/ck/ - Food & Cooking

Had this the other night, I really enjoyed it.

Just got in five bottles of Glen Scotia 15 year old. Tastes magnificent.

Fixed myself a delightful Bobby Burns with this tonight

>>9438556
I just don't get Ardbeg. I like peat smoke but with Ardbeg I feel like it changes from being an aspect of flavour to a full on meme. It's like there's so much peat to get around the fact it hasn't got much underneath it.

>>9438595
that's why I use it for cocktails that benefit from peat

>>9438613
Any you recommend particularly? Then again, I'm not sure if I'd use my good peated stuff for a cocktail. Maybe the Laphroaig.

>>9438619
I'd suggest a bobby burns

2 oz scotch
1 oz sweet vermouth
1/4 oz benedictine

stir very well until as cold as possible and a nice piece of lemon peel

Bit of the old Lagavulin

>>9440263
What a boring choice

drinking on the cheap this week

>>9440263
mah nigga.

Jameson or die

>>9438545
you have patrician taste anon, bushmills is a best

how do we justify the spending on alcohol.

I sit and think how much I want to drink and I think about the $$$ and I just can't make the two meet

>>9442495
Irish anything isn't the best anything.

>>9442524
Think of it like a hobby.

>>9442465

oops.

eating ramen and drinking a liter of this hoping my money pulls through tomorrow from an ICO sale or I'm fucked
t. /biz/

>>9442529
>meet somebody
>"tell me about your hobbies anon, what do you spend your free time and money on"
>Drinking

doesn't go well

>>9442577
You can spin it easily. Just call it whisky tasting in the same way people do wine tasting.

>>9438619
Rob Roy is what Nana preferred

>>9442577
Who cares what fags think

Good old Balvenie has never let me doon.

>>9438619
Not him, but penicillin sounds great: Blended Scotch, Ginger syrup (the good stuff, see vid related for more information), honey syrup, lemon juice and a float of peated scotch for the nose. Haven't been able to make it, but definitely will once I actually get around to finding a scotch that's in a suitable price- and quality range.

Vid on penicillin (I enjoy this channel in general):
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nA7q4AKndr4

>>9438518
Been on a real scotch bender for the last six months starting when the last of my bourbon ran dry, but I finally got tired of it. I like to have an all-occasions drink handy and to me scotch is a drink that the situation has to warrant, so I picked up some Woodford Reserve and Buffalo Trace. That's kept me going for the last month or so, I like to change things up a little and I can't fathom people who act like you have to choose between scotch or bourbon, there's too much variety out there to want to pick a side.

>>9442477
because it's "smooth", right?

>>9444015
>Japshit

>>9444611
Even before clicking on the thread, I knew there would be a post like that
>Western shit

>>9444015
Is it good ? I'm enjoying mine so far

>>9444015
tfw finished mine

Excellent price/quality ratio on this, loved the hints of vanilla

>>9444806
Yeah, very sweet and pleasant taste so it is easy to drink considering the alcoholic content, and pretty cheap indeed.

>>9444015
>51.4% ABV

That's intimidating even by cask-strength standards. It'd have to be smoother than baby cheeks to even contemplate sipping straight.

>>9444948
Not really, I've had cask strength at 59% and it tastes fine.

>>9444948
It is. Well, I don't like ice in whisky anyway.

>>9438518
Bought a bottle some days ago. Saving it a while tho. Tell me how was it

>>9444611
Another one just for you grumpy-san

>>9445103
It's nice. The peat is very subtle, and it's quite sweet. The only thing I'd say is that it's a bit harsher on the palate than I expected, but that's likely because it's not that old. Still very pleasant.

>>9445262
I just don't see what nip whisky offers that isn't available from Scotch.

>>9443007
Is Caribbean Cask 14 any good?

Why is Irish so harsh and awful?

>>9445802
What do half the brands of scotch offers that isn't available from the other brands of scotch ? What does Irish whiskey offer ?

whats the cheapest whiskey i can get in canada dont even care how it tastes

>>9447652
Wiser's...utter crap tho...

>>9447643
>What do half the brands of scotch offers that isn't available from the other brands of scotch ?
highland, lowland, campbeltown, speyside, islay, island

meanwhile, irish

>>9447234
It's mostly young spirit

this works for me.

>>9442556
Drank a whole bottle of this on my wedding night. It's like drinking a smoked saddle, but enjoyable.

>>9438518
A glass of Angel's Envy bourbon. Not bad, pretty smooth.

>>9445936
I had a little bit at a party once and remember enjoying it. Never got to sit down and do a proper tasting though.

>>9438545
>>9442477

mah micks.

Irish whiskey gets a lot of shit for being so accessible, but I still like it the best of all the whiskey varieties. I'm fine with leaving the peaty smokey stuff to the Scotch fans.

My current one is Tullamore Dew.

>>9449064
Why doesn't Irish whiskey have varied ranges like scotch?

>>9449582
I'm betting because Irish whiskies are triple distilled rather than the double distillation that most Scotches go through.

>>9449653
Auchentoshan triple distills. It makes very little difference to flavour.

>>9449582
they've got like 2 distilleries in ireland

>>9450150
That shouldn't make much difference. Most Scottish places have a variety of NAS whiskies that give them a larger range.

>>9442577
It's a totally acceptable hobby these days. My father-in-law is a self-described "whisky buff", which no one has a problem with aside from thinking it a bit silly. Plenty of craft beer fans out there who seldom get judged as alcoholics.

>>9447652
Alberta Premium or Royal Reserve

Royal Reserve is definitely better

I like 2 gingers.
Minnesomalia approved

Is NAS not a meme any more?

about to try maker's 46 for the first time

>>9452396
I'm getting a peanut butter finish, it's... nice

>>9452418
Really? I like 46, and usually get vanilla and cinnamon out of it, but never peanut butter.

>>9450147
Yeah, there's only a handful of Scotch distilleries that do triple distillation (think the Lowland varieties do). To me it makes those Scotches more smooth, but a bit more subdued than the other regions (Speyside, Highlands, etc).

Anyone try sherry cask Bowmore?

>>9444948
That's not even the strongest whiskey you can get, George T Stagg comes in at 70% and Bookers at 60% and they're both delicious neat.

>>9453193
Lol those are probably illegal in Europe

>>9452772
I don't feel like it makes them any smoother enough to warrant the flavour loss.

>>9453082
15 Darkest is not worth the money
15 Laimrig however is fucking amazing.
>>9453193
Ive had new make Old Pulteney and that shit was at 72%, alcohol is a hell of a drug
>>9444948
Water it down then you goddamn simpleton

>>9442495

>>9442556

>>9454133
Old pulteney is rough anyway, that must be hard going.

>>9454608
It tasted alright.
The nose however smelled like a mix between rotting cabbage and washing detergent. Definitely one of my weirdest experiences.

>>9455071
Sounds awful

>>9442460
That shit is great. My go to is Wild Turkey 101, but Old Grand Dad 114 is a close second.

>>9443540
>bourbon

Hi Pleb!

>>9448193
Nip whisky is expensive as hell.
>inb4 "Nu uhhhhhhh you're just broke it's totally worth it...!"

>>9457473
But it's the best...

>>9448434
That bad, huh?

>>9442577
>what do you spend your free time and money on
Do you actually take inquiries about your personal finances at face value?

>>9457473
I've found a bottle of the Toki for $35-40 at costco. The Hibiki Harmony is over priced though.

itt: tryhard dykes

>>9453205
How dim can you be, you could have determined this fact in the time that it took you to write that post. Try Glenfarclas 105, it is bottled at 60 ABV.

>>9454133
And Laimrig is 50-75% more expensive. Bowmore is retiring the darkest and current 12,18 yos if I recall correctly and replacing them with a new range. The sherried equivalent is now 10 yo, and apparently an abomination.
On another note why would you want to drink as strong as possible? I enjoy cask strength whiskies due to the fact that it is possible to dilute very easily but re-concentrating 40% into cask strength is just not very feasible.

Anyone tasted Kavalan? I have tried the bourbon, sherry and vino finished whiskies, bourbon tasted like vanilla extract and the sherry took very long nosing before it tasted like anything but rum.

Sipping pic related

>>9458243
>t. triggered numale

>>9458265
>male
>/ck/
Nice try. Also one of the most defining aspects of numales is that they cling to masculine consumerism because they're emasculated betamales.

>>9458281
I like how "numale" has completely replaced "hipster" as a meaningless catch-all for "people who make me feel insecure"

refined taste and strong smoky flavor,the aftertaste really made me enjoy it,would recommend

>>9441872
how so? and what is your choice?

I went past a whisky shop by chance today and decided to buy a couple of things.

Is Lagavulin worth double the price of Laphroaig?

>>9460109
It's not double. It is worth the extra though, it's good shit. Much richer and more full bodied than Laphroaig.

Anyone tried this?

>>9443007
Shit yeah.

>>9445936
>>9449653
I'd recommend it if you like a bit of spice and extra warmth. It's not my personal palette's preference, but it's quite nice all the same. If you like rum or sherry cask-aged stuff, it'll be quite the treat for you.

Drinking this myself tonight. Not the best because of its age, but I have a soft spot in my heart for the stuff that got me hooked.

>>9460105
I can report that the Old Ballantruan is fucking DELICIOUS

I'm not memeing, this might be one of the nicest whiskies I've ever had. It's extremely sweet, almost like vanilla fudge, but with a light peatiness. God damn. I'd never even heard of it before today.

>>9458255
>And Laimrig is 50-75%
I'm in Ontario an Laimrig was 120 CAD compared to 95 for the Darkest
Also I had no idea Bowmore range was changing, 10 year sounds like a terrible idea

>>9460109
Short answer: yes.

>>9452591
probably influenced by a lot of factors lining up just right. I'm sure if I had it again tonight I'd get something completely different.

>>9460150
Not this one, but I had few of Penderyn. It has really unusual taste, compared to other whisky I tried

>>9461753
In a nice way?

Got this arriving in the post today, what am I in for

>>9445936
not great by any means, but really enjoyable

>>9461873
A slightly bland experience. Not unpleasant, but not particularly interesting either. That's just my opinion though.

Peated or unpeated scotch?

I really want to get into drinking whisky but it just tastes like the devil to me right now, any advice?

>>9462976
It might sound weird, but it's possible to drink it improperly. If you drink it right, it'll be smooth and have no burn. If you drink it wrong, it'll burn like hell and taste like death.

It comes with practice more than anything.

I bought this last night because I wanted to try a peated scotch, and it only tasted like grass and leather, which I would assume is the peat. It wasn't awful, but I hoped for something more to the taste.

>>9462953
>peated
Americans.......

>>9463146
Bowmore 12 has very mild peat.

>>9462976
why force yourself to "enjoy" something you dislike...that's also expensive?

so long as you don't have the palate of a child (rum and coke, wkd etc) drink what you want to drink.

>>9438518

>>9463146
>but I hoped for something more to the taste.

if you can expand on this maybe someone can help you out.
bowmore is certainly one of the easier drinking islay malts.

Caol Ila 12 today

>>9463200
Well the only thing I tasted or smelled out of it was grass and leather except for I got a small whiff of some lemon once. Some other flavors like that to balance out what I'm assuming was the peat smoke so I don't feel like I'm drinking liquid dirt would have been nice.

I need to stop drinking this shit. I'm drinking at least one whisky a night. This can't be good for me.

enjoying this at the minute. very nice.

>>9461771
I keep seeing this fuckin bottle, but I've never drank it. Is it any good?

>>9464616
A friend brought a special release CS Bunna from the distillery. Got to taste it twice, it was simply superb. Hence I am looking to try a few of them myself.
The non-NAS after 12 yo are quite expensive, G&M has some affordable options, but the NAS range is quite extensive so that might be a good idea as well. Could you elaborate on price and taste vs the other Bunna NAS, should you have tasted some?
Pic related is similar to the one I've tried.

>>9464616
I'm jealous. I can't get that shit anywhere. I've tried it before and loved it, but I can never find it anywhere.

>scotchfags

Get some taste

>>9466370
>jelly of superior scottish whisky

ill set nessie on you m8

>>9466370
I bet this loser drinks beer.

how many of you wish you lived in scotland for cheap easy access to good malts?

>>9466591
I'm from Scotland and live in Texas and can tell you in almost every case it's cheaper to buy whisky here than in Scotland due to differences in taxation. OTOH there are some whiskies you can't get here, like Glenturret.

>>9466614
i grew up and live in scotland, it's nice you can get cheap whisky but it's not cheaper than i can get it

although granted my dads in the industry, so i still get it cheaper than most folk posting here

it's also nice to be able to hop on a train or a ferry and be at a really nice distillery for a tour and a few free drams

>>9466626
>>9466614
plan on moving back up to scotland in my later years, buy a nice house on the orkney isles where no one can disturb me and drink my favourite whiskeys i've collected over the years until i die.

>>9466626
I am a bit jelly, but not of the weather which I do not miss at all.

I did a tour of Woodford Reserve distillery in Kentucky a few weeks ago and that was pretty cool. Tasty, but not proper whisky, obv. A lot of their used barrels end up in Scotland.

>>9466642
Yeah. I'm with you but will be in Galloway close to Bladnoch. Does anyone know anything about Annandale distillery's products?

>>9466649
how cool would it be coming over and trying something from one of the barrels that made its way over here

>>9466655
not familiar with their products, but there's som really good rivers in the general area if you're a fan of fishing

>>9466662
That's a great idea, barrel tracing could be a new mission.

I have a wee cottage in Galloway that I use for sanity retreats so I'm pretty familiar with the area.

>>9466614
what are the laws like in america for when you can buy alcohol? im sure you remember how it sucks back over here when you want a drink but then realise its like 5 past 10 and you cant buy anything

>>9466687
I think the offies are closed on Sundays, but you can buy beer and wine in the grocery stores, but I honestly don't know. I'm a bit OCD and always keep a highly organized stock of booze at home. A shortage of alcohol emergency would be an almost unthinkable disaster.

>>9466687
Where i live in florida i can buy liquor everyday until 2am

>>9466697
A friend of mine jokingly came up with a new derivative unit. 12,5 units of alcohol are sufficient to have a pleasant evening (generally), equivalent of a 0,5l bottle of 40 ABV liquor. So we computed the number of pleasant evenings that could be had at our current stocks. I think we both ended up between 50 and 60, sufficient for a small get together, for over a week. The lesson is not to let your stocks dip below 50.

>>9466784
Ooooohhh! That is a metric I can use. Does the unit have a name? Quick calc indicates I have over 400 of your units in stock in spirits alone, so life is good.

>>9466801
No set name, feel free to invent your own.
Isn't 400 a bit excessive, considering that there is only a set amount of alcohol that can be consumed in a day. Even if you were super al/ck/ the amount of fluid by volume that you have in store is quite significant. What do you do when there is a bottle that you would like to buy, does your size of stock prevent indulging in impulse purchases? Might I ask what kind of distribution you have going on, lets say whisky/whiskey/rum/etc.

>>9466379
>Superior
>Tastes like chemicals

>>9466847
10 whisky / 7 whiskey / 6 cognac / 6 tequila / 5 gin / 3 rum / 2 vodka + a variety of other single bottles. also 30 or so bottles of wine and a shit ton of beer. Hmm... maybe it is a bit excessive. Better get drinking!

>>9438545
THREE DISTILLATIONS??????

FUCK DRUMPF AND FUCK WYPIPO

I'm seeing quite a few nip whiskys

thinking of picking up pic related, has anyone tried it?

>>9466913
Yes, not great but quite nice. I was more impressed by Hibiki/Hakushu 12s. Things to keep in mind are that NAS dominates, meaning that getting jap whisky with an age statement may become even more difficult over time. Nikka has de facto only NAS production currently. The other aspect is that it is quite likely to be a bit pricy, weigh your options.

>>9465505
I don't know I up in that rtegion and toitally missed it. It's made with whisky distilled in Indiana, then blended with a small amount of local single malt whisky, and rocky mountain water. So it's not a totally local product. it still might be good, but I don't like the idea of it at all, i was expecting a totally local product.

>>9466913
Get Nikka instead, Yamazaki is crap

>>9450536
Look, nigger, if you don't want to be friends just say so and quit toying with me.

>>9468247
Did I accidentally lead you on anon?

Some Ardbeg Airiegh Nam Beist

just tried this shit.


God damn.

>>9460150
I have a bottle of it from when I went to the distillery. It's alright, but it's a young spirit and has a really strong taste like pears or green apple. It's not bad, but it is entirely different to any other whisky I've ever tasted.

>got passed down some Johnnie Walker King George V from grandfather who doesn't like whiskey but has a heap from gifts
I probably won't drink it for years, but will it just be overpriced ok whiskey, or are higher level Johnnie Walkers actually great?

>blue laaaaabel, second haaaarvest, oh yeaaaaah

Can any of you taste an unlabelled scotch and plot the distillery on a map to the nearest 10km? I've heard that's a thing that serious tasters can do, by picking up certain notes and tastes.

come laugh at me

can I get a quick rundown? -of a beginners guide to whiskey, must try's, best bang/$, etc.

>>9469786
I laugh with you. Only had it once yet (don't own a bottle) but it was nice.

>>9469789
This

>>9469789
>>9469798
There's like five gorillion guides just like this if you actually type it into google.
And they will be far better researched and unbiased than the responses you're gonna get here.

>>9469438
>35%
thats not whiskey

>>9469789
>>9469798
Ill give you suggestions to start on, all of these will generally be inexpensive compared to most high end stuff:
>bourbons
Buffalo Trace (low rye mash)
Four Roses Small Batch (high rye mash)
Old Weller Antique (wheated mash)
>rye whiskey
Rittenhouse
Pikesville
Sazerac 6yo (lil saz)
>Canadian whisky
Forty Creek Copper Pot Still
Ninety 90 Proof 20 Year Old
Stalk and Barrel Single Malt
>Single Malt Scotch
Auchentoshan 12 (Lowlands)
Glendronach 12 (Highlands)
Craigellachie 13 (Speyside)
Talisker 10 (Islands)
Hazelburn 12 or Springbank 10 (Campbeltown)
Caol Ila 12 or Bunnahabhain 12 (Islay)
>Japanese whisky
Nikka Pure Malt
Hibiki 12
Yoichi 10
>Indian whisky
Pretty much Amrut is the only big one, the Fusion is usually a decent start.
>Other world whiskies
Look into Kavalan from Taiwan, notably the Soloist series, along with Tasmanian whiskies like Sullivans Cove

>>9470580
This is a good list. Strange you'd pick those for Islay though.

>>9470589
I recommend people go for low peat to start just to get used to the style. Caol Ila also makes really good stuff.

>>9470684
I suppose I see the logic. I'd personally recommend Bowmore because it's very accessible and easy to find.

>>9466687
>That feel when you have to sprint to the shops because it's almost ten and you haven't bought booze yet

>>9469789
My favorite bang-for-buck is Evan Williams. It is the only dirt cheap whisky I would buy again.

>>9469786
The only time I tried this it had a really weird, artificial, sort of chemical aftertaste. Maybe it was a bad bottle. It also helped me realize that I don't like wheat in my whisky.

Quite fancy trying some bourbon, and it seems amazon have a sale on. Woodford reserve, makers mark, and wild turkey 101 are all £25 which is a bit less than normal. Buffalo trace is £15, normally around £20. What should I get? I like Scottish whisky a lot, especially Islay and speyside sherried stuff but I realise bourbon is quite different. Bought a few bottles of Bulleit when it was on offer and enjoyed it a lot.

>>9442524
>how do we justify the spending on alcohol.
if you're going to consume alcohol outside of a restaurant or bar, make absolutely damn well sure you're drinking something you really enjoy. Going out and drinking, sure, accept whatever the venue has, but drink something nice whenever possible

Not feeling too well today. I've got a cold. My mum recommended I try tea with milk, sugar, and whisky. It's pretty damn good, especially with a smoky Islay.

Infinitely better than a lot of the cold medicines I've had.

>>9470580
right on, going to scope out local stores this week, and probably order a bit too. thanks for the breakdown.

>>9471460
I've never had Woodford Reserve, but get Wild Turkey if you want something closer to Bulleit and Maker's Mark or Buffalo Trace if you want something sweeter and less spicy.

Any Irish whiskey drinkers tried Teeling? I'm curious to try something different from the usual Jamesons/Bushmills/Tullamore.

>>9444015
My wife is traveling the UK and just got me two bottles of the stuff. I remember it from her last trip. It's very, very much like if the Japanese made bourbon.

Sweet, lots of vanilla, but has a pleasant aroma like the smell of young ferns in the woods in spring when my daddy used to stuff me in that old wooden box.

>>9458297
it's a catch-all for people that are perceived as secure

>>9442460
Gran dad

>>9470561
read the label.

>>9469786
My go to whiskey.

Sazeracs with this

>>9438518
i finished a bottle recently.
i feel like there's a distinct note of coconut
pretty good

I truthfully wish I hadn't bought this bottle.

>>9477105
Why?

Where do I get a good bottle of mead?

>>9477246
In Valhalla

>>9477262
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mraO8JZbSkg

bump

>>9438518

Vat69 has been on special here for $30 so been working on that for the last few weeks. kinda nutty but i ice heavily anyway.

>>9473678
Red Breast, Yellow Spot, Green Spot

>>9477105
Their single malts are much better, had a 27yo Teeling vintage and it was amazing.