per liter. As for bourbon or rye I haven't found anything affordable enough.

Any affordable (<$35/1.75 liter) but non-pleb whiskey I should know of?

[Anonymous No.4647317]

>>4647305

Generally speaking good liquor doesn't come in 1.75 liter bottles. Look in the 750ml section.

There are tons of excellent bourbons for under $35/750ml. Basically do the hipster method: pick one that you have never seen an advertisement for, and give it a try. Eagle Rare and Evan Williams Single Barrel are both extremely common and pretty good. Most people agree that Knob Creek and Maker's Mark are a little overpriced and overpromoted. Woodford is somewhat more controversial but in my personal opinion it's garbage.

As for rye the pickings are going to be slim unless you have a good liquor store, but bulleit and michter's both make serviceable ryes in that price range.

Forget about scotch at those prices. Up to a few years ago you could get Lafroog 10 around $35 but either inflation, exchange rates, or demand have driven it into good scotch price territory and it's no longer the tremendous bargain it used to be. I guess you could call it the Tojiro DP of scotch. Overhyped and slightly overpriced, but still respectable.

[Anonymous No.4647336]

>>4647272
Let it sit out for a little bit before you drink it. Some of the alcohol will evaporate, or so it seems. I'll admit, I'm no scientist.

[Anonymous No.4647338]

Woodford Reserve has stuck with me. I generally prefer good bourbons and rye over scotch.

[Anonymous No.4647343]

>>4647338
That is, over malted barley whiskeys.

[Anonymous No.4647433]

I love whisky. My favorite thing to do is to put sour gummy worms at the bottom of a glass, fill with ginger ale until the gummy worms are covered, then fill the rest of the glass with whiskey. I'm currently using Laphroaig and it's delicious.

[Anonymous No.4647446]

>>4647433

[Anonymous No.4647454]

A cigar with a peaty scotch is a beautiful thing.

[Anonymous No.4647501]

>>4647454
I like peat but I like something simple with a cigar. rum and a splash of soda, for example. otherwise they compete.

[Anonymous No.4647512]

I heard Japanese Whiskey is supposedly great.

I would into it more, but I cannot stand whiskey "culture" and the twats who don't stop talking about it. It enters my ear the same way the cries of girls who shriek about crantinis at a TGIFridays does.

[Anonymous No.4647530]

>>4647512
spend less time on ck. people like that don't exist in real life outside college campuses and ren faires.

[Anonymous No.4647534]

>>4647512

Jap whisky is pretty much "meh" in my opinion .. also, stay the fuck out of whisky threads if you arent going to be cultured enough to want to discuss it - some of us dont mind spending over a hundred bucks on a bottle and want to have something to say about it

[Anonymous No.4647539]

>>4647534
lafroog and hot sauce head detected. let me guess you think of whisky as proof of manliness and refuse to drink beer that clocks in under 150 IBU.

when you grow up you'll develop an interest in nuance, but for now enjoy FEELS AMAZING TO BE ME!!!! as it is in your early 20s

[Anonymous No.4647862]

>>4646334
Try some of Edradour's various offerings. They do a lot of small-batch stuff with interesting cask choices. They may be hard to find unless you know of a scotch specialty shop.

>>4647278
Sunny D makes a great mixer, 50-50.

>>4647317
It's the yellow peril. As China has become wealthier, they've started to buy up all sorts of foreign luxuries. Much higher demand for scotch from China has caused the prices to rise drastically.

[Anonymous No.4648141]

Drinking Ardbeg Corryvreckan right now, but pic related is my favorite

[Anonymous No.4648894]

>>4647272
>But, I can't get over the raw alcohol burn
I've had this and don't recall it burning, though there are probably cheaper alternatives.

[Anonymous No.4648898]

>>4647257
My first time with Caol I thought I was drinking seawater from an ashtray, but I slowly came around.