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I'm rather partial to Rye.

>>1369650
This looks interesting, I've never heard of it, how would you compare it to scotch or lesser whiskey's?

Dark rum.

Almost always, Sailor Jerry's.
Drinking Kraken (see pic) by myself while watching Little Miss Sunshine and thinking about my Renaissance Drama exam tomorrow that I should be studying for... and my overdue essay on contemporary criticism of Poe.

>>1369659
Durr, forgot pic.

>>1369663
I'm going to buy some of this only based on the picture.

Dark rum sounds like something that would own my liver, and I've never had it before, but that label....

>>1369670
forgot my text, I just opened this, OP, but I had been drinking shitty dewars.

I'm sitting here, wishing I could read but my fat wife is playing Black Ops really loud. So I'm browsing /lit/, which takes my mind off of my limp prick, while drinking some Crown.

Crown is so typical, but it's oh so good.

Takes my mind off of my fat wife.

I usually drink vodka or brandy because they're cheap and simple, but I prefer a good Irish or Scotch whisky. I thought about buying some Robert Burns Scotch earlier this week, but something about it seems. . .wrong. Anyone ever had it?

>>1369679
NOOOOOOOOOOO!

I mean, try it if you must, but, it's pretty terrible. I even like Jameson irish whiskey over it.

>>1369682
That's what I assumed. Good think I bought that gin instead, I guess.

I enjoy sipping on tequila.

I'm rather partial to witbiers and lambics (though not overly fruity ones). IPAs are also quite nice. As for spirits, an old-fashioned gin and tonic can be very pleasant.

While this thread is going on (with civilized and seemingly intelligent contributors), what is the best whiskey to buy for a first time try?

I mean, I've tried whiskey in the past of course, but looking for good suggestions on what to buy for my first 'bottle-to-myself whiskey'.

i like beer or bourbon. i always keep wild turkey rare breed around, so fucking delicious

as for beer, tis the season for winter warmers and though i tend towards beer snobbery you really can't go wrong with Sierra Nevada Celebration

15 yr old glenlivit...not bad.... you should try this.

>>1369698
Are you looking for a good whiskey? Or a good scotch?

I recommend Dewers for a sipping scotch, it's a mixed scotch and not a single malt, but you can move on to those if you like.

Poor some dewers, splash of water, take a swallow, enjoy.

Dewers is also fairly cheap.

>>1369704
I'm sorry, scotch IS whiskey, but it has to be called scotch.

When I think of whiskey I assume jim beam/jack daniels.

>>1369702
SN is fantastic beer.

>>1369709
you mean bourbon/sour mash

You know what else is fucking amazing? Some pumpkin ales. My God.

>>1369702
ever try old rasputin? it is excellent

I always bring back a couple bottles

>>1369698
OP here, if you are going the single malt scotch route, any 12 year from Glenlivet/Glenfiddich/Aberlour/Macallen is a great place to start. You can find great deals on Aberlour double cask 12 year.

Personally... I'd stay away from Macallen, pretty hard finish to me.

>>1369711

Really? I haven't tried very many Sierra Nevadas, but the ones I've had didn't impress me. When it comes to solid standbys, I'm a fan of Bell's and Dogfish Head.

>>1369714
pumpkin ales can be done right, but big super markets always have some shitty sweet pumpkin garbage that tastes okay on the first sip but terrible by the last

imo the taste should be subtle, not over the top in you face pumpkin

Sam Adams Octoberfest is fucking fantastic imo.

>>1369716
yea old rasputin is good as well. all north coast beers are dank

>>1369725
dogfish head is good, but really expensive for what it is. and they often make weird beers for the sake of trying it. that's not bad by itself, but it means that their beers that could be considered stand by are few and far between. maybe their raison or their ipa. i mean beers like the 120 minute are great but cost bank for a 12oz

lately, cream ales. Kilkenny in particular

>>1369727

Agreed, probably. My favorite to date is probably St-Ambroise Citrouille, though it's the kind of pumpkin ale you might have once or twice a year. Anything more than that would be overdoing it. I also really enjoyed Dogfish Head's Punkin.

>>1369734

To be honest, I agree, but... the Raison is a standby? Really? It was okay, but not really my favorite. The 90 Minute IPA, however... One of the best IPAs out there, in my opinion. And then there's the Punkin, which I've already mentioned I'm mad for.

>>1369704
Thanks, I'll look into Dewers.
Same for Glenlivit.
Now this thread is being ruined by beer, so I'm outsie.

anyone like IPAs? I suggest pliny the elder, and blind pig.

>People talking about beer as if it matters since it's all the fucking same.

Scotch is the best alcohol on the planet in my humble (correct) opinion.

>>1369759
if you are going to limit yourself, scotch is an excellent way to do so, but why would you not want to taste an array of wonderful beverages.

This. I FUCKING love this! I'm not much of a drinker. I usually opt to not drink unless it is at a party and I start finding other people's drunkeness utterly intolerable. And usually when I drink, I'm mostly doing it to get drunk.

My preferred beer is Stella but when I have the funds. I love this stuff.

But at the end of the day, I usually like getting high and reading rather than drinking.

You can read while high?

Seriously. I can't do anything that 'takes effort' while high.

Lemon and Bitters. Yeah I'm a pussy. Come at me bro.

>>1369774
Lemon, lime, and bitters*

>>1369772

yeah, well you're a fucking faggot who recommends Dan in Real Life to pick up women, drinks that gay Sailor Jerry branded rum, doesn't like beer, is canadian, and takes shit photos of his bookcase. not to mention you're a pedantic douchebag. your taste, your personality, just...you in general SCREAMS big mouth and small dick.

>beer
>head

>>1369778
I also watch a fair bit of chick flicks, cry lots at movies in general, anddd... there's probably all kinds of character 'flaws'/'particulars' that I have, but who gives a shit?

I'm not pedantic though, IMO.
Thanks anyways.

>>1369778
Oh, also, Dan in Real Life is a pretty fuckin' good movie.

New Glarus, specifically Spotted Cow
straight Jameson
White Russians
pretty much nothing else if I can help it

>>1369785

you're extremely pedantic. in fact, it's the number one adjective I would choose if someone asked me to describe the tripcunt named echochamber or whatever cool nickname you gave yourself

>>1369772

Well, I usually wait until the latter half of the high. But actually, I know it takes more concentration to do things while high but nothing really seems unpleasant. I was asked to build a computer while high and I thinking "awww shit, I don't have the dexterity and concentration to do this right now" but I did it anyways and it took longer and if I were drunk I might be visibly frustrated. But I can't really get frustrated when I'm high.

When I'm drunk I find putting effort into anything really unpleasant, even showering while drunk makes me feel uncomfortable.

I don't forget my lower middle class roots.

'nuf said

>>1369810

Good for you. One of the few real men present in the thread.

>>1369810

Fucking forgot my old fallback. When money is low, I always go High Life. Like any self-respecting Wisconsinite would.

>>1369810
>lower middle class

>>1369810
That said, I love vodka. Some stoli from time to time never hurt.

Glenlivet 12 year (haven't tried 15), Glenfiddich 12 year, Chaucer's mead, Blue Moon, and Celebrator Dopplebock beer.

That is all I really drink right now. I'd love to try more beer, but I'm a poorfag.

I'm a pedestrian.

>>1369853
This. I'll take a bottle of Johnnie Walker Black to the grave.

>>1369734
The beer store in my town just got in a keg of the stuff dogfish head made based off the 9000 year old jars found in China. Cost of a 64 oz. growler fill? $36.

>>1369654
Sorry for being away from the thread. Rye is generally fire-y and spicy. It's got a real kick to it, since it's generally higher proof. I recommend the Wild Turkey 101 to start. You can also ease your way into it with Knob Creek, which is a bourbon but has a significant rye component.

>>1369644
I've taken to sipping barenjager on ice lately.

>>1369910
An Arkansawyer with some class, eh?

Hey...


...Does extra dry vermouth mix with Diet Pepsi?
...

I've been drinking Jamesons'. In part because it was James Joyce's favorite.

In fact, Joyce at one point (possibly while drunk) proposed to James Stephen (the author of the leprechaun novel "The Pot of Gold") that maybe he should finish writing "Finnegans Wake" for Joyce, and they could publish it under the name "JJ&S" which would stand for "James Joyce & Stephens" but also "John Jameson & Sons" (as still depicted on the label to this day, with the Latin motto "sine metu", or "fearless"). This is reported in Richard Ellmann's biography of Joyce, and it still weirds me out. Or just makes me wonder how drunk Joyce actually was.

Arak

poorfag students represent.

>>1369860
Lol brownbear drinks old man drink and maybe is trying 2 be his father or something?

vodka and when I am feeling like a real huge faggot some contreau or a pastis

I'm 17 and have only had little bits of alcohol at parties - never enough to get drunk since drinking loads just doesn't appeal to me. I liked brandy, Guinness and red wine, but lager just seems sour and nothing else. Jack Daniels was okay. White wine tastes like vinegar. My question is, how do I get started on alcohol proper - what do recommend for finding my own preferences etc?

Try Talisker my dad likes it. I don't drink anything expensive because I am a poor English student but I am looking at getting my folks some nice congac this year. Any suggestions?

The closest I come to alcoholic drinks is lemon lime and bitters. <3 Some guy bought me a vodka lemon lime by accident once and nearly killed me.

>>1370101
>drinking loads just doesn't appeal to me

How the fuck do you know if you've never done it? Also reported, come back in a year.

>>1370155
I'm 23 and I could say the same thing. Some people just don't like to drink dude.

>>1370106

Get them either a Tesseron or a Delamain. Both have excellent stuff in every price range.

>>1370159

I know that some people don't like to drink, but if you've never drunk, you don't fucking know it. It reminds me of myself as a 5 year old when I was screaming that I didn't like spinach, even though I had never tasted it.

>>1370162
getting drunk is not that big a deal I have three stages really. I sing American Pie and forget half the lyrics, I throw up, I go to sleep.

Currently drinking this Ledaig 10 on the rocks.
I also have a bottle of anCnoc 16 waiting for me downstairs, I'm yet to try it.
I'm not really that into bourbon.
I'm not much of a connoisseur, but I'm learning.

>>1370166

you are like baby. don't know what to do.

OP here, I was never much of an alcohol drinker, so I went most of my 18-23 years without drinking anything pretty much. Beer was not interesting enough, if I was being honest with myself I would rather have had a coke. Wine was nice, but not something I enjoyed fully.

Then one day my father told me I had to try this 18 year old Glenlivet.

That pretty much signed the contract to my liver.

My point being, sometimes people just don't like spirits, or they have not found the right one.

To the underage ban I'd suggest coming back when 18, and also trying as wide of a scope of alcohol as you can.

And remember, while terms like 'rum' and 'whiskey' are used, there are huge differences between a sweet rum and a dark spiced rum, and a scotch and Jack Daniels. So don't swear something off unless you just can't stand it.

To me, most American whiskey smells like paint thinner, but most scotch smells like heaven, both of them being 'Whiskey'.

>>1369901
This rye whiskey stuff, the Wild Turkey 101 is my brothers favorite drink in the world.

He has a liver made of magic I think, I've seen him down a 1/4th of normal Wild Turkey then proceed to beat everyone in Mario Kart.

>>1370192
Thanks for the advice. I'll get an older friend to get me some different drinks. 18 year old Glenlivet sounds expensive. How much does it cost?
>>1370155
I would like to get drunk in a way. I just feel shy and uncomfortable drinking, as if it doesn't suit me. I do want to have the experience at some point though.

It's like a liquid candy cane. I only drink it in December though.

The utter pretentiousness of this thread is disgusting.

>right now I'm enjoying obscure drink blah blah blah ______

>>1370202
18 year old Glenlivet is really overpriced, if you want to see if you like scotch, get whats called a 'mixed' scotch, called Dewers.

Dewers is not a single malt, but why spend that money when you don't know if you like it or not, and Dewers is a perfectly good cheap scotch.

My dad drinks so much scotch he drinks the Dewers in between his more expensive stuff, and swears by it.

>>1370204

that's cool...if you're a little fucking girl, or white trash with acid wash jeans and a mullet.

i am sincerely disappointed in lit with this thread. half of you have no fucking clue whatsoever what good drink is. It's probobly the same half that shits on Bukowski.

>>1370205

>Implying that's not the norm for lit, mu, etc

>>1369759
beer is perhaps the least similar alcohol among everything. a stout, a lambic, a saison, and a lager might as well not even be the same type of alcohol

on the other hand, only someone who has tricked themselves into believing there is a difference can detect the tones of peat, toffee, woodiness, or whatever the fuck else people talk about when describing a wine or scotch.

>>1370213
I feel sorry for someone who thinks they're better than someone else because they can't enjoy a good tasting drink simply because it's not "hardcore" enough or whatever the fuck your problem is. I'm sure I could drink you under the table.

>>1370221

It's not about being hardcore, it's about being mature. That shit's for kids. Can you picture adults serving it where grownups are drinking? No, you can't. Trust me, you have shit taste now, but you'll grow out of it. Also: the fact that you claimed to be able to drink me under the table means you can't. You don't even really know what that term means.

>>1370225
I'm probably older than you. Yes, I can picture it being served where adults drink. Here's an idea. Go out and buy Kingsley Amis' book Everyday Drinking, and learn a thing or two about what real drinking is. No one respects you for drinking whisky or gin or wine or beer. I drink all of those. Well, except for beer. I prefer cider. I can also enjoy a glass of peppermint schnapps around the holidays. The fact that you can't tells me you're far less mature than you think you are. Even adults like sweets now and then. Maybe when you're a little older you'll understand that.

>>1370244
I don't think Kingsley Amis is the best person to emulate.

peach cider

all day erry day

For scotch I prefer Laphroaig, its like smoky velvet.

But I also like beer and wine. Pretty much the only limit is I don't care too much for lagers or white wine.

Also in summer, a rotgut gin and tonic is beautiful.

>>1370244

how old are you? I'm 37.

>cider

you're a woman

I can't forget my working class Mexican roots.

I have an aperitif before dinner, a glass of beer of wine with dinner and a digestif after dinner. I do this religiously even if my dinner was some crappy frozen food. Though the specifics of the aperitif and digestif i choose very with my mood and what I eat.

>>1371296
Laphroaig is awesome.

I like scotch, but I don't have the budget to drink it constantly.

>>1371629
Laudanum > Absinthe

I can't forget my good Texas roots.

I enjoy anything I can get my hands on.

>>1371638
I think this is one of the only things I'll miss when I leave Texas. That and I think our sunsets/sunrises look really spectacular sometimes. Especially while drunk on Shiner Boch.

>>1372499
>>1371638
I live in SC, and they have Shiner Bock here. It's pretty good. Sweet without being girly.

>>1372515
Also, your sunsets can't possibly be better than the ones in the Blue Ridge. Because they are the best.

>>1372515
Well damn. I thought they only sold in Texas and surrounding states. When I was in OK I couldn't find that shit anywhere.
And yeah, that's what I love about it too, it has the bitterness of a dark ale but it hits your tongue tart and sweet, it's a great combination for a beer.

>>1371638
When I lived in New Mexico I drank this often. It is really good stuff.

>>1372534
SEXY JOHN, I'M GOING ON ANOTHER EPIC READ. THIS TIME, WAR AND PEACE. JOIN ME!

>>1372534
John, are you different to or the same as John Smith?

Got a nice handle of this waiting for me when I get back to school.

>>1372559
WHAT IS THE PURPOSE OF EVEN DRINKING THAT MAN?

>>1372583
To get drunk?

mmmm intoxication, Not all alcoholics are great authors, but pretty much every great author is an alcoholic.

>>1374188

Lies lies lies. Saying it doesn't make it true.

>>1374221
Well, depending if "Great" author is a subjective measure or a cultural measure, it could go either way.

>>1374188

first time visiting /lit/ even though i am an avid reader.

>Not all alcoholics are great authors, but pretty much every great author is an alcoholic

thank you for making the visit worthwhile!

and...drinking jack and cokkeatm, not too fancy but eh, it works.

Malbec is nice to read with.

>>1369860


my man.

>>1369853

>Johnnie Walker, pedestrian

Whiskey (Black Label's my favorite)
Vodka (never straight; I prefer strong but with some sort of flavor)
Brandy
Cognac
Rum

I don't know how anyone can drink straight rum. It's like candy.

I'm a scotch drinker too. and a huge beer fan. 10 y.o. Talisker gets my highest quality/price prize, and I'm also really big on local québécois microbrew beers. Québec is probably the most underrated beer making nation in the world. I think.