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what whiskey should a newbie buy

>> No.10431331

dewar's white label is the most basic whisky and you should have some for mixing anyway

>> No.10431434

johnnie walker red for mixing

jonnie walker black for drinking

>> No.10431443

Wild Turkey 101. It's probably the best in its price range.
If you want less abv then you can always toss some ice cubes into it.

>> No.10431450

>>10431331
OP said whiskey not whisky you fucking cross dresser

>> No.10431719

>>10431202
Gentlemen jack


Really you should just skip to bourbon and scotch

>> No.10431726

>>10431434
We can end the thread now.

>> No.10431749

>>10431202
Eagle Rare

>> No.10431802

>>10431434
>jonnie walker black for drinking

This. Shit tastes good and goes down smooth as silk.

>> No.10431814

>>10431202
buffalo trace. never touch jonnie or jack or evan

>> No.10431944

>>10431802
Where are you guys? Where I am jw black is 5 dollars away from a bunch of scotch i.e glen moray 12 and bourbon i.e woodford reserve

>> No.10431951

glen livet
tulemare

>> No.10432170

Glenlivet 12

>> No.10432212

As an absolute beginner go for Buffalo Trace. Then graduate to a sherry casked whiskey like Glen Dronnach. After that you should be good to go on strongly flavoured scotch whiskeys.

>> No.10432242
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>>10431202
Never had a drop before? Start with Jack. You'll drink it and think "wow this is awful" and never want it again.
Wait three years and go to a dinner with your grandfather who insists you drink a glass of Buffalo Trace with him, even though you tell him you aren't a fan of whiskey, he says you need more hair on your chest
You drink the Buffalo Trace and still think it's awful, but after a few glasses it really isn't so bad.
Wait a few more months and you're bringing this girl that you've been on. few dates with home for the first time. Go to binnys and buy a bottle of Buffalo Trace, but when you check out listen to the really tall guy in the aisle with you when he says to try angels envy instead, and to drop an ice cube in for your lady when she drinks it
That night you give the lady a glass of whiskey, which she tries and says is pretty good. you keep chatting and she says she should go home early because she has work tomorrow, leaving without finishing her drink. after she leaves, you drink her whiskey, the rest of yours, and another few fingers out of the bottle and go to sleep

when you wake up in the morning you will have a desire for nothing else but the sweetness of your own breath after drinking a nice glass of whiskey.

>> No.10432276

What is the reason people put ice in their whisky? Is it because the colder your whisky is the easier it is to drink? Or is it because when it melts it adds water and therefore you taste less alcohol?

>> No.10432284

>>10432276
both. cooling down booze lessens the "bite" of the alcohol, though it supresses other flavors too. Adding a little bit of water (on the level of a few drops) increases the flavor a bit. But of course having a lot of ice melt in your whisky only dilutes it.

>> No.10433292

>>10431434
/thread
Too fucking right, mate.
Although I'd add: if you're in Canada, you can't go wrong with Alberta Premium. Good shit and reasonably priced.

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>>10431434
>johnnie walker red for anything
you might as well piss in a bottle and add rubbing alcohol it'll taste the same and save you a lot of money

>> No.10433400

Start with Glenfiddich or Chivas.

>> No.10433489

>>10431202
Old Crow if you want a super budget whiskey to practice mixing shit with, or drink straight if you have no self respect. otherwise, and this is because I'm partial: Eagle Rare bourbon

>> No.10433584

>>10431443
2nd for Wild Turkey 101. Its a favorite of mine.

>> No.10433595

>>10433383
Johnny Walker Red exists for people whose idea of a drink is "random liquor mixed with coca cola" and need something that seems brand name-ish

>> No.10433847

Glenlivet 12
Oban 14
Bulleit rye

>> No.10433860

Lot40 Rye is smooth as fuck if you're into that.

>> No.10433864

>>10431202
jack or j. beam if you are short a couple bucks
it's fine

>> No.10433872

>>10433864
Jack and Jim is for alcoholics and high schoolers

>> No.10433895
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>>10431434
>johnnie walker
LOL. MY FUCKING SIDES. the only thing jonnie walker goes with is babby's first C class sedan and cheap shit from Ikea. fucken end yourself if you honestly fell for this meme. i bet your favorite vodka is also grey goose too LOL. can't believe I share a board with you kids

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>>10431202
If you can find it, this is a good scotch.

>> No.10433908

>>10433895
While the tone of your post is obnoxious, I never understood the appeal of Johnny Walker. Red and Black always tasted like shit in my opinion, and I don't know anyone who is actually into it.

>> No.10433931

>>10433908
I don't think anyone is actually "into" Johnny Walker, it's just that literally every liquor store on planet earth sells it, and at the worst dive bar humanly possible, Black Label is the ubiquitous least horrible option if you want to drink something brown

But what can I say, this is the board where Starbucks is apparently for the cool hipsters and avocados are pretentious, so maybe there really are Johnny Walker snobs

>> No.10434141

>>10433872
>tfw actual alcoholic
you're not wrong

>> No.10434215

>>10433931
Jonnie walker green is ok but there are better blends and single malts at the same price.

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>>10434215
Yeah I'm just imagining a typical "gentlemen have class" 4chan type walking into a dive bar and staring at the bottles for about 5 minutes and then asking if they have any Islays preferably nothing chill filtered

>> No.10434253

High West

>> No.10434271

>>10434233
>nothing chill filtered

Yeah, that's next level autism when it comes to getting a buzz.

>> No.10434290

>>10431202
40 creek

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>>10431202
Evan Williams black label is respectable and not expensive.

>> No.10434766

Woodford Reserve. Very approachable flavor bouquet and relatively low heat. Grab Hochstadter's if you're looking for a rye. Drop a couple of rocks in them if you're having trouble acclimating your palate to the heat.

>> No.10434827

>>10433908
>>10433931
Johnnie Walker is the V6 Mustang of whisky. It's what you can afford and it makes you look like an enthusiast to the uninitiated, but deep down you know it's really not the good stuff.

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10434831

My favorite whiskey under $60

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>>10433931
this

>> No.10434853

>>10433895
What would you recommend instead?

>>10433931
Same question to you

>> No.10434970

got Arran 10 gifted to me and I really like it. super smooth for a Scotch.

>> No.10434994

I know /ck/ likes to rag on it, but I think Famous Grouse is a good babby's first scotch if you're making the step up from student-tier Canadians and Tennessees.
Just don't pay too much for it, some liquor stores seem to think they can get away with mid-shelf pricing because it's not as ubiquitous a brand as DeWars or Johnnie

>> No.10435000

>>10434831
All about that costco lagavulin.

>> No.10435003

>>10434838
for some reason this is making me erect

>> No.10435013

>>10435000
Costco has surprisingly good liquor, their bourbon is made by Buffalo Trace.

>> No.10435051

Jameson and Woodford Reserve are the only whiskeys I like and I'm still pretty newbie

>> No.10435093

>>10435051
I feel like I've kinda outgrown Jamo, but Woodford I still like.
I think Basil Hayden is a pretty good bourbon for newbs, too.

>> No.10435134

I'm a bitch for anything Bulleit. Their bourbon is meh, but their rye is really good for the price.

>> No.10435139

>>10435134
Also they have some of the most indestructible bottles I've ever seen. I chucked one in a roaring campfire one time and the next morning it had only kinda melted. You could still read the raised lettering on it.

>> No.10435645

I drank Evan Williams by the handle for a bit, but I'm an alcoholic. Bulleit is legit. 4 roses is pretty good too. I never had the big bucks though. I don't like scotch, buy I could get down on some Irish whiskey like Jameson

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>>10431202
This, or bookers.

>> No.10435909

>>10434831
came here to post this
their 18 year is phenomenal, one of the best i've ever had the pleasure of tasting

>> No.10436014

>>10435013
Kirkland labeled single malt is the cheapest macallan on the planet.

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10436053

I can’t believe no one has mentioned Jefferson’s. Cheaper than bulleit and woodford and much more on the smooth end than the sharp end like bulleit.

Easily the best whiskey for the price and widely available now.

OP if you have a lot of money just go to a knowledgeable whiskey bar and throw stacks down looking for recs with a good bartender.

>> No.10436078

>>10431202
Suntory Yamazaki 18 YO if you got some cash, or 12 YO will do.

>> No.10436090

>>10431443
wild turkey on rocks is my go to /sip/

>> No.10436198

>>10434853
Highland Park 15
Balvenie Doublewood 12
Aberlour 12

>> No.10436242

>>10432212
Sherry casked are for people who just need to get the taste of dick out of their mouth 24/7

>> No.10436256

>>10436242
Same goes for heavily peated whisky

I don't have anything against stuff like that to break up the monotony, just like putting cream and sugar into coffee every now and then is fine, but if that's your main preferred default every day style you have bad taste

This being /ck/ of course a lot of people are crazy about that stuff. It's the same spergs who can't eat a meal without dumping shitty hot sauce all over it, invariably without even tasting it first

>> No.10436312

What’s the deal with Jack Daniels? Do people hate it just because it’s probably the most popular brand there is? Or do people hate it because it’s genuinely shit?

Never tasted it before

>> No.10436371

>>10434994
It's good for the price. I'd say its even excellent depending on how much you can get it for. People that bash it will bring up how it pales in comparison to a bunch of single malts or whatever but not address the price difference.
I think groose line is good for op because if its actually your first drink you're not going to taste shit and $50+ will be wasted. On the flip side you don't want actual rubbish because then you're conditioning yourself to associate whiskey with a rubbish taste and not really giving yourself a chance to develop.
In a similar fashion to goose, jb and teachers form the bang for buck trio imho.

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>> No.10436711

>>10436312
Jack is overly sweet and has no other real flavor characteristics beyond that. It really only exists to be mixed with coke so college kids can get fucked up faster at parties.
It is also, IMO, horribly over-marketed to the point that it's more of a lifestyle brand than beverage brand (Harley Davidson, Wrangler Jeans, Budweiser & Jack Daniels! MURRICA!).
It is the noobest of noob whiskey almost entirely because of merch & marketing.

>> No.10437061

>>10436371
I like that it pretty much hits all the basic flavor notes of scotch. They're all there, nothing's really lacking or overpowering.
If someone is curious about what makes scotch different from Irish, bourbon or rye it's all there in one glass. It's Scotch 101: Intro to Basic Flavors

>> No.10437077

Glenmorangie

>> No.10437724

>>10431202
My first whiskey was Old Grand-dad, and it's still the whiskey I go with

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>>10431202
Tullamore Dew if you want to drink it pure. (Maybe paired with a cigar)
Ballantines if you want to mix it.

>> No.10437890

>>10431434
This, but Monkey Shoulder instead of JW Red

>> No.10440018

>>10431202
test

>> No.10440104

>>10440018
Don't you test me, boy!

>> No.10440271

I really like Woodford Reserve for my go-to cheap bottle
I used to drink a lot of scotch (Johnnie Red and Dewars White Label are the best for beginners) but changed over to bourbon

>> No.10440293

How cheap?
The lowest I go is makers mark.
Next step up i would do is bulleit
Next step is Woodford
Next step is Woodford double oak
I'm a noob but I've tried a few.

>> No.10440412

Glen Moray was the paradigm shift away from sweeter whiskeys (Crown or Jack) to the more complex for me.
Buchanans is a good intro to scotch
Makers is a good intro to Bourbon
Diversify from there
These are not the best, they're affordable, decent, and not offensive
Best taste/$ is Black Velvet, a handle can be found for $12 at Costco

>> No.10441297

>peaty islay scotch
laphroaig 10
>semi-peaty scotch
highland park 12
>fruity-tasting scotch
aberlour 12 NCF
>bourbon of choice
four roses single barrel
>rye of choice
rittenhouse
>cheap as fuck
evan williams

those are my affordable beginner suggestions