/ck/ - Food & Cooking

Bulleit. Bourbon or rye.

>>12038731
Maker's or Knob Creek

>>12038746
same

>>12038731
None. Can't find one I like. It's the oak taste that kills it for me.
Jacquin's Rock 'n Rye is really good for when you're sick, though.

>>12038753
If you have $50-$60 lying around, give Dimple Pinch a try. It's a scotch whiskey mix. Very good.

>>12038766
i never took to scotch, but then again it's been probably a decade since i've given it a try so maybe my tastes have changed by now

>>12038772
The overbearing peat taste kills it for me almost every time.
Try Balvenie imbibed slowly with some savory snack. My grandmother introduced me to it.
It's definitely a treat purchase. Not for getting shit hammered.

>>12038731
whatever is on offer / cheapest. i dont care as long as it gets me drunk

>>12038746
hah knob

>>12038868

Irish or nothing.

>>12038731
Literally anything but Jim Beam. That's the most putrid shit I've ever tried to get down.

>>12038912
Best bargain basement rum by a mile.

Canadian Club

>>12038914
My Scottish sister (I am as well, obviously) refuses to drink anything else. We come from the Acheson clan.
Pic related/ My sister and me.

>>12038925
what does that taste like? is it comparable to anything? like grants, famous grouse or bells, I imagine it not being great.

Booker's, Four Roses, Laphroaig

I prefer to drink Lagavulin or Dalmore if I'm willing to drop the money.

>>12038914
I like Tulamore Dew for Irish Coffee.

>>12039104
It's cheap crap I mix with diet coke to get drunk alone on my couch. It tastes of nothing

>>12038797
There are a lot of Scotches that aren't particularly peaty. Auchentoshen is triple distilled like Irish Whiskey is and isn't peaty.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MTvcKAKS1WI

>>12039165
cuppa tula wont dew you no harm

>>12039182
>cuppa tula wont dew you no harm.
Lol, no it won't. I have a box of mini Tulamore Dews, each Irish coffee I make gets one full bottle.

>>12039040
>Canadian Club
Ever try this? You should. Unless you are just going to mix it with coke.

>>12039171
Brother. Fist bump.

>>12038914
Fucking trailer trash.

Can anyone recommend Dewar's White Label? Asking because I got some good boy points saved up on my local whole sale club card and the 1.75l looks tempting, but so does the significantly cheaper Evan Williams.

>>12039161
Ahhhh, I see that you are a man of good taste. Booker's is a solid high-proof option. I prefer Stagg Jr, though.

>>12039207
As long as we're talking trailer trash, crown royal pairs with ginger ale nicely.

Crown Royal with apple juice is decadent as fuck

What's a decent starter single malt?
I've had a bottle of Glenfiddich 12 that seemed fairly good, and I've liked Chivas Regal before that. Usually more of a rum or cognac drinker though.

>>12038741
fpbp
you can make a nice old fashioned with it and the price is right.

Single Grain > Single Malt

>>12039292
If you're sipping on VS regularly, expanding your horizons to "lesser" hooch shouldn't be hard.

>>12039284
>crown royal pairs with ginger ale
It seems easy to make.

Ingredients
1 oz. Crown Royal Deluxe
3 oz. ginger ale
1 wedge lime

Lagavulin 16yo is my poison of choice.

>>12039309
I don't want 70cl of rank shit sat in my cupboard, though.
I already have 1 bottle of Teachers.

>>12038731
Wild Turkey

>>12039323
does anyone really need a recipe for a 2 ingredient cocktail

Gentleman Jack

Rich motherfuckers ITT

Fucking so heavy on smoke but i enjoy it

>>12039342
including the lime/lemon and the ice it's 4 ingredients

>>12039178

Tried the Auch 21 for the first time today. Beautiful stuff.

>>12039403
based beyond measure

I'm always disapointed when I try a different rye. this stuff has seriously spoiled me.

God I can't believe the SHIT whiskey you people drink.

>canadian
retarded

>anything 40%
retarded

>makers
>knob creek
>bulleit
mega retarded

so far laphroaig is the only decent thing mentioned in this thread. pic related is what im sipping on tonight

When you're broke as fuck but don't want to compromise on quality.

>>12038731
haven't had too many different brands, Woodford was pretty good though.

>>12039610
The only thing you're sipping tonight is cock drip you absolute gaylord

best mid-shelf bourbon coming though!

Can't beat Ol' Grand Gag

>>12038731
Basil Hayden's on weeknights and Blanton's on the weekends.

For me, it's Knob Creek Smoked Maple.

>>12039264
Haven't tried it myself, but it's rated pretty highly here.
https://www.pastemagazine.com/articles/2019/02/10-of-the-best-bottom-shelf-cheap-scotches-blind-t.html

>>12038746

Knob creek is the bomb for the price, usually about 35 bucks a 750 ml bottle in my area, which i feel beats everything at that price point.

>>12039161

Bookers is fucking awesome. Pricey, but worth it. Little book for that extra high proof kick when im feeling generous.

>>12039403

I have never seen this, money usually isnt an object when it comes to my drink. Where do you live?

>>12040102
You can get a handle of it for about that price at Costco.

Bought this recently. Absolutely love it. Nice smooth caramel up front, and then a slow hard burn with bootleather in the finish. Very nice.

>>12040112

I live in Colorado. There is only one Costco in the entire state that sells hard alcohol, and it's about an hour and a half away from me. Colorado's alcohol laws are pretty stupid.

>>12038731
Had this last night. I like it except for that typical sharpness I've encountered in all bourbons thus far. Are there any bourbons without that sharpness?

>>12040033
How’s their bourbon?

>>12040121
>all that corn

>>12039334
scrolled waaay to much for this

Anybody ever tried Tiddys? Canadian I think, a buddy of mine had a bottle and it was delicious

>>12038914
Drink real Irish like Redbreast or Power's John Lane, you pleb

>>12039053
Kawaii desu

>>12038731
I quit drinking about a month ago.

I used to think the "Only losers drink" thing was a meme but its not.

Ive lost 10 pounds, my skin looks younger, my thoughts are clear, and I have more money in my bank account.

That being said Cutty Sark is the most based of all blended scotch whiskeys.

Pretty much all American Bourbon is good.

Pretty much all Canadian Whiskey is pointless.

I will now rate your shit:
>>12038731
Decent
>>12038741
Ok
>>12038746
Decent
>>12038912
Unique and Decent, but not whiskey so youre a faggot.
>>12038914
Pleb
>>12038925
Decent
>>12039165
Decent
>>12039178
Patrician
>>12039201
Decent for Candian, Ok by American Standards.
>>12039373
Decent
>>12039403
You liver is dying, but Decent.
>>12039431
Patrician
>>12039440
Decent
>>12039597
Ok
>>12039610
Patrician
>>12039612
Poor but Patrician.
>>12039951
Disgusting
>>12039985
Disgusting
>>12040033
Patrician
>>12040121
Decent

Disgusting<Ok<Decent<Patrician

Credentials: Drank a liter of liquor a day for 6 ish years. Mostly whiskey and gin.

Rate my collection

>>12040718
you must really like being called a faggot with a post like that. I'll let other folks do that but holy shit, fucking get over yourself.

>>12041003
looks like good stuff. lacks variety but there isn't anything on there that I wouldn't enjoy.

what's in the moonrune box?

>>12040718
you'll be back

>>12038731
Whiskey tastes like what the lumber section at Home Depot smells like.

>Cheap Tier favorites
Evan Williams
Old Overholt

>Mid Tier favorites
Bulleit Rye/Bourbon

>Way Too Expensive Tier favorites
Whistlepig

For me, it's Fleischmann's Preferred Blended American Whiskey. The cheapest handle of whiskey I can find in my store.

Overall best bang for buck:
Crown royal winter harvest

Bourbon:
Buffalo trace

Cheap rye:
Canadian club

Fancy lad:
Hibiki suntory 21 year

>>12041183
>whistlepig
>paying a premium for rebranded Alberta Premium whisky
It's good stuff, but skip the middleman.

current stash
Im using the salted caramel in coffee now

>>12038764
You need to try Canadian whiskey then

>>12041557
I think Knob Creek Smoked Maple would really work with coffee too now that I think about it.

>>12038731

>>12039612
This is what I buy weekly on pay-day. <$23 a handle.

It's only $11 a liter while being one of the better middle-shelf bourbons.

>>12039612
Why do people always post this instead of the 100-proof white label?

>>12041811
Because it represents close to, if not the best taste/price ratio of any hard liquor sold in the United States.

>>12039574
That's my choice as well not many people like it

>>12039610
based cask strength drinker
>>12040397
bourbon is 51% corn in retard
>>12041811
agreed. evan bonded is best budget evan. evan single is master race tho.

for me? i just picked up some elijah craig barrel proof and won a pappy 12 in a lottery. 70 bucks apiece. the pappy is fine, but elijah craig barrel proof is top ten bourbon of all time IMHO depending on the batch

>>12038731

>>12038731
Redbreast 12 Cask Strength for me, personally. Introduced a lot of people to it and they're fans now, as well. Honourable mentions: Yellow Spot, Method and Madness single pot still (French chestnut) and Teeling Brabzon port finish.

>>12041905
Had redbreast at a tasting event one time. Was fucking delicious

You reminded me I need to find some

>>12041905
best irish by far

>>12041917
If you're into sherry finishes, their Lustau edition is enjoyable. A bit oily in the mouth like the M&M I mentioned, and a nice introduction for novice friends who want to dip into your collection. The 12 cask strength is the one I always go back to, every batch. Good choice man.

something about the 18yo aberlour really does it for me
call me a pleb now I dont even care

>>12042008
The Abunadh is a nice bottle from Aberlour.

>>12039269
Haven't had that, I'll check it out.

>>12041010
Some sake. Picked up in Tokyo but can't read it either. Some good stuff but cant find the occasion to drink it

>>12042203
sake should be refrigerated and kept in a dark place (like that box) if you aren't going to drink it soon after purchase. even then, it really only has a year-long life before it starts to lose it's flavor.

I don't know when you bought it but I'd drink it soon if I were you. there's a lot of variation between sake types and if you've never experienced a high quality junmai daijingo you're missing out!

I was memed into trying this, and honestly, it's pretty good.

>>12040306
How is who's bourbon?

>>12040718
Cutty Sark mixed with Coke is one of the best whiskey and cokes that i've had

Johnnie Walker Gold with coke is also good.

Talisker 10
Hibiki Harmony
Oban 14
Balvenie 12

Always gotta have these around.

>>12043553
I drank cutty sark when I was 19, then I grew up.

shut the FUCK up

>>12039373
This stuff is so fucking good.

>>12043589
>talisker
beat me to it

>>12038731
Certainly not any of that Irish fucking swill.

>>12043911
who do you think invented whiskey

>>12043601
based and redpilled

>>12044291
fucking samsung I swear

>>12044245
Middle Eastern people invented civilization too, but that doesn't mean they aren't a bunch of backward savages today.

>The price of this bottle was £11.50 and it’s the light yellow row in the table above – an impressive £9.82 of tax, 85% of the cost of the bottle

>>12042458
Damn, didnt know that! Bought half a year ago but just sitting on my shelf. Going to have to invite some friends over and cook some chicken kaarage soon then. Sake is hard to come by in sweden but ill check junmai out

>>12038914
my man

>>12043085
Almost emptied mine. Good stuff but not so interesting as to make me buy another one straight after. The honey and orange really stands out but dosent go much more complex than that

>>12044583
well this isn't a sake thread but here's some basic guidelines:

all sake bottles fall into two classified sets : alcohol source and level of rice milling

a sake classified as "junmai" is sake that only contains rice alcohol from the brewing process, while non-junmai (honjozo) might have alcohol added from another source.

the second term refers to how much the average rice grain has been shaved away in the milling process. the more you shave off, the cleaner and smoother the sake. to be referred to as gingo, at least 40% of the grain should be milled away. to fall into the daigingo category, at least 60% must be milled out.

both classes are independent, but typically high-end sake such as Dassai 23 (the 23 means the rice was milled down to an insane 23% of it's original size) goes for quite the premium.

>>12045095
Anything more than 50% is just for show, the only important thing is to get rid of the endosperm and that happens way before 50

>>12038731
>Watch yourself, faggot!

>>12045095
I've really enjoyed the sake I've had, and normally I can't stand wine and don't care for clear liquor. That "clean" taste it has is just irresistible to me and I wish that somewhere near me sold more than a couple bottom shelf brands so I could get some good stuff.

>>12043085
Good daily driver

>>12043589
How is Oban? It's on my list but can't decide if I should prioritize it

YASSSSSSS!!!

>>12038731
johnnie walker double black
>>12043601
great for vomiting

>>12045106
ehhhhh... I don't think you're wrong but the high-end stuff I've had makes a strong argument for the superiority of the daigingo style.

depends if you like that clean sake taste or the musky type you get with a low milling rate.

>>12045604

>>12045552
It's very solid. Touch of smoke, very malty taste which I enjoy a lot. I think it depends on the price in your area. Around here It's usually around $85 which is way too high for me but my favorite liquor store puts it on sale often for about $65 so I generally don't like paying above that.

>>12045552
It's good if you like Dalwhinnie. A tad too light, otherwise.

>>12038731
I was out shopping the other day and I realized that St. Patrick's day was coming up and I didn't have any Irish whiskey in my cabinet. I bought a bottle this and tried a bit last night. It was pretty good. It's not my favorite, but I'll probably finish the bottle over the next couple of weeks.

>>12044301
I really want to try Lagavulin 16 but I can't find it for less than $90.

>>12039040
>Canadian Club
seriously, its $9 for a fifth of completely passable whiskey. I mostly use it for highballs and cherish it.

Ardbeg, anyone?

>>12046194
ardbeg 10 is my dram of choice

>>12046262
I've just poured one for myself

>>12040718
how do i unsubscribe from this blog

Just brought a bottle of this. First time getting the rye. Apparently it's sourced from a different distillery (I hate that shit) which I wasn't aware of when buying it. Anyone want to weigh in?

It was originally $56 but I got it for $40 something.

>>12045604

>women owned
>crowd funded

I wouldn't drink this even if it was the last bottle of whiskey on the planet.

>>12041203
They probably make that in order to use up the shittiest batches of yeast that couldn't pass QA spec for their retail division.

>>12045604
On their own:
>Women owned
Who cares? How does it taste?
>crowd funded
Could be a real independent sleeper hit
Combined:
No possibility that this rye has earned any success or is of any merit on its own

Seriously I don't understand why people gush over women owned anything or bend over backwards to support it.
Even from a feminist lense it doesn't make sense. Isn't this patronizing and coddling women? Shouldn't a strong women not need this sort of extra help and attention?

Well that hits my weekly /Pol/ outburst limit.

>>12046344
Didn't know they had a rye, their bourbon is okay very appley

>>12046438
>Isn't this patronizing and coddling women? Shouldn't a strong women not need this sort of extra help and attention?
Who's patronising and coddling? Who says they need extra help and attention? It's just crowd-funding. Men do it too.

>>12045604
unbelievable

>>12046595

That's a neat bottle

>>12046836
I like whisky's that are in a glass decanter bottle. A lot of people put their favorite whisky in a decanter. A few whisky brands their bottle is a decanter. The one I know of other than I.W. Harper is a lowland Scotch, Bladnoch.

I only occasionally post on /ck/, what happened to /alc/?

>>12047361
A mod decided to have a laugh and start arguing with them, they ganged up on him and made him feel bad, so he went on a rampage deleting all mention of alcohol for several weeks. The board turned into constant bitching about the mods during that time so they backed off and started allowing a little discussion of beer and beer only since it was the most popular subject, while posting propaganda threads that anyone who has a glass of wine with dinner is a fuckup who beats his wife and can't hold down a job.

Eventually things returned to mostly normal except the full time "I am an alcoholic let's discuss my personal problems" threads are still not allowed, but for the most part alcoholic beverages may be mentioned (except wine which the mod seems to still be angry about for some reason)

>>12047447
>mods decided to make a board worse because they didn't like thing
That has happened far too often on many different boards. Really makes you wonder how mods are selected since they are so often out of touch with the boards they moderate. Anyhow thanks for the answer.

>>12041905
Picked up a bottle of the non-cask strength Redbreast 12 at Costco for $39 today. I figured it'd be on sale today and it was. Damn, that's tasty shit.

>>12038746
normie tier swill

>No mention of Glenlivet at all
Thank fuck, was recommended the Glenlivet 18 by a friend. I have to assume he hates me because it's such a boring and overpriced whisky.

>>12048548
The Glenlivet 12 was the first scotch I've had and its pretty good, especially at only $36 a bottle.
Can't comment on the 18 though

i dont care about the taste, i have a bottle of Jameson or Red Label in my bedside table at all times because i need it to function

>>12048548
Maybe you just like brine, smoke, and peat.

Has anyone had the chance the compare the most recent bottling of Johnny Walker Green? I only have the pre-2012 version (much lighter on the smoke and more European oak-heavy) in my stash and was wondering if the latest iteration is any good

>>12049438
Pic related, this is the older bottling I have. The newer bottling has white stripes on the packaging.

Good old Jack and coke never does me wrong.

Redpill me on Dewar's 12 and Ballantine's Finest

>>12049426
I prefer Highland Whiskys, but the Glenlivet 18 just didn't taste good, it didnt really taste like anything at all

>>12038731
Op’s Pic is decent in an old fashioned
>>12038914
I like this on the rocks if I’m already smammered
>>12039178
Good but I love peat
>>12039329
Used to love it, but I don’t know why, the flavor is so off putting to me now, I’d rather just have some laphroig 10
>>12039431
Das it mayne
>>12039951
You tell the truth, I hate the bottle tho
>>12041702
Actual trash
>>12043085
The best you can get for a cheap blend
>>12043601
I refuse to drink this after seeing so many of my friends chug a 5th
>>12049471
I live 20 minutes away from the distillery and I’ve drank this more than anything else throughout the years. I don’t much care for it, it has to be mixed with coke.

My favorite overall is a huge meme but I don’t care. Johnnie Walker Blue neat on Christmas Day with a spiral cut, brown sugar seasoned ham is the peak of whisky.

>>12049727
What's the closest whisky the blue label can be compared to?

>>12049751
I don’t know. If one exists, I haven’t had it yet, and I’d buy cheap bottles of something comparable. I just got this bottle of blue label last year as a gift and I could never justify buying a bottle for myself because of the price tag.

>>12046595
not bad but overpriced.
paying for the bottle

Is my palate shit or are people waaay over complicating some whiskey tasting notes? Ive seen people review whiskey and list like 30 different things they taste and I just find that hard to believe. "Cinammon, shortbread, walnuts, honey, dried fig, pepper, cloves, orange, vanilla, brine, yesterdays coffee" like jesus fuck.

>>12049805
I'm sure it's a combination of both.

A lot of newbie tasters or people with an untrained palate don't pick up on certain things. And like anything else which is subjective, you'll hear BS from the "pros" too. I'm sure the truth lies somewhere in the middle.

>>12049805
Which reviews have you been watching? I find that the ones that rattle off notes are largely BS

>>12049816
Reading reviews pretty much everywhere to get an idea of a whisky I plan on buying. To no surprise Redditors are the ones that go on and on about shit they taste.

>>12038731
Depends.
My go-to cheap whiskey that I'm not being stingy with drinking is Bulleit orange
Incredible bourbon for the price

>>12049805
On bottle-box tasting notes usually list like 3-5 flavors and I think that's reasonable.

>>12038731
When I'm home, talisker 10. When I go to a bar, makers on the rocks.

>>12049805
On-bottle/box tasting notes usually list like 3-5 flavors and I think that's reasonable.

>>12049897
I find that around 3-5 prominent notes is reasonable, but any whiskey reviewer worth their salt will focus more on the overall journey/experience that the whisky shows you. In other words, it's not about the number of notes but how they communicate how these elements come together. For example, I watched one guy on youtube rattle 10-15 notes for fucking Famous Grouse.

Also, most whisky communities on reddit (the bourbon, scotch, and whisky ones) are filled with legit niggs. almost as bad as the moderators here

>1792 Full Proof store pick
>Knob Creek 120 proof store pick
>Blantons
>OWA

all good shit if you can find it.

>>12049805
they're trying to artfully describe shit that generally corresponds to a few basic, universal things. Sweet, fruity ester tastes. Spice from the grain. Vanilla or allspice-like phenolic spice from the wood. More phenolic stuff from the wood or peat, if applicable. Alcohol burn. If it isn't the good stuff, it tastes less rich and the alcohol burn isn't covered as artfully. Also it tastes kind of sharp or astringent in a way that doesn't gel with the rest of the palate. I have found that these things seem to be universal.

If that was every review then no one would be a professional whiskey reviewer. What they really do in a sense is advertising

>>12038731
do it
drink it straight

I used it to make Manhattans

Tin cup

>>12046611
Sure, but the difference is crowd funding on the premise of "we have this product we think you'll like" vs. "Fund our women owned business, because it's woman owned!"

>>12049727
Blue smells amazing, but its just alright considering the price

I am a simple man. A gin man.

>>12049727
>calls glenfiddich trash
>prefers johnnie walker

Unironically neck yourself my man

>>12050476
This stuff is fantastic

Had to quit cause I gave myself gastritis, but when I was drinking a 4-5 pints a week, I always preferred knob Creek for the price, the alc content, and the dark oak almost chocolatey flavor that kind of lingers. I like it, best bang for your buck.

>>12038731
I have significantly enjoyed Suntory Hibiki, Glenfarclas 18 and Laphroaig 10YR.

>>12038731
usually pretty expensive here though, fall back on maker's and woodford otherwise

>>12049443
I've read from numerous review sites that Green Label changed a while ago. Does it taste any different compared to a newer one being sold today?

>>12041589
Not that anon but any recommendations? I had some Canadian Club and didn't like the flavours at all. Had it neat if that makes a difference

>>12052634
Canadian club is garbage meant for mixed drinks.

good Canadian stuff is more like Lot40, Pendleton 1910, Forty Creek (lower end), or Albert premium (never tried that last one but it does get some love around here).

desu most Canadian whisky is mass produced swill trucked into the us for a quick buck. they keep the good stuff for their own market.

oh, and skip crown Royal. it isn't bad but you're paying out the ass for that stupid purple bag

>>12046032
I got some of this on a trip right when it first became available (it was half the price it is now). I've heard Yellow Spot is best described as less subtle so that may be worth a try.

>>12038731
Jim Beam, Johnny Walker Red, and Crown Royal.

>>12050382
To be fair, if you find a reviewer whose tasting experience matches your own, you'll have a valuable reference to check before you decide on a purchase

swill vodka

>>12038731
get on my level OP

As there are no proper al/ck/oholic threads up. I'm going to ask here.

What are some nice ways to drink alcohol with Pocari Sweat?

>>12051350

>>12049751
Royal lochnagar is the main malt used in the blend so would likely be the closest. Anything other than the standard 12 year old is difficult to get hold of however.

>>12052525
I'm also wondering the same thing. My current bottle is my only reference, but I have a feeling the latest Green Label will be more speyside-influenced

>>12042008
I havent tried the 18 yet but I'm enjoying the 12 more then some expensive nikka.

>>12039201
I've had the 41 and for the price it is absolute crap. Even the Barley Batch, which costs less than 1/4th of the price, was close to as good and they were both mediocre. If you want older Canadian whisky go for Canadian Rockies 21, Wiser's 35 or Alberta Premium 30 if you can find it.

>>12053351
Drink it after waking up with a chuhai hangover

>>12052692
I had Crown Royal recently and fucking hell it sucks. Maybe it's better for mixing but I prefer drinking my whisky neat

>>12053145
Jesus Christ

>>12038731
if only my local store wasn't always down to only one bottle by the time I get there

>>12053146
I like Scotch Noob because he's honest.

He isn't completely snooty about everything that isn't scotch and I've found that many of his more critical reviews are right on the fucking money while other reviews just talk in circles. You would think that Old Forester Signature and Sazerac were incredibly rich with huge depth of flavor for the price point from the way some other reviewers talk about them. He doesn't pretend to find more "flavor and character" in budget choices that aren't good to drink neat, he's just like yeah this isn't that great; I don't recommend it. If he actually likes something that's on the cheap side than you know that it's a great value for real

>>12054660
*then you know

>>12053351
Mix it with gin.

>>12054660
I'm gonna go check him out, thanks anon