Whiskey and Booze thread

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Whiskey and Booze thread Anonymous Wed Jan 29 22:04:10 2020 No.13588548 [Reply] [Original]

Tried pic related at /co/s suggestions
holy shit its smooth but dam it is smokey as fuck
like I could taste the smoke in my mouth for a long while after I drank a dram.
Not sure if this is a good or bad thing but I would totally try another dram later

>>	Anonymous Wed Jan 29 22:05:11 2020 No.13588553 >>13588548 >Not sure if this is a good or bad thing but I would totally try another dram later You've just started trying whiskey, haven't you?

>>	Anonymous Wed Jan 29 22:06:53 2020 No.13588562 >>13588553 Yeah, still learning

>>	Anonymous Wed Jan 29 22:09:13 2020 No.13588576 Connemara from where my aunt Uncle was born

Anonymous Wed Jan 29 22:09:25 2020 No.13588577
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So my friends I have never tried alcohol ever and I want to do it so I looked on the internet and found out how to do sugar wine, basically what I did was get a 1 litre plastic bottle, I put half a cup of sugar in it, then 2 teaspoons of baker's yeast, then I added 2 cups of warm water, result was pic related, I know to keep the lid half open so it doesn't pop, but how long do I wait and should I know anything else? Thx

by the way i am not underage i'm just arab which explains why i never had any experience with alcohol

>>	Anonymous Wed Jan 29 22:11:04 2020 No.13588582 >>13588562 Depends what you like. I drink all of it, though I prefer Irish.

Anonymous Wed Jan 29 22:13:03 2020 No.13588592
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>>13588553
Same guy as >>13588562
Scotch is a special occasion drink so I think I will be learning for a while about that drink before I dedicate myself to by a bottle.
Till then I have dirt cheep burbons (so nobody can get mad when I use it to make whiskey sours)

Is Highland Park any good? I don't know anything about it besides it has a pretty bottle, and I don't know anything about Orkney other than its where Sir Gareth, Gawaine, Agrivane, Mordred, etc are from

>>13588577
Dude at least use some fruit and yeast. What sandpeople nation you in?

>>13588582
Suggestions? Bushmills interestes me from a history point

>>	Anonymous Wed Jan 29 22:16:10 2020 No.13588612 >>13588592 hashemite kingdom of jordan, i did use yeast as i mentioned in my post, and i plan on adding some kind of fruit juice, only after 1 week though when the liquid is ready.

Anonymous Wed Jan 29 22:17:41 2020 No.13588617

>>13588612
>i plan on adding some kind of fruit juice
That...thats not how wine works bro, buddy take a trip to Turkey or something. They at leased used to be pretty secular and have good booze

>tfw Islam almost removed winemaking from the mediterrainian

>>	Anonymous Wed Jan 29 22:19:53 2020 No.13588631 >>13588617 No, i'm not going anywhere, i just want to get drunk, now based on this post:>>13588577 will whatever the fuck i made make me drunk if i drink it? and how long should i wait?

Anonymous Wed Jan 29 22:22:41 2020 No.13588643

>>13588631
I don't know if the sugar water you are sitting will work at all
If you want to make fucking wine there are fucking ways to do it
All you really need is fruit and sugar
They have fucking Pomagranates in Jordan here ffs watch this:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HHQioQDqm4g
In America we make bootleg booze all the time, even in prisons using a toilet

>>	Anonymous Wed Jan 29 22:23:53 2020 No.13588648 >>13588643 before i watch the vid do i need an airlock? because there's no way i can get my hands on one.

>>	Anonymous Wed Jan 29 22:24:56 2020 No.13588656 >>13588643 >>13588648 also if i dont have wine yeast can i use any other yeast?

>>	Anonymous Wed Jan 29 22:25:55 2020 No.13588657 >>13588656 duh sometimes you got to improvise Also I am sure there are air-tight buckets in your country

>>	Anonymous Wed Jan 29 22:28:15 2020 No.13588669 >>13588657 thanks a lot bro, if i want to make a super small batch can i just use a plastic bottle?

>>	Anonymous Wed Jan 29 22:29:02 2020 No.13588671 >>13588669 Ok You ARE a kid don't get drunk stay in school don't get killed by jews in your country

>>	Anonymous Wed Jan 29 22:32:00 2020 No.13588682 >>13588671 not really, i'm 20, and i don't have space to put a huge bucket, thanks anyway, guess i have no option but to mix rubbing alcohol and pepsi, maybe some bleach.

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>>	Anonymous Wed Jan 29 22:36:46 2020 No.13588700 >>13588692 where's the proper twelve bro, the finest irish whiskey.

>>	Anonymous Wed Jan 29 22:38:05 2020 No.13588704 File: 1.11 MB, 2104x1000, gins.png [View same] [iqdb] [saucenao] [google]

>>	Anonymous Wed Jan 29 22:39:25 2020 No.13588711 File: 2.32 MB, 1688x1568, bourbonrestoration.png [View same] [iqdb] [saucenao] [google] >>13588700 i dont really drink irish whiskeys except bushmills

>>	Anonymous Wed Jan 29 22:54:24 2020 No.13588765 >>13588692 >>13588698 >>13588704 >>13588711 These charts are random as fuck. There's good stuff and shitty stuff, and it's in no discernible order, and there's plenty of cheaper stuff left off that is better than a handful of bottles on every list.

>>	Anonymous Wed Jan 29 23:06:57 2020 No.13588795 >>13588765 and he's also some kind of retard who can't scale images properly this is a result of someone being on adderall and should be discounted as having no value

>>	Anonymous Wed Jan 29 23:09:13 2020 No.13588802 File: 65 KB, 1000x1000, ri-1-straight-rye-whiskey.jpg [View same] [iqdb] [saucenao] [google] Ever buy a liquor because the bottle was cool?

>>	Anonymous Wed Jan 29 23:18:18 2020 No.13588829 >>13588548 its smokey but not that smokey. stay away from highland park. shits like drinking a cigar

>>	Anonymous Wed Jan 29 23:19:34 2020 No.13588839 bought a bottle of noahs mill. Heard it was some some good bourbon, its fine but shit like woodford is better imo

>>	Anonymous Wed Jan 29 23:21:59 2020 No.13588848 File: 57 KB, 384x1050, 836C5AB1-7D95-4131-8310-2E1FE6A929FA.jpg [View same] [iqdb] [saucenao] [google] For me? Its bottom shelf rum

>>	Anonymous Wed Jan 29 23:27:04 2020 No.13588856 >>13588802 yes, see left bottle in >>13584246 There are other malts I like more than Lagavulin (though I do really like laga) but I just really damn wanted a bottle of my own with the oval sticker.

>>	Anonymous Wed Jan 29 23:34:21 2020 No.13588880 for me? it's one part vodka, one part water and one part diet dr pepper over ice. uma delicia

>>	Anonymous Wed Jan 29 23:49:49 2020 No.13588931 >>13588829 Cool, what scotch would you recommend?

>>	Anonymous Wed Jan 29 23:56:16 2020 No.13588965 >>13588931 clyneslish 14

>>	Anonymous Thu Jan 30 01:12:04 2020 No.13589246 >>13588765 point out good and shitty stuff from each other you nigger >>13588795 i get images from different websites, they have different resolution and shit

Anonymous Thu Jan 30 01:18:42 2020 No.13589265
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>>13589246
>point out good and shitty stuff from each other
Pic related. You clearly just made a shitty paint chart of everything you've tried, and then added in a few more expensive versions of the things you liked so you could remember to try them.

>>	Anonymous Thu Jan 30 02:42:45 2020 No.13589498 File: 68 KB, 756x1008, 072.jpg [View same] [iqdb] [saucenao] [google] >>13589265 im sorry but you are wrong sis

>>	Anonymous Thu Jan 30 02:58:42 2020 No.13589547 File: 739 KB, 881x1283, imperial+red+ale.jpg [View same] [iqdb] [saucenao] [google] >>13588612 There is alcohol in jordan though Been to this brewery, anon? Rightmost beer is great. Never tried the others

>>	Anonymous Thu Jan 30 03:39:32 2020 No.13589648 >>13589498 you could have spent the same amount of money and had 50% fewer bottles with 200% more quality. >that bourbon shelf wtf r u doin mate?

>>	Anonymous Thu Jan 30 03:42:30 2020 No.13589656 >>13588548 Drink Islay get peated niqqa. Try Ardbeg next.

>>	Anonymous Thu Jan 30 04:00:56 2020 No.13589706 >>13589498 There's too much shit in this cabinet

>>	Anonymous Thu Jan 30 07:11:05 2020 No.13590163 >>13588577 hey man that shit looks toxic and will not work try to make kvass instead not as great alcoholic content maxing out at 5% but its easy to hide that its alcoholic and its very easy to make and cheap

>>	Anonymous Thu Jan 30 07:14:43 2020 No.13590169 I can't buy it in Asia where I'm living bit do yourself a favour and buy some sherry. There is a reason old people love it. It makes you drowsy unlike any booze I've known. It's like the Marijuana of booze. Mmmm sleepily and content...

>>	Anonymous Thu Jan 30 08:51:11 2020 No.13590440 >>13589498 should've spent less money on sub par booze and more on furniture.

>>	Anonymous Thu Jan 30 09:46:08 2020 No.13590594 >>13588692 >Port Askaig My favorite so far. Fuck me for bringing my bottle at that party last week.

>>	Anonymous Thu Jan 30 10:21:53 2020 No.13590681 >>13588577 Looks like a cum bottle

Anonymous Thu Jan 30 10:27:24 2020 No.13590698

>>13588592
>Till then I have dirt cheep burbons (so nobody can get mad when I use it to make whiskey sours)
Hah you wish. You mix rubbing alcohol with something and I guarantee there are at least a handful of people that will slap you on the face and tell you to enjoy it from a snifter.

>>	Anonymous Thu Jan 30 12:16:42 2020 No.13591088 File: 14 KB, 400x600, ci-plantation-rum-barbados-5-year-5b33337607ab70dc.jpg [View same] [iqdb] [saucenao] [google] >>13588848 Rum has the best mid-shelf stuff, Cruzan and Plantation are both pretty good and both cost under $20.

>>	Anonymous Thu Jan 30 12:37:51 2020 No.13591162 >>13588648 >because there's no way i can get my hands on one Put a balloon on a screw top bottle.

>>	Anonymous Thu Jan 30 12:40:23 2020 No.13591169 >>13588802 No, but I have bought because of a funny name. "My wife's bitter" was worth a laugh.

>>	Anonymous Thu Jan 30 12:44:48 2020 No.13591182 I've never had anything more expensive than Jameson or High West rye, are top shelf whiskies really that different or just marginally better?

>>	Anonymous Thu Jan 30 12:48:48 2020 No.13591204 >>13591182 There is significant improvement above Jameson before you start getting diminishing returns. Spending twice as much for something twice as good should be a fairly easy endeavour.

>>	Anonymous Thu Jan 30 12:49:37 2020 No.13591206 >>13591204 >>13591182 This is why you don't drink Johnny walker blue its way too fucking expensive for the increase in taste

Anonymous Thu Jan 30 13:04:37 2020 No.13591265

>>13591182
Not all of them, but many of them, yes. There are more intense and complex flavors, the whisk(e)y may have a noticeably different mouthfeel, the aroma is often stronger and more interesting (you can smell ardbeg from across the table), and the flavor stays with you in a pleasant way (in your throat, chest, in your breath) for some time after you swallow.

however,
>>13591206
is extremely true. There are $50 that blow JW Blue out of the water.

>>	Anonymous Thu Jan 30 13:09:49 2020 No.13591276 File: 2.70 MB, 900x2770, file.png [View same] [iqdb] [saucenao] [google] Would you buy this if you saw it on a store shelf?

>>	Anonymous Thu Jan 30 13:11:34 2020 No.13591285 >>13591276 I'd care to know where it was from You can't call yourself scotch unless you are in peat casks and I doubt you are going to find a bog in california

>>	Anonymous Thu Jan 30 13:11:35 2020 No.13591286 >>13591276 I didn't know they made söy based whiskey.

Anonymous Thu Jan 30 13:19:06 2020 No.13591306

>>13591285
It's Laphroaig under a different name. Apparently it's not all bad but good god that label is fucking horrendous and it's expensive as shit at 40€ for 200ml here. I have to imagine some high schooler was doing work experience and their task was to design the label because how else could it be so disgusting.

Anonymous Thu Jan 30 13:28:37 2020 No.13591327
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Anyone here drink Calvados? I'm thinking of picking up a bottle of pic related because it's available in small bottle and relatively cheap near me and I like the idea of making liquor from apples or pears at least in theory.

>>	Anonymous Thu Jan 30 13:35:02 2020 No.13591346 >>13591206 I couldn't prove it without spending like $100, but I suspect you could pretty closely replicate Blue Label by mixing a few spoonfuls of Double Black Label with a Bottle of Green Label and maybe some water to mellow it out a bit.

>>	Anonymous Thu Jan 30 13:41:55 2020 No.13591366 >>13591182 Even just the upgrade to Jameson Caakmates is a significant improvement. In fact, the Stout Edition might be the best $30 bottle out there.

>>	Anonymous Thu Jan 30 13:48:14 2020 No.13591390 >>13588548 I'm still trying to find that white label Evan Williams, it's really elusive and difficult to find.

Anonymous Thu Jan 30 14:24:40 2020 No.13591536
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>>13591327
Got this on sale for 16€ and it tastes fantastic. Also very interesting as a substitute for cognac in brandy cocktails.
Would also be thankful for some recommendations. Always kinda hard to get into non popular spirits and i don't want to waste my money.

Anonymous Thu Jan 30 15:36:26 2020 No.13591828

>>13588592
Highland Park 12 is a little smokey and sweet. It's fucking great honestly for both being an intro whisky and still interesting enough for anyone to enjoy.

It has the same result for me as Glendronach 12. The bottle goes from full to empty immediately it feels like.

Anonymous Thu Jan 30 15:52:45 2020 No.13591890
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Anyone ever try Oban little bay? Its the second scotch I tried after Laphroaig. Definitely a change after the smoky peaty Laphroaig but it was good. I dont have a "sophisticated pallate" so I was wondering if any of you know what I should be tasting

>>	Anonymous Thu Jan 30 15:55:20 2020 No.13591900 File: 531 KB, 900x1200, cognc_rem27.jpg [View same] [iqdb] [saucenao] [google] Where's my /Remy/ chads at?

Anonymous Thu Jan 30 18:34:57 2020 No.13592501

>>13591890
Go to a whiskey bar, pick a price limit, and work your way down the menu. You'll have a sophisticated pallet in a couple of trips. Even quicker if they do half pours.
Alternatively you could try something from every region, or pick a flavour chart and pick a bunch of wildly different stuff. Not that I particularly trust flavour charts.

Anonymous Thu Jan 30 20:30:09 2020 No.13592999

Almost out of scotch, dont really want to spend a lot on another bottle of whisky. What's a good cheap Canadian whisky to ride me over until I get paid? Also do you guys buy several bottles at a time and drink different whiskeys on different occasions, or buy 1 bottle, drink that 1 bottle and then buy another? I do the latter because I'm a Portage, but 1 day would like to have a nice whisky collection.

>>	Anonymous Thu Jan 30 20:31:29 2020 No.13593005 >>13592999 Poor fag*** not portage

>>	Anonymous Thu Jan 30 20:50:14 2020 No.13593075 >>13592999 Define cheap

Anonymous Thu Jan 30 21:05:24 2020 No.13593131

>>13592999
>What's a good cheap Canadian whisky to ride me over until I get paid

don't do this, just stop drinking. set the $20 aside and add it to the budget of your next bottle. Drinking less is how you build up a nice whisky collection.

seriously, don't drink anything that isn't an excellent experience. I don't make much but I just dropped $380 on 4 bottles this month. I was comfortable with that because I know it's basically all I'm gonna spend on booze for the next year and a half.

>>	Anonymous Thu Jan 30 21:18:55 2020 No.13593181 my liquor "cabinet" is the following stored in a victrola box: >evan williams >peychaud bitters >vieux pontarlier >moonshine >a couple aristocrat minis

>>	Anonymous Thu Jan 30 22:07:47 2020 No.13593405 >>13593075 No more than $40 leaf bucks >>13593131 I'm not gonna not drink whisky

>>	Anonymous Thu Jan 30 22:25:09 2020 No.13593471 File: 310 KB, 808x455, Johnny Bravo.png [View same] [iqdb] [saucenao] [google] >>13592999 >buy 1 bottle, drink that 1 bottle and then buy another yep that's me, 1 bottle lasts me about at least a month

>>	Anonymous Thu Jan 30 23:19:33 2020 No.13593713 File: 432 KB, 2016x1512, 20200130_231821-2016x1512.jpg [View same] [iqdb] [saucenao] [google] >>13588548 Look what i found.

>>	Anonymous Thu Jan 30 23:28:04 2020 No.13593755 >>13593713 Horsey on top. Now it needs a skull on a chain hanging down the neck. American artisan food and drink couldn't find culture if it was raped by a roman emperor.

>>	Anonymous Fri Jan 31 00:12:28 2020 No.13593908 >>13593713 Damn, they've been out in my area for months, don't think we'll be getting any til Spring, hopefully the collectors give up and stop trying to hoard it.

>>	Anonymous Fri Jan 31 00:14:43 2020 No.13593916 >>13593908 Your local stores aren’t out. They just keep this shit behind the counter and they only sell it to customers they like.

Anonymous Fri Jan 31 00:54:55 2020 No.13594058

>>13592999
I usually have either a bottle of vermouth or sake, one or two bottles of cheap liquor, and one $30-$50 bottle at a time, if I'm doing well financially. I'd like some better ones, but it's too far out of the way for me to go to the dedicated liquor store instead of a supermarket with relatively poor selection. There's some cheap stuff that I enjoy more than the expensive brands. I thought I hated gin until I got Gordon's at one third the cost of what I had been trying. I wish I could get a good peated scotch at my store. I fucking love lapsang souchong, so I'm sure I'd enjoy it.

Side note, I'm pretty drunk right now and accidentally "add to dictionary"d a typo of "liquor," anyone know how to undo that?

>>	Anonymous Fri Jan 31 01:02:19 2020 No.13594078 >>13588548 Is Hurricane an okay malt liquor?

>>	Anonymous Fri Jan 31 01:19:09 2020 No.13594138 >>13588592 >same guy as No, actually I'm not, though I could see how you would think so.

>>	Anonymous Fri Jan 31 01:22:58 2020 No.13594154 >>13593916 Yes they are, I work at a liquor store and am friends with a worker at another, shit's unobtainable right now because our state is low on the priority list for Buffalo Trace's distribution.

Anonymous Fri Jan 31 01:41:08 2020 No.13594198

>>13588592
If you want recommendations

CHEAP IRISH
>Bushmills
>Tullamore Dew
>Slane
>Clontarf

MODERATE IRISH
>Knappogue Castle
>Writer's Tears
>Tyrconnell Single Malt
>The Quiet Man Single Malt 8 YO

EXPENSIVE IRISH
>Redbreast 12 YO
>Green Spot
>The Irishman 12 YO

CHEAP BOURBON
>Evan Williams
>Wild Turkey 101
>Buffalo Trace
>Old Forester
>Ezra Brooks
>Maker's Mark
>Eagle Rare

MODERATE BOURBON
>Knob Creek
>Clyde Mays Straight Bourbon
>Woodford Reserve
>Wild Turkey Rare Breed

EXPENSIVE BOURBON
>Four Roses Single Barrel, Barrel Strength
>Booker's
>Baker's
>Angels Envy

If you go by this list, you shouldn't have any issues. They all drink great on their own. I don't drink Scotch often enough to give you thorough of a list for them.

Anonymous Fri Jan 31 01:51:05 2020 No.13594227

>>13594154
Where I live, they keep it behind the counter and you have to ask for it, and you can't buy anymore than like...3 bottles I think? In one week. It's so cheap and so high quality that people are buying as much of it as they can. Shit's annoying. Hipsters are ruining whiskey prices.

>>	Anonymous Fri Jan 31 02:23:52 2020 No.13594327 anybody know what the shelf life of mead is? i like stocking up my pantry when i first buy booze but i've only ever kept scotch long term

>>	Anonymous Fri Jan 31 02:27:19 2020 No.13594339 >>13591900 They're all on the urban streets pimping out their bitches.

>>	Anonymous Fri Jan 31 05:20:16 2020 No.13594695 >>13591265 I bought JW Blue once and I loved every sip. Suggestions on something better for less $$ ? I am fairly new to this world, been doing the craft beer thing the past couple years but am wanting to expand my world.

>>	Anonymous Fri Jan 31 05:40:36 2020 No.13594738 >>13594695 First tip is, never buy a fucking blend. After that, you're in a new world. I'll talk to you in 2 years.

>>	Anonymous Fri Jan 31 05:42:53 2020 No.13594744 >>13594738 Tips fedora

>>	Anonymous Fri Jan 31 05:44:13 2020 No.13594748 >>13594744 is this 2005? Fuck off. You retarded gimp lifers on this board just look like skin tags.

>>	Anonymous Fri Jan 31 05:46:50 2020 No.13594757 >>13594738 2 years is too soon to talk to you. Let's make it 20 at least ok?

>>	Anonymous Fri Jan 31 05:47:45 2020 No.13594759 >>13594757 thank god. Go drink your feces.

Anonymous Fri Jan 31 05:54:03 2020 No.13594775

>>13594757
I keep forgetting that you stupid pricks need to be schooled every 6 months on why single malts are clear flavours as opposed to a bunch of shit from a bunch years tossed together by some asshole called "the nose".

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k9Xo900woaU

So what and learn.

>>	Anonymous Fri Jan 31 05:59:11 2020 No.13594787 Is tonic good with whiskey?

>>	Anonymous Fri Jan 31 06:01:30 2020 No.13594793 >>13594787 Dont' say tonic and don't say 'whiskey', it's whisky. Regardless, drink it neat in a dram. Room temperature. Assholes will tell you to put a few drops of spring water into, do it or don't.

Anonymous Fri Jan 31 06:05:40 2020 No.13594801
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This is pretty good.
I am drinking Japanese whiskey recently.
However, I am getting tired.
Some Japanese whiskeys are good. They are excellent. But personality is thin.
I will buy Talisker again. It smells like a dental office.

>>	Anonymous Fri Jan 31 06:07:31 2020 No.13594805 >>13594787 It's too sweet. Go for Soda or regular carbonated water.

>>	Anonymous Fri Jan 31 06:18:54 2020 No.13594830 >>13594787 Usually people add club soda/carbonated water if they're not adding anything else. There are some cocktails that add tonic water but usually they also add other stuff too.

>>	Anonymous Fri Jan 31 06:45:12 2020 No.13594892 File: 426 KB, 900x1200, irish_red1.jpg [View same] [iqdb] [saucenao] [google] Irishfag here Fuck scotch and fuck bourbon

>>	Anonymous Fri Jan 31 06:46:18 2020 No.13594894 >>13594801 I live in Hong Kong so I want to get more into jap whiskeys What do you recommend to start off? Very used to Irish whiskeys but not very knowledgeable about scotch

Anonymous Fri Jan 31 09:18:35 2020 No.13595172
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>>13594894
Japanese are not good at making whiskey.
Trying to make a soft whiskey with no habit destroys your personality.
Although Nikka is a major manufacturer, it values individuality.
That's why Japanese drinkers love Nikka.
But Japanese manufacturers continue to challenge.
Challenges show the future.

Now, if you want to drink good alcohol made in Japan, there is Sake.
Sake in Japan is at the top of its history now.

Anonymous Fri Jan 31 09:38:12 2020 No.13595222
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I left a little bit of bourbon out overnight (basil haydens) and it became orangeish and cloudy, and created a film that coated the side of the glass. Why does it do this? It happened to me before with evan williams, but I cant remember any non bourbons doing this on me

Anonymous Fri Jan 31 09:42:20 2020 No.13595236

>>13594894
In the west Hibiki Harmony is considered to be a very good Japanese whiskey that's not too hard to find. Others are Nikka From The Barrel and Nikka Coffey Malt. Just keep in mind that a lot of jap whiskey is sweet, has mild flavors and is generally very inoffensive designed in a way as to be friendly to inexperienced drinkers so if you like your whiskey strong and smokey it might not be for you. Irish to japanese is probably a relatively small step though so you might be good.

>>13595172
>Japanese are not good at making whiskey.
A lot of westerners would disagree considering Hibiki 12 is very highly regarded to the point it's nearly impossible to find and is worth hundreds per bottle on the second hand market.

Anonymous Fri Jan 31 09:46:13 2020 No.13595252
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>>13589498
>jim ,jack, jack and not even the right Wild Turkey (101)
i think your bourbon shelf would be better stocked if you knew... anything about bourbon. If you want a good Beam product try Knob Creek 100 or 120 and if you want a good Jack product get better taste, otherwise try Eagle Rare or buffalo trace. Also if you drink rum i highly recommend El Dorado 12 year (avoid the 15 year its not the same recipe)

>>	Anonymous Fri Jan 31 10:00:19 2020 No.13595292 >>13594892 I tried this tonight. It costs literally twice what it's worth.

>>	Anonymous Fri Jan 31 10:03:33 2020 No.13595300 hey i have the same whisky, great choice anon!

Anonymous Fri Jan 31 10:35:42 2020 No.13595402
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>>13595236
Suntory has great blending technology. Hibiki12 is a good whiskey. Suntory is Japan's top manufacturer.
However, Japanese whiskey is overvalued for its scarcity. I think the price is extraordinary.
Nikka is serious. Nikka values individuality. Nikka values malt over blend. Japanese drinkers love Nikka.
Due to Japan's malt shortage, neither blended Tsuru17 nor pure malt TakeTsuru21 are available at this time.
The price of Japanese whiskey has soared.
And that brings up a small Japanese manufacturer.
Small Japanese manufacturers are still not good at making whiskey.
However, as prices have risen, small manufacturers are also breathing. And they are experienced.
Japanese whiskey is immature. But it is fun.
Suntory harmony. Nikka's sincere personality. Small manufacturer challenge.
Many Japanese whiskeys are incomplete.
If you can forgive its unfinishedness, you will be able to love Japanese whiskey.

>>	Anonymous Fri Jan 31 10:45:51 2020 No.13595441 >>13595402 The bottle for that 17-year-old is incredible.

>>	Anonymous Fri Jan 31 10:49:59 2020 No.13595455 >>13588577 Bakers yeast is horrible and has low alcohol resistance so whatever you brewed won't be that strong.

>>	Anonymous Fri Jan 31 10:51:00 2020 No.13595459 >>13595292 Maybe in burgerland, its reasonably priced in Ireland

>>	Anonymous Fri Jan 31 10:52:25 2020 No.13595461 >>13588548 >>13588704 What's the best gin? usually drink tanqueray but I wonder what stuff lies beyond

Anonymous Fri Jan 31 10:58:02 2020 No.13595488
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I drank unripe whiskey.
It was just distilled. But it was very soft.
The maker that created it has developed a new still pot for the whiskey.
I want to see the results of that challenge.
With Nikka as the teacher, Japanese manufacturers continue to challenge.

>>	Anonymous Fri Jan 31 11:02:35 2020 No.13595508 >>13595488 >60% alcohol Did you sip it neat?

>>	Anonymous Fri Jan 31 11:13:10 2020 No.13595542 >>13595508 of course. And it was very soft. It's hard to believe, but it's true. I got two of them and drank one. I tried to order an extra immediately, but it was already sold out.

>>	Anonymous Fri Jan 31 13:01:38 2020 No.13595928 What is the cheapest shitty whiskey that's still drinkable?

>>	Anonymous Fri Jan 31 13:07:29 2020 No.13595956 >>13595928 VAT 69 does it for me

>>	Anonymous Fri Jan 31 14:11:20 2020 No.13596236 File: 27 KB, 1092x1037, 5845cd230b2a3b54fdbaecf7.png [View same] [iqdb] [saucenao] [google] >ywn have a bottle of Pappy

>>	Anonymous Fri Jan 31 14:44:17 2020 No.13596363 >>13595222 toss it out because all the alcohol evaporated at least put a piece of plastic over it

>>	Anonymous Fri Jan 31 14:44:59 2020 No.13596367 >>13595928 evan williams

>>	Anonymous Fri Jan 31 14:49:29 2020 No.13596391 >>13596363 >>13595222 oh i thought you said what should i do with it i dont know why it does that. maybe its the alcohol evaporating, but idk why that would only do it with boubon

>>	Anonymous Fri Jan 31 14:51:18 2020 No.13596398 four roses tastes like jameson what do these have in common?

Anonymous Fri Jan 31 15:01:53 2020 No.13596437
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Today I'm going to test this one. I have drunk the Naturtrüb that is the non filtered and I like it a lot. This one have 50% wheat and 50% barley. The normal one has 70% wheat and 30% barley. Let's see how it tastes.

>>	Anonymous Fri Jan 31 15:03:41 2020 No.13596440 File: 51 KB, 228x700, the-botanist - Copy.jpg [View same] [iqdb] [saucenao] [google] >>13595461 I like The Botanist for mid priced gin.

>>	Anonymous Fri Jan 31 16:25:54 2020 No.13596753 >>13596236 is pappy george t stagg (like papa stagg) or something else?

>>	Anonymous Fri Jan 31 18:54:37 2020 No.13597319 >>13596398 Both aged in wood

>>	Anonymous Fri Jan 31 18:57:25 2020 No.13597326 >>13595292 It is great. Stop being negative

>>	Anonymous Fri Jan 31 18:59:47 2020 No.13597337 >>13594198 I didnt care for angels envy. Too much bitter oak and ethanol for a $60 bourbon. Seems like a meme whiskey. However both bakers and bookers are fantastic.

Anonymous Fri Jan 31 19:25:51 2020 No.13597454

Is there any way to guess how your alcohol will come out before its done distilling or fermenting? Id like to try making my own wine but i dont know that much about it and even though its mostly passive i dont want to wait a month or however long just to be disgusted.

>>	Anonymous Fri Jan 31 19:28:14 2020 No.13597469 File: 374 KB, 900x1200, glenfarclas.jpg [View same] [iqdb] [saucenao] [google] I'm finishing my current bottle (Chivas Regal) and this will be my next one. I hope you I don't get memed by it

>>	Anonymous Fri Jan 31 19:57:42 2020 No.13597595 >>13588548 That's my favorite too

>>	Anonymous Fri Jan 31 20:00:08 2020 No.13597599 >>13589547 That Imperial Porter has a great design.

>>	Anonymous Fri Jan 31 20:03:49 2020 No.13597613 >>13597469 I finished mine yesterday and it was excellent

>>	Anonymous Fri Jan 31 20:12:48 2020 No.13597644 >>13588802 That's pretty much the entire appeal of Crystal Skull vodka.

Anonymous Fri Jan 31 20:19:20 2020 No.13597664

>>13597326
It's $125 a bottle. It's trash at that price. I'm not even sure it beats a Glenfiddich at $60 a bottle.

>stop being negative
You know people make purchasing decisions based of recommendations in these threads. Stop faking positivity, it's unethical.

>>	Anonymous Fri Jan 31 21:02:33 2020 No.13597830 what cocktails do you make when you buy a whiskey you dont like? i made some sours. pretty good.

Anonymous Fri Jan 31 21:04:31 2020 No.13597838

>>13588698
there is literally no difference between two properly made vodkas. it's alcohol and water, in a 40:60 or 50:50 ratio, that's all vodka is.

something cheap like Smirnoff is just as good as anything on that chart. just avoid the bottom-shelf shit like Popov and you're fine

>>13588711
>Southern Comfort
you best be trolling

>>	Anonymous Fri Jan 31 21:04:42 2020 No.13597839 >>13597830 Cheep whiskey I make sours they are good I hear old fasions are nice

>>	Anonymous Fri Jan 31 21:14:13 2020 No.13597875 File: 3.19 MB, 4032x2268, I'm Okay.jpg [View same] [iqdb] [saucenao] [google] I need to update this picture, but i can't be bothered. some of the more "special" and excellent bottles I have.

Anonymous Fri Jan 31 21:28:00 2020 No.13597927
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>>13593713
I work in a liquor store with a large whiskey selection and I am absolutely fucking sick of this Blanton's hype.
I have people who come in, ask if we have Blanton's, and just leave when i tell them we don't. they don't even consider other bourbons.
Lots of stuff is better for less.
WT Rare breed, Makers CS, Noah's Mill, everything from Wilderness Trail, Four Roses Single Barrel and Small Batch, Baker's, Knob Single Barrel, Old Forester 1897 and 1920, Elijah Craig Barrel Proof.
Are all superior bourbon, and most of them cost less and are more available, but the Blanton's people don't want to hear it.

Anonymous Fri Jan 31 21:28:03 2020 No.13597928

>>13595455
Common misconception, baker's yeast easily goes into the double digits abv.
Works in the other direction too btw, you can make perfectly fine bread with wine yeast.

>>13588577
>how long do I wait
In your case you can just put it on a kitchen scale. If it no longer decreases in weight it's done.

>>	Anonymous Fri Jan 31 21:30:19 2020 No.13597939 File: 102 KB, 500x381, 7202-hating-popular-things-doesnt-make-you-an-interesting-person.jpg [View same] [iqdb] [saucenao] [google] >>13597927

Anonymous Fri Jan 31 21:32:50 2020 No.13597943

>>13597927
I had the opportunity to buy Blantons a year ago, and turned it down in favor of Woodford Double Oaked, but back then I was also ignorant to how rare it was on the West Coast. The guy even told me that the Blanton's was going fast, and even though I heard good things I thought nothing of it. I still want to try it one of these days, but it's next to impossible to find. I'm not going to hold it on a pedestal when I do though, but the outrageous hype has me intrigued.

Also how is Old Forest 1897 and 1920? I've only had base Old Forester, and while it was good I still don't get it often. There are better bourbons for 18 dollars around here.

>>	Anonymous Fri Jan 31 21:33:01 2020 No.13597944 File: 2.98 MB, 480x248, giphy (2).gif [View same] [iqdb] [saucenao] [google] >>13597927 >mrw that bottle cap

Anonymous Fri Jan 31 21:42:05 2020 No.13597979
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>>13597927
It's because Blanton's has a cool looking bottle and has been in a bunch of movies and TV shows. That's why most collectors look like hipster manchild consoomers, it's not about tasting the bourbon, buying and displaying fancy thing is their hobby. It's the Blue Label of Bourbon.

Anonymous Fri Jan 31 21:42:46 2020 No.13597981

>>13597943
Look i've drank plenty of bottles of Blanton's at this point. Is it a good bourbon? Yes it is, especially if you like your bourbon on the spicy side. Is it the best bourbon? No. Is it hard to find because it's so good? Nope. It's hard to find because it's very in fashion and rarity breeds demand. It's a name that people know even if they aren't into bourbon. I buy it because I like it and because i only come across a bottle once in a while. I can buy Woodford reserve Bourbons everyday in every liqour store. There's nothing special about it because i can get it any time, anywhere. It's nice to have a special bottle on the shelf to pull out for guests. It is a gracious host that shares a hard to find liquor with his guests. I definitely keep other bourbons on my shelf. I keep some Maker's Mark for mixed drinks, Basil Hayden's for my go to bottle and a bottle of Blanton's for flexing.

>>	Anonymous Fri Jan 31 21:44:00 2020 No.13597989 >>13597939 Hating consumers of popular thing ≠ hating popular thing

>>	Anonymous Fri Jan 31 21:54:25 2020 No.13598028 >waaaah alcohol hurts my throat meme why do people do this? honestly carbonated drinks scorch my throat more than any booze

>>	Anonymous Fri Jan 31 21:55:26 2020 No.13598032 >>13597979 what movies and shows is it in

>>	Anonymous Fri Jan 31 21:55:54 2020 No.13598034 >>13597875 > Claims to like whisky > All bottles unfinished

>>	Anonymous Fri Jan 31 21:59:19 2020 No.13598050 >>13589498 >no time stamp >low res >jpeg artifacting everywhere Don’t even need to reverse image search this one.

>>	Anonymous Fri Jan 31 22:00:25 2020 No.13598057 I like my islay scotch

>>	Anonymous Fri Jan 31 22:02:10 2020 No.13598067 >>13598032 >House of Cards >Justified >Last Man Standing >John Wick/John Wick 2 >Barry >Longmire >Silicon Valley

>>	Anonymous Fri Jan 31 22:02:22 2020 No.13598070 >>13588548 I actually got some of that for my dad. He seems to still prefer his Glendfiddich and Oban. Anybody have some good bourbons to recommend?

>>	Anonymous Fri Jan 31 22:03:14 2020 No.13598071 File: 95 KB, 480x648, 41mCWTjrjhL.jpg [View same] [iqdb] [saucenao] [google] My current bottles on the go.

>>	Anonymous Fri Jan 31 22:03:40 2020 No.13598072 >>13598070 wild turkey

>>	Anonymous Fri Jan 31 22:03:46 2020 No.13598073 >>13598028 You are the outlier here, weirdo.

>>	Anonymous Fri Jan 31 22:03:56 2020 No.13598076 >>13589547 Jordan is the most based nation in the Middle East, and Abdullah II is the fucking man. If his daughter married Assad’s son I think I’d develop an erection that would never deflate.

Anonymous Fri Jan 31 22:04:10 2020 No.13598078

>>13597927
>>Lots of stuff is better for less.
>WT Rare breed
20% more expensive
>Makers CS
45% more expensive
>Noah's Mill (cask strength)
65% more expensive
>Wilderness Trail (cheapest)
95% more expensive
>Four Roses Single Barrel and Small Batch
22%, 4% more expensive
>Baker's
22% more expensive
>Knob Single Barrel
46% more expensive
>Old Forester 1897 and 1920
Can't get them
>Elijah Craig Barrel Proof
180% more expensive

It's a good bourbon and priced competitively against similarly good scotch. Unlike most bourbon.

>>	Anonymous Fri Jan 31 22:05:40 2020 No.13598085 >>13598078 Where the FUCK do you live? Every single bourbon he listed is cheaper than Blanton's where I live, and Blanton's is $70 a bottle here.

>>	Anonymous Fri Jan 31 22:06:36 2020 No.13598088 >>13598078 Where the fuck are you getting Blanton's so cheap? In my area the lowest I've seen it is $60, and most stores gouge its price to $80-100 because people will buy it anyway.

>>	Anonymous Fri Jan 31 22:07:02 2020 No.13598090 >>13598085 shame i cant sell alcohol on ebay its ~$35 here

>>	Anonymous Fri Jan 31 22:08:28 2020 No.13598098 >>13598090 original guy complaining about Blanton's here At that price I'd recommend it. but I've never seen it under $60

>>	Anonymous Fri Jan 31 22:08:44 2020 No.13598102 >>13598085 Australia where Blanton's is $82 a bottle. I picked up a bottle when it was about $70, above Glenfiddich and below Ardbeg where it belongs. AUD.

>>	Anonymous Fri Jan 31 22:11:15 2020 No.13598113 Blanton's is $60-$70 here in Michigan.

>>	Anonymous Fri Jan 31 22:18:40 2020 No.13598143 >>13597927 I work for a liquor wholesaler and can confirm as well.

>>	Anonymous Fri Jan 31 22:18:56 2020 No.13598144 File: 253 KB, 937x1411, Screenshot_20200125_081011.jpg [View same] [iqdb] [saucenao] [google] Dare one of you nerds to drink THIS

>>	Anonymous Fri Jan 31 22:23:49 2020 No.13598163 >>13594198 >CHEAP IRISH >>Bushmills I'm gonna try a bottle of their 16 in a bit. Wondering if anyone here thinks if their 16 or 21 year is worth their price?

Anonymous Fri Jan 31 22:27:39 2020 No.13598172

>>13588577
Can you get fresh grapes?
Grape skins have alcohol producing yeasts naturally occurring on the skin.
If you really want to do bootleg closet booze, here’s what to do.
Get an airtight 30 litre lidded bucket. Drill a hole in the lid and install a grommet that fits a 5-10mm hose. Sterilise it by wiping it down with methylated spirits.
Dissolve 4kg sugar in 3 litres of boiling water, add to the bucket. Add tap water to 21 litres of total volume at about 29 degrees Celsius temperature. Add 1kg of crushed grapes for sugar and yeast. Depending on how squeamish you are, you can spit in the bucket once or twice: saliva contains amylase, which helps break down sucrose into glucose so the yeast can process it better.
Close the bucket and run a tight fitting hose from the grommet into a bucket of water, creating an airlock. At 20 to 24 degrees, this should stop fermenting in 8-14 days.
Once it stops fermenting, you can drink it right away, or freeze distill it.
To freeze distil, put a litre or two in the freezer for 24 hours. Pour the mix through a wire strainer and discard the icy slush, keeping the liquid. This liquid should be about 20-28% alcohol.
Also, /diy/ has a homebrew thread that can help you. Godspeed, Anon.

>>	Anonymous Fri Jan 31 23:12:44 2020 No.13598301 >>13598172 Better use bread yeast than gambling with wild yeast.

>>	Anonymous Fri Jan 31 23:57:01 2020 No.13598419 File: 215 KB, 900x1200, brbon_mel1.jpg [View same] [iqdb] [saucenao] [google] Gentlemen, I bring you more corn!

>>	Anonymous Sat Feb 1 00:47:52 2020 No.13598553 Anyone know a good barrel aged gin? I remember going to a distillery in WV, theirs was absolutely killer.

>>	Anonymous Sat Feb 1 00:53:36 2020 No.13598566 >>13591327 the VSOP is better, there's too much oaky dryness in the XO but yeah calvados is the shit

>>	Anonymous Sat Feb 1 00:55:46 2020 No.13598571 >>13597664 >It's $125 a bottle. what fucking clown country do you live in? It's 55 bucks in texas the cask strength is 85 and that's also worth it

>>	Anonymous Sat Feb 1 00:57:02 2020 No.13598577 >>13596236 all pappy since 2014 is just rebranded buffalo trace shit

>>	Anonymous Sat Feb 1 01:20:48 2020 No.13598629 Can anyone tell a tastelet like me how irish whiskey compares to scotch or bourbon? I've only recently discovered whiskey tasting and I'm saving up money for a new bottle and I don't know which one I should try next.

Anonymous Sat Feb 1 01:26:22 2020 No.13598641

>>13597664
>$125 a bottle
What the fuck

where do you live. It's $60 here

>I'm not even sure it beats a Glenfiddich at $60 a bottle.

Yes it does. By a mile. Beats Glenlivet, Glenkinchie, Macallan, Aberlour and Balvenie for the price point by a mile too. And pretty much all Japanese whiskey at that price point. You want to introduce people to world whiskey, this is the one you start with. Then again, this is just my opinion.

Anonymous Sat Feb 1 01:37:38 2020 No.13598667

>>13598641
It's a pretty plain whisky.
It's well done, sure, but it's not interesting.
Glenlivet, Macallan, Aberlour and Balvenie are all interesting.
If I was going to introduce someone to world whiskey I'd have them drink something legitimately different. Like a Connemara, Tenjaku or a Starward Two Fold.

>>	Anonymous Sat Feb 1 01:58:00 2020 No.13598707 >>13588711 eagle rare and eh Taylor are my picks on that chart. if you can find em definitely get a bottle

Anonymous Sat Feb 1 01:58:03 2020 No.13598708

>>13598667
the texture is interesting. Really. Not interesting? I disagree. The oily texture and spiciness make it more interesting than most at its price point.

Glenlivet sucks. With the exception (in my experience) of Nadurra Oloroso.

Macallan is overpriced.

>>	Anonymous Sat Feb 1 02:06:59 2020 No.13598728 >>13598667 >Connemara This is good but might as well just jump right into peaty scotch Haven't tried those other ones. Don't get them out here.

>>	Anonymous Sat Feb 1 02:29:31 2020 No.13598774 >>13597664 $79.95 leaf bucks here in Ontario

Anonymous Sat Feb 1 02:38:05 2020 No.13598799

>>13598708
>oily texture
I can't say I'm too concerned about texture. Taste and scent are certainly what's important.
As for spiciness; it isn't very spicy. It's nowhere near a rye whiskey, let alone a spicy scotch like Talisker.
Glenlivet 12 is delicate and fruity. It has an unusual pineapple note. Glenlivet 18 is just as delicate and fruity but that is balanced with a lot of oaky complexity.

Macallan is overpriced, but still costs less than Redbreast.

>>13598728
Peaty scotch usually taste like iodine or bonfire. Connemara is much waxier, like birthday candles. I've yet to come across a similar scotch.

Anonymous Sat Feb 1 02:40:17 2020 No.13598803

>>13594058
So far for peated whisky, I've bought a bottle of bowmore 12, and had chance to try Ardbeg 10. Bowmore is more cost effective, but a little less refined (I liked it, but on /ck/'s terms I have a pleb palate) Ardbeg was better, costs more, but the smokiness of the whisky is similar to bowmore. Some people hate peated whisky, so if you cant get a dram of one at a whisky bar, I'd suggest just grabbing a bottle of McLellands Islay (Kind of a no name brand of single malts) to see if you like the smoky flavour, before committing to the price of an expensive bottle.

>>	Anonymous Sat Feb 1 02:49:12 2020 No.13598818 File: 34 KB, 300x600, 201505089_bunnahabhain_12_year_old_original.png [View same] [iqdb] [saucenao] [google] >>13588548 For me, it's Bunnahabhain

>>	Anonymous Sat Feb 1 02:55:29 2020 No.13598828 >>13598629 it's just real damn smooth. Bourbon and scotch are generally distilled twice, irish is distilled three times. I think it's kinda boring desu.

>>	Anonymous Sat Feb 1 02:58:21 2020 No.13598832 >>13598301 More reliable but less payoff. People have been using crushed grapes for 8%+ ferments for 3000 years. Pitch both, maybe?

>>	Anonymous Sat Feb 1 03:04:07 2020 No.13598844 >>13589498 Entry level shit Embarrassing

Anonymous Sat Feb 1 03:50:30 2020 No.13598924

>>13588548
Based Islay bro. The spicy smokyness of these whiskies is simply the best. If you wanna try more awesome Islay stuff go for the Laphroaig Quarter Cask, The Talisker 57° North and Talisker 10 yrs, Lagavulin 16 yrs and Ardbeg Uigeadail & 10 yrs.

Anonymous Sat Feb 1 04:14:29 2020 No.13598977

Any opinions about grappa? I've been into it and gin lately, so my whisky consumption has been on the low.
I also have been into raki, but those are hard to get, and the normal store-bought ones are garbage. I got a 1,5 liter bottle of it as a gift from a restaurant and some half liter bottles from local village stores of their own making. Those were good, but you pretty much have to go to Crete for that.

Anonymous Sat Feb 1 04:37:59 2020 No.13599043

>>13598799
It is spicy. It tastes more of baking spices than most whiskies out there. When you're done drinking it the glass smells of christmas spice shit.

>Glenlivet 12 is delicate and fruity.

It is as harsh and uninteresting to me as any blend.

>Macallan is overpriced, but still costs less than Redbreast.

Not here lol. Again, where are you

Connemara reminds me more of fruity black tea than waxy scotch like clynelish 14. Personally. I think the NAS and 12 are great but they dont blow my mind. I find single malt irish to be less complex than single pot still.

>>	Anonymous Sat Feb 1 04:40:27 2020 No.13599053 >>13598977 I've only had grappa once and it was disgusting, but it was a mystery grappa in a bottle shaped like a hockey player so it's probably not a fair representation.

>>	Anonymous Sat Feb 1 05:07:16 2020 No.13599104 >>13598977 I tried grappa made from nebbiolo grapes once and it was pretty out there. Tasted like squash and dirt. I would try it again just for the uniqueness

>>	Anonymous Sat Feb 1 05:22:59 2020 No.13599133 dude alcohol is so cool and unique XD

>>	Anonymous Sat Feb 1 05:24:16 2020 No.13599137 never tried Gin before, what's a good brand that's accessible and is maybe good to drink on it's own?

>>	Anonymous Sat Feb 1 05:25:42 2020 No.13599141 >>13599137 Tanqueray No. Ten

>>	Anonymous Sat Feb 1 05:31:21 2020 No.13599151 >>13599133 Totally

>>	Anonymous Sat Feb 1 05:53:03 2020 No.13599206 >>13588711 Makers mark should really be on there.

>>	Anonymous Sat Feb 1 05:54:24 2020 No.13599213 >>13591088 cruzan is garbage and you should feel bad about your choices in life

>>	Anonymous Sat Feb 1 11:18:12 2020 No.13600062 I really liked Dalmore 12, I want to try the Dalmore 15 too, but is it worth to pay those extra bucks?

>>	Anonymous Sat Feb 1 11:28:49 2020 No.13600122 File: 80 KB, 176x440, cruzan-estate-diamond-light-176x440.png [View same] [iqdb] [saucenao] [google] >>13599213 Nah, their Estate Diamond series is pretty good for the price.

>>	Anonymous Sat Feb 1 11:29:01 2020 No.13600123 >>13600062 Are you really so poor that those extra bucks are worth pondering over so much?

Anonymous Sat Feb 1 11:51:46 2020 No.13600226

>>13598832
There wasn't even a distinction between baker's and wine yeast untill like a 100 years ago, it's not like baker's yeast has suddenly degenerated into something unusable because we have better strains for brewing now.
Easily goes to 13% and there are actually recipes out there that specifically ask for bread yeast like JAOM.

>>	Anonymous Sat Feb 1 11:54:05 2020 No.13600237 >>13599141 More like tank her up

>>	Anonymous Sat Feb 1 12:02:08 2020 No.13600272 >>13600123 Well it costs nearly the double where I live. The 15 is around 80 euro, while the 12 is 40.

Anonymous Sat Feb 1 13:48:06 2020 No.13600722
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I made a bet with a friend for $600 that I can not drink alcohol for 4 months. I'm at one month and it's pretty easy so far, but I miss the complexity of flavor I get from whisky and craft beer.

What can I drink that has an interesting, complex flavor? Pop is too sweet. So far I've been drinking tonic water with bitters (we agreed that was allowed as it won't raise my BAC to a detectable level).

Anonymous Sat Feb 1 13:54:17 2020 No.13600738

>>13600722
Craft soda. Most microbreweries have a soda business on the side.
Weird foreign sodas. Chinotto for example has an herbaceous quality not normally found in a soda. Yogurt soda is difficult to describe but it's a hell of an experience.
Tea and coffee. Prepared properly with single origin leaves/beans you'll find plenty of variety and complexity to play with. If you're hankering for a smoky scotch, brew up a cup of lapsang souchong or Russian caravan.
Kombucha.
Fermented milk beverages like kefir or filmyolk.

>>	Anonymous Sat Feb 1 14:09:05 2020 No.13600793 whats the cleanest vodka out there

>>	Anonymous Sat Feb 1 14:09:15 2020 No.13600794 >>13600722 Tea

Anonymous Sat Feb 1 14:24:15 2020 No.13600863

>>13600793
I would never go higher than Finlandia. Everything above that is a big fat meme, also don't fall for various marketing phrases. If you want to drink vodka that badly buy Smirnoff. Its not only cheap and best bang for buck, but also it is what vodka is supposed to be in its purest form.
Maybe Dan Aykroyd's skull if you want to show off the bottle on a shelf to impress gopniks, and hope the next ghostbusters will be good.

>>	Anonymous Sat Feb 1 14:43:30 2020 No.13600962 >>13600722 Coffee

>>	Anonymous Sat Feb 1 14:51:23 2020 No.13601007 File: 602 KB, 320x240, z5zRU.gif [View same] [iqdb] [saucenao] [google] >>13588548 >/co/s suggestions

>>	Anonymous Sat Feb 1 15:22:23 2020 No.13601147 >>13600794 >>13600738 tea is attractive, but never strong enough unless I use like 5 bags. >>13600962 already very much on this train

Anonymous Sat Feb 1 15:26:34 2020 No.13601161

>>13601147
>bags.
Well, there's your problem. Tea bags are filled with low quality, left-over leaves called "dust and fannings". The old saying goes that teabags are filled with the dust swept up off the factory floor.
You want full leaf tea from a reputable importer for the good stuff.

Anonymous Sat Feb 1 15:32:02 2020 No.13601189

>>13601147
>tea is attractive, but never strong enough unless I use like 5 bags.
If you're looking for complexity of flavor then stay the fuck away from bagged tea grocery store tea. Buy leaves. You can get them online. There's a tea general on this board if you need recommendations.

>>	Anonymous Sat Feb 1 16:52:28 2020 No.13601522 File: 992 KB, 3120x4160, 1d4bd9b8596a6a85f2c49fef93e53fefc05eb98a3bdfb704972044184df16741.jpg [View same] [iqdb] [saucenao] [google] >>13588548 What am I in for /ck/?

Anonymous Sat Feb 1 17:15:57 2020 No.13601609

>>13601522
You have the bottle, you tell us. From the looks of it Glenmorangie 10 although that same pic was posted here a year ago and was described as "paint thinner and regret" so I dunno. I imagine if you're the same poster you already have an opinion on it but it boggles my mind why you wouldn't make a higher quality post posting that opinion instead of the "what am I in for" template.

>>	Anonymous Sat Feb 1 17:27:58 2020 No.13601659 >>13594748 M’lady

>>	Anonymous Sat Feb 1 17:29:11 2020 No.13601667 >>13594801 Nice weeb cup retard

>>	Anonymous Sat Feb 1 17:44:25 2020 No.13601734 >>13588711 Knob Creek is absolutely vile; the taste of rancid Dr. Pepper just lingers for days

>>	Anonymous Sat Feb 1 18:57:15 2020 No.13602134 File: 2.81 MB, 2796x1960, 20200201_185651.jpg [View same] [iqdb] [saucenao] [google] Made jello shots for the first time, taste pretty good. Left is lemon jello and gin Right is coke zero and rum

>>	Anonymous Sat Feb 1 19:13:04 2020 No.13602193 >>13588548 LAphroig and ardbeg get boring and cinnemony a few days after opening and the peat dissipates

>>	Anonymous Sat Feb 1 19:20:12 2020 No.13602221 >>13591327 The French drink Calvados out of cute little drinking pipettes

Anonymous Sat Feb 1 19:47:24 2020 No.13602312
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A word of warning to those visiting New York:

This is not wine. Grocery stores aren't allowed to sell wine here. This is a low-alcohol "wine product" that they are allowed to sell. It's awful and nobody would ever buy it if they knew what they were buying.

>>	Anonymous Sat Feb 1 19:50:42 2020 No.13602329 File: 86 KB, 900x1200, serveimage.jpg [View same] [iqdb] [saucenao] [google] >>13602312 If I were to visit NY specifically for booze I'd pop in to a distillery tour before even thinking about grocery store wine food product. This shit's my jam.

>>	Anonymous Sat Feb 1 19:51:53 2020 No.13602332 >>13602312 >Grocery stores aren't allowed to sell wine here. Wow, fuck new york. Is it just the city or upstate too? Just when I thought it couldn't get worse...

>>	Anonymous Sat Feb 1 19:52:36 2020 No.13602334 The guy who suggested Jagermeister and Bang in the other thread wasn't onto something. It just tastes like sugar free gum.

>>	Anonymous Sat Feb 1 19:59:22 2020 No.13602355 >>13602332 State law. Only independent liquor stores (no chains) and they're only allowed to sell booze. Lots of states have similar restrictions but NY is the only one with the weird fake wine.

>>	Anonymous Sat Feb 1 20:35:42 2020 No.13602483 How much should I drink in a week? Im not really finding consistent information out there or there will be some smug cunt who says you should drink nothing 750ml at 90 proof once a week too much?

>>	Anonymous Sat Feb 1 20:36:36 2020 No.13602487 >>13602483 Honestly a dram a night before bed is a nice way to pace yourself and unwind

Anonymous Sat Feb 1 20:47:02 2020 No.13602533

>>13588669
I’m 19 and extract then filter ethyl hand sanitizer to make my own liquor. It’s almost everclear. One of my friends made pruno the way you’re describing and it’s a lot more work for something which tastes kinda disgusting. Plus his mom got suspicious about the sketchy container of liquid. 2 days of work and 2 bottles of sanitizer can get you 200 ml of hard hard shit. I often drop 10 ml of it inside of simply lemonade. I call the straight extract “moonlite” because it’s kinda like moonshine but easier so with the lemonade it’s “sunlight”. I will never get caught or hurt because my methodology is professional and efficient. I wish I learned about this in high school do I could sell the stuff to other autists without fakes. Oh well.

Anonymous Sat Feb 1 20:53:18 2020 No.13602568
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>>13602483
Nothing is obviously ideal and a whole bottle a week is obviously too much. But you're obviously trying to minmax your alcoholism like a shitcunt so lucky for you the British government has already run the numbers on how to binge drink while causing minimum acceptable harm.

Assuming 40% abv, a 750mL bottle should be spaced out over two weeks, and you should not drink more than 120mL in a single day.

If you're drinking higher or lower abv, figure out how many Standard Drink Units that works out to and follow this guideline.

>>	Anonymous Sat Feb 1 21:17:11 2020 No.13602639 >>13602312 the colorful child friendly bottles remind me of md20/20

Anonymous Sat Feb 1 22:23:38 2020 No.13602906

>>13601522
It's one of the most mild scotches out there. Slight hints of orange.
I don't really understand its place in the market. It's more expensive and worse than the other popular Speysides.
That said, the cask finishes are excellent and after a bit more time (14 is good, 12 is still young) it gains quite a lot of complexity.

>>13602312
Same here in Melbourne. They either remove the alcohol or dump in undrinkable levels of salt so they can sell it as a cooking ingredient, which doesn't incur tax. Which is fairly pointless because real wine can be had for as little as $2.50 per litre.

>>	Anonymous Sat Feb 1 22:26:17 2020 No.13602916 >>13602906 Is that why you guys rush to thailand to fuck trannies?

Anonymous Sat Feb 1 22:34:13 2020 No.13602958

>>13602483
>Australia says 300ml of 40% spirit per week.
https://www.health.gov.au/health-topics/alcohol/about-alcohol/how-much-alcohol-is-safe-to-drink
>UK says 525ml of 40% spirit per week
https://www.nhstayside.scot.nhs.uk/OurServicesA-Z/AlcoholBriefIntervention/PROD_209584/index.htm
>USA says 616ml of 40% spirit per week
https://www.niaaa.nih.gov/alcohol-health/overview-alcohol-consumption/moderate-binge-drinking

>Wikipedia has a page that doesn't agree with the above figures. Likely it isn't up to date.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Recommended_maximum_intake_of_alcoholic_beverages

TL;DR yes, that is too much.

Anonymous Sat Feb 1 22:43:43 2020 No.13603006

>>13602916
I don't know how what I said and what you said are related, but Thailand tourism is due to favourable currency conversion, low cost of living and relatively cheap airline tickets.
Prostitution is legal here. We have cheap national health care that apparently covers gender transition treatments. I don't think there is a good non financial reason to travel to fuck trannies.

>>	Anonymous Sat Feb 1 22:53:01 2020 No.13603048 >>13603006 because you can't do it drunk

Anonymous Sun Feb 2 03:02:12 2020 No.13603980

>>13602483
I commonly hear 1 portion per day for women, 2 for men and to me that sounds reasonable. So that means 2 glasses of wine or 2 beers or 2 shots of whiskey etc per day if you're male. 750ml per week is quite a bit over that and to me it sounds like you drink to get drunk which is always bad.

>>	Anonymous Sun Feb 2 03:06:08 2020 No.13603992 I’m going to a whisky festival in March. What are some must try whiskys?

>>	Anonymous Sun Feb 2 03:07:38 2020 No.13603998 >>13602533 you're in the whiskey thread. this is for people who don't care too much to get drunk and enjoy alcohol for the way it tastes. You are making poor life decisions.

>>	Anonymous Sun Feb 2 03:11:05 2020 No.13604010 >>13597927 Bourbon boom has turned people into mindless zombies. That’s also why people are willing to pay over 200 dollars for a 30 dollar bottle of W.L. Weller

Anonymous Sun Feb 2 03:18:32 2020 No.13604042

>>13603992
Because you don't tell where this festival is it's basically impossible to recommend anything. I don't know why you'd want recommendations anyway. You're going to what's basically a suped up whiskey bar and probably cheaper in the long run so just try everything you can or that looks interesting with priority on things you haven't seen before and stuff like special blends or craft stuff.

>>	Anonymous Sun Feb 2 03:24:47 2020 No.13604065 >>13604042 I wouldn’t expect anyone to know anything about it considering it’s in Denmark. That being said, I guess it’s more like a convention, with distilleries and importers from around the country having booths for tasting and buying.

>>	Anonymous Sun Feb 2 03:26:32 2020 No.13604070 Welp, fernet and hot chocolate is fucking dangerous.

>>	Anonymous Sun Feb 2 03:53:02 2020 No.13604126 >>13588698 drink Russian value it's actually good

>>	Anonymous Sun Feb 2 04:05:12 2020 No.13604153 >>13604065 Wouldn't have thought denmark had much of a whiskey scene. Anyway I think the things you haven't tasted before and craft stuff applies even more.

>>	Anonymous Sun Feb 2 04:05:47 2020 No.13604155 >>13588548 >dram fuck off yankoid

>>	Anonymous Sun Feb 2 04:15:08 2020 No.13604190 >>13604155 This desu. I fucking cringe whenever I see someone saying dram. I can just imagine the fedora on the poster

>>	Anonymous Sun Feb 2 04:32:29 2020 No.13604241 File: 348 KB, 1133x570, Screen Shot 2020-01-30 at 12.53.52.png [View same] [iqdb] [saucenao] [google] >>13595402 finish or not finish you don't have to drink it get one of these and make 100k++ profit in 8 years oh and if you can get two it's better

Anonymous Sun Feb 2 04:36:23 2020 No.13604250
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>>13604155
>>13604190
IDK I just got into whiskey and I really like the word. I'd avoid using it around anyone who wouldn't know it though.

the word 'shot' implies that I'd be shooting the whiskey, just slamming it. If I'm ordering whiskey to sip, it's the same amount, and possibly served in the same glass (the bar I work at only has rocks glasses, so that's how we serve shots). However, the term dram lends itself well phonetically to a drink that you'll sip.

then again, I have ~$400 of cask-strength single malt whiskys on my shelf right now, so maybe I'm a fedora after all.

>>	Anonymous Sun Feb 2 08:43:00 2020 No.13604842 >>13599053 >>13599104 There's plenty of good ones, but apparently the bad ones are really bad. I had one really cheap one and it tasted extremely strongly of yeast.

>>	Anonymous Sun Feb 2 09:13:24 2020 No.13604915 >>13595441 the glass is folded more than 1000 times

>>	Anonymous Sun Feb 2 09:23:04 2020 No.13604936 >>13588548 Unironically the only whisky I drink. I don't really like whisky but this one is good enough that I actually buy it. Makes for a great whisky sour too that actually tastes anything but sour.

>>	Anonymous Sun Feb 2 11:18:22 2020 No.13605220 File: 1.29 MB, 2560x1440, Jhgvbv5.jpg [View same] [iqdb] [saucenao] [google] my holiday haul

>>	Anonymous Sun Feb 2 13:21:22 2020 No.13605650 >>13604155 "shot" implies I'm some dumbass frat "belt" is more for burbon and I can't pretend I am a cowboy "dram" is the traditional term so I go with that

>>	Anonymous Sun Feb 2 13:28:44 2020 No.13605681 >>13605650 I use two fingers On your mom

>>	Anonymous Sun Feb 2 14:24:09 2020 No.13605927 >>13597943 My dad and I have bought/tried almost all of the bourbons in this thread and the 1920 prohibition is one of the very few that we've gone back to the liquor store for seconds of.

Anonymous Sun Feb 2 14:36:06 2020 No.13605967

>>13598977
I love grappa, but like wine, you have to invest some real time in finding a good variety you enjoy and don't cheap out, because the really cheap stuff will fucking destroy you. At minimum, go for something like Castello Banfi Grappa do Brunello.

>>	Anonymous Sun Feb 2 15:05:13 2020 No.13606065 >>13604842 I found out the name of the one I tried. It was by a distiller named Marolo. Your thoughts?

>>	Anonymous Sun Feb 2 16:38:22 2020 No.13606446 >>13605220 >Blanton How does it feel to get scammed

>>	Anonymous Sun Feb 2 18:58:30 2020 No.13607023 odds i make drinks with the rest of my four roses evens i shelf it

Anonymous Sun Feb 2 19:06:48 2020 No.13607054
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>>13588548
If you ever feel yourself starting to become an alcoholic don't wait for it to flourish before doing something, nip it in the bud asap. It truly is the worst way to live your life, and it's on display for all to see. Not worth it lads, not worth it.

>>	Anonymous Sun Feb 2 21:43:07 2020 No.13607630 Can someone tell me why my whiskey sours keep congealing in my mouth? im using egg white. am i not shaking it enough?

>>	Anonymous Sun Feb 2 22:15:25 2020 No.13607705 >>13607630 stop trying to be "trendy" and just drink the normal whiskey sour And you better being using cheep whiskey in your sours

>>	Anonymous Sun Feb 2 22:57:07 2020 No.13607842 >>13598163 Their ten is very good for it's price, haven't tried their older ones

Anonymous Mon Feb 3 01:28:51 2020 No.13608239
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just got this. it isn't my first bottle but it's always different for obvious reasons. it truely is the best kept secret given how ridiculously cheap it is.

the irony is that I remember not caring for it much when I first tried it but it grew on me extremely quick.

Anonymous Mon Feb 3 02:18:04 2020 No.13608336 [DELETED]

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>>13607054
I really wasn't a drinker, but I'm just in love with the taste of scotch. I'm setting rules for myself to not let it take over:

1. no drams before 8 pm.
2. no drams if my chores aren't done (was just in an alcoholic's house and they had piles of dishes and laundry everywhere, gross)
3. no drams if I haven't been to the gym 4 days out of the last 7.
4. no more than 3 drams a night
5. no more than 10 or 12 (haven't decided) a month

pic is a bottle at my boss's house. lucky guy.

Anonymous Mon Feb 3 02:20:32 2020 No.13608341
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I really wasn't a drinker, but I'm just in love with the taste of scotch. I'm setting rules for myself to not let it take over:

1. no drams before 8 pm.
2. no drams if my chores aren't done (my neighbors are alcoholics and they have piles of dishes and laundry everywhere, gross)
3. no drams if I haven't been to the gym 4 days out of the last 7.
4. no more than 3 drams a night
5. no more than 10 or 12 (haven't decided) a month

pic is a bottle at my boss's house. lucky guy.

>>	Anonymous Mon Feb 3 05:51:24 2020 No.13608789 >>13607054 >feel yourself starting to become an alcoholic Please elaborate

Anonymous Mon Feb 3 06:18:40 2020 No.13608838
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>>13588548
op dont listen to any fuckers in this thread. try what you want and buy what you like. whiskeyfags are the worst. almost as bad as ipa sucking beer snobs. If you are desperate for a recommend, J&B is one of my favs. its cheap for a scotch and has a good balance of smoothness and bite. you shouldnt listen to me, or any of these other fags though. decide for yourself.
>inb4 le blends
eat my whole ass

>>	Anonymous Mon Feb 3 06:25:26 2020 No.13608846 >>13608341 why not just say: only drink on a friday night

>>	Anonymous Mon Feb 3 07:16:25 2020 No.13608941 >>13608341 Does your family have a history of alcoholism?

>>	Anonymous Mon Feb 3 07:19:38 2020 No.13608952 >>13588548 >taking advice on liquor from /co/ why?

>>	Anonymous Mon Feb 3 07:20:36 2020 No.13608953 >>13595928 Check out total wine if you have one, I bought a scotch called carlyle for $12 that was pretty good considering the price

>>	Anonymous Mon Feb 3 07:22:08 2020 No.13608956 File: 119 KB, 1020x1328, shoulder.jpg [View same] [iqdb] [saucenao] [google] >>13608838 If you're going to recommend a blended scotch, you could at least recommend something that isn't complete trash.

>>	Anonymous Mon Feb 3 07:32:47 2020 No.13608982 >>13606446 Wouldn't know, I've never paid over retail. That particular bottle was a gift, a friend is on the secondary market, won a raffle and kicked it down to me.

Anonymous Mon Feb 3 07:42:53 2020 No.13609009
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>>13608838

>ipa and whiskey

are simple enough, there's two opposing styles and you either like one or the other. the complication comes in both producers and newer consumers either trying to merge the two groups to create a product that pleases everyone or with not knowing about the division.

whiskey: team peat vs team oak
ipa: team hops vs team malt

peat/hops > oak/malt, at least in my opinion. simple as.

Anonymous Mon Feb 3 07:47:20 2020 No.13609018

>>13608956
All sorts of reviewers recommend this but then I see a bunch of regular people say it's pretty bland and flavourless though I can never tell if those are just the people who only drink Isla and shit on everything else on principle just because it's not for them and everything that isn't for them is shit. Was going to try it myself but then I saw that even the distiller says it's for mixing and decided to go for something else. Feel free to try to change my mind though.

I have nothing against mixing but I just prefer my spirits neat. Every time I drink some simple cocktail like a whiskey and coke or a kentucky mule I find myself disappointed. I think it's because I like the soda as a drink when I'm a bit thirsty and want the carbonation to cut through something like the salt and grease in chips where as with alcohol I usually want to sip it by itself and relax with it. The situations that I associate with these are very different and in a mix they clash so it takes out the refreshing nature of the soda and hides all the other flavors of the spirit except the alcohol.

Anonymous Mon Feb 3 07:49:29 2020 No.13609026
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Just had this last night, It was surprisingly a really great beer. Could be my new go to. I’m not much of a beer drinker, but as far as I’ve tried, it’s probably the best.

Anonymous Mon Feb 3 08:16:35 2020 No.13609102

>>13609018
It lacks the intensity of a single malt.
Apparently it contains Glenfiddich, Balvenie and Kininvie.
I can't get a hold of Kininvie, but Glenfiddich and Balvenie are both better and more intense.
Johnny green is the other big blend with known ingredients; Talisker, Linkwood, Cragganmore, Caol Ila. Again I haven't tasted one - Linkwood. But the rest are all far more intense by themselves.

The only blend I've had that didn't lack intensity is the 6 isles. That said there are flavours in its constituents (particularly Ledaig) that are not detectable. The peat stacking works well, but everything not in common between the ingredients is lost.

This is the problem with blends. They can be nice. Phenomenal even. But they are not intense. Even if you enjoy a delicate whiskey, Speyside single malts contain more flavour.

>>	Anonymous Mon Feb 3 08:39:23 2020 No.13609168 >>13609018 Monkey Shoulder isn't bad, but it is kinda bland like they say. Anyone who tries it should also try Lismore which is also a good budget scotch priced around $20

>>	Anonymous Mon Feb 3 11:50:15 2020 No.13609892 >>13608838 >>13608952 >>13601007 This one was differant. I had almost overwhelming consensus to try Laphoirg, and even when I accidentally posted on /co/ I got the exact same answer Also I was glad I did try it

>>	Anonymous Mon Feb 3 11:52:00 2020 No.13609897 File: 141 KB, 1000x789, stones.jpg [View same] [iqdb] [saucenao] [google] I want to try these whiskey stones, but I hear that a little bit of ice is nessistary to help some whiskeys unlock their flavors Maybe these would be good for scotch?

>>	Anonymous Mon Feb 3 11:53:20 2020 No.13609903 >>13609897 They don't work. Ice melting into your drink is what cools it in the first place, your drink and the ice are exchanging heat.

>>	Anonymous Mon Feb 3 11:54:56 2020 No.13609908 >>13609903 I think the metal whiskey stones might work, if you keep them in the freezer before hand

Anonymous Mon Feb 3 12:29:09 2020 No.13609997

>>13609897
Some people like adding a tiny bit of water to their scotch, in which case ice melts to add water and simultaneously cools the drink. Personally, I drink scotch so slowly that it'd be a watered down mess by the time I finished if I added ice.

>>	Anonymous Mon Feb 3 12:32:37 2020 No.13610006 >>13609897 I've heard they give off a mineraly or metallic taste and in general seem more convenient than they actually are. Wouldn't want to scratch my glasses with metal or stone anyway.

Anonymous Mon Feb 3 14:17:45 2020 No.13610441
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>>13606065
Is this the one? I'm not familiar with it, unfortunately, there isn't a great selection over where I live. I'm keen on Poli grappas, though. A bunch of them have been great.

Anonymous Mon Feb 3 14:28:30 2020 No.13610487
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>>13605967
Funny you should say that, since the last bottle I bought was Banfi Grappa Brunello. It was okay, but seemed to lack certain something. Emptied the bottle just last week.

>>	Anonymous Mon Feb 3 14:40:49 2020 No.13610542 >>13597469 chivas regal is a meme compared to that single malt.

>>	Anonymous Mon Feb 3 14:50:18 2020 No.13610588 File: 196 KB, 550x550, dv081705_1.png [View same] [iqdb] [saucenao] [google] >>13610487 For me it's Korlat Loza Barrique https://www.badel1862.hr/en/spirit-drinks/korlat-loza-barrique/

Anonymous Mon Feb 3 15:55:34 2020 No.13610846
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collected pic related over dry January, I'm new to scotch just started drinking in december. pls r8 and validate my taste-ego

>>13597469
how is this? I've heard here and elsewhere that it's family owned and high-integrity ala springbank. do they do everything (malting, distilling, bottling etc) onsite? chill filtered/e150?

actually don't r8, i'm fedora/10 and I know it

>>	Anonymous Mon Feb 3 15:57:27 2020 No.13610856 >>13610588 How is it? It's not available for us finnfags

>>	Anonymous Mon Feb 3 16:00:30 2020 No.13610865 >>13610856 got it from a croatian deli here in germany. it's sweet on the palate and finish, and easy to drink. flavour reminds me a bit of honey and grapes. goes really well with meat but also if you want to drink it on its own.

>>	Anonymous Mon Feb 3 17:34:42 2020 No.13611159 >>13610865 Only place I know with a decent inventory in Berlin is in KaDeWe, but I'm also familiar with Eataly, but not sure if one exists in Berlin. It's been years since I was there last time.

>>	Anonymous Mon Feb 3 18:13:24 2020 No.13611257 File: 87 KB, 800x1195, marolo-grappa-di-barolo.jpg [View same] [iqdb] [saucenao] [google] >>13610441 it was Grappa di barolo. This one. It sure tasted funky.

Anonymous Mon Feb 3 18:26:00 2020 No.13611287

>>13609897
I have some and dont use them. Didnt find them to be very good.

Personally I rinse the inside of the glass with cold water and put it in the freezer. Probably leave maybe 5ml in the bottom of the glass. It freezes very quickly and means adding a lot less ice than using a whole ice cube, and chills the whiskey by a few degrees but not so much that it kills the flavour.

>>	Anonymous Mon Feb 3 21:34:52 2020 No.13611856 Can we get a tier list template for each? I'd like to know other peoples opinions.

>>	Anonymous Mon Feb 3 21:56:12 2020 No.13611928 >>13611856 Each what.

>>	Anonymous Tue Feb 4 00:40:39 2020 No.13612519 >>13609026 I don't think there are even mediocre Belgian abbey beers out there they're all great.

Anonymous Tue Feb 4 00:46:55 2020 No.13612534

>>13609897
Chilling whisky kills the flavor. A little room temperature water in whisky can open up the flavor. Using chilling stones, chills without adding water so its doubly retarded, and any real whisky drinker will mock you.

That being said, drink it however you want, but it would be a shame to waste good scotch with meme rocks or ice.

>>	Anonymous Tue Feb 4 00:49:00 2020 No.13612542 >>13612534 not him but it should be fine to mix/dilute bottemshilf whiskeys

Anonymous Tue Feb 4 00:52:01 2020 No.13612549
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Anyone try pic related, or have a cognac recommendation that isn't super expensive? Also what's the best way to drink it? I was thinking on ice during the warmer months while I'm outside having a cigar, sounds real comfy to me.

>>	Anonymous Tue Feb 4 00:53:16 2020 No.13612551 >>13612542 Yeah I mean I make whisky cocktails with ice, but I always use lower end stuff.

>>	Anonymous Tue Feb 4 00:54:25 2020 No.13612556 >>13612551 only a fool would waste quality whiskey for a cocktail use the crap stuff

>>	Anonymous Tue Feb 4 00:55:26 2020 No.13612558 >>13612549 cognac is for black fellas or frenchmen

>>	Anonymous Tue Feb 4 00:56:56 2020 No.13612562 >>13591276 I can't decide if the guy in the back left is supposed to be fighting or dancing with the alien, but godspeed to him either way.

>>	Anonymous Tue Feb 4 00:58:16 2020 No.13612566 >>13612556 Bought Four Roses for the first time recently for making old fashioneds due to it being cheap, but damn if it isn't enjoyable neat.

>>	Anonymous Tue Feb 4 01:00:35 2020 No.13612573 File: 363 KB, 800x677, 1570548232578.png [View same] [iqdb] [saucenao] [google] >>13612566 How does one ake a old fasin? I am currently drunk on whiskey sours 1:3 whisky and lemonaid

>>	Anonymous Tue Feb 4 01:08:58 2020 No.13612597 >>13612573 Sugar, water, bitters, ice, bourbon or rye, orange peel is the gist of it. I make mine a little more girly with a muddled orange and a few maraschino cherries.

>>	Anonymous Tue Feb 4 01:10:17 2020 No.13612602 >>13612558 I want to drink it because it's what my German grandpa drank.

Anonymous Tue Feb 4 01:15:41 2020 No.13612622

>>13612573
Honestly boomers who dont understand that there are multiple places that serve different types of alcohol fucking piss me off
>own a brewery
>some boomer fucks come in
>"oh do you make all this beer?" No we are just called a brewery for no fucking reason
>wife wants wine gets offended I dont have any (licensing is a bitch) "well this is a bar isn't it why cant you get me wine or a cocktail"
>other boomer is mad we don't have coors or as he calls it "real beer" (its weaker than anything I have on tap)
>my personal favorite "I really like ale" good for you? You like anything not lagers and mixed fermentation then?
I try not to be an elitist but I dont understand people who just consume and dont try and understand. I'm always trying to learn more about what I eat and drink so I can make better decisions. Age War when?

>>	Anonymous Tue Feb 4 01:21:29 2020 No.13612640 >>13612549 not to be a fag but good cognac has an entry price of about 50 bucks, check out Hine or Hardy if you can find their entry-level offerings

Anonymous Tue Feb 4 01:21:55 2020 No.13612643

>>13612622
I'm sorry for the rant fellas I just hate boomers so much they refuse to fucking read. I mean I have a big sign on top, a big logo on the door and a big logo on the beer list which clearly says brewery.
>"oh so this a brewery"
I cant stand these retards blundering through life without paying any fucking attention

>>	Anonymous Tue Feb 4 01:22:32 2020 No.13612647 >>13612622 Did you seriously get triggered by a fucking Kelly comic?

>>	Anonymous Tue Feb 4 01:23:10 2020 No.13612650 >>13612647 More like flashbacks. I love Kelly. But real life boomers are fucking walking war crimes

>>	Anonymous Tue Feb 4 02:47:11 2020 No.13612801 >>13612549 I love how no one can explain why black people and old white guys who live on boats are the only people who like cognac

>>	Anonymous Tue Feb 4 03:00:15 2020 No.13612826 >>13608941 not really, but when I'm undisciplined with things I enjoy I sometimes go overboard.

Anonymous Tue Feb 4 03:06:09 2020 No.13612842

>>13612549
>I was thinking on ice during the warmer months while I'm outside having a cigar, sounds real comfy to me.
Sounds real fucking pretentious to me.

>>13612801
Black people because a bunch of rappers drink cognac straight from the bottle in award shows. Like seriously look up some articles that have a clickbait headline along the lines of "10 reasons to drink cognac!" and one of the reasons is always "important people like Snoop Dogg and Jay-Z drink cognac so it's cool". Old white guys on boats have a lot of money, cognac can cost a ton of money and it's a status boosting drink and all that makes a nice little bundle for people who have the money and want to show it.

>>	Anonymous Tue Feb 4 05:08:59 2020 No.13613115 >>13590594 >bringing whiskey to a party why

>>	Anonymous Tue Feb 4 07:14:28 2020 No.13613308 >>13612801 It's just low expectation scotch >Extra old = 10 years old >40% >Finished in red barrels (if you're lucky) >Expensive

>>	Anonymous Tue Feb 4 12:14:51 2020 No.13614038 >>13612801 Niggers like cognac because the tradition of them drinking it that comes from them being treated like people in paris back in ww2

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