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Hello /ck/ I want to start drinking whiskey.

I assume the taste will grow on me, so the only way I can get to like it is by drinking it more often.

Any suggestions on what to drink or drink it with?

I'm open to anything really cause I don't really know the difference, bourbon, rye, Irish, Scottish. I'm in the UK.

Also post your favourite whiskey

>> No.5350974

>>5350970
jameson and ginger ale is my favorite mixed drink

>> No.5350981

>>5350974

I've drank it like that before a few years ago, I'd quite like to get the taste for drinking it straight though.

>> No.5350992

>ice in whiskey

SGLSADJGFSDLJGHSDLJGH

>> No.5350994

>>5350992

I didn't take the picture. Is ice a bad thing? You put water in single malt, what's the difference?

Capthcha: the iphorna

>> No.5350996

1. buy a bottle of cheap whiskey
2. buy a bottle of drambuie
3. Make rusty nails
4. congratulations you are now an alcoholic with an insatiable thirst for whiskey

>> No.5350999

>>5350994
Because it will end up over diluting the drink and ruining it. Get some whiskey stones. You can make your own with any non-porous rock if you don't wanna buy overpriced retail ones.

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5351004

>>5350996
>>5350996

Just looked up a rusty nail. It's just a mix of two whiskies.

Whut

>> No.5351008

Don't listen to these anti-ice communists, OP, I've is perfectly acceptable in whiskey

After you've tried it neat. Try it once with nothing, and you have an idea of what it's all about. Then you can add ice or water to your hearts content.

My favorite whiskey is Chivas Regal. Blended scotches tend to taste better for drinking many in a row in y opinion. Single Malts are cool but I never want more than one or two of them. Dewar's 12 is also pretty good.

As far as American whiskey goes, try Corner Creek bourbon. It's small batch and inexpensive, but fucking delicious

>> No.5351015

>>5351008

thanks, when you say you can't have more than a few single malts is that because they are a lot richer than blended?

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5351025

>>5350970

ICE

>> No.5351034

>>5350999

This is not even the whole issue. Diluting your whisky with huge chunks of ice is not so good, but whiskey stones are not escaping the real problem with ice: drinking your whisky cold. Cold dulls the taste buds and can interfere with appreciation of a good whisky.

Drink it neat, room temperature, or with a tiny bit of water to cut the alcohol content.

Or, alternately, drink it however the hell you want because it's your whisky and you presumably paid money for it.

>> No.5351038

>>5351015

The Flavors are very strong, and after a couple of them they start losing impact and getting mixed up in your head. Whiskey appreciation is funny because alcohol makes you want more of it, but appreciating it requires an unsoiled palate. It forces you to try them one or two at a time, no matter what your alcohol gene tells you to do. Next time you're out at a derby bar, try a single malt whiskey, and then switch to a blend you like. They're cheaper and usually, in my experience, tastier in a different way.

>> No.5351043

>>5351038

Cool, think next time I'm out I'll pick up a bottle of something and just dive in.

>> No.5351058

>>5350999
Whiskey stones don't work m80

Melting is what transfers heat efficiently, and stones don't do that.

>> No.5352868

>>5351004
>drambuie
>whiskey

it's a whiskey-based liqueur

>> No.5352875

>>5351058
>melting transfers heat
>freezers dont melt and still cool things

the two sources of heat will reach an equilibrium temperature, water just happens to change from a solid to liquid state as it warms up

did you take highschool science?

>> No.5352877

>>5350974
i've only ever tried bushmills irish and it was disgusting.

but i like buffalo trace, glenfiddich and alberta premium for bourbon, scotch and rye

>> No.5352888

>>5350996
Thats how I got into whisky

>> No.5352892

>>5351034
Yeh but what is room temperature? Too variable to be of any use, during summer when its 100 plus i dont want room temp whiskey, but certain whiskeys out of the freezer on a hot night, alright.

Winter? Gotta warm that shit up in the glass with my hands for a few minutes

>> No.5352901

So you're meant to store it room temp? Coz I'm a hermit who can't get rid of a bottle (& live to tell the tale)

>> No.5352902

Ardbeg Uigeadail is my favorite. Try scotch, buy a bottle of Teacher's Highland Cream and drink it.

>> No.5352910

Try some glenmorangie lasasnta

>> No.5352917

>>5352892
do you live in a cave?

>> No.5352932

>>5352892
room temperature is 22C, or 72 for you amerifats

>> No.5353325

>>5352875
Physics major.
Heat capacity of water is much higher than that of stone.
They will reach an equilibrium temp much closer to room temp than to temp of the stones.

>> No.5353438

>>5352875
While the ice is melting, the temperature of the water doesn't change, though. It takes energy to melt things and stones will reach equilibrium quicker than ice. Plus stones change temperature easier than ice.

>> No.5353924

>>5352932
Missed the point

>> No.5353931

>>5352892
Not the anon you were talking to, but

if it's 100+ and you don't want to drink Whisky at room temperature, just drink something else. I'm sorry, but cold whisky just blows.

>> No.5353943

Whiskey connoisseurs: I have a bottle of Macallan 12 that I got 1 year ago, have yet to open it. Should I save it and let it age or just have at it one of these days?

>> No.5353948

>>5353943
aging in a glass bottle does nothing, just drink it whenever

>> No.5353975
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5353975

Whiskey/whisky out of the bottle tastes more like an industrial chemical to me.

But a jigger of whiskey and a splash of water is completely difference. Instead of an industrial chemical, you have something that is often quite enjoyable to drink. You can pick up flavors in the whiskey that are pretty much undetectable without the water.

Over the years, I've drank a number of different whiskies and have some preference for Irish Whiskey. Currently I've been drinking Jameson's when I drink whiskey (I don't drink alcohol very often).

I'd like to get some Paddy's Irish Whiskey but none of the liquor stores in my area sell it.

>> No.5353997

>>5350970

OP, listen to me

A lot of fags here are being pretentious and trying to sound cool.

here's what you do... buy a bottle of fairly popular Canadian whisky or American bourbon. These brands could include crown royal, forty creek, Windsor, woodford reserve, or makers mark. These are all mass produced and a good place to start. I suggest mixing it with a splash of coke for a "blacktooth grin" until you develop a taste for it. Then eventually you will enjoy it on the rocks or neat when you venture into heavy scotches and more complicated, expensive libations.

inb4 hurr durr don't drink big labels, mix with coke, ice etc.. don't be a snob

>> No.5354016

>>5353931
Are you a fucking spastic?
If its 100+ then the whiskey will be warm too, it too is affected by the heat, unless you live in a climate controlled vacuum 24/7, i advocate lowering the temperature of the whiskey to something palateable

>> No.5354022

>>5353975
Dude if youre drinkin paddys and jameson, thats the reason you smell industrial chemicals, shit even johhny walker black is better

>> No.5354023

>>5354016
I'm not sure I know what you're getting at.

I thought >>5352892 was saying that he didn't want something room temperature when it's 100+ out. I was just saying that if you want something cold then just drink a beer or something else that's good cold instead of drinking cold whisky.

>> No.5354028

>>5354022
>even johhny walker black is bette

Johnny Walker has about the strongest industrial chemical tastes of any that I have tried.

>> No.5354034

>>5354028
you must be thinking of Johnnie Walker Red. Johnnie Walker Black is actually good, if only it was $10-$15 cheaper

>> No.5354048

>>5354034
>you must be thinking of Johnnie Walker Red.

That's quite possible. I've only drank it during the yearly hunts we used to have around here -- one of the hunters always brought a bottle with him.

>> No.5354368

Got hooked on whiskey sours. Then I got tired of making them for my mother in law so I just drank it with ice and now neat.

>> No.5354449

>>5353997
this
also with an unrefined palette more expensive scotch only differs in price. Even with a refined palette the taste difference is minimal and only exaggerated by pretentious people trying to seem as though they are above the uninitiated. The price point is mostly a value PERCEPTION, not a value reality

>> No.5354535

>>5353997
>Crown Royal
>Windsor
>good

not even a scotch snob, either

>> No.5354595

>>5354449
There's a big difference between a $10 bottle and a $40 one, not so much between a $40 and a $70.

>> No.5354616

Scotch - strong. Almost evaporates when it hits your palette. The most expensive.

Irish- like a weaker scotch

Bourbon- the easiest to drink. Sweeter.

Rye - like a rougher version of bourbon

>> No.5354710

>>5354028
Johnny red is actual blended to be mixed, this is an admission by the blenders because they understand the market for red label - that being said it is quite good with coke.
Black label is a very nice blend, try it when its on sale, it may suprise you.
And i aint even a 'scotch' drinker, I prefer bourbon and rye
And yes I drink all my whiskey neat

>> No.5355070

>>5350970
Remember all Bourban's are whiskey. But not all whiskey is Bourban.

>> No.5355073

Jack Daniels
Jim Beam

>> No.5355074

add lemon juice and sugar omnomnom

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5355170

>>5350970
Let me break this down.

Never drink whisky with ice. Ever. If the whisky is too strong, add a couple of drops of water.

Don't drink blends. They are a waste of money.

Get the following bottles if you are a beginner:
Old Pulteney 12
Glenfarclas 15
GlenDronach 15
Lagavulin 16
Highland Park 12
Dalwhinnie 15

Source: Me

>> No.5355172

>>5354616
This. Irish tends to have a sugary sweetness taste to it too. Bourbon has the oak taste to it, some scotches have super smokey taste, such as laphroaig.

>> No.5355227

Suntory Hakushu is refreshing in taste.

>> No.5355356

Johnny Walker Green with a couple of ice cubes. The slight burn tastes like the after taste of a good joint.

>> No.5355362

>>5350970

Macallan 12 is a great scotch I would recommend you try. You can drink it on the rocks but I always drink scotch neat because the ice will water it down and in my opinion just ruins the taste.

>> No.5355363

>>5355170

Holy shit, this guy does not mess around. Also, nice drum kit.

>> No.5355368

OP, just drink some damned bourbon.

Nothing wrong with Jack Daniel's. I think that Buffalo Trace is the best bang for your buck. Bulleit is good stuff and pretty widely available. Getting a little fancier, I would point you towards Four Roses if you can find it. Jefferson's is great. Woodford Reserve is a solid and widely-available high-end bourbon. Go nuts

>> No.5355370

For the sake of all that is good, man up and drink your whiskey straight. If you need to mix bourbon with coke in order to enjoy it, mcfuckingkillyourself.

>> No.5355387

>>5355368
seconding this. if yr in the US, where bourbon is very easily available, I'd say its the best way to "get into" whiskey. goes down very easy, with a good taste and aftertaste.

My personal recs are Bulleit Frontier bourbon (although can be pricy depending where you are) or Buffalo Trace (amazing value for price, really good stuff, one of my favorites)

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>>5350970
>Hello /ck/ I want to start drinking whiskey.
>I assume the taste will grow on me, so the only way I can get to like it is by drinking it more often.

Methinks you're on the path to becoming a true Gentleman & Scholar. I tip my hat to you, good Sir.

>> No.5355401

>>5350994
>You put water in single malt

If you're an uncultured fucktard

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5355403

>>5355400
>>5355401

>> No.5355406

>>5355403

What are you suggesting?

Surely you don't mean that you're so new you don't know how to actually check for samefag?

>> No.5355411

>>5352892
Have you considered central heat and air?

>> No.5355425

>>5355363
Thanks.

>> No.5355439

>>5355411
>Have you considered central heat and air?

He might live in Europe. Europeans don't believe in air conditioning, like nobody over there has it. That's why whenever there's a heat wave you read about shit like 40,000 old Yuros roasting to death. A/C is virtually unheard of for private homes on the Continent.

>> No.5355454

>>5355401
You do put water in a single malt. Water will open up the flavors, but ice will close 'em up.

How about reading a little first. A cask strength whisky will be almost undrinkable without a bit of water.

>> No.5355462

>>5355387

Sick, I will try out that frontier stuff tonight. And yeah, a bartender friend let me in on Buffalo Trace. It really is awesome for the price.

>> No.5355558

>>5355439
This is true. Hell, I live in the Netherlands and it's common here to always have a window open, even in the winter.

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>>5352875
>Water just happens to change from a solid to liquid state as it warms up
You're a dumb.

>> No.5355595

You can drink it three ways
1. with water
2. without water
3. as water

>> No.5355624

I really like a Albertsons scotch. Ten bucks for this junk will get me drunk at last.

I like to make a cream god father. Which has hazel nut liquor, scotch, crème and a bit of crème de caco.

Then throw it in a shaker and abort that baby. It's nice to sip.

Other then that. Haven't really tried much.

>> No.5355647

>>5350970
>Hello /ck/ I want to start drinking whiskey.
neat, go fuck off and drink some whiskey then

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>>5355595

>> No.5355666

>>5355647

Reminds me of threads on /lit/ about "I want to get into x author". Fucking read the books then.