/ck/ - Food & Cooking

Never had Woodford but Bulleit is just really smooth corn juice.
If this is what bourbon has to offer then I will stick to rye.

I prefer Memer's Meme over both. Woodford has the best bottle though and that's what matters the most imo.

I like both but it's been such a long time since I've had any alcohol that I can't even remember what it tastes like

>>11994203
Maybe I should give memers a try then
>>11994198
Could you recommend me a rye?

Woodford used to be my go to bourbon but my last bottle was unbearably bitter so I've been buying 101 again more

What's general opinion on Nikka if you ever had one?

I like it, it's supposed to be stronger (51.4%) but it doesn't taste that sharp, i like the aroma which is really mokka like.

>>11994321
Why is Nikka with a big ice cube and a bruised orange peel so perfect /ck/?

Drink Evan Williams. faggots

>>11994315
This, I only got it once but I got a bad bottle so I never tried it again. Never had that problem with bulleit.

>>11994182
>talking shit about MOMMY CLAIRE
GET THE FUCK OFF MY BOARD YOU UGLY ROASTIE

>>11994235
Rittenhouse rye. George Dickel Rye

I don't buy whiskey very often because I'm an alcoholic and not exactly loaded, but I thought Bulleit is supposed to be higher tier than Woodford Reserve. I haven't had Bulleit in awhile, but I picked up a bottle of WR last month which I've been sipping on and really enjoying. Isn't Bulleit like twice the price?

Is whiskey exchange a good site?

>>11994321
This might well be the most balanced, and yet complex whisky I've had under 100 quid
silky smooth, with notes of dry fruit, gentle woodiness, and then a subtle maltiness to it all
good shi

>>11995228
Is important. pls.

>>11994217
DUDE

>>11994182
I work for the company that makes Woodford (Brown-Forman), and while I'd say that baseline Woodford isn't as smooth as Bulleit, give the double oaked a try if you've got the cash

>>11996167
Cant afford that now, but I will definitely try it in the future. Thanks

Bulleit is too sweet. Bulleit Rye is king.

>>11994182
not a fan of the taste of Woodford.
Bulleit used to be my go to drink when it was ~$20 a bottle. i lost interest a few years ago when it was suddenly inflated to ~$25.00, though it's not a a bad drink

for a ~$20 bottle, i have to recommend Four Roses, though it does have a bit of a bite to it. currently $17.99 here in the Granite State

when i can find it, i like Eagle Rare, though it's usually around $30 a bottle

>>11994321
>go to bar
>see they have nikka
>been wanting to try it for months
>bartender asks me what i'd like
>"nikka, please" i say this a smile
>he reaches across the bar and punches me in the face
>i fall off the barstool dazed and confused
>bouncers drag me out
>spit on me
>kick me multiple times and tell me never to come back
>mfw the bartender was african american

What's a good bourbon that a scotch drinker can appreciate? I'm trying to explore bourbons but the ones I've tried are too sweet and spicy for me (Maker's Mark, Evan Williams)

Is Angel's Envy a good starting point? What else is good?

>>11994321
it's a basic nip whisky, it's light, a bit fruity, sweet-is, it doesn't have the usual characteristics that you can expect from scotch or bourbon like peat, vanilla, malted barley, rather it's lighter, it has less of a character so to speak
it's not a high quality whisky, imo it's not very good straight, with some water added or not, the one bottle I came across mostly ended up in old fashioned, I remember a friend had 5 of those in a night, they were really, really, really good
it may be worth it if you like that kinda whisky and you find a cheap enough bottle, here it's €35 per .5lit and I wouldn't pay more than that

pricey but very good

>>11994182
I'm a big fan of Woodford but for a little more this is a bit better. But if you can find them, Woodford store picks can be better for the same price.

>>11995215
Ty anon

>>11995215
you asshole
>>11998773
go with ezra brooks rye, little more burn, nice and dry

Probably the best value I've ever had

I saw this on sale for $22 and picked a bottle up, had a dram that night and went back and bought a second bottle the next day.

Almost every maple or honey bourbon I've ever had has been cloying and more like a liqueur than a bourbon. Not this. This is a bourbon with maple in it. This is an excessively lovely after dinner dessert dram for fans of maple and/or bourbon. There's enough maple flavor to please non-bourbon drinkers and there's enough bourbon flavor to please bourbon drinkers.

>>11994182
woodford is pretty trash

This entire thread is cringe. Stop buying from these grocery store tier distilleries and get some actual product.

Rittenhouse, Willett, some Buffalo Trace products, etc...

>>11999059
>I could go on and on

Personal preference but I didn't like Woodford.
My lower-middle price range go-to is and probably always will be buffalo trace

>>11998469
>rebottled Alberta Premium

Nah senpai

>>11998376
big if true

>>11999059
>buffalo trace
An utter meme

>>11998986
You'll enjoy other Knob Creek small batches. Great prices, great taste.

>>11998898
how am i an asshole. because george dickel is the same MGP product as bulleit rye? It honestly tastes a lot different. The charcoal filtering gives it a more malty and sweet taste.

anyway it looks ezra brooks rye is a heaven hill product just like rittenhouse so whatever

>>11999603
Costco has handles of the regular Knob Creek rye, 100 proof, which I've had and loved, for thirty something.
They also have a 750 mL of the cask strength Knob Creek rye for like 40 something or 50 something.
Convince me not to just buy a 30 something dollar bottle handle of the 100 proof rye. Is the cask strength one really that much better?

>>11999786
>rittenhouse
great ~$20.00 bottle imofam
for me though, i try to stay away from the high proof bottles since i generally drink just as much and end up getting hammered
Pikesville is another very good, but expensive high proofe (110) rye and it may just be Rittenhouse aged an additional two years, at double the cost

a lot of these brands may come from the same source, but they often have a different taste, for whatever reason

i do have to say though that i think most of the Beam variants (Bookers, Bakers, Basil Hayden) seem to have the same aftertaste, which i don't really care for

>>11994182
Probably. Bulliet is a boring cocktail bourbon. I buy it for old fashions, because it's inoffensive and cheap. WR isn't the best bourbon for the price, but it's at least a decent sipper. If you can find a bottle of Four Roses Single Barrel/Small Batch or Eagle Rare, they are both cheaper and better than WR.

What are peoples general thoughts on Tin Cup? I'm not much of a whiskey drinker but I was gifted a bottle and thought it was really good.

>>11998376

Anyone ever have michters straight rye? I really enjoy bulleit 95 rye so looking for something similar.

>>11999324
Buffao Trace is nice for the price my dude

>>11999839
Ah the classic "Beam nut". Personally I enjoy it.

I'm just getting into bourbon and this is popping up everywhere in Bongland. Is it a good sipper? Price makes it tempting desu

>>12003542
Forgot pic because I'm gay

>>11998986
knob is nice but the fucking wax on top of the bottle is a pain in the ass to get off

>>12003794
Literally just pull the tab and it comes off you moron

>>12003542
>>12003746
Its great example of a wheated bourbon. Easy to sip, not as harsh as a bourbon with rye. Fun for cocktails. Goes down easy, id buy a bottle of it.

>>12003746
maker's is excellent no-frills bourbon and the standard that I judge other bourbons by
woodford reserve is on average better but also pricier and less consistent

>>11994182
This is a pretty good whiskey. One of the only ones I can tolerate.

>>11998438
None of the above, for straight drinking of liquor scotch will always be superior to all whiskeys. Personally I'd recommend knob creek.

My buddy just snagged a bottle of this Tin Cup for me since he's been seeing it really cheap around where we live and I'm pretty surprised at how good it is. Think it's a rye and bourbon blend.

>>12007139
it's serviceable, but the whole "Rocky mountain spring water" thing doesn't cover up the bland MGP sourcing

>>12007164
Oh agreed but when it was a local deal at $15 a bottle so that bumps the value of it way up

>>11998358
Four roses small batch is much better than wr for basically the same price. How is their regular bourbon?

>>11994321
How did you find my secret you fag? Delete this.

>>11994462
>Mcallen
>Bulleit
>Jim beam
>Evan Williams
>Appleton estate
>Smirnoff
>Barton/Georgi/Natty daddy
Enjoy the ride bud...

>>12007198
absolutely! a good price make whisky tastes better

>>11998376
>bartender was african american
This is how I can tell this story is fake

>>12007306
Evan Williams is good. Not complex, but good.

>>12008357
the fact that it's an obvious boomer-tier dad joke setup should have been your first tell.