Whiskey General

[Anonymous No.6549861]

Just stopped at The English Whiskey Co distillery in norfolk on my way back from camping and picked up this little badboy

> inb4 buying americunt bourbon at an english whiskey distillery

I know, the master distiller looked at me like i was a cunt too

What am i in for? It was between this and Bulleitt but i went for this because the bottle would look good on my shelf

General whiskey thread
Malt, bourbon, rye, all sorts welcome
> except shitty blends, all you blendfraggles stay out

What is your favourite
> malt
Im a penderyn guy

> bourbon
Dont really know, jack daniels single cask i guess

> rye
Never tried it

Do you add a splash of mineral water to yours like some people?

All whiskey discussion get in here

[Anonymous No.6549876]

>>6549861
>General

[Anonymous No.6549949]

>>6549876
Thank you for your contribution
What is your favourite whiskey?

[Anonymous No.6549962]

Just bought Bulleit Rye.

It's good, but not as good as the original movie.

[Anonymous No.6550236]

I was brousing at the duty free at Vancouver international airport and there was a $34,000 bottle of whiskey.
Why?

[Anonymous No.6550433]

>>6550236
Do you remember what it was?

There was a 63 year old straphisla at the place i went to today.
It was only £1500 though

[Anonymous No.6550437]

>>6549962
Ive never tried rye

Is it as sweet as bourbon?

[Anonymous No.6550584]

>>6550236
People pay for exclusivity. It's probably a very limited, prestigious product.

[Anonymous No.6550608]

>>6550437
Sweeter

[Anonymous No.6550624]

>>6550608
I disagree, but yes it is sweet.

It also tastes like rye, but that shouldn't be a surprise.

[Anonymous No.6550635]

>>6550433
Pic related

[Anonymous No.6550744]

>>6549861
>The English Whiskey Co distillery
Is that like Ye Olde Pakistani Fish And Chips Shoppe??

[Anonymous No.6550765]

>>6550744
There is a Pakistani food/Fish and chips place near my college and it is just great I don't know if you were using that descriptor in a bad way, but if so you should reconsider.

[Anonymous No.6550771]

>>6550744
>implying whiskey is a drink associated with only one nation's culture

Bourbon and scotch are the same thing, eh m80?

[Anonymous No.6550806]

this is my fav bourbon. It goes real well with a chunk of ice. tasting notes of fruit, corn, tobacco, and oak.

[Anonymous No.6550887]

>>6550635

>Chivas sux, but its main ingredient must be amazing when very old

/ck/

[Anonymous No.6550909]

>>6549861
i just got some of this and it is smooth as fuck.

[Anonymous No.6550917]

>>6550887
Chivas is probably mixed with grain alcohol like JW , and other shit, and the age of a whisky in combination with where and how long it is aged have gigantic impacts on the flavor and quality of the spirit. Your post is bad.

[Anonymous No.6550934]

>>6549861
>Blantons
Nice choice my friend. I used to have a little collection of those caps lying around.
Really pricey though.

[Anonymous No.6550958]

am I a pleb for liking Chivas 12? I think it's great in cocktails, and much tastier than Johnnie Walker red or black.

[Anonymous No.6550970]

>>6550806
This is my favorite bourbon Goes real well with a splash or two of RC cola in a red solo cup. Tasting notes of armpit, dirty gym socks, jiffy pop, and Hava Tampa blunt cigar butts.Seriously, I can appreciate "finer" (read outrageously expensive) bourbon, but not bad. @ 16 bucks a handle at finer liquor stores and stop ' robs everywhere. Their website is pretty interesting.

[Anonymous No.6550973]

I'm starting to get into whiskey/bourbon, I tried a bottle of Wild Turkey 101 and enjoyed it. I'm looking to try something a little nicer, any recommendations?

[Anonymous No.6550977]

>>6550970

old crow ain't bad. Best bottom shelf whiskey, IMO.

[Anonymous No.6550979]

>>6550977

Not the same dude but I really like Old Crow. My go to cheap bourbon

[Anonymous No.6550985]

>>6550979
Thirded actually.

[Anonymous No.6550987]

This is my go-to.

>pleb, etc.

[Anonymous No.6550996]

>>6550987

it tastes like butterscotch and Indian tears

[Anonymous No.6551015]

[Anonymous No.6551021]

>>6550996
Are you referencing some historical event I'm unaware of which involves this product and Indians?

I like the flavor enough.

[Anonymous No.6551027]

>>6551021
Lots of indians in canada
Indians are notorious drunk shitbags
wa la

[Anonymous No.6551033]

Opinions on Rowan's Creek? I saw it at my local liquor store for about $35 which is fairly cheap, and it is fairly high proof as well. I know the more expensive Willet product receive high praise, but this is apparently what they sell the most of. Anybody had it?

I hear it is the same mashbill as Elijah Craig just aged in different barrels in a different place and bottled at a different proof and a different age. Even so, at $35 I would be fine with that.

[Anonymous No.6551035]

>>6551033
Here's a nice picture to go along with my post.

[Anonymous No.6551068]

>>6550987
Ha. (regular) CC and Seven. I bet more of that has flowed thru USAF O and NCO clubs than jp-4 on the flight line.

[Anonymous No.6551089]

>>6549861
>favorite malt
>penderyn
>favorite bourbon
>jack daniels

you're a fucking cunt, nice blanton's tho

[Anonymous No.6551094]

>>6551033
It's a disappointing whiskey. Stick with Elijah or get some Noah's Mill as a good upgrade

[Anonymous No.6551105]

>>6551033
It's wonderful. Add a bit of water to it. Gets even better.

[Anonymous No.6551516]

I've had Makers Mark, Jack Daniels, Jameson, Jim Bean, Red/Blue State, Deanston, Bullet Bourbon, Red Stag and some other stuff. I always try to buy different whiskey. Any other good whiskey to try?
Also anyone know if there is such thing as a "liquor/whiskey of the month club?" If so, any good ones? Like how there is for craft beer, they send you something different every month. I'm in the states by the way.

I so like rum but seeing as this is not the thread for that.

[Anonymous No.6551567]

>>6551516
Buffalo Trace. Very nice yet underrated bourbon.

[Anonymous No.6551569]

>>6550973
Monkey shoulder is good for a blend, knob creek is also really nice

[Anonymous No.6551575]

>>6551015
> that feel when you spent your last £25 on that bottle expecting whiskey with a slight hint of honey

[Anonymous No.6551600]

>>6551575
What did you get? I'd assume it tastes like burning with a bunch of corn syrup dumped in to make it disgustingly sweet while still being awful. The fact that it appears to be being advertised shown in shot glasses makes me think it exists in order to be thrown down as fast as possible, not paid attention to at all.

[Anonymous No.6551617]

>>6549861
OLD CROOOOW

[Anonymous No.6551795]

>>6551600
Its honey liqueur, probably the sweetest thing i ever tasted. What pissed me off is how they put it next to the whiskey in the shop.
it was so sickeningly sweet that my throat has start dripping just thinking of it. I ended up swapping it with my girl mate for 2 bottles of cheap wine so the night wasnt a complete bust

[Anonymous No.6551981]

>>6551795

It literally says honey liqueur on the bottle. If you have that little money, why not just drink cheap cider and black?

[Anonymous No.6552012]

>>6551981
I only drink spirits, maybe the odd newcy braan/ guinness

[Anonymous No.6552063]

Currently finishing up my bottle of Dalmore Cromartie.

[Anonymous No.6552069]

>>6552063
based dalmore.

Tried some of their King Alexander III at a whiskey festival not too long ago and sweet jesus was it good.

[Anonymous No.6552073]

>>6552069
I am generally not a fan of Dalmore to be honest. Usually the ABV is too low and their whisky is chill-filtered to shit. But for some reason, Cromartie is very oily. It was still to expensive for what it is. Would rather have had two bottles of Glenfarclas or Glendronach.

[Anonymous No.6552075]

Finishing up a fifth of Whistlepig currently. It's been decent.

[Anonymous No.6552083]

This is really nice. It actually has flavour as opposed to just burning the shit out of your mouth/throat/nose with an aftertaste of smoke...

[Anonymous No.6552112]

>>6552083
I like ardberg, i got a double a few weeks ago in a wine bar and i ended up having to pay £14 for it

[Anonymous No.6552114]

>>6552083
Ardbeg 10 is damn good. Better than Laphraoig, and as you said, more variety of flavors. One day when I have some extra money to spend I will try Uigeadail.

[Anonymous No.6552130]

Has anyone tried Jura?
Jura Origin is probably my main go-to drink, smooth as fuck almost like a not as sweet bourbon, but still with a nice flavour and not too expensive

Jura superstition is good too, nice and earthy

[Anonymous No.6552190]

>>6551033
Used to be 12 years old and is now 4-6 years. I like it because it is chocolatey and thick but it can vary bottle to bottle. $35 is still a good price for it.

[Anonymous No.6552209]

>>6552190
Oh I didn't hear about the age reduction, that is unfortunate.

[Anonymous No.6552232]

>>6552209
Its unfortunate but it seems to be an across the board issue in the whisky industry. Old stock is being depleted so distillers are needing to bottle younger whisky to keep up with demand. This is why I'm suspicious of the proliferation of non-age statement whisky in the world of single malt scotch, seems like it often just means young whisky with a particular cask finish or something.

[Anonymous No.6552974]

>>6552232
This. Whiskey takes a LONG time to make generally, but the demand has grown sharply in the last several years, and supply can't keep up. So in order to get what they can out of the situation, distillers are watering their products down and/or releasing them way younger than they used to.

Hopefully some distillers will catch up with the demand soon but a lot won't bother because it's cheaper and thus more profitable to just sell younger, weaker whiskey for the same money.

[Anonymous No.6552992]

>>6552130
>honey
>citrus

if you want juice or soda, just buy juice or soda

[Anonymous No.6553017]

>>6552974
>le whisky trend
Whisky has been sold without age statements since forever, stop making things up.

[Anonymous No.6553038]

>>6552992
> what are slight notes

[Anonymous No.6553065]

God, you whisky fags are as ad as craft beer hipsters.

>muh notes

fuck.

here is my choice.

[Anonymous No.6553075]

>>6553065
>NICE THINGS ARE A SCAM! THERE IS NO SUCH THING AS FLAVOR! TASTING NOTES ARE STUPID! DURRRRRRRRRRRR!!!
This is what you sound like, and the thumbnail sized picture doesn't help. Why would you even drink Woodford Reserve if you think nice thing are a scam and picking out flavor in things is pretentious?

[Anonymous No.6553080]

>>6553075
Blow your taste notes out your ass Mozart.

scam
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[Anonymous No.6553089]

>>6553075
>implying woodford reserve is a nice thing

I lol'd heartily

[Anonymous No.6553097]

>>6553089
Yeah, yeah, whatever. Le epic Woodford Reserve is bad meme. I get it. Hilarious. Lots of people like it. Deal with it.

[Anonymous No.6553101]

>>6553075
Get a load of this pretentious fuck

[Anonymous No.6553118]

>>6553101
>Scrolling
>See a post
>Contains the word "fuck"
>A potential verb

What is it about summer that makes me so turned on constantly. Why do I feel so empty and wanting. I'm in my early twenties, I've been at this for years. This is ridiculous, why anons? IS it truly mediated or potentiated by season alone?

[Anonymous No.6553121]

>>6553097
I'm not the one who's having trouble dealing, friend :)

Pretentious (v) /prəˈten(t)SHəs/ (from the Greek πούστης) - attempting to impress by affecting greater importance, talent, culture, etc., than is actually possessed.

Sound familiar? It's you and anyone else who drinks Woodford except under duress

[Anonymous No.6553126]

>>6553118
you are pathetic.

[Anonymous No.6553131]

>>6553126
I wouldn't say so. Though I don't exactly feel distracted, it's definitely a novel state that draws some degree of contrast.

[Anonymous No.6553145]

>>6553131

Ugh, I can always tell it's you from your annoying style of posting. Just get a trip so I can filter you.

[Anonymous No.6553152]

>>6553145
Nah. We've been over this.

[Anonymous No.6553239]

>>6550958
I'm with you. I love me some single malts like lagavulin, laphroaig etc, but I will never turn my nose up at some Chivas 12. the 18 year and 21 year are also very good (but overpriced).

[Anonymous No.6553256]

>>6551068
I'm so confused right now.

[Anonymous No.6554160]

anyone tried Michter's? Is it worth the hefty price?

[Anonymous No.6554264]

Is there specific cups/glasses meant for whiskey drinking?

[Anonymous No.6554274]

>>6554264
Glencairn glass

Also what does /whisk/ think of Coal Ila 12 y/o? Never had it myself but it tends to run cheaper at my stores as compared to other Islay single malts.

[Anonymous No.6554321]

>>6554264
I use a copita (pictured center) which I picked up at Goodwill for 99 cents

[Anonymous No.6554436]

>>6552012
>I only drink spirits

[Anonymous No.6554440]

>>6554264

just use a lowball glass. if you buy any of these >>6554321 you're a pretentious fag.

[Anonymous No.6554454]

>>6554274
I just finished a caol ila, quite nice but completely predictable as far as islay goes. It essentially strikes me as a less mineraly Laphroaig with a bit more woody sweetness.

[Anonymous No.6554455]

>>6554436
>jpg
Fixed.

[Anonymous No.6554458]

>>6554440
Those glasses really do work better, it is not pretension, it is practicality, you paranoIid homo-man.

[Anonymous No.6554479]

too expensive, and not worth the flavor. it's like paying $25 for sazon. no thanks, just give me a fifth of potato vodka

[Anonymous No.6555466]

up

[Anonymous No.6555541]

>>6553065
>>6553065
Honestly one of my favorite whiskeys. Apparently i'm pretentious for drinking this but not enjoying Jack?


Also, don't know why people hate on blends. This isn't awful at all.

[Anonymous No.6555597]

>>6550996
Lol, that's the most dead on description I've ever heard.

[Anonymous No.6556090]

>>6555466
mirin hard right now

[Anonymous No.6556105]

>>6555541
Monkey shoulder is admittedly great for a blend, ive had many good nights on it

[Anonymous No.6556108]

>>6549861
Blanton's is good. Never seen the special reserve, though.

[Anonymous No.6556128]

>>6550806
recently got a bottle of their 2015-1 batch

Its out of this world; on par with my favorite of all time, Pappy 20 year

[Anonymous No.6556146]

Anyone know of a reliable source in California to get ahold of at least a glass of Pappy 20 year? I've never had the pleasure and am really interested for obvious reasons. NorCal/SF bay area.

[Anonymous No.6556297]

>>6556146
Look for a high end whiskey bar? I got mine from the ABC Lottery

[Anonymous No.6557605]

>>6550987
will pick up next time i go to the ol liquor store

[Anonymous No.6557611]

gibson's finest with pepsi

>tfw still cant drink whiskey straight after months of trying to

[Anonymous No.6557747]

The bloke who runs my local pub has a bottle of this that he was given for christmas, he saves it for me because is more of a scotch man
It goes down the bollocks, will definitely buy a bottle of i ever see it anywhere

[Anonymous No.6557756]

>>6557611
> with pepsi
REEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE

[/pol/pot No.6557787]

>>6549861
>what is your favorite?
Tullamore Dew

[Anonymous No.6558006]

>>6551600
>What did you get?

Delicious honey

[Anonymous No.6558373]

>>6558006
>delicious

[Anonymous No.6558425]

>>6557747
My dad and his brother gave/exchanged the same bottle of cheap rum for 6 years. finally they decided to open and have some, Christmas day. ug oh. Me and a friend had drank it and replaced with water three years prior LOne of the few times he called me using my full name. Don't know about you, but"round here when parents use your middle name, you are in deep shit..

[Anonymous No.6558680]

>>6551094
>>6551105
>>6552190
Actually, I am going to pick up a bottle of Noah's Mill. I want to try a more expensive bourbon. I always have a bottle of scotch and some American whiskey at my disposal, and normally I pay a lot more for the scotch, but the scotch I have now was significantly cheaper than what I normally buy - it was Speyburn 10, about $32 which is about how much I pay for a bottle of bourbon usually.

I think I saw it cheap, under $50, which is still less than I pay for a single malt.

[Anonymous No.6559615]

>>6557747
Theres like 30 bottles of this at my store. Is it supposed to be hard to find?

[Anonymous No.6559790]

>>6551567
>underrated bourbon
Maybe about 3 or 4 years ago. It's almost like the sriracha bourbon now.

It's still fucking bomb tho.

[Anonymous No.6559826]

Just poured myself a bit of this.

[Anonymous No.6559853]

>>6559826
What do you think of it? I live in the Hudson Valley but I haven't had this or any of the Hilrock releases because they are goddamn expensive even in the same area they are made.

[Anonymous No.6559886]

I've only ever had cheap bourbon so I wanted to get something more expensive and interesting. Which should I get?

>>6559826
This sounds really good with the wood and 100% corn but the ml to $ ratio is high
>>6550806
This looks good and it's unfiltered
>>6549861
I've wanted to try this for a long time and the bottle is nice

[Anonymous No.6560007]

>>6550909
>aged at sea
forgive my ignorance, but does that make it taste differently than if it was aged on land?

[Anonymous No.6560010]

>>6550970
ever tried old grandad?

[Anonymous No.6560012]

>>6560007
The salty air seals the casks and promotes flavanoid dispe-

I'm sorry not even I can bullshit so hard.

[Anonymous No.6560013]

>>6560007
I wondered this too. I can imagine that being rocked around on a boat might make it mature faster since it's getting sloshed around against the wood, but as far as I know it actually disrupts it somehow or does nothing.

[Anonymous No.6560018]

>>6551015
are you a 16 year old girl?

[Anonymous No.6560020]

>>6550909

>aged at sea

i want meme alcohol to go. might as well drink hypnotiq.

[Anonymous No.6560035]

>>6560007

it's in the hull of a ship and the waves constantly knock the whiskey inside around the entire barrel which supposedly ages it faster. Also it has a little saltwater in it or something.

http://thewhiskeyjug.com/bourbon-whiskey/jeffersons-ocean-aged-sea-review/

[Anonymous No.6560038]

>>6560018

no, then he would be drinking fireball

[Anonymous No.6560111]

You guys haven't lived until you've tried this shit

[Anonymous No.6560134]

>>6560111
>trips
>scotch-taped label
i'm surprised it's legal to sell this.

[Anonymous No.6560135]

>>6558373

Honey is delicious.

>>6560018

No, I am a man, not even a teen, I mean, I don't drink shit to pretend I'm manly.
Honey has a good pleasant flavour, therefore I like it.
Shit has a pungent horrible taste (I'm guessing) therefore others eat it to show the world how "manly" they are.

[Anonymous No.6560138]

>>6560111
...and you won't live long after.

[Anonymous No.6560155]

>>6560134
I have a feeling that in Sierra Leone, they don't give a shit.

[Anonymous No.6560163]

>>6560038
>>6560038
Fireball and Apple crown is the shit.

[Anonymous No.6560171]

>>6560134

You have assumed that this is sold in places where laws dictate what can and cannot be sold.

[Anonymous No.6560174]

>>6560018
>>6551015
>>6551600
>>6551795
>>6558006
>>6558373
Jack D Honey is delicious as fuck. I don't drink jack or sweet stuff but a friend had some. I was expecting Jack with a little honey but it's like bees pissed liquer.

[Anonymous No.6560322]

>>6560135

Jack Daniels Honey is not delicious. I bought it hoping it would be like a refreshing distilled mead and instead I got this disgusting honey flavored HFCS snot.

[Anonymous No.6560345]

This is fucking garbage, I have tried so hard to enjoy it.

It tastes like slightly smokey red label. Also, don't breath out your nose after having a taste, you will get that same smell you get after you vomit.

I should have known it would be shit, they released it after Johnny Walker bought them out.

[Anonymous No.6560378]

>>6560345

That's what you get for getting something without an age statement. If they don't want to state the age, it's because it's so low that if you knew, you wouldn't want to buy it because you'd know it probably isn't ready. As a result you get something harsh and less flavorful. There are exceptions, such as Ardbeg's Uigedal, but as a general rule don't buy it if you don't know how old it is.

At least for scotch. A lot of bourbon goes without age statements, but because bourbon is aged in new casks (and usually in a warmer climate than scotland) it gets a shitload of cask influence in a shorter time.

[Anonymous No.6560412]

.>JD
>bourbon

That ain't whiskey, hoss.

[Anonymous No.6560508]

>>6560412

I don't give a shitting dick about jack daniels, but if it is distilled grain spirit aged in oak casks for 3 years or whatever, is it not by definition whisky?

[Anonymous No.6560512]

My birthday's coming. Recommend me anything for ~$20.

[Anonymous No.6560513]

>>6560512
Luksusowa.

[Anonymous No.6560518]

>>6560513
Was thinking of whiskey.

[Anonymous No.6560519]

>>6560518
Hear Knob Creek is alright. Cannot personally attest.

[Anonymous No.6560530]

>>6560512

Wild Turkey 101

[Anonymous No.6560538]

>>6560530
Is it good straight up?

[Anonymous No.6560578]

>>6560512
Look for anything Bottled In Bond, basically.

[Anonymous No.6560583]

>>6560378
The Glenfiddich Cask Collection has no age statement on any of them and they are all good.

>implying age necessarily makes something good

[Anonymous No.6560639]

>>6560538
oi fuck me b0ss. i had wild turkey shots one after the other one my 21st birthday. sure, its fantastic straight up if you want to hurl over your balcony.

[Anonymous No.6560664]

>>6559615
Ive never seen it anywhere here in bongland. Where are you?

[Anonymous No.6560679]

>>6560345
Huh
I really enjoy the harshness of Talliskers, didnt realise it had a name for being shitty
Also the round tumblers they make are cool as fuck

[Anonymous No.6560710]

>>6560538

add an ice cube or two

[Anonymous No.6561319]

>>6560583
I didn't imply that. I'm suggesting that it's a good rule to go by to help make sure you are making good purchases. In that very post I literally said "there are exceptions".

[Anonymous No.6562264]

>>6555541
Blended malt is nice, and is not nearly as much of a shit rip-off as blended scotch. Johnnie Walkers except Green Label, Dewars, Cutty Sark, Famous Grouse, among others all dilute their malt with grain vodka to reduce costs and strong flavor.

[Anonymous No.6562283]

So I'm 19 and just picked up drinking. I had crown for my first whiskey and liked it. Jack was okay. But this past weekend I had Jim Beam and it was fucking awful. Couldn't drink it and I just drank beer the whole time.

[Anonymous No.6562308]

>>6562283

Glenfiddich is never a bad one. Tobermory is decent too

[Anonymous No.6562826]

>>6549861
>favorite bourbon
>bourbon
>jack daniels

get the fuck out

[Anonymous No.6562829]

>>6554264

straight from the bottle you faggot

[Anonymous No.6562985]

>>6562283
Get the higher end stuff from Beam. It gets a lot better.

Jacob's ghost has been my favorite white whiskey for a while now.

[Anonymous No.6562987]

>>6559826
Shit tastes the hudson. The hobo piss notes were very prominent.

[Anonymous No.6563034]

>>6559826
Dad Tuthilltown Rye, shame I got priced out of it with uni

[Anonymous No.6563103]

Nothing for Johnnie Walker Black?

[Anonymous No.6563124]

>>6563103
All JW is trash and over priced.

[Anonymous No.6563133]

ITT: YOU LIKE THAT?! FUCK YOU!

[Anonymous No.6563136]

>>6563103
See >>6563124 and >>6562264